diff --git a/frontend/document/credocument.lua b/frontend/document/credocument.lua
index ad106eab3..9899ebb38 100644
--- a/frontend/document/credocument.lua
+++ b/frontend/document/credocument.lua
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ function CreDocument:isXPointerInCurrentPage(xp)
 	return self._document:isXPointerInCurrentPage(xp)
 end
 
+function CreDocument:setStatusLineProp(prop)
+	DEBUG("CreDocument: set status line property", prop)
+	self._document:setStringProperty("window.status.line", prop)
+end
+
 function CreDocument:register(registry)
 	registry:addProvider("txt", "application/txt", self)
 	registry:addProvider("epub", "application/epub", self)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua b/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
index 22103eb5a..ab2f592fe 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/data/creoptions.lua
@@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ local CreOptions = {
 				default_arg = "page",
 				event = "SetViewMode",
 			},
+			{
+				name = "status_line",
+				name_text = S.PROGRESS_BAR,
+				toggle = {S.FULL, S.MINI},
+				values = {0, 1},
+				default_value = 0,
+				args = {0, 1},
+				default_arg = 0,
+				event = "SetStatusLine",
+			},
 			{
 				name = "embedded_css",
 				name_text = S.EMBEDDED_STYLE,
diff --git a/frontend/ui/data/koptoptions.lua b/frontend/ui/data/koptoptions.lua
index 6e42c2ac6..3ef7ec97d 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/data/koptoptions.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/data/koptoptions.lua
@@ -39,15 +39,6 @@ local KoptOptions = {
 	{
 		icon = "resources/icons/appbar.column.two.large.png",
 		options = {
-			{
-				name = "full_screen",
-				name_text = S.FULL_SCREEN,
-				toggle = {S.ON, S.OFF},
-				values = {1, 0},
-				default_value = DFULL_SCREEN,
-				event = "SetFullScreen",
-				args = {true, false},
-			},
 			{
 				name = "page_scroll",
 				name_text = S.SCROLL_MODE,
@@ -57,6 +48,15 @@ local KoptOptions = {
 				event = "ToggleScrollMode",
 				args = {true, false},
 			},
+			{
+				name = "full_screen",
+				name_text = S.PROGRESS_BAR,
+				toggle = {S.OFF, S.ON},
+				values = {1, 0},
+				default_value = DFULL_SCREEN,
+				event = "SetFullScreen",
+				args = {true, false},
+			},
 			{
 				name = "page_margin",
 				name_text = S.PAGE_MARGIN,
diff --git a/frontend/ui/data/strings.lua b/frontend/ui/data/strings.lua
index 163a20362..a5ae01e8a 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/data/strings.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/data/strings.lua
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ S.DEFECT_SIZE = _("Defect Size")
 S.RENDER_QUALITY = _("Render Quality")
 S.AUTO_STRAIGHTEN = _("Auto Straighten")
 S.INDENTATION = _("Indentation")
-S.FONT_WEIGHT = _("Font weight")
+S.FONT_WEIGHT = _("Font Weight")
 S.GAMMA = _("Gamma")
-S.VIEW_MODE = _("View mode")
-S.EMBEDDED_STYLE = _("Embedded style")
+S.VIEW_MODE = _("View Mode")
+S.EMBEDDED_STYLE = _("Embedded Style")
 S.WRITING_DIR = _("Writing Direction")
+S.PROGRESS_BAR = _("Progress Bar")
 
 S.ON = _("on")
 S.OFF = _("off")
@@ -55,5 +56,7 @@ S.LTR = _("LTR")
 S.RTL = _("RTL")
 S.TBRTL = _("TBRTL")
 S.TBLTR = _("TBLTR")
+S.FULL = _("full")
+S.MINI = _("mini")
 
 return S
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua
index b29b56c91..802914c2f 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readercoptlistener.lua
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ function ReaderCoptListener:onReadSettings(config)
 	        self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("SetViewMode", "scroll"))
 	    end)
 	end
+	
+	local status_line = config:readSetting("copt_status_line") or 0
+	self.document:setStatusLineProp(status_line)
 end
 
 function ReaderCoptListener:onSetFontSize(font_size)
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
index 7c078bbd1..a03608ac7 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerfooter.lua
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function ReaderFooter:init()
 	self.dimen = self[1]:getSize()
 	self.pageno = self.view.state.page
 	self.pages = self.view.document.info.number_of_pages
-	self:updateFooter()
+	self:updateFooterPage()
 	if Device:isTouchDevice() then
 		self.ges_events = {
 			TapFooter = {
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ function ReaderFooter:init()
 	end
 end
 
-function ReaderFooter:updateFooter()
+function ReaderFooter:updateFooterPage()
 	if type(self.pageno) ~= "number" then return end
 	self.progress_bar.percentage = self.pageno / self.pages
+	
 	if self.show_time then
 		self.progress_text.text = os.date("%H:%M")
 	else
@@ -86,10 +87,27 @@ function ReaderFooter:updateFooter()
 	end
 end
 
+function ReaderFooter:updateFooterPos()
+	if type(self.position) ~= "number" then return end
+	self.progress_bar.percentage = self.position / self.doc_height
+	
+	if self.show_time then
+		self.progress_text.text = os.date("%H:%M")
+	else
+		self.progress_text.text = string.format("%1.f", self.progress_bar.percentage*100).."%"
+	end
+end
+
 function ReaderFooter:onPageUpdate(pageno)
 	self.pageno = pageno
 	self.pages = self.view.document.info.number_of_pages
-	self:updateFooter()
+	self:updateFooterPage()
+end
+
+function ReaderFooter:onPosUpdate(pos)
+	self.position = pos
+	self.doc_height = self.view.document.info.doc_height
+	self:updateFooterPos()
 end
 
 function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(arg, ges)
@@ -101,7 +119,11 @@ function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(arg, ges)
 	else
 		self.show_time = not self.show_time
 	end
-	self:updateFooter()
+	if self.pageno then
+		self:updateFooterPage()
+	else
+		self:updateFooterPos()
+	end
 	UIManager:setDirty(self.view.dialog, "partial")
 	-- consume this tap when footer is visible
 	if self.visible then
@@ -109,4 +131,10 @@ function ReaderFooter:onTapFooter(arg, ges)
 	end
 end
 
+function ReaderFooter:onSetStatusLine(status_line)
+	self.view.footer_visible = status_line == 1 and true or false
+	self.ui.document:setStatusLineProp(status_line)
+	self.ui:handleEvent(Event:new("UpdatePos"))
+end
+
 return ReaderFooter
diff --git a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
index 6dc0eb9b9..8fe98d89a 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/reader/readerview.lua
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ local ReaderView = OverlapGroup:new{
 
 	-- single page state
 	state = {
-		page = 0,
+		page = nil,
 		pos = 0,
 		zoom = 1.0,
 		rotation = 0,
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ This method is supposed to be only used by ReaderPaging
 --]]
 function ReaderView:recalculate()
 	local page_size = nil
-	if self.ui.document.info.has_pages then
+	if self.ui.document.info.has_pages and self.state.page then
 		self.page_area = self:getPageArea(
 			self.state.page,
 			self.state.zoom,
@@ -547,24 +547,17 @@ end
 
 function ReaderView:onReadSettings(config)
 	self.render_mode = config:readSetting("render_mode") or 0
-	local screen_mode = config:readSetting("screen_mode")
+	local screen_mode = config:readSetting("screen_mode") or "portrait"
 	if screen_mode then
 		Screen:setScreenMode(screen_mode)
-	    table.insert(self.ui.postInitCallback, function()
-	        self:onSetScreenMode(screen_mode, config:readSetting("rotation_mode"))
-	    end)
+	    self:onSetScreenMode(screen_mode, config:readSetting("rotation_mode"))
 	end
 	self.state.gamma = config:readSetting("gamma") or DGLOBALGAMMA
-	local full_screen = config:readSetting("kopt_full_screen")
-	if full_screen == nil then
-		full_screen = self.document.configurable.full_screen
-	end
-	self.footer_visible = full_screen == 0 and true or false
+	local full_screen = config:readSetting("kopt_full_screen") or self.document.configurable.full_screen
+	local status_line = config:readSetting("copt_status_line") or self.document.configurable.status_line
+	self.footer_visible = (full_screen == 0 or status_line == 1) and true or false
 	self:resetLayout()
-	local page_scroll = config:readSetting("kopt_page_scroll")
-	if page_scroll == nil then
-		page_scroll = self.document.configurable.page_scroll
-	end
+	local page_scroll = config:readSetting("kopt_page_scroll") or self.document.configurable.page_scroll
 	self.page_scroll = page_scroll == 1 and true or false
 	self.highlight.saved = config:readSetting("highlight") or {}
 end
diff --git a/frontend/ui/readerui.lua b/frontend/ui/readerui.lua
index 4256d1eac..95ab3d1ea 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/readerui.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/readerui.lua
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ function ReaderUI:init()
 	--DEBUG(self.doc_settings)
 	-- we only read settings after all the widgets are initialized
 	self:handleEvent(Event:new("ReadSettings", self.doc_settings))
-	-- notify childs of dimensions
-	self:handleEvent(Event:new("SetDimensions", self.dimen))
 
 	for _,v in ipairs(self.postInitCallback) do
 		v()