diff --git a/dot.config/kak/autoload/autoload b/dot.config/kak/autoload/autoload
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+/home/nk/.local/share/kak/autoload/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dot.config/kak/autoload/ecmascript.kak b/dot.config/kak/autoload/ecmascript.kak
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+# Detection
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook global BufCreate .*[.](js) %{
+    set buffer filetype javascript
+}
+
+# Highlighters
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+add-highlighter -group / regions -default code javascript \
+    double_string '"'  (?<!\\)(\\\\)*"         '' \
+    single_string "'"  (?<!\\)(\\\\)*'         '' \
+    literal       "`"  (?<!\\)(\\\\)*`         '' \
+    comment       //   '$'                     '' \
+    comment       /\*  \*/                     ''
+
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/double_string fill string
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/single_string fill string
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/comment       fill comment
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/literal       fill string
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/literal       regex \${.*?} 0:value
+
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/code regex \b(Infinity|NaN|false|null|this|true|undefined)\b 0:value
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/code regex "-?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]+" 0:value
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/code regex \b(Array|Boolean|Date|Function|JSON|Map|Math|Number|Object|Promise|Proxy|Reflect|RegExp|Set|String|Symbol|WeakMap|WeakSet)\b 0:type
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/code regex \b(Error|EvalError|InternalError|RangeError|ReferenceError|SyntaxError|TypeError|URIError)\b 0:type
+
+# https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Lexical_grammar#Keywords
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/code regex \b(async|await|break|case|catch|class|const|continue|debugger|default|delete|do|else|export|extends|finally|from|for|function|if|import|in|instanceof|let|new|of|return|super|switch|throw|try|typeof|var|void|while|with|yield)\b 0:keyword
+add-highlighter -group /javascript/code regex => 0:keyword
+
+# Commands
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+def -hidden javascript-filter-around-selections %{
+    # remove trailing white spaces
+    try %{ exec -draft -itersel <a-x> s \h+$ <ret> d }
+}
+
+def -hidden javascript-indent-on-char %<
+    eval -draft -itersel %<
+        # align closer token to its opener when alone on a line
+        try %/ exec -draft <a-h> <a-k> ^\h+[]}]$ <ret> m s \`|.\' <ret> 1<a-&> /
+    >
+>
+
+def -hidden javascript-indent-on-new-line %<
+    eval -draft -itersel %<
+        # copy // comments prefix and following white spaces
+        try %{ exec -draft k <a-x> s ^\h*\K#\h* <ret> y gh j P }
+        # preserve previous line indent
+        try %{ exec -draft \; K <a-&> }
+        # filter previous line
+        try %{ exec -draft k : javascript-filter-around-selections <ret> }
+        # indent after lines beginning / ending with opener token
+        try %_ exec -draft k <a-x> <a-k> ^\h*[[{]|[[{]$ <ret> j <a-gt> _
+    >
+>
+
+# Initialization
+# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
+
+hook -group javascript-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=javascript %{ add-highlighter ref javascript }
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=javascript %{
+    hook window InsertEnd  .* -group javascript-hooks  javascript-filter-around-selections
+    hook window InsertChar .* -group javascript-indent javascript-indent-on-char
+    hook window InsertChar \n -group javascript-indent javascript-indent-on-new-line
+}
+
+hook -group javascript-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=(?!javascript).* %{ remove-highlighter javascript }
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=(?!javascript).* %{
+    remove-hooks window javascript-indent
+    remove-hooks window javascript-hooks
+}
+
+# suggested hook
+
+#hook global WinSetOption filetype=javascript %{
+    #set window formatcmd 'prettier --stdin --semi false --single-quote --jsx-bracket-same-line --trailing-comma all'
+#}
diff --git a/dot.config/kak/autoload/livedown.kak b/dot.config/kak/autoload/livedown.kak
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index 0000000..c9ac60a
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+++ b/dot.config/kak/autoload/livedown.kak
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+decl int livedown_port 8642
+
+def livedown-start %{ %sh{
+  (
+    livedown start --open --port "$kak_opt_livedown_port" "$kak_buffile"
+  ) >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null &
+}}
+
+def livedown-stop %{ %sh{
+  livedown stop --port "$kak_opt_livedown_port"
+}}
diff --git a/dot.config/kak/autoload/stuff.kak b/dot.config/kak/autoload/stuff.kak
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+face Whitespace rgb:555555+b
+
+# hooks to show line numbers, whitespaces and matching brackets
+hook -group DefaultHighlights global WinCreate .* %{
+  addhl number_lines -hlcursor -separator '  '
+  addhl show_whitespaces
+  addhl show_matching
+  addhl regex '\h+$' 0:default,red    # show all trailing whispaces red
+  addhl dynregex '%reg{/}' 0:+u 1:+b
+}
+hook -group MarkdownHighlights global WinCreate .*[.](md) %{
+  addhl wrap -word -width 80
+}
+
+# map tmux split and window commands in vim style
+def -file-completion -params 1 tabe %{ tmux-new-window edit %arg{1} }
+def -file-completion -params 1 vsplit %{ tmux-new-vertical edit %arg{1} }
+#map global insert ctrl-n '<esc>:new<ret>'
+#map global normal ctrl-n ':new<ret>'
+
+#def fedit -params 1 -shell-candidates %{ git ls-files } %{ edit %arg{1} }
+#alias global fe fedit
+
+def -docstring 'invoke fzf to open a file' \
+  fzf-file %{ %sh{
+    if [ -z "$TMUX" ]; then
+      echo echo only works inside tmux
+    else
+      FILE=`fzf-tmux -d 15`
+      if [ -n "$FILE" ]; then
+        echo "eval -client '$kak_client' 'edit ${FILE}'" | kak -p ${kak_session}
+      fi
+    fi
+}}
+
+def -docstring 'invoke fzf to select a buffer' \
+  fzf-buffer %{ %sh{
+    if [ -z "$TMUX" ]; then
+      echo echo only works inside tmux
+    else
+      BUFFER=`echo ${kak_buflist} | tr : '\n' | fzf-tmux -d 15`
+      if [ -n "$BUFFER" ]; then
+        echo "eval -client '$kak_client' 'buffer ${BUFFER}'" | kak -p ${kak_session}
+      fi
+    fi
+}}
+
+alias global ffe fzf-file
+alias global ffb fzf-buffer
+
+set global tabstop 2
+set global indentwidth 2
+
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=(javascript|ecmascript) %{
+  set window formatcmd 'prettier-standard'
+  #hook window BufWritePre .* format
+}
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=rust %{
+  racer-enable-autocomplete
+  set window formatcmd 'rustfmt'
+  hook window BufWritePre .* format
+  set buffer tabstop 4
+  set buffer indentwidth 4
+}
+hook global WinSetOption filetype=json %{
+  set window formatcmd 'jq .'
+  hook window BufWritePre .* format
+}
diff --git a/dot.config/kak/autoload/todotxt.kak b/dot.config/kak/autoload/todotxt.kak
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..e3d73c6
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+++ b/dot.config/kak/autoload/todotxt.kak
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+/home/nk/src/koehr/kakoune-todo.txt/todotxt.kak
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dot.config/kak/kakrc b/dot.config/kak/kakrc
index 9ee2114..35fdcf5 100644
--- a/dot.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/dot.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -1,51 +1,43 @@
-colorscheme zenburn
+colorscheme desertex
 set global scrolloff 5,5
-set global tabstop 2
-set global indentwidth 2
 set global incsearch true
 set global aligntab true
-set global ui_options ncurses_assistant=cat
+set global ui_options ncurses_assistant=none:ncurses_change_colors=true
+# set global autoinfo normal|command|onkey  ## always show info box for every command key
+set global grepcmd 'rg --column'
 
