diff --git a/bin/mpdevil b/bin/mpdevil
index e114534..f51795a 100755
--- a/bin/mpdevil
+++ b/bin/mpdevil
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ class MpdEventEmitter(GObject.Object):
 		'update': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
 		'disconnected': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
 		'reconnected': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
+		'connection_error': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
 		'current_song_changed': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, ()),
 		'state': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (str,)),
 		'elapsed_changed': (GObject.SignalFlags.RUN_FIRST, None, (float,float,)),
@@ -636,6 +637,9 @@ class MpdEventEmitter(GObject.Object):
 	def do_reconnected(self):
 		pass
 
+	def do_connection_error(self):
+		print("Connection error!")
+
 	def do_current_file_changed(self):
 		pass
 
@@ -666,6 +670,7 @@ class Client(MPDClient):
 		self.emitter=MpdEventEmitter()
 		self._last_status={}
 		self._refresh_interval=self._settings.get_int("refresh-interval")
+		self._main_timeout_id=None
 
 		#connect
 		self._settings.connect("changed::active-profile", self._on_active_profile_changed)
@@ -678,9 +683,27 @@ class Client(MPDClient):
 		return func(*args)
 
 	def start(self):
-		if self._disconnected_loop():
-			self.emitter.emit("disconnected")
-			self._disconnected_timeout_id=GLib.timeout_add(1000, self._disconnected_loop)
+		self.emitter.emit("disconnected")  # bring player in defined state
+		active=self._settings.get_int("active-profile")
+		try:
+			self.connect(self._settings.get_value("hosts")[active], self._settings.get_value("ports")[active])
+			if self._settings.get_value("passwords")[active] != "":
+				self.password(self._settings.get_value("passwords")[active])
+		except:
+			self.emitter.emit("connection_error")
+			return False
+		# connect successful
+		self._main_timeout_id=GLib.timeout_add(self._refresh_interval, self._main_loop)
+		self.emitter.emit("reconnected")
+		return True
+
+	def reconnect(self):
+		if self._main_timeout_id is not None:
+			GLib.source_remove(self._main_timeout_id)
+			self._main_timeout_id=None
+		self._last_status={}
+		self.disconnect()
+		self.start()
 
 	def connected(self):
 		try:
@@ -785,27 +808,13 @@ class Client(MPDClient):
 			self.disconnect()
 			self._last_status={}
 			self.emitter.emit("disconnected")
-			if self._disconnected_loop():
-				self._disconnected_timeout_id=GLib.timeout_add(1000, self._disconnected_loop)
+			self.emitter.emit("connection_error")
+			self._main_timeout_id=None
 			return False
 		return True
 
-	def _disconnected_loop(self, *args):
-		active=self._settings.get_int("active-profile")
-		try:
-			self.connect(self._settings.get_value("hosts")[active], self._settings.get_value("ports")[active])
-			if self._settings.get_value("passwords")[active] != "":
-				self.password(self._settings.get_value("passwords")[active])
-		except:
-			print("connect failed")
-			return True
-		# connect successful
-		self._main_timeout_id=GLib.timeout_add(self._refresh_interval, self._main_loop)
-		self.emitter.emit("reconnected")
-		return False
-
 	def _on_active_profile_changed(self, *args):
-		self.disconnect()
+		self.reconnect()
 
 ########################
 # gio settings wrapper #
@@ -2488,10 +2497,11 @@ class GeneralSettings(Gtk.Box):
 		self._settings.set_boolean(key, widget.get_active())
 
 class ProfileSettings(Gtk.Grid):
-	def __init__(self, parent, settings):
+	def __init__(self, parent, client, settings):
 		super().__init__(row_spacing=6, column_spacing=12, border_width=18)
 
 		# adding vars
+		self._client=client
 		self._settings=settings
 		self._gui_modification=False  # indicates whether the settings were changed from the settings dialog
 
@@ -2504,6 +2514,8 @@ class ProfileSettings(Gtk.Grid):
 		add_delete_buttons.pack_start(add_button, True, True, 0)
 		add_delete_buttons.pack_start(delete_button, True, True, 0)
 
