diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
index 2fad816..25d4ceb 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
@@ -1057,6 +1057,7 @@ var Outline = {
 		var stack = this.__crop_stack ??= []
 		stack.push([this.json(), this.path()])
 		this.load(this.data())
+		this.dom.classList.add('crop')
 		return this },
 	// XXX use JSON API...
 	uncrop: function(){
@@ -1064,7 +1065,8 @@ var Outline = {
 			return this}
 		var [state, path] = this.__crop_stack.pop()
 		if(this.__crop_stack.length == 0){
-			this.__crop_stack = undefined }
+			this.__crop_stack = undefined 
+			this.dom.classList.remove('crop') }
 		// update state...
 		path
 			.slice(0, -1)
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js b/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js
index 9fdcf9d..af23e08 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype.getTextGeometry = function(){
 	span.append(
 		text.slice(0, offset),
 		carret,
+		// NOTE: wee need the rest of the text for the carret to be typeset
+		// 		to the correct line...
 		text.slice(offset))
 
 	document.body.append(span)