diff --git a/www/vdom/main.js b/www/vdom/main.js
index f8f13ce09..9be13486f 100644
--- a/www/vdom/main.js
+++ b/www/vdom/main.js
@@ -6,9 +6,12 @@ define([
     '/common/convert.js',
     '/common/toolbar.js',
     '/common/cursor.js',
+    '/common/Operation.js',
     '/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js',
     '/customize/pad.js'
-], function (Config, Messages, Crypto, realtimeInput, Convert, Toolbar, Cursor) {
+], function (Config, Messages, Crypto, realtimeInput, Convert, Toolbar, Cursor, Operation) {
+    window.Operation = Operation;
+
     var $ = window.jQuery;
     var ifrw = $('#pad-iframe')[0].contentWindow;
     window.Ckeditor = ifrw.CKEDITOR;
@@ -104,29 +107,53 @@ define([
                                         onInit: onInit,
 
                                         transformFunction : function (text, toTransform, transformBy) {
-                                            /* FIXME 
-                                                operational transform on json shouldn't be in all editors
-                                                just those transmitting/expecting JSON
-                                            */
-                                            false && console.log({
-                                                text: text,
-                                                toTransform: toTransform,
-                                                transformBy: transformBy
-                                            });
-
                                             // returning **null** breaks out of the loop
                                             // which transforms conflicting operations
                                             // in theory this should prevent us from producing bad JSON
                                             return null;
-                                        }
+                                        },
+
+                                        // OT
                                         /*
-                                            FIXME NOT A REAL FUNCTION WONT WORK
-                                            transformFunction: function (state0str, toTransform, transformBy) {
-                                                var state1A = JSON.parse(Operation.apply(state0str, transformBy));
-                                                var state1B = JSON.parse(Operation.apply(state0str, toTransform));
-                                                var state0  = JSON.parse(state0str);
+                                        transformFunction: function (text, toTransform, transformBy) {
+                                            if (toTransform.offset > transformBy.offset) {
+                                                if (toTransform.offset > transformBy.offset + transformBy.toRemove) {
+                                                    // simple rebase
+                                                    toTransform.offset -= transformBy.toRemove;
+                                                    toTransform.offset += transformBy.toInsert.length;
+
+                                                    // TODO check that this is using the correct parameters
+                                                    // TODO get the actual library
+                                                    // TODO functionize this because it's repeated
+
+                                                    var temp = Operation.apply(text, toTransform)
+                                                    try {
+                                                        JSON.parse(temp);
+                                                    } catch (err) {
+                                                        console.error(err.stack);
+                                                        return null;
+                                                    }
+                                                    return toTransform;
+                                                }
+                                                // goto the end, anything you deleted that they also deleted should be skipped.
+                                                var newOffset = transformBy.offset + transformBy.toInsert.length;
+                                                toTransform.toRemove = 0; //-= (newOffset - toTransform.offset);
+                                                if (toTransform.toRemove < 0) { toTransform.toRemove = 0; }
+                                                toTransform.offset = newOffset;
+                                                if (toTransform.toInsert.length === 0 && toTransform.toRemove === 0) {
+                                                    return null;
+                                                }
+                                                return toTransform;
+                                            }
+                                            if (toTransform.offset + toTransform.toRemove < transformBy.offset) {
+                                                return toTransform;
+                                            }
+                                            toTransform.toRemove = transformBy.offset - toTransform.offset;
+                                            if (toTransform.toInsert.length === 0 && toTransform.toRemove === 0) {
+                                                return null;
                                             }
-                                        */
+                                            return toTransform;
+                                        } */
                                     });
 
             $textarea.val(JSON.stringify(Convert.dom.to.hjson(inner)));