Index: src/actions.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/ratpoison/ratpoison/src/actions.c,v
retrieving revision 1.277
diff -u -r1.277 actions.c
--- src/actions.c	24 May 2006 02:53:24 -0000	1.277
+++ src/actions.c	14 Jul 2006 19:35:40 -0000
@@ -4618,7 +4618,7 @@
   /* Display it or return it. */
   if (interactive)
     {
-      marked_message (sbuf_get (buffer), mark_start, mark_end);
+      marked_message (sbuf_get (buffer), mark_start, mark_end, 1);
       sbuf_free (buffer);
       return cmdret_new (RET_SUCCESS, NULL);
     }
Index: src/bar.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/ratpoison/ratpoison/src/bar.c,v
retrieving revision 1.57
diff -u -r1.57 bar.c
--- src/bar.c	24 May 2006 02:25:22 -0000	1.57
+++ src/bar.c	14 Jul 2006 19:35:40 -0000
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@
   if(defaults.window_list_style == STYLE_ROW)
     {
       get_window_list (fmt, NULL, bar_buffer, &mark_start, &mark_end);
-      marked_message (sbuf_get (bar_buffer), mark_start, mark_end);
+      marked_message (sbuf_get (bar_buffer), mark_start, mark_end, 0);
     }
   else
     {
       get_window_list (fmt, "\n", bar_buffer, &mark_start, &mark_end);
-      marked_message (sbuf_get (bar_buffer), mark_start, mark_end);
+      marked_message (sbuf_get (bar_buffer), mark_start, mark_end, 0);
     }
 
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 void
 message (char *s)
 {
-  marked_message (s, 0, 0);
+  marked_message (s, 0, 0, 1);
 }
 
 void
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
   buffer = xvsprintf (fmt, ap);
   va_end (ap);
 
-  marked_message (buffer, mark_start, mark_end);
+  marked_message (buffer, mark_start, mark_end, 1);
   free (buffer);
 }
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
 }
 
 void
-marked_message (char *msg, int mark_start, int mark_end)
+marked_message (char *msg, int mark_start, int mark_end, int resetalarm)
 {
   rp_screen *s = current_screen ();
   int num_lines;
@@ -499,7 +499,8 @@
   PRINT_DEBUG (("mark_start = %d, mark_end = %d\n", mark_start, mark_end));
 
   /* Schedule the bar to be hidden after some amount of time. */
-  reset_alarm ();
+  if( resetalarm )
+  	reset_alarm ();
 
   /* Calculate the width and height of the window. */
   num_lines = count_lines (msg, strlen(msg));
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@
      marked_message's msg arg would have been the same as
      last_msg.  */
   msg = xstrdup (last_msg);
-  marked_message (msg, last_mark_start, last_mark_end);
+  marked_message (msg, last_mark_start, last_mark_end, 1);
   free (msg);
 }
 
Index: src/bar.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/ratpoison/ratpoison/src/bar.h,v
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -u -r1.20 bar.h
--- src/bar.h	24 May 2006 02:25:22 -0000	1.20
+++ src/bar.h	14 Jul 2006 19:35:40 -0000
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 int bar_x (rp_screen *s, int width);
 
 void message (char *s);
-void marked_message (char *s, int mark_start, int mark_end);
+void marked_message (char *s, int mark_start, int mark_end, int resetalarm);
 void marked_message_printf (int mark_start, int mark_end, char *fmt, ...);
 void show_last_message (void);
 void free_bar (void);