diff --git a/examples/tty-02-node/src/main.rs b/examples/tty-02-node/src/main.rs
index fb5b1f8..eb3515e 100644
--- a/examples/tty-02-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/tty-02-node/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ extern crate termion;
 use {
     cgmath::Vector2,
     nested::{
-        edit_tree::NestedNode,
+        edit_tree::{NestedNode, TreeCursor, TreeNav},
         repr_tree::{Context, ReprTree},
     },
     nested_tty::{
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ use {
     },
     r3vi::{
         buffer::singleton::*,
-        view::{port::UpdateTask, singleton::*, ViewPort},
+        view::{port::UpdateTask, singleton::*, sequence::*, ViewPort},
+        projection::decorate_sequence::*
     },
     std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock},
     termion::event::{Event, Key},
@@ -26,48 +27,134 @@ use {
 fn node_make_char_view(
     node: NestedNode
 ) -> NestedNode {
-    let char_view = node.data
-        .read()
-        .unwrap()
-        .get_port::<dyn SingletonView<Item = char>>()
-        .expect("unable to get Char-view")
-        .map(move |c| TerminalAtom::from(if c == '\0' { ' ' } else { c }))
-        .to_grid();
+    node.display
+        .write().unwrap()
+        .insert_branch(ReprTree::new_leaf(
+            Context::parse(&node.ctx, "TerminalView"),
+            node.data
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .get_port::<dyn SingletonView<Item = char>>()
+                .expect("unable to get Char-view")
+                .map(move |c| TerminalAtom::from(if c == '\0' { ' ' } else { c }))
+                .to_grid()
+                .into(),
+        ));
 
-    let mut display_rt = ReprTree::new(Context::parse(&node.ctx, "Display"));
+    node
+}
 
-    display_rt.insert_branch(ReprTree::new_leaf(
-        Context::parse(&node.ctx, "TerminalView"),
-        char_view.into(),
-    ));
+fn node_make_list_view(
+    mut node: NestedNode
+) -> NestedNode {
+    eprintln!("add list display type");
+    node.display
+        .write().unwrap()
+        .insert_branch(ReprTree::new_leaf(
+            Context::parse(&node.ctx, "TerminalView"),
 
-    node.set_view(
-        Arc::new(RwLock::new(display_rt))
-    )
+            node.data
+                .read()
+                .unwrap()
+                .get_port::< dyn SequenceView<Item = NestedNode> >()
+                .expect("unable to get Seq-view")
+                .map(move |char_node| node_make_view(char_node.clone()).display_view() )
+                .wrap(nested_tty::make_label("("), nested_tty::make_label(")"))
+                .to_grid_horizontal()
+                .flatten()
+                .into()
+        ));
+
+//    nested_tty::editors::list::PTYListStyle::for_node( &mut node, ("(", ",", ")") );
+    nested_tty::editors::list::PTYListController::for_node( &mut node, None, None );
+
+    node
+}
+
+fn node_make_view(
+    node: NestedNode
+) -> NestedNode {
+    if node.data.read().unwrap().get_type() == &Context::parse(&node.ctx, "Char") {
+        node_make_char_view( node )
+    } else if node.data.read().unwrap().get_type() == &Context::parse(&node.ctx, "<Seq Char>") {
+        node_make_list_view( node )
+//        node
+    } else if node.data.read().unwrap().get_type() == &Context::parse(&node.ctx, "<List Char>") {
+        node_make_list_view( node )
+    } else {
+        eprintln!("couldnt add view");
+        node
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_std::main]
 async fn main() {
-    let app = TTYApplication::new( |ev| { /* event handler */ } );
-
     /* setup context & create Editor-Tree
      */
     let ctx = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Context::default()));
 
-    let mut node = Context::make_node(
+
+    /* Create a Char-Node with editor & view
+     */
+    let mut n1 = Context::make_node(
         &ctx,
         // node type
         Context::parse(&ctx, "Char"),
         // depth
         SingletonBuffer::new(0).get_port(),
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-
-    // set abstract data
-    node.data = ReprTree::from_char(&ctx, 'Λ');
+    ).unwrap();
 
     // add a display view to the node
-    node = node_make_char_view( node );
+    n1 = node_make_view( n1 );
+
+    /* Create a <List Char>-Node with editor & view
+     */
+    let mut node2 = Context::make_node(
+        &ctx,
+        // node type
+        Context::parse(&ctx, "<List Char>"),
+        // depth
+        SingletonBuffer::new(0).get_port(),
+    ).unwrap();
+
+    // add a display view to the node
+    node2 = node_make_view( node2 );
+
+    /* setup terminal
+     */
+    let app = TTYApplication::new({
+        /* event handler
+         */
+
+        let ctx = ctx.clone();
+        let mut node = n1.clone();
+        node.goto(TreeCursor::home());
+
+
+        let node2 = node2.clone();
+        move |ev| {
+
+            if let Some(cmd) =node2.cmd.get() {
+                cmd.write().unwrap().send_cmd_obj(
+                    ReprTree::new_leaf(
+                        Context::parse(&ctx, "TerminalEvent"),
+                        SingletonBuffer::new(ev.clone()).get_port().into()
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+            
+            match ev {
+                TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Char(c))) => {
+                    if let Some(cmd) = node.cmd.get() {
+                        cmd.write().unwrap().send_cmd_obj(
+                            ReprTree::from_char(&ctx, c)
+                        );
+                    }
+               }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+    });
 
     /* setup display view routed to `app.port`
      */
@@ -82,17 +169,21 @@ async fn main() {
             .offset(Vector2::new(5, 0)),
     );
 
+
+    let label = ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_to_str( &n1.get_type() );
     compositor.write().unwrap()
-        .push(nested_tty::make_label("Char").offset(Vector2::new(0, 2)));
+        .push(nested_tty::make_label( &label ).offset(Vector2::new(0, 2)));
 
     compositor.write().unwrap()
-        .push(node.display_view().offset(Vector2::new(15, 2)));
+        .push(n1.display_view().offset(Vector2::new(15, 2)));
+
+
+    let label2 = ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_to_str( &node2.get_type() );
+    compositor.write().unwrap()
+        .push(nested_tty::make_label( &label2 ).offset(Vector2::new(0, 3)));
 
     compositor.write().unwrap()
-        .push(nested_tty::make_label("<List Char>").offset(Vector2::new(0, 3)));
-
-    compositor.write().unwrap()
-        .push(nested_tty::make_label("---").offset(Vector2::new(15, 3)));
+        .push(node2.display_view().offset(Vector2::new(15, 3)));
 
     /* write the changes in the view of `term_port` to the terminal
      */
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/edit_tree/node.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/edit_tree/node.rs
index b2a8fca..61cd789 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/edit_tree/node.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/edit_tree/node.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub struct NestedNode {
     pub data: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>,
 
     /// display view
-    pub view: Option< Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>> >,
+    pub display: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>,
 
     /// diagnostics
     pub diag: Option< OuterViewPort<dyn SequenceView<Item = Message>> >,
@@ -103,16 +103,17 @@ pub struct NestedNode {
 impl NestedNode {
     pub fn new(ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>, data: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>, depth: OuterViewPort<dyn SingletonView<Item = usize>>) -> Self {
         NestedNode {
-            ctx,
             data,
-            view: None,
+            display: Arc::new(RwLock::new(ReprTree::new(Context::parse(&ctx, "Display")))),
             diag: None,
             depth,
             editor: SingletonBuffer::new(None),
             spillbuf: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Vec::new())),
             cmd: SingletonBuffer::new(None),
             close_char: SingletonBuffer::new(None),
-            tree_nav: SingletonBuffer::new(None)
+            tree_nav: SingletonBuffer::new(None),
+
+            ctx
         }
     }
 
@@ -129,20 +130,7 @@ impl NestedNode {
             ),
             SingletonBuffer::new(0).get_port()
       )
-            /*
-            .set_view(buf.get_port()
-                      .map(|c| TerminalAtom::from(c))
-                      .to_index()
-                      .map_key(
-                          |_x| {
-                              Point2::new(0, 0)
-                          },
-                          |p| {
-                              if *p == Point2::new(0,0) { Some(()) } else { None }
-                          })
-            )
-                */
-            .set_editor(Arc::new(RwLock::new(buf)))
+//            .set_editor(Arc::new(RwLock::new(buf)))
     }
 
     
@@ -163,11 +151,6 @@ impl NestedNode {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn set_view(mut self, view: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>) -> Self {
-        self.view = Some(view);
-        self
-    }
-
     pub fn set_cmd(mut self, cmd: Arc<RwLock<dyn ObjCommander + Send + Sync>>) -> Self {
         self.cmd.set(Some(cmd));
         self
@@ -189,10 +172,6 @@ impl NestedNode {
         self.diag.clone().unwrap_or(ViewPort::new().into_outer())
     }
 
-    pub fn get_view(&self) -> Option< Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>> > {
-        self.view.clone()
-    }
-    
     pub fn get_data_port<'a, V: View + ?Sized + 'static>(&'a self, type_str: impl Iterator<Item = &'a str>) -> Option<OuterViewPort<V>>
     where V::Msg: Clone {
         let ctx = self.ctx.clone();
@@ -245,29 +224,6 @@ impl TreeType for NestedNode {
 }
  */
 
