diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 73b2124..beda0ee 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         self.view.row = row;
     }
 
-    pub fn update_scroll_dest_abs(self: *Self, dest: usize) void {
+    fn update_scroll_dest_abs(self: *Self, dest: usize) void {
         const root = self.buf_root() catch return;
         const max_view = if (root.lines() <= scroll_cursor_min_border_distance) 0 else root.lines() - scroll_cursor_min_border_distance;
         self.scroll_dest = @min(dest, max_view);
@@ -5713,27 +5713,32 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
 
     pub fn focus_on_range(self: *Self, ctx: Context) Result {
         var sel: Selection = .{};
+        var pos_type: PosType = .column;
         if (!try ctx.args.match(.{
             tp.extract(&sel.begin.row),
             tp.extract(&sel.begin.col),
             tp.extract(&sel.end.row),
             tp.extract(&sel.end.col),
+            tp.extract(&pos_type),
         })) return error.InvalidFocusOnRangeArgument;
 
-        self.cancel_all_matches();
-        self.add_match_internal(sel.begin.row + 1, sel.begin.col, sel.end.row + 1, sel.end.col);
-        const cursor = sel.begin;
-        const range_height = sel.end.row - sel.begin.row + 1;
-        const view_height = self.view.rows;
-        const offset = if (range_height > view_height - @min(view_height, scroll_cursor_min_border_distance * 2))
-            scroll_cursor_min_border_distance
+        self.cancel_all_selections();
+        const root = self.buf_root() catch return;
+        if (pos_type == .byte)
+            sel = sel.from_pos(root, self.metrics) catch return;
+        const primary = self.get_primary();
+        try primary.cursor.move_to(
+            root,
+            sel.begin.row,
+            sel.begin.col,
+            self.metrics,
+        );
+        primary.selection = sel;
+        if (self.view.is_visible(&primary.cursor))
+            self.clamp()
         else
-            (view_height / 2) - (range_height / 2);
-        const row = if (cursor.row > offset)
-            cursor.row - offset
-        else
-            0;
-        self.update_scroll_dest_abs(row);
+            try self.scroll_view_center(.{});
+        self.need_render();
     }
     pub const focus_on_range_meta: Meta = .{ .arguments = &.{ .integer, .integer, .integer, .integer } };
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/symbol_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/symbol_palette.zig
index 34c4b4f..1acd873 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/symbol_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/symbol_palette.zig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ pub const Entry = struct {
 
 pub const ValueType = struct {
     start: ed.CurSel = .{},
-    view: ed.View = .{},
     column_size: [3]u8 = undefined,
 };
 pub const defaultValue: ValueType = .{};
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !usize {
     var max_label_len: usize = 0;
 
     palette.value.start = editor.get_primary().*;
-    palette.value.view = editor.view;
     var iter: []const u8 = mv.symbols.items;
     init_col_sizes(palette);
     while (iter.len > 0) {
@@ -196,6 +194,8 @@ fn find_closest(palette: *Type) ?usize {
     var previous: usize = 0;
     for (palette.entries.items, 0..) |entry, idx| {
         _, _, _, const sel = get_values(entry.cbor);
+        if (cursor.within(sel))
+            return idx + 1;
         if (cursor.row < sel.begin.row) return previous + 1;
         previous = idx;
     }
@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ fn find_closest(palette: *Type) ?usize {
 }
 
 fn select(menu: **Type.MenuType, button: *Type.ButtonType, _: Type.Pos) void {
-    const editor = tui.get_active_editor() orelse return;
-    editor.clear_matches();
     _, _, _, const sel = get_values(button.opts.label);
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "goto_line_and_column", .{ sel.begin.row + 1, sel.begin.col + 1 } }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err(module_name, e);
@@ -213,13 +211,13 @@ fn select(menu: **Type.MenuType, button: *Type.ButtonType, _: Type.Pos) void {
 pub fn updated(palette: *Type, button_: ?*Type.ButtonType) !void {
     const button = button_ orelse return cancel(palette);
     _, _, _, const sel = get_values(button.opts.label);
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "focus_on_range", .{ sel.begin.row, sel.begin.col, sel.end.row, sel.end.col } }) catch {};
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "focus_on_range", .{ sel.begin.row, sel.begin.col, sel.end.row, sel.end.col, ed.PosType.byte } }) catch {};
 }
 
 pub fn cancel(palette: *Type) !void {
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "goto_line_and_column", .{ palette.value.start.cursor.row + 1, palette.value.start.cursor.col + 1 } }) catch return;
     const editor = tui.get_active_editor() orelse return;
-    editor.clear_matches();
-    editor.update_scroll_dest_abs(palette.value.view.row);
+    editor.get_primary().selection = palette.value.start.selection;
 }
 
 const SymbolKind = enum(u8) {