3 files changed, 16 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index f4759d6..f9101ac 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "ted-internal.h"
 
-static void menu_close_with_next(Ted *ted, Menu next) {
+void menu_close(Ted *ted) {
 	ted_switch_to_buffer(ted, ted->prev_active_buffer);
 	TextBuffer *buffer = ted->active_buffer;
 	ted->prev_active_buffer = NULL;
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ static void menu_close_with_next(Ted *ted, Menu next) {
 		buffer_clear(&ted->line_buffer);
 		break;
 	case MENU_WARN_UNSAVED:
-		if (next != MENU_WARN_UNSAVED) {
-			ted->warn_unsaved = 0;
-			*ted->warn_unsaved_names = 0;
-		}
+		ted->warn_unsaved = 0;
+		*ted->warn_unsaved_names = 0;
 		break;
 	case MENU_ASK_RELOAD:
 		*ted->ask_reload = 0;
@@ -50,13 +48,13 @@ static void menu_close_with_next(Ted *ted, Menu next) {
 	ted->selector_open = NULL;
 }
 
-void menu_close(Ted *ted) {
-	menu_close_with_next(ted, 0);
-}
-
 void menu_open(Ted *ted, Menu menu) {
+	if (ted->menu == menu)
+		return;
+	
 	if (ted->menu)
-		menu_close_with_next(ted, menu);
+		menu_close(ted);
+	
 	if (ted->find) find_close(ted);
 	autocomplete_close(ted);
 	ted->menu = menu;
diff --git a/ted.c b/ted.c
index ea28f13..f3cd7a3 100644
--- a/ted.c
+++ b/ted.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ TextBuffer *ted_get_active_buffer(Ted *ted) {
 	return ted->active_buffer;
 }
 
+TextBuffer *ted_get_active_buffer_behind_menu(Ted *ted) {
+	return ted->prev_active_buffer;
+}
+
 void ted_set_window_title(Ted *ted, const char *title) {
 	strbuf_cpy(ted->window_title, title);
 }
diff --git a/ted.h b/ted.h
index 10e1bca..80c6fdd 100644
--- a/ted.h
+++ b/ted.h
@@ -867,6 +867,10 @@ bool tag_goto(Ted *ted, const char *tag);
 void die(PRINTF_FORMAT_STRING const char *fmt, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(1, 2);
 /// returns the current active buffer, or NULL if no buffer is active.
 TextBuffer *ted_get_active_buffer(Ted *ted);
+/// if a menu is open, returns the buffer that was open before the menu was opened.
+///
+/// returns NULL if no menu is open or no buffer was open before the menu was opened.
+TextBuffer *ted_get_active_buffer_behind_menu(Ted *ted);
 /// set title of ted window
 void ted_set_window_title(Ted *ted, const char *title);
 /// returns `true` if the given SDL key code is down