diff --git a/.config/shell/browse b/.config/shell/browse
index ae0dede..0c3d384 100644
--- a/.config/shell/browse
+++ b/.config/shell/browse
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ cd() {
 		test -n "$dir" && cd "$dir"
 	else
 		builtin cd "$@" &&
-		command ls --literal --file-type --color=always --format=vertical -U -w $COLUMNS |
-			#pr -4 -l1 -W $COLUMNS -S"  " |
+		# we have to use two ls commands here, since:
+		# - a single ls command hangs on multi-column formats when combined with color
+		# - column malaligns output with ANSI escape sequences (view with LESS="" less)
+		#   column --fillrows --output-width $(expr $COLUMNS + 20)
+		#   pr -4 -l1 -W $COLUMNS -S"  "
+		command ls --sort=none --quote-name |
+			head -12 |
+			xargs ls --sort=time --format=vertical --directory --literal --file-type --color=always --width $COLUMNS |
 			head -3
 		code=$? && test $code -eq 141 || return $code
 	fi
diff --git a/.local/bin/scripts/b b/.local/bin/scripts/b
index 3ad69d7..8a5fb8a 100755
--- a/.local/bin/scripts/b
+++ b/.local/bin/scripts/b
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ for arg; do
 	(*\ application/*document*)
 		# https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/convert-to-command-line-parameter/840/4
 		echo Converting "$arg"
-		soffice --headless --convert-to jpg --outdir "$prefix" "$arg" >/dev/null 2>&1
-		timg+=("${tmpfile%.*}.jpg")
+		soffice --headless --convert-to png --outdir "$prefix" "$arg" >/dev/null
+		timg+=("${tmpfile%.*}.png")
 		continue;;
 	(*/x-xcf*)
 		echo Converting "$arg"
@@ -169,5 +169,8 @@ fi
 
 if test "$ls" -o $# -eq 0; then
 	checkperm .
-	$elevate ls -l $(test $# -gt ${#ls[@]} && echo "-d") --color=always --human-readable --si --group-directories-first --file-type --dereference-command-line --all "${ls[@]:-.}" | less -RF
+	# Alternative: find -exec ls -dl {} +
+	{ timeout .1s $elevate ls -l $(test $# -gt ${#ls[@]} && echo "-d") --color=always --human-readable --si --group-directories-first --file-type --dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir --all "${ls[@]:-.}" ||
+		$elevate ls $(test $# -gt ${#ls[@]} && echo "-d") --color=always --human-readable --si --dereference-command-line --all --sort=none "${ls[@]:-.}"
+	} | less -RF
 fi