diff --git a/ng-app/src/apps/CodeMirrorEditor.svelte b/ng-app/src/apps/CodeMirrorEditor.svelte
index ad690f2..d6a0d51 100644
--- a/ng-app/src/apps/CodeMirrorEditor.svelte
+++ b/ng-app/src/apps/CodeMirrorEditor.svelte
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@
 <script lang="ts">
     import { onMount, tick, onDestroy } from "svelte";
     import { 
-      sparql_query,
       toast_error,
       toast_success,
       reset_toasts,
       display_error,
-      live_discrete_update
+      live_discrete_update,
+      discrete_update
     } from "../store";
+    import { 
+        cur_tab_register_on_save,
+        cur_tab_deregister_on_save
+    } from "../tab";
     
     import * as Y from 'yjs'
     // @ts-ignore
@@ -36,18 +40,27 @@
     ydoc.on('update', async (update, origin) => {
       if (!origin.local) {
         try {
-            await live_discrete_update(update, "YText", commits.heads);
+            await discrete_update(update, "YText", commits.heads);
         } catch (e){
             toast_error(display_error(e));
         }
       }
     })
 
-    ydoc.on('destroy', () => {
+    ydoc.on('destroy', async () => {
         commits.discrete?.deregisterOnUpdate();
+        await cur_tab_deregister_on_save();
     })
 
     onMount(()=>{
+
+        cur_tab_register_on_save(async (updates)=>{
+            
+            let update = Y.mergeUpdates(updates);
+            await live_discrete_update(update, "YText", commits.heads);
+            
+        });
+
         let history = commits.discrete?.registerOnUpdate((update) => {
             Y.applyUpdate(ydoc, update.YText, {local:true})
         });
diff --git a/ng-app/src/lib/FullLayout.svelte b/ng-app/src/lib/FullLayout.svelte
index 7452a78..08b27e1 100644
--- a/ng-app/src/lib/FullLayout.svelte
+++ b/ng-app/src/lib/FullLayout.svelte
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   import { onMount, onDestroy, tick } from "svelte";
   import { cur_tab, cur_viewer, cur_editor, toggle_graph_discrete, cur_tab_update, get_class, get_app, all_tabs, live_editing,
           available_editors, available_viewers, set_editor, set_viewer, set_view_or_edit, toggle_live_edit,
-          has_editor_chat, all_files_count, all_comments_count, nav_bar, save, hideMenu, show_modal_menu, show_modal_create,
+          has_editor_chat, all_files_count, all_comments_count,  hideMenu, show_modal_menu, show_modal_create,
           cur_tab_branch_nuri, cur_tab_doc_can_edit, cur_tab_doc_is_member, cur_tab_right_pane, cur_tab_folders_pane,
           cur_tab_toc_pane, cur_tab_show_menu, cur_tab_branch_has_discrete, cur_tab_graph_or_discrete, cur_tab_view_or_edit } from "../tab";
   import {
diff --git a/ng-app/src/store.ts b/ng-app/src/store.ts
index 92c9520..8e352a2 100644
--- a/ng-app/src/store.ts
+++ b/ng-app/src/store.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from "svelte/store";
 import { register, init, locale, format } from "svelte-i18n";
 import ng from "./api";
-import { persistent_error, update_class, update_branch_display, open_branch, tab_update, change_nav_bar, cur_branch, cur_tab, show_modal_create } from "./tab";
+import { persistent_error, update_class, update_branch_display, open_branch, tab_update, change_nav_bar, cur_branch, cur_tab, show_modal_create, cur_tab_update, nav_bar,in_memory_save } from "./tab";
 import { encode } from "./base64url";
 
 let all_branches = {};
@@ -395,7 +395,13 @@ export const digest_to_string = function(digest) {
     return encode(buffer.buffer);
 };
 
