diff --git a/buffer.py b/buffer.py
index 32f6fe5..fd2a640 100644
--- a/buffer.py
+++ b/buffer.py
@@ -516,39 +516,46 @@ class AesBuffer(FileBuffer):
         return aes.encrypt_data(data, self.password)
 
 class Binary32Buffer(FileBuffer):
-    btype = 'bin32file'
-    wordsize = 4
-    numwords = 4
-    data     = None
+    btype     = 'bin32file'
+    grouppad  = 2
+    groupsize = 8
+    numgroups = 2
+    bytepad   = 1
+    data      = None
     def __init__(self, path, nl='\n', name=None):
         '''fb = FileBuffer(path)'''
         FileBuffer.__init__(self, path, nl, name)
     def cursorx_to_datax(self, cy, cx):
-        if cx >= 0 and cx < 8:
-            ix = cx // 2
-        elif cx >= 9 and cx < 17:
-            ix = (cx - 1) // 2
-        elif cx >= 18 and cx < 26:
-            ix = (cx - 2) // 2
-        elif cx >= 27 and cx < 35:
-            ix = (cx - 3) // 2
-        else:
+        bytespace = 2 + self.bytepad
+        groupspace = bytespace * self.groupsize - 1 + self.grouppad
+
+        groupmod = (cx + self.grouppad) % groupspace
+        if groupmod < self.grouppad:
             return None
+
+        groupdiv = (cx + 2) // groupspace
+        if groupdiv >= self.numgroups:
+            return None
+
+        bytemod = (cx + self.bytepad) % bytespace
+        if bytemod == 0:
+            return None
+        
+        bytediv = ((cx + self.bytepad) % groupspace) // bytespace
+        ix = self.groupsize * groupdiv + bytediv
         if ix < len(self.rawdata[cy]):
             return ix
         else:
             return None
+
     def datax_to_cursorx(self, ix):
-        if ix >= 0 and ix < 4:
-            return ix * 2
-        elif ix >= 4 and ix < 8:
-            return ix * 2 + 1
-        elif ix >= 8 and ix < 12:
-            return ix * 2 + 2
-        elif ix >= 12 and ix < 16:
-            return ix * 2 + 3
+        groupsize = (((2 + self.bytepad) * self.groupsize) + self.grouppad)
+        maxsize = groupsize * self.numgroups - self.grouppad
+        if ix < maxsize:
+            return (ix // self.groupsize) * self.grouppad + ix * (2 + self.bytepad)
         else:
             return None
+
     def overwrite_char(self, p, c, act=ACT_NORM, force=False):
         ix = self.cursorx_to_datax(p.y, p.x)
         if ix is None:
@@ -559,41 +566,26 @@ class Binary32Buffer(FileBuffer):
         rawline = self.rawdata[p.y]
         self.rawdata[p.y] = rawline[0:ix] + c + rawline[ix + 1:]
     def read_filter(self, data):
+        bytepad      = ' ' * self.bytepad
+        grouppad     = ' ' * self.grouppad
         self.rawdata = []
-        lines = []
-        i = 0
+        lines        = []
+        i            = 0
         while i < len(data):
-            self.rawdata.append(data[i:i + self.numwords * self.wordsize])
+            self.rawdata.append(data[i:i + self.numgroups * self.groupsize])
             j = 0
-            words = []
-            while j < self.numwords * self.wordsize and i + j < len(data):
-                nibbles = []
-                for c in data[i + j:i + j + self.wordsize]:
-                    nibbles.append(string.hexdigits[ord(c) / 16])
-                    nibbles.append(string.hexdigits[ord(c) % 16])
-                words.append(''.join(nibbles))
-                j += self.wordsize
-            lines.append(' '.join(words))
-            i += self.numwords * self.wordsize
+            groups = []
+            while j < self.numgroups * self.groupsize and i + j < len(data):
+                bytes = []
+                for c in data[i + j:i + j + self.groupsize]:
+                    bytes.append(string.hexdigits[ord(c) / 16] + string.hexdigits[ord(c) % 16])
+                groups.append(bytepad.join(bytes))
+                j += self.groupsize
+            lines.append(grouppad.join(groups))
+            i += self.numgroups * self.groupsize
         return '\n'.join(lines)
     def write_filter(self, data):
-        bytes = []
-        lastc = None
-        for c in data:
-            if c not in '0123456789abcdefABCDEF':
-                pass
-            elif lastc is None:
-                lastc = c
-            else:
-                bytes.append(chr(int(lastc + c, 16)))
-                lastc = None
-        if lastc is not None:
-            bytes.append(chr(int(lastc + '0', 16)))
-        return ''.join(bytes)
-
-class Binary64Buffer(Binary32Buffer):
-    wordsize = 8
-    numwords = 2
+        return ''.join(self.rawdata)
 
 class DirBuffer(Buffer):
     btype = 'dir'
diff --git a/mode/hex.py b/mode/hex.py
index e86c25b..8ef345c 100644
--- a/mode/hex.py
+++ b/mode/hex.py
@@ -4,19 +4,8 @@ from lex import Grammar, PatternRule, RegionRule
 from method import Method, Argument
 from point import Point
 
-class HexGrammar(Grammar):
-    rules = [
-        PatternRule(r'zero', r"00"),
-        PatternRule(r'byte', r'[0-f][0-f]'),
-    ]
-
 class Hex(mode.Fundamental):
     modename = 'Hex'
-    grammar  = HexGrammar
-    colors   = {
-        'zero':      ('magenta', 'default'),
-        'byte':      ('white', 'default'),
-    }
     lmargin = 12
     rmargin = 18
     _ctrans = ['.'] * 256