diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d1cd5dc..fa03efd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ var unsafeGet = function(label) {
   };
 };
 
+// output-es/Data.Show/foreign.js
+var showIntImpl = function(n) {
+  return n.toString();
+};
+
 // output-es/Data.Ordering/index.js
 var $Ordering = (tag) => tag;
 var LT = /* @__PURE__ */ $Ordering("LT");
@@ -4591,6 +4596,7 @@ var identity5 = (x) => x;
 var writeForeignString = { writeImpl: unsafeCoerce };
 var writeForeignInt = { writeImpl: unsafeCoerce };
 var writeForeignFieldsNilRowR = { writeImplFields: (v) => (v1) => identity5 };
+var writeForeignBoolean = { writeImpl: unsafeCoerce };
 var writeJSON = (dictWriteForeign) => (x) => _unsafeStringify(dictWriteForeign.writeImpl(x));
 var writeForeignFieldsCons = (dictIsSymbol) => (dictWriteForeign) => (dictWriteForeignFields) => () => () => () => ({
   writeImplFields: (v) => (rec) => {
@@ -4601,6 +4607,7 @@ var writeForeignFieldsCons = (dictIsSymbol) => (dictWriteForeign) => (dictWriteF
 });
 
 // output-es/Main/index.js
+var $SelectionDescriptionOrientation = (tag) => tag;
 var min2 = (x) => (y) => {
   const v = ordInt.compare(x)(y);
   if (v === "LT") {
@@ -4615,6 +4622,8 @@ var min2 = (x) => (y) => {
   fail();
 };
 var traverse = /* @__PURE__ */ (() => traversableArray.traverse(applicativeMaybe))();
+var Forward = /* @__PURE__ */ $SelectionDescriptionOrientation("Forward");
+var Backward = /* @__PURE__ */ $SelectionDescriptionOrientation("Backward");
 var getLabels = (v) => {
   const $0 = v.labelCharset;
   const nextLabel = (v1) => {
@@ -4627,7 +4636,7 @@ var getLabels = (v) => {
     }
     return _crashWith("Index error");
   };
-  const lineNrOffset = min2(v.bufferSelection.endLine)(v.bufferSelection.startLine);
+  const lineNrOffset = min2(v.bufferSelection.startLine)(v.bufferSelection.endLine);
   const generateLabels = (generateLabels$a0$copy) => (generateLabels$a1$copy) => (generateLabels$a2$copy) => (generateLabels$a3$copy) => {
     let generateLabels$a0 = generateLabels$a0$copy;
     let generateLabels$a1 = generateLabels$a1$copy;
@@ -4683,18 +4692,48 @@ var getLabels = (v) => {
     }
     return generateLabels$r;
   };
-  const $1 = splitAt((v.currentLine - lineNrOffset | 0) + 1 | 0)(mapWithIndexArray((lineNr) => (line) => foldableWithIndexArray.foldlWithIndex((column) => (v1) => (codepoint) => {
+  const cursorLine = (() => {
+    if (v.bufferSelection.orientation === "Forward") {
+      return v.clientSelection.endLine;
+    }
+    if (v.bufferSelection.orientation === "Backward") {
+      return v.clientSelection.startLine;
+    }
+    fail();
+  })();
+  const cursorColumn = (() => {
+    if (v.bufferSelection.orientation === "Forward") {
+      return v.clientSelection.endColumn;
+    }
+    if (v.bufferSelection.orientation === "Backward") {
+      return v.clientSelection.startColumn;
+    }
+    fail();
+  })();
+  const $1 = splitAt((cursorLine - lineNrOffset | 0) + 1 | 0)(mapWithIndexArray((lineNr) => (line) => foldableWithIndexArray.foldlWithIndex((column) => (v1) => (codepoint) => {
     const $12 = v1.bytePosition;
     return {
       prev: $Maybe("Just", codepoint),
       bytePosition: $12 + byteLength(singleton2(codepoint))(UTF8) | 0,
       acc: (() => {
+        const $2 = lineNr + lineNrOffset | 0;
+        const orientation = (() => {
+          if ($2 > cursorLine) {
+            return Forward;
+          }
+          if ($2 === cursorLine && column > cursorColumn) {
+            return Forward;
+          }
+          return Backward;
+        })();
+        const selectionDescription = ((orientation === "Forward" ? v.clientSelection.orientation === "Forward" : orientation === "Backward" && v.clientSelection.orientation === "Backward") || !v.autoFlipSelection ? showIntImpl(v.clientSelection.startLine) + "." + showIntImpl(v.clientSelection.startColumn) + "," : showIntImpl(v.clientSelection.endLine) + "." + showIntImpl(v.clientSelection.endColumn) + ",") + showIntImpl(lineNr + lineNrOffset | 0) + "." + showIntImpl(column + 1 | 0);
         const jumpPosition = (label) => ({
+          label,
+          labelByteLength: byteLength(slice(column + 1 | 0)((column + toCodePointArray(label).length | 0) + 1 | 0)(line))(UTF8),
+          labelBytePosition: $12,
           line: lineNr + lineNrOffset | 0,
-          column: column + 1 | 0,
-          bytePosition: $12,
-          byteLength: byteLength(slice(column + 1 | 0)((column + toCodePointArray(label).length | 0) + 1 | 0)(line))(UTF8),
-          label
+          selectionDescription,
+          jumpOrientationForward: orientation === "Forward"
         });
         if (v1.prev.tag === "Nothing") {
