Index: egg-recent-model.c
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RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gnome-panel/gnome-panel/egg-recent-model.c,v
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -p -r1.14 egg-recent-model.c
--- egg-recent-model.c	20 Jul 2005 07:41:34 -0000	1.14
+++ egg-recent-model.c	25 Jul 2005 06:20:43 -0000
@@ -1602,6 +1602,13 @@ egg_recent_model_clear (EggRecentModel *
 		g_warning ("Failed to unlock: %s", strerror (errno));
 
 	fclose (file);
+	
+	if (model->priv->monitor == NULL) {
+		/* since monitoring isn't working, at least give a
+		 * local notification
+		 */
+		egg_recent_model_changed (model);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
