diff --git a/contrapunctus/cp-playlist.el b/contrapunctus/cp-playlist.el
index 6e67a35..dabc0c8 100644
--- a/contrapunctus/cp-playlist.el
+++ b/contrapunctus/cp-playlist.el
@@ -26,17 +26,29 @@
       (while (not (= (line-number-at-pos) b))
         (launch-file (plm/file-at-point))
         (forward-line))))
+   ;; TODO - if
    ((null arg)
-    (launch-file (plm/file-at-point)))
+    ;; ;; old code, just plays the file at point
+    (let ((f (plm/file-at-point)))
+      (pcase f
+        ("" (message "plm/launch-file: No file here."))
+        (t  (launch-file (plm/file-at-point))))))
+
+    ;; (async-shell-command (concat "smplayer -actions \""  "\"" (buffer-file-name)))
    ((or (numberp arg)
         (= 1 arg))
     (launch-file (buffer-file-name)))
-   (t          (call-interactively 'launch-file))))
+   (t
+    (call-interactively 'launch-file))))
 
 (define-derived-mode playlist-mode text-mode "Playlist"
   "Major mode for editing playlists."
+  ;; TODO - investigate why this doesn't work. (auto-fill-mode -1) is
+  ;; what actually works, unlike what the docstring suggests -
+  ;; (auto-fill-mode nil). Try with -q/-Q
   (auto-fill-mode -1)
   (setq truncate-lines 1)
+  (turn-off-smartparens-mode)
   (define-key playlist-mode-map (kbd "C-k")     'whole-line-or-region-kill-region)
   (define-key playlist-mode-map (kbd "C-S-k")   'kill-line)
   (define-key playlist-mode-map (kbd "s-l")     'plm/launch-file)