diff --git a/nvim/colors/gruv.vim b/nvim/colors/gruv.vim
index 8348b2d..ac47359 100644
--- a/nvim/colors/gruv.vim
+++ b/nvim/colors/gruv.vim
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ highlight StatusLineGitAdd    guibg=#2b2622 guifg=NvimLightGreen
 highlight StatusLineGitChange guibg=#2b2622 guifg=NvimLightCyan
 highlight StatusLineGitDelete guibg=#2b2622 guifg=NvimLightRed
 highlight FoldColumn guibg=NONE
+highlight MsgArea guifg=Orange gui=bold
+highlight Visual guibg=Orange
diff --git a/nvim/init.vim b/nvim/init.vim
index 99f30b0..9d42ece 100644
--- a/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/nvim/init.vim
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Plug 'xiyaowong/transparent.nvim'
 " Plug 'rcarriga/nvim-notify'
 " Plug 'folke/noice.nvim'
 Plug 'luukvbaal/statuscol.nvim'
+Plug 'j-hui/fidget.nvim'
+Plug 'iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim', { 'do': { -> mkdp#util#install() }, 'for': ['markdown', 'vim-plug']}
+Plug 'Pocco81/auto-save.nvim'
 call plug#end()
 
 if exists("g:neovide")
diff --git a/nvim/lua/init.lua b/nvim/lua/init.lua
index aada6d1..7dd03aa 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/init.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/init.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 require('gitsigns').setup({numhl = true})
 require('plugins.matlab_ls')
 require('plugins.lua_ls')
+require('plugins.rust_analyzer')
 require('plugins.treesitter')
 --require('battery').setup({
 --	show_status_when_no_battery = false,
@@ -11,6 +12,15 @@ require('plugins.treesitter')
 --})
 --require('plugins.noice')
 require('plugins.statuscol')
+require('plugins.fidget')
+require('auto-save').setup{enabled = false,
+    execution_message = {
+		message = function() -- message to print on save
+			return ""
+		end,
+		dim = 0, -- dim the color of `message`
+		cleaning_interval = nil, -- (milliseconds) automatically clean MsgArea after displaying `message`. See :h MsgArea
+	}}
 vim.diagnostic.config({
   virtual_lines = { current_line = true, },
   underline = true,
@@ -33,4 +43,6 @@ vim.diagnostic.config({
 -- })
 
 -- vim.keymap.set('n','<C-l>',function() print(tostring(vim.fn.strftime('%H:%M'))) end)
+vim.keymap.set('n','<C-s>',":w<CR>")
+vim.keymap.set('n','<C-a>',":ASToggle<CR>")
 vim.keymap.set('n','<C-l>',":r!date +\\%R<CR>")
diff --git a/nvim/lua/plugins/fidget.lua b/nvim/lua/plugins/fidget.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d46f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvim/lua/plugins/fidget.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require("fidget").setup {
+  -- options
+}
diff --git a/nvim/lua/plugins/rust_analyzer.lua b/nvim/lua/plugins/rust_analyzer.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77a525c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvim/lua/plugins/rust_analyzer.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+vim.lsp.config.rust_analyzer =
+    {
+        cmd = { "rust-analyzer" },
+		root_markers = { 'Cargo.toml' },
+		filetypes = { 'rust' },
+    }
+
+vim.lsp.enable({'rust_analyzer'})
diff --git a/nvim/lua/plugins/statusline.lua b/nvim/lua/plugins/statusline.lua
index a0a8d32..47d1595 100644
--- a/nvim/lua/plugins/statusline.lua
+++ b/nvim/lua/plugins/statusline.lua
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ function M.statusline()
 				  .. Highlight(GetDiag("warn"),"StatusLineDiagnosticWarn")
 				  .. Highlight(GetDiag("info"),"StatusLineDiagnosticInfo")
 				  .. Highlight(GetDiag("hint"),"StatusLineDiagnosticHint")
-				  .. " "
 	return sline
 end
 
diff --git a/vim/.vimrc b/vim/.vimrc
index b7cbfbf..993d434 100644
--- a/vim/.vimrc
+++ b/vim/.vimrc
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ autocmd FileType markdown
 			\setlocal wrap|
 			\setlocal linebreak|
 			\setlocal nolist|
+			\setlocal statuscolumn=|
+			\setlocal nonumber|
+			\setlocal norelativenumber|
 			\setlocal spell|
 			\setlocal spelllang=en_gb|