diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/FileBrowser.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/FileBrowser.hpp
index 0eae3fde6..8f929e352 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/FileBrowser.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/FileBrowser.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ public:
     void mouseMove(const boo::SWindowCoord&);
     void mouseEnter(const boo::SWindowCoord&);
     void mouseLeave(const boo::SWindowCoord&);
+    void scroll(const boo::SWindowCoord&, const boo::SScrollDelta&);
+    void touchDown(const boo::STouchCoord&, uintptr_t);
+    void touchUp(const boo::STouchCoord&, uintptr_t);
+    void touchMove(const boo::STouchCoord&, uintptr_t);
+
     void resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub);
+    void think();
     void draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ);
 };
 
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/ModalWindow.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/ModalWindow.hpp
index 42c0851c6..cddb582f0 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/ModalWindow.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/ModalWindow.hpp
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class ModalWindow : public View
 
     int m_width = 0;
     int m_height = 0;
-    int m_widthConstrain;
-    int m_heightConstrain;
+    RectangleConstraint m_constraint;
 
     Zeus::CColor m_windowBg;
     Zeus::CColor m_windowBgClear;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void updateContentOpacity(float opacity) {}
 
 public:
-    ModalWindow(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, int widthConstrain=-1, int heightConstrain=-1);
+    ModalWindow(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, const RectangleConstraint& constraint);
     void think();
     bool skipBuildInAnimation();
 
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp
index 4a963150b..de3f53f98 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/RootView.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "View.hpp"
 #include "ViewResources.hpp"
 #include "MultiLineTextView.hpp"
+#include "TextField.hpp"
 #include "SplitView.hpp"
 #include "Tooltip.hpp"
 #include "FontCache.hpp"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ class RootView : public View
     bool m_destroyed = false;
     IViewManager& m_viewMan;
     ViewResources* m_viewRes;
+    View* m_activeTextView = nullptr;
 
     DeferredWindowEvents<RootView> m_events;
 
@@ -64,6 +66,13 @@ public:
     const ThemeData& themeData() const {return m_viewRes->m_theme;}
 
     View* setContentView(View* view);
+    void setActiveTextView(View* textView)
+    {
+        if (m_activeTextView)
+            m_activeTextView->setActive(false);
+        m_activeTextView = textView;
+        textView->setActive(true);
+    }
 
     void resetTooltip(ViewResources& res);
     void displayTooltip(const std::string& name, const std::string& help);
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/TextField.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/TextField.hpp
index f7cb7c194..a4745ed6a 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/TextField.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/TextField.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class TextField : public Control
     std::string m_textStr;
     std::unique_ptr<TextView> m_text;
 
-    SolidShaderVert m_verts[28];
+    SolidShaderVert m_verts[32];
     boo::IGraphicsBufferD* m_bVertsBuf = nullptr;
     boo::IVertexFormat* m_bVtxFmt = nullptr; /* OpenGL only */
     boo::IShaderDataBinding* m_bShaderBinding = nullptr;
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ class TextField : public Control
     int m_nomWidth = 0;
     int m_nomHeight = 0;
 
+    size_t m_selectionStart = 0;
+    size_t m_selectionCount = 0;
+    size_t m_cursorPos = 0;
+    size_t m_cursorFrames = 0;
+
+    bool m_active = false;
+
     void setInactive();
     void setHover();
     void setDisabled();
@@ -27,19 +34,29 @@ class TextField : public Control
 public:
     TextField(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, IStringBinding* strBind);
 
+    const std::string& getText() const {return m_textStr;}
     void setText(const std::string& str);
 
     void mouseDown(const boo::SWindowCoord&, boo::EMouseButton, boo::EModifierKey);
     void mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord&, boo::EMouseButton, boo::EModifierKey);
     void mouseMove(const boo::SWindowCoord&);
     void mouseEnter(const boo::SWindowCoord&);
-    void mouseLeave(const boo::SWindowCoord&coord);
+    void mouseLeave(const boo::SWindowCoord&);
+    void charKeyDown(unsigned long, boo::EModifierKey, bool);
+    void specialKeyDown(boo::ESpecialKey, boo::EModifierKey, bool);
+    void think();
     void resized(const boo::SWindowRect& rootView, const boo::SWindowRect& sub);
     void draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ);
 
     int nominalWidth() const {return m_nomWidth;}
     int nominalHeight() const {return m_nomHeight;}
 
