diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index b44fc57..c5f8eab 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 ;; better line numbers
 (global-display-line-numbers-mode)
+
 (setq display-line-numbers 'relative)
 
 ;; y or n instead of yes or no
@@ -27,11 +28,14 @@
 ;; enable dracula theme 
 ;; (use-package dracula-theme :ensure t :config (load-theme 'dracula) :hook after-init)
 ;; mark dracula as safe, so it doesnt have to be in custom.el
-(setq custom-safe-themes
-      '("0223215a464167d93b9cfef9b1cdf9b0768ab660f33b3068b647f7b12aa453a0"
-	"0223215a464167d93b9cfef9b1cdf9b0768ab660f33b3068b647f7b12aa453a0"
-	default))
-(use-package dracula-theme :ensure t :config (load-theme 'dracula))
+;; (setq custom-safe-themes
+;;       '("0223215a464167d93b9cfef9b1cdf9b0768ab660f33b3068b647f7b12aa453a0"
+;; 	"0223215a464167d93b9cfef9b1cdf9b0768ab660f33b3068b647f7b12aa453a0"
+;; 	default))
+;; (use-package dracula-theme :ensure t :config (load-theme 'dracula))
+;; (use-package gruber-darker-theme :ensure t :config (load-theme 'gruber-darker))
+;; (load-theme 'modus-vivendi-tinted)
+(load-theme 'modus-operandi-tinted)
 ;; fixes line number scaling:
 (set-face-attribute 'line-number nil :inherit 'default)
 
@@ -453,6 +457,8 @@
   (org-cite-global-bibliography '("~/Bachelor/Literatur/Bibliothek/Bibliothek.bib"))
   (citar-bibliography '("~/Bachelor/Literatur/Bibliothek/Bibliothek.bib")))
 
+(define-key LaTeX-mode-map (kbd "C-c c") 'citar-insert-citation)
+
 ;; make invisible characters visible
 (setq glyphless-char-display-control '((format-control . empty-box) (variation-selectors . thin-space) (no-font . hex-code)))
 
@@ -537,7 +543,14 @@
 ;; (global-set-key (kbd "C-c ;") 'toggle-csv-mode)
 (define-key csv-mode-map (kbd "C-c ;") 'toggle-csv-mode)
 
-(global-set-key (kbd "C-x S-u") 'undo-redo)
+;; (global-set-key (kbd "C-x S-u") 'undo-redo)
+;; doesn't work for some reason:
+;; https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24177014/how-to-create-a-case-sensitive-keybinding-in-emacs
+;; https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38180797/why-the-key-binding-m-s-t-fails-while-c-s-t-works
+;; https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/83254/clarification-on-how-emacs-binds-capital-letters
+
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-x U") 'undo-redo)
+
 
 (use-package ob-cypher
   :ensure t
@@ -626,6 +639,28 @@
 ;; (require 'ox-reveal)
 ;; (setq Org-Reveal-title-slide nil)
 
+(setq dired-dwim-target t)
+
+;; recovery utf8 function:
+;; \344 ä
+;; \366 ö
+;; \374 ü 
+;; \337 ß
+
+(prefer-coding-system 'utf-8)
+(set-default-coding-systems 'utf-8)
+(set-terminal-coding-system 'utf-8)
+(set-keyboard-coding-system 'utf-8)
+;; backwards compatibility as default-buffer-file-coding-system
+;; is deprecated in 23.2.
+
+(if (boundp 'buffer-file-coding-system)
+    (setq-default buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8)
+  (setq default-buffer-file-coding-system 'utf-8)
+ )
+
+;; Treat clipboard input as UTF-8 string first; compound text next, etc.
+(setq x-select-request-type '(UTF8_STRING COMPOUND_TEXT TEXT STRING))
 
 
 ;; flycheck told me to do this:
diff --git a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/#newacronym# b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/#newacronym#
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dfb796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/#newacronym#
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: newacronym982576511041
+# key: nac
+# --
+\newacronym{${1}}{${1:$(upcase yas-text)}}{${2}}
+
diff --git a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/cite b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/cite
index b584ba7..26b4756 100644
--- a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/cite
+++ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/cite
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # uuid: c
 # condition: (not (save-restriction (widen) (texmathp)))
 # --
-\cite{$1} $0
\ No newline at end of file
+\cite{$1} $0
diff --git a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/newacronym b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/newacronym
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1de3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/newacronym
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: newacronym
+# key: nac
+# --
+\newacronym{${1}}{${1:$(upcase yas-text)}}{${2}}
+
diff --git a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/newacronym~ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/newacronym~
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e18236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/newacronym~
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: newacronym
+# key: nac
+# --
+\newacronym{${1}}{${1:(capitalize yas-text)}}{${2}}
diff --git a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/note b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/note
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78ccb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/note
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: note
+# key: note
+# --
+\note{$1}$2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/note~ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/note~
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c272d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/note~
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: note
+# key: note
+# --
+\note{$1}$1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/snippets/LaTeX-mode/texttt b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/texttt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54ba911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snippets/LaTeX-mode/texttt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- mode: snippet -*-
+# name: texttt
+# key: ttt
+# --
+\texttt{$1}$2
\ No newline at end of file