diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/ui.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/ui.js
index 90d35af8..7e3b5fc3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/ui.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/ui.js
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ function CommandLine() //{{{
     var prompt_widget = document.getElementById('vimperator-commandline-prompt');
     // The command bar which contains the current command
     var command_widget = document.getElementById('vimperator-commandline-command');
+    // The widget used for multiline in-/output
+    var multiline_widget = document.getElementById("vimperator-multiline"); 
+    multiline_widget.contentDocument.body.setAttribute("style", "margin: 0px; font-family: -moz-fixed;"); // get rid of the default border
 
     // we need to save the mode which were in before opening the command line
     // this is then used if we focus the command line again without the "official"
@@ -130,7 +133,20 @@ function CommandLine() //{{{
     // Sets the command - e.g. 'tabopen', 'open http://example.com/'
     function setCommand(cmd)
     {
-        command_widget.value = cmd;
+        // FIXME: very simple, buggy version as of yet, just a tech-demo --mst
+        //multiline_widget.contentDocument.designMode ="on";
+        // multiline
+        if (cmd.indexOf("\n") > -1 || cmd.indexOf("\\n") > -1 || cmd.indexOf("<br>") > -1 || cmd.indexOf("<br/>") > -1)
+        {
+            multiline_widget.collapsed = false;
+            cmd = cmd.replace(/\n|\\n/g, "<br/>") + "<br/><span style=\"color: green;\">Press ENTER or type command to continue</span>";
+            multiline_widget.contentDocument.body.innerHTML = cmd;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            multiline_widget.collapsed = true;
+            command_widget.value = cmd;
+        }
     }
 
     function addToHistory(str)
diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
index 52087736..2171a18b 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ window.addEventListener("load", init, false);
 
 function init() //{{{
 {
-    window.dump("in init\n");
+    window.dump("Vimperator init\n");
     // init the main object
     vimperator = new Vimperator;
     vimperator.log("Initializing vimperator object...", 1);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ function Vimperator() //{{{
      */
     this.log = function(msg, level)
     {
-//        if(Options.getPref("verbose") >= level) FIXME: hangs vimperator
+        // if(Options.getPref("verbose") >= level) // FIXME: hangs vimperator, probably timing issue --mst
             console_service.logStringMessage('vimperator: ' + msg);
     }
 
diff --git a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.xul b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.xul
index 26093e47..59a6ba20 100644
--- a/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.xul
+++ b/chrome/content/vimperator/vimperator.xul
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ the terms of any one of the MPL, the GPL or the LGPL.
                         onblur="vimperator.commandline.onEvent(event);"
                         style="font-family: monospace; -moz-user-focus:ignore;"/>
                 </hbox>
+                <iframe id="vimperator-multiline" src="about:blank" flex="100%" hidden="false" collapsed="true"/>
 			</vbox>
 		</toolbar>