diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 17cb199..0bb8796 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -510,13 +510,11 @@ main()
 	## Konversation 1.2 apparently does not like the $PPID test in get_start_client
 	## So far there is no known way to detect if qt4_konvi is the parent process
 	## this method will infer qt4_konvi as parent
-	
 	get_start_client
 
 	# note: this only works if it's run from inside konversation as a script builtin or something
 	# only do this if inxi has been started as a konversation script, otherwise bypass this	
 #	KONVI=3 ## for testing puroses
-	## 
 	if [[ $KONVI -eq 1 || $KONVI -eq 3 ]];then
 		
 		if [[ $KONVI -eq 1 ]]; then ## dcop Konversation (ie 1.x < 1.2(qt3))	
@@ -844,18 +842,23 @@ select_default_color_scheme()
 	local config_file="$HOME/.$SCRIPT_NAME/$SCRIPT_NAME.conf"
 	local irc_clear=""
 	
+	# don't want these printing in irc since they show literally
 	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL != 'true' ]];then
 		irc_clear=''
 	fi
 	# first make output neutral so it's just plain default for console client
 	set_color_scheme "0"
-	print_screen_output "Welcome to $SCRIPT_NAME! Please select the default $COLOR_SELECTION color scheme."
-	# print_screen_output "You will see this message only one time per user account, unless you set preferences in: /etc/$SCRIPT_NAME.conf"
-	print_screen_output " "
+	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL == 'true' ]];then
+		print_screen_output "Welcome to $SCRIPT_NAME! Please select the default $COLOR_SELECTION color scheme."
+		# print_screen_output "You will see this message only one time per user account, unless you set preferences in: /etc/$SCRIPT_NAME.conf"
+		print_screen_output " "
+	fi
 	print_screen_output "Because there is no way to know your $COLOR_SELECTION foreground/background colors, you can"
 	print_screen_output "set your color preferences from color scheme option list below. 0 is no colors, 1 neutral."
 	print_screen_output "After these, there are 3 sets: 1-dark or light backgrounds; 2-light backgrounds; 3-dark backgrounds."
-	print_screen_output "Please note that this will set the $COLOR_SELECTION preferences only for user: $(whoami)"
+	if [[ $B_RUNNING_IN_SHELL == 'true' ]];then
+		print_screen_output "Please note that this will set the $COLOR_SELECTION preferences only for user: $(whoami)"
+	fi
 	print_screen_output "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 	for (( i=0; i < ${#A_COLOR_SCHEMES[@]}; i++ ))
 	do