diff --git a/configuration.cc b/configuration.cc
index d3eec2f..992dec0 100644
--- a/configuration.cc
+++ b/configuration.cc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void Configuration::SaveConfig(std::string filename) {
 	//
 	// save windows position
 	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-		int x, y, w, h;
+		int x, y, w, h, show;
 		string name;
 
 		switch (i) {
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ void Configuration::SaveConfig(std::string filename) {
 
 		GtkWidget *wnd = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), name.c_str()));
 		if (wnd) {
+			g_object_get (wnd, "visible", &show, NULL);
+			gtk_widget_show (wnd);
 			gtk_window_get_position (GTK_WINDOW(wnd), &x, &y);
 			gtk_window_get_size (GTK_WINDOW(wnd), &w, &h);
 
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ void Configuration::SaveConfig(std::string filename) {
 			jp.AddObject(name+"_y", y);
 			jp.AddObject(name+"_w", w);
 			jp.AddObject(name+"_h", h);
+			jp.AddObject(name+"_show", show);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ void Configuration::LoadConfig(std::string filename) {
 		//
 		// load windows position
 		for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-			int x, y, w, h;
+			int x, y, w, h, show;
 			string name;
 
 			switch (i) {
@@ -272,13 +275,15 @@ void Configuration::LoadConfig(std::string filename) {
 			}
 
 			if (jp.GetValueInt(name+"_x", &x) && jp.GetValueInt(name+"_y", &y) &&
-				jp.GetValueInt(name+"_w", &w) && jp.GetValueInt(name+"_h", &h)) {
+				jp.GetValueInt(name+"_w", &w) && jp.GetValueInt(name+"_h", &h) &&
+				jp.GetValueInt(name+"_show", &show)) {
 
 				GtkWidget *wnd = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), name.c_str()));
 				if (wnd) {
 					printf ("%s:%d window '%s' set geometry %d,%d : %d x %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, name.c_str(), x, y, w, h);
 					gtk_window_move (GTK_WINDOW(wnd), x, y);
 					gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW(wnd), w, h);
+					if (show) gtk_widget_show(wnd);
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/gui.cc b/gui.cc
index ef4725d..20e1199 100644
--- a/gui.cc
+++ b/gui.cc
@@ -59,14 +59,10 @@ void cb_window_show (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data) {
 	GtkWidget *rboff = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "detect-pos-cboff"));
 	GtkWidget *rbcrossc = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "detect-type-indet2"));
 
-	GtkWidget *win_detect = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-detect"));
-	GtkWidget *win_input = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-input"));
-	GtkWidget *win_output = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-output"));
-	GtkWidget *win_histogram = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-histogram"));
-	gtk_widget_show (win_detect);
-	gtk_widget_show (win_input);
-	gtk_widget_show (win_output);
-	gtk_widget_show (win_histogram);
+//	GtkWidget *win_detect = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-detect"));
+//	GtkWidget *win_input = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-input"));
+//	GtkWidget *win_output = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-output"));
+//	GtkWidget *win_histogram = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (GTK_BUILDER(_builder_), "window-histogram"));
 
 	// changing the value, will cause the 'change' event to be triggered
 	gtk_toggle_button_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(rboff), true);
@@ -91,6 +87,11 @@ void cb_window_show (GtkWidget *widget, gpointer data) {
 	//
 	// update the input video controls every 2 seconds.
 	g_timeout_add(2000, videoctrl_update, NULL);
+
+//	gtk_widget_show (win_detect);
+//	gtk_widget_show (win_input);
+//	gtk_widget_show (win_output);
+//	gtk_widget_show (win_histogram);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/simpleskycam.ui b/simpleskycam.ui
index 84e7f70..297f322 100644
--- a/simpleskycam.ui
+++ b/simpleskycam.ui
@@ -596,13 +596,24 @@
                   </packing>
                 </child>
                 <child>
-                  <object class="GtkButton" id="btn_inputflat">
-                    <property name="label" translatable="yes">Flat</property>
+                  <object class="GtkComboBoxText">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
-                    <property name="can-focus">True</property>
-                    <property name="receives-default">True</property>
-                    <signal name="activate" handler="cb_input_btnflat" swapped="no"/>
-                    <signal name="pressed" handler="cb_input_btnflat" swapped="no"/>
+                    <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                    <property name="has-frame">False</property>
+                    <property name="button-sensitivity">on</property>
+                    <property name="has-entry">True</property>
+                    <items>
+                      <item translatable="yes">FLAT</item>
+                      <item translatable="yes">was anderes</item>
+                    </items>
+                    <child internal-child="entry">
+                      <object class="GtkEntry">
+                        <property name="can-focus">False</property>
+                        <property name="editable">False</property>
+                        <property name="width-chars">6</property>
+                        <property name="text" translatable="yes">FLAT</property>
+                      </object>
+                    </child>
                   </object>
                   <packing>
                     <property name="expand">False</property>