diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/helix-scroll.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/helix-scroll.kak
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5b7a8cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/helix-scroll.kak
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+declare-option -hidden int helix_up_line
+define-command -hidden helix-up %{
+    set-option window helix_up_line %val{cursor_line}
+    execute-keys <c-u>
+    evaluate-commands %sh{
+        if [ "$kak_cursor_line" = "$kak_opt_helix_up_line" ]; then
+        echo "execute-keys gg"
+        else
+        echo "nop"
+        fi
+    }
+}
+map -docstring 'helix scroll up' global normal <c-u> ": helix-up<ret>"
diff --git a/.config/kak/kakrc b/.config/kak/kakrc
index 2bd28ba6..aba21e24 100644
--- a/.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ define-command  trampoline -docstring "open a tutorial" %{
 	}
 }
 
+# This gets overridden by editorconfig but we set sane default anyways
 set-option global tabstop 4
 set-option global indentwidth 4
 
@@ -25,14 +26,12 @@ set-option global scrolloff 3,3
 
 define-command -override tree-sitter-user-after-highlighter %{
 	add-highlighter -override buffer/show-matching show-matching
-	# add-highlighter -override buffer/bracket regex [\[\]\(\)\{\}]{1} 0:rgb:737373
 }
 
-# define-command -override tree-sitter-use-after-highlighter %{
-# 	add-highlighter -override window/bracket regex [\[\]\(\)\{\}]{1} 0:red
-# }
-# add-highlighter global/bracket regex [\[\]\(\)\{\}]{1} 0:red
+# make brackets gray a-la Ashen
 add-highlighter global/bracket regex [\[\]\(\)\{\}]{1} 0:rgb:737373
+# special highlighting for escaped goodies in regex
+add-highlighter global/regex-escaped regex \\[\[\]\(\)\{\}fnrtv0\\dwshDWSH] 0:rgb:e5e5e5
 add-highlighter global/ number-lines -hlcursor -relative -separator "  "
 add-highlighter global/ show-whitespaces -lf "" -tab "" -only-trailing
 add-highlighter global/ show-matching
@@ -43,17 +42,15 @@ map -docstring "UI" global user u ": enter-user-mode ui<ret>"
 
 define-command ui-wrap-enable -docstring "enable wrap" %{
 	add-highlighter window/wrap wrap -word -indent
-	echo -markup "{Information}wrap normal =
+	echo -markup "{Information}wrap enabled"
 }
 
-defin-buffere-command ui-wrap-disable -docstring "disable wrap" %{
-defin-buffere-command ui-wrap-disable -docstring "disable wrap" %{
+define-command ui-wrap-disable -docstring "disable wrap" %{
 	remove-highlighter window/wrap
-	echo -markup "{Information}wrap normal =
+	echo -markup "{Information}wrap disabled"
 }
 
-defin-buffere-command -override ui-wrap-toggle -docstring "toggle wrap" %{
-defin-buffere-command -override ui-wrap-toggle -docstring "toggle wrap" %{
+define-command -override ui-wrap-toggle -docstring "toggle wrap" %{
 	try %{ ui-wrap-enable } catch %{ ui-wrap-disable }
 }
 map -docstring "toggle soft wrap" global ui w ": ui-wrap-toggle<ret>"
@@ -109,7 +106,10 @@ map -docstring "quit" global user q ": q<ret>"
 map -docstring "quit" global normal <c-q> ": q<ret>"
 map -docstring "quit" global user Q ": q!<ret>"
 map -docstring "quit" global normal <c-Q> ": q!<ret>"
-map -docstring "save" global normal <c-v> ": w<ret>"
+map -docstring "save" global normal <c-v> ": write<ret>"
+map -docstring "save" global normal <a-v> ": write!<ret>"
+# map -docstring "save" global normal <a-v> ": write-all<ret>"
+# map -docstring "save" global normal <a-V> ": write-all!<ret>"
 
 
 map -docstring "close current buffer" global user x ": db<ret>"
@@ -161,28 +161,15 @@ map -docstring 'case insensitive backward extend-search' global user '<a-?>' <a-
 # Arrow keys for menu selections
 # map -docstring 'Select next menu' global prompt <down> <tab>
 # map -docstring 'Select previous menu' global prompt <up> <s-tab>
-hook global InsertCompletionShow .* %{
-    map window insert <down> <c-n>
-    map window insert <up> <c-p>
-    hook -once window InsertCompletionHide .* %{
-        unmap window insert <down>
-        unmap window insert <up>
-    }
-}
+# hook global InsertCompletionShow .* %{
+#     map window insert <down> <c-n>
+#     map window insert <up> <c-p>
+#     hook -once window InsertCompletionHide .* %{
+#         unmap window insert <down>
+#         unmap window insert <up>
+#     }
+# }
 
 map -docstring 'Select to file end' global user N "Gj<a-L>L"
 map -docstring 'Extend to file end' global user n "gj<a-l>l"
 
-declare-option -hidden int helix_up_line
-define-command -hidden helix-up %{
-    set-option window helix_up_line %val{cursor_line}
-    execute-keys <c-u>
-    evaluate-commands %sh{
-        if [ "$kak_cursor_line" = "$kak_opt_helix_up_line" ]; then
-        echo "execute-keys gg"
-        else
-        echo "nop"
-        fi
-    }
-}
-