diff --git a/include/wx/motif/app.h b/include/wx/motif/app.h
index a0d914b1df..95c087af98 100644
--- a/include/wx/motif/app.h
+++ b/include/wx/motif/app.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxKeyEvent;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxLog;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxEventLoop;
 class WXDLLEXPORT wxXVisualInfo;
-class wxXVisualInfoMap;
+class wxPerDisplayDataMap;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // the wxApp class for Motif - see wxAppBase for more details
@@ -85,29 +85,25 @@ public:
     
     // Motif-specific
     WXAppContext   GetAppContext() const { return m_appContext; }
-    WXWidget       GetTopLevelWidget() const { return m_topLevelWidget; }
+    WXWidget       GetTopLevelWidget();
     WXColormap     GetMainColormap(WXDisplay* display);
     WXDisplay*     GetInitialDisplay() const { return m_initialDisplay; }
-    long           GetMaxRequestSize() const { return m_maxRequestSize; }
-    
+
+    void           SetTopLevelWidget(WXDisplay* display, WXWidget widget);
+
     // This handler is called when a property change event occurs
     virtual void   HandlePropertyChange(WXEvent *event);
 
     wxXVisualInfo* GetVisualInfo(WXDisplay* display);
 
 private:
-    static long    sm_lastMessageTime;
-    int            m_nCmdShow;
-
     wxEventLoop*    m_eventLoop;
     
     // Motif-specific
     WXAppContext          m_appContext;
-    WXWidget              m_topLevelWidget;
     WXColormap            m_mainColormap;
     WXDisplay*            m_initialDisplay;
-    long                  m_maxRequestSize;
-    wxXVisualInfoMap*     m_visualInfoMap;
+    wxPerDisplayDataMap*  m_perDisplayData;
 
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
 };
diff --git a/include/wx/motif/private.h b/include/wx/motif/private.h
index 601172e600..e48ad8311f 100644
--- a/include/wx/motif/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/motif/private.h
@@ -154,14 +154,18 @@ wxSize wxDoGetSingleTextCtrlBestSize( Widget textWidget,
                                       const wxWindow* window );
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// executes one main loop iteration (implemented in src/motif/evtloop.cpp)
+// event-related functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class wxEventLoop;
 
+// executes one main loop iteration (implemented in src/motif/evtloop.cpp)
 // returns true if the loop should be exited
 bool wxDoEventLoopIteration( wxEventLoop& evtLoop );
 
+// Consume all events until no more left
+void wxFlushEvents(WXDisplay* display);
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // macros to avoid casting WXFOO to Foo all the time
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/motif/app.cpp b/src/motif/app.cpp
index 1e62d38bda..cc1fad12dd 100644
--- a/src/motif/app.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/app.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,20 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-WX_DECLARE_VOIDPTR_HASH_MAP( wxXVisualInfo*, wxXVisualInfoMap );
+struct wxPerDisplayData
+{
+    wxPerDisplayData()
+        { m_visualInfo = NULL; m_topLevelWidget = NULL; }
+
+    wxXVisualInfo* m_visualInfo;
+    Widget         m_topLevelWidget;
+};
+
+WX_DECLARE_VOIDPTR_HASH_MAP( wxPerDisplayData, wxPerDisplayDataMap );
+
+static void wxTLWidgetDestroyCallback(Widget w, XtPointer clientData,
+                                      XtPointer ptr);
+static WXWidget wxCreateTopLevelWidget( WXDisplay* display );
 
 extern wxList wxPendingDelete;
 extern bool wxAddIdleCallback();
@@ -75,8 +88,6 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE()
     }
 #endif // __WXDEBUG__
 
-long wxApp::sm_lastMessageTime = 0;
-
 bool wxApp::Initialize()
 {
     wxClassInfo::InitializeClasses();
@@ -265,24 +276,25 @@ wxApp::wxApp()
     m_eventLoop = new wxEventLoop;
     m_mainColormap = (WXColormap) NULL;
     m_appContext = (WXAppContext) NULL;
-    m_topLevelWidget = (WXWidget) NULL;
-    m_maxRequestSize = 0;
     m_initialDisplay = (WXDisplay*) 0;
-    m_visualInfoMap = new wxXVisualInfoMap;
+    m_perDisplayData = new wxPerDisplayDataMap;
 }
 
 wxApp::~wxApp()
 {
     delete m_eventLoop;
 