+    void setActive(bool active);
+    void setCursorPos(size_t pos);
+
+    void setSelectionRange(size_t start, size_t count);
+    void clearSelectionRange();
+
     void setMultiplyColor(const Zeus::CColor& color)
     {
         View::setMultiplyColor(color);
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/TextView.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/TextView.hpp
index dd9eee799..4464fd69c 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/TextView.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/TextView.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
         RenderGlyph(int& adv, const FontAtlas::Glyph& glyph, const Zeus::CColor& defaultColor);
     };
     std::vector<RenderGlyph>& accessGlyphs() {return m_glyphs;}
+    const std::vector<RenderGlyph>& accessGlyphs() const {return m_glyphs;}
     void updateGlyphs() {m_valid = false;}
 
     void typesetGlyphs(const std::string& str,
@@ -85,10 +86,13 @@ public:
     int nominalHeight() const {return m_fontAtlas.FT_LineHeight() >> 6;}
 
     std::pair<int,int> queryGlyphDimensions(size_t pos) const;
+    size_t reverseSelectGlyph(int x) const;
+    int queryReverseAdvance(size_t idx) const;
 
 private:
     std::vector<RenderGlyph> m_glyphs;
     std::vector<std::pair<int,int>> m_glyphDims;
+    std::vector<int> m_glyphAdvs;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp
index f8b90ef63..affbedd50 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/View.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,65 @@ class ThemeData;
 class ViewResources;
 class RootView;
 
+class RectangleConstraint
+{
+public:
+    enum class Test
+    {
+        Fixed,
+        Minimum,
+        Maximum
+    };
+private:
+    int m_x, m_y;
+    Test m_xtest, m_ytest;
+public:
+    RectangleConstraint(int x=-1, int y=-1, Test xtest=Test::Fixed, Test ytest=Test::Fixed)
+    : m_x(x), m_y(y), m_xtest(xtest), m_ytest(ytest) {}
+    std::pair<int,int> solve(int x, int y) const
+    {
+        std::pair<int,int> ret;
+
+        if (m_x < 0)
+            ret.first = x;
+        else
+        {
+            switch (m_xtest)
+            {
+            case Test::Fixed:
+                ret.first = m_x;
+                break;
+            case Test::Minimum:
+                ret.first = std::max(m_x, x);
+                break;
+            case Test::Maximum:
+                ret.first = std::min(m_x, x);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (m_y < 0)
+            ret.second = y;
+        else
+        {
+            switch (m_ytest)
+            {
+            case Test::Fixed:
+                ret.second = m_y;
+                break;
+            case Test::Minimum:
+                ret.second = std::max(m_y, y);
+                break;
+            case Test::Maximum:
+                ret.second = std::min(m_y, y);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+    }
+};
+
 class View
 {
 public:
@@ -127,13 +186,26 @@ public:
     virtual int nominalWidth() const {return 0;}
     virtual int nominalHeight() const {return 0;}
 
