diff --git a/data/themes/images/e17_clock_fg.png b/data/themes/images/e17_clock_fg.png
index 0ba423817..b48a591a7 100644
Binary files a/data/themes/images/e17_clock_fg.png and b/data/themes/images/e17_clock_fg.png differ
diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index e9fc9f4c6..a8d7e6173 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ e_theme.h \
 e_dnd.h \
 e_bindings.h \
 e_moveresize.h \
-e_actions.h
+e_actions.h \
+e_popup.h
 
 enlightenment_SOURCES = \
 e_main.c \
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ e_dnd.c \
 e_bindings.c \
 e_moveresize.c \
 e_actions.c \
+e_popup.c \
 $(ENLIGHTENMENTHEADERS)
 
 enlightenment_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic @e_libs@ @dlopen_libs@
diff --git a/src/bin/e_includes.h b/src/bin/e_includes.h
index 5ea2514eb..66e217dee 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_includes.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_includes.h
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@
 #include "e_bindings.h"
 #include "e_moveresize.h"
 #include "e_actions.h"
+#include "e_popup.h"
diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index 18f1bdc0b..588a9e912 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	_e_main_shutdown(-1);
      }
    _e_main_shutdown_push(e_bindings_shutdown);
+   /* init popup system */
+   if (!e_popup_init())
+     {
+	e_error_message_show(_("Enlightenment cannot set up its popup system."));
+	_e_main_shutdown(-1);
+     }
+   _e_main_shutdown_push(e_popup_shutdown);
    
    /* setup edje to animate @ e_config->framerate frames per sec. */
    edje_frametime_set(1.0 / e_config->framerate);
@@ -784,6 +791,7 @@ _e_main_cb_idler_before(void *data __UNUSED__)
    e_menu_idler_before();
    e_focus_idler_before();
    e_border_idler_before();
+   e_popup_idler_before();
    for (l = _e_main_idler_before_list; l; l = l->next)
      {
 	E_Before_Idler *eb;
diff --git a/src/bin/e_menu.c b/src/bin/e_menu.c
index ee6770c10..b27960d7f 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_menu.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_menu.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  * * support alignment (x, y) as well as spawn direction
  * * need different menu style support for different menus
  * * add menu icon/title support
- * * support shaped menu windows
  * * use event timestamps not clock for "click and release" detect
  * * menu icons can set if/how they will be scaled
  * * support move/resize of "box" that spawned the menu
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@
  * * allow menus to stretch width/height to fit spawner widget/box
  * * allow menus to auto-shrink (horizontally) if forced to
  * * support auto left/right direction spawn
- * * support menu icons supplied as edjes, not just image files
- * * support obscures to indicate offs-creen/not visible menu parts
+ * * support obscures to indicate offscreen/not visible menu parts
  */
 
 /* local subsystem functions */
@@ -31,13 +29,13 @@ static void _e_menu_item_free                     (E_Menu_Item *mi);
 static void _e_menu_item_realize                  (E_Menu_Item *mi);
 static void _e_menu_realize                       (E_Menu *m);
 static void _e_menu_items_layout_update           (E_Menu *m);
-static void _e_menu_item_unrealize               (E_Menu_Item *mi);
+static void _e_menu_item_unrealize                (E_Menu_Item *mi);
 static void _e_menu_unrealize                     (E_Menu *m);
 static void _e_menu_activate_internal             (E_Menu *m, E_Zone *zone);
 static void _e_menu_deactivate_all                (void);
 static void _e_menu_deactivate_above              (E_Menu *m);
 static void _e_menu_submenu_activate              (E_Menu_Item *mi);
-static void _e_menu_submenu_deactivate              (E_Menu_Item *mi);
+static void _e_menu_submenu_deactivate            (E_Menu_Item *mi);
 static void _e_menu_reposition                    (E_Menu *m);
 static int  _e_menu_active_call                   (void);
 static void _e_menu_item_activate_next            (void);
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ static int  _e_menu_cb_mouse_wheel                (void *data, int type, void *e
 static int  _e_menu_cb_scroll_timer               (void *data);
 static int  _e_menu_cb_window_shape               (void *data, int ev_type, void *ev);
 
-static void _e_menu_item_submenu_post_cb_default(void *data, E_Menu *m, E_Menu_Item *mi);
+static void _e_menu_cb_item_submenu_post_default  (void *data, E_Menu *m, E_Menu_Item *mi);
 
 /* local subsystem globals */
 static Ecore_X_Window       _e_menu_win                 = 0;
@@ -513,7 +511,7 @@ e_menu_item_submenu_pre_callback_set(E_Menu_Item *mi,  void (*func) (void *data,
    mi->submenu_pre_cb.func = func;
    mi->submenu_pre_cb.data = data;
    if (!mi->submenu_post_cb.func)
-     mi->submenu_post_cb.func = _e_menu_item_submenu_post_cb_default;
+     mi->submenu_post_cb.func = _e_menu_cb_item_submenu_post_default;
 }
 
 void
@@ -715,6 +713,7 @@ static void
 _e_menu_free(E_Menu *m)
 {
    Evas_List *l, *tmp;
+   
    _e_menu_unrealize(m);
    for (l = m->items; l;)
      {
@@ -2211,7 +2210,7 @@ _e_menu_cb_window_shape(void *data, int ev_type, void *ev)
 }
 
 static void
-_e_menu_item_submenu_post_cb_default(void *data, E_Menu *m, E_Menu_Item *mi)
+_e_menu_cb_item_submenu_post_default(void *data, E_Menu *m, E_Menu_Item *mi)
 {
    E_Menu *subm;
 
