diff --git a/aocharmovie.cpp b/aocharmovie.cpp
index 8be462f..66c9ef0 100644
--- a/aocharmovie.cpp
+++ b/aocharmovie.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ void AOCharMovie::play(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString emote_prefix)
     gif_path = placeholder_default_path;
 
   m_movie->stop();
-  this->clear();
-
-  qDebug() << "gif_path: " << gif_path;
   m_movie->setFileName(gif_path);
 
+  qDebug() << "framecount: " << m_movie->frameCount();
+
   if (m_flipped)
   {
     QImageReader *reader = new QImageReader(gif_path);
@@ -67,26 +66,61 @@ void AOCharMovie::play(QString p_char, QString p_emote, QString emote_prefix)
 
 void AOCharMovie::play_pre(QString p_char, QString p_emote, int duration)
 {
-  if (duration == 0)
-    play_once = true;
+  QString gif_path = ao_app->get_character_path(p_char) + p_emote.toLower();
 
-  else
+  m_movie->stop();
+  this->clear();
+  m_movie->setFileName(gif_path);
+
+  int real_duration = 0;
+
+  play_once = false;
+
+  for (int n_frame = 0 ; n_frame < m_movie->frameCount() ; ++n_frame)
   {
-    play_once = false;
-    preanim_timer->start(duration);
+
+    real_duration += m_movie->nextFrameDelay();
+    m_movie->jumpToFrame(n_frame);
   }
+  qDebug() << "real_duration: " << real_duration;
+  qDebug() << "duration: " << duration;
+
+  double percentage_modifier = 100.0;
+
+  if (real_duration != 0 && duration != 0)
+  {
+    percentage_modifier = (duration / static_cast<double>(real_duration)) * 100.0;
+  }
+  qDebug() << "% mod: " << percentage_modifier;
+  play_once = true;
+  //m_movie->jumpToFrame(m_movie->frameCount() - 1);
+  m_movie->setSpeed(static_cast<int>(percentage_modifier));
   play(p_char, p_emote, "");
 }
 
 void AOCharMovie::play_talking(QString p_char, QString p_emote)
 {
+  QString gif_path = ao_app->get_character_path(p_char) + "(b)" + p_emote.toLower();
+
+  m_movie->stop();
+  this->clear();
+  m_movie->setFileName(gif_path);
+
   play_once = false;
+  m_movie->setSpeed(100);
   play(p_char, p_emote, "(b)");
 }
 
 void AOCharMovie::play_idle(QString p_char, QString p_emote)
 {
+  QString gif_path = ao_app->get_character_path(p_char) + "(a)" + p_emote.toLower();
+
+  m_movie->stop();
+  this->clear();
+  m_movie->setFileName(gif_path);
+
   play_once = false;
+  m_movie->setSpeed(100);
   play(p_char, p_emote, "(a)");
 }
 
@@ -112,11 +146,12 @@ void AOCharMovie::frame_change(int n_frame)
   if (m_movie->frameCount() - 1 == n_frame && play_once)
   {
     preanim_timer->start(m_movie->nextFrameDelay());
-    done();
+    //done();
   }
 }
 
 void AOCharMovie::timer_done()
 {
+  qDebug() << "timer done called";
   done();
 }
diff --git a/courtroom.cpp b/courtroom.cpp
index 78ddd9d..5217e31 100644
--- a/courtroom.cpp
+++ b/courtroom.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ void Courtroom::set_widgets()
   m_courtroom_height = f_courtroom.height;
 
   this->resize(m_courtroom_width, m_courtroom_height);
-  this->setFixedSize(m_courtroom_width, m_courtroom_height);
 
   ui_background->move(0, 0);
   ui_background->resize(m_courtroom_width, m_courtroom_height);
@@ -648,7 +647,6 @@ void Courtroom::set_char_select()
   }
 
   this->resize(f_charselect.width, f_charselect.height);
-  this->setFixedSize(f_charselect.width, f_charselect.height);
 
   ui_char_select_background->resize(f_charselect.width, f_charselect.height);
 
@@ -1205,13 +1203,14 @@ void Courtroom::play_preanim()
   QString f_preanim = m_chatmessage[PRE_EMOTE];
 
   //all time values in char.inis are multiplied by a constant(time_mod) to get the actual time
-  int preanim_duration = ao_app->get_ao2_preanim_duration(f_char, f_preanim) * time_mod;
+  int preanim_duration = ao_app->get_preanim_duration(f_char, f_preanim) * time_mod;
   int text_delay = ao_app->get_text_delay(f_char, f_preanim) * time_mod;
   int sfx_delay = m_chatmessage[SFX_DELAY].toInt() * time_mod;
 
   sfx_delay_timer->start(sfx_delay);
 
-  if (!file_exists(ao_app->get_character_path(f_char) + f_preanim.toLower() + ".gif"))
+  if (!file_exists(ao_app->get_character_path(f_char) + f_preanim.toLower() + ".gif") ||
+      preanim_duration < 0)
   {
     anim_state = 1;
     preanim_done();
diff --git a/emotes.cpp b/emotes.cpp
index 212b0a3..4793eec 100644
--- a/emotes.cpp
+++ b/emotes.cpp
@@ -108,13 +108,19 @@ void Courtroom::on_emote_clicked(int p_id)
   if (current_emote >= min && current_emote <= max)
     ui_emote_list.at(current_emote % max_emotes_on_page)->set_image(current_char, current_emote, "_off.png");
 
+  int old_emote = current_emote;
+
   current_emote = p_id + max_emotes_on_page * current_emote_page;
 
   ui_emote_list.at(current_emote % max_emotes_on_page)->set_image(current_char, current_emote, "_on.png");
 
   int emote_mod = ao_app->get_emote_mod(current_char, current_emote);
 
-  if (emote_mod == 1)
+  if (old_emote == current_emote)
+  {
+    ui_pre->setChecked(!ui_pre->isChecked());
+  }
+  else if (emote_mod == 1)
     ui_pre->setChecked(true);
   else
     ui_pre->setChecked(false);
diff --git a/text_file_functions.cpp b/text_file_functions.cpp
index f51df62..706078c 100644
--- a/text_file_functions.cpp
+++ b/text_file_functions.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ QString AOApplication::get_chat(QString p_char)
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "chat", "[Options]", "[Time]");
 
   //handling the correct order of chat is a bit complicated, we let the caller do it
-  return f_result;
+  return f_result.toLower();
 }
 
 int AOApplication::get_preanim_duration(QString p_char, QString p_emote)
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ int AOApplication::get_preanim_duration(QString p_char, QString p_emote)
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, p_emote, "[Time]", "[Emotions]");
 
   if (f_result == "")
-    return 0;
+    return -1;
   else return f_result.toInt();
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ int AOApplication::get_ao2_preanim_duration(QString p_char, QString p_emote)
   QString f_result = read_char_ini(p_char, "%" + p_emote, "[Time]", "[Emotions]");
 
   if (f_result == "")
-    return 0;
+    return -1;
   else return f_result.toInt();
 }