From e4a8d6c3fcb7669dab329ef45c074c1bf3c2f0c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Licameli <paul.licameli@audacityteam.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:59:16 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Don't call AudacityApp::OnMenuAbout directly from
 HelpMenus.cpp

---
 src/menus/HelpMenus.cpp | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/menus/HelpMenus.cpp b/src/menus/HelpMenus.cpp
index 3b4dab392..a4780c9d1 100644
--- a/src/menus/HelpMenus.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/HelpMenus.cpp
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ void OnAbout(const CommandContext &context)
 {
 #ifdef __WXMAC__
    // Modeless dialog, consistent with other Mac applications
-   wxCommandEvent dummy;
-   wxGetApp().OnMenuAbout(dummy);
+   // Simulate the application Exit menu item
+   wxCommandEvent evt{ wxEVT_MENU, wxID_ABOUT };
+   wxTheApp->AddPendingEvent( evt );
 #else
    auto &project = context.project;