diff --git a/src/mainWindow.cpp b/src/mainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/mainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainWindow.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,27 @@
     slotScanUrl(u);
 }
 
+static QString toNative(const QString &pathName)
+{
+//#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    int i = pathName.indexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
+    if (i != -1) {
+        QString n(pathName);
+
+        QChar * const data = n.data();
+        data[i++] = QLatin1Char('\\');
+
+        for (; i < n.length(); ++i) {
+            if (data[i] == QLatin1Char('/'))
+                data[i] = QLatin1Char('\\');
+        }
+
+        return n;
+    }
+//#endif
+    return pathName;
+}
+
 void MainWindow::setupActions() //singleton function
 {
     KActionCollection *const ac = actionCollection();
@@ -253,8 +274,12 @@
 
     path = KShell::tildeExpand(path);
 
-    if (slotScanPath(path))
+    qDebug() << "++++ slot scan path";
+    if (slotScanPath(path)) {
+        qDebug() << "++++ scanned!";
+        qDebug() << url.isLocalFile() << toNative(path);
         m_combo->addToHistory(path);
+    }
 }
 
 bool MainWindow::slotScanPath(const QString &path)
@@ -416,7 +441,7 @@
 }
 
 QString MainWindow::prettyUrl() const {
-    return url().isLocalFile() ? url().toLocalFile() : url().toString();
+    return url().isLocalFile() ? toNative(url().toLocalFile()) : url().toString();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateURL(const QUrl &u)