diff --git a/css/ui.css b/css/ui.css
index e2fc2540..b7cc9027 100644
--- a/css/ui.css
+++ b/css/ui.css
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ div.markdown th {
   background-color:#333;
 }
 .logo-gradient {
-  font-size: 1.5em;
+  font-size: 1.25em;
+  margin-top: 0.15em;
   background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9999, #ffff99, #99ff99, #99ffff);
   background-clip: text;
   -webkit-background-clip: text;
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 8abadea9..320ec6f3 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ if (window.location.host.endsWith('8bitworkshop.com')) {
 
   <!-- BOOKS menu -->
   <span class="dropdown pull-right">
-    <a class="btn dropdown-toggle hidden-xs toolbarMenuButton" id="booksMenuButton" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
+    <a class="btn dropdown-toggle hidden-xs hiddem-sm toolbarMenuButton" id="booksMenuButton" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
       <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-book" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-      Get Books <span class="caret"></span>
+      Books <span class="caret"></span>
     </a>
     <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" aria-labelledby="booksMenuButton">
       <li>
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ if (window.location.host.endsWith('8bitworkshop.com')) {
     </ul>
   </span>
   <!-- 8bitworkshop logo -->
-  <span class="logo-gradient hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md pull-right" style="margin-left:auto" onclick="window.open('/','_8bitws');">8bitworkshop</span>
+  <span class="logo-gradient hidden-xs hidden-sm pull-right" style="margin-left:auto" onclick="window.open('/','_8bitws');">8bitworkshop</span>
 
  </div><!-- controls_dynamic -->
 </div><!-- controls_top -->
diff --git a/src/ide/ui.ts b/src/ide/ui.ts
index 5cf76fdc..a6fad22f 100644
--- a/src/ide/ui.ts
+++ b/src/ide/ui.ts
@@ -2041,13 +2041,24 @@ async function startPlatform() {
   await initProject();
   await loadProject(qs['file']);
   setupDebugControls();
-  updateSelector();
   addPageFocusHandlers();
   showInstructions();
-  updateBooksMenu();
+  if (qs['embed']) {
+    hideControlsForEmbed();
+  } else {
+    updateSelector();
+    updateBooksMenu();
+    showWelcomeMessage();
+  }
   revealTopBar();
 }
 
+function hideControlsForEmbed() {
+  $('#dropdownMenuButton').hide();
+  $('#platformsMenuButton').hide();
+  $('#booksMenuButton').hide();
+}
+
 function updateBooksMenu() {
   if (getRootBasePlatform(platform_id) == 'nes') $(".book-nes").addClass("book-active");
   else if (getRootBasePlatform(platform_id) == 'vcs') $(".book-vcs").addClass("book-active");
@@ -2062,7 +2073,7 @@ function revealTopBar() {
 export function setupSplits() {
   const splitName = 'workspace-split3-' + platform_id;
   var sizes = [0, 50, 50];
-  if (!platform_id.startsWith('vcs'))
+  if (!platform_id.startsWith('vcs') && !qs['embed'])
     sizes = [12, 44, 44];
   var sizesStr = hasLocalStorage && localStorage.getItem(splitName);
   if (sizesStr) {
@@ -2210,7 +2221,6 @@ async function loadAndStartPlatform() {
     console.log("starting platform", platform_id); // loaded required <platform_id>.js file
     try {
       await startPlatform();
-      showWelcomeMessage();
       document.title = document.title + " [" + platform_id + "] - " + (repo_id?('['+repo_id+'] - '):'') + current_project.mainPath;
     } finally {
       revealTopBar();
diff --git a/src/ide/waveform.ts b/src/ide/waveform.ts
index 631236bb..a519d480 100644
--- a/src/ide/waveform.ts
+++ b/src/ide/waveform.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export class WaveformView {
     wlc.tabIndex = -1; // make it focusable
     //wlc.style = "overflow-x: hidden"; // TODO?
     this.toolbar = new Toolbar(this.parent, this.parent);
+    this.toolbar.span.css('display','inline-block');
     $(this.parent).append(wlc);
     var down = false;
     var selfn = (e) => {