diff --git a/worf/src/lib/config.rs b/worf/src/lib/config.rs
index 901b3bb..294a97e 100644
--- a/worf/src/lib/config.rs
+++ b/worf/src/lib/config.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub enum WrapMode {
     Inherit,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 pub enum SortOrder {
     Default,
     Alphabetical,
diff --git a/worf/src/lib/gui.rs b/worf/src/lib/gui.rs
index 638679f..83ed0a8 100644
--- a/worf/src/lib/gui.rs
+++ b/worf/src/lib/gui.rs
@@ -566,13 +566,17 @@ fn build_ui<T, P>(
 
     let animate_cfg = config.clone();
     let animate_window = ui_elements.window.clone();
-    timeout_add_local(Duration::from_millis(5), move || {
-        if !animate_window.is_active() {
-            return ControlFlow::Continue;
-        }
-        animate_window.set_opacity(1.0);
-        window_show_resize(&animate_cfg.clone(), &animate_window);
-        ControlFlow::Break
+    // timeout_add_local(Duration::from_millis(1), move || {
+    //     if !animate_window.is_active() {
+    //         return ControlFlow::Continue;
+    //     }
+    //     animate_window.set_opacity(1.0);
+    //     window_show_resize(&animate_cfg.clone(), &animate_window);
+    //     ControlFlow::Break
+    // });
+    animate_window.connect_is_active_notify(move |w| {
+        w.set_opacity(1.0);
+        window_show_resize(&animate_cfg.clone(), w);
     });
 
     // hide the fact that we are starting with a small window
@@ -1206,6 +1210,10 @@ fn set_menu_visibility_for_search<T: Clone>(
     config: &Config,
     search_ignored_words: Option<&Vec<Regex>>,
 ) {
+    if config.sort_order() == SortOrder::Default {
+        return;
+    }
+    
     {
         if query.is_empty() {
             for (fb, menu_item) in items.iter_mut() {
diff --git a/worf/src/lib/mode.rs b/worf/src/lib/mode.rs
index 6786e10..3284210 100644
--- a/worf/src/lib/mode.rs
+++ b/worf/src/lib/mode.rs
@@ -589,20 +589,19 @@ struct DMenuProvider {
 
 impl DMenuProvider {
     fn new(sort_order: &SortOrder) -> Result<DMenuProvider, Error> {
+        log::debug!("parsing stdin");
         let mut input = String::new();
         io::stdin()
             .read_to_string(&mut input)
-            .map_err(|_| Error::StdInReadFail)?;
+            .expect("Failed to read from stdin");
 
         let mut items: Vec<MenuItem<String>> = input
             .lines()
-            .map(String::from)
-            .map(|s| MenuItem::new(s.clone(), None, None, vec![], None, 0.0, None))
             .rev()
+            .map(|s| MenuItem::new(s.to_string(), None, None, vec![], None, 0.0, None))
             .collect();
-
+        log::debug!("parsed stdin");
         gui::apply_sort(&mut items, sort_order);
-
         Ok(Self { items })
     }
 }