diff --git a/sys/apis/packages.lua b/sys/apis/packages.lua
index ffbc803..6148e28 100644
--- a/sys/apis/packages.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/packages.lua
@@ -39,15 +39,7 @@ function Packages:downloadList()
 	end
 end
 
-function Packages:getManifest(package)
-	local fname = 'packages/' .. package .. '/.package'
-	if fs.exists(fname) then
-		local c = Util.readTable(fname)
-		if c then
-			c.repository = c.repository:gsub('{{OPUS_BRANCH}}', _G.OPUS_BRANCH)
-			return c
-		end
-	end
+function Packages:downloadManifest(package)
 	local list = self:list()
 	local url = list and list[package]
 
@@ -63,4 +55,16 @@ function Packages:getManifest(package)
 	end
 end
 
+function Packages:getManifest(package)
+	local fname = 'packages/' .. package .. '/.package'
+	if fs.exists(fname) then
+		local c = Util.readTable(fname)
+		if c and c.repository then
+			c.repository = c.repository:gsub('{{OPUS_BRANCH}}', _G.OPUS_BRANCH)
+			return c
+		end
+	end
+	return self:downloadManifest(package)
+end
+
 return Packages
diff --git a/sys/apis/ui.lua b/sys/apis/ui.lua
index 11a631a..2646a34 100644
--- a/sys/apis/ui.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/ui.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ end
 local Manager = class()
 function Manager:init()
 	self.devices = { }
+	self.theme = { }
+	self.extChars = Util.getVersion() >= 1.76
 
 	local function keyFunction(event, code, held)
 		local ie = Input:translate(event, code, held)
@@ -1195,37 +1197,7 @@ local function loadComponents()
 end
 
 loadComponents()
-
-UI.theme = { }
-if Util.getVersion() >= 1.76 then
-  UI.theme = {
-		ScrollBar = {
-			lineChar = '|',
-			sliderChar = '\127',
-			upArrowChar = '\30',
-			downArrowChar = '\31',
-		},
-		Checkbox = {
-			checkedIndicator = '\4',
-			leftMarker = '\124',
-			rightMarker = '\124',
-		},
-		Chooser = {
-			leftIndicator = '\17',
-			rightIndicator = '\16',
-		},
-		Grid = {
-			focusIndicator = '\183',
-			inverseSortIndicator = '\24',
-		},
-		TitleBar = {
-			frameChar = '\140',
-			closeInd = '\215',
-		},
-	}
-end
 UI:loadTheme('usr/config/ui.theme')
-
 UI:setDefaultDevice(UI.Device({ device = term.current() }))
 
 return UI
diff --git a/sys/apis/ui/components/Checkbox.lua b/sys/apis/ui/components/Checkbox.lua
index 9f0b272..6356ebf 100644
--- a/sys/apis/ui/components/Checkbox.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/ui/components/Checkbox.lua
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ UI.Checkbox = class(UI.Window)
 UI.Checkbox.defaults = {
 	UIElement = 'Checkbox',
 	nochoice = 'Select',
-	checkedIndicator = 'X',
-	leftMarker = '[',
-	rightMarker = ']',
+	checkedIndicator = UI.extChars and '\4' or 'X',
+	leftMarker = UI.extChars and '\124' or '[',
+	rightMarker = UI.extChars and '\124' or ']',
 	value = false,
 	textColor = colors.white,
 	backgroundColor = colors.black,
diff --git a/sys/apis/ui/components/Chooser.lua b/sys/apis/ui/components/Chooser.lua
index f6e632d..0284fbf 100644
--- a/sys/apis/ui/components/Chooser.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/ui/components/Chooser.lua
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ UI.Chooser.defaults = {
 	nochoice = 'Select',
 	backgroundFocusColor = colors.lightGray,
 	textInactiveColor = colors.gray,
-	leftIndicator = '<',
-	rightIndicator = '>',
+	leftIndicator = UI.extChars and '\17' or '<',
+	rightIndicator = UI.extChars and '\16' or '>',
 	height = 1,
 }
 function UI.Chooser:setParent()
diff --git a/sys/apis/ui/components/Grid.lua b/sys/apis/ui/components/Grid.lua
index 331d4ae..262faee 100644
--- a/sys/apis/ui/components/Grid.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/ui/components/Grid.lua
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ UI.Grid.defaults = {
 	headerSortColor = colors.yellow,
 	unfocusedTextSelectedColor = colors.white,
 	unfocusedBackgroundSelectedColor = colors.gray,
-	focusIndicator = '>',
+	focusIndicator = UI.extChars and '\183' or '>',
 	sortIndicator = ' ',
-	inverseSortIndicator = '^',
+	inverseSortIndicator = UI.extChars and '\24' or '^',
 	values = { },
 	columns = { },
 	accelerators = {
diff --git a/sys/apis/ui/components/Notification.lua b/sys/apis/ui/components/Notification.lua
index 901a68c..ada09cb 100644
--- a/sys/apis/ui/components/Notification.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/ui/components/Notification.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ UI.Notification = class(UI.Window)
 UI.Notification.defaults = {
 	UIElement = 'Notification',
 	backgroundColor = colors.gray,
+	closeInd = '\215',
 	height = 3,
+	timeout = 3,
 }
 function UI.Notification:draw()
 end
@@ -49,8 +51,8 @@ end
 
 function UI.Notification:display(value, timeout)
 	self.enabled = true
-	local lines = Util.wordWrap(value, self.width - 2)
-	self.height = #lines + 1
+	local lines = Util.wordWrap(value, self.width - 3)
+	self.height = #lines
 	self.y = self.parent.height - self.height + 1
 	if self.canvas then
 		self.canvas:removeLayer()
@@ -63,9 +65,22 @@ function UI.Notification:display(value, timeout)
 	for k,v in pairs(lines) do
 		self:write(2, k, v)
 	end
+	self:write(self.width, 1, self.closeInd)
 
