Fix hang for mouse press on menubar but not on an item (Bug#6499).

* xmenu.c (x_activate_menubar): Send Press/Release for Gtk+ to avoid
grab on just Press (Bug#6499).

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 77581160a0e..59f953bcc69 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-07-03  Jan Djärv  <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
+
+        * xmenu.c (x_activate_menubar): Send Press/Release for Gtk+ to avoid
+        grab on just Press (Bug#6499).
+
 2010-07-02  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
         * frame.c (Qtooltip): New var.
diff --git a/src/xmenu.c b/src/xmenu.c
index 64e55b7413c..a9158b750e3 100644
--- a/src/xmenu.c
+++ b/src/xmenu.c
@@ -684,6 +684,14 @@ x_activate_menubar (f)
   set_frame_menubar (f, 0, 1);
   BLOCK_INPUT;
 #ifdef USE_GTK
+  /* If we click outside any menu item, the menu bar still grabs.
+     So we send Press and the Release.  If outside, grab is released.
+     If on a menu item, it is popped up normally.
+     PutBack is like a stack, so we put back in reverse order.  */
+  f->output_data.x->saved_menu_event->type = ButtonRelease;
+  XPutBackEvent (f->output_data.x->display_info->display,
+                 f->output_data.x->saved_menu_event);
+  f->output_data.x->saved_menu_event->type = ButtonPress;
   XPutBackEvent (f->output_data.x->display_info->display,
                  f->output_data.x->saved_menu_event);
   popup_activated_flag = 1;