diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index aabd2bbf8b..ed51ac0659 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2649,6 +2649,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indoc",
  "inkwell",
  "inlinable_string",
+ "itertools",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "maplit",
diff --git a/editor/Cargo.toml b/editor/Cargo.toml
index 4e1e639c8f..160be3ae00 100644
--- a/editor/Cargo.toml
+++ b/editor/Cargo.toml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ env_logger = "0.7"
 futures = "0.3"
 wgpu_glyph = "0.10"
 cgmath = "0.17.0"
+itertools = "0.9.0"
 
 [dependencies.bytemuck]
 version = "1.4"
diff --git a/editor/editor-ideas.md b/editor/editor-ideas.md
index d1f163b1cf..ecc9f8e6a4 100644
--- a/editor/editor-ideas.md
+++ b/editor/editor-ideas.md
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ These are potentially inspirational resources for the editor's design.
 * Voice input:
     * Good for accessibility.
     * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffa3cXM7bjc is interesting for inspiration.
-    * Describe actions instead of using complicated shortcuts.
     * Could be efficient way to communicate with smart assistant.
+    * Describe actions to execute them, examples:
+        * Add latest datetime package to dependencies.
+        * Generate unit test for this function.
+        * Show edit history for this function.
+    
 
 
 ## General Thoughts/Ideas
diff --git a/editor/src/colors.rs b/editor/src/colors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..304ccd7f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/src/colors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+pub const WHITE: [f32; 3] = [1.0, 1.0, 1.0];
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diff --git a/editor/src/error.rs b/editor/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2138187a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+use std::{error::Error, fmt};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct OutOfBounds;
+
+impl Error for OutOfBounds {}
+
+impl fmt::Display for OutOfBounds {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "TODO proper error")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/editor/src/lib.rs b/editor/src/lib.rs
index e02e01de99..27692e4b50 100644
--- a/editor/src/lib.rs
+++ b/editor/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use winit::event;
 use winit::event::{Event, ModifiersState};
 use winit::event_loop::ControlFlow;
+use error::{OutOfBounds};
+use vec_result::{get_res};
 
 pub mod ast;
 mod buffer;
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@ pub mod text;
 mod types;
 mod util;
 mod vertex;
+mod colors;
+pub mod error;
+mod vec_result;
 
 /// The editor is actually launched from the CLI if you pass it zero arguments,
 /// or if you provide it 1 or more files or directories to open on launch.
@@ -107,7 +112,7 @@ fn run_event_loop() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let mut glyph_brush = build_glyph_brush(&gpu_device, render_format)?;
 
     let is_animating = true;
-    let mut text_state = "A".to_owned();
+    let mut text_state = "".to_owned();//String::new();
     let mut keyboard_modifiers = ModifiersState::empty();
 
     // Render loop
@@ -201,29 +206,35 @@ fn run_event_loop() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
                     &mut glyph_brush,
                 );
 
-                if !glyph_bounds_rects.is_empty() {
-                    let rect_buffers = create_rect_buffers(
-                        &gpu_device,
-                        &mut encoder, 
-                        &glyph_bounds_rects,
-                    );
+                let selection_rects_res = create_selection_rects(1, 10, 2, 10, &glyph_bounds_rects);
 
-                    let mut render_pass = encoder.begin_render_pass(&wgpu::RenderPassDescriptor {
-                        color_attachments: &[wgpu::RenderPassColorAttachmentDescriptor {
-                            attachment: &frame.view,
-                            resolve_target: None,
-                            ops: wgpu::Operations::default(),
-                        }],
-                        depth_stencil_attachment: None,
-                    });            
-
-                    render_pass.set_pipeline(&rect_pipeline);
-                    render_pass.set_bind_group(0, &ortho.bind_group, &[]);
-                    render_pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, rect_buffers.vertex_buffer.slice(..));
-                    render_pass.set_index_buffer(rect_buffers.index_buffer.slice(..));
-                    render_pass.draw_indexed(0..rect_buffers.num_rects, 0, 0..1);
-
-                    drop(render_pass);
+                match selection_rects_res {
+                    Ok(selection_rects) => 
+                        if !selection_rects.is_empty() {
+                            let rect_buffers = create_rect_buffers(
+                                &gpu_device,
+                                &mut encoder, 
+                                &selection_rects,
+                            );
+        
+                            let mut render_pass = encoder.begin_render_pass(&wgpu::RenderPassDescriptor {
+                                color_attachments: &[wgpu::RenderPassColorAttachmentDescriptor {
+                                    attachment: &frame.view,
+                                    resolve_target: None,
+                                    ops: wgpu::Operations::default(),
+                                }],
+                                depth_stencil_attachment: None,
+                            });            
+        
+                            render_pass.set_pipeline(&rect_pipeline);
+                            render_pass.set_bind_group(0, &ortho.bind_group, &[]);
+                            render_pass.set_vertex_buffer(0, rect_buffers.vertex_buffer.slice(..));
+                            render_pass.set_index_buffer(rect_buffers.index_buffer.slice(..));
+                            render_pass.draw_indexed(0..rect_buffers.num_rects, 0, 0..1);
+        
+                            drop(render_pass);
+                        },
+                    Err(e) => println!("{:?}", e) //TODO draw error text on screen
                 }
 
                 // draw all text
@@ -257,6 +268,83 @@ fn run_event_loop() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     })
 }
 
