6 files changed, 58 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/lib/aliases.zsh b/lib/aliases.zsh
index 253c2ac64..cd17781a6 100644
--- a/lib/aliases.zsh
+++ b/lib/aliases.zsh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ alias .='pwd'
 alias ...='cd ../..'
 
 alias _='sudo'
+alias ss='sudo su -'
 
 #alias g='grep -in'
 
@@ -26,7 +27,10 @@ alias gba='git branch -a'
 alias history='fc -l 1'
 
 alias ls='ls -F'
-alias ll='ls -al'
+alias ll='ls -alr'
+alias l='ls'
+alias ll='ls -l'
+alias sl=ls # often screw this up
 
 alias sgem='sudo gem'
 
diff --git a/lib/completion.zsh b/lib/completion.zsh
index dff71cfd3..795903d0d 100644
--- a/lib/completion.zsh
+++ b/lib/completion.zsh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+## fixme - the load process here seems a bit bizarre
+
 setopt noautomenu
-setopt COMPLETE_IN_WORD
-setopt ALWAYS_TO_END
+setopt complete_in_word
+setopt always_to_end
 
 unsetopt flowcontrol
 
@@ -18,8 +20,9 @@ zstyle ':completion:*' list-colors ''
 zstyle ':completion:*' hosts $( sed 's/[, ].*$//' $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts )
 
 unsetopt MENU_COMPLETE
-setopt AUTO_MENU
+#setopt AUTO_MENU
 
+# should this be in keybindings?
 bindkey -M menuselect '^o' accept-and-infer-next-history
 
 zstyle ':completion:*:*:*:*:*' menu yes select
@@ -28,3 +31,10 @@ zstyle ':completion:*:*:*:*:*' menu yes select
 zstyle ':completion:*:*:kill:*:processes' list-colors '=(#b) #([0-9]#) ([0-9a-z-]#)*=01;34=0=01'
 zstyle ':completion:*:*:*:*:processes' command "ps -u `whoami` -o pid,user,comm -w -w"
 zstyle ':completion:*:*:(ssh|scp):*:*' hosts `sed 's/^\([^ ,]*\).*$/\1/' ~/.ssh/known_hosts`
+
+
+#complete on history
+# zstyle ':completion:*:history-words' stop yes
+# zstyle ':completion:*:history-words' remove-all-dups yes
+# zstyle ':completion:*:history-words' list false
+# zstyle ':completion:*:history-words' menu yes
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/functions.zsh b/lib/functions.zsh
index e3891f6fc..2fb096dd6 100644
--- a/lib/functions.zsh
+++ b/lib/functions.zsh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+## fixme, i duplicated this in xterms - oops
 function title {
   if [[ $TERM == "screen" ]]; then
     # Use these two for GNU Screen:
diff --git a/lib/history.zsh b/lib/history.zsh
index f7b63b7cd..527c32762 100644
--- a/lib/history.zsh
+++ b/lib/history.zsh
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-# History stuff.
-setopt HIST_VERIFY
-setopt INC_APPEND_HISTORY
-setopt SHARE_HISTORY
-setopt EXTENDED_HISTORY
-setopt HIST_IGNORE_DUPS
-
 ## Command history configuration
-#
-HISTFILE=$ZSH/log/.zsh_history
+HISTFILE=$HOME/.zsh_history
 HISTSIZE=10000
 SAVEHIST=10000
+
 setopt hist_ignore_dups # ignore duplication command history list
 setopt share_history # share command history data
 
+setopt hist_verify
+setopt inc_append_history
+setopt extended_history
+setopt hist_expire_dups_first
diff --git a/lib/key-bindings.zsh b/lib/key-bindings.zsh
index 20caad11f..87e47bab6 100644
--- a/lib/key-bindings.zsh
+++ b/lib/key-bindings.zsh
@@ -1,14 +1,41 @@
 # TODO: Explain what some of this does..
 autoload -U compinit
 compinit
+
+bindkey -e
 bindkey '\ew' kill-region
 bindkey -s '\el' "ls\n"
 bindkey -s '\e.' "..\n"
 bindkey '^r' history-incremental-search-backward
 bindkey "^[[5~" up-line-or-history
 bindkey "^[[6~" down-line-or-history
+
+# make search up and down work, so partially type and hit up/down to find relevant stuff
+bindkey '^[[A' up-line-or-search
+bindkey '^[[B' down-line-or-search
+
 bindkey "^[[H" beginning-of-line
 bindkey "^[[1~" beginning-of-line
 bindkey "^[[F"  end-of-line
 bindkey "^[[4~" end-of-line
-bindkey ' ' magic-space    # also do history expansion on space
-\ No newline at end of file
+bindkey ' ' magic-space    # also do history expansion on space
+
+
+# consider emacs keybindings:
+
+#bindkey -e  ## emacs key bindings
+#
+#bindkey '^[[A' up-line-or-search
+#bindkey '^[[B' down-line-or-search
+#bindkey '^[^[[C' emacs-forward-word
+#bindkey '^[^[[D' emacs-backward-word
+#
+#bindkey -s '^X^Z' '%-^M'
+#bindkey '^[e' expand-cmd-path
+#bindkey '^[^I' reverse-menu-complete
+#bindkey '^X^N' accept-and-infer-next-history
+#bindkey '^W' kill-region
+#bindkey '^I' complete-word
+## Fix weird sequence that rxvt produces
+#bindkey -s '^[[Z' '\t'
+#
+\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/prompt.zsh b/lib/prompt.zsh
index 31c33feb5..39689684f 100644
--- a/lib/prompt.zsh
+++ b/lib/prompt.zsh
@@ -1,19 +1,12 @@
 export PAGER=less
 export LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
 
-bindkey -e
+# speed stuff.
 
-# Directory stuff.
-setopt AUTO_NAME_DIRS
-
-# Speed stuff.
-
-#setopt NO_BEEP
-setopt AUTO_CD
-setopt MULTIOS
-setopt CDABLEVARS
-
-bindkey -e
+#setopt no_beep
+setopt auto_cd
+setopt multios
+setopt cdablevarS
 
 if [[ x$WINDOW != x ]]
 then