@@ -2219,6 +2218,5 @@ _e_menu_item_submenu_post_cb_default(void *data, E_Menu *m, E_Menu_Item *mi)
 
    subm = mi->submenu;
    e_menu_item_submenu_set(mi, NULL);
-   printf("Delete submenu: %d\n", E_OBJECT(subm)->references);
    e_object_del(E_OBJECT(subm));
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/e_popup.c b/src/bin/e_popup.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a306da20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/e_popup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+/*
+ * vim:ts=8:sw=3:sts=8:noexpandtab:cino=>5n-3f0^-2{2
+ */
+#include "e.h"
+
+/* local subsystem functions */
+static void _e_popup_free(E_Popup *pop);
+static int  _e_popup_cb_window_shape(void *data, int ev_type, void *ev);
+
+/* local subsystem globals */
+static Ecore_Event_Handler *_e_popup_window_shape_handler = NULL;
+static Evas_List *_e_popup_list = NULL;
+
+/* externally accessible functions */
+
+int
+e_popup_init(void)
+{
+   _e_popup_window_shape_handler = ecore_event_handler_add(ECORE_X_EVENT_WINDOW_SHAPE,      _e_popup_cb_window_shape, NULL);
+   return 1;
+}
+
+int
+e_popup_shutdown(void)
+{
+   E_FN_DEL(ecore_event_handler_del, _e_popup_window_shape_handler);
+   return 1;
+}
+
+E_Popup *
+e_popup_new(E_Zone *zone, int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+   E_Popup *pop;
+   
+   pop = E_OBJECT_ALLOC(E_Popup, E_POPUP_TYPE, _e_popup_free);
+   if (!pop) return NULL;
+   pop->zone = zone;
+   pop->x = x;
+   pop->y = y;
+   pop->w = w;
+   pop->h = h;
+   pop->layer = 250;
+   pop->ecore_evas = ecore_evas_software_x11_new(NULL,
+						 pop->zone->container->win,
+						 pop->zone->x + pop->x,
+						 pop->zone->y + pop->y,
+						 pop->w, pop->h);
+   ecore_evas_software_x11_direct_resize_set(pop->ecore_evas, 1);
+   e_canvas_add(pop->ecore_evas);
+   pop->shape = e_container_shape_add(pop->zone->container);
+   e_container_shape_move(pop->shape, pop->zone->x + pop->x, pop->zone->y + pop->y);
+   e_container_shape_resize(pop->shape, pop->w, pop->h);
+   pop->evas = ecore_evas_get(pop->ecore_evas);
+   pop->evas_win = ecore_evas_software_x11_window_get(pop->ecore_evas);
+   e_container_window_raise(pop->zone->container, pop->evas_win, pop->layer);
+   ecore_x_window_shape_events_select(pop->evas_win, 1);
+   ecore_evas_name_class_set(pop->ecore_evas, "E", "_e_popup_window");
+   ecore_evas_title_set(pop->ecore_evas, "E Popup");
+   e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(pop->zone));
+   pop->zone->popups = evas_list_append(pop->zone->popups, pop);
+   _e_popup_list = evas_list_append(_e_popup_list, pop);
+   return pop;
+}
+
+void
+e_popup_show(E_Popup *pop)
+{
+   if (pop->visible) return;
+   pop->visible = 1;
+   ecore_evas_show(pop->ecore_evas);
+   e_container_shape_show(pop->shape);
+}
+
+void
+e_popup_hide(E_Popup *pop)
+{
+   if (!pop->visible) return;
+   pop->visible = 0;
+   ecore_evas_hide(pop->ecore_evas);
+   e_container_shape_hide(pop->shape);
+}
+
+void
+e_popup_move(E_Popup *pop, int x, int y)
+{
+   if ((pop->x == x) && (pop->y == y)) return;
+   pop->x = x;
+   pop->y = y;
+   ecore_evas_move(pop->ecore_evas,
+		   pop->zone->x + pop->x, 
+		   pop->zone->y + pop->y);
+   e_container_shape_move(pop->shape,
+			  pop->zone->x + pop->x, 
+			  pop->zone->y + pop->y);
+}
+
+void
+e_popup_resize(E_Popup *pop, int w, int h)
+{
+   if ((pop->w == w) && (pop->h == h)) return;
+   pop->w = w;
+   pop->h = h;
+   ecore_evas_resize(pop->ecore_evas, pop->w, pop->h);
+   e_container_shape_resize(pop->shape, pop->w, pop->h);
+}
+  
+void
+e_popup_move_resize(E_Popup *pop, int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+   if ((pop->x == x) && (pop->y == y) &&
+       (pop->w == w) && (pop->h == h)) return;
+   pop->x = x;
+   pop->y = y;
+   pop->w = w;
+   pop->h = h;
+   ecore_evas_move_resize(pop->ecore_evas,
+			  pop->zone->x + pop->x, 
+			  pop->zone->y + pop->y,
+			  pop->w, pop->h);
+   e_container_shape_move(pop->shape,
