diff --git a/src/rsprocess/graph.rs b/src/rsprocess/graph.rs
index 72168af..e2de6fc 100644
--- a/src/rsprocess/graph.rs
+++ b/src/rsprocess/graph.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub fn common_entities(
 /// Helper structure that specifies what information to display for nodes.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum GraphMapNodes {
+    String { string: String },
     Hide,
     Entities,
     MaskEntities { mask: RSset },
@@ -77,54 +78,78 @@ type GraphMapNodesFnTy =
 /// Helper structure that holds a formatting function from node as RSsystem to
 /// string
 pub struct GraphMapNodesTy {
-    function: Box<GraphMapNodesFnTy>
+    functions: Vec<Box<GraphMapNodesFnTy>>,
+    translator: Rc<translator::Translator>
 }
 
-impl GraphMapNodesTy {
-    pub fn from(
-	f: GraphMapNodes,
-	translator: Rc<translator::Translator>
-    ) -> Self {
+impl<const N: usize> From<([GraphMapNodes; N], Rc<translator::Translator>)> for GraphMapNodesTy {
+    fn from(value: ([GraphMapNodes; N], Rc<translator::Translator>)) -> Self {
+	Self::from((value.0.to_vec(), value.1))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<const N: usize> From<(&[GraphMapNodes; N], Rc<translator::Translator>)> for GraphMapNodesTy {
+    fn from(value: (&[GraphMapNodes; N], Rc<translator::Translator>)) -> Self {
+	Self::from((value.0.to_vec(), value.1))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<(Vec<GraphMapNodes>, Rc<translator::Translator>)> for GraphMapNodesTy {
+    fn from(value: (Vec<GraphMapNodes>, Rc<translator::Translator>)) -> Self {
 	use GraphMapNodes::*;
 	use super::format_helpers::graph_map_nodes_ty_from::*;
 
-	let function: Box<GraphMapNodesFnTy> =
-	// rust cant unify closures (they all have different types) so box needs
-	// to happen inside the match
-	// we use move because translator is from the env, so we transfer the
-	// borrow to the struct, also translator needs to be in box, a reference
-	// is not enough
+	let mut new = GraphMapNodesTy {functions: vec![], translator: value.1};
+
+	for f in value.0 {
 	    match f {
+		String { string } => {
+		    new.functions.push(format_string(string.clone()));
+		}
 		Hide => {
-		    format_hide(translator)
+		    new.functions.push(format_hide(
+			Rc::clone(&new.translator)
+		    ));
 		},
 		Entities => {
-		    format_entities(translator)
+		    new.functions.push(format_entities(
+			Rc::clone(&new.translator)
+		    ));
 		},
 		MaskEntities { mask } => {
-		    format_mask_entities(translator, mask)
+		    new.functions.push(format_mask_entities(
+			Rc::clone(&new.translator),
+			mask.clone()
+		    ));
 		},
 		ExcludeEntities { mask } => {
-		    format_exclude_entities(translator, mask)
+		    new.functions.push(format_exclude_entities(
+			Rc::clone(&new.translator),
+			mask.clone()
+		    ));
 		}
 		Context => {
-		    format_context(translator)
+		    new.functions.push(format_context(
+			Rc::clone(&new.translator)
+		    ));
 		},
 	    };
-	GraphMapNodesTy { function }
-    }
+	}
 
-    pub fn get(&self) -> &GraphMapNodesFnTy {
-	&self.function
+	new
     }
 }
 
-impl From<GraphMapNodesTy> for Box<GraphMapNodesFnTy> {
-    fn from(g: GraphMapNodesTy) -> Self {
-	g.function
+impl GraphMapNodesTy {
+    pub fn generate<'a>(
+	&self
+    ) -> Box<dyn Fn(petgraph::prelude::NodeIndex, &'a RSsystem) -> String + 'a>
+    {
+	todo!()
     }
 }
 
+
 // Edges -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /// Helper structure that specifies what information to display for edges
diff --git a/src/rsprocess/presets.rs b/src/rsprocess/presets.rs
index 06ab384..e24495c 100644
--- a/src/rsprocess/presets.rs
+++ b/src/rsprocess/presets.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub struct Instructions {
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//                              Helper Functions
+//                            IO Helper Functions
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 fn read_file<T, F>(
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ pub fn bisimilar(
 
