diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 12fce7c..c7666a2 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   :ensure t
   :config (which-key-mode))
 
-(set-face-attribute 'default nil :font "JetBrains Mono" :height 130)
+;; (set-face-attribute 'default nil :font "JetBrains Mono" :height 130)
+(set-face-attribute 'default nil :font "VictorMono Nerd Font Mono" :height 110)
 
 (set-default-coding-systems 'utf-8)
 
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@
 
 (setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
 
+(tool-bar-mode -1)
+
 ;;(setq ido-everywhere t)
 
 ;;(setq ido-enable-flex-matching t)
@@ -173,48 +176,6 @@ Exempt major modes are defined in `display-line-numbers-exempt-modes'."
 
 (global-display-line-numbers-mode)
 
-;; theming starts here:
-
-(use-package modus-themes
-  :ensure t)
-
-(load-theme 'modus-operandi-tinted t)
-
-;;(add-to-list 'custom-theme-load-path "~/.emacs.d/themes/")
-
-;;(use-package doom-themes
-;;  :ensure t
-;;  :config
-;;  (load-theme 'doom-monokai-pro t))
-
-;; (use-package zenburn-theme
-;;   :ensure t)
-
-;; (load-theme 'zenburn t)
-
-;; (use-package birds-of-paradise-plus-theme
-;;   :ensure t)
-
-;; (load-theme 'birds-of-paradise-plus t)
-
-;; (use-package spacemacs-theme
-;;   :defer t
-;;   :init (load-theme 'spacemacs-light t))
-
-;; (use-package poet-theme
-;;   :ensure t)
-;; (load-theme 'poet t)
-;; ;;(set-face-attribute 'default nil :family "DejaVu Sans Mono" :height 130)
-;; (set-face-attribute 'fixed-pitch nil :family "DejaVu Sans Mono")
-;; (set-face-attribute 'variable-pitch nil :family "IBM Plex Serif")
-;; (add-to-list
-;;   'default-frame-alist'(ns-transparent-titlebar . t))
-;; (add-to-list
-;;  'default-frame-alist'(ns-appearance . light))
-;; (add-hook 'text-mode-hook
-;;            (lambda ()
-;;              (variable-pitch-mode 1)))
-
 (use-package magit
   :ensure t)
 
@@ -222,13 +183,39 @@ Exempt major modes are defined in `display-line-numbers-exempt-modes'."
   :ensure t
   :hook (after-init . doom-modeline-mode))
 
-(use-package all-the-icons
-  :if (display-graphic-p))
+;; M-x nerd-icons-install-fonts
+(use-package nerd-icons
+  :ensure t)
 
-;; prettier setup goes here
 (use-package prettier-js
   :ensure t)
 
+;; theming starts here:
+
+(use-package ef-themes
+:ensure t)
+
+(setq ef-themes-to-toggle '(ef-day ef-autumn))
+
+(setq ef-themes-headings ; read the manual's entry or the doc string
+'((0 . (variable-pitch light 1.9))
+(1 . (variable-pitch light 1.8))
+(2 . (variable-pitch regular 1.7))
+(3 . (variable-pitch regular 1.6))
+(4 . (variable-pitch regular 1.5))
+(5 . (variable-pitch 1.4)) ; absence of weight means `bold'
+(6 . (variable-pitch 1.3))
+(7 . (variable-pitch 1.2))
+(t . (variable-pitch 1.1))))
+
+(setq ef-themes-mixed-fonts t
+ef-themes-variable-pitch-ui t)
+
+(mapc #'disable-theme custom-enabled-themes)
+
+;; (ef-themes-select 'ef-autumn)
+(load-theme 'modus-operandi-tinted t)
+
 ;;________________________________________________________
 
 (use-package orderless
@@ -276,7 +263,7 @@ Exempt major modes are defined in `display-line-numbers-exempt-modes'."
  ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
  ;; If there is more than one, they won't work right.
  '(package-selected-packages
-   '(tide which-key use-package pyenv-mode flycheck exec-path-from-shell elpy doom-themes doom-modeline all-the-icons)))
+   '(ef-themes tide which-key use-package pyenv-mode flycheck exec-path-from-shell elpy doom-themes doom-modeline all-the-icons)))
 (custom-set-faces
  ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom.
  ;; If you edit it by hand, you could mess it up, so be careful.