don't read from ini twice when loading a character's emotions

charselect.py

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class charselect(QtGui.QWidget):
         super(charselect, self).__init__(parent)
         self.parent = parent
         self.populated = False
-        self.dropdownloaded = False
         self.page = 0
         self.image = QtGui.QLabel(self)
         self.image.setPixmap(QtGui.QPixmap(AO2XPpath+"themes/default/charselect_background.png"))
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ class charselect(QtGui.QWidget):
     
     def populateCharacterDropdown(self):
         self.charDropdown.clear()
+        self.charDropdown.addItem("")
         for char in self.charlist:
             self.charDropdown.addItem(char[0])
         self.populated = True
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ class charselect(QtGui.QWidget):
                 self.prevpage.hide()
             
             char = self.charlist[ind][0].lower()
+            if not exists(AOpath+"characters/"+ char):
+                print char, "doesn't exist"
             if exists(AOpath+"characters/"+ char +"/char_icon.png"): # AO2
                 self.setBtnImage.emit(AOpath+"characters/"+ char +"/char_icon.png", i)
             elif exists(AOpath+"misc/demothings/"+ char +"_char_icon.png"): # AO 1.7.5/1.8
@@ -159,10 +161,9 @@ class charselect(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.selectChar(ind+(self.page*self.max_chars_on_page))
 
     def onDropdownSelect(self, index):
-        if self.dropdownloaded: 
+        if index == 0 or self.charDropdown.count() == 1:
-            self.selectChar(index)
+            return
-        else:
+        self.selectChar(index - 1)
-            self.dropdownloaded = True
 
     def selectChar(self, charIndex):
         self.parent.tcp.send("CC#0#"+str(charIndex)+"#ur mom gay#%")
@@ -171,6 +172,9 @@ class charselect(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.hide()
         self.parent.gamewindow.setFixedSize(self.parent.width, self.parent.height)
         self.parent.gamewindow.center()
+        
+    def onDisconnect(self):
+        self.populated = False
 
     def show(self):
         super(charselect, self).show()