diff --git a/src/vido.cc b/src/vido.cc
index 6757280..b178c3a 100644
--- a/src/vido.cc
+++ b/src/vido.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@ const zim::File& get_file()
   return zimFile;
 }
 
+
+void screenblock(int val){
+
+		if (val == 1){
+				scrolled_window2->remove();
+				scrolled_window2->add_label("loading");	
+		}else if(val == 0){
+				scrolled_window2->remove();
+				scrolled_window2->add(*html);	
+		}
+		while( Gtk::Main::events_pending() ){
+				Gtk::Main::iteration();
+		}
+}
+
 // display message in gtk window
 void show_message(std::string title, std::string txt)
 {
@@ -100,10 +115,10 @@ void show_help()
 
 // fill gtkhtml widget with new content
 
-void fill_gtkhtml(std::string& html, std::string url, std::string title){
+void fill_gtkhtml(std::string& html_str, std::string url, std::string title){
     log_debug("fill gtkhtml called with " << url << " and " << title);
     std::string ccontent;
-    ccontent = "<a name=\"top\"></a>" + html;
+    ccontent = "<a name=\"top\"></a>" + html_str;
     gtk_html_flush(GTK_HTML(html_wg));
     gtk_html_load_from_string(GTK_HTML(html_wg), ccontent.c_str(), -1);
     current_url = url;
@@ -131,12 +146,15 @@ void fill_gtkhtml(std::string& html, std::string url, std::string title){
 		while( Gtk::Main::events_pending() ){
 				Gtk::Main::iteration();
 		}
+		screenblock(0);
+		
 		window2->connect_all();
     
 }
 
 void show_history()
 {
+	screenblock(1);
   std::string res, url, title;
   res += "<ul style=\"list-style-type:none;\">";
 
@@ -189,10 +207,13 @@ void history_jump(int jumper){
 
 // // // externally called functions
 
+
 // // display random article
 void show_random()
 {
 // 		window2->disconnect_all();
+		
+		screenblock(1);
     log_debug("random called. window all disconnected");
     zim::File m = get_file();
 		zim::Article article;
@@ -219,6 +240,7 @@ void show_random()
     position = 0;
     fill_gtkhtml(res, article.getUrl(), article.getTitle());
 		log_debug("random called. window all connected");
+
 }
 
 // // display search dialog
@@ -227,6 +249,7 @@ void search_window(main_window *window_x)
 // 		html_color = html_color_new_from_rgb('255','0','0');
 // 		gtk_html_set_color(GTK_HTML(html_wg),html_color);
     search_dialog(window_x, " ");
+		
 }
 
 // // 
@@ -313,7 +336,8 @@ void getArticleFromUrl(const gchar *url, int pos = 0)
 // // test functions
 void getArticleFromTitle(const gchar *phrase)
 {
-    char ns;
+    screenblock(1);
+		char ns;
     ns = 'A';
     zim::File z = get_file();
     
@@ -326,7 +350,7 @@ void getArticleFromTitle(const gchar *phrase)
     if( result.size() == 0)
     {
         show_message("Error", "The article you requested (" + term + ")  was not found.");
-    
+				screenblock(0);
     }else{ 
       
       if (result.size() == 1){