diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 18831d9..ae34826 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -500,6 +500,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "wayland-client",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "careless"
+version = "0.1.0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "castaway"
 version = "0.1.2"
@@ -1651,6 +1655,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "hashbrown",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "inkjet"
+version = "0.10.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cdd9fd670f1a42725a90e7a97f5e6a777fc56f9031c1ee0ebcea8f91a6bb9c2f"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "cc",
+ "once_cell",
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror",
+ "toml",
+ "tree-sitter",
+ "tree-sitter-highlight",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "inout"
 version = "0.1.3"
@@ -2166,13 +2186,13 @@ name = "nite"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "careless",
  "funnylog",
+ "inkjet",
  "kaydle",
  "log",
  "ming",
  "serde",
- "tree-sitter-highlight",
- "tree-sitter-rust",
  "widestring",
 ]
 
@@ -2689,7 +2709,7 @@ version = "3.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6d37c51ca738a55da99dc0c4a34860fd675453b8b36209178c2249bb13651284"
 dependencies = [
- "toml_edit",
+ "toml_edit 0.21.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3140,6 +3160,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.63",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "79e674e01f999af37c49f70a6ede167a8a60b2503e56c5599532a65baa5969a0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "sha1"
 version = "0.10.6"
@@ -3592,11 +3621,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.8.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e9dd1545e8208b4a5af1aa9bbd0b4cf7e9ea08fabc5d0a5c67fcaafa17433aa3"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit 0.22.12",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_datetime"
 version = "0.6.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3550f4e9685620ac18a50ed434eb3aec30db8ba93b0287467bca5826ea25baf1"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "toml_edit"
@@ -3606,7 +3650,20 @@ checksum = "6a8534fd7f78b5405e860340ad6575217ce99f38d4d5c8f2442cb5ecb50090e1"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "toml_datetime",
- "winnow",
+ "winnow 0.5.40",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.22.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d3328d4f68a705b2a4498da1d580585d39a6510f98318a2cec3018a7ec61ddef"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "winnow 0.6.8",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3653,9 +3710,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tree-sitter"
-version = "0.22.6"
+version = "0.20.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "df7cc499ceadd4dcdf7ec6d4cbc34ece92c3fa07821e287aedecd4416c516dca"
+checksum = "e747b1f9b7b931ed39a548c1fae149101497de3c1fc8d9e18c62c1a66c683d3d"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "regex",
@@ -3663,26 +3720,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tree-sitter-highlight"
-version = "0.22.6"
+version = "0.20.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "eaca0fe34fa96eec6aaa8e63308dbe1bafe65a6317487c287f93938959b21907"
+checksum = "042342584c5a7a0b833d9fc4e2bdab3f9868ddc6c4b339a1e01451c6720868bc"
 dependencies = [
- "lazy_static",
  "regex",
  "thiserror",
  "tree-sitter",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "tree-sitter-rust"
-version = "0.21.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "277690f420bf90741dea984f3da038ace46c4fe6047cba57a66822226cde1c93"
-dependencies = [
- "cc",
- "tree-sitter",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ttf-parser"
 version = "0.20.0"
@@ -4250,6 +4296,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.6.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3c52e9c97a68071b23e836c9380edae937f17b9c4667bd021973efc689f618d"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wio"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -4471,7 +4526,3 @@ dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "syn 1.0.109",
 ]
-
-[[patch.unused]]
-name = "careless"
-version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 65f962a..9b86945 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ ming.workspace = true
 anyhow.workspace = true
 widestring = "1.1.0"
 log.workspace = true
-tree-sitter-highlight = "0.22.6"
-tree-sitter-rust = "0.21.2"
 serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
 kaydle = "0.2.0"
+inkjet = { version = "0.10.5", features = ["language-rust", "language-toml", "language-zig"], default-features = false }
+careless = { git = "https://codeberg.org/minky/careless", version = "0.1.0" }
 
 [workspace]
 members = [
diff --git a/crates/ming/src/element.rs b/crates/ming/src/element.rs
index e4c8ead..18861d2 100644
--- a/crates/ming/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/ming/src/element.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ pub trait IntoElement: Sized {
     }
 }
 
+impl FluentBuilder for crate::TextRun {}
 impl<T: IntoElement> FluentBuilder for T {}
 
 /// An object that can be drawn to the screen. This is the trait that distinguishes `Views` from
diff --git a/crates/ming/src/text_system.rs b/crates/ming/src/text_system.rs
index decab5b..ba7424a 100644
--- a/crates/ming/src/text_system.rs
+++ b/crates/ming/src/text_system.rs
@@ -656,6 +656,8 @@ impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for FontWeight {
                     .map_err(|()| E::custom("expected a font weight value (e.g. 'normal' or 'bold')"))
             }
         }
+
+        deserializer.deserialize_any(Visitor)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ming/src/util.rs b/crates/ming/src/util.rs
index 089ce01..6a074cd 100644
--- a/crates/ming/src/util.rs
+++ b/crates/ming/src/util.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ pub trait FluentBuilder {
     {
         f(self)
     }
+    
+    /// Imperatively modify self with the given closure.
+    fn apply(mut self, f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self)) -> Self where Self: Sized {
+        f(&mut self);
+
+        self
+    }
 
     /// Conditionally modify self with the given closure.
     fn when(self, condition: bool, then: impl FnOnce(Self) -> Self) -> Self
diff --git a/src/buffer.rs b/src/buffer.rs
index 9acd986..01c1128 100644
--- a/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/src/buffer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+use careless::prelude::*;
+use inkjet::tree_sitter_highlight::{Error, HighlightEvent, Highlighter};
 use std::{ops::Range, path::PathBuf};
-use tree_sitter_highlight::{HighlightConfiguration, Highlighter};
 use widestring::Utf16String;
 
+use crate::editor::Theme;
+
 use super::*;
 
 pub struct Buffer {
@@ -31,71 +34,43 @@ impl Buffer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn styled(
-        &self,
-        default_style: &TextStyle,
-        theme: &crate::editor::Theme,
-        syntax_set: &SyntaxSet,
-    ) -> Vec<StyledText> {
+    pub fn styled(&self, default_style: &TextStyle, theme: &Theme) -> Vec<StyledText> {
         let text = self.text.to_string();
 
-        if let Some(syntax) = self
+        if let Some(language) = self
             .path
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|path| path.extension())
             .and_then(|extension| {
-                Some(
-                    match extension.to_str().expect("non-utf8 file ext") {
-                        "rs" => HighlightConfiguration::new(
-                            tree_sitter_rust::language(),
-                            "rust",
-                            tree_sitter_rust::HIGHLIGHTS_QUERY,
-                            tree_sitter_rust::INJECTIONS_QUERY,
-                            "",
-                        ),
-                        _ => return None,
-                    }
-                    .unwrap(),
-                )
+                inkjet::Language::from_token(extension.to_str()?).map(|lang| lang.config())
             })
         {
-            let mut parse = ParseState::new(syntax);
-            let hler = Highlighter::new(theme);
-            let mut hl = HighlightState::new(&hler, ScopeStack::new());
+            let mut hl = Highlighter::new();
+            let mut lines = vec![];
 
-            text.lines()
-                .flat_map(|line| {
-                    parse.parse_line(line, &syntax_set).map(|parsed| {
-                        StyledText::new(Arc::from(line)).with_highlights(
-                            default_style,
-                            RangedHighlightIterator::new(&mut hl, &parsed, line, &hler).map(
-                                move |(style, _text, range)| {
-                                    (
-                                        range,
-                                        HighlightStyle {
-                                            color: Some(hsla_from_syntect(style.foreground)),
-                                            background_color: None,
-                                            font_style: style
-                                                .font_style
-                                                .contains(SFontStyle::ITALIC)
-                                                .then(|| FontStyle::Italic),
-                                            underline: style
-                                                .font_style
-                                                .contains(SFontStyle::UNDERLINE)
-                                                .then(|| UnderlineStyle::default()),
-                                            font_weight: style
-                                                .font_style
-                                                .contains(SFontStyle::BOLD)
-                                                .then(|| FontWeight::BOLD),
-                                            ..Default::default()
-                                        },
-                                    )
-                                },
-                            ),
-                        )
+            for line in text.lines() {
+                // damnation
+                match hl
+                    .highlight(language, line.as_bytes(), None, |lang| {
+                        inkjet::Language::from_token(lang).map(|lang| lang.config())
                     })
-                })
-                .collect()
+                    .and_then(|hls| {
+                        Ok(StyledText::new(Arc::from(line)).with_runs(
+                            MingHighlighter::new(hls, default_style, theme).try_to_collect()?,
+                        ))
+                    }) {
+                    Ok(styled) => lines.push(styled),
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        log::error!("highlight error: {error}");
+
+                        lines.push(StyledText::new(Arc::from(line)));
+
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            lines
         } else {
             text.lines()
                 .map(|line| StyledText::new(Arc::from(line)))
@@ -104,12 +79,57 @@ impl Buffer {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn hsla_from_syntect(color: Color) -> Hsla {
-    Rgba {
-        r: color.r as f32 / 255.0,
-        g: color.g as f32 / 255.0,
-        b: color.b as f32 / 255.0,
-        a: color.a as f32 / 255.0,
-    }
-    .into()
+pub struct MingHighlighter<'a, I> {
+    iter: I,
+    default_style: &'a TextStyle,
+    theme: &'a Theme,
+    current_hl_idx: Option<usize>,
+    current_span: Option<Range<usize>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a, I> MingHighlighter<'a, I> {
+    pub fn new(iter: I, default_style: &'a TextStyle, theme: &'a Theme) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            iter,
+            default_style,
+            theme,
+            current_hl_idx: None,
+            current_span: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<I: Iterator<Item = Result<HighlightEvent, Error>>> Iterator for MingHighlighter<'_, I> {
+    type Item = Result<TextRun, Error>;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        use careless::prelude::*;
+
+        TryOption::into(
+            try {
+                match self.iter.try_next()? {
+                    HighlightEvent::Source { start, end } => {
+                        self.current_span = Some(start..end);
+
+                        self.default_style.to_run(end - start).apply(|run| {
+                            if let Some(hl) = self
+                                .current_hl_idx
+                                .and_then(|idx| self.theme.highlight_indices.get(idx))
+                            {
+                                hl.apply_to_run(run)
+                            }
+                        })
+                    }
+                    HighlightEvent::HighlightStart(hl_idx) => {
+                        self.current_hl_idx = Some(hl_idx.0);
+                        self.try_next()?
+                    }
+                    HighlightEvent::HighlightEnd => {
+                        self.current_hl_idx = None;
+                        self.try_next()?
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+        )
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/editor.rs b/src/editor.rs
index 2cce0f5..6c4bf70 100644
--- a/src/editor.rs
+++ b/src/editor.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub struct EditorSettings {
     style: EditorStyle,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Highlight {
     pub color: Option<Rgba>,
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -20,17 +20,41 @@ pub struct Highlight {
     pub weight: Option<FontWeight>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+impl Highlight {
+    pub fn apply_to_run(&self, run: &mut TextRun) {
+        if let Some(color) = self.color {
+            run.color = color.into();
+        }
+
+        if let Some(style) = self.style {
+            run.font.style = style;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(weight) = self.weight {
+            run.font.weight = weight;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Theme {
     pub name: String,
     pub background_color: Rgba,
     pub text_color: Rgba,
     pub highlights: HashMap<String, Highlight>,
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub highlight_indices: Vec<Highlight>
 }
 
 impl Theme {
     pub fn load(text: &str) -> Result<Self, kaydle::serde::de::Error> {
-        kaydle::serde::from_str(text)
+        kaydle::serde::from_str(text).map(|mut me: Self| {
+            me.highlight_indices = inkjet::constants::HIGHLIGHT_NAMES.iter().flat_map(|hl| {
+                me.highlights.get(*hl).cloned()
+            }).collect();
+
+            me
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -61,6 +85,7 @@ pub struct Editor {
     buf: Model<crate::buffer::Buffer>,
     settings: Model<EditorSettings>,
     cursor: Point<usize>,
+    scroll: Point<Pixels>,
     logger: Logger,
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +107,7 @@ impl Editor {
             settings,
             logger,
             cursor: Point::default(),
+            scroll: Point::default()
         })
     }
 }
@@ -107,10 +133,10 @@ impl Render for Editor {
                 me.cursor.y = me.cursor.y.saturating_sub(1);
                 funnylog::trace!(me.logger, ?me.cursor, "up");
             }))
+            .overflow_hidden()
             .child(element::EditorElement::new(
                 cx.view(),
                 self.settings.read(cx).style.clone(),
-                self.cursor,
             ))
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/editor/element.rs b/src/editor/element.rs
index 274a38f..decb5ce 100644
--- a/src/editor/element.rs
+++ b/src/editor/element.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
-use crate::buffer::hsla_from_syntect;
-
 use super::*;
 
