diff --git a/todo b/todo
index 8621f12..6ce5787 100644
--- a/todo
+++ b/todo
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 todo app wise
 - errors need to go to standarderror
 - fix command line options
-- give a visual when thread is working
 
 todo else
 - figure out dependencies for a .deb/how to make a .deb
@@ -19,6 +18,9 @@ jpgegoptim 1.2.2
 advancecomp 1.15
 ===========================================
 later versions:
+animate compressing.gif
+figure out why QKeySequence.quit doesnt work
+
 allow selection/deletion of rows from table (and subsequently the imagelist)
 check for double files
 pnypng api? http://www.gracepointafterfive.com/punypng/api
diff --git a/trimage.py b/trimage.py
index aa6203b..d7bf48d 100644
--- a/trimage.py
+++ b/trimage.py
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ class StartQT4(QMainWindow):
         # disable recompress
         self.ui.recompress.setEnabled(False)
 
-        # activate command line options
-        self.commandline_options()
-
         # make a worker thread
         self.thread = Worker()
 
@@ -51,6 +48,9 @@ class StartQT4(QMainWindow):
         QObject.connect(self.thread, SIGNAL("terminated()"), self.update_table)
         QObject.connect(self.thread, SIGNAL("updateUi"), self.update_table)
 
+        # activate command line options
+        self.commandline_options()
+
     def commandline_options(self):
         """Set up the command line options."""
         parser = OptionParser(version="%prog " + VERSION,
@@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ class StartQT4(QMainWindow):
         compress_file."""
         global showapp
         showapp = False
+        dirpath = path.abspath(path.dirname(directory))
         imagedir = listdir(directory)
         filelist = QStringList()
         for image in imagedir:
-            image = path.join(directory, image)
+            image = QString(path.join(dirpath, image))
             filelist.append(image)
         self.delegator(filelist)
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class StartQT4(QMainWindow):
         """Get the file and send it to compress_file"""
         global showapp
         showapp = False
+        image = path.abspath(image)
         filecmdlist = QStringList()
         filecmdlist.append(image)
         self.delegator(filecmdlist)
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ class StartQT4(QMainWindow):
     def file_drop(self, images):
         """Get a file from the drag and drop handler and send it to
         compress_file."""
+        print images[0]
         self.delegator(images)
 
     def file_dialog(self):
@@ -110,12 +113,10 @@ class StartQT4(QMainWindow):
         """Send each file in the current file list to compress_file again."""
         newimagelist = []
 
+        global imagelist
         for image in imagelist:
             newimagelist.append(image[4])
-
-        for i, image in enumerate(imagelist):
-            imagelist.remove(image)
-
+        imagelist = []
         self.delegator(newimagelist)
     """
     Compress functions
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ class StartQT4(QMainWindow):
         for image in images:
             if self.checkname(image):
                 delegatorlist.append((image, QIcon(image)))
-                imagelist.append(("Compressing...", "", "", "", image, QIcon(QPixmap("view-refresh.png"))))
+                #TODO figure out how to animate
+                imagelist.append(("Compressing...", "", "", "", image, QIcon(QPixmap("compressing.gif"))))
         self.thread.compress_file(delegatorlist)
 
     """
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ class Worker(QThread):
         for image in self.images:
             #gather old file data
             filename = image[0]
+            print(filename)
             icon = image[1]
             oldfile = QFileInfo(filename)
             name = oldfile.fileName()
@@ -267,7 +270,6 @@ class Worker(QThread):
 
                 # append current image to list
                 for i, image in enumerate(imagelist):
-                    print(image[4], filename)
                     if image[4] == filename:
                         imagelist.remove(image)
                         imagelist.insert(i, (name, oldfilesizestr, newfilesizestr, ratiostr,
@@ -288,7 +290,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     myapp = StartQT4()
 
-    global showapp
     if showapp:
         # no command line options called
         myapp.show()
diff --git a/ui.py b/ui.py
index 36f8da5..41d7dd4 100644
--- a/ui.py
+++ b/ui.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ from PyQt4.QtCore import *
 from PyQt4.QtGui import *
 
 
-DEBUG = True
-
+DEBUG = False
 
 class TrimageTableView(QTableView):