diff --git a/vlib/time/time.v b/vlib/time/time.v
index d10bca4161..ed2c787a34 100644
--- a/vlib/time/time.v
+++ b/vlib/time/time.v
@@ -189,6 +189,32 @@ fn since(t Time) int {
 // relative returns a string representation of difference between time
 // and current time.
 pub fn (t Time) relative() string {
+	now := time.now()
+	secs := now.unix - t.unix
+	if secs <= 30 {
+		// right now or in the future
+		// TODO handle time in the future
+		return 'now'
+	}
+	if secs < 60 {
+		return '1m'
+	}
+	if secs < 3600 {
+		return '${secs/60} minutes ago'
+	}
+	if secs < 3600 * 24 {
+		return '${secs/3600} hours ago'
+	}
+	if secs < 3600 * 24 * 5 {
+		return '${secs/3600/24} days ago'
+	}
+	if secs > 3600 * 24 * 10000 {
+		return ''
+	}
+	return t.md()
+}
+
+pub fn (t Time) relative_short() string {
 	now := time.now()
 	secs := now.unix - t.unix
 	if secs <= 30 {
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 0f1c02740c..f0877a7f02 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -571,7 +571,11 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 		ast.CharLiteral {
 			f.write('`$it.val`')
 		}
-		ast.ComptimeCall {}
+		ast.ComptimeCall {
+			if it.is_vweb {
+				f.write('$' + 'vweb.html()')
+			}
+		}
 		ast.ConcatExpr {
 			for i, val in it.vals {
 				if i != 0 {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index 9a00845982..3fe61e1b6a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) return_stmt() ast.Return {
 	}
 }
 
-const(
+const (
 	// modules which allow globals by default
 	global_enabled_mods = ['rand']
 )
@@ -1377,8 +1377,8 @@ const(
 // left hand side of `=` or `:=` in `a,b,c := 1,2,3`
 fn (mut p Parser) global_decl() ast.GlobalDecl {
 	if !p.pref.translated && !p.pref.is_livemain && !p.builtin_mod && !p.pref.building_v &&
-		p.mod != 'ui' && p.mod != 'gg2' && p.mod != 'uiold' && !os.getwd().contains('/volt') &&
-		!p.pref.enable_globals && p.mod !in global_enabled_mods {
+		p.mod != 'ui' && p.mod != 'gg2' && p.mod != 'uiold' && !os.getwd().contains('/volt') && !p.pref.enable_globals &&
+		!p.pref.is_fmt && p.mod !in global_enabled_mods {
 		p.error('use `v --enable-globals ...` to enable globals')
 	}
 	start_pos := p.tok.position()
diff --git a/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v b/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
index b746d09125..5c0d4ccd94 100644
--- a/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
+++ b/vlib/vweb/tmpl/tmpl.v
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ enum State {
 
 pub fn compile_template(html_, fn_name string) string {
 	// lines := os.read_lines(path)
-	mut html := html_
+	mut html := html_.trim_space()
 	mut header := ''
-if os.exists('templates/header.html') && html.contains('@header') {
-        h := os.read_file('templates/header.html') or {
-                panic('reading file templates/header.html failed')
-        }
-        header = h.replace("\'", '"')
-        html = header + html
-}
+	if os.exists('templates/header.html') && html.contains('@header') {
+		h := os.read_file('templates/header.html') or {
+			panic('reading file templates/header.html failed')
+		}
+		header = h.trim_space().replace("\'", '"')
+		html = header + html
+	}
 
 	mut lines := html.split_into_lines()
 	mut s := strings.new_builder(1000)