diff --git a/dlangide.visualdproj b/dlangide.visualdproj
index 1e49de9..5e64820 100644
--- a/dlangide.visualdproj
+++ b/dlangide.visualdproj
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   <debuglevel>0</debuglevel>
   <debugids />
   <versionlevel>0</versionlevel>
-  <versionids>Unicode</versionids>
+  <versionids>Unicode  USE_FREETYPE</versionids>
   <dump_source>0</dump_source>
   <mapverbosity>3</mapverbosity>
   <createImplib>0</createImplib>
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
   <resfile />
   <exefile>$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe</exefile>
   <useStdLibPath>1</useStdLibPath>
-  <cRuntime>2</cRuntime>
   <additionalOptions>-profile</additionalOptions>
   <preBuildCommand />
   <postBuildCommand />
@@ -184,7 +183,6 @@
   <resfile />
   <exefile>$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).exe</exefile>
   <useStdLibPath>1</useStdLibPath>
-  <cRuntime>1</cRuntime>
   <additionalOptions />
   <preBuildCommand />
   <postBuildCommand />
diff --git a/src/dlangide.d b/src/dlangide.d
index b9ec38b..47720b4 100644
--- a/src/dlangide.d
+++ b/src/dlangide.d
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ extern (C) int UIAppMain(string[] args) {
     //FontManager.hintingMode = HintingMode.Disabled;
     // you can override antialiasing setting here
     FontManager.minAnitialiasedFontSize = 0;
+    /// set font gamma (1.0 is neutral, < 1.0 makes glyphs lighter, >1.0 makes glyphs bolder)
+    FontManager.fontGamma = 0.8;
 	version (USE_OPENGL) {
 		// you can turn on subpixel font rendering (ClearType) here
 		FontManager.subpixelRenderingMode = SubpixelRenderingMode.None; //
 	} else {
-		// you can turn on subpixel font rendering (ClearType) here
-		//FontManager.subpixelRenderingMode = SubpixelRenderingMode.BGR; //SubpixelRenderingMode.None; //
+        version (USE_FREETYPE) {
+            // you can turn on subpixel font rendering (ClearType) here
+            FontManager.fontGamma = 0.8;
+		    //FontManager.subpixelRenderingMode = SubpixelRenderingMode.BGR; //SubpixelRenderingMode.None; //
+            FontManager.hintingMode = HintingMode.AutoHint;
+        }
 	}
 
     // create window
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
index cb498dd..e931bf3 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ class IDEFrame : AppFrame {
 
         // editor tabs
         _tabs = new TabWidget("TABS");
+        _tabs.hiddenTabsVisibility = Visibility.Gone;
         _tabs.setStyles(STYLE_DOCK_HOST_BODY, STYLE_TAB_UP_DARK, STYLE_TAB_UP_BUTTON_DARK, STYLE_TAB_UP_BUTTON_DARK_TEXT);
         _tabs.onTabChangedListener = &onTabChanged;
         _tabs.onTabCloseListener = &onTabClose;