-    for( wxXVisualInfoMap::iterator it  = m_visualInfoMap->begin(),
-                                    end = m_visualInfoMap->end();
+    for( wxPerDisplayDataMap::iterator it  = m_perDisplayData->begin(),
+                                       end = m_perDisplayData->end();
          it != end; ++it )
     {
-        delete it->second;
+        delete it->second.m_visualInfo;
+        XtDestroyWidget( it->second.m_topLevelWidget );
     }
 
-    delete m_visualInfoMap;
+    delete m_perDisplayData;
+
+    wxTheApp = NULL;
 }
 
 bool wxApp::Initialized()
@@ -493,12 +505,6 @@ bool wxApp::OnInitGui()
     gs_pfnXErrorHandler = XSetErrorHandler(wxXErrorHandler);
 #endif // __WXDEBUG__
 
-    wxTheApp->m_topLevelWidget =
-        (WXWidget) XtAppCreateShell((String)NULL,
-                                    wxTheApp->GetClassName().c_str(),
-                                    applicationShellWidgetClass,dpy,
-                                    NULL,0) ;
-
     // Add general resize proc
     XtActionsRec rec;
     rec.string = "resize";
@@ -506,7 +512,6 @@ bool wxApp::OnInitGui()
     XtAppAddActions((XtAppContext) wxTheApp->m_appContext, &rec, 1);
 
     GetMainColormap(dpy);
-    m_maxRequestSize = XMaxRequestSize((Display*) dpy);
 
     wxAddIdleCallback();
 
@@ -531,18 +536,61 @@ WXColormap wxApp::GetMainColormap(WXDisplay* display)
 
 wxXVisualInfo* wxApp::GetVisualInfo( WXDisplay* display )
 {
-    wxXVisualInfoMap::iterator it = m_visualInfoMap->find( display );
+    wxPerDisplayDataMap::iterator it = m_perDisplayData->find( display );
 
-    if( it != m_visualInfoMap->end() ) return it->second;
+    if( it != m_perDisplayData->end() && it->second.m_visualInfo )
+        return it->second.m_visualInfo;
 
     wxXVisualInfo* vi = new wxXVisualInfo;
     wxFillXVisualInfo( vi, (Display*)display );
 
-    (*m_visualInfoMap)[display] = vi;
+    (*m_perDisplayData)[display].m_visualInfo = vi;
 
     return vi;
 }
 
+static void wxTLWidgetDestroyCallback(Widget w, XtPointer clientData,
+                                      XtPointer ptr)
+{
+    if( wxTheApp )
+        wxTheApp->SetTopLevelWidget( (WXDisplay*)XtDisplay(w),
+                                     (WXWidget)NULL );
+}
+
+WXWidget wxCreateTopLevelWidget( WXDisplay* display )
+{
+    Widget tlw = XtAppCreateShell( (String)NULL,
+                                   wxTheApp->GetClassName().c_str(),
+                                   applicationShellWidgetClass,
+                                   (Display*)display,
+                                   NULL, 0 );
+
+    XtAddCallback( tlw, XmNdestroyCallback,
+                   (XtCallbackProc)wxTLWidgetDestroyCallback,
+                   (XtPointer)NULL );
+
+    return (WXWidget)tlw;
+}
+
+WXWidget wxApp::GetTopLevelWidget()
+{
+    WXDisplay* display = wxGetDisplay();
+    wxPerDisplayDataMap::iterator it = m_perDisplayData->find( display );
+
+    if( it != m_perDisplayData->end() && it->second.m_topLevelWidget )
+        return (WXWidget)it->second.m_topLevelWidget;
+
+    WXWidget tlw = wxCreateTopLevelWidget( display );
+    SetTopLevelWidget( display, tlw );
+
+    return tlw;
+}
+
+void wxApp::SetTopLevelWidget(WXDisplay* display, WXWidget widget)
+{
+    (*m_perDisplayData)[display].m_topLevelWidget = (Widget)widget;
+}
+
 void wxExit()
 {
     int retValue = 0;
diff --git a/src/motif/checkbox.cpp b/src/motif/checkbox.cpp
index edd27d1c2b..144e2c47d1 100644
--- a/src/motif/checkbox.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/checkbox.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void wxCheckBox::ChangeBackgroundColour()
         XmNforeground, g_itemColors[wxFORE_INDEX].pixel,
         NULL);
 
