diff --git a/Core/Core.cc b/Core/Core.cc
index 28a370a434d809a872a8500eb0aaa081b41fcf37..362d595d29f3708002181107ba63c7e31e548792 100644
--- a/Core/Core.cc
+++ b/Core/Core.cc
@@ -667,16 +667,16 @@ void Core::fullscreen( bool _state ) {
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void Core::logger() {
+void Core::showLogger(bool _state) {
   if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() )
-    coreWidget_->toggleLogger();
+    coreWidget_->showLogger( _state );
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void Core::toolbox() {
+void Core::showToolbox( bool _state ) {
   if ( OpenFlipper::Options::gui() )
-    coreWidget_->toggleToolbox();
+    coreWidget_->showToolbox(_state);
 }
 
 
@@ -965,8 +965,8 @@ void Core::setDescriptions(){
   emit setSlotDescription("fullscreen(bool)", "Enable or disable fullscreen mode",
                            QStringList("enabled") ,
                            QStringList("Enable or disable fullscreen mode"));
-  emit setSlotDescription("logger()", "Toggle logging window visibility", QStringList(), QStringList());
-  emit setSlotDescription("toolbox()", "Toggle toolbox visibility", QStringList(), QStringList());
+  emit setSlotDescription("showLogger(bool)", "Show or hide logger window", QStringList("Show or hide logger window"), QStringList());
+  emit setSlotDescription("showToolbox(bool)", "Show or hide toolbox", QStringList("Show or hide the toolbox"), QStringList());
   emit setSlotDescription("setDrawMode(QString)", "Set the drawMode",
                         QStringList("DrawMode"), QStringList("the drawMode ( ; separated list )"));
   emit setSlotDescription("restrictFrameRate(bool)", "Restrict FrameRate to MaxFrameRate",
@@ -1002,6 +1002,10 @@ void Core::setDescriptions(){
   emit setSlotDescription("loadObject()", "Show the dialog to load an object. (only works if GUI is available)",QStringList(), QStringList());
   emit setSlotDescription("loadSettings()", "Show the dialog to load settings. (only works if GUI is available)",QStringList(), QStringList());
   emit setSlotDescription("loadSettings(QString)", "load settings from file.",QStringList(), QStringList());
+  emit setSlotDescription("createWidget(QString,QString);", "Create a widget from an ui file",
+                          QString("Object name,ui file").split(","),
+                          QString("Name of the new widget in script,ui file to load").split(","));
+
 
 }
 // //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Core/Core.hh b/Core/Core.hh
index 292b4ce13cf59723fa7a38e88a1888432ca74448..47f927fae0bf20f4a3d2d128b801aaca8b7fa7a0 100644
--- a/Core/Core.hh
+++ b/Core/Core.hh
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ public slots:
     void fullscreen( bool _state );
 
     /// Hide or show logging window
-    void logger();
+    void showLogger(bool _state);
 
-    /// Hide or show toolbox window
-    void toolbox();
+    /// Show or hide toolbox
+    void showToolbox( bool _state );
 
     /// Set the drawMode ( ; separated list )
     void setDrawMode(QString _mode);
@@ -584,6 +584,17 @@ private:
 
     void setSlotDescription(QString     _slotName,   QString     _slotDescription,
                             QStringList _parameters, QStringList _descriptions);
+
+  public slots:
+    /** \brief Create an script object from a ui file
+     *
+     * This function will load an ui file, set up a qwidget from that and makes it available
+     * under _objectName for scripting.
+     * @param _objectName The name in scripting environment used for the new object
+     * @param _uiFilename ui file to load
+     */
+    void createWidget(QString _objectName, QString _uiFilename);
+
   private :
     /// Core scripting engine
     QScriptEngine scriptEngine_;
diff --git a/Core/optionHandling.cc b/Core/optionHandling.cc
index cbc869646be8498814a2767ac9a79f5e5e757867..419dce69ca39e7e1a7a41bb2a1af9791826cb62c 100644
--- a/Core/optionHandling.cc
+++ b/Core/optionHandling.cc
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void Core::applyOptions(){
 		  coreWidget_->setWindowState( (coreWidget_->windowState() | Qt::WindowFullScreen) ^ Qt::WindowFullScreen);
 
     // Logger
-    coreWidget_->hideLogger( OpenFlipper::Options::hideLogger() );
+    coreWidget_->showLogger( !OpenFlipper::Options::hideLogger() );
 
     //animation
     coreWidget_->examiner_widget_->animation(OpenFlipper::Options::animation());
diff --git a/Core/scripting.cc b/Core/scripting.cc
index 567de428fa0f18b4c3775ce55e99c67596ffb513..681ff123246742be0864dbfbe80454769b94bd13 100644
--- a/Core/scripting.cc
+++ b/Core/scripting.cc
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 //  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
 //  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 //  (at your option) any later version.
-// 
+//
 //  OpenFlipper is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 //  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 //  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 //  GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-// 
+//
 //  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 //  along with OpenFlipper.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 //
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
 
