diff --git a/app.c b/app.c
index e7cf7589..7830c3b2 100644
--- a/app.c
+++ b/app.c
@@ -7,37 +7,49 @@
 #include "windows.h"
 #include "jabber.h"
 
+#define CHAT 0
+#define CONS 1
+
 static void main_event_loop(void);
 
 void start_profanity(void)
 {
     char cmd[50];
     while (TRUE) {
-        cmd_get_command_str(cmd);
+        inp_get_command_str(cmd);
 
         if (strcmp(cmd, "/quit") == 0) {
             break;
+        } else if (strncmp(cmd, "/help", 5) == 0) {
+            cons_help();
+            cons_show();
+            inp_clear();
         } else if (strncmp(cmd, "/connect ", 9) == 0) {
             char *user;
             user = strndup(cmd+9, strlen(cmd)-9);
 
             bar_print_message("Enter password:");
             char passwd[20];
-            cmd_get_password(passwd);
+            inp_get_password(passwd);
 
             bar_print_message(user);
             jabber_connect(user, passwd);
+            chat_show();
             main_event_loop();
             break;
         } else {
-            cmd_clear();
+            cons_bad_command(cmd);
+            cons_show();
+            inp_clear();
         }
     }
 }
 
 static void main_event_loop(void)
 {
-    cmd_non_block();
+    int showing = CHAT;
+
+    inp_non_block();
 
     while(TRUE) {
         int ch = ERR;
@@ -50,9 +62,20 @@ static void main_event_loop(void)
         
             // handle incoming messages
             jabber_process_events();
+            if (showing == CHAT) {
+                chat_show();
+            }
 
+            // determine if they changed windows
+            if (ch == KEY_F(1)) {
+                cons_show();
+                showing = CONS;
+            } else if (ch == KEY_F(2)) {
+                chat_show();
+                showing = CHAT;
+            }
             // get another character from the command box
-            cmd_poll_char(&ch, command, &size);
+            inp_poll_char(&ch, command, &size);
         }
 
         // null terminate the input    
@@ -61,10 +84,19 @@ static void main_event_loop(void)
         // newline was hit, check if /quit command issued
         if (strcmp(command, "/quit") == 0) {
             break;
+        } else if (strncmp(command, "/help", 5) == 0) {
+            cons_help();
+            if (showing == CONS) {
+                cons_show();
+            }
+            inp_clear();
         } else {
             jabber_send(command);
             show_outgoing_msg("me", command);
-            cmd_clear();
+            if (showing == CHAT) {
+                chat_show();
+            }
+            inp_clear();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/windows.c b/windows.c
index 2b6148c5..86108de6 100644
--- a/windows.c
+++ b/windows.c
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@
 
 #include "windows.h"
 
-// window references
+// common window references
 static WINDOW *title_bar;
-static WINDOW *cmd_bar;
-static WINDOW *cmd_win;
-static WINDOW *main_win;
+static WINDOW *inp_bar;
+static WINDOW *inp_win;
+
+// main windows
+static WINDOW *chat_win;
+static WINDOW *cons_win;
 
 static void create_title_bar(void);
-static void create_command_bar(void);
-static void create_command_window(void);
-static void create_main_window(void);
+static void create_input_bar(void);
+static void create_input_window(void);
+
+static void create_chat_window(void);
+static void create_console_window(void);
 
 void gui_init(void)
 {
@@ -34,14 +39,15 @@ void gui_init(void)
 
     create_title_bar();
     wrefresh(title_bar);
-    create_command_bar();
-    wrefresh(cmd_bar);
-    create_command_window();
-    wrefresh(cmd_win);
-    create_main_window();
-    wrefresh(main_win);
+    create_input_bar();
+    wrefresh(inp_bar);
+    create_input_window();
+    wrefresh(inp_win);
 
-    wmove(cmd_win, 0, 0);
+    create_chat_window();
+    create_console_window();
+
+    wmove(inp_win, 0, 0);
 }
 
 void gui_close(void)
@@ -54,8 +60,7 @@ void show_incomming_msg(char *from, char *message)
     char line[100];
     sprintf(line, "%s: %s\n", from, message);
 
-    wprintw(main_win, line);
-    wrefresh(main_win);
+    wprintw(chat_win, line);
 }
 
 void show_outgoing_msg(char *from, char* message)
@@ -63,73 +68,96 @@ void show_outgoing_msg(char *from, char* message)
     char line[100];
     sprintf(line, "%s: %s\n", from, message);
 
-    wprintw(main_win, line);
-    wrefresh(main_win);
+    wprintw(chat_win, line);
 }
 
-void cmd_get_command_str(char *cmd)
+void inp_get_command_str(char *cmd)
 {
-    wmove(cmd_win, 0, 0);
-    wgetstr(cmd_win, cmd);
+    wmove(inp_win, 0, 0);
+    wgetstr(inp_win, cmd);
 }
 
-void cmd_clear(void)
+void inp_clear(void)
 {
-    wclear(cmd_win);
-    wmove(cmd_win, 0, 0);
-    wrefresh(cmd_win);
+    wclear(inp_win);
+    wmove(inp_win, 0, 0);
+    wrefresh(inp_win);
 }
 
-void cmd_non_block(void)
+void inp_non_block(void)
 {
-    wtimeout(cmd_win, 0);
+    wtimeout(inp_win, 0);
 }
 
