diff --git a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
index f3f62bb5..f58e0b2e 100644
--- a/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/classes/PMusrCanvas.cpp
@@ -92,12 +92,11 @@ cout << "fMainCanvas = " << fMainCanvas << endl;
   }
   fTitlePad->SetFillColor(TColor::GetColor(255,255,255));
   fTitlePad->SetTextAlign(12); // middle, left
-  fTitlePad->AddText("This is a title, this is a title, this is a title, this is a title, ...");
+  fTitlePad->AddText(title);
   fTitlePad->Draw();
 
   // data/theory pad
-  fDataTheoryPad = new TPad("dataTheoryPad", "dataTheoryPad", 0.0, YINFO, XTHEO-0.02, YTITLE);
- fDataTheoryPad = new TPad("dataTheoryPad", "dataTheoryPad", 0.0, YINFO, XTHEO, YTITLE);
+  fDataTheoryPad = new TPad("dataTheoryPad", "dataTheoryPad", 0.0, YINFO, XTHEO, YTITLE);
   if (fDataTheoryPad == 0) {
     cout << endl << "PMusrCanvas::PMusrCanvas: **PANIC ERROR**: Couldn't invoke fDataTheoryPad";
     cout << endl;
@@ -116,21 +115,6 @@ cout << "fMainCanvas = " << fMainCanvas << endl;
   fParameterTheoryPad->SetFillColor(TColor::GetColor(255,255,255));
   fParameterTheoryPad->SetTextAlign(13); // top, left
   fParameterTheoryPad->SetTextFont(102); // courier bold, scalable so that greek parameters will be plotted properly
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("parameter/theory pad ...");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("1 alphaLR 0.9157  0.01075");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("2 alphaTB 0.8777  0.007409");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("3 asyS    0.1555  0.004631");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("4 lambdaS 0.06726 0.01466");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("5 field   7.444   0.1995");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("6 phaseLR 18.3    4.1");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("7 phaseTB -83.1   2.1");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText(" ");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("asymmetry  3");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("simplExpo  4           (#lambda)");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("TFieldCos  map1 fun1   (#phi #nu)");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText(" ");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->AddText("fun1 = par5 * 0.01355");
-  fParameterTheoryPad->Draw();
 
   // info pad
   fInfoPad = new TPaveText(0.0, 0.0, 1.0, YINFO, "NDC");
@@ -257,3 +241,128 @@ void PMusrCanvas::HandleCmdKey(Int_t event, Int_t x, Int_t y, TObject *selected)
     fMainCanvas->Update();
   }
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SetParameterList
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * \param paramList
+ */
+void PMusrCanvas::SetParameterList(PMsrParamList &paramList)
+{
+  fParamList = paramList;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SetTheoryList
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * \param theoryList
+ */
+void PMusrCanvas::SetTheoryList(PMsrLines &theoryList)
+{
+  fTheoryList = theoryList;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SetFunctionList
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * \param functionList
+ */
+void PMusrCanvas::SetFunctionList(PMsrLines &functionList)
+{
+  fFunctionList = functionList;
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// UpdateParamTheoryPad
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * <p>
+ */
+void PMusrCanvas::UpdateParamTheoryPad()
+{
+  TString  str;
+  char     cnum[128];
+  int      maxLength = 0;
+  Double_t ypos;
+  int      idx;
+
+  // add parameters ------------------------------------------------------------
+  // get maximal parameter name string length
+  for (unsigned int i=0; i<fParamList.size(); i++) {
+    if (fParamList[i].fName.Length() > maxLength)
+      maxLength = fParamList[i].fName.Length();
+  }
+  maxLength += 2;
+  // add parameters to the pad
+  for (unsigned int i=0; i<fParamList.size(); i++) {
+    str = "";
+    // parameter no
+    str += fParamList[i].fNo;
+    if (fParamList[i].fNo<10)
+      str += "  ";
+    else
+      str += " ";
+    // parameter name
+    str += fParamList[i].fName;
+    for (int j=0; j<maxLength-fParamList[i].fName.Length(); j++) // fill spaces
+      str += " ";
+    // parameter value
+    if (round(fParamList[i].fValue)-fParamList[i].fValue==0)
+      sprintf(cnum, "%.1lf", fParamList[i].fValue);
+    else
+      sprintf(cnum, "%.6lf", fParamList[i].fValue);
+    str += cnum;
+    for (int j=0; j<9-(int)strlen(cnum); j++) // fill spaces
+      str += " ";
+    str += " "; // to make sure that at least 1 space is placed
+    // parameter error
+    if (fParamList[i].fPosErrorPresent) { // minos was used
+      if (round(fParamList[i].fStep)-fParamList[i].fStep==0)
+        sprintf(cnum, "%.1lf", fParamList[i].fStep);
+      else
+        sprintf(cnum, "%.6lf", fParamList[i].fStep);
+      str += cnum;
+      str += "/";
+      if (round(fParamList[i].fPosError)-fParamList[i].fPosError==0)
+        sprintf(cnum, "%.1lf", fParamList[i].fPosError);
+      else
+        sprintf(cnum, "%.6lf", fParamList[i].fPosError);
+      str += cnum;
+    } else { // minos was not used
+      if (round(fParamList[i].fStep)-fParamList[i].fStep==0)
+        sprintf(cnum, "%.1lf", fParamList[i].fStep);
+      else
+        sprintf(cnum, "%.6lf", fParamList[i].fStep);
+      str += cnum;
+    }
+    ypos = 0.925-i*0.025;
+    fParameterTheoryPad->AddText(0.03, ypos, str.Data());
+  }
+
+  // add theory ------------------------------------------------------------
+  ypos -= 0.025;
+  for (unsigned int i=1; i<fTheoryList.size(); i++) {
+    // remove comment if present
+    str = fTheoryList[i].fLine;
+    idx = str.Index("(");
+    if (idx > 0) { // comment present
+      str.Resize(idx-1);
+      str.Resize(str.Strip().Length());
+    }
+    ypos -= 0.025;
+    fParameterTheoryPad->AddText(0.03, ypos, str.Data());
+  }
+
+  fParameterTheoryPad->Draw();
+  fMainCanvas->cd();
+  fMainCanvas->Update();
+}
diff --git a/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h b/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
index c2c85cf1..4f0ad819 100644
--- a/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
+++ b/src/include/PMusrCanvas.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <TPaveText.h>
 #include <TPad.h>
 
+#include "PMusr.h"
+
 #define YINFO  0.1
 #define YTITLE 0.95
 #define XTHEO  0.75
@@ -55,6 +57,12 @@ class PMusrCanvas : public TObject, public TQObject
 
     virtual Bool_t IsValid() { return fValid; }
 
+    virtual void SetParameterList(PMsrParamList &paramList);
+    virtual void SetTheoryList(PMsrLines &theoryList);
+    virtual void SetFunctionList(PMsrLines &functionList);
+
+    virtual void UpdateParamTheoryPad();
+
     virtual void Done(Int_t status=0); // *SIGNAL*
     virtual void HandleCmdKey(Int_t event, Int_t x, Int_t y, TObject *selected); // SLOT
 
@@ -69,6 +77,10 @@ class PMusrCanvas : public TObject, public TQObject
 
     TPaveText *fKeyboardHandlerText;
 
+    PMsrParamList fParamList;
+    PMsrLines     fTheoryList;
+    PMsrLines     fFunctionList;
+
   ClassDef(PMusrCanvas, 1)
 };
 
diff --git a/src/musrview.cpp b/src/musrview.cpp
index a9f730bf..a321d526 100644
--- a/src/musrview.cpp
+++ b/src/musrview.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <TApplication.h>
 
 #include "PMusr.h"
+#include "PStartupHandler.h"
+#include "PMsrHandler.h"
+#include "PRunDataHandler.h"
+#include "PRunListCollection.h"
 #include "PMusrCanvas.h"
 
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
  * <p>
@@ -56,6 +61,7 @@ void musrview_syntax()
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   bool show_syntax = false;
+  int  status;
 
   switch (argc) {
     case 1:
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
       } else {
         // check if filename has extension msr
         if (!strstr(argv[1], ".msr")) {
-          cout << endl << "ERROR: " << argv[1] << " is not a msr-file!" << endl;
+          cout << endl << "**ERROR** " << argv[1] << " is not a msr-file!" << endl;
           show_syntax = true;
         }
       }
@@ -85,23 +91,90 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     return PMUSR_WRONG_STARTUP_SYNTAX;
   }
 
-  TApplication app("App", &argc, argv);
+  // read startup file
+  PStartupHandler *startupHandler = new PStartupHandler();
 
-  PMusrCanvas *musrCanvas = new PMusrCanvas("musr canvas dummy", 10, 10, 800, 600);
-  if (!musrCanvas->IsValid()) {
-    cout << endl << "**SEVERE ERROR** Couldn't invoke all necessary objects, will quit.";
-    cout << endl;
-    return -1;
+  // read msr-file
+  PMsrHandler *msrHandler = new PMsrHandler(argv[1]);
+  status = msrHandler->ReadMsrFile();
+  if (status != PMUSR_SUCCESS) {
+    switch (status) {
+      case PMUSR_MSR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
+        cout << endl << "**ERROR** couldn't find '" << argv[1] << "'" << endl << endl;
+        break;
+      case PMUSR_MSR_SYNTAX_ERROR:
+        cout << endl << "**SYNTAX ERROR** in file " << argv[1] << ", full stop here." << endl << endl;
+      default:
+        cout << endl << "**UNKNOWN ERROR** when trying to read the msr-file" << endl << endl;
+        break;
+    }
+    return status;
   }
 
-  musrCanvas->Connect("Done(Int_t)", "TApplication", &app, "Terminate(Int_t)");
+  // read all the necessary runs (raw data)
+  PRunDataHandler *dataHandler = new PRunDataHandler(msrHandler);
+  bool success = dataHandler->IsAllDataAvailable();
+  if (!success) {
+    cout << endl << "**ERROR** Couldn't read all data files, will quit ..." << endl;
+  }
 
-  app.Run();
+  // generate the necessary fit histogramms for the view
+  PRunListCollection *runListCollection = 0;
+  if (success) {
+    // feed all the necessary histogramms for the view
+    runListCollection = new PRunListCollection(msrHandler, dataHandler);
+    for (unsigned int i=0; i < msrHandler->GetMsrRunList()->size(); i++) {
+      success = runListCollection->Add(i);
+      if (!success) {
+        cout << endl << "**ERROR** Couldn't handle run no " << i << " ";
+        cout << (*msrHandler->GetMsrRunList())[i].fRunName.Data();
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (success) {
+    // generate Root application needed for PMusrCanvas
+    TApplication app("App", &argc, argv);
+
+    PMusrCanvas *musrCanvas = new PMusrCanvas(msrHandler->GetMsrTitle()->Data(), 10, 10, 800, 600);
+    if (!musrCanvas->IsValid()) {
+      cout << endl << "**SEVERE ERROR** Couldn't invoke all necessary objects, will quit.";
+      cout << endl;
+      return -1;
+    }
+    musrCanvas->SetParameterList(*msrHandler->GetMsrParamList());
+    musrCanvas->SetTheoryList(*msrHandler->GetMsrTheory());
+    musrCanvas->SetFunctionList(*msrHandler->GetMsrFunctions());
+    musrCanvas->UpdateParamTheoryPad();
+
+    musrCanvas->Connect("Done(Int_t)", "TApplication", &app, "Terminate(Int_t)");
+
+    app.Run();
+
+    // clean up
+    if (musrCanvas) {
+      delete musrCanvas;
+      musrCanvas = 0;
+    }
+  }
 
   // clean up
-  if (musrCanvas) {
-    delete musrCanvas;
-    musrCanvas = 0;
+  if (startupHandler) {
+    delete startupHandler;
+    startupHandler = 0;
+  }
+  if (msrHandler) {
+    delete msrHandler;
+    msrHandler = 0;
+  }
+  if (dataHandler) {
+    delete dataHandler;
+    dataHandler = 0;
+  }
+  if (runListCollection) {
+    delete runListCollection;
+    runListCollection = 0;
   }
 
   return 0;