 // -------------------- mview
 #include "Core.hh"
+#include <QtUiTools/QUiLoader>
 
-//== IMPLEMENTATION ========================================================== 
+
+//== IMPLEMENTATION ==========================================================
 
 
 
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ void Core::slotExecuteScript( QString _script ) {
 }
 
 void Core::slotGetScriptingEngine( QScriptEngine*& _engine  ) {
-  _engine = &scriptEngine_; 
+  _engine = &scriptEngine_;
 }
 
 void Core::slotGetAllAvailableFunctions( QStringList& _functions  ) {
@@ -65,11 +67,29 @@ void Core::slotGetAllAvailableFunctions( QStringList& _functions  ) {
 }
 
 void Core::scriptLogFunction( QString _output) {
-   emit scriptLog(_output); 
+   emit scriptLog(_output);
+}
+
+void Core::createWidget(QString _objectName, QString _uiFilename) {
+  QUiLoader loader;
+
+  QFile uiFile(_uiFilename);
+  uiFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
+  QWidget *ui = loader.load(&uiFile);
+  uiFile.close();
+
+  QScriptValue scriptUi = scriptEngine_.newQObject(ui, QScriptEngine::ScriptOwnership);
+  scriptEngine_.globalObject().setProperty(_objectName, scriptUi);
+
+
+  ui->show();
+
+// core.createWidget("calc1","/data/home1/moebius/Calculator.ui");
+
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
-//== Script Special Functions ================================================= 
+//== Script Special Functions =================================================
 //=============================================================================
 
 QScriptValue myPrintFunction(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
@@ -80,13 +100,13 @@ QScriptValue myPrintFunction(QScriptContext *context, QScriptEngine *engine)
         result.append(" ");
     result.append(context->argument(i).toString());
   }
-  
+
   // Get the textedit for Output ( Set in Core.cc )
   QScriptValue calleeData = context->callee().property("textedit");
   Core *widget = qobject_cast<Core*>(calleeData.toQObject());
-  
-  widget->scriptLogFunction(result); 
-  
+
+  widget->scriptLogFunction(result);
+
   return engine->undefinedValue();
 }
 
diff --git a/CoreApp/CoreApp.pro b/CoreApp/CoreApp.pro
index bcb0e45b9ea206779bacfdda901f549ee5732074..ffbe9be73a2104ea662febc2cee5701e08d4beab 100644
--- a/CoreApp/CoreApp.pro
+++ b/CoreApp/CoreApp.pro
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ openmesh()
 glut()
 glew()
 openmp()
+qt()
 
 DIRECTORIES =   ../ ../Core ../Logging \
 			    ../Scripting  ../Scripting/scriptPrototypes ../Scripting/scriptWrappers ../SimpleOpt \
diff --git a/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.cc b/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.cc
index f29e0ad937e7a67debf22a60e801e05f68245589..909d37ac3bea3c6243d170b2eb9726ca87351905 100644
--- a/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.cc
+++ b/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.cc
@@ -320,15 +320,15 @@ CoreWidget::toggleLogger() {
   OpenFlipper::Options::hideLogger( !OpenFlipper::Options::hideLogger() );
 
   // Hide/Show Logger
-  hideLogger( OpenFlipper::Options::hideLogger() );
+  showLogger( !OpenFlipper::Options::hideLogger() );
 }
 
 /** Hide or show logger
   */
 void
-CoreWidget::hideLogger(bool _hide) {
+CoreWidget::showLogger(bool _state) {
   //Hide Logger
-  if ( _hide ) {
+  if ( !_state ) {
     QList<int> wsizes( splitter_->sizes() );
 
     // Remember old size
@@ -361,7 +361,18 @@ void
 CoreWidget::toggleToolbox() {
 
   //toggle
-  OpenFlipper::Options::hideToolbox(!OpenFlipper::Options::hideToolbox());
+  showToolbox( OpenFlipper::Options::hideToolbox() );
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/** Hide or show toolbox
+  */
+void
+CoreWidget::showToolbox( bool _state ) {
+
+  //toggle
+  OpenFlipper::Options::hideToolbox( !_state );
 
   if ( OpenFlipper::Options::hideToolbox() ){
     //hide all toolWidgets
diff --git a/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.hh b/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.hh
index 6eaf2870167ad5d8c502b42d848738d542421b78..b4f6ece67290f63a308b38e9c4350cada69f58b7 100644
--- a/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.hh
+++ b/widgets/coreWidget/CoreWidget.hh
@@ -212,11 +212,14 @@ public:
     void toggleLogger();
 
     /// Change visibility of the logger
-    void hideLogger(bool _hide);
+    void showLogger(bool _state);
 
     /// Hide or show toolbox area
     void toggleToolbox();
 
+    /// Show or hide toolbox
+    void showToolbox( bool _state );
+
   /** @} */
 
   //===========================================================================