diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index e09c76f..5146b5a 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
     // internet connectivity.
     .dependencies = .{
         .vaxis = .{
-            .url = "git+https://github.com/rockorager/libvaxis.git#ae71b6545c099e73d45df7e5dd7c7a3081839468",
-            .hash = "vaxis-0.1.0-BWNV_JEMCQBskZQsnlzh6GoyHSDgOi41bCoZIB2pW-E7",
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/ADIX7/libvaxis.git#cffbf11410f81ed1a906f08afd3748bcd4e73506",
+            .hash = "vaxis-0.1.0-BWNV_PURCQAg2xZD0vlf6vOBOhDQ3hY53MP9tn0EybNA",
         },
         .dvui = .{
             .url = "git+https://github.com/david-vanderson/dvui.git#5703f8f02fb8e1bf2c866517f208745e4d7af869",
diff --git a/src/console/draw_context.zig b/src/console/draw_context.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b74023c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/console/draw_context.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+pub const ContextModifier = struct {
+    child: vxfw.Widget,
+    modifiers: union(enum) {
+        single: *const fn (ctx: vxfw.DrawContext) vxfw.DrawContext,
+        multi: []*const fn (ctx: vxfw.DrawContext) vxfw.DrawContext,
+    },
+    fn drawFn(obj: *anyopaque, ctx: vxfw.DrawContext) std.mem.Allocator.Error!vxfw.Surface {
+        const self: *ContextModifier = @ptrCast(@alignCast(obj));
+        const modified_ctx = switch (self.modifiers) {
+            .single => |modifier| modifier(ctx),
+            .multi => |modifiers| blk: {
+                var wip_ctx = ctx;
+                for (modifiers) |modifier| {
+                    wip_ctx = modifier(wip_ctx);
+                }
+                break :blk wip_ctx;
+            },
+        };
+        return self.child.draw(modified_ctx);
+    }
+    pub fn widget(self: *ContextModifier) vxfw.Widget {
+        return vxfw.Widget{
+            .userdata = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self)),
+            .drawFn = drawFn,
+        };
+    }
+};
+
+pub fn fromWidget(widget: vxfw.Widget, modifier: *const fn (ctx: vxfw.DrawContext) vxfw.DrawContext, arena: std.mem.Allocator) !vxfw.Widget {
+    var context_modifier = try arena.create(ContextModifier);
+    context_modifier.* = ContextModifier{
+        .child = widget,
+        .modifiers = .{ .single = modifier },
+    };
+    return context_modifier.widget();
+}
+
+pub fn maxHeight1(ctx: vxfw.DrawContext) vxfw.DrawContext {
+    return ctx.withConstraints(
+        ctx.min,
+        .{
+            .width = ctx.max.width,
+            .height = 1,
+        },
+    );
+}
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const vaxis = @import("vaxis");
+const vxfw = vaxis.vxfw;
diff --git a/src/console/main.zig b/src/console/main.zig
index 3c2f19d..89e1e29 100644
--- a/src/console/main.zig
+++ b/src/console/main.zig
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ const Model = struct {
     }
 
     fn typeErasedDrawFn(ptr: *anyopaque, ctx: vxfw.DrawContext) std.mem.Allocator.Error!vxfw.Surface {
+        // These are for debugging instant crashes
+        // std.debug.print(vaxis.ctlseqs.rmcup, .{});
+        // std.debug.print(vaxis.ctlseqs.show_cursor, .{});
+        // std.debug.print(vaxis.ctlseqs.sgr_reset, .{});
+        // std.debug.print(vaxis.ctlseqs.erase_below_cursor, .{});
+        // std.debug.print(vaxis.ctlseqs.in_band_resize_reset, .{});
+        // std.debug.print(vaxis.ctlseqs.mouse_reset, .{});
+
         const vm: *Model = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
         vm.redraw = false;
 
@@ -234,100 +242,176 @@ const Model = struct {
             break :blk models.FullName{ .path = try ctx.arena.dupe(u8, currentItem.value.*.fullName.path) };
         } else null;
 
