diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index d698061..313e84b 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ pub fn build_exe(
             .{ .name = "cbor", .module = cbor_mod },
             .{ .name = "thespian", .module = thespian_mod },
             .{ .name = "LetterCasing", .module = zg_dep.module("LetterCasing") },
-            .{ .name = "file_type_config", .module = file_type_config_mod },
         },
     });
 
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index 19890f5..8547f3f 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
             .hash = "dizzy-1.0.0-q40X4YCRAAAGYO9QOZiYYSOwiiFlqZlecMuQcxPiBcXM",
         },
         .thespian = .{
-            .url = "git+https://github.com/neurocyte/thespian?ref=master#0a386496cda74ef827d5770f6f071a7d2d54b91a",
-            .hash = "thespian-0.0.1-owFOjlgaBgCAOkRjH9_mDN7dnL8n8K3XA2hqqchjXZIk",
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/neurocyte/thespian#f2980d3a747abdf0d18a01596dd8b953dd3e6243",
+            .hash = "thespian-0.0.1-owFOjk0aBgC8w9ibeiVdhftyEIaVIHCnubsJWfkktE8v",
         },
         .themes = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-themes/releases/download/master-952f9f630ea9544088fd30293666ee0650b7a690/flow-themes.tar.gz",
diff --git a/src/buffer/Buffer.zig b/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
index 722e4d9..f1d613e 100644
--- a/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
+++ b/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
-const cbor = @import("cbor");
-const file_type_config = @import("file_type_config");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const ArrayList = std.ArrayList;
 const cwd = std.fs.cwd;
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ file_utf8_sanitized: bool = false,
 hidden: bool = false,
 ephemeral: bool = false,
 meta: ?[]const u8 = null,
-lsp_version: usize = 1,
 
 undo_history: ?*UndoNode = null,
 redo_history: ?*UndoNode = null,
@@ -1103,7 +1100,6 @@ pub fn get_meta(self: *Self) ?[]const u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn set_file_path(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8) void {
-    if (file_path.ptr == self.file_path_buf.items.ptr) return;
     self.file_path_buf.clearRetainingCapacity();
     self.file_path_buf.appendSlice(self.external_allocator, file_path) catch |e| switch (e) {
         error.OutOfMemory => @panic("OOM in Buffer.set_file_path"),
@@ -1493,63 +1489,3 @@ pub fn redo(self: *Self) error{Stop}![]const u8 {
     self.mtime = std.time.milliTimestamp();
     return h.meta;
 }
-
-pub fn write_state(self: *const Self, writer: MetaWriter) error{ Stop, OutOfMemory }!void {
-    var content = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
-    defer content.deinit(self.external_allocator);
-    try self.root.store(content.writer(self.external_allocator), self.file_eol_mode);
-    const dirty = self.is_dirty();
-
-    try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, 9);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.get_file_path());
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.file_exists);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.file_eol_mode);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.hidden);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.ephemeral);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, dirty);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.meta);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.file_type_name);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, content.items);
-}
-
-pub const ExtractStateOperation = enum { none, open_file };
-
-pub fn extract_state(self: *Self, iter: *[]const u8) !void {
-    var file_path: []const u8 = undefined;
-    var file_type_name: []const u8 = undefined;
-    var dirty: bool = undefined;
-    var meta: ?[]const u8 = null;
-    var content: []const u8 = undefined;
-
-    if (!try cbor.matchValue(iter, .{
-        cbor.extract(&file_path),
-        cbor.extract(&self.file_exists),
-        cbor.extract(&self.file_eol_mode),
-        cbor.extract(&self.hidden),
-        cbor.extract(&self.ephemeral),
-        cbor.extract(&dirty),
-        cbor.extract(&meta),
-        cbor.extract(&file_type_name),
-        cbor.extract(&content),
-    }))
-        return error.Stop;
-
-    self.set_file_path(file_path);
-
-    if (try file_type_config.get(try self.allocator.dupe(u8, file_type_name))) |config| {
-        self.file_type_name = config.name;
-        self.file_type_icon = config.icon;
-        self.file_type_color = config.color;
-    } else {
-        self.file_type_name = file_type_config.default.name;
-        self.file_type_icon = file_type_config.default.icon;
-        self.file_type_color = file_type_config.default.color;
-    }
-
-    if (meta) |buf| {
-        if (self.meta) |old_buf| self.external_allocator.free(old_buf);
-        self.meta = try self.external_allocator.dupe(u8, buf);
-    }
-    try self.reset_from_string_and_update(content);
-    if (dirty) self.mark_dirty();
-}
diff --git a/src/buffer/Manager.zig b/src/buffer/Manager.zig
index 9097d58..d2484ee 100644
--- a/src/buffer/Manager.zig
+++ b/src/buffer/Manager.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer.zig");
 
