diff --git a/nested/Cargo.toml b/nested/Cargo.toml
index 90d6432..6793380 100644
--- a/nested/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nested/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ name = "nested"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
 [dependencies]
-r3vi = { git = "https://git.exobiont.de/senvas/r3vi.git" }
+#r3vi = { git = "https://git.exobiont.de/senvas/r3vi.git" }
+r3vi = { path = "../../r3vi" }
 no_deadlocks = "*"
 cgmath = { version = "0.18.0", features = ["serde"] }
 termion = "1.5.5"
diff --git a/nested/src/editors/char/mod.rs b/nested/src/editors/char/mod.rs
index e77175a..a533dd4 100644
--- a/nested/src/editors/char/mod.rs
+++ b/nested/src/editors/char/mod.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl CharEditor {
                       .map(move |c| {
                           match c {
                               Some(c) => TerminalAtom::from(c),
-                              None => TerminalAtom::new('*', TerminalStyle::fg_color((255,0,0)))
+                              None => TerminalAtom::new(' ', TerminalStyle::bg_color((255,0,0)))
                           }
                       })
                       .to_grid()
diff --git a/nested/src/editors/list/editor.rs b/nested/src/editors/list/editor.rs
index 1c27977..c566e31 100644
--- a/nested/src/editors/list/editor.rs
+++ b/nested/src/editors/list/editor.rs
@@ -250,26 +250,16 @@ impl ListEditor {
             }
 
             if self.is_listlist() {
-                if idx > 0 && idx < self.data.len() {
-                    let prev_idx = idx - 1;
+                if idx > 0 && idx < self.data.len()+1 {
+                    let prev_idx = idx - 1; // we are in insert mode, last element before cursor
                     let prev_node = self.data.get(prev_idx);
 
                     if let Some(prev_editor) = prev_node.editor.clone() {
-                        eprintln!("prev prev editor");
                         let mut prev_editor = prev_editor.downcast::<RwLock<ListEditor>>().unwrap();
                         let mut prev_editor = prev_editor.write().unwrap();
-                        if prev_editor.get_data_port().get_view().unwrap()
-                            .iter().filter(
-                                |x|
-                                /*
-                                if let Some(data) = x.data.clone() {
-                                    let data = data.;
-                                    data.read().unwrap().is_some()
-                                } else {
-                                    false
-                            }
-                                */ true
-                            ).count() == 0
+
+                        if prev_editor.get_data_port().get_view().unwrap().iter()
+                            .filter_map(|x| x.get_data_view::<dyn SingletonView<Item = Option<char>>>(vec![].into_iter())?.get()).count() == 0
                         {
                             drop(prev_editor);
                             self.data.remove(prev_idx);
diff --git a/nested/src/editors/list/pty_editor.rs b/nested/src/editors/list/pty_editor.rs
index 8a21fe2..839ae81 100644
--- a/nested/src/editors/list/pty_editor.rs
+++ b/nested/src/editors/list/pty_editor.rs
@@ -144,43 +144,46 @@ impl PTYListEditor {
                 let head = head_editor.downcast::<RwLock<ListEditor>>().unwrap();
                 let mut head = head.write().unwrap();
 
-                if cur.tree_addr.len() > 2 {
-                    PTYListEditor::split(&mut head);
-                }
+                if head.data.len() > 0 {
 
-                let mut tail = head.split();
-
-                head.goto(TreeCursor::none());
-
-                tail.cursor.set(
-                    ListCursor {
-                        idx: Some(0),
-                        mode: if cur.tree_addr.len() > 2 {
-                            ListCursorMode::Select
-                        } else {
-                            ListCursorMode::Insert
-                        }
+                    if cur.tree_addr.len() > 2 {
+                        PTYListEditor::split(&mut head);
                     }
-                );
 
-                let item_type =
-                    if let Some(data) = item.data.clone() {
-                        let data = data.read().unwrap();
-                        Some(data.get_type().clone())
-                    } else {
-                        None
-                    };
+                    let mut tail = head.split();
 
-                let mut tail_node = tail.into_node(depth);
-                tail_node = tail_node.set_ctx(item.ctx.clone().unwrap());
+                    head.goto(TreeCursor::none());
 
-                if let Some(item_type) = item_type {
-                    tail_node = tail_node.morph(item_type);
+                    tail.cursor.set(
+                        ListCursor {
+                            idx: Some(0),
+                            mode: if cur.tree_addr.len() > 2 {
+                                ListCursorMode::Select
+                            } else {
+                                ListCursorMode::Insert
+                            }
+                        }
+                    );
+
+                    let item_type =
+                        if let Some(data) = item.data.clone() {
+                            let data = data.read().unwrap();
+                            Some(data.get_type().clone())
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        };
+
+                    let mut tail_node = tail.into_node(depth);
+                    tail_node = tail_node.set_ctx(item.ctx.clone().unwrap());
+
+                    if let Some(item_type) = item_type {
+                        tail_node = tail_node.morph(item_type);
+                    }
+                    
+                    e.insert(
+                        tail_node
+                    );
                 }
-                
-                e.insert(
-                    tail_node
-                );
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/nested/src/type_system/make_editor.rs b/nested/src/type_system/make_editor.rs
index dda3555..a8cb1f8 100644
--- a/nested/src/type_system/make_editor.rs
+++ b/nested/src/type_system/make_editor.rs
@@ -73,21 +73,13 @@ pub fn init_editor_ctx(parent: Arc<RwLock<Context>>) -> Arc<RwLock<Context>> {
                         id: _, args
                     } => {
                         if args.len() > 0 {
-
                             let editor = PTYListEditor::new(
                                 ctx,
                                 args[0].clone(),
                                 Some(','),
                                 depth + 1
                             );
-
-                            let view = editor.pty_view(
-                                    (
-                                        "{".into(),
-                                        ", ".into(),
-                                        "}".into()
-                                    )                                
-                            );
+                            let view = editor.pty_view(("{",", ", "}"));
 
                             Some(editor
                                     .into_node()