diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 071a028..c6738b9 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -219,11 +219,10 @@ class Application(object):
         self.win = curses.newwin(self.y, self.x, 0, 0)
         self.win.leaveok(0)
         curses.meta(1)
-        curses.nocbreak()
+        curses.cbreak()
+        #curses.halfdelay(5)
         curses.noecho()
         curses.nonl()
-        curses.noraw()
-        curses.halfdelay(1)
 
     def globals(self):
         return globals()
@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@ class Application(object):
     # full screen drawer
     def draw(self):
         try:
-            self.draw_slots()
+            self.draw_slots() #XYZ
             self.draw_input_bar()
             self.draw_cursor()
             self.win.noutrefresh()
@@ -725,16 +724,15 @@ class Application(object):
         else:
             perc = "%2d%%" % (first.y*100 / len(b.lines))
 
+
         # XYZ: we should actually use more of the 'state' variables
         format = "%s  %-18s  (%s)--L%d--C%d--%s"
         status = format % (modflag, name, w.mode.name(), cursor.y+1, cursor.x+1, perc)
         #format = "%s  %-18s  (%s)--L%d--C%d--%s %s %s %s"
         #status = format % (modflag, name, w.mode.name(), cursor.y+1, cursor.x+1, perc, w.first, cursor, w.last)
 
-        status = status[:slot.width + 1]
-        status += "-" * (slot.width - len(status) + 1)
-        self.win.addnstr(slot.height + slot.offset, 0, status, slot.width + 1,
-                         curses.A_REVERSE)
+        status = status.ljust(slot.width + 1)[:slot.width + 1]
+        self.win.addstr(slot.height + slot.offset, 0, status, curses.A_REVERSE)
 
     # input bar drawing
     def draw_input_bar(self):