diff --git a/gooey/gui/controller.py b/gooey/gui/controller.py
index 245d48c..7b0b4b7 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/controller.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/controller.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from gooey.gui.lang import i18n
 from gooey.gui import events
 from gooey.gui.pubsub import pub
 from gooey.gui.util.taskkill import taskkill
+from gooey.gui.viewmodel import ViewModel
 from gooey.gui.windows import views
 from gooey.gui.windows.base_window import BaseWindow
 
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ class Controller(object):
   def __init__(self, build_spec):
     # todo: model!
     self.build_spec = build_spec
-
     self.view = BaseWindow(build_spec)
 
     self._process = None
diff --git a/gooey/gui/windows/base_window.py b/gooey/gui/windows/base_window.py
index 31d9f6d..643d4a4 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/windows/base_window.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/windows/base_window.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class BaseWindow(wx.Frame):
     pub.send_message(str(events.WINDOW_CLOSE))
 
   def PublishConsoleMsg(self, text):
-    self.runtime_display.cmd_textbox.AppendText(text)
+    self.runtime_display.append_text(text)
 
   def UpdateProgressBar(self, value):
     pb = self.foot_panel.progress_bar
diff --git a/gooey/gui/windows/runtime_display_panel.py b/gooey/gui/windows/runtime_display_panel.py
index 5c544a9..94e67ba 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/windows/runtime_display_panel.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/windows/runtime_display_panel.py
@@ -4,43 +4,31 @@ Created on Dec 23, 2013
 @author: Chris
 '''
 
-import sys
-
 import wx
-
 from gooey.gui.lang import i18n
-from gooey.gui.message_event import EVT_MSG
-
-
-class MessagePump(object):
-  def __init__(self):
-    # 		self.queue = queue
-    self.stdout = sys.stdout
-
-  # Overrides stdout's write method
-  def write(self, text):
-    raise NotImplementedError
 
 
 class RuntimeDisplay(wx.Panel):
+  '''
+  Textbox displayed during the client program's execution.
+  '''
   def __init__(self, parent, build_spec, **kwargs):
     wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, **kwargs)
-
     self.build_spec = build_spec
-
     self._init_properties()
     self._init_components()
     self._do_layout()
-    # self._HookStdout()
 
   def _init_properties(self):
     self.SetBackgroundColour('#F0F0F0')
 
   def _init_components(self):
     self.text = wx.StaticText(self, label=i18n._("status"))
+
     self.cmd_textbox = wx.TextCtrl(
       self, -1, "",
       style=wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.TE_READONLY | wx.TE_RICH)
+
     if self.build_spec.get('monospace_display'):
       pointsize = self.cmd_textbox.GetFont().GetPointSize()
       font = wx.Font(pointsize, wx.FONTFAMILY_MODERN,
@@ -56,21 +44,6 @@ class RuntimeDisplay(wx.Panel):
     sizer.AddSpacer(20)
     self.SetSizer(sizer)
 
-    self.Bind(EVT_MSG, self.OnMsg)
-
-  def _HookStdout(self):
-    _stdout = sys.stdout
-    _stdout_write = _stdout.write
-
-    sys.stdout = MessagePump()
-    sys.stdout.write = self.WriteToDisplayBox
-
-  def AppendText(self, txt):
+  def append_text(self, txt):
     self.cmd_textbox.AppendText(txt)
 
-  def WriteToDisplayBox(self, txt):
-    if txt is not '':
-      self.AppendText(txt)
-
-  def OnMsg(self, evt):
-    pass