diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.cpp
index dbd137d0c..3312c7da8 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@ BlogDialog::BlogDialog(QWidget *parent)
   connect(boldBtn, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setFont()));
   connect(underlineBtn, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setFont()));
   connect(italicBtn, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(setFont()));
+  connect(statusBox, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(setStatus()));
   
+  /* Current Font */
   mCurrentFont = QFont("Comic Sans MS", 8);
   
+  /* Current user status - online by default */
+  QString currentStatus = "Online";
+  
 }
 
 void BlogDialog::sendBlog()
@@ -60,6 +65,16 @@ void BlogDialog::setFont()
 	lineEdit->setFont(mCurrentFont);
 	lineEdit->setFocus();
 }
+
+
+void BlogDialog::setStatus()
+{
+	currentStatus = statusBox->currentText();
+	
+	/* for testing */
+	/* msgText->append(currentStatus); */
+}
+	
 	
 	
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.h
index bb252ecc9..a4980b59a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.h
@@ -40,13 +40,20 @@ public:
 public slots:
 	void sendBlog();
 	void setFont();
+	void setStatus();
 	
 private slots:
 /*nothing here yet */
 
 private:
 
+/* Current Font */
 QFont mCurrentFont;
+
+/* Current status, online by default */
+QString currentStatus;
+
+
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.ui
index 83e6e8543..105f0453a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/BlogDialog.ui
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
      </layout>
     </item>
     <item row="1" column="0" >
-     <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="msgSendList" >
+     <widget class="QTreeWidget" name="userList" >
       <property name="sizePolicy" >
        <sizepolicy vsizetype="Ignored" hsizetype="Ignored" >
         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@
     </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
-  <widget class="QComboBox" name="comboBox" >
+  <widget class="QComboBox" name="statusBox" >
    <property name="geometry" >
     <rect>
      <x>600</x>
@@ -797,6 +797,9 @@
      <pointsize>10</pointsize>
     </font>
    </property>
+   <property name="currentIndex" >
+    <number>0</number>
+   </property>
    <item>
     <property name="text" >
      <string>Online</string>