diff --git a/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json b/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json
index b2a9c71..661a77d 100644
--- a/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json
+++ b/src/keybind/builtin/emacs.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "project": {
+    "normal": {
         "press": [
             ["f4", "toggle_input_mode"],
             ["ctrl+0", "reset_fontsize"],
@@ -7,17 +7,11 @@
             ["ctrl+-", "adjust_fontsize", -1.0],
             ["ctrl+r", "find_file"],
             ["ctrl+h ctrl+a", "open_help"],
-            ["ctrl+x ctrl+f", "open_file"],
-            ["ctrl+x b", "open_recent"],
             ["ctrl+c ctrl+o", "open_recent_project"],
             ["ctrl+c g", "find_in_files"],
             ["alt+x", "open_command_palette"],
-            ["ctrl+x ctrl+c", "quit"]
-        ]
-    },
-    "normal": {
-        "inherit": "project",
-        "press": [
+            ["ctrl+x ctrl+c", "quit"],
+
             ["ctrl+g", "cancel"],
             ["ctrl+_", "undo"],
             ["\u001f", "undo"],
@@ -115,9 +109,21 @@
     },
     "home": {
         "on_match_failure": "ignore",
-        "inherit": "project",
         "press": [
-            ["f", "change_fontface"]
+            ["f", "change_fontface"],
+            ["f4", "toggle_input_mode"],
+            ["ctrl+0", "reset_fontsize"],
+            ["ctrl+=", "adjust_fontsize", 1.0],
+            ["ctrl+-", "adjust_fontsize", -1.0],
+            ["ctrl+r", "find_file"],
+            ["ctrl+h ctrl+a", "open_help"],
+            ["ctrl+x ctrl+f", "open_file"],
+            ["ctrl+x ctrl+r", "open_recent"],
+            ["ctrl+x b", "switch_buffers"],
+            ["ctrl+c ctrl+o", "open_recent_project"],
+            ["ctrl+c g", "find_in_files"],
+            ["alt+x", "open_command_palette"],
+            ["ctrl+x ctrl+c", "quit"]
         ]
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mainview.zig b/src/tui/mainview.zig
index f32b90a..b0c2c03 100644
--- a/src/tui/mainview.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mainview.zig
@@ -337,8 +337,7 @@ const cmds = struct {
         tui.rdr().set_terminal_working_directory(project);
         if (self.top_bar) |bar| _ = try bar.msg(.{ "PRJ", "open" });
         if (self.bottom_bar) |bar| _ = try bar.msg(.{ "PRJ", "open" });
-        if (try project_manager.request_most_recent_file(self.allocator)) |file_path|
-            self.show_file_async_and_free(file_path);
+        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "open_recent" }) catch return;
     }
     pub const change_project_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{.string} };
 
@@ -1224,11 +1223,6 @@ fn toggle_inputview_async(_: *Self) void {
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "toggle_inputview" }) catch return;
 }
 
-fn show_file_async_and_free(self: *Self, file_path: []const u8) void {
-    defer self.allocator.free(file_path);
-    self.show_file_async(file_path);
-}
-
 fn show_file_async(_: *Self, file_path: []const u8) void {
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = file_path } }) catch return;
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig b/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
index de60c07..3eeb4b6 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/mini/open_file.zig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const tp = @import("thespian");
 const root = @import("root");
 const command = @import("command");
+const project_manager = @import("project_manager");
 
 const tui = @import("../../tui.zig");
 
@@ -10,6 +11,11 @@ pub const Type = @import("file_browser.zig").Create(@This());
 pub const create = Type.create;
 
 pub fn load_entries(self: *Type) error{ Exit, OutOfMemory }!void {
+    var project_name_buf: [512]u8 = undefined;
+    const project_path = tp.env.get().str("project");
+    const project_name = project_manager.abbreviate_home(&project_name_buf, project_path);
+    try self.file_path.appendSlice(project_name);
+    try self.file_path.append(std.fs.path.sep);
     const editor = tui.get_active_editor() orelse return;
     if (editor.file_path) |old_path|
         if (std.mem.lastIndexOf(u8, old_path, "/")) |pos|
@@ -28,8 +34,15 @@ pub fn name(_: *Type) []const u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn select(self: *Type) void {
-    if (root.is_directory(self.file_path.items)) return;
-    if (self.file_path.items.len > 0)
-        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = self.file_path.items } }) catch {};
+    var buf = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.allocator);
+    defer buf.deinit();
+    const file_path = project_manager.expand_home(&buf, self.file_path.items);
+    if (root.is_directory(file_path)) {
+        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch return;
+        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "change_project", .{file_path} }) catch {};
+        return;
+    }
+    if (file_path.len > 0)
+        tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "navigate", .{ .file = file_path } }) catch {};
     command.executeName("exit_mini_mode", .{}) catch {};
 }