+		connect_button=Gtk.Button(label=_("Connect"), image=Gtk.Image.new_from_icon_name("system-run", Gtk.IconSize.BUTTON))
+
 		self._profile_entry=Gtk.Entry(hexpand=True)
 		self._host_entry=Gtk.Entry(hexpand=True)
 		self._port_entry=Gtk.SpinButton.new_with_range(0, 65535, 1)
@@ -2529,6 +2541,7 @@ class ProfileSettings(Gtk.Grid):
 		# connect
 		add_button.connect("clicked", self._on_add_button_clicked)
 		delete_button.connect("clicked", self._on_delete_button_clicked)
+		connect_button.connect("clicked", self._on_connect_button_clicked)
 		self._path_select_button.connect("clicked", self._on_path_select_button_clicked, parent)
 		self._profiles_combo.connect("changed", self._on_profiles_changed)
 		self.entry_changed_handlers=[]
@@ -2564,6 +2577,8 @@ class ProfileSettings(Gtk.Grid):
 		self.attach_next_to(self._password_entry, password_label, Gtk.PositionType.RIGHT, 2, 1)
 		self.attach_next_to(path_box, path_label, Gtk.PositionType.RIGHT, 2, 1)
 		self.attach_next_to(self._regex_entry, regex_label, Gtk.PositionType.RIGHT, 2, 1)
+		connect_button.set_margin_top(12)
+		self.attach_next_to(connect_button, self._regex_entry, Gtk.PositionType.BOTTOM, 2, 1)
 
 	def _block_entry_changed_handlers(self, *args):
 		for obj, handler in self.entry_changed_handlers:
@@ -2620,6 +2635,10 @@ class ProfileSettings(Gtk.Grid):
 			new_pos=max(pos-1,0)
 			self._profiles_combo.set_active(new_pos)
 
+	def _on_connect_button_clicked(self, *args):
+		self._settings.set_int("active-profile", self._profiles_combo.get_active())
+		self._client.reconnect()
+
 	def _on_profile_entry_changed(self, *args):
 		self._gui_modification=True
 		pos=self._profiles_combo.get_active()
@@ -2818,7 +2837,7 @@ class PlaylistSettings(Gtk.Box):
 			self._store.handler_unblock(self._row_deleted)
 
 class SettingsDialog(Gtk.Dialog):
-	def __init__(self, parent, settings):
+	def __init__(self, parent, client, settings):
 		use_csd=settings.get_boolean("use-csd")
 		if use_csd:
 			super().__init__(title=_("Settings"), transient_for=parent, use_header_bar=True)
@@ -2835,7 +2854,7 @@ class SettingsDialog(Gtk.Dialog):
 
 		# widgets
 		general=GeneralSettings(settings)
-		profiles=ProfileSettings(parent, settings)
+		profiles=ProfileSettings(parent, client, settings)
 		playlist=PlaylistSettings(settings)
 
 		# packing
@@ -3017,6 +3036,7 @@ class SeekBar(Gtk.Box):
 
 	def _disable(self, *args):
 		self.set_sensitive(False)
+		self.scale.set_fill_level(0)
 		self.scale.set_range(0, 0)
 		self._elapsed.set_text("00:00")
 		self._rest.set_text("-00:00")
@@ -3298,6 +3318,52 @@ class ProfileSelect(Gtk.ComboBoxText):
 		active=self.get_active()
 		self._settings.set_int("active-profile", active)
 
+class ConnectionNotify(Gtk.Revealer):
+	def __init__(self, client, settings):
+		super().__init__(valign=Gtk.Align.START, halign=Gtk.Align.CENTER)
+
+		# adding vars
+		self._client=client
+		self._settings=settings
+
+		# widgets
+		self._label=Gtk.Label(wrap=True)
+		close_button=Gtk.Button(image=Gtk.Image.new_from_icon_name("window-close-symbolic", Gtk.IconSize.BUTTON))
+		close_button.set_relief(Gtk.ReliefStyle.NONE)
+		connect_button=Gtk.Button(label=_("Connect"))
+
+		# connect
+		close_button.connect("clicked", self._on_close_button_clicked)
+		connect_button.connect("clicked", self._on_connect_button_clicked)
+		self._client.emitter.connect("connection_error", self._on_connection_error)
+		self._client.emitter.connect("reconnected", self._on_reconnected)
+
+		# packing
+		box=Gtk.Box(spacing=12)
+		box.get_style_context().add_class("app-notification")
+		box.pack_start(self._label, False, True, 6)
+		box.pack_end(close_button, False, True, 0)
+		box.pack_end(connect_button, False, True, 0)
+		self.add(box)
+
+	def _on_connection_error(self, *args):
+		active=self._settings.get_int("active-profile")
+		profile=self._settings.get_value("profiles")[active]
+		host=self._settings.get_value("hosts")[active]
+		port=self._settings.get_value("ports")[active]
+		string=_('Connection to "%(profile)s" (%(host)s:%(port)s) failed') % {"profile": profile, "host": host, "port": port}
+		self._label.set_text(string)
+		self.set_reveal_child(True)
+
+	def _on_reconnected(self, *args):
+		self.set_reveal_child(False)
+
+	def _on_close_button_clicked(self, *args):
+		self.set_reveal_child(False)
+
+	def _on_connect_button_clicked(self, *args):
+		self._client.reconnect()
+
 class MainWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 	def __init__(self, app, client, settings):
 		super().__init__(title=("mpdevil"), icon_name="mpdevil", application=app)
@@ -3350,6 +3416,7 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 		self._playback_control=PlaybackControl(self._client, self._settings)
 		self._seek_bar=SeekBar(self._client)
 		playback_options=PlaybackOptions(self._client, self._settings)
+		connection_notify=ConnectionNotify(self._client, self._settings)
 
 		# menu
 		subsection=Gio.Menu()
@@ -3397,6 +3464,9 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 		vbox=Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
 		vbox.pack_start(self._paned2, True, True, 0)
 		vbox.pack_start(action_bar, False, False, 0)
+		overlay=Gtk.Overlay()
+		overlay.add(vbox)
+		overlay.add_overlay(connection_notify)
 
 		if self._use_csd:
 			self._header_bar=Gtk.HeaderBar()
@@ -3412,7 +3482,7 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 			action_bar.pack_start(self._profile_select)
 			action_bar.pack_start(menu_button)
 
-		self.add(vbox)
+		self.add(overlay)
 
 		self.show_all()
 		if self._settings.get_boolean("maximize"):
@@ -3511,7 +3581,7 @@ class MainWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 		self._settings.set_int("paned2", self._paned2.get_position())
 
 	def _on_settings(self, action, param):
-		settings=SettingsDialog(self, self._settings)
+		settings=SettingsDialog(self, self._client, self._settings)
 		settings.run()
 		settings.destroy()
 
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index 70c4fe8..75c6a11 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: \n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-10 16:59+0200\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2020-09-10 17:00+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-10 21:43+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2020-09-10 21:45+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
 "Language: de\n"
@@ -38,52 +38,52 @@ msgstr "Unbekannter Interpret"
 msgid "Unknown Album"
 msgstr "Unbekanntes Album"
 
-#: mpdevil:898 mpdevil:1198 mpdevil:2056 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:907 mpdevil:1207 mpdevil:2065 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "No"
 msgstr "Nr."
 
-#: mpdevil:903 mpdevil:1203 mpdevil:2058 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:912 mpdevil:1212 mpdevil:2067 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Title"
 msgstr "Titel"
 
-#: mpdevil:909 mpdevil:1380 mpdevil:2059 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:918 mpdevil:1389 mpdevil:2068 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Artist"
 msgstr "Interpret"
 
-#: mpdevil:915 mpdevil:2060 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:924 mpdevil:2069 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Album"
 msgstr "Album"
 
-#: mpdevil:921 mpdevil:1209 mpdevil:2061 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:930 mpdevil:1218 mpdevil:2070 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Length"
 msgstr "Länge"
 
-#: mpdevil:981
+#: mpdevil:990
 #, python-format
 msgid "%i hits"
 msgstr "%i Treffer"
 
-#: mpdevil:1082
+#: mpdevil:1091
 msgid "Append"
 msgstr "Anhängen"
 
-#: mpdevil:1083
+#: mpdevil:1092
 msgid "Add all titles to playlist"
 msgstr "Alle Titel der Wiedergabeliste anhängen"
 
-#: mpdevil:1084
+#: mpdevil:1093
 msgid "Play"
 msgstr "Abspielen"
 
-#: mpdevil:1085
+#: mpdevil:1094
 msgid "Directly play all titles"
 msgstr "Alle Titel sofort abspielen"
 
-#: mpdevil:1086
+#: mpdevil:1095
 msgid "Enqueue"
 msgstr "Einreihen"
 
-#: mpdevil:1087
+#: mpdevil:1096
 msgid ""
 "Append all titles after the currently playing track and clear the playlist "
 "from all other songs"
@@ -91,49 +91,49 @@ msgstr ""
 "Alle Titel hinter dem aktuellen Stück einreihen und die weitere "
 "Wiedergabeliste leeren"
 
-#: mpdevil:1215
+#: mpdevil:1224
 msgid "Close"
 msgstr "Schließen"
 
-#: mpdevil:1268
+#: mpdevil:1277
 msgid "all genres"
 msgstr "Alle Genres"
 
-#: mpdevil:1378
+#: mpdevil:1387
 msgid "Album Artist"
 msgstr "Albuminterpret"
 
-#: mpdevil:1381
+#: mpdevil:1390
 msgid "all artists"
 msgstr "Alle Interpreten"
 
-#: mpdevil:1554
+#: mpdevil:1563
 #, python-format
 msgid "%(total_tracks)i titles on %(discs)i discs (%(total_length)s)"
 msgstr "%(total_tracks)i Titel auf %(discs)i CDs (%(total_length)s)"
 
-#: mpdevil:1556 mpdevil:2150
+#: mpdevil:1565 mpdevil:2159
 #, python-format
 msgid "%(total_tracks)i titles (%(total_length)s)"
 msgstr "%(total_tracks)i Titel (%(total_length)s)"
 
-#: mpdevil:1672
+#: mpdevil:1681
 msgid "Back to current album"
 msgstr "Zurück zu aktuellem Album"
 
-#: mpdevil:1673
+#: mpdevil:1682
 msgid "Search"
 msgstr "Suche"
 
-#: mpdevil:1827
+#: mpdevil:1836
 msgid "searching..."
 msgstr "suche..."
 
-#: mpdevil:1831
+#: mpdevil:1840
 msgid "lyrics not found"
 msgstr "Liedtext nicht gefunden"
 
-#: mpdevil:1901
+#: mpdevil:1910
 #, python-format
 msgid ""
 "%(bitrate)s kb/s, %(frequency)s kHz, %(resolution)s bit, %(channels)s "
@@ -142,119 +142,123 @@ msgstr ""
 "%(bitrate)s kb/s, %(frequency)s kHz, %(resolution)s bit, %(channels)s "
 "Kanäle, %(file_type)s"
 
-#: mpdevil:2031
+#: mpdevil:2040
 msgid "Scroll to current song"
 msgstr "Gehe zu aktuellem Lied"
 
-#: mpdevil:2034
+#: mpdevil:2043
 msgid "Clear playlist"
 msgstr "Wiedergabeliste leeren"
 
-#: mpdevil:2057 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:2066 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Disc"
 msgstr "CD"
 
-#: mpdevil:2062 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:2071 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Year"
 msgstr "Jahr"
 
-#: mpdevil:2063 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:2072 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Genre"
 msgstr "Genre"
 
-#: mpdevil:2280
+#: mpdevil:2289
 msgid "Show lyrics"
 msgstr "Zeige Liedtext"
 
-#: mpdevil:2372
+#: mpdevil:2381
 msgid "Main cover size:"
 msgstr "Größe des Haupt-Covers:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2373
+#: mpdevil:2382
 msgid "Album view cover size:"
 msgstr "Covergröße in Albumliste:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2374
+#: mpdevil:2383
 msgid "Action bar icon size:"
 msgstr "Symbolgröße Aktionsleiste:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2375
+#: mpdevil:2384
 msgid "Secondary icon size:"
 msgstr "Sekundäre Symbolgröße:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2384
+#: mpdevil:2393
 msgid "Sort albums by:"
 msgstr "Sortiere Alben nach:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2384
+#: mpdevil:2393
 msgid "name"
 msgstr "Name"
 
-#: mpdevil:2384
+#: mpdevil:2393
 msgid "year"
 msgstr "Jahr"
 
-#: mpdevil:2385
+#: mpdevil:2394
 msgid "Position of playlist:"
 msgstr "Wiedergabelistenposition:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2385
+#: mpdevil:2394
 msgid "bottom"
 msgstr "unten"
 
-#: mpdevil:2385
+#: mpdevil:2394
 msgid "right"
 msgstr "rechts"
 
-#: mpdevil:2399
+#: mpdevil:2408
 msgid "Use Client-side decoration"
 msgstr "Benutze \"Client-side decoration\""
 
-#: mpdevil:2400
+#: mpdevil:2409
 msgid "Show stop button"
 msgstr "Zeige Stopp-Knopf"
 
