diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 590bb3a9..9aa93b13 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,51 +1,294 @@
 use colored::*;
 use mosaic_tile::*;
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter, Error};
+
+// for more of these, copy paste from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-drawing_character
+static ARROW_SEPARATOR: &str = " ";
+static MORE_MSG: &str = " ... ";
 
 #[derive(Default)]
-struct State {
-    lines: Vec<String>,
-    page: usize,
-}
+struct State {}
 
 register_tile!(State);
 
+struct LinePart {
+    part: String,
+    len: usize,
+}
+
+impl Display for LinePart {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        write!(f, "{}", self.part)
+    }
+}
+
+
+fn prefix(help: &Help) -> LinePart {
+    let prefix_text = " Mosaic ";
+    let part = match (&help.mode, help.mode_is_persistent) {
+        (InputMode::Command, false) => {
+            let prefix = prefix_text.bold().white().on_black();
+            let separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            format!("{}{}", prefix, separator)
+        }
+        (_, true) => {
+            let prefix = prefix_text.bold().white().on_black();
+            let separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_yellow();
+            format!("{}{}", prefix, separator)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Normal, _) => {
+            let prefix = prefix_text.bold().white().on_black();
+            let separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_green();
+            format!("{}{}", prefix, separator)
+        }
+        _ => {
+            let prefix = prefix_text.bold().white().on_black();
+            let separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            format!("{}{}", prefix, separator)
+        }
+    };
+    let len = prefix_text.chars().count() + ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+    LinePart {
+        part,
+        len
+    }
+}
+
+fn key_path(help: &Help) -> LinePart {
+    let superkey_text = "<Ctrl-g> ";
+    let locked_text = "LOCKED ";
+    let (part, len) = match (&help.mode, help.mode_is_persistent) {
+        (InputMode::Command, false) => {
+            let key_path = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = superkey_text.chars().count() + ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() + ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}", key_path, first_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Command, true) => {
+            let locked = locked_text.bold().white().on_yellow();
+            let locked_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.yellow().on_magenta();
+            let key_path = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = superkey_text.chars().count() + ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() + locked_text.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}", locked, locked_separator, key_path, superkey_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Resize, false) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "r ";
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}", superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Resize, true) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "r ";
+            let locked = locked_text.white().bold().on_yellow();
+            let locked_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.yellow().on_magenta();
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = locked_text.chars().count() + 
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}{}{}", locked, locked_separator, superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Pane, false) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "p ";
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}", superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Pane, true) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "p ";
+            let locked = locked_text.white().bold().on_yellow();
+            let locked_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.yellow().on_magenta();
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = locked_text.chars().count() + 
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}{}{}", locked, locked_separator, superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Tab, false) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "t ";
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}", superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Tab, true) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "t ";
+            let locked = locked_text.white().bold().on_yellow();
+            let locked_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.yellow().on_magenta();
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = locked_text.chars().count() + 
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}{}{}", locked, locked_separator, superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Scroll, false) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "s ";
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}", superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Scroll, true) => {
+            let mode_shortcut_text = "s ";
+            let locked = locked_text.white().bold().on_yellow();
+            let locked_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.yellow().on_magenta();
+            let superkey = superkey_text.bold().on_magenta();
+            let first_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let second_superkey_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.black().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut = mode_shortcut_text.white().bold().on_magenta();
+            let mode_shortcut_separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.magenta().on_black();
+            let len = locked_text.chars().count() + 
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                superkey_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count() +
+                mode_shortcut_text.chars().count() +
+                ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count();
+            (format!("{}{}{}{}{}{}{}", locked, locked_separator, superkey, first_superkey_separator, second_superkey_separator, mode_shortcut, mode_shortcut_separator), len)
+        }
+        (InputMode::Normal, _) | _ => {
+            let key_path = superkey_text.on_green();
+            let separator = ARROW_SEPARATOR.green().on_black();
+            (format!("{}{}", key_path, separator), superkey_text.chars().count() + ARROW_SEPARATOR.chars().count())
+        }
+    };
+    LinePart {
+        part,
+        len
+    }
+}
+
+fn keybinds(help: &Help, max_width: usize) -> LinePart {
+    let mut keybinds = String::new();
+    let mut len = 0;
+    let full_keybinds_len = help.keybinds.iter().enumerate().fold(0, |acc, (i, (shortcut, description))| {
+        let shortcut_length = shortcut.chars().count() + 3; // 2 for <>'s around shortcut, 1 for the space
+        let description_length = description.chars().count() + 2;
+        let (_separator, separator_len) = if i > 0 { (" / ", 3) } else { ("", 0) };
+        acc + shortcut_length + description_length + separator_len
+    });
+    if full_keybinds_len < max_width {
+        for (i, (shortcut, description)) in help.keybinds.iter().enumerate() {
+            let separator = if i > 0 { " / " } else { "" };
+            let shortcut_len = shortcut.chars().count();
+            let shortcut = match help.mode {
+                InputMode::Normal => shortcut.cyan(),
+                _ => shortcut.white().bold(),
+            };
+            keybinds = format!("{}{}<{}> {}", keybinds, separator, shortcut, description);
+            len += shortcut_len + separator.chars().count();
+        }
+    } else {
+        for (i, (shortcut, description)) in help.keybinds.iter().enumerate() {
+            let description_first_word = description.split(' ').next().unwrap_or("");
+            let current_length = keybinds.chars().count();
+            let shortcut_length = shortcut.chars().count() + 3; // 2 for <>'s around shortcut, 1 for the space
+            let description_first_word_length = description_first_word.chars().count();
+            let (separator, separator_len) = if i > 0 { (" / ", 3) } else { ("", 0) };
+            let shortcut = match help.mode {
+                InputMode::Normal => shortcut.cyan(),
+                _ => shortcut.white().bold(),
+            };
+            if current_length + shortcut_length + description_first_word_length + separator_len + MORE_MSG.chars().count() < max_width {
+                keybinds = format!("{}{}<{}> {}", keybinds, separator, shortcut, description_first_word);
+                len += shortcut_length + description_first_word_length + separator_len;
+            } else if current_length + shortcut_length + separator_len + MORE_MSG.chars().count() < max_width {
+                keybinds = format!("{}{}<{}>", keybinds, separator, shortcut);
+                len += shortcut_length + separator_len;
+            } else {
+                keybinds = format!("{}{}", keybinds, MORE_MSG);
+                len += MORE_MSG.chars().count();
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    LinePart {
+        part: keybinds,
+        len,
+    }
+}
+
 impl MosaicTile for State {
     fn init(&mut self) {
         set_selectable(false);
+        set_invisible_borders(true);
+        set_max_height(1);
     }
 
