diff --git a/editor/Main.elm b/editor/Main.elm
index 2e142e27d..15b448400 100644
--- a/editor/Main.elm
+++ b/editor/Main.elm
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 module Main where
 
+import Array
+import Set
+import Unison.Path (Path)
+import Unison.Hash (Hash)
 import Unison.Styles as S
 import Unison.Layout as UL
 import Unison.Term as L
@@ -11,46 +15,25 @@ import Graphics.Input(..)
 import Graphics.Input.Field(..)
 import Window
 
--- each cell will consist of a single Element
--- 'standard' input boxes not really
--- flexible enough, since depending on
--- scope, are overwriting different region of
--- syntax tree
-{-
-source : Term -> Element
+entry : Input (Maybe (Hash,Path))
+entry = input Nothing
 
-idea: have just one input box, at the top
-alternately, place input box above selection,
-with a caret pointing down
+nums : L.Term
+nums = let f x = L.Lit (L.Number (toFloat x))
+       in L.Lit (L.Vector (Array.fromList (map f [0..20])))
 
-f x = [x + 1 + 2 + 3]
-     -------------------
-    |                   |
-     -  ----------------
-      \/
-f x = [x + 1 + 2 + 3]
-need to create an input box
--}
+expr = L.App (L.App (L.Ref "foo") nums) (L.Ref "baz")
 
-entry : Input Content
-entry = input noContent
-
-midnightBlue = rgb 44 62 80
-turquoise = rgb 26 188 156
-greenSea = rgb 22 160 133
-
-fieldStyle =
-  { padding = { left=8, right=8, top=11, bottom=12 }
-  , outline = { color=midnightBlue, width=uniformly 3, radius=0 }
-  , highlight = noHighlight
-  , style = let t = Text.defaultStyle
-            in { t | typeface <- ["Lato", "latin"], height <- Just 16 } }
-
-fld = field fieldStyle
+scene : Int -> (Maybe (Hash,Path)) -> Element
+scene w p =
+  flow down
+    [ S.codeText ("path: " ++ show p)
+    , L.render expr
+      { handle = entry.handle
+      , key = "bar"
+      , highlighted = []
+      , availableWidth = w
+      , metadata h = MD.anonymousTerm } ]
 
 main : Signal Element
-main =
-  let scene (w,h) content = container w h middle (f content)
-      f content = width 100 (fld entry.handle id "" content)
-  in scene <~ Window.dimensions ~ entry.signal
-
+main = scene <~ Window.width ~ entry.signal
diff --git a/editor/Unison/Metadata.elm b/editor/Unison/Metadata.elm
index 2fe91b1d3..f505d8679 100644
--- a/editor/Unison/Metadata.elm
+++ b/editor/Unison/Metadata.elm
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ type Metadata = {
   annotation : H.Hash
 }
 
+anonymousTerm : Metadata
+anonymousTerm = Metadata Term [] M.empty Nothing "unknown"
+
 firstSymbol : String -> Metadata -> Symbol
 firstSymbol defaultName md = case md.names of
   [] -> { name = defaultName, fixity = Prefix, precedence = 9 }
diff --git a/editor/Unison/Styles.elm b/editor/Unison/Styles.elm
index 2cc0adc7c..8bfb145cf 100644
--- a/editor/Unison/Styles.elm
+++ b/editor/Unison/Styles.elm
@@ -32,27 +32,41 @@ outline2 : Color -> Element -> Element
 outline2 c e =
   container (widthOf e + 6) (heightOf e + 6) (topLeftAt (absolute 3) (absolute 3)) e |> color c
 
-cell : String -> Element
-cell x = codeText (" " ++ x ++ " ") |> color clouds
+pad : Int -> Int -> Element -> Element
+pad hpad vpad e =
+  container (widthOf e + hpad*2) (heightOf e + vpad*2) (topLeftAt (absolute hpad) (absolute vpad)) e
+
+-- vertically center each cell in the row
+row : [Element] -> [Element]
+row es = case es of
+  [] -> [empty]
+  _ -> let maxh = maximum (map heightOf es)
+           cell e = if heightOf e == maxh then e else container (widthOf e) maxh middle e
+       in map cell es
+
+cell : Element -> Element
+cell = pad 10 2
 
 cells : Element -> [Element] -> Element
 cells ifEmpty xs =
-  let space = cell " "
+  let space = cell (codeText " ")
   in if isEmpty xs
      then ifEmpty
-     else intersperse (spacer 1 (heightOf space) |> color silver) xs
+     else intersperse (spacer 1 (heightOf space) |> color silver) (map cell (row xs))
           |> flow right
-          |> outline2 silver
+          |> fill white
+          |> outline silver
 
