diff --git a/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 273881b..f7514af 100644
Binary files a/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index ce677f1..99b49d1 100644
--- a/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/locales/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: RavenLog\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-03-21 19:39+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2024-03-21 19:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-03-24 12:00+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2024-03-24 12:02+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: \n"
 "Language-Team: \n"
 "Language: de\n"
@@ -226,27 +226,39 @@ msgstr "In &Datei Kopieren"
 msgid "Select &All"
 msgstr "&Alles Selektieren"
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:414
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:268
+msgid "Set Range Start"
+msgstr "Setze Start des Anzeigebereichs"
+
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:276
+msgid "Set Range End"
+msgstr "Setze Ende des Anzeigebereichs"
+
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:283
+msgid "Reset Range"
+msgstr "Anzeigebereich Zurücksetzen"
+
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:458
 msgid "warning"
 msgstr "Achtung"
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:415
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:459
 msgid "You have selected <b>{0}</b> of data."
 msgstr "Du hast <b>{0}</b> selektiert."
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:420
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:464
 msgid "Copy {0} to Clipboard"
 msgstr "Kopiere {0} in die Zwischenablage"
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:424
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:468
 msgid "Write to File"
 msgstr "Schreibe in Datei"
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:448
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:492
 msgid "Save File"
 msgstr "Speichere Datei"
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:485
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:529
 msgid "selected {0} - {1:,.0f}:{2:,.0f}"
 msgstr "selektiert {0} - {1:,.0f}:{2:,.0f}"
 
@@ -304,7 +316,7 @@ msgstr "Pale Crimson"
 
 #: src/ui/colorbutton.py:23
 msgid "Broken Buttercup"
-msgstr "Broken Buttercup"
+msgstr "Kaputtes Butterfass"
 
 #: src/ui/colorbutton.py:24
 msgid "Passion Fruit Sugar"
@@ -358,6 +370,10 @@ msgstr "Grau"
 msgid "transparent"
 msgstr "Transparent"
 
+#: src/ui/rangeslider.py:180
+msgid "showing bytes {0} to {1} ({2})"
+msgstr "Anzeigebereich: Bytes {0} bis {1} ({2})"
+
 #~ msgid "data selection"
 #~ msgstr "selektion"
 
diff --git a/locales/messages.pot b/locales/messages.pot
index e384aa3..3309562 100644
--- a/locales/messages.pot
+++ b/locales/messages.pot
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-03-21 19:39+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2024-03-24 12:00+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -220,27 +220,39 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Select &All"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:414
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:268
+msgid "Set Range Start"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:276
+msgid "Set Range End"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:283
+msgid "Reset Range"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:458
 msgid "warning"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:415
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:459
 msgid "You have selected <b>{0}</b> of data."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:420
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:464
 msgid "Copy {0} to Clipboard"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:424
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:468
 msgid "Write to File"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:448
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:492
 msgid "Save File"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:485
+#: src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py:529
 msgid "selected {0} - {1:,.0f}:{2:,.0f}"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -352,3 +364,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "transparent"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/ui/rangeslider.py:180
+msgid "showing bytes {0} to {1} ({2})"
+msgstr ""
+
diff --git a/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py b/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
index 37aaaa8..a6e6eb7 100644
--- a/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
+++ b/src/ui/bigtext/bigtext.py
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ class BigText(QWidget):
 
         self.v_scroll_bar = ScaledScrollBar()
 
-        self.big_text = InnerBigText(self, model, self.v_scroll_bar)
+        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.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding))
 
         self.h_scroll_bar = QScrollBar(Qt.Orientation.Horizontal)
@@ -99,8 +102,7 @@ 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)
 
-        self.range_limit = RangeSlider()
-        self.range_limit.value_changed.connect(self._range_limit_event)
+
 
         if show_range_slider:
             self.grid.addWidget(self.range_limit, 0, 0)
@@ -112,12 +114,9 @@ class BigText(QWidget):
         QThreadPool.globalInstance().start(self.watchdog)
         self.trigger_update.connect(self.big_text._file_changed)
 
-    def _range_limit_event(self, lower_value: float, upper_value: float):
-        byte_count = self.model.byte_count()
-        range_start = int(byte_count * (lower_value / 100.0))
-        range_end = int(byte_count * (upper_value / 100.0))
-        print(f"-> {lower_value}, {upper_value}, {range_start}, {range_end} -- range limit event")
-        self.big_text.set_range(range_start, range_end)
+    def _range_limit_event(self, range_start: str, range_end: str):
+        # print("-> %s, %s -- range limit event" %(range_start, range_end))
+        self.big_text.set_range(int(range_start), int(range_end))
 
     def get_file(self):
         return self.model.get_file()
@@ -150,12 +149,14 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
     _range_start = 0
     _range_end = -1
 
-    def __init__(self, parent: BigText, model: LogFileModel, v_scaled_scrollbar: ScaledScrollBar):
+    def __init__(self, parent: BigText, model: LogFileModel, v_scaled_scrollbar: ScaledScrollBar,
+                 range_limit: RangeSlider):
         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)
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
             # print("wheel event fired :) %s" % (direction))
             self.scroll_by_lines(direction * 3)
 
-    def _open_menu(self, position):
+    def _open_menu(self, position: QPoint):
         menu = QMenu(self)
 
         copy_clipboard = QAction(Icon.fromTheme("edit-copy", "icons/myicons/edit-copy.svg"), _("&Copy to Clipboard"),
@@ -261,8 +262,52 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
         manage_highlighting.setShortcut("CTRL+H")
         menu.addAction(manage_highlighting)
 
+        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_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)
+
         menu.exec(self.mapToGlobal(position))
 
