diff --git a/gui/buffer.go b/gui/buffer.go
index b53ddfe..4a7e01d 100644
--- a/gui/buffer.go
+++ b/gui/buffer.go
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ var shiftAlternative = map[rune]rune{
 	'§':  '±',
 }
 
+var shortcuts = map[rune]func(*Buffer) bool{
+	's': Save,
+	'd': DeleteLine,
+}
+
 func (b *Buffer) processTextInput(r rune) bool {
 	if CAPS_LOCK {
 		if unicode.IsLetter(r) {
@@ -113,6 +118,12 @@ func (b *Buffer) processTextInput(r rune) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if SUPER_DOWN {
+		if proc, ok := shortcuts[unicode.ToLower(r)]; ok {
+			return proc(b)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if SHIFT_DOWN {
 		// if it's a letter convert to uppercase
 		if unicode.IsLetter(r) {
@@ -191,7 +202,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) deletePrev() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *Buffer) deleteLine() {
+func (b *Buffer) deleteBeforeCursor() {
 	// delete so we're at the end
 	// of the previous line
 	if b.curs.x == 0 {
@@ -256,7 +267,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) processActionKey(key int) bool {
 		return true
 	case sdl.K_BACKSPACE:
 		if SUPER_DOWN {
-			b.deleteLine()
+			b.deleteBeforeCursor()
 		} else {
 			b.deletePrev()
 		}
diff --git a/gui/shortcuts.go b/gui/shortcuts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a678e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/shortcuts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package gui
+
+func Save(b *Buffer) bool {
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func DeleteLine(b *Buffer) bool {
+	panic("unimplemented! :(")
+	return true
+}