diff -r f351c261cbfd -r d3716f03efcd src/SpacenavWindow.ui
--- a/src/SpacenavWindow.ui	Thu Mar 07 17:56:38 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/SpacenavWindow.ui	Thu Mar 07 18:33:22 2019 +0100
@@ -165,6 +165,23 @@
       </property>
      </widget>
     </item>
+    <item row="16" column="0">
+     <widget class="QLabel" name="connectionLabel">
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>status</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+    <item row="16" column="1">
+     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="connection">
+      <property name="enabled">
+       <bool>false</bool>
+      </property>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>not connected</string>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
   <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">