diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index ad0aff06..3d3e0ea0 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ pub(crate) use std::sync::{
 
 // Non-stdlib dependencies:
 pub(crate) use microxdg::XdgApp;
-pub(crate) use ratatui::prelude::*;
 pub(crate) use midly::{MidiMessage, live::LiveEvent, num::u7};
 pub(crate) use crossterm::{ExecutableCommand};
 pub(crate) use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyEvent, KeyCode, KeyModifiers};
diff --git a/src/core/render.rs b/src/core/render.rs
index afb7a6db..759ae7f3 100644
--- a/src/core/render.rs
+++ b/src/core/render.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use crate::core::*;
+pub(crate) use ratatui::prelude::*;
+use ratatui::buffer::Cell;
 use ratatui::widgets::WidgetRef;
 
 pub trait Blit {
@@ -80,3 +82,92 @@ impl WidgetRef for dyn Render {
         Render::render(self, buf, area).expect("Failed to render device.");
     }
 }
+
+pub struct LineBuffer {
+    width: usize,
+    cells: Vec<Cell>,
+    style: Option<Style>,
+    bg:    Cell,
+}
+
+impl LineBuffer {
+    pub fn new (bg: Cell, width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            style: None,
+            width: width,
+            cells: vec![bg.clone();width*height],
+            bg,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn height (&self) -> usize {
+        self.cells.len() / self.width
+    }
+    pub fn style (&mut self, style: Style) -> &mut Self {
+        self.style = Some(style);
+        self
+    }
+    pub fn no_style (&mut self) -> &mut Self {
+        self.style = None;
+        self
+    }
+    pub fn put (&mut self, data: &str, x: usize, y: usize) -> &mut Self {
+        if x < self.width {
+            for (i, c) in data.chars().enumerate() {
+                if x + i >= self.width {
+                    break;
+                }
+                let index = y * self.width + x + i;
+                while index >= self.cells.len() {
+                    self.cells.extend_from_slice(&vec![self.bg.clone();self.width]);
+                }
+                self.cells[index].set_char(c);
+                if let Some(s) = self.style {
+                    self.cells[index].set_style(s);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        self
+    }
+    pub fn show (&self, buf: &mut Buffer, area: Rect, offset: isize) -> Usually<Rect> {
+        let Rect { x, mut y, width, height } = area;
+        for row in offset..self.height() as isize {
+            let length = self.cells.len();
+            let start  = ((row.max(0) as usize)*self.width).min(length);
+            let end    = (((row + 1).max(0) as usize)*self.width).min(length);
+            for (column, cell) in self.cells[start..end].iter().enumerate() {
+                if column >= width as usize {
+                    break
+                }
+                *buf.get_mut(x + column as u16, y + row as u16) = cell.clone();
+            }
+            y = y + 1;
+            if y > height {
+                break
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(area)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+    #[test]
+    fn test_line_buffer () {
+        let mut buffer = LineBuffer::new(Cell::default(), 12, 0);
+        assert_eq!(buffer.cells.len(), 0);
+        buffer.put("FOO", 0, 0);
+        assert_eq!(buffer.cells.len(), 12);
+        buffer.put("FOO", 6, 0);
+        assert_eq!(buffer.cells.len(), 12);
+        buffer.put("FOO", 11, 0);
+        assert_eq!(buffer.cells.len(), 12);
+        buffer.put("FOO", 12, 0);
+        assert_eq!(buffer.cells.len(), 12);
+        buffer.put("FOO", 24, 0);
+        assert_eq!(buffer.cells.len(), 12);
+        buffer.put("FOO", 0, 1);
+        assert_eq!(buffer.cells.len(), 24);
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/view/transport.rs b/src/view/transport.rs
index 95a1e0ee..a6e89454 100644
--- a/src/view/transport.rs
+++ b/src/view/transport.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ pub struct TransportView<'a> {
 impl<'a> Render for TransportView<'a> {
     fn render (&self, buf: &mut Buffer, area: Rect) -> Usually<Rect> {
         let Rect { x, y, width, .. } = area;
+        draw_play_stop(buf, x + 1, y, &self.playing);
         if width > 100 {
-            draw_play_stop(buf, x + 1, y, &self.playing);
             draw_rec(buf, x + 12, y, self.record);
             draw_dub(buf, x + 19, y, self.overdub);
             draw_mon(buf, x + 26, y, self.monitor);
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ impl<'a> Render for TransportView<'a> {
             );
             Ok(Rect { x, y, width, height: 1 })
         } else {
-            draw_play_stop(buf, x + 1, y, &self.playing);
             draw_bpm(buf, x + 12, y, self.timebase.bpm() as usize, self.quant);
             draw_timer(buf, x + width - 1, y,
                 self.timebase.ppq() as usize,