diff --git a/src/juci.cc b/src/juci.cc
index 5dd0509..6c8a339 100644
--- a/src/juci.cc
+++ b/src/juci.cc
@@ -29,8 +29,18 @@ int Application::on_command_line(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::ApplicationCommandLine>
         else if(boost::filesystem::is_directory(p))
           directories.emplace_back(p);
       }
-      else
-        std::cerr << "Path " << p << " does not exist." << std::endl;
+      else { //Open new file if parent path exists
+        auto parent_p=p.parent_path();
+        boost::system::error_code ec;
+        auto new_p=boost::filesystem::canonical(parent_p, ec);
+        if(!ec && boost::filesystem::is_directory(new_p)) {
+          new_p+="/";
+          new_p+=p.filename();
+          files.emplace_back(new_p);
+        }
+        else
+          Singleton::terminal->print("Error: folder path "+parent_p.string()+" does not exist.\n", true);
+      }
     }
   }
   activate();
diff --git a/src/notebook.cc b/src/notebook.cc
index 6119cfe..74d9107 100644
--- a/src/notebook.cc
+++ b/src/notebook.cc
@@ -65,12 +65,14 @@ void Notebook::open(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path) {
     }
   }
   
-  std::ifstream can_read(file_path.string());
-  if(!can_read) {
-    Singleton::terminal->print("Error: could not open "+file_path.string()+"\n");
-    return;
+  if(boost::filesystem::exists(file_path)) {
+    std::ifstream can_read(file_path.string());
+    if(!can_read) {
+      Singleton::terminal->print("Error: could not open "+file_path.string()+"\n", true);
+      return;
+    }
+    can_read.close();
   }
-  can_read.close();
   
   auto language=Source::guess_language(file_path);
   boost::filesystem::path project_path;
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ bool Notebook::save(int page, bool reparse_needed) {
                 if(source_clang_view->restart_parse())
                   Singleton::terminal->async_print("Reparsing "+source_clang_view->file_path.string()+"\n");
                 else
-                  Singleton::terminal->async_print("Error: failed to reparse "+source_clang_view->file_path.string()+". Please reopen the file manually.\n");
+                  Singleton::terminal->async_print("Error: failed to reparse "+source_clang_view->file_path.string()+". Please reopen the file manually.\n", true);
               }
             }
           }
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ bool Notebook::save(int page, bool reparse_needed) {
       JDEBUG("end true");
       return true;
     }
-    Singleton::terminal->print("Error: could not save file " +view->file_path.string()+"\n");
+    Singleton::terminal->print("Error: could not save file " +view->file_path.string()+"\n", true);
   }
   JDEBUG("end false");
   return false;
diff --git a/src/source.cc b/src/source.cc
index 2f196d8..2688854 100644
--- a/src/source.cc
+++ b/src/source.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Source::View::View(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path, const boost::filesy
   }
   else {
     if(filesystem::read(file_path, get_buffer())==-1)
-      Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+file_path.string()+" is not a valid UTF-8 file.\n");
+      Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+file_path.string()+" is not a valid UTF-8 file.\n", true);
   }
   get_source_buffer()->end_not_undoable_action();
   
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void Source::View::configure() {
     if(scheme)
       get_source_buffer()->set_style_scheme(scheme);
     else
-      Singleton::terminal->print("Error: Could not find gtksourceview style: "+Singleton::config->source.style+'\n');
+      Singleton::terminal->print("Error: Could not find gtksourceview style: "+Singleton::config->source.style+'\n', true);
   }
   
   if(Singleton::config->source.wrap_lines)
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ Source::GenericView::GenericView(const boost::filesystem::path &file_path, const
         boost::property_tree::xml_parser::read_xml(language_file.string(), pt);
       }
       catch(const std::exception &e) {
-        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: error parsing language file "+language_file.string()+": "+e.what()+'\n');
+        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: error parsing language file "+language_file.string()+": "+e.what()+'\n', true);
       }
       bool has_context_class=false;
       parse_language_file(completion_buffer_keywords, has_context_class, pt);
diff --git a/src/source_clang.cc b/src/source_clang.cc
index 4fe441d..ebad9e6 100644
--- a/src/source_clang.cc
+++ b/src/source_clang.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Source::View(file_path, project_path, language), parse_error(false) {
     }
   });
   parse_fail_connection=parse_fail.connect([this](){
-    Singleton::terminal->print("Error: failed to reparse "+this->file_path.string()+".\n");
+    Singleton::terminal->print("Error: failed to reparse "+this->file_path.string()+".\n", true);
     set_status("");
     set_info("");
     parsing_in_progress->cancel("failed");
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ Source::ClangViewParse(file_path, project_path, language), autocomplete_cancel_s
   });
   