@@ -52,34 +51,6 @@ pub fn open_scratch(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8, content: []const u8) Buf
     return buffer;
 }
 
-pub fn write_state(self: *const Self, writer: Buffer.MetaWriter) error{ Stop, OutOfMemory }!void {
-    const buffers = self.list_unordered(self.allocator) catch return;
-    defer self.allocator.free(buffers);
-    try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, buffers.len);
-    for (buffers) |buffer| {
-        tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ @typeName(Self), "write_state", buffer.get_file_path(), buffer.file_type_name });
-        buffer.write_state(writer) catch |e| {
-            tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ @typeName(Self), "write_state", "failed", e });
-            return;
-        };
-    }
-}
-
-pub fn extract_state(self: *Self, iter: *[]const u8) !void {
-    var len = try cbor.decodeArrayHeader(iter);
-    tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ @typeName(Self), "extract_state", len });
-    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
-        var buffer = try Buffer.create(self.allocator);
-        errdefer |e| {
-            tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ "buffer", "extract", "failed", buffer.get_file_path(), e });
-            buffer.deinit();
-        }
-        try buffer.extract_state(iter);
-        try self.buffers.put(self.allocator, try self.allocator.dupe(u8, buffer.get_file_path()), buffer);
-        tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ "buffer", "extract", buffer.get_file_path(), buffer.file_type_name });
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn get_buffer_for_file(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8) ?*Buffer {
     return self.buffers.get(file_path);
 }
@@ -118,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn list_most_recently_used(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) error{
     return result;
 }
 
-pub fn list_unordered(self: *const Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) error{OutOfMemory}![]*Buffer {
+pub fn list_unordered(self: *Self, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) error{OutOfMemory}![]*Buffer {
     var buffers = try std.ArrayListUnmanaged(*Buffer).initCapacity(allocator, self.buffers.size);
     var i = self.buffers.iterator();
     while (i.next()) |kv|
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index f337409..07e1cf5 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ pub fn get_restore_file_name() ![]const u8 {
     const restore_file = if (local.restore_file) |file|
         file
     else
-        try std.fmt.bufPrint(&local.restore_file_buffer, "{s}/{s}", .{ try get_app_state_dir(application_name), restore_file_name });
+        try std.fmt.bufPrint(&local.restore_file_buffer, "{s}/{s}", .{ try get_app_cache_dir(application_name), restore_file_name });
     local.restore_file = restore_file;
     return restore_file;
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index f9fa3de..09e232c 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     file_path: ?[]const u8,
     buffer: ?*Buffer,
     buffer_manager: *Buffer.Manager,
+    lsp_version: usize = 1,
     pause_undo: bool = false,
     pause_undo_root: ?Buffer.Root = null,
 
@@ -330,7 +331,6 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         dirty: bool = false,
         eol_mode: Buffer.EolMode = .lf,
         utf8_sanitized: bool = false,
-        indent_mode: IndentMode = .spaces,
     } = .{},
 
     file_type: ?file_type_config = null,
@@ -371,14 +371,6 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
     const Meta = command.Metadata;
     const Result = command.Result;
 
