diff --git a/style_parser.go b/style_parser.go
index 8cc26b8..1f18712 100644
--- a/style_parser.go
+++ b/style_parser.go
@@ -87,6 +87,44 @@ func processToken(token, previous string) (string, string) {
 	return styleString, restOfString
 }
 
+func lookLeftForBracket(s string) (string, string) {
+	index := strings.LastIndex(s, "[")
+	return s[0:index], s[index+1:]
+}
+
+func lookRightForEndStyle(s string) (string, string) {
+	index := strings.Index(s, ")")
+	return s[0:index], s[index+1:]
+}
+
+func BreakByStyles(s string) []string {
+	// "test [blue](fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold) and [red](fg:red)"
+	tokens := strings.Split(s, "](")
+	if len(tokens) == 1 {
+		return tokens
+	}
+
+	styleString := ""
+	remainder := tokens[0]
+	i := 1
+	for {
+		prefix, item := lookLeftForBracket(remainder)
+		styleString, remainder = lookRightForEndStyle(tokens[i])
+		i++
+		fmt.Println(i, prefix)
+		fmt.Println(i, item)
+		fmt.Println(i, styleString)
+		fmt.Println(i, remainder)
+		if !strings.Contains(remainder, "[") {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	buffer := []string{}
+
+	return buffer
+}
+
 func PrepareStyles(s string) []PreparedStyle {
 	items := []PreparedStyle{}
 	tokens := strings.Split(s, "](")
@@ -95,6 +133,8 @@ func PrepareStyles(s string) []PreparedStyle {
 		ps := PreparedStyle{s, ""}
 		return []PreparedStyle{ps}
 	}
+
+	fmt.Println(strings.Join(tokens, "|"))
 	return items
 }
 
diff --git a/style_parser_test.go b/style_parser_test.go
index c71e473..a47080e 100644
--- a/style_parser_test.go
+++ b/style_parser_test.go
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 package termui
 
 import (
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+func TestBreakByStyles(t *testing.T) {
+	items := BreakByStyles("test [blue](fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold) and [red](fg:red) and maybe even [foo](more)!")
+	//test [blue|fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold) and [red|fg:red)
+	//test|blue|fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold| and |red|fg:red
+	if len(items) != 6 {
+		t.Fatal("wrong length", len(items))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPrepareStyles(t *testing.T) {
 	items := PrepareStyles("test no style")
 	if len(items) != 1 {
 		t.Fatal("wrong length", len(items))
 	}
 	items = PrepareStyles("test [blue](fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold) and [red](fg:red)")
+	//test [blue|fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold) and [red|fg:red)
 	if len(items) != 4 {
 		t.Fatal("wrong length", len(items))
 	}
@@ -40,6 +49,7 @@ func TestPrepareStyles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+/*
 func TestParseStyles(t *testing.T) {
 	cells := ParseStyles("test nothing", NewStyle(ColorWhite))
 	cells = ParseStyles("test [blue](fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold) and [red](fg:red)", NewStyle(ColorWhite))
@@ -100,4 +110,4 @@ func textFromCells(cells []Cell) string {
 		buff = append(buff, string(cell.Rune))
 	}
 	return strings.Join(buff, "")
-}
+}*/