diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 582efd2..9d25230 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -82,11 +82,12 @@ class Application(object):
 
         # ok, now let's load all the "standard" modes
         mode.install(self)
-        for name in ('about', 'blame', 'c', 'console', 'consolemini', 'css', 'diff',
-                     'dir', 'elisp', 'hex', 'html', 'java', 'javascript',
-                     'lisp', 'make', 'mini', 'mutt', 'nasm', 'ocaml', 'perl',
-                     'python', 'replace', 'rst', 'scheme', 'search', 'sh',
-                     'sql', 'tt', 'text', 'text2', 'which', 'xml'):
+        names = ('about', 'blame', 'c', 'console', 'consolemini', 'css', 'diff',
+                 'dir', 'elisp', 'hex', 'html', 'java', 'javascript', 'lisp',
+                 'make', 'mini', 'mutt', 'nasm', 'ocaml', 'perl', 'python',
+                 'replace', 'rst', 'scheme', 'search', 'sh', 'sql', 'tt',
+                 'text', 'text2', 'which', 'xml')
+        for name in names:
             exec("import mode.%s; mode.%s.install(self)" % (name, name))
 
         # initialize our methods
@@ -113,8 +114,10 @@ class Application(object):
 
         # initialize our buffers
         # note that the first buffer in buffers will be initially visible
+        buffers.append(buffer.AboutBuffer())
         buffers.append(buffer.ScratchBuffer())
         buffers.append(buffer.ConsoleBuffer())
+        
         if self.rcerror:
             buffers.insert(0, buffer.DataBuffer('*RcError*', self.rcerror))
 
@@ -124,9 +127,9 @@ class Application(object):
         # build windows for our buffers
         for b in buffers:
             if b.name() == '*Console*':
-                window.Window(b, self, height, width, mode_name='console')
+                window.Window(b, self)
             else:
-                window.Window(b, self, height, width, mode_name=init_mode)
+                window.Window(b, self, mode_name=init_mode)
             self.bufferlist.add_buffer(b)
         self.bufferlist.set_slot(0, buffers[0])
 
@@ -813,8 +816,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     buffers = []
     names   = sets.Set()
     paths   = sets.Set()
-    if not args:
-        args = ['.']
+    #if not args:
+    #    args = ['.']
     for path in args:
         path = os.path.abspath(os.path.realpath(util.expand_tilde(path)))
         if path in paths:
diff --git a/buffer.py b/buffer.py
index 147300b..547b77c 100644
--- a/buffer.py
+++ b/buffer.py
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ class DataBuffer(Buffer):
 console = None
 class ConsoleBuffer(Buffer):
     btype = 'console'
+    modename = 'console'
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         global console
         if console is None:
@@ -613,3 +614,28 @@ class PathListBuffer(DirBuffer):
             return name
     def name(self):
         return self._name
+
+class AboutBuffer(DataBuffer):
+    btype = 'about'
+    data = '''
+================================================================================
+
+************    ********** ******        ****** ****    ********     *********
+**************  ******************     *************   **********   ***********
+*******   ***** ******  *****  ****   ****    ******  ****    **** *****    ****
+  ***       ***   ***    ***    ***  ****      ****  ****           *******
+  ***       ***   ***    ***    ***  ****      ****  ****               *******
+  *****   ***** *****   *****   ****  ****    ******  ****    **** ****    *****
+  ************  *****   *****   ****   *************   **********   ***********
+  **********    *****   *****   ****     ****** ****    ********     *********
+  ***
+  ***          pmacs is a python-based text editor by Erik Osheim, (c) 2005-2007
+*****          pmacs is available to you under the GNU General Public License v2
+*****
+*****          to see all available commands use: C-c M-h (show-bindings-buffer)
+
+================================================================================
+'''
+    modename = 'about'
+    def __init__(self):
+        DataBuffer.__init__(self, '*About*', self.data)
diff --git a/method.py b/method.py
index abf4616..f349ec9 100644
--- a/method.py
+++ b/method.py
@@ -107,27 +107,15 @@ class Method:
 
 class AboutPmacs(Method):
     '''print some information about pmacs'''
-    data = '''
-================================================================================
-
-************    ********** ******        ****** ****    ********     *********
-**************  ******************     *************   **********   ***********
-*******   ***** ******  *****  ****   ****    ******  ****    **** *****    ****
-  ***       ***   ***    ***    ***  ****      ****  ****           *******
-  ***       ***   ***    ***    ***  ****      ****  ****               *******
-  *****   ***** *****   *****   ****  ****    ******  ****    **** ****    *****
-  ************  *****   *****   ****   *************   **********   ***********
-  **********    *****   *****   ****     ****** ****    ********     *********
-  ***
-  ***          pmacs is a python-based text editor by Erik Osheim, (c) 2005-2007
-*****          pmacs is available to you under the GNU General Public License v2
-*****
-*****          to see all available commands use: C-c M-h (show-bindings-buffer)
-
-================================================================================
-'''
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        w.application.data_buffer("*About*", self.data, switch_to=True, modename='about')
+        a = w.application
+        if not a.has_buffer_name('*About*'):
+            b = buffer.AboutBuffer()
+            a.add_buffer(b)
+            window.Window(b, w.application)
+        b = a.bufferlist.get_buffer_by_name('*About*')
+        if a.window().buffer is not b:
+            a.switch_buffer(b)
 
 class GotoChar(Method):
     '''Jump to the specified character'''
@@ -966,7 +954,9 @@ class OpenConsole(Method):
     def execute(self, w, **vargs):
         a = w.application
         if not a.has_buffer_name('*Console*'):
-            a.add_buffer(buffer.ConsoleBuffer())
+            b = buffer.ConsoleBuffer()
+            a.add_buffer(b)
+            window.Window(b, a)
         b = a.bufferlist.get_buffer_by_name('*Console*')
         if a.window().buffer is not b:
             a.switch_buffer(b)