[GH-ISSUE #1395] Menu entries only appear when opening via mouse #4636

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opened 2026-05-23 00:54:48 +01:00 by JakeStanger · 3 comments

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2026-05-23 00:54:48 +01:00

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Originally created by @dae-vinity on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1395

Describe the bug
i've configured labwc to open the menu module popup when my start key is pressed
this works most of the time, but if you're opening the menu for the first time after a reload or reboot, no entries will load unless you click the button with your pointer.
this is a very very small bug so you don't need to worry about it if you don't want to but it does happen

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Steps to reproduce the behavior:

ironbar reload
ironbar bar {bar-name} toggle-popup menu

Expected behavior
menu entries to load upon any interaction

System information:

Distro: Arch Linux x64
Compositor: labwc
Ironbar version: 0.18.0

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Originally created by @dae-vinity on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/issues/1395 **Describe the bug** i've configured labwc to open the menu module popup when my start key is pressed this works most of the time, but if you're opening the menu for the first time after a reload or reboot, no entries will load unless you click the button with your pointer. this is a very very small bug so you don't need to worry about it if you don't want to but it does happen **To reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. `ironbar reload` 2. `ironbar bar {bar-name} toggle-popup menu` **Expected behavior** menu entries to load upon any interaction **System information:** - Distro: Arch Linux x64 - Compositor: labwc - Ironbar version: 0.18.0 **Screenshots**  <img width="644" height="189" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/aaa140f0-19a6-4461-9a94-9c0b75559599" /> after clicking: <img width="132" height="386" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/38f928ec-8899-47b3-b9a6-61d224f67d77" />

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JakeStanger commented

2026-05-23 00:54:49 +01:00

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026):

Interesting.

The problem is that the menu module needs to perform a lot of I/O to parse all the desktop files, so it offsets it until the first click to avoid hanging the whole bar on startup. That's why the first click takes longer, and explains what you're seeing.

github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar@172f385fb0/src/modules/menu/mod.rs (L140-L146)

I think it might be as simple as moving the call from the click handler, to a handler that listens to the popup's popover widget opening. I don't think that should have any change in behaviour.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026): Interesting. The problem is that the menu module needs to perform a lot of I/O to parse all the desktop files, so it offsets it until the first click to avoid hanging the whole bar on startup. That's why the first click takes longer, and explains what you're seeing. https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/blob/172f385fb0108040d3cd17162a9ea1b20285a603/src/modules/menu/mod.rs#L140-L146 I think it might be as simple as moving the call from the click handler, to a handler that listens to the popup's popover widget opening. I don't think that should have any change in behaviour.

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2026-05-23 00:54:49 +01:00

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2026):

I'm going to reopen this as I've just realised my fix has now caused the menu to open whenever you open a popup for the first time for any module.

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2026): I'm going to reopen this as I've just realised my fix has now caused the menu to open whenever you open a popup for the first time for any module.

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@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2026):

Properly fixed by github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar@e60eb4c050

@JakeStanger commented on GitHub (Feb 28, 2026): Properly fixed by https://github.com/JakeStanger/ironbar/commit/e60eb4c05019eb63c6b083e4a27ddf4c9e21c82e