diff --git a/femto.tal b/femto.tal
index f48546f..f8c2087 100644
--- a/femto.tal
+++ b/femto.tal
@@ -509,26 +509,37 @@
         ;jump-to-line JSR2
         ;redraw-all JSR2 ;return JMP2
 
-@jump-to-line ( n* -> )
-    .term/rows LDZ2 INC2 #0002 DIV2 LTH2k ( n rows/2 n<rows/2? ) ,&early JCN
-    OVR2 SWP2 SUB2 ( n n-rows/2 )
-    .buffer/line-count LDZ2 ( n n-rows/2 lines )
-    .term/rows LDZ2 SUB2 ( n n-rows/2 lines-rows )
-    GTH2k ( n n-rows/2 lines-rows n-rows/2>lines-rows? )
-    ,&late JCN ( n n-rows/2 lines-rows )
+@move-to-coord ( col* row* -> )
+    DUP2 ;line-is-visible JSR2 ;jump-to-coord/short JCN2
+    ;jump-to-coord JMP2
+
+@jump-to-coord ( x* y* -> )
+    .term/rows LDZ2 INC2 #0002 DIV2 LTH2k ( x y rows/2 y<rows/2? ) ,&early JCN
+    OVR2 SWP2 SUB2 ( x y y-rows/2 )
+    .buffer/line-count LDZ2 ( x y y-rows/2 lines )
+    .term/rows LDZ2 SUB2 ( x y y-rows/2 lines-rows )
+    GTH2k ( x y y-rows/2 lines-rows y-rows/2>lines-rows? )
+    ,&late JCN ( x y y-rows/2 lines-rows )
     POP2 ,&finish JMP
-    &early ( n rows/2 )
-        POP2 #0000 ,&finish JMP ( n 0000 )
-    &late ( n n-rows/2 lines-rows )
+    &early ( x y rows/2 )
+        POP2 #0000 ,&finish JMP ( x y 0000 )
+    &late ( x y y-rows/2 lines-rows )
         NIP2
-    &finish ( n o )
-        SUB2k STH2 DUP2 ( n o o [n-o] )
-        .buffer/line-offset STZ2 ( n o [n-o] )
-        ;abs-line JSR2 .buffer/offset STZ2 ( n [n-o] )
-        #0000 .cursor/col STZ2 ( n [n-o] )
-        POP2r .cursor/row STZ2
+    &finish ( x y o )
+        ;redraw-all JSR2
+        SUB2k STH2 DUP2 ( x y o o [y-o] )
+        .buffer/line-offset STZ2 ( x y o [y-o] )
+        ;abs-line JSR2 .buffer/offset STZ2 ( x y [y-o] )
+        POP2r
+    &short
+        ;redraw-statusbar-and-cursor JSR2
+        .cursor/row STZ2 ( x )
+        .cursor/col STZ2
         JMP2r
 
+@jump-to-line ( n* -> )
+    #0000 SWP2 ;jump-to-coord JMP2
+
 @ensure-visible-cursor
     ;cur-rel-row JSR2 .term/rows LDZ2 LTH2 ,&noop JCN
     ;cur-abs-row JSR2 ;jump-to-line JSR2
@@ -602,6 +613,8 @@
     ;redraw-prompt-and-cursor JSR2 ;return JMP2
 
 @do-search ( -> )
+    ( TODO: verify the match found anything )
+    ( if not we should display an error instead of activating searching )
     #01 .searching/active STZ
     ;move-to-next-match JMP2
 
@@ -699,12 +712,10 @@
         ORA ,&found JCN
         INC2 ,&loop JMP
     &found
-        NIP2 ;jump-to-pos JSR2
-        ,&done JMP
+        NIP2 ;jump-to-pos JSR2 ,&done JMP
     &fail
         POP2 POP2
     &done
-        ;redraw-all JSR2
         ;return JMP2
 
 @move-to-prev-match
@@ -718,12 +729,10 @@
         ORA ,&found JCN
         #0001 SUB2 ,&loop JMP
     &found
-        NIP2 ;jump-to-pos JSR2
-        ,&done JMP
+        NIP2 ;jump-to-pos JSR2 ,&done JMP
     &fail
         POP2 POP2
     &done
-        ;redraw-all JSR2
         ;return JMP2
 
 @on-key-searching
@@ -1088,12 +1097,19 @@
     &tabs #0004 ADD2 ,&loop JMP
     &done POP2 STH2r JMP2r )
 
+@line-is-visible ( n* -> bool^ )
+    .buffer/line-offset LDZ2 LTH2k ,&no JCN
+    .term/rows LDZ2 ADD2 LTH2 JMP2r
+    &no POP2 POP2 #00 JMP2r
+
 ( TODO: leaving stuff on stack it seems )
 @jump-to-pos ( s* -> )
     ;pos-to-row-col JSR2 ( row col )
-    SWP2 ;jump-to-line JSR2
-    .cursor/col STZ2
-    JMP2r
+    SWP2 ( DUP2 ;line-is-visible JSR2 ,&short JCN
+    ;jump-to-line JSR2 ,&done JMP
+    &short .cursor/row STZ2
+    &done .cursor/col STZ2 JMP2r )
+    ;move-to-coord JMP2
 
 @pos-to-row-col ( s* -> row* col* )
     #0000 ,&row STR2