           if (isAlphaNum(codepoint) || elem(eqCodePoint)(codepoint)(v.extraWordCharacters)) {
@@ -4714,112 +4753,130 @@ var getLabels = (v) => {
         fail();
       })()
     };
-  })({ prev: Nothing, bytePosition: 1, acc: [] })(toCodePointArray(line)).acc)(split("\n")(v.buffer)));
+  })({ prev: Nothing, bytePosition: 1, acc: [] })(toCodePointArray(line)).acc)(split("\n")(v.bufferContent)));
   return generateLabels(arrayBind($1.before)(identity))(arrayBind($1.after)(identity))($Tuple(0, 0))([]);
 };
 var kakouneEnvironment = /* @__PURE__ */ (() => {
-  const $0 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpContents in the environment\n\n"));
+  const $0 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpAutoFlipOnExtend in the environment\n"));
+  const $1 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpContents in the environment\n"));
+  const $2 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpContentsRange in the environment\n"));
+  const $3 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_selection_desc in the environment\n"));
+  const $4 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpExtraWordCharacters in the environment\n"));
+  const $5 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpLabelsCharacters in the environment\n"));
+  const $6 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: invalid labels characters set\n"));
   return () => {
     const a$p = unsafeGetEnv();
-    const $1 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpContents", a$p);
-    const buffer = (() => {
-      if ($1.tag === "Nothing") {
+    const $7 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpAutoFlipOnExtend", a$p);
+    const v = (() => {
+      if ($7.tag === "Nothing") {
         return $0();
       }
-      if ($1.tag === "Just") {
-        return $1._1;
+      if ($7.tag === "Just") {
+        return $7._1;
       }
       fail();
     })();
-    const $2 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpContentsRange in the environment\n\n"));
-    const a$p$1 = unsafeGetEnv();
-    const $3 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpContentsRange", a$p$1);
-    const desc = (() => {
-      if ($3.tag === "Nothing") {
-        return $2();
+    const a$p$1 = (() => {
+      if (v === "true") {
+        return true;
       }
-      if ($3.tag === "Just") {
-        return $3._1;
+      if (v === "false") {
+        return false;
       }
-      fail();
+      return throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't parse Boolean: " + v + "\n"))();
     })();
-    const v = traverse(fromString)(arrayBind(split(",")(desc))(split(".")));
-    const bufferSelection = v.tag === "Just" && v._1.length === 4 ? { startLine: v._1[0], startColumn: v._1[1], endLine: v._1[2], endColumn: v._1[3] } : throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't parse selection description: " + desc + "\n"))();
-    const $4 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_cursor_line in the environment\n\n"));
     const a$p$2 = unsafeGetEnv();
-    const $5 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_cursor_line", a$p$2);
-    const currentLine$p = (() => {
-      if ($5.tag === "Nothing") {
-        return $4();
-      }
-      if ($5.tag === "Just") {
-        return $5._1;
-      }
-      fail();
-    })();
-    const $6 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_cursor_column in the environment\n\n"));
-    const a$p$3 = unsafeGetEnv();
-    const $7 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_cursor_column", a$p$3);
-    const currentColumn$p = (() => {
-      if ($7.tag === "Nothing") {
-        return $6();
+    const $8 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpContents", a$p$2);
+    const a$p$3 = (() => {
+      if ($8.tag === "Nothing") {
+        return $1();
       }
-      if ($7.tag === "Just") {
-        return $7._1;
+      if ($8.tag === "Just") {
+        return $8._1;
       }
       fail();
     })();
-    const $8 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpExtraWordCharacters in the environment\n\n"));
     const a$p$4 = unsafeGetEnv();
-    const $9 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpExtraWordCharacters", a$p$4);
-    const a$p$5 = (() => {
+    const $9 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpContentsRange", a$p$4);
+    const $10 = (() => {
       if ($9.tag === "Nothing") {
-        return $8();
+        return $2();
       }
       if ($9.tag === "Just") {
         return $9._1;
       }
       fail();
     })();
-    const extraWordCharacters = toCodePointArray(a$p$5);
-    const $10 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: invalid labels characters set\n"));
-    const $11 = throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't find $kak_opt_jumpLabelsCharacters in the environment\n\n"));
+    const v$1 = traverse(fromString)(arrayBind(split(",")($10))(split(".")));
+    const a$p$5 = v$1.tag === "Just" && v$1._1.length === 4 ? {
+      startLine: v$1._1[0],
+      startColumn: v$1._1[1],
+      endLine: v$1._1[2],
+      endColumn: v$1._1[3],
+      orientation: v$1._1[2] > v$1._1[0] || v$1._1[2] === v$1._1[0] && v$1._1[3] > v$1._1[1] ? Forward : Backward
+    } : throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't parse selection description: " + $10 + "\n"))();
     const a$p$6 = unsafeGetEnv();
-    const $12 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpLabelsCharacters", a$p$6);
-    const $13 = (() => {
-      if ($12.tag === "Nothing") {
-        return $11();
+    const $11 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_selection_desc", a$p$6);
+    const $12 = (() => {
+      if ($11.tag === "Nothing") {
+        return $3();
       }
-      if ($12.tag === "Just") {
-        return $12._1;
+      if ($11.tag === "Just") {
+        return $11._1;
       }
       fail();
     })();
-    const $14 = toCodePointArray($13);
-    if ($14.length >= 10) {
-      const v$12 = fromString(currentColumn$p);
-      const v12 = fromString(currentLine$p);
-      if (v12.tag === "Just" && v$12.tag === "Just") {
-        return { buffer, currentLine: v12._1, currentColumn: v$12._1, labelCharset: $14, bufferSelection, extraWordCharacters };
+    const v$2 = traverse(fromString)(arrayBind(split(",")($12))(split(".")));
+    const a$p$7 = v$2.tag === "Just" && v$2._1.length === 4 ? {
+      startLine: v$2._1[0],
+      startColumn: v$2._1[1],
+      endLine: v$2._1[2],
+      endColumn: v$2._1[3],
+      orientation: v$2._1[2] > v$2._1[0] || v$2._1[2] === v$2._1[0] && v$2._1[3] > v$2._1[1] ? Forward : Backward
+    } : throwException(error2("[ERROR] JumpMode: couldn't parse selection description: " + $12 + "\n"))();
+    const a$p$8 = unsafeGetEnv();
+    const $13 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpExtraWordCharacters", a$p$8);
+    const a$p$9 = (() => {
+      if ($13.tag === "Nothing") {
+        return $4();
+      }
+      if ($13.tag === "Just") {
+        return $13._1;
       }
       fail();
-    }
-    const labelCharset = $10();
-    const v$1 = fromString(currentColumn$p);
-    const v1 = fromString(currentLine$p);
-    if (v1.tag === "Just" && v$1.tag === "Just") {
-      return { buffer, currentLine: v1._1, currentColumn: v$1._1, labelCharset, bufferSelection, extraWordCharacters };
-    }
-    fail();
+    })();
+    const a$p$10 = unsafeGetEnv();
+    const $14 = _lookup(Nothing, Just, "kak_opt_jumpLabelsCharacters", a$p$10);
+    const $15 = (() => {
+      if ($14.tag === "Nothing") {
+        return $5();
+      }
+      if ($14.tag === "Just") {
+        return $14._1;
+      }
+      fail();
+    })();
+    const $16 = toCodePointArray($15);
+    const a$p$11 = $16.length >= 10 ? $16 : $6();
+    return {
+      autoFlipSelection: a$p$1,
+      bufferContent: a$p$3,
+      bufferSelection: a$p$5,
+      clientSelection: a$p$7,
+      extraWordCharacters: toCodePointArray(a$p$9),
+      labelCharset: a$p$11
+    };
   };
 })();
 var main = /* @__PURE__ */ (() => {
   const $0 = writeJSON((() => {
-    const $02 = writeForeignFieldsCons({ reflectSymbol: () => "byteLength" })(writeForeignInt)(writeForeignFieldsCons({
-      reflectSymbol: () => "bytePosition"
-    })(writeForeignInt)(writeForeignFieldsCons({ reflectSymbol: () => "column" })(writeForeignInt)(writeForeignFieldsCons({
+    const $02 = writeForeignFieldsCons({ reflectSymbol: () => "jumpOrientationForward" })(writeForeignBoolean)(writeForeignFieldsCons({
       reflectSymbol: () => "label"
-    })(writeForeignString)(writeForeignFieldsCons({ reflectSymbol: () => "line" })(writeForeignInt)(writeForeignFieldsNilRowR)()()())()()())()()())()()())()()();
+    })(writeForeignString)(writeForeignFieldsCons({ reflectSymbol: () => "labelByteLength" })(writeForeignInt)(writeForeignFieldsCons({
+      reflectSymbol: () => "labelBytePosition"
+    })(writeForeignInt)(writeForeignFieldsCons({ reflectSymbol: () => "line" })(writeForeignInt)(writeForeignFieldsCons({
+      reflectSymbol: () => "selectionDescription"
+    })(writeForeignString)(writeForeignFieldsNilRowR)()()())()()())()()())()()())()()())()()();
     return { writeImpl: (xs) => arrayMap((rec) => $02.writeImplFields($$Proxy)(rec)({}))(xs) };
   })());
   return () => {
diff --git a/jump.kak b/jump.kak
index e7846e0..d63d185 100644
--- a/jump.kak
+++ b/jump.kak
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ define-command -hidden jumpAddDimHL %{
 define-command -hidden jumpGetLabelsJSON %{
   set-option window jumpLabelsPositions %sh{
     # Environment variables to make accessible to the labels generating script
+    # $kak_selection_desc
     # $kak_opt_jumpContents
-    # $kak_cursor_line
-    # $kak_cursor_column
     # $kak_opt_jumpContentsRange
     # $kak_opt_jumpLabelsCharacters
     # $kak_opt_jumpExtraWordCharacters
+    # $kak_opt_jumpAutoFlipOnExtend
     node "$(dirname $kak_opt_jumpSourcePath)/index.js"
   }
 }
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ define-command -hidden jumpSetLabels %{
         ( l => process.stdout.write
             ( l.line
             + '.'
-            + l.bytePosition
+            + l.labelBytePosition
             + '+'
-            + l.byteLength
+            + l.labelByteLength
             + '|{$kak_opt_jumpLabelFace}'
             + l.label
             + ' '
@@ -118,14 +118,9 @@ define-command -hidden jumpOnPromptChange %{
       const jumpLabels = JSON.parse('$kak_opt_jumpLabelsPositions')
       const targetLabel = jumpLabels.find(label => label.label === '$kak_text')
       if (targetLabel === undefined) process.exit()
-
-      const toTargetLine =
-        ( targetLabel.line > $kak_cursor_line
-            ? (targetLabel.line - $kak_cursor_line) + 'j gh'
-            : ($kak_cursor_line - targetLabel.line) + 'k gh'
-        ).replace(/^0\w gh$/, 'gh')
-
-      console.log('execute-keys <esc> ' + toTargetLine + (targetLabel.column - 1) + 'l he')
+      console.log('execute-keys <esc>')
+      console.log('select -display-column ' + targetLabel.selectionDescription)
+      console.log('execute-keys <semicolon>he')
     "
   }
 }
@@ -136,42 +131,9 @@ define-command -hidden jumpExtendOnPromptChange %{
       const jumpLabels = JSON.parse('$kak_opt_jumpLabelsPositions')
       const targetLabel = jumpLabels.find(label => label.label === '$kak_text')
       if (targetLabel === undefined) process.exit()
-
-      const [ selStartLine, selStartCol, selEndLine, selEndCol ] =
-        '$kak_selection_desc'.match(/\d+/g)
-
-      const selOrientedForward =
-        selEndLine > selStartLine
-          || selEndLine === selStartLine && selEndCol > selStartCol
-
-      const jumpIsForward =
-        targetLabel.line > $kak_cursor_line
-          || (targetLabel.line === $kak_cursor_line && targetLabel.column > $kak_cursor_column)
-
-      const flipSelection =
-        $kak_opt_jumpAutoFlipOnExtend && selOrientedForward !== jumpIsForward
-          ? '<a-semicolon>'
-          : ''
-
-      const lineWiseMoves =
-        ( targetLabel.line > $kak_cursor_line && selOrientedForward
-          ? (targetLabel.line - $kak_cursor_line) + 'J'
-        : targetLabel.line > $kak_cursor_line
-          ? (targetLabel.line - $kak_cursor_line - (selStartLine - selEndLine)) + 'J'
-        : targetLabel.line < $kak_cursor_line && !selOrientedForward
-          ? ($kak_cursor_line - targetLabel.line) + 'K'
-        : targetLabel.line < $kak_cursor_line
-          ? ($kak_cursor_line - targetLabel.line - (selEndLine - selStartLine)) + 'K'
-        : ''
-        ).replace(/^0\w$/, '')
-
-      const extendRight =
-        targetLabel.column === 1 && !jumpIsForward
-          ? ''
-          : (targetLabel.column - 1) + 'L'
-
-      const lastKeyPress = jumpIsForward ? 'E' : ''
-      console.log('execute-keys <esc> ' + flipSelection + lineWiseMoves + '<a-H>' + extendRight + lastKeyPress)
+      console.log('execute-keys <esc>')
+      console.log('select -display-column ' + targetLabel.selectionDescription)
+      if (targetLabel.jumpOrientationForward) console.log('execute-keys HE')
     "
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Main.purs b/src/Main.purs
index f341a34..337bfd4 100644
--- a/src/Main.purs
+++ b/src/Main.purs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import Data.FoldableWithIndex (foldlWithIndex)
 import Data.FunctorWithIndex (mapWithIndex)
 import Data.Int as Int
 import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..), maybe)
-import Data.Newtype (class Newtype)
 import Data.String as S
 import Data.String.CodePoints (CodePoint)
 import Data.String.CodeUnits as SCU
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ import Effect.Console (log)
 import Effect.Exception (throw)
 import Node.Encoding (byteLength, Encoding(UTF8))
 import Node.Process (lookupEnv) as Process
-import Partial.Unsafe (unsafePartial, unsafeCrashWith)
+import Partial.Unsafe (unsafeCrashWith)
 import Yoga.JSON as JSON
 