-#: mpdevil:2401
+#: mpdevil:2410
 msgid "Show lyrics button"
 msgstr "Zeige Liedtext-Knopf"
 
-#: mpdevil:2402
+#: mpdevil:2411
 msgid "Show initials in artist view"
 msgstr "Zeige Anfangsbuchstaben in Interpretenliste"
 
-#: mpdevil:2403
+#: mpdevil:2412
 msgid "Show tooltips in album view"
 msgstr "Zeige Tooltips in Albumliste"
 
-#: mpdevil:2404
+#: mpdevil:2413
 msgid "Use 'Album Artist' tag"
 msgstr "Benutze \"Album Artist\" Tag"
 
-#: mpdevil:2405
+#: mpdevil:2414
 msgid "Send notification on title change"
 msgstr "Sende Benachrichtigung bei Titelwechsel"
 
-#: mpdevil:2406
+#: mpdevil:2415
 msgid "Stop playback on quit"
 msgstr "Wiedergabe beim Beenden stoppen"
 
-#: mpdevil:2407
+#: mpdevil:2416
 msgid "Play selected albums and titles immediately"
 msgstr "Ausgewählte Alben und Titel sofort abspielen"
 
-#: mpdevil:2417
+#: mpdevil:2426
 msgid "<b>View</b>"
 msgstr "<b>Ansicht</b>"
 
-#: mpdevil:2418
+#: mpdevil:2427
 msgid "<b>Behavior</b>"
 msgstr "<b>Verhalten</b>"
 
-#: mpdevil:2446
+#: mpdevil:2455
 msgid "(restart required)"
 msgstr "(Neustart erforderlich)"
 
-#: mpdevil:2520
+#: mpdevil:2517 mpdevil:3333
+msgid "Connect"
+msgstr "Verbinden"
+
+#: mpdevil:2532
 msgid ""
 "The first image in the same directory as the song file matching this regex "
 "will be displayed. %AlbumArtist% and %Album% will be replaced by the "
@@ -264,113 +268,118 @@ msgstr ""
 "regulären Ausdruck entspricht, wird angezeigt. %AlbumArtist% und %Album% "
 "werden durch die entsprechenden Tags des Liedes ersetzt."
 
-#: mpdevil:2522
+#: mpdevil:2534
 msgid "Profile:"
 msgstr "Profil:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2523
+#: mpdevil:2535
 msgid "Name:"
 msgstr "Name:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2524
+#: mpdevil:2536
 msgid "Host:"
 msgstr "Host:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2525
+#: mpdevil:2537
 msgid "Password:"
 msgstr "Passwort:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2526
+#: mpdevil:2538
 msgid "Music lib:"
 msgstr "Musikverzeichnis:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2527
+#: mpdevil:2539
 msgid "Cover regex:"
 msgstr "Cover-Regex:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2651
+#: mpdevil:2670
 msgid "Choose directory"
 msgstr "Verzeichnis Wählen"
 
-#: mpdevil:2684
+#: mpdevil:2703
 msgid "Choose the order of information to appear in the playlist:"
 msgstr ""
 "Lege die Reihenfolge fest, in der Informationen in der Wiedergabeliste "
 "angezeigt werden sollen:"
 
-#: mpdevil:2824 mpdevil:2832 mpdevil:3356
+#: mpdevil:2843 mpdevil:2851 mpdevil:3423
 msgid "Settings"
 msgstr "Einstellungen"
 
-#: mpdevil:2843
+#: mpdevil:2862
 msgid "General"
 msgstr "Allgemein"
 
-#: mpdevil:2844
+#: mpdevil:2863
 msgid "Profiles"
 msgstr "Profile"
 
-#: mpdevil:2845
+#: mpdevil:2864
 msgid "Playlist"
 msgstr "Wiedergabeliste"
 
-#: mpdevil:3100
+#: mpdevil:3120
 msgid "Random mode"
 msgstr "Zufallsmodus"
 
-#: mpdevil:3101
+#: mpdevil:3121
 msgid "Repeat mode"
 msgstr "Dauerschleife"
 
-#: mpdevil:3102
+#: mpdevil:3122
 msgid "Single mode"
 msgstr "Einzelstückmodus"
 
-#: mpdevil:3103
+#: mpdevil:3123
 msgid "Consume mode"
 msgstr "Wiedergabeliste verbrauchen"
 
