diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
index dfda8ba..1ccdf96 100644
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.glade
@@ -1,51 +1,43 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <interface>
-  <object class="GtkUIManager" id="uimanager1">
-    <ui>
-      <popup name="applicationsMenu"/>
-    </ui>
-  </object>
-  <object class="GtkUIManager" id="uimanager2">
-    <ui>
-      <popup name="favoritesMenu"/>
-    </ui>
-  </object>
-  <object class="GtkUIManager" id="uimanager3">
-    <ui>
-      <popup name="favoritesMenuExtra"/>
-    </ui>
-  </object>
   <!-- interface-requires gtk+ 2.6 -->
   <!-- interface-naming-policy toplevel-contextual -->
   <object class="GtkWindow" id="mainWindow">
     <property name="width_request">169</property>
     <property name="height_request">227</property>
+    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
     <property name="window_position">mouse</property>
     <property name="gravity">static</property>
-    <signal handler="on_window1_destroy" name="destroy"/>
+    <signal name="destroy" handler="on_window1_destroy" swapped="no"/>
     <child>
       <object class="GtkEventBox" id="Applications">
         <property name="visible">True</property>
+        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
         <child>
           <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox4">
             <property name="visible">True</property>
+            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkNotebook" id="notebook2">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                 <property name="show_tabs">False</property>
                 <property name="show_border">False</property>
                 <property name="tab_border">14</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox5">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                     <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox8">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkLabel" id="label6">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                             <property name="xalign">0</property>
                             <property name="xpad">15</property>
                             <property name="ypad">10</property>
@@ -53,6 +45,8 @@
                             <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
+                            <property name="expand">True</property>
+                            <property name="fill">True</property>
                             <property name="position">1</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
@@ -62,10 +56,12 @@
                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                             <property name="can_default">True</property>
                             <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                            <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
                             <property name="relief">none</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment3">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                 <property name="xalign">1</property>
                                 <property name="xscale">0</property>
                                 <property name="yscale">0</property>
@@ -73,24 +69,31 @@
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox10">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                     <property name="spacing">2</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkLabel" id="label7">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">All _Applications</property>
                                         <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
+                                        <property name="expand">True</property>
+                                        <property name="fill">True</property>
                                         <property name="position">0</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkImage" id="image4">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                         <property name="xpad">5</property>
                                         <property name="stock">gtk-go-forward</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
+                                        <property name="expand">True</property>
+                                        <property name="fill">True</property>
                                         <property name="position">1</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
@@ -100,6 +103,8 @@
                             </child>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
+                            <property name="expand">True</property>
+                            <property name="fill">True</property>
                             <property name="padding">5</property>
                             <property name="pack_type">end</property>
                             <property name="position">1</property>
@@ -115,12 +120,14 @@
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkViewport" id="viewport2">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                         <property name="resize_mode">queue</property>
                         <property name="shadow_type">none</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkTable" id="favoritesBox">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                             <child>
                               <placeholder/>
@@ -129,6 +136,8 @@
                         </child>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
+                        <property name="expand">True</property>
+                        <property name="fill">True</property>
                         <property name="position">1</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
@@ -140,13 +149,16 @@
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="vbox1">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox3">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <property name="homogeneous">True</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkLabel" id="label2">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                             <property name="xalign">0</property>
                             <property name="xpad">15</property>
                             <property name="ypad">10</property>
@@ -154,6 +166,8 @@
                             <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
+                            <property name="expand">True</property>
+                            <property name="fill">True</property>
                             <property name="position">1</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
@@ -163,10 +177,12 @@
                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                             <property name="can_default">True</property>
                             <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                            <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
                             <property name="relief">none</property>
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkAlignment" id="alignment2">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                 <property name="xalign">1</property>
                                 <property name="xscale">0</property>
                                 <property name="yscale">0</property>
@@ -174,24 +190,31 @@
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox4">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                     <property name="spacing">2</property>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkLabel" id="label3">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                         <property name="label" translatable="yes">_Favorites</property>
                                         <property name="use_underline">True</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
