1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/demos/gears/Gears.java b/src/demos/gears/Gears.java
index 0260ccb..94d563d 100644
--- a/src/demos/gears/Gears.java
+++ b/src/demos/gears/Gears.java
@@ -28,8 +28,15 @@ public class Gears {
     final Animator animator = new Animator(canvas);
     frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
         public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
-          animator.stop();
-          System.exit(0);
+          // Run this on another thread than the AWT event queue to
+          // make sure the call to Animator.stop() completes before
+          // exiting
+          new Thread(new Runnable() {
+              public void run() {
+                animator.stop();
+                System.exit(0);
+              }
+            }).start();
         }
       });
     frame.show();