diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed9318a..ff8c808 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ clean:
 	meson compile --clean -C builddir
 
 debug:
-	gdb --nx -x .gdbinit builddir/img2ansi.exe
+	gdb --nx -x .gdbinit builddir/roguish.exe
diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 295f6d8..448dbb0 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -22,19 +22,20 @@
 #include "render.hpp"
 #include "save.hpp"
 
+const int MAX_FONT_SIZE = 140;
+const int MIN_FONT_SIZE = 20;
+
 using std::string;
 using namespace fmt;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 using namespace ftxui;
 using namespace components;
 
-
 GUI::GUI(DinkyECS::World &world, Map& game_map) :
   $game_map(game_map),
   $log({{"Welcome to the game!"}}),
-  $status_ui(SCREEN_X, SCREEN_Y, 0, 0),
-  $map_view(0, 0, GAME_MAP_POS, 0, true),
-  $view_port{0,0},
+  $status_ui(0, 0, SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT),
+  $map_view(GAME_MAP_POS, 0, 0, 0, true),
   $world(world),
   $sounds("./assets"),
   $renderer()
@@ -49,10 +50,9 @@ GUI::GUI(DinkyECS::World &world, Map& game_map) :
 }
 
 void GUI::resize_map(int new_size) {
-  if($renderer.resize_grid(new_size, $view_port)) {
+  if($renderer.resize_grid(new_size, $map_view)) {
     // set canvas to best size
-    $canvas = Canvas($view_port.x * 2, $view_port.y * 4);
-    $map_view.resize($view_port.x, $view_port.y);
+    $canvas = Canvas($map_view.width * 2, $map_view.height * 4);
   }
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void GUI::create_renderer() {
   auto player = $world.get_the<Player>();
 
   $map_view.set_renderer(Renderer([&] {
-    System::draw_map($world, $game_map, $canvas, $view_port.x, $view_port.y);
+    System::draw_map($world, $game_map, $canvas, $map_view.width, $map_view.height);
     return canvas($canvas);
   }));
 
diff --git a/gui.hpp b/gui.hpp
index 38af59d..7eec6be 100644
--- a/gui.hpp
+++ b/gui.hpp
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 using std::string;
 using ftxui::Canvas, ftxui::Component, ftxui::Screen, ftxui::Button;
 
-constexpr int SCREEN_X = 40;
-constexpr int SCREEN_Y = 30;
+constexpr int SCREEN_WIDTH = 40;
+constexpr int SCREEN_HEIGHT = 30;
 
 struct ActionLog {
   std::deque<std::string> messages;
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct ActionLog {
   }
 };
 
+const int GAME_MAP_POS = 600;
+
 class GUI {
   string $status_text = "NOT DEAD";
   Canvas $canvas;
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ class GUI {
   Panel $status_ui;
   Panel $map_view;
   bool $show_modal = false;
-  Point $view_port;
   Component $test_button;
   DinkyECS::World& $world;
   SoundManager $sounds;
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 15f859d..ce5e9f1 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ void configure_world(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map) {
   world.set<Tile>(gold, {"$"});
 }
 
+const int GAME_MAP_X = 40;
+const int GAME_MAP_Y = 40;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 #if defined(_WIN64) || defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/map.hpp b/map.hpp
index 0716555..f17505e 100644
--- a/map.hpp
+++ b/map.hpp
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 #define WALL_VALUE 1
 #define SPACE_VALUE 0
 
-constexpr int GAME_MAP_X = 40;
-constexpr int GAME_MAP_Y = 40;
-
 struct Room {
   size_t x = 0;
   size_t y = 0;
@@ -101,8 +98,9 @@ public:
     int center_x = int(around.x - view_x / 2);
     int center_y = int(around.y - view_y / 2);
 
-    size_t start_x = std::clamp(center_x, 0, high_x);
-    size_t start_y = std::clamp(center_y, 0, high_y);
+    // BUG: is clamp really the best thing here? this seems wrong.
+    size_t start_x = high_x > 0 ? std::clamp(center_x, 0, high_x) : 0;
+    size_t start_y = high_y > 0 ? std::clamp(center_y, 0, high_y) : 0;
 
     return {start_x, start_y};
   }
diff --git a/panel.cpp b/panel.cpp
index 14f2f33..08fd79e 100644
--- a/panel.cpp
+++ b/panel.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include "panel.hpp"
 
-void Panel::resize(int width, int height) {
+void Panel::resize(int w, int h) {
   $dirty = true;
+  width = w;
+  height = h;
   $screen = Screen(width, height);
 }
 
diff --git a/panel.hpp b/panel.hpp
index 1aae1fb..68afed1 100644
--- a/panel.hpp
+++ b/panel.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct Panel {
   std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<wchar_t>> $converter;
   std::wstring $screenout;
 
-  Panel(int width, int height, int x, int y, bool is_grid=false) :
+  Panel(int x, int y, int width, int height, bool is_grid=false) :
     x(x),
     y(y),
     width(width),
diff --git a/render.cpp b/render.cpp
index 8c03422..7b363fc 100644
--- a/render.cpp
+++ b/render.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 using namespace fmt;
 
 SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
-  $window(sf::VideoMode(VIDEO_X,VIDEO_Y), "Roguish"),
+  $window(sf::VideoMode($config.video_x,$config.video_y), "Roguish"),
   $map_font_size(0),
   $line_spacing(0),
   $default_fg(color::LIGHT_MID),
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ SFMLRender::SFMLRender() :
   $font.setSmooth(false);
   $ui_text.setFont($font);
   $ui_text.setPosition(0,0);
-  $ui_text.setCharacterSize(UI_FONT_SIZE);
+  $ui_text.setCharacterSize($config.ui_font_size);
   $ui_text.setFillColor(color::LIGHT_MID);
-  sf::Glyph glyph = $font.getGlyph(UI_BASE_CHAR, UI_FONT_SIZE, false);
+  sf::Glyph glyph = $font.getGlyph($config.ui_base_char, $config.ui_font_size, false);
   $ui_bounds = glyph.bounds;
 }
 
@@ -43,47 +43,21 @@ sf::Sprite &SFMLRender::get_text_sprite(wchar_t tile) {
   return $sprites[tile];
 }
 
-inline bool base_glyph_check(sf::Font &font, sf::Glyph &base_glyph, Point &view_port, int &font_size, int new_size) {
-  auto glyph = font.getGlyph(BG_TILE, new_size, false);
 
-  int view_x = std::ceil((VIDEO_X - GAME_MAP_POS) / glyph.bounds.width);
-  int view_y = std::ceil(VIDEO_Y / glyph.bounds.height);
-
-  // don't allow resizing beyond/below game map size
-  if(view_x <= GAME_MAP_X && view_y <= GAME_MAP_Y) {
-    // looks good, set 'em all
-    base_glyph = glyph;
-    view_port = {size_t(view_x), size_t(view_y)};
-    font_size = new_size;
-    return true;
-  } else {
-    println("VIEW TOO BIG, view={},{} MAP={},{}", view_x, view_y,
-        GAME_MAP_X, GAME_MAP_Y);
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
-
-bool SFMLRender::resize_grid(int new_size, Point &view_port) {
-  if($map_font_size == new_size || new_size < MIN_FONT_SIZE || new_size > MAX_FONT_SIZE) {
-    println("invalid map font size {}, =={}, min={}, max={}",
-        new_size, $map_font_size, MIN_FONT_SIZE, MAX_FONT_SIZE);
-    return false;
-  } else {
-    println("NEW SIZE SELECTED {}", new_size);
-  }
-
-  if(base_glyph_check($font, $base_glyph, view_port, $map_font_size, new_size)) {
-    $sprites.clear(); // need to reset the sprites for the new size
-    $line_spacing = $font.getLineSpacing($map_font_size);
-    $bg_sprite = get_text_sprite(BG_TILE);
-    $bg_bounds = $bg_sprite.getLocalBounds();
-    return true;
-  } else {
-    println("BASE GLYPH FAILED!");
-    // something else here
-    return false;
-  }
+bool SFMLRender::resize_grid(int new_size, Panel &panel_out) {
+  auto glyph = $font.getGlyph($config.bg_tile, new_size, false);
+  int view_x = std::ceil(($config.video_x - panel_out.x) / glyph.bounds.width);
+  int view_y = std::ceil(($config.video_y - panel_out.y) / glyph.bounds.height);
+
+  // looks good, set 'em all
+  $base_glyph = glyph;
+  $map_font_size = new_size;
+  $sprites.clear(); // need to reset the sprites for the new size
+  $line_spacing = $font.getLineSpacing($map_font_size);
+  $bg_sprite = get_text_sprite($config.bg_tile);
+  $bg_bounds = $bg_sprite.getLocalBounds();
+  panel_out.resize(view_x, view_y);
+  return true;
 }
 
 inline void configure_tile(const sf::Sprite &sprite, sf::FloatRect &sp_bounds,  sf::FloatRect bg_bounds, float &width_delta, float &height_delta) {
@@ -143,7 +117,7 @@ void SFMLRender::render_grid(const std::wstring &text, float x, float y) {
 
 inline sf::FloatRect draw_chunk(sf::RenderWindow& window,
     sf::FloatRect ui_bounds, sf::Text& text, sf::Color default_bg,
-    sf::Color bgcolor, float x, float y, std::wstring &out)
+    sf::Color bgcolor, int bg_box_offset, float x, float y, std::wstring &out)
 {
   text.setString(out);
   text.setPosition({x, y});
@@ -152,7 +126,7 @@ inline sf::FloatRect draw_chunk(sf::RenderWindow& window,
   if(default_bg != bgcolor) {
     sf::RectangleShape backing({bounds.width, bounds.height});
     backing.setFillColor(bgcolor);
-    backing.setPosition({bounds.left, bounds.top + BG_BOX_OFFSET});
+    backing.setPosition({bounds.left, bounds.top + bg_box_offset});
     window.draw(backing);
   }
 
@@ -175,7 +149,7 @@ void SFMLRender::render_text(const std::wstring &text, sf::Color default_bg, flo
         if(out.size() > 0 ) {
           auto bounds = draw_chunk($window,
               $ui_bounds, $ui_text,
-              default_bg, cur_bg, x, y, out);
+              default_bg, cur_bg, $config.bg_box_offset, x, y, out);
           x += bounds.width;
         }
         cur_bg = bg;
@@ -189,7 +163,7 @@ void SFMLRender::render_text(const std::wstring &text, sf::Color default_bg, flo
 
           if(out.size() > 0) {
             bounds = draw_chunk($window, $ui_bounds,
-                $ui_text, default_bg, cur_bg, x, y, out);
+                $ui_text, default_bg, cur_bg, $config.bg_box_offset, x, y, out);
           } else {
             bounds = $ui_text.getLocalBounds();
           }
@@ -206,7 +180,7 @@ void SFMLRender::render_text(const std::wstring &text, sf::Color default_bg, flo
   );
 
   if(out.size() > 0) {
-    draw_chunk($window, $ui_bounds, $ui_text, default_bg, cur_bg, x, y, out);
+    draw_chunk($window, $ui_bounds, $ui_text, default_bg, cur_bg, $config.bg_box_offset, x, y, out);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/render.hpp b/render.hpp
index 67200d0..c22c410 100644
--- a/render.hpp
+++ b/render.hpp
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@
 
 using ftxui::Canvas, ftxui::Screen;
 
-const int VIDEO_X = 1600;
-const int VIDEO_Y = 900;
-const int MIN_FONT_SIZE = 20;
-const int MAX_FONT_SIZE = 140;
-const int GAME_MAP_POS = 600;
-const int UI_FONT_SIZE=30;
-const int BASE_MAP_FONT_SIZE=90;
-const wchar_t BG_TILE = L'█';
-const wchar_t UI_BASE_CHAR = L'█';
-const int BG_BOX_OFFSET=5;
+
+struct RenderConfig {
+  int video_x = 1600;
+  int video_y = 900;
+  int ui_font_size=30;
+  int base_map_font_size=90;
+  wchar_t bg_tile = L'█';
+  wchar_t ui_base_char = L'█';
+  int bg_box_offset=5;
+  int game_map_x=40;
+  int game_map_y=40;
+};
 
 struct SFMLRender {
+  RenderConfig $config;
   sf::RenderWindow $window;
   int $map_font_size;
   float $line_spacing;
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ struct SFMLRender {
   SFMLRender(SFMLRender &other) = delete;
 
   sf::Sprite &get_text_sprite(wchar_t tile);
-  bool resize_grid(int new_size, Point &view_port);
+  bool resize_grid(int new_size, Panel &panel_out);
   void render_grid(const std::wstring &text, float x, float y);
   void render_text(const std::wstring &text, sf::Color bgcolor, float x, float y);
 
diff --git a/scratchpad/img2ansi.cpp b/scratchpad/img2ansi.cpp
index 1afbf9d..c1d700b 100644
--- a/scratchpad/img2ansi.cpp
+++ b/scratchpad/img2ansi.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   // divide the image into cells
   auto size = image.getSize();
 
-  const int cell = 10;
+  const int cell = 3;
 
   // create a grid panel to hold the cells
-  Panel panel(0, 0, GAME_MAP_POS, 0, true);
-  Point view_port{0,0};
+  Panel panel(0, 0, 0, 0, true);
 
   println("IMAGE SIZE {},{}", size.x, size.y);
   RGBColor avg{0,0,0};
@@ -124,16 +123,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 
   SFMLRender renderer;
-  // NEED TO RESIZE FOR IT TO SHOW
-  // this shows that I need more refinement on the renderer
-  // for example, this won't let me do arbitrary resize and
-  // is still locked to the map, but I need arbitrary for the
-  // scenes
-  if(renderer.resize_grid(50, view_port)) {
-    println("RESIZED: {},{}", view_port.x, view_port.y);
+
+  if(renderer.resize_grid(10, panel)) {
+    println("RESIZED: {},{}", panel.width, panel.height);
     // set canvas to best size
-    drawing = Canvas(view_port.x * 2, view_port.y * 4);
-    panel.resize(view_port.x, view_port.y);
+    drawing = Canvas(panel.width * 2, panel.height * 4);
   }
 
   panel.set_renderer(Renderer([&]{
diff --git a/status.txt b/status.txt
index 8de28f8..fbd31ec 100644
--- a/status.txt
+++ b/status.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 TODAY'S GOAL:
 
-* panels and everything except renderer should use character coodinates
 * Image -> Text converter.
+* Renderer needs to not have fixed setting for its size from the map.
+* Refactor out GAME_MAP_* to be a parameter.
 
 
 TODO: