diff --git a/foo b/foo
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/gui/buffer.go b/gui/buffer.go
index 309c6a4..024f79b 100644
--- a/gui/buffer.go
+++ b/gui/buffer.go
@@ -830,9 +830,7 @@ func (b *Buffer) processActionKey(key int) bool {
 			// if no \t (i.e. start of line) go to
 			// the start of the line!
 			b.curs.gotoStart()
-		}
-
-		if ALT_DOWN {
+		} else if ALT_DOWN {
 			currLine := b.contents[b.curs.y]
 
 			i := b.curs.x
@@ -1228,9 +1226,15 @@ func (b *Buffer) renderAt(ctx *strife.Renderer, rx int, ry int) {
 			}
 
 			lineHeight := last_h + pad
-			yPos := b.ey + ((ry + y_col) * lineHeight) + halfPad
+			xPos := b.ex + (rx + ((x_col - 1) * last_w))
+			yPos := b.ey + (ry + (y_col * lineHeight)) + halfPad
 
-			last_w, last_h = ctx.String(string(char), b.ex+(rx+((x_col-1)*last_w)), yPos)
+			last_w, last_h = ctx.String(string(char), xPos, yPos)
+
+			if DEBUG_MODE {
+				ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(0xff00ff))
+				ctx.Rect(xPos, yPos, last_w, last_h, strife.Line)
+			}
 		}
 
 		if b.cfg.Editor.Show_Line_Numbers {
@@ -1248,6 +1252,11 @@ func (b *Buffer) renderAt(ctx *strife.Renderer, rx int, ry int) {
 			ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(b.buffOpts.lineNumBackground))
 			ctx.Rect(rx, yPos, gutterWidth, b.h, strife.Fill)
 
+			if DEBUG_MODE {
+				ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(0xff00ff))
+				ctx.Rect(rx, yPos, gutterWidth, b.h, strife.Line)
+			}
+
 			ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(b.buffOpts.lineNumForeground))
 			ctx.String(fmt.Sprintf("%*d", numLinesCharWidth, (start+lineNum)+1), rx+gutterPadPx, yPos)
 
@@ -1271,6 +1280,11 @@ func (b *Buffer) renderAt(ctx *strife.Renderer, rx int, ry int) {
 
 		ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(b.buffOpts.cursor))
 		ctx.Rect(xPos, yPos, cursorWidth, cursorHeight, strife.Fill)
+
+		if DEBUG_MODE {
+			ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(0xff00ff))
+			ctx.Rect(xPos, yPos, cursorWidth, cursorHeight, strife.Line)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if b.autoComplete.hasSuggestions() {
@@ -1283,6 +1297,11 @@ func (b *Buffer) renderAt(ctx *strife.Renderer, rx int, ry int) {
 
 		b.autoComplete.renderAt(xPos, yPos, ctx)
 	}
+
+	if DEBUG_MODE {
+		ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(0xff00ff))
+		ctx.Rect(b.ex+rx, b.ey+ry, b.w-b.ex, b.h-b.ey, strife.Line)
+	}
 }
 
 func (b *Buffer) OnRender(ctx *strife.Renderer) {
diff --git a/gui/component.go b/gui/component.go
index 5eece3c..5baca57 100644
--- a/gui/component.go
+++ b/gui/component.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/felixangell/strife"
 )
 
+var DEBUG_MODE = false
+
 type Component interface {
 	SetPosition(x, y int)
 	Translate(x, y int)
diff --git a/gui/palette.go b/gui/palette.go
index 73b24ff..e87d1ea 100644
--- a/gui/palette.go
+++ b/gui/palette.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func NewCommandPalette(conf cfg.TomlConfig, view *View) *CommandPalette {
 	// general border offsets. this is a real easy fixme
 	// for general code clean but maybe another day!
 	palette.buff.ex = 5
+	palette.buff.ey = 0
 
 	suggestionBoxWidth = palette.w
 
@@ -239,8 +240,13 @@ func (b *CommandPalette) OnRender(ctx *strife.Renderer) {
 	conf := b.conf.Theme.Palette
 
 	border := 5
+	xPos := b.x - border
+	yPos := b.y - border
+	paletteWidth := b.w + (border * 2)
+	paletteHeight := b.h + (border * 2)
+
 	ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(conf.Outline))
-	ctx.Rect(b.x-border, b.y-border, b.w+(border*2), b.h+(border*2), strife.Fill)
+	ctx.Rect(xPos, yPos, paletteWidth, paletteHeight, strife.Fill)
 
 	_, charHeight := ctx.String("foo", -5000, -5000)
 	b.buff.ey = (suggestionBoxHeight / 2) - (charHeight / 2)
@@ -256,4 +262,9 @@ func (b *CommandPalette) OnRender(ctx *strife.Renderer) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if DEBUG_MODE {
+		ctx.SetColor(strife.HexRGB(0xff00ff))
+		ctx.Rect(xPos, yPos, paletteWidth, paletteHeight, strife.Line)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/gui/view.go b/gui/view.go
index 52ac674..35090af 100644
--- a/gui/view.go
+++ b/gui/view.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (n *View) OnUpdate() bool {
 	CONTROL_DOWN = strife.KeyPressed(sdl.K_LCTRL) || strife.KeyPressed(sdl.K_RCTRL)
 	SUPER_DOWN = strife.KeyPressed(sdl.K_LGUI) || strife.KeyPressed(sdl.K_RGUI)
 
-	shortcutName := "ctl"
+	shortcutName := "ctrl"
 	mainSuper := CONTROL_DOWN
 	source := cfg.Shortcuts.Controls
 
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ func (n *View) OnUpdate() bool {
 	if mainSuper && strife.PollKeys() {
 		r := rune(strife.PopKey())
 
+		if r == sdl.K_F12 {
+			DEBUG_MODE = !DEBUG_MODE
+		}
+
 		left := 1073741904
 		right := 1073741903