-export const discrete_update = async (update) => {
+export const discrete_update = async (update, crdt, heads) => {
+    if (get(cur_tab).doc.live_edit) {
+        await live_discrete_update(update, crdt, heads);
+    } else {
+        in_memory_save.push(update);
+        nav_bar.update((o) => { o.save = true; return o; });
+    }
     // if cur_tab.doc.live_edit => send directly to verifier (with live_discrete_update)
     // else, save the update locally with the API. 
     // and nav_bar.update((o) => { o.save = true; return o; });
diff --git a/ng-app/src/tab.ts b/ng-app/src/tab.ts
index 2135c21..7e1bb01 100644
--- a/ng-app/src/tab.ts
+++ b/ng-app/src/tab.ts
@@ -260,8 +260,6 @@ export const all_tabs = writable({
             description: "",
     
             app: "", // current app being used
-            onSave: (updates) => {},
-            updates: [],
         },
         view_or_edit: true, // true=> view, false=> edit
         graph_viewer: "", // selected viewer
@@ -306,11 +304,29 @@ export const all_tabs = writable({
     }
 });
 
-export const cur_tab_register_on_save = (f:(updates) => {}) => {
-    cur_tab_update((old)=>{
-        old.branch.onSave = f;
-        return old;
-    });
+export let in_memory_save = [];
+let in_memory_save_callback = async (updates) => {};
+
+export const cur_tab_register_on_save = (f:(updates) => Promise<void>) => {
+    console.log("cur_tab_register_on_save")
+    in_memory_save_callback = f;
+    in_memory_save = [];
+}
+
+export const cur_tab_deregister_on_save = async () => {
+    await save();
+    in_memory_save_callback = async (updates) => {};
+}
+
+export const save = async () => {
+    // saving the doc
+    // TODO fetch updates from local storage
+    
+    nav_bar.update((o) => { if (o.save === true) o.save = false; return o; });
+    if (in_memory_save.length > 0) {
+        await in_memory_save_callback(in_memory_save);
+    }
+    in_memory_save = [];
 }
 
 export const set_header_in_view = function(val) {
@@ -465,11 +481,8 @@ export const nav_bar = writable({
 live_editing.subscribe((val) => {
     cur_tab_update((old)=> {
         old.doc.live_edit = val;
-        if (val) {
-            //TODO: send all the updates with live_discrete_update
-        }
         nav_bar.update((o) => {
-            o.save = old.doc.live_edit ? undefined : ( old.branch.updates.length > 0 ? true : false )
+            o.save = old.doc.live_edit ? undefined : ( in_memory_save.length > 0 ? true : false )
             return o;
         });
         return old;
@@ -525,12 +538,6 @@ export const persistent_error = (nuri, pe) => {
     });
 }
 
-export const save = async () => {
-    // saving the doc
-    // fetch updates from local storage
-    get(cur_tab).branch.onSave([]);
-}
-
 export const all_files_count = derived(cur_tab, ($cur_tab) => {
     let total = $cur_tab.branch.files;
     return total ? `(${total})` : "";
@@ -545,12 +552,18 @@ export const has_editor_chat = derived(cur_tab, ($cur_tab) => {
     return $cur_tab.doc.can_edit && $cur_tab.store.store_type !== "private" && $cur_tab.store.store_type !== "dialog";
 });
 
-export const toggle_live_edit = () => {
+export const toggle_live_edit = async () => {
+    let is_live;
     cur_tab_update(ct => {
         ct.doc.live_edit = !ct.doc.live_edit;
+        is_live = ct.doc.live_edit;
         live_editing.set(ct.doc.live_edit);
         return ct;
     });
+    if (is_live) {
+        //send all the updates with live_discrete_update
+        await save();
+    }
 }
 
 export const set_viewer = (app_name: string) => {
diff --git a/ng-net/src/actors/app/request.rs b/ng-net/src/actors/app/request.rs
index 78c26a3..4e820a6 100644
--- a/ng-net/src/actors/app/request.rs
+++ b/ng-net/src/actors/app/request.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl TryFrom<ProtocolMessage> for AppResponse {
         if let AppMessageContentV0::Response(res) = msg.try_into()? {
             Ok(res)
         } else {
-            log_info!("INVALID AppMessageContentV0::Response");
+            log_err!("INVALID AppMessageContentV0::Response");
             Err(ProtocolError::InvalidValue)
         }
     }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl TryFrom<ProtocolMessage> for AppMessageContentV0 {
                 Err(ProtocolError::ServerError)
             }
         } else {
-            log_info!("INVALID AppMessageContentV0 {:?}", msg);
+            log_err!("INVALID AppMessageContentV0 {:?}", msg);
             Err(ProtocolError::InvalidValue)
         }
     }
diff --git a/ng-sdk-js/src/lib.rs b/ng-sdk-js/src/lib.rs
index 891636c..a999f2a 100644
--- a/ng-sdk-js/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ng-sdk-js/src/lib.rs
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ async fn app_request_stream_(
     spawn_and_log_error(inner_task(reader, callback.clone(), canceller_tx.clone()));
 