-    pub fn update_meta(self: *const Self) void {
-        var meta = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
-        defer meta.deinit(self.allocator);
-        if (self.buffer) |_| self.write_state(meta.writer(self.allocator)) catch {};
-        if (self.buffer) |_| self.write_state(meta.writer(self.allocator)) catch {};
-        if (self.buffer) |p| p.set_meta(meta.items) catch {};
-    }
-
     pub fn write_state(self: *const Self, writer: Buffer.MetaWriter) !void {
         try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, 12);
         try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.file_path orelse "");
@@ -409,7 +401,9 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn extract_state(self: *Self, iter: *[]const u8, comptime op: Buffer.ExtractStateOperation) !void {
+    pub fn extract_state(self: *Self, buf: []const u8, comptime op: enum { none, open_file }) !void {
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ "extract_state", self.file_path });
+        tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, tp.message{ .buf = buf });
         self.restored_state = true;
         var file_path: []const u8 = undefined;
         var view_cbor: []const u8 = undefined;
@@ -417,7 +411,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         var clipboard: []const u8 = undefined;
         var last_find_query: []const u8 = undefined;
         var find_history: []const u8 = undefined;
-        if (!try cbor.matchValue(iter, .{
+        if (!try cbor.match(buf, .{
             tp.extract(&file_path),
             tp.extract(&clipboard),
             tp.extract(&last_find_query),
@@ -446,11 +440,11 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
         if (cursels_cbor.len > 0)
             self.clear_all_cursors();
-        var cursels_iter = cursels_cbor;
-        var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&cursels_iter) catch return error.RestoreCurSels;
+        var iter = cursels_cbor;
+        var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch return error.RestoreCurSels;
         while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
             var cursel: CurSel = .{};
-            if (!(cursel.extract(&cursels_iter) catch false)) break;
+            if (!(cursel.extract(&iter) catch false)) break;
             (try self.cursels.addOne(self.allocator)).* = cursel;
         }
 
@@ -642,7 +636,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
                 project_manager.did_open(
                     file_path,
                     ft,
-                    new_buf.lsp_version,
+                    self.lsp_version,
                     try content.toOwnedSlice(std.heap.c_allocator),
                     new_buf.is_ephemeral(),
                 ) catch |e|
@@ -665,8 +659,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         if (buffer_meta) |meta| {
             const frame_ = tracy.initZone(@src(), .{ .name = "extract_state" });
             defer frame_.deinit();
-            var iter = meta;
-            try self.extract_state(&iter, .none);
+            try self.extract_state(meta, .none);
         }
         try self.send_editor_open(file_path, new_buf.file_exists, ftn, fti, ftc);
     }
@@ -1644,12 +1637,11 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
         if (token_from(self.last.root) != token_from(root)) {
             try self.send_editor_update(self.last.root, root, eol_mode);
-            if (self.buffer) |buf|
-                buf.lsp_version += 1;
+            self.lsp_version += 1;
         }
 
-        if (self.last.eol_mode != eol_mode or self.last.utf8_sanitized != utf8_sanitized or self.last.indent_mode != self.indent_mode)
-            try self.send_editor_eol_mode(eol_mode, utf8_sanitized, self.indent_mode);
+        if (self.last.eol_mode != eol_mode or self.last.utf8_sanitized != utf8_sanitized)
+            try self.send_editor_eol_mode(eol_mode, utf8_sanitized);
 
         if (self.last.dirty != dirty)
             try self.send_editor_dirty(dirty);
@@ -1770,14 +1762,14 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     fn send_editor_update(self: *const Self, old_root: ?Buffer.Root, new_root: ?Buffer.Root, eol_mode: Buffer.EolMode) !void {
         _ = try self.handlers.msg(.{ "E", "update", token_from(new_root), token_from(old_root), @intFromEnum(eol_mode) });
-        if (self.buffer) |buffer| if (self.syntax) |_| if (self.file_path) |file_path| if (old_root != null and new_root != null)
-            project_manager.did_change(file_path, buffer.lsp_version, try text_from_root(new_root, eol_mode), try text_from_root(old_root, eol_mode), eol_mode) catch {};
+        if (self.syntax) |_| if (self.file_path) |file_path| if (old_root != null and new_root != null)
+            project_manager.did_change(file_path, self.lsp_version, try text_from_root(new_root, eol_mode), try text_from_root(old_root, eol_mode), eol_mode) catch {};
         if (self.enable_auto_save)
             tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "save_file", .{} }) catch {};
     }
 
-    fn send_editor_eol_mode(self: *const Self, eol_mode: Buffer.EolMode, utf8_sanitized: bool, indent_mode: IndentMode) !void {
-        _ = try self.handlers.msg(.{ "E", "eol_mode", eol_mode, utf8_sanitized, indent_mode });
+    fn send_editor_eol_mode(self: *const Self, eol_mode: Buffer.EolMode, utf8_sanitized: bool) !void {
+        _ = try self.handlers.msg(.{ "E", "eol_mode", @intFromEnum(eol_mode), utf8_sanitized });
     }
 
     fn clamp_abs(self: *Self, abs: bool) void {
@@ -5987,11 +5979,11 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
             const root = try self.buf_root();
             try root.store(content.writer(std.heap.c_allocator), try self.buf_eol_mode());
 
-            if (self.buffer) |buffer| if (self.file_path) |file_path|
+            if (self.file_path) |file_path|
                 project_manager.did_open(
                     file_path,
                     ft,
-                    buffer.lsp_version,
+                    self.lsp_version,
                     try content.toOwnedSlice(std.heap.c_allocator),
                     if (self.buffer) |p| p.is_ephemeral() else true,
                 ) catch |e|
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index ce8c911..c210882 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -1288,25 +1288,11 @@ fn create_home_split(self: *Self) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn write_restore_info(self: *Self) void {
+    const editor = self.get_active_editor() orelse return;
     var sfa = std.heap.stackFallback(512, self.allocator);
     const a = sfa.get();
     var meta = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
-    const writer = meta.writer(a);
-
-    if (self.get_active_editor()) |editor| {
-        cbor.writeValue(writer, editor.file_path) catch return;
-        editor.update_meta();
-    } else {
-        cbor.writeValue(writer, null) catch return;
-    }
-
-    const buffer_manager = tui.get_buffer_manager() orelse @panic("tabs no buffer manager");
-    buffer_manager.write_state(writer) catch return;
-
-    if (self.widgets.get("tabs")) |tabs_widget|
-        if (tabs_widget.dynamic_cast(@import("status/tabs.zig").TabBar)) |tabs|
-            tabs.write_state(writer) catch return;
-
+    editor.write_state(meta.writer(a)) catch return;
     const file_name = root.get_restore_file_name() catch return;
     var file = std.fs.createFileAbsolute(file_name, .{ .truncate = true }) catch return;
     defer file.close();
@@ -1314,6 +1300,7 @@ pub fn write_restore_info(self: *Self) void {
 }
 
 fn read_restore_info(self: *Self) !void {
+    const editor = self.get_active_editor() orelse return;
     const file_name = try root.get_restore_file_name();
     const file = try std.fs.cwd().openFile(file_name, .{ .mode = .read_only });
     defer file.close();
@@ -1321,46 +1308,7 @@ fn read_restore_info(self: *Self) !void {
     var buf = try self.allocator.alloc(u8, @intCast(stat.size));
     defer self.allocator.free(buf);
     const size = try file.readAll(buf);
-    var iter: []const u8 = buf[0..size];
-
-    tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ "mainview", "extract" });
-    var editor_file_path: ?[]const u8 = undefined;
-    if (!try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&editor_file_path))) return error.Stop;
-    try self.buffer_manager.extract_state(&iter);
-
-    if (self.widgets.get("tabs")) |tabs_widget|
-        if (tabs_widget.dynamic_cast(@import("status/tabs.zig").TabBar)) |tabs|
-            tabs.extract_state(&iter) catch |e| {
-                const logger = log.logger("mainview");
-                defer logger.deinit();
-                logger.print_err("mainview", "failed to restore tabs: {}", .{e});
-            };
-
-    const buffers = try self.buffer_manager.list_unordered(self.allocator);
-    defer self.allocator.free(buffers);
-    for (buffers) |buffer| if (!buffer.is_ephemeral())
-        send_buffer_did_open(self.allocator, buffer) catch {};
-
-    if (editor_file_path) |file_path| {
-        try tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = file_path } });
-    } else {
-        try tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "close_file" });
-    }
-}
-
-fn send_buffer_did_open(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, buffer: *Buffer) !void {
-    const ft = try file_type_config.get(buffer.file_type_name orelse return) orelse return;
-    var content = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(u8).empty;
-    defer content.deinit(allocator);
-    try buffer.root.store(content.writer(allocator), buffer.file_eol_mode);
-
-    try project_manager.did_open(
-        buffer.get_file_path(),
-        ft,
-        buffer.lsp_version,
-        try content.toOwnedSlice(allocator),
-        buffer.is_ephemeral(),
-    );
+    try editor.extract_state(buf[0..size], .open_file);
 }
 
 fn get_next_mru_buffer(self: *Self) ?[]const u8 {
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
index 0baae7b..0bf9d0c 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/task_palette.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const command = @import("command");
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
 
 const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
-const Widget = @import("../../Widget.zig");
 pub const Type = @import("palette.zig").Create(@This());
 const module_name = @typeName(@This());
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ pub const description = "task";
 
 pub const Entry = struct {
     label: []const u8,
-    command: ?[]const u8 = null,
+    hint: []const u8,
 };
 
 pub fn deinit(palette: *Type) void {
@@ -30,13 +29,9 @@ pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !usize {
     while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
         var task: []const u8 = undefined;
         if (try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&task))) {
-            (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .label = try palette.allocator.dupe(u8, task) };
+            (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .label = try palette.allocator.dupe(u8, task), .hint = "" };
         } else return error.InvalidTaskMessageField;
     }
-    (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{
-        .label = try palette.allocator.dupe(u8, " Add new task"),
-        .command = "add_task",
-    };
     return if (palette.entries.items.len == 0) label.len else blk: {
         var longest: usize = 0;
         for (palette.entries.items) |item| longest = @max(longest, item.label.len);
@@ -54,73 +49,30 @@ pub fn add_menu_entry(palette: *Type, entry: *Entry, matches: ?[]const usize) !v
     var value = std.ArrayList(u8).init(palette.allocator);
     defer value.deinit();
     const writer = value.writer();
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.label);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.hint);
     try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches orelse &[_]usize{});
     try palette.menu.add_item_with_handler(value.items, select);
     palette.items += 1;
 }
 
-pub fn on_render_menu(_: *Type, button: *Type.ButtonState, theme: *const Widget.Theme, selected: bool) bool {
-    var entry: Entry = undefined;
-    var iter = button.opts.label; // label contains cbor entry object and matches
-    if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&entry)) catch false))
-        entry.label = "#ERROR#";
-
-    const style_base = theme.editor_widget;
-    const style_label =
-        if (button.active)
-            theme.editor_cursor
-        else if (button.hover or selected)
-            theme.editor_selection
-        else if (entry.command) |_|
-            theme.input_placeholder
-        else
-            theme.editor_widget;
-
-    const style_hint = if (tui.find_scope_style(theme, "entity.name")) |sty| sty.style else style_label;
-    button.plane.set_base_style(style_base);
-    button.plane.erase();
-    button.plane.home();
-    button.plane.set_style(style_label);
-    button.plane.fill(" ");
-    button.plane.home();
-    button.plane.set_style(style_hint);
-    const pointer = if (selected) "⏵" else " ";
-    _ = button.plane.print("{s}", .{pointer}) catch {};
-    button.plane.set_style(style_label);
-    _ = button.plane.print("{s} ", .{entry.label}) catch {};
-    var index: usize = 0;
-    var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch return false;
-    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
-        if (cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&index)) catch break) {
-            tui.render_match_cell(&button.plane, 0, index + 1, theme) catch break;
-        } else break;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 fn select(menu: **Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) void {
-    var entry: Entry = undefined;
+    var task: []const u8 = undefined;
     var iter = button.opts.label;
-    if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&entry)) catch false)) return;
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &task) catch false)) return;
     var buffer_name = std.ArrayList(u8).init(menu.*.opts.ctx.allocator);
     defer buffer_name.deinit();
-    buffer_name.writer().print("*{s}*", .{entry.label}) catch {};
-    if (entry.command) |cmd| {
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", cmd, .{entry.label} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-    } else {
-        project_manager.add_task(entry.label) catch {};
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "create_scratch_buffer", .{ buffer_name.items, "", "conf" } }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "shell_execute_stream", .{entry.label} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
-    }
+    buffer_name.writer().print("*{s}*", .{task}) catch {};
+    project_manager.add_task(task) catch {};
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "create_scratch_buffer", .{ buffer_name.items, "", "conf" } }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "shell_execute_stream", .{task} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
 }
 
 pub fn delete_item(menu: *Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) bool {
-    var entry: Entry = undefined;
+    var task: []const u8 = undefined;
     var iter = button.opts.label;
-    if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&entry)) catch false)) return false;
-    command.executeName("delete_task", command.fmt(.{entry.label})) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &task) catch false)) return false;
+    command.executeName("delete_task", command.fmt(.{task})) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
     return true; //refresh list
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
index 861b2b1..9493d07 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/filestate.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const tracy = @import("tracy");
-const config = @import("config");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
 const root = @import("root");
 const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ detailed: bool = false,
 file: bool = false,
 eol_mode: Buffer.EolMode = .lf,
 utf8_sanitized: bool = false,
-indent_mode: config.IndentMode = .spaces,
 
 const project_icon = "";
 const Self = @This();
@@ -157,19 +155,15 @@ fn render_detailed(self: *Self, plane: *Plane, theme: *const Widget.Theme) void
         _ = plane.print("{s} ({s})", .{ self.name, project_name }) catch {};
     } else {
         const eol_mode = switch (self.eol_mode) {
-            .lf => "[↩ = ␊]",
-            .crlf => "[↩ = ␍␊]",
-        };
-        const indent_mode = switch (self.indent_mode) {
-            .spaces, .auto => "[⭾ = ␠]",
-            .tabs => "[⭾ = ␉]",
+            .lf => " [↩ = ␊]",
+            .crlf => " [↩ = ␍␊]",
         };
 
         _ = plane.putstr(if (!self.file_exists) "󰽂" else if (self.file_dirty) "󰆓" else "󱣪") catch {};
         _ = plane.print(" {s}:{d}:{d}", .{ self.name, self.line + 1, self.column + 1 }) catch {};
         _ = plane.print(" of {d} lines", .{self.lines}) catch {};
         if (self.file_type.len > 0)
-            _ = plane.print(" ({s}) {s}{s}", .{ self.file_type, eol_mode, indent_mode }) catch {};
+            _ = plane.print(" ({s}){s}", .{ self.file_type, eol_mode }) catch {};
 
         if (self.utf8_sanitized) {
             plane.set_style(.{ .fg = theme.editor_error.fg.? });
@@ -220,12 +214,13 @@ fn process_event(self: *Self, m: tp.message) error{Exit}!bool {
     var file_type: []const u8 = undefined;
     var file_icon: []const u8 = undefined;
     var file_dirty: bool = undefined;
+    var eol_mode: Buffer.EolModeTag = @intFromEnum(Buffer.EolMode.lf);
     if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, "pos", tp.extract(&self.lines), tp.extract(&self.line), tp.extract(&self.column) }))
         return false;
     if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, "dirty", tp.extract(&file_dirty) })) {
         self.file_dirty = file_dirty;
-    } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, "eol_mode", tp.extract(&self.eol_mode), tp.extract(&self.utf8_sanitized), tp.extract(&self.indent_mode) })) {
-        //
+    } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, "eol_mode", tp.extract(&eol_mode), tp.extract(&self.utf8_sanitized) })) {
+        self.eol_mode = @enumFromInt(eol_mode);
     } else if (try m.match(.{ tp.any, "save", tp.extract(&file_path) })) {
         @memcpy(self.name_buf[0..file_path.len], file_path);
         self.name = self.name_buf[0..file_path.len];
diff --git a/src/tui/status/linenumstate.zig b/src/tui/status/linenumstate.zig
index 3c29e48..b545e8e 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/linenumstate.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/linenumstate.zig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
-const config = @import("config");
 
 const Plane = @import("renderer").Plane;
 const command = @import("command");
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ buf: [256]u8 = undefined,
 rendered: [:0]const u8 = "",
 eol_mode: Buffer.EolMode = .lf,
 utf8_sanitized: bool = false,
-indent_mode: config.IndentMode = .spaces,
 padding: ?usize,
 leader: ?Leader,
 style: ?DigitStyle,
@@ -92,11 +90,7 @@ fn format(self: *Self) void {
         .lf => "",
         .crlf => " [␍␊]",
     };
-    const indent_mode = switch (self.indent_mode) {
-        .spaces, .auto => "",
-        .tabs => " [⭾]",
-    };
-    std.fmt.format(writer, "{s}{s} Ln ", .{ eol_mode, indent_mode }) catch {};
+    std.fmt.format(writer, "{s} Ln ", .{eol_mode}) catch {};
     self.format_count(writer, self.line + 1, self.padding orelse 0) catch {};
     std.fmt.format(writer, ", Col ", .{}) catch {};
     self.format_count(writer, self.column + 1, self.padding orelse 0) catch {};
@@ -121,9 +115,11 @@ fn format_count(self: *Self, writer: anytype, value: usize, width: usize) !void
 }
 
 pub fn receive(self: *Self, _: *Button.State(Self), _: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) error{Exit}!bool {
+    var eol_mode: Buffer.EolModeTag = @intFromEnum(Buffer.EolMode.lf);
     if (try m.match(.{ "E", "pos", tp.extract(&self.lines), tp.extract(&self.line), tp.extract(&self.column) })) {
         self.format();
-    } else if (try m.match(.{ "E", "eol_mode", tp.extract(&self.eol_mode), tp.extract(&self.utf8_sanitized), tp.extract(&self.indent_mode) })) {
+    } else if (try m.match(.{ "E", "eol_mode", tp.extract(&eol_mode), tp.extract(&self.utf8_sanitized) })) {
+        self.eol_mode = @enumFromInt(eol_mode);
         self.format();
     } else if (try m.match(.{ "E", "open", tp.more })) {
         self.eol_mode = .lf;
diff --git a/src/tui/status/tabs.zig b/src/tui/status/tabs.zig
index 97ffbf6..c2de5b2 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/tabs.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/tabs.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const std = @import("std");
-const cbor = @import("cbor");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const root = @import("root");
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, parent: Plane, event_handler: ?Event
     return Widget.to(self);
 }
 
-pub const TabBar = struct {
+const TabBar = struct {
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
     plane: Plane,
     widget_list: *WidgetList,
@@ -268,45 +267,6 @@ pub const TabBar = struct {
         if (buffer_manager.buffer_from_ref(tab.buffer_ref)) |buffer|
             tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = buffer.get_file_path() } }) catch {};
     }
-
-    pub fn write_state(self: *const Self, writer: Buffer.MetaWriter) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
-        try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, self.tabs.len);
-        for (self.tabs) |tab| try cbor.writeValue(writer, ref_to_name(tab.buffer_ref));
-    }
-
-    fn ref_to_name(buffer_ref: usize) ?[]const u8 {
-        const buffer_manager = tui.get_buffer_manager() orelse @panic("tabs no buffer manager");
-        return if (buffer_manager.buffer_from_ref(buffer_ref)) |buffer| buffer.get_file_path() else null;
-    }
-
-    pub fn extract_state(self: *Self, iter: *[]const u8) !void {
-        var iter2 = iter.*;
-        self.allocator.free(self.tabs);
-        self.tabs = &.{};
-
-        var result: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(TabBarTab) = .{};
-        errdefer result.deinit(self.allocator);
-
-        var count = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter2) catch return error.MatchTabArrayFailed;
-        while (count > 0) : (count -= 1) {
-            var buffer_name: ?[]const u8 = undefined;
-            if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter2, cbor.extract(&buffer_name)) catch false)) return error.MatchTabBufferNameFailed;
-            if (buffer_name) |name| if (name_to_ref(name)) |buffer_ref| {
-                (try result.addOne(self.allocator)).* = .{
-                    .buffer_ref = buffer_ref,
-                    .widget = try Tab.create(self, buffer_ref, &self.tab_style, self.event_handler),
-                };
-            };
-        }
-
-        self.tabs = try result.toOwnedSlice(self.allocator);
-        iter.* = iter2;
-    }
-
-    fn name_to_ref(buffer_name: []const u8) ?usize {
-        const buffer_manager = tui.get_buffer_manager() orelse @panic("tabs no buffer manager");
-        return if (buffer_manager.get_buffer_for_file(buffer_name)) |buffer| buffer_manager.buffer_to_ref(buffer) else null;
-    }
 };
 
 const Tab = struct {
@@ -497,22 +457,6 @@ const Tab = struct {
         const basename = if (basename_begin) |begin| file_path[begin + 1 ..] else file_path;
         return basename;
     }
-
-    fn write_state(self: *const @This(), writer: Buffer.MetaWriter) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
-        try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, 9);
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.get_file_path());
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.file_exists);
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.file_eol_mode);
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.hidden);
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.ephemeral);
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.meta);
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, self.file_type_name);
-    }
-
-    fn extract_state(self: *@This(), iter: *[]const u8) !void {
-        _ = self;
-        _ = iter;
-    }
 };
 
 const spacer = struct {