diff --git a/conf.d/alacritty/alacritty.toml b/conf.d/alacritty/alacritty.toml
index 03c54a9..5b075d7 100644
--- a/conf.d/alacritty/alacritty.toml
+++ b/conf.d/alacritty/alacritty.toml
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ decorations_theme_variant = "Dark"
 dynamic_title = true
 opacity = 0.9
 title = "Alacritty"
+
+[keyboard]
+bindings = [
+  {key = "|", mods = "Control", chars = "\\x01\\x7c"}
+]
diff --git a/conf/tmux.conf b/conf/tmux.conf
index 01700c1..c7758d3 100644
--- a/conf/tmux.conf
+++ b/conf/tmux.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # -- general -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-set -g default-terminal "screen-256color" # colors!
+set -g default-terminal "alacritty"
 setw -g xterm-keys on
 
 set -s escape-time 0                      # address vim mode switching delay (http://superuser.com/a/252717/65504)
diff --git a/conf/tmux.conf.local b/conf/tmux.conf.local
index 986f157..0a5dc81 100644
--- a/conf/tmux.conf.local
+++ b/conf/tmux.conf.local
@@ -23,17 +23,20 @@ set -g history-limit 10000
 # start with mouse mode enabled
 set -g mouse on
 
-# force Vi mode
-#   really you should export VISUAL or EDITOR environment variable, see manual
-#set -g status-keys vi
-#set -g mode-keys vi
-
-# replace C-b by C-a instead of using both prefixes
+# replace C-b by C-Space instead of using both prefixes
 set -gu prefix2
-unbind C-a
-unbind C-b
-set -g prefix C-a
-bind C-a send-prefix
+set -g prefix C-Space
+bind C-Space send-prefix
+
+# colored underscores
+set -as terminal-overrides ',*:Setulc=\E[58::2::%p1%{65536}%/%d::%p1%{256}%/%{255}%&%d::%p1%{255}%&%d%;m'
+
+# true-color support
+set -as terminal-overrides ',alacritty:RGB'
+
+# keybindings correction for home and end keys as i set the terminal env for tmux to alacritty
+bind-key -n Home send Escape "OH"
+bind-key -n End send Escape "OF"
 
 # move status line to top
 # set -g status-right '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M #{tmux_mode_indicator}'
@@ -66,10 +69,10 @@ set-environment -g TMUX_PLUGIN_MANAGER_PATH '$HOME/.tmux/plugins'
 set -g @tpm_plugins '             \
   tmux-plugins/tpm                \
   odedlaz/tmux-onedark-theme      \
-  # dracula/tmux                    \
   MunifTanjim/tmux-mode-indicator \
   tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect     \
   tmux-plugins/tmux-continuum     \
+  dracula/tmux                    \
 '
 
 set -g @onedark_widgets "#(date +%s)"
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ if "test ! -d ~/.tmux/plugins/tpm" \
 run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'
 
 
-# -- start customizations -----------------------------------------------------
+# -- startup customizations -----------------------------------------------------
 #
 
 # make tmux works with ssh-agent