diff --git a/examples/lua/key-combos-manually.lua b/examples/lua/key-combos-manually.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b615ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/key-combos-manually.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+local api = vim.api
+local libmodal = require('libmodal')
+
+local barModeInputHistory = {}
+
+local function clearHistory(indexToCheck)
+	if #barModeInputHistory >= indexToCheck then
+		barModeInputHistory = {}
+	end
+end
+
+barMode = function()
+	table.insert(
+		barModeInputHistory,
+		api.nvim_eval('nr2char(g:barModeInput)')
+	)
+
+	local index = 1
+	if barModeInputHistory[1] == 'z' then
+		if barModeInputHistory[2] == 'f' then
+			if barModeInputHistory[3] == 'o' then
+				api.nvim_command("echom 'It works!'")
+			else index = 3 end
+		else index = 2 end
+	end
+
+	clearHistory(index)
+end
+
+libmodal.mode.enter('BAR', barMode)
diff --git a/examples/lua/key-combos-submode.lua b/examples/lua/key-combos-submode.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1caa48c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/key-combos-submode.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+local libmodal = require('libmodal')
+
+local barModeRecurse = 0
+
+local barModeCombos = {
+	['z'] = 'BarModeEnter',
+}
+
+function barMode()
+	barModeRecurse = barModeRecurse + 1
+	libmodal.mode.enter('BAR' .. barModeRecurse, barModeCombos)
+	barModeRecurse = barModeRecurse - 1
+end
+
+vim.api.nvim_command('command! BarModeEnter lua barMode()')
+barMode()
diff --git a/examples/lua/key-combos-supress-exit.lua b/examples/lua/key-combos-supress-exit.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dac7a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/key-combos-supress-exit.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+let s:barModeCombos = {
+\	'': 'echom "You cant exit using escape."',
+\	'q': 'let g:barModeExit = 1'
+\}
+
+call libmodal#Enter('BAR', s:barModeCombos, 1)
diff --git a/examples/lua/key-combos.lua b/examples/lua/key-combos.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b89ba8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/key-combos.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let s:barModeCombos = {
+\	'zf': 'split',
+\	'zfo': 'vsplit',
+\	'zfc': 'tabnew'
+\}
+
+call libmodal#Enter('BAR', s:barModeCombos)
diff --git a/examples/lua/prompt-callback.lua b/examples/lua/prompt-callback.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b9e154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/prompt-callback.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+let s:commandList = ['new', 'close', 'last']
+
+function! s:BarMode() abort
+	if g:tabModeInput ==# 'new'
+		execute 'tabnew'
+	elseif g:tabModeInput ==# 'close'
+		execute 'tabclose'
+	elseif g:tabModeInput ==# 'last'
+		execute 'tablast'
+	endif
+endfunction
+
+call libmodal#Prompt('TAB', funcref('s:BarMode'), s:commandList)
diff --git a/examples/lua/prompt-commands.lua b/examples/lua/prompt-commands.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8d6c0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/prompt-commands.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let s:commands = {
+\	'new': 'tabnew',
+\	'close': 'tabclose',
+\	'last': 'tablast'
+\}
+
+call libmodal#Prompt('TAB', s:commands)
diff --git a/examples/lua/submodes.lua b/examples/lua/submodes.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d1dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/submodes.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+let s:barModeRecurse = 0
+
+function! s:BarMode()
+	if g:bar{s:barModeRecurse}ModeInput ==# 'z'
+		let s:barModeRecurse += 1
+		execute 'BarModeEnter'
+		let s:barModeRecurse -= 1
+	endif
+endfunction
+
+command! BarModeEnter call libmodal#Enter('BAR' . s:barModeRecurse, funcref('s:BarMode'))
+execute 'BarModeEnter'
diff --git a/examples/lua/supress-exit.lua b/examples/lua/supress-exit.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..562ed28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lua/supress-exit.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+let s:barModeInputHistory = ''
+
+function! s:BarMode()
+	if g:barModeInput ==# ''
+		echom 'You cant leave using <Esc>.'
+	elseif g:barModeInput ==# 'q'
+		let g:barModeExit = 1
+	endif
+endfunction
+
+call libmodal#Enter('BAR', funcref('s:BarMode'), 1)
diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/mode/ParseTable/init.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/mode/ParseTable/init.lua
index 0689459..a6b7e04 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/mode/ParseTable/init.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/mode/ParseTable/init.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ local globals = require('libmodal/src/base/globals')
 --]]
 
 local ParseTable = {}
-local strings    = {} -- not to be returned. Used for split() function.
 
