Sometimes the make_dir dialog stays empty (the border and background exists, but the rest not), until it moves or is resized, i found a way to avoid this. I'm not sure if this is the right way. Maarten.
Index: src/dialogs/e2_mkdir_dialog.c =================================================================== --- src/dialogs/e2_mkdir_dialog.c (revision 814) +++ src/dialogs/e2_mkdir_dialog.c (working copy) @@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ // _e2_mkdirdlg_update_follow_dir (rt, e2_option_bool_get_direct (follow_pane)); gdk_threads_enter (); - e2_dialog_show (rt->dialog, app.main_window, E2_DIALOG_DONT_SHOW_ALL, + e2_dialog_show (rt->dialog, app.main_window, 0, &E2_BUTTON_CANCEL, &E2_BUTTON_CREATE, &E2_BUTTON_OK, NULL); gdk_threads_leave (); //do this after showing, to reduce repitition