-/* TODO: remove that at some point
-*/
-/*
-impl TerminalEditor for NestedNode {
-    fn get_term_view(&self) -> OuterViewPort<dyn TerminalView> {
-        self.get_view()
-    }
-
-    fn handle_terminal_event(&mut self, event: &TerminalEvent) -> TerminalEditorResult {
-        let buf = SingletonBuffer::new(event.clone());
-
-        if let Some(cmd) = self.cmd.get() {
-            cmd.write().unwrap().send_cmd_obj(
-                ReprTree::new_leaf(
-                    self.ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_from_str("TerminalEvent").unwrap(),
-                    AnyOuterViewPort::from(buf.get_port())
-                ));
-        }
-
-        TerminalEditorResult::Continue
-    }
-}
-*/
 impl TreeNav for NestedNode {
     fn get_cursor(&self) -> TreeCursor {
         if let Some(tn) = self.tree_nav.get() {
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/mod.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/mod.rs
index 3262f2b..8294576 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/mod.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/mod.rs
@@ -82,13 +82,6 @@ impl CharEditor {
             ),
             depth
         )
-            /* todo: move to lib-nested-term
-            .set_view(data
-                      .get_port()
-                      .map(move |c| TerminalAtom::from(if c == '\0' { ' ' } else { c }))
-                      .to_grid()
-            )
-                */
             .set_cmd( editor.clone() )
             .set_editor( editor.clone() )
     }
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs
index 6776057..7006ac9 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use {
 //<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
 
 pub struct ListEditor {
-    pub(super) cursor: SingletonBuffer<ListCursor>,
+    pub cursor: SingletonBuffer<ListCursor>,
 
     // todo: (?) remove RwLock<..> around NestedNode ??
     pub data: VecBuffer< Arc<RwLock<NestedNode>> >,
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ pub struct ListEditor {
 
     depth: OuterViewPort<dyn SingletonView<Item = usize>>,
 
-    pub(crate) ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>,
+    pub ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>,
 
     /// item type
-    pub(super) typ: TypeTerm,
+    pub typ: TypeTerm,
 }
 
 impl ListEditor {
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/edit-tree/color.rs b/lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/color.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from lib-nested-tty/src/edit-tree/color.rs
rename to lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/color.rs
index 532a7fe..42f36fc 100644
--- a/lib-nested-tty/src/edit-tree/color.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/color.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use {
-    crate::terminal::TerminalStyle,
+    crate::atom::TerminalStyle,
 };
 
 pub fn bg_style_from_depth(depth: usize) -> TerminalStyle {
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/edit-tree/cursor_widget.rs b/lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/cursor_widget.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from lib-nested-tty/src/edit-tree/cursor_widget.rs
rename to lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/cursor_widget.rs
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/edit-tree/diagnostics.rs b/lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/diagnostics.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from lib-nested-tty/src/edit-tree/diagnostics.rs
rename to lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/diagnostics.rs
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/mod.rs b/lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f34a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib-nested-tty/src/edit_tree/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+pub mod color;
+
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/list.rs b/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/list.rs
index 663079d..f0f87e7 100644
--- a/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/list.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/list.rs
@@ -4,23 +4,24 @@ use {
         projection::decorate_sequence::*,
     },
     nested::{
-        type_system::{Context, ReprTree},
+        repr_tree::{Context, ReprTree},
         editors::list::*,
-        tree::{TreeCursor, TreeNav, TreeNavResult},
-        tree::NestedNode,
-        PtySegment
+        edit_tree::{TreeCursor, TreeNav, TreeNavResult, NestedNode},
     },
     crate::{
-        TerminalEvent, TerminalView, make_label
-    }
+        DisplaySegment,
+        TerminalStyle,
+        TerminalEvent, TerminalView, make_label,
+        edit_tree::color::{bg_style_from_depth, fg_style_from_depth}
+    },
     std::sync::{Arc, RwLock},
     termion::event::{Event, Key}
 };
 
 //<<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<<*>>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>>
 
