diff --git a/linux-game-manager.sh b/linux-game-manager.sh
index 2fccc4f..058c87f 100755
--- a/linux-game-manager.sh
+++ b/linux-game-manager.sh
@@ -183,14 +183,102 @@ ui_progressbox() {
     local text="$2"
     
     if [[ "$dialog_type" == "yad" ]]; then
+        # Start audio feedback for accessibility
+        local beep_pid
+        local yad_pid
+        
+        # Cleanup function for traps
+        cleanup_progress() {
+            [[ -n "$beep_pid" ]] && kill "$beep_pid" 2>/dev/null
+            [[ -n "$yad_pid" ]] && kill "$yad_pid" 2>/dev/null
+        }
+        
+        # Set trap to ensure cleanup on interruption
+        trap cleanup_progress EXIT INT TERM
+        
+        if command -v sox >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            {
+                while true; do
+                    # Generate a short, pleasant progress beep (440Hz for 0.1s)
+                    sox -q -n -d synth 0.1 sine 440 vol 0.3 2>/dev/null
+                    sleep 2  # Beep every 2 seconds
+                done
+            } &
+            beep_pid=$!
+        fi
+        
+        # Start visual progress dialog with auto-close
         yad --progress \
             --title="$title" \
             --text="$text" \
-            --pulsate \
             --auto-close \
-            --no-buttons \
-            --show-cursor \
-            --width=400
+            --pulsate \
+            --width=400 \
+            --height=100 &
+        yad_pid=$!
+        
+        # Process command output
+        local line_count=0
+        while IFS= read -r line; do
+            ((line_count++))
+        done < <(stdbuf -oL cat)
+        
+        # Clean up background processes
+        cleanup_progress
+        trap - EXIT INT TERM  # Remove traps
+    else
+        dialog --title "$title" \
+               --progressbox "$text" 20 70
+    fi
+}
+
+# Simple progress box that just shows the operation is running (no command output)
+# Usage: command | ui_simple_progressbox "title" "text"
+ui_simple_progressbox() {
+    local title="$1"
+    local text="$2"
+    
+    if [[ "$dialog_type" == "yad" ]]; then
+        # Start audio feedback for accessibility
+        local beep_pid
+        local yad_pid
+        
+        # Cleanup function for traps
+        cleanup_simple_progress() {
+            [[ -n "$beep_pid" ]] && kill "$beep_pid" 2>/dev/null
+            [[ -n "$yad_pid" ]] && kill "$yad_pid" 2>/dev/null
+        }
+        
+        # Set trap to ensure cleanup on interruption
+        trap cleanup_simple_progress EXIT INT TERM
+        
+        if command -v sox >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            {
+                while true; do
+                    # Generate a short, pleasant progress beep (440Hz for 0.1s)
+                    sox -q -n -d synth 0.1 sine 440 vol 0.3 2>/dev/null
+                    sleep 2  # Beep every 2 seconds
+                done
+            } &
+            beep_pid=$!
+        fi
+        
+        # Show progress dialog with pulsating
+        yad --progress \
+            --title="$title" \
+            --text="$text" \
+            --auto-close \
+            --pulsate \
+            --width=400 \
+            --height=100 &
+        yad_pid=$!
+        
+        # Read from stdin and discard, but keep dialogs open until command finishes
+        cat > /dev/null
+        
+        # Clean up background processes
+        cleanup_simple_progress
+        trap - EXIT INT TERM  # Remove traps
     else
         dialog --title "$title" \
                --progressbox "$text" 20 70
@@ -199,24 +287,46 @@ ui_progressbox() {
 
 # Check for updates
 check_update() {
-    local url="$(git ls-remote --get-url)"
-    if [[ "$url" =~ ^[[:alnum:]]+@ ]] || [[ -z "$url" ]]; then
+    if ! [[ -d ".git" ]]; then
         return
     fi
-    git remote update > /dev/null 2>&1
+    local url
+    url="$(git ls-remote --get-url)"
+    if [[ "$url" =~ ^ssh://|git@|gitea@ ]] || [[ -z "$url" ]]; then
+        return
+    fi
+    git remote update &> /dev/null
     local upstream='@{u}'
-    local home="$(git rev-parse @)"
-    local remote="$(git rev-parse "$upstream")"
+    local home
+    local remote
+    home="$(git rev-parse @)"
+    remote="$(git rev-parse "$upstream")"
     if [[ "$home" == "$remote" ]]; then
         return
     fi
-    ui_yesno "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game manager" "Updates are available. Would you like to update now?" || return
-    # Store the current commit before pulling
-    local beforePull=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-    git pull
-    # Show changes between the stored commit and current HEAD
-    git log "$beforePull..HEAD" --pretty=format:'%an: %s' | tac
-    exit $?
+    ui_yesno "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "Updates are available. Would you like to update now?" || return
+    
+    # Perform git pull quietly, then show only the important changes
+    local update_result
+    git pull --quiet >/dev/null 2>&1
+    update_result=$?
+    
+    # Get the important information: commit messages and summary
+    local changes_summary
+    changes_summary=$({
+        echo "UPDATE COMPLETED"
+        echo
+        echo "Recent changes:"
+        git log '@{1}..' --pretty=format:'• %an: %s' | tac
+        echo
+        echo "Update summary:"
+        git diff --stat '@{1}..' | tail -1
+    } 2>/dev/null)
+    
+    # Show only the meaningful update information
+    ui_msgbox "Update Complete" "Linux Game Manager" "$changes_summary"
+    
+    exit $update_result
 }
 
 
@@ -251,11 +361,11 @@ check_dependencies() {
     if [[ "${#dependencies[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
         return
     fi
-    echo "missing dependencies. Please install the following:"
-    echo
+    local missing_deps="missing dependencies. Please install the following:\n\n"
     for i in "${dependencies[@]}" ; do
-        echo "$i"
+        missing_deps+="$i\n"
     done
+    ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "$missing_deps"
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -274,10 +384,11 @@ terminal_emulator() {
             return
         fi
     done
-    echo "No suitable terminal emulators found, please install one of:"
+    local terminal_msg="No suitable terminal emulators found, please install one of:\n\n"
     for i in "${terminals[@]}" ; do
-        echo "$i"
+        terminal_msg+="$i\n"
     done
+    ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "$terminal_msg"
 }
 
 # Function to open urls
@@ -289,7 +400,7 @@ open_url() {
 desktop_launcher() {
     local desktopFile="${HOME}/linux-game-manager.desktop"
     if [[ -e "${desktopFile}" ]]; then
-        echo "the file ${desktopFile} exists. Cannot create the launcher."
+        ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "The file ${desktopFile} exists. Cannot create the launcher."
         exit 1
     fi
     local dotDesktop
@@ -324,28 +435,20 @@ desktop_launcher() {
 # Alerts, for when user needs to read something.
 alert() {
     play -qnV0 synth 3 pluck D3 pluck A3 pluck D4 pluck F4 pluck A4 delay 0 .1 .2 .3 .4 remix - chorus 0.9 0.9 38 0.75 0.3 0.5 -t
-    echo
-    read -rp "Press enter to continue." continue
+    ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "Press OK to continue."
 }
 
 clear_cache() {
-    local answer
     if [[ ! -d "${cache}" ]]; then
-        echo "No cache found at ${cache}."
+        ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "No cache found at ${cache}."
         return
     fi
-    while ! [[ "${answer,,}" =~ ^yes$|^no$ ]]; do
-        echo "This will delete all contents of ${cache}. Are you sure you want to continue?"
-        echo "Please type yes or no."
-        echo
-        read -r answer
-    done
-    if [[ "$answer" == "no" ]]; then
+    if ! ui_yesno "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "This will delete all contents of ${cache}. Are you sure you want to continue?"; then
         return
     fi
     # All safety checks done. Delete the cache.
-    rm -rfv "${cache}"
-    echo "Cache deleted."
+    rm -rfv "${cache}" | ui_progressbox "Linux Game Manager" "Clearing cache..."
+    ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "Cache deleted."
 }
 
 download() {
@@ -363,7 +466,7 @@ download() {
        # Skip if the item is in cache.
        [[ -e "${cache}/${dest}" ]] && continue
        { if ! curl -L4 -C - --retry 10 --output "${cache}/${dest}" "${i}" ; then
-           echo "Could not download \"$i\"..."
+           ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "Could not download \"$i\"..."
            exit 1
        fi; } | ui_progressbox "Linux Game Manager" "Downloading \"$dest\" from \"$i\""
        local downloadError=1
@@ -416,7 +519,7 @@ download_named() {
     # Skip if the item is in cache.
     test -e "${cache}/${dest}" && return
     if ! curl -L4 --output "${cache}/${dest}" "${2}" ; then
-        echo "Could not download \"$dest\"..."
+        ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "Could not download \"$dest\"..."
         exit 1
     fi
 }
@@ -436,7 +539,6 @@ get_installer() {
     if echo "$2" | xclip -selection clipboard 2> /dev/null ; then
         message+="\n\nThe URL has been copied to the clipboard."
     fi
-    echo "Manual intervention required..."
     alert
     ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "$message"
     # Search the Desktop and Downloads directories for the installation file
@@ -445,34 +547,30 @@ get_installer() {
     done
     # If the file is still not available abort.
     if [[ ! -f "${cache}/$1" ]]; then
-        echo "couldn't find $1. Please download the file and try again."
+        ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "Couldn't find $1. Please download the file and try again."
         exit 1
     fi
 }
 
 help() {
-    echo "${0##*/}"
-    echo "Released under the terms of the Common Public Attribution License Version 1.0"
-    echo -e "This is a Stormux project: https://stormux.org\n"
-    echo -e "Usage:\n"
-    echo "With no arguments, open the game launcher."
+    local help_text="${0##*/}\nReleased under the terms of the Common Public Attribution License Version 1.0\nThis is a Stormux project: https://stormux.org\n\nUsage:\n\nWith no arguments, open the game launcher.\n\n"
+    
+    # Add command options
     for i in "${!command[@]}" ; do
-        echo "-${i/:/ <parameter>}: ${command[${i}]}"
-    done | sort
-    echo
-    echo "Some settings that are often used can be stored in a settings.conf file."
-    echo "If wanted, place it at the following location:"
-    echo "${configFile%/*}/settings.conf"
-    echo "The syntax is variable=\"value\""
-    echo
-    echo "doomLanguage=\"en\" # 2 letter language code for translation."
-    echo "ipfsGateway=\"https://ipfs.stormux.org\" # Gateway to be used for ipfs downloads."
-    echo "noCache=\"true\" # Do not keep downloaded items in the cache."
-    echo "spd_module=\<module_name>\" # set speech-dispatcher module."
-    echo "spd_pitch=\<number>\" # set speech-dispatcher speech pitch."
-    echo "spd_rate=\<number>\" # set speech-dispatcher speech rate."
-    echo "spd_voice=\<voice_name>\" # set speech-dispatcher voice. Be sure module is correct."
-    echo "spd_volume=\<number>\" # set speech-dispatcher speech volume."
+        help_text+="-${i/:/ <parameter>}: ${command[${i}]}\n"
+    done
+    
+    help_text+="\nSome settings that are often used can be stored in a settings.conf file.\nIf wanted, place it at the following location:\n${configFile%/*}/settings.conf\nThe syntax is variable=\"value\"\n\n"
+    help_text+="doomLanguage=\"en\" # 2 letter language code for translation.\n"
+    help_text+="ipfsGateway=\"https://ipfs.stormux.org\" # Gateway to be used for ipfs downloads.\n"
+    help_text+="noCache=\"true\" # Do not keep downloaded items in the cache.\n"
+    help_text+="spd_module=<module_name>\" # set speech-dispatcher module.\n"
+    help_text+="spd_pitch=<number>\" # set speech-dispatcher speech pitch.\n"
+    help_text+="spd_rate=<number>\" # set speech-dispatcher speech rate.\n"
+    help_text+="spd_voice=<voice_name>\" # set speech-dispatcher voice. Be sure module is correct.\n"
+    help_text+="spd_volume=<number>\" # set speech-dispatcher speech volume."
+    
+    ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager Help" "Linux Game Manager" "$help_text"
     exit 0
 }
 
@@ -507,7 +605,7 @@ game_installer() {
     done
     # If all games are installed, exit
     if [[ ${#menuList[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
-        echo "All games are already installed."
+        ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "All games are already installed."
         exit 0
     fi
     # Add donation option at the end
@@ -596,7 +694,7 @@ game_removal() {
 game_update() {
     mapfile -t lines < <(find .update -type f -iname '*.sh' 2> /dev/null)
     if [[ ${#lines} -eq 0 ]]; then
-        echo "No games found."
+        ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "No games found."
         exit 0
     fi
     # Create the menu of updatable games
@@ -723,8 +821,8 @@ requiredPackages=(
     "unzip"
 )
 for i in "${requiredPackages[@]}" ; do
-    if ! command -v $i > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-        echo "Please install ${i/7z/p7zip} before continuing."
+    if ! command -v "$i" > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        ui_msgbox "Linux Game Manager" "Linux Game Manager" "Please install ${i/7z/p7zip} before continuing."
         exit 1
     fi
 done