diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py b/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py
index 856af673..18738412 100755
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 PALETTE = [
     ('body', 'dark cyan', '', 'standout'),
     ('focus', 'dark red', '', 'standout'),
-    ('head', 'light red', 'black'),
+    ('head', 'yellow', 'black'),
 ]
 
 
@@ -281,8 +281,8 @@ class InstConfigData(object):
                     else:
                         self.opt_dict[sect]['enabled'] = True
                         self.set_imp(sect, selected_imp)
-                        dbmsg = 'Add imp2opt_dict[{0}] = {1}'
-                        print dbmsg.format(selected_imp, sect)
+#                       dbmsg = 'Add imp2opt_dict[{0}] = {1}'
+#                       print dbmsg.format(selected_imp, sect)
                 else:
                     self.opt_dict[sect]['enabled'] = False
                     self.opt_dict[sect]['selected_imp'] = 'none'
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class InstConfigData(object):
 
                 if sect not in self.imp2opt_dict:
                     self.imp2opt_dict[sect] = 'none'
-                    print 'Add imp2opt_dict[{0}] = none'.format(sect)
+#                   print 'Add imp2opt_dict[{0}] = none'.format(sect)
 
     def consistency_check(self):
         """Check that there is a one to one mapping between options and
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class InstConfigData(object):
             self.opt_dict[opt]['selected_imp'] = selected_imp
 
 
-class InstConfigView(urwid.Pile):
+class InstConfigView(urwid.Frame):
 
     """Extend urwid.Pile to provide an instrument configuration viewer.
     """
@@ -456,9 +456,30 @@ class InstConfigView(urwid.Pile):
             opt_lb,
             imp_lb]
 
-        super(InstConfigView, self).__init__(option_listboxes)
+
+        self. main_loop = None
+        self.cfg_pile = urwid.Pile(option_listboxes)
+        self.help_str = 'Alt-Q (Quit), W (Write file)'
+        self.header_text = urwid.Text(u'')
+        self._msg_hdr('')
+        self.mapped_header = urwid.AttrMap(self.header_text, 'head')
+
+        super(InstConfigView, self).__init__(header = self.mapped_header, body = self.cfg_pile)
         return
 
+    def _msg_hdr(self, msg):
+        hdr = self.help_str + msg
+        self.header_text.set_text(hdr)
+
+    def _msg_cb(self, ml, msg):
+        self._msg_hdr(msg)
+
+    def _timed_msg(self, t_sec, msg):
+        self._msg_hdr(msg)
+        self.main_loop.set_alarm_in(t_sec, self._msg_cb, '')
+
+    def set_main(self, m):
+        self.main_loop = m
 
 # Contains OptionListWalker dict indexed by option
 # Contains ImpListBox
@@ -635,21 +656,22 @@ def gen_input_handler(cf_man, cf_dat, cf_viewer):
             raise urwid.ExitMainLoop()
         elif key == 'w':
             cf_dat.backup_files()
+            cf_viewer._timed_msg(1, ': Saving file')
             cf_dat.write_config_file()
         elif key in ['right', 'tab']:
-            if cf_viewer.get_focus() == cf_man.cfg_lb:
-                cf_viewer.set_focus(cf_man.opt_lb)
-            elif cf_viewer.get_focus() == cf_man.opt_lb:
-                cf_viewer.set_focus(cf_man.imp_lb)
+            if cf_viewer.cfg_pile.get_focus() == cf_man.cfg_lb:
+                cf_viewer.cfg_pile.set_focus(cf_man.opt_lb)
+            elif cf_viewer.cfg_pile.get_focus() == cf_man.opt_lb:
+                cf_viewer.cfg_pile.set_focus(cf_man.imp_lb)
             else:
-                cf_viewer.set_focus(cf_man.cfg_lb)
+                cf_viewer.cfg_pile.set_focus(cf_man.cfg_lb)
         elif key in ['left', 'shift tab']:
-            if cf_viewer.get_focus() == cf_man.cfg_lb:
-                cf_viewer.set_focus(cf_man.imp_lb)
-            elif cf_viewer.get_focus() == cf_man.opt_lb:
-                cf_viewer.set_focus(cf_man.cfg_lb)
+            if cf_viewer.cfg_pile.get_focus() == cf_man.cfg_lb:
+                cf_viewer.cfg_pile.set_focus(cf_man.imp_lb)
+            elif cf_viewer.cfg_pile.get_focus() == cf_man.opt_lb:
+                cf_viewer.cfg_pile.set_focus(cf_man.cfg_lb)
             else:
-                cf_viewer.set_focus(cf_man.opt_lb)
+                cf_viewer.cfg_pile.set_focus(cf_man.opt_lb)
 
     return keyinput
 
@@ -669,7 +691,9 @@ def main(config_ini):
     cf_viewer = InstConfigView(cf_man.cfg_lb, cf_man.opt_lb, cf_man.imp_lb)
 
     keyinput = gen_input_handler(cf_man, cf_dat, cf_viewer)
-    urwid.MainLoop(cf_viewer, PALETTE, unhandled_input=keyinput).run()
+    main_loop = urwid.MainLoop(cf_viewer, PALETTE, unhandled_input=keyinput)
+    cf_viewer.set_main(main_loop)
+    main_loop.run()
     return
 
 if '__main__' == __name__: