diff --git a/core/fse--class.js b/core/fse--class.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ed8bfa76..00000000
--- a/core/fse--class.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,325 +0,0 @@
-/* jslint node: true */
-'use strict';
-
-var ViewController			= require('./view_controller.js').ViewController;
-var ansi					= require('./ansi_term.js');
-var theme					= require('./theme.js');
-var MultiLineEditTextView	= require('./multi_line_edit_text_view.js').MultiLineEditTextView;
-var Message					= require('./message.js');
-
-var async					= require('async');
-var events					= require('events');
-var assert					= require('assert');
-var _						= require('lodash');
-
-module.exports				= FullScreenEditor;
-
-function FullScreenEditor(options) {
-	events.EventEmitter.call(this);
-
-	assert(_.isObject(options.client));
-	assert(_.isObject(options.art));
-	assert(_.isString(options.editorType));
-
-	var self = this;
-
-	//
-	//	options.callingMenu		: menu that created us
-	//	options.client
-	//	options.art{}			: name -> artAsset
-	//	options.font			: optional
-	//	options.editorMode	(view|edit|quote) | (editMenu|)
-	//	
-	//	options.editorType		: email | area
-	this.callingMenu	= options.callingMenu;
-	this.client			= options.client;
-	this.art			= options.art;
-	this.font			= options.font;
-	this.editorType		= options.editorType;
-
-	this.mciData		= {};
-
-	this.editorMode		= 'edit';	//	view | edit | editMenu | 
-
-	this.initViewControllers();
-
-	this.getFooterName = function(editorMode) {
-		editorMode = editorMode || this.editorMode;
-		return 'footer' + _.capitalize(editorMode);	//	e.g.. 'footerEditMenu'
-	};
-
-	this.getFormId = function(name) {
-		return {
-			header			: 0,
-			body			: 1,
-			footerEdit		: 2,
-			footerEditMenu	: 3,
-			footerView		: 4,
-
-			help			: 50,
-		}[name];
-	};
-
-	this.isViewMode = function() {
-		return 'view' === this.editorMode;
-	};
-
-	this.redrawFooter = function(options, cb) {
-		async.waterfall(
-			[
-				function moveToFooterPosition(callback) {
-					//
-					//	Calculate footer staring position
-					//
-					//	row = (header height + body height)
-					//
-					//	Header: mciData.body.height
-					//	Body  : We must find this in the config / theme
-					//
-					//	:TODO: don't hard code this -- allow footer height to be part of theme/etc.
-					self.client.term.rawWrite(ansi.goto(23, 1));
-					callback(null);
-				},
-				function clearFooterArea(callback) {
-					if(options.clear) {
-						self.client.term.rawWrite(ansi.reset() + ansi.deleteLine(3));
-					}
-					callback(null);
-				},
-				function displayFooterArt(callback) {
-					var footerArt = self.art[options.footerName];
-
-					theme.displayThemedAsset(
-						footerArt,
-						self.client,
-						{ font : self.font },
-						function displayed(err, artData) {
-							callback(err, artData);
-						}
-					);
-				}
-			],
-			function complete(err, artData) {
-				cb(err, artData);
-			}
-		);
-	};
-
-	this.redrawAll = function(options, cb) {
-		var artComponents	= [ 'header', 'body' ];
-		var art				= self.art;
-
-		self.client.term.rawWrite(ansi.resetScreen());
-
-		async.series(
-			[
-				function displayHeaderAndBody(callback) {
-					async.eachSeries( artComponents, function dispArt(n, next) {
-						theme.displayThemedAsset(
-							art[n],
-							self.client,
-							{ font : self.font },
-							function displayed(err, artData) {
-								if(options.initMci) {
-									self.mciData[n] = artData;
-								}
-								next(err);
-							}
-						);
-					}, function complete(err) {
-						callback(err);
-					});
-				},
-				function displayFooter(callback) {
-					//	we have to treat the footer special
-					var footerName = self.getFooterName();
-					self.redrawFooter( { clear : false, footerName : footerName }, function footerDisplayed(err, artData) {
-						if(options.initMci) {
-							self.mciData[footerName] = artData;
-						}
-						callback(err);
-					});
-				},
-				function refreshViews(callback) {
-					if(options.refreshViews) {
-						artComponents.push(self.getFooterName());
-
-						artComponents.forEach(function artComp(n) {
