diff --git a/box_setup.sh b/box_setup.sh
index 4fee2c2..5d410be 100755
--- a/box_setup.sh
+++ b/box_setup.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ echo "---- settings vars for system type -----"
         case $setup_distro in
             (arch | artix)
                 install_cmd="sudo pacman -S --noconfirm"
-                update_pkg_manager_and_defs_cmd='' # don't; update system instead?
+                update_pkg_manager_and_defs_cmd='' # don't; update system instead
                 update_pkgs_cmd='sudo pacman -Syu'
         	;;
             (debian)
diff --git a/docs/todo.md b/docs/todo.md
index 4deaa92..230275c 100644
--- a/docs/todo.md
+++ b/docs/todo.md
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 # TODO items
 
-- config for calcurse (including syncing via caldav, etesync, or similar)
-- config for mpd, and client(s), (mpd clients to consider: mpc, ncmpcpp, ncmpc, inori)
-- finish hyprland config and installation on linux
+## pending to call setup work initially done
+
+- finished dwm config and installation on linux
+- finished artix/dinit setup
+    - include figuring out wiregaurd/vpn stuff
+- switch install approach from csv file to:
+    - checking for custom file for os/distro
+    - then checking custom file for overall
+    - then just installing via package manager
 - web browsers config and install (primary: qutebrowser, alt1: brave, alt2: tor)
+- config for mpd, and client(s), (mpd clients to consider: mpc, ncmpcpp, ncmpc, inori)
 - get find, xargs, and awk (use nawk) as unified as i can across system types
+
+## optional
+
 - pick rss reader; newsboat? others? option with inbox and separate queues?
 - make all these scripts POSIX-compliant (or at least usable in ksh/oksh)
 
diff --git a/docs/workflow-and-workspaces-scheme.md b/docs/workflow-and-workspaces-scheme.md
index 9ab97a6..fead8a1 100644
--- a/docs/workflow-and-workspaces-scheme.md
+++ b/docs/workflow-and-workspaces-scheme.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ idea from the ThePrimeagen: designated workspace/label/desktop per app/purpose
 | 6.  | comms (emails, chats, av/calls)
 | 7.  | web browser
 | 8.  | terminal (primary; one-off terminals & tui apps can be anywhere)
-| 9.  | programming - misc (whatever is not in primary terminal)
-| 0.  | general - misc (catch-all)
+| 9.  | general - misc (catch-all)
+| 0.  | games
 
 ### guiding ideas
 - use this consistently accross all machines
diff --git a/src_files/.local/scripts/tmux-session-init b/src_files/.local/scripts/tmux-session-init
index 57bf7f6..101c4df 100755
--- a/src_files/.local/scripts/tmux-session-init
+++ b/src_files/.local/scripts/tmux-session-init
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ fi
 
 [[ -z $tmux_target_name ]] && exit 0
 
+# TODO: bug in the check below, matches even when target name is a subset of an existing
+#       session's name, so a new session is not created in that case even though
+#       example: existing session with name 'dwm-suckless' will match at be opened even
+#       when attempting to open a new session with a target name of only 'dwm'
 ! (echo $tmux_existing_sessions | grep -q "$tmux_target_name") &&
     tmux new-session -d -s $tmux_target_name -c $tmux_target_path &&
     tmux_hydrate $tmux_target_name $tmux_target_path