diff --git a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl
index b0e5c4a..e5761be 100644
--- a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl
+++ b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins.fnl
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
                                   :cmd ["Telescope"]
                                   :requires [:nvim-lua/popup.nvim :nvim-lua/plenary.nvim]}
 
+  :kyazdani42/nvim-web-devicons {}
+
   :p00f/nvim-ts-rainbow {}
   :romgrk/nvim-treesitter-context {}
   :JoosepAlviste/nvim-ts-context-commentstring {}
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@
   :simrat39/rust-tools.nvim {:ft ["rust"]}
   :ray-x/lsp_signature.nvim {}
 
+  :vmchale/ats-vim {:ft ["ats"]}
+
   :bakpakin/fennel.vim {})
 ; >>>
 
diff --git a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/bufferline.fnl b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/bufferline.fnl
index 313be80..62e103d 100644
--- a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/bufferline.fnl
+++ b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/bufferline.fnl
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
             colors colors}})
 
 ; :h bufferline-lua-highlights
-(let [selected {:guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.dark0 :gui ""}
-      visible  {:guibg colors.dark1 :guifg colors.neutral_aqua :gui ""}]
+(let [selected {:gui "" :guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.dark0}
+      visible  {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_aqua}]
  (bufferline.setup 
    {:options
     {:diagnostics "nvim_lsp"
      :diagnostics_indicator (fn [cnt lvl diagnostics-dict] (.. " (" cnt ")"))
      :show_buffer_close_icons false
+     :show_buffer_icons false
      :show_close_icon false
      :show_tab_indicators false
      :enforce_regular_tabs false
@@ -39,18 +40,22 @@
      :duplicate_visible visible
      :duplicate_selected selected
 
-     :diagnostic          {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_red}
-     :diagnostic_visible  {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_red}
-     :diagnostic_selected {:gui "" :guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.faded_red}
+     :diagnostic                  {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_red}
+     :diagnostic_visible          {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_red}
+     :diagnostic_selected         {:gui "" :guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.faded_red}
 
-     :info_diagnostic          {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_blue}
-     :info_diagnostic_visible  {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_blue}
-     :info_diagnostic_selected {:gui "" :guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.faded_blue}
+     :info_diagnostic             {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_blue}
+     :info_diagnostic_visible     {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_blue}
+     :info_diagnostic_selected    {:gui "" :guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.faded_blue}
 
      :warning_diagnostic          {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_yellow}
      :warning_diagnostic_visible  {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_yellow}
      :warning_diagnostic_selected {:gui "" :guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.faded_yellow}
 
+     :error_diagnostic            {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_red}
+     :error_diagnostic_visible    {:gui "" :guibg colors.dark1        :guifg colors.neutral_red}
+     :error_diagnostic_selected   {:gui "" :guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.red}
+
      :separator visible
      :indicator_selected {:guibg colors.neutral_aqua :guifg colors.neutral_aqua}
 
diff --git a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/galaxyline.fnl b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/galaxyline.fnl
index ebecea7..28c6d85 100644
--- a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/galaxyline.fnl
+++ b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/plugins/galaxyline.fnl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (module plugins.galaxyline
   {require {a aniseed.core
+            str aniseed.string
             fennel aniseed.fennel 
             nvim aniseed.nvim 
             utils utils
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 (local modes 
  {:n   {:text "NORMAL"        :colors {:bg colors.neutral_aqua   :fg colors.dark0}}
   :i   {:text "INSERT"        :colors {:bg colors.neutral_yellow :fg colors.dark0}}
-  :c   {:text "CMD"           :colors {:bg colors.neutral_aqua   :fg colors.dark0}}
+  :c   {:text "CMMAND"        :colors {:bg colors.neutral_aqua   :fg colors.dark0}}
   :ce  {:text "NORMEX"        :colors {:bg colors.neutral_aqua   :fg colors.dark0}}
   :cv  {:text "EX"            :colors {:bg colors.neutral_aqua   :fg colors.dark0}}
   :ic  {:text "INSCOMP"       :colors {:bg colors.neutral_aqua   :fg colors.dark0}}
@@ -34,52 +35,46 @@
   :V   {:text "VISUAL LINE"   :colors {:bg colors.neutral_blue   :fg colors.dark0}}
   "" {:text "VISUAL BLOCK"  :colors {:bg colors.neutral_blue   :fg colors.dark0}}})
 
+(fn get-current-filename []
+  (nvim.fn.expand "%:t"))
 