     fn draw(&mut self, _rows: usize, cols: usize) {
-        let more_msg = ", <?> More";
-        self.lines = vec![String::new()];
-        for item in get_help() {
-            let width = self.lines.last().unwrap().len();
-            if width + item.len() + 2 > cols - more_msg.len() {
-                self.lines.last_mut().unwrap().push_str(more_msg);
-                self.lines.push(item);
-            } else {
-                let line = self.lines.last_mut().unwrap();
-                if !line.is_empty() {
-                    line.push_str(", ");
-                }
-                line.push_str(&item);
-            }
-        }
-        self.page %= self.lines.len();
-        let line = format!(
-            "{}{}",
-            self.lines[self.page],
-            if self.page > 0 && self.lines.len() == self.page + 1 {
-                ", <?> Back"
-            } else {
-                ""
-            }
-        );
-        println!("{}", line.italic());
-    }
-
-    fn handle_global_key(&mut self, key: Key) {
-        if let Key::Char('?') = key {
-            self.page += 1;
-        }
+        let help = get_help();
+        let line_prefix = prefix(&help);
+        let key_path = key_path(&help);
+        let line_len_before_keybinds = line_prefix.len + key_path.len;
+        let status_bar = if line_len_before_keybinds + MORE_MSG.chars().count() < cols {
+            let keybinds = keybinds(&help, cols - line_len_before_keybinds);
+            let keybinds = keybinds.part.cyan().on_black();
+            format!("{}{}{}", line_prefix, key_path, keybinds)
+        } else if line_len_before_keybinds < cols {
+            format!("{}{}", line_prefix, key_path)
+        } else if line_prefix.len < cols {
+            format!("{}", line_prefix)
+        } else {
+            // sorry, too small :(
+            format!("")
+        };
+        // 40m is black background, 0K is so that it fills the rest of the line,
+        // I could not find a way to do this with colored and did not want to have to
+        // manually fill the line with spaces to achieve the same
+        println!("{}\u{1b}[40m\u{1b}[0K", status_bar);
     }
 }