diff --git a/quad/quadwriter/lang-helper.rkt b/quad/quadwriter/lang-helper.rkt
index 01636b9e..e5638f24 100644
--- a/quad/quadwriter/lang-helper.rkt
+++ b/quad/quadwriter/lang-helper.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #lang debug racket/base
 (require (for-syntax racket/base)
          racket/match
+         racket/system
+         racket/class
          syntax/strip-context
          scribble/reader
          quadwriter/core
@@ -22,13 +24,17 @@
     (define-syntax (new-module-begin stx)
       (syntax-case stx ()
         [(_ PATH-STRING . EXPRS)
-         (with-syntax ([DOC (datum->syntax #'PATH-STRING 'doc)])
+         (with-syntax ([DOC (datum->syntax #'PATH-STRING 'doc)]
+                       [VIEW-RESULT (datum->syntax #'PATH-STRING 'view-result)])
            #'(#%module-begin
-              ;; stick an nbsp in the strings so we have one printing char
+              (provide DOC VIEW-RESULT)
               (define DOC (DOC-PROC (list . EXPRS)))
-              (provide DOC)
+              (define pdf-path (path-string->pdf-path 'PATH-STRING))
+              (define (VIEW-RESULT)
+                (when (file-exists? pdf-path)
+                  (void (system (format "open ~a" pdf-path)))))
               (module+ main
-                (render-pdf DOC (path-string->pdf-path 'PATH-STRING)))))]))))
+                (render-pdf DOC pdf-path))))]))))
 
 (define (path-string->pdf-path path-string)
   (match (format "~a" path-string)
@@ -52,3 +58,31 @@
       [(txexpr tag attrs elems) (list* tag (cons 'attr-list attrs) (map loop elems))]
       [(? list? xs) (map loop xs)]
       [_ x])))
+
+(define (get-info in mod line col pos)
+  ;; DrRacket caches source file information per session,
+  ;; so we can do the same to avoid multiple searches for the command char.
+  (define command-char-cache (make-hash))
+  (define my-command-char #\◊)
+  (λ (key default)
+    (case key
+      [(color-lexer)
+       (match (dynamic-require 'syntax-color/scribble-lexer 'make-scribble-inside-lexer (λ () #false))
+         [(? procedure? make-lexer) (make-lexer #:command-char my-command-char)]
+         [_ default])]
+      [(drracket:toolbar-buttons)
+       (match (dynamic-require 'pollen/private/drracket-buttons 'make-drracket-buttons (λ () #false))
+         [(? procedure? make-buttons) (make-buttons my-command-char)])]
+      [(drracket:indentation)
+       (λ (text pos)
+         (define line-idx (send text position-line pos))
+         (define line-start-pos (send text line-start-position line-idx))
+         (define line-end-pos (send text line-end-position line-idx))
+         (define first-vis-pos
+           (or
+            (for/first ([pos (in-range line-start-pos line-end-pos)]
+                        #:unless (char-blank? (send text get-character pos)))
+              pos)
+            line-start-pos))
+         (- first-vis-pos line-start-pos))]      
+      [else default])))
diff --git a/quad/quadwriter/main.rkt b/quad/quadwriter/main.rkt
index 4550de4c..18eed02a 100644
--- a/quad/quadwriter/main.rkt
+++ b/quad/quadwriter/main.rkt
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 
 (module reader racket/base
   (require "lang-helper.rkt")
-  (provide read-syntax)
+  (provide read-syntax get-info)
   (define read-syntax (make-read-syntax 'quadwriter quad-at-reader)))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quad/quadwriter/markdown.rkt b/quad/quadwriter/markdown.rkt
index 890ef0b1..d73574d4 100644
--- a/quad/quadwriter/markdown.rkt
+++ b/quad/quadwriter/markdown.rkt
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 
 (module reader racket/base
   (require racket/port markdown "lang-helper.rkt")
-  (provide read-syntax)
+  (provide read-syntax get-info)
   (define read-syntax (make-read-syntax 'quadwriter/markdown
                        (λ (path-string p) (xexpr->parse-tree (parse-markdown (port->string p)))))))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quad/quadwriter/markup.rkt b/quad/quadwriter/markup.rkt
index 8d5fa93f..6adbc686 100644
--- a/quad/quadwriter/markup.rkt
+++ b/quad/quadwriter/markup.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #lang debug racket/base
 (require "lang-helper.rkt"
+         "tags.rkt"
          (only-in "markdown.rkt" doc-proc))
 (provide #%top #%datum #%app #%top-interaction
          (all-from-out "tags.rkt"))
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@
 
 (module reader racket/base
   (require "lang-helper.rkt" pollen/decode)
-  (provide read-syntax)
+  (provide read-syntax get-info)
   (define read-syntax
     (make-read-syntax 'quadwriter/markup
                       (λ (path-string ip)
diff --git a/quad/quadwriter/tags.rkt b/quad/quadwriter/tags.rkt
index 854da004..9761712b 100644
--- a/quad/quadwriter/tags.rkt
+++ b/quad/quadwriter/tags.rkt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
          racket/string
          racket/list
          racket/dict
+         racket/match
          txexpr/base
          "font.rkt")
 (provide (all-defined-out))
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@
   (define bullet-indent (* bullet-space-factor em))
   (qexpr (list* `(inset-left ,(number->string bullet-indent)) attrs)
          (add-between
-          (for/list ([(expr idx) (in-indexed exprs)])
+          (for/list ([(expr idx) (in-indexed exprs)]
+                     #:when (txexpr? expr))
             (list* (get-tag expr) (cons (list 'list-index (or bullet-val (format "~a" (add1 idx)))) (get-attrs expr)) (get-elements expr)))
           pbr)))