diff --git a/src/buffer/Buffer.zig b/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
index ddcf889..e3d5c47 100644
--- a/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
+++ b/src/buffer/Buffer.zig
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ 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,
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index f9fa3de..c73168a 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,
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ 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|
@@ -1644,12 +1644,11 @@ 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 +1769,14 @@ 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 +5986,11 @@ 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..a4aa7b0 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -1303,10 +1303,6 @@ pub fn write_restore_info(self: *Self) void {
     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;
-
     const file_name = root.get_restore_file_name() catch return;
     var file = std.fs.createFileAbsolute(file_name, .{ .truncate = true }) catch return;
     defer file.close();
@@ -1328,19 +1324,6 @@ fn read_restore_info(self: *Self) !void {
     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 {
@@ -1348,21 +1331,6 @@ fn read_restore_info(self: *Self) !void {
     }
 }
 
-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(),
-    );
-}
-
 fn get_next_mru_buffer(self: *Self) ?[]const u8 {
     const buffers = self.buffer_manager.list_most_recently_used(self.allocator) catch return null;
     defer self.allocator.free(buffers);
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 {