-#: mpdevil:3204 mpdevil:3212
+#: mpdevil:3224 mpdevil:3232
 msgid "Stats"
 msgstr "Statistik"
 
-#: mpdevil:3261
+#: mpdevil:3281
 msgid "A small MPD client written in python"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3273
+#: mpdevil:3293
 msgid "Select profile"
 msgstr "Profil auswählen"
 
-#: mpdevil:3357
+#: mpdevil:3354
+#, python-format
+msgid "Connection to \"%(profile)s\" (%(host)s:%(port)s) failed"
+msgstr "Verbindung zu \"%(profile)s\" (%(host)s:%(port)s) fehlgeschlagen"
+
+#: mpdevil:3424
 msgid "Help"
 msgstr "Hilfe"
 
-#: mpdevil:3358
+#: mpdevil:3425
 msgid "About"
 msgstr "Über"
 
-#: mpdevil:3359
+#: mpdevil:3426
 msgid "Quit"
 msgstr "Beenden"
 
-#: mpdevil:3362
+#: mpdevil:3429
 msgid "Save window layout"
 msgstr "Fensterlayout speichern"
 
-#: mpdevil:3363
+#: mpdevil:3430
 msgid "Update database"
 msgstr "Datenbank aktualisieren"
 
-#: mpdevil:3364
+#: mpdevil:3431
 msgid "Server stats"
 msgstr "Serverstatistik"
 
-#: mpdevil:3367
+#: mpdevil:3434
 msgid "Menu"
 msgstr "Menü"
 
-#: mpdevil:3457 mpdevil:3459
+#: mpdevil:3527 mpdevil:3529
 msgid "not connected"
 msgstr "nicht verbunden"
 
diff --git a/po/mpdevil.pot b/po/mpdevil.pot
index 5bbfa6b..8c608ce 100644
--- a/po/mpdevil.pot
+++ b/po/mpdevil.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-10 16:59+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-10 21:43+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -37,329 +37,338 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Unknown Album"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:898 mpdevil:1198 mpdevil:2056 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:907 mpdevil:1207 mpdevil:2065 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "No"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:903 mpdevil:1203 mpdevil:2058 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:912 mpdevil:1212 mpdevil:2067 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Title"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:909 mpdevil:1380 mpdevil:2059 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:918 mpdevil:1389 mpdevil:2068 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Artist"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:915 mpdevil:2060 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:924 mpdevil:2069 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Album"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:921 mpdevil:1209 mpdevil:2061 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:930 mpdevil:1218 mpdevil:2070 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Length"
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-#: mpdevil:981
+#: mpdevil:990
 #, python-format
 msgid "%i hits"
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-#: mpdevil:1082
+#: mpdevil:1091
 msgid "Append"
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-#: mpdevil:1083
+#: mpdevil:1092
 msgid "Add all titles to playlist"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:1084
+#: mpdevil:1093
 msgid "Play"
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-#: mpdevil:1085
+#: mpdevil:1094
 msgid "Directly play all titles"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:1086
+#: mpdevil:1095
 msgid "Enqueue"
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-#: mpdevil:1087
+#: mpdevil:1096
 msgid ""
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 "from all other songs"
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-#: mpdevil:1215
+#: mpdevil:1224
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-#: mpdevil:1268
+#: mpdevil:1277
 msgid "all genres"
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+#: mpdevil:1387
 msgid "Album Artist"
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+#: mpdevil:1390
 msgid "all artists"
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+#: mpdevil:1563
 #, python-format
 msgid "%(total_tracks)i titles on %(discs)i discs (%(total_length)s)"
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-#: mpdevil:1556 mpdevil:2150
+#: mpdevil:1565 mpdevil:2159
 #, python-format
 msgid "%(total_tracks)i titles (%(total_length)s)"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:1672
+#: mpdevil:1681
 msgid "Back to current album"
 msgstr ""
 
