# stuff for debugging
 print "wx.VERSION_STRING = ", wx.VERSION_STRING
 print "pid:", os.getpid()
-##raw_input("Press a key...")
+##raw_input("Press Enter...")
 
 assertMode = wx.PYAPP_ASSERT_DIALOG
 ##assertMode = wx.PYAPP_ASSERT_EXCEPTION
         self.name = name
         self.demoModule = module
         self.useShell = useShell
-        wx.App.__init__(self, 0)
+        wx.App.__init__(self, redirect=False)
 
 
     def OnInit(self):
-        wx.InitAllImageHandlers()
         wx.Log_SetActiveTarget(wx.LogStderr())
 
         self.SetAssertMode(assertMode)