From 09de5c8f53f498d50eac0d3473376a10db754330 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Clemens Kirchgatterer <clemens@1541.org>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 10:58:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix #420 (clients menu does not reopen instantly after
 closewith ESC)

---
 awesomerc.lua | 24 +++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/awesomerc.lua b/awesomerc.lua
index d9c7d079..315dc61c 100755
--- a/awesomerc.lua
+++ b/awesomerc.lua
@@ -73,6 +73,18 @@ awful.layout.layouts = {
 }
 -- }}}
 
+-- {{{ Helper functions
+local client_menu_instance = nil
+local function client_menu_toggle()
+    if client_menu_instance and client_menu_instance.wibox.visible then
+        client_menu_instance:hide()
+        client_menu_instance = nil
+    else
+        client_menu_instance = awful.menu.clients({ theme = { width = 250 } })
+    end
+end
+-- }}}
+
 -- {{{ Wallpaper
 if beautiful.wallpaper then
     for s = 1, screen.count() do
@@ -130,7 +142,8 @@ mytaglist.buttons = awful.util.table.join(
                     awful.button({ modkey }, 3, awful.client.toggletag),
                     awful.button({ }, 4, function(t) awful.tag.viewnext(awful.tag.getscreen(t)) end),
                     awful.button({ }, 5, function(t) awful.tag.viewprev(awful.tag.getscreen(t)) end)
-                    )
+                )
+
 mytasklist = {}
 mytasklist.buttons = awful.util.table.join(
                      awful.button({ }, 1, function (c)
@@ -150,14 +163,7 @@ mytasklist.buttons = awful.util.table.join(
                                               end
                                           end),
                      awful.button({ }, 3, function ()
-                                              if instance then
-                                                  instance:hide()
-                                                  instance = nil
-                                              else
-                                                  instance = awful.menu.clients({
-                                                      theme = { width = 250 }
-                                                  })
-                                              end
+                                              client_menu_toggle()
                                           end),
                      awful.button({ }, 4, function ()
                                               awful.client.focus.byidx(1)