diff --git a/fcore/rect.sml b/fcore/rect.sml
index 1a0e13e..c9dfebb 100644
--- a/fcore/rect.sml
+++ b/fcore/rect.sml
@@ -14,28 +14,22 @@ struct
      #[
 xToNdc (xOffset, 0.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
 yToNdc (yOffset, 13.000000000000000, scale, halfHeight),
-z,
-r, g, b,
-xToNdc (xOffset, 6.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
+z, r, g, b,
+xToNdc (xOffset, 7.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
 yToNdc (yOffset, 13.000000000000000, scale, halfHeight),
-z,
-r, g, b,
+z, r, g, b,
 xToNdc (xOffset, 0.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
 yToNdc (yOffset, 0.000000000000000, scale, halfHeight),
-z,
-r, g, b,
+z, r, g, b,
 xToNdc (xOffset, 0.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
 yToNdc (yOffset, 0.000000000000000, scale, halfHeight),
-z,
-r, g, b,
-xToNdc (xOffset, 6.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
+z, r, g, b,
+xToNdc (xOffset, 7.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
 yToNdc (yOffset, 13.000000000000000, scale, halfHeight),
-z,
-r, g, b,
-xToNdc (xOffset, 6.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
+z, r, g, b,
+xToNdc (xOffset, 7.000000000000000, scale, halfWidth),
 yToNdc (yOffset, 0.000000000000000, scale, halfHeight),
-z,
-r, g, b
+z, r, g, b
       ]
     end
 end
diff --git a/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml b/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml
index 5479e8f..c11f81f 100644
--- a/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml
+++ b/fcore/text-builder/text-builder-utils.sml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct
   (* different functions to make vectors of different things we want to draw. *)
   fun makeCursor (posX, posY, env: env_data) =
     Rect.lerp
-      ( Real32.fromInt (posX - 1)
+      ( Real32.fromInt (posX - 2)
       , Real32.fromInt posY
       , #cursorZ env
       , TC.scale
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct
 
   fun makeHighlight (posX, posY, env: env_data) =
     Rect.lerp
-      ( Real32.fromInt (posX - 1)
+      ( Real32.fromInt (posX - 2)
       , Real32.fromInt posY
       , #highlightZ env
       , TC.scale