 verticalCells : Element -> [Element] -> Element
 verticalCells ifEmpty xs =
   if isEmpty xs
   then ifEmpty
-  else let maxw = maximum (map widthOf xs) + 1
-       in intersperse (spacer maxw 1 |> color silver) xs
+  else let cells = map cell xs
+           maxw = maximum (map widthOf cells) + 1
+       in intersperse (spacer maxw 1 |> color silver) (map cell xs)
        |> flow down
-       |> fill clouds
-       |> outline2 silver
+       |> fill white
+       |> outline silver
 
 -- http://flatuicolors.com/
 turquoise = rgb 26 188 156
diff --git a/editor/Unison/Term.elm b/editor/Unison/Term.elm
index 865961787..7b78b71ed 100644
--- a/editor/Unison/Term.elm
+++ b/editor/Unison/Term.elm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import Dict (Dict)
 import Json
 import Set
 import Set (Set)
+import String
 import Graphics.Element as Element
 import Graphics.Input (Handle, hoverable)
 import Text(..)
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ import Unison.Type as T
 
 data Literal
   = Number Float
-  | String String
+  | Str String
   | Vector (Array Term)
 
 data Term
@@ -42,26 +43,28 @@ data Term
 render : Term -- term to render
       -> { handle         : Handle (Maybe (Hash, Path))
          , key            : Hash
-         , highlighted    : Set Path
+         , highlighted    : [Path]
          , availableWidth : Int
          , metadata       : Hash -> Metadata }
       -> Element
 render expr env =
   let
     md = env.metadata env.key
+    msg path b = if b then Just (env.key, path) else Nothing
+
     go : Bool -> Int -> Int -> { path : Path, term : Term } -> Element
     go allowBreak ambientPrec availableWidth cur =
       case cur.term of
         Var n -> hoverable env.handle (msg cur.path) (codeText (Metadata.resolveLocal md cur.path n).name)
         Ref h -> hoverable env.handle (msg cur.path) (codeText (Metadata.firstName h (env.metadata h)))
         Con h -> hoverable env.handle (msg cur.path) (codeText (Metadata.firstName h (env.metadata h)))
-        Lit (Number n) -> hoverable env.handle (msg cur.path) (codeText (show n))
-        Lit (String s) -> hoverable env.handle (msg cur.path) (codeText s)
+        Lit (Number n) -> hoverable env.handle (msg cur.path) (codeText (String.show n))
+        Lit (Str s) -> hoverable env.handle (msg cur.path) (codeText s)
         _ -> case break env.key env.metadata cur.path cur.term of
           Prefix f args ->
             let f' = go False 9 availableWidth f
                 lines = f' :: map (go False 10 0) args
-                unbroken = paren (ambientPrec > 9) cur.path (flow right (intersperse space lines))
+                unbroken = paren (ambientPrec > 9) cur.path (flow right (intersperse space lines |> Styles.row))
             in if not allowBreak || widthOf unbroken < availableWidth
                then unbroken
                else let args' = map (go True 10 (availableWidth - indentWidth)) args |> flow down
@@ -97,8 +100,6 @@ render expr env =
                else flow down [argLayout, space2 `beside` go True 0 (availableWidth - indentWidth) body]
                     |> paren (ambientPrec > 0) cur.path
 
-    msg path b = if b then Just (env.key, path) else Nothing
-
     paren : Bool -> Path -> Element -> Element
     paren parenthesize path e =
       if parenthesize
@@ -170,18 +171,15 @@ break hash md path expr =
       _ -> Lambda [{path = path, term = expr }] { path = path `push` Body, term = body }
     _ -> prefix expr [] path
 
-todo : a
-todo = todo
-
 parseLiteral : Parser Literal
 parseLiteral = P.union' <| \t ->
   if | t == "Number" -> P.map Number P.number
-     | t == "String" -> P.map String P.string
+     | t == "String" -> P.map Str P.string
      | t == "Vector" -> P.map (Vector . Array.fromList) (P.array parseTerm)
 
 jsonifyLiteral l = case l of
   Number n -> J.tag' "Number" J.number n
-  String s -> J.tag' "String" J.string s
+  Str s -> J.tag' "String" J.string s
   Vector es -> J.tag' "Vector" (J.contramap Array.toList (J.array jsonifyTerm)) es
 
 parseTerm : Parser Term