 --[[
 	/*
@@ -22,16 +21,16 @@ local strings    = {} -- not to be returned. Used for split() function.
 	 */
 --]]
 
-------------------------------------
+----------------------------------------
 --[[ SUMMARY:
 	* Split some `str` using a regex `pattern`.
 ]]
---[[
+--[[ PARAMS:
 	* `str` => the string to split.
 	* `pattern` => the regex pattern to split `str` with.
 ]]
-------------------------------------
-function strings.split(str, pattern)
+----------------------------------------
+local function stringSplit(str, pattern)
 	local split = {}
 	for char in string.gmatch(str, pattern) do
 		table.insert(split, char)
@@ -39,6 +38,30 @@ function strings.split(str, pattern)
 	return split
 end
 
+--------------------------------
+--[[ SUMMARY:
+	* Reverse the elements of some table.
+]]
+--[[ PARAMS:
+	* `tbl` => the table to reverse.
+]]
+--------------------------------
+local function tableReverse(tbl)
+	local i = 1
+	local halfway = math.floor(#tbl / 2)
+	while i <= halfway do
+		-- get the other end of the dict
+		local j = #tbl + 1 - i
+		-- copy the value to a placeholder
+		local placeholder = tbl[j]
+		-- swap the values
+		tbl[j] = tbl[i]
+		tbl[i] = placeholder
+		-- increment
+		i = i + 1
+	end
+end
+
 --[[
 	/*
 	 * CLASS `ParseTable`
@@ -72,13 +95,13 @@ function ParseTable.new(userTable)
 		* `false`    => when `key` is not ANYWHERE.
 	]]
 	----------------------------
-	function parseTable:get(key)
+	function parseTable:get(keyDict)
 		local function parseGet(dict, splitKey)
 			--[[ Get the next character in the combo string. ]]
 
 			local k = ''
 			if #splitKey > 0 then -- There is more input to parse
-				k = api.nvim_eval("char2nr('" .. table.remove(splitKey) .. "')")
+				k = table.remove(splitKey) -- the dict should already be `char2nr()`'d
 			else -- The user input has run out, but there is more in the dictionary.
 				return dict
 			end
@@ -103,10 +126,12 @@ function ParseTable.new(userTable)
 			return false
 		end
 
+		--[[ Reverse the dict. ]]
+		tableReverse(keyDict)
+
+		--[[ Get return value. ]]
 		-- run the inner recursive function in order to return the desired result
-		return parseGet(self, strings.split(
-			string.reverse(key), '.'
-		))
+		return parseGet(self, keyDict)
 	end
 
 	----------------------------------------
@@ -146,7 +171,7 @@ function ParseTable.new(userTable)
 		end -- ‡
 
 		-- Run the recursive function.
-		update(self, strings.split(
+		update(self, stringSplit(
 			string.reverse(key), '.'
 		))
 	end
diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/mode/init.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/mode/init.lua
index eb52dd9..49c3690 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/mode/init.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/mode/init.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ local vars = utils.vars
 
 local mode = {}
 mode.ParseTable = require('libmodal/src/mode/ParseTable')
-mode.TIMEOUT = 'TIMEOUT'
 
 --[[
 	/*
@@ -26,7 +25,16 @@ mode.TIMEOUT = 'TIMEOUT'
 	 */
 --]]
 
-function mode._clearLocalInput(modeName)
+local TIMEOUT_CHAR = 'ø'
+local TIMEOUT_NR = api.nvim_eval("char2nr('" .. TIMEOUT_CHAR .. "')")
+local TIMEOUT_LEN = api.nvim_get_option('TIMEOUT_LEN')
+
+----------------------------------------
+--[[ SUMMARY:
+	* Reset libmodal's internal counter of user input to default.
+]]
+----------------------------------------
+local function clearLocalInput(modeName)
 	vars.input.instances[modeName] = {}
 end
 
@@ -38,11 +46,11 @@ end
 	* `modeName` => the name of the mode that is currently active.
 ]]
 ------------------------------------
-function mode._comboSelect(modeName)
+local function comboSelect(modeName)
 	-- Stop any running timers
-	if vars.timers.instances[modeName] then
-		vars.timers.instances[modeName]:stop()
-		vars.timers.instances[modeName] = nil
+	if vars.timer.instances[modeName] then
+		vars.timer.instances[modeName]:stop()
+		vars.timer.instances[modeName] = nil
 	end
 
