diff --git a/juci/config.cc b/juci/config.cc
index c3cffb4..b4619dd 100644
--- a/juci/config.cc
+++ b/juci/config.cc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "logging.h"
 
 MainConfig::MainConfig() :
-  keybindings_cfg_(), source_cfg_() {
+  keybindings_cfg_(), source_cfg() {
   INFO("Reading config file");
   boost::property_tree::json_parser::read_json("config.json", cfg_);
   INFO("Config file read");
@@ -14,21 +14,41 @@ MainConfig::MainConfig() :
 
 void MainConfig::GenerateSource() {
   DEBUG("Fetching source cfg");
-  boost::property_tree::ptree source_json = cfg_.get_child("source");
-  source_cfg_.tab_size=source_json.get<unsigned>("tab_size");
-  for(unsigned c=0;c<source_cfg_.tab_size;c++)
-    source_cfg_.tab+=" ";
-  boost::property_tree::ptree syntax_json = source_json.get_child("syntax");
-  boost::property_tree::ptree colors_json = source_json.get_child("colors");
-  boost::property_tree::ptree extensions_json = source_json.get_child("extensions");
+  // boost::property_tree::ptree
+  auto source_json = cfg_.get_child("source");
+  auto syntax_json = source_json.get_child("syntax");
+  auto colors_json = source_json.get_child("colors");
+  auto extensions_json = source_json.get_child("extensions");
+  auto visual_json = source_json.get_child("visual");
+  for (auto &i : visual_json) {
+    if (i.first == "background") {
+	source_cfg.background = i.second.get_value<std::string>();
+    }
+    if (i.first == "show_line_numbers") {
+      source_cfg.show_line_numbers = i.second.get_value<std::string>() == "1" ? true : false;
+      std::cout << source_cfg.show_line_numbers << std::endl;
+    }
+    if (i.first == "highlight_current_line") {
+      source_cfg.highlight_current_line = i.second.get_value<std::string>() == "1" ? true : false;
+      std::cout << source_cfg.highlight_current_line << std::endl;
+    }
+    if (i.first == "font") {
+      source_cfg.font = i.second.get_value<std::string>();
+      std::cout << source_cfg.font << std::endl;
+    }
+  }
+  source_cfg.tab_size = source_json.get<unsigned>("tab_size");
+  for (unsigned c = 0; c < source_cfg.tab_size; c++) {
+    source_cfg.tab+=" ";
+  }
   for (auto &i : colors_json) {
-    source_cfg_.InsertTag(i.first, i.second.get_value<std::string>());
+    source_cfg.InsertTag(i.first, i.second.get_value<std::string>());
   }
   for (auto &i : syntax_json) {
-    source_cfg_.InsertType(i.first, i.second.get_value<std::string>());
+    source_cfg.InsertType(i.first, i.second.get_value<std::string>());
   }
   for (auto &i : extensions_json) {
-    source_cfg_.InsertExtension(i.second.get_value<std::string>());
+    source_cfg.InsertExtension(i.second.get_value<std::string>());
   }
   DEBUG("Source cfg fetched");
 }
diff --git a/juci/config.h b/juci/config.h
index f6c652e..309e297 100644
--- a/juci/config.h
+++ b/juci/config.h
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 class MainConfig {
 public:
+  Source::Config source_cfg;
   MainConfig();
-  Source::Config& source_cfg() { return source_cfg_; }
   Keybindings::Config& keybindings_cfg() { return keybindings_cfg_; }
   Directories::Config& dir_cfg() { return dir_cfg_; }
   Terminal::Config& terminal_cfg() { return terminal_cfg_; }
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public:
 private:
   boost::property_tree::ptree cfg_;
   boost::property_tree::ptree key_tree_;
-  Source::Config source_cfg_;
   Keybindings::Config keybindings_cfg_;
   Directories::Config dir_cfg_;
   Terminal::Config terminal_cfg_;
diff --git a/juci/config.json b/juci/config.json
index 41bd876..bcb8a45 100644
--- a/juci/config.json
+++ b/juci/config.json
@@ -21,37 +21,42 @@
             "c",
             "cc",
             "cpp",
-	    "cxx",
-	    "c++",
-	    "h",
-	    "hh",
-	    "hpp",
-	    "hxx",
-	    "h++"
+            "cxx",
+            "c++",
+            "h",
+            "hh",
+            "hpp",
+            "hxx",
+            "h++"
         ],
-	"tab_size": 2
+        "visual": {
+            "background": "white",
+            "font": "Monospace",
+            "show_line_numbers": 1,
+            "highlight_current_line": 1
+        },
+        "tab_size": 2,
+        "tab_char": "<space>"
     },
     "keybindings": {
         "new_file": "<control>n",
-	"new_h_file": "<control><alt>h",
-	"new_cc_file": "<control><alt>c",
+        "new_h_file": "<control><alt>h",
+        "new_cc_file": "<control><alt>c",
         "open_folder": "<control><alt>o",
         "open_file": "<control>o",
-	"save": "<control>s",
-	"save_as": "<control><shift>s",
+        "save": "<control>s",
+        "save_as": "<control><shift>s",
         "quit": "<control>q",
-       
         "split_window": "<control><alt>s",
-	"close_tab": "<control>w",
-
+        "close_tab": "<control>w",
         "edit_copy": "<control>c",
         "edit_cut": "<control>x",
         "edit_paste": "<control>v",
         "edit_undo": "<control>z",
-	"edit_redo": "<control>y",
+        "edit_redo": "<control>y",
         "edit_find": "<control>f",
-	"compile_and_run": "<control><alt>r",
-	"compile": "<control>r"
+        "compile_and_run": "<control><alt>r",
+        "compile": "<control>r"
     },
     "directoryfilter": {
         "ignore": [
@@ -76,16 +81,16 @@
             "mkdir ./.build",
             "cmake -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON -B./.build -H.",
             "cd ./.build/; make",
-	    "cp ./.build/compile_commands.json compile_commands.json"
+            "cp ./.build/compile_commands.json compile_commands.json"
         ]
     },
     "example": {
-	"key": "value",
-	"key2": [
-	    "val1",
-	    "val2",
-	    3
-	],
-	"key3": "value"
+        "key": "value",
+        "key2": [
+            "val1",
+            "val2",
+            3
+        ],
+        "key3": "value"
     }
 }
diff --git a/juci/juci.cc b/juci/juci.cc
index 8360f06..cedf99d 100644
--- a/juci/juci.cc
+++ b/juci/juci.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                                                                 argc,
                                                                 argv,
                                                                 "no.sout.juci");
-  Gsv::init();
   init_logging();
   Window window;
   return app->run(window);
diff --git a/juci/source.cc b/juci/source.cc
index c1ff97d..4069891 100644
--- a/juci/source.cc
+++ b/juci/source.cc
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ Range(const Source::Range &org) :
 //// View ////
 //////////////
 Source::View::View() {
-  override_font(Pango::FontDescription("Monospace"));
-  set_show_line_numbers(true);
-  set_highlight_current_line(true);
+  Gsv::init();
   set_smart_home_end(Gsv::SMART_HOME_END_BEFORE);
 }
 
