diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ac8207a321..cd91505126 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-07-09  Michael Natterer  <mitschel@cs.tu-berlin.de>
+
+	* app/commands.c (view_toggle_rulers_cmd_callback): set the
+	"visible" flags before mapping the widgets.
+
 1999-07-08  Raja R Harinath  <harinath@cs.umn.edu>
 
 	* tools/pdbgen/app.pl (generate): Fix typo.
diff --git a/app/actions/help-commands.c b/app/actions/help-commands.c
index 3e29b22516..41a7aba139 100644
--- a/app/actions/help-commands.c
+++ b/app/actions/help-commands.c
@@ -583,14 +583,14 @@ view_toggle_rulers_cmd_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
     {
       if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (gdisp->origin))
 	{
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
-
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->origin, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->hrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->vrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
+
 	  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (gdisp->origin->parent));
 	}
     }
diff --git a/app/commands.c b/app/commands.c
index 3e29b22516..41a7aba139 100644
--- a/app/commands.c
+++ b/app/commands.c
@@ -583,14 +583,14 @@ view_toggle_rulers_cmd_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
     {
       if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (gdisp->origin))
 	{
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
-
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->origin, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->hrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->vrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
+
 	  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (gdisp->origin->parent));
 	}
     }
diff --git a/app/gui/commands.c b/app/gui/commands.c
index 3e29b22516..41a7aba139 100644
--- a/app/gui/commands.c
+++ b/app/gui/commands.c
@@ -583,14 +583,14 @@ view_toggle_rulers_cmd_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
     {
       if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (gdisp->origin))
 	{
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
-
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->origin, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->hrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->vrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
+
 	  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (gdisp->origin->parent));
 	}
     }
diff --git a/app/gui/help-commands.c b/app/gui/help-commands.c
index 3e29b22516..41a7aba139 100644
--- a/app/gui/help-commands.c
+++ b/app/gui/help-commands.c
@@ -583,14 +583,14 @@ view_toggle_rulers_cmd_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
     {
       if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (gdisp->origin))
 	{
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
-	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
-
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->origin, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->hrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 	  GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (gdisp->vrule, GTK_VISIBLE);
 
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->origin);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->hrule);
+	  gtk_widget_map (gdisp->vrule);
+
 	  gtk_widget_queue_resize (GTK_WIDGET (gdisp->origin->parent));
 	}
     }