diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 6450824d..a5323b51 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 BASE=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 LSP_BIN_PATH=$HOME/.local/bin
 
-default_lsp_langs="css html ts rust python bash"
+default_lsp_langs="css html ts rust python bash json"
 lsp_langs=""
 
 choose_langs() {
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ install_css() {
   install_node_deps vscode-css-languageserver-bin
 }
 
+install_json() {
+  install_node_deps vscode-json-languageserver
+}
+
 install_rust() {
   if [[ ! -e ~/.local/bin/rust-analyzer ]]; then
     mkdir -p ${LSP_BIN_PATH}
diff --git a/lua/mappings.lua b/lua/mappings.lua
index 5afeb33d..70fde6a3 100644
--- a/lua/mappings.lua
+++ b/lua/mappings.lua
@@ -9,19 +9,20 @@ end
 local opt = {}
 
 -- dont copy any deleted text , this is disabled by default so uncomment the below mappings if you want them!
---[[
+--[[ remove this line
 
 map("n", "dd", [=[ "_dd ]=], opt)
 map("v", "dd", [=[ "_dd ]=], opt)
 map("v", "x", [=[ "_x ]=], opt)
 
-]]
+ this line too ]]
 
 -- OPEN TERMINALS --
-map("n", "<C-l>", [[<Cmd>vnew term://bash <CR>]], opt) -- open term over right
-map("n", "<C-x>", [[<Cmd> split term://bash | resize 10 <CR>]], opt) -- open term bottom
+map("n", "<C-l>", [[<Cmd>vnew term://bash <CR>]], opt) -- over right
+map("n", "<C-x>", [[<Cmd> split term://bash | resize 10 <CR>]], opt) --  bottom
+map("n", "<C-t>t", [[<Cmd> tabnew | term <CR>]], opt) -- newtab
 
--- COPY EVERYTHING --
+-- COPY EVERYTHING in the file--
 map("n", "<C-a>", [[ <Cmd> %y+<CR>]], opt)
 
 -- toggle numbers ---
@@ -30,3 +31,5 @@ map("n", "<leader>n", [[ <Cmd> set nu!<CR>]], opt)
 -- toggle truezen.nvim's ataraxis and minimalist mode
 map("n", "<leader>z", [[ <Cmd> TZAtaraxis<CR>]], opt)
 map("n", "<leader>m", [[ <Cmd> TZMinimalist<CR>]], opt)
+
+map("n", "<C-s>", [[ <Cmd> w <CR>]], opt) -- save
diff --git a/lua/top-bufferline.lua b/lua/top-bufferline.lua
index bcf5048b..30062e4e 100644
--- a/lua/top-bufferline.lua
+++ b/lua/top-bufferline.lua
@@ -1,77 +1,96 @@
--- colors
+-- define some colors
 
 local bar_fg = "#565c64"
 local activeBuffer_fg = "#c8ccd4"
 
 require "bufferline".setup {
     options = {
+        offsets = {{filetype = "NvimTree", text = "Explorer"}},
         buffer_close_icon = "",
         modified_icon = "",
-        close_icon = "",
+        close_icon = " ",
         left_trunc_marker = "",
         right_trunc_marker = "",
         max_name_length = 14,
         max_prefix_length = 13,
         tab_size = 20,
-        enforce_regular_tabs = true,
+        show_tab_indicators = true,
+        enforce_regular_tabs = false,
         view = "multiwindow",
         show_buffer_close_icons = true,
-        separator_style = "thin"
+        separator_style = "thin",
+        mappings = "true"
     },
+    -- bar colors!!
     highlights = {
-        background = {
-            guifg = bar_fg,
-            guibg = "#282c34"
-        },
         fill = {
             guifg = bar_fg,
-            guibg = "#282c34"
+            guibg = "#252931"
         },
-        -- focused window
+        background = {
+            guifg = bar_fg,
+            guibg = "#252931"
+        },
+        -- buffer
         buffer_selected = {
             guifg = activeBuffer_fg,
             guibg = "#1e222a",
             gui = "bold"
         },
+        buffer_visible = {
+            guifg = "#9298a0",
+            guibg = "#252931"
+        },
+        -- tabs over right
+        tab = {
+            guifg = "#9298a0",
+            guibg = "#30343c"
+        },
+        tab_selected = {
+            guifg = "#30343c",
+            guibg = "#9298a0"
+        },
+        tab_close = {
+            guifg = "#f9929b",
+            guibg = "#252931"
+        },
+        -- buffer separators
+        separator = {
+            guifg = "#252931",
+            guibg = "#252931"
+        },
         separator_selected = {
             guifg = "#1e222a",
             guibg = "#1e222a"
         },
-        -- unfocused opened window
-        buffer_visible = {
-            guifg = "#9298a0",
-            guibg = "#282c34"
-        },
         separator_visible = {
-            guifg = "#282c34",
-            guibg = "#282c34"
-        },
-        separator = {
-            guifg = "#282c34",
-            guibg = "#282c34"
+            guifg = "#252931",
+            guibg = "#252931"
         },
         indicator_selected = {
-            guifg = "#282c34",
-            guibg = "#282c34"
+            guifg = "#252931",
+            guibg = "#252931"
         },
+        -- modified files (but not saved)
         modified_selected = {
             guifg = "#A3BE8C",
             guibg = "#1e222a"
+        },
+        modified_visible = {
+            guifg = "#BF616A",
+            guibg = "#23272f"
         }
     }
 }
 
 local opt = {silent = true}
-
 local map = vim.api.nvim_set_keymap
 vim.g.mapleader = " "
 
---command that adds new buffer and moves to it
-map("n", "<S-t>", [[<Cmd>tabnew<CR>]], opt)
+-- MAPPINGS
+map("n", "<S-t>", [[<Cmd>tabnew<CR>]], opt) -- new tab
+map("n", "<S-x>", [[<Cmd>bdelete<CR>]], opt) -- close tab
 
---removing a buffer
-map("n", "<S-x>", [[<Cmd>bdelete<CR>]], opt)
-
--- tabnew and tabprev
+-- move between tabs
 map("n", "<TAB>", [[<Cmd>BufferLineCycleNext<CR>]], opt)
 map("n", "<S-TAB>", [[<Cmd>BufferLineCyclePrev<CR>]], opt)
diff --git a/lua/zenmode.lua b/lua/zenmode.lua
index 6f985db3..b9d49ffb 100644
--- a/lua/zenmode.lua
+++ b/lua/zenmode.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ true_zen.setup(
             hidden_signcolumn = "no",
             shown_number = true,
             shown_relativenumber = false,
-            shown_signcolumn = "no"
+            shown_signcolumn = "yes"
         },
         ataraxis = {
             just_do_it_for_me = false,