@@ -54,14 +52,14 @@ string Source::View::GetLineBeforeInsert() {
 // Source::View::ApplyTheme()
 // Applies theme in textview
 void Source::View::ApplyConfig(const Source::Config &config) {
+  override_font(Pango::FontDescription(config.font));
+  set_show_line_numbers(config.show_line_numbers);
+  set_highlight_current_line(config.highlight_current_line);
   for (auto &item : config.tagtable()) {
     get_buffer()->create_tag(item.first)->property_foreground() = item.second;
   }
 }
 
-
-
-
 // Source::View::Config::tagtable()
 // returns a const refrence to the tagtable
 const std::unordered_map<string, string>& Source::Config::tagtable() const {
@@ -355,8 +353,8 @@ void Source::Controller::OnOpenFile(const string &filepath) {
   buffer()->get_undo_manager()->end_not_undoable_action();
   int start_offset = buffer()->begin().get_offset();
   int end_offset = buffer()->end().get_offset();
+  view().ApplyConfig(model().config());
   if (notebook_->LegalExtension(filepath.substr(filepath.find_last_of(".") + 1))) {
-    view().ApplyConfig(model().config());
     model().InitSyntaxHighlighting(filepath,
                                    extract_file_path(filepath),
                                    buffers,
@@ -409,7 +407,7 @@ bool Source::Controller::OnKeyPress(GdkEventKey* key) {
   const std::regex no_bracket_statement_regex("^( *)(if|for|else if|catch|while) *\\(.*[^;}] *$");
   const std::regex no_bracket_no_para_statement_regex("^( *)(else|try|do) *$");
   const std::regex spaces_regex("^( *).*$");
-  
+
   //Indent as in previous line, and indent right after if/else/etc
   if(key->keyval==GDK_KEY_Return && key->state==0) {
     string line(view().GetLineBeforeInsert());
@@ -522,6 +520,5 @@ bool Source::Controller::OnKeyPress(GdkEventKey* key) {
       }
     }
   }
-
   return false;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/juci/source.h b/juci/source.h
index 083fd30..b4b0000 100644
--- a/juci/source.h
+++ b/juci/source.h
@@ -28,13 +28,12 @@ namespace Source {
     void InsertType(const std::string &key, const std::string &value);
     void InsertExtension(const std::string &ext);
         std::vector<std::string> extensiontable_;
-    unsigned tab_size; //TODO: Have to clean away all the simple setter and getter methods at some point. It creates too much unnecessary code
-    std::string tab;
+    // TODO: Have to clean away all the simple setter and getter methods at some point. It creates too much unnecessary code
+    unsigned tab_size;
+    bool show_line_numbers, highlight_current_line;
+    std::string tab, background, font;
   private:
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> tagtable_;
-    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> typetable_;
-
-    std::string background_;
+    std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> tagtable_, typetable_;
   };  // class Config
 
   class Location {
diff --git a/juci/window.cc b/juci/window.cc
index d1b7d92..8758903 100644
--- a/juci/window.cc
+++ b/juci/window.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Window::Window() :
   keybindings_(main_config_.keybindings_cfg()),
   terminal_(main_config_.terminal_cfg()),
   notebook_(this,keybindings(),
-            main_config_.source_cfg(),
+            main_config_.source_cfg,
             main_config_.dir_cfg()),
   menu_(keybindings()),
   api_(menu_, notebook_) {