diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b10491..6ba38d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ the following are currently supported:
 - [zig-clap](https://github.com/Hejsil/zig-clap) for arg parsing
 
 ## building
-1. install [zig 0.13.0](https://ziglang.org/download/#release-0.13.0)
+1. install [zig 0.14.0](https://ziglang.org/download/#release-0.14.0)
 2. clone repo
 3. run `zig build`
 
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ release optimize modes are:
 - safe
 - small
 
-the mdcat binary will be in `zig-out/bin/mdcat`
\ No newline at end of file
+the mdcat binary will be in `zig-out/bin/mdcat`
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 148f917..32e33a5 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const clap = b.dependency("clap", .{});
     exe.root_module.addImport("clap", clap.module("clap"));
 
-    const ansiterm = b.dependency("ansi-term", .{});
-    exe.root_module.addImport("ansi-term", ansiterm.module("ansi-term"));
+    const ansiterm = b.dependency("ansi_term", .{});
+    exe.root_module.addImport("ansi-term", ansiterm.module("ansi_term"));
 
     // This declares intent for the executable to be installed into the
     // standard location when the user invokes the "install" step (the default
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index e74497f..4c292af 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     //
     // It is redundant to include "zig" in this name because it is already
     // within the Zig package namespace.
-    .name = "mdcat",
+    .name = .mdcat,
 
     // This is a [Semantic Version](https://semver.org/).
     // In a future version of Zig it will be used for package deduplication.
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     // internet connectivity.
     .dependencies = .{
         .clap = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/Hejsil/zig-clap/archive/refs/tags/0.9.1.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b",
+            .url = "https://github.com/Hejsil/zig-clap/archive/refs/tags/0.10.0.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "clap-0.10.0-oBajB434AQBDh-Ei3YtoKIRxZacVPF1iSwp3IX_ZB8f0",
         },
-        .@"ansi-term" = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/ziglibs/ansi-term/archive/refs/heads/master.zip",
-            .hash = "12203a64b02d46e6c2e268b7da60cb11b2fa83dc580cad77cf330d1438e2280de46f",
+        .ansi_term = .{
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/ziglibs/ansi_term.git#c36f75d2b49c5bed2a5bb4d71e92f6f4591b1887",
+            .hash = "ansi_term-0.1.0-_baAy-hjAABPPaH9jO03ipMXYOWQBzOJhaj2vsDpc0MK",
         },
     },
     .paths = .{
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@
         //"LICENSE",
         //"README.md",
     },
+    .fingerprint = 0x72dbbe0f3b46658e, 
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.14.0",
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 48b2b16..bea8ab3 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     if (res.args.version != 0) return std.debug.print(version_string, .{});
 
     var reader: std.io.AnyReader = undefined;
-    if (res.positionals.len < 1 or std.mem.eql(u8, res.positionals[0], "-")) {
+    if (res.positionals.len < 1 or std.mem.eql(u8, res.positionals[0].?, "-")) {
         reader = std.io.getStdIn().reader().any();
     } else {
-        const filename = res.positionals[0];
+        const filename = res.positionals[0].?;
         const cwd = std.fs.cwd();
         reader = (cwd.openFile(filename, .{}) catch errorexit(13, "failed to open file D:\n")).reader().any();
     }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn main() !void {
 
     gpa.allocator().free(data);
 
-    try stdout.writeByte('\n');
+    //try stdout.writeByte('\n');
 
     try bw.flush();
 }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn enter_block(blocktype: md4c.MD_BLOCKTYPE, detail: ?*anyopaque, userdata: ?*an
         state.update_style(temp_style);
     }
     if (blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_UL or blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_OL) {
-        just_write(state.writer, "\n");
+        //just_write(state.writer, "\n");
     }
     return 0; // TODO what does the return value represent ????
 }
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ fn leave_block(blocktype: md4c.MD_BLOCKTYPE, detail: ?*anyopaque, userdata: ?*an
         just_write(state.writer, "\n\n");
     }
     if (blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_P or blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_LI) {
+        //if (blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_P) {
         just_write(state.writer, "\n");
     }
     if (blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_HR) {
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ fn leave_block(blocktype: md4c.MD_BLOCKTYPE, detail: ?*anyopaque, userdata: ?*an
 
         var winsize: std.c.winsize = undefined;
         if (std.c.ioctl(term_fd, std.c.T.IOCGWINSZ, &winsize) != -1) {
-            for (0..winsize.ws_col) |_| {
+            for (0..winsize.col) |_| {
                 just_write(state.writer, "-");
             }
             just_write(state.writer, "\n");
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ fn leave_block(blocktype: md4c.MD_BLOCKTYPE, detail: ?*anyopaque, userdata: ?*an
         state.update_style(temp_style);
     }
     if (blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_UL or blocktype == md4c.MD_BLOCK_OL) {
-        just_write(state.writer, "\n");
+        //just_write(state.writer, "\n");
     }
     _ = detail;
     return 0; // TODO what does the return value represent ????
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ fn on_text(texttype: md4c.MD_TEXTTYPE, text: [*c]const md4c.MD_CHAR, size: md4c.
     if (texttype == md4c.MD_TEXT_NULLCHAR) {
         just_write(state.writer, "�");
     }
-    if (texttype == md4c.MD_TEXT_BR) {
+    if (texttype == md4c.MD_TEXT_BR or texttype == md4c.MD_TEXT_SOFTBR) {
         just_write(state.writer, "\n");
     }
     if (texttype == md4c.MD_TEXT_CODE) {
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ fn on_text(texttype: md4c.MD_TEXTTYPE, text: [*c]const md4c.MD_CHAR, size: md4c.
 
 const parser: md4c.MD_PARSER = .{
     .abi_version = @intCast(0),
-    .flags = md4c.MD_FLAG_UNDERLINE | md4c.MD_FLAG_STRIKETHROUGH | md4c.MD_FLAG_COLLAPSEWHITESPACE | md4c.MD_FLAG_TASKLISTS | md4c.MD_FLAG_UNDERLINE,
+    .flags = md4c.MD_FLAG_UNDERLINE | md4c.MD_FLAG_STRIKETHROUGH | md4c.MD_FLAG_TASKLISTS | md4c.MD_FLAG_UNDERLINE,
 
     .enter_block = &enter_block,
     .leave_block = &leave_block,