diff --git a/veejay-current/ChangeLog b/veejay-current/ChangeLog
index 7da999d4..1994b181 100644
--- a/veejay-current/ChangeLog
+++ b/veejay-current/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+0.7.2
+
 0.7.1
 	+ fixed color corruption in fib
 	+ removed veejay.spec from configure.in
@@ -13,6 +15,10 @@
 	+ added new effect 'Nervous'
 	+ added new effect 'Video Blobs'
 	+ fixed ticket #3 (editlist load bug)
+	+ added new effect 'Video Boids'
+	+ refurbished status line (all modi have 13 status bytes now)
+	+ fixed minor bug in 'video boids'
+	+ bumped version to 0.7.2
 	- render to history list mismatches frames in clip
 	  (too many)
 	
diff --git a/veejay-current/configure.in b/veejay-current/configure.in
index 9260e333..27469489 100644
--- a/veejay-current/configure.in
+++ b/veejay-current/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([veejay/lav_io.c])
 AC_INIT(veejay/veejay.c)
 VEEJAY_MAJOR_VERSION=0
 VEEJAY_MINOR_VERSION=7
-VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION=1
+VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION=2
 VEEJAY_VERSION=$VEEJAY_MAJOR_VERSION.$VEEJAY_MINOR_VERSION.$VEEJAY_MICRO_VERSION
 PACKAGE_VERSION=VEEJAY_VERSION
 
diff --git a/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.c b/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.c
index 8eabfd06..92ea7222 100644
--- a/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.c
+++ b/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.c
@@ -1761,8 +1761,9 @@ int clip_apply_loop_dec(int s1, double fps) {
 
 
 /* print clip status information into an allocated string str*/
-int clip_chain_sprint_status(int s1, int entry, int changed, int r_changed,char *str,
-			       int frame)
+//int clip_chain_sprint_status(int s1, int entry, int changed, int r_changed,char *str,
+//			       int frame)
+int	clip_chain_sprint_status( int s1,int pfps, int frame, int mode, char *str )
 {
     clip_info *clip;
     clip = clip_get(s1);
@@ -1797,21 +1798,21 @@ int clip_chain_sprint_status(int s1, int entry, int changed, int r_changed,char
 	    clip->effect_chain[entry]->channel,
 	    this_clip_id - 1);
 	*/
-
+/*
 	
     sprintf(str,
 	    "%d %d %d %d %d %d %ld %ld %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %ld %ld %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d",
-/* 1 */	    frame,
+/	    frame,
 	    clip->active_render_entry,
 	    r_changed,
 	    clip->selected_entry,
-/* 5 */	    clip->effect_toggle,
+	    clip->effect_toggle,
 	    s1,
 	    clip->first_frame[clip->active_render_entry],
 	    clip->last_frame[clip->active_render_entry],
 	    clip->speed,
 	    clip->looptype,
-/* 11 */    clip->max_loops,
+	    clip->max_loops,
 	    clip->max_loops2,
 	    clip->next_clip_id,
 	    clip->depth,
@@ -1820,7 +1821,7 @@ int clip_chain_sprint_status(int s1, int entry, int changed, int r_changed,char
 	    clip->audio_volume,
 	    0, 
 	    0, 
-/*20 */	   0,
+ 	   0,
 	    clip->encoder_active,
 	    clip->encoder_duration,
 	    clip->encoder_succes_frames,
@@ -1836,6 +1837,25 @@ int clip_chain_sprint_status(int s1, int entry, int changed, int r_changed,char
 	    clip->effect_chain[entry]->a_flag,
 	    clip->effect_chain[entry]->volume,
 	    this_clip_id );
+    */
+
+	sprintf(str,
+		"%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d",
+		pfps,
+		frame,
+		mode,
+		s1,
+		clip->effect_toggle,
+		clip->first_frame[ clip->active_render_entry ],
+		clip->last_frame[ clip->active_render_entry ],
+		clip->speed,
+		clip->looptype,
+		clip->encoder_active,
+		clip->encoder_duration,
+		clip->encoder_succes_frames,
+		clip_size());
+		
+		
  
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.h b/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.h
index fc5105ee..4b7655d6 100644
--- a/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.h
+++ b/veejay-current/libsample/sampleadm.h
@@ -226,8 +226,7 @@ extern int clip_set_chain_channel(int s1, int position, int channel);
 
 //int clip_chain_replace(int s1, int position, int effect_id);
 
-extern int clip_chain_sprint_status(int s1, int entry, int changed, int r_changed, char *str,
-			       int frame);
+extern int clip_chain_sprint_status(int s1, int r, int f, int m, char *s ); 
 
 extern int clip_set_render_entry(int s1, int entry);
 extern int clip_get_render_entry(int s1);
diff --git a/veejay-current/libvje/vje.h b/veejay-current/libvje/vje.h
index a68b835b..b356e7a5 100644
--- a/veejay-current/libvje/vje.h
+++ b/veejay-current/libvje/vje.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
 #define MAX_EFFECTS 103
 
+#define PARAM_WIDTH	    (1<<0x2)
+#define PARAM_HEIGHT	(1<<0x3)
+#define PARAM_FADER  	(1<<0x1)
 
 // keyframe-able parameter sets
 typedef struct
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ typedef struct vj_effect_t {
 
     char **param_description;	// unused.
     int *defaults;			
+	int *flags;					// parameter flags
     int *limits[2];				// [0] = min, [1] = max
 
     int extra_frame;			// effect requires a secundary frame
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay/liblavplayvj.c b/veejay-current/veejay/liblavplayvj.c
index 0d5e9e72..20c647fc 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay/liblavplayvj.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay/liblavplayvj.c
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ static void veejay_put_to_screen(veejay_t * info)
 {
   }
 
