diff --git a/www/vdom/main.js b/www/vdom/main.js
index 7254b476e..6aff7c9ea 100644
--- a/www/vdom/main.js
+++ b/www/vdom/main.js
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-/*
-    globals define console 
-*/
 define([
     '/api/config?cb=' + Math.random().toString(16).substring(2),
     '/common/messages.js',
@@ -10,7 +7,6 @@ define([
     '/common/toolbar.js',
     '/common/cursor.js',
     '/bower_components/diff-dom/diffDOM.js',
-
     '/bower_components/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js',
     '/customize/pad.js'
 ], function (Config, Messages, Crypto, realtimeInput, Convert, Toolbar, Cursor) {
@@ -24,12 +20,7 @@ define([
     var userName = Crypto.rand64(8),
         toolbar;
 
-    var Vdom = Convert.core.vdom,
-        Hyperjson = Convert.core.hyperjson;
-
-    window.Hyperjson = Hyperjson;
-
-    var andThen = function () {
+    var andThen = function (Ckeditor) {
         $(window).on('hashchange', function() {
             window.location.reload();
         });
@@ -50,6 +41,8 @@ define([
             removePlugins: 'magicline,resize'
         });
 
+        var CKE = Ckeditor;
+
         editor.on('instanceReady', function (Ckeditor) {
             editor.execCommand('maximize');
             var documentBody = ifrw.$('iframe')[0].contentDocument.body;
@@ -58,7 +51,7 @@ define([
 
             var inner = documentBody;
             window.inner = inner;
-            var cursor = window.cursor = Cursor(Ckeditor, editor, inner);
+            var cursor = window.cursor = Cursor(CKE, editor, inner);
 
             var $textarea = $('#feedback');
 
@@ -67,7 +60,6 @@ define([
             var applyHjson = function (shjson) {
                 console.log("Applying HJSON");
                 var userDocStateDom = Convert.hjson.to.dom(JSON.parse(shjson));
-                //var userDocStateDom = Vdom.create(Convert.hjson.to.vdom(JSON.parse(shjson)));
                 
                 userDocStateDom.setAttribute("contentEditable", "true"); // lol wtf
                 var patch = (new DiffDom()).diff(inner, userDocStateDom);
@@ -80,7 +72,7 @@ define([
 
                 applyHjson(shjson);
 
-                cursor.find();
+                //cursor.find();
 
                 // put the cursor back where you left it
                 // FIXME put this back in
@@ -91,6 +83,24 @@ define([
                 // TODO initialize the toolbar
             };
 
+            var rejectIfNotValidJson = function (text, toTransform, transformBy) {
+                var resultOp = ChainPad.Operation.transform0(text, toTransform, transformBy);
+                var text2 = ChainPad.Operation.apply(transformBy, text);
+                var text3 = ChainPad.Operation.apply(resultOp, text2);
+                try {
+                    JSON.parse(text3);
+                    return resultOp;
+                } catch (e) {
+                    console.log(e);
+                }
+
+                // returning **null** breaks out of the loop
+                // which transforms conflicting operations
+                // in theory this should prevent us from producing bad JSON
+                return null;
+            };
+
+
             var rti = realtimeInput.start($textarea[0], // synced element
                                     Config.websocketURL, // websocketURL, ofc
                                     userName, // userName
@@ -99,49 +109,26 @@ define([
                                     { // configuration :D
                                         doc: inner,
 
+                                        // first thing called
+                                        onInit: onInit,
+
                                         onReady: function (info) {
                                             applyHjson($textarea.val());
                                             $textarea.trigger('keyup');
                                         },
 
+                                        // when remote changes occur
                                         onRemote: onRemote,
-                                        onInit: onInit,
 
-                                        transformFunction : function (text, toTransform, transformBy) {
-                                            /* FIXME
-                                                operational transform on json shouldn't be in all editors
-                                                just those transmitting/expecting JSON
-                                            console.log({
-                                                text: text,
-                                                toTransform: toTransform,
-                                                transformBy: transformBy
-                                            }); 
-                                            */
-
-                                            var resultOp = ChainPad.Operation.transform0(text, toTransform, transformBy);
-                                            var text2 = ChainPad.Operation.apply(transformBy, text);
-                                            var text3 = ChainPad.Operation.apply(resultOp, text2);
-                                            try { JSON.parse(text3); return resultOp; } catch (e) { console.log(e); }
-
-                                            // returning **null** breaks out of the loop
-                                            // which transforms conflicting operations
-                                            // in theory this should prevent us from producing bad JSON
-                                            return null;
-                                        }
-                                        /*
-                                            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 : rejectIfNotValidJson,
+
+                                        // pass in websocket/netflux object
                                     });
 
             $textarea.val(JSON.stringify(Convert.dom.to.hjson(inner)));
 
             editor.on('change', function () {
-                var hjson = Hyperjson.fromDOM(inner);
+                var hjson = Convert.core.hyperjson.fromDOM(inner);
 
                 $textarea.val(JSON.stringify(hjson));
                 rti.bumpSharejs();