diff --git a/init b/init
index 82a909e..d9b1f48 100755
--- a/init
+++ b/init
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Public License along with
 # this source code; if not, write to:
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-DIR=`dirname $0`
-CMD=`basename $0`
-{ test -r $DIR } || {
-    echo "error: launch webnomad commands from your project directory"
-    echo "i.e: ./$DIR/$CMD"
-    return 1
-}
+SYS=`dirname $0`
+source $SYS/utils
 
 
-source $DIR/utils
 
 
+act "Initializing $B $DIR $r"
+pushd $DIR
+
+act "Below is the log of files copied into this directory."
+act "Init does not rewrite any existing file"
+act
+
 mkdir -p views/js
 mkdir -p views/css
 { test -r views/index.html } || {
@@ -49,24 +49,24 @@ EOF
 
 mkdir -p tmpl
 { test -r tmpl/header.html } || {
-    cp -v ${DIR}/tmpl/header.html tmpl }
+    cp -v ${SYS}/tmpl/header.html tmpl }
 
 { test -r tmpl/footer.html } || {
-    cp -v ${DIR}/tmpl/footer.html tmpl }
+    cp -v ${SYS}/tmpl/footer.html tmpl }
 
 { test -r tmpl/navbar.html } || {
-    cp -v ${DIR}/tmpl/navbar.html tmpl }
+    cp -v ${SYS}/tmpl/navbar.html tmpl }
 
 { test -r views/js/html5.js } || {
-    cp -v ${DIR}/js/html5.js views/js }
+    cp -v ${SYS}/js/html5.js views/js }
 
 { test -r views/css/bootstrap.css } || {
-    cp -v ${DIR}/js/bootstrap* views/js
-    cp -v ${DIR}/css/bootstrap* views/css }
+    cp -v ${SYS}/js/bootstrap* views/js
+    cp -v ${SYS}/css/bootstrap* views/css }
 
 { test -r views/css/blueimp-gallery.css } || {
-    cp -v ${DIR}/js/*blueimp* views/js
-    cp -v ${DIR}/css/*blueimp* views/css }
+    cp -v ${SYS}/js/*blueimp* views/js
+    cp -v ${SYS}/css/*blueimp* views/css }
 
 { test -r config.zsh } || {
     cat <<EOF > config.zsh
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ EOF
 }
 
 
-notice "Website initialized"
-act "Now customize config.zsh and files in tmpl/"
-act "then create your pages in views/"
+popd
 
+act
+notice "Initialization completed"
+act "Look in your new WebNomad project: $B $DIR $r"
+act "Customize $B config.zsh $r and then files in the $B tmpl/ $r folder"
+act "Create new HTML pages in $B views/ $r"
+
+{ test "$DIR" = "." } || { sleep 10 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/render b/render
index d8ee3ae..4c40553 100755
--- a/render
+++ b/render
@@ -18,18 +18,13 @@
 # this source code; if not, write to:
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-DIR=`dirname $0`
-CMD=`basename $0`
-{ test -r $DIR } || {
-    echo "error: launch webnomad commands from your project directory"
-    echo "i.e: ./$DIR/$CMD"
-    return 1
-}
+SYS=`dirname $0`
+source $SYS/utils
+
 
-source ${DIR}/utils
 
 { test -r config.zsh } || {
-    error "Directory not configured for WebNomad. First use ./webnomad/init"
+    error "Directory not configured for WebNomad. First use /webnomad/init"
     exit 1 }
 
 
@@ -37,8 +32,8 @@ source ${DIR}/utils
 
 source config.zsh
 
-notice "Rendering $BRAND website"
-act "Title: $TITLE"
+notice "Rendering $B $BRAND $r website"
+act "Title: $B $TITLE $r"
 
 typeset -a includejs
 
@@ -116,10 +111,11 @@ render_html() {
 # first pass marks the markdown parts and saves them separate
 
     mds=(`find . -name 'tmp.md*'`)
-    act -n "${#mds} markdown fields "
-
-    { test ${#mds} = 0 } || {
+    { test "${#mds}" = "0" } || {
 # second pass substituted saved parts with rendered markdown
+	act -n "${#mds} markdown fields "
+	
+
 
     for i in $mds; do
        md=`basename $i`
@@ -314,7 +310,7 @@ EOF
 EOF
 
     # render html
-    act -n "Html rendering: $dst "
+    act -n "Html rendering: $B $dst $r"
     cat $src | render_html >> $dst
 
 cat <<EOF >> $dst
@@ -336,13 +332,13 @@ gals=(`find views -type f -name '*.gal'`)
 for src in $gals; do
     cat ${src} | read_meta
     dst="pub/`basename ${src%.*}`"
-    act -n "Gallery rendering: $dst ... "
+    act -n "Gallery rendering: $B $dst $r ... "
     cat $src | render_gallery > $dst
     print "done"
 done
 
 for m in `find views -mindepth 1 -type d `; do
-    act -n "publishing $m... "
+    act -n "publishing $B $m $r ... "
     rsync -r $m pub/
     print "done"
 done
@@ -359,4 +355,6 @@ done
 }
 
 
-act "Website refreshed."
+notice "Website refreshed."
+
+{ test "$DIR" = "." } || { sleep 10 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils b/utils
index aab204c..5da558d 100755
--- a/utils
+++ b/utils
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@
 # this source code; if not, write to:
 # Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-VERSION=0.2
+# initialize paths
+DIR=`dirname $SYS` # project dir
+
+
+VERSION=0.3
 
 QUIET=0
 
+autoload colors; colors
+
 # standard output message routines
 # it's always useful to wrap them, in case we change behaviour later
 notice() { if [[ $QUIET == 0 ]]; then print "$fg_bold[green][*]$fg_no_bold[default] $1" >&2; fi }
@@ -37,6 +43,10 @@ act()    {
     fi
 }
 
+# quick bold
+B="$fg_bold[white]"
+r="$reset_color"
+
 # honor quiet and debug flags as early as possible
 if [[ ${@} == *-q* ]]; then QUIET=1; fi
 if [[ ${@} == *-D* ]]; then DEBUG=1; fi