-void cmd_poll_char(int *ch, char command[], int *size)
+void inp_poll_char(int *ch, char command[], int *size)
 {
-    int cmd_y = 0;
-    int cmd_x = 0;
+    int inp_y = 0;
+    int inp_x = 0;
 
-    // move cursor back to cmd_win
-    getyx(cmd_win, cmd_y, cmd_x);
-    wmove(cmd_win, cmd_y, cmd_x);
+    // move cursor back to inp_win
+    getyx(inp_win, inp_y, inp_x);
+    wmove(inp_win, inp_y, inp_x);
 
     // echo off, and get some more input
     noecho();
-    *ch = wgetch(cmd_win);
+    *ch = wgetch(inp_win);
 
     // if delete pressed, go back and delete it
     if (*ch == 127) {
         if (*size > 0) {
-            getyx(cmd_win, cmd_y, cmd_x);
-            wmove(cmd_win, cmd_y, cmd_x-1);
-            wdelch(cmd_win);
+            getyx(inp_win, inp_y, inp_x);
+            wmove(inp_win, inp_y, inp_x-1);
+            wdelch(inp_win);
             (*size)--;
         }
     }
+
     // else if not error or newline, show it and store it
     else if (*ch != ERR && *ch != '\n') {
-        waddch(cmd_win, *ch);
+        waddch(inp_win, *ch);
         command[(*size)++] = *ch;
     }
 
     echo();
-
-
 }
 
-void cmd_get_password(char *passwd)
+void inp_get_password(char *passwd)
 {
-    wclear(cmd_win);
+    wclear(inp_win);
     noecho();
-    mvwgetstr(cmd_win, 0, 0, passwd);
+    mvwgetstr(inp_win, 0, 0, passwd);
     echo();
 }
 
 void bar_print_message(char *msg)
 {
-    mvwprintw(cmd_bar, 0, 0, msg);
-    wrefresh(cmd_bar);
+    mvwprintw(inp_bar, 0, 0, msg);
+    wrefresh(inp_bar);
+}
+
+void cons_help(void)
+{
+    waddstr(cons_win, "Help\n");
+    waddstr(cons_win, "----\n");
+    waddstr(cons_win, "/quit - Quits Profanity.\n");
+    waddstr(cons_win, "/connect <username@host> - Login to jabber.\n");
+}
+
+void cons_bad_command(char *cmd)
+{
+    wprintw(cons_win, "Unknown command: %s\n", cmd);
+}
+
+void cons_show(void)
+{
+    touchwin(cons_win);
+    wrefresh(cons_win);
+}
+
+void chat_show(void)
+{
+    touchwin(chat_win);
+    wrefresh(chat_win);
 }
 
 static void create_title_bar(void)
@@ -144,30 +172,43 @@ static void create_title_bar(void)
     mvwprintw(title_bar, 0, 0, title);
 }
 
-static void create_command_bar(void)
+static void create_input_bar(void)
 {
     int rows, cols;
     getmaxyx(stdscr, rows, cols);
 
-    cmd_bar = newwin(1, cols, rows-2, 0);
-    wbkgd(cmd_bar, COLOR_PAIR(3));
+    inp_bar = newwin(1, cols, rows-2, 0);
+    wbkgd(inp_bar, COLOR_PAIR(3));
 }
 
-static void create_command_window(void)
+static void create_input_window(void)
 {
     int rows, cols;
     getmaxyx(stdscr, rows, cols);
 
-    cmd_win = newwin(1, cols, rows-1, 0);
-    keypad(cmd_win, TRUE);
+    inp_win = newwin(1, cols, rows-1, 0);
+    keypad(inp_win, TRUE);
 }
 
-static void create_main_window(void)
+static void create_chat_window(void)
 {
     int rows, cols;
     getmaxyx(stdscr, rows, cols);
 
-    main_win = newwin(rows-3, cols, 1, 0);
-    scrollok(main_win, TRUE);
+    chat_win = newwin(rows-3, cols, 1, 0);
+    scrollok(chat_win, TRUE);
 }
 
+static void create_console_window(void)
+{
+    int rows, cols;
+    getmaxyx(stdscr, rows, cols);
+
+    cons_win = newwin(rows-3, cols, 1, 0);
+    scrollok(cons_win, TRUE);
+    
+    waddstr(cons_win, "Welcome to Profanity.\n");
+    touchwin(cons_win);
+    wrefresh(cons_win);
+
+}
diff --git a/windows.h b/windows.h
index 5f411cf9..34203873 100644
--- a/windows.h
+++ b/windows.h
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ void gui_init(void);
 void gui_close(void);
 void show_incomming_msg(char *from, char *message);
 void show_outgoing_msg(char *from, char *message);
-void cmd_get_command_str(char *cmd);
-void cmd_poll_char(int *ch, char command[], int *size);
-void cmd_clear(void);
-void cmd_non_block(void);
-void cmd_get_password(char *passwd);
+void inp_get_command_str(char *cmd);
+void inp_poll_char(int *ch, char command[], int *size);
+void inp_clear(void);
+void inp_non_block(void);
+void inp_get_password(char *passwd);
 void bar_print_message(char *msg);
-
+void cons_help(void);
+void cons_show(void);
+void chat_show(void);
+void cons_bad_command(char *cmd);
 #endif