diff --git a/halyde/apps/helpdb/rtest.txt b/halyde/apps/helpdb/rtest.txt
index 04b4173..321919f 100644
--- a/halyde/apps/helpdb/rtest.txt
+++ b/halyde/apps/helpdb/rtest.txt
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-Ergonomics
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+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABB
+CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCDD
+EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEFF
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diff --git a/halyde/apps/rtest.lua b/halyde/apps/rtest.lua
index 9413569..825e54f 100644
--- a/halyde/apps/rtest.lua
+++ b/halyde/apps/rtest.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,91 @@
 local raster = import("raster")
 
-raster.drawPixel(4, 3, 0xFFFF00)
-raster.drawPixel(40, 34, nil, 0xFF00F)
-raster.drawPixel(3, 1)
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+raster.init()
+
+--[[for i=4,20 do
+    raster.set(i,i)
+    raster.set(i,i+4,0xFF00FF)
+end]]
+
+--[[ for x=4,20 do
+    for y=4,20 do
+        if (x+y)%2==0 then
+            raster.set(x,y,0xFF00FF)
+        end
+    end
+end ]]
+
+local event = import("event")
+local x=0
+local y=0
+local vx=1
+local vy=1
+local col = 0x808080
+local i=0
+
+while event.pull("key_down",0)==nil do
+    i = i + 1
+    raster.set(x,y,col)
+
+    x = x + vx
+    y = y + vy
+
+    if x>raster.displayWidth then
+        x=raster.displayWidth
+        vx = -math.abs(vx)
+        col = math.random(0,0xFFFFFF)
+    end
+    if x<1 then
+        x=1
+        vx = math.abs(vx)
+        col = math.random(0,0xFFFFFF)
+    end
+    if y>raster.displayHeight-6 then
+        y=raster.displayHeight-6
+        vy = -math.abs(vy)
+        col = math.random(0,0xFFFFFF)
+    end
+    if y<1 then
+        y=1
+        vy = math.abs(vy)
+        col = math.random(0,0xFFFFFF)
+    end
+
+    if i>10 and i%15>0 then
+        while true do
+            local tries=0
+            local dx,dy=math.random(1,raster.displayWidth),math.random(1,raster.displayHeight-6)
+            if raster.get(dx,dy)~=0 then
+                raster.set(dx,dy,0)
+                break
+            end
+            tries = tries + 1
+            if tries>20 then
+                break
+            end
+        end
+    end
+
+    if i%10==0 then
+        raster.update()
+        coroutine.yield()
+    end
+end
+
+--[[ for i=0,360,4 do
+    local angle = i/180*math.pi
+    if false then
+        local x1,y1,x2,y2=raster.displayWidth/2,raster.displayHeight/2,raster.displayWidth/2+math.sin(angle)*80,raster.displayHeight/2+math.cos(angle)*80
+        raster.fillEllipse(x1,y1,x2,y2,0xFF00FF)
+        raster.update()
+        raster.fillEllipse(x1,y1,x2,y2,0x000000)
+    else
+        local x,y,c=raster.displayWidth/2,raster.displayHeight/2,math.abs(math.sin(angle)*100)
+        raster.drawCircle(x,y,c,0xFF00FF)
+        raster.update()
+        raster.drawCircle(x,y,c,0x000000)
+    end
+end ]]
+
+raster.free()
+termlib.cursorPosY=1
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diff --git a/halyde/core/boot.lua b/halyde/core/boot.lua
index bdf6166..5565300 100644
--- a/halyde/core/boot.lua
+++ b/halyde/core/boot.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local loadfile = ...
 local filesystem = loadfile("/halyde/lib/filesystem.lua")(loadfile)
 
-_G._OSVERSION = "Halyde 0.8.3"
+_G._OSVERSION = "Halyde 0.9.0"
 
 function _G.import(module, ...)
   local args = table.pack(...)
