diff --git a/bin/nostr_console.dart b/bin/nostr_console.dart
index 4c89e7e..7967b7f 100644
--- a/bin/nostr_console.dart
+++ b/bin/nostr_console.dart
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const String locationArg = "location";
 const String lnQrFlag    = "lnqr";
 
 Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
+
       
     final parser = ArgParser()..addOption(requestArg) ..addOption(pubkeyArg, abbr:"p")..addOption(prikeyArg, abbr:"k")
                               ..addOption(lastdaysArg, abbr:"d") ..addOption(relayArg, abbr:"r")
diff --git a/lib/console_ui.dart b/lib/console_ui.dart
index 868412f..ae4f0f6 100644
--- a/lib/console_ui.dart
+++ b/lib/console_ui.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Future<void> processAnyIncomingEvents(Store node, [bool printNotifications = tru
     List<int> numPrinted1 = [0,0,0];
     if( printNotifications) {
       // print all the new trees, the ones that we want to print
+      print("");
       numPrinted1 = node.printTreeNotifications(newEventIds);
 
       // need to clear because only top 20 events in each thread are printed or cleared with above
@@ -479,6 +480,7 @@ int showMenu(List<String> menuOptions, String menuName, [String menuInfo = ""])
     stdout.write("Type option number: ");
     String? userOptionInput = stdin.readLineSync();
     String userOption = userOptionInput??"";
+
     userOption = userOption.trim();
     if( userOption == 'x') {
       userOption = menuOptions.length.toString();
@@ -1596,6 +1598,20 @@ void directRoomNotifications(Store node, [int x = 0, int y = 0]) {
 
 Future<void> mainMenuUi(Store node) async {
    
+    var n;
+
+    /* TODO
+    ProcessSignal.sigint.watch().listen((signal) {
+      print(" caught ${n} of 3");
+      clearScreen();
+      print("\nExiting. Writing file $gEventsFilename. ");
+      if( gEventsFilename != "") {
+        node.writeEventsToFile(gEventsFilename);
+      }
+      exit(0);
+    }); */
+
+
     clearScreen();
 
     //Show only notifications
diff --git a/lib/settings.dart b/lib/settings.dart
index e73f9f4..3d8c726 100644
--- a/lib/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/settings.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 
 // name of executable
 const String exename = "nostr_console";
-const String version = "0.3.3-beta-a";
+const String version = "0.3.4-beta";
 
 int gDebug = 0;
 int gSpecificDebug = 0;
diff --git a/lib/tree_ds.dart b/lib/tree_ds.dart
index 5a86220..d081a2f 100644
--- a/lib/tree_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/tree_ds.dart
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ class Store {
         ret[0] += temp[0]; 
         ret[1] += temp[1]; 
         ret[2] += temp[2];
-        print("\n");
+        //print("\n");
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index dbed422..88276bb 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 name: nostr_console
 description: A multi-platform nostr client built for terminal/console
-version: 0.3.3-beta-a
+version: 0.3.4-beta
 homepage: https://github.com/vishalxl/nostr_console   
 
 
 
 # 0.3.4
-# improved logic that only new events from follows are shown 
+# improved logic that only new events from follows are shown; this reduces the flood of notifications seen
 # longer-named follows were not getting tick mark at end. fixed it, now they get tick marks in posts, channels and in one liners for channels
+# fix lud06/16 qr code printing in profiles
 
 # 0.3.3
 # Linux arm64 build added; docker images pushed to github store; and improving of build process by @AaronDewes