+    def _set_range_start_by_y_pos(self, y_pos: int) -> None:
+        line_number = self.y_pos_to_line(y_pos)
+        self.lines = self.model.data(self._byte_offset, 0, line_number + 1, self._range_start,
+                                     self._range_end)
+        range_start = self.lines[line_number].byte_offset()
+        self.parent.range_limit.set_range_start(range_start)
+
+    def _set_range_end_by_y_pos(self, y_pos: int) -> None:
+        line_number = self.y_pos_to_line(y_pos)
+        self.lines = self.model.data(self._byte_offset, 0, line_number + 1, self._range_start,
+                                     self._range_end)
+        range_end = self.lines[line_number].byte_end() + 1
+
+        self.parent.range_limit.set_range_end(range_end)
+
+    def _reset_range(self):
+        self.parent.range_limit.set_range_start(0)
+        self.parent.range_limit.set_range_end(self.model.byte_count())
+
     def scroll_by_lines(self, scroll_lines: int):
         self.scroll_lines = scroll_lines
         self.update()
@@ -511,8 +556,10 @@ class InnerBigText(QWidget):
         self._byte_offset = self.lines[0].byte_offset() if len(self.lines) > 0 else 0
         # print("new byte offset: ", self._byte_offset)
         # document length == maximum + pageStep + aFewBytesSoThatTheLastLineIsShown
-        vmax = self.model.byte_count() - 1 if self._range_end < 0 else min(self._range_end, self.model.byte_count() - 1)
+        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)
 
         for line in self.lines:
             self.update_longest_line(len(line.line()))
diff --git a/src/ui/rangeslider.py b/src/ui/rangeslider.py
index 408ce75..c73756a 100644
--- a/src/ui/rangeslider.py
+++ b/src/ui/rangeslider.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ from PySide6.QtCore import QRect, QPoint, Signal
 from PySide6.QtGui import QPainter, Qt
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QWidget
 
+from src.pluginregistry import PluginRegistry
+from src.util import conversion
 from src.util.color import to_qcolor
-
+from src.i18n import _
 
 class RangeSliderHandle():
     def __init__(self, value: int):
@@ -27,7 +29,13 @@ class UpdateStyle(Enum):
 
 
 class RangeSlider(QWidget):
-    value_changed = Signal(float, float)
+    value_changed = Signal(str, str)
+    """Signal emitted when the range slider value changes. 
+        **Note**: The value is a string and must be parsed into an int. 
+        QT's signal api only supports 32bit integers. Ints larger 
+        than 2**32-1 will overflow. Probably because there is some C/C++
+        code involved. We work around this by converting the python int 
+        into a string."""
 
     _width = 20
     _handle_width = 12
@@ -42,11 +50,22 @@ class RangeSlider(QWidget):
         self.max_value = 100
 
         self.lower_value = RangeSliderHandle(0)
-        self.upper_value = RangeSliderHandle(100)
+        self.upper_value = RangeSliderHandle(self.max_value)
 
         self.selected_handle = None
         self.selection_drag_range = (self.min_value, self.max_value)
 
+    def set_maximum(self, max: int):
+        if self.max_value == max:
+            return
+        was_at_max = self.upper_value.value == self.max_value
+
+        self.max_value = max
+
+        if was_at_max:
+            self.upper_value.value = max
+            self._emit_value_changed()
+
     def paintEvent(self, event: PySide6.QtGui.QPaintEvent) -> None:
         painter = QPainter(self)
         self._draw_background(painter)
@@ -104,13 +123,13 @@ class RangeSlider(QWidget):
         painter.drawEllipse(QPoint(self._width / 2, y_pixel), self._handle_width / 2 - 1, self._handle_width / 2 - 1)
 
     def _value_to_pixel(self, value: int) -> int:
-        value_percent = value / (self.max_value - self.min_value)
+        value_percent = value / self.max_value
         pixel = (self.height() - 2 * self._handle_width) * value_percent + self._handle_width
         return pixel
 
     def _pixel_to_value(self, pixel: int) -> int:
         pixel_percent = (pixel - self._handle_width) / (self.height() - 2 * self._handle_width)
-        return (self.max_value - self.min_value) * pixel_percent
+        return int(math.floor(self.max_value * pixel_percent))
 
     def _is_on_handle(self, handle: RangeSliderHandle, y_pixel: int, direction=1) -> bool:
         handle_y_pixel = self._value_to_pixel(handle.value)
@@ -139,5 +158,28 @@ class RangeSlider(QWidget):
             if self.selection_drag_range[0] <= value <= self.selection_drag_range[1]:
                 self.selected_handle.value = value
                 # print("%s, %s" %(self.lower_value.value, self.upper_value.value))
-                self.value_changed.emit(self.lower_value.value, self.upper_value.value)
+                self._emit_value_changed()
                 self.update()
+                self._update_tooltip()
+
+    def set_range_start(self, value: int):
+        self.lower_value.value = value
+        self._emit_value_changed()
+        self.update()
+
+    def set_range_end(self, value: int):
+        self.upper_value.value = value
+        self._emit_value_changed()
+        self.update()
+
+    def _emit_value_changed(self):
+        # print(f"emit {str(self.lower_value.value)}, {str(self.upper_value.value)}")
+        self.value_changed.emit(str(self.lower_value.value), str(self.upper_value.value))
+
+    def _update_tooltip(self):
+        text = _("showing bytes {0} to {1} ({2})").format(
+            self.lower_value.value,
+            self.upper_value.value,
+            conversion.humanbytes(self.upper_value.value - self.lower_value.value))
+        PluginRegistry.execute("update_status_bar", text)
+        self.setToolTip(text)