signal_manager = new wxSignalManager (this);
Bind (wxEVT_IDLE, boost::bind (&App::idle, this));
+ /* Bad things happen (on Linux at least) if the config is reloaded by main_thread;
+ it seems like there's a race which results in the locked_sstream mutex being
+ locked before it is initialised. Calling Config::instance() here loads the config
+ again in this thread, which seems to work around the problem.
+ */
+ Config::instance();
+
_icon = new TaskBarIcon;
_thread = new thread (bind (&App::main_thread, this));