diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-slideshow.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-slideshow.js
index 51f52a10..32078190 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-slideshow.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-slideshow.js	
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 		'slideshow-looping': 'on',
 		'slideshow-direction': 'forward',
 		'slideshow-interval': '3s',
-		'slideshow-interval-max-count': 7,
-
-		'slideshow-pause-on-blur': true,
-
 		'slideshow-intervals': [
 			'0.2s',
 			'1s',
@@ -47,6 +43,10 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 			'5s',
 			'7s',
 		],
+		'slideshow-interval-max-count': 7,
+
+		'slideshow-pause-on-blur': true,
+
 	},
 
 	toggleSlideshow: ['Slideshow/$Slideshow quick toggle',
@@ -133,62 +133,11 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 	slideshowDialog: ['Slideshow/Slideshow...',
 		widgets.makeUIDialog(function(){
 			var that = this
-
-			// suspend the timer if it's not suspended outside...
-			var suspended_timer = this.__slideshow_timer == 'suspended'
-			suspended_timer || this.suspendSlideshowTimer()
-
-			// XXX might be a good idea to make this generic...
-			var _makeToggleHandler = function(o, toggler){
-				return function(){
-					var txt = $(this).find('.text').first().text()
-					that[toggler]()
-					o.update()
-						.then(function(){ o.select(txt) })
-					that.toggleSlideshow('?') == 'on' 
-						&& o.close()
-				}
-			}
-
-			return browse.makeLister(null, function(path, make){
-					make(['$Interval: ', 
-							function(){ return that.config['slideshow-interval'] }])
-						.on('open', function(){
-							that.slideshowIntervalDialog(make.dialog) })
-
-					make(['$Direction: ', 
-							function(){ return that.config['slideshow-direction'] }])
-						.on('open', _makeToggleHandler(make.dialog, 'toggleSlideshowDirection'))
-					make(['$Looping: ', 
-							function(){ return that.config['slideshow-looping'] }])
-						.on('open', _makeToggleHandler(make.dialog, 'toggleSlideshowLooping'))
-
-					// Start/stop...
-					make([function(){ 
-							return that.toggleSlideshow('?') == 'on' ? '$Stop' : '$Start' }])
-						.on('open', function(){
-							that.toggleSlideshow()
-							make.dialog.close()
-						})
-				},
-				{
-					path: that.toggleSlideshow('?') == 'on' ? 'Stop' : 'Start',
-					cls: 'table-view tail-action',
-				})
-				.on('close', function(){
-					// reset the timer if it was not suspended outside...
-					suspended_timer 
-						|| that.resetSlideshowTimer()
-				})
-		})],
-	slideshowDialog2: ['Slideshow/Slideshow (new)...',
-		widgets.makeUIDialog(function(){
-			var that = this
+			var spec
 			// suspend the timer if it's not suspended outside...
 			var suspended_timer = this.__slideshow_timer == 'suspended'
 			suspended_timer 
 				|| this.suspendSlideshowTimer()
-			var spec
 
 			return browse.makeLister(null, 
 				function(path, make){
@@ -196,35 +145,22 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 					that.makeEditor(make, 
 						spec = spec 
 							|| [
-								// XXX move this to the interval editor... 
 								{ title: '$Interval: ', 
 									type: 'configToggle',
 									key: 'slideshow-interval',
 									values_key: 'slideshow-intervals',
-									/* XXX 
+									nonstrict: true,
 									list: function(cur, set){
-										this.slideshowIntervalDialog() 
-											.close(function(){
-												// XXX this works only once per dialog instance...
-												set() }) }, },
-									/*/
-									values_key: 'slideshow-intervals',
-									list_editable: true,
-									list: {
-										length_limit: that.config['slideshow-interval-max-count'],
-										check: Date.str2ms,
-										unique: Date.str2ms,
-										normalize: function(e){ return e.trim() },
-										sort: function(a, b){
-											return Date.str2ms(a) - Date.str2ms(b) },
-										sortable: false, }, },
-									//*/
+										this.slideshowIntervalDialog()
+											.close(function(){ set() }) }, },
 								{ title: '$Direction: ',
 									type: 'toggler',
-									toggler: 'toggleSlideshowDirection', },
+									toggler: 'toggleSlideshowDirection', 
+									live_update: true, },
 								{