diff --git a/halyde/lib/raster.lua b/halyde/lib/raster.lua
index 27cf0f2..a3719b5 100644
--- a/halyde/lib/raster.lua
+++ b/halyde/lib/raster.lua
@@ -1,35 +1,411 @@
-local raster = {}
+local raster = {
+    ["units"]={},
+    ["defaultBackgroundColor"]=0x000000,
+    ["defaultForegroundColor"]=0xFFFFFF,
+    ["displayWidth"]=0,
+    ["displayHeight"]=0,
+    ["charWidth"]=0,
+    ["charHeight"]=0
+}
 
-local ocelot = component.proxy(component.list("ocelot")())
+-- local ocelot = component.proxy(component.list("ocelot")())
 local gpu = component.proxy(component.list("gpu")())
 
-function raster.drawPixel(x, y, newbg, newfg)
-    -- get original character for "merging"
-    local char, fg, bg = gpu.get(x, y) -- thx wah
-    ocelot.log(char)
-    char = string.byte(char) -- convert from char to char code
-    ocelot.log(tostring(char))
-    if char < 0x2800 or char > 0x28ff then -- check if char is not a braille character
-        char = 0 -- yes
+local display = {}
+local chunksAffected = {}
+
+local renderBuffer = nil
+
+-- braille rendering
+
+function raster.units.charToBraille(x,y)
+    return x*2,y*4
+end
+
+function raster.units.brailleToChar(x,y)
+    return math.ceil(x/2),math.ceil(y/4)
+end
+
+function raster.init(width, height, bgcolor)
+    -- NOTE: Width and height are in characters, not pixels in braille.
+    -- If the width and height are nil, the entire screen will be used.
+    if width==nil and height==nil then
+        width, height = gpu.getResolution()
     end
-    ocelot.log(tostring(char))
-    local newi = (x%2)+(y%4)*2 -- original unmodified location in the char
-    if x%2==1 and (newi>1 and newi<6) then -- modify it
-        newi = newi+1 -- trust me bro this works
-    elseif x%2==0 and (newi>1 and newi<6) then
-        newi = newi-1
+
+    for i = 1, width*height do
+        chunksAffected[i] = true
+    end
+    raster.charWidth = width
+    raster.charHeight = height
+
+    width, height = raster.units.charToBraille(width, height)
+    
+    bgcolor = bgcolor or raster.defaultBackgroundColor;
+
+    for i = 1, width*height do
+        display[i] = bgcolor
+    end
+    raster.displayWidth = width
+    raster.displayHeight = height
+
+    pcall(function()
+        renderBuffer = gpu.allocateBuffer()
+    end)
+end
+
+function raster.set(x, y, color)
+    if x<1 or x>raster.displayWidth or y<1 or y>raster.displayHeight then
+        return false
+    end
+
+    color = color or raster.defaultForegroundColor
+    local i = x+y*raster.displayWidth
+    display[i] = color
+
+    local ci = math.floor((x-1)/2)+math.floor((y-1)/4)*raster.charWidth+1
+    -- ocelot.log(x..","..y..":"..ci)
+    chunksAffected[ci] = true
+
+    return true
+end
+
+function raster.get(x, y)
+    local i = x+y*raster.displayWidth
+    return display[i] or 0
+end
+
+local function stats(arr)
+    local out = {}
+    for i=1,#arr do
+        local v = arr[i]
+        if out[v]==nil then
+            out[v]=1
+        else
+            out[v] = out[v] + 1
+        end
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
+local function getKeys(t)
+    local keys = {}
+    for key, _ in pairs(t) do
+        table.insert(keys, key)
+    end
+    return keys
+end
+
+local function colorDifference(a,b)
+    return ((a>>16)&255)-((b>>16)&255)+((a>>8)&255)-((b>>8)&255)+(a&255)-(b&255)
+end
+
+local function limitTwoColors(arr)
+    local colors = getKeys(stats(arr))
+    for i=1,#arr do
+        local v=arr[i]
+        if v==colors[1] then
+            arr[i]=0
+            goto continue
+        elseif v==colors[2] then
+            arr[i]=1
+            goto continue
+        else
+            --error("Pixel is not in the two colors (raster.lua:90)")
+            -- get closest color so atleast it kinda shows
+            if colorDifference(v,colors[1])<colorDifference(v,colors[2]) then
+                arr[i]=0
+            else
+                arr[i]=1
+            end
+        end
+        ::continue::
+    end
+    return arr,colors[1] or 0,colors[2] or 0
+end
+
+local function arrayToBraille(arr)
+    local codePoint = 0x2800
+    for i=1,8 do
+        codePoint = codePoint | arr[i]<<(i-1)
+    end
+    return utf8.char(codePoint)
+end
+
+function raster.update()
+    if renderBuffer~=nil then
+        gpu.setActiveBuffer(renderBuffer)
+    end
+    for y=1,raster.displayHeight,4 do
+        -- gpu.set(0,0,tostring(y))
+        for x=1,raster.displayWidth,2 do
+            local ci = math.floor(x/2)+math.floor(y/4)*raster.charWidth+1
+            if chunksAffected[ci] then
+                local chunk = {
+                    raster.get(x,y),
+                    raster.get(x,y+1),
+                    raster.get(x,y+2),
+                    raster.get(x+1,y),
+                    raster.get(x+1,y+1),
+                    raster.get(x+1,y+2),
+                    raster.get(x,y+3),
+                    raster.get(x+1,y+3)
+                }
+                local colorA = nil
+                local colorB = nil
+                chunk,colorA,colorB = limitTwoColors(chunk)
+                -- print(tostring(colorA)..","..tostring(colorB))
+                cx,cy=raster.units.brailleToChar(x,y)
+                gpu.setBackground(colorA)
+                gpu.setForeground(colorB)
+                -- gpu.set(cx,cy,tostring(colorB/0xFFFFFF))
+                gpu.set(cx,cy,arrayToBraille(chunk))
+                chunksAffected[ci] = false
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    if renderBuffer~=nil then
+        gpu.bitblt()
+        gpu.setActiveBuffer(0)
+    end
+end
+
+function raster.free()
+    if renderBuffer==nil then
+        return true
+    else
+        return gpu.freeBuffer(renderBuffer)
+    end
+end
+
+-- advanced rendering
+
+function raster.drawLine(x1, y1, x2, y2, color)
+    x1, y1, x2, y2 = math.floor(x1), math.floor(y1), math.floor(x2), math.floor(y2)
+    
+    local dx = math.abs(x2 - x1)
+    local dy = math.abs(y2 - y1)
+    
+    local sx = x1 < x2 and 1 or -1
+    local sy = y1 < y2 and 1 or -1
+    
+    local err = dx - dy
+    
+    while true do
+      raster.set(x1, y1, color)
+      
+      if x1 == x2 and y1 == y2 then
+        break
+      end
+      
+      local e2 = 2 * err
+      
+      if e2 > -dy then
+        err = err - dy
+        x1 = x1 + sx
+      end
+      
+      if e2 < dx then
+        err = err + dx
+        y1 = y1 + sy
+      end
+    end
+end
+
+function raster.drawRect(x1,y1,x2,y2,col)
+    x1, y1, x2, y2 = math.floor(x1), math.floor(y1), math.floor(x2), math.floor(y2)
+    if x1 > x2 then x1, x2 = x2, x1 end
+    if y1 > y2 then y1, y2 = y2, y1 end
+    for x=x1,x2 do
+        raster.set(x,y1,col)
+        raster.set(x,y2,col)
+    end
+    for y=y1+1,y2-1 do
+        raster.set(x1,y,col)
+        raster.set(x2,y,col)
+    end
+end
+
+function raster.fillRect(x1,y1,x2,y2,col)
+    x1, y1, x2, y2 = math.floor(x1), math.floor(y1), math.floor(x2), math.floor(y2)
+    if x1 > x2 then x1, x2 = x2, x1 end
+    if y1 > y2 then y1, y2 = y2, y1 end
+    for x=x1,x2 do
+        for y=y1,y2 do
+            raster.set(x,y,col)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function raster.drawCircle(xc, yc, radius, color)
+    xc=math.floor(xc)
+    yc=math.floor(yc)
+    radius=math.floor(radius)
+    local x = 0
+    local y = radius
+    local d = 3 - 2 * radius
+    
+    while y >= x do
+        -- Draw 8 symmetric points
+        raster.set(xc + x, yc + y, color)
+        raster.set(xc - x, yc + y, color)
+        raster.set(xc + x, yc - y, color)
+        raster.set(xc - x, yc - y, color)
+        raster.set(xc + y, yc + x, color)
+        raster.set(xc - y, yc + x, color)
+        raster.set(xc + y, yc - x, color)
+        raster.set(xc - y, yc - x, color)
+        
+        if d < 0 then
+            d = d + 4 * x + 6
+        else
+            d = d + 4 * (x - y) + 10
+            y = y - 1
+        end
+        x = x + 1
+    end
+end
+
+function raster.drawEllipse(x1, y1, x2, y2, color)
+    if x1 > x2 then x1, x2 = x2, x1 end
+    if y1 > y2 then y1, y2 = y2, y1 end
+    
+    local xc = math.floor((x1 + x2) / 2)
+    local yc = math.floor((y1 + y2) / 2)
+    
