diff --git a/gui/Gui/Mainwindow.py b/gui/Gui/Mainwindow.py
index e43e9d6..c23d5d3 100644
--- a/gui/Gui/Mainwindow.py
+++ b/gui/Gui/Mainwindow.py
@@ -250,10 +250,9 @@ class SettingsWindow(wx.Panel):
         self.match = int(Preference.get('match','0'))
         claimoptions = ['typed matching','find basic type flaws','find all type flaws']
         r2 = wx.StaticText(self,-1,"Matching type")
-        #l2 = wx.RadioBox(self, -1, "", wx.DefaultPosition,wx.DefaultSize,claimoptions,1,wx.RA_SPECIFY_COLS)
         l2 = self.ch = wx.Choice(self,-1,choices=claimoptions)
         l2.SetSelection(self.match)
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_RADIOBOX,self.EvtMatch,l2)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHOICE,self.EvtMatch,l2)
 
         ### MISC expert stuff
 
diff --git a/gui/Gui/Scytherthread.py b/gui/Gui/Scytherthread.py
index 6b76257..8bf6218 100644
--- a/gui/Gui/Scytherthread.py
+++ b/gui/Gui/Scytherthread.py
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ class ScytherThread(threading.Thread):
         """
 
         self.parent.scyther = scyther = Scyther.Scyther()
-        
         scyther.options = self.parent.options
-
         scyther.setInput(self.parent.spdl)
+
+        # verification start
         self.parent.claims = scyther.verify()
+
         self.parent.summary = str(scyther)
 
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/gui/Scyther/Scyther.py b/gui/Scyther/Scyther.py
index b592f55..c58401f 100755
--- a/gui/Scyther/Scyther.py
+++ b/gui/Scyther/Scyther.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ def setBinDir(dir):
 
     bindir = dir
 
+def getBinDir():
+    global bindir
+
+    return bindir
+
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 class Scyther(object):
@@ -36,15 +41,16 @@ class Scyther(object):
         global bindir
 
         # Where is my executable?
+        prefix = os.path.abspath(bindir)
         if sys.platform.startswith('win'):
             """ Windows """
             # TODO hardcoded for now, bad
-            self.program = os.path.join(bindir,"Scyther.exe")
+            self.program = os.path.join(prefix,"Scyther.exe")
             if not os.path.isfile(self.program):
                 print "I can't find the Scyther executable at %s" % (self.program)
         else:
             """ Non-windows (linux) """
-            self.program = os.path.join(bindir,"scyther")
+            self.program = os.path.join(prefix,"scyther")
 
         # Init
         self.spdl = None
diff --git a/gui/scyther-gui.py b/gui/scyther-gui.py
index d68a09e..1dbe6ea 100755
--- a/gui/scyther-gui.py
+++ b/gui/scyther-gui.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ def parseArgs():
     parser.add_option("-c","--check",dest="command",default=None,action="store_const",const="check",
             help="Immediately check protocol (requires input file)")
 
+    # no-splash
+    parser.add_option("-N","--no-splash",dest="splashscreen",default=True,action="store_const",const=False,
+            help="Do not show the splash screen")
+
     # misc debug etc (not shown in the --help output)
     parser.add_option("","--test",dest="test",default=False,action="store_true",
             help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ class ScytherApp(wx.App):
         Preference.init()
 
         # Init Scyther libs from preferences
-        bindir = Preference.get("bindir",os.path.join(basedir,"Scyther"))
+        bindir = Preference.get("bindir",Scyther.getBinDir())
         Scyther.setBinDir(bindir)
 
         """
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ class ScytherApp(wx.App):
         by a setting in the preferences file.
         """
         if not opts.command:
-            if not (Preference.get('splashscreen') in ['false','off','disable','0']):
+            if opts.splashscreen and not (Preference.get('splashscreen') in ['false','off','disable','0']):
                 splash = MySplashScreen()
                 splash.Show()
 
diff --git a/gui/todo.txt b/gui/todo.txt
index 1749e7f..1f2af27 100644
--- a/gui/todo.txt
+++ b/gui/todo.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 URGENT
-- Splash screen image is not located correctly (after dir move), causing
-  the windows version to break.
 
 TO BE DONE
-- Verify buttons need redesign and must be smaller (or maybe simply move
-  to text)
-- Windows buttons are not visible now.
 
 WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
 - Attacks are not kept centered well.