-							self.viewControllers[n].redrawAll();
-						});
-					}
-					callback(null);					
-				}
-			],
-			function complete(err) {
-				cb(err);
-			}
-		);	
-	};
-
-	this.createInitialViews = function(cb) {
-		
-		var menuLoadOpts = { callingMenu : self.callingMenu	};
-
-		async.series(
-			[
-				function header(callback) {
-					menuLoadOpts.formId = self.getFormId('header');
-					menuLoadOpts.mciMap	= self.mciData.header.mciMap;
-
-					self.addViewController(
-						'header', 
-						new ViewController( { client : self.client, formId : menuLoadOpts.formId } )
-					).loadFromMenuConfig(menuLoadOpts, function headerReady(err) {
-						callback(err);
-					});
-				},
-				function body(callback) {
-					menuLoadOpts.formId	= self.getFormId('body');
-					menuLoadOpts.mciMap	= self.mciData.body.mciMap;
-
-					self.addViewController(
-						'body',
-						new ViewController( { client : self.client, formId : menuLoadOpts.formId } )
-					).loadFromMenuConfig(menuLoadOpts, function bodyReady(err) {
-						callback(err);
-					});
-				},
-				function footer(callback) {
-					var footerName = self.getFooterName();
-
-					menuLoadOpts.formId = self.getFormId(footerName);
-					menuLoadOpts.mciMap = self.mciData[footerName].mciMap;
-
-					self.addViewController(
-						footerName,
-						new ViewController( { client : self.client, formId : menuLoadOpts.formId } )
-					).loadFromMenuConfig(menuLoadOpts, function footerReady(err) {
-						callback(err);
-					});
-				},
-				function prepare(callback) {
-					var header = self.viewControllers.header;
-					var from = header.getView(1);
-					from.acceptsFocus = false;
-					from.setText(self.client.user.username);
-
-					callback(null);
-				},
-				function setInitialFocus(callback) {
-					self.viewControllers.body.setFocus(false);
-					self.viewControllers.header.switchFocus(2);
-					callback(null);
-				}
-			],
-			function complete(err) {
-				cb(err);
-			}
-		);
-	};
-
-	this.switchFooter = function(cb) {
-		var footerName = self.getFooterName();
-	
-		self.redrawFooter( { footerName : footerName, clear : true }, function artDisplayed(err, artData) {
-			if(err) {
-				cb(err);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			var formId = self.getFormId(footerName);
-
-			if(_.isUndefined(self.viewControllers[footerName])) {
-				console.log(artData)
-				var menuLoadOpts = {
-					callingMenu	: self.callingMenu,
-					formId		: formId,
-					mciMap		: artData.mciMap
-				};
-
-				self.addViewController(
-					footerName,
-					new ViewController( { client : self.client, formId : formId } )
-				).loadFromMenuConfig(menuLoadOpts, function footerReady(err) {
-					cb(err);
-				});
-			} else {
-				self.viewControllers[footerName].redrawAll();
-				cb(null);
-			}
-		});
-	};
-}
-
-require('util').inherits(FullScreenEditor, events.EventEmitter);
-require('./mod_mixins.js').ViewControllerManagement.call(FullScreenEditor.prototype);
-
-FullScreenEditor.prototype.enter = function() {
-
-	var self = this;
-
-	async.series(
-		[
-			function drawScreen(callback) {
-				self.redrawAll( { initMci : true }, function allDrawn(err) {
-					callback(err);
-				});
-			},
-			function createViews(callback) {
-				self.createInitialViews(function viewsCreated(err) {
-					callback(err);
-				});
-			},
-		],
-		function complete(err) {
-			if(err) {
-				self.emit('error', err);
-			}
-		}
-	);
-};
-
-FullScreenEditor.prototype.leave = function() {
-
-};
-
-FullScreenEditor.prototype.submitHandler = function(formData, extraArgs) {
-	var self = this;
-
-	//	:TODO: Use key map from config for this stuff
-
-	if(formData.id === self.getFormId('header')) {
-		//	:TODO: we need to validate the "to" here
-		self.viewControllers.header.setFocus(false);
-		self.viewControllers.body.switchFocus(1);		
-	} else if(formData.id === self.getFormId('body') && formData.key && 'escape' === formData.key.name) {
-		if(!self.isViewMode()) {
-			self.editorMode = 'edit' === self.editorMode ? 'editMenu' : 'edit';
-
-			self.switchFooter(function next(err) {
-				if(err) {
-					//	:TODO:... what now?
