diff --git a/res/layout/feeds_fragment.xml b/res/layout/feeds_fragment.xml
index 9b22dce8..09a975ee 100644
--- a/res/layout/feeds_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout/feeds_fragment.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,8 @@
 
 <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
-    <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-        <ListView android:layout_weight="1" 
-        android:layout_width="match_parent" android:id="@+id/feeds" android:layout_height="match_parent"></ListView>
-    </LinearLayout>
-     <TextView android:id="@+id/no_unread_feeds"
-     	android:visibility="invisible"    	
-    	android:layout_gravity="center" android:color="#909090" 
-    	android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/no_unread_feeds"></TextView>
+    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
+    <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/no_unread_feeds" android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/no_unread_feeds" android:layout_gravity="center" ></TextView>
+    <ListView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:id="@+id/feeds"></ListView>
         
     </FrameLayout>
diff --git a/res/layout/headlines_fragment.xml b/res/layout/headlines_fragment.xml
index 4be9fe5b..ffcad32c 100644
--- a/res/layout/headlines_fragment.xml
+++ b/res/layout/headlines_fragment.xml
@@ -2,15 +2,8 @@
 
 <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-    android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:id="@+id/headlines_fragment">
-    <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-        <ListView android:layout_weight="1"  android:background="#fafafa"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:id="@+id/headlines"></ListView>
-    </LinearLayout>
-
-     <TextView android:id="@+id/no_headlines"
-     	android:visibility="invisible"    	
-    	android:layout_gravity="center" 
-    	android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/no_headlines"></TextView>
+    android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:id="@+id/headlines_fragment">
+    <ListView android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:id="@+id/headlines" android:background="#fafafa"></ListView>
+    <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/no_unread_headlines" android:layout_gravity="center" android:id="@+id/no_unread_headlines"></TextView>
 
     </FrameLayout>
diff --git a/res/layout/main.xml b/res/layout/main.xml
index 65a5be25..86fcf5fa 100644
--- a/res/layout/main.xml
+++ b/res/layout/main.xml
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@
         </LinearLayout>
     </FrameLayout>
     <LinearLayout android:id="@+id/main" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:orientation="horizontal">
-        <LinearLayout android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:id="@+id/linearLayout4" android:layout_weight="1.5">
-            <LinearLayout android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:id="@+id/feeds_container" android:layout_weight="1"></LinearLayout>
-            <ImageView android:paddingLeft="2dip" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_weight="1" android:background="?feedlistDivider" android:paddingRight="2dip"></ImageView>
-        </LinearLayout>
-        <LinearLayout android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:id="@+id/headlines_wrapper" android:layout_weight="0.5" android:orientation="vertical">
-            <LinearLayout android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:id="@+id/headlines_container" android:layout_weight="1"></LinearLayout>
-            <LinearLayout android:visibility="gone" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:id="@+id/article_container" android:layout_weight="1"></LinearLayout>
-        </LinearLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
     
     
diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index c24d6911..72aa1cb6 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
     <string name="login_wrong_password">Login failed: username or password incorrect.</string>
     <string name="login_success">Logged in.</string>
     <string name="no_unread_feeds">No unread feeds.</string>
-    <string name="offline">Offline</string>
-    <string name="online">Online</string>
-    <string name="synchronizing">Synchronizing...</string>
-    <string name="no_headlines">No articles found.</string>
+    <string name="no_unread_headlines">No unread headlines.</string>
     <string name="loading_message">Loading, please wait...</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/ApiRequest.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/ApiRequest.java
index 4a88b48e..5e06d682 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/ApiRequest.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/ApiRequest.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost;
 import org.apache.http.entity.StringEntity;
 import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient;
 
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
@@ -17,10 +18,62 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
 
-public class ApiRequest {
+public class ApiRequest extends AsyncTask<HashMap<String,String>, Integer, JsonElement> {
 	private final String TAG = this.getClass().getSimpleName();
 
-	protected String m_sessionId;
+	protected static final int STATUS_LOGIN_FAILED = 0;
+	protected static final int STATUS_OK = 1;
+	protected static final int STATUS_API_DISABLED = 2;
+	protected static final int STATUS_OTHER_ERROR = 3;
+	
+	private String m_api;
+
+	protected void setApi(String api) {
+		m_api = api;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected JsonElement doInBackground(HashMap<String, String>... params) {
+
+		Gson gson = new Gson();
+		
+		String requestStr = gson.toJson(new HashMap<String,String>(params[0]));
+		
+		Log.d(TAG, ">>> (" + requestStr + ") " + m_api);
+		
+		DefaultHttpClient client = new DefaultHttpClient();
+		HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(m_api + "/api/");
+		
+		try {
+			httpPost.setEntity(new StringEntity(requestStr, "utf-8"));
+			HttpResponse execute = client.execute(httpPost);
+			
+			InputStream content = execute.getEntity().getContent();
+
+			BufferedReader buffer = new BufferedReader(
+					new InputStreamReader(content));
+
+			String s = "";				
+			String response = "";
+
+			while ((s = buffer.readLine()) != null) {
+				response += s;
+			}
+
+			Log.d(TAG, "<<< " + response);
+
+			JsonParser parser = new JsonParser();
+			
+			return parser.parse(response);
+			
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+
+
+	/* protected String m_sessionId;
 	protected String m_apiEndpoint;
 	protected String m_login;
 	protected String m_password;
@@ -173,5 +226,5 @@ public class ApiRequest {
 		}
 		
 		return null;
-	}
+	} */ 
 }
diff --git a/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java b/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
index 1525a439..03937ac2 100644
--- a/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/fox/ttrss/MainActivity.java
@@ -72,12 +72,37 @@ public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 		}
 
 		setContentView(R.layout.main);
+			
+		ApiRequest ar = new ApiRequest();
+		ar.setApi(m_prefs.getString("ttrss_url", null));
 
-		ViewFlipper vf = (ViewFlipper) findViewById(R.id.main_flipper);
+		HashMap<String,String> loginMap = new HashMap<String,String>() {
+			{
+				put("op", "login");
+				put("user", m_prefs.getString("login", null));
+				put("password", m_prefs.getString("password", null));
+			}			 
+		};
+
+		ar.execute(loginMap);
+		
+		/* ViewFlipper vf = (ViewFlipper) findViewById(R.id.main_flipper);
 		
 		if (vf != null) {
 			vf.showNext();
 		}
+		
+		HeadlinesFragment hf = new HeadlinesFragment();
+		FeedsFragment ff = new FeedsFragment();
+		ArticleFragment af = new ArticleFragment();
+		
+		FragmentTransaction ft = getFragmentManager().beginTransaction();
+		ft.add(R.id.main, ff);
+		ft.add(R.id.main, hf);
+		ft.add(R.id.main, af);
+		ft.hide(hf);
+		ft.hide(af);
+		ft.commit(); */
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -123,4 +148,5 @@ public class MainActivity extends Activity {
 			return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
 		}
 	}
+	
 }
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