gnah.. i don't know yet if I hate or like that language

client-barcode/display.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class Display(threading.Thread):
 
 	def __del__(self):
 		if (not self.screensaver == None):
-			self.screensaver.terminate()
 			self.screensaver = None
 
 		if (not self.serialport == None):
@@ -79,17 +78,15 @@ class Display(threading.Thread):
 		#print "Starting Display thread" 
 		self.screensaver.start()
 		while(self.runme):
-			#print("display thread loop\n")
+			print("display thread loop\n")
 			self.mutex_get()
 			#print("display got mutex and handles scroll\n")
 			self.offset_line1 = self.display_handle_scroll(1,self.scroll_line1,self.offset_line1)
 	                self.offset_line2 = self.display_handle_scroll(2,self.scroll_line2,self.offset_line2)
 			self.mutex_release()
 			time.sleep(.5)
-		#print "Exiting Display thread"
+		print "Exiting Display thread"
 
-	def terminate(self):
-		self.runme = False
 
 
 
@@ -223,6 +220,7 @@ class Display(threading.Thread):
 		self.portlock.release()
 
 	def terminate(self):
+		self.runme=False
 		if (not self.screensaver == None):
 			self.screensaver.terminate()
 			self.screensaver = None

client-barcode/freitagskasse.py

@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class Status:
 			try:
 				command.run(self.login_name)
 			except urllib2.HTTPError as e:
-				myDisplay.write('\x0cFEHLER: Server Error%20s' % str(e)[:20])
+				myDisplay.display_screen("Server error",'Server Error: %s' % str(e))
 				error_page('FEHLER bei Kommunikation mit Server "%s"' % str(e))
 				break
 			else:
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ def handle(line, status):
 	if line == 'exit':
 		clear()
 		myDisplay.write("\x0c")
+		myDisplay.terminate()
 		sys.exit(0)
 
 	if status.logged_in():
@@ -448,7 +449,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	try:
 		main()
 	except KeyboardInterrupt:
-		pass
-		myDisplay.write("\x1b\x40Goodbye!")
 		myDisplay.terminate()
+		myDisplay.write("\x1b\x40Goodbye!")
+		pass