diff --git a/fcore/app-update.sml b/fcore/app-update.sml
index 0ffb9b7..e478e79 100644
--- a/fcore/app-update.sml
+++ b/fcore/app-update.sml
@@ -420,9 +420,14 @@ struct
           let
             (* delete char at cursor and then decrement cursorIdx by 1
              * if cursorIdx is not 0 *)
+            val {searchString, ...} = app
             val buffer = LineGap.delete (cursorIdx, 1, buffer)
-            val searchList = SearchList.delete (cursorIdx, 1, #searchString app, searchList)
+
+            val searchList = SearchList.delete (cursorIdx, 1, searchString, searchList)
             val searchList = SearchList.mapFrom (cursorIdx, ~1, searchList)
+            val (buffer, searchList) = 
+              BuildSearchList.fromRange 
+                (cursorIdx, 1, buffer, searchString, searchList)
 
             val cursorIdx =
               if
@@ -435,9 +440,14 @@ struct
           end
         else
           let 
+            val {searchString, ...} = app
             val buffer = LineGap.delete (cursorIdx, 1, buffer)
-            val searchList = SearchList.delete (cursorIdx, 1, #searchString app, searchList)
+
+            val searchList = SearchList.delete (cursorIdx, 1, searchString, searchList)
             val searchList = SearchList.mapFrom (cursorIdx, ~1, searchList)
+            val (buffer, searchList) = 
+              BuildSearchList.fromRange 
+                (cursorIdx, 1, buffer, searchString, searchList)
           in 
             helpRemoveChr (app, buffer, searchList, cursorIdx, count - 1)
           end
diff --git a/fcore/build-search-list.sml b/fcore/build-search-list.sml
index b8df726..7debfd1 100644
--- a/fcore/build-search-list.sml
+++ b/fcore/build-search-list.sml
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ struct
 
   (* searches for matchedIdx within a range from the buffer instead of from start *)
   fun helpFromRange 
-    (app, origIdx, curIdx, finishIdx, buffer, searchString, searchList) =
+    (origIdx, curIdx, finishIdx, buffer, searchString, searchList) =
       let
-        val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (curIdx, buffer) val {idx = bufferIdx, rightStrings, ...} = buffer in
+        val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (curIdx, buffer) 
+        val {idx = bufferIdx, rightStrings, ...} = buffer 
+      in
         case nextMatch (bufferIdx, curIdx, rightStrings, searchString) of
           SOME matchedIdx =>
             if matchedIdx > finishIdx then
@@ -91,14 +93,14 @@ struct
                 val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (origIdx, buffer)
                 val searchList = SearchList.goToNum (origIdx, searchList)
               in
-                AppWith.searchList (app, searchList, buffer, searchString)
+                (buffer, searchList)
               end
             else
               let
                 val searchList = SearchList.insert (matchedIdx, searchList)
               in
                 helpFromRange
-                  ( app, origIdx, matchedIdx + 1, finishIdx
+                  ( origIdx, matchedIdx + 1, finishIdx
                   , buffer, searchString, searchList
                   )
               end
@@ -107,15 +109,16 @@ struct
               val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (origIdx, buffer)
               val searchList = SearchList.goToNum (origIdx, searchList)
             in
-              AppWith.searchList (app, searchList, buffer, searchString)
+              (buffer, searchList)
             end
       end
 
-  fun fromRange (app, startIdx, finishIdx, buffer, searchString, searchList) =
+  fun fromRange (startIdx, length, buffer, searchString, searchList) =
     let
-      val buffer = LineGap.goToIdx (startIdx, buffer)
+      val finishIdx = startIdx + length + String.size searchString
+      val bufferIdx = startIdx - String.size searchString
     in
       helpFromRange
-        (app, startIdx, startIdx, finishIdx, buffer, searchString, searchList)
+        (startIdx, bufferIdx, finishIdx, buffer, searchString, searchList)
     end
 end
diff --git a/fcore/search-list.sml b/fcore/search-list.sml
index 8afb25f..913df9d 100644
--- a/fcore/search-list.sml
+++ b/fcore/search-list.sml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ sig
 
   val goToNum: int * t -> t
   val mapFrom: int * int * t -> t
+  val printlst: t -> unit
 end
 
 structure SearchList :> SEARCH_LIST =
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ struct
               val newHd = VectorSlice.slice (hd, delstart, SOME dellength)
               val newHd = VectorSlice.vector newHd
             in
-              {left = left, right = joinStartOfRight (newHd, right)}
+              {left = left, right = joinStartOfRight (newHd, tl)}
             end
           else
             (* finish = last *)
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ struct
               val newHd = VectorSlice.slice (hd, delpoint, SOME newLength)
               val newHd = VectorSlice.vector newHd
             in
-              {left = joinEndOfLeft (newHd, left), right = right}
+              {left = joinEndOfLeft (newHd, tl), right = right}
             end
           else
             (* start = first *)
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index 371d86b..0c0083e 100755
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