diff --git a/application.py b/application.py
index ab80a92..33ce5ef 100755
--- a/application.py
+++ b/application.py
@@ -661,11 +661,13 @@ class Application(object):
 
     # create directories under the application path
     def mkdirs(self, *parts):
-        path = self.getpath()
-        for part in parts:
-            path = os.path.join(path, part)
-            if not os.path.exists(path):
-                os.mkdir(path)
+        path = os.path.join(self.getpath(), *parts)
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            os.makedirs(path)
+        #for part in parts:
+        #    path = os.path.join(path, part)
+        #    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        #        os.mkdir(path)
 
     # load user configuration NOW
     def loadrc(self):
diff --git a/mode/scala.py b/mode/scala.py
index a37ab18..1215e62 100644
--- a/mode/scala.py
+++ b/mode/scala.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from method.shell import Interact
 from method import Method, arg
 import default
 import urllib2
+import os
 
 chr1 = '[a-zA-Z_]'
 chr2 = '[a-zA-Z_0-9]'
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ class ScalaGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule('scala.comment', '//.*$'),
         RegionRule('scala.comment', r'/\*', NestedCommentGrammar, r'\*/'),
 
+        PatternMatchRule('x', r'(?<=[a-zA-Z0-9_ ])(:)([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)',
+                         'delimiter', 'scala.type'),
+        PatternMatchRule('x', r'(?<=[a-zA-Z0-9_ ])(:)( +)([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)',
+                         'delimiter', 'spaces', 'scala.type'),
+
         PatternRule('delimiter', r'(?:;|{|}|\[|\]|\(|\)|,|\.|<(?![a-zA-Z_])|>|:|/|\+|-|\*|=)'),
 
         RegionRule('scala.inline', r'(?:^| )(?=<[a-zA-Z_])', XMLGrammar, '^[ \t]*$'),
@@ -36,10 +42,14 @@ class ScalaGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule('eol', r'\n'),
 
         PatternRule('scala.def', '(?<=(?<![a-zA-Z0-9_])def )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
-        PatternRule('scala.class', '(?<=(?<![a-zA-Z0-9_])class )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
-        PatternRule('scala.class', '(?<=(?<![a-zA-Z0-9_])object )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
 
-        PatternRule('scala.reserved', '(?:yield|with|while|var|val|type|true|try|trait|throw|this|super|sealed|return|protected|private|package|override|object|null|new|match|lazy|import|implicit|if|forSome|for|finally|final|false|extends|else|do|def|class|catch|case|abstract)(?!%s)' % word),
+        PatternRule('scala.class', '(?<=(?<![a-zA-Z0-9_])class )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
+        PatternRule('scala.object', '(?<=(?<![a-zA-Z0-9_])object )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
+        PatternRule('scala.trait', '(?<=(?<![a-zA-Z0-9_])trait )[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
+
+        PatternRule('scala.pseudo', '(?:true|null|false)'),
+
+        PatternRule('scala.reserved', '(?:yield|with|while|var|val|until|type|true|try|trait|throw|this|super|sealed|return|protected|private|package|override|object|null|new|match|lazy|import|implicit|if|forSome|for|finally|final|false|extends|else|do|def|class|catch|case|abstract)(?!%s)' % word),
 
         PatternRule('scala.integer', '-?(?:0|[1-9])[0-9]*[Ll]?'),
         PatternRule('scala.integer', '-?0x[0-9A-Fa-f]+[Ll]?'),
@@ -47,15 +57,12 @@ class ScalaGrammar(Grammar):
 
         PatternRule('scala.float', r'-?[0-9]+\.[0-9]*'), # FIXME
 
-        PatternRule('scala.bool', '(?:true|false)(?![a-zA-Z0-9_])'),
-
         PatternRule('scala.char', r"'(?:[^'\\]|\\u[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}|\\[0-7]{1,3}|\\[btnfr\"'\\])'"),
         RegionRule('scala.string', '"', StringGrammar, '"'),
         PatternRule('scala.symbol', "'[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*"),
 
         PatternRule('scala.annotation', '@[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
         PatternRule('scala.bareword', '[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*'),
-        PatternRule('scala.null', 'null'),
     ]
 
 class ScalaTabber(StackTabber2):
@@ -119,6 +126,37 @@ class ScalaDocLookup(Method):
 
         w.set_error('looking up %s...' % name)
 
+# white is for delimiters, operators, numbers
+default = ('default', 'default')
+
+# magenta is for keywords/builtins
+lo_magenta = ('magenta202', 'default')
+hi_magenta = ('magenta414', 'default')
+
+# red is for comments
+lo_red = ('red300', 'default')
+hi_red = ('red511', 'default')
+
+# orange is for macro definitions, headers and constants
+hi_orange = ('yellow531', 'default')
+lo_orange = ('yellow520', 'default')
+
+# yellow is for parts of macros
+hi_yellow = ('yellow551', 'default')
+lo_yellow = ('yellow330', 'default')
+
+# green is for strings and characters
+lo_green = ('green030', 'default')
+hi_green = ('green050', 'default')
+
+# cyan is for types
+lo_cyan = ('cyan033', 'default')
+hi_cyan = ('cyan155', 'default')
+
+# blue is definitions, functions and some macros
+lo_blue = ('blue113', 'default')
+hi_blue = ('blue225', 'default')
+
 class Scala(Fundamental):
     name        = 'Scala'
     extensions  = ['.scala']
@@ -136,16 +174,25 @@ class Scala(Fundamental):
     }
 
     colors      = {
-        'scala.annotation': ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'scala.bool':       ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'scala.null':       ('magenta', 'default'),
+        'scala.annotation': lo_green,
+        'scala.pseudo':     hi_magenta,
 
