diff --git a/connex.pl b/connex.pl
index 29618fd..cd5966f 100755
--- a/connex.pl
+++ b/connex.pl
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ my $PATHSPEC_DEFAULT = '';
 my $PORT_DEFAULT = 1900;
 my $SCHEME_NEX = "nex";
 
-my $home_default= $SCHEME_NEX . $HOST_DEFAULT;
-
 my $host = "nightfall.city";
 my $port = "1900";
 my $pathspec = "";
@@ -28,7 +26,17 @@ my $dot_ext = ".";
 
 my $HOME_URL = uri_join($SCHEME_NEX,$HOST_DEFAULT);
 
-my $full_url = $HOME_URL;
+#if argument entered, it should be a nex url:
+my $full_url= $ARGV[0];
+if (defined $full_url){	
+	my $uri=URI->new($full_url, $SCHEME_NEX);
+	if ($uri->scheme ne $SCHEME_NEX){
+		die "need a $SCHEME_NEX url, or start without supplying URL argument.\n";
+	}
+	$full_url= $uri->as_string;		
+}else{
+	$full_url = $HOME_URL;
+}
 
 my @history;
 my @page_links;
@@ -42,14 +50,20 @@ my $connect = new Net::Telnet (Timeout => 10,
 my @menu = (
   { -label => 'File', 
     -submenu => [
-   { -label => 'Go to Link  ^G', -value => \&navigate_link_dialog },
-   { -label => 'Choose Link  >', -value => \&goto_link_dialog },
-   { -label => 'Back        ^B', -value => \&goto_back  },
-   { -label => 'History     ^H', -value => \&history_status_dialog  },
-   { -label => 'Page Links  ^P', -value => \&page_links_dialog  },
-   { -label => 'Exit        ^Q', -value => \&exit_dialog  }
+   { -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 => 'History       ^Y', -value => \&history_status_dialog  },
+   { -label => 'Exit          ^Q', -value => \&exit_dialog  }
                 ]
    },
+   { -label => 'Help',
+	 -submenu => [
+   { -label => 'Help  ^H', -value => \&help_dialog },
+   { -label => 'About   ', -value => \&about_dialog },
+				]
+   }, 
 
 );
 
@@ -170,7 +184,7 @@ sub update_status_bar
 	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-g to enter nex URL. '<' to go back.");
+	$statusbar->text("$full_url" . " | Press '>' key to enter link #. ctl-x for Menu. '<' to go back.");
 	$statusbar->draw();
 	$browser->focus();
 	
@@ -238,7 +252,34 @@ sub page_links_list
 	}
 }
 
+sub about_dialog
+{
+	my $browser = $win1->getobj("browser");	
+	$browser->focus();
+	my $return = $cui->status("Connex browser\n by gorf\@rawtext.club\n 2024");
+}
 
+sub help_dialog
+{
+	my $browser = $win1->getobj("browser");	
+	$browser->focus();
+	my $message = <<'END_MESSAGE';
+Navigation:
+Press '>' key to select a '[>#]link by #
+Press '<' key to go back to previous page
+
+Program Features:
+Press ctl-x for menu
+END_MESSAGE
+	
+    my $return = $cui->dialog(
+	    -message   => $message,
+        -title     => "Connex Help", 
+        -buttons   => ['ok'],
+ 
+        );
+
+}
 
 my $menu = $cui->add(
         'menu','Menubar', 
@@ -249,6 +290,7 @@ my $menu = $cui->add(
 
 $win1 = $cui->add(
                      'win1', 'Window',
+                     -title => "Connex, a Nightfall Express (nex://) browser",
                      -border => 1,
                      -y    => 1,
                      -bfg  => 'red',
@@ -280,12 +322,10 @@ $statusbar = $win1->add("status", "TextViewer",
         	             -width => -1,
         	             -reverse => 1,
         	             -paddingspaces => 1,
-                         -text => "$HOME_URL | Press '>' key to enter link #. ctl-g to enter nex URL. '<' to go back.",
+                         -text => "$full_url | Press '>' key to enter link #; ctl-x for menu; '<' to go back.",
                          );
                          
 
-
-
 #key bindings, should match menu items
 $cui->set_binding(sub {$menu->focus()}, "\cX");
 $cui->set_binding( \&exit_dialog , "\cQ");
@@ -293,6 +333,9 @@ $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( \&page_links_dialog , "\cP");
+$cui->set_binding( \&history_status_dialog , "\cY");
+$cui->set_binding( \&help_dialog , "\cH");
 $cui->set_binding(sub {
         my $cui = shift;
         $cui->layout;
@@ -304,12 +347,12 @@ $cui->set_binding(sub {
 # There is no need for the editor widget to loose focus, so
 # the "loose-focus" binding is disabled here. This also enables the
 # use of the "TAB" key in the editor, which is nice to have.
-$texteditor->clear_binding('loose-focus');
+#$texteditor->clear_binding('loose-focus');
 
 #start up
-#$texteditor->focus();
+$texteditor->focus();
 
-navigate($HOME_URL);
+navigate($full_url);
 $cui->mainloop();