diff --git a/src/app/actions.rs b/src/app/actions.rs
index 1336c04..ea2adeb 100644
--- a/src/app/actions.rs
+++ b/src/app/actions.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl App {
 	}
 	
 	pub fn yank(&mut self) {
-		let current_buffer = &self.buffers[self.current_buffer_index];
+		let current_buffer = &mut self.buffers[self.current_buffer_index];
 		
 		self.primary_cursor_register = current_buffer
 			.contents[current_buffer.primary_cursor.range()]
@@ -46,5 +46,11 @@ impl App {
 				current_buffer.contents[cursor.range()].to_vec()
 			})
 			.collect();
+		
+		current_buffer.alert_message = if current_buffer.cursors.is_empty() {
+			"yanked 1 selection".into()
+		} else {
+			format!("yanked {} selections", current_buffer.cursors.len() + 1).into()
+		};
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/buffer.rs b/src/buffer.rs
index 0265595..6553a11 100644
--- a/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/src/buffer.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,11 @@ impl Buffer {
 					self.combine_cursors_if_overlapping();
 					self.clamp_screen_to_primary_cursor(window_size);
 				},
-				_ => panic!("repeated actions may only be cursor actions"),
+				_ => {
+					self.alert_message = Span::from(
+						"only cursor actions may be repeated"
+					).red();
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 940b9f5..d1bdb75 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -35,24 +35,21 @@ const LINES_OF_PADDING: usize = 5;
 const BYTES_OF_PADDING: usize = LINES_OF_PADDING * BYTES_PER_LINE;
 
 // TODO:
-// - write docs
-//   - simonomi.dev/hexapoda?
-//   - config
-//     - schema!!
-//   - uhhhhh?
-// - update showcase
 // - fix scroll clamping
-// - inspector translations for varint
-// - repeated actions may only be cursor actions
-//   - shouldn't crash
-// - scrolling in select mode
-// - M mark at selected offset (like Jm)
+// - fix scrolling in select mode
+//   - shouldn't clamp tail
+// - `go` goto entered offset
 // - search
-//   - ascii and bytes (`/` and `A-/`?)
+//   - `/` hex, `A-/` ascii
+//   - if non-hex-digit typed, search ascii
+// - update showcase
+// - inspector translations for varint
+// - M mark at selected offset (like Jm)
 // - diffing
 //   - doesn't have to be anything fancy, just compare each byte 1:1
+//   - sync scroll ? sync selections ??
 // - s/A-k/A-K
-//   - (not) sm select marks
+//   - sm select marks
 // - C-a/C-x
 // - +/- to edit selected bytes by amount ?
 //   - operate on entire selection (u16/u32/etc)
@@ -71,7 +68,6 @@ const BYTES_OF_PADDING: usize = LINES_OF_PADDING * BYTES_PER_LINE;
 // - jumplist
 // - p
 // - [/] to cycle view offset?
-// - gj jump to entered offset
 
 fn main() {
 	let arguments = Arguments::parse();