4 files changed, 24 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/baseapp/mainwindow.py b/src/leap/baseapp/mainwindow.py
index 8188f819..2df99074 100644
--- a/src/leap/baseapp/mainwindow.py
+++ b/src/leap/baseapp/mainwindow.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import logging
 
+import sip
+sip.setapi('QString', 2)
+sip.setapi('QVariant', 2)
+
 from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
 
@@ -10,6 +14,7 @@ from leap.baseapp.log import LogPaneMixin
 from leap.baseapp.systray import StatusAwareTrayIconMixin
 from leap.baseapp.network import NetworkCheckerAppMixin
 from leap.baseapp.leap_app import MainWindowMixin
+from leap.gui.threads import FunThread
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(name=__name__)
 
@@ -145,19 +150,3 @@ class LeapWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow,
 
     def runchecks_and_eipconnect(self):
         self.initchecks.begin()
-
-
-class FunThread(QtCore.QThread):
-    # XXX move to gui/threads
-    # for code consistence
-
-    def __init__(self, fun, parent=None):
-        QtCore.QThread.__init__(self, parent)
-        self.fun = fun
-
-    def run(self):
-        if self.fun:
-            self.fun()
-
-    def begin(self):
-        self.start()
diff --git a/src/leap/baseapp/systray.py b/src/leap/baseapp/systray.py
index 06be2975..94a7a8f2 100644
--- a/src/leap/baseapp/systray.py
+++ b/src/leap/baseapp/systray.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import logging
+import sip
+sip.setapi('QString', 2)
+sip.setapi('QVariant', 2)
 
 from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
diff --git a/src/leap/gui/progress.py b/src/leap/gui/progress.py
index 2b1b40d9..6e8abc1f 100644
--- a/src/leap/gui/progress.py
+++ b/src/leap/gui/progress.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import logging
 from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
 
-from leap.baseapp.mainwindow import FunThread
+from leap.gui.threads import FunThread
 
 from leap.gui import mainwindow_rc
 
diff --git a/src/leap/gui/threads.py b/src/leap/gui/threads.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..176c19b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/leap/gui/threads.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from PyQt4 import QtCore
+
+
+class FunThread(QtCore.QThread):
+
+    def __init__(self, fun, parent=None):
+        QtCore.QThread.__init__(self, parent)
+        self.fun = fun
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.fun:
+            self.fun()
+
+    def begin(self):
+        self.start()