(xdialog_show): Call Fredisplay before showing the dialog.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 4282e904ff2..22055a99973 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2007-04-27  Jan Dj,Ad(Brv  <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
 
+        * xmenu.c (xdialog_show): Call Fredisplay before showing the dialog.
+
         * gtkutil.c (xg_update_menubar, create_menus): Create empty
         submenu for menu bar items.
 
diff --git a/src/xmenu.c b/src/xmenu.c
index b9aabd94ae1..fd6fc960739 100644
--- a/src/xmenu.c
+++ b/src/xmenu.c
@@ -3333,6 +3333,14 @@ xdialog_show (f, keymaps, title, header, error_name)
   /* No selection has been chosen yet.  */
   menu_item_selection = 0;
 
+  /* Force a redisplay before showing the dialog.  If a frame is created
+     just before showing the dialog, its contents may not have been fully
+     drawn, as this depends on timing of events from the X server.  Redisplay
+     is not done when a dialog is shown.  If redisplay could be done in the
+     X event loop (i.e. the X event loop does not run in a signal handler)
+     this would not be needed.  */
+  Fredisplay (Qt);
+
   /* Actually create and show the dialog.  */
   create_and_show_dialog (f, first_wv);