diff --git a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
index 25a228bbb..a24ac9143 100644
--- a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
+++ b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ class FittingView(d.Display):
                 self.Show(fitID is not None)
                 self.slotsChanged()
                 sFit.switchFit(fitID)
-                wx.PostEvent(self.mainFrame, GE.FitChanged(fitID=fitID))
+                # @todo pheonix: had to disable this as it was causing a crash at the wxWidgets level. Dunno why, investigate
+                #wx.PostEvent(self.mainFrame, GE.FitChanged(fitID=fitID))
 
         event.Skip()
 
diff --git a/gui/display.py b/gui/display.py
index 173b5fa40..9b2b161df 100644
--- a/gui/display.py
+++ b/gui/display.py
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ class Display(wx.ListCtrl):
     def addColumn(self, i, col):
         self.activeColumns.append(col)
         info = wx.ListItem()
-        info.m_mask = col.mask | wx.LIST_MASK_FORMAT | wx.LIST_MASK_WIDTH
-        info.m_image = col.imageId
-        info.m_text = col.columnText
-        info.m_width = -1
-        info.m_format = wx.LIST_FORMAT_LEFT
+        info.SetMask(col.mask | wx.LIST_MASK_FORMAT | wx.LIST_MASK_WIDTH)
+        info.SetImage(col.imageId)
+        info.SetText(col.columnText)
+        info.SetWidth(-1)
+        info.SetAlign(wx.LIST_FORMAT_LEFT)
         self.InsertColumn(i, info)
         col.resized = False
         if i == 0 and col.size != wx.LIST_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER: