diff --git a/.temp.txt.swp b/.temp.txt.swp
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode-with.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode-with.sml
index 62b5e94..e13f939 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode-with.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode-with.sml
@@ -37,4 +37,33 @@ struct
       , cursorIdx = cursorIdx
       }
     end
+
+  fun changeTempSearchString
+    (app: app_type, newBuffer, newStartLine, newMode, newMsgs) =
+    let
+      val
+        { mode = _
+        , buffer = _
+        , searchString
+        , searchList
+        , startLine = _
+        , msgs = _
+        , bufferModifyTime
+        , windowWidth
+        , windowHeight
+        , cursorIdx
+        } = app
+    in
+      { mode = newMode
+      , buffer = newBuffer
+      , startLine = newStartLine
+      , msgs = newMsgs
+      , searchString = searchString
+      , searchList = searchList
+      , bufferModifyTime = bufferModifyTime
+      , windowWidth = windowWidth
+      , windowHeight = windowHeight
+      , cursorIdx = cursorIdx
+      }
+    end
 end
diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode.sml b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode.sml
index bca782d..6d1ea14 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode/normal-search-mode.sml
@@ -4,26 +4,70 @@ struct
   open InputMsg
   open MailboxType
 
-  (* todo: redraw based on results of tempSearchList *)
-  fun addChr (app: app_type, searchString, chr) =
+  fun onSearchChanged (app: app_type, searchString, tempSearchList, buffer) =
     let
-      val c = String.implode [chr]
-      val searchString = searchString ^ c
-
-      val {buffer, cursorIdx, ...} = app
-      val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (cursorIdx - 1111, buffer)
-      val tempSearchList =
-        SearchList.buildRange (buffer, searchString, cursorIdx + 1111)
+      open DrawMsg
 
+      val {buffer, cursorIdx, startLine, windowWidth, windowHeight, ...} = app
       val mode =
         NORMAL_SEARCH_MODE
           {searchString = searchString, tempSearchList = tempSearchList}
+
+      val floatWindowWidth = Real32.fromInt windowWidth
+      val floatWindowHeight = Real32.fromInt windowHeight
+
+      val searchStringPosY = windowHeight - TextConstants.ySpace - 5
+
+      val initialTextAcc = TextBuilder.buildLineToList
+        ( searchString
+        , 5
+        , searchStringPosY
+        , windowWidth
+        , floatWindowWidth
+        , floatWindowHeight
+        )
+
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToLine (startLine, buffer)
+      val startLine = TextWindow.getStartLine
+        (buffer, startLine, cursorIdx, windowWidth, windowHeight)
+
+      val remainingWindowHeight = windowHeight - (TextConstants.ySpace * 2)
+
+      val msgs = TextBuilder.buildWithExisting
+        ( startLine
+        , cursorIdx
+        , buffer
+        , windowWidth
+        , remainingWindowHeight
+        , floatWindowWidth
+        , floatWindowHeight
+        , tempSearchList
+        , searchString
+        , []
+        , initialTextAcc
+        , []
+        )
     in
-      NormalModeWith.mode (app, mode, [])
+      NormalSearchModeWith.changeTempSearchString
+        (app, buffer, startLine, mode, msgs)
+    end
+
+  fun addChr (app: app_type, searchString, chr) =
+    let
+      val {cursorIdx, buffer, ...} = app
+
+      val c = String.implode [chr]
+      val searchString = searchString ^ c
+
+      val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (cursorIdx - 1111, buffer)
+      val tempSearchList =
+        SearchList.buildRange (buffer, searchString, cursorIdx + 1111)
+    in
+      onSearchChanged (app, searchString, tempSearchList, buffer)
     end
 
   (* save search string and tempSearchList and return to normal mode *)
-  fun finishSearch (app: app_type, searchString, tempSearchList) = 
+  fun finishSearch (app: app_type, searchString, tempSearchList) =
     let
       val {buffer, cursorIdx, windowWidth, windowHeight, startLine, ...} = app
       val buffer = LineGap.goToStart buffer
@@ -53,14 +97,7 @@ struct
       val mode = NORMAL_MODE ""
     in
       NormalSearchModeWith.returnToNormalMode
-        ( app
-        , buffer
-        , searchString
-        , tempSearchList
-        , startLine
-        , mode
-        , msgs
-        )
+        (app, buffer, searchString, tempSearchList, startLine, mode, msgs)
     end
 
   fun update (app, {searchString, tempSearchList}, msg, time) =
diff --git a/fcore/text-builder.sml b/fcore/text-builder.sml
index bd011e2..390fbc2 100644
--- a/fcore/text-builder.sml
+++ b/fcore/text-builder.sml
@@ -1,22 +1,4 @@
-signature TEXT_BUILDER =
-sig
-  (* Prerequisites: LineGap is moved to requested line first. *)
-  val getLineAbsIdx: int * LineGap.t -> int
-
-  (* Prerequisites: LineGap is moved to requested line first. *)
-  val build:
-    int
-    * int
-    * LineGap.t
-    * int
-    * int
-    * SearchList.t
-    * string
-    * MailboxType.t list
-    -> MailboxType.t list
-end
-
-structure TextBuilder :> TEXT_BUILDER =
+structure TextBuilder =
 struct
   open TextConstants
   structure TC = TextConstants
@@ -361,7 +343,8 @@ struct
         end
   in
     (* builds a single text line from a string.
-     * Used for getting Real32.real vector representing search input. *)
+     * Used for getting Real32.real vector representing search input. 
+     * Todo: Add | cursor to show position of search-string-cursor. *)
     fun buildLineToList
       (str, startX, startY, endX, floatWindowWidth, floatWindowHeight) =
       loop