diff --git a/common.ts b/common.ts
index 7874fb3..f2cba54 100644
--- a/common.ts
+++ b/common.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export interface LoomSettings {
   topP: number;
   frequencyPenalty: number;
   presencePenalty: number;
+  prepend: string;
   bestOf: number;
   n: number;
 
diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index d9c05d0..dd7d153 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: LoomSettings = {
   topP: 1,
   frequencyPenalty: 0,
   presencePenalty: 0,
+  prepend: "<|endoftext|>",
   bestOf: 0,
   n: 5,
 
@@ -700,24 +701,38 @@ export default class LoomPlugin extends Plugin {
           );
 
 		  // update the editor's text
-          const cursor = this.editor.getCursor();
-          const linesBefore = this.editor.getValue().split("\n");
+          // const cursor = this.editor.getCursor();
+          // const linesBefore = this.editor.getValue().split("\n");
           this.editor.setValue(this.fullText(file, id));
 
-		  // if the text preceding the cursor has changed, move the cursor to the end of the text
-		  // otherwise, restore the cursor position
-          const linesAfter = this.editor
-            .getValue()
-            .split("\n")
-            .slice(0, cursor.line + 1);
-          for (let i = 0; i < cursor.line; i++)
-            if (linesBefore[i] !== linesAfter[i]) {
-			  const line = this.editor.lineCount() - 1;
-			  const ch = this.editor.getLine(line).length;
-			  this.editor.setCursor({ line, ch });
-              return;
-            }
-		  this.editor.setCursor(cursor);
+      // always move cursor to the end of the editor
+        const line = this.editor.lineCount() - 1;
+        const ch = this.editor.getLine(line).length;
+        this.editor.setCursor({ line, ch });
+        // return;
+
+      // // if the cursor is at the beginning of the editor, move it to the end
+      // if(cursor.line === 0 && cursor.ch === 0) {
+      //   const line = this.editor.lineCount() - 1;
+      //   const ch = this.editor.getLine(line).length;
+      //   this.editor.setCursor({ line, ch });
+      //   return;
+      // }
+
+		  // // if the text preceding the cursor has changed, move the cursor to the end of the text
+		  // // otherwise, restore the cursor position
+      //     const linesAfter = this.editor
+      //       .getValue()
+      //       .split("\n")
+      //       .slice(0, cursor.line + 1);
+      //     for (let i = 0; i < cursor.line; i++)
+      //       if (linesBefore[i] !== linesAfter[i]) {
+      //         const line = this.editor.lineCount() - 1;
+      //         const ch = this.editor.getLine(line).length;
+      //         this.editor.setCursor({ line, ch });
+      //               return;
+      //       }
+		  // this.editor.setCursor(cursor);
         })
       )
     );
@@ -1154,7 +1169,9 @@ export default class LoomPlugin extends Plugin {
 
   async complete(file: TFile) {
 	const state = this.state[file.path];
-	this.breakAtPoint(file);
+	const [parentNode] = this.breakAtPoint(file);
+  // switch to the parent node
+  this.app.workspace.trigger("loom:switch-to", parentNode);
 	await this.generate(file, state.current);
   }
 
@@ -1174,7 +1191,7 @@ export default class LoomPlugin extends Plugin {
 	// show the "Generating..." indicator in the loom view
 	this.renderLoomViews();
 
-    let prompt = `<|endoftext|>${this.fullText(file, rootNode)}`;
+    let prompt = `${this.settings.prepend}${this.fullText(file, rootNode)}`;
 	
     // remove a trailing space if there is one
     // store whether there was, so it can be added back post-completion
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3c75ad9..4063bf6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-loom",
-	"version": "1.16.3",
+	"version": "1.17.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "obsidian-loom",
-			"version": "1.16.3",
+			"version": "1.17.0",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@codemirror/state": "^6.2.0",
diff --git a/views.ts b/views.ts
index 6c1dbd4..21880d1 100644
--- a/views.ts
+++ b/views.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ export class LoomView extends ItemView {
 	this.renderTree(this.tree, state);
 
 	this.containerEl.scrollTop = scroll;
+
+	// scroll to active node in the tree
+	const activeNode = this.tree.querySelector(".is-active");
+	if (activeNode){ //&& !container.contains(activeNode)){
+	  activeNode.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+	}
   }
 
   renderNavButtons(settings: LoomSettings) {
@@ -327,6 +333,7 @@ export class LoomView extends ItemView {
 	setting("Top p", "topP", String(settings.topP), "float");
 	setting("Frequency penalty", "frequencyPenalty", String(settings.frequencyPenalty), "float");
 	setting("Presence penalty", "presencePenalty", String(settings.presencePenalty), "float");
+	setting("Prepend sequence", "prepend", settings.prepend, "string");
   }
 
   renderBookmarks(container: HTMLElement, state: NoteState) {