diff --git a/script/connex.pl b/script/connex.pl
index 23fc067..7f54d94 100644
--- a/script/connex.pl
+++ b/script/connex.pl
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 # This program uses telnet instead of nc to make nex requests, because I couldn't get the Perl nc module to work right.
 
 #TODO: Some branding (status popup on load?, Connex menu item?), About dialog 
-#TODO: Fill out help Dialog
+#TODO: Fill out help Dialog, mention vi navigatio and search
 #TODO: Fill out About Dialog
-#Make status dialog actually useful
+#TODO:Make status dialog actually useful
 
 
 
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ my $port = $PORT_DEFAULT;
 my $pathspec = $PATHSPEC_DEFAULT;
 my $docname; # = "";
 
+
+#new status bar purpose, tracking state
+my $S_REQUESTING = "Requesting...";
+my $S_READY= "        Ready";
+my $S_DIDNT= "(page not requested) " . $S_READY;
+my $S_NORESPONSE ="(No Response) " . $S_READY;
+
 #for future use, when you think you can deal with doc types
 my $doctype = "txt";
 my $dot_ext = ".";
@@ -55,7 +62,8 @@ if (defined $full_url){
 	if ($uri->scheme ne $SCHEME_NEX){
 		die "Need a $SCHEME_NEX url, or start without supplying URL argument.\n";
 	}
-	$full_url= $uri->as_string;		
+	$full_url= $uri->as_string;
+	$HOME_URL = $full_url; #TODO make sure you want to do this, mostly go home and other defaults will go here instead o nightfall.city		
 }else{
 	$full_url = $HOME_URL;
 }
@@ -80,7 +88,8 @@ my @menu = (
    { -label => 'Choose Link    >', -value => \&goto_link_dialog },
    { -label => 'Back        ^B/<', -value => \&goto_back  },
    { -label => 'Go to Link    ^G', -value => \&navigate_link_dialog },
-   { -label => 'Page Links    ^P', -value => \&page_links_dialog  },
+   { -label => 'Go Home       ^M', -value => \&goto_home },
+   { -label => 'Page Links    ^P', -value => \&page_links_dialog },
    { -label => 'History       ^Y', -value => \&history_status_dialog  },
    { -label => 'Exit          ^Q', -value => \&exit_dialog  }
                 ]
@@ -141,7 +150,6 @@ sub navigate_link_dialog()
 	#if not user canceled then navigate
 	if($return){
 		navigate($return);
-		update_status_bar();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -154,8 +162,8 @@ sub goto_link_dialog()
 	if($return){
 		my $linkcount = scalar @page_links;
 		if($return <= $linkcount && $return >0){
+			update_status($S_REQUESTING);
 			goto_link($return);
-			update_status_bar();
 		}else{
 			#$browser->focus();
 			my $return1 = $cui->status("there is no link # " . $return);
@@ -174,14 +182,28 @@ sub goto_back()
 	my $fetched = fetch_history();
 	#if($fetched) {
 		$full_url =$fetched;
+		update_status($S_REQUESTING);
 		load($full_url,0); #don't move back to top
-		update_status_bar();
 		history_status_dialog();
 	#}
 
 }
 
 
+#let's consider home to be the first item in the history
+sub goto_home()
+{
+	if(@history) {
+		$full_url = $history[0]; #peek at first item
+	}else{
+    	$full_url=$HOME_URL;
+	}
+	update_status($S_REQUESTING);
+	load($full_url,0); #don't move back to top
+	history_status_dialog();
+
+}
+
 
 sub goto_link{
 	my $linknum = shift;
@@ -205,23 +227,37 @@ sub navigate{
 	my $link = shift;
 	add_history($full_url);  #add last link to history before going forward!
 	$full_url = $link;
-	load($full_url, 1); #new URL go to top of page
- 
+	update_status($S_REQUESTING);
+	load($full_url, 1); #new URL go to top of page 
 }
 
 
 sub update_status_bar
 {
+	my $status = shift;
 	my $browser = $win1->getobj("browser");
 	my $statusbar = $win1->getobj("status");
-	#$full_url = construct_valid_url($SCHEME_NEX, $host, $pathspec, $docname);
-	$statusbar->text("$full_url" . " | Press '>' key to enter link #. ctl-x for Menu. '<' to go back.");
+	$statusbar->text($status . " | Press '>' key to enter link #. ctl-x for Menu. '<' to go back.");
 	$statusbar->draw();
 	$browser->focus();
 	
+}
+
+sub update_browser_tab
+{
+	my $browser = $win1->getobj("browser");
+	$browser->title("$full_url");
+	$browser->draw();
+
 
 }
 
+sub update_status
+{
+	my $status = shift;
+	update_status_bar($status);
+	update_browser_tab();
+}
 
 sub add_history
 {
@@ -367,6 +403,7 @@ $cui->set_binding( \&navigate_link_dialog , "\cG");
 $cui->set_binding( \&goto_back , "\cB");
 $cui->set_binding( \&goto_back , "<");
 $cui->set_binding( \&goto_link_dialog , ">");
+$cui->set_binding( \&goto_home , "\cM");
 $cui->set_binding( \&page_links_dialog , "\cP");
 $cui->set_binding( \&history_status_dialog , "\cY");
 $cui->set_binding( \&help_dialog , "\cH");
@@ -442,6 +479,9 @@ sub load
 	my $top = shift;
 	#my $scheme, $host, $path, $query, $frag;
 	my ($scheme, $host, $path, $query, $frag) = uri_split($url);
+
+	
+	
 	#what happens with different scheme?
 	if ($scheme eq $SCHEME_NEX){
 		#A lot of trial and error here, connect->print of path was somehow important to get output to complete...
@@ -476,6 +516,12 @@ sub load
 	 	if ($top){
 			$widget->pos(0);
 	 	}
+	 	if ($page_contents eq ''){
+		 	update_status($S_NORESPONSE);
+	 	}else{
+	 		update_status($S_READY);
+	 	}
+	 	
 	 }else{
 	 	#can't load non-nex as of now
 		my $browser = $win1->getobj("browser");	
@@ -484,6 +530,7 @@ sub load
 		#pop and revert to history for display
 	    #my $fetched = fetch_history();
 	    $full_url = fetch_history();
+	    update_status($S_DIDNT);
 		
 	 }