diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 69fac972..cf1b9a88 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * bitrot removal, GCC4 fixes, autotools updates, etc
 * added GTK control panel server interface client
 * removed all traces of former name (API is incompatible with previous
-  releases)
+  releases, search replace "CCA" and "LADCCA" with "LASH", and "cca_" with "lash_")
 
 0.4.0:
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index fdc0cb9f..8b7ffb3f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@ $ make
 # make install
 $ lashd
 
-then, in different consoles, run lash_gtk_client and lash_synth.  Make
-some jack and aseq connections to the synth using aconnect and jack_connect.
-Add some configs and open a file in lash_gtk_client.  Then click on save
-in lash_gtk_client.  Now close both the clients (just ^C the synth.)  Now
-run lash_control and type "restore /home/<user>/audio-projects/project-1". 
-The synth and gtk client should restart, and the synth's connections should
-be restored.  Phat.
+then, in different consoles, run lash_panel and lash_synth.  Make
+some Jack and Alsa Sequencer connections to the synth using aconnect and 
+jack_connect (or your patch bay of choice).
+
+Play around with the settings of lash_synth, and click "Save Project" in the
+control panel (you'll have to select a directory to save to).  Then click
+"Close Project" and all running LASH clients should exit, and the project
+tab in lash_panel should disappear.
+
+Now use the "File->Open Session" menu item to open your saved project.  The
+synth (and any other runnings LASH clients) should restart, and all the Jack
+and Alsa MIDI connections should be restored.  Phat.
 
 The interesting header files are client_interface.h, types.h, config.h and
 event.h, all in the lash/ directory.  There is a partially complete
diff --git a/clients/panel/panel.c b/clients/panel/panel.c
index e5aa3ae5..7ca3adf7 100644
--- a/clients/panel/panel.c
+++ b/clients/panel/panel.c
@@ -424,9 +424,9 @@ panel_create(lash_client_t * lash_client)
 	/*
 	 * "no project" label (shown instead of a notebook tab when no projects are present)
 	 */
-	panel->no_projects_label = gtk_label_new("(No projects open.  Start a LASH client, or load a project from the File menu)");
+	panel->no_projects_label = gtk_label_new("No projects open.  Start a LASH client, or load a project from the File menu.");
 	gtk_widget_show(panel->no_projects_label);
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(main_box), panel->no_projects_label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(main_box), panel->no_projects_label, FALSE, TRUE, 10);
 	
 	/*
 	 * status bar
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eeafcaae..dce3a49a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([LASH],[0.5.0pre0])
+AC_INIT([LASH],[0.5.0])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([lash/types.h])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER([config.h])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE