diff --git a/plugins/lua/view.lua b/plugins/lua/view.lua
index a001a22..4b65973 100644
--- a/plugins/lua/view.lua
+++ b/plugins/lua/view.lua
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ local MovingTabInBetween = false
 local LastMouseX = 0
 local LastMouseY = 0
 
-function buffer_list_iter()
-    local idx = 0
+function buffer_list_iter(start)
+    local idx = start 
     return function ()
         buffer_info = Editor.buffer_info_from_index(idx)
         idx = idx + 1
@@ -49,6 +49,30 @@ function centered(ctx, label, axis, width, height, body)
     UI.pop_parent(ctx)
 end
 
+function list_iter(start, list)
+    local idx = start 
+
+    return function()
+        local value = list[idx]
+        idx = idx + 1
+        return value, idx-1
+    end
+end
+
+function list(ctx, label, selection_index, list, render_func)
+    list_with_iter(ctx, label, selection_index, list_iter(selection_index, list), render_func)
+end
+
+function list_with_iter(ctx, label, selection_index, list_iter, render_func)
+    local num_items = 10
+
+    UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_rect(ctx, label, true, true, UI.Vertical, UI.Fill, UI.Fill))
+        for data, i in list_iter do
+            render_func(ctx, data, i == selection_index)
+        end
+    UI.pop_parent(ctx)
+end
+
 function lerp(from, to, rate)
     return (1 - rate) * from + rate*to
 end
@@ -97,7 +121,7 @@ function ui_sidemenu(ctx)
         UI.pop_parent(ctx)
         UI.push_rect(ctx, "padded bottom open files", false, false, UI.Horizontal, UI.Fill, UI.Exact(8))
 
-        for buffer_info, i in buffer_list_iter() do
+        for buffer_info, i in buffer_list_iter(0) do
             button_container = UI.push_rect(ctx, "button container"..i, false, false, UI.Horizontal, UI.Fill, UI.ChildrenSum)
             UI.push_parent(ctx, button_container)
                 flags = {"Clickable", "Hoverable", "DrawText"}
@@ -309,19 +333,32 @@ function render_buffer_search(ctx)
         UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_floating(ctx, "buffer search canvas", 0, 0))
             centered(ctx, "buffer search window", UI.Horizontal, UI.PercentOfParent(window_percent), UI.PercentOfParent(window_percent), (
                 function ()
-                    UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_rect(ctx, "window", true, true, UI.Horizontal, UI.Fill, UI.Fill))
-                        UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_rect(ctx, "buffer list", false, false, UI.Vertical, UI.Fill, UI.Fill))
-                            for buffer_info, i in buffer_list_iter() do
-                                flags = {"DrawText"}
+                    list_with_iter(ctx, "buffer list", BufferSearchIndex, buffer_list_iter(BufferSearchIndex),
+                        function(ctx, buffer_info, is_selected)
+                            flags = {"DrawText"}
 
-                                if i == BufferSearchIndex then
-                                    table.insert(flags, 1, "DrawBorder")
-                                end
-                                interaction = UI.advanced_button(ctx, " "..buffer_info.file_path.." ", flags, UI.Fill, UI.FitText)
+                            if is_selected then
+                                table.insert(flags, 1, "DrawBorder")
                             end
-                        UI.pop_parent(ctx)
-                        UI.buffer(ctx, BufferSearchIndex)
-                    UI.pop_parent(ctx)
+
+                            interaction = UI.advanced_button(ctx, " "..buffer_info.file_path.." ", flags, UI.Fill, UI.FitText)
+                        end
+                    )
+                    UI.buffer(ctx, BufferSearchIndex)
+
+                    -- UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_rect(ctx, "window", true, true, UI.Horizontal, UI.Fill, UI.Fill))
+                    --     UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_rect(ctx, "buffer list", false, false, UI.Vertical, UI.Fill, UI.Fill))
+                    --         for buffer_info, i in buffer_list_iter() do
+                    --             flags = {"DrawText"}
+                    --
+                    --             if i == BufferSearchIndex then
+                    --                 table.insert(flags, 1, "DrawBorder")
+                    --             end
+                    --             interaction = UI.advanced_button(ctx, " "..buffer_info.file_path.." ", flags, UI.Fill, UI.FitText)
+                    --         end
+                    --     UI.pop_parent(ctx)
+                    --     UI.buffer(ctx, BufferSearchIndex)
+                    -- UI.pop_parent(ctx)
                 end
             ))
         UI.pop_parent(ctx)
@@ -346,23 +383,21 @@ function render_command_search(ctx)
         end
 
         UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_floating(ctx, "buffer search canvas", 0, 0))
-            centered(ctx, "command search window", UI.Horizontal, UI.PercentOfParent(window_percent_width), UI.PercentOfParent(window_percent_height), (
+            centered(ctx, "command search window", UI.Horizontal, UI.PercentOfParent(window_percent_width), UI.PercentOfParent(window_percent_height),
                 function ()
-                    UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_rect(ctx, "window", true, true, UI.Horizontal, UI.Fill, UI.Fill))
-                        UI.push_parent(ctx, UI.push_rect(ctx, "command list", false, false, UI.Vertical, UI.Fill, UI.Fill))
-                            -- local commands = Editor.query_command_group("nl.spacegirl.editor.core")
-                            for i, cmd in ipairs(CommandList) do
-                                flags = {"DrawText"}
+                    list(ctx, "command list", CommandSearchIndex, CommandList,
+                        function(ctx, cmd, is_selected)
+                            flags = {"DrawText"}
 
-                                if i == CommandSearchIndex then
-                                    table.insert(flags, 1, "DrawBorder")
-                                end
-                                interaction = UI.advanced_button(ctx, " "..cmd.name..": "..cmd.description.." ", flags, UI.Fill, UI.FitText)
+                            if is_selected then
+                                table.insert(flags, 1, "DrawBorder")
                             end
-                        UI.pop_parent(ctx)
-                    UI.pop_parent(ctx)
+
+                            interaction = UI.advanced_button(ctx, " "..cmd.name..": "..cmd.description.." ", flags, UI.Fill, UI.FitText)
+                        end
+                    )
                 end
-            ))
+            )
         UI.pop_parent(ctx)
     end
 end
@@ -416,7 +451,7 @@ function OnInit()
             end
         end)},
         {Editor.Key.Space, "", {
-            {Editor.Key.Backtick, "Command Palette",
+            {Editor.Key.P, "Command Palette",
                 (function ()
                     CommandSearchOpen = true
                     CommandSearchIndex = 1
diff --git a/src/core/core.odin b/src/core/core.odin
index 702bf48..170c9e9 100644
--- a/src/core/core.odin
+++ b/src/core/core.odin
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package core
 
 import "base:runtime"
+import "base:intrinsics"
 import "core:reflect"
 import "core:fmt"
 import "core:log"
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ State :: struct {
     current_input_map: ^InputActions,
 
     commands: EditorCommandList,
+    command_arena: runtime.Allocator,
+    command_args: [dynamic]EditorCommandArgument,
 
     plugins: [dynamic]plugin.Interface,
     plugin_vtable: plugin.Plugin,
@@ -92,6 +95,16 @@ EditorCommand :: struct {
     action: EditorAction,
 }
 
+EditorCommandExec :: struct {
+    num_args: int,
+    args: [dynamic]EditorCommandArgument,
+}
+
+EditorCommandArgument :: union {
+    string,
+    i32
+}
+
 current_buffer :: proc(state: ^State) -> ^FileBuffer {
     if state.current_buffer == -2 {
         return &state.log_buffer;
@@ -123,6 +136,7 @@ add_hook :: proc(state: ^State, hook: plugin.Hook, hook_proc: plugin.OnHookProc)
 add_lua_hook :: proc(state: ^State, hook: plugin.Hook, hook_ref: LuaHookRef) {
     if _, exists := state.lua_hooks[hook]; !exists {
         state.lua_hooks[hook] = make([dynamic]LuaHookRef);
+        log.info("added lua hook", hook)
     }
 
     runtime.append(&state.lua_hooks[hook], hook_ref);
@@ -289,7 +303,26 @@ query_editor_commands_by_group :: proc(command_list: ^EditorCommandList, name: s
     return commands[:];
 }
 
+push_command_arg :: proc(state: ^State, command_arg: EditorCommandArgument) {
+    context.allocator = state.command_arena;
+
+    if state.command_args == nil {
+        state.command_args = make([dynamic]EditorCommandArgument);
+    }
+
+    append(&state.command_args, command_arg)
+}
+
 run_command :: proc(state: ^State, group: string, name: string) {
+    if state.command_args == nil {
+        state.command_args = make([dynamic]EditorCommandArgument);
+    }
+
+    defer {
+        state.command_args = nil
+        runtime.free_all(state.command_arena)
+    }
+
     if cmds, ok := state.commands[group]; ok {
         for cmd in cmds {
             if cmd.name == name {
@@ -302,3 +335,55 @@ run_command :: proc(state: ^State, group: string, name: string) {
 
     log.error("no command", group, name);
 }
+
+attempt_read_command_args :: proc($T: typeid, args: []EditorCommandArgument) -> (value: T, ok: bool)
+where intrinsics.type_is_struct(T) {
+    ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
+
+    #partial switch v in ti.variant {
+        case runtime.Type_Info_Struct:
+        {
+            if int(v.field_count) != len(args) {
+                ok = false
+                log.error("invalid number of arguments", len(args), ", expected", v.field_count);
+                return
+            } 
+
+            for arg, i in args {
+                switch varg in arg {
+                    case string:
+                    {
+                        if _, is_string := v.types[i].variant.(runtime.Type_Info_String); !is_string {
+                            ok = false
+                            log.error("invalid argument #", i, "given to command, found string, expected", v.types[i].variant)
+                            return
+                        }
+
+                        value_string: ^string = transmute(^string)(uintptr(&value) + v.offsets[i])
+                        value_string^ = varg
+                    }
+                    case i32:
+                    {
+
+                        if _, is_integer := v.types[i].variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Integer); !is_integer {
+                            ok = false
+                            log.error("invalid argument #", i, "given to command, unexpected integer, expected", v.types[i].variant)
+                            return
+                        }
+
+                        value_i32: ^i32 = transmute(^i32)(uintptr(&value) + v.offsets[i])
+                        value_i32^ = varg
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        case:
+        {
+            return
+        }
+    }
+
+    ok = true
+
+    return
+}
diff --git a/src/core/file_buffer.odin b/src/core/file_buffer.odin
index 75a7422..17f0562 100644
--- a/src/core/file_buffer.odin
+++ b/src/core/file_buffer.odin
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package core;
 
 import "core:os"
+import "core:log"
 import "core:path/filepath"
 import "core:mem"
 import "core:fmt"
@@ -644,6 +645,20 @@ new_selection_span :: proc(start: Cursor, end: Cursor) -> Selection {
 
 new_selection :: proc{new_selection_zero_length, new_selection_span};
 
+swap_selections :: proc(selection: Selection) -> (swapped: Selection) {
+    swapped = selection
+
+    if selection.start.index.slice_index > selection.end.index.slice_index ||
+        (selection.start.index.slice_index == selection.end.index.slice_index
+            && selection.start.index.content_index > selection.end.index.content_index)
+    {
+        swapped.start = selection.end
+        swapped.end = selection.start
+    }
+
+    return swapped
+}
+
 new_virtual_file_buffer :: proc(allocator: mem.Allocator) -> FileBuffer {
     context.allocator = allocator;
     width := 256;
@@ -937,16 +952,22 @@ draw_file_buffer :: proc(state: ^State, buffer: ^FileBuffer, x: int, y: int, sho
         // NOTE: this requires transparent background color because it renders after the text
         // and its after the text because the line length needs to be calculated
         if state.mode == .Visual && current_buffer(state) == buffer {
+            selection := swap_selections(buffer.selection.?)
+            // selection := buffer.selection.?
+
             sel_x := x + padding;
             width: int
 