 main ∷ Effect Unit
@@ -30,6 +29,22 @@ main =
     >>> JSON.writeJSON
     >>> log
 
+-- | Selection description for the visible part of the buffer.
+-- | Start does not necessarily "come before" end, since selections can have either "direction".
+type SelectionDescription =
+  { startLine ∷ Int
+  , startColumn ∷ Int
+  , endLine ∷ Int
+  , endColumn ∷ Int
+  , orientation ∷ SelectionDescriptionOrientation
+  }
+
+data SelectionDescriptionOrientation
+  = Forward
+  | Backward
+
+derive instance Eq SelectionDescriptionOrientation
+
 -- | A resulting label for a position in the buffer, like `cfx`.
 type Label =
   String
@@ -40,37 +55,36 @@ type Label =
 type CharsetPosition =
   Tuple Int Int
 
+-- | Selection description for a jump to be executed, in Kakoune format `line.col,line.col`.
+-- | This is an *extending* selection description and it's thus tied to client's context (current selection).
+-- | For selection-discarding jumps, it's simply followed by '<semicolon>' on Kakoune side.
+type JumpSelectionDescription =
+  String
+
 -- | A resulting description of a jump label.
+-- | Fields `labelByteLength`, `labelBytePosition` and `line` describe where to put the label,
+-- | field `label` is label's characters and field `selectionDescription` will be used to execute
+-- | the jump when it's picked. `jumpOrientationForward` is used after the jump to execute keys 'HE'.
 type JumpPosition =
-  { label ∷ Label
+  { labelByteLength ∷ Int
+  , labelBytePosition ∷ Int
+  , label ∷ Label
   , line ∷ Int
-  , column ∷ Int
-  , bytePosition ∷ Int
-  , byteLength ∷ Int
-  }
-
--- | Selection description for the visible part of the buffer.
--- | Start does not necessarily "come before" end, since selections can have either "direction".
-type BufferSelectionDescription =
-  { startLine ∷ Int
-  , startColumn ∷ Int
-  , endLine ∷ Int
-  , endColumn ∷ Int
+  , selectionDescription ∷ JumpSelectionDescription
+  , jumpOrientationForward ∷ Boolean
   }
 