-	self.timer = Event.onTimeout(timeout or 3, function()
-		self:cancel()
-		self:sync()
-	end)
+	timeout = timeout or self.timeout
+	if timeout > 0 then
+		self.timer = Event.onTimeout(timeout or self.timeout, function()
+			self:cancel()
+			self:sync()
+		end)
+	end
+end
+
+function UI.Notification:eventHandler(event)
+	if event.type == 'mouse_click' then
+		if event.x == self.width then
+			self:cancel()
+			return true
+		end
+	end
 end
diff --git a/sys/apis/ui/components/ScrollBar.lua b/sys/apis/ui/components/ScrollBar.lua
index 8be6de9..2299502 100644
--- a/sys/apis/ui/components/ScrollBar.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/ui/components/ScrollBar.lua
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ UI.ScrollBar = class(UI.Window)
 UI.ScrollBar.defaults = {
 	UIElement = 'ScrollBar',
 	lineChar = '|',
-	sliderChar = '#',
-	upArrowChar = '^',
-	downArrowChar = 'v',
+	sliderChar = UI.extChars and '\127' or '#',
+	upArrowChar = UI.extChars and '\30' or '^',
+	downArrowChar = UI.extChars and '\31' or 'v',
 	scrollbarColor = colors.lightGray,
 	width = 1,
 	x = -1,
diff --git a/sys/apis/ui/components/TitleBar.lua b/sys/apis/ui/components/TitleBar.lua
index 0a464ab..872d78b 100644
--- a/sys/apis/ui/components/TitleBar.lua
+++ b/sys/apis/ui/components/TitleBar.lua
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ UI.TitleBar.defaults = {
 	textColor = colors.white,
 	backgroundColor = colors.cyan,
 	title = '',
-	frameChar = '-',
-	closeInd = '*',
+	frameChar = UI.extChars and '\140' or '-',
+	closeInd = UI.extChars and '\215' or '*',
 }
 function UI.TitleBar:draw()
 	local sb = SB(self.width)
diff --git a/sys/apps/Files.lua b/sys/apps/Files.lua
index 2e065ba..9b14146 100644
--- a/sys/apps/Files.lua
+++ b/sys/apps/Files.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ local Browser = UI.Page {
       { key = 'totalSize', width = 6 },
     },
   },
+  notification = UI.Notification { },
   associations = UI.SlideOut {
     backgroundColor = colors.cyan,
     menuBar = UI.MenuBar {
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ function Browser.statusBar:draw()
 end
 
 function Browser:setStatus(status, ...)
-  self.statusBar:timedStatus(string.format(status, ...))
+  self.notification:info(string.format(status, ...))
 end
 
 function Browser:unmarkAll()
diff --git a/sys/apps/PackageManager.lua b/sys/apps/PackageManager.lua
index cdd1641..6ed2d41 100644
--- a/sys/apps/PackageManager.lua
+++ b/sys/apps/PackageManager.lua
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ local page = UI.Page {
 		x = 16, y = 3, ey = -5,
 		marginRight = 0, marginLeft = 0,
 	},
-	load = UI.Button {
-		x = 22, y = -3,
-		text = 'Update packages',
-		event = 'reload',
-		help = 'Download the latest package list',
-	},
 	action = UI.SlideOut {
 		backgroundColor = colors.cyan,
 		titleBar = UI.TitleBar {
@@ -144,10 +138,6 @@ function page:eventHandler(event)
 		self.description:draw()
 		self:updateSelection(event.selected)
 
-	elseif event.type == 'reload' then
-		Packages:downloadList()
-		self:loadPackages()
-
 	elseif event.type == 'action' then
 		local selected = self.grid:getSelected()
 		if selected then
@@ -178,7 +168,11 @@ function page:eventHandler(event)
 	UI.Page.eventHandler(self, event)
 end
 
-page:loadPackages()
-
 UI:setPage(page)
+page.statusBar:setStatus('Downloading...')
+page:sync()
+Packages:downloadList()
+page:loadPackages()
+page:sync()
+
 UI:pullEvents()
diff --git a/sys/apps/package.lua b/sys/apps/package.lua
index f604e3c..d1e2071 100644
--- a/sys/apps/package.lua
+++ b/sys/apps/package.lua
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ local function progress(max)
 end
 
 local function install(name, isUpdate)
-	local manifest = Packages:getManifest(name) or error('Invalid package')
+	local manifest = Packages:downloadManifest(name) or error('Invalid package')
 
 	if manifest.required then
 		for _, v in pairs(manifest.required) do