diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index f232d3c..bc4ad69 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ widget_style: WidgetStyle = .compact,
 palette_style: WidgetStyle = .bars_top_bottom,
 panel_style: WidgetStyle = .compact,
 home_style: WidgetStyle = .bars_top_bottom,
+pane_left_style: WidgetStyle = .bar_right,
+pane_right_style: WidgetStyle = .bar_left,
+
+centered_view: bool = true,
+centered_view_width: usize = 124,
 
 lsp_output: enum { quiet, verbose } = .quiet,
 
@@ -78,11 +83,15 @@ pub const WidgetType = enum {
     palette,
     panel,
     home,
+    pane_left,
+    pane_right,
 };
 
 pub const WidgetStyle = enum {
     bars_top_bottom,
     bars_left_right,
+    bar_left,
+    bar_right,
     thick_boxed,
     extra_thick_boxed,
     dotted_boxed,
diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
index c608c42..64dffca 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/flow.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             ["f1", "open_help"],
             ["ctrl+\\", "add_split"],
             ["ctrl+k w", "close_split"],
+            ["ctrl+k x", "toggle_centered_view"],
             ["ctrl+1", "focus_split", 0],
             ["ctrl+2", "focus_split", 1],
             ["ctrl+3", "focus_split", 2],
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
             ["ctrl+0", "reset_fontsize"],
             ["ctrl+plus", "adjust_fontsize", 1.0],
             ["ctrl+minus", "adjust_fontsize", -1.0],
+            ["alt+f5", "open_config"],
             ["f5", ["create_scratch_buffer", "*test*"], ["shell_execute_insert", "zig", "build", "test"]],
             ["f7", ["create_scratch_buffer", "*build*"], ["shell_execute_insert", "zig", "build"]],
             ["ctrl+f6", "open_version_info"],
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@
             ["ctrl+kp_right", "move_word_right"],
             ["ctrl+backspace", "delete_word_left"],
             ["ctrl+delete", "delete_word_right"],
-            ["ctrl+f5", "toggle_inspector_view"],
+            ["alt+shift+f5", "toggle_inspector_view"],
             ["ctrl+f10", "toggle_whitespace_mode"],
             ["ctrl+f12", "goto_implementation"],
             ["ctrl+shift+s", "save_as"],
@@ -216,8 +218,6 @@
             ["f2", "rename_symbol"],
             ["f3", "goto_next_match"],
             ["f15", "goto_prev_match"],
-            ["ctrl+f5", "dump_current_line_tree"],
-            ["ctrl+f7", "dump_current_line"],
             ["f9", "theme_prev"],
             ["f10", "theme_next"],
             ["f11", "toggle_panel"],
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@
             ["f", "change_fontface"],
             ["ctrl+f ctrl+f ctrl+f ctrl+f ctrl+f", "home_sheeran"],
             ["ctrl+shift+r", "restart"],
-            ["f6", "open_config"],
             ["v", "open_version_info"],
             ["ctrl+q", "quit"],
             ["q", "quit"],
diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json b/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
index 0869eae..f016a75 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/helix.json
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
             ["ctrl+x", "decrement"],
 
             ["ctrl+^", "open_previous_file"],
+            ["ctrl+w v", "add_split"],
+            ["ctrl+w h", "goto_left_split"],
+            ["ctrl+w l", "goto_right_split"],
+            ["ctrl+w H", "swap_left_split"],
+            ["ctrl+w L", "swap_right_split"],
+            ["ctrl+w q", "close_split"],
+            ["ctrl+w o", "close_other_splits"],
 
             ["alt+.", "repeat_last_motion"],
             ["alt+d", "delete_backward"],
diff --git a/src/tui/WidgetStyle.zig b/src/tui/WidgetStyle.zig
index 4f91d71..fd5e713 100644
--- a/src/tui/WidgetStyle.zig
+++ b/src/tui/WidgetStyle.zig
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ pub const Margin = struct {
     const @"top/bottom/2": Margin = .{ .top = 2, .bottom = 2, .left = 0, .right = 0 };
     const @"left/right/1": Margin = .{ .top = 0, .bottom = 0, .left = 1, .right = 1 };
     const @"left/right/2": Margin = .{ .top = 0, .bottom = 0, .left = 2, .right = 2 };
+    const @"left/1": Margin = .{ .top = 0, .bottom = 0, .left = 1, .right = 0 };
+    const @"right/1": Margin = .{ .top = 0, .bottom = 0, .left = 0, .right = 1 };
 };
 
 pub const Border = struct {
@@ -112,6 +114,16 @@ const bars_left_right: @This() = .{
     .border = Border.@"thick box (octant)",
 };
 
+const bar_left: @This() = .{
+    .padding = Margin.@"left/1",
+    .border = Border.@"thick box (octant)",
+};
+
+const bar_right: @This() = .{
+    .padding = Margin.@"right/1",
+    .border = Border.@"thick box (octant)",
+};
+
 pub fn from_tag(tag: WidgetStyle) *const @This() {
     return switch (tag) {
         .compact => &compact,
@@ -126,6 +138,8 @@ pub fn from_tag(tag: WidgetStyle) *const @This() {
         .extra_thick_boxed => &extra_thick_boxed,
         .bars_top_bottom => &bars_top_bottom,
         .bars_left_right => &bars_left_right,
+        .bar_left => &bar_left,
+        .bar_right => &bar_right,
     };
 }
 
