diff --git a/uxn-client/cart_select_notes.md b/uxn-client/cart_select_notes.md
deleted file mode 100644
index fe90ff2..0000000
--- a/uxn-client/cart_select_notes.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# how to render lists
-
-1. start at top of list area
-2. seek until ;list-offset \n have been read
-3. drawstr until \n (if y index is hihglihgt index, draw highlighted)
-4. increment y and reset x
-5. if y > height/8 - 80, break
-
-# how to highlight list elements
-
-1. if .Mouse/x > 64 && < width - 64 && .Mouse/y > 40 && < height - 40
-2. index = ((.Mouse/y - 40)/8) + ;list-offset
-
-# on click
-
-1. take highlight index
-2. seek listbuf until as many \n have been read
-3. read until next \n into loadcmdbuf + len(load )
diff --git a/uxn-client/xrxs.tal b/uxn-client/xrxs.tal
index 5c6051e..0f8d936 100644
--- a/uxn-client/xrxs.tal
+++ b/uxn-client/xrxs.tal
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 @list-len $2
 @list-offset $1
 @list-elem-offset $1
-@list-elem $32
 @list-top $1
 @list-height $1
 @select-index $1
+@ncarts $1
 
 @cart $32
 @realm $32
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ BRK
       ;listbuf .File/load DEO2
       .File/success DEI2 .list-len STZ2
       INC .state STZ 
-      ;get-select-idx-by-mouse .Mouse/vector DEO2 BRK
+      ;get-select-idx-by-mouse .Mouse/vector DEO2
+      ;get-select-idx-by-key .Controller/vector DEO2 BRK
     &keep-state POP
   BRK
   
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@ RTN
       INC ,&word_clr JMP &end-clr POP2
       #00 .list-elem-offset STZ
     &continue INC2 ,&while JMP
-  &end POP2 POP2
+  &end .list-offset LDZ #01 SUB .ncarts STZ POP2 POP2
 RTN
 
 @get-entry-color ( -- colorByte )
@@ -500,6 +501,37 @@ RTN
   #ff .select-index STZ
 BRK
 
+@get-select-idx-by-key ( -> )
+
+  .Controller/button DEI
+  
+  DUP #10 NEQ ,&no-up JCN
+    .select-index LDZ
+    DUP .list-top LDZ NEQ ,&no-scroll-up JCN
+      .list-top LDZ #01 SUB .list-top STZ
+    &no-scroll-up
+    DUP #00 EQU ,&no-dec JCN
+      #01 SUB .select-index STZ
+      ,&no-up JMP
+    &no-dec
+      POP
+  &no-up
+  
+  DUP #20 NEQ ,&no-down JCN
+    .select-index LDZ
+    DUP .list-top LDZ .list-height LDZ ADD NEQ ,&no-scroll-down JCN
+      .list-top LDZ INC .list-top STZ
+    &no-scroll-down
+    DUP .ncarts LDZ EQU ,&no-inc JCN
+      INC .select-index STZ
+      ,&no-down JMP
+    &no-inc
+      POP
+  &no-down
+  
+  POP
+BRK
+
 ( constants )
 @spritesheet "xrxs.chr 00
 @fontsheet "zz.chr 00