     let cb = Closure::once(move || {
-        log_info!("trying to cancel");
+        log_debug!("trying to cancel");
         //sender.close_channel()
         let _ = canceller_tx.unbounded_send(());
         canceller_tx.close_channel();
diff --git a/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs b/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs
index e736d42..03cc22a 100644
--- a/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs
+++ b/ng-verifier/src/verifier.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ impl Verifier {
         // );
         if let Some(sender) = self.branch_subscriptions.get_mut(branch) {
             if sender.is_closed() {
-                log_info!("closed so removed {}", branch);
+                log_debug!("closed so removed {}", branch);
                 self.branch_subscriptions.remove(branch);
             } else {
                 let _ = sender.send(response).await;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ impl Verifier {
             .await;
 
         let fnonce = Box::new(move || {
-            log_info!("CLOSE_CHANNEL of subscription for branch {}", branch_id);
+            log_debug!("CLOSE_CHANNEL of subscription for branch {}", branch_id);
             if !tx.is_closed() {
                 tx.close_channel();
             }
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ impl Verifier {
             let stores = user_storage.get_all_store_and_repo_ids()?;
 
             for (store, repos) in stores.iter() {
-                log_info!("LOADING STORE: {}", store);
+                log_debug!("LOADING STORE: {}", store);
                 let repo = user_storage
                     .load_store(store, Arc::clone(self.block_storage.as_ref().unwrap()))?;
                 self.stores.insert(
@@ -1073,9 +1073,9 @@ impl Verifier {
 
         let user = self.user_id().clone();
         let broker = BROKER.read().await;
-        log_info!("looping on branches {:?}", branches);
+        log_debug!("looping on branches {:?}", branches);
         for (repo, branch, publisher) in branches {
-            log_info!("open_branch_ repo {} branch {}", repo, branch);
+            log_debug!("open_branch_ repo {} branch {}", repo, branch);
             let _e = self
                 .open_branch_(
                     &repo,
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ impl Verifier {
                     false,
                 )
                 .await;
-            log_info!(
+            log_debug!(
                 "END OF open_branch_ repo {} branch {} with {:?}",
                 repo,
                 branch,
@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@ impl Verifier {
         let (store, msg, branch_secret) = {
             //log_info!("do_sync_req_if_needed for branch {}", branch_id);
             if remote_commits_nbr == 0 || remote_heads.is_empty() {
-                log_info!("branch is new on the broker. doing nothing");
+                log_debug!("branch is new on the broker. doing nothing");
                 return Ok(());
             }
 
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ impl Verifier {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    log_info!("loaded from read_cap {}", repo_id);
+                    log_debug!("loaded from read_cap {}", repo_id);
                     // TODO: deal with AddSignerCap that are saved on rocksdb for now, but do not make it to the Verifier.repos
 
                     return Ok((repo_id.clone(), store_branch));
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ impl Verifier {
     pub async fn send_outbox(&mut self) -> Result<(), NgError> {
         let ret = self.take_events_from_outbox();
         if ret.is_err() {
-            log_info!(
+            log_debug!(
                 "take_events_from_outbox returned {:}",
                 ret.as_ref().unwrap_err()
             );
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ impl Verifier {
                     .await?;
 
                 for file in commit.files() {
-                    log_info!("PUT FILE {:?}", file.id);
+                    log_debug!("PUT FILE {:?}", file.id);
                     self.put_all_blocks_of_file(&file, &repo_id, &store_repo)
                         .await?;
                 }