diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Header/FileInterface.h b/QtMeshViewer/Header/FileInterface.h
index de60f45..0b9b792 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Header/FileInterface.h
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Header/FileInterface.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <QVector>
 #include <QVector2D>
 #include <QVector3D>
+#include <QStringList>
 #include <QMatrix4x4>
 #include <QQuaternion>
 #include <QOpenGLFunctions>
@@ -41,16 +42,16 @@ class FileInterface : public QObject
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	explicit FileInterface(const char* path, QObject *parent)
+	explicit FileInterface(QString path, QObject *parent)
 		: QObject(parent)
 		, m_models(new QVector<Model*>)
-		, m_textureNames(new QVector<std::string>)
+		, m_textureNames(new QStringList)
 	{
 		//open file
-		m_file.open(path, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+		m_file.open(path.toStdString().c_str(), std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
 
 		if (!m_file.is_open())
-			throw std::invalid_argument(std::string("ERROR: file not found: ") += path);
+			throw std::invalid_argument(std::string("ERROR: file not found: ") += path.toStdString());
 
 		MainWindow* tmp = dynamic_cast<MainWindow*>(parent->parent()->parent());
 		if(tmp != NULL)
@@ -87,14 +88,14 @@ public:
 protected:
 	QVector<Model*>* m_models;
 	std::fstream m_file;
-	QVector<std::string>* m_textureNames;
+	QStringList* m_textureNames;
 	BoundingBox m_sceneBbox;
 
 	virtual void import() = 0;
 
 public:
 	virtual QVector<Model*>* getModels() const { return m_models; };
-	virtual QVector<std::string>* getTextureNames() const { return m_textureNames; };
+	virtual QStringList* getTextureNames() const { return m_textureNames; };
 	virtual BoundingBox getBoundingBox() const { return m_sceneBbox; };
 
 signals:
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Header/GeometryEngine.h b/QtMeshViewer/Header/GeometryEngine.h
index 631e52f..c96147c 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Header/GeometryEngine.h
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Header/GeometryEngine.h
@@ -29,16 +29,17 @@ private:
 	QVector<DrawInformation> m_drawList;
 	BoundingBox m_boundings;
 
-	void loadTexture(const char* filePath, const char* fileName);
+	void loadTexture(QString filePath, QString fileName);
 	void clearData();
 
 public slots:
-	void loadFile(const char* filePath);
+	void loadFile(QString filePath);
 	void drawGeometry(QOpenGLShaderProgram *program);
 
 signals:
 	void requestResetView();
 	void sendMessage(QString message, int severity);
 	void requestUpdate();
+	void sendFileInfo(QString name, QStringList textures, int vertices, int triangle);
 };
 
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Header/MainWindow.h b/QtMeshViewer/Header/MainWindow.h
index 44fbb0f..de0e350 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Header/MainWindow.h
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Header/MainWindow.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QtWidgets/QMainWindow>
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QStringList>
 #include "ui_MainWindow.h"
 
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ private:
 	Ui::MainWindowClass* ui;
 	int m_curSeverity;
 	void setupWidgets();
+	QByteArray m_fileInfo;
 	
 
 private slots:
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@ private slots:
 
 public slots:
 	void printMessage(QString message, int severity);
+	void setFileInfo(QString name, QStringList textures, int vertices, int triangle);
 
 signals:
-	void loadFile(const char*);
+	void loadFile(QString);
 };
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Header/MshFile.h b/QtMeshViewer/Header/MshFile.h
index cef8dc0..79a2bb6 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Header/MshFile.h
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Header/MshFile.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ enum ModelTyp {
 class MshFile : public FileInterface
 {
 public:
-	explicit MshFile(const char* path, QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
+	explicit MshFile(QString path, QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR);
 	virtual ~MshFile();
 
 private:
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Header/OglViewerWidget.h b/QtMeshViewer/Header/OglViewerWidget.h
index 0973d1f..91b8c38 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Header/OglViewerWidget.h
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Header/OglViewerWidget.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
 	~OglViewerWidget();
 
 signals:
-	void loadFile(const char*);
+	void loadFile(QString);
 
 private:
 	struct {
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Header/tga.h b/QtMeshViewer/Header/tga.h
index 7011a2d..0c560bd 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Header/tga.h
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Header/tga.h
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-QImage loadTga(const char* filePath, bool &success)
+QImage loadTga(QString filePath, bool &success)
 {
 	QImage img;
 	if (!img.load(filePath))
 	{
 