-    int selectPixel = wxBLACK->AllocColour(wxGetDisplay());
+    int selectPixel = wxBLACK->AllocColour(XtDisplay((Widget)m_mainWidget));
 
     // Better to have the checkbox selection in black, or it's
     // hard to determine what state it is in.
diff --git a/src/motif/dialog.cpp b/src/motif/dialog.cpp
index 533cad7db5..a9a273a5f1 100644
--- a/src/motif/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/dialog.cpp
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ bool wxDialog::Show( bool show )
         else
             XtUnmanageChild((Widget)m_mainWidget) ;
 
-        XFlush(XtDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()));
-        XSync(XtDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()), FALSE);
+        XFlush(XtDisplay((Widget)m_mainWidget));
+        XSync(XtDisplay((Widget)m_mainWidget), FALSE);
     }
 
     return TRUE;
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ int wxDialog::ShowModal()
 
     Show(TRUE);
 
+    // after the event loop ran, the widget might already have been destroyed
+    WXDisplay* display = (WXDisplay*)XtDisplay( (Widget)m_mainWidget );
+
     if (m_modalShowing)
         return 0;
     m_eventLoop = new wxEventLoop;
@@ -329,12 +332,7 @@ int wxDialog::ShowModal()
     m_eventLoop->Run();
 
     // Now process all events in case they get sent to a destroyed dialog
-    XSync(XtDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()), FALSE);
-    while (m_eventLoop->Pending())
-    {
-        XFlush(XtDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()));
-        m_eventLoop->Dispatch();
-    }
+    wxFlushEvents( display );
 
     delete m_eventLoop;
     m_eventLoop = NULL;
diff --git a/src/motif/evtloop.cpp b/src/motif/evtloop.cpp
index d4b150cddb..41c575d343 100644
--- a/src/motif/evtloop.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/evtloop.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void ProcessXEvent(XEvent* event)
          * window is recieved. Prevents flicker as windows are resized.
          */
 
-        Display *disp = XtDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget());
+        Display *disp = event->xany.display;
         Window win = event->xany.window;
         XEvent report;
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ bool CheckForAccelerator(XEvent* event)
     {
         // Find a wxWindow for this window
         // TODO: should get display for the window, not the current display
-        Widget widget = XtWindowToWidget((Display*) wxGetDisplay(),
+        Widget widget = XtWindowToWidget(event->xany.display,
                                          event->xany.window);
         wxWindow* win = NULL;
 
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ bool CheckForKeyDown(XEvent* event)
 {
     if (event->xany.type == KeyPress)
     {
-        Widget widget = XtWindowToWidget((Display*) wxGetDisplay(),
-                     event->xany.window);
+        Widget widget = XtWindowToWidget(event->xany.display,
+                                         event->xany.window);
         wxWindow* win = NULL;
 
         // Find the first wxWindow that corresponds to this event window
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ bool CheckForKeyUp(XEvent* event)
 {
     if (event->xany.type == KeyRelease)
     {
-        Widget widget = XtWindowToWidget((Display*) wxGetDisplay(),
-                         event->xany.window);
+        Widget widget = XtWindowToWidget(event->xany.display,
+                                         event->xany.window);
         wxWindow* win = NULL;
 
         // Find the first wxWindow that corresponds to this event window
diff --git a/src/motif/filedlg.cpp b/src/motif/filedlg.cpp
index 27ad5f831f..ed2ca5e9c4 100644
--- a/src/motif/filedlg.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/filedlg.cpp
@@ -227,9 +227,7 @@ int wxFileDialog::ShowModal()
     //  static char fileBuf[512];
     Widget parentWidget = (Widget) 0;
     if (m_parent)
-    {
         parentWidget = (Widget) m_parent->GetTopWidget();
-    }
     else
         parentWidget = (Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget();
     // prepare the arg list
@@ -349,28 +347,25 @@ int wxFileDialog::ShowModal()
     wxEndBusyCursor();
 