-					console.log(err)
-				} else {
-					switch(self.editorMode) {
-						case 'edit' :
-							if(!_.isUndefined(self.viewControllers.footerEditMenu)) {
-								self.viewControllers.footerEditMenu.setFocus(false);
-							}
-							self.viewControllers.body.switchFocus(1);
-							self.observeEditEvents();
-							break;
-
-						case 'editMenu' :
-							self.viewControllers.body.setFocus(false);
-							self.viewControllers.footerEditMenu.switchFocus(1);
-							break;
-
-						default : throw new Error('Unexpected mode');
-					}
-					
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	}
-};
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diff --git a/core/text_buffer.js b/core/text_buffer.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 202ad313..00000000
--- a/core/text_buffer.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-
-var _		= require('lodash');
-
-exports.TextBuffer	= TextBuffer;
-
-/*
-* gap buffer of objects
-* Single buffer for actual/render
-* Preserve original line endings if possible
-* object has text
-* standard whitespace are just objects
-* tabs are special objects
-* hard line feeds are recorded
-* cursor always at currentSpan / object
-
-
-*/
-
-function TextBuferFragment(options) {
-	if(_.isString(options)) {
-		this.text = options;
-	} else {
-		this.text = options.text || '';
-	}
-
-	var self = this;
-
-	this.isTab = function() {
-		return '\t' === self.text;
-	};
-
-	this.isWhitespace = function() {
-		return self.text.match(/\s+/g) ? true : false;
-	};
-
-	Object.defineProperty(this, 'length', {
-		enumerable : true,
-		get : function() {
-			return this.text.length;
-		},
-	});
-}
-
-function TextBuffer(options) {
-	
-	this.gapSize	= options.gapSize || 64;
-	this.buffer		= new Array(this.gapSize);
-	this.gapStart	= 0;
-	this.gapEnd		= this.gapSize;
-	this.spliceArgs	= new Array(this.gapSize + 2);
-
-
-	var self		= this;
-
-	Object.defineProperty(this, 'length', {
-		enumerable : true,
-		get : function() {
-			return this.buffer.length - (this.gapEnd - this.gapSize);
-		},
-	});
-
-	this.adjustGap = function(index) {
-		var gapSize	= (self.gapEnd - self.gapStart);
-		var delta;
-		var i;
-
-		if(index < self.gapStart) {
-			delta = self.gapStart - index;	
-
-			for(i = delta - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-				self.buffer[self.gapEnd - delta + i] = self.buffer[index + i];
-			}
-
-			self.gapStart	-= delta;
-			self.gapEnd		-= delta;
-		} else if(index > self.gapStart) {
-			delta = index - self.gapStart;
-
-			for(i = 0; i < delta; ++i) {
-				self.buffer[self.gapStart + i] = self.buffer[self.gapEnd + i];
-			}
-
-			self.gapStart	+= delta;
-			self.gapEnd		+= delta;
-		}
-	};
-}
-
-TextBuffer.prototype.get = function(index) {
-	if(index >= this.length) {
-		return undefined;
-	}
-
-	if(index >= this.gapStart) {
-		index += (this.gapEnd - this.gapStart);
-	}
-
-	return this.buffer[index];
-};
-
-TextBuffer.prototype.insertFragment = function(index, fragment) {
-	if(index < 0) {
-		throw new RangeError('Index must be >= 0');
-	}
-
-/*
-	if(index > this.length) {
-		console.log(this.gapStart)
-		console.log(this.gapEnd)
-		throw new RangeError('Index must be <= length');
-	}*/
-
-	if(this.gapStart === this.gapEnd) {
-		this.spliceArgs[0] = index;
-		this.spliceArgs[1] = 0;
-
-		Array.prototype.splice.apply(this.buffer, this.spliceArgs);
-
-		this.gapStart	= index;
-		this.gapEnd		= index + this.gapSize;
-	} else {
-		this.adjustGap(index);
-	}
-
-	this.buffer[this.gapStart++] = fragment;
-};
-
-TextBuffer.prototype.insertText = function(index, text) {
-	//
-	//	Create fragments from text. Each fragment is:
-	//	*	A series of whitespace(s)
-	//	*	A tab
-	//	*	Printable characters
-	//
-	//	A fragment may also have various flags set
-	//	for eol markers. These are always normalized
-	//	to a single *nix style \n
-	//
-	if(0 === text.length) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	var re = /\r\n|\n|\r|\t|\s+/g;
-	var m;
-	var i = index;
-	var from;
-	do {		
-		from	= re.lastIndex + (_.isObject(m) ? m[0].length - 1 : 0);		
-		m		= re.exec(text);
-		if(null !== m) {
-
-			this.insertFragment(i++, new TextBuferFragment({
-				text : text.substring(from, re.lastIndex)
-			}));
-
-			switch(m[0].charAt(0)) {
-				case '\t' :
-					for(var j = 0; j < m[0].length; ++j) {
-						this.insertFragment(i++, new TextBuferFragment({
-							text : m[0].charAt(j)
-						}));
-					}
-				break;
-
-				case '\r' :
-				case '\n' :
-					var count = m[0].split(/\r\n|\n|\r/g).length;
-					for(var j = 0; j < count; ++j) {
-						this.insertFragment(i++, new TextBuferFragment({
-							text : '\n'	//	always normalized
-						}));
-					}
-				break;
-
-				case ' ' :
-					this.insertFragment(i++, new TextBuferFragment({
-						text : m[0],
-					}));
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	} while(0 !== re.lastIndex);
-};
-
-//	:TODO: getArray() should take range
-TextBuffer.prototype.getArray = function() {
-	return this.buffer.slice(0, this.gapStart).concat(this.buffer.slice(this.gapEnd));
-};
-
-TextBuffer.prototype.getText = function(range) {
-
-};
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diff --git a/mods/msg_area_post.js b/mods/msg_area_post.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 827d1dec..00000000
--- a/mods/msg_area_post.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/* jslint node: true */
-'use strict';
-
-var MenuModule				= require('../core/menu_module.js').MenuModule;
-var FullScreenEditor		= require('../core/fse--class.js');	//	:TODO: fix this
-//var theme					= require('../core/theme.js');
-
-var async					= require('async');
-var assert					= require('assert');
-var _						= require('lodash');
-
-exports.getModule			= MessageAreaPostModule;
-
-exports.moduleInfo = {
-	name	: 'Message Area Post',
-	desc	: 'Module posting a new message to an area',
-	author	: 'NuSkooler',
-};
-
-function MessageAreaPostModule(options) {
-	MenuModule.call(this, options);
-
-	var self = this;
-
-
-	this.initSequence = function() {
-		self.fse = new FullScreenEditor( {
-			callingMenu	: this,
-			client		: this.client,
-			//	:TODO: should pass in full config? want access to keymap/etc. as well
-			art			: this.menuConfig.config.fseArt,
-			font		: this.menuConfig.font,
-			editorType	: 'area',
-			editorMode	: 'edit',
-		});
-
-		self.fse.on('error', function fseError(err) {
-			console.log('fse error: ' + err)
-		});
-
-		self.fse.enter();
-	};
-
-	this.menuMethods = {
-		//	:TODO: is there a cleaner way to achieve this?
-		fseSubmitProxy : function(formData, extraArgs) {
-			self.fse.submitHandler(formData, extraArgs);
-		}
-	};
-}
-
-require('util').inherits(MessageAreaPostModule, MenuModule);
-
-/*
-MessageAreaPostModule.prototype.mciReady = function(mciData, cb) {
-	this.standardMCIReadyHandler(mciData, cb);
-};
-*/
-