 		// open the file
-		std::fstream fsPicture(filePath, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
+		std::fstream fsPicture(filePath.toStdString().c_str(), std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
 
 		if (!fsPicture.is_open())
 		{
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp b/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp
index 83ada29..2c82955 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Source/GeometryEngine.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "..\Header\MainWindow.h"
 #include "..\Header\tga.h"
 #include <cmath>
+#include <QRegExp>
 
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -25,106 +26,19 @@ GeometryEngine::~GeometryEngine()
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // private functions
 
-void GeometryEngine::loadFile(const char* filePath)
-{
-	// cleanup old stuff and recreate buffers
-	clearData();
-	m_arrayBuf.create();
-	m_indexBuf.create();
-
-	//reset view
-	emit requestResetView();
-	emit sendMessage("loading file..", 0);
-
-	try
-	{
-		QVector<Model*>* models;
-		QVector<std::string>* textureNames;
-		QVector<VertexData> vertexData;
-		QVector<GLuint> indexData;
-
-		// open file and get the information
-		MshFile file(filePath, this);
-
-		models = file.getModels();
-		textureNames = file.getTextureNames();
-		m_boundings = file.getBoundingBox();
-
-		// collect data
-		unsigned int indexOffset(0);
-		unsigned int vertexOffset(0);
-		for (auto& modelIterator : *models)
-		{
-			for (auto& segmentIterator : modelIterator->segmList)
-			{
-				// get draw information
-				DrawInformation new_info;
-				new_info.offset = indexOffset;
-				new_info.size = segmentIterator->indices.size();
-				new_info.textureIndex = segmentIterator->textureIndex;
-				new_info.modelMatrix = modelIterator->m4x4Translation;
-				new_info.modelMatrix.rotate(modelIterator->quadRotation);
-
-				// add offset to indices, no need to do it for the first one (maybe it's very big)
-				if(vertexOffset != 0)
-					for (auto& it : segmentIterator->indices)
-						it += vertexOffset;
-
-				// save data
-				vertexData += segmentIterator->vertices;
-				indexData += segmentIterator->indices;
-				m_drawList.push_back(new_info);
-
-				// update offset
-				indexOffset += new_info.size;
-				vertexOffset += segmentIterator->vertices.size();
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Transfer vertex data to VBO 0
-		m_arrayBuf.bind();
-		m_arrayBuf.allocate(vertexData.data(), vertexData.size() * sizeof(VertexData));
-
-		// Transfer index data to VBO 1
-		m_indexBuf.bind();
-		m_indexBuf.allocate(indexData.data(), indexData.size() * sizeof(GLuint));
-
-		// get textures path
-		std::string path = filePath;
-
-		while (path.back() != '/' && path.back() != '\\')
-			path.pop_back();
-
-		emit sendMessage("loading textures..", 0);
-		// load the textures
-		for(auto& it : *textureNames)
-			loadTexture(path.c_str(), it.c_str());
-
-		loadTexture("", "");
-
-		emit requestUpdate();
-		emit sendMessage("done..", 0);
-	}
-	catch (std::invalid_argument e)
-	{
-		clearData();
-		emit sendMessage(QString(e.what()), 2);
-	}
-}
-
-void GeometryEngine::loadTexture(const char* filePath, const char* fileName)
+void GeometryEngine::loadTexture(QString filePath, QString fileName)
 {
 	bool loadSuccess(false);
 	QImage img;
 
-	if (!strcmp(fileName, ""))
+	if (fileName.isEmpty())
 	{
 		loadSuccess = true;
 		img = QImage(1, 1, QImage::Format_RGB32);
 		img.fill(Qt::red);
 	}
 	else
-		img = loadTga((std::string(filePath) + std::string(fileName)).c_str(), loadSuccess);
+		img = loadTga(filePath + "/" + fileName, loadSuccess);
 
 	if (!loadSuccess)
 		emit sendMessage("WARNING: texture not found or corrupted: " + QString(fileName), 1);
@@ -160,7 +74,91 @@ void GeometryEngine::clearData()
 