+                                        <property name="expand">True</property>
+                                        <property name="fill">True</property>
                                         <property name="position">0</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkImage" id="image3">
                                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                         <property name="xpad">5</property>
                                         <property name="stock">gtk-go-forward</property>
                                       </object>
                                       <packing>
+                                        <property name="expand">True</property>
+                                        <property name="fill">True</property>
                                         <property name="position">1</property>
                                       </packing>
                                     </child>
@@ -201,6 +224,8 @@
                             </child>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
+                            <property name="expand">True</property>
+                            <property name="fill">True</property>
                             <property name="padding">5</property>
                             <property name="pack_type">end</property>
                             <property name="position">1</property>
@@ -216,6 +241,7 @@
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkHBox" id="hbox5">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
+                        <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="scrolledwindow1">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -225,22 +251,27 @@
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkViewport" id="viewport1">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                 <property name="shadow_type">none</property>
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="categoriesBox">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                   </object>
                                 </child>
                               </object>
                             </child>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
+                            <property name="expand">True</property>
+                            <property name="fill">True</property>
                             <property name="position">0</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
                         <child>
                           <object class="GtkVSeparator" id="vseparator1">
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
+                            <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                             <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
@@ -260,31 +291,42 @@
                             <child>
                               <object class="GtkViewport" id="viewport3">
                                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                 <property name="shadow_type">none</property>
                                 <child>
                                   <object class="GtkVBox" id="applicationsBox">
                                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                                   </object>
                                 </child>
                               </object>
                             </child>
                           </object>
                           <packing>
+                            <property name="expand">True</property>
+                            <property name="fill">True</property>
                             <property name="position">2</property>
                           </packing>
                         </child>
                       </object>
                       <packing>
+                        <property name="expand">True</property>
+                        <property name="fill">True</property>
                         <property name="position">1</property>
                       </packing>
                     </child>
                   </object>
+                  <packing>
+                    <property name="position">1</property>
+                  </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child type="tab">
                   <placeholder/>
                 </child>
               </object>
               <packing>
+                <property name="expand">True</property>
+                <property name="fill">True</property>
                 <property name="position">0</property>
               </packing>
             </child>
@@ -293,9 +335,11 @@
                 <property name="width_request">227</property>
                 <property name="height_request">30</property>
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                 <child>
                   <object class="GtkLabel" id="searchLabel">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
+                    <property name="can_focus">False</property>
                     <property name="label" translatable="yes">&lt;span weight="bold"&gt;Search:&lt;/span&gt;</property>
                     <property name="use_markup">True</property>
                   </object>
@@ -315,9 +359,15 @@
                     <property name="can_default">True</property>
                     <property name="has_default">True</property>
                     <property name="activates_default">True</property>
-                    <signal handler="on_entry1_changed" name="changed"/>
+                    <property name="primary_icon_activatable">False</property>
+                    <property name="secondary_icon_activatable">False</property>
+                    <property name="primary_icon_sensitive">True</property>
+                    <property name="secondary_icon_sensitive">True</property>
+                    <signal name="changed" handler="on_entry1_changed" swapped="no"/>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
+                    <property name="expand">True</property>
+                    <property name="fill">True</property>
                     <property name="position">1</property>
                   </packing>
                 </child>
@@ -329,9 +379,10 @@
                     <property name="can_default">True</property>
                     <property name="has_default">True</property>
                     <property name="receives_default">False</property>
+                    <property name="use_action_appearance">False</property>
                     <property name="relief">none</property>
                     <property name="focus_on_click">False</property>
-                    <signal handler="on_button17_clicked" name="clicked"/>
+                    <signal name="clicked" handler="on_button17_clicked" swapped="no"/>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkImage" id="image1">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
@@ -363,13 +414,4 @@
       </object>
     </child>
   </object>
-  <object class="GtkMenu" constructor="uimanager1" id="applicationsMenu"/>
-  <object class="GtkMenu" constructor="uimanager2" id="favoritesMenu">
-    <property name="visible">True</property>
-    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-  </object>
-  <object class="GtkMenu" constructor="uimanager3" id="favoritesMenuExtra">
-    <property name="visible">True</property>
-    <property name="events">GDK_POINTER_MOTION_MASK | GDK_POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | GDK_BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK</property>
-  </object>
 </interface>
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
index b3a4b86..7c846a0 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/applications.py
@@ -873,7 +873,9 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
                 insertBefore = True
 
