diff --git a/ui/reader.ui b/ui/reader.ui
index a88af2f..3e7e6e2 100644
--- a/ui/reader.ui
+++ b/ui/reader.ui
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
       <property name="readOnly">
        <bool>true</bool>
       </property>
+      <property name="plainText">
+       <string>Paste text here or open a .txt file you want to read!</string>
+      </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
    </layout>
diff --git a/yomi_base/defaults.json b/yomi_base/defaults.json
index 29e7e3c..fcf3347 100644
--- a/yomi_base/defaults.json
+++ b/yomi_base/defaults.json
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
     "stripReadings": false,
     "tags": [],
     "wordWrap": false,
-    "allowEditing": false
+    "allowEditing": true
 }
diff --git a/yomi_base/gen/about_ui.py b/yomi_base/gen/about_ui.py
index 81990bd..6dc7715 100644
--- a/yomi_base/gen/about_ui.py
+++ b/yomi_base/gen/about_ui.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'ui/about.ui'
 #
-# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:21:34 2015
+# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:40:48 2015
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.10.4
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
diff --git a/yomi_base/gen/preferences_ui.py b/yomi_base/gen/preferences_ui.py
index e58d45c..502a7c9 100644
--- a/yomi_base/gen/preferences_ui.py
+++ b/yomi_base/gen/preferences_ui.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'ui/preferences.ui'
 #
-# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:21:34 2015
+# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:40:48 2015
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.10.4
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
diff --git a/yomi_base/gen/reader_ui.py b/yomi_base/gen/reader_ui.py
index fcd82a7..e5fdd85 100644
--- a/yomi_base/gen/reader_ui.py
+++ b/yomi_base/gen/reader_ui.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'ui/reader.ui'
 #
-# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:21:34 2015
+# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:40:48 2015
 #      by: PyQt4 UI code generator 4.10.4
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindowReader(object):
 
     def retranslateUi(self, MainWindowReader):
         MainWindowReader.setWindowTitle(_translate("MainWindowReader", "Yomichan", None))
+        self.textContent.setPlainText(_translate("MainWindowReader", "Paste text here or open a .txt file you want to read!", None))
         self.menuFile.setTitle(_translate("MainWindowReader", "&File", None))
         self.menuOpenRecent.setTitle(_translate("MainWindowReader", "Open &recent", None))
         self.menuImport.setTitle(_translate("MainWindowReader", "&Import", None))
diff --git a/yomi_base/gen/resources_rc.py b/yomi_base/gen/resources_rc.py
index 9818498..7bd5407 100644
--- a/yomi_base/gen/resources_rc.py
+++ b/yomi_base/gen/resources_rc.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Resource object code
 #
-# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:21:34 2015
+# Created: Fri Jan 30 18:40:48 2015
 #      by: The Resource Compiler for PyQt (Qt v4.8.6)
 #
 # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!