-# hooks to show line numbers, whitespaces and matching brackets
-hook -group DefaultHighlights global WinCreate .* %{
-  addhl number_lines -hlcursor -separator '  '
-  addhl show_whitespaces
-  addhl show_matching
-  addhl regex '\h+$' 0:default,red    # show all trailing whispaces red
+map global insert <tab> '  '
+
+# with inspiration from
+# https://github.com/Delapouite/dotfiles/blob/master/link/kak/kakrc
+set global modelinefmt %{
+  %val{bufname} [%opt{filetype}]
+· %val{cursor_line}:%val{cursor_char_column}
+· {{context_info}} {{mode_info}}
 }
 
-# map tmux split and window commands in vim style
-def -file-completion -params 1 tabe %{ tmux-new-window edit %arg{1} }
-def -file-completion -params 1 vsplit %{ tmux-new-vertical edit %arg{1} }
-#map global insert ctrl-n '<esc>:new<ret>'
-#map global normal ctrl-n ':new<ret>'
+addhl -group / group trailing_white_spaces
+addhl -group /trailing_white_spaces regex \h+$ 0:Error
 
-#def fedit -params 1 -shell-candidates %{ git ls-files } %{ edit %arg{1} }
-#alias global fe fedit
+hook global InsertBegin .* %{
+  rmhl trailing_white_spaces
+  # echo -color Information '— INSERT —'
+}
 
-def -docstring 'invoke fzf to open a file' \
-  fzf-file %{ %sh{
-    if [ -z "$TMUX" ]; then
-      echo echo only works inside tmux
-    else
-      FILE=`fzf-tmux -d 15`
-      if [ -n "$FILE" ]; then
-        echo "eval -client '$kak_client' 'edit ${FILE}'" | kak -p ${kak_session}
-      fi
-    fi
+hook global InsertEnd .* %{
+  addhl ref trailing_white_spaces
+  lint
+}
+
+# ← system clipboard
+map global user y '<a-|>xsel --input --clipboard<ret>; :echo -color Information "copied selection to X11 clipboard"<ret>' -docstring 'yank from clipboard'
+map global user p '<a-!>xsel --output --clipboard<ret>' -docstring 'replace from clipboard'
+map global user P '!xsel --output --clipboard<ret>' -docstring 'print from clipboard'
+
+# → system clipboard
+hook global NormalKey y|d|c %{ nop %sh{
+  printf %s "$kak_reg_dquote" | xsel --input --clipboard
 }}
 
-def -docstring 'invoke fzf to select a buffer' \
-  fzf-buffer %{ %sh{
-    if [ -z "$TMUX" ]; then
-      echo echo only works inside tmux
-    else
-      BUFFER=`echo ${kak_buflist} | tr : '\n' | fzf-tmux -d 15`
-      if [ -n "$BUFFER" ]; then
-        echo "eval -client '$kak_client' 'buffer ${BUFFER}'" | kak -p ${kak_session}
-      fi
-    fi
-}}
-
-alias global ffe fzf-file
-alias global ffb fzf-buffer
+def -docstring 'ripgrep in current dir' \
+find -params 1 -shell-candidates %{ rg --files } %{ edit %arg{1} }