-            if begin+j >= buffer.selection.?.start.line && begin+j <= buffer.selection.?.end.line {
-                if begin+j == buffer.selection.?.end.line {
-                    width = buffer.selection.?.end.col * state.source_font_width;
+            if begin+j >= selection.start.line && begin+j <= selection.end.line {
+                if begin+j == selection.start.line && selection.start.line == selection.end.line {
+                    width = (selection.end.col - selection.start.col) * state.source_font_width;
+                    sel_x += selection.start.col * state.source_font_width;
+                } else if begin+j == selection.end.line {
+                    width = selection.end.col * state.source_font_width;
                 } else {
-                    if begin+j == buffer.selection.?.start.line {
-                        width = (line_length - buffer.selection.?.start.col) * state.source_font_width;
-                        sel_x += buffer.selection.?.start.col * state.source_font_width;
+                    if begin+j == selection.start.line {
+                        width = (line_length - selection.start.col) * state.source_font_width;
+                        sel_x += selection.start.col * state.source_font_width;
                     } else {
                         width = line_length * state.source_font_width;
                     }
@@ -1027,22 +1048,44 @@ insert_content :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, to_be_inserted: []u8, append_to_end:
 }
 
 // TODO: potentially add FileBufferIndex as parameter
-split_content_slice :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer) {
-    if buffer.cursor.index.content_index == 0 {
+split_content_slice_from_cursor :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, cursor: ^Cursor) -> (did_split: bool) {
+    if cursor.index.content_index == 0 {
         return;
     }
 
-    end_slice := buffer.content_slices[buffer.cursor.index.slice_index][buffer.cursor.index.content_index:];
-    buffer.content_slices[buffer.cursor.index.slice_index] = buffer.content_slices[buffer.cursor.index.slice_index][:buffer.cursor.index.content_index];
+    end_slice := buffer.content_slices[cursor.index.slice_index][cursor.index.content_index:];
+    buffer.content_slices[cursor.index.slice_index] = buffer.content_slices[cursor.index.slice_index][:cursor.index.content_index];
 
-    inject_at(&buffer.content_slices, buffer.cursor.index.slice_index+1, end_slice);
+    inject_at(&buffer.content_slices, cursor.index.slice_index+1, end_slice);
 
     // TODO: maybe move this out of this function
-    buffer.cursor.index.slice_index += 1;
-    buffer.cursor.index.content_index = 0;
+    cursor.index.slice_index += 1;
+    cursor.index.content_index = 0;
+
+    return true
 }
 
-delete_content :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, amount: int) {
+split_content_slice_from_selection :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, selection: ^Selection) {
+    // TODO: swap selections
+
+    log.info("start:", selection.start, "- end:", selection.end);
+
+    // move the end cursor forward one (we want the splitting to be exclusive, not inclusive)
+    it := new_file_buffer_iter_with_cursor(buffer, selection.end);
+    iterate_file_buffer(&it);
+    selection.end = it.cursor;
+
+    split_content_slice_from_cursor(buffer, &selection.end);
+    if split_content_slice_from_cursor(buffer, &selection.start) {
+        selection.end.index.slice_index += 1;
+    }
+
+    log.info("start:", selection.start, "- end:", selection.end);
+}
+
+split_content_slice :: proc{split_content_slice_from_cursor, split_content_slice_from_selection};
+
+delete_content_from_buffer_cursor :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, amount: int) {
     if amount <= len(buffer.input_buffer) {
         runtime.resize(&buffer.input_buffer, len(buffer.input_buffer)-amount);
     } else {
@@ -1053,7 +1096,7 @@ delete_content :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, amount: int) {
             return;
         }
 
-        split_content_slice(buffer);
+        split_content_slice(buffer, &buffer.cursor);
 
         it := new_file_buffer_iter_with_cursor(buffer, buffer.cursor);
 
