diff --git a/assets/js/app.js b/assets/js/app.js
index 51ae59def8..76ea77f888 100644
--- a/assets/js/app.js
+++ b/assets/js/app.js
@@ -226,18 +226,24 @@
 			});
 
 
-			// ----------------- file selector-------------
-
-			var $filesEl = $('#files');
+			// ----------------- file selector-------------
+
+			var $filesEl = $('#files');
+			var FILE_SCROLL_DELTA = 300;
+
 			$('.newFile').on('click', function() {
-				while (window.localStorage[SOL_CACHE_UNTITLED + untitledCount])
-					untitledCount = (untitledCount - 0) + 1;
-				SOL_CACHE_FILE = SOL_CACHE_UNTITLED + untitledCount;
-				window.localStorage[SOL_CACHE_FILE] = '';
-				updateFiles();
-			});
-
-			$filesEl.on('click', '.file:not(.active)', showFileHandler);
+				while (window.localStorage[SOL_CACHE_UNTITLED + untitledCount])
+					untitledCount = (untitledCount - 0) + 1;
+				SOL_CACHE_FILE = SOL_CACHE_UNTITLED + untitledCount;
+				window.localStorage[SOL_CACHE_FILE] = '';
+				updateFiles();
+
+				$filesEl.animate({left: (0 - activeFilePos() + (FILE_SCROLL_DELTA/2)) + "px"}, "slow", function(){
+					reAdjust();
+				})
+			});
+
+			$filesEl.on('click', '.file:not(.active)', showFileHandler);
 
 			$filesEl.on('click', '.file.active', function(ev) {
 				var $fileTabEl = $(this);
@@ -369,6 +375,13 @@
 				return $filesEl.position().left;
 			};
 
+			function activeFilePos() {
+				var el = $filesEl.find('.active');
+				var l = el.position().left;
+				console.log("active file left", l, el)
+				return l;
+			}
+
 			function reAdjust (){
 				if (widthOfList() + getLeftPosi() > + widthOfVisible()) {
 					$scrollerRight.fadeIn('fast');
@@ -385,14 +398,14 @@
 			}
 
 			$scrollerRight.click(function() {
-				var delta = (getLeftPosi() - 200)
+				var delta = (getLeftPosi() - FILE_SCROLL_DELTA)
 				$filesEl.animate({left: delta + "px"},'slow',function(){
 					reAdjust();
 				});
 			});
 
 			$scrollerLeft.click(function() {
-				var delta = Math.min( (getLeftPosi() + 200), 0 )
+				var delta = Math.min( (getLeftPosi() + FILE_SCROLL_DELTA), 0 )
 				$filesEl.animate({left: delta + "px"},'slow',function(){
 					reAdjust();
 				});