Index: clutter-gtk/examples/gtk-clutter-test.c
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--- clutter-gtk/examples/gtk-clutter-test.c	(revision 605)
+++ clutter-gtk/examples/gtk-clutter-test.c	(working copy)
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@
         fade = !fade;
 }
 
+gboolean
+expose_cb (GtkWidget      *widget,
+	   GdkEventExpose *event,
+	   gpointer       data)
+{
+ 	ClutterTimeline *timeline = CLUTTER_TIMELINE (data);
+	clutter_timeline_start (timeline);
+
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -215,8 +226,8 @@
   /* fire a callback for frame change */
   g_signal_connect(timeline, "new-frame",  G_CALLBACK (frame_cb), oh);
 
-  /* and start it */
-  clutter_timeline_start (timeline);
+  /* and start it when the window exposes */
+  g_signal_connect (window, "expose-event", G_CALLBACK (expose_cb), timeline);
 
   gtk_main();