diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro b/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro
index 1e973856..d2a8fc16 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/RedPandaIDE.pro
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ SOURCES += \
     settingsdialog/editorsymbolcompletionwidget.cpp \
     settingsdialog/editorsyntaxcheckwidget.cpp \
     settingsdialog/environmentappearencewidget.cpp \
+    settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.cpp \
     settingsdialog/settingsdialog.cpp \
     settingsdialog/settingswidget.cpp \
     systemconsts.cpp \
     utils.cpp \
     widgets/coloredit.cpp \
+    widgets/consolewidget.cpp \
     widgets/issuestable.cpp \
     widgets/qpatchedcombobox.cpp
 
@@ -90,12 +92,14 @@ HEADERS += \
     settingsdialog/editorsymbolcompletionwidget.h \
     settingsdialog/editorsyntaxcheckwidget.h \
     settingsdialog/environmentappearencewidget.h \
+    settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.h \
     settingsdialog/settingsdialog.h \
     settingsdialog/settingswidget.h \
     systemconsts.h \
     utils.h \
     common.h \
     widgets/coloredit.h \
+    widgets/consolewidget.h \
     widgets/issuestable.h \
     widgets/qpatchedcombobox.h
 
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ FORMS += \
     settingsdialog/editorsymbolcompletionwidget.ui \
     settingsdialog/editorsyntaxcheckwidget.ui \
     settingsdialog/environmentappearencewidget.ui \
+    settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.ui \
     settingsdialog/settingsdialog.ui
 
 TRANSLATIONS += \
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/compiler/compilermanager.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/compiler/compilermanager.cpp
index 4b92bc72..6cc6a918 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/compiler/compilermanager.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/compiler/compilermanager.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "../mainwindow.h"
 #include "executablerunner.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "../settings.h"
 
 CompilerManager::CompilerManager(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ void CompilerManager::run(const QString &filename, const QString &arguments, con
     if (mRunner!=nullptr) {
         return;
     }
-    if (programHasConsole(filename)) {
+    if (pSettings->executor().pauseConsole() && programHasConsole(filename)) {
         QString newArguments = QString(" 0 \"%1\" %2").arg(toLocalPath(filename)).arg(arguments);
         mRunner = new ExecutableRunner(includeTrailingPathDelimiter(pSettings->dirs().app())+"ConsolePauser.exe",newArguments,workDir);
     } else {
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp
index fd4e7e67..00bb004f 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void Editor::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event) {
             pMainWindow->updateEditorSettings();
             event->accept();
             return;
-        } else {
+        } else if  (event->angleDelta().y()<0) {
             size = std::max(2,size-1);
             pSettings->editor().setFontSize(size);
             pMainWindow->updateEditorSettings();
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp
index 5379c3e0..858f2319 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -122,14 +122,12 @@ void MainWindow::updateEditorActions()
         ui->actionEncode_in_UTF_8->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionConvert_to_ANSI->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionConvert_to_UTF_8->setEnabled(false);
-        ui->actionCompile->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionCopy->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionCut->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionFoldAll->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionIndent->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionPaste->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionRedo->setEnabled(false);
-        ui->actionRun->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionSave->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionSaveAs->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionSaveAll->setEnabled(false);
@@ -138,15 +136,19 @@ void MainWindow::updateEditorActions()
         ui->actionUnIndent->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionUndo->setEnabled(false);
         ui->actionUnfoldAll->setEnabled(false);
+
+        ui->actionCompile->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->actionCompile_Run->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->actionRun->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->actionRebuild->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->actionStop_Execution->setEnabled(false);
     } else {
         ui->actionAuto_Detect->setEnabled(true);
         ui->actionEncode_in_ANSI->setEnabled(true);
         ui->actionEncode_in_UTF_8->setEnabled(true);
         ui->actionConvert_to_ANSI->setEnabled(e->encodingOption()!=ENCODING_SYSTEM_DEFAULT && e->fileEncoding()!=ENCODING_SYSTEM_DEFAULT);
         ui->actionConvert_to_UTF_8->setEnabled(e->encodingOption()!=ENCODING_UTF8 && e->fileEncoding()!=ENCODING_UTF8);
-        //if (e->compilable())
-            ui->actionCompile->setEnabled(true);
-        ui->actionRun->setEnabled(true);
+
         ui->actionCopy->setEnabled(e->selAvail());
         ui->actionCut->setEnabled(e->selAvail());
         ui->actionFoldAll->setEnabled(e->lines()->count()>0);
@@ -162,10 +164,28 @@ void MainWindow::updateEditorActions()
         ui->actionToggleComment->setEnabled(!e->readOnly() && e->lines()->count()>0);
         ui->actionUnIndent->setEnabled(!e->readOnly() && e->lines()->count()>0);
         ui->actionUnfoldAll->setEnabled(e->lines()->count()>0);
+
+        updateCompileActions();
     }
 
 }
 
+void MainWindow::updateCompileActions()
+{
+    if (mCompilerManager->compiling()|| mCompilerManager->running()) {
+        ui->actionCompile->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->actionCompile_Run->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->actionRun->setEnabled(false);
+        ui->actionRebuild->setEnabled(false);
+    } else {
+        ui->actionCompile->setEnabled(true);
+        ui->actionCompile_Run->setEnabled(true);
+        ui->actionRun->setEnabled(true);
+        ui->actionRebuild->setEnabled(true);
+    }
+    ui->actionStop_Execution->setEnabled(mCompilerManager->running());
+}
+
 void MainWindow::updateEditorColorSchemes()
 {
     mEditorList->applyColorSchemes(pSettings->editor().colorScheme());
@@ -310,7 +330,8 @@ bool MainWindow::compile(bool rebuild)
         if (mCompileSuccessionTask) {
             mCompileSuccessionTask->filename = getCompiledExecutableName(editor->filename());
         }
-        mCompilerManager->compile(editor->filename(),editor->fileEncoding(),rebuild);
+        mCompilerManager->compile(editor->filename(),editor->fileEncoding(),rebuild);        
+        updateCompileActions();
         openCloseMessageSheet(true);
         ui->tabMessages->setCurrentWidget(ui->tabCompilerOutput);
         return true;
@@ -371,6 +392,10 @@ void MainWindow::runExecutable(const QString &exeName,const QString &filename)
 //          MainForm.UpdateAppTitle;
 //        end;
     mCompilerManager->run(exeName,"",QFileInfo(exeName).absolutePath());
+    updateCompileActions();
+    if (pSettings->executor().minimizeOnRun()) {
+        showMinimized();
+    }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::runExecutable()
@@ -616,6 +641,7 @@ void MainWindow::onCompileFinished()
         }
     }
     mCheckSyntaxInBack=false;
+    updateCompileActions();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::onCompileErrorOccured(const QString &reason)
@@ -630,7 +656,10 @@ void MainWindow::onRunErrorOccured(const QString &reason)
 
 void MainWindow::onRunFinished()
 {
-    qDebug()<<"run finished";
+    updateCompileActions();
+    if (pSettings->executor().minimizeOnRun()) {
+        showNormal();
+    }
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionCompile_triggered()
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.h b/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.h
index 86111a4f..f8e7b80d 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.h
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/mainwindow.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public:
     void updateForStatusbarModeInfo();
     void updateEditorSettings();
     void updateEditorActions();
+    void updateCompileActions();
     void updateEditorColorSchemes();
     void updateCompilerSet();
     void checkSyntaxInBack(Editor* e);
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp
index b910c5ed..99a7add9 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/qsynedit/SynEdit.cpp
@@ -5173,8 +5173,9 @@ void SynEdit::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
 {
     if (event->angleDelta().y()>0) {
         verticalScrollBar()->setValue(verticalScrollBar()->value()-1);
+        event->accept();
         return;
-    } else {
+    } else if (event->angleDelta().y()<0) {
         verticalScrollBar()->setValue(verticalScrollBar()->value()+1);
         event->accept();
         return;
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
index 17f66d68..be4da8af 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ Settings::Settings(const QString &filename):
     mDirs(this),
     mEditor(this),
     mEnvironment(this),
-    mCompilerSets(this)
+    mCompilerSets(this),
+    mExecutor(this)
 {
 }
 
