diff --git a/Hbro/Core.hs b/Hbro/Core.hs
--- a/Hbro/Core.hs
+++ b/Hbro/Core.hs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import Network.URL
 
 import System.Console.CmdArgs
+import System.Directory
 import System.Glib.Signals
 import System.IO
 import System.Process
@@ -159,9 +160,13 @@
 -- Load homepage
     case (mURI options) of
         Just uri -> do 
-            webViewLoadUri webView uri
+            fileURI <- doesFileExist uri
+            case fileURI of
+                True -> getCurrentDirectory >>= \cwd -> webViewLoadUri webView $ "file://" ++ cwd ++ "/" ++ uri
+                _    -> webViewLoadUri webView uri
+            
             whenLoud $ putStrLn ("Loading " ++ uri ++ "...")
-        _        -> goHome browser
+        _ -> goHome browser
 
 
 -- Initialize IPC socket
@@ -222,16 +227,16 @@
         Just url' -> do
             whenLoud $ putStrLn ("Loading URI: " ++ url)
             loadURI' url' browser
-        _ -> return ()
+        _ -> putStrLn $ "WARNING: not a valid URI: " ++ url
 
 -- | Backend function for loadURI.
 loadURI' :: URL -> Browser -> IO ()
-loadURI' url@URL {url_type = Absolute _} browser =
-    webViewLoadUri (mWebView $ mGUI browser) (exportURL url)
-loadURI' url@URL {url_type = HostRelative} browser = 
-    webViewLoadUri (mWebView $ mGUI browser) ("file://" ++ exportURL url)
-loadURI' url@URL {url_type = _} browser = 
-    webViewLoadUri (mWebView $ mGUI browser) ("http://" ++ exportURL url)
+loadURI' uri@URL {url_type = Absolute _} browser =
+    webViewLoadUri (mWebView $ mGUI browser) (exportURL uri)
+loadURI' uri@URL {url_type = HostRelative} browser = 
+    webViewLoadUri (mWebView $ mGUI browser) ("file://" ++ exportURL uri)
+loadURI' uri@URL {url_type = _} browser = 
+    webViewLoadUri (mWebView $ mGUI browser) ("http://" ++ exportURL uri)
 -- }}}
 
 
diff --git a/Hbro/Extra/StatusBar.hs b/Hbro/Extra/StatusBar.hs
--- a/Hbro/Extra/StatusBar.hs
+++ b/Hbro/Extra/StatusBar.hs
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 import Control.Monad.Trans(liftIO)
 
+import Data.List
+
+import Graphics.Rendering.Pango.Enums
 import Graphics.Rendering.Pango.Layout
 
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk.Abstract.Widget
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk.Scrolling.ScrolledWindow
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk.WebKit.WebView
 
+import Network.URL
+
 import System.Glib.Signals
 -- }}}
 
@@ -66,7 +71,10 @@
     builder         = mBuilder      (mGUI browser)
     webView         = mWebView      (mGUI browser)
   in do
-    keysLabel       <- builderGetObject builder castToLabel "keys"
+    keysLabel <- builderGetObject builder castToLabel "keys"
+    labelSetAttributes keysLabel [
+        AttrForeground {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paColor = Color 0 65535 0}
+        ]
     
     _ <- after webView keyPressEvent $ do
         value      <- eventKeyVal
@@ -74,8 +82,8 @@
 
         let keyString = keyToString value
         case (keyString, modifiers) of 
-            (Just k, [])    -> liftIO $ labelSetMarkup keysLabel $ "<span foreground=\"green\">" ++ escapeMarkup k ++ "</span>"
-            (Just k, m)     -> liftIO $ labelSetMarkup keysLabel $ "<span foreground=\"green\">" ++ show m ++ escapeMarkup k ++ "</span>"
+            (Just k, [])    -> liftIO $ labelSetText keysLabel k
+            (Just k, m)     -> liftIO $ labelSetText keysLabel (show m ++ k)
             _               -> return ()
 
         return False
@@ -90,20 +98,33 @@
     builder         = mBuilder      (mGUI browser)
     webView         = mWebView      (mGUI browser)
   in do
-    progressLabel   <- builderGetObject builder castToLabel "progress"
-
+    progressLabel <- builderGetObject builder castToLabel "progress"
+-- Load started
     _ <- on webView loadStarted $ \_ -> do
-        labelSetMarkup progressLabel "<span foreground=\"red\">0%</span>"
-    
-    _ <- on webView progressChanged $ \progress' ->
-        labelSetMarkup progressLabel $ "<span foreground=\"yellow\">" ++ show progress' ++ "%</span>"
-
+        labelSetAttributes progressLabel [
+            AttrForeground {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paColor = Color 65535 0 0}
+            ]
+        labelSetText progressLabel "0%"
+-- Progress changed    
+    _ <- on webView progressChanged $ \progress' -> do
+        labelSetAttributes progressLabel [
+            AttrForeground {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paColor = Color 65535 65535 0}
+            ]
+        labelSetText progressLabel $ show progress' ++ "%"
+-- Load finished
     _ <- on webView loadFinished $ \_ -> do
-        labelSetMarkup progressLabel "<span foreground=\"green\">100%</span>"
-
+        labelSetAttributes progressLabel [
+            AttrForeground {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paColor = Color 0 65535 0}
+            ]
+        labelSetText progressLabel "100%"
+-- Error
     _ <- on webView loadError $ \_ _ _ -> do
-        labelSetMarkup progressLabel "<span foreground=\"red\">ERROR</span>"
+        labelSetAttributes progressLabel [
+            AttrForeground {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paColor = Color 65535 0 0}
+            ]
+        labelSetText progressLabel "ERROR"
         return False
+    
     return ()
 
