diff --git a/4coder_string.h b/4coder_string.h
index 4556ef5c..7b0da2e1 100644
--- a/4coder_string.h
+++ b/4coder_string.h
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ FSTRING_LINK fstr_bool  copy_checked(String *dest, String src);
 FSTRING_LINK fstr_bool  copy_partial(String *dest, char *src);
 FSTRING_LINK fstr_bool  copy_partial(String *dest, String src);
 
-FSTRING_INLINE    int32_t   copy(char *dest, char *src) { return copy_fast_unsafe(dest, src); }
-FSTRING_INLINE    void  copy(String *dest, String src) { copy_checked(dest, src); }
-FSTRING_INLINE    void  copy(String *dest, char *src) { copy_partial(dest, src); }
+FSTRING_INLINE    int32_t    copy(char *dest, char *src) { return copy_fast_unsafe(dest, src); }
+FSTRING_INLINE    void       copy(String *dest, String src) { copy_checked(dest, src); }
+FSTRING_INLINE    void       copy(String *dest, char *src) { copy_partial(dest, src); }
 
-FSTRING_LINK fstr_bool  append_checked(String *dest, String src);
-FSTRING_LINK fstr_bool  append_partial(String *dest, char *src);
-FSTRING_LINK fstr_bool  append_partial(String *dest, String src);
+FSTRING_LINK      fstr_bool  append_checked(String *dest, String src);
+FSTRING_LINK      fstr_bool  append_partial(String *dest, char *src);
+FSTRING_LINK      fstr_bool  append_partial(String *dest, String src);
 
-FSTRING_LINK fstr_bool  append(String *dest, char c);
+FSTRING_LINK      fstr_bool  append(String *dest, char c);
 FSTRING_INLINE    fstr_bool  append(String *dest, String src) { return append_partial(dest, src); }
 FSTRING_INLINE    fstr_bool  append(String *dest, char *src) { return append_partial(dest, src); }
 FSTRING_INLINE    fstr_bool  terminate_with_null(String *str){
diff --git a/4ed.cpp b/4ed.cpp
index 69ab9801..96e7db10 100644
--- a/4ed.cpp
+++ b/4ed.cpp
@@ -3235,6 +3235,9 @@ consume_input(Available_Input *available, i32 input_type, char *consumer){
         copy(&str, consumer);
         terminate_with_null(&str);
     }
+    else{
+        record->consumer[0] = 0;
+    }
 }
 
 App_Step_Sig(app_step){
@@ -3882,8 +3885,29 @@ App_Step_Sig(app_step){
     // NOTE(allen): pass consumption data to debug
 #if FRED_INTERNAL
     {
-        //Debug_Data *debug = &models->debug;
+        Debug_Data *debug = &models->debug;
+        i32 count = debug->this_frame_count;
         
+        Consumption_Record *record = &available_input.records[Input_Esc];
+        
+        if (record->consumed && record->consumer[0] != 0){
+            Debug_Input_Event *event = debug->input_events;
+            for (i32 i = 0; i < count; ++i, ++event){
+                if (event->key == key_esc){
+                    memcpy(event->consumer, record->consumer, sizeof(record->consumer));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        record = &available_input.records[Input_AnyKey];
+        if (record->consumed){
+            Debug_Input_Event *event = debug->input_events;
+            for (i32 i = 0; i < count; ++i, ++event){
+                if (event->consumer[0] == 0){
+                    memcpy(event->consumer, record->consumer, sizeof(record->consumer));
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 #endif
     
diff --git a/4ed_file_view.cpp b/4ed_file_view.cpp
index 126af5bd..fa61fba9 100644
--- a/4ed_file_view.cpp
+++ b/4ed_file_view.cpp
@@ -4487,8 +4487,6 @@ step_file_view(System_Functions *system, View *view, View *active_view, Input_Su
                     char space1[512];
                     String string = make_fixed_width_string(space1);
                     
-                    String message = string_zero();
-                    
                     // Time Watcher
                     {
                         string.size = 0;
@@ -4501,7 +4499,6 @@ step_file_view(System_Functions *system, View *view, View *active_view, Input_Su
                     }
                     
                     // Incoming input
-                    //  - keeping track of where something get's consumed!?
                     //  - convert mouse clicks into key coded events??!!
                     {
                         Debug_Data *debug = &view->persistent.models->debug;
@@ -4578,12 +4575,18 @@ step_file_view(System_Functions *system, View *view, View *active_view, Input_Su
                                 }
                             }
                             
-                            message.size = 0;
                             if (input_event->consumer[0] != 0){
-                                message = make_string_slowly(input_event->consumer);
+                                i32 next_pos = 40;
+                                i32 offset = next_pos - string.size;
+                                if (offset < 0) offset = 0;
+                                for (i32 r = 0; r < offset; ++r){
+                                    append(&string, ' ');
+                                }
+                                
+                                append(&string, input_event->consumer);
                             }
                             
-                            gui_do_text_field(target, string, message);
+                            gui_do_text_field(target, string, empty_str);
                         }
                     }
                 }break;