diff --git a/.ideavimrc b/.ideavimrc
index b248c4f..52fd75b 100644
--- a/.ideavimrc
+++ b/.ideavimrc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let mapleader=" "
 set quickscope
 set which-key
 set notimeout
-set easymotion
+set easymotion " install easymotion and acejump plugin
 set surround
 
 
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ nnoremap <leader>t :action Terminal.OpenInTerminal<CR>
 nnoremap <leader>q :action QuickJavaDoc<CR>
 nnoremap <leader>f :action Find<CR>
 nnoremap <leader>r :action Replace<CR>
+map f <Plug>(easymotion-bd-f)
+map <leader>f <Plug>(easymotion-bd-w)
 
 nnoremap J mzJ`z
 nnoremap S ht lr<cr>k$
diff --git a/home-manager/nixvim/barbar.nix b/home-manager/nixvim/barbar.nix
index 44b7d95..a67e105 100644
--- a/home-manager/nixvim/barbar.nix
+++ b/home-manager/nixvim/barbar.nix
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ plugins.barbar = { enable = true; }; }
+{ plugins.barbar = { enable = true; }; } # tab bar up top
diff --git a/home-manager/nixvim/config.nix b/home-manager/nixvim/config.nix
index 22395d8..42efb11 100644
--- a/home-manager/nixvim/config.nix
+++ b/home-manager/nixvim/config.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
     number = true;
     relativenumber = true;
+    showmode = false; #already shown in lightline
 
     autoindent = true;
     clipboard = "unnamedplus";
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@
     termguicolors = lib.mkForce pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
   };
 
+  plugins.mini-align.enable = true;
+
   keymaps = [
     # Global
     # Default mode is "" which means normal-visual-op
diff --git a/home-manager/nixvim/lightline.nix b/home-manager/nixvim/lightline.nix
index 357a12d..dd03fbc 100644
--- a/home-manager/nixvim/lightline.nix
+++ b/home-manager/nixvim/lightline.nix
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ plugins.lightline = { enable = true; }; }
+{ plugins.lightline = { enable = true; }; } #status line at the bottom