-impl PtySegment for ListSegment {
-    fn pty_view(&self) -> OuterViewPort<dyn TerminalView> {
+impl DisplaySegment for ListSegment {
+    fn display_view(&self) -> OuterViewPort<dyn TerminalView> {
         match self {
             ListSegment::InsertCursor => {
                 make_label("|")
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ impl PtySegment for ListSegment {
             ListSegment::Item{ editor, cur_dist } => {
                 let e = editor.clone();
                 let cur_dist = *cur_dist;
-                editor.get_view().map_item(move |_pt, atom| {
+                editor.display_view().map_item(move |_pt, atom| {
                     let c = e.get_cursor();
                     let cur_depth = c.tree_addr.len();
                     let select =
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ impl PTYListStyle {
             editor.get_data_port()
         );
         let se = seg_seq.read().unwrap();
-        se.get_view().map(move |segment| segment.pty_view())
+        se.get_view().map(move |segment| segment.display_view())
     }
 
     pub fn pty_view(&self, editor: &ListEditor) -> OuterViewPort<dyn TerminalView> {
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ impl PTYListStyle {
 
         seg_seq
             .get_view()
-            .map(move |segment| segment.pty_view())
+            .map(move |segment| segment.display_view())
             .separate(make_label(&self.style.1))
             .wrap(make_label(&self.style.0), make_label(&self.style.2))
             .to_grid_horizontal()
@@ -91,12 +92,15 @@ impl PTYListStyle {
     }
 
     pub fn for_node(node: &mut NestedNode, style: (&str, &str, &str)) {
-        node.view = Some(
-            Self::new(style)
-                .pty_view(
-                    &node.get_edit::<ListEditor>().unwrap().read().unwrap()
-                )
-        );
+        node.display
+            .write().unwrap()
+            .insert_branch(ReprTree::new_leaf(
+                Context::parse(&node.ctx, "TerminalView"),
+                Self::new(style)
+                    .pty_view(
+                        &node.get_edit::<ListEditor>().unwrap().read().unwrap()
+                ).into()
+            ));
     }
 }
 
@@ -166,15 +170,22 @@ impl PTYListController {
         self.editor.read().unwrap().get_item()
     }
 
-    pub fn handle_term_event(&mut self, event: &TerminalEvent, _cmd_obj: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>) -> TreeNavResult {
+    pub fn handle_term_event(&mut self, event: &TerminalEvent, cmd_obj: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>) -> TreeNavResult {
         let mut e = self.editor.write().unwrap();
         match event {
             TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Insert)) => {
                 e.toggle_leaf_mode();
                 TreeNavResult::Continue
             }
-            _  => TreeNavResult::Continue
-        }        
+            TerminalEvent::Input(Event::Key(Key::Char(c))) => {
+                let ctx = e.ctx.clone();
+                drop(e);
+                self.handle_any_event(
+                    ReprTree::from_char(&ctx, *c)
+                )
+            }
+            _ => TreeNavResult::Continue
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn handle_meta_char(&mut self, c: char, child_close_char: Option<char>) -> TreeNavResult {
@@ -201,6 +212,7 @@ impl PTYListController {
     }
 
     pub fn handle_any_event(&mut self, cmd_obj: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>) -> TreeNavResult {
+        eprintln!("ANY EVENT");
         let mut e = self.editor.write().unwrap();
         let cur = e.cursor.get();
         let ctx = e.ctx.clone();
@@ -255,7 +267,7 @@ impl PTYListController {
 }
 
 use r3vi::view::singleton::SingletonView;
-use crate::commander::ObjCommander;
+use nested::editors::ObjCommander;
 
 impl ObjCommander for PTYListController {
     fn send_cmd_obj(&mut self, cmd_obj: Arc<RwLock<ReprTree>>) -> TreeNavResult {
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/mod.rs b/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbaef38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+pub mod list;
+
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/mod.rsr b/lib-nested-tty/src/editors/mod.rsr
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/lib-nested-tty/src/lib.rs b/lib-nested-tty/src/lib.rs
index 687ceca..a95835e 100644
--- a/lib-nested-tty/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-tty/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ pub mod ansi_parser;
 pub mod terminal;
 pub mod tty_application;
 
-//pub mod edit_tree;
+pub mod editors;
+pub mod edit_tree;
 //pub mod widgets;
 
 // <<<<>>>><<>><><<>><<< * >>><<>><><<>><<<<>>>> \\
@@ -43,11 +44,24 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 
 impl DisplaySegment for nested::edit_tree::NestedNode {
     fn display_view(&self) -> OuterViewPort<dyn TerminalView> {
-        self.view.as_ref().unwrap()
+        if let Some( tv_repr ) = self.display
             .read().unwrap()
-            .descend( Context::parse(&self.ctx, "TerminalView") ).expect("terminal backend not supported by view")
-            .read().unwrap()
-            .get_port::<dyn TerminalView>().unwrap()
+            .descend( Context::parse(&self.ctx, "TerminalView") )
+        {
+            if let Some(port) = 
+            tv_repr
+                .read().unwrap()
+                .get_port::<dyn TerminalView>() {
+                    port
+                }
+                
+                else {
+                make_label("no TerminalView port found")
+            }
+        } else {
+            make_label("TTY Display not supported")
+            .map_item(|_p,a| a.add_style_back(TerminalStyle::fg_color((220, 30, 30))))
+        }
     }
 }