--- sonata.py_orig	2013-03-12 19:24:47.000000000 +0100
+++ sonata.py	2013-03-12 19:25:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zsi/+bug/208855
 sys.path.append('/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/oldxml')
 
+sys.path.remove('/usr/local/bin')
+
 # hint for gnome.init to set the process name to 'sonata'
 if platform.system() == 'Linux':
 	sys.argv[0] = 'sonata'
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@
 socketsettimeout(5)
 
 if not args.should_skip_gui():		
-	gtk.gdk.threads_init()
+	#gtk.gdk.threads_init()
 
 	# we don't use gtk.LinkButton, but gtk.AboutDialog does;
 	# in gtk 2.16.0 without this, the about uri opens doubly: