diff --git a/style_parser.go b/style_parser.go
index ce537da..8f77efd 100644
--- a/style_parser.go
+++ b/style_parser.go
@@ -70,11 +70,30 @@ func readStyle(runes []rune, defaultStyle Style) Style {
 	return style
 }
 
+func processToken(token string) {
+}
+
 // ParseStyles parses a string for embedded Styles and returns []Cell with the correct styling.
 // Uses defaultStyle for any text without an embedded style.
 // Syntax is of the form [text](fg:<color>,mod:<attribute>,bg:<color>).
 // Ordering does not matter. All fields are optional.
 func ParseStyles(s string, defaultStyle Style) []Cell {
+	//test [blue](fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold)
+	cells := []Cell{}
+
+	tokens := strings.Split(s, "](")
+	if len(tokens) == 1 {
+		// easy case, not styled string
+		return cells
+	}
+	for i := len(tokens) - 1; i > 0; i-- {
+		processToken(tokens[i])
+	}
+
+	return cells
+}
+
+func ParseStyles2(s string, defaultStyle Style) []Cell {
 	cells := []Cell{}
 	runes := []rune(s)
 	state := parserStateDefault
diff --git a/style_parser_test.go b/style_parser_test.go
index 9f0ec4b..0c8b5b2 100644
--- a/style_parser_test.go
+++ b/style_parser_test.go
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestParseStyles(t *testing.T) {
-	cells := ParseStyles("test [blue](fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold)", NewStyle(ColorWhite))
-	if len(cells) != 9 {
+	cells := ParseStyles("test nothing", NewStyle(ColorWhite))
+	cells = ParseStyles("test [blue](fg:blue,bg:white,mod:bold) and [red](fg:red)", NewStyle(ColorWhite))
+	if len(cells) != 17 {
 		t.Fatal("wrong length", len(cells))
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ func TestParseStyles(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("wrong mod", cells[i])
 		}
 	}
-	for i := 5; i < len(cells); i++ {
+	for i := 5; i < 9; i++ {
 		if cells[i].Style.Fg != ColorBlue {
 			t.Fatal("wrong fg color", cells[i])
 		}
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func TestParseStyles(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	text := textFromCells(cells)
-	if text != "test blue" {
+	if text != "test blue and red" {
 		t.Fatal("wrong text", text)
 	}