@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ #define MENU_NAME "client-list-combined-menu"
 
 ObMenu *combined_menu;
 
-static void self_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
+static gboolean self_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
 {
     ObMenu *menu = frame->menu;
     ObMenuEntry *e;
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ if (desktop == screen_desktop)
                 e->data.normal.enabled = FALSE;
         }
     }
+    return TRUE; /* always show the menu */
 }
 
 /* executes it using the client in the actions, since we set that

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ {
     guint desktop;
 } DesktopData;
 
-static void desk_menu_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
+static gboolean desk_menu_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
 {
     ObMenu *menu = frame->menu;
     DesktopData *d = data;
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ e = menu_add_normal(menu, 0, _("Go there..."), acts, TRUE);
         if (d->desktop == screen_desktop)
             e->data.normal.enabled = FALSE;
     }
+    return TRUE; /* always show */
 }
 
 /* executes it using the client in the actions, since we set that
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ 
     desktop_menus = g_slist_remove(desktop_menus, menu);
 }
 
-static void self_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
+static gboolean self_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
 {
     ObMenu *menu = frame->menu;
     guint i;
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ menu_free(it->data);
         desktop_menus = g_slist_delete_link(desktop_menus, it);
         menu_entry_remove(menu_find_entry_id(menu, i));
     }
+
+    return TRUE; /* always show */
 }
 
 static void client_dest(ObClient *client, gpointer data)

@@ -51,21 +51,21 @@ CLIENT_RESIZE,
     CLIENT_CLOSE
 };
 
-static void client_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
+static gboolean client_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
 {
     ObMenu *menu = frame->menu;
     ObMenuEntry *e;
     GList *it;
+
+    if (frame->client == NULL || !client_normal(frame->client))
+        return FALSE; /* don't show the menu */
 
     for (it = menu->entries; it; it = g_list_next(it)) {
         e = it->data;
         if (e->type == OB_MENU_ENTRY_TYPE_NORMAL)
-            e->data.normal.enabled = !!frame->client;
+            e->data.normal.enabled = TRUE;
     }
 
-    if (!frame->client)
-        return;
-
     e = menu_find_entry_id(menu, CLIENT_ICONIFY);
     e->data.normal.enabled = frame->client->functions & OB_CLIENT_FUNC_ICONIFY;
 
@@ -91,22 +91,23 @@ e->data.normal.enabled = frame->client->functions & OB_CLIENT_FUNC_CLOSE;
 
     e = menu_find_entry_id(menu, CLIENT_DECORATE);
     e->data.normal.enabled = client_normal(frame->client);
+    return TRUE; /* show the menu */
 }
 
-static void layer_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
+static gboolean layer_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
 {
     ObMenu *menu = frame->menu;
     ObMenuEntry *e;
     GList *it;
 
+    if (frame->client == NULL || !client_normal(frame->client))
+        return FALSE; /* don't show the menu */
+
     for (it = menu->entries; it; it = g_list_next(it)) {
         e = it->data;
         if (e->type == OB_MENU_ENTRY_TYPE_NORMAL)
-            e->data.normal.enabled = !!frame->client;
+            e->data.normal.enabled = TRUE;
     }
-
-    if (!frame->client)
-        return;
 
     e = menu_find_entry_id(menu, LAYER_TOP);
     e->data.normal.enabled = !frame->client->above;
@@ -116,9 +117,10 @@ e->data.normal.enabled = (frame->client->above || frame->client->below);
 
     e = menu_find_entry_id(menu, LAYER_BOTTOM);
     e->data.normal.enabled = !frame->client->below;
+    return TRUE; /* show the menu */
 }
 
-static void send_to_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
+static gboolean send_to_update(ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data)
 {
     ObMenu *menu = frame->menu;
     guint i;
@@ -128,8 +130,8 @@ ObMenuEntry *e;;
 
     menu_clear_entries(menu);
 
