diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 2fe8546..5118832 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -51,15 +51,27 @@ class lcdMenu:
     
     
     def show_selection(self):
+        # a check:
         # if you scrolling vertically, I found no elegant way to hide the name (there just need's to be something up there!)
         if self.scroll_direction and self.hide_menu_name:
             raise TypeError("Hiding the menu name whilst having the scroll direction set to horizontal!")
         
-        # TODO: the real process
-        if self.scroll_direction:  # if horizontal scrolling is activated
-            pass
-        else: # if vertical scrolling is activated
-            pass
+        # get some often used values into local variables
+        selection_name = self.menu_items[self.current_selection][0]
+        lw = self.lcd.num_columns
+        
+        # now show it off!
+        # Horizontal scrolling:
+        if self.scroll_direction:  
+            self.lcd.move_to(0,0)
+            if self.lcd.num_lines == 4:
+                self.lcd.putstr(f"{self.fill_char*lw}{' '*lw*2}{self.fill_char*lw}")  # fill the first and last line with 'fill_char's
+                self.lcd.move_to(0,1)  # move to the second line for the starting message below (takes two lines)
+            self.lcd.putstr(f"[{self.name[0:lw-2].center(lw-2)}]")  # the menu name (cannot be hidden in this mode)
+            self.lcd.putstr(f"<{selection_name[0:lw-2].center(lw-2)}>")  # the current selected menu item's name
+        # Vertical scrolling:
+        else:
+            pass  # TODO!
         print(self.current_selection)
     
     
@@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ class lcdMenu:
         if self.lcd.num_lines == 4:
             self.lcd.putstr(f"{self.fill_char*lw}{' '*lw*2}{self.fill_char*lw}")  # fill the first and last line with 'fill_char's
             self.lcd.move_to(0,1)  # move to the second line for the starting message below (takes two lines)
-        self.lcd.putstr(f"[{selection[0][0:lw].center(lw-2)}]{self.start_execution_msg[0:lw].center(lw)}")
+        self.lcd.putstr(f"[{selection[0][0:lw-2].center(lw-2)}]{self.start_execution_msg[0:lw].center(lw)}")
         sleep(self.start_execution_wait)  # wait some time before execution (so that the text can be read)
         
         # run the program