diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49201ba..984ab4d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CXX = $(shell wx-config --cxx)
 
-SOURCES = $(wildcard include/**/*.cpp include/*.cpp)
+SOURCES = $(wildcard include/**/*.cpp src/settings/*.cpp include/*.cpp)
 OBJECTS = $(patsubst %.cpp,%.o, $(SOURCES))
 TARGET = build/Tyro.a
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PROGRAM_SRC = $(wildcard src/*.cpp src/widgets/*.cpp)
 PROGRAM = build/Tyro
 PROGRAM_OBJECTS = $(patsubst %.cpp,%.o, $(PROGRAM_SRC))
 
-BASE_FLAGS = -DSCI_LEXER -std=c++11
+BASE_FLAGS = -DSCI_LEXER
 
 LDLIBS = $(TARGET) $(shell wx-config --libs base core aui stc adv)
 WX_CXXFLAGS =  $(shell wx-config --cxxflags) $(BASE_FLAGS)
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index efc447c..75cea5e 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.cpp b/src/settings/Settings.cpp
index 93ed570..aafa3ed 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,16 @@
 
 TyroSettings::TyroSettings()
 {
-	
+	ifstream file("../../config/scintilla.json");
+	reader.parse(file, default_root);
 }
 
 TyroSettings::~TyroSettings()
 {
 	
+}
+
+Json::Value TyroSettings::GetRoot()
+{
+	return default_root;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.h b/src/settings/Settings.h
index 99483d5..d6fbd8a 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.h
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.h
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
 
 class TyroSettings {
 public:
-	TyroSettings();
-	~TyroSettings();
+    TyroSettings();
+    ~TyroSettings();
+    Json::Value GetRoot();
 private:
+    Json::Value default_root;
+    Json::Reader reader;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/EditPane.cpp b/src/widgets/EditPane.cpp
index b9a43e6..4a93551 100644
--- a/src/widgets/EditPane.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/EditPane.cpp
@@ -5,30 +5,11 @@ EditPane::EditPane(
 	const wxSize &size, long style
 ) : wxStyledTextCtrl (parent, id, pos, size, style)
 {	
-	StringConstMapData map_data[] = {
-		{"c", wxSTC_LEX_CPP},
-		{"h", wxSTC_LEX_CPP},
-		{"cpp", wxSTC_LEX_CPP},
-		{"cxx", wxSTC_LEX_CPP},
-		{"py", wxSTC_LEX_PYTHON},
-		{"php", wxSTC_LEX_PHPSCRIPT},
-		{"js", wxSTC_LEX_ESCRIPT},
-		{"json", wxSTC_LEX_ESCRIPT}
-	};
 
-	lexer_map = StringConstMap(
-		map_data,
-		map_data + sizeof map_data / sizeof map_data[0]
-	);
 }
 
 EditPane::~EditPane() {}
 
-/*void EditPane::OnSize(wxSizeEvent &event)
-{
-		
-}*/
-
 /**
  * Encapsulate lexer selection when opening a file
  *
@@ -41,8 +22,12 @@ bool EditPane::LoadAndHighlight(wxString filePath)
 	wxFileName file(filePath);
 	wxString ext = file.GetExt();
 	
+	this->SetLexer(wxSTC_LEX_CPP);
+	
 	this->StyleSetForeground (wxSTC_STYLE_DEFAULT, wxColor(101, 123, 131));
     this->StyleSetBackground (wxSTC_STYLE_DEFAULT, wxColor(253, 246, 227));
+	this->StyleSetBackground (wxSTC_STYLE_MAX, wxColor(253, 246, 227));
+	this->StyleSetBackground (wxSTC_STYLE_CONTROLCHAR, wxColor(253, 246, 227));
     this->StyleSetForeground(wxSTC_STYLE_INDENTGUIDE, wxColor(147, 161, 161));
 	
 	this->SetMarginWidth (MARGIN_LINE_NUMBERS, 50);
@@ -82,8 +67,5 @@ bool EditPane::LoadAndHighlight(wxString filePath)
 	this->StyleSetBold(wxSTC_C_WORD2, true);
 	this->StyleSetBold(wxSTC_C_COMMENTDOCKEYWORD, true);
 
-	lexer_map_it = lexer_map.find((string) ext);
-	this->SetLexer(lexer_map_it->second);
-
 	return this->LoadFile(filePath);
 }
diff --git a/src/widgets/EditPane.h b/src/widgets/EditPane.h
index 26bea4f..19762a6 100644
--- a/src/widgets/EditPane.h
+++ b/src/widgets/EditPane.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public:
 	);
 	~EditPane();
 	wxString fileName;
-	void OnSize(wxSizeEvent &event);
 	bool LoadAndHighlight(wxString filePath);
 private:
 	enum
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ private:
 		MARGIN_LINE_NUMBERS,
 		MARGIN_FOLD
 	};
-	StringConstMap lexer_map;
-	StringConstMap::iterator lexer_map_it;
 };
 
 #endif // TYRODOC_FRAME_H