Index: channels/_generic.py
==================================================================
--- channels/_generic.py
+++ channels/_generic.py
@@ -184,10 +184,12 @@
         def load(self, category, force=False):
         
             # get data from cache or download
             if (force or not category in self.streams):
                 __print__(dbg.PROC, "load", "update_streams")
+                self.parent.status("Updating streams...")
+                self.parent.status(-0.1)
                 new_streams = self.update_streams(category)
       
                 if new_streams:
 
                     # check and modify entry;
@@ -229,10 +231,12 @@
             #    self.liststore[category] = \
             mygtk.do(lambda:mygtk.columns(self.gtk_list, self.datamap, self.prepare(self.streams[category])))
 
             # set pointer
             self.current = category
+            self.parent.status("")
+            self.parent.status(1.0)
             pass
             
         # store current streams data
         def save(self):
             conf.save("cache/" + self.module, self.streams, gz=1)

Index: channels/youtube.py
==================================================================
--- channels/youtube.py
+++ channels/youtube.py
@@ -179,11 +179,10 @@
     # retrieve and parse
     def update_streams(self, cat, force=0, search=None):
 
         entries = []
         channels = self.categories[self.categories.index("my channels") + 1]
-        self.parent.status(-0.1)
         
         # Most Popular
         if cat == "mostPopular":
             #for row in self.api("feeds/api/standardfeeds/%s/most_popular"%conf.youtube_region, ver=2):
             #    entries.append(self.wrap2(row))
@@ -226,11 +225,10 @@
         # empty entries
         else:
             entries = [dict(title="Placeholder for subcategories", genre="./.", playing="./.", url="http://youtube.com/")]
  
         # done    
-        self.parent.status(1.0)
         return entries
         
 
     
     # Search for channel name:
@@ -251,12 +249,11 @@
     def api(self, method, ver=3, pages=5, **params):
         items = []
 
         # URL and default parameters
         (base_url, defaults) = self.service[ver]
-        #params = dict(  defaults.items() | params.items()  )
-        params = dict( defaults, **params )
+        params = dict( list(defaults.items()) + list(params.items())  )
 
         # Retrieve data set
         while pages > 0:
             j = ahttp.get(base_url + method, params=params)
             #__print__(dbg.DATA, j)
@@ -280,11 +277,11 @@
             elif "nextPageToken" in data:
                 params["pageToken"] = data["nextPageToken"]
                 pages -= 1
             else:
                 pages = 0
-            self.parent.status( (11 - 1.852 * pages) / 10.0 )
+            self.parent.status( (10 - 1.852 * pages) / 10.5 )
 
         return items
 
 
 

Index: st2.py
==================================================================
--- st2.py
+++ st2.py
@@ -420,18 +420,15 @@
             while ((not text) and (type(text)==str) and len(sbar_msg)):
                 sbar_msg.pop()
                 mygtk.do(lambda:self.statusbar.pop(sbar_cid))
             # progressbar
             if (type(text)==float):
-                __print__(dbg.PROC, "status.progressbar", float, text)
                 if (text >= 999.0/1000):  # completed
                     mygtk.do(lambda:self.progress.hide())
                 else:  # show percentage
-                    __print__(dbg.PROC, "status.progressbar", dbg.ERR, "fraction")
                     mygtk.do(lambda:self.progress.show() or self.progress.set_fraction(text))
                     if (text <= 0):  # unknown state
-                        __print__(dbg.PROC, "status.progressbar", dbg.STAT, "PULSE")
                         mygtk.do(lambda:self.progress.pulse())
             # add text
             elif (type(text)==str):
                 sbar_msg.append(1)
                 mygtk.do(lambda:self.statusbar.push(sbar_cid, text))