@@ -1086,3 +1129,27 @@ delete_content :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, amount: int) {
     }
 }
 
+delete_content_from_selection :: proc(buffer: ^FileBuffer, selection: ^Selection) {
+    assert(len(buffer.content_slices) >= 1);
+
+    selection^ = swap_selections(selection^)
+
+    split_content_slice(buffer, selection);
+
+    it := new_file_buffer_iter_with_cursor(buffer, selection.start);
+
+    // go back one (to be at the end of the content slice)
+    iterate_file_buffer_reverse(&it);
+
+    for _ in selection.start.index.slice_index..<selection.end.index.slice_index {
+        runtime.ordered_remove(&buffer.content_slices, selection.start.index.slice_index);
+    }
+
+    if !it.hit_end {
+        iterate_file_buffer(&it);
+    }
+    buffer.cursor = it.cursor;
+}
+
+delete_content :: proc{delete_content_from_buffer_cursor, delete_content_from_selection};
+
diff --git a/src/main.odin b/src/main.odin
index b182f64..64e598b 100644
--- a/src/main.odin
+++ b/src/main.odin
@@ -182,12 +182,13 @@ register_default_visual_actions :: proc(input_map: ^core.InputActions) {
         state.current_input_map = &state.input_map.mode[.Normal];
 
         core.current_buffer(state).selection = nil;
+        core.update_file_buffer_scroll(core.current_buffer(state))
     }, "exit visual mode");
 
     // Cursor Movement
     {
         core.register_key_action(input_map, .W, proc(state: ^State) {
-            sel_cur := core.current_buffer(state).selection.?;
+            sel_cur := &(core.current_buffer(state).selection.?);
 
             core.move_cursor_forward_start_of_word(core.current_buffer(state), cursor = &sel_cur.end);
         }, "move forward one word");
@@ -235,6 +236,20 @@ register_default_visual_actions :: proc(input_map: ^core.InputActions) {
             core.scroll_file_buffer(core.current_buffer(state), .Down, cursor = &sel_cur.end);
         }, "scroll buffer up");
     }
+
+    // Text Modification
+    {
+        core.register_key_action(input_map, .D, proc(state: ^State) {
+            sel_cur := &(core.current_buffer(state).selection.?);
+
+            core.delete_content(core.current_buffer(state), sel_cur);
+
+            state.mode = .Normal
+            state.current_input_map = &state.input_map.mode[.Normal];
+            core.current_buffer(state).selection = nil;
+            core.update_file_buffer_scroll(core.current_buffer(state))
+        }, "delete selection");
+    }
 }
 
 register_default_text_input_actions :: proc(input_map: ^core.InputActions) {
@@ -253,7 +268,6 @@ register_default_text_input_actions :: proc(input_map: ^core.InputActions) {
     core.register_key_action(input_map, .O, proc(state: ^State) {
         core.move_cursor_end_of_line(core.current_buffer(state), false);
         core.insert_content(core.current_buffer(state), []u8{'\n'});
-        core.move_cursor_down(core.current_buffer(state));
         state.mode = .Insert;
 
         sdl2.StartTextInput();
@@ -1023,6 +1037,9 @@ lua_ui_flags :: proc(L: ^lua.State, index: i32) -> (bit_set[ui.Flag], bool) {
 }
 
 main :: proc() {
+    _command_arena: mem.Arena
+    mem.arena_init(&_command_arena, make([]u8, 1024*1024));
+
     state = State {
         ctx = context,
         screen_width = 640,
@@ -1031,6 +1048,7 @@ main :: proc() {
         source_font_height = 16,
         input_map = core.new_input_map(),
         commands = make(core.EditorCommandList),
+        command_arena = mem.arena_allocator(&_command_arena),
 
         window = nil,
         directory = os.get_current_directory(),
@@ -1042,9 +1060,28 @@ main :: proc() {
         log_buffer = core.new_virtual_file_buffer(context.allocator),
     };
 