+    local a = math.floor((x2 - x1) / 2)
+    local b = math.floor((y2 - y1) / 2)
+    
+    if a <= 0 or b <= 0 then
+        return
+    end
+    
+    if a == b then
+        raster.drawCircle(xc, yc, a, color)
+        return
+    end
+    
+    if a <= 1 and b <= 1 then
+        raster.set(xc, yc, color)
+        return
+    elseif a <= 1 then
+        for y = yc - b, yc + b do
+            raster.set(xc, y, color)
+        end
+        return
+    elseif b <= 1 then
+        for x = xc - a, xc + a do
+            raster.set(x, yc, color)
+        end
+        return
+    end
+    
+    local x = 0
+    local y = b
+    local a2 = a * a
+    local b2 = b * b
+    
+    local d1 = b2 - (a2 * b) + (0.25 * a2)
+    local dx = 2 * b2 * x
+    local dy = 2 * a2 * y
+    
+    while dx < dy do
+        raster.set(xc + x, yc + y, color)
+        raster.set(xc - x, yc + y, color)
+        raster.set(xc + x, yc - y, color)
+        raster.set(xc - x, yc - y, color)
+        
+        if d1 < 0 then
+            x = x + 1
+            dx = dx + (2 * b2)
+            d1 = d1 + dx + b2
+        else
+            x = x + 1
+            y = y - 1
+            dx = dx + (2 * b2)
+            dy = dy - (2 * a2)
+            d1 = d1 + dx - dy + b2
+        end
+    end
+    
+    local d2 = b2 * (x + 0.5) * (x + 0.5) + a2 * (y - 1) * (y - 1) - a2 * b2
+    
+    while y >= 0 do
+        raster.set(xc + x, yc + y, color)
+        raster.set(xc - x, yc + y, color)
+        raster.set(xc + x, yc - y, color)
+        raster.set(xc - x, yc - y, color)
+        
+        if d2 > 0 then
+            y = y - 1
+            dy = dy - (2 * a2)
+            d2 = d2 - dy + a2
+        else
+            y = y - 1
+            x = x + 1
+            dx = dx + (2 * b2)
+            dy = dy - (2 * a2)
+            d2 = d2 + dx - dy + a2
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function raster.fillCircle(x, y, r, color)
+    x, y = math.floor(x + 0.5), math.floor(y + 0.5)
+    r = math.floor(r + 0.5)
+    
+    if r <= 0 then return end
+    
+    local minX, maxX = x - r, x + r
+    local minY, maxY = y - r, y + r
+    
+    for py = minY, maxY do
+        for px = minX, maxX do
+            local dx, dy = px - x, py - y
+            local distSquared = dx*dx + dy*dy
+            
+            if distSquared <= r*r then
+                raster.set(px, py, color)
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function raster.fillEllipse(x1, y1, x2, y2, color)
+    local centerX = (x1 + x2) / 2
+    local centerY = (y1 + y2) / 2
+    
+    local a = math.abs(x2 - x1) / 2
+    local b = math.abs(y2 - y1) / 2
+    
+    centerX = math.floor(centerX + 0.5)
+    centerY = math.floor(centerY + 0.5)
+    a = math.floor(a + 0.5)
+    b = math.floor(b + 0.5)
+    
+    if a <= 0 or b <= 0 then return end
+    
+    if a == b then
+        raster.fillCircle(centerX, centerY, a, color)
+        return
+    end
+    
+    local minX = centerX - a
+    local maxX = centerX + a
+    local minY = centerY - b
+    local maxY = centerY + b
+    
+    for y = minY, maxY do
+        for x = minX, maxX do
+            local dx = x - centerX
+            local dy = y - centerY
+            local value = (dx*dx)/(a*a) + (dy*dy)/(b*b)
+            
+            if value <= 1 then
+                raster.set(x, y, color)
+            end
+        end
     end
-    ocelot.log(tostring(newi))
-    newchar = char|(1<<newi) -- boom and its combined
-    if newchar < 0x2800 then newchar = newchar+0x2800 end
-    ocelot.log(tostring(newchar))
-    termlib.cursorPosX = math.floor(x/2) -- math.floor() for good measure
-    termlib.cursorPosY = math.floor(y/4)
-    if newbg == nil then gpu.setBackground(bg) else gpu.setBackground(newbg) end
-    if newfg == nil then gpu.setForeground(fg) else gpu.setForeground(newfg) end
-    print(utf8.char(newchar), false, false)
-    -- print it without newline or wrapping 
-    -- (in case someone wants to draw a pixel off-screen. why would you do that?)
 end
 
 return raster
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