adjust how the config is loaded. it is not loaded at all during the screen's constructor, it is loaded afterwards and applied, but before windows are managed

src/config.cc

@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include "config.hh"
+#include "otk/screeninfo.hh"
+#include "otk/renderstyle.hh"
+#include "otk/util.hh"
+#include "otk/property.hh"
+#include "otk/display.hh"
 
 extern "C" {
 #include <Python.h>
@@ -51,8 +56,11 @@ bool python_get_stringlist(const char *name, std::vector<otk::ustring> *value)
   return true;
 }
 
-Config::Config()
+void Config::load()
 {
+  const otk::ScreenInfo *info = otk::display->screenInfo(_screen);
+  Window root = info->rootWindow();
+
   // set up access to the python global variables
   PyObject *obmodule = PyImport_ImportModule("config");
   obdict = PyModule_GetDict(obmodule);
@@ -61,6 +69,12 @@ Config::Config()
   python_get_stringlist("DESKTOP_NAMES", &desktop_names);
 
   python_get_string("THEME", &theme);
+  // initialize the screen's style
+  otk::RenderStyle::setStyle(_screen, theme);
+  // draw the root window
+  otk::bexec("obsetroot " + otk::RenderStyle::style(_screen)->rootArgs(),
+             info->displayString());
+
 
   if (!python_get_string("TITLEBAR_LAYOUT", &titlebar_layout)) {
     fprintf(stderr, _("Unable to load config.%s\n"), "TITLEBAR_LAYOUT");
@@ -79,6 +93,28 @@ Config::Config()
     fprintf(stderr, _("Unable to load config.%s\n"), "NUMBER_OF_DESKTOPS");
     ::exit(1);
   }
+
+  // Set the net_desktop_names property
+  otk::Property::set(root,
+                     otk::Property::atoms.net_desktop_names,
+                     otk::Property::utf8, desktop_names);
+  // the above set() will cause screen::updateDesktopNames to fire right away
+  // so we have a list of desktop names
+
+  XEvent ce;
+  ce.xclient.type = ClientMessage;
+  ce.xclient.message_type = otk::Property::atoms.net_number_of_desktops;
+  ce.xclient.display = **otk::display;
+  ce.xclient.window = root;
+  ce.xclient.format = 32;
+  ce.xclient.data.l[0] = num_desktops;
+  XSendEvent(**otk::display, root, False,
+	     SubstructureNotifyMask | SubstructureRedirectMask, &ce);
+}
+
+Config::Config(int screen)
+  : _screen(screen)
+{
 }
 
 Config::~Config()

src/config.hh

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 
 namespace ob {
 
-struct Config {
+class Config {
+  int _screen;
+
+public:
   std::vector<otk::ustring> desktop_names;
   otk::ustring theme;
   otk::ustring titlebar_layout;
@@ -21,8 +24,10 @@ struct Config {
   long drag_threshold;
   long num_desktops;
 
-  Config();
+  Config(int screen);
   ~Config();
+
+  void load();
 };
 
 }

src/screen.cc

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ namespace ob {
 
 
 Screen::Screen(int screen)
-  : _number(screen)
+  : _number(screen),
+    _config(screen)
 {
   assert(screen >= 0); assert(screen < ScreenCount(**otk::display));
   _info = otk::display->screenInfo(screen);
@@ -67,12 +68,6 @@ Screen::Screen(int screen)
   XDefineCursor(**otk::display, _info->rootWindow(),
                 openbox->cursors().session);
 
-  // initialize the screen's style
-  otk::RenderStyle::setStyle(_number, _config.theme);
-  // draw the root window
-  otk::bexec("obsetroot " + otk::RenderStyle::style(_number)->rootArgs(),
-             _info->displayString());
-
   // set up notification of netwm support
   changeSupportedAtoms();
 
@@ -83,17 +78,9 @@ Screen::Screen(int screen)
                      otk::Property::atoms.net_desktop_geometry,
                      otk::Property::atoms.cardinal, geometry, 2);
 
-  // Set the net_desktop_names property
-  otk::Property::set(_info->rootWindow(),
-                     otk::Property::atoms.net_desktop_names,
-                     otk::Property::utf8, _config.desktop_names);
-  // the above set() will cause the updateDesktopNames to fire right away so
-  // we have a list of desktop names
-
   _desktop = 0;
 
-  changeNumDesktops(_config.num_desktops); // set the hint
-
+  changeNumDesktops(1); // set the hint
   changeDesktop(0); // set the hint
 
   // don't start in showing-desktop mode

src/screen.hh

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public:
   inline bool managed() const { return _managed; }
 
   //! Returns the config options set by the user scripts
-  const Config& config() const { return _config; }
+  Config& config() { return _config; }
 
   //!  An offscreen window which gets focus when nothing else has it
   inline Window focuswindow() const { return _focuswindow; }