             if widget.type == "location":
-                mTree = self.builder.get_object( "favoritesMenu" )
+                mTree = Gtk.Menu()
+                mTree.set_events(Gdk.EventMask.POINTER_MOTION_MASK | Gdk.EventMask.POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK |
+                                 Gdk.EventMask.BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | Gdk.EventMask.BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK)
                 #i18n
 
                 desktopMenuItem = Gtk.MenuItem(_("Add to desktop"))
@@ -919,12 +921,14 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
 
                 mTree.show_all()
 
-                #mTree.popup( None, None, None, ev.button, ev.time )
-                gtk.gtk_menu_popup(hash(mTree), None, None, None, None, None)
+                gtk.gtk_menu_popup(hash(mTree), None, None, None, ev.button, ev.time)
             #    self.mintMenuWin.grab()
 
             else:
-                mTree = self.builder.get_object( "favoritesMenuExtra" )
+                mTree = Gtk.Menu()
+                mTree.set_events(Gdk.EventMask.POINTER_MOTION_MASK | Gdk.EventMask.POINTER_MOTION_HINT_MASK |
+                                 Gdk.EventMask.BUTTON_PRESS_MASK | Gdk.EventMask.BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK)
+
                 #i18n
                 removeMenuItem = Gtk.MenuItem(_("Remove"))
                 insertSpaceMenuItem = Gtk.MenuItem(_("Insert space"))
@@ -937,14 +941,13 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
                 removeMenuItem.connect( "activate", self.onFavoritesRemove, widget )
                 insertSpaceMenuItem.connect( "activate", self.onFavoritesInsertSpace, widget, insertBefore )
                 insertSeparatorMenuItem.connect( "activate", self.onFavoritesInsertSeparator, widget, insertBefore )
-                #mTree.popup( None, None, None, ev.button, ev.time )
                 gtk.gtk_menu_popup(hash(mTree), None, None, None, ev.button, ev.time)
            #     self.mintMenuWin.grab()
                 return True
 
     def menuPopup( self, widget, event ):
         if event.button == 3:
-            mTree = self.builder.get_object ( "applicationsMenu" )
+            mTree = Gtk.Menu()
             #i18n
             desktopMenuItem = Gtk.MenuItem(_("Add to desktop"))
             panelMenuItem = Gtk.MenuItem(_("Add to panel"))
@@ -1003,13 +1006,10 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
 
             mTree.connect( 'deactivate', self.onMenuPopupDeactivate)
             gtk.gtk_menu_popup(hash(mTree), None, None, None, None, 0, 0)
-            #mTree.popup( None, None, None, None, event.button, event.time )
-            print "sdfdfs"
-            return True
-            
+
     def onMenuPopupDeactivate( self, widget):
-        print "what"
-        self.mintMenuWin.grab()
+        pass
+        #self.mintMenuWin.grab()
     
     def searchPopup( self, widget=None, event=None ):    
         menu = Gtk.Menu()
@@ -1084,9 +1084,9 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
         menu.append(menuItem)
         
         menu.show_all()
-        #menu.popup( None, None, self.pos_func, 3, 0)
+
         gtk.gtk_menu_popup(hash(menu), None, None, None, None, 3, 0)
-        #menu.popup( None, None, None, 3, 0)
+
         #menu.attach_to_widget(self.searchButton, None)
         #menu.reposition()
         #menu.reposition()
diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/places.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/places.py
index c625589..9f01b69 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/places.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/places.py
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ class pluginclass( object ):
             trashMenu.show_all()
             emptyTrashMenuItem.connect ( "activate", self.emptyTrash, widget )
             gtk.gtk_menu_popup(hash(trashMenu), None, None, None, None, 3, 0)
-            #trashMenu.popup( None, None, None, event.button, event.time )
             #self.mintMenuWin.grab()
             return True