-    virtual void updateCVar(HECL::CVar* cvar) {}
+    virtual void setActive(bool) {}
+
     virtual void mouseDown(const boo::SWindowCoord&, boo::EMouseButton, boo::EModifierKey) {}
     virtual void mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord&, boo::EMouseButton, boo::EModifierKey) {}
     virtual void mouseMove(const boo::SWindowCoord&) {}
     virtual void mouseEnter(const boo::SWindowCoord&) {}
     virtual void mouseLeave(const boo::SWindowCoord&) {}
+    virtual void scroll(const boo::SWindowCoord&, const boo::SScrollDelta&) {}
+    virtual void touchDown(const boo::STouchCoord&, uintptr_t) {}
+    virtual void touchUp(const boo::STouchCoord&, uintptr_t) {}
+    virtual void touchMove(const boo::STouchCoord&, uintptr_t) {}
+    virtual void charKeyDown(unsigned long, boo::EModifierKey, bool) {}
+    virtual void charKeyUp(unsigned long, boo::EModifierKey) {}
+    virtual void specialKeyDown(boo::ESpecialKey, boo::EModifierKey, bool) {}
+    virtual void specialKeyUp(boo::ESpecialKey, boo::EModifierKey) {}
+    virtual void modKeyDown(boo::EModifierKey, bool) {}
+    virtual void modKeyUp(boo::EModifierKey) {}
+
     virtual void resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub);
+    virtual void think() {}
     virtual void draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ);
 };
 
diff --git a/specter/include/Specter/ViewResources.hpp b/specter/include/Specter/ViewResources.hpp
index ce85eefd7..7edfc301f 100644
--- a/specter/include/Specter/ViewResources.hpp
+++ b/specter/include/Specter/ViewResources.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class ThemeData
 {
     Zeus::CColor m_uiText = Zeus::CColor::skWhite;
     Zeus::CColor m_fieldText = Zeus::CColor::skBlack;
+    Zeus::CColor m_selectedFieldText = Zeus::CColor::skWhite;
 
     Zeus::CColor m_vpBg = {0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0};
     Zeus::CColor m_tbBg = {0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 1.0};
@@ -38,10 +39,12 @@ class ThemeData
     Zeus::CColor m_textfield1Hover = {0.6425, 0.6425, 0.6425, 1.0};
     Zeus::CColor m_textfield2Disabled = {0.7823, 0.7823, 0.7823, 0.5};
     Zeus::CColor m_textfield1Disabled = {0.5725, 0.5725, 0.5725, 0.5};
+    Zeus::CColor m_textfieldSelection = {0.2725, 0.2725, 0.2725, 1.0};
 
 public:
     virtual const Zeus::CColor& uiText() const {return m_uiText;}
     virtual const Zeus::CColor& fieldText() const {return m_fieldText;}
+    virtual const Zeus::CColor& selectedFieldText() const {return m_selectedFieldText;}
 
     virtual const Zeus::CColor& viewportBackground() const {return m_vpBg;}
     virtual const Zeus::CColor& toolbarBackground() const {return m_tbBg;}
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ public:
     virtual const Zeus::CColor& textfield2Hover() const {return m_textfield2Hover;}
     virtual const Zeus::CColor& textfield1Disabled() const {return m_textfield1Disabled;}
     virtual const Zeus::CColor& textfield2Disabled() const {return m_textfield2Disabled;}
+    virtual const Zeus::CColor& textfieldSelection() const {return m_textfieldSelection;}
 };
 
 class ViewResources
diff --git a/specter/lib/FileBrowser.cpp b/specter/lib/FileBrowser.cpp
index 1e777201e..87e343b64 100644
--- a/specter/lib/FileBrowser.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/FileBrowser.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ namespace Specter
 {
 
 #define BROWSER_MARGIN 30
-#define BROWSER_MIN_WIDTH 100
-#define BROWSER_MIN_HEIGHT 100
+#define BROWSER_MIN_WIDTH 600
+#define BROWSER_MIN_HEIGHT 300
 
 static std::vector<HECL::SystemString> PathComponents(const HECL::SystemString& path)
 {
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ static std::vector<HECL::SystemString> PathComponents(const HECL::SystemString&
 }
 
