Index: trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c	(revision 16969)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/main.c	(revision 16970)
@@ -1679,6 +1679,9 @@
 	Widget menu;
 	Widget work_area_frame;
 
+	/* this only registers in core, safe to call before anything else */
+	lesstif_init_menu();
+
 	lesstif_begin();
 
 	pcb_hid_cfg_keys_init(&lesstif_keymap);
@@ -1829,7 +1832,7 @@
 	lesstif_menubar = menu;
 	pcb_event(PCB_EVENT_GUI_INIT, NULL);
 
-	lesstif_init_menu();
+
 	lesstif_hid_inited = 1;
 
 	XtAppMainLoop(app_context);
@@ -3926,7 +3929,8 @@
 	pcb_event_bind(PCB_EVENT_BUSY, LesstifBusy, NULL, lesstif_cookie);
 
 	pcb_hid_register_hid(&lesstif_hid);
-	lesstif_conf_id = conf_hid_reg(lesstif_cookie, &ccb);
+	if (lesstif_conf_id < 0)
+		lesstif_conf_id = conf_hid_reg(lesstif_cookie, &ccb);
 	lesstif_conf_regs(lesstif_cookie);
 
 	return 0;
Index: trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 16969)
+++ trunk/src_plugins/hid_lesstif/menu.c	(revision 16970)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 Widget lesstif_menubar;
 pcb_hid_cfg_t *lesstif_cfg;
-conf_hid_id_t lesstif_menuconf_id;
+conf_hid_id_t lesstif_menuconf_id = -1;
 
 #ifndef R_OK
 /* Common value for systems that don't define it.  */
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@
 extern const char *lesstif_cookie;
 void lesstif_init_menu(void)
 {
-	lesstif_menuconf_id = conf_hid_reg(lesstif_cookie, NULL);
+	if (lesstif_menuconf_id < 0)
+		lesstif_menuconf_id = conf_hid_reg(lesstif_cookie, NULL);
 }
 
 void lesstif_uninit_menu(void)
@@ -629,4 +630,5 @@
 {
 	conf_hid_unreg(lesstif_cookie);
 	XtDestroyWidget(lesstif_menubar);
+	lesstif_menuconf_id = -1;
 }