@@ -137,5 +151,7 @@ pub fn theme_style_from_type(style_type: WidgetType, theme: *const Theme) Theme.
         .palette => .{ .fg = theme.editor_widget_border.fg, .bg = theme.editor_widget.bg },
         .panel => .{ .fg = theme.editor_widget_border.fg, .bg = theme.editor.bg },
         .home => .{ .fg = theme.editor_widget_border.fg, .bg = theme.editor.bg },
+        .pane_left => .{ .fg = theme.editor_widget.bg, .bg = theme.panel.bg },
+        .pane_right => .{ .fg = theme.editor_widget.bg, .bg = theme.panel.bg },
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index 3dd05ac..111b53c 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ active_editor: ?*ed.Editor = null,
 views: *WidgetList,
 views_widget: Widget,
 active_view: usize = 0,
+panes: *WidgetList,
+panes_widget: Widget,
 panels: ?*WidgetList = null,
 last_match_text: ?[]const u8 = null,
 location_history_: location_history,
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) CreateError!Widget {
         .location_history_ = try location_history.create(),
         .views = undefined,
         .views_widget = undefined,
+        .panes = undefined,
+        .panes_widget = undefined,
         .buffer_manager = Buffer.Manager.init(allocator),
     };
     try self.commands.init(self);
@@ -93,7 +97,12 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) CreateError!Widget {
     self.views_widget = views.widget();
     try views.add(try Widget.empty(allocator, self.views_widget.plane.*, .dynamic));
 
-    try widgets.add(self.views_widget);
+    const panes = try WidgetList.createH(allocator, self.plane, @typeName(Self), .dynamic);
+    self.panes = panes;
+    self.panes_widget = panes.widget();
+    try self.update_panes_layout();
+
+    try widgets.add(self.panes_widget);
 
     if (tui.config().bottom_bar.len > 0) {
         self.bottom_bar = (try widgets.addP(try @import("status/bar.zig").create(allocator, self.plane, tui.config().bottom_bar, .grip, EventHandler.bind(self, handle_bottom_bar_event)))).*;
@@ -180,6 +189,34 @@ pub fn update(self: *Self) void {
     self.floating_views.update();
 }
 
+pub fn update_panes_layout(self: *Self) !void {
+    while (self.panes.pop()) |widget| if (widget.dynamic_cast(WidgetList) == null)
+        widget.deinit(self.allocator);
+    const centered_view_width = tui.config().centered_view_width;
+    const screen_width = tui.screen().w;
+    const need_padding = screen_width > centered_view_width;
+    if (need_padding and tui.config().centered_view and self.views.widgets.items.len == 1) {
+        const padding = (screen_width - centered_view_width) / 2;
+        try self.panes.add(try self.create_padding_pane(padding, .pane_left));
+        try self.panes.add(self.views_widget);
+        try self.panes.add(try self.create_padding_pane(padding, .pane_right));
+    } else {
+        try self.panes.add(self.views_widget);
+    }
+}
+
+fn create_padding_pane(self: *Self, padding: usize, widget_type: Widget.Type) !Widget {
+    const pane = try WidgetList.createHStyled(
+        self.allocator,
+        self.panes_widget.plane.*,
+        @typeName(Self),
+        .{ .static = padding },
+        widget_type,
+    );
+    try pane.add(try Widget.empty(self.allocator, self.views_widget.plane.*, .dynamic));
+    return pane.widget();
+}
+
 pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
     const widgets_more = self.widgets.render(theme);
     const views_more = self.floating_views.render(theme);
@@ -187,6 +224,7 @@ pub fn render(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) bool {
 }
 
 pub fn handle_resize(self: *Self, pos: Box) void {
+    self.update_panes_layout() catch {};
     self.plane = tui.plane();
     if (self.panel_height) |h| if (h >= self.box().h) {
         self.panel_height = null;
@@ -786,7 +824,7 @@ const cmds = struct {
     pub const add_split_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Add split view" };
 
     pub fn close_split(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
-        if (self.views.widgets.items.len == 1)
+        if (self.views.widgets.items.len == 1 and self.views.widgets.items[0].widget.dynamic_cast(home) != null)
             return command.executeName("quit", .{});
         return self.remove_active_view();
     }
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index 75058ce..09a8462 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -1020,6 +1020,14 @@ const cmds = struct {
     }
     pub const toggle_highlight_columns_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Toggle highlight columns" };
 
+    pub fn toggle_centered_view(self: *Self, _: Ctx) Result {
+        defer self.logger.print("centered view {s}", .{if (self.config_.centered_view) "enabled" else "disabled"});
+        self.config_.centered_view = !self.config_.centered_view;
+        try save_config();
+        resize();
+    }
+    pub const toggle_centered_view_meta: Meta = .{ .description = "Toggle centered view" };
+
     pub fn force_color_scheme(self: *Self, ctx: Ctx) Result {
         self.force_color_scheme(if (try ctx.args.match(.{"dark"}))
             .dark
@@ -1983,6 +1991,8 @@ pub fn get_widget_style(widget_type: WidgetType) *const WidgetStyle {
         .palette => WidgetStyle.from_tag(config_.palette_style),
         .panel => WidgetStyle.from_tag(config_.panel_style),
         .home => WidgetStyle.from_tag(config_.home_style),
+        .pane_left => WidgetStyle.from_tag(config_.pane_left_style),
+        .pane_right => WidgetStyle.from_tag(config_.pane_right_style),
     };
 }
 
@@ -2006,6 +2016,8 @@ fn widget_type_config_variable(widget_type: WidgetType) *ConfigWidgetStyle {
         .palette => &config_.palette_style,
         .panel => &config_.panel_style,
         .home => &config_.home_style,
+        .pane_left => &config_.pane_left_style,
+        .pane_right => &config_.pane_right_style,
     };
 }