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// public functions
+// public slots
+
+void GeometryEngine::loadFile(QString filePath)
+{
+	// cleanup old stuff and recreate buffers
+	clearData();
+	m_arrayBuf.create();
+	m_indexBuf.create();
+
+	//reset view
+	emit requestResetView();
+	emit sendMessage("loading file..", 0);
+
+	try
+	{
+		QVector<Model*>* models;
+		QStringList* textureNames;
+		QVector<VertexData> vertexData;
+		QVector<GLuint> indexData;
+
+		// open file and get the information
+		MshFile file(filePath, this);
+
+		models = file.getModels();
+		textureNames = file.getTextureNames();
+		m_boundings = file.getBoundingBox();
+
+		// collect data
+		unsigned int indexOffset(0);
+		unsigned int vertexOffset(0);
+		for (auto& modelIterator : *models)
+		{
+			for (auto& segmentIterator : modelIterator->segmList)
+			{
+				// get draw information
+				DrawInformation new_info;
+				new_info.offset = indexOffset;
+				new_info.size = segmentIterator->indices.size();
+				new_info.textureIndex = segmentIterator->textureIndex;
+				new_info.modelMatrix = modelIterator->m4x4Translation;
+				new_info.modelMatrix.rotate(modelIterator->quadRotation);
+
+				// add offset to indices, no need to do it for the first one (maybe it's very big)
+				if (vertexOffset != 0)
+					for (auto& it : segmentIterator->indices)
+						it += vertexOffset;
+
+				// save data
+				vertexData += segmentIterator->vertices;
+				indexData += segmentIterator->indices;
+				m_drawList.push_back(new_info);
+
+				// update offset
+				indexOffset += new_info.size;
+				vertexOffset += segmentIterator->vertices.size();
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Transfer vertex data to VBO 0
+		m_arrayBuf.bind();
+		m_arrayBuf.allocate(vertexData.data(), vertexData.size() * sizeof(VertexData));
+
+		// Transfer index data to VBO 1
+		m_indexBuf.bind();
+		m_indexBuf.allocate(indexData.data(), indexData.size() * sizeof(GLuint));
+
+		emit sendMessage("loading textures..", 0);
+
+		// load the textures
+		int split = filePath.lastIndexOf(QRegExp("/|\\\\"));
+		for (auto& it : *textureNames)
+			loadTexture(filePath.left(split), it);
+
+		loadTexture("", "");
+
+		emit requestUpdate();
+		emit sendMessage("done..", 0);
+		emit sendFileInfo(filePath.right(filePath.size() - split - 1), QStringList(*textureNames), vertexData.size(), indexData.size() / 3);
+	}
+	catch (std::invalid_argument e)
+	{
+		clearData();
+		emit sendMessage(QString(e.what()), 2);
+	}
+}
 
 void GeometryEngine::drawGeometry(QOpenGLShaderProgram *program)
 {
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Source/MainWindow.cpp b/QtMeshViewer/Source/MainWindow.cpp
index b4ca5b2..6dc14b5 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Source/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Source/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 #include <QSurfaceFormat>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QFileDialog>
-#include <QFile>
 #include <QPalette>
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QSignalMapper>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QSizePolicy>
 #include "..\Header\FileInterface.h"
 
 #define WINDOW_NAME "Mesh Viewer"
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
 	setupWidgets();
 
 	ui->statusBar->showMessage("MeshViewer by Anakin", 0);
+
+	m_fileInfo += "Filename: -\nMaterials: -\nVertices: -\nTriangle: -\n<detail>No file is open";
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 void MainWindow::openFile()
 {
 	QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, "Open File", "", "Mesh (*.msh)");
-	emit loadFile(fileName.toStdString().c_str());
+	if(!fileName.isEmpty())
+		emit loadFile(fileName);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setupWidgets()
@@ -91,14 +95,17 @@ void MainWindow::setupWidgets()
 
 void MainWindow::aboutFile()
 {
-	QMessageBox* dialog = new QMessageBox(QMessageBox::Information,
+	QMessageBox* dialog = new QMessageBox(QMessageBox::NoIcon,
 		WINDOW_NAME,
-		"When i find some time, i'll add some information about\nthe file in the detailed text",
+		QString(m_fileInfo.left(m_fileInfo.indexOf("<detail>"))),
 		QMessageBox::StandardButton::Close,
 		this,
 		Qt::Dialog | Qt::MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint);
-	dialog->setDetailedText("This is the cool detailed text\n");
+
+	dialog->setStyleSheet("QLabel{min-width: 200px;}");
+	dialog->setDetailedText(QString(m_fileInfo.right(m_fileInfo.size() - m_fileInfo.indexOf("<detail>") - 8)));
 	dialog->exec();
+	delete dialog;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::aboutTool()
@@ -111,13 +118,36 @@ void MainWindow::aboutTool()
 		QString(file.readAll()),
 		QMessageBox::StandardButton::Close,
 		this,
-		Qt::Dialog | Qt::MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint
-		);
+		Qt::Dialog | Qt::MSWindowsFixedSizeDialogHint);
 