-        'scala.integer':  ('default', 'default'),
-        'scala.float':    ('default', 'default'),
-        'scala.bareword': ('default', 'default'),
+        'scala.reserved':   hi_cyan,
 
-        'scala.class': ('yellow', 'default'),
-        'scala.def':   ('blue', 'default'),
+        'scala.integer':  default,
+        'scala.float':    default,
+        'scala.bareword': default,
+
+        'scala.symbol': hi_orange,
+
+        'scala.class': hi_yellow,
+        'scala.object': hi_yellow,
+        'scala.trait': hi_yellow,
+
+        'scala.type': hi_magenta,
+
+        'scala.def':  hi_blue,
+        'scala.def':  hi_blue,
     }
 
     _bindings   = {
diff --git a/tab.py b/tab.py
index 175be0b..354bb49 100644
--- a/tab.py
+++ b/tab.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import regex
 from point import Point
 
+empty = set()
+
 class Marker(object):
     def __init__(self, name, level, y):
         self.name  = name
@@ -364,15 +366,15 @@ class StackTabber2(Tabber):
         return t.name in self.is_ignored_tokens
 
     def _is_close_token(self, t):
-        return t.string in self.close_tokens.get(t.name, set())
+        return t.string in self.close_tokens.get(t.name, empty)
     def _handle_close_token(self, y, tokens, start, end, i, t):
         while True:
             if not self.stack:
                 raise Exception, "unmatched %r, line %d" % (t.string, y)
             marker = self.stack[-1]
-            if marker.name in ('control', 'continue'):
+            if marker.name in ('control', 'continue', 'pre-control'):
                 self.stack.pop()
-            elif marker.name in self.open_tokens[marker.type_]:
+            elif marker.name in self.open_tokens.get(marker.type_, empty):
                 s = self.open_tokens[marker.type_][marker.name]
                 if s in (None, t.string):
                     self.stack.pop()
@@ -381,7 +383,7 @@ class StackTabber2(Tabber):
                     msg = "mismatched %r, line %d (expected %r)"
                     raise Exception, msg % (t.string, y, s)
             else:
-                raise Exception, "what? %r" % marker.name
+                raise Exception, "what? %r (%r)" % (marker, t)
         if i == 0:
             self._save_curr_level()
 
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ class StackTabber2(Tabber):
         # if we are in a control test and this closes the test, then we need to
         # mark that we're out of the control test.
         if self._match('in-control') and \
-            t.string in self.close_test_tokens.get(t.name, set()):
+            t.string in self.close_test_tokens.get(t.name, empty):
             self.stack[-1].name = 'control'
 
         # if we don't want implicit continuation, return.
@@ -402,7 +404,7 @@ class StackTabber2(Tabber):
 
         # ok, if we are closing a block then this will end a "single-statement"
         # block. e.g. else switch() { ... }
-        if t.string in self.close_scope_tokens.get(t.fqname(), set()):
+        if t.string in self.close_scope_tokens.get(t.fqname(), empty):
             self._pop('control')
 
         # if we do want implicit continuation, see if we need it.
@@ -410,32 +412,34 @@ class StackTabber2(Tabber):
         top     = self._peek()
         atscope = True
         if top:
-            d = self.open_scope_tokens.get(top.type_, set())
+            d = self.open_scope_tokens.get(top.type_, empty)
             atscope = top.name in d
         if (atscope and i + start == end):
             d = self.nocontinue_tokens.get(name)
             if d is None or d != 1 and s not in d:
-                if s not in self.close_scope_tokens.get(name, set()):
+                if s not in self.close_scope_tokens.get(name, empty):
                     nextlvl = self._get_next_level()
                     self._append_unless('continue', name, nextlvl, y)
 
     def _is_open_token(self, t):
-        return t.string in self.open_tokens.get(t.name, set())
+        return t.string in self.open_tokens.get(t.name, empty)
 
     def _handle_open_token(self, y, tokens, start, end, i, t):
         if self.stack:
             if i == 0 and self._match('continue'):
                 self.stack.pop()
 
-            # if we have seen a control token, and we are starting a test, then
-            # need to note that we've entered the test stanza.
-            if self._match('pre-control') and \
-                t.string in self.open_test_tokens.get(t.name, set()):
+        # if we have seen a control token, and we are starting a test, then
+        # need to note that we've entered the test stanza.
+        if self._match('pre-control'):
+            if t.string in self.open_test_tokens.get(t.name, empty):
                 self.stack[-1].name = 'in-control'
+            else:
+                self.stack.pop()
 
-        if t.string in self.open_scope_tokens.get(t.name, set()):
+        if t.string in self.open_scope_tokens.get(t.name, empty):
             self._pop('continue', 'control')
-        if i == 0 and t.string in self.open_scope_tokens.get(t.name, set()):
+        if i == 0 and t.string in self.open_scope_tokens.get(t.name, empty):
             self._save_curr_level()
             
         if i == end - start or self.fixed_indent: