diff --git a/ui (gen4)/e.js b/ui (gen4)/e.js
index 97f3a5e4..89445e2a 100644
--- a/ui (gen4)/e.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/e.js	
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ function createWindow() {
 
 	// and load the index.html of the app.
 	win.loadURL(url.format({
-		// XXX for some reason the system is loaded twice...
+		// XXX unify this with index.html
 		pathname: path.join(__dirname, 'electron.html'),
 		protocol: 'file:',
 		slashes: true
 	}))
 
 	// Open the DevTools.
-	win.webContents.openDevTools()
+	//win.webContents.openDevTools()
 
 	// Emitted when the window is closed.
 	win.on('closed', () => {
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/electron.html b/ui (gen4)/electron.html
index 507347a6..5a1f3598 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/electron.html	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/electron.html	
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if(window.require && window.nw){
 <script>
 
 require('./cfg/requirejs')
-requirejs('./ui')
+requirejs('ui')
 
 </script>
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/ig.js b/ui (gen4)/ig.js
index c0772dfe..4a99d5b6 100644
--- a/ui (gen4)/ig.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/ig.js	
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@
 
 require('./cfg/requirejs')
 
-var _require = require
-require = requirejs
+nodeRequire =
+global.nodeRequire = 
+	require
+
+require = 
+requirejs = 
+global.requirejs = 
+	require('requirejs')
 
 
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/ui.js b/ui (gen4)/ui.js
index a85f54ce..efb8428e 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ if((typeof(process) != 'undefined' ? process : {}).__nwjs){
 // Setup requirejs if we are in node/nw...
 //
 // NOTE: no need to do this in browser...
-//
-// XXX this will create a second requirejs instance with node 
-// 		compatibility...
-// 		...would be nice if we could avoid this...
-// XXX setting nodeRequire on existing requirejs will change how 
-// 		everything is loaded...
 if(typeof(process) != 'undefined'){
 	requirejs = 
 	global.requirejs =