diff --git a/wxPython/tests/runner.py b/wxPython/tests/runner.py
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+++ b/wxPython/tests/runner.py
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+from wxPython.wx import *
+import sys, time
+
+class WaitingProcess(wxProcess):
+    def __init__(self):
+        wxProcess.__init__(self, None)
+        self.terminated = false
+    def OnTerminate(self, pid, status):
+        print pid, status
+        self.terminated = true
+    def wait(self):
+        while not self.terminated:
+            stream = self.GetInputStream()
+            if not stream.eof():
+                sys.stdout.write(stream.read())
+            stream = self.GetErrorStream()
+            if not stream.eof():
+                sys.stderr.write(stream.read())
+            wxYield()
+
+try:
+    #raw_input("ready...")
+    if 1:
+        process = WaitingProcess()
+        process.Redirect()
+        pid = wxExecute('python -u wxFrame1.py', false, process)
+        process.wait()
+    else:
+        wxExecute('python -u wxFrame1.py')
+
+finally:
+    #raw_input("done...")
+    pass
+
+
+
diff --git a/wxPython/tests/wxFrame1.py b/wxPython/tests/wxFrame1.py
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+++ b/wxPython/tests/wxFrame1.py
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+#Boa:Frame:wxFrame1
+
+from wxPython.wx import *
+
+import sys
+
+
+def create(parent):
+    return wxFrame1(parent)
+
+frame_count = 0
+
+[wxID_WXFRAME1BUTTON1, wxID_WXFRAME1] = map(lambda _init_ctrls: wxNewId(), range(2))
+
+class wxFrame1(wxFrame):
+    def _init_utils(self):
+        pass
+
+    def _init_ctrls(self, prnt):
+        wxFrame.__init__(self, size = wxSize(960, 662), id = wxID_WXFRAME1, title = 'wxFrame1', parent = prnt, name = '', style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE, pos = (-1, -1))
+        self._init_utils()
+
+        self.button1 = wxButton(label = 'button1', id = wxID_WXFRAME1BUTTON1, parent = self, name = 'button1', size = wxSize(75, 23), style = 0, pos = wxPoint(216, 152))
+        EVT_BUTTON(self.button1, wxID_WXFRAME1BUTTON1, self.OnButton1Button)
+
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        self._init_ctrls(parent)
+        global frame_count
+        frame_count += 1
+        self.SetTitle('Frame %d' % frame_count)
+        print 'Frame %d' % frame_count
+        self.shown = 0
+        EVT_IDLE(self, self.OnIdle)
+
+    def OnButton1Button(self, event):
+        print 'Closing %s' % self.GetTitle()
+        self.Close()
+
+    def OnIdle(self, evt):
+        if not self.shown:
+            #print self.GetTitle(), "shown"
+            #print self.Show(false), self.Show(true)
+            #import win32gui, win32con
+            #win32gui.ShowWindow(self.GetHandle(), win32con.SW_SHOW)
+            self.shown = 1
+
+
+class BoaApp(wxApp):
+    def OnInit(self):
+        frame1 = create(None)
+
+##         import win32gui, win32con
+##         win32gui.ShowWindow(frame1.GetHandle(), win32con.SW_SHOW)
+##         frame1.Show(true)
+
+        frame1.Show(true)
+        frame1.Show(false)
+        frame1.Show(true)
+
+        frame2 = create(None)
+        print frame2.Show(true)
+        return true
+
+def main():
+    application = BoaApp(0)
+    application.MainLoop()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+
+##if __name__ == '__main__':
+##    app = wxPySimpleApp()
+##
+##    frame1 = create(None)
+##    frame1.Show(true)
+##
+##    frame2 = create(None)
+##    frame2.Show(true)
+##
+##    app.MainLoop()
+##