diff --git a/gui/notepad/src/notepad.tal b/gui/notepad/src/notepad.tal
index 9700123..2758527 100644
--- a/gui/notepad/src/notepad.tal
+++ b/gui/notepad/src/notepad.tal
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 |20 @Screen &vector $2 &width $2 &height $2 &auto $1 &pad $1 &x $2 &y $2 &addr $2 &pixel $1 &sprite $1
 |80 @Controller &vector $2 &button $1 &key $1
 |90 @Mouse &vector $2 &x $2 &y $2 &state $1 &chord $1
-|a0 @File &vector $2 &success $2 &stat $2 &delete $1 &append $1 &name $2 &length $2 &read $2 &write $2
+|a0 @File &vector $2 &success $1 &success-lb $1 &stat $2 &delete $1 &append $1 &name $2 &length $2 &read $2 &write $2
 
 |000
 
@@ -154,9 +154,7 @@ BRK
 
 	[ LIT2 &last $1 &f $1 ] INCk ,&f STR
 		#05 SFT DUP ,&last STR
-		EQU ?&unchanged
-			draw-note
-			&unchanged
+		EQU ?{ draw-note }
 
 BRK
 
@@ -165,7 +163,7 @@ BRK
 
 @insert ( char -- )
 
-	get-from scap get-page #1000 ADD2 LTH2 ?&has-space
+	get-from scap/ get-page #1000 ADD2 LTH2 ?&has-space
 		POP JMP2r
 		&has-space
 
@@ -221,7 +219,7 @@ BRK
 
 	get-page
 
-!scap
+!scap/
 
 @cut-char ( addr* -- )
 
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ BRK
 
 	get-page
 		DUP2 .selection/a STZ2
-		scap #0001 SUB2 .selection/b STZ2
+		scap/ #0001 SUB2 .selection/b STZ2
 
 ( >> )
 
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ JMP2r
 	[ LIT2r 0000 ]
 	&s
 		;&b .File/read DEO2
-		.File/success DEI2 #0000 EQU2 ?&eof
+		[ LIT2 00 -File/success-lb ] DEI EQU ?&eof
 		INC2r !&s &eof
 	STH2r
 
@@ -447,7 +445,7 @@ JMP2r
 @change-page ( id -- )
 
 	.page STZ
-	get-page scap #0001 SUB2
+	get-page scap/ #0001 SUB2
 
 !select-from
 
@@ -530,6 +528,7 @@ JMP2r
 
 	DUP #7e GTH ?&missing
 	DUP #20 LTH ?&blank
+	DUP2 #0a3e EQU2 ?&marker
 	DUP2 #093e EQU2 ?&marker
 	DUP2 #092d EQU2 ?&bullet
 	NIP #20 SUB
@@ -739,6 +738,11 @@ JMP2r
 (
 @|stdlib )
 
+@scap ( str* -- end* )
+	&>w ( -- )
+		INC2 & LDAk ?&>w
+	JMP2r
+
 @<phex> ( short* -: )
 	SWP /b
 	&b ( byte -: )
@@ -754,17 +758,18 @@ JMP2r
 	;&r .File/read DEO2
 	;&g .File/read DEO2
 	;&b .File/read DEO2
-	.File/success DEI2 ORA [ #01 JCN JMP2r ]
-	LIT2 &r $2 .System/r DEO2
-	LIT2 &g $2 .System/g DEO2
-	LIT2 &b $2 .System/b DEO2
+	[ LIT2 00 -File/success-lb ] DEI EQU ?{
+		[ LIT2 &r $2 ] .System/r DEO2
+		[ LIT2 &g $2 ] .System/g DEO2
+		[ LIT2 &b $2 ] .System/b DEO2
+	}
 
 JMP2r
 	&path ".theme $1
 
 @msfl ( b* a* len* -- ) STH2 SWP2 EQU2k ?&e &l DUP2k STH2kr ADD2 LDA ROT ROT STA INC2 GTH2k ?&l POP2 POP2 &e POP2r JMP2r
 @msfr ( b* a* len* -- ) STH2 EQU2k ?&e &l DUP2 LDAk ROT ROT STH2kr ADD2 STA #0001 SUB2 LTH2k ?&l POP2 POP2 &e POP2r JMP2r
-@scap ( str* -- end* ) LDAk #00 NEQ [ JMP JMP2r ] &w INC2 LDAk ?&w JMP2r
+
 
 ~src/assets.tal