3 files changed, 25 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/gui/firstrun/providerselect.py b/src/leap/gui/firstrun/providerselect.py
index 3ffc6ff6..a4be51a9 100644
--- a/src/leap/gui/firstrun/providerselect.py
+++ b/src/leap/gui/firstrun/providerselect.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from leap.base import exceptions as baseexceptions
 from leap.eip import exceptions as eipexceptions
 from leap.gui.progress import InlineValidationPage
 from leap.gui import styles
+from leap.gui.utils import delay
 from leap.util.web import get_https_domain_and_port
 
 from leap.gui.constants import APP_LOGO
@@ -20,20 +21,8 @@ from leap.gui.constants import APP_LOGO
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def delay(obj, method_str):
-    # XXX check newer version in progress.py...
-    """
-    this is a hack to get responsiveness in the ui
-    """
-    QtCore.QTimer().singleShot(
-        10,
-        lambda: QtCore.QMetaObject.invokeMethod(
-            obj, method_str))
-
-
 class SelectProviderPage(InlineValidationPage):
 
-    #disableCheckButton = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
     launchChecks = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None, providers=None):
@@ -183,8 +172,6 @@ class SelectProviderPage(InlineValidationPage):
         QtCore.QMetaObject.invokeMethod(
             self, "showStepsFrame")
 
-        # is this still needed?
-        # XXX can I doo delay(self, "do_checks") ?
         delay(self, "launch_checks")
 
     def _do_checks(self):
diff --git a/src/leap/gui/progress.py b/src/leap/gui/progress.py
index 6f13a1ac..64b87b2c 100644
--- a/src/leap/gui/progress.py
+++ b/src/leap/gui/progress.py
@@ -24,24 +24,6 @@ ICON_WAITING = ":/images/Emblem-question.png"
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-# XXX import this from threads
-def delay(obj, method_str=None, call_args=None):
-    """
-    this is a hack to get responsiveness in the ui
-    """
-    if callable(obj) and not method_str:
-        QtCore.QTimer().singleShot(
-            50,
-            lambda: obj())
-        return
-
-    if method_str:
-        QtCore.QTimer().singleShot(
-            50,
-            lambda: QtCore.QMetaObject.invokeMethod(
-                obj, method_str))
-
-
 class ImgWidget(QtGui.QWidget):
 
     # XXX move to widgets
diff --git a/src/leap/gui/utils.py b/src/leap/gui/utils.py
index 8b1e3630..f91ac3ef 100644
--- a/src/leap/gui/utils.py
+++ b/src/leap/gui/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 utility functions to work with gui objects
 """
+from PyQt4 import QtCore
 
 
 def layout_widgets(layout):
@@ -8,3 +9,26 @@ def layout_widgets(layout):
     return a generator with all widgets in a layout
     """
     return (layout.itemAt(i) for i in range(layout.count()))
+
+
+DELAY_MSECS = 50
+
+
+def delay(obj, method_str=None, call_args=None):
+    """
+    Triggers a function or slot with a small delay.
+    this is a mainly a hack to get responsiveness in the ui
+    in cases in which the event loop freezes and the task
+    is not heavy enough to setup a processing queue.
+    """
+    if callable(obj) and not method_str:
+        fun = lambda: obj()
+
+    if method_str:
+        invoke = QtCore.QMetaObject.invokeMethod
+        if call_args:
+            fun = lambda: invoke(obj, method_str, call_args)
+        else:
+            fun = lambda: invoke(obj, method_str)
+
+    QtCore.QTimer().singleShot(DELAY_MSECS, fun)