diff -ru xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.c xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.c
--- xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.c	2006-08-20 13:52:41.000000000 +0200
+++ xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.c	2009-04-02 13:31:05.246335908 +0200
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 #include <config.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BORDER 		4	
-#define TIMEOUT_MIN	0.5	
-#define TIMEOUT_MAX	3
-#define TIMEOUT_STEP	0.5
-
 #include "cpu-freq-plugin.h"
 #include "cpu-freq-dialogs.h"
 
@@ -67,8 +62,7 @@
 static void
 spinner_changed (GtkWidget *spinner, CpuFreqPluginConfigure *configure)
 {
-	gdouble timeout = gtk_spin_button_get_value (spinner);
-	timeout *= 100;
+	guint timeout = gtk_spin_button_get_value_as_int (spinner);
 	cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout = timeout;
 	cpu_freq_restart_monitor_timeout_handle ();
 }
@@ -148,7 +142,7 @@
 						TIMEOUT_MAX,
 						TIMEOUT_STEP);
 	gtk_spin_button_set_value (spinner, 
-			(gdouble)cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout / 100);
+			(gdouble)cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout);
 	gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (hbox), spinner, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(spinner), "value-changed",
diff -ru xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.h xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.h
--- xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.h	2006-08-20 13:52:41.000000000 +0200
+++ xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-dialogs.h	2009-04-02 13:23:31.441335564 +0200
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 }
 CpuFreqPluginConfigure;
 
+#define BORDER 		4	
+#define TIMEOUT_MIN	1	
+#define TIMEOUT_MAX	9
+#define TIMEOUT_STEP	1
+
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 void
diff -ru xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.c xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.c
--- xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.c	2006-08-20 13:52:41.000000000 +0200
+++ xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.c	2009-04-02 13:25:49.864335649 +0200
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "cpu-freq-dialogs.h"
 #include "cpu-freq-overview.h"
 
-#define BORDER  4
 #define SPACING 2
 #define SMALL_PANEL_SIZE 34
 
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@
 cpu_freq_restart_monitor_timeout_handle (void)
 {
 	g_source_remove (cpuFreq->timeoutHandle);
-	cpuFreq->timeoutHandle = g_timeout_add (
+	cpuFreq->timeoutHandle = gtr_timeout_add_seconds (
 			cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout,
 			(GSourceFunc) file_modified,
 			NULL);
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@
 	gboolean status;
 	gint i;
 	status = cpu_freq_start_monitor_timeout ();
-	cpuFreq->timeoutHandle = g_timeout_add (
+	cpuFreq->timeoutHandle = gtr_timeout_add_seconds (
 		cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout,
 		(GSourceFunc) file_modified,
 		NULL);
@@ -278,7 +277,10 @@
 	cpuFreq->options->cpu_number =
 		xfce_rc_read_int_entry  (rc, "cpu_number", 0);
 	cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout =
-		xfce_rc_read_int_entry  (rc, "monitor_timeout", 100);
+		xfce_rc_read_int_entry  (rc, "monitor_timeout", 1);
+	if (cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout > TIMEOUT_MAX ||
+	    cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout < TIMEOUT_MIN)
+		cpuFreq->options->monitor_timeout = TIMEOUT_MIN;
 	cpuFreq->options->show_icon  =
 		xfce_rc_read_bool_entry (rc, "show_icon",  TRUE);
 	cpuFreq->options->show_label_freq =
@@ -394,4 +396,16 @@
 			  G_CALLBACK (cpu_freq_configure), NULL);
 }
 
+guint 
+gtr_timeout_add_seconds(guint interval, 
+                        GSourceFunc function, 
+	                gpointer data)
+{
+	#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION( 2,14,0 )
+		return g_timeout_add_seconds(interval, function, data);
+	#else
+		return g_timeout_add(interval*1000, function, data);
+	#endif
+}
+
 XFCE_PANEL_PLUGIN_REGISTER_EXTERNAL (cpu_freq_construct);
diff -ru xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.h xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.h
--- xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1.orig/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.h	2006-08-20 13:52:41.000000000 +0200
+++ xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin-0.0.1/panel-plugin/cpu-freq-plugin.h	2009-04-02 12:15:54.554335865 +0200
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 void
 cpu_freq_restart_monitor_timeout_handle (void);
 
+guint
+gtr_timeout_add_seconds(guint interval,
+                        GSourceFunc function,
+	                gpointer data);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* _CPU_FREQ_H */