diff --git a/src/controller/mainController.py b/src/controller/mainController.py
index 5391c498..5f776964 100644
--- a/src/controller/mainController.py
+++ b/src/controller/mainController.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class Controller(object):
   pub.subscribe(self.editing_keystroke, "editing_keystroke")
   pub.subscribe(self.manage_stream_errors, "stream-error")
   pub.subscribe(self.create_new_buffer, "create-new-buffer")
+  pub.subscribe(self.restart_streams, "restart-streams")
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.show_hide, menuitem=self.view.show_hide)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.search, menuitem=self.view.menuitem_search)
   widgetUtils.connect_event(self.view, widgetUtils.MENU, self.get_trending_topics, menuitem=self.view.trends)
@@ -462,8 +463,31 @@ class Controller(object):
    non_tweet = buffer.get_formatted_message()
    msg = messages.viewTweet(non_tweet, False)
 
- def open_timeline(self, user, timeline_tipe):
-  pass
+ def open_timeline(self, *args, **kwargs):
+  buff = self.get_current_buffer()
+  if not hasattr(buff, "get_right_tweet"): return
+  tweet = buff.get_right_tweet()
+  if buff.type != "people":
+   users = utils.get_all_users(tweet, buff.session.db)
+  else:
+   users = [tweet["screen_name"]]
+  dlg = dialogs.userSelection.selectUserDialog(users=users)
+  if dlg.get_response() == widgetUtils.OK:
+   buffer = self.get_best_buffer()
+   if utils.if_user_exists(buffer.session.twitter.twitter, dlg.get_user()) != None:
+    if dlg.get_action() == "tweets":
+     if dlg.get_user() in buffer.session.settings["other_buffers"]["timelines"]:
+      commonMessageDialogs.timeline_exist()
+      return
+     tl = buffersController.baseBufferController(self.view.nb, "get_user_timeline", "%s-timeline" % (dlg.get_user(),), buffer.session, buffer.session.db["user_name"], bufferType=None, screen_name=dlg.get_user())
+     tl.start_stream()
+     self.buffers.append(tl)
+     self.view.insert_buffer(tl.buffer, name=_(u"Timeline for {}".format(dlg.get_user())), pos=self.view.search("timelines", buffer.session.db["user_name"]))
+     buffer.session.settings["other_buffers"]["timelines"].append(dlg.get_user())
+     pub.sendMessage("restart-streams", streams=["timelinesStream"], session=buffer.session)
+     buffer.session.sound.play("create_timeline.ogg")
+   else:
+    commonMessageDialogs.user_not_exist()
 
  def show_hide(self, *args, **kwargs):
   km = self.create_invisible_keyboard_shorcuts()
@@ -796,6 +820,7 @@ class Controller(object):
  def manage_friend(self, data, user):
   buffer = self.search_buffer("friends", user)
   buffer.add_new_item(data)
+  pub.sendMessage("restart-streams", streams=["main_stream"], session=buffer.session)
 
  def manage_unfollowing(self, item, user):
   buffer = self.search_buffer("friends", user)
@@ -880,5 +905,11 @@ class Controller(object):
     self.buffers.append(events)
     self.view.insert_buffer(events.buffer, name=_(u"Events"), pos=self.view.search(buff.session.db["user_name"], buff.session.db["user_name"]))
 
+ def restart_streams(self, streams=[], session=None):
+  for i in streams:
+   log.debug("RReconnecting the %s stream" % (i,))
+   session.remove_stream(i)
+  session.check_connection()
+
  def __del__(self):
   config.app.write()
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diff --git a/src/sessionmanager/session.py b/src/sessionmanager/session.py
index 80d1f10e..fc52a9ab 100644
--- a/src/sessionmanager/session.py
+++ b/src/sessionmanager/session.py
@@ -318,4 +318,12 @@ class Session(object):
   try:
    urllib2.urlopen("http://74.125.228.231", timeout=5)
   except urllib2.URLError:
-   pub.sendMessage("stream-error", session=self.session_id)
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+   pub.sendMessage("stream-error", session=self.session_id)
+
+ def remove_stream(self, stream):
+  if stream == "timelinesStream":
+   self.timelinesStream.disconnect()
+   del self.timelinesStream
+  else:
+   self.main_stream.disconnect()
+   del self.main_stream
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diff --git a/src/twitter/utils.py b/src/twitter/utils.py
index 274b518a..8f2a4ecc 100644
--- a/src/twitter/utils.py
+++ b/src/twitter/utils.py
@@ -83,8 +83,11 @@ def if_user_exists(twitter, user):
  try:
   data = twitter.show_user(screen_name=user)
   return data["screen_name"]
- except:
-  return None
+ except TwythonError as err:
+  if err.error_code == 404:
+   return None
+  else:
+   return user
 
 def api_call(parent=None, call_name=None, preexec_message="", success="", success_snd="", *args, **kwargs):
  if preexec_message:
diff --git a/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py b/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py
index c84acb5c..26d467e6 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/commonMessageDialogs.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def exit_dialog():
 
 def needs_restart():
  wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"The application requires to be restarted to save these changes. Press OK to do it now."), _("Restart TW Blue"), wx.OK).ShowModal()
+
 def delete_user_from_db():
  return wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"Are you sure you want to delete this user from the database? This user will not appear on the autocomplete results anymore."), _(u"Confirm"), wx.YES_NO|wx.ICON_QUESTION).ShowModal()
 
@@ -25,5 +26,15 @@ def get_ignored_client():
 def clear_list():
  dlg = wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"Do you really want to empty this buffer? It's  items will be removed from the list but not from Twitter"), _(u"Empty buffer"), wx.ICON_QUESTION|wx.YES_NO)
  return dlg.ShowModal()
+
 def remove_buffer():
-  return wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"Do you really want to delete this timeline?"), _(u"Attention"), style=wx.ICON_QUESTION|wx.YES_NO).ShowModal()
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+ return wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"Do you really want to delete this timeline?"), _(u"Attention"), style=wx.ICON_QUESTION|wx.YES_NO).ShowModal()
+
+def user_not_exist():
+ return wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"The user does not exist"), _(u"Error"), wx.ICON_ERROR).ShowModal()
+
+def timeline_exist():
+ return wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"There's currently a timeline for this user. You are not able to open another"), _(u"Existing timeline"), wx.ICON_ERROR).ShowModal()
+
+def no_tweets():
+ return wx.MessageDialog(None, _(u"This user has no tweets. You can't open a timeline for this user"), _(u"Error!"), wx.ICON_ERROR).ShowModal()
diff --git a/src/wxUI/dialogs/__init__.py b/src/wxUI/dialogs/__init__.py
index f9de3bea..47d00ab9 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/dialogs/__init__.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/dialogs/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-import baseDialog, trends, configuration, lists, message, search, show_user, update_profile, urlList
+import baseDialog, trends, configuration, lists, message, search, show_user, update_profile, urlList, userSelection
diff --git a/src/wxUI/dialogs/userSelection.py b/src/wxUI/dialogs/userSelection.py
index a615775f..22a3711f 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/dialogs/userSelection.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/dialogs/userSelection.py
@@ -2,28 +2,50 @@
 import wx
 
 class selectUserDialog(wx.Dialog):
- def __init__(self, users, *args, **kwargs):
-  super(selectUserDialog, self).__init__(self, None, -1, *args, **kwargs)
+ def __init__(self, users=[], default="tweets", *args, **kwargs):
+  super(selectUserDialog, self).__init__(parent=None, *args, **kwargs)
   panel = wx.Panel(self)
   userSizer = wx.BoxSizer()
-  self.cb = wx.ComboBox(panel, -1, choices=users, value=users[0], size=wx.DefaultSize)
+  self.SetTitle(_(u"Timeline for %s") % (users[0]))
+  userLabel = wx.StaticText(panel, -1, _(u"User"))
+  self.cb = wx.ComboBox(panel, -1, choices=users, value=users[0])
   self.cb.SetFocus()
-  userSizer.Add(wx.StaticText(panel, -1, _(u"User")), 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-  userSizer.Add(self.cb)
+  userSizer.Add(userLabel, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  userSizer.Add(self.cb, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  actionSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
+  label2 = wx.StaticText(panel, -1, _(u"Buffer type"))
+  self.tweets = wx.RadioButton(panel, -1, _(u"Tweets"), style=wx.RB_GROUP)
+  self.favourites = wx.RadioButton(panel, -1, _(u"Favourites"))
+  self.setup_default(default)
+  hSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
+  hSizer.Add(label2, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  actionSizer.Add(self.tweets, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  actionSizer.Add(self.favourites, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  hSizer.Add(actionSizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
   sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
   ok = wx.Button(panel, wx.ID_OK, _(u"OK"))
   ok.SetDefault()
   cancel = wx.Button(panel, wx.ID_CANCEL, _(u"Close"))
   btnsizer = wx.BoxSizer()
-  btnsizer.Add(ok, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-  btnsizer.Add(cancel, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-  sizer.Add(userSizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-  sizer.Add(btnsizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  btnsizer.Add(ok)
+  btnsizer.Add(cancel)
+  sizer.Add(userSizer)
+  sizer.Add(hSizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
+  sizer.Add(btnsizer)
   panel.SetSizer(sizer)
-  self.SetClientSize(sizer.CalcMin())
 
- def get_selection(self):
-  return self.cb.GetValue()
+ def get_action(self):
+  if self.tweets.GetValue() == True: return "tweets"
+  elif self.favourites.GetValue() == True: return "favourites"
+
+ def setup_default(self, default):
+  if default == "tweets":
+   self.tweets.SetValue(True)
+  elif default == "favourites":
+   self.favourites.SetValue(True)
 
  def get_response(self):
-  return self.ShowModal()
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+  return self.ShowModal()
+
+ def get_user(self):
+  return self.cb.GetValue()
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