diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index 8837970..c5a2e1d 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -950,7 +950,8 @@ class Application(object):
             for j in xrange(0, w.mode.header):
                 k = 0
                 for rstr in rstrs[j]:
-                    rstr.draw(self.win, slot.y_offset + j, slot.x_offset + k, slot.width)
+                    #rstr.draw(self.win, slot.y_offset + j, slot.x_offset + k, slot.width)
+                    rstr.draw(self.win, slot.y_offset + j, slot.x_offset + k)
                     #k += len(rstr.string)
                     k += rstr.width(w)
 
diff --git a/method/__init__.py b/method/__init__.py
index 5cf7153..b120da6 100644
--- a/method/__init__.py
+++ b/method/__init__.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class DeleteLeftWhitespace(Method):
         l = w.point_left(p)
         if l is None:
             return
-        while l is not None and w.point_char(l) in (' ', '\n'):
+        while l is not None and w.point_char(l) in (' ', '\t', '\n'):
             p = l
             l = w.point_left(p)
         if p < c:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class DeleteRightWhitespace(Method):
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
         c = w.logical_cursor()
         p = c
-        while w.point_char(p) in (' ', '\n'):
+        while w.point_char(p) in (' ', '\t', '\n'):
             r = w.point_right(p)
             if r is None:
                 break
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class DeleteLeftSpace(Method):
         l = w.point_left(p)
         if l is None:
             return
-        while l is not None and w.point_char(l) == ' ':
+        while l is not None and w.point_char(l) in (' ', '\t'):
             p = l
             l = w.point_left(p)
         if p < c:
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class DeleteRightSpace(Method):
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
         c = w.logical_cursor()
         p = c
-        while w.point_char(p) == ' ':
+        while w.point_char(p) in (' ', '\t'):
             r = w.point_right(p)
             if r is None:
                 break
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ class InsertTab(Method):
 
         # if no lvl, insert a literal tab
         if lvl is None:
-            #w.insert_string_at_cursor(' ' * w.mode.tabwidth)
             if w.buffer.usetabs:
                 # see HACK in buffer
                 w.insert_string_at_cursor('\t  \t')
@@ -839,7 +838,14 @@ class Redo(Method):
 class UnindentBlock(Method):
     '''Prepend a tab of space to each line in region'''
     def _execute(self, w, **vargs):
-        lvl    = w.mode.tabwidth
+        if w.buffer.usetabs:
+            # see HACK in buffer
+            lvl  = 4
+            tstr = '\t  \t'
+        else:
+            lvl  = w.mode.tabwidth
+            tstr = ' ' * lvl
+
         cursor = w.logical_cursor()
         if cursor < w.mark:
             p1 = cursor
@@ -850,9 +856,11 @@ class UnindentBlock(Method):
         else:
             w.input_line = "Empty kill region"
             return
+
         lines = w.buffer.lines[p1.y:p2.y]
+
         for i in xrange(0, len(lines)):
-            if lines[i].startswith('    '):
+            if lines[i].startswith(tstr):
                 lines[i] = lines[i][lvl:]
         w.buffer.delete(Point(0, p1.y), Point(0, p2.y))
         w.buffer.insert_string(Point(0, p1.y), '\n'.join(lines) + '\n')
@@ -870,7 +878,13 @@ class IndentBlock(Method):
             w.input_line = "Empty kill region"
             return
         lines = w.buffer.lines[p1.y:p2.y]
-        tstr = ' ' * w.mode.tabwidth
+
+        if w.buffer.usetabs:
+            # see HACK in buffer
+            tstr = '\t  \t'
+        else:
+            tstr = ' ' * w.mode.tabwidth
+
         for i in xrange(0, len(lines)):
             lines[i] = tstr + lines[i]
         w.buffer.delete(Point(0, p1.y), Point(0, p2.y))