@@ -2199,3 +2200,43 @@ void Settings::Environment::setTheme(const QString &theme)
 {
     mTheme = theme;
 }
+
+Settings::Executor::Executor(Settings *settings):_Base(settings, SETTING_EXECUTOR)
+{
+
+}
+
+bool Settings::Executor::minimizeOnRun() const
+{
+    return mMinimizeOnRun;
+}
+
+void Settings::Executor::setMinimizeOnRun(bool minimizeOnRun)
+{
+    mMinimizeOnRun = minimizeOnRun;
+}
+
+void Settings::Executor::doSave()
+{
+    //Appearence
+    saveValue("pause_console", mPauseConsole);
+    saveValue("minimize_on_run", mMinimizeOnRun);
+}
+
+bool Settings::Executor::pauseConsole() const
+{
+    return mPauseConsole;
+}
+
+void Settings::Executor::setPauseConsole(bool pauseConsole)
+{
+    mPauseConsole = pauseConsole;
+}
+
+void Settings::Executor::doLoad()
+{
+    //Appearence
+    mPauseConsole = boolValue("pause_console",true);
+    mMinimizeOnRun = boolValue("minimize_on_run",false);
+}
+
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.h b/RedPandaIDE/settings.h
index d9c9a53b..9cf1790b 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.h
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #define SETTING_DIRS "Dirs"
 #define SETTING_EDITOR "Editor"
 #define SETTING_ENVIRONMENT "Environment"
+#define SETTING_EXECUTOR "Executor"
 #define SETTING_COMPILTER_SETS "CompilerSets"
 #define SETTING_COMPILTER_SETS_DEFAULT_INDEX "defaultIndex"
 #define SETTING_COMPILTER_SETS_COUNT "count"
@@ -367,6 +368,27 @@ public:
         void doLoad() override;
     };
 
+    class Executor: public _Base {
+    public:
+        explicit Executor(Settings * settings);
+
+        bool pauseConsole() const;
+        void setPauseConsole(bool pauseConsole);
+
+        bool minimizeOnRun() const;
+        void setMinimizeOnRun(bool minimizeOnRun);
+
+    private:
+        // general
+        bool mPauseConsole;
+        bool mMinimizeOnRun;
+
+    protected:
+        void doSave() override;
+        void doLoad() override;
+    };
+
+
     class CompilerSet {
     public:
         explicit CompilerSet(const QString& compilerFolder = QString());
@@ -540,6 +562,7 @@ public:
     Editor& editor();
     CompilerSets& compilerSets();
     Environment& environment();
+    Executor& executor();
     QString filename() const;
 
