diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json b/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
index 80d2e67..4db46f9 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lazy-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "cmp_luasnip": { "branch": "master", "commit": "05a9ab28b53f71d1aece421ef32fee2cb857a843" },
   "completion-vcard": { "branch": "master", "commit": "2220fd517a985ececed1adcf0e5be8f2815564c7" },
   "conform.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "acc7337cfd24ddfa3109bfc8c258c09c88c5c450" },
-  "dial.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "54b503f906bc9e5ab85288414840a1b86d40769f" },
+  "dial.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "ed4d6a5bbd5e479b4c4a3019d148561a2e6c1490" },
   "dressing.nvim": { "branch": "master", "commit": "71349f24c6e07b39f33600985843c289ca735308" },
   "fidget.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "ef99df04a1c53a453602421bc0f756997edc8289" },
   "flash.nvim": { "branch": "main", "commit": "ec0bf2842189f65f60fd40bf3557cac1029cc932" },
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/editing.lua b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/editing.lua
index d926dc0..cf1d246 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/editing.lua
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/editing.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 return {
 	-- surround things with other things using ys/cs/ds
-	{ "kylechui/nvim-surround", config = true, event = "VeryLazy" },
+	{ "kylechui/nvim-surround", config = true, event = { "CursorHold", "InsertEnter" } },
 
-	-- extend the ^a / ^x possibilities to dates, hex, alphabets, markdown headers
+	-- extend the ^x / ^a possibilities to dates, hex, alphabets, markdown headers
+	-- REMAPPED TO C-X / C-S for decrement/increment
 	{
 		"monaqa/dial.nvim",
+		version = false,
 		config = function()
 			local augend = require("dial.augend")
 			require("dial.config").augends:register_group({
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ return {
 				default = {
 					augend.integer.alias.decimal,
 					augend.integer.alias.hex,
+					augend.hexcolor.new({ case = "lower" }),
 					augend.date.alias["%Y/%m/%d"],
 					augend.date.alias["%Y-%m-%d"],
 					augend.date.alias["%m/%d"],
@@ -19,11 +22,10 @@ return {
 					augend.date.alias["%H:%M"],
 					augend.constant.alias.de_weekday_full,
 					augend.constant.alias.de_weekday,
-					augend.constant.alias.bool,
 					augend.semver.alias.semver,
 					augend.constant.alias.Alpha,
 					augend.constant.alias.alpha,
-					augend.hexcolor.new({ case = "lower" }),
+					augend.constant.alias.bool,
 					augend.constant.new({
 						elements = { "and", "or" },
 						word = true, -- if false, "sand" is incremented into "sor", "doctor" into "doctand", etc.
@@ -37,14 +39,64 @@ return {
 				},
 			})
 		end,
-		event = "InsertEnter",
+		event = { "CursorHold", "InsertEnter" },
 		keys = {
-			{ "<C-a>", "<Plug>(dial-increment)", mode = "n" },
-			{ "<C-x>", "<Plug>(dial-decrement)", mode = "n" },
-			{ "<C-a>", "<Plug>(dial-increment)", mode = "v" },
-			{ "<C-x>", "<Plug>(dial-increment)", mode = "v" },
-			{ "g<C-a>", "g<Plug>(dial-increment)", mode = "v" },
-			{ "g<C-x>", "g<Plug>(dial-increment)", mode = "v" },
+			{
+				"<C-s>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("increment", "normal")
+				end,
+				mode = "n",
+			},
+			{
+				"<C-x>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("decrement", "normal")
+				end,
+				mode = "n",
+			},
+			{
+				"<C-s>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("increment", "visual")
+				end,
+				mode = "v",
+			},
+			{
+				"<C-x>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("decrement", "visual")
+				end,
+				mode = "v",
+			},
+			{
+				"g<C-s>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("increment", "gnormal")
+				end,
+				mode = "n",
+			},
+			{
+				"g<C-x>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("decrement", "gnormal")
+				end,
+				mode = "n",
+			},
+			{
+				"g<C-s>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("increment", "gvisual")
+				end,
+				mode = "v",
+			},
+			{
+				"g<C-x>",
+				function()
+					require("dial.map").manipulate("decrement", "gvisual")
+				end,
+				mode = "v",
+			},
 		},
 	},
 }