diff --git a/defines.h b/defines.h
index 5bc867f..1fc00cb 100644
--- a/defines.h
+++ b/defines.h
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-#ifndef CONFIG_GUARD
-#define CONFIG_GUARD
-#include "config.h" 
-#endif
 
 #define STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM 1
 #define STATUS_RUN_BACKEND 2
@@ -52,9 +48,9 @@
 #define FILE_TYPE_ORPHAN COLOR_ORPHAN
 #define FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE 128 /* this is only used in rgt_content to print a file preview, not the dir */
 
+
 #ifndef STRUCT_GUARD
 #define STRUCT_GUARD
-
 /* complex types are good actually */
 typedef struct File {
 	char status;
@@ -68,11 +64,14 @@ typedef struct Color {
 	char *file_extension;
 	short color_pair;
 } color;
-typedef struct File_preview {
-	char *file_extension;
-	char *command; /* this will blindly execute any inserted shell command */
-			/* commands with an '&' prefix are inbuild */
-} file_preview;
+typedef struct Mimetype {
+	char *mimetype;
+	char *command; 
+} mimetype;
+typedef struct Binding {
+	char key;
+	void (*func)();
+} binding;
 	
 
 #endif
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 0d4e886..b61f1ba 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "defines.h"
+#include "config.h" 
 
 
 extern unsigned int file_modifiers;
@@ -13,39 +14,60 @@ extern file *mid_content;
 extern file *lft_content;
 extern file *rgt_content;
 
-void user_interactions(char *input, unsigned int *status, unsigned int *settings) {
-	if (*input == 'q') {
-		*status ^= STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM;
-	} else if (*input == *"KEY_BACKSPACE") {
-		file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
-	} else if (*input == 'a') {
-		file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
-		*status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
-	} else if (*input == 'o') {
-		file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK;
-	} else if (*input == 'e') {
-		file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_ALPHABETIC;
-	} else if (*input == 'u') {
-		*status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
-	} else if (*input == 'h') {
-		chdir("..");
-		*status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
-	} else if (*input == 't') {
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-		/* capping the maximum file is done inside thread_mid */
-		selected_file_current++;
-		*status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
-	} else if (*input == 'n') {
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-		if (selected_file_current != 0) {
-			selected_file_current--;
+extern unsigned int status;
+
+void quit_program(){
+	status = STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM;
+}
+void move_down(){
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
+	/*capping the maximum file is done inside thread_mid */
+	selected_file_current++;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+}
+void move_up(){
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
+	if (selected_file_current != 0) {
+		selected_file_current--;
+	}
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+}
+void move_right(){
+	chdir("..");
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+}
+void move_left(){
+	chdir(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+}
+void toggle_hidden_files(){
+	file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+}
+void jump_bottom(){
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
+	selected_file_current = 0 - 1;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+}
+void jump_top(){
+	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
+	selected_file_current = 0;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
+	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+}
+
+
+
+void user_interactions(char *input) {
+	void (*func_ptr)();
+	unsigned long i = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < binding_count; i++) {
+		if (*input == key_binding[i].key) {
+			func_ptr = key_binding[i].func;
+			func_ptr();
 		}
-		*status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
-	} else if (*input == 's') {
-		chdir(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		*status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
-	} else {
 	}
 }
diff --git a/interactions.h b/interactions.h
index d4b0516..fb86a45 100644
--- a/interactions.h
+++ b/interactions.h
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
+#ifndef CONFIG_GUARD
+#define CONFIG_GUARD
 #include "interactions.c"
+#endif
 
-void user_interactions(char *input, unsigned int *status, unsigned int *settings);
+
+void user_interactions(char *input);
+void quit_program();
+void move_right();
+void move_up();
+void move_down();
+void move_left();
+void jump_bottom();
+void jump_top();
+void toggle_hidden_files();
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index b4ba36e..3cff721 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include "threading.h"
 #include "window.h"
-#include "interactions.h"
 #include "defines.h"
 #include "colors.h"
+#include "interactions.h"
 
 unsigned int terminal_height;
 unsigned int terminal_width;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void render_pass(WINDOW *wint, WINDOW *winb, WINDOW *winl, WINDOW *winm, WINDOW
 void init();
 
 
-int main() {
+int main(){
 
 	init();
 
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ int main() {
 		}
 		if (status & STATUS_RUN_BACKEND || threading) {
 			if (threading) {
+				/* temporary comment, somehow stops timing related crashes
 				pthread_cancel(thread_t);
 				pthread_cancel(thread_b);
 				pthread_cancel(thread_l);
 				pthread_cancel(thread_m);
 				pthread_cancel(thread_r);
+				*/
 				threading = 0;
 				status &= ~STATUS_RUN_BACKEND;
 				status &= ~STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY;
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ int main() {
 			}
 		}
 		if ((input = getch())) {
-			user_interactions(&input, &status, &settings);
+			user_interactions(&input);
 			timeout_time = 5;
 		} else {
 			timeout_time += 10;
diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index 846a87d..31c0c57 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ unsigned long mid_file_count;
 unsigned long lft_file_count;
 unsigned long top_width;
 
-extern file_preview file_previews[];
 	
 
 extern unsigned int status;