Merge branch 'bugs/JAL-3009_blockingNetworkThreads' into releases/Release_2_10_4_Branch

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
index 8be4eac..259e693 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
   {
     final Desktop me = this;
     // Thread off the news reader, in case there are connection problems.
-    addDialogThread(new Runnable()
+    new Thread(new Runnable()
     {
       @Override
       public void run()
@@ -526,13 +526,13 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
         showNews.setVisible(true);
         Cache.log.debug("Completed news thread.");
       }
-    });
+    }).start();
   }
 
   public void getIdentifiersOrgData()
   {
     // Thread off the identifiers fetcher
-    addDialogThread(new Runnable()
+    new Thread(new Runnable()
     {
       @Override
       public void run()
@@ -549,7 +549,8 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop
                   + e.getMessage());
         }
       }
-    });
+    }).start();
+    ;
   }
 
   @Override