diff --git a/nested/src/editors/typeterm/cmd.rs b/nested/src/editors/typeterm/cmd.rs
index f5b9aff..23271eb 100644
--- a/nested/src/editors/typeterm/cmd.rs
+++ b/nested/src/editors/typeterm/cmd.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use {
     },
     crate::{
         type_system::{ReprTree},
-        editors::{list::{ListEditor, ListCmd}},
+        editors::{list::{ListEditor, ListCmd, ListCursorMode}},
         tree::{NestedNode, TreeNav, TreeNavResult, TreeCursor},
         commander::ObjCommander
     },
@@ -64,25 +64,26 @@ impl ObjCommander for TypeTermEditor {
                     }
 
                     State::Ladder => {
-                        let res = self.send_child_cmd( co.clone() );
-                        
-                        match res {
-                            TreeNavResult::Continue => {
-                                match c {
-                                    '~' => {
-                                        self.normalize_nested_ladder();
+                        if c == '~' {
+                            let i0 = self.cur_node.get().get_edit::<ListEditor>().unwrap();
+
+                            let cur_it = i0.clone().read().unwrap().get_item().clone();
+                            
+                            if let Some(i) = cur_it {
+                                    let tte = i.get_edit::<TypeTermEditor>().unwrap();
+
+                                    if tte.read().unwrap().state != State::App {
+                                        drop(tte);
+                                        drop(i);
+
+                                        return self.send_child_cmd(
+                                            ListCmd::Split.into_repr_tree( &self.ctx )
+                                        );
                                     }
-                                    _ => {}
                                 }
-                                TreeNavResult::Continue
-                            }
-                            TreeNavResult::Exit => {
-                                match c {
-                                    '~' => TreeNavResult::Continue,
-                                    _   => TreeNavResult::Exit
-                                }
-                            }
                         }
+
+                        self.send_child_cmd( co.clone() )
                     }
 
                     State::App => {
diff --git a/nested/src/editors/typeterm/mod.rs b/nested/src/editors/typeterm/mod.rs
index d018c81..259e20d 100644
--- a/nested/src/editors/typeterm/mod.rs
+++ b/nested/src/editors/typeterm/mod.rs
@@ -316,45 +316,6 @@ impl TypeTermEditor {
                 self.cur_node.set(other_tt.cur_node.get());
                 self.state = other_tt.state;
             }
-        } else {
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* flatten ladder of ladders into one ladder editor
-     */
-    pub fn normalize_nested_ladder(&mut self) {
-        let mut subladder_list_node = self.cur_node.get().clone(); 
-        let subladder_list_edit = subladder_list_node.get_edit::<ListEditor>().unwrap();
-
-        let item = subladder_list_edit.write().unwrap().get_item().clone();
-
-        if let Some(it_node) = item {
-            if it_node.get_type() == (&self.ctx, "( Type )").into() {
-                let other_tt = it_node.get_edit::<TypeTermEditor>().unwrap();
-
-                if other_tt.write().unwrap().state == State::Ladder {
-                    let other = other_tt.read().unwrap().cur_node.get().get_edit::<ListEditor>().unwrap();
-                    let buf = other.read().unwrap().data.clone();
-
-                    subladder_list_edit.write().unwrap().up();
-                    subladder_list_edit.write().unwrap().up();
-                    subladder_list_node.send_cmd_obj(
-                        ListCmd::DeleteNexd.into_repr_tree( &self.ctx )
-                    );
-
-                    if subladder_list_edit.read().unwrap().get_cursor_warp().tree_addr.len() > 0 {
-                        if subladder_list_edit.read().unwrap().get_cursor_warp().tree_addr[0] == -1 {
-                            subladder_list_edit.write().unwrap().delete_nexd();
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    let l = buf.len();
-                    for i in 0..l {
-                        subladder_list_edit.write().unwrap().insert( buf.get(i) );
-                    }
-                    subladder_list_node.dn();
-                }
-            }
         }
     }