     XtAddGrab(XtParent(fileSel), TRUE, FALSE);
+    XtAppContext context = (XtAppContext) wxTheApp->GetAppContext();
     XEvent event;
     while (!m_fileSelectorReturned)
     {
-        XtAppProcessEvent((XtAppContext) wxTheApp->GetAppContext(), XtIMAll);
+        XtAppNextEvent(context, &event);
+        XtDispatchEvent(&event);
     }
     XtRemoveGrab(XtParent(fileSel));
 
-    XmUpdateDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()); // Experimental
+    // XmUpdateDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()); // Experimental
+
+    Display* display = XtDisplay(fileSel);
 
-    //  XtDestroyWidget(fileSel);
     XtUnmapWidget(XtParent(fileSel));
     XtDestroyWidget(XtParent(fileSel));
 
     // Now process all events, because otherwise
     // this might remain on the screen
-    XSync(XtDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()), FALSE);
-    while (XtAppPending((XtAppContext) wxTheApp->GetAppContext()))
-    {
-        XFlush(XtDisplay((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()));
-        XtAppNextEvent((XtAppContext) wxTheApp->GetAppContext(), &event);
-        XtDispatchEvent(&event);
-    }
+    wxFlushEvents(display);
 
     m_path = m_fileSelectorAnswer;
     m_fileName = wxFileNameFromPath(m_fileSelectorAnswer);
diff --git a/src/motif/frame.cpp b/src/motif/frame.cpp
index d6fc8327db..4e8cedb04f 100644
--- a/src/motif/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/frame.cpp
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ static void wxFrameMapProc(Widget frameShell, XtPointer clientData,
 extern wxList wxModelessWindows;
 extern wxList wxPendingDelete;
 
-// TODO: this should be tidied so that any frame can be the
-// top frame
-// static bool wxTopLevelUsed = FALSE;
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxWin macros
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -120,7 +116,6 @@ void wxFrame::Init()
     m_mainWidget = (WXWidget) NULL;;
     m_workArea = (WXWidget) NULL;;
     m_clientArea = (WXWidget) NULL;;
-    // m_visibleStatus = TRUE;
 }
 
 bool wxFrame::Create(wxWindow *parent,
@@ -206,25 +201,13 @@ bool wxFrame::DoCreate( wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
                         long style,
                         const wxString& name )
 {
-    static bool wxTopLevelUsed = FALSE; /* this is global */
-    WXWidget frameShell;
+    Widget frameShell;
 
-    if (wxTopLevelUsed)
-    {
-        // Change suggested by Matthew Flatt
-        frameShell = (WXWidget)XtAppCreateShell( name,
-                                                 wxTheApp->GetClassName(),
-                                                 topLevelShellWidgetClass,
-                                                 (Display*) wxGetDisplay(),
-                                                 NULL, 0 );
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        frameShell = wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget();
-        wxTopLevelUsed = TRUE;
-    }
+    frameShell = XtCreatePopupShell( name, topLevelShellWidgetClass,
+                                     (Widget)wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget(),
+                                     NULL, 0 );
 
-    XtVaSetValues((Widget) frameShell,
+    XtVaSetValues(frameShell,
         // Allows menu to resize
         XmNallowShellResize, True,
         XmNdeleteResponse, XmDO_NOTHING,
@@ -232,10 +215,10 @@ bool wxFrame::DoCreate( wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
         XmNiconic, (style & wxICONIZE) ? TRUE : FALSE,
         NULL);
 
-    m_frameShell = frameShell;
+    m_frameShell = (WXWidget)frameShell;
 
     m_mainWidget = (WXWidget) XtVaCreateManagedWidget("main_window",
-        xmMainWindowWidgetClass, (Widget) frameShell,
+        xmMainWindowWidgetClass, frameShell,
         XmNresizePolicy, XmRESIZE_NONE,
         NULL);
 
@@ -266,11 +249,11 @@ bool wxFrame::DoCreate( wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
     XtFree( (char *)ptr );
 
     /* Part of show-&-hide fix */
-    XtAddEventHandler( (Widget)frameShell, StructureNotifyMask,
+    XtAddEventHandler( frameShell, StructureNotifyMask,
                        False, (XtEventHandler)wxFrameMapProc,
                        (XtPointer)this );
 
-    XtRealizeWidget((Widget) frameShell);
+    XtRealizeWidget(frameShell);
 
     wxAddWindowToTable( (Widget)m_workArea, this);
     wxAddWindowToTable( (Widget)m_clientArea, this);
diff --git a/src/motif/radiobox.cpp b/src/motif/radiobox.cpp
index 6073ff07c3..9bf78c04a4 100644
--- a/src/motif/radiobox.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/radiobox.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void wxRadioBox::ChangeBackgroundColour()
 {
     wxWindow::ChangeBackgroundColour();
 
-    int selectPixel = wxBLACK->AllocColour(wxGetDisplay());
+    int selectPixel = wxBLACK->AllocColour(XtDisplay((Widget)m_mainWidget));
 
     int i;
     for (i = 0; i < m_noItems; i++)
diff --git a/src/motif/radiobut.cpp b/src/motif/radiobut.cpp
index 87c20587a9..4cada5de0e 100644
--- a/src/motif/radiobut.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/radiobut.cpp
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ void wxRadioButton::ChangeBackgroundColour()
     wxWindow::ChangeBackgroundColour();
 
     // What colour should this be?
-    int selectPixel = wxBLACK->AllocColour(wxGetDisplay());
+    int selectPixel = wxBLACK->AllocColour(XtDisplay((Widget)m_mainWidget));
 
     XtVaSetValues ((Widget) GetMainWidget(),
           XmNselectColor, selectPixel,
diff --git a/src/motif/utils.cpp b/src/motif/utils.cpp
index 56c48759cb..c43fe3189b 100644
--- a/src/motif/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/utils.cpp
@@ -23,22 +23,11 @@
 #include "wx/setup.h"
 #include "wx/utils.h"
 #include "wx/app.h"
-#include "wx/msgdlg.h"
-#include "wx/cursor.h"
 #include "wx/dcmemory.h"
 #include "wx/bitmap.h"
+#include "wx/evtloop.h"
 
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <dirent.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <signal.h>
 
 #if (defined(__SUNCC__) || defined(__CLCC__))
     #include <sysent.h>
@@ -88,57 +77,20 @@ static char *GetIniFile (char *dest, const char *filename);
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Consume all events until no more left
-void wxFlushEvents()
+void wxFlushEvents(WXDisplay* wxdisplay)
 {
-    Display *display = (Display*) wxGetDisplay();
+    Display *display = (Display*)wxdisplay;
+    wxEventLoop evtLoop;
 
     XSync (display, FALSE);
 
-    // XtAppPending returns availability of events AND timers/inputs, which
-    // are processed via callbacks, so XtAppNextEvent will not return if
-    // there are no events. So added '& XtIMXEvent' - Sergey.
-    while (XtAppPending ((XtAppContext) wxTheApp->GetAppContext()) & XtIMXEvent)
+    while (evtLoop.Pending())
     {
-        XFlush (XtDisplay ((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget()));
-        // Jan Lessner: works better when events are non-X events
-        XtAppProcessEvent((XtAppContext) wxTheApp->GetAppContext(), XtIMXEvent);
+        XFlush (display);
+        evtLoop.Dispatch();
     }
 }
 
-#if 0
-// Check whether this window wants to process messages, e.g. Stop button
-// in long calculations.
-bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd)
-{
-    wxCHECK_MSG( wnd, FALSE, "NULL window in wxCheckForInterrupt" );
-
-    Display *dpy=(Display*) wnd->GetXDisplay();
-    Window win=(Window) wnd->GetXWindow();
-    XEvent event;
-    XFlush(dpy);
-    if (wnd->GetMainWidget())
-    {
-        XmUpdateDisplay((Widget)(wnd->GetMainWidget()));
-    }
-
-    bool hadEvents = FALSE;
-    while( XCheckMaskEvent(dpy,
-                           ButtonPressMask|ButtonReleaseMask|ButtonMotionMask|
-                           PointerMotionMask|KeyPressMask|KeyReleaseMask,
-                           &event) )
-    {
-        if ( event.xany.window == win )
-        {
-            hadEvents = TRUE;
-
-            XtDispatchEvent(&event);
-        }
-    }
-
-    return hadEvents;
-}
-#endif
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxExecute stuff
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -175,7 +127,7 @@ int wxAddProcessCallback(wxEndProcessData *proc_data, int fd)
 void wxBell()
 {
     // Use current setting for the bell
-    XBell ((Display*) wxGetDisplay(), 0);
+    XBell (wxGlobalDisplay(), 0);
 }
 