+    // TODO: please move somewhere else
+    {
+        ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(plugin.Hook));
+        if v, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); ok {
+            for i in &v.values {
+                state.hooks[cast(plugin.Hook)i] = make([dynamic]plugin.OnHookProc);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    {
+        ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(plugin.Hook));
+        if v, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); ok {
+            for i in &v.values {
+                state.lua_hooks[cast(plugin.Hook)i] = make([dynamic]core.LuaHookRef);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     context.logger = core.new_logger(&state.log_buffer);
     state.ctx = context;
 
+    // TODO: don't use this
     mem.scratch_allocator_init(&scratch, 1024*1024);
     scratch_alloc = mem.scratch_allocator(&scratch);
 
@@ -1064,6 +1101,31 @@ main :: proc() {
             runtime.append(&state.buffers, buffer);
         }
     )
+    core.register_editor_command(
+        &state.commands,
+        "nl.spacegirl.editor.core",
+        "Open File",
+        "Opens a file in a new buffer",
+        proc(state: ^State) {
+            log.info("open file args:");
+
+            Args :: struct {
+                file_path: string
+            }
+
+            if args, ok := core.attempt_read_command_args(Args, state.command_args[:]); ok {
+                log.info("attempting to open file", args.file_path)
+
+                buffer, err := core.new_file_buffer(context.allocator, args.file_path, state.directory);
+                if err.type != .None {
+                    log.error("Failed to create file buffer:", err);
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                runtime.append(&state.buffers, buffer);
+            }
+        }
+    )
     core.register_editor_command(
         &state.commands,
         "nl.spacegirl.editor.core",
@@ -1074,14 +1136,6 @@ main :: proc() {
         }
     )
 
-    {
-        cmds := core.query_editor_commands_by_group(&state.commands, "nl.spacegirl.editor.core", scratch_alloc);
-        log.info("List of commands:");
-        for cmd in cmds {
-            log.info(cmd.name, ":", cmd.description);
-        }
-    }
-
     if len(os.args) > 1 {
         for arg in os.args[1:] {
             buffer, err := core.new_file_buffer(context.allocator, arg, state.directory);
@@ -2156,6 +2210,27 @@ main :: proc() {
 
                                     sdl2.StopTextInput();
                                 }
+                                case .TAB: {
+                                    // TODO: change this to insert a tab character
+                                    for _ in 0..<4 {
+                                        append(&buffer.input_buffer, ' ');
+
+                                        for hook_proc in state.hooks[plugin.Hook.BufferInput] {
+                                            hook_proc(state.plugin_vtable, buffer);
+                                        }
+                                        for hook_ref in state.lua_hooks[plugin.Hook.BufferInput] {
+                                            lua.rawgeti(state.L, lua.REGISTRYINDEX, lua.Integer(hook_ref));
+                                            if lua.pcall(state.L, 0, 0, 0) != i32(lua.OK) {
+                                                err := lua.tostring(state.L, lua.gettop(state.L));
+                                                lua.pop(state.L, lua.gettop(state.L));
+
+                                                log.error(err);
+                                            } else {
+                                                lua.pop(state.L, lua.gettop(state.L));
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
                                 case .BACKSPACE: {
                                     core.delete_content(buffer, 1);
 
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index c8eec23..c42dd34 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
-- Stack Like Allocator (for cross-frame temp data)
-
 - Undo/Redo
     - Edit History Tree
 - Finish selections
     - Guarantee that start and end are always ordered
     - Add in text actions
         - Yank
-        - Delete
+        - [x] Delete
         - Change
+- Virtual Whitespace
+    - Allow any-sized tabs
 - Modify input system to allow for keybinds that take input
     - Vim's f and F movement commands
     - Vim's r command
 - Command Search and Execution
     - Palette based UI?
-    - Registering Plugin Commands that can be run in palette and via other plugins
-        - A way to query these commands by-plugin
+    - [ ] Registering Plugin Commands that can be run in palette and via other plugins
+        - [x] A way to query these commands by-plugin
 - Re-write the UI (again)
 - Re-do plugin system
     - Potentially have a C# plugins system? Use it instead of Lua? (probably not)