3 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.cpp b/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.cpp
index 5848d0f..4fbdf6f 100644
--- a/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.cpp
+++ b/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.cpp
@@ -121,14 +121,15 @@ ClipboardApplet::ClipboardApplet( QWidget *parent, const char *name ) : QWidget(
         setFixedWidth ( 14 );
         setFixedHeight ( 18 );
         m_clipboardPixmap = QPixmap ( paste_xpm );
 
-        QTimer *timer = new QTimer ( this );
+        m_timer = new QTimer ( this );
         
         connect ( QApplication::clipboard ( ), SIGNAL( dataChanged ( )), this, SLOT( newData ( )));
-        connect ( timer, SIGNAL( timeout ( )), this, SLOT( newData ( )));
+        connect ( m_timer, SIGNAL( timeout ( )), this, SLOT( newData ( )));
+        connect ( qApp, SIGNAL( aboutToQuit ( )), this, SLOT( shutdown ( )));
 
-        timer-> start ( 1000 );
+        m_timer-> start ( 1500 );
         
         m_menu = 0;
         m_dirty = true;
         m_lasttext = QString::null;
@@ -137,8 +138,16 @@ ClipboardApplet::ClipboardApplet( QWidget *parent, const char *name ) : QWidget(
 ClipboardApplet::~ClipboardApplet ( )
 {
 }
 
+void ClipboardApplet::shutdown ( )
+{
+        // the timer has to be stopped, or Qt/E will hang on quit()
+        // see launcher/desktop.cpp
+
+        m_timer-> stop ( );
+}
+
 void ClipboardApplet::mousePressEvent ( QMouseEvent *)
 {
         if ( m_dirty ) {
                 delete m_menu;
diff --git a/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.h b/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.h
index 84743d9..ec87d39 100644
--- a/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.h
+++ b/core/applets/clipboardapplet/clipboard.h
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 #include <qwidget.h>
 #include <qpixmap.h>
 #include <qstringlist.h>
 
+class QTimer;
+
 class ClipboardApplet : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -37,14 +39,16 @@ protected:
 
 private slots:
     void action ( int );
         void newData ( );
+        void shutdown ( );
 
 private:
     QPopupMenu * m_menu;
     QStringList  m_history;
     bool         m_dirty;
     QString      m_lasttext;
+    QTimer *     m_timer;
     
     QPixmap      m_clipboardPixmap;
 };
 
diff --git a/core/launcher/desktop.cpp b/core/launcher/desktop.cpp
index e58b08c..f90da1a 100644
--- a/core/launcher/desktop.cpp
+++ b/core/launcher/desktop.cpp
@@ -685,8 +685,14 @@ void DesktopApplication::shutdown( ShutdownImpl::Type t )
       restart();
       break;
   case ShutdownImpl::TerminateDesktop:
       prepareForTermination(FALSE);
+      
+      // This is a workaround for a Qt bug
+      // clipboard applet has to stop its poll timer, or Qt/E
+      // will hang on quit() right before it emits aboutToQuit()      
+      emit aboutToQuit ( );
+      
       quit();
       break;
     }
 }