diff --git a/Timeline/Loggable.C b/Timeline/Loggable.C
index 64c8412..3f2ba88 100644
--- a/Timeline/Loggable.C
+++ b/Timeline/Loggable.C
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ Loggable::replay ( FILE *fp )
             _progress_callback( current * 100 / total, _progress_callback_arg );
     }
 
+    if ( _progress_callback )
+        _progress_callback( 0, _progress_callback_arg );
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -127,7 +130,6 @@ Loggable::replay ( FILE *fp )
 bool
 Loggable::close ( void )
 {
-
     DMESSAGE( "closing journal and destroying all journaled objects" );
 
     if ( ! _fp )
diff --git a/Timeline/TLE.fl b/Timeline/TLE.fl
index c0ec13b..5b609e7 100644
--- a/Timeline/TLE.fl
+++ b/Timeline/TLE.fl
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ main_window->show();
 
 Fl::lock();
 
-Fl::run();} {}
+// Fl::run();} {}
   }
   Function {TLE()} {open
   } {
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ asprintf( &path, "%s/options", user_config_dir );
 free( path );
 
 
-menubar->add( "&Timeline", 0, 0, const_cast< Fl_Menu_Item *>( timeline->menu->menu() ), FL_SUBMENU_POINTER );} {}
+menubar->add( "&Timeline", 0, 0, const_cast< Fl_Menu_Item *>( timeline->menu->menu() ), FL_SUBMENU_POINTER );
+
+
+Loggable::progress_callback( &TLE::progress_cb, this );} {}
   }
   Function {make_window()} {open
   } {
@@ -191,9 +194,6 @@ main_window->redraw();}
 if ( ! name )
 	return;
 	
-progress->show();
-timeline->hide();
-Loggable::progress_callback( progress_cb, this );
 
 if ( ! Project::validate( name ) )
 {
@@ -204,9 +204,7 @@ else if ( ! Project::open( name ) )
 	fl_alert( "Could not open \\"%s\\" as a Non-DAW project!", name );
 	
 	// we are in a somewhar ambiguous state now with no project open.
-}
-progress->hide();
-timeline->show();}
+}} selected
             xywh {10 10 40 25}
           }
           MenuItem {} {
@@ -679,8 +677,7 @@ project_name->redraw();} {}
 
 snprintf( s, 5, "%d%%", (int)v );
 
-p->label( s );} {selected
-    }
+p->label( s );} {}
   }
   Function {update_status()} {open
   } {
@@ -807,7 +804,20 @@ exit( 0 );} {}
   }
   Function {progress_cb( int p, void *arg )} {open return_type {static void}
   } {
-    code {Fl_Progress *progress = ((TLE*)arg)->progress;
+    code {((TLE*)arg)->progress_cb( p );} {}
+  }
+  Function {progress_cb( int p )} {open return_type void
+  } {
+    code {if ( ! progress->visible() )
+{
+	timeline->hide();
+	progress->show();
+}
+else if ( 0 == p )
+{
+	timeline->show();
+	progress->hide();
+}
 
 static char pat[10];
 
diff --git a/Timeline/main.C b/Timeline/main.C
index 56174b2..6cdd605 100644
--- a/Timeline/main.C
+++ b/Timeline/main.C
@@ -135,15 +135,17 @@ main ( int argc, char **argv )
 
     lash->init( APP_NAME, APP_TITLE, &argc, &argv );
 
+    MESSAGE( "Starting GUI" );
+
+    tle->run();
+
     if ( argc > 1 )
         if ( ! Project::open( argv[ 1 ] ) )
             FATAL( "Could not open project specified on command line" );
 
     /* FIXME: open project in /tmp if none is given? */
 
-    MESSAGE( "Starting GUI" );
-
-    tle->run();
+    Fl::run();
 
     MESSAGE( "Your fun is over" );
 }