 
@@ -112,28 +133,59 @@
 statusBarURI :: Browser -> IO ()
 statusBarURI browser = do
     uriLabel <- builderGetObject builder castToLabel "uri"
-    
+-- URI changed
     _ <- on webView loadCommitted $ \_ -> do
-        getUri <- (webViewGetUri webView)
-        let (color, uri) = case getUri of 
-                             Just (u@('h':'t':'t':'p':'s':_)) -> ("orange", u)
-                             Just u -> ("gray", u) 
-                             _ -> ("red", "ERROR")
-            
-        labelSetMarkup uriLabel $ "<span weight=\"bold\" foreground=\"" ++ color ++ "\">" ++ escapeMarkup uri ++ "</span>"
+        getUri <- (webViewGetUri webView) 
+        maybe (return ()) (\x -> setURILabel x uriLabel) getUri
 
+-- Hovering link
     _ <- on webView hoveringOverLink $ \_title hoveredUri -> do
         getUri <- (webViewGetUri webView)
-        let (color, uri) = case (hoveredUri, getUri) of
-                             (Just u, _) -> ("#5555ff", u)
-                             (_, Just (u@('h':'t':'t':'p':'s':_))) -> ("orange", u)
-                             (_, Just u) -> ("white", u)
-                             _  -> ("red", "ERROR")
+        let uri = case (hoveredUri, getUri) of
+                             (Just u, _) -> u
+                             (_, Just u) -> u
+                             (_, _)      -> "ERROR"
         
-        labelSetMarkup uriLabel $ "<span weight=\"bold\" foreground=\"" ++ color ++ "\">" ++ escapeMarkup uri ++ "</span>"
+        setURILabel uri uriLabel
+        
     return ()
 
   where
     builder = mBuilder (mGUI browser)
     webView = mWebView (mGUI browser)
-    
+    setURILabel uri label = do
+        let uri' = importURL uri
+        case uri' of
+            Just u -> do
+                case url_type u of
+                    Absolute host -> do
+                        let host'           = exportHost host
+                        let secure'         = secure host
+                        let protocolColor   = Color 20000 20000 20000
+                        let hostColor       = case secure' of
+                              True -> Color 0 65535 0
+                              _    -> Color 50000 50000 50000
+                        let pathColor       = Color 20000 20000 65535
+                        let parametersColor = Color 20000 20000 20000
+                        let i               = findIndex (isPrefixOf "://") (tails host')
+                        let j               = length host'
+                        
+                        
+                        let colorAttributes = case i of
+                                Just n -> [
+                                  AttrForeground {paStart = 0, paEnd = n+3, paColor = protocolColor},
+                                  AttrForeground {paStart = n+3, paEnd = j, paColor = hostColor},
+                                  AttrForeground {paStart = j, paEnd = -1, paColor = pathColor}
+                                  ]
+                                _ -> [
+                                  AttrForeground {paStart = 0, paEnd = j, paColor = hostColor},
+                                  AttrForeground {paStart = j, paEnd = -1, paColor = pathColor}
+                                  ]
+                       
+                        
+                        labelSetAttributes label $ [AttrWeight {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paWeight = WeightBold}] ++ colorAttributes
+                        
+                        labelSetText label uri
+                    _ -> return ()
+            _ -> return ()
+                         
diff --git a/Hbro/Gui.hs b/Hbro/Gui.hs
--- a/Hbro/Gui.hs
+++ b/Hbro/Gui.hs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import Control.Monad.Trans(liftIO)
 
+import Graphics.Rendering.Pango.Enums
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk.Abstract.Container
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk.Abstract.Widget
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk.Builder
@@ -44,15 +45,18 @@
 
 -- Load main window
     window       <- builderGetObject builder castToWindow            "mainWindow"
-    windowSetDefault window (Just webView)
+    windowSetDefault window $ Just webView
 
     scrollWindow <- builderGetObject builder castToScrolledWindow    "webViewParent"
     containerAdd scrollWindow webView 
-    set scrollWindow [
-        scrolledWindowHscrollbarPolicy := PolicyNever,
-        scrolledWindowVscrollbarPolicy := PolicyNever ]
+    scrolledWindowSetPolicy scrollWindow PolicyNever PolicyNever
 
     promptLabel  <- builderGetObject builder castToLabel             "promptDescription"
+    labelSetAttributes promptLabel [
+      AttrStyle  {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paStyle = StyleItalic},
+      AttrWeight {paStart = 0, paEnd = -1, paWeight = WeightBold}
+      ]
+    
     promptEntry  <- builderGetObject builder castToEntry             "promptEntry"
     statusBox    <- builderGetObject builder castToHBox              "statusBox"
 
diff --git a/hbro.cabal b/hbro.cabal
--- a/hbro.cabal
+++ b/hbro.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                hbro
-Version:             0.6.8.1
+Version:             0.6.8.2
 Synopsis:            A minimal KISS compliant browser
 -- Description:         
 Homepage:            http://projects.haskell.org/hbro/
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 Extra-source-files:  examples/hbro.hs
 Data-files:          examples/ui.xml
 
---Source-repositVory head
---    Type:     git
---    Location: git@twyk.tk/haskell-browser.git
+Source-repository head
+    Type:     git
+    Location: git@twyk.org/haskell-browser.git
 
 Library
     Build-depends:
