diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
index f470bdae1..158e09cb8 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDetectorMain.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ using namespace std;
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 int main (int argc, char **argv) {
-  MyApplication *theApp = new MyApplication(argc, argv);
+  QApplication *theApp = new QApplication(argc, argv);
   //	QApplication *theApp = new QApplication(argc, argv);
 	theApp->setStyle(new QPlastiqueStyle);//not default when desktop is windows
 	theApp->setWindowIcon(QIcon( ":/icons/images/mountain.png" ));
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
index 8d9d48f55..018ccf313 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qDrawPlot.cpp
@@ -630,13 +630,9 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetupMeasurement(){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "SetupMeasurement function:" << running << endl;
 #endif
-	cout<<"begnPixelsX:"<<nPixelsX<<endl;
-	cout<<"begnPixelsY:"<<nPixelsY<<endl;
-	LockLastImageArray();cout<<"after lockimage"<<endl;
-
+	LockLastImageArray();
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "locklastimagearray" << endl;
-
 #endif
 	// Defaults
 	if(!running)
@@ -652,12 +648,11 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetupMeasurement(){
 	for(int py=0;py<(int)nPixelsY;py++)
 		for(int px=0;px<(int)nPixelsX;px++)
 			lastImageArray[py*nPixelsX+px] = 0;
-	cout<<"end of 2d"<<endl;
+
 	//1d with no scan
 	if ((!originally2D) && (scanArgument==qDefs::None)){
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "1D" << endl;
-
 #endif
 		if(!running){
 			maxPixelsY = 100;
@@ -669,7 +664,6 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetupMeasurement(){
 	else {
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "2D" << endl;
-
 #endif
 		//2d with no scan
 		if ((originally2D) && (scanArgument==qDefs::None)){
@@ -717,12 +711,11 @@ void qDrawPlot::SetupMeasurement(){
 	cout<<"startPixel:"<<startPixel<<endl;
 	cout<<"endPixel:"<<endPixel<<endl<<endl;
 */
-	UnlockLastImageArray();cout<<"out of setupmeasure"<<endl;
+	UnlockLastImageArray();
 
 
 #ifdef VERBOSE
 	cout << "locklastimagearray" << endl;
-
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -741,7 +734,6 @@ void* qDrawPlot::DataStartAcquireThread(void *this_pointer){
 
 int qDrawPlot::GetDataCallBack(detectorData *data, int fIndex, void *this_pointer){
 	((qDrawPlot*)this_pointer)->GetData(data,fIndex);
-	cout << "data ready callback worked ok" << endl;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -750,7 +742,7 @@ int qDrawPlot::GetDataCallBack(detectorData *data, int fIndex, void *this_pointe
 
 
 int qDrawPlot::GetData(detectorData *data,int fIndex){
-  //#ifdef VERYVERBOSE
+#ifdef VERYVERBOSE
 	cout << "******Entering GetDatafunction********" << endl;
 	cout << "fIndex " << fIndex << endl;
 	cout << "fname " << data->fileName << endl;
@@ -760,9 +752,9 @@ int qDrawPlot::GetData(detectorData *data,int fIndex){
 	cout << "values " << data->values << endl;
 	cout << "errors " << data->errors << endl;
 	cout << "angle " << data->angles << endl;
-	//#endif
+#endif
 	if(!stop_signal){
-cout<<"before progress"<<endl;
+
 		//set progress
 		progress=(int)data->progressIndex;
 		currentFrameIndex = fileIOStatic::getIndicesFromFileName(string(data->fileName),currentFileIndex);
@@ -771,9 +763,9 @@ cout<<"before progress"<<endl;
 			cout << "Received empty file name. Exiting function without updating data for plot." << endl;
 			return -1;
 		}
-		//#ifdef VERYVERBOSE
+#ifdef VERYVERBOSE
 		cout << "progress:" << progress << endl;
-		//#endif
+#endif
 		// secondary title necessary to differentiate between frames when not saving data
 		char temp_title[2000];
 		//findex is used because in the receiver, you cannot know the frame index as many frames are in 1 file.
@@ -789,7 +781,6 @@ cout<<"before progress"<<endl;
 		//Plot Disabled
 		if(!plotEnable) 	return 0;
 
-		cout<<"before entering angleplot"<<endl;
 		//angle plotting
 		if(anglePlot){
 			LockLastImageArray();
@@ -1167,7 +1158,6 @@ int qDrawPlot::AcquisitionFinished(double currentProgress, int detectorStatus){
 
 int qDrawPlot::GetProgressCallBack(double currentProgress, void *this_pointer){
 	((qDrawPlot*)this_pointer)->progress= currentProgress;
-	cout << "progress callback " << endl;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1189,9 +1179,7 @@ void qDrawPlot::ShowAcquisitionErrorMessage(QString status){
 
 
 int qDrawPlot::GetMeasurementFinishedCallBack(int currentMeasurementIndex, int fileIndex, void *this_pointer){
-	cout << "measurement finished callback?" << endl;
 	((qDrawPlot*)this_pointer)->MeasurementFinished(currentMeasurementIndex, fileIndex);
-	cout << "measurement finished callback worked ok" << endl;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabAdvanced.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabAdvanced.cpp
index a5b7565e9..8d85327a8 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabAdvanced.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabAdvanced.cpp
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ void qTabAdvanced::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	det = myDet->getSlsDetector(comboDetector->currentIndex());
 
 	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qTabAdvanced::SetupWidgetWindow");
-	cout << "ports" << endl;
+	cout << "Getting ports" << endl;
 	spinControlPort->setValue(det->getControlPort());
 	spinStopPort->setValue(det->getStopPort());
 	spinTCPPort->setValue(det->getReceiverPort());
 	spinUDPPort->setValue(atoi(det->getReceiverUDPPort()));
 
-	cout << "net" << endl;
+	cout << "Getting network information" << endl;
 	dispIP->setText(det->getDetectorIP());
 	dispMAC->setText(det->getDetectorMAC());
 	dispRxrHostname->setText(det->getReceiver());
@@ -142,8 +142,9 @@ void qTabAdvanced::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 
 
 	//check if its online and set it to red if offline
-
+#ifdef VERYVERBOSE
 	cout << "online" << endl;
+#endif
 	if(det->setOnline()==slsDetectorDefs::ONLINE_FLAG)
 		det->checkOnline();
 	if(det->setReceiverOnline()==slsDetectorDefs::ONLINE_FLAG)
@@ -164,17 +165,12 @@ void qTabAdvanced::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 	}
 
 
-	cout << "ROI" << endl;
-
 	//updates roi
+	cout << "Getting ROI" << endl;
 	updateROIList();
 
-	cout << "Init" << endl;
-
 	Initialization();
 
-	cout << "done" << endl;
-
 	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(det,"qTabAdvanced::SetupWidgetWindow");
 
 }
diff --git a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp
index eb3e997a7..776774b02 100644
--- a/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorGui/src/qTabDataOutput.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ void qTabDataOutput::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 
 	//discard bad channels from server
 #ifdef VERBOSE
-	cout  << "Getting bad channel correction" << endl;
-	cout << "func " << myDet->getBadChannelCorrection() << endl;
+	cout  << "Getting bad channel correction:" << myDet->getBadChannelCorrection() << endl;
 #endif
 
 
@@ -123,9 +122,6 @@ void qTabDataOutput::SetupWidgetWindow(){
 		chkDiscardBad->setChecked(false);
 	connect(chkDiscardBad,		SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), 	this, 	SLOT(DiscardBadChannels()));
 
-#ifdef VERBOSE
-	cout  << "done" << endl;
-#endif
 
 	qDefs::checkErrorMessage(myDet,"qTabDataOutput::SetupWidgetWindow");
 }