DockbarX wasn't readded after reload. That should be fixed now.

Parent applets should have a function readd_container that dockbar
can call.

AWN/DockBarX/DockBarX.py

@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ def __on_idle(self):
         self.db = dockbarx.dockbar.DockBar(self)
         self.db.set_parent_window_reporting(True)
         self.db.load()
-        
+
         # Inactive dockbarx's size overflow management
         self.db.set_max_size(3000)
-        
+
         if self.get_pos_type() == gtk.POS_RIGHT:
             self.db.set_orient("right")
             self.alignment.set(1, 0, 0, 0)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def add_window(self, window, reset_should_autohide=True):
         self.__calc_border_distance(window)
         if self.db_loaded and reset_should_autohide:
             self.__compute_should_autohide()
-            
+
     def remove_window(self, window, reset_should_autohide=True, forced=False):
         if window in self.border_distances:
             del self.border_distances[window]
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def __update_autohide(self):
     def __on_window_state_changed(self, wnck_window,changed_mask, new_state):
         if WNCK_WINDOW_STATE_MINIMIZED & changed_mask:
             self.__compute_should_autohide()
-        
+
     def __on_window_geometry_changed(self, window):
         if time.time() - self.geometry_time < 0.12 and \
            window == self.last_geometry_window():
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def __on_active_window_changed(self, screen, previous_active_window):
 
     def __on_behavior_changed(self, *args):
         self.__compute_should_autohide()
-        
+
     def __calc_border_distance(self, window, reset_should_autohide=False):
         bd = {"left": 1000, "right": 1000, "top": 1000, "bottom": 1000}
         x, y, w, h = window.get_geometry()
@@ -241,19 +241,34 @@ def get_monitor(self):
         if screen is None:
             screen = gtk.gdk.screen_get_default()
         return screen.get_monitor_at_window(self.window)
-        
+
     def get_monitor_geometry(self):
         screen = self.get_screen()
         if screen is None:
             screen = gtk.gdk.screen_get_default()
         monitor = screen.get_monitor_at_window(self.window)
         return screen.get_monitor_geometry(monitor)
 
-    def reload():
+    def reload(self=None):
         self.db_loaded = False
-        self.db.reload()
+        self.db.reload(tell_parent=False)
         self.db_loaded = True
 
+    def readd_container(self, container):
+        # Dockbar calls back with this function when it is reloaded
+        # unless it's reloaded with tell_parent=True
+        if self.db.get_orient() in ("up", "down"):
+            container.set_size_request(-1, self.get_size() + \
+                                               self.icon.get_offset() + 5)
+        else:
+            container.set_size_request(self.get_size() + \
+                                               self.icon.get_offset() + 5, -1)
+        self.alignment.add(container)
+        container.show_all()
+        self.__compute_should_autohide()
+
+
+
 class AWNappletDBus(dbus.service.Object):
 
     def __init__(self, applet):

dockbarx/dockbar.py

@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ def load(self):
 
         self.reload()
 
-    def reload(self, event=None, data=None):
+    def reload(self, event=None, data=None, tell_parent=True):
         """Reloads DockbarX."""
         logger.info("DockbarX reload")
         # Clear away the old stuff, if any.
@@ -635,6 +635,10 @@ def reload(self, event=None, data=None):
                             self.__on_desktop_changed)
 
         self.__on_active_window_changed(self.screen, None)
+        # Since the old container is destroyed we need to tell
+        # parent to readd it.
+        if tell_parent:
+            self.parent.readd_container(self.get_container())
 
 
     def set_orient(self, orient):

dockx

@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ class DockX(CairoDockX):
 
     def reload(self, *args):
         self.db_loaded = False
-        self.dockbar.reload()
+        self.dockbar.reload(tell_parent=False)
         self.db_loaded = True
         self.applets.find_applets()
         self.theme.reload()