   autocomplete_fail_connection=autocomplete_fail.connect([this]() {
-    Singleton::terminal->print("Error: autocomplete failed, reparsing "+this->file_path.string()+"\n");
+    Singleton::terminal->print("Error: autocomplete failed, reparsing "+this->file_path.string()+"\n", true);
     restart_parse();
     autocomplete_starting=false;
     autocomplete_cancel_starting=false;
diff --git a/src/terminal.cc b/src/terminal.cc
index 772f8ef..2a1ee90 100644
--- a/src/terminal.cc
+++ b/src/terminal.cc
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int Terminal::execute(const std::string &command, const boost::filesystem::path
     pid=popen3(command, path.string(), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
   
   if (pid<=0) {
-    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n");
+    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n", true);
     return -1;
   }
   else {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int Terminal::execute(std::istream &stdin_stream, std::ostream &stdout_stream, c
   auto pid=popen3(command, path.string(), &stdin_fd, &stdout_fd, &stderr_fd);
   
   if (pid<=0) {
-    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n");
+    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n", true);
     return -1;
   }
   else {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void Terminal::async_execute(const std::string &command, const boost::filesystem
     async_executes_mutex.unlock();
     
     if (pid<=0) {
-      async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n");
+      async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n", true);
       if(callback)
         callback(-1);
     }
diff --git a/src/terminal_win.cc b/src/terminal_win.cc
index b3c57ec..962a55d 100644
--- a/src/terminal_win.cc
+++ b/src/terminal_win.cc
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int Terminal::execute(const std::string &command, const boost::filesystem::path
   else
     process=popen3(command, path.string(), nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
   if(process==NULL) {
-    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n");
+    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n", true);
     return -1;
   }
   if(use_pipes) {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ int Terminal::execute(std::istream &stdin_stream, std::ostream &stdout_stream, c
 
   auto process=popen3(command, path.string(), &stdin_h, &stdout_h, &stderr_h);
   if(process==NULL) {
-    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n");
+    async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n", true);
     return -1;
   }
   std::thread stderr_thread([this, stderr_h](){
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ void Terminal::async_execute(const std::string &command, const boost::filesystem
     auto process=popen3(command, path.string(), &stdin_h, &stdout_h, &stderr_h);
     if(process==NULL) {
       async_executes_mutex.unlock();
-      async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n");
+      async_print("Error: Failed to run command: " + command + "\n", true);
       if(callback)
 	callback(-1);
       return;
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index 388c94d..1ad2711 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
     boost::filesystem::path path = Dialog::new_file();
     if(path!="") {
       if(boost::filesystem::exists(path)) {
-        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+path.string()+" already exists.\n");
+        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+path.string()+" already exists.\n", true);
       }
       else {
         if(filesystem::write(path)) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
           Singleton::terminal->print("New file "+path.string()+" created.\n");
         }
         else
-          Singleton::terminal->print("Error: could not create new file "+path.string()+".\n");
+          Singleton::terminal->print("Error: could not create new file "+path.string()+".\n", true);
       }
     }
   });
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         Singleton::terminal->print("New folder "+path.string()+" created.\n");
       }
       else
-        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+path.string()+" already exists.\n");
+        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+path.string()+" already exists.\n", true);
       Singleton::directories->select(path);
     }
   });
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
       auto cpp_main_path=project_path;
       cpp_main_path+="/main.cpp";
       if(boost::filesystem::exists(cmakelists_path)) {
-        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+cmakelists_path.string()+" already exists.\n");
+        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+cmakelists_path.string()+" already exists.\n", true);
         return;
       }
       if(boost::filesystem::exists(cpp_main_path)) {
-        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+cpp_main_path.string()+" already exists.\n");
+        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: "+cpp_main_path.string()+" already exists.\n", true);
         return;
       }
       std::string cmakelists="cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)\n\nproject("+project_name+")\n\nset(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS \"${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++1y -Wall\")\n\nadd_executable("+project_name+" main.cpp)\n";
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void Window::set_menu_actions() {
         Singleton::terminal->print("C++ project "+project_name+" created.\n");
       }
       else
-        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: Could not create project "+project_path.string()+"\n");
+        Singleton::terminal->print("Error: Could not create project "+project_path.string()+"\n", true);
     }
   });