diff --git a/.atom/config.cson b/.atom/config.cson
index 2522c99..2edc56f 100644
--- a/.atom/config.cson
+++ b/.atom/config.cson
@@ -1,6 +1,33 @@
 "*":
+  "atom-package-deps":
+    ignored: [
+      "linter-ui-default"
+    ]
   core:
     autoHideMenuBar: true
+    disabledPackages: [
+      "linter-glslify"
+      "github"
+      "spell-check"
+      "background-tips"
+      "wrap-guide"
+      "whitespace"
+      "welcome"
+      "markdown-preview"
+      "tabs"
+      "git-diff"
+      "go-to-line"
+      "image-view"
+      "language-coffee-script"
+      "language-git"
+      "autocomplete-glsl"
+      "autocomplete-atom-api"
+      "autocomplete-css"
+      "autocomplete-html"
+      "autocomplete-plus"
+      "autocomplete-snippets"
+      "notifications"
+    ]
     telemetryConsent: "no"
     themes: [
       "one-dark-ui"
@@ -12,7 +39,14 @@
     scrollPastEnd: true
   "exception-reporting":
     userId: "6f9fc289-7b3c-4490-937e-5e58e9765c5e"
+  "linter-ui-default":
+    showPanel: true
+  "prettier-atom":
+    formatOnSaveOptions:
+      enabled: true
   "status-bar":
     isVisible: false
+  tabs:
+    alwaysShowTabBar: false
   welcome:
     showOnStartup: false
diff --git a/.atom/packages/atom-hydra/styles/atom-hydra.less b/.atom/packages/atom-hydra/styles/atom-hydra.less
index 58ecd9b..575790c 100644
--- a/.atom/packages/atom-hydra/styles/atom-hydra.less
+++ b/.atom/packages/atom-hydra/styles/atom-hydra.less
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
+// The ui-variables file is provided by base themes provided by Atom.
+//
+// See https://github.com/atom/atom-dark-ui/blob/master/styles/ui-variables.less
+// for a full listing of what's available.
 @import "ui-variables";
 
 &.hydra-flash {
+  // color: @text-color-selected;
+  // background-color: @background-color-selected;
+//  color: #000;
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5) !important;
+ //background: #0f0 !important;
 }
 
 &.evalFlash {
+  // color: @text-color-selected;
+  // background-color: @background-color-selected;
+//  color: #000;
   background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important;
+ //background: #0f0 !important;
 }
 
 .hydra,
@@ -16,7 +28,7 @@
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
     z-index: -1;
-    background: #000;
+    background: black;
 }
 
 body.hydra-enabled {
@@ -29,18 +41,19 @@ body.hydra-enabled {
         :not(.cursor):not(autocomplete-suggestion-list):not(atom-overlay):not(span):not(.region),
     atom-workspace *:before,
     atom-workspace *:after {
-        background: transparent;
+        background: transparent; /*!important;*/
         border: none !important;
         text-shadow: 0 1px 1px black;
         box-shadow: none !important;
      }
-
     .line > span {
-       background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);
+       background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
     }
 
     .cursor {
-        border-color: solid #fff !important;
+        width: 0 !important;
+        box-shadow: 0 0 3px #0ff !important;
+        border-left: 4px solid #0ff !important;
     }
     autocomplete-suggestion-list,
     atom-overlay {
@@ -54,15 +67,29 @@ body.hydra-enabled {
         background: #0005 !important;
         border-left: 8px #8888 solid !important;
     }
+
+    /* transparent background for file tabs */
     li.texteditor.tab{
       background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0)!important;
     }
  }
 
+/*.evalFlash > span {
+    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
+}
+//styles from tidal-atom
+
 atom-text-editor.editor .line {
   transition:  background-color .8s ease-out;
   -webkit-transition: background-color .8s ease-out;
   background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+  // &.line-green {
+  //   background-color: @green-color;
+  // }
+  //
+  // &.line-blue {
+  //   background-color: @blue-color;
+  // }
 
   &.line-error {
     background-color: fadeout(@background-color-error, 95%);
@@ -73,6 +100,8 @@ atom-text-editor.editor .line {
     background-color: @background-color-highlight;
   }
 
+
+
   &.eval-success {
     color: @text-color-success;
     background-color: fadeout(@background-color-success, 50%);
@@ -83,9 +112,22 @@ atom-text-editor.editor .line {
     color: @text-color-error;
     background-color: @background-color-error;
   }
-}
+}*/
 
 .elegante {
   background-color: #f00;
   font-family: fantasy;
 }
+/*
+atom-panel div.tidalcycles.console {
+  height: 100px;
+  padding: 3px 10px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  overflow: scroll;
+  font-family: Consolas, monospace;
+
+  .error{
+    color: @text-color-error;
+  }
+}
+*/
diff --git a/.atom/packages/vim-mode-plus/styles/vim-mode-plus.less b/.atom/packages/vim-mode-plus/styles/vim-mode-plus.less
index 2b19f31..99aab0f 100644
--- a/.atom/packages/vim-mode-plus/styles/vim-mode-plus.less
+++ b/.atom/packages/vim-mode-plus/styles/vim-mode-plus.less
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 @import "syntax-variables";
 @import "ui-variables";
 
+// Cursor style
+// =========================
 .cursor-base () {
   border: none;
   background: none;