diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 6486fa6..5e0aa9b 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # makefile for text.c
 
-CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-Wall -g
+CC=i686-quinn-gcc
+CFLAGS=-Wall
 OBJS=text.o page.o line.o prompt.o
 HEADERS=$(subst .o,.h,$(OBJS)) # text.h page.h ...
-LIBS=-lncurses
+LIBS=-lpdcurses -lSDL -lquinn -lfreetype -lpng -lz
 
 text: $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o text $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o text.exe $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
 
 text.o:	text.c $(HEADERS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c text.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ page.o: page.c page.h line.h
 cleanall: clean cleantxt
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(OBJS) text
+	rm -f $(OBJS) text.exe
 
 cleantxt:
 	rm -f *.txt
diff --git a/page.h b/page.h
index 62b5791..612a93e 100644
--- a/page.h
+++ b/page.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define PAGE_H
 /* PAGE struct definition and related functions */
 
-#include <ncurses.h> // might have to move this
+#include <curses.h> // might have to move this
 #include "line.h" 
 
 #define PAGE_SIZE 500 /* Default number of lines */
diff --git a/prompt.h b/prompt.h
index d9aa85c..f11149b 100644
--- a/prompt.h
+++ b/prompt.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef PROMPT_H
 #define PROMPT_H
 
-#include <ncurses.h>
+#include <curses.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 #define PROMPT_STRING_LINES 5
diff --git a/text.c b/text.c
index 8d0edb7..bd550c4 100644
--- a/text.c
+++ b/text.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 int y_offset = 0; // TODO: move to local scope
 int tab_offset = 0;
 
-#define DEBUG
+// #define DEBUG
 
 void print_loc(int x, int y)
 {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* curses interface */
 	initscr();
 	noecho();
-	keypad(stdscr, true);
+	keypad(stdscr, 1);
 	
 	int beg = 0;
 	int end = WIN_SIZE;
@@ -56,19 +56,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     int i;
 	
 
-	update_status("Press F4 to quit");
+	update_status(page.filename, "");
 	
 	print_page(&page, beg, end);
 	getyx(stdscr, y, x);
 
-    char status[NAME_LIMIT + 10];
-	while(true)
+	while(1)
 	{
         print_loc(x, y);
 		beg = 0 + y_offset;
 		end = WIN_SIZE + y_offset;
 		int ch = getch();
-		update_status("Press F4 to quit"); // default text
+		update_status(page.filename, ""); // default text
 		switch(ch)
 		{
 			case KEY_F(4):
@@ -78,15 +77,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				break;
 			case KEY_F(5):
 				save_file(&page);
-                sprintf(status, "Saved as \'%s\'", page.filename);
-				update_status(status);
+				update_status(page.filename, "Saved!");
 				break;
             case KEY_F(6):
                 prompt_string("Save As:", page.filename, NAME_LIMIT);
                 save_file(&page);
-                sprintf(status, "Saved as \'%s\'", page.filename);
 				print_page(&page, beg, end);
-				update_status(status);
+				update_status(page.filename, "Saved!");
                 break;
 			case KEY_UP:
 				move_up(&page, &x, &y);
@@ -103,6 +100,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			case KEY_DC:
 			case 127: // backspace key...
 			case KEY_BACKSPACE:
+			case '\b':
 				if(strlen(page.text[y + y_offset].line) == 0)
 				{	// can only delete blank lines for now
 					remove_line(&page, y + y_offset);
@@ -146,14 +144,17 @@ endnc:
 } // main
 
 // prints a message at the bottom of the window
-void update_status(char *info)
+void update_status(char *filename, char *info)
 {
 	int oldy, oldx; getyx(stdscr, oldy, oldx);
-	
+	char status[81];
+
+	snprintf(status, 80, "F4: Quit    F5: Save    F6: Save As    File: %-25.25s %s", filename, info);
+
 	attron(A_REVERSE);
 	move(LINES - 1, 0);
 	clrtoeol();
-	printw(info);
+	printw(status);
 	attroff(A_REVERSE);
 	
 	move(oldy, oldx);
diff --git a/text.h b/text.h
index 536a751..104fea4 100644
--- a/text.h
+++ b/text.h
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 #include <stdlib.h> // declared in line.h
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <string.h> // declared in line.h
-#include <ncurses.h> // -lncurses. declared in page.h
+#include <curses.h> // -lncurses. declared in page.h
 
 #include "page.h"
 #include "prompt.h"
 
-void update_status(char *info);
+void update_status(char *filename, char *info);
 
 int count_lines(FILE *fp);
 void load_file(PAGE *p, char* filename);