-
 pub struct EditorElement {
     editor: View<Editor>,
     style: EditorStyle,
-    cursor: Point<usize>,
 }
 
 impl EditorElement {
-    pub fn new(viewref: &View<Editor>, style: EditorStyle, cursor: Point<usize>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(viewref: &View<Editor>, style: EditorStyle) -> Self {
         Self {
             editor: viewref.clone(),
             style,
-            cursor,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -66,14 +61,9 @@ impl Element for EditorElement {
                     display: Display::Flex,
                     flex_direction: FlexDirection::Column,
                     align_content: Some(AlignContent::FlexStart),
-                    overflow: Point::all(Overflow::Scroll),
+                    overflow: Point::all(Overflow::Hidden),
                     size: Size::full(),
-                    background: self
-                        .style
-                        .theme
-                        .settings
-                        .background
-                        .map(|bg| Fill::Color(hsla_from_syntect(bg))),
+                    background: Some(Fill::Color(self.style.theme.background_color.into())),
                     ..Default::default()
                 },
                 children.iter().copied(),
@@ -95,35 +85,12 @@ impl Element for EditorElement {
         request_layout: &mut Self::RequestLayoutState,
         cx: &mut WindowContext,
     ) -> Self::PrepaintState {
-        if self.cursor.y > 0 {
-            let offset = Point::new(
-                px(0.),
-                request_layout.styled.iter_mut().take(self.cursor.y).fold(
-                    px(0.),
-                    |px, (id, _, bounds)| {
-                        *bounds = cx.layout_bounds(*id);
-                        px + bounds.size.height
-                    },
-                ),
-            );
-
-            cx.with_element_offset(offset, |cx| {
-                request_layout
-                    .styled
-                    .iter_mut()
-                    .skip(self.cursor.y)
-                    .for_each(|(_id, styled, bounds)| styled.prepaint(None, *bounds, &mut (), cx));
-            });
-        } else {
+        cx.with_element_offset(self.editor.read(cx).scroll, |cx| {
             request_layout
                 .styled
                 .iter_mut()
-                .skip(self.cursor.y)
-                .for_each(|(id, styled, bounds)| {
-                    *bounds = cx.layout_bounds(*id);
-                    styled.prepaint(None, *bounds, &mut (), cx)
-                });
-        }
+                .for_each(|(_id, styled, bounds)| styled.prepaint(None, *bounds, &mut (), cx));
+        });
 
         EditorLayout {}
     }
@@ -151,8 +118,7 @@ impl Element for EditorElement {
             log::trace!("{scroll:#?}");
             view.update(cx, |editor, cx| match scroll.delta {
                 ScrollDelta::Lines(lines) => {
-                    let lines_y = lines.y.ceil() as i32;
-                    editor.cursor.y = editor.cursor.y.saturating_add_signed(lines_y as isize)
+                    
                 }
                 ScrollDelta::Pixels(pix) => {
                     let px_y = (pix.y.ceil().0 / font_size.0) as i32;
@@ -163,22 +129,18 @@ impl Element for EditorElement {
 
         cx.with_text_style(
             Some(TextStyleRefinement {
-                color: self
-                    .style
-                    .theme
-                    .settings
-                    .foreground
-                    .map(hsla_from_syntect),
+                color: Some(self.style.theme.text_color.into()),
                 ..Default::default()
             }),
             |cx| {
-                request_layout
-                    .styled
-                    .iter_mut()
-                    .skip(self.cursor.y)
-                    .for_each(|(id, styled, bounds)| {
-                        styled.paint(None, *bounds, &mut (), &mut (), cx);
-                    });
+                cx.with_element_offset(self.editor.read(cx).scroll, |cx| {
+                    request_layout
+                        .styled
+                        .iter_mut()
+                        .for_each(|(_id, styled, bounds)| {
+                            styled.paint(None, *bounds, &mut (), &mut (), cx)
+                        });
+                });
             },
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 680c6ad..957e844 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+#![feature(try_blocks)]
+
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use funnylog::{filter::LevelFilter, span, Drain, Level};
-use ming::*;
+use ming::{*, prelude::*};
 
 mod buffer;
 mod editor;