diff -u src-orig/FluxusMain.cpp src/FluxusMain.cpp
--- src-orig/FluxusMain.cpp	2010-11-08 16:12:31.000000000 -0500
+++ src/FluxusMain.cpp	2010-11-08 15:52:04.000000000 -0500
@@ -278,7 +278,11 @@
 void FluxusMain::Render()
 {
 	if (m_ShowFileDialog) m_FileDialog->Render();
-	else if (!m_HideScript) m_Editor[m_CurrentEditor]->Render();
+	else
+	{
+		if (!m_HideScript) m_Editor[m_CurrentEditor]->Render();
+		else m_Editor[m_CurrentEditor]->RenderBlank();
+	}
 }
 
 void FluxusMain::LoadScript(const wstring &Filename)
diff -u src-orig/GLEditor.cpp src/GLEditor.cpp
--- src-orig/GLEditor.cpp	2010-11-08 16:12:31.000000000 -0500
+++ src/GLEditor.cpp	2010-11-08 16:10:51.000000000 -0500
@@ -632,6 +632,40 @@
 	if (m_Delta>100.0f) m_Delta=0.000001f;
 }
 
+void GLEditor::RenderBlank()
+{
+   glViewport(0,0,m_Width,m_Height);
+	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
+
+	glPushMatrix();
+	glLoadIdentity();
+	glOrtho(-50,50,-37.5,37.5,0,10);
+
+	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
+	glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+
+
+/**
+**/
+	glPushMatrix();
+	glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
+	glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+	glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+	glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT,GL_FILL);
+
+
+	glPopMatrix();
+
+	glPopMatrix();
+
+	glEnable(GL_LIGHTING);
+	glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+
+	glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
+	glPopMatrix();
+	glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
+}
+
 void GLEditor::Handle(int button, int key, int special, int state, int x, int y, int mod)
 {
     // build a two byte character - todo: what happens if it's 3 or 4 bytes?
diff -u src-orig/GLEditor.h src/GLEditor.h
--- src-orig/GLEditor.h	2010-11-08 16:12:31.000000000 -0500
+++ src/GLEditor.h	2010-11-08 15:52:20.000000000 -0500
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 	virtual ~GLEditor();
 
 	virtual void Render();
+	virtual void RenderBlank();
 	virtual void Handle(int button, int key, int special, int state, int x, int y, int mod);
 	void Reshape(unsigned int w,unsigned int h);
 	void BlowupCursor();