1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/share/extensions/webbrowser_relnotes.py b/share/extensions/webbrowser_relnotes.py
index 8ce07ec21..a47932397 100755
--- a/share/extensions/webbrowser_relnotes.py
+++ b/share/extensions/webbrowser_relnotes.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python 
-import webbrowser
-webbrowser.open("http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046")
+import webbrowser, threading
+url = "http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/ReleaseNotes046"
+
+class VisitWebSiteWithoutLockingInkscape(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, url):
+        self.url = url
+        threading.Thread.__init__ (self)
+
+    def run(self):       
+        webbrowser.open(self.url)
+        
+vwswli = VisitWebSiteWithoutLockingInkscape(url)
+vwswli.start()