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+#: mpdevil:1682
 msgid "Search"
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-#: mpdevil:1827
+#: mpdevil:1836
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-#: mpdevil:1831
+#: mpdevil:1840
 msgid "lyrics not found"
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-#: mpdevil:1901
+#: mpdevil:1910
 #, python-format
 msgid ""
 "%(bitrate)s kb/s, %(frequency)s kHz, %(resolution)s bit, %(channels)s "
 "channels, %(file_type)s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2031
+#: mpdevil:2040
 msgid "Scroll to current song"
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-#: mpdevil:2034
+#: mpdevil:2043
 msgid "Clear playlist"
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-#: mpdevil:2057 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:2066 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Disc"
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-#: mpdevil:2062 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:2071 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Year"
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-#: mpdevil:2063 mpdevil:2708
+#: mpdevil:2072 mpdevil:2727
 msgid "Genre"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2280
+#: mpdevil:2289
 msgid "Show lyrics"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2372
+#: mpdevil:2381
 msgid "Main cover size:"
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-#: mpdevil:2373
+#: mpdevil:2382
 msgid "Album view cover size:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2374
+#: mpdevil:2383
 msgid "Action bar icon size:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2375
+#: mpdevil:2384
 msgid "Secondary icon size:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2384
+#: mpdevil:2393
 msgid "Sort albums by:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2384
+#: mpdevil:2393
 msgid "name"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2384
+#: mpdevil:2393
 msgid "year"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2385
+#: mpdevil:2394
 msgid "Position of playlist:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2385
+#: mpdevil:2394
 msgid "bottom"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2385
+#: mpdevil:2394
 msgid "right"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2399
+#: mpdevil:2408
 msgid "Use Client-side decoration"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2400
+#: mpdevil:2409
 msgid "Show stop button"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2401
+#: mpdevil:2410
 msgid "Show lyrics button"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2402
+#: mpdevil:2411
 msgid "Show initials in artist view"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2403
+#: mpdevil:2412
 msgid "Show tooltips in album view"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2404
+#: mpdevil:2413
 msgid "Use 'Album Artist' tag"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2405
+#: mpdevil:2414
 msgid "Send notification on title change"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2406
+#: mpdevil:2415
 msgid "Stop playback on quit"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2407
+#: mpdevil:2416
 msgid "Play selected albums and titles immediately"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2417
+#: mpdevil:2426
 msgid "<b>View</b>"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2418
+#: mpdevil:2427
 msgid "<b>Behavior</b>"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2446
+#: mpdevil:2455
 msgid "(restart required)"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2520
+#: mpdevil:2517 mpdevil:3333
+msgid "Connect"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: mpdevil:2532
 msgid ""
 "The first image in the same directory as the song file matching this regex "
 "will be displayed. %AlbumArtist% and %Album% will be replaced by the "
 "corresponding tags of the song."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2522
+#: mpdevil:2534
 msgid "Profile:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2523
+#: mpdevil:2535
 msgid "Name:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2524
+#: mpdevil:2536
 msgid "Host:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2525
+#: mpdevil:2537
 msgid "Password:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2526
+#: mpdevil:2538
 msgid "Music lib:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2527
+#: mpdevil:2539
 msgid "Cover regex:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2651
+#: mpdevil:2670
 msgid "Choose directory"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2684
+#: mpdevil:2703
 msgid "Choose the order of information to appear in the playlist:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2824 mpdevil:2832 mpdevil:3356
+#: mpdevil:2843 mpdevil:2851 mpdevil:3423
 msgid "Settings"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2843
+#: mpdevil:2862
 msgid "General"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2844
+#: mpdevil:2863
 msgid "Profiles"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:2845
+#: mpdevil:2864
 msgid "Playlist"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3100
+#: mpdevil:3120
 msgid "Random mode"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3101
+#: mpdevil:3121
 msgid "Repeat mode"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3102
+#: mpdevil:3122
 msgid "Single mode"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3103
+#: mpdevil:3123
 msgid "Consume mode"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3204 mpdevil:3212
+#: mpdevil:3224 mpdevil:3232
 msgid "Stats"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3261
+#: mpdevil:3281
 msgid "A small MPD client written in python"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3273
+#: mpdevil:3293
 msgid "Select profile"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3357
+#: mpdevil:3354
+#, python-format
+msgid "Connection to \"%(profile)s\" (%(host)s:%(port)s) failed"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: mpdevil:3424
 msgid "Help"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3358
+#: mpdevil:3425
 msgid "About"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3359
+#: mpdevil:3426
 msgid "Quit"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3362
+#: mpdevil:3429
 msgid "Save window layout"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3363
+#: mpdevil:3430
 msgid "Update database"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3364
+#: mpdevil:3431
 msgid "Server stats"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3367
+#: mpdevil:3434
 msgid "Menu"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: mpdevil:3457 mpdevil:3459
+#: mpdevil:3527 mpdevil:3529
 msgid "not connected"
 msgstr ""