+
+fn create_selection_rects(
+    start_line: usize,
+    pos_in_start_line: usize,
+    stop_line: usize,
+    pos_in_stop_line: usize,
+    glyph_bound_rects: &Vec<Vec<Rect>>
+)  -> Result<Vec<Rect>, OutOfBounds> {
+    //TODO assert start_line <= stop_line, if start_line == stop_line => pos_in_start_line <= pos_in_stop_line
+
+    let mut all_rects = Vec::new();
+
+    if start_line == stop_line {
+        let start_glyph_rect = 
+            get_res(
+                pos_in_start_line,
+                get_res(start_line, glyph_bound_rects)?
+            )?;
+
+        let stop_glyph_rect = 
+            get_res(
+                pos_in_stop_line,
+                get_res(stop_line, glyph_bound_rects)?
+            )?;
+
+        let top_left_coords =
+            start_glyph_rect.top_left_coords;
+
+        let height = start_glyph_rect.height;
+        let width = (stop_glyph_rect.top_left_coords.x - start_glyph_rect.top_left_coords.x) + stop_glyph_rect.width;
+
+        all_rects.push(
+            Rect {
+                top_left_coords,
+                width,
+                height,
+                color: colors::WHITE
+            }
+        );
+
+        Ok(all_rects)
+    } else {
+        let start_line = get_res(start_line, glyph_bound_rects)?;
+
+        let start_glyph_rect = 
+            get_res(
+                pos_in_start_line,
+                start_line
+            )?;
+
+        let stop_glyph_rect = 
+            get_res(
+                start_line.len() - 1,
+                start_line
+            )?;
+
+        let top_left_coords =
+            start_glyph_rect.top_left_coords;
+
+        let height = start_glyph_rect.height;
+        let width = (stop_glyph_rect.top_left_coords.x - start_glyph_rect.top_left_coords.x) + stop_glyph_rect.width;
+
+        all_rects.push(
+            Rect {
+                top_left_coords,
+                width,
+                height,
+                color: colors::WHITE
+            }
+        );
+
+        //TODO loop rects if necessary and stop line rect
+        
+        Ok(all_rects)
+    }
+}
+
 fn make_rect_pipeline(
     gpu_device: &wgpu::Device,
     swap_chain_descr: &wgpu::SwapChainDescriptor,
@@ -321,11 +409,12 @@ fn create_render_pipeline(
     })
 }
 
+// returns bounding boxes for every glyph
 fn queue_all_text(
     size: &winit::dpi::PhysicalSize<u32>,
     text_state: &str,
     glyph_brush: &mut wgpu_glyph::GlyphBrush<()>,
-) -> Vec<Rect> {
+) -> Vec<Vec<Rect>> {
     let area_bounds = (size.width as f32, size.height as f32).into();
 
     let main_label = Text {
diff --git a/editor/src/text.rs b/editor/src/text.rs
index d73a7ff24a..faef0d0817 100644
--- a/editor/src/text.rs
+++ b/editor/src/text.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 // Adapted from https://github.com/sotrh/learn-wgpu
 // by Benjamin Hansen, licensed under the MIT license
 
-use ab_glyph::{FontArc, InvalidFont};
+use ab_glyph::{FontArc, InvalidFont, Glyph};
 use cgmath::{Vector2, Vector4};
 use wgpu_glyph::{ab_glyph, GlyphBrush, GlyphBrushBuilder, GlyphCruncher, Section};
 use crate::rect::Rect;
+use itertools::Itertools;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Text {
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ impl Default for Text {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn queue_text_draw(text: &Text, glyph_brush: &mut GlyphBrush<()>) -> Vec<Rect> {
+// returns bounding boxes for every glyph
+pub fn queue_text_draw(text: &Text, glyph_brush: &mut GlyphBrush<()>) -> Vec<Vec<Rect>> {
     let layout = wgpu_glyph::Layout::default().h_align(if text.centered {
         wgpu_glyph::HorizontalAlign::Center
     } else {
@@ -57,17 +59,31 @@ pub fn queue_text_draw(text: &Text, glyph_brush: &mut GlyphBrush<()>) -> Vec<Rec
         {
             let position = section_glyph.glyph.position;
             let px_scale = section_glyph.glyph.scale;
-            let width = px_scale.x * 0.5;
+            let width = glyph_width(&section_glyph.glyph);
             let height = px_scale.y;
+            let top_y = glyph_top_y(&section_glyph.glyph);
 
             Rect {
-                top_left_coords: [position.x, position.y - height * 0.75].into(),
+                top_left_coords: [position.x, top_y].into(),
                 width,
                 height,
                 color: [1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
             }
         }
-    ).collect()
+    ).group_by(|rect| rect.top_left_coords.y)
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(|(_y_coord, rect_group)| rect_group.collect())
+    .collect()
+}
+
+pub fn glyph_top_y(glyph: &Glyph) -> f32 {
+    let height = glyph.scale.y;
+    
+    glyph.position.y - height * 0.75
+}
+
+pub fn glyph_width(glyph: &Glyph) -> f32 {
+    glyph.scale.x * 0.5
 }
 
 pub fn build_glyph_brush(
diff --git a/editor/src/vec_result.rs b/editor/src/vec_result.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e634e5d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/src/vec_result.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+use crate::error::{OutOfBounds};
+use std::slice::SliceIndex;
+
+// replace vec methods that return Option with Result and proper Error
+
+pub fn get_res<T>(indx: usize, vec: &Vec<T>) -> Result<&<usize as SliceIndex<[T]>>::Output, OutOfBounds> {
+    match vec.get(indx) {
+        Some(elt) =>
+            Ok(elt),
+        None =>
+            Err(OutOfBounds {})
+    }
+}
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