+void
+BaseUI::main_thread ()
+{
+ DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::EventLoop, string_compose ("%1: event loop running in thread %2\n", name(), pthread_self()));
+ set_event_loop_for_thread (this);
+ thread_init ();
+ _main_loop->get_context()->signal_idle().connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &BaseUI::signal_running));
+ _main_loop->run ();
+}
+
+bool
+BaseUI::signal_running ()