 FileBrowser::FileBrowser(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, const HECL::SystemString& initialPath)
-: ModalWindow(res, parentView),
+: ModalWindow(res, parentView, RectangleConstraint(BROWSER_MIN_WIDTH * res.pixelFactor(),
+                                                   BROWSER_MIN_HEIGHT * res.pixelFactor(),
+                                                   RectangleConstraint::Test::Minimum,
+                                                   RectangleConstraint::Test::Minimum)),
   m_comps(PathComponents(initialPath)),
   m_fileFieldBind(*this)
 {
@@ -102,20 +105,34 @@ void FileBrowser::mouseLeave(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord)
     m_fileField.mouseLeave(coord);
 }
 
+void FileBrowser::scroll(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, const boo::SScrollDelta& scroll)
+{
+}
+
+void FileBrowser::touchDown(const boo::STouchCoord& coord, uintptr_t tid)
+{
+}
+
+void FileBrowser::touchUp(const boo::STouchCoord& coord, uintptr_t tid)
+{
+}
+
+void FileBrowser::touchMove(const boo::STouchCoord& coord, uintptr_t tid)
+{
+}
+
 void FileBrowser::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub)
 {
     ModalWindow::resized(root, root);
     float pf = rootView().viewRes().pixelFactor();
 
-    boo::SWindowRect centerRect = sub;
-    centerRect.size[0] = std::max(root.size[0] - BROWSER_MARGIN * 2 * pf, BROWSER_MIN_WIDTH * pf);
-    centerRect.size[1] = std::max(root.size[1] - BROWSER_MARGIN * 2 * pf, BROWSER_MIN_HEIGHT * pf);
+    boo::SWindowRect centerRect = subRect();
     centerRect.location[0] = root.size[0] / 2 - (centerRect.size[0] / 2.0);
     centerRect.location[1] = root.size[1] / 2 - (centerRect.size[1] / 2.0);
 
     boo::SWindowRect pathRect = centerRect;
-    pathRect.location[0] += 10 * pf;
-    pathRect.location[1] += pathRect.size[1] - 20 * pf;
+    pathRect.location[0] += 25 * pf;
+    pathRect.location[1] += pathRect.size[1] - 50 * pf;
     for (PathButton& b : m_pathButtons)
     {
         pathRect.size[0] = b.m_button.m_view->nominalWidth();
@@ -124,13 +141,19 @@ void FileBrowser::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect&
         pathRect.location[0] += pathRect.size[0] + 2;
     }
 
-    pathRect.location[0] = centerRect.location[0] + 10 * pf;
+    pathRect.location[0] = centerRect.location[0] + 25 * pf;
     pathRect.location[1] -= 25 * pf;
-    pathRect.size[0] = centerRect.size[0] - 20 * pf;
+    pathRect.size[0] = centerRect.size[0] - 50 * pf;
     pathRect.size[1] = m_fileField.m_view->nominalHeight();
     m_fileField.m_view->resized(root, pathRect);
 }
 
+void FileBrowser::think()
+{
+    ModalWindow::think();
+    m_fileField.m_view->think();
+}
+
 void FileBrowser::draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ)
 {
     ModalWindow::draw(gfxQ);
diff --git a/specter/lib/ModalWindow.cpp b/specter/lib/ModalWindow.cpp
index c7a67c98e..f516d6cec 100644
--- a/specter/lib/ModalWindow.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/ModalWindow.cpp
@@ -168,10 +168,9 @@ void ModalWindow::setFillColors(float t)
         m_cornersFilled[i]->colorGlyphs(color);
 }
 
-ModalWindow::ModalWindow(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, int widthConstrain, int heightConstrain)
+ModalWindow::ModalWindow(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, const RectangleConstraint& constraint)
 : View(res, parentView),
-  m_widthConstrain(widthConstrain),
-  m_heightConstrain(heightConstrain),
+  m_constraint(constraint),
   m_windowBg(res.themeData().splashBackground()),
   m_windowBgClear(m_windowBg),
   m_line1(res.themeData().splash1()),
@@ -302,10 +301,10 @@ void ModalWindow::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect&
     float pf = rootView().viewRes().pixelFactor();
 
