diff --git a/line/src/line_edit_actions.c b/line/src/line_edit_actions.c
index b0839a93..992d77f9 100644
--- a/line/src/line_edit_actions.c
+++ b/line/src/line_edit_actions.c
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 /*   By: maiboyer <maiboyer@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2024/07/11 18:24:03 by maiboyer          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/07/11 18:24:20 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/07/30 18:03:01 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "line/_line_functions.h"
 #include "line/_line_structs.h"
+#include "me/printf/printf.h"
 
 /* Insert the character 'c' at cursor current position.
  *
diff --git a/line/src/line_edit_actions2.c b/line/src/line_edit_actions2.c
index 52bc858b..ca0a87c5 100644
--- a/line/src/line_edit_actions2.c
+++ b/line/src/line_edit_actions2.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: maiboyer <maiboyer@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2024/07/11 18:24:49 by maiboyer          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/07/11 18:25:55 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/07/30 18:16:52 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ void	line_edit_delete(t_line_state *state)
 	line_refresh_line(state);
 }
 
+// use this to print when a backspace
+// fprintf(stderr, "\x1b[A\x1b[A\x1b[D backspace \x1b[B\x1b[B\x1b[10D");
 /* Backspace implementation. */
 void	line_edit_backspace(t_line_state *state)
 {
diff --git a/line/src/line_edit_mode.c b/line/src/line_edit_mode.c
index d3676ae9..148137b2 100644
--- a/line/src/line_edit_mode.c
+++ b/line/src/line_edit_mode.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: maiboyer <maiboyer@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2024/07/11 18:26:32 by maiboyer          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/07/30 17:46:10 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/07/30 18:16:22 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "me/str/str.h"
 #include "me/vec/vec_str.h"
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 bool	line_edit_feed_block_ret(t_line_state *state, t_str *out, char c, \
 							bool *ret);
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ t_error	line_edit_start( \
 	return (NO_ERROR);
 }
 
+// use this to print the char as hex above the cursor
+// fprintf(stderr, "\x1b[A\x1b[D char = %02x \x1b[B\x1b[10D", c);
 bool	line_edit_feed(t_line_state *state, t_str *out)
 {
 	bool	ret;
diff --git a/line/src/line_edit_mode_interal.c b/line/src/line_edit_mode_interal.c
index 9d7d94c4..f780c700 100644
--- a/line/src/line_edit_mode_interal.c
+++ b/line/src/line_edit_mode_interal.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: maiboyer <maiboyer@student.42.fr>          +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2024/07/30 17:19:01 by maiboyer          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2024/07/30 17:48:10 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2024/07/30 18:17:49 by maiboyer         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@ bool	line_edit_feed_block_ret(t_line_state *state, t_str *out, \
 {
 	char	seq[3];
 
-	if (c == K_CTRL_C)
+	if (line_edit_feed_block1(state, out, c))
+		*ret = false;
+	else if (c == K_CTRL_C)
 	{
 		errno = EAGAIN;
 		*out = NULL;
-		*ret = true;
+		*ret = false;
 	}
 	else if (c == K_NEWLINE || c == K_ENTER)
 		*ret = line_edit_feed_enter(state, out, seq);
@@ -89,12 +91,9 @@ bool	line_edit_feed_block_ret(t_line_state *state, t_str *out, \
 		*ret = line_edit_feed_esc(state, out, seq);
 	else if (c == K_SIGQUIT)
 		*ret = false;
-	else
-	{
+	else if (c >= '\x00' && c <= '\x1F')
 		*ret = false;
-		if (line_edit_feed_block1(state, out, c))
-			return (true);
+	else
 		return (false);
-	}
 	return (true);
 }