fixes the sys.excepthook thread bug, and fix the traceback on joining a room with non-ascii chars

src/common.py

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import sys
 import select
 import errno
 import time
+import traceback
 
 import xmpp
 

src/gui.py

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class Gui(object):
         """
         main loop waiting for the user to press a key
         """
+        self.refresh_window()
         while True:
             doupdate()
             char=read_char(stdscr)
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ class Gui(object):
         returns the room that has this name
         """
         for room in self.rooms:
-            if room.name == name:
+            if room.name.decode('utf-8') == name:
                 return room
         return None
 
@@ -449,6 +450,7 @@ class Gui(object):
         from_room = stanza.getFrom().getStripped()
 	room = self.get_room_by_name(from_room)
 	if not room:
+            # common.debug(':(:(:(:(\n')
             return
         else:
             msg = None

src/poezio.py

@@ -21,9 +21,28 @@
 Starting point of poezio. Launches both the Connection and Gui
 """
 
+import threading
 import sys
-import traceback
-import curses
+
+def installThreadExcepthook():
+    """
+    Workaround for sys.excepthook thread bug
+    See http://bugs.python.org/issue1230540
+    Python, you made me sad :(
+    """
+    init_old = threading.Thread.__init__
+    def init(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        init_old(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        run_old = self.run
+        def run_with_except_hook(*args, **kw):
+            try:
+                run_old(*args, **kw)
+            except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+                raise
+            except:
+                sys.excepthook(*sys.exc_info())
+        self.run = run_with_except_hook
+    threading.Thread.__init__ = init
 
 class MyStdErr(object):
     def __init__(self, fd):
@@ -52,11 +71,14 @@ def exception_handler(type_, value, trace):
     curses.endwin()
     curses.echo()
     traceback.print_exception(type_, value, trace, None, sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(2)
+    import os                   # used to quit the program even from a thread
+    os.abort()
 
 sys.excepthook = exception_handler
 
-import common
+import sys
+import curses
+import signal
 
 from connection import Connection
 from multiuserchat import MultiUserChat
@@ -64,7 +86,6 @@ from config import config
 from gui import Gui
 from curses import initscr
 
-import signal
 signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN) # ignore ctrl-c
 
 def main():
@@ -80,4 +101,5 @@ def main():
     gui.main_loop(stdscr)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    installThreadExcepthook()
     main()

src/user.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 from random import randrange
 from config import config
 from datetime import timedelta, datetime
+import curses
 
 class User(object):
     """
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ class User(object):
         self.update(affiliation, show, status, role)
         self.change_nick(nick)
         self.color = randrange(2, 10) # assign a random color
+        # if randrange(1) == 0:
+        # self.color = 16
+        # self.color |= curses.A_BOLD
 
     def update(self, affiliation, show, status, role):
         self.affiliation = affiliation