diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 993f66909..a9b2840ef 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ steps:
     - export TERM=xterm
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
-    - cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DUSE_GPM=on -DUSE_QRCODEGEN=on -DDFSG_BUILD=on
+    - cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DUSE_STATIC=off -DUSE_GPM=on -DUSE_QRCODEGEN=on -DDFSG_BUILD=on
     - make -j2
     - ./notcurses-info
     - ctest --output-on-failure
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b2c1c712..46666a096 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -637,15 +637,15 @@ target_link_libraries(nctetris
 endif()
 
 ############################################################################
-# ncman
+# tfman
 if(NOT WIN32)
-file(GLOB NCMANSRCS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS src/man/*.c)
-add_executable(ncman ${NCMANSRCS} ${COMPATSRC})
-target_compile_definitions(ncman
+file(GLOB tfmanSRCS CONFIGURE_DEPENDS src/man/*.c)
+add_executable(tfman ${tfmanSRCS} ${COMPATSRC})
+target_compile_definitions(tfman
   PRIVATE
     _GNU_SOURCE
 )
-target_include_directories(ncman
+target_include_directories(tfman
   BEFORE
   PRIVATE
     include
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ target_include_directories(ncman
     "${libdeflate_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
     "${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIRS}"
 )
-target_link_libraries(ncman
+target_link_libraries(tfman
   PRIVATE
     notcurses-core
     "${libdeflate}"
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ install(TARGETS notcurses-demo DESTINATION bin)
 install(TARGETS notcurses-info DESTINATION bin)
 install(TARGETS ncneofetch DESTINATION bin)
 if(NOT WIN32)
-install(TARGETS ncman DESTINATION bin)
+install(TARGETS tfman DESTINATION bin)
 endif()
 if(${USE_CXX})
 install(TARGETS notcurses-input DESTINATION bin)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2c8487cea..38fcf7974 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ others are external.
 
 Nine binaries are installed as part of Notcurses:
 * `ncls`: an `ls` that displays multimedia in the terminal
-* `ncman`: a fancy manual browser
 * `ncneofetch`: a [neofetch](https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch) ripoff
 * `ncplayer`: renders visual media (images/videos)
 * `nctetris`: a tetris clone
@@ -148,6 +147,7 @@ Nine binaries are installed as part of Notcurses:
 * `notcurses-info`: detect and print terminal capabilities/diagnostics
 * `notcurses-input`: decode and print keypresses
 * `notcurses-tester`: unit testing
+* `tfman`: a fancy manual browser
 
 To run `notcurses-demo` from a checkout, provide the `data` directory via
 the `-p` argument. Demos requiring data files will otherwise abort. The base
diff --git a/doc/man/index.html b/doc/man/index.html
index f235644a1..f31f2b3ab 100644
--- a/doc/man/index.html
+++ b/doc/man/index.html
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
   <a href="notcurses.3.html">notcurses(3)</a>—a blingful TUI library<br/>
   <h3>Executables (section 1)</h3>
   <a href="ncls.1.html">ncls</a>—list files, displaying multimedia along with them<br/>
-  <a href="ncman.1.html">ncman</a>—swank man page browser<br/>
   <a href="ncneofetch.1.html">ncneofetch</a>—generate low-effort posts for r/unixporn<br/>
   <a href="ncplayer.1.html">ncplayer</a>—renders images and video to a terminal<br/>
   <a href="nctetris.1.html">nctetris</a>—Tetris in a terminal<br/>
@@ -52,6 +51,7 @@
   <a href="notcurses-tester.1.html">notcurses-tester</a>—unit test driver<br/>
   <a href="ncdirect-pydemo.1.html">ncdirect-pydemo</a>—validates the Python direct-mode wrappers<br/>
   <a href="notcurses-pydemo.1.html">notcurses-pydemo</a>—validates the Python wrappers<br/>
+  <a href="tfman.1.html">tfman</a>—swank man page browser<br/>
   <h3>C library (section 3)</h3>
   <a href="notcurses_capabilities.3.html">notcurses_capabilities</a>—runtime capability detection<br/>
   <a href="notcurses_cell.3.html">notcurses_cell</a>—operations on <tt>nccell</tt> objects<br/>
diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ncman.1.md b/doc/man/man1/tfman.1.md
similarity index 61%
rename from doc/man/man1/ncman.1.md
rename to doc/man/man1/tfman.1.md
index 61a6423f4..ea32cdebc 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ncman.1.md
+++ b/doc/man/man1/tfman.1.md
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-% ncman(1)
+% tfman(1)
 % nick black <nickblack@linux.com>
 % v3.0.0
 
 # NAME
 
-ncman - Swank manual page browser 
+tfman - Swank manual page browser 
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 
-**ncman** [**-h**] [**-V**] files
+**tfman** [**-h**] [**-V**] files
 
 # DESCRIPTION
 
-**ncman** displays manual pages ala **man(1)** using the Notcurses
+**tfman** displays manual pages ala **man(1)** using the Notcurses
 (**notcurses(3)**) terminal UI library.
 
 # OPTIONS
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ The following keypresses are recognized:
 
 * **Ctrl-L**: Redraw the screen.
 * **q**: Quit.
+* **k**/**up**: Move up by one line.
+* **b**/**pgup**: Move up by one page.
+* **j**/**down**: Move down by one line.
+* **f**/**pgdown**: Move down by one page.
 
 # NOTES
 
diff --git a/src/lib/in.c b/src/lib/in.c
index 97e78c75a..a66837eb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/in.c
+++ b/src/lib/in.c
@@ -1829,11 +1829,10 @@ ictx_independent_p(const inputctx* ictx){
 }
 
 // try to lex a single control sequence off of buf. return the number of bytes
-// consumed if we do so, and -1 otherwise. buf is almost certainly *not*
-// NUL-terminated. if we are definitely *not* an escape, or we're unsure when
-// we run out of input, return the negated relevant number of bytes, setting
-// ictx->midescape if we're uncertain. we preserve a->used, a->state, etc.
-// across runs to avoid reprocessing.
+// consumed if we do so. otherwise, return the negative number of bytes
+// examined. set ictx->midescape if we're uncertain. we preserve a->used,
+// a->state, etc. across runs to avoid reprocessing. buf is almost certainly
+// *not* NUL-terminated.
 //
 // our rule is: an escape must arrive as a single unit to be interpreted as
 // an escape. this is most relevant for Alt+keypress (Esc followed by the
@@ -1846,6 +1845,7 @@ static int
 process_escape(inputctx* ictx, const unsigned char* buf, int buflen){
   assert(ictx->amata.used < buflen);
   while(ictx->amata.used < buflen){
+fprintf(stderr, "AMATA USED: %u buflen: %d\n", ictx->amata.used, buflen);
     unsigned char candidate = buf[ictx->amata.used++];
     unsigned used = ictx->amata.used;
     if(candidate >= 0x80){
@@ -1902,9 +1902,10 @@ process_escapes(inputctx* ictx, unsigned char* buf, int* bufused){
     // if we aren't certain, that's not a control sequence unless we're at
     // the end of the tbuf, in which case we really do try reading more. if
     // this was not a sequence, we'll catch it on the next read.
+fprintf(stderr, "ESCAPE PROC: %d %d %d MID: %u\n", *bufused, consumed, offset, ictx->midescape);
     if(consumed < 0){
       int tavailable = sizeof(ictx->tbuf) - (offset + *bufused - consumed);
-      // if midescape is not set, the negative return menas invalid escape. if
+      // if midescape is not set, the negative return means invalid escape. if
       // there was space available, we needn't worry about this escape having
       // been broken across distinct reads. in either case, replay it to the
       // bulk input buffer; our automaton will have been reset.
@@ -1919,15 +1920,17 @@ process_escapes(inputctx* ictx, unsigned char* buf, int* bufused){
           memcpy(ictx->ibuf + ictx->ibufvalid, buf + offset, available);
           ictx->ibufvalid += available;
         }
-        *bufused -= consumed;
         offset += consumed;
         ictx->midescape = 0;
+        *bufused -= consumed;
       }else{
         break;
       }
     }
+fprintf(stderr, "TIME FOR BIG SUB %d - %d -> %d : %d\n", *bufused, consumed, *bufused - consumed, offset);
     *bufused -= consumed;
     offset += consumed;
+    assert(0 <= *bufused);
   }
   // move any leftovers to the front; only happens if we fill output queue,
   // or ran out of input data mid-escape
@@ -2093,7 +2096,9 @@ process_ibuf(inputctx* ictx){
   if(ictx->tbufvalid){
     // we could theoretically do this in parallel with process_bulk, but it
     // hardly seems worthwhile without breaking apart the fetches of input.
+fprintf(stderr, "TBUFVALID: %u\n", ictx->tbufvalid);
     process_escapes(ictx, ictx->tbuf, &ictx->tbufvalid);
+fprintf(stderr, "TBUFVALIDPOST: %u\n", ictx->tbufvalid);
   }
   if(ictx->ibufvalid){
     if(ictx_independent_p(ictx)){
diff --git a/src/man/main.c b/src/man/main.c
index 20cbca8cc..f81b2cda3 100644
--- a/src/man/main.c
+++ b/src/man/main.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ parse_args(int argc, char** argv){
       case 'h': usage(argv0, stdout);
                 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
                 break;
-      case 'V': fprintf(stderr, "ncman version %s\n", notcurses_version());
+      case 'V': fprintf(stderr, "%s version %s\n", argv[0], notcurses_version());
                 exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
                 break;
       default: usage(argv0, stderr);
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ done:
 }
 
 static int
-ncman(struct notcurses* nc, const char* arg){
+tfman(struct notcurses* nc, const char* arg){
   int r = manloop(nc, arg);
   return r;
 }
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
   bool success;
   for(int i = 0 ; i < argc - nonopt ; ++i){
     success = false;
-    if(ncman(nc, argv[nonopt + i])){
+    if(tfman(nc, argv[nonopt + i])){
       break;
     }
     success = true;