diff --git a/ui/views/channels.go b/ui/views/channels.go
index a6feacc..d9da85b 100644
--- a/ui/views/channels.go
+++ b/ui/views/channels.go
@@ -37,63 +37,19 @@ func (c *Channels) Wrap(v *gocui.View) view {
 }
 
 func (c *Channels) CursorDown() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx, cy+1)
-		if err != nil {
-			ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox, oy+1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorDown(c.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (c *Channels) CursorUp() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx, cy-1)
-		if err != nil && oy > 0 {
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox, oy-1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorUp(c.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (c *Channels) CursorRight() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx+2, cy)
-		if err != nil {
-			ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox+2, oy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorRight(c.view, 2)
 }
 
 func (c *Channels) CursorLeft() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx-2, cy)
-		if err != nil && ox > 1 {
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox-2, oy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorLeft(c.view, 2)
 }
 
 func (c *Channels) Set(g *gocui.Gui, x0, y0, x1, y1 int) error {
@@ -247,63 +203,19 @@ func (c *Channel) Wrap(v *gocui.View) view {
 }
 
 func (c *Channel) CursorDown() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx, cy+1)
-		if err != nil {
-			ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox, oy+1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorDown(c.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (c *Channel) CursorUp() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx, cy-1)
-		if err != nil && oy > 0 {
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox, oy-1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorUp(c.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (c *Channel) CursorRight() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx+2, cy)
-		if err != nil {
-			ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox+2, oy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorRight(c.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (c *Channel) CursorLeft() error {
-	if c.view != nil {
-		ox, oy := c.view.Origin()
-		cx, cy := c.view.Cursor()
-		err := c.view.SetCursor(cx-2, cy)
-		if err != nil && ox > 1 {
-			err := c.view.SetOrigin(ox-2, oy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorLeft(c.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (c *Channel) Set(g *gocui.Gui, x0, y0, x1, y1 int) error {
diff --git a/ui/views/cursor.go b/ui/views/cursor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..634fe62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/views/cursor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package views
+
+import "github.com/jroimartin/gocui"
+
+func cursorDown(v *gocui.View, speed int) error {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cx, cy := v.Cursor()
+	err := v.SetCursor(cx, cy+speed)
+	if err != nil {
+		ox, oy := v.Origin()
+		err := v.SetOrigin(ox, oy+speed)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func cursorUp(v *gocui.View, speed int) error {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	ox, oy := v.Origin()
+	cx, cy := v.Cursor()
+	err := v.SetCursor(cx, cy-speed)
+	if err != nil && oy >= speed {
+		err := v.SetOrigin(ox, oy-speed)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func cursorRight(v *gocui.View, speed int) error {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cx, cy := v.Cursor()
+	err := v.SetCursor(cx+speed, cy)
+	if err != nil {
+		ox, oy := v.Origin()
+		err := v.SetOrigin(ox+speed, oy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func cursorLeft(v *gocui.View, speed int) error {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	ox, oy := v.Origin()
+	cx, cy := v.Cursor()
+	err := v.SetCursor(cx-speed, cy)
+	if err != nil && ox >= speed {
+		err := v.SetOrigin(ox-speed, oy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/ui/views/help.go b/ui/views/help.go
index 082b2ad..6975bcf 100644
--- a/ui/views/help.go
+++ b/ui/views/help.go
@@ -26,63 +26,19 @@ func (h *Help) Wrap(v *gocui.View) view {
 }
 
 func (h *Help) CursorDown() error {
-	if h.view != nil {
-		cx, cy := h.view.Cursor()
-		err := h.view.SetCursor(cx, cy+1)
-		if err != nil {
-			ox, oy := h.view.Origin()
-			err := h.view.SetOrigin(ox, oy+1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorDown(h.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (h *Help) CursorUp() error {
-	if h.view != nil {
-		ox, oy := h.view.Origin()
-		cx, cy := h.view.Cursor()
-		err := h.view.SetCursor(cx, cy-1)
-		if err != nil && oy > 0 {
-			err := h.view.SetOrigin(ox, oy-1)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorUp(h.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (h *Help) CursorRight() error {
-	if h.view != nil {
-		cx, cy := h.view.Cursor()
-		err := h.view.SetCursor(cx+2, cy)
-		if err != nil {
-			ox, oy := h.view.Origin()
-			err := h.view.SetOrigin(ox+2, oy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorRight(h.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (h *Help) CursorLeft() error {
-	if h.view != nil {
-		ox, oy := h.view.Origin()
-		cx, cy := h.view.Cursor()
-		err := h.view.SetCursor(cx-2, cy)
-		if err != nil && ox > 1 {
-			err := h.view.SetOrigin(ox-2, oy)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+	return cursorLeft(h.view, 1)
 }
 
 func (h Help) Set(g *gocui.Gui, x0, y0, x1, y1 int) error {