diff --git a/dotscape b/dotscape
index 34e3b06..5103f7d 100755
Binary files a/dotscape and b/dotscape differ
diff --git a/functional-core/app/app-update.sml b/functional-core/app/app-update.sml
index 653fcaf..d75ef3b 100644
--- a/functional-core/app/app-update.sml
+++ b/functional-core/app/app-update.sml
@@ -358,12 +358,21 @@ struct
   fun enterBrowseMode model =
     let
       val model = AppWith.mode (model, AppType.BROWSE_MODE)
-      (* should draw modal window as well, but that's not needed right now *)
+      (* todo: should draw modal window as well *)
       val fileMsg = LOAD_FILES (#openFilePath model)
     in
       (model, FILE fileMsg)
     end
 
+  fun handleFileBrowserAndPath (model, fileBrowser, path) =
+    let 
+      val model = AppWith.fileBrowserAndPath (model, fileBrowser, path)
+      (* todo: update and recreate vector indicating text to redraw,
+      * if not in normal mode *)
+    in 
+      (model, NO_MAILBOX)
+    end
+
   fun updateNormalMode (model: app_type, inputMsg) =
     case inputMsg of
       MOUSE_MOVE {x = mouseX, y = mouseY} =>
@@ -388,6 +397,8 @@ struct
     | KEY_SPACE => enterOrSpaceCoordinates model
     | USE_TRIANGLES triangles => useTriangles (model, triangles)
     | TRIANGLES_LOAD_ERROR => trianglesLoadError model
+    | FILE_BROWSER_AND_PATH {fileBrowser, path} =>
+        handleFileBrowserAndPath (model, fileBrowser, path)
 
   fun update (model: app_type, inputMsg) =
     case #mode model of
diff --git a/functional-core/app/app-with.sml b/functional-core/app/app-with.sml
index 863017a..dca62ed 100644
--- a/functional-core/app/app-with.sml
+++ b/functional-core/app/app-with.sml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ sig
   val mousePosition: AppType.app_type * Real32.real * Real32.real
                      -> AppType.app_type
 
+  val fileBrowserAndPath:
+    AppType.app_type * AppType.file_browser_item vector * string
+    -> AppType.app_type
+
   val arrowX: AppType.app_type * int -> AppType.app_type
   val arrowY: AppType.app_type * int -> AppType.app_type
 
@@ -576,4 +580,46 @@ struct
       , fileBrowser = fileBrowser
       }
     end
+
+  fun fileBrowserAndPath (app: app_type, fileBrowser, path) =
+    let
+      val
+        { mode
+        , xClickPoints
+        , yClickPoints
+        , numClickPoints
+        , windowWidth
+        , windowHeight
+        , triangles
+        , triangleStage
+        , undo
+        , redo
+        , showGraph
+        , mouseX
+        , mouseY
+        , arrowX
+        , arrowY
+        , openFilePath = _
+        , fileBrowser = _
+        } = app
+    in
+      { mode = mode
+      , xClickPoints = xClickPoints
+      , yClickPoints = yClickPoints
+      , numClickPoints = numClickPoints
+      , triangles = triangles
+      , triangleStage = triangleStage
+      , windowWidth = windowWidth
+      , windowHeight = windowHeight
+      , undo = undo
+      , redo = redo
+      , showGraph = showGraph
+      , mouseX = mouseX
+      , mouseY = mouseY
+      , arrowX = arrowX
+      , arrowY = arrowY
+      , fileBrowser = fileBrowser
+      , openFilePath = path
+      }
+    end
 end