-        const widgets = try createItems(ctx, &currentTab.currentItems, current_full_name);
-        if (widgets) |w| {
-            vm.current_items_view.children.slice = w;
-        } else {
-            vm.current_items_view.children.slice = &.{};
-        }
+        updateList(
+            vm.current_items_view,
+            try createItems(ctx, &currentTab.currentItems, current_full_name),
+        );
     }
 
     fn createParentItems(ctx: vxfw.DrawContext, vm: *Model) !void {
         const currentTab = vm.app_common_model.appState.currentTab;
         //TODO: current fullname
-        const widgets = try createItems(ctx, &currentTab.currentParentItems, null);
-        if (widgets) |w| {
-            vm.parent_items_view.children.slice = w;
-        }
+        updateList(
+            vm.parent_items_view,
+            try createItems(ctx, &currentTab.currentParentItems, null),
+        );
     }
 
     fn createChildrenItems(ctx: vxfw.DrawContext, vm: *Model) !void {
         const currentTab = vm.app_common_model.appState.currentTab;
         //TODO: current fullname
-        const widgets = try createItems(ctx, &currentTab.currentChildren, null);
-        if (widgets) |w| {
-            vm.current_children_view.children.slice = w;
+        updateList(
+            vm.current_children_view,
+            try createItems(ctx, &currentTab.currentChildren, null),
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn updateList(
+        listView: *vxfw.ListView,
+        result: ?struct { []vxfw.Widget, u32 },
+    ) void {
+        if (result) |r| {
+            const widgets, const index = r;
+            listView.children.slice = widgets;
+            listView.cursor = index;
+            listView.ensureScroll();
+        } else {
+            listView.children.slice = &.{};
         }
     }
+
     fn createItems(
         ctx: vxfw.DrawContext,
         locked_items: *locked(?std.ArrayList(Arc(*models.Item))),
         current_full_name: ?models.FullName,
-    ) !?[]vxfw.Widget {
-        const text_items = blk: {
-            locked_items.mutex.lock();
-            defer locked_items.mutex.unlock();
+    ) !?struct { []vxfw.Widget, u32 } {
+        locked_items.mutex.lock();
+        defer locked_items.mutex.unlock();
 
-            const items = locked_items.data orelse return null;
-            const children = try ctx.arena.create(std.ArrayList(*vxfw.Text));
-            children.* = std.ArrayList(*vxfw.Text).init(ctx.arena);
+        const items = locked_items.data orelse return null;
+        const children = try ctx.arena.create(std.ArrayList(vxfw.Widget));
+        children.* = .init(ctx.arena);
 
-            for (items.items) |*original_arc_child| {
-                const arc_child = original_arc_child.retain();
-                defer if (arc_child.releaseUnwrap()) |item| item.deinit();
+        var active_item_index: u32 = 0;
+        for (items.items, 0..) |*original_arc_child, item_index| {
+            const arc_child = original_arc_child.retain();
+            defer if (arc_child.releaseUnwrap()) |item| item.deinit();
 
-                const child = arc_child.value.*;
-                const is_active = if (current_full_name) |c_full_name|
-                    models.FullName.eql(&c_full_name, &child.fullName)
-                else
-                    false;
+            const child = arc_child.value.*;
+            const is_active = if (current_full_name) |c_full_name|
+                models.FullName.eql(&c_full_name, &child.fullName)
+            else
+                false;
 
-                const fg, const bg = colors: {
-                    var fg: vaxis.Color = .default;
-                    var bg: vaxis.Color = .default;
-                    if (is_active) {
-                        fg = switch (child.item) {
-                            .container => .{ .index = 0 },
-                            .element => .{ .index = 0 },
-                        };
-                        bg = switch (child.item) {
-                            .container => .{ .index = 4 },
-                            .element => .{ .index = 7 },
-                        };
-                    } else {
-                        fg = switch (child.item) {
-                            .container => .{ .index = 4 },
-                            .element => .default,
-                        };
-                        bg = .default;
-                    }
-                    break :colors .{ fg, bg };
-                };
+            if (is_active) {
+                active_item_index = @intCast(item_index);
+            }
 
-                //NOTE: the right padding is wrong, if the text is too long, the remainder of the text and also the space will be clipped
-                const text = try std.fmt.allocPrint(ctx.arena, " {s} ", .{child.displayName});
-                const text_element = try ctx.arena.create(vxfw.Text);
-                text_element.* = vxfw.Text{
-                    .text = text,
-                    .overflow = .clip,
+            const fg, const bg = colors: {
+                var fg: vaxis.Color = .default;
+                var bg: vaxis.Color = .default;
+                if (is_active) {
+                    fg = switch (child.item) {
+                        .container => .{ .index = 0 },
+                        .element => .{ .index = 0 },
+                    };
+                    bg = switch (child.item) {
+                        .container => .{ .index = 4 },
+                        .element => .{ .index = 7 },
+                    };
+                } else {
+                    fg = switch (child.item) {
+                        .container => .{ .index = 4 },
+                        .element => .default,
+                    };
+                    bg = .default;
+                }
+                break :colors .{ fg, bg };
+            };
+
+            var item_children_list = std.ArrayList(vxfw.FlexItem).init(ctx.arena);
+            {
+                const display_name_text = try ctx.arena.dupe(u8, child.displayName);
+                const display_name_text_element = try ctx.arena.create(vxfw.Text);
+                display_name_text_element.* = vxfw.Text{
+                    .text = display_name_text,
+                    // .padding = .{ .left = 1, .right = 1 },
                     .softwrap = false,
+                    .overflow = .ellipsis,
                     .style = .{
                         .bg = bg,
                         .fg = fg,
                     },
                 };
 
-                try children.append(text_element);
+                const padding = try ctx.arena.create(vxfw.Padding);
+                padding.* = .{
+                    .child = display_name_text_element.widget(),
+                    .padding = vxfw.Padding.horizontal(1),
+                    .fill = .{
+                        .style = .{
+                            .bg = bg,
+                            .fg = fg,
+                        },
+                    },
+                };
+                try item_children_list.append(.{
+                    .widget = padding.widget(),
+                    .flex = 1,
+                });
             }
-            break :blk children;
-        };
 
-        const widgets = try ctx.arena.alloc(vxfw.Widget, text_items.items.len);
-        for (text_items.items, 0..) |t, i| {
-            widgets[i] = t.widget();
+            if (child.item == .container) {
+                const container = child.item.container;
+
+                container.children.mutex.lock();
+                defer container.children.mutex.unlock();
+
+                const container_child_number = container.children.data.items.len;
+
+                const container_child_number_text = try std.fmt.allocPrint(ctx.arena, "{}", .{container_child_number});
+                const container_child_number_element = try ctx.arena.create(vxfw.Text);
+                container_child_number_element.* = vxfw.Text{
+                    .text = container_child_number_text,
+                    .style = .{
+                        .bg = bg,
+                        .fg = fg,
+                    },
+                };
+
+                const padding = try ctx.arena.create(vxfw.Padding);
+                padding.* = .{
+                    .child = container_child_number_element.widget(),
+                    .padding = vxfw.Padding.horizontal(1),
+                    .fill = .{
+                        .style = .{
+                            .bg = bg,
+                            .fg = fg,
+                        },
+                    },
+                };
+                try item_children_list.append(.{
+                    .widget = try draw_context.fromWidget(padding.widget(), draw_context.maxHeight1, ctx.arena),
+                    .flex = 0,
+                });
+            }
+
+            //FlexItems
+            const item_children = try ctx.arena.alloc(vxfw.FlexItem, item_children_list.items.len);
+            for (item_children_list.items, 0..) |item_child, i| {
+                item_children[i] = item_child;
+            }
+
+            // Item
+            const item_element = try ctx.arena.create(vxfw.FlexRow);
+            item_element.* = .{
+                .children = item_children,
+            };
+
+            try children.append(try draw_context.fromWidget(item_element.widget(), draw_context.maxHeight1, ctx.arena));
         }
 
-        return widgets;
+        return .{ children.items, active_item_index };
     }
 };
 
@@ -463,3 +547,4 @@ const AppState = @import("../core/app_state.zig").AppState;
 const handle_key = @import("./action_map.zig").handle_key;
 const Arc = @import("zigrc").Arc;
 const Observer = @import("../core/observable.zig").Observer;
+const draw_context = @import("draw_context.zig");
diff --git a/src/core/tab/tab.zig b/src/core/tab/tab.zig
index f01b17b..8626fb0 100644
--- a/src/core/tab/tab.zig
+++ b/src/core/tab/tab.zig
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ fn loadItems(
 
         defer processed_number = location.children.data.items.len;
         for (location.children.data.items[processed_number..]) |item_fullname| {
-            const resolvedItem = location.item.provider.getItemByFullName(item_fullname, &.{ .skipChildInit = true }, allocator) catch |e| {
+            const resolvedItem = location.item.provider.getItemByFullName(item_fullname, &.{}, allocator) catch |e| {
                 //TODO: save error to container errors
                 std.debug.print("error {} {s}\r\n", .{ e, item_fullname.path });
                 continue;