diff --git a/nw/gui/elements/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/elements/doceditor.py
index fc17001c..6b78eee6 100644
--- a/nw/gui/elements/doceditor.py
+++ b/nw/gui/elements/doceditor.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         self.hasSelection = False
 
         self.setDocumentChanged(False)
+        self.theParent.noticeBar.hideNote()
 
         return True
 
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
 
         if self.nwDocument.docEditable:
             self.setReadOnly(False)
+        else:
+            self.theParent.noticeBar.showNote("This document is read only.")
 
         return True
 
@@ -244,9 +247,10 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         return theText
 
     def setCursorPosition(self, thePosition):
-        theCursor = self.textCursor()
-        theCursor.setPosition(thePosition)
-        self.setTextCursor(theCursor)
+        if thePosition > 0:
+            theCursor = self.textCursor()
+            theCursor.setPosition(thePosition)
+            self.setTextCursor(theCursor)
         return True
 
     def getCursorPosition(self):
diff --git a/nw/gui/elements/noticebar.py b/nw/gui/elements/noticebar.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17bd512e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nw/gui/elements/noticebar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""novelWriter GUI Main Window Notice Bar
+
+ novelWriter – GUI Main Window Notice Bar
+==========================================
+ Class holding the main window notice bar for the doc editor
+
+ File History:
+ Created: 2019-10-31 [0.3.2]
+
+"""
+
+import logging
+import nw
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore    import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtGui     import QPalette, QColor
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFrame, QHBoxLayout, QLabel, QPushButton
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class GuiNoticeBar(QFrame):
+
+    def __init__(self, theParent):
+        QFrame.__init__(self, theParent)
+
+        logger.debug("Initialising NoticeBar ...")
+
+        self.mainConf   = nw.CONFIG
+        self.theParent  = theParent
+        self.theTheme   = theParent.theTheme
+
+        self.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
+        self.setFrameShape(QFrame.Box)
+
+        self.mainBox = QHBoxLayout(self)
+        self.mainBox.setContentsMargins(8,2,2,2)
+
+        self.noteLabel   = QLabel("Hi there!")
+        self.closeButton = QPushButton(self.theTheme.getIcon("close"),"")
+        self.closeButton.clicked.connect(self.hideNote)
+
+        self.mainBox.addWidget(self.noteLabel)
+        self.mainBox.addWidget(self.closeButton)
+        self.mainBox.setStretch(0, 1)
+
+        self.setLayout(self.mainBox)
+
+        self.hideNote()
+
+        logger.debug("NoticeBar initialisation complete")
+
+        return
+
+    def showNote(self, theNote):
+        self.noteLabel.setText("<b>Note:</b> %s" % theNote)
+        self.setVisible(True)
+        return
+
+    def hideNote(self):
+        self.noteLabel.setText("")
+        self.setVisible(False)
+        return
+
+# END Class GuiNoticeBar
diff --git a/nw/gui/elements/searchbar.py b/nw/gui/elements/searchbar.py
index 53a5883b..e5da35ee 100644
--- a/nw/gui/elements/searchbar.py
+++ b/nw/gui/elements/searchbar.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class GuiSearchBar(QFrame):
     def __init__(self, theParent):
         QFrame.__init__(self, theParent)
 
-        logger.debug("Initialising GuiSearchBar ...")
+        logger.debug("Initialising SearchBar ...")
 
         self.mainConf   = nw.CONFIG
         self.theParent  = theParent
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class GuiSearchBar(QFrame):
 
         self._replaceVisible(False)
 
-        logger.debug("GuiSearchBar initialisation complete")
+        logger.debug("SearchBar initialisation complete")
 
         return
 
diff --git a/nw/gui/winmain.py b/nw/gui/winmain.py
index 1349e467..a45c9067 100644
--- a/nw/gui/winmain.py
+++ b/nw/gui/winmain.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from nw.gui.elements.doceditor    import GuiDocEditor
 from nw.gui.elements.docviewer    import GuiDocViewer
 from nw.gui.elements.docdetails   import GuiDocDetails
 from nw.gui.elements.searchbar    import GuiSearchBar
+from nw.gui.elements.noticebar    import GuiNoticeBar
 from nw.gui.dialogs.configeditor  import GuiConfigEditor
 from nw.gui.dialogs.projecteditor import GuiProjectEditor
 from nw.gui.dialogs.export        import GuiExport
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
 
         # Main GUI Elements
         self.statusBar  = GuiMainStatus(self)
+        self.noticeBar  = GuiNoticeBar(self)
         self.docEditor  = GuiDocEditor(self, self.theProject)
         self.docViewer  = GuiDocViewer(self, self.theProject)
         self.docDetails = GuiDocDetails(self, self.theProject)
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         # Assemble Main Window
         self.treePane = QFrame()
         self.treeBox  = QVBoxLayout()
+        self.treeBox.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
         self.treeBox.addWidget(self.treeView)
         self.treeBox.addWidget(self.docDetails)
         self.treePane.setLayout(self.treeBox)
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         self.docView = QVBoxLayout()
         self.docView.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
         self.docView.addWidget(self.searchBar)
+        self.docView.addWidget(self.noticeBar)
         self.docView.addWidget(self.docEditor)
         self.docPane.setLayout(self.docView)
 
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         self.splitView.splitterMoved.connect(self._splitViewMove)
 
         self.splitMain = QSplitter(Qt.Horizontal)
+        self.splitMain.setContentsMargins(4,4,4,4)
         self.splitMain.addWidget(self.treePane)
         self.splitMain.addWidget(self.splitView)
         self.splitMain.setSizes(self.mainConf.mainPanePos)
diff --git a/nw/project/document.py b/nw/project/document.py
index 24e203ea..0a3fa126 100644
--- a/nw/project/document.py
+++ b/nw/project/document.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class NWDoc():
 
     def saveDocument(self, docText):
 
-        if self.docHandle is None:
+        if self.docHandle is None or not self.docEditable:
             return False
 
         docDir, docFile = self._assemblePath(self.FILE_MN)