diff --git a/dotscape b/dotscape
index f2be6a8..9453387 100755
Binary files a/dotscape and b/dotscape differ
diff --git a/fcore/app-with.sml b/fcore/app-with.sml
index 6a91f58..77ad23b 100644
--- a/fcore/app-with.sml
+++ b/fcore/app-with.sml
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@ structure AppWith =
 struct
   open AppType
 
+  fun toList vec = Vector.foldr (fn (el, acc) => el :: acc) [] vec
+
+  fun squaresToString squares =
+  let
+    val vec =
+      Vector.map (fn vec =>
+      let
+        val vec = Vector.map (fn num => Int.toString num) vec
+        val vec: string list = toList vec
+      in
+        String.concat vec
+      end
+      ) squares
+    val vec = toList vec
+  in
+    String.concatWith "\n" vec
+  end
+
   fun addSquare (app, newX, newY, arrowX, arrowY) : app_type =
     let
       val
@@ -28,6 +46,7 @@ struct
         , modalNum
         } = app
 
+      val () = print "adding new square\n"
       val squares =
         Vector.mapi
           (fn (idx, el) =>
@@ -35,6 +54,9 @@ struct
                Vector.mapi (fn (iidx, iel) => if iidx = newY then 1 else iel) el
              else
                el) squares
+
+        val msg = squaresToString squares
+      val () = print (msg ^ "\n")
     in
       { mode = mode
       , squares = squares
diff --git a/fcore/normal-mode.sml b/fcore/normal-mode.sml
index 626a0c7..49fb6be 100644
--- a/fcore/normal-mode.sml
+++ b/fcore/normal-mode.sml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct
       val ypos = Vector.sub (yClickPoints, vIdx)
 
       val model = AppWith.addSquare
-        (model, realToInt xpos, realToInt ypos, hIdx, vIdx)
+        (model, hIdx, vIdx, hIdx, vIdx)
       val squares = #squares model
 
       val dotVec = getDotVecFromIndices (model, hIdx, vIdx)
diff --git a/fcore/quad-tree.sml b/fcore/quad-tree.sml
index 29d1c7a..2a8fb77 100644
--- a/fcore/quad-tree.sml
+++ b/fcore/quad-tree.sml
@@ -226,14 +226,9 @@ struct
         end
 
   fun insertItemIntoTree (item, acc) =
-    if #data item = 0 then
-      (* ignore specific data by not inserting it into tree.
-       * May later functorise this quad tree,
-       * and allow different types of data
-       * to be ignored/stored in #data field. *)
-      acc
-    else
+    if #data item <> 0 then
       BinTree.insert (item, acc)
+    else acc
 
   fun toList qtree =
     let val tree = foldWithDuplicates (insertItemIntoTree, qtree, BinTree.empty)
@@ -255,7 +250,9 @@ struct
             val startY = Ndc.fromPixelY (y, windowWidth, windowHeight)
             val endY = Ndc.fromPixelY (ey, windowWidth, windowHeight)
 
-            val acc = Ndc.ltrbToVertex (startX, startY, endX, endY) :: acc
+            val vec = 
+              Ndc.ltrbToVertexRgb (startX, startY, endX, endY, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
+            val acc = vec :: acc
           in
             loop (windowWidth, windowHeight, tl, acc)
           end
@@ -265,6 +262,8 @@ struct
       let
         val qtree = build (0, 0, size, squares)
         val squares = toList qtree
+        val msg = List.length squares
+        val () = print (Int.toString msg ^ "\n")
       in
         loop (windowWidth, windowHeight, squares, [])
       end