 type KakouneEnvironment =
-  { buffer ∷ String
-  , bufferSelection ∷ BufferSelectionDescription
-  , currentLine ∷ Int
-  , currentColumn ∷ Int
-  , labelCharset ∷ Charset
+  { bufferSelection ∷ SelectionDescription
+  , bufferContent ∷ String
+  , clientSelection ∷ SelectionDescription
   , extraWordCharacters ∷ Array CodePoint
+  , labelCharset ∷ Charset
+  , autoFlipSelection ∷ Boolean
   }
 
 -- | An array of at least 10 unique code points used to generate jump labels.
-newtype Charset = Charset (Array S.CodePoint)
-
-derive instance newtypeCharset ∷ Newtype Charset _
+newtype Charset = Charset (Array CodePoint)
 
 charsetFromString ∷ String → Maybe Charset
 charsetFromString =
@@ -78,59 +92,87 @@ charsetFromString =
     guard (A.length cps >= 10) $> Charset cps
 
 kakouneEnvironment ∷ Effect KakouneEnvironment
-kakouneEnvironment = do
-  buffer              ← lookupOrThrow "kak_opt_jumpContents"
+kakouneEnvironment = ado
+  autoFlipSelection   ← lookupOrThrow "kak_opt_jumpAutoFlipOnExtend"
+                          >>= parseBoolean
+  bufferContent       ← lookupOrThrow "kak_opt_jumpContents"
   bufferSelection     ← lookupOrThrow "kak_opt_jumpContentsRange"
                           >>= parseSelectionDescription
-  currentLine'        ← lookupOrThrow "kak_cursor_line"
-  currentColumn'      ← lookupOrThrow "kak_cursor_column"
+  clientSelection     ← lookupOrThrow "kak_selection_desc"
+                          >>= parseSelectionDescription
   extraWordCharacters ← lookupOrThrow "kak_opt_jumpExtraWordCharacters"
                           <#> S.toCodePointArray
   labelCharset        ← lookupOrThrow "kak_opt_jumpLabelsCharacters"
-                          >>= charsetFromString >>> maybe (error "invalid labels characters set") pure
-
-  unsafePartial
-    case
-      Int.fromString currentLine', Int.fromString currentColumn'
-      of
-      Just currentLine, Just currentColumn →
-        pure
-          { buffer
-          , currentLine
-          , currentColumn
-          , labelCharset
-          , bufferSelection
-          , extraWordCharacters
-          }
+                          >>= charsetFromString
+                          >>> maybe (error "invalid labels characters set") pure
+  in
+    { autoFlipSelection
+    , bufferContent
+    , bufferSelection
+    , clientSelection
+    , extraWordCharacters
+    , labelCharset
+    }
 
   where
-  parseSelectionDescription ∷ String → Effect BufferSelectionDescription
-  parseSelectionDescription desc =
-    case traverse Int.fromString $ S.split (S.Pattern ".") <=< S.split (S.Pattern ",") $ desc of
-      Just [ startLine, startColumn, endLine, endColumn ] →
-        pure { startLine, startColumn, endLine, endColumn }
-      _ →
-        error $ "couldn't parse selection description: " <> desc
-
   lookupOrThrow ∷ String → Effect String
   lookupOrThrow var = Process.lookupEnv var
-    >>= maybe (error $ "couldn't find $" <> var <> " in the environment\n") pure
+    >>= maybe (error $ "couldn't find $" <> var <> " in the environment") pure
 
   error ∷ ∀ a. String → Effect a
   error msg = throw $ "[ERROR] JumpMode: " <> msg <> "\n"
 
