attempting fix for #179, @barisusakli can you pull and test if this is still present?

public/src/forum/footer.js

@@ -96,26 +96,7 @@
 	notifTrigger.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
 		e.preventDefault();
 		if (notifContainer.className.indexOf('open') === -1) {
-			socket.emit('api:notifications.get');
-			socket.emit('api:notifications.mark_all_read', null, function() {
-				notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle-blank';
-				utils.refreshTitle();
-			});
-		}
-	});
-	notifList.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
-		var target;
-		switch(e.target.nodeName) {
-			case 'SPAN': target = e.target.parentNode.parentNode; break;
-			case 'A': target = e.target.parentNode; break;
-			case 'li': target = e.target; break;
-		}
-		if (target) {
-			var nid = parseInt(target.getAttribute('data-nid'));
-			if (nid > 0) socket.emit('api:notifications.mark_read', nid);
-		}
-	});
-	socket.on('api:notifications.get', function(data) {
+			socket.emit('api:notifications.get', null, function(data) {
 				var	notifFrag = document.createDocumentFragment(),
 					notifEl = document.createElement('li'),
 					numRead = data.read.length,
@@ -143,6 +124,25 @@
 
 				if (data.unread.length > 0) notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle active';
 				else notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle-blank';
+
+				socket.emit('api:notifications.mark_all_read', null, function() {
+					notifIcon.className = 'icon-circle-blank';
+					utils.refreshTitle();
+				});
+			});
+		}
+	});
+	notifList.addEventListener('click', function(e) {
+		var target;
+		switch(e.target.nodeName) {
+			case 'SPAN': target = e.target.parentNode.parentNode; break;
+			case 'A': target = e.target.parentNode; break;
+			case 'li': target = e.target; break;
+		}
+		if (target) {
+			var nid = parseInt(target.getAttribute('data-nid'));
+			if (nid > 0) socket.emit('api:notifications.mark_read', nid);
+		}
 	});
 	socket.on('event:new_notification', function() {
 		document.querySelector('.notifications a i').className = 'icon-circle active';

src/websockets.js

@@ -484,9 +484,9 @@ var SocketIO = require('socket.io').listen(global.server, { log:false }),
 			postTools.restore(uid, data.pid);
 		});
 
-		socket.on('api:notifications.get', function(data) {
+		socket.on('api:notifications.get', function(data, callback) {
 			user.notifications.get(uid, function(notifs) {
-				socket.emit('api:notifications.get', notifs);
+				callback(notifs);
 			});
 		});