-(fn buf-name-empty? [] 
-  (a.empty? (nvim.fn.expand "%:t")))
-
-(fn get-current-file-name []
-  (let [file (nvim.fn.expand "%:t")]
+(fn get-current-filepath []
+  (let [file (utils.shorten-path (vim.fn.bufname) 5 50)]
     (if (a.empty? file) ""
         nvim.bo.readonly (.. "RO " file)
         (and nvim.bo.modifiable nvim.bo.modified) (.. file " ")
         file)))
  
-(fn get-mode-data []
-  (or (. modes (nvim.fn.mode))
-      {:text (nvim.fn.mode) 
-       :colors {:bg colors.neutral_orange :fg colors.dark0}})) 
-
-(fn vim-mode-provider []
-  (let [modedata (get-mode-data)] 
-    (utils.highlight "GalaxyViMode" modedata.colors)
-    (.. "  " modedata.text " "))) 
-
-
-
 (set galaxyline.short_line_list ["dbui" "diff" "peekaboo" "undotree" "vista" "vista_markdown"])
 
-
-(set galaxyline.section.left
-  [{:ViMode {:provider vim-mode-provider}}
-   {:FileName {:provider get-current-file-name
-               :highlight [colors.light4 bar-bg-col]}}
-   {:Space {:provider (fn [] "")
-            :highlight [colors.light0 bar-bg-col]}}])
-      
 (fn make-lsp-diagnostic-provider [kind]
   (fn []
     (let [n (vim.lsp.diagnostic.get_count 0 kind)]
       (if (= n 0) "" (.. " " n " ")))))
 
-(fn git-branch-provider []
-  (let [branch (gl-vcs.get_git_branch)]
-    (if (= "master" branch) "" branch)))
-  
+
+(set galaxyline.section.left
+  [{:ViMode {:provider 
+             #(let [vim-mode (nvim.fn.mode)
+                    modedata (or (. modes vim-mode)
+                                 {:text vim-mode 
+                                  :colors {:bg colors.neutral_orange :fg colors.dark0}})] 
+                (utils.highlight "GalaxyViMode" modedata.colors)
+                (.. "  " modedata.text " "))}} 
+
+   {:FileName {:provider get-current-filepath
+               :highlight [colors.light4 bar-bg-col]}}
+
+   {:Space {:provider #"" 
+            :highlight [colors.light0 bar-bg-col]}}])
+
 (set galaxyline.section.right
-  [{:GitBranch {:provider git-branch-provider
-                :highlight [colors.light4 bar-bg-col]}} 
-   {:FileType {:provider (fn [] nvim.bo.filetype)
+  [{:GitBranch {:highlight [colors.light4 bar-bg-col] 
+                :provider 
+                #(let [branch (gl-vcs.get_git_branch)]
+                   (if (= "master" branch) "" branch))}}
+
+   {:FileType {:provider #nvim.bo.filetype
                :highlight [colors.neutral_aqua bar-bg-col]}}
 
    {:DiagnosticInfo {:provider (make-lsp-diagnostic-provider "Info")
@@ -90,7 +85,7 @@
    {:DiagnosticError {:provider (make-lsp-diagnostic-provider "Error")
                       :highlight [colors.dark1 colors.bright_red]
                       :separator ""}}
-   {:LineInfo {:provider (fn [] (.. " " (gl-fileinfo.line_column) " "))
+   {:LineInfo {:provider #(.. " " (gl-fileinfo.line_column) " ")
                :highlight "GalaxyViMode"
                :separator ""}}])
 
@@ -110,3 +105,5 @@
   (set galaxyline.section.right (map-gl-section add-segment-defaults galaxyline.section.right)))
 
 
+
+
diff --git a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/utils.fnl b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/utils.fnl
index f6de8d6..e8a856b 100644
--- a/files/.config/nvim/fnl/utils.fnl
+++ b/files/.config/nvim/fnl/utils.fnl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 (module utils
   {autoload {a aniseed.core
              fennel aniseed.fennel
-             nvim aniseed.nvim}
+             nvim aniseed.nvim
+             str aniseed.string}
    require-macros [macros]})
 
 (defn plugin-installed? [name]
@@ -92,6 +93,17 @@
           (surround-if-present " gui='"colset.gui"'")))))
 
 
+(defn shorten-path [path seg-length shorten-after]
+  "shorten a filepath by truncating the segments to n characters, if the path exceeds a given length"
+  (let [segments (str.split path "/")]
+    (if (or (> shorten-after (length path))
+            (> 2 (length segments)))
+      path
+      (let [init (a.butlast segments)
+            filename (a.last segments)
+            shortened-segs (a.map #(string.sub $1 1 seg-length) init)]
+        (.. (str.join "/" shortened-segs) "/" filename))))) 
+
 (defn comp [f g]
   (fn [...]
     (f (g ...))))