Index: st2.py
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--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@
 
 # standard modules
 import sys
 import os, os.path
 import re
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 # threading or processing module
 try:
     from processing import Process as Thread
 except:
@@ -109,10 +110,13 @@
         features = {}    # non-channel plugins
         working = []     # threads
         add_signals = {} # channel gtk-handler signals
         hooks = {
             "play": [favicon.download_playing],  # observers queue here
+            "init": [],
+            "config_load": [],
+            "config_save": [],
         }
 
         # status variables
         channel_names = ["bookmarks"]    # order of channel notebook tabs
         current_channel = "bookmarks"    # currently selected channel name (as index in self.channels{})
@@ -151,12 +155,16 @@
                         self.channels[id].current = winstate[id]["current"]
                         self.channels[id].shown = winlayout[id+"_list"].get("row:selected", 0)   # actually just used as boolean flag (for late loading of stream list), selection bar has been positioned before already
             except:
                 pass # fails for disabled/reordered plugin channels
 
-            # display current open channel/notebook tab
+            # late plugin initializations
             gui_startup(17/20.0)
+            [callback(self) for callback in self.hooks["init"]]
+
+            # display current open channel/notebook tab
+            gui_startup(18/20.0)
             self.current_channel = self.current_channel_gtk()
             try: self.channel().first_show()
             except: __print__(dbg.INIT, "main.__init__: current_channel.first_show() initialization error")
 
       
@@ -220,11 +228,11 @@
                 "streamedit_new": streamedit.new,
                 "streamedit_cancel": streamedit.cancel,
             }.items() ) + list( self.add_signals.items() ) ))
             
             # actually display main window
-            gui_startup(99/100.0)
+            gui_startup(98.9/100.0)
             self.win_streamtuner2.show()
             
 
           
 
@@ -271,12 +279,11 @@
                 self.current_channel = self.channel_names[page_num]
             
             # if first selected, load current category
             try:
                 __print__(dbg.PROC, "channel_switch: try .first_show", self.channel().module);
-                __print__(self.channel().first_show)
-                __print__(self.channel().first_show())
+                self.channel().first_show()
             except:
                 __print__(dbg.INIT, "channel .first_show() initialization error")
 
 
         # convert ListStore iter to row number
@@ -306,11 +313,11 @@
         # play button
         def on_play_clicked(self, widget, event=None, *args):
             row = self.row()
             if row:
                 self.channel().play(row)
-                [hook(row) for hook in self.hooks["play"]]
+                [callback(row) for callback in self.hooks["play"]]
 
 
         # streamripper
         def on_record_clicked(self, widget):
             row = self.row()
@@ -744,10 +751,11 @@
                 self.combobox_theme()
                 self.first_open = 0
                 self.win_config.resize(565, 625)
             self.load_config(conf.__dict__, "config_")
             self.load_config(conf.plugins, "config_plugins_")
+            [callback() for callback in self.hooks["config_load"]]
             self.win_config.show()
         first_open = 1
 
         # Hide window
         def hide(self, *args):
@@ -875,11 +883,12 @@
         
         # save config
         def save(self, widget):
             self.save_config(conf.__dict__, "config_")
             self.save_config(conf.plugins, "config_plugins_")
-            self.apply_theme()
+            [callback() for callback in main.hooks["config_save"]]
+            config_dialog.apply_theme()
             conf.save(nice=1)
             self.hide()
                   
 config_dialog = config_dialog()
 # instantiates itself
@@ -962,22 +971,23 @@
             pass
         def update_streams(self, cat):
             return self.streams.get(cat, [])
 
             
-        # initial display
+        # streams are already loaded at instantiation
         def first_show(self):
-            if not self.streams["favourite"]:
-                self.cache()
+            pass
 
 
         # all entries just come from "bookmarks.json"
         def cache(self):
             # stream list
             cache = conf.load(self.module)
             if (cache):
+                __print__(dbg.PROC, "load bookmarks.json")
                 self.streams = cache
+            
 
 
         # save to cache file
         def save(self):
             conf.save(self.module, self.streams, nice=1)