-    if (!frame->client)
-        return;
+    if (frame->client == NULL || !client_normal(frame->client))
+        return FALSE; /* don't show the menu */
 
     for (i = 0; i <= screen_num_desktops; ++i) {
         const gchar *name;
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ 
         if (frame->client->desktop == desk)
             e->data.normal.enabled = FALSE;
     }
+    return TRUE; /* show the menu */
 }
 
 static void client_menu_place(ObMenuFrame *frame, gint *x, gint *y,
@@ -269,7 +272,7 @@ 
     acts = g_slist_prepend(NULL, action_from_string
                            ("ToggleMaximizeFull",
                             OB_USER_ACTION_MENU_SELECTION));
-    e = menu_add_normal(menu, CLIENT_MAXIMIZE, "MAXIMIZE", acts, TRUE);
+    e = menu_add_normal(menu, CLIENT_MAXIMIZE, _("Maximiz&e"), acts, TRUE);
     e->data.normal.mask = ob_rr_theme->max_mask; 
     e->data.normal.mask_normal_color = ob_rr_theme->menu_color;
     e->data.normal.mask_disabled_color = ob_rr_theme->menu_disabled_color;
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ menu_add_normal(menu, CLIENT_LOWER, _("Lower to &bottom"),acts, TRUE);
 
     acts = g_slist_prepend(NULL, action_from_string
                            ("ToggleShade", OB_USER_ACTION_MENU_SELECTION));
-    e = menu_add_normal(menu, CLIENT_SHADE, "SHADE", acts, TRUE);
+    e = menu_add_normal(menu, CLIENT_SHADE, _("&Roll up"), acts, TRUE);
     e->data.normal.mask = ob_rr_theme->shade_mask;
     e->data.normal.mask_normal_color = ob_rr_theme->menu_color;
     e->data.normal.mask_disabled_color = ob_rr_theme->menu_disabled_color;

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ typedef struct _ObNormalMenuEntry ObNormalMenuEntry;
 typedef struct _ObSubmenuMenuEntry ObSubmenuMenuEntry;
 typedef struct _ObSeparatorMenuEntry ObSeparatorMenuEntry;
 
-typedef void (*ObMenuUpdateFunc)(struct _ObMenuFrame *frame, gpointer data);
+typedef gboolean (*ObMenuUpdateFunc)(struct _ObMenuFrame *frame,
+                                     gpointer data);
 typedef void (*ObMenuExecuteFunc)(struct _ObMenuEntry *entry,
                                   guint state, gpointer data, Time time);
 typedef void (*ObMenuDestroyFunc)(struct _ObMenu *menu, gpointer data);

@@ -751,6 +751,18 @@ static gboolean menu_frame_show(ObMenuFrame *self)
 {
     GList *it;
 
+    /* determine if the underlying menu is already visible */
+    for (it = menu_frame_visible; it; it = g_list_next(it)) {
+        ObMenuFrame *f = it->data;
+        if (f->menu == self->menu)
+            break;
+    }
+    if (!it) {
+        if (self->menu->update_func)
+            if (!self->menu->update_func(self, self->menu->data))
+                return FALSE;
+    }
+
     if (menu_frame_visible == NULL) {
         /* no menus shown yet */
         if (!grab_pointer(TRUE, TRUE, OB_CURSOR_POINTER))
@@ -759,17 +771,6 @@ if (!grab_keyboard(TRUE)) {
             grab_pointer(FALSE, TRUE, OB_CURSOR_POINTER);
             return FALSE;
         }
-    }
-
-    /* determine if the underlying menu is already visible */
-    for (it = menu_frame_visible; it; it = g_list_next(it)) {
-        ObMenuFrame *f = it->data;
-        if (f->menu == self->menu)
-            break;
-    }
-    if (!it) {
-        if (self->menu->update_func)
-            self->menu->update_func(self, self->menu->data);
     }
 
     menu_frame_update(self);