Move call to XInitThreads for linux-vlc setup to module-load. Fixes bug 1473632.

Fixes: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1473632

openlp/core/ui/media/vlcplayer.py

@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ def get_vlc():
             pass
         else:
             raise
-
     if is_vlc_available:
         try:
             VERSION = vlc.libvlc_get_version().decode('UTF-8')
@@ -95,8 +94,16 @@ def get_vlc():
         if LooseVersion(VERSION.split()[0]) < LooseVersion('1.1.0'):
             is_vlc_available = False
             log.debug('VLC could not be loaded, because the vlc version is too old: %s' % VERSION)
+    if is_vlc_available:
+        return vlc
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
 # On linux we need to initialise X threads, but not when running tests.
-        if is_vlc_available and is_linux() and 'nose' not in sys.argv[0]:
+# This needs to happen on module load and not in get_vlc(), otherwise it can cause crashes on some DE on some setups
+# (reported on Gnome3, Unity, Cinnamon, all GTK+ based) when using native filedialogs...
+if get_vlc() and is_linux() and 'nose' not in sys.argv[0]:
     import ctypes
     try:
         x11 = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary('libX11.so')
@@ -104,11 +111,6 @@ def get_vlc():
     except:
         log.exception('Failed to run XInitThreads(), VLC might not work properly!')
 
-    if is_vlc_available:
-        return vlc
-    else:
-        return None
-
 
 class VlcPlayer(MediaPlayer):
     """