SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
try {
splash.setMessage("Loading preferences ...");
applicationController.loadPreferences();
splash.progress(50);
} catch (SalsaPreferencesException e1) {
LOGGER.error("Cannot load preferences {}", e1.getMessage());
LOGGER.trace("Stack trace", e1);
printCorrectUsageAndExit(e1);