Index: st2.py
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--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -232,15 +232,12 @@
     # Notebook tab has been clicked (receives numeric page_num), but *NOT* yet changed (visually).
     def channel_switch(self, notebook, page, page_num=0, *args):
         self.current_channel = notebook.get_menu_label_text(notebook.get_nth_page(page_num))
         __print__(dbg.UI, "main.channel_switch():", "set current_channel :=", self.current_channel)
         self.update_title()
-        
         # if first selected, load current category
-        __print__(dbg.STAT, "TRY", "main.channel_switch(): ", self.current_channel + ".first_show()")
-        try: self.channel().first_show()
-        except: __print__(dbg.INIT, ".first_show() initialization error")
+        self.channel().first_show()
 
     # Invoked from the menu instead, uses module name instead of numeric tab id
     def channel_switch_by_name(self, name):
         self.notebook_channels.set_current_page(self.channel_names.index(name))