 int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn, int *minorVsn)
@@ -184,7 +136,7 @@ int wxGetOsVersion(int *majorVsn, int *minorVsn)
     // This code is WRONG!! Does NOT return the
     // Motif version of the libs but the X protocol
     // version!
-    Display *display = XtDisplay ((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget());
+    Display *display = wxGlobalDisplay();
     if (majorVsn)
         *majorVsn = ProtocolVersion (display);
     if (minorVsn)
@@ -337,7 +289,7 @@ bool wxGetResource(const wxString& section, const wxString& entry, char **value,
 {
     if (!wxResourceDatabase)
     {
-        Display *display = (Display*) wxGetDisplay();
+        Display *display = wxGlobalDisplay();
         wxXMergeDatabases (wxTheApp, display);
     }
 
@@ -549,8 +501,8 @@ void wxGetMousePosition( int* x, int* y )
 #else
     XMotionEvent xev;
     Window root, child;
-    XQueryPointer((Display*) wxGetDisplay(),
-                  DefaultRootWindow((Display*) wxGetDisplay()),
+    XQueryPointer(wxGlobalDisplay(),
+                  DefaultRootWindow(wxGlobalDisplay()),
                   &root, &child,
                   &(xev.x_root), &(xev.y_root),
                   &(xev.x),      &(xev.y),
@@ -569,7 +521,7 @@ bool wxColourDisplay()
 // Returns depth of screen
 int wxDisplayDepth()
 {
-    Display *dpy = (Display*) wxGetDisplay();
+    Display *dpy = wxGlobalDisplay();
 
     return DefaultDepth (dpy, DefaultScreen (dpy));
 }
@@ -577,7 +529,7 @@ int wxDisplayDepth()
 // Get size of display
 void wxDisplaySize(int *width, int *height)
 {
-    Display *dpy = (Display*) wxGetDisplay();
+    Display *dpy = wxGlobalDisplay();
 
     if ( width )
         *width = DisplayWidth (dpy, DefaultScreen (dpy));
@@ -587,7 +539,7 @@ void wxDisplaySize(int *width, int *height)
 
 void wxDisplaySizeMM(int *width, int *height)
 {
-    Display *dpy = (Display*) wxGetDisplay();
+    Display *dpy = wxGlobalDisplay();
 
     if ( width )
         *width = DisplayWidthMM(dpy, DefaultScreen (dpy));
@@ -615,8 +567,6 @@ WXDisplay *wxGetDisplay()
 {
     if (gs_currentDisplay)
         return gs_currentDisplay;
-    if (wxTheApp && wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget())
-        return XtDisplay ((Widget) wxTheApp->GetTopLevelWidget());
     else if (wxTheApp)
         return wxTheApp->GetInitialDisplay();
     return NULL;
@@ -1064,6 +1014,7 @@ char wxFindMnemonic (const char *s)
     char mnem = 0;
     int len = strlen (s);
     int i;
+
     for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
     {
         if (s[i] == '&')
@@ -1081,19 +1032,18 @@ char wxFindMnemonic (const char *s)
     return mnem;
 }
 
-char * wxFindAccelerator (const char *s)
+char* wxFindAccelerator( const char *s )
 {
+#if 1
     // VZ: this function returns incorrect keysym which completely breaks kbd
     //     handling
     return NULL;
+#else
+    // The accelerator text is after the \t char.
+    s = strchr( s, '\t' );
+
+    if( !s ) return NULL;
 
-#if 0
-   // The accelerator text is after the \t char.
-    while (*s && *s != '\t')
-        s++;
-    if (*s == '\0')
-        return (NULL);
-    s++;
     /*
     Now we need to format it as X standard:
 
