diff --git a/screens/repo_view_screen.py b/screens/repo_view_screen.py
index cc81efd..5ad08a0 100644
--- a/screens/repo_view_screen.py
+++ b/screens/repo_view_screen.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from textual.screen import Screen
 from textual.app import ComposeResult
-from textual.widgets import Input, Select, LoadingIndicator, Static, DataTable, ContentSwitcher, Tabs, Tab, Button, Markdown
+from textual.widgets import Input, Select, TextArea, LoadingIndicator, Static, DataTable, ContentSwitcher, Tabs, Tab, Button, Markdown
 from textual.containers import VerticalGroup, Vertical, HorizontalGroup, Right
 from textual import work
 
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
         self.owner_name = owner_name
         self.repo_name = repo_name
         self.current_dir = "."
+        self.readme_loaded = False
         
     def get_icon_from_name_and_type(self, file_name: str, is_folder: bool):
         
@@ -85,17 +86,61 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
         else:
             return "\ue5ff"
     
-    @work(thread=True, exclusive=True)    
-    def action_view_file(self, path: str, type: str):
+    @work(thread=False, exclusive=True)    
+    async def action_view_file(self, path: str, type: str):
         self.notify(f"{path, type}")
         
         if type == "dir":
             self.current_dir = path
             self.show_directory(path)
+        elif type == "file":
+            self.show_file(path)
+        
+    def show_file(self, path: str):
+        files: DataTable = self.query_one("#files")
+        loading = self.query_one(LoadingIndicator)
+        open_file: TextArea = self.query_one("#open-file")
+        self.query_one("#readme").display = False
+        self.query_one("#repo-info").display = False
+        files.display = False
+        open_file.display = False
+        loading.display = True
+        
+        content = requests.get(
+            self.app.GITEA_HOST + f"api/v1/repos/{self.owner_name}/{self.repo_name}/raw/{path}"
+        ).text
+        
+        languages = {
+            "py": "python",
+            "md": "markdown",
+            "h": "c",
+            "cpp": "c++"
+        }
+        
+        extension = path[path.rfind(".")+1:]
+        open_file.text = content
+        try:
+            open_file.language = languages.get(extension, extension)
+        except:
+            open_file.language = None
+        self.notify(f"{open_file._languages}")
+        
+        loading.display = False
+        open_file.display = True
         
     def show_directory(self, path: str):
         files: DataTable = self.query_one("#files")
+        self.query_one("#open-file").display = False
         files.clear(columns=True)
+        loading = self.query_one(LoadingIndicator)
+        
+        self.query_one("#repo-info").display = path == "."
+        
+        files.display = False
+        loading.display = True
+        
+        readme: Markdown = self.query_one("#readme")
+        readme.display = path == "."
         
         # get files in dir
         files_response = requests.get(
@@ -158,10 +203,8 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
             else:
                 break
         
-        readme: Markdown = self.query_one("#readme")
+        
         found_readme = False
-
-        readme.display = path == "."
         
         # add a ".." folder if we're not in the root directory
         if path != ".":
@@ -183,10 +226,11 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
                 f"[d]Updated {time_delta(datetime.now() - commit_created_at)} ago[/]"
             ))
 
-            if path == "." and file["name"].lower() == "readme.md":
+            if not self.readme_loaded and path == "." and file["name"].lower() == "readme.md":
                 print("Getting README...")
                 
                 found_readme = True
+                self.readme_loaded = True
                 readme.border_title = f"\uf405 {file["name"]}"
                 
                 readme_content = requests.get(
@@ -197,25 +241,17 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
         print("Adding rows...")
         files.add_rows(rows)
         
-        if not found_readme and path == ".":
+        if not self.readme_loaded and not found_readme and path == ".":
+            self.readme_loaded = True
             self.app.call_from_thread(readme.update, "This repository has no `README.md` file.")
         
-        return found_readme
+        files.display = True
+        loading.display = False
     
     @work(thread=True, exclusive=True)    
     def on_mount(self):
         print("Getting files...")
-        files: DataTable = self.query_one("#files")
-        loading = self.query_one(LoadingIndicator)
-
-        files.display = False
-        
         self.show_directory(self.current_dir)
-        
-        
-        
-        loading.display = False
-        files.display = True
     
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         
@@ -271,6 +307,8 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
                     #table.add_row("\ue5ff screens", "[d]switched from tabs to spaces", "[d]51 minutes ago")                    
                     yield table
                     
+                    yield TextArea.code_editor(theme="css", placeholder="Empty file", read_only=True, id="open-file")
+                    
                     yield LoadingIndicator()
                     
                     readme = Markdown(markdown="Loading...", id="readme")