diff --git a/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/area.c b/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/area.c
index ea316767..40f86249 100644
--- a/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/area.c
+++ b/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/area.c
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ static void areaWidget_init(areaWidget *aw)
 
 static void areaWidget_dispose(GObject *obj)
 {
+    // remove any draw order that might still be pending
+    areaWidget *aw = areaWidget(obj);
+	while (g_idle_remove_by_data(aw->a));
+    
 	G_OBJECT_CLASS(areaWidget_parent_class)->dispose(obj);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c b/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c
index aa6458fe..07cd7b36 100644
--- a/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c
+++ b/src/libui_sdl/libui/unix/menu.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ struct uiMenu {
 	GArray *items;					// []*uiMenuItem
 	gboolean ischild;
 	guint id;
-	gboolean freed;
 };
 
 struct uiMenuItem {
@@ -100,6 +99,22 @@ static void menuItemEnableDisable(uiMenuItem *item, gboolean enabled)
 	g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, item->windows);
 	while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &widget, NULL))
 		gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(widget), enabled);
+		
+	// extra crummy code for disabling submenus
+	// TODO: find a better way to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+	// noting that:
+	// * set_sensitive on the menu item does nothing (herpderp)
+	// * set_sensitive on the submenu disables all the submenu items at once (but then you can't fucking enable them back!!)
+	// * googling gives no results, guess nobody has ever wanted to do this shit or...??????
+	// * under Windows we can just disable the menu item and call it good! works exactly as intended!
+	// * fucking stupid pile of shit
+	
+	/*if (item->popupchild != NULL)
+	{
+	    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, item->windows);
+	    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &widget, NULL))
+		    gtk_widget_set_sensitive(GTK_WIDGET(gtk_menu_item_get_submenu(widget)), enabled);
+	}*/
 }
 
 void uiMenuItemEnable(uiMenuItem *item)
@@ -276,7 +291,6 @@ uiMenu *uiNewMenu(const char *name)
 	m->name = g_strdup(name);
 	m->items = g_array_new(FALSE, TRUE, sizeof (uiMenuItem *));
 	m->ischild = FALSE;
-	m->freed = FALSE;
 
 	return m;
 }
diff --git a/src/libui_sdl/main.cpp b/src/libui_sdl/main.cpp
index d7787533..db8b3175 100644
--- a/src/libui_sdl/main.cpp
+++ b/src/libui_sdl/main.cpp
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ int EmuThreadFunc(void* burp)
         }
         else
         {
-            EmuStatus = 2;
-
             // paused
             nframes = 0;
             lasttick = SDL_GetTicks();
@@ -344,7 +342,13 @@ int EmuThreadFunc(void* burp)
             lastmeasuretick = lasttick;
             fpslimitcount = 0;
 
-            uiAreaQueueRedrawAll(MainDrawArea);
+            if (EmuRunning == 2)
+            {
+                uiAreaQueueRedrawAll(MainDrawArea);
+            }
+            
+            EmuStatus = EmuRunning;
+            
             SDL_Delay(100);
         }
     }
@@ -792,6 +796,8 @@ void Stop(bool internal)
     if (!internal) // if shutting down from the UI thread, wait till the emu thread has stopped
         while (EmuStatus != 2);
     RunningSomething = false;
+    
+    uiWindowSetTitle(MainWindow, "melonDS " MELONDS_VERSION);
 
     uiMenuItemDisable(MenuItem_SaveState);
     uiMenuItemDisable(MenuItem_LoadState);
@@ -1026,11 +1032,8 @@ void UndoStateLoad()
 
 int OnCloseWindow(uiWindow* window, void* blarg)
 {
-    if (RunningSomething)
-    {
-        EmuRunning = 2;
-        while (EmuStatus != 2);
-    }
+    EmuRunning = 3;
+    while (EmuStatus != 3);
 
     uiQuit();
     return 1;
@@ -1065,6 +1068,9 @@ void OnLoseFocus(uiWindow* window, void* blarg)
 
 void OnCloseByMenu(uiMenuItem* item, uiWindow* window, void* blarg)
 {
+    EmuRunning = 3;
+    while (EmuStatus != 3);
+    
     uiControlDestroy(uiControl(window));
     uiQuit();
 }