+            if ( IsMain() )
+            {
+                // event processing - needed if we are the main thread
+                // to give other threads a chance to do remaining GUI
+                // processing and terminate cleanly.
+                wxTheApp->HandleSockets();
+                if (wxTheApp->Pending())
+                  if ( !wxTheApp->DoMessage() )
+                  {
+                      // WM_QUIT received: kill the thread
+                      Kill();
+
+                      return wxTHREAD_KILLED;
+                  }
+                  else
+                    wxUsleep(10);
+            }
+            else
+                wxUsleep(10);