diff --git a/fcore/buffer.sml b/fcore/buffer.sml
index 117bbb5..6517210 100644
--- a/fcore/buffer.sml
+++ b/fcore/buffer.sml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 structure Buffer =
 struct
+  val xSpace = 12
+  val xSpace3 = xSpace * 3
+  val ySpace = 23
+
   (* builds text from a string with char-wrap.
    * char-wrap is a similar concept to word-wrap, 
    * but it breaks on character in the middle of a word.
@@ -17,7 +21,7 @@ struct
           (* if space, then proceed forward one char 
            * without adding to acc *)
           buildTextString
-           ( pos + 1, str, acc, posX + 25, posY, startX
+           ( pos + 1, str, acc, posX + xSpace, posY, startX
            , windowWidth, windowHeight, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight
            , r, g, b, tl
            )
@@ -25,7 +29,7 @@ struct
           (* if tab, proceed forward one char,
            * and jump visually forwards three chars *)
           buildTextString
-           ( pos + 1, str, acc, posX + 75, posY, startX
+           ( pos + 1, str, acc, posX + xSpace3, posY, startX
            , windowWidth, windowHeight, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight
            , r, g, b, tl
            )
@@ -33,9 +37,9 @@ struct
           (* if \n, move down vertically, and move to start horizontally
            * assuming we have not exceeded the window's height.
            * If we have exceeded the window's height, just return acc. *)
-          if posY + 25 < windowHeight then
+          if posY + ySpace < windowHeight then
             buildTextString
-              ( pos + 1, str, acc, startX, posY + 25, startX
+              ( pos + 1, str, acc, startX, posY + ySpace, startX
               , windowWidth, windowHeight, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight
               , r, g, b, tl
               )
@@ -45,19 +49,19 @@ struct
       | #"\r" =>
           (* same as \n, except we also check if we are in a \r\n pair,
            * and proceed two characters forward if so *)
-          if posY + 25 < windowHeight then
+          if posY + ySpace < windowHeight then
             if
               pos < String.size str - 1
               andalso String.sub (str, pos + 1) = #"\n"
             then 
               buildTextString
-                ( pos + 2, str, acc, startX, posY + 25, startX
+                ( pos + 2, str, acc, startX, posY + ySpace, startX
                 , windowWidth, windowHeight, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight
                 , r, g, b, tl
                 )
             else 
               buildTextString
-                ( pos + 1, str, acc, startX, posY + 25, startX
+                ( pos + 1, str, acc, startX, posY + ySpace, startX
                 , windowWidth, windowHeight, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight
                 , r, g, b, tl
                 )
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ struct
           let
             val chrFun = Vector.sub (CozetteAscii.asciiTable, Char.ord chr)
           in
-            if posX + 25 < windowWidth then
+            if posX + xSpace < windowWidth then
               (* if there is horizontal space, place char on the right *)
               let
                 val chrVec = chrFun
@@ -78,12 +82,12 @@ struct
                 val acc = chrVec :: acc
               in
                 buildTextString
-                  ( pos + 1, str, acc, posX + 25, posY, startX
+                  ( pos + 1, str, acc, posX + xSpace, posY, startX
                   , windowWidth, windowHeight, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight
                   , r, g, b, tl
                   )
               end
-            else if posY + 25 < windowHeight then
+            else if posY + ySpace < windowHeight then
               (* if there is vertical space, place char down below at startX *)
               let
                 val chrVec = chrFun
@@ -94,7 +98,7 @@ struct
                 val acc = chrVec :: acc
               in
                 buildTextString
-                  ( pos + 1, str, acc, startX + 25, posY + 25, startX
+                  ( pos + 1, str, acc, startX + xSpace, posY + ySpace, startX
                   , windowWidth, windowHeight, fWindowWidth, fWindowHeight
                   , r, g, b, tl
                   )
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ struct
     let
       val acc =
         continueBuildTextLineGap 
-          ( #rightStrings lineGap, [], 10, 10, 10
+          ( #rightStrings lineGap, [], 5, 5, 5
           , windowWidth, windowHeight
           , Real32.fromInt windowWidth
           , Real32.fromInt windowHeight
diff --git a/shell/gl-draw.sml b/shell/gl-draw.sml
index 5d637d1..55a2aaa 100644
--- a/shell/gl-draw.sml
+++ b/shell/gl-draw.sml
@@ -55,12 +55,18 @@ struct
       }
     end
 
-  fun uploadText ({textVertexBuffer, ...}: t, vec) =
+  fun uploadText
+    ({textVertexBuffer, textProgram, window, textDrawLength = _}: t, vec) =
     let
       val _ = Gles3.bindBuffer textVertexBuffer
       val _ = Gles3.bufferData (vec, Vector.length vec, Gles3.STATIC_DRAW)
+      val newTextDrawLength = Vector.length vec div 5
     in
-      ()
+      { textVertexBuffer = textVertexBuffer
+      , textProgram = textProgram
+      , window = window
+      , textDrawLength = newTextDrawLength
+      }
     end
 
   fun drawText ({textVertexBuffer, textProgram, textDrawLength, ...}: t) =
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ struct
     case Glfw.windowShouldClose window of
       false =>
         let
-          val _ = Gles3.clearColor (0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1)
+          val _ = Gles3.clearColor (1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
           val _ = Gles3.clear ()
 
           val _ = draw shellState
diff --git a/shell/shell.sml b/shell/shell.sml
index bf8d67d..cd5774b 100644
--- a/shell/shell.sml
+++ b/shell/shell.sml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ structure Shell =
 struct
   open CML
 
+  fun ioToString (io, acc) =
+    case TextIO.inputLine io of
+      SOME str => ioToString (io, acc ^ str)
+    | NONE => acc
+
   fun main () =
     let
       (* Set up GLFW. *)
@@ -9,11 +14,21 @@ struct
       val _ = Glfw.windowHint (Glfw.CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR (), 3)
       val _ = Glfw.windowHint (Glfw.DEPRECATED (), Glfw.FALSE ())
       val _ = Glfw.windowHint (Glfw.SAMPLES (), 4)
-      val window = Glfw.createWindow (1600, 900, "shf")
+      val window = Glfw.createWindow (1920, 1080, "shf")
       val _ = Glfw.makeContextCurrent window
       val _ = Gles3.loadGlad ()
 
-      val _ = GlDraw.loop window
+      (* upload text vector *)
+      val io = TextIO.openIn "fcore/buffer.sml"
+      val str = ioToString (io, "")
+      val lineGap = LineGap.fromString str
+      val _ = TextIO.closeIn io
+
+      val textVec = Buffer.startBuildTextLineGap (0, lineGap, 1920, 1080)
+      val shellState = GlDraw.create window
+      val shellState = GlDraw.uploadText (shellState, textVec)
+
+      val _ = GlDraw.helpLoop shellState
     in
       ()
     end
diff --git a/shf b/shf
index 1307237..a175db0 100755
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