diff --git a/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py b/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
index a6e6eb7..e9b96a3 100644
--- a/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
+++ b/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class BigText(QWidget):
     def __init__(self, model: LogFileModel, show_range_slider=True):
         super(BigText, self).__init__()
 
+        self.show_range_slider = show_range_slider
         self.model = model
 
         self.grid = QGridLayout()
@@ -87,10 +88,7 @@ class BigText(QWidget):
 
         self.v_scroll_bar = ScaledScrollBar()
 
-        self.range_limit = RangeSlider()
-        self.range_limit.value_changed.connect(self._range_limit_event)
-
-        self.big_text = InnerBigText(self, model, self.v_scroll_bar, self.range_limit)
+        self.big_text = InnerBigText(self, model, self.v_scroll_bar)
         self.big_text.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding))
 
         self.h_scroll_bar = QScrollBar(Qt.Orientation.Horizontal)
@@ -102,9 +100,9 @@ class BigText(QWidget):
         self.v_scroll_bar.scaledValueChanged.connect(self.big_text.v_scroll_event)
         self.v_scroll_bar.scrolled_to_end.connect(self.big_text.v_scroll_update_follow_tail)
 
-
-
         if show_range_slider:
+            self.range_limit = RangeSlider()
+            self.range_limit.value_changed.connect(self._range_limit_event)
             self.grid.addWidget(self.range_limit, 0, 0)
         self.grid.addWidget(self.big_text, 0, 1)
         self.grid.addWidget(self.h_scroll_bar, 1, 1)
@@ -149,14 +147,12 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
     _range_start = 0
     _range_end = -1
 
-    def __init__(self, parent: BigText, model: LogFileModel, v_scaled_scrollbar: ScaledScrollBar,
-                 range_limit: RangeSlider):
+    def __init__(self, parent: BigText, model: LogFileModel, v_scaled_scrollbar: ScaledScrollBar):
         super(InnerBigText, self).__init__()
         self.char_height = None
         self.char_width = None
         self.model = model
         self._v_scaled_scrollbar = v_scaled_scrollbar
-        self._range_limit = range_limit
         self.parent = parent
         self.setFocusPolicy(Qt.FocusPolicy.StrongFocus)
         self.setFocusPolicy(Qt.FocusPolicy.WheelFocus)
@@ -219,7 +215,6 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
         elif e.modifiers() == Qt.KeyboardModifier.ControlModifier and e.key() == 65:  # ctrl + a
             self._select_all()
 
-
     def wheelEvent(self, event: QWheelEvent):
         direction = 1 if event.angleDelta().y() < 0 else -1
         if event.modifiers() == Qt.KeyboardModifier.ControlModifier:
@@ -262,30 +257,31 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
         manage_highlighting.setShortcut("CTRL+H")
         menu.addAction(manage_highlighting)
 
-        menu.addSeparator()
+        if self.parent.show_range_slider:
+            menu.addSeparator()
 
-        set_range_start = QAction(
-            Icon("icons/myicons/range-start.svg"),
-            _("Set Range Start"),
-            self,
-            triggered=lambda: self._set_range_start_by_y_pos(position.y())
-        )
-        menu.addAction(set_range_start)
+            set_range_start = QAction(
+                Icon("icons/myicons/range-start.svg"),
+                _("Set Range Start"),
+                self,
+                triggered=lambda: self._set_range_start_by_y_pos(position.y())
+            )
+            menu.addAction(set_range_start)
 
-        set_range_end = QAction(
-            Icon("icons/myicons/range-end.svg"),
-            _("Set Range End"),
-            self,
-            triggered=lambda: self._set_range_end_by_y_pos(position.y())
-        )
-        menu.addAction(set_range_end)
+            set_range_end = QAction(
+                Icon("icons/myicons/range-end.svg"),
+                _("Set Range End"),
+                self,
+                triggered=lambda: self._set_range_end_by_y_pos(position.y())
+            )
+            menu.addAction(set_range_end)
 
-        reset_range = QAction(
-            _("Reset Range"),
-            self,
-            triggered=lambda: self._reset_range()
-        )
-        menu.addAction(reset_range)
+            reset_range = QAction(
+                _("Reset Range"),
+                self,
+                triggered=lambda: self._reset_range()
+            )
+            menu.addAction(reset_range)
 
         menu.exec(self.mapToGlobal(position))
 
@@ -559,7 +555,8 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
         byte_count = self.model.byte_count()
         vmax = byte_count - 1 if self._range_end < 0 else min(self._range_end, self.model.byte_count() - 1)
         self.parent.v_scroll_bar.setMaximum(vmax)
-        self.parent.range_limit.set_maximum(byte_count)
+        if self.parent.show_range_slider:
+            self.parent.range_limit.set_maximum(byte_count)
 
         for line in self.lines:
             self.update_longest_line(len(line.line()))