@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ /* update the focus lists */
     focus_order_add_new(self);
 
     /* focus the new window? */
-    if (ob_state != OB_STATE_STARTING && config_focus_new &&
+    if (ob_state() != OB_STATE_STARTING && config_focus_new &&
         (self->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_NORMAL || self->type == OB_CLIENT_TYPE_DIALOG)) {
         gboolean group_foc = FALSE;
         
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ /* reparent the window out of the frame, and free the frame */
     frame_release_client(self->frame, self);
     self->frame = NULL;
      
-    if (ob_state != OB_STATE_EXITING) {
+    if (ob_state() != OB_STATE_EXITING) {
 	/* these values should not be persisted across a window
 	   unmapping/mapping */
 	prop_erase(self->window, prop_atoms.net_wm_desktop);
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ self->can_focus = hints->input;
 
 	/* only do this when first managing the window *AND* when we aren't
            starting up! */
-	if (ob_state != OB_STATE_STARTING && self->frame == NULL)
+	if (ob_state() != OB_STATE_STARTING && self->frame == NULL)
             if (hints->flags & StateHint)
                 self->iconic = hints->initial_state == IconicState;
 

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ it. There are 2 unmap events generated that we see, one with the 'event'
       member set the root window, and one set to the client, but both get
       handled and need to be ignored.
     */
-    if (ob_state == OB_STATE_STARTING)
+    if (ob_state() == OB_STATE_STARTING)
 	app->ignore_unmaps += 2;
 
     if (app->win != app->icon_win) {

@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ frame_adjust_focus(client->frame, FALSE);
 	break;
     case EnterNotify:
         if (client_normal(client)) {
-            if (ob_state == OB_STATE_STARTING) {
+            if (ob_state() == OB_STATE_STARTING) {
                 /* move it to the top of the focus order */
                 guint desktop = client->desktop;
                 if (desktop == DESKTOP_ALL) desktop = screen_desktop;

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if (client != NULL)
         push_to_top(client);
 
     /* set the NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW hint, but preserve it on shutdown */
-    if (ob_state != OB_STATE_EXITING) {
+    if (ob_state() != OB_STATE_EXITING) {
         active = client ? client->window : None;
         PROP_SET32(RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
                    net_active_window, window, active);

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ it. There are 2 unmap events generated that we see, one with the 'event'
       member set the root window, and one set to the client, but both get
       handled and need to be ignored.
     */
-    if (ob_state == OB_STATE_STARTING)
+    if (ob_state() == OB_STATE_STARTING)
 	client->ignore_unmaps += 2;
 
     /* select the event mask on the client's parent (to receive config/map

@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ RrInstance *ob_rr_inst;
 RrTheme    *ob_rr_theme;
 Display    *ob_display;
 gint        ob_screen;
-ObState     ob_state;
 Cursor      ob_cursors[OB_NUM_CURSORS];
 KeyCode     ob_keys[OB_NUM_KEYS];
 
+static ObState   state;
 static gboolean  sync;
 static gboolean  shutdown;
 static gboolean  restart;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ char *path;
     xmlDocPtr doc;
     xmlNodePtr node;
 
-    ob_state = OB_STATE_STARTING;
+    state = OB_STATE_STARTING;
 
     /* initialize the locale */
     if (!setlocale(LC_ALL, ""))
@@ -256,10 +256,10 @@ 
 	/* get all the existing windows */
 	client_manage_all();
 
-	ob_state = OB_STATE_RUNNING;
+	state = OB_STATE_RUNNING;
 	while (!shutdown)
 	    event_loop();
-	ob_state = OB_STATE_EXITING;
+	state = OB_STATE_EXITING;
 
         dock_remove_all();
 	client_unmanage_all();
@@ -612,3 +612,8 @@ {
     g_assert(key < OB_NUM_KEYS);
     return ob_keys[key];
 }
+
+ObState ob_state()
+{
+    return state;
+}

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ /*! The number of the screen on which we're running */
 extern gint     ob_screen;
 
 /* The state of execution of the window manager */
-extern ObState ob_state;
+ObState ob_state();
 
 void ob_restart_other(const gchar *path);
 void ob_restart();

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ screen_physical_size.height = geometry[1] = h;
     PROP_SETA32(RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
                 net_desktop_geometry, cardinal, geometry, 2);
 
-    if (ob_state == OB_STATE_STARTING)
+    if (ob_state() == OB_STATE_STARTING)
 	return;
 
     dock_configure();

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ 
     /* on shutdown, don't update the properties, so that we can read it back
        in on startup and re-stack the windows as they were before we shut down
     */
-    if (ob_state == OB_STATE_EXITING) return;
+    if (ob_state() == OB_STATE_EXITING) return;
 
     /* create an array of the window ids (from bottom to top,
        reverse order!) */

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ hi = history_find(c->name, c->class, c->role);
 
     if (hi && !(hi->flags & PLACED)) {
         hi->flags |= PLACED;
-        if (ob_state != OB_STATE_STARTING) {
+        if (ob_state() != OB_STATE_STARTING) {
             if (hi->flags & HAVE_POSITION ||
                 hi->flags & HAVE_SIZE) {
                 if (hi->flags & HAVE_POSITION) {

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int l, r, t, b;
     int x, y;
     Rect *area;
 
-    if (ob_state == OB_STATE_STARTING) return;
+    if (ob_state() == OB_STATE_STARTING) return;
 
     area = screen_area_monitor(c->desktop,
                                g_random_int_range(0, screen_num_monitors));