+			  pop->zone->x + pop->x, 
+			  pop->zone->y + pop->y);
+   e_container_shape_resize(pop->shape, pop->w, pop->h);
+}
+
+void
+e_popup_edje_bg_object_set(E_Popup *pop, Evas_Object *o)
+{
+   const char *shape_option;
+   
+   shape_option = edje_object_data_get(o, "shaped");
+   if (shape_option)
+     {
+	if (!strcmp(shape_option, "1"))
+	  pop->shaped = 1;
+	else
+	  pop->shaped = 0;
+	ecore_evas_shaped_set(pop->ecore_evas, pop->shaped);
+     }
+}
+
+void
+e_popup_layer_set(E_Popup *pop, int layer)
+{
+   pop->layer = layer;
+   e_container_window_raise(pop->zone->container, pop->evas_win, pop->layer);
+}
+
+void
+e_popup_idler_before(void)
+{
+   Evas_List *l;
+   
+   for (l = _e_popup_list; l; l = l->next)
+     {
+	E_Popup *pop;
+	
+	pop = l->data;
+	if (pop->need_shape_export)
+	  {
+	     Ecore_X_Rectangle *rects;
+	     int num;
+	     
+	     rects = ecore_x_window_shape_rectangles_get(pop->evas_win, &num);
+	     if (rects)
+	       {
+		  e_container_shape_rects_set(pop->shape, rects, num);
+		  free(rects);
+	       }
+	     pop->need_shape_export = 0;
+	     if (pop->visible)
+	       e_container_shape_show(pop->shape);
+	  }
+     }
+}
+
+/* local subsystem functions */
+
+static void
+_e_popup_free(E_Popup *pop)
+{
+   e_container_shape_hide(pop->shape);
+   e_object_del(E_OBJECT(pop->shape));
+   e_canvas_del(pop->ecore_evas);
+   ecore_evas_free(pop->ecore_evas);
+   e_object_unref(E_OBJECT(pop->zone));
+   pop->zone->popups = evas_list_remove(pop->zone->popups, pop);
+   _e_popup_list = evas_list_remove(_e_popup_list, pop);
+   free(pop);
+}
+
+static int
+_e_popup_cb_window_shape(void *data, int ev_type, void *ev)
+{
+   Evas_List *l;
+   Ecore_X_Event_Window_Shape *e;
+   
+   e = ev;
+   for (l = _e_popup_list; l; l = l->next)
+     {
+	E_Popup *pop;
+	
+	pop = l->data;
+	if (pop->evas_win == e->win)
+	  pop->need_shape_export = 1;
+     }
+   return 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/e_popup.h b/src/bin/e_popup.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc6bbd3dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/e_popup.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * vim:ts=8:sw=3:sts=8:noexpandtab:cino=>5n-3f0^-2{2
+ */
+#ifdef E_TYPEDEFS
+
+typedef struct _E_Popup E_Popup;
+
+#else
+#ifndef E_POPUP_H
+#define E_POPUP_H
+
+#define E_POPUP_TYPE 0xE0b0100e
+
+struct _E_Popup
+{
+   E_Object             e_obj_inherit;
+   
+   int                  x, y, w, h;
+   int                  layer;
+   unsigned char        visible : 1;
+   unsigned char        shaped : 1;
+   unsigned char        need_shape_export : 1; 
+  
+   Ecore_Evas          *ecore_evas;
+   Evas                *evas;
+   Ecore_X_Window       evas_win;
+   E_Container_Shape   *shape;
+   E_Zone              *zone;
+};
+
+EAPI int         e_popup_init(void);
+EAPI int         e_popup_shutdown(void);
+
+EAPI E_Popup    *e_popup_new(E_Zone *zone, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+EAPI void        e_popup_show(E_Popup *pop);
+EAPI void        e_popup_hide(E_Popup *pop);
+EAPI void        e_popup_move(E_Popup *pop, int x, int y);
+EAPI void        e_popup_resize(E_Popup *pop, int w, int h);
+EAPI void        e_popup_move_resize(E_Popup *pop, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+EAPI void        e_popup_(E_Popup *pop, int x, int y);
+EAPI void        e_popup_edje_bg_object_set(E_Popup *pop, Evas_Object *o);
+EAPI void        e_popup_layer_set(E_Popup *pop, int layer);
+EAPI void        e_popup_idler_before(void);
+    
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/src/bin/e_zone.h b/src/bin/e_zone.h
index 25dde243c..98f9d6318 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_zone.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_zone.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct _E_Zone
    } flip;
    
    E_Action *cur_mouse_action;
+   Evas_List *popups;
 };
 
 struct _E_Event_Zone_Desk_Count_Set