diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 899eb9c..ea4cd06 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -528,12 +528,13 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     def GetWirelessProperty(self,networkid,property):
         ''' Retrieves wireless property from the network specified '''
         value = self.LastScan[networkid].get(property)
-        if self.debug_mode == 1:
-        print 'returned wireless network',networkid,'property',property,'of value',value
         try:
             value = value.encode('utf-8')
         except:
             pass
+        if self.debug_mode == 1:
+            #return type instead of value for security
+            print 'returned wireless network',networkid,'property',property,'of type',type(value)
         return value
     #end function GetWirelessProperty
 
@@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
     def GetCurrentDBMStrength(self):
         ''' Returns the current dbm signal strength '''
         try:
-        dbm_strength = int(self.wifi.GetDBMStrength())
+            dbm_strength = int(self.wifi.GetDBMStrength())
         except:
             dbm_strength = 0
         return dbm_strength
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         ''' Returns the IP that the wireless interface has '''
         ip = self.wifi.GetIP()
         if self.debug_mode == 1:
-        print 'returning wireless ip',ip
+            print 'returning wireless ip',ip
         return ip
     #end function GetWirelessIP
 
@@ -690,7 +691,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         '''returns the wired interface\'s ip address'''
         ip = self.wired.GetIP()
         if self.debug_mode == 1:
-        print 'returning wired ip',ip
+            print 'returning wired ip',ip
         return ip
     #end function GetWiredIP
 
@@ -702,11 +703,11 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
             #status, if it doesn't exist, we aren't connecting
             status = self.wired.connecting_thread.is_connecting
             if self.debug_mode == 1:
-            print 'wired connecting',status
+                print 'wired connecting',status
             return status
         else:
             if self.debug_mode == 1:
-            print 'wired connecting',False
+                print 'wired connecting',False
             return False
     #end function CheckIfWiredConnecting
 
@@ -771,7 +772,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         if self.WiredNetwork:
             self.WiredNetwork[property] = misc.Noneify(value)
             if self.debug_mode == 1:
-            print 'set',property,'to',misc.Noneify(value)
+                print 'set',property,'to',misc.Noneify(value)
             return True
         else:
             print 'WiredNetwork does not exist'
@@ -783,7 +784,7 @@ class ConnectionWizard(dbus.service.Object):
         if self.WiredNetwork:
             value = self.WiredNetwork.get(property)
             if self.debug_mode == 1:
-            print 'returned',property,'with value of',value,'to client...'
+                print 'returned',property,'with value of',value,'to client...'
             return value
         else:
             print 'WiredNetwork does not exist'
diff --git a/data/wicd.glade b/data/wicd.glade
index 7d696aa..a2f8413 100644
--- a/data/wicd.glade
+++ b/data/wicd.glade
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
             <property name="border_width">4</property>
             <child>
               <widget class="GtkProgressBar" id="progressbar">
-                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="visible">False</property>
                 <property name="tooltip" translatable="yes">Connecting...</property>
                 <property name="activity_mode">True</property>
                 <property name="text" translatable="yes">Connecting...</property>
diff --git a/gui.py b/gui.py
index 648b293..36717ad 100644
--- a/gui.py
+++ b/gui.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ _ = lang.gettext
 #but it works and makes it easy for me :)
 ##########
 # translations are done at
-# http://wicd.sourceforge.net/wiki/doku.php?id=translations
+# http://wicd.net/translator
 # please translate if you can!
 ##########
 language = {}
@@ -896,7 +896,8 @@ class appGui:
         self.windowname = "gtkbench"
         self.wTree = gtk.glade.XML(gladefile)
 
-        dic = { "on_vpn_connection" : self.on_vpn_connection, 
+        dic = { # "on_vpn_connection" : self.on_vpn_connection, 
+                # I don't see a function that matches this...
                 "refresh_clicked" : self.refresh_networks, 
                 "quit_clicked" : self.exit, 
                 "disconnect_clicked" : self.disconnect_wireless,
@@ -914,7 +915,11 @@ class appGui:
         # I don't know how to translate a menu entry.
         # More specifically, I don't know how to set a menu entry's text
         # self.wTree.get_widget("connect_button").modify_text(language['_network'])
-        self.wTree.get_widget("progressbar").set_text(language['connecting'])
+
+        probar = self.wTree.get_widget("progressbar")
+        probar.set_text(language['connecting'])
+        # self.entry.set_visibility(False)
+        # probar.set_visiblity(False)
         self.window = self.wTree.get_widget("window1")
 
         self.network_list = self.wTree.get_widget("network_list_vbox")
@@ -922,6 +927,8 @@ class appGui:
         self.status_bar = self.wTree.get_widget("statusbar")
         self.refresh_networks(fresh=False)
 
+        self.status_area.hide_all()
+
         self.statusID = None
         
         self.vpn_connection_pipe = None
@@ -1343,4 +1350,11 @@ class appGui:
     
     def show_win(self):
         self.window.show_all()
+        # hide the status bar, as it might be confusing if it
+        # pops up randomly :)
+        self.status_area.hide_all()
         self.is_visible = True
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = appGui()
+    gtk.main()
diff --git a/wicd.py b/wicd.py
index c2dab87..a92db87 100755
--- a/wicd.py
+++ b/wicd.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ language['connecting'] = _('Connecting...')
 
 class TrayIcon():
     def __init__(self, use_tray):
+        print 'Use tray:',use_tray
         if USE_EGG:
             self.tr = self.DapperTrayIconGUI(use_tray)
         else:
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ class TrayIcon():
             # Check for a wireless connection
             elif cur_iface == wifi_iface:
                 cur_net_id = wireless.GetCurrentNetworkID()
+                lock = ''
                 if wireless.GetWirelessProperty(cur_net_id, "encryption"):
                     lock = "-lock"
                 strength = wireless.GetPrintableSignalStrength()
@@ -353,6 +355,7 @@ def main(argv):
     argv -- The arguments passed to the script.
 
     """
+    print 'Loading...'
     use_tray = True
 
     try:
@@ -373,6 +376,8 @@ def main(argv):
     #sys.stderr = log
     #sys.stdout = log
     
+    print 'Done initalizing, starting...'
+
     # Set up the tray icon GUI and backend
     tray_icon = TrayIcon(use_tray)
     
@@ -392,5 +397,6 @@ def main(argv):
     mainloop.run()
 
 
+print 'Here.'
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main(sys.argv)