diff --git a/rplugin/python3/denite/filter/matcher/fruzzymatcher.py b/rplugin/python3/denite/filter/matcher/fruzzymatcher.py
index 55a61c6..77ba594 100644
--- a/rplugin/python3/denite/filter/matcher/fruzzymatcher.py
+++ b/rplugin/python3/denite/filter/matcher/fruzzymatcher.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import logging
+from os import path
 
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 pkgPath = os.path.dirname(__file__).split(os.path.sep)[:-3]
@@ -36,42 +37,47 @@ def __init__(self, vim):
         self.debug("usenative: %s" % self.useNative)
 
     def filter(self, context):
-        if not context['candidates'] or not context['input']:
-            return context['candidates']
         candidates = context['candidates']
         qry = context['input']
         # self.debug("source: %s" % candidates[0]['source_name'])
         # self.debug("source: %s" % context['source_name'])
-        ispath = candidates[0]['source_name'] in ["file", "file_rec",
-                                                  "file_mru", "directory",
-                                                  "directory_mru", "file_old",
-                                                  "directory_rec", "buffer"]
+        ispath = False
+        for s in context['sources']:
+            if s['name'] in ["file", "file_rec",
+                             "file_mru", "directory",
+                             "directory_mru", "file_old",
+                             "directory_rec", "buffer"]:
+                ispath = True
+                break
         # self.debug("candidates %s %s" % (qry, len(candidates)))
         results = self.scoreMatchesProxy(qry, candidates, 10,
                                          key=lambda x: x['word'],
-                                         ispath=ispath)
+                                         ispath=ispath,
+                                         buffer=context['bufnr'])
         # self.debug("results %s" % results)
         rset = [w[0] for w in results]
         # self.debug("rset %s" % rset)
         return rset
 
-    def scoreMatchesProxy(self, q, c, limit, key=None, ispath=True):
+    def scoreMatchesProxy(self, q, c, limit, key=None, ispath=True, buffer=0):
+        relname = ""
+        if ispath and buffer > 0 and q == "":
+            fname = self.vim.buffers[buffer].name
+            d = self.vim.command("pwd")
+            relname = path.relpath(fname, start=d)
+            self.debug("buffer: %s, '%s'" % (relname, q))
         if self.useNative:
-            idxArr = self.nativeMethod(q, [key(d) for d in c], limit, ispath)
+            idxArr = self.nativeMethod(q, [key(d) for d in c],
+                                       relname, limit, ispath)
             results = []
             for i in idxArr:
-                results.append((c[i[0]], i[1]))
+                idx, score = i
+                results.append((c[idx], score))
             return results
         else:
-            return fruzzy.scoreMatches(q, c, limit, key, ispath)
+            return fruzzy.scoreMatches(q, c, relname, limit, key, ispath)
 
     def convert_pattern(self, input_str):
-        if not input_str:
-            return input_str
-        pat = ""
-        for c in input_str[:-1]:
-            pat = pat + "%s[^%s]{-}" % (c, c)
-        p = pat + input_str[-1]
-        # p = convert2fuzzy_pattern(input_str)
-        # self.debug("pattern: %s : %s" % (input_str, p))
+        p = convert2fuzzy_pattern(input_str)
+        self.debug("pattern: %s : %s" % (input_str, p))
         return p
diff --git a/rplugin/python3/fruzzy.py b/rplugin/python3/fruzzy.py
index 35e7bdc..6887e1d 100644
--- a/rplugin/python3/fruzzy.py
+++ b/rplugin/python3/fruzzy.py
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ def scorer(x, key, ispath=True):
     # return position_boost + cluster_boost + sep_boost + camel_boost
 
 
-def scoreMatches(query, candidates, limit, key=None, ispath=True):
+def scoreMatches(query, candidates, current, limit, key=None, ispath=True):
+    # TODO: implement levenshtein but not at the cost of complicating the
+    # installation
+    if query == "":
+        return ((c, 0) for c in candidates)
     key = idfn if not key else key
     matches = fuzzyMatches(query, candidates, limit * 5, key, ispath)
     return heapq.nlargest(limit, matches, key=lambda x: x[5])
diff --git a/rplugin/python3/fruzzy_mod.nim b/rplugin/python3/fruzzy_mod.nim
index 4f16fac..508d9aa 100644
--- a/rplugin/python3/fruzzy_mod.nim
+++ b/rplugin/python3/fruzzy_mod.nim
@@ -262,31 +262,36 @@ proc isMatch(query, candidate: string, m: var Match) =
             break
     return
 
-iterator fuzzyMatches(query:string, candidates: openarray[string], limit: int, ispath: bool = true): tuple[i:int, r:int] =
+iterator fuzzyMatches(query:string, candidates: openarray[string], current: string, limit: int, ispath: bool = true): tuple[i:int, r:int] =
     let findFirstN = true
     var count = 0
     var mtch:Match
     mtch.positions = newSeq[int](query.len)
     var heap = newHeap[tuple[i:int, r:int]]() do (a, b: tuple[i:int, r:int]) -> int:
         b.r - a.r
-    for i, x in candidates:
-        l "processing:  {x}"
-        isMatch(query, x, mtch)
-        if mtch.found:
-            count.inc
-            l "ADDED: {x}"
-            let rank = scorer(mtch, x, ispath)
-            info &"{x} - {mtch} - {rank}"
-            heap.push((i, rank))
-            if findFirstN and count == limit * 5:
-                break
+    if query != "":
+        for i, x in candidates:
+            l "processing:  {x}"
+            isMatch(query, x, mtch)
+            if mtch.found:
+                count.inc
+                l "ADDED: {x}"
+                let rank = scorer(mtch, x, ispath)
+                info &"{x} - {mtch} - {rank}"
+                heap.push((i, rank))
+                if findFirstN and count == limit * 5:
+                    break
+    else: # if blank string just take N items based on levenshtien (rev)
+        for i, x in candidates:
+            if current != x:
+                heap.push((i, 300 - current.editDistance(x)))
     count = 0
     while count < limit and heap.size > 0:
         let item =  heap.pop
         yield item
         count.inc
 
-proc scoreMatchesStr(query: string, candidates: openarray[string], limit: int, ispath:bool=true): seq[tuple[i:int, r:int]] {.exportpy.} =
+proc scoreMatchesStr(query: string, candidates: openarray[string], current: string, limit: int, ispath:bool=true): seq[tuple[i:int, r:int]] {.exportpy.} =
     result = newSeq[tuple[i:int, r:int]](limit)
     var idx = 0
     if os.existsEnv("FRUZZY_USEALT"):
@@ -295,7 +300,7 @@ proc scoreMatchesStr(query: string, candidates: openarray[string], limit: int, i
             result[idx] = m
             idx.inc
     else:
-        for m in fuzzyMatches(query, candidates, limit, ispath):
+        for m in fuzzyMatches(query, candidates, current, limit, ispath):
             result[idx] = m
             idx.inc