 	-- Append the latest input to the locally stored input history.
@@ -53,9 +61,10 @@ function mode._comboSelect(modeName)
 
 	-- Get the combo dict.
 	local comboTable = vars.combos.instances[modeName]
+
 	-- Get the command based on the users input.
 	local cmd = comboTable:get(
-		table.concat(vars.input.instance[modeName])
+		vars.input.instances[modeName]
 	)
 
 	-- Get the type of the command.
@@ -67,21 +76,19 @@ function mode._comboSelect(modeName)
 	-- The command was a table, meaning that it MIGHT match.
 	elseif commandType == globals.TYPE_TBL then
 		-- Create a new timer
-		vars.timers.instances[modeName] = vim.loop.new_timer()
-		-- Get the `&timeoutlen` variable.
-		local timeoutlen = api.nvim_get_option('timeoutlen')
+		vars.timer.instances[modeName] = vim.loop.new_timer()
 
 		-- start the timer
-		vars.timers.instances[modeName]:start(timeoutlen, 0,
+		vars.timer.instances[modeName]:start(TIMEOUT_LEN, 0,
 			vim.schedule_wrap(function()
 				-- Send input to interrupt a blocking `getchar`
-				vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(mode.TIMEOUT, '', false)
+				api.nvim_feedkeys(TIMEOUT_CHAR, '', false)
 				-- if there is a command, execute it.
 				if cmd[mode.ParseTable.CR] then
 					api.nvim_command(cmd[mode.ParseTable.CR])
 				end
 				-- clear input
-				mode._clearLocalInput(modeName)
+				clearLocalInput(modeName)
 			end)
 		)
 	-- The command was an actual vim command.
@@ -91,10 +98,38 @@ function mode._comboSelect(modeName)
 	end
 
 	if clearInput then
-		mode._clearLocalInput(modeName)
+		clearLocalInput(modeName)
 	end
 end
 
+-------------------------------------------------
+--[[ SUMMARY:
+	* Set the initial values used for parsing user input as combos.
+]]
+--[[ PARAMS:
+	* `modeName` => the name of the mode being initialized.
+	* `comboTable` => the table of combos being initialized.
+]]
+-------------------------------------------------
+local function initCombos(modeName, comboTable)
+	-- Placeholder for timeout value.
+	local doTimeout = nil
+
+	-- Read the correct timeout variable.
+	if api.nvim_exists('g', vars.timeout.name(modeName)) then
+		doTimeout = vars.nvim_get(vars.timeout, modeName)
+	else
+		doTimeout = vars.libmodalTimeout
+	end
+	vars.timeout.instances[modeName] = doTimeout
+
+	-- Build the parse tree.
+	vars.combos.instances[modeName] = mode.ParseTable.new(comboTable)
+
+	-- Initialize the input history variable.
+	clearLocalInput(modeName)
+end
+
 ------------------------
 --[[ SUMMARY:
 	* Enter a mode.
@@ -111,7 +146,7 @@ function mode.enter(...)
 	--[[ SETUP. ]]
 
 	-- Create the indicator for the mode.
-	local indicator = utils.Indicator:new(args[1])
+	local indicator = utils.Indicator.new(args[1])
 
 	-- Grab the state of the window.
 	local winState = utils.WindowState.new()
@@ -120,14 +155,14 @@ function mode.enter(...)
 	local modeName = string.lower(args[1])
 
 	-- Determine whether or not this function should handle exiting automatically.
-	local handleExitEvents = false
-	if #args > 2 and args[3] then
-		handleExitEvents = true
+	local handleExitEvents = true
+	if #args > 2 then
+		handleExitEvents = args[3] == true
 	end
 
 	-- Determine whether a callback was specified, or a combo table.
 	if type(args[2]) == globals.TYPE_TBL then
-		mode._initTimeouts(modeName, args[2])
+		initCombos(modeName, args[2])
 	end
 
 	--[[ MODE LOOP. ]]
@@ -137,7 +172,7 @@ function mode.enter(...)
 		-- Try (using pcall) to use the mode.
 		local noErrors = pcall(function()
 			-- If the mode is not handling exit events automatically and the global exit var is true.
-			if not handleExitEvents and var.nvim_get(vars.exit, modeName) then
+			if not handleExitEvents and vars.nvim_get(vars.exit, modeName) then
 				continueMode = false
 				return
 			end
@@ -147,9 +182,11 @@ function mode.enter(...)
 
