fix backspace key, error messages not displayed, and other stuff

1 files changed, 31 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/poezio.py b/src/poezio.py
index 6a5dc435..a73924d8 100644
--- a/src/poezio.py
+++ b/src/poezio.py
@@ -24,10 +24,40 @@ Starting point of poezio. Launches both the Connection and Gui
 import sys
 import traceback
 import curses
-from common import MyStdErr, exception_handler
+
+class MyStdErr(object):
+    def __init__(self, fd):
+        """
+        Change sys.stderr to something like /dev/null
+        to disable any printout on the screen that would
+        mess everything
+        """
+        self.old_stderr = sys.stderr
+        sys.stderr = fd
+    def restaure(self):
+        """
+        Restaure the good ol' sys.stderr, because we need
+        it in order to print the tracebacks
+        """
+        sys.stderr = self.old_stderr
+
+my_stderr = MyStdErr(open('/dev/null', 'a'))
+
+def exception_handler(type_, value, trace):
+    """
+    on any traceback: exit ncurses and print the traceback
+    then exit the program
+    """
+    my_stderr.restaure()
+    curses.endwin()
+    curses.echo()
+    traceback.print_exception(type_, value, trace, None, sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(2)
 
 sys.excepthook = exception_handler
 
+import common
+
 from connection import Connection
 from multiuserchat import MultiUserChat
 from config import config