@@ -1104,62 +1054,68 @@ char * wxFindAccelerator (const char *s)
         Alt+k        --> Meta<Key>k
         Ctrl+Shift+A --> Ctrl Shift<Key>A
 
+        and handle Ctrl-N & similia
     */
 
     static char buf[256];
-    buf[0] = '\0';
-    char *tmp = copystring (s);
-    s = tmp;
-    char *p = tmp;
 
-    while (1)
+    buf[0] = '\0';
+    wxString tmp = s + 1; // skip TAB
+    size_t index = 0;
+
+    while( index < tmp.length() )
     {
-        while (*p && *p != '+')
-            p++;
-        if (*p)
+        size_t plus  = tmp.find( '+', index );
+        size_t minus = tmp.find( '-', index );
+
+        // neither '+' nor '-', add <Key>
+        if( plus == wxString::npos && minus == wxString::npos )
         {
-            *p = '\0';
-            if (buf[0])
-                strcat (buf, " ");
-            if (strcmp (s, "Alt"))
-                strcat (buf, s);
-            else
-                strcat (buf, "Meta");
-            s = p++;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            strcat (buf, "<Key>");
-            strcat (buf, s);
-            break;
+            strcat( buf, "<Key>" );
+            strcat( buf, tmp.c_str() + index );
+
+            return buf;
         }
+
+        // OK: npos is big and positive
+        size_t sep = wxMin( plus, minus );
+        wxString mod = tmp.substr( index, sep - index );
+
+        // Ctrl  -> Ctrl
+        // Shift -> Shift
+        // Alt   -> Meta
+        if( mod == "Alt" )
+            mod = "Meta";
+
+        if( buf[0] )
+            strcat( buf, " " );
+
+        strcat( buf, mod.c_str() );
+
+        index = sep + 1;
     }
-    delete[]tmp;
-    return buf;
+
+    return NULL;
 #endif
 }
 
 XmString wxFindAcceleratorText (const char *s)
 {
+#if 1
     // VZ: this function returns incorrect keysym which completely breaks kbd
     //     handling
     return NULL;
+#else
+    // The accelerator text is after the \t char.
+    s = strchr( s, '\t' );
 
-#if 0
-   // The accelerator text is after the \t char.
-    while (*s && *s != '\t')
-        s++;
-    if (*s == '\0')
-        return (NULL);
-    s++;
-    XmString text = XmStringCreateSimple ((char *)s);
-    return text;
+    if( !s ) return NULL;
+
+    return wxStringToXmString( s + 1 ); // skip TAB!
 #endif
 }
 
-
 // Change a widget's foreground and background colours.
-
 void wxDoChangeForegroundColour(WXWidget widget, wxColour& foregroundColour)
 {
     // When should we specify the foreground, if it's calculated
@@ -1206,14 +1162,6 @@ extern void wxDoChangeFont(WXWidget widget, wxFont& font)
 
 }
 
-bool wxWindowIsVisible(Window win)
-{
-    XWindowAttributes wa;
-    XGetWindowAttributes(wxGlobalDisplay(), win, &wa);
-
-    return (wa.map_state == IsViewable);
-}
-
 wxString wxXmStringToString( const XmString& xmString )
 {
     char *txt;
diff --git a/src/motif/window.cpp b/src/motif/window.cpp
index 855d4e1785..c7f7e4e919 100644
--- a/src/motif/window.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/window.cpp
@@ -2337,7 +2337,7 @@ bool wxTranslateMouseEvent(wxMouseEvent& wxevent, wxWindow *win,
 
                 // check for a double click
                 //
-                long dclickTime = XtGetMultiClickTime(wxGlobalDisplay());
+                long dclickTime = XtGetMultiClickTime(xevent->xany.display);
                 long ts = wxevent.GetTimestamp();
 
                 int buttonLast = win->GetLastClickedButton();
@@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPointer(wxPoint& pt)
 // Get the current mouse position.
 wxPoint wxGetMousePosition()
 {
-    Display *display = (Display*) wxGetDisplay();
+    Display *display = wxGlobalDisplay();
     Window rootWindow = RootWindowOfScreen (DefaultScreenOfDisplay(display));
     Window rootReturn, childReturn;
     int rootX, rootY, winX, winY;