diff --git a/src/vido.cc b/src/vido.cc
index b178c3a..d3177a5 100644
--- a/src/vido.cc
+++ b/src/vido.cc
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Gtk::ScrolledWindow *scrolled_window2;
 Gtk::Widget *html;
 GtkWidget *html_wg;
 std::vector < std::pair< std::string, std::string > > history;
-unsigned int position = 0;
+int position;
 bool historyCall = false;
 // variable to keep url of currently displayed article
 std::string current_url = "";
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ const zim::File& get_file()
 
   if (!zimFile.good())
   {
-    log_debug("file not initialized:" << fileName);
+//     log_debug("file not initialized:" << fileName);
     zimFile = zim::File(fileName);
-    log_debug("number of articles: " << zimFile.getCountArticles());
+//     log_debug("number of articles: " << zimFile.getCountArticles());
   }
 
-  log_debug("returning file.");
+//   log_debug("returning file.");
   return zimFile;
 }
 
@@ -116,29 +116,41 @@ void show_help()
 // fill gtkhtml widget with new content
 
 void fill_gtkhtml(std::string& html_str, std::string url, std::string title){
-    log_debug("fill gtkhtml called with " << url << " and " << title);
+    log_debug("fill gtkhtml called with " << position << " " << url << " and " << title);
     std::string ccontent;
     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;
     if ((url != "") && title != ""){
-      if (position == 0){
-        log_debug("adding " << title << " to history");
+      if ((!historyCall)){
+        if(position != 0){
+					std::vector < std::pair< std::string, std::string > >::iterator iterator = history.begin();
+          log_debug("history size: " << history.size());
+					for (int d=0; d < history.size(); d++){
+						log_debug("history entry: " << d << " " << history[d].first);
+					}
+					for (int m=history.size()+position; m <= history.size(); m++){
+            log_debug("erasing history: number: "<< m << "title: " << history[m].first);
+						history.erase(iterator+m);
+            }
+				}
+				log_debug("adding " << title << " to history \n" << "position: " << position);
         history.push_back( std::make_pair( url, title ) );
-        if (history.size() == 11){
+				if (history.size() == 11){
           history.erase(history.begin());
           }
+				log_debug("history size after stuff: " << history.size());
       }else{
-        if (!historyCall){
-          log_debug("clearing history");
-          std::vector < std::pair< std::string, std::string > >::iterator iterator = history.begin();
-          for (int m=0; m < position; m++){
-            history.erase(iterator+m);
-            }
-        }else{
+//         if (!historyCall){
+//           log_debug("clearing history");
+//           std::vector < std::pair< std::string, std::string > >::iterator iterator = history.begin();
+//           for (int m=0; m < position; m++){
+//             history.erase(iterator+m);
+//             }
+//         }else{
           historyCall = false;
-        }
+//         }
       }
       
     }
@@ -157,10 +169,13 @@ void show_history()
 	screenblock(1);
   std::string res, url, title;
   res += "<ul style=\"list-style-type:none;\">";
-
-  for(unsigned i=history.size()-1; i > 0; --i)
+	log_debug("history size: " << history.size());
+	for (int d=0; d < history.size(); d++){
+		log_debug("history entry: " << d << " " << history[d].first);
+	}
+  for(int i=history.size()-1; i >= 0; i--)
   {
-    
+    log_debug("entry: " << i);
 #if HAVE_ZIM_QUNICODE_H
     res += "<li><a href=" + history[i].first + ">" + history[i].second + "</a></li>";
 #else
@@ -187,15 +202,19 @@ void history_jump(int jumper){
   log_debug("new_pos = " << new_pos);
   log_debug("history size = " << history.size());
   if ((new_pos > 0) && (new_pos <= history.size())){
+// 		position = new_rel_pos;
     historyCall = true;
     std::string url = history[new_pos-1].first;
     log_debug("url is = " << url);
 //     const char* uri =  url.c_str();
 //     getArticleFromUrl(const_cast<char*>(url.c_str()), 1);
     const char* uri = url.c_str();
-    getArticleFromUrl(uri, 0);
+    getArticleFromUrl(uri, new_rel_pos);
     position = new_rel_pos;
-  }
+  }else{
+		log_debug("jump not possible");
+		window2->connect_all();
+	}
 }
 
 //UNUSED
@@ -214,7 +233,7 @@ void show_random()
 // 		window2->disconnect_all();
 		
 		screenblock(1);
-    log_debug("random called. window all disconnected");
+//     log_debug("random called. window all disconnected");
     zim::File m = get_file();
 		zim::Article article;
     do
@@ -234,12 +253,12 @@ void show_random()
 		
     std::string res = article.getPage();
 
-    log_debug("article size=" << res.size());
-    log_debug("article title=" << article.getTitle());
-    log_debug("article namespace=" << article.getNamespace());
-    position = 0;
+//     log_debug("article size=" << res.size());
+//     log_debug("article title=" << article.getTitle());
+//     log_debug("article namespace=" << article.getNamespace());
+//     position = 0;
     fill_gtkhtml(res, article.getUrl(), article.getTitle());
-		log_debug("random called. window all connected");
+// 		log_debug("random called. window all connected");
 
 }
 
@@ -264,15 +283,16 @@ void GoToTop()
 
 // // set displayed html to given url
 // // FIXME: returns several articles and displays on one page ... why?
-void getArticleFromUrl(const gchar *url, int pos = 0)
+void getArticleFromUrl(const gchar *url, int pos)
 {
     // TODO unescape url
 
 // //     create ZIM file accessor
     zim::File m = get_file();
-
 // //     convert url to string
-    std::string term(url);
+    std::string term;
+		term.assign(url);
+// 		log_debug("str url" << term << "\n");
     std::string content;
 // //     replace '+' signs with spaces in url
     std::replace(term.begin(), term.end(), '+', ' ');
@@ -315,9 +335,7 @@ void getArticleFromUrl(const gchar *url, int pos = 0)
         if (article.good())  // check if article is really found
         {
             content = article.getPage();
-            if (pos == 0){
-              position = 0;
-            }
+						position = pos;
             fill_gtkhtml(content, article.getUrl(), article.getTitle());
         }
         else
@@ -336,6 +354,7 @@ void getArticleFromUrl(const gchar *url, int pos = 0)
 // // test functions
 void getArticleFromTitle(const gchar *phrase)
 {
+		historyCall = false;
     screenblock(1);
 		char ns;
     ns = 'A';
@@ -367,6 +386,7 @@ void getArticleFromTitle(const gchar *phrase)
         res = article.getPage(false, 10);
         url = article.getUrl();
         title = article.getTitle();
+				log_debug("set article from title position = 0");
         position = 0;
       }
       else
@@ -408,11 +428,11 @@ bool on_link_clicked(GtkHTML *html, const gchar *url)
         term = term.substr(0, found);   
         //TODO make "set_html" func accept anchor name
         const char* uri = term.c_str();
-        getArticleFromUrl(uri, 0);
+        getArticleFromUrl(uri, position);
       }
       
     }else{
-      getArticleFromUrl(url,0);
+      getArticleFromUrl(url,position);
     }
     
     return true;
@@ -460,7 +480,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       
       window.add(scrolled_window);
       window.show_all();
-			
+			position = 0;
       show_random();
       gtk_html_edit_make_cursor_visible(GTK_HTML(html_wg));   
       Gtk::Main::run(window);