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 fn generate_node_pringting_fn<'a>(
-    node_display: &'a Vec<NodeDisplay>,
+    node_display: &[NodeDisplay],
     graph: &graph::RSgraph,
     translator: Rc<Translator>,
 ) -> Box<dyn Fn(petgraph::prelude::NodeIndex, &'a RSsystem) -> String + 'a> {
@@ -570,60 +570,33 @@ fn generate_node_pringting_fn<'a>(
     // We are iterating over the node_display and constructing a function
     // (accumulator) that prints out our formatted nodes. So at each step we
     // call the previous function and add the next string or function.
-    let mut accumulator:
-    Box<dyn Fn(petgraph::prelude::NodeIndex, &RSsystem) -> String> =
-        Box::new(|_, _| String::new());
-    for nd in node_display {
-        accumulator = match nd {
-            NodeDisplay::Display(d) => {
-                // retrieve from the graph module the correct formatting
-		// function
-                let val = translator.clone();
-                Box::new(move |i, n| {
-                    (accumulator)(i, n)
-                        + &graph::GraphMapNodesTy::from(d.clone(),
-							val.clone()).get()(i, n)
-                })
-            },
-            NodeDisplay::Separator(s) => {
-                // we have a string so simply add it at the end
-                Box::new(move |i, n| (accumulator)(i, n) + s)
-            },
-	    // ad hoc since graph information is not available in the graph
-	    // function generation
+    let node_display = node_display.iter().map(
+	|e|
+	match e {
+	    NodeDisplay::Display(d) => d.clone(),
+	    NodeDisplay::Separator(s) => {
+		graph::GraphMapNodes::String {
+		    string: s.clone()
+		}
+	    },
 	    NodeDisplay::UncommonEntities => {
 		let common_entities = graph::common_entities(graph);
-		let val = translator.clone();
-		Box::new(move |i, n| {
-		    (accumulator)(i, n)
-			+ &graph::GraphMapNodesTy::from(
-			    graph::GraphMapNodes::ExcludeEntities {
-				mask: common_entities.clone()
-			    },
-			    val.clone()
-			).get()(i, n)
-		    }
-		)
+		graph::GraphMapNodes::ExcludeEntities {
+		    mask: common_entities.clone()
+		}
 	    },
-	    // ad hoc since graph information is not available in the graph
-	    // function generation
 	    NodeDisplay::MaskUncommonEntities(mask) => {
 		let common_entities = graph::common_entities(graph);
-		let val = translator.clone();
-		Box::new(move |i, n| {
-		    (accumulator)(i, n)
-			+ &graph::GraphMapNodesTy::from(
-			    graph::GraphMapNodes::ExcludeEntities {
-				mask: common_entities.union(mask)
-			    },
-			    val.clone()
-			).get()(i, n)
-		    }
-		)
-	    },
-        };
-    }
-    accumulator
+		graph::GraphMapNodes::ExcludeEntities {
+		    mask: common_entities.union(mask)
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    ).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let gmnt = graph::GraphMapNodesTy::from((node_display, Rc::clone(&translator)));
+
+    gmnt.generate()
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
@@ -688,14 +661,14 @@ fn generate_node_color_fn<'a>(
     )
 }
 
-use petgraph::visit::IntoEdgeReferences;
 #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
 fn generate_edge_color_fn<'a>(
     edge_color: &'a graph::EdgeColor,
     original_graph: Rc<Graph<RSsystem, RSlabel>>,
 ) -> Box<dyn Fn(
     &Graph<String, String>,
-    <&Graph<String, String, petgraph::Directed, u32> as IntoEdgeReferences>::EdgeRef
+    <&Graph<String, String, petgraph::Directed, u32>
+     as petgraph::visit::IntoEdgeReferences>::EdgeRef
 ) -> String + 'a>
 {
     Box::new(
@@ -929,6 +902,8 @@ fn execute(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// Interprets file at supplied path, then executes the code specified as
+/// instructions inside the file.
 pub fn run(path: String) -> Result<(), String> {
     let mut translator = Translator::new();