diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index ef5a7d7..cd628a9 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - replace smex with https://github.com/DarwinAwardWinner/amx
 - try to marry amx and marginalia somehow
 - try https://github.com/oantolin/embark
-- check out other vertico extensions
 - play with embark: https://karthinks.com/software/fifteen-ways-to-use-embark/
 - FIXME: orglist mode: not more able to jump word wise with M-<left|right>
+- FIXME: how to get rid of IDO?
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index ada6e43..4fa0b90 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 (require 'init-ibuffer)
 (require 'init-printing)
 
-;; (require 'init-completion)
+(require 'init-completion)
 (require 'init-smarter-than-emacs)
 (require 'init-marginalia)
 (require 'init-ui)
diff --git a/lisp/init-completion.el b/lisp/init-completion.el
index 5bf6ca3..ca89d61 100644
--- a/lisp/init-completion.el
+++ b/lisp/init-completion.el
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 ;; Hint: Use C-f during file selection to switch to regular find-file
 
 ;; Basic config
-(ido-mode t)
+;; (ido-mode t)
 (ido-everywhere nil)
 
 (use-package ido-completing-read+)
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
            (progn
              (ido-set-current-directory "/ssh:")
              (ido-reread-directory))
-         (call-interactively 'self-insert-command))))))
+         (call-interactively 'self-insert-command))))
+   (define-key ido-file-completion-map (kbd "C-.") 'embark-act)))
 
 ;; by howardism: [re]open non-writable file with sudo
 (defadvice ido-find-file (after find-file-sudo activate)
diff --git a/lisp/init-ibuffer.el b/lisp/init-ibuffer.el
index ff1285b..c88908f 100644
--- a/lisp/init-ibuffer.el
+++ b/lisp/init-ibuffer.el
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 ;; Modify the default ibuffer-formats
 (setq ibuffer-formats
       '((mark modified read-only " "
-              (name 20 40 :left :elide)
+              (name 30 60 :left :elide)
               " "
               (size-h 9 -1 :right)
               " "
diff --git a/lisp/init-recentfiles.el b/lisp/init-recentfiles.el
index 1cb7761..f44fb01 100644
--- a/lisp/init-recentfiles.el
+++ b/lisp/init-recentfiles.el
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                  (when file
                    (find-file file))))
 
-             (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-r")         'recentf-ido-find-file)                           ; open recent files, same as M-x rf
+                          (global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-r") 'recentf-ido-find-file) ;; open recent files, same as M-x rf
 
              ;; now if I incidentally closed a  buffer, I can re-open it, thanks to
              ;; recent-files
diff --git a/lisp/init-smarter-than-emacs.el b/lisp/init-smarter-than-emacs.el
index 0cfa17f..e8094c1 100644
--- a/lisp/init-smarter-than-emacs.el
+++ b/lisp/init-smarter-than-emacs.el
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   ;; (setq vertico-resize t)
 
   ;; Optionally enable cycling for `vertico-next' and `vertico-previous'.
-  ;; (setq vertico-cycle t)
+  (setq vertico-cycle t)
 
   :config
 
@@ -39,18 +39,34 @@ via [[http://whattheemacsd.com/setup-ido.el-02.html][whattheemacs.d]]"
 
   :bind (:map vertico-map
               ("~" . tvd-vertico-jump-home)
-              ("RET" . #'vertico-directory-enter)))
+              ("RET" . #'vertico-directory-enter)
+              ;; experimental,  pressing   tab  on  a   match  doesn't
+              ;; complete it but show the next match, that way I avoid
+              ;; being completed into nonsense matches
+              ("TAB" . #'vertico-next)))
 
 
 
 
+(use-package orderless
+  :init
+  ;; Configure a custom style dispatcher (see the Consult wiki)
+  ;; (setq orderless-style-dispatchers '(+orderless-consult-dispatch orderless-affix-dispatch)
+  ;;       orderless-component-separator #'orderless-escapable-split-on-space)
+  (setq completion-styles '(substring orderless basic)
+        orderless-matching-styles '(orderless-prefixes)
+        completion-category-defaults nil
+        completion-category-overrides '((file (styles partial-completion)))))
+
+
+
 (use-package embark
   :ensure t
 
   :bind
   (("C-." . embark-act)         ;; pick some comfortable binding
-   ("C-," . embark-dwim)        ;; good alternative: M-.
-   ) ;; alternative for `describe-bindings'
+   ("C-," . embark-dwim))        ;; good alternative: M-.
+
 
   :init
 
@@ -72,7 +88,9 @@ via [[http://whattheemacsd.com/setup-ido.el-02.html][whattheemacs.d]]"
 
 
 
-;;; *** Smarter Search
+
+
+
 
 ;; test, replace isearch-forward-regexp first only.
 ;; dir: ivy/
@@ -82,17 +100,6 @@ via [[http://whattheemacsd.com/setup-ido.el-02.html][whattheemacs.d]]"
              (global-set-key "\C-s" 'swiper))
 
 
-(use-package orderless
-  :init
-  ;; Configure a custom style dispatcher (see the Consult wiki)
-  ;; (setq orderless-style-dispatchers '(+orderless-consult-dispatch orderless-affix-dispatch)
-  ;;       orderless-component-separator #'orderless-escapable-split-on-space)
-  (setq completion-styles '(orderless basic)
-        completion-category-defaults nil
-        completion-category-overrides '((file (styles partial-completion))))
-
-  )
-
 
 (provide 'init-smarter-than-emacs)
 ;;; init-smarter-than-emacs ends here