 			-- Capture input.
 			local uinput = api.nvim_input()
+
 			-- Return if there was a timeout event.
-			if uinput == mode.TIMEOUT then return end
-			-- Otherwise set the input variable to the new input.
+			if uinput == TIMEOUT_NR then return end
+
+			-- Set the global input variable to the new input.
 			vars.nvim_set(vars.input, modeName, uinput)
 
 			-- Make sure that the user doesn't want to exit.
@@ -158,17 +195,14 @@ function mode.enter(...)
 				return
 			-- If the second argument was a dict, parse it.
 			elseif type(args[2]) == globals.TYPE_TBL then
-				mode._comboSelect(modeName)
+				comboSelect(modeName)
 			-- If the second argument was a function, execute it.
-			else
-				args[2]()
-			end
-
+			else args[2]() end
 		end)
 
 		-- If there were errors, handle them.
 		if not noErrors then
-			mode._showError()
+			utils.showError()
 			continueMode = false
 		end
 	end
@@ -180,40 +214,10 @@ function mode.enter(...)
 	winState:restore()
 end
 
-function mode._initTimeouts(modeName, comboTable)
-	-- Placeholder for timeout value.
-	local doTimeout = nil
-
-	-- Read the correct timeout variable.
-	if api.nvim_exists('g', vars.timeout.name(modeName)) then
-		doTimeout = vars.nvim_get(vars.timeout, modeName)
-	else
-		doTimeout = vars.libmodalTimeout
-	end
-	vars.timeout.instances[modeName] = doTimeout
-
-	-- Build the parse tree.
-	vars.combos.instances[modeName] = mode.ParseTable.new(comboTable)
-
-	-- Initialize the input history variable.
-	mode._clearLocalInput(modeName)
-end
-
-function mode._showError()
-	api.nvim_bell()
-	api.nvim_show_err( 'vim-libmodal error',
-		api.nvim_get_vvar('throwpoint')
-		.. '\n' ..
-		api.nvim_get_vvar('exception')
-	)
-end
-
 --[[
 	/*
 	 * PUBLICIZE MODULE
 	 */
 --]]
 
-mode.enter('test', {})
 return mode
-
diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/Indicator/init.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/Indicator/init.lua
index 80159fe..61816b0 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/Indicator/init.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/Indicator/init.lua
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ local Indicator = {}
 	* `modeName` => the name of the mode that this `Indicator` is for.
 ]]
 --------------------------------
-function Indicator:new(modeName)
+function Indicator.new(modeName)
 	return {
 		Entry.new('LibmodalStar', '*'),
-		Entry.new( 'None', '*' ),
+		Entry.new( 'None', ' ' ),
 		Entry.new( 'LibmodalPrompt', tostring(modeName) ),
 		Entry.new('None', ' > '),
 	}
diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua
index c892490..eb6e781 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/api.lua
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ function api.nvim_lecho(hlTables)
 	for _, hlTable in ipairs(hlTables) do
 		api.nvim_command(
 			-- `:echohl` the hlgroup and then `:echon` the string.
-			"echon execute(['echohl \"" .. hlTable.hl .. "\"', 'echon \"" .. hlTable.str .. "\"'])"
+			"echohl " .. hlTable.hl .. " | echon '" .. hlTable.str .. "'"
 		)
 	end
-	api.nvim_command('echohl None')
+	-- api.nvim_command('echohl None')
 end
 
 --------------------------
diff --git a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/init.lua b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/init.lua
index e286dff..606d6cf 100644
--- a/lua/libmodal/src/utils/init.lua
+++ b/lua/libmodal/src/utils/init.lua
@@ -11,6 +11,21 @@ utils.Indicator   = require('libmodal/src/utils/Indicator')
 utils.WindowState = require('libmodal/src/utils/WindowState')
 utils.vars        = require('libmodal/src/utils/vars')
 
+--[[
+	/*
+	 * FUNCTIONS
+	 */
+--]]
+
+function utils.showError()
+	utils.api.nvim_bell()
+	utils.api.nvim_show_err( 'vim-libmodal error',
+		utils.api.nvim_get_vvar('throwpoint')
+		.. '\n' ..
+		utils.api.nvim_get_vvar('exception')
+	)
+end
+
 --[[
 	/*
 	 * PUBLICIZE MODULE