diff --git a/src/dock.c b/src/dock.c
index b8ac8845..1bdd2f5a 100644
--- a/src/dock.c
+++ b/src/dock.c
@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@ execCommand(WAppIcon *btn, char *command, WSavedState *state)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    ParseCommand(cmdline, &argv, &argc);
+    TokenizeString(cmdline, &argv, &argc);
 
     if (argv==NULL) {
         if (cmdline)
diff --git a/src/funcs.h b/src/funcs.h
index aabe1e8f..94fcf243 100644
--- a/src/funcs.h
+++ b/src/funcs.h
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ void wHackedGrabButton(unsigned int button, unsigned int modifiers,
 		       int keyboard_mode, Window confine_to, Cursor cursor);
 
 
-/* this function is in dock.c */
-void ParseCommand(char *command, char ***argv, int *argc);
+void TokenizeString(char *command, char ***argv, int *argc);
 
 void ExecExitScript();
 
diff --git a/src/menureader.c b/src/menureader.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0218172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/menureader.c
@@ -0,0 +1,464 @@
+/* menureader.c- root menu definition readers
+ * 
+ *  Window Maker window manager
+ * 
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000 Alfredo K. Kojima
+ * 
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, 
+ *  USA.
+ */
+
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "WindowMaker.h"
+
+#include "misc.h"
+
+#include "rootmenu.h"
+
+
+typedef struct PLMenuReaderData {
+    WRootMenuReader *reader;
+
+    proplist_t pl;
+    int curIndex;
+    
+    proplist_t *submenu;
+    int *curSubIndex;
+    int submenuDepth;
+    
+} PLMenuReaderData;
+
+
+typedef struct TextMenuReaderData {
+    WRootMenuReader *reader;
+
+    FILE *file;
+    
+} TextMenuReaderData;
+
+
+typedef struct PipeMenuReaderData {
+    WRootMenuReader *reader;
+    
+} PipeMenuReaderData;
+
+
+typedef struct DirMenuReaderData {
+    WRootMenuReader *reader;
+
+    char **dirList;
+    int dirCount;
+
+} DirMenuReaderData;
+
+/*
+typedef struct GNOMEMenuReaderData {
+} GNOMEMenuReaderData;
+*/
+
+
+
+
+
+static WRootMenuData *pl_openMenu(proplist_t pl);
+static Bool pl_hasMoreData(WRootMenuData *data);
+static Bool pl_nextCommand(WRootMenuData *data,
+			char **title,
+			char **command,
+			char **parameter,
+			char **shortcut);
+static void pl_closeMenuFile(WRootMenuData *data);
+
+
+
+static WRootMenuData *text_openMenuFile(char *path);
+static Bool text_hasMoreData(WRootMenuData *data);
+static Bool text_nextCommand(WRootMenuData *data,
+			char **title,
+			char **command,
+			char **parameter,
+			char **shortcut);
+static void text_closeMenuFile(WRootMenuData *data);
+
+
+static WRootMenuData *dir_openMenuFile(char *path);
+static Bool dir_hasMoreData(WRootMenuData *data);
+static Bool dir_nextCommand(WRootMenuData *data,
+			char **title,
+			char **command,
+			char **parameter,
+			char **shortcut);
+static void dir_closeMenuFile(WRootMenuData *data);
+
+
+
+
+
+
+static WRootMenuReader PLMenuReader = {
+	pl_hasMoreData,
+	pl_nextCommand,
+	pl_closeMenuFile
+};
+
+static WRootMenuReader TextMenuReader = {
+	text_hasMoreData,
+	text_nextCommand,
+	text_closeMenuFile
+};
+
+static WRootMenuReader DirMenuReaderData = {
+	dir_hasMoreData,
+	dir_nextCommand,
+	dir_closeMenuFile
+};
+
+/*
+WRootMenuReader GNOMEMenuReaderData = {
+};
+*/
+
+
+
+
+#define LINESIZE 1024
+
+static char linebuf[LINESIZE];
+
+
+
+/* ---------- proplist ---------- */
+
+
+static WRootMenuData *pl_openMenuFile(proplist_t pl)
+{
+    PLRootMenuData *data = wmalloc(sizeof(PLRootMenuData));
+
+    data->reader = PLMenuReader;
+
+    data->pl = pl;
+    data->curIndex = 0;
+
+    data->submenu = NULL;
+    data->curSubIndex = NULL;
+    data->submenuDepth = 0;
+
+    return data;
+}
+
+
+static Bool pl_hasMoreData(WRootMenuData *data)
+{
+}
+
+
+static Bool pl_nextCommand(WRootMenuData *data,
+			char **title,
+			char **command,
+			char **parameter,
+			char **shortcut)
+{
+}
+
+
+static void pl_closeMenuFile(WRootMenuData *data)
+{
+    if (data->submenu)
+	free(data->submenu);
+    if (data->curSubIndex)
+	free(data->curSubIndex);
+
+    PLRelease(data->pl);
+    
+    free(data);
+}
+
+
+/* ---------- text ---------- */
+
+
+static WRootMenuData *text_openMenuFile(char *path)
+{
+    TextMenuReaderData *data;
+    
+    data = wmalloc(sizeof(TextMenuReaderData));
+    data->reader = TextMenuReader;
+    
+    data->file = fopen(path, "r");
+    if (!data->file) {
+
+	return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+
+static Bool text_hasMoreData(WRootMenuData *data)
+{
+}
+
+
+static Bool text_nextCommand(WRootMenuData *data,
+			char **title,
+			char **command,
+			char **parameter,
+			char **shortcut)
+{
+}
+
+
+static void text_closeMenuFile(WRootMenuData *data)
+{
+}
+
+
+/* ---------- directory ---------- */
+
+
+static WRootMenuData *dir_openMenuFile(char *paths, time_t *timestamp)
+{
+    DirMenuReaderData *data;
+    char **dirs;
+    int dirN;
+    time_t checksum = 0;
+    int i, c;
+
+    /* timestamp for directory is a "checksum" of the directory times */
