Exploratory patch which may fix some weird bugs, or may get reverted soon

terminatorlib/terminator.py

@@ -750,6 +750,10 @@ class Terminator:
       dbg ("splitaxis function called, but Terminator was in zoomed mode.")
       return
 
+    # Make sure we are actually ready to do this
+    while gtk.events_pending ():
+      gtk.main_iteration ()
+
     # create a new terminal and parent pane.
     dbg ('SEGBUG: Creating TerminatorTerm')
     terminal = TerminatorTerm (self, self.profile, command, widget.get_cwd())
@@ -762,6 +766,11 @@ class Terminator:
     dbg ('SEGBUG: showed TerminatorTerm')
     terminal.spawn_child ()
     dbg ('SEGBUG: spawned child')
+
+    # Make sure we are actually ready to return
+    while gtk.events_pending ():
+      gtk.main_iteration ()
+
     return
   
   def remove(self, widget, keep = False):

terminatorlib/terminatorterm.py

@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
       self._composited_support = False
     #self._vte.set_double_buffered(True)
     self._vte.set_size (80, 24)
-    self.reconfigure_vte ()
     self._vte._expose_data = None
     self._vte.show ()
 
@@ -243,6 +242,9 @@ class TerminatorTerm (gtk.VBox):
     dbg ('SEGBUG: Setting COLORTERM')
     os.putenv ('COLORTERM', 'gnome-terminal')
     dbg ('SEGBUG: TerminatorTerm __init__ complete')
+    while gtk.events_pending ():
+      gtk.main_iteration ()
+    self.reconfigure_vte ()
 
   def openurl (self, url):
     dbg ('openurl: viewing %s'%url)