     boo::SWindowRect centerRect = sub;
-    m_width = m_widthConstrain < 0 ? root.size[0] - CONTENT_MARGIN * pf * 2 : m_widthConstrain;
-    m_height = m_heightConstrain < 0 ? root.size[1] - CONTENT_MARGIN * pf * 2 : m_heightConstrain;
-    m_width = std::max(m_width, int(WINDOW_MIN_DIM * pf));
-    m_height = std::max(m_height, int(WINDOW_MIN_DIM * pf));
+    std::pair<int,int> constrained = m_constraint.solve(root.size[0] - CONTENT_MARGIN * pf * 2,
+                                                        root.size[1] - CONTENT_MARGIN * pf * 2);
+    m_width = std::max(constrained.first, int(WINDOW_MIN_DIM * pf));
+    m_height = std::max(constrained.second, int(WINDOW_MIN_DIM * pf));
     centerRect.size[0] = m_width;
     centerRect.size[1] = m_height;
     centerRect.location[0] = root.size[0] / 2 - m_width / 2.0;
diff --git a/specter/lib/RootView.cpp b/specter/lib/RootView.cpp
index 53fe3fb6e..c0bbefeb0 100644
--- a/specter/lib/RootView.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/RootView.cpp
@@ -80,44 +80,79 @@ void RootView::mouseLeave(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord)
 
 void RootView::scroll(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, const boo::SScrollDelta& scroll)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->scroll(coord, scroll);
 }
 
 void RootView::touchDown(const boo::STouchCoord& coord, uintptr_t tid)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->touchDown(coord, tid);
 }
 
 void RootView::touchUp(const boo::STouchCoord& coord, uintptr_t tid)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->touchUp(coord, tid);
 }
 
 void RootView::touchMove(const boo::STouchCoord& coord, uintptr_t tid)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->touchMove(coord, tid);
 }
 
 void RootView::charKeyDown(unsigned long charCode, boo::EModifierKey mods, bool isRepeat)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->charKeyDown(charCode, mods, isRepeat);
+    if (m_activeTextView)
+        m_activeTextView->charKeyDown(charCode, mods, isRepeat);
 }
 
 void RootView::charKeyUp(unsigned long charCode, boo::EModifierKey mods)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->charKeyUp(charCode, mods);
+    if (m_activeTextView)
+        m_activeTextView->charKeyUp(charCode, mods);
 }
 
 void RootView::specialKeyDown(boo::ESpecialKey key, boo::EModifierKey mods, bool isRepeat)
 {
     if (key == boo::ESpecialKey::Enter && (mods & boo::EModifierKey::Alt) != boo::EModifierKey::None)
+    {
         m_window->setFullscreen(!m_window->isFullscreen());
+        return;
+    }
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->specialKeyDown(key, mods, isRepeat);
+    if (m_activeTextView)
+        m_activeTextView->specialKeyDown(key, mods, isRepeat);
 }
 
 void RootView::specialKeyUp(boo::ESpecialKey key, boo::EModifierKey mods)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->specialKeyUp(key, mods);
+    if (m_activeTextView)
+        m_activeTextView->specialKeyUp(key, mods);
 }
 
 void RootView::modKeyDown(boo::EModifierKey mod, bool isRepeat)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->modKeyDown(mod, isRepeat);
+    if (m_activeTextView)
+        m_activeTextView->modKeyDown(mod, isRepeat);
 }
 
 void RootView::modKeyUp(boo::EModifierKey mod)
 {
+    if (m_view)
+        m_view->modKeyUp(mod);
+    if (m_activeTextView)
+        m_activeTextView->modKeyUp(mod);
 }
 
