diff --git a/src/lib/direct.c b/src/lib/direct.c
index 98807e18c..53518eefb 100644
--- a/src/lib/direct.c
+++ b/src/lib/direct.c
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@ int ncdirect_stream(ncdirect* n, const char* filename, ncstreamcb streamer,
     ncplane_dim_yx(v, &y, &x);
     ncdirect_raster_frame(n, v, (vopts->flags & NCVISUAL_OPTION_HORALIGNED) ? vopts->x : 0);
     streamer(ncv, vopts, NULL, curry);
+    // FIXME need to issue a kitty-kill when appropriate, how?
   }while(ncvisual_decode(ncv) == 0);
   ncvisual_destroy(ncv);
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/sprite.c b/src/lib/sprite.c
index 1e49266ca..363c7febd 100644
--- a/src/lib/sprite.c
+++ b/src/lib/sprite.c
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ static uint32_t sprixelid_nonce;
 
 static inline void
 sprixel_debug(FILE* out, const sprixel* s){
-  fprintf(out, "Sprixel %d (%p) %dx%d (%dx%d) n: %p state: %d\n",
-          s->id, s, s->dimy, s->dimx, s->pixy, s->pixx, s->n, s->invalidated);
+  fprintf(out, "Sprixel %d (%p) %dx%d (%dx%d) @%d/%d state: %d\n",
+          s->id, s, s->dimy, s->dimx, s->pixy, s->pixx,
+          s->n ? s->n->absy : 0, s->n ? s->n->absx : 0,
+          s->invalidated);
   if(s->n){
     int idx = 0;
     for(int y = 0 ; y < s->dimy ; ++y){
diff --git a/src/lib/visual.c b/src/lib/visual.c
index aaed663b8..cadbd8d83 100644
--- a/src/lib/visual.c
+++ b/src/lib/visual.c
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ ncplane* ncvisual_render_pixels(notcurses* nc, ncvisual* ncv, const struct blits
       clamp_to_sixelmax(&nc->tcache, &disprows, &dispcols);
     }
   }
+  // FIXME why are we allowing arbitrary location within a plane?
   if(flags & NCVISUAL_OPTION_HORALIGNED){
     if(placex == NCALIGN_CENTER){
       placex = (ncplane_dim_x(n) - dispcols / nc->tcache.cellpixx) / 2;