diff --git a/0013-on.keychord_press b/0013-on.keychord_press
index 91c6e41..e54631b 100644
--- a/0013-on.keychord_press
+++ b/0013-on.keychord_press
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on.keychord_press = function(chord, key)
 		update_font_settings(Current_pane.editor_state.font_height-2)
 	elseif chord == 'C-0' then
 		update_font_settings(20)
-	else
+	elseif Current_pane.editor_state.cursor_x then
+		-- send keys to editor if cursor is visible
 		edit.keychord_press(Current_pane.editor_state, chord, key)
 	end
 end
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diff --git a/0014-on.text_input b/0014-on.text_input
index 024a17a..db24378 100644
--- a/0014-on.text_input
+++ b/0014-on.text_input
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 on.text_input = function(t)
-	edit.text_input(Current_pane.editor_state, t)
+	if Current_pane.editor_state.cursor_x then
+		edit.text_input(Current_pane.editor_state, t)
+	end
 end
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diff --git a/0015-on.key_release b/0015-on.key_release
index c39befd..c079053 100644
--- a/0015-on.key_release
+++ b/0015-on.key_release
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 on.key_release = function(key, scancode)
-	edit.key_release(Current_pane.editor_state, key, scancode)
+	if Current_pane.editor_state.cursor_x then
+		edit.key_release(Current_pane.editor_state, key, scancode)
+	end
 end
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diff --git a/edit.lua b/edit.lua
index 3cd8e51..a6aa46a 100644
--- a/edit.lua
+++ b/edit.lua
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ end
 -- return y drawn until
 function edit.draw(State, fg, hide_cursor, show_line_numbers)
   assert(#State.lines == #State.line_cache, ('line_cache is out of date; %d elements when it should be %d'):format(#State.line_cache, #State.lines))
-  assert(Text.le1(State.screen_top1, State.cursor1), ('screen_top (line=%d,pos=%d) is below cursor (line=%d,pos=%d)'):format(State.screen_top1.line, State.screen_top1.pos, State.cursor1.line, State.cursor1.pos))
   State.cursor_x = nil
   State.cursor_y = nil
   local y = State.top