diff --git a/home-manager/niri.nix b/home-manager/niri.nix
index 4e61e97..8c10f5c 100644
--- a/home-manager/niri.nix
+++ b/home-manager/niri.nix
@@ -68,59 +68,64 @@
         gaps = 5;
         struts = 
           let
-            r = 5;
+            l = 5;
           in
           {
-            left = r;
-            right = r;
-            bottom = r;
-            top = r;
+            left = l;
+            right = l;
+            bottom = l;
+            top = l;
           };
         preset-column-widths = [
           { proportion = 1. / 2.; }
           { proportion = 1. / 1.; }
         ];
       };
-      binds = with config.lib.niri.actions; {
-        # keybinds for spawning apps
-        "Mod+1".action = spawn "kitty";
-        "Mod+F".action = spawn "librewolf";
-        "Mod+D".action = spawn "vesktop";
-        "Mod+Space".action = spawn "fuzzel";
-        "Mod+Alt+L".action = spawn "hyprlock";
-        "Print".action = screenshot;
-        "Mod+2".action = show-hotkey-overlay;
-        # window controls
-        #"Super".action = toggle-overview; # this doesnt work without release binds, the PR for which is my first bookmark in ~/bookmarks.html
-        "Mod+F11".action = fullscreen-window;
-        "Mod+x".action = close-window;
-        "Mod+Tab".action = toggle-window-floating;
+      binds = 
+        (with config.lib.niri.actions; {
+          # keybinds for spawning apps
+          "Mod+1".action = spawn "kitty";
+          "Mod+F".action = spawn "librewolf";
+          "Mod+D".action = spawn "vesktop";
+          "Mod+Space".action = spawn "fuzzel";
+          "Mod+Alt+L".action = spawn "hyprlock";
+          "Print".action = spawn "sh -c niri msg action screenshot";
+          "Mod+2".action = show-hotkey-overlay;
+          # window controls
+          #"Super".action = toggle-overview; # this doesnt work without release binds, the PR for which is my first bookmark in ~/bookmarks.html
+          "Mod+F11".action = fullscreen-window;
+          "Mod+x".action = close-window;
+          "Mod+Tab".action = toggle-window-floating;
 
-        "Mod+h".action = focus-column-or-monitor-left;
-        "Mod+j".action = focus-window-or-monitor-down;
-        "Mod+k".action = focus-window-or-monitor-up;
-        "Mod+l".action = focus-column-or-monitor-right;
-        "Mod+Shift+h".action = move-column-left-or-to-monitor-left;
-        "Mod+Shift+j".action = move-window-down;
-        "Mod+Shift+k".action = move-window-up;
-        "Mod+Shift+l".action = move-column-right-or-to-monitor-right;
-        "Mod+Ctrl+j".action = focus-workspace-down;
-        "Mod+Ctrl+k".action = focus-workspace-up;
-        "Mod+Ctrl+Shift+j".action = move-window-to-workspace-down;
-        "Mod+Ctrl+Shift+k".action = move-window-to-workspace-up;
+          "Mod+h".action = focus-column-or-monitor-left;
+          "Mod+j".action = focus-window-or-monitor-down;
+          "Mod+k".action = focus-window-or-monitor-up;
+          "Mod+l".action = focus-column-or-monitor-right;
+          "Mod+Shift+h".action = move-column-left-or-to-monitor-left;
+          "Mod+Shift+j".action = move-window-down;
+          "Mod+Shift+k".action = move-window-up;
+          "Mod+Shift+l".action = move-column-right-or-to-monitor-right;
+          "Mod+Ctrl+j".action = focus-workspace-down;
+          "Mod+Ctrl+k".action = focus-workspace-up;
+          "Mod+Ctrl+Shift+j".action = move-window-to-workspace-down;
+          "Mod+Ctrl+Shift+k".action = move-window-to-workspace-up;
 
-        "Mod+Comma".action = consume-or-expel-window-left;
-        "Mod+Period".action = consume-or-expel-window-right;
-        "Mod+Return".action = switch-preset-column-width;
+          "Mod+Comma".action = consume-or-expel-window-left;
+          "Mod+Period".action = consume-or-expel-window-right;
+          "Mod+Return".action = switch-preset-column-width;
 
-        "Mod+WheelScrollUp".action = focus-workspace-up;
-        "Mod+WheelScrollDown".action = focus-workspace-down;
-        "Mod+Up".action = focus-workspace-up;
-        "Mod+Down".action = focus-workspace-down;
-        # not sure how to do the "send window to workspace" keybinds from the hyprland config
+          "Mod+WheelScrollUp".action = focus-workspace-up;
+          "Mod+WheelScrollDown".action = focus-workspace-down;
+          "Mod+Up".action = focus-workspace-up;
+          "Mod+Down".action = focus-workspace-down;
+          # not sure how to do the "send window to workspace" keybinds from the hyprland config
 
-        "XF86AudioPause".action = spawn "playerctl play-pause";
-      };
+          "XF86AudioPause".action = spawn "playerctl play-pause";
+        })
+        // # this operator merges attrsets together, allowing me to use the nice syntax for most of the config, but the less nice syntax for the one option that broke in the nice-syntax-generator in the niri flake
+        ({
+          "Print".action.screenshot.show-pointer = false;
+        });
       window-rules = [
         {
           geometry-corner-radius =
diff --git a/home-manager/nvf.nix b/home-manager/nvf.nix
index 4fcb4b1..69ffccf 100644
--- a/home-manager/nvf.nix
+++ b/home-manager/nvf.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
           enable = true;
           sourcePlugins = {
             emoji.enable = true;
+            spell.enable = true;
           };
         };
         options = {