-static char status_who[5];
+//static char status_who[5];
 static char status_what[MESSAGE_SIZE];
 static char status_msg[MESSAGE_SIZE+5];
 //static int status_first =0;
@@ -1171,11 +1171,11 @@ static void veejay_pipe_write_status(veejay_t * info)
     int d_len = 0;
     int res = 0;
 
-    sprintf(status_who, "%d %d %d", info->uc->playback_mode, info->audio, info->real_fps  );
+ //   sprintf(status_who, "%d %d %d", info->uc->playback_mode, info->audio, info->real_fps  );
 
     switch (info->uc->playback_mode) {
       case VJ_PLAYBACK_MODE_CLIP:
-	/* get all current clip info (all buttons we can press in SDL) */
+	/* get all current clip info 
 	if (clip_chain_sprint_status
 	    (info->uc->clip_id, clip_get_selected_entry(info->uc->clip_id),
 	     info->uc->chain_changed, info->uc->render_changed, status_what,
@@ -1184,10 +1184,15 @@ static void veejay_pipe_write_status(veejay_t * info)
 			"Status of clip %d is invalid",
 			info->uc->clip_id);
 	    info->uc->playback_mode = VJ_PLAYBACK_MODE_PLAIN;
-	}
+	}*/
+	if( clip_chain_sprint_status
+			(info->uc->clip_id, info->real_fps,settings->current_frame_num, info->uc->playback_mode, status_what ) != 0)
+		{
+			veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_ERROR, "Invalid status!");
+		}
 	break;
        case VJ_PLAYBACK_MODE_PLAIN:
-
+/*
 	sprintf(status_what, "%d %d %d %d %ld %f %ld %d %d %d",
 		settings->min_frame_num,
 		settings->current_frame_num,
@@ -1200,21 +1205,41 @@ static void veejay_pipe_write_status(veejay_t * info)
 		clip_size() - 1,
 		vj_tag_size()-1
 	    );
+*/
+		sprintf(status_what, "%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d",
+			(int) info->real_fps,
+			settings->current_frame_num,
+			info->uc->playback_mode,
+			0,
+			0,
+			settings->min_frame_num,
+			settings->max_frame_num,
+			settings->current_playback_speed,
+			0, 
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+			0 );
 	break;
     case VJ_PLAYBACK_MODE_TAG:
-	if (vj_tag_sprint_status(info->uc->clip_id,
+/*	if (vj_tag_sprint_status(info->uc->clip_id,
 				 vj_tag_get_selected_entry(info->uc->clip_id),
 				 info->uc->chain_changed, status_what) != 0) {
 	    veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_DEBUG, 
 			"Status of stream is invalid");
 	    info->uc->playback_mode = VJ_PLAYBACK_MODE_PLAIN;
-	}
+	}*/
+	if( vj_tag_sprint_status( info->uc->clip_id, (int) info->real_fps,
+			settings->current_frame_num, info->uc->playback_mode, status_what ) != 0 )
+		{
+			veejay_msg(VEEJAY_MSG_ERROR, "Invalid status!");
+		}
 	break;
        }
     
-    d_len = strlen(status_who) + strlen(status_what) + 1;
+    d_len = strlen(status_what);
     
-    snprintf(status_msg,MESSAGE_SIZE, "V%03dS%s %s", d_len, status_who, status_what);
+    snprintf(status_msg,MESSAGE_SIZE, "V%03dS%s", d_len, status_what);
 
     res = vj_server_status_send(info->status, status_msg, strlen(status_msg));
     if( res < 0) { /* close command socket */
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.c b/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.c
index bb42d2fe..02060f96 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.c
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.c
@@ -1817,14 +1817,15 @@ int vj_tag_get_frame(int t1, uint8_t *buffer[3], uint8_t * abuffer)
 }
 
 
-int vj_tag_sprint_status(int tag_id, int entry, int changed, char *str)
+//int vj_tag_sprint_status(int tag_id, int entry, int changed, char *str)
+int vj_tag_sprint_status( int tag_id, int pfps,int frame, int mode, char *str )
 {
     vj_tag *tag;
     tag = vj_tag_get(tag_id);
 
     if (!tag)
 	return -1;
-    
+    /*
     sprintf(str,
 	    "%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %ld %ld %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d",
 	    tag->id,
@@ -1852,6 +1853,24 @@ int vj_tag_sprint_status(int tag_id, int entry, int changed, char *str)
 	    tag->effect_chain[entry]->a_flag,
 	    tag->effect_chain[entry]->volume,
 		this_tag_id-1);
+	*/
+
+	sprintf(str,
+			"%d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d",
+			pfps,
+			frame,
+			mode,
+			tag_id,
+			tag->effect_toggle,
+			0, // no start,
+			0, // no end,
+			0, // no speed,
+			0, // no looping
+			tag->encoder_active,
+			tag->encoder_duration,
+			tag->encoder_succes_frames,
+			vj_tag_size()-1);
+		
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.h b/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.h
index e31e4c70..d3d1b67e 100644
--- a/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.h
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay/vj-tag.h
@@ -209,8 +209,7 @@ int 	vj_tag_enable(int t1);
 
 int 	vj_tag_disable(int t1);
 
-int 	vj_tag_sprint_status(int tag_id, int entry, int changed, char *str);
-
+int		vj_tag_sprint_status(int tag_id, int r, int f, int m, char *str );
 
 //int vj_tag_init_encoder(int t1, char *filename, int format,
 //	int w, int h, double fps, long seconds, int autoplay);