Index: channels/__init__.py
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--- channels/__init__.py
+++ channels/__init__.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 # pack:
 #    bookmarks.py configwin.py streamedit.py history.py search.py links.py 
 #    icast.py internet_radio.py itunes.py jamendo.py live365.py global_key.py
 #    modarchive.py myoggradio.py punkcast.py radiobrowser.py radiotray.py
 #    shoutcast.py surfmusik.py timer.py tunein.py xiph.py youtube.py
-#    exportcat.py useragentswitcher.py somafm.py dnd.py
+#    exportcat.py useragentswitcher.py somafm.py dnd.py ubuntuusers.py
 # config: -
 # priority: core
 #
 # GenericChannel implements the basic GUI functions and defines
 # the default channel data structure. It implements fallback logic
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 # GtkBuilder description. They derive from ChannelPlugins therefore,
 # which constructs and registers the required gtk widgets manually.
 
 
 import gtk
-from uikit import uikit
+from uikit import uikit, ver as gtk_ver
 from config import *
 import ahttp as http
 import action
 import favicon
 import os.path
@@ -300,11 +300,14 @@
         conf.save("cache/" + self.module, self.streams, gz=1)
 
 
     # called occasionally while retrieving and parsing
     def update_streams_partially_done(self, entries):
-        uikit.do(uikit.columns, self.gtk_list, self.datamap, entries)
+        if gtk_ver == 3 and not conf.nothreads:
+            pass
+        else:  # kills Gtk3 too easily
+            uikit.do(uikit.columns, self.gtk_list, self.datamap, entries)
 
         
     # finds differences in new/old streamlist, marks deleted with flag
     def deleted_streams(self, new, old):
         diff = []