 View* RootView::setContentView(View* view)
diff --git a/specter/lib/TextField.cpp b/specter/lib/TextField.cpp
index 7bb8ae1a5..8a97cdac3 100644
--- a/specter/lib/TextField.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/TextField.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace Specter
 TextField::TextField(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, IStringBinding* strBind)
 : Control(res, parentView, strBind)
 {
-    m_bVertsBuf = res.m_factory->newDynamicBuffer(boo::BufferUse::Vertex, sizeof(SolidShaderVert), 28);
+    m_bVertsBuf = res.m_factory->newDynamicBuffer(boo::BufferUse::Vertex, sizeof(SolidShaderVert), 32);
 
     if (!res.m_viewRes.m_texVtxFmt)
     {
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ TextField::TextField(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, IStringBinding* strBi
     m_verts[4].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield2Inactive();
     for (int i=5 ; i<28 ; ++i)
         m_verts[i].m_color = res.themeData().textfield2Inactive();
-    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(SolidShaderVert) * 28);
+    for (int i=28 ; i<32 ; ++i)
+        m_verts[i].m_color = res.themeData().textfieldSelection();
+    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(m_verts));
 
     m_text.reset(new TextView(res, *this, res.m_mainFont, TextView::Alignment::Left, 1024));
     setText("Test");
@@ -48,8 +50,13 @@ TextField::TextField(ViewResources& res, View& parentView, IStringBinding* strBi
 
 void TextField::setText(const std::string& str)
 {
-    m_textStr = str;
-    m_text->typesetGlyphs(str, rootView().themeData().fieldText());
+    clearSelectionRange();
+    auto it = str.cbegin();
+    for (; it != str.cend() ; ++it)
+        if (*it == '\n')
+            break;
+    m_textStr.assign(str.cbegin(), it);
+    m_text->typesetGlyphs(m_textStr, rootView().themeData().fieldText());
 }
 
 void TextField::setInactive()
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ void TextField::setInactive()
     m_verts[2].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield1Inactive();
     m_verts[3].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield2Inactive();
     m_verts[4].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield2Inactive();
-    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(SolidShaderVert) * 28);
+    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(m_verts));
 }
 
 void TextField::setHover()
@@ -69,7 +76,7 @@ void TextField::setHover()
     m_verts[2].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield1Hover();
     m_verts[3].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield2Hover();
     m_verts[4].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield2Hover();
-    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(SolidShaderVert) * 28);
+    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(m_verts));
 }
 
 void TextField::setDisabled()
@@ -79,11 +86,19 @@ void TextField::setDisabled()
     m_verts[2].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield1Disabled();
     m_verts[3].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield2Disabled();
     m_verts[4].m_color = rootView().themeData().textfield2Disabled();
-    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(SolidShaderVert) * 28);
+    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(m_verts));
 }
 
 void TextField::mouseDown(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton button, boo::EModifierKey mod)
 {
+    if (!m_active)
+    {
+        rootView().setActiveTextView(this);
+        if (!m_selectionCount)
+            setSelectionRange(0, m_textStr.size());
+    }
+    else
+        setCursorPos(m_text->reverseSelectGlyph(coord.pixel[0] - m_text->subRect().location[0]));
 }
 
 void TextField::mouseUp(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord, boo::EMouseButton button, boo::EModifierKey mod)
@@ -97,11 +112,120 @@ void TextField::mouseMove(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord)
 void TextField::mouseEnter(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord)
 {
     setHover();
+    rootView().window()->setCursor(boo::EMouseCursor::IBeam);
 }
 