+
+    TokenizeString(paths, &dirs, &dirN);
+
+    if (dirN == 0) {
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (c = 0, i = 0; i < dirN; i++) {
+	char *tmp;
+
+	if (strcmp(dirs[i], "-noext")==0) {
+	    i++;
+	    continue;
+	}
+
+	tmp = wexpandpath(dirs[i]);
+	free(dirs[i]);
+	dirs[i] = tmp;
+
+	if (stat(dirs[i], &stat_buf)<0) {
+	    wsyserror(_("%s:could not stat menu"), dirs[i]);
+	    free(dirs[i]);
+	    dirs[i] = NULL;
+	} else {
+	    c++;
+	    checksum += stat_buf.st_mtime;
+	}
+    }
+
+    if (*timestamp == checksum && *timestamp != 0) {
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (c == 0) {
+	for (i = 0; i < dirN; i++) {
+	    if (dirs[i])
+		free(dirs[i]);
+	}
+	free(dirs);
+	
+	return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    data = wmalloc(sizeof(DirMenuReaderData));
+    data->reader = DirMenuReader;
+    
+    
+    
+}
+
+
+static Bool dir_hasMoreData(WRootMenuData *data)
+{
+}
+
+static Bool dir_nextCommand(WRootMenuData *data,
+			char **title,
+			char **command,
+			char **parameter,
+			char **shortcut)
+{
+}
+
+static void dir_closeMenuFile(WRootMenuData *data)
+{
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+WRootMenuData *OpenMenu(char *path, time_t *menuTime)
+{
+    proplist pl;
+    struct stat stat_buf;
+    WRootMenuData *data;
+    
+    /* check whether it's a piped menu */
+    if (*path == '|') {
+	/* piped menus have the following semantics for menuTime:
+	 * if it's 0, then it wasnt loaded yet
+	 * if it's 1, it was already loaded, so do not reload 
+	 *	(would be too slow)
+	 * now, menuTime will only be set to 1 if the pipe command is
+	 *	specified as ||command instead of |command
+	 * in other words ||command means force the submenu to always refresh
+	 */
+	if (*menuTime == 0) {
+	    data = pipe_openMenu(path);
+	} 
+	if (path[1] != '|') {
+	    *menuTime = 1;
+	}
+	return data;
+    }
+
+    if (stat(path, &stat_buf) < 0) {
+	wsyserror(_("could not stat() menu file '%s'"));
+	return NULL;
+    }
+    
+    /* check whether it's a directory */
+    if (S_ISDIR(stat_buf.st_mode)) {
+	return dir_openMenuFile(path, menuTime);
+    }
+
+
+    if (*menuTime >= stat_buf.st_mtime && *menuTime != 0) {
+	/* no changes in the menu file */
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    /* then check whether it's a proplist menu */
+    pl = ReadProplistFromFile(path);
+    if (pl && PLIsArray(pl)) {
+	*menuTime = stat_buf.st_mtime;
+	return pl_openMenu(pl);
+    }
+
+    *menuTime = stat_buf.st_mtime;
+    /* assume its a plain text menu */
+    return text_openMenuFile(path);
+}
+
+
+
+WRootMenuData *ReopenRootMenu(time_t *checkTime, 
+			      char **menuPath,
+			      time_t *menuTimestamp)
+{
+    proplist pl;
+    struct stat stat_buf;
+    char *path;
+    
+
+    if (stat(path, &stat_buf) < 0) {
+	wsyserror(_("could not stat() menu file '%s'"));
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (*menuTime >= stat_buf.st_mtime && *checkTime != 0) {
+	/* no changes in WMRootMenu, see if the contents changed */
+	if (*menuPath != NULL) {
+	    return OpenMenu(*menuPath, menuTimestamp);
+	} else {
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+    }
+
+    *checkTime = stat_buf.st_mtime;
+
+    pl = ReadProplistFromFile(path);
+    if (!pl) {
+	wwarning(_("could not load domain %s from user defaults database"),
+		 "WMRootMenu");
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (PLIsString(pl)) {
+	char *tmp;
+	char *path;
+	Bool menu_is_default = False;
+
+	tmp = wexpandpath(PLGetString(pl));
+
+	path = getLocalizedMenuFile(tmp);
+
+	if (!path) {
+	    path = wfindfile(DEF_CONFIG_PATHS, tmp);
+	}
+
+	if (!path) {
+	    wwarning(_("could not find menu file '%s' referenced in WMRootMenu"),
+		     tmp);
+	    path = wfindfile(DEF_CONFIG_PATHS, DEF_MENU_FILE);
+	    menu_is_default = True;
+	}
+
+	if (!path) {
+	    wwarning(_("could not find any usable menu files. Please check '%s'"),
+		      tmp);
+	    free(tmp);
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+	
+	free(tmp);
+	
+	if (*menuPath) {
+	    if (strcmp(*menuPath, path) != 0) {
+		*menuTimestamp = 0;
+		free(*menuPath);
+		*menuPath = path;
+		
+		if (menu_is_default) {
+		    wwarning(_("using default menu file \"%s\" as the menu referenced in WMRootMenu could not be found "),
+			     path);
+		}
+	    } else {
+		/* the menu path didn't change, but the 
+		 * pointed file might have changed, so we don't return 
+		 */
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    *menuPath = path;
+	}
+
+	return OpenMenu(*menuPath, menuTimestamp);
+    } else if (PLIsArray(pl)) {
+
+	*menuTimestamp = stat_buf.st_mtime;
+
+	return pl_openMenu(pl);
+    } else {
+	wwarning(_("invalid content in menu file '%s'.\nIt should either be a property list menu or the path to the file, enclosed in \"."), 
+		 path);
+	return NULL;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 524a4eb0..b0812368 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -625,29 +625,27 @@ next_token(char *word, char **next)
 }
 