-	//dialog->setDetailedText(QString(file.readAll()));
 	file.close();
 
 	dialog->exec();
+
+	delete dialog;
+}
+
+void MainWindow::setFileInfo(QString name, QStringList textures, int vertices, int triangle)
+{
+	m_fileInfo = QByteArray("Filename: ");
+	m_fileInfo += name;
+	m_fileInfo += "\nMaterials: ";
+	m_fileInfo += QByteArray::number(textures.size());
+	m_fileInfo += "\nVertices: ";
+	m_fileInfo += QByteArray::number(vertices);
+	m_fileInfo += "\nTriangle: ";
+	m_fileInfo += QByteArray::number(triangle);
+	m_fileInfo += "<detail>";
+
+	int count(0);
+	for (auto& it : textures)
+	{
+		m_fileInfo += "Material ";
+		m_fileInfo += QByteArray::number(count++);
+		m_fileInfo += " - ";
+		m_fileInfo += it;
+		m_fileInfo += "\n";
+	}
 }
 
 void MainWindow::printMessage(QString message, int severity)
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Source/MshFile.cpp b/QtMeshViewer/Source/MshFile.cpp
index 761c01f..00ed57b 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Source/MshFile.cpp
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Source/MshFile.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // public constructor/destructor
 
-MshFile::MshFile(const char * path, QObject * parent)
+MshFile::MshFile(QString path, QObject * parent)
 	: FileInterface(path, parent)
 {
 	import();
@@ -497,21 +497,13 @@ void MshFile::analyseClthChunks(Model * dataDestination, std::list<ChunkHeader*>
 
 			// search if it is already known
 			bool tmp_found(false);
-			for (unsigned int i = 0; i < m_textureNames->size(); i++)
-			{
-				if (!strcmp(buffer, m_textureNames->at(i).c_str()))
-				{
-					// if found, save the index and stop searching
-					new_segment->textureIndex = i;
-					tmp_found = true;
-					break;
-				}
-			}
 
-			// if it was not found add the texturename to the list
-			if (!tmp_found)
+			int index = m_textureNames->indexOf(QString::fromStdString(buffer));
+			if (index != -1)
+				new_segment->textureIndex = index;
+			else
 			{
-				m_textureNames->push_back(std::string(buffer));
+				m_textureNames->push_back(QString::fromStdString(buffer));
 				new_segment->textureIndex = m_textureNames->size() - 1;
 			}
 
diff --git a/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp b/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp
index 4b363ec..22185f4 100644
--- a/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp
+++ b/QtMeshViewer/Source/OglViewerWidget.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void OglViewerWidget::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *e)
 
 void OglViewerWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent * e)
 {
-	emit loadFile(e->mimeData()->urls().first().toLocalFile().toStdString().c_str());
+	emit loadFile(e->mimeData()->urls().first().toLocalFile());
 }
 
 void OglViewerWidget::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *e)
@@ -226,10 +226,12 @@ void OglViewerWidget::initShaders()
 void OglViewerWidget::setConnections()
 {
 	connect(m_dataEngine, &GeometryEngine::requestResetView, this, &OglViewerWidget::resetView);
-	connect(parentWidget(), SIGNAL(loadFile(const char*)), m_dataEngine, SLOT(loadFile(const char*)));
-	connect(this, SIGNAL(loadFile(const char*)), m_dataEngine, SLOT(loadFile(const char*)));
+	connect(parentWidget(), SIGNAL(loadFile(QString)), m_dataEngine, SLOT(loadFile(QString)));
+	connect(this, SIGNAL(loadFile(QString)), m_dataEngine, SLOT(loadFile(QString)));
 	connect(m_dataEngine, SIGNAL(sendMessage(QString, int)), parentWidget(), SLOT(printMessage(QString, int)));
 	connect(m_dataEngine, SIGNAL(requestUpdate()), this, SLOT(update()));
+	connect(m_dataEngine, SIGNAL(sendFileInfo(QString, QStringList, int, int)), parentWidget(), SLOT(setFileInfo(QString, QStringList, int, int)));
+
 }