# Rationale:
# After xautolock -restart is called, it simply stops working.
# I'm not exactly sure why that happens, but I'm not up for researching that.
# This problem comes into play when xdg-screensaver uses the -restart option
#  simply because there is no other way to reset the lock timer.
# Since a few well-known (video player) applications continuously keep calling
#  xdg-screensaver reset to avoid the lockscreen being triggered, this problem
#  can be observed after running those applications.
# The expected behavior is resetting the lock timer, so instead of wasting
#  resources actually restarting the entire application, why not simply
#  actually reset the lock timer?

# EDIT: I've figured out why it simply stopped working.
#       It was an issue on my part, due to invoking it from .xprofile.
#       I still prefer this patch though, so I'll keep it around.

+++ src/message.c
@@ -100,12 +100,7 @@
 static void
 restartByMessage (Display* d, Window root)
 {
-  if (!secure)
-  {
-    XDeleteProperty (d, root, semaphore);
-    XFlush (d);
-    execv (argArray[0], argArray);
-  }
+  if (!secure) resetTriggers();
 }
 
 /*
+++ src/options.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
   error0 (" -toggle             : toggle a running xautolock.\n");
   error0 (" -locknow            : tell a running xautolock to lock.\n");
   error0 (" -unlocknow          : tell a running xautolock to unlock.\n");
-  error0 (" -restart            : tell a running xautolock to restart.\n");
+  error0 (" -restart            : tell a running xautolock to reset the lock timer.\n");
   error0 (" -exit               : kill a running xautolock.\n");
   error0 (" -secure             : ignore enable, disable, toggle, locknow\n");
   error0 ("                       unlocknow, and restart messages.\n");
+++ xautolock.man
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@
 .TP
 \fB\-restart\fR
 Causes an already running xautolock process (if there is one and 
-it does not have \fB\-secure\fR switched on) to restart. In any
-case, the current invocation of xautolock exits.
+it does not have \fB\-secure\fR switched on) to reset the lock timer.
 
 .SH RESOURCES
 .TP 16