diff --git a/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c b/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c
index 5785988..0c9d9e4 100644
--- a/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c
+++ b/src/ghtml-gtkhtml.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <libgtkhtml/gtkhtml.h>
+#include <libgtkhtml/util/rfc1738.h>
 #include <gnet.h>
 #include "ghtml.h"
 
@@ -25,16 +26,25 @@
 /* private */
 typedef struct _GHtml
 {
-	GtkWidget * html_view;
+	/* FIXME implement history */
+
+	/* html widget */
+	gchar * html_base;
 	HtmlDocument * html_document;
+	gchar * html_title;
+	GtkWidget * html_view;
 } GHtml;
 
 
 /* prototypes */
-static gboolean _ghtml_document_load(HtmlDocument * document,
-		const gchar * url);
+static gboolean _ghtml_document_load(GHtml * ghtml, gchar const * base,
+		gchar const * url);
 /* callbacks */
 static void _on_link_clicked(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * url);
+static void _on_request_url(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * url,
+		HtmlStream * stream);
+static void _on_set_base(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * url);
+static void _on_title_changed(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * title);
 
 
 /* public */
@@ -46,11 +56,21 @@ GtkWidget * ghtml_new(Surfer * surfer)
 
 	if((ghtml = malloc(sizeof(*ghtml))) == NULL)
 		return NULL;
+	ghtml->html_base = NULL;
 	ghtml->html_view = html_view_new();
 	ghtml->html_document = html_document_new();
+	ghtml->html_title = NULL;
+	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(ghtml->html_document), "ghtml", ghtml);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(ghtml->html_document), "link-clicked",
 			G_CALLBACK(_on_link_clicked), NULL);
-	html_view_set_document(ghtml->html_view, ghtml->html_document);
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(ghtml->html_document), "request-url",
+			G_CALLBACK(_on_request_url), NULL);
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(ghtml->html_document), "set-base", G_CALLBACK(
+				_on_set_base), NULL);
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(ghtml->html_document), "title-changed",
+			G_CALLBACK(_on_title_changed), NULL);
+	html_view_set_document(HTML_VIEW(ghtml->html_view),
+			ghtml->html_document);
 	widget = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
 	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(widget), "ghtml", ghtml);
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(widget), ghtml->html_view);
@@ -88,10 +108,12 @@ char const * ghtml_get_location(GtkWidget * ghtml)
 }
 
 
-char const * ghtml_get_title(GtkWidget * ghtml)
+char const * ghtml_get_title(GtkWidget * widget)
 {
-	/* FIXME implement */
-	return NULL;
+	GHtml * ghtml;
+
+	ghtml = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(widget), "ghtml");
+	return ghtml->html_title;
 }
 
 
@@ -110,23 +132,40 @@ gboolean ghtml_go_forward(GtkWidget * ghtml)
 }
 
 
+/* ghtml_load_url */
 void ghtml_load_url(GtkWidget * widget, char const * url)
 {
 	GHtml * ghtml;
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(\"%s\")\n", __func__, url);
+#endif
 	ghtml = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(widget), "ghtml");
-	_ghtml_document_load(ghtml->html_document, url);
+	if(_ghtml_document_load(ghtml, "", url) != TRUE)
+		return;
+	/* FIXME with current code another base may have been set in between */
+	g_free(ghtml->html_base);
+	ghtml->html_base = g_strdup(url);
 }
 
-void ghtml_refresh(GtkWidget * ghtml)
+
+/* ghtml_refresh */
+void ghtml_refresh(GtkWidget * widget)
 {
-	/* FIXME implement */
+	GHtml * ghtml;
+
+	ghtml = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(widget), "ghtml");
+	if(ghtml->html_base == NULL)
+		return;
+	/* FIXME should differentiate URL and base */
+	_ghtml_document_load(ghtml, "", ghtml->html_base);
 }
 
 
+/* ghtml_reload */
 void ghtml_reload(GtkWidget * ghtml)
 {
-	/* FIXME implement */
+	ghtml_refresh(ghtml);
 }
 
 
@@ -138,18 +177,47 @@ void ghtml_stop(GtkWidget * ghtml)
 
 /* private */
 /* functions */
-static gboolean _ghtml_document_load(HtmlDocument * document,
-		const gchar * url)
+/* ghtml_document_load */
+static gboolean _load_write_stream(HtmlStream * stream, gchar const * base,
+		gchar const * url);
+
+static gboolean _ghtml_document_load(GHtml * ghtml, gchar const * base,
+		gchar const * url)
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(\"%s\", \"%s\")\n", __func__, base, url);
+#endif
+	html_document_open_stream(ghtml->html_document, "text/html");
+	if(_load_write_stream(ghtml->html_document->current_stream, base, url)
+			!= TRUE)
+	{
+		html_document_write_stream(ghtml->html_document, "500", 3);
+		html_document_close_stream(ghtml->html_document);
+		return FALSE; /* FIXME report error */
+	}
+	html_document_close_stream(ghtml->html_document);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static gboolean _load_write_stream(HtmlStream * stream, gchar const * base,
+		gchar const * url)
 {
 	gchar * buf = NULL;
-	gsize length = 0;
+	gsize len = 0;
 	guint response;
 
-	if(gnet_http_get(url, &buf, &length, &response) != TRUE)
+	url = rfc1738_make_full_url(base, url);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s() url=\"%s\"\n", __func__, url);
+#endif
+	if(gnet_http_get(url, &buf, &len, &response) != TRUE)
+	{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+		fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: gnet_http_get() => %u\n", response);
+#endif
 		return FALSE; /* FIXME report error */
-	html_document_open_stream(document, "text/html");
-	html_document_write_stream(document, buf, length);
-	html_document_close_stream(document);
+	}
+	html_stream_write(stream, buf, len);
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
@@ -157,8 +225,52 @@ static gboolean _ghtml_document_load(HtmlDocument * document,
 /* callbacks */
 static void _on_link_clicked(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * url)
 {
+	GHtml * ghtml;
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(%p, \"%s\")\n", __func__, document, url);
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(\"%s\")\n", __func__, url);
 #endif
-	_ghtml_document_load(document, url);
+	ghtml = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(document), "ghtml");
+	_ghtml_document_load(ghtml, ghtml->html_base, url);
+}
+
+
+static void _on_request_url(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * url,
+		HtmlStream * stream)
+{
+	GHtml * ghtml;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(\"%s\")\n", __func__, url);
+#endif
+	ghtml = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(document), "ghtml");
+	_load_write_stream(stream, ghtml->html_base, url);
+	html_stream_close(stream);
+}
+
+
+static void _on_set_base(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * url)
+{
+	GHtml * ghtml;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(\"%s\")\n", __func__, url);
+#endif
+	ghtml = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(document), "ghtml");
+	g_free(ghtml->html_base);
+	ghtml->html_base = g_strdup(url);
+}
+
+
+static void _on_title_changed(HtmlDocument * document, const gchar * title)
+{
+	GHtml * ghtml;
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: %s(\"%s\")\n", __func__, title);
+#endif
+	ghtml = g_object_get_data(G_OBJECT(document), "ghtml");
+	g_free(ghtml->html_title);
+	ghtml->html_title = g_strdup(title);
+	/* FIXME emit signal */
 }