diff --git a/r2chat.py b/r2chat.py
index 20ab7bb..8f6ce6b 100644
--- a/r2chat.py
+++ b/r2chat.py
@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ class r2chat:
 
         self.last_size = 0
 
-        # configs        
+        # configs
         font = (self.cfg["font_family"], self.cfg["font_size"])
         bg_color = self.cfg["bg_color"]
         fg_color = self.cfg["fg_color"]
-        
+
         # menubar
         self.menubar = tk.Menu(root)
         self.root.config(menu=self.menubar)
-        
+
         ## chat menu
         self.chatmenu = tk.Menu(self.menubar, tearoff=0)
         self.menubar.add_cascade(label="Chat", menu=self.chatmenu)
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ class r2chat:
             open(CHAT_FILE, "a").close()
 
         self.update_chat()
-        self.write_system_message(self.cfg["status_join"])
+        self.write_system_message(f'◉ {self.cfg["status_join"]}')
 
     def on_close(self):
-        self.write_system_message(self.cfg["status_leave"])
+        self.write_system_message(f'◌ {self.cfg["status_leave"]}')
         self.root.destroy()
 
     def write_system_message(self, msg):
@@ -136,7 +136,12 @@ class r2chat:
     def send_message(self, event=None):
         msg = self.entry.get().strip()
         if msg and msg.startswith("/join #"):
-            subprocess.Popen(f'pythonw "{os.path.abspath(__file__)}" "{msg[7:len(msg)]}"', shell=True)
+            channel = msg[7:len(msg)]
+            self.write_system_message(f"⇄ {username} is chatting in {channel}.")
+            if sys.platform == "win32":
+                subprocess.Popen(f'pythonw "{os.path.abspath(__file__)}" "{channel}"', shell=True)
+            else:
+                subprocess.Popen(f'python "{os.path.abspath(__file__)}" "{channel}"', shell=True)
             msg = ''
             self.entry.delete(0, tk.END)
         if msg:
@@ -149,23 +154,23 @@ class r2chat:
                 print("oh noes! ", e)
 
             self.entry.delete(0, tk.END)
-    
+
     def setstatus(self, new_status):
         global status
 
         if status == new_status:
             return
-        
+
         status = new_status
 
         if status == "online":
-            self.write_system_message(msg=self.cfg["status_join"])
+            self.write_system_message(msg=f'◉ {self.cfg["status_join"]}')
         elif status == "offline":
-            self.write_system_message(msg=self.cfg["status_leave"])
+            self.write_system_message(msg=f'◌ {self.cfg["status_leave"]}')
         elif status == "inactive":
-            self.write_system_message(msg=self.cfg["status_inactive"])
+            self.write_system_message(msg=f'◍ {self.cfg["status_inactive"]}')
         elif status == "busy":
-            self.write_system_message(msg=self.cfg["status_busy"])
+            self.write_system_message(msg=f'◎ {self.cfg["status_busy"]}')
 
     def openprefs(self):
         PreferencesWindow(self.root, self.cfg, self.save_prefs)
@@ -337,6 +342,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     app = r2chat(root)
     root.geometry("500x520")
     root.minsize(360, 360)
-    root.attributes('-topmost', True)
+    #root.attributes('-topmost', True)
     root.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", app.on_close)
     root.mainloop()