diff --git a/cmd/micro/actions.go b/cmd/micro/actions.go
index 5eafcc08..2c37695b 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/actions.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/actions.go
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@ func (v *View) Unsplit(usePlugin bool) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	curView := tabs[curTab].curView
+	curView := tabs[curTab].CurView
 	for i := len(tabs[curTab].views) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		view := tabs[curTab].views[i]
 		if view != nil && view.Num != curView {
@@ -1579,10 +1579,10 @@ func (v *View) NextSplit(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	}
 
 	tab := tabs[curTab]
-	if tab.curView < len(tab.views)-1 {
-		tab.curView++
+	if tab.CurView < len(tab.views)-1 {
+		tab.CurView++
 	} else {
-		tab.curView = 0
+		tab.CurView = 0
 	}
 
 	if usePlugin {
@@ -1598,10 +1598,10 @@ func (v *View) PreviousSplit(usePlugin bool) bool {
 	}
 
 	tab := tabs[curTab]
-	if tab.curView > 0 {
-		tab.curView--
+	if tab.CurView > 0 {
+		tab.CurView--
 	} else {
-		tab.curView = len(tab.views) - 1
+		tab.CurView = len(tab.views) - 1
 	}
 
 	if usePlugin {
diff --git a/cmd/micro/micro.go b/cmd/micro/micro.go
index e9b4b757..27b16bf9 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/micro.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/micro.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func main() {
 						// is the one being clicked in
 						for _, v := range tabs[curTab].views {
 							if x >= v.x && x < v.x+v.Width && y >= v.y && y < v.y+v.Height {
-								tabs[curTab].curView = v.Num
+								tabs[curTab].CurView = v.Num
 							}
 						}
 					}
diff --git a/cmd/micro/split_tree.go b/cmd/micro/split_tree.go
index 37a1a17b..60a431b4 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/split_tree.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/split_tree.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (l *LeafNode) VSplit(buf *Buffer, splitIndex int) {
 		copy(tab.views[splitIndex+1:], tab.views[splitIndex:])
 		tab.views[splitIndex] = newView
 
-		tab.curView = splitIndex
+		tab.CurView = splitIndex
 	} else {
 		if splitIndex > 1 {
 			splitIndex = 1
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (l *LeafNode) VSplit(buf *Buffer, splitIndex int) {
 		copy(tab.views[splitIndex+1:], tab.views[splitIndex:])
 		tab.views[splitIndex] = newView
 
-		tab.curView = splitIndex
+		tab.CurView = splitIndex
 	}
 
 	tab.Resize()
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (l *LeafNode) HSplit(buf *Buffer, splitIndex int) {
 		copy(tab.views[splitIndex+1:], tab.views[splitIndex:])
 		tab.views[splitIndex] = newView
 
-		tab.curView = splitIndex
+		tab.CurView = splitIndex
 	} else {
 		if splitIndex > 1 {
 			splitIndex = 1
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (l *LeafNode) HSplit(buf *Buffer, splitIndex int) {
 		copy(tab.views[splitIndex+1:], tab.views[splitIndex:])
 		tab.views[splitIndex] = newView
 
-		tab.curView = splitIndex
+		tab.CurView = splitIndex
 	}
 
 	tab.Resize()
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ func (l *LeafNode) Delete() {
 	for i, v := range tab.views {
 		v.Num = i
 	}
-	if tab.curView > 0 {
-		tab.curView--
+	if tab.CurView > 0 {
+		tab.CurView--
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/micro/tab.go b/cmd/micro/tab.go
index 82e49a06..b9940707 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/tab.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/tab.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Tab struct {
 	// multiple views with splits
 	views []*View
 	// This is the current view for this tab
-	curView int
+	CurView int
 	// Generally this is the name of the current view's buffer
 	name string
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (t *Tab) Resize() {
 // CurView returns the current view
 func CurView() *View {
 	curTab := tabs[curTab]
-	return curTab.views[curTab.curView]
+	return curTab.views[curTab.CurView]
 }
 
 // TabbarString returns the string that should be displayed in the tabbar
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TabbarString() (string, map[int]int) {
 		} else {
 			str += " "
 		}
-		str += t.views[t.curView].Buf.GetName()
+		str += t.views[t.CurView].Buf.GetName()
 		if i == curTab {
 			str += "]"
 		} else {
diff --git a/cmd/micro/view.go b/cmd/micro/view.go
index 564c1dc2..f10cc8ff 100644
--- a/cmd/micro/view.go
+++ b/cmd/micro/view.go
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 				lineNumStyle = style
 			}
 			if style, ok := colorscheme["current-line-number"]; ok {
-				if curLineN == v.Cursor.Y && tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
+				if curLineN == v.Cursor.Y && tabs[curTab].CurView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() {
 					lineNumStyle = style
 				}
 			}
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN && colN == v.Cursor.X {
+			if tabs[curTab].CurView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN && colN == v.Cursor.X {
 				v.DisplayCursor(screenX-v.leftCol, screenY)
 			}
 
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 
 			// We need to display the background of the linestyle with the correct color if cursorline is enabled
 			// and this is the current view and there is no selection on this line and the cursor is on this line
-			if v.Buf.Settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN {
+			if v.Buf.Settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].CurView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN {
 				if style, ok := colorscheme["cursor-line"]; ok {
 					fg, _, _ := style.Decompose()
 					lineStyle = lineStyle.Background(fg)
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 						lineIndentStyle = style
 					}
 				}
-				if v.Buf.Settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN {
+				if v.Buf.Settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].CurView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN {
 					if style, ok := colorscheme["cursor-line"]; ok {
 						fg, _, _ := style.Decompose()
 						lineIndentStyle = lineIndentStyle.Background(fg)
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 		}
 		// Here we are at a newline
 
-		if tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN && colN == v.Cursor.X {
+		if tabs[curTab].CurView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN && colN == v.Cursor.X {
 			v.DisplayCursor(screenX-v.leftCol, screenY)
 		}
 
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ func (v *View) DisplayView() {
 
 		for i := 0; i < v.Width; i++ {
 			lineStyle := defStyle
-			if v.Buf.Settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].curView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN {
+			if v.Buf.Settings["cursorline"].(bool) && tabs[curTab].CurView == v.Num && !v.Cursor.HasSelection() && v.Cursor.Y == curLineN {
 				if style, ok := colorscheme["cursor-line"]; ok {
 					fg, _, _ := style.Decompose()
 					lineStyle = lineStyle.Background(fg)