+  parseBoolean ∷ String → Effect Boolean
+  parseBoolean = case _ of
+    "true" → pure true
+    "false" → pure false
+    x → error $ "couldn't parse Boolean: " <> x
+
+  parseSelectionDescription ∷ String → Effect SelectionDescription
+  parseSelectionDescription desc =
+    case traverse Int.fromString $ S.split (S.Pattern ".") <=< S.split (S.Pattern ",") $ desc of
+      Just [ startLine, startColumn, endLine, endColumn ] →
+        pure
+          { startLine
+          , startColumn
+          , endLine
+          , endColumn
+          , orientation:
+              if endLine > startLine || (endLine == startLine && endColumn > startColumn)
+              then Forward
+              else Backward
+          }
+      _ →
+        error $ "couldn't parse selection description: " <> desc
+
 getLabels ∷ KakouneEnvironment → Array JumpPosition
 getLabels env@{ labelCharset: Charset labelCharset } =
-  S.split (S.Pattern "\n") env.buffer
+  S.split (S.Pattern "\n") env.bufferContent
     # mapWithIndex indexLineWords
     -- Split the lines array at the current line in order to traverse
     -- it from that point in both directions
-    # A.splitAt (env.currentLine - lineNrOffset + 1)
+    # A.splitAt (cursorLine - lineNrOffset + 1)
     # \{ before, after } → generateLabels (join before) (join after) zero []
 
   where
   lineNrOffset ∷ Int
-  lineNrOffset = min env.bufferSelection.endLine env.bufferSelection.startLine
+  lineNrOffset = min env.bufferSelection.startLine env.bufferSelection.endLine
+
+  cursorLine ∷ Int
+  cursorLine = case env.bufferSelection.orientation of
+    Forward → env.clientSelection.endLine
+    Backward → env.clientSelection.startLine
+
+  cursorColumn ∷ Int
+  cursorColumn = case env.bufferSelection.orientation of
+    Forward → env.clientSelection.endColumn
+    Backward → env.clientSelection.startColumn
+
+  jumpOrientation ∷ Int → Int → SelectionDescriptionOrientation
+  jumpOrientation lineNr column
+    | lineNr > cursorLine = Forward
+    | lineNr == cursorLine && column > cursorColumn = Forward
+    | otherwise = Backward
 
   generateLabels
     ∷ Array (Label → JumpPosition)
@@ -179,12 +221,24 @@ getLabels env@{ labelCharset: Charset labelCharset } =
             -- Needed to get byte length of the label
             labelRangeSlice label = SCU.slice (column + 1) (column + S.length label + 1) line
 
+            orientation = jumpOrientation (lineNr + lineNrOffset) column
+
+            selectionDescription =
+              let
+                selStart =
+                  if orientation == env.clientSelection.orientation || not env.autoFlipSelection
+                  then show env.clientSelection.startLine <> "." <> show env.clientSelection.startColumn
+                  else show env.clientSelection.endLine <> "." <> show env.clientSelection.endColumn
+              in
+                selStart <> "," <> show (lineNr + lineNrOffset) <> "." <> show (column + 1)
+
             jumpPosition label =
-              { line: lineNr + lineNrOffset
-              , column: column + 1
-              , bytePosition
-              , byteLength: byteLength (labelRangeSlice label) UTF8
-              , label
+              { label
+              , labelByteLength: byteLength (labelRangeSlice label) UTF8
+              , labelBytePosition: bytePosition
+              , line: lineNr + lineNrOffset
+              , selectionDescription
+              , jumpOrientationForward: orientation == Forward
               }
           in
             case prev of
@@ -197,10 +251,10 @@ getLabels env@{ labelCharset: Charset labelCharset } =
                 | otherwise → acc
       }
 
-    wordChar ∷ CodePoint → Boolean
-    wordChar codepoint =
-      isAlphaNum codepoint
-        || A.elem codepoint env.extraWordCharacters
+  wordChar ∷ CodePoint → Boolean
+  wordChar codepoint =
+    isAlphaNum codepoint
+      || A.elem codepoint env.extraWordCharacters
 
   nextLabel ∷ CharsetPosition → Tuple Label CharsetPosition
   nextLabel (Tuple ix1 ix2) =