diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 38e15e5..2fba23d 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ;;; Directory Local Variables
 ;;; For more information see (info "(emacs) Directory Variables")
 
-((nil . ((compile-command . "cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 -B build/ . && make --dir build/"))))
+((nil . ((projectile-project-compilation-cmd . "cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 -B build/ . && make --dir build/")
+         (projectile-project-run-cmd . "./build/bin/presenter"))))
diff --git a/src/qml/main.qml b/src/qml/main.qml
index 7eceb9c..b71536f 100644
--- a/src/qml/main.qml
+++ b/src/qml/main.qml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import QtQuick 2.13
 import QtQuick.Dialogs 1.0
-import QtQuick.Controls 2.0 as Controls
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.15 as Controls
+import Qt.labs.platform 1.1 as Labs
 import QtQuick.Window 2.13
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.2
 import QtMultimedia 5.15
@@ -21,6 +22,29 @@ Kirigami.ApplicationWindow {
 
     pageStack.initialPage: mainPage
     header: Presenter.Header {}
+    /* Loader { */
+    /*     Labs.MenuBar { */
+    /*         Labs.Menu { */
+    /*             title: qsTr("File") */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("New...") } */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("Open...") } */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("Save") } */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("Save As...") } */
+    /*             Labs.MenuSeparator { } */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("Quit") } */
+    /*         } */
+    /*         Labs.Menu { */
+    /*             title: qsTr("Edit") */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("Cut") } */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("Copy") } */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("Paste") } */
+    /*         } */
+    /*         Labs.Menu { */
+    /*             title: qsTr("Help") */
+    /*             Labs.MenuItem { text: qsTr("About") } */
+    /*         } */
+    /*     } */
+    /* } */
     width: 1800
     height: 900
 
diff --git a/src/qml/presenter/Header.qml b/src/qml/presenter/Header.qml
index e940c64..892ce06 100644
--- a/src/qml/presenter/Header.qml
+++ b/src/qml/presenter/Header.qml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Kirigami.ActionToolBar {
         
         Kirigami.Action {
             icon.name: "view-presentation"
-            text: "Go Live"
+            text: presenting ? "Presenting" : "Go Live" 
             onTriggered: {
                 print("Window is loading")
                 presenting = true
diff --git a/src/qml/presenter/Library.qml b/src/qml/presenter/Library.qml
index 36f251e..8704957 100644
--- a/src/qml/presenter/Library.qml
+++ b/src/qml/presenter/Library.qml
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ Item {
                                 displayComponent: Component {
                                     Kirigami.SearchField {
                                         id: searchField
+                                        height: parent.height
                                         width: parent.width - 40
                                         onAccepted: showPassiveNotification(searchField.text, 3000)
                                     }
diff --git a/src/qml/presenter/MainWindow.qml b/src/qml/presenter/MainWindow.qml
index a5f0f0c..c64159e 100644
--- a/src/qml/presenter/MainWindow.qml
+++ b/src/qml/presenter/MainWindow.qml
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ Controls.Page {
         /* showPassiveNotification("used to be: " + presentation.text); */
         presentation.text = text;
         /* showPassiveNotification("next"); */
-        presentationSlide.text = text;
+        if (slideItem)
+            slideItem.text = text;
         /* showPassiveNotification("last"); */
     }
 
@@ -166,13 +167,31 @@ Controls.Page {
         if (type == "image") {
             presentation.vidbackground = "";
             presentation.imagebackground = background;
+            if (slideItem) {
+                slideItem.videoSource = "";
+                slideItem.stopVideo();
+                slideItem.imageSource = background;
+            }
         } else {
             presentation.imagebackground = "";
             presentation.vidbackground = background;
             presentation.loadVideo()
+            if (slideItem) {
+                slideItem.imageSource = "";
+                slideItem.videoSource = background;
+                slideItem.loadVideo()
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    function changeSlideNext() {
+        showPassiveNotification("next slide please")
+    }
+
+    function changeSlidePrevious() {
+        showPassiveNotification("previous slide please")
+    }
+
     function editSwitch(edit) {
         if (edit)
             mainPageArea.push(songEditorComp, Controls.StackView.Immediate)
diff --git a/src/qml/presenter/Presentation.qml b/src/qml/presenter/Presentation.qml
index 2e59aa6..1c46a59 100644
--- a/src/qml/presenter/Presentation.qml
+++ b/src/qml/presenter/Presentation.qml
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ Item {
             Layout.preferredWidth: 100
             Layout.preferredHeight: 200
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignRight
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onPressed: changeSlidePrevious()
+                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            }
         }
 
         Presenter.Slide {
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ Item {
             text: root.text
             imageSource: imagebackground
             videoSource: vidbackground
+            preview: true 
         }
 
         Kirigami.Icon {
@@ -84,6 +90,11 @@ Item {
             Layout.preferredWidth: 100
             Layout.preferredHeight: 200
             Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignLeft
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onPressed: changeSlideNext()
+                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+            }
         }
 
         Item {
diff --git a/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml b/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
index 117df65..4677948 100644
--- a/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
+++ b/src/qml/presenter/Slide.qml
@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ Item {
     property string text: "This is demo text"
     property color backgroundColor
 
+    //these properties are for giving video info to parents
+    property int mpvPosition: mpv.position
+    property int mpvDuration: mpv.duration
+    property var mpvLoop: mpv.getProperty("loop")
+
     // These properties help to determine the state of the slide
     property string itemType
+    property bool preview: false
 
     Rectangle {
         id: basePrColor
@@ -36,6 +42,7 @@ Item {
 	    objectName: "mpv"
             anchors.fill: parent
             useHwdec: true
+            enableAudio: !preview
             Component.onCompleted: mpvLoadingTimer.start()
             onFileLoaded: {
                 print(videoSource + " has been loaded");
@@ -49,6 +56,7 @@ Item {
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 enabled: editMode
                 onPressed: mpv.loadFile(videoSource.toString());
+                cursorShape: preview ? Qt.ArrowCursor : Qt.BlankCursor
             }
 
             Controls.ProgressBar {
@@ -113,4 +121,8 @@ Item {
     function loadVideo() {
         mpvLoadingTimer.restart()
     }
+
+    function stopVideo() {
+        mpv.stop() 
+    }
 }