 
+/* separate a string in tokens, taking " and ' into account */
 void
-ParseCommand(char *command, char ***argv, int *argc)
+TokenizeString(char *command, char ***argv, int *argc)
 {
-    WMBag *bag = WMCreateBag(4);
     char *token, *line;
-    int count, j;
+    int count;
 
+    count = 0;
     line = command;
     do {
 	token = next_token(line, &line);
 	if (token) {
-	    WMPutInBag(bag, token);
+	    if (count == 0)
+		*argv = wmalloc(sizeof(char**));
+	    else
+		*argv = wrealloc(*argv, (count+1)*sizeof(char**));
+	    (*argv)[count++] = token;
 	}
     } while (token!=NULL && line!=NULL);
 
-    count = WMGetBagItemCount(bag);
-    *argv = wmalloc(sizeof(char*)*count);
-    for (j = 0; j < count; j++) {
-	(*argv)[j] = WMGetFromBag(bag, j);
-    }
     *argc = count;
-
-    WMFreeBag(bag);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index a4a334c8..d4e45b49 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ execCommand(WScreen *scr, char *command, char *host)
     char **argv;
     int argc;
 
-    ParseCommand(command, &argv, &argc);
+    TokenizeString(command, &argv, &argc);
 
     if (argv==NULL) {
         return 0;