 void TextField::mouseLeave(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord)
 {
     setInactive();
+    rootView().window()->setCursor(boo::EMouseCursor::Pointer);
+}
+
+void TextField::charKeyDown(unsigned long charCode, boo::EModifierKey mods, bool isRepeat)
+{
+    if (m_selectionCount)
+    {
+        std::string newStr(m_textStr.cbegin(), m_textStr.cbegin() + m_selectionStart);
+        utf8proc_uint8_t theChar[5] = {};
+        utf8proc_ssize_t sz = utf8proc_encode_char(charCode, theChar);
+        if (sz > 0)
+            newStr += (char*)theChar;
+        newStr.append(m_textStr.cbegin() + m_selectionStart + m_selectionCount, m_textStr.cend());
+        setText(newStr);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::string newStr(m_textStr.cbegin(), m_textStr.cbegin() + m_cursorPos);
+        utf8proc_uint8_t theChar[5] = {};
+        utf8proc_ssize_t sz = utf8proc_encode_char(charCode, theChar);
+        if (sz > 0)
+            newStr += (char*)theChar;
+        newStr.append(m_textStr.cbegin() + m_cursorPos, m_textStr.cend());
+        setText(newStr);
+    }
+}
+
+void TextField::specialKeyDown(boo::ESpecialKey key, boo::EModifierKey mods, bool isRepeat)
+{
+    if (key == boo::ESpecialKey::Left)
+    {
+        if (m_selectionCount)
+            m_cursorPos = m_selectionStart;
+        setCursorPos(m_cursorPos==0 ? 0 : (m_cursorPos-1));
+    }
+    else if (key == boo::ESpecialKey::Right)
+    {
+        if (m_selectionCount)
+            m_cursorPos = m_selectionStart + m_selectionCount - 1;
+        setCursorPos(m_cursorPos+1);
+    }
+}
+
+void TextField::think()
+{
+    ++m_cursorFrames;
+}
+
+void TextField::setActive(bool active)
+{
+    m_active = active;
+    if (!active)
+        clearSelectionRange();
+}
+
+void TextField::setCursorPos(size_t pos)
+{
+    clearSelectionRange();
+    m_cursorPos = std::min(pos, m_textStr.size());
+    m_cursorFrames = 0;
+
+    float pf = rootView().viewRes().pixelFactor();
+    int offset1 = 4 * pf + m_text->queryReverseAdvance(m_cursorPos);
+    int offset2 = offset1 + 2 * pf;
+    m_verts[28].m_pos.assign(offset1, 18 * pf, 0);
+    m_verts[29].m_pos.assign(offset1, 4 * pf, 0);
+    m_verts[30].m_pos.assign(offset2, 18 * pf, 0);
+    m_verts[31].m_pos.assign(offset2, 4 * pf, 0);
+    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(m_verts));
+}
+
+void TextField::setSelectionRange(size_t start, size_t count)
+{
+    m_selectionStart = std::min(start, m_textStr.size()-1);
+    m_selectionCount = std::min(count, m_textStr.size()-m_selectionStart);
+
+    ViewResources& res = rootView().viewRes();
+    float pf = res.pixelFactor();
+    int offset1 = 5 * pf;
+    int offset2 = offset1;
+    std::vector<TextView::RenderGlyph>& glyphs = m_text->accessGlyphs();
+    offset1 += glyphs[m_selectionStart].m_pos[0][0];
+    offset2 += glyphs[m_selectionStart+m_selectionCount-1].m_pos[2][0];
+    for (size_t i=0 ; i<glyphs.size() ; ++i)
+    {
+        if (i >= m_selectionStart && i< m_selectionStart + m_selectionCount)
+            glyphs[i].m_color = rootView().themeData().selectedFieldText();
+        else
+            glyphs[i].m_color = rootView().themeData().fieldText();
+    }
+    m_text->updateGlyphs();
+
+    m_verts[28].m_pos.assign(offset1, 18 * pf, 0);
+    m_verts[29].m_pos.assign(offset1, 4 * pf, 0);
+    m_verts[30].m_pos.assign(offset2, 18 * pf, 0);
+    m_verts[31].m_pos.assign(offset2, 4 * pf, 0);
+    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(m_verts));
+}
+
+void TextField::clearSelectionRange()
+{
+    m_selectionStart = 0;
+    m_selectionCount = 0;
+
+    std::vector<TextView::RenderGlyph>& glyphs = m_text->accessGlyphs();
+    for (size_t i=0 ; i<glyphs.size() ; ++i)
+        glyphs[i].m_color = rootView().themeData().fieldText();
+    m_text->updateGlyphs();
 }
 
 void TextField::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& sub)
@@ -146,7 +270,7 @@ void TextField::resized(const boo::SWindowRect& root, const boo::SWindowRect& su
     m_verts[26].m_pos.assign(width+1, 1, 0);
     m_verts[27].m_pos.assign(width+1, 0, 0);
 
