Index: Slim/Display/Display.pm
===================================================================
--- Slim/Display/Display.pm	(revision 2530)
+++ Slim/Display/Display.pm	(revision 2531)
@@ -162,13 +162,12 @@
 	
 	$featureHeader = $client->string(uc($feature)) . " ($headerValue)";
 
-	my @lines = Slim::Buttons::Input::Bar::lines($client, $featureValue, $featureHeader,
-												 $client->mixerConstant($feature,'min'),
-												 $mid,
-												 $client->mixerConstant($feature,'max'));
+	my @lines = Slim::Buttons::Input::Bar::barLines($client, $featureValue, $featureHeader,
+													$client->mixerConstant($feature,'min'),
+													$mid,
+													$client->mixerConstant($feature,'max'));
 	
-	# trim off any overlay for showBriefly
-	$client->showBriefly(@lines[0,1]);
+	$client->showBriefly(@lines);
 }
 	
 		
Index: Slim/Buttons/Input/Bar.pm
===================================================================
--- Slim/Buttons/Input/Bar.pm	(revision 2530)
+++ Slim/Buttons/Input/Bar.pm	(revision 2531)
@@ -101,9 +101,46 @@
 	$client->update();
 }
 
+# display lines when in Bar mode.
+# to briefly display a bar when in another mode, use barLines below.
 sub lines {
 	my $client = shift;
-	# These parameters are used when calling this function from Slim::Display::Display
+
+	# sanity check, make sure this code is only called from the right place.
+	my $xxx = shift;
+	assert(!defined($xxx), 
+		   "Bar::lines is deprecated.  Use Bar::barLines().\n");
+
+	my $valueRef = $client->param('valueRef');
+
+	my $listIndex = $client->param('listIndex');
+
+	my $header = Slim::Buttons::Input::List::getExtVal($client,$$valueRef,$listIndex,'header');
+	if ($client->param('stringHeader') && Slim::Utils::Strings::stringExists($header)) {
+		$header = $client->string($header);
+	}
+	if (ref $client->param('headerValue') eq "CODE") {
+		$header .= Slim::Buttons::Input::List::getExtVal($client,$$valueRef,$listIndex,'headerValue');
+	}
+
+	my $min = $client->param('min') || 0;
+	my $mid = $client->param('mid') || 0;
+	my $max = $client->param('max') || 100;
+
+	my $value = $max == $min ? 0 : int(($$valueRef - $min)*100/($max-$min));
+	my $fullstep = 1 unless $client->param('smoothing');
+
+	my ($line1, $line2) = barLines($client, $value, $header, $min, $max, $fullstep);
+
+	my @overlay = Slim::Buttons::Input::List::getExtVal($client,$valueRef,$listIndex,'overlayRef');
+	return ($line1,$line2,@overlay);
+}
+
+# generate bar lines.
+# this method may be called from other modes to briefly display a bar
+# for instance when the volume buttons are pressed.
+sub barLines {
+	my $client = shift;
 	my $value = shift;
 	my $header = shift;
 
@@ -111,34 +148,14 @@
 	my $mid = shift;
 	my $max = shift;
 
+	my $fullstep = shift || 1;
+
 	my ($line1, $line2);
 
-	my $valueRef = $client->param('valueRef');
-	$valueRef = \$value if defined $value;
+	$line1 = $header;
 	
-	my $listIndex = $client->param('listIndex');
-
-	if (defined $header) {
-		$line1 = $header;
-	} else {
-		$line1 = Slim::Buttons::Input::List::getExtVal($client,$$valueRef,$listIndex,'header');
-		if ($client->param('stringHeader') && Slim::Utils::Strings::stringExists($line1)) {
-			$line1 = $client->string($line1);
-		}
-		if (ref $client->param('headerValue') eq "CODE") {
-			$line1 .= Slim::Buttons::Input::List::getExtVal($client,$$valueRef,$listIndex,'headerValue');
-		}
-	}
+	$line2 = $client->sliderBar($client->displayWidth(), $value,$max == $min ? 0 :($mid-$min)/($max-$min)*100,$fullstep);
 	
-	$min = $client->param('min') || 0 unless defined $min;
-	$mid = $client->param('mid') || 0 unless defined $mid;
-	$max = $client->param('max') || 100 unless defined $max;
-
-	my $val = $max == $min ? 0 : int(($$valueRef - $min)*100/($max-$min));
-	my $fullstep = 1 unless $client->param('smoothing');
-
-	$line2 = $client->sliderBar($client->displayWidth(), $val,$max == $min ? 0 :($mid-$min)/($max-$min)*100,$fullstep);
-
 	if ($client->linesPerScreen() == 1) {
 		if ($client->param('barOnDouble')) {
 			$line1 = $line2;
@@ -147,8 +164,8 @@
 			$line2 = $line1;
 		}
 	}
-	my @overlay = Slim::Buttons::Input::List::getExtVal($client,$valueRef,$listIndex,'overlayRef');
-	return ($line1,$line2,@overlay);
+
+	return ($line1, $line2);
 }