 private:
@@ -549,6 +572,7 @@ private:
     Editor mEditor;
     Environment mEnvironment;
     CompilerSets mCompilerSets;
+    Executor mExecutor;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07d671c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "executorgeneralwidget.h"
+#include "ui_executorgeneralwidget.h"
+#include "../settings.h"
+
+ExecutorGeneralWidget::ExecutorGeneralWidget(const QString& name, const QString& group, QWidget *parent):
+    SettingsWidget(name,group,parent),
+    ui(new Ui::ExecutorGeneralWidget)
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+}
+
+ExecutorGeneralWidget::~ExecutorGeneralWidget()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
+
+void ExecutorGeneralWidget::doLoad()
+{
+    ui->chkPauseConsole->setChecked(pSettings->executor().pauseConsole());
+    ui->chkMinimizeOnRun->setChecked(pSettings->executor().minimizeOnRun());
+}
+
+void ExecutorGeneralWidget::doSave()
+{
+    pSettings->executor().setPauseConsole(ui->chkPauseConsole->isChecked());
+    pSettings->executor().setMinimizeOnRun(ui->chkMinimizeOnRun->isChecked());
+
+    pSettings->executor().save();
+}
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.h b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bedc9cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef EXECUTORGENERALWIDGET_H
+#define EXECUTORGENERALWIDGET_H
+
+#include <QWidget>
+#include "settingswidget.h"
+
+namespace Ui {
+class ExecutorGeneralWidget;
+}
+
+class ExecutorGeneralWidget : public SettingsWidget
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit ExecutorGeneralWidget(const QString& name, const QString& group, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~ExecutorGeneralWidget();
+
+private:
+    Ui::ExecutorGeneralWidget *ui;
+
+    // SettingsWidget interface
+protected:
+    void doLoad() override;
+    void doSave() override;
+};
+
+#endif // EXECUTORGENERALWIDGET_H
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.ui b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.ui
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1db4fb82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/executorgeneralwidget.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>ExecutorGeneralWidget</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="ExecutorGeneralWidget">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>400</width>
+    <height>300</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Form</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QWidget" name="widget" native="true">
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkPauseConsole">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Pause console programs after return</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+      <item>
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkMinimizeOnRun">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Minimize IDE when running programs</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="0" column="1">
+    <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>40</width>
+       <height>20</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <spacer name="verticalSpacer">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+      <size>
+       <width>20</width>
+       <height>40</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
+    </spacer>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.cpp
index c08b0020..7cffe955 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "editorsyntaxcheckwidget.h"
 #include "editorsymbolcompletionwidget.h"
 #include "environmentappearencewidget.h"
+#include "executorgeneralwidget.h"
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QModelIndex>
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(QWidget *parent) :
     addWidget(pEditorSyntaxCheckWidget);
 
 
+    pExecutorGeneralWidget = new ExecutorGeneralWidget(tr("General"),tr("Program Runner"));
+    pExecutorGeneralWidget->init();
+    addWidget(pExecutorGeneralWidget);
+
     ui->widgetsView->expandAll();
     //select the first widget of the first group
     auto groupIndex = ui->widgetsView->model()->index(0,0);
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.h b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.h
index 0bbbe55e..ec6a0668 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.h
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settingsdialog/settingsdialog.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class EditorSymbolCompletionWidget;
 class EditorColorSchemeWidget;
 class EditorSyntaxCheckWidget;
 class EnvironmentAppearenceWidget;
+class ExecutorGeneralWidget;
 class SettingsWidget;
 class SettingsDialog : public QDialog
 {
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ private:
     EnvironmentAppearenceWidget* pEnvironmentAppearenceWidget;
     EditorSymbolCompletionWidget* pEditorSymbolCompletionWidget;
     EditorSyntaxCheckWidget* pEditorSyntaxCheckWidget;
+    ExecutorGeneralWidget  * pExecutorGeneralWidget;
 };
 
 #endif // SETTINGSDIALOG_H
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/consolewidget.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd497745
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/consolewidget.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include "consolewidget.h"
+
+ConsoleWidget::ConsoleWidget(QWidget *parent):QTextEdit(parent)
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/widgets/consolewidget.h b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/consolewidget.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f9cfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/widgets/consolewidget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#ifndef CONSOLEWIDGET_H
+#define CONSOLEWIDGET_H
+
+#include <QTextEdit>
+
+class ConsoleWidget : public QTextEdit
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit ConsoleWidget(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+private:
+    QString mCurrentCommand;
+    QStringList mCommandHistory;
+    int mHistoryIndex;
+    int mHistorySize;
+    QString mPrompt;
+};
+
+#endif // CONSOLEWIDGET_H