Index: channels/__init__.py
==================================================================
--- channels/__init__.py
+++ channels/__init__.py
@@ -197,10 +197,12 @@
 
     # Statusbar stub (defers to parent/main window, if in GUI mode)
     def status(self, *args, **kw):
         if self.parent: self.parent.status(*args, **kw)
         else: log.INFO("status():", *v)
+    def warn(self, *args, **kw):
+        self.status(*args, icon="gtk-dialog-warning", **kw)
 
 
         
     #--------------------- streams/model data accesss ---------------------------
 

Index: gtk3.xml.gz
==================================================================
--- gtk3.xml.gz
+++ gtk3.xml.gz
cannot compute difference between binary files

Index: st2.py
==================================================================
--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@
 
 
 
 
     # Shortcut to statusbar and progressbar (receives either a string, or a float).
-    def status(self, text=None, timeout=3, markup=False):
+    def status(self, text=None, timeout=3, markup=False, icon=None, *k, **kw):
         self.status_last = time.time() + timeout
         gobject.timeout_add(int(timeout*1000), self.status_clear)
         #log.UI("progressbar := %s" %text)
         # progressbar
         if isinstance(text, (int, float)):
@@ -384,19 +384,22 @@
                 uikit.do(self.progress.show, immediate=1)
                 uikit.do(self.progress.set_fraction, text, immediate=1)
         # add text
         elif isinstance(text, (str, unicode)):
             uikit.do(self.statusbar.set_markup if markup else self.statusbar.set_text, text)
+            if icon:
+                uikit.do(lambda icon=icon, *x: self.statusbar_img.show() or self.statusbar_img.set_from_stock(icon, 2))
         # clean up
         else:
             self.status_clear(anyway=True)
 
     # Clean up after 3 seconds
     def status_clear(self, anyway=False):
         if anyway or time.time() >= self.status_last:
             #log.UI("progressbar.hide()")
             self.statusbar.set_text("")
+            self.statusbar_img.hide()
             self.progress.hide()
             return False
         else:
             return True
 
@@ -523,10 +526,11 @@
 
         # first invocation
         if (conf.get("firstrun")):
             main.configwin.open(None)
             del conf.firstrun
+        main.status("Initial startup, configure your audio players!", timeout=10, icon="gtk-dialog-error")
 
         # run
         gtk.main()
         [callback() for callback in main.hooks["quit"]]
         log.PROC(r" gtk_main_quit ")