diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index b0b38480ef..ba130abe88 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2002-09-12  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* Menubar_pimpl.C:
+	* Menubar_pimpl.h:
+	* QtView.C: implement openByName(). Move activated
+	signal to per-menu 
+
 2002-09-12  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* QCommandBuffer.C: fix click
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.C b/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.C
index 16c0ddcd5e..3a0c64348f 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.C
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@
 #include "QLPopupMenu.h"
  
 #include <qmenubar.h>
- 
+#include <qcursor.h>
  
 using std::endl;
 using std::vector;
 using std::max;
 using std::min;
 using std::for_each;
+using std::pair;
 
 Menubar::Pimpl::Pimpl(LyXView * view, MenuBackend const & mbe) 
 	: owner_(static_cast<QtView*>(view)), menubackend_(mbe)
@@ -44,12 +45,21 @@ Menubar::Pimpl::Pimpl(LyXView * view, MenuBackend const & mbe)
 	Menu::const_iterator m = mbe.getMenubar().begin();
 	Menu::const_iterator end = mbe.getMenubar().end();
 	for (; m != end; ++m) {
-		createMenu(owner_->menuBar(), &(*m), this, true);
+		pair<int, QLPopupMenu *> menu =
+			createMenu(owner_->menuBar(), &(*m), this, true);
+		name_map_[m->submenuname()] = menu.second;
+		QObject::connect(menu.second, SIGNAL(activated(int)),
+			owner_, SLOT(activated(int)));
 	}
 }
 
 
-void Menubar::Pimpl::openByName(string const &)
+void Menubar::Pimpl::openByName(string const & name)
 {
-	// FIXME 
+	NameMap::const_iterator const cit = name_map_.find(name); 
+	if (cit == name_map_.end()) 
+		return;
+
+	// this will have to do I'm afraid.
+	cit->second->exec(QCursor::pos());
 }
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.h b/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.h
index 1dc44a423b..37755e7615 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/Menubar_pimpl.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #ifndef MENUBAR_PIMPL_H
 #define MENUBAR_PIMPL_H
 
-#include <vector>
 #include <map>
 
 #include <config.h>
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 class LyXView;
 class QtView;
 class MenuBackend;
+class QLPopupMenu;
 
 struct Menubar::Pimpl {
 public:
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ private:
 
 	/// menu controller
 	MenuBackend const & menubackend_;
+
+	typedef std::map<string, QLPopupMenu *> NameMap;
+
+	/// name to menu for openByName 
+	NameMap name_map_;
 };
  
 #endif // MENUBAR_PIMPL_H
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QtView.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QtView.C
index 8bb706409b..e825c76b9b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QtView.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QtView.C
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ QtView::QtView(unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
 	::current_view = bufferview_.get();
 
 	menubar_.reset(new Menubar(this, menubackend));
-
-	connect(menuBar(), SIGNAL(activated(int)),
-		this, SLOT(activated(int)));
- 
 	toolbar_.reset(new Toolbar(this, 0, 0, toolbardefaults));
 
 	statusBar()->setSizeGripEnabled(false);
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/TODO b/src/frontends/qt2/TODO
index 1d7ea780fa..c235a7514a 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/TODO
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/TODO
@@ -9,14 +9,6 @@ lyx_gui (qt)
 	- move out lyxserver
 	- do dpi (cannot easily fix)
  
-Menubar_pimpl
-
-	- implement openByName
-
-QAbout
-
-	- give good default size 
-
 QDocument
 
 	- implement me. Need MVC (Edwin is on this)