--- a/Beremiz.py	Fri Feb 16 18:24:55 2018 +0100
+++ b/Beremiz.py	Fri Feb 16 18:38:30 2018 +0100
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@
 import time
 
 import wx
-from wx.lib.agw.advancedsplash import AdvancedSplash
+from wx.lib.agw.advancedsplash import AdvancedSplash, AS_NOTIMEOUT, AS_CENTER_ON_SCREEN
 
 import util.paths as paths
 
-
 class BeremizIDELauncher(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self.app = None
@@ -55,17 +54,8 @@
 
     def ShowSplashScreen(self):
         bmp = wx.Image(self.splashPath).ConvertToBitmap()
-        self.splash = AdvancedSplash(None, bitmap=bmp)
-
-        # process all events
-        # even the events generated by splash themself during showing
-        if wx.Platform == '__WXMSW__':
-            self.splash.Show()
-            self.splash.ProcessEvent(wx.PaintEvent())
-        else:
-            for dummy in range(0, 30):
-                wx.Yield()
-                time.sleep(0.01)
+        self.splash = AdvancedSplash(None, bitmap=bmp, agwStyle=AS_NOTIMEOUT | AS_CENTER_ON_SCREEN)
+
 
     def Usage(self):
         print("Usage:")
@@ -115,11 +105,15 @@
             self.buildpath = args[1]
 
     def CreateApplication(self):
-        if wx.VERSION >= (3, 0, 0):
-            self.app = wx.App(redirect=self.debug)
-        else:
-            self.app = wx.PySimpleApp(redirect=self.debug)
-
+
+        BeremizAppType = wx.App if wx.VERSION >= (3, 0, 0) else wx.PySimpleApp
+        class BeremizApp(BeremizAppType):
+            def OnInit(_self):
+                self.ShowSplashScreen()
+                wx.CallAfter(self.AppStart)
+                return True
+
+        self.app = BeremizApp(redirect=self.debug)
         self.app.SetAppName('beremiz')
         if wx.VERSION < (3, 0, 0):
             wx.InitAllImageHandlers()
@@ -129,7 +123,6 @@
         self.CheckUpdates()
         self.LoadExtensions()
         self.ImportModules()
-        self.InstallExceptionHandler()
 
     def InitI18n(self):
         from util.misc import InstallLocalRessources
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@
     def InstallExceptionHandler(self):
         import version
         import util.ExceptionHandler
-        util.ExceptionHandler.AddExceptHook(version.app_version)
+        self.handle_exception = util.ExceptionHandler.AddExceptHook(version.app_version)
 
     def CreateUI(self):
         self.frame = self.BeremizIDE.Beremiz(None, self.projectOpen, self.buildpath)
@@ -193,17 +186,24 @@
     def PreStart(self):
         self.ProcessCommandLineArgs()
         self.CreateApplication()
-        self.ShowSplashScreen()
-        self.BackgroundInitialization()
-        self.CreateUI()
-        self.CloseSplash()
+        
+    def AppStart(self):
+        try:
+            self.BackgroundInitialization()
+            self.CreateUI()
+            self.CloseSplash()
+            self.ShowUI()
+        # except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
+        #     raise
+        except Exception:
+            self.handle_exception(*sys.exc_info(), exit = True)
 
     def MainLoop(self):
         self.app.MainLoop()
 
     def Start(self):
         self.PreStart()
-        self.ShowUI()
+        self.InstallExceptionHandler()
         self.MainLoop()