-    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(SolidShaderVert) * 28);
+    m_bVertsBuf->load(m_verts, sizeof(m_verts));
 
     m_nomWidth = width;
     m_nomHeight = height;
@@ -163,6 +287,16 @@ void TextField::draw(boo::IGraphicsCommandQueue* gfxQ)
     gfxQ->setShaderDataBinding(m_bShaderBinding);
     gfxQ->setDrawPrimitive(boo::Primitive::TriStrips);
     gfxQ->draw(0, 28);
+    if (m_active)
+    {
+        if (!m_selectionCount)
+        {
+            if (m_cursorFrames % 60 < 30)
+                gfxQ->draw(28, 4);
+        }
+        else
+            gfxQ->draw(28, 4);
+    }
     m_text->draw(gfxQ);
 }
 
diff --git a/specter/lib/TextView.cpp b/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
index a655b319b..6207d9fb7 100644
--- a/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ void TextView::typesetGlyphs(const std::string& str, const Zeus::CColor& default
     m_glyphs.reserve(str.size());
     m_glyphDims.clear();
     m_glyphDims.reserve(str.size());
+    m_glyphAdvs.clear();
+    m_glyphAdvs.reserve(str.size());
     int adv = 0;
 
     while (rem)
@@ -378,6 +380,7 @@ void TextView::typesetGlyphs(const std::string& str, const Zeus::CColor& default
             adv += DoKern(m_fontAtlas.lookupKern(lCh, glyph->m_glyphIdx), m_fontAtlas);
         m_glyphs.emplace_back(adv, *glyph, defaultColor);
         m_glyphDims.emplace_back(glyph->m_width, glyph->m_height);
+        m_glyphAdvs.push_back(adv);
 
         lCh = glyph->m_glyphIdx;
         rem -= sz;
@@ -422,6 +425,8 @@ void TextView::typesetGlyphs(const std::wstring& str, const Zeus::CColor& defaul
     m_glyphs.reserve(str.size());
     m_glyphDims.clear();
     m_glyphDims.reserve(str.size());
+    m_glyphAdvs.clear();
+    m_glyphAdvs.reserve(str.size());
     int adv = 0;
 
     for (wchar_t ch : str)
@@ -437,6 +442,7 @@ void TextView::typesetGlyphs(const std::wstring& str, const Zeus::CColor& defaul
             adv += DoKern(m_fontAtlas.lookupKern(lCh, glyph->m_glyphIdx), m_fontAtlas);
         m_glyphs.emplace_back(adv, *glyph, defaultColor);
         m_glyphDims.emplace_back(glyph->m_width, glyph->m_height);
+        m_glyphAdvs.push_back(adv);
 
         lCh = glyph->m_glyphIdx;
 
@@ -516,5 +522,32 @@ std::pair<int,int> TextView::queryGlyphDimensions(size_t pos) const
     return m_glyphDims[pos];
 }
 
+size_t TextView::reverseSelectGlyph(int x) const
+{
+    size_t ret = 0;
+    size_t idx = 1;
+    int minDelta = abs(x);
+    for (int adv : m_glyphAdvs)
+    {
+        int thisDelta = abs(adv-x);
+        if (thisDelta < minDelta)
+        {
+            minDelta = thisDelta;
+            ret = idx;
+        }
+        ++idx;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int TextView::queryReverseAdvance(size_t idx) const
+{
+    if (idx > m_glyphAdvs.size())
+        Log.report(LogVisor::FatalError,
+                   "TextView::queryReverseGlyph(%" PRISize ") out of inclusive bounds: %" PRISize,
+                   idx, m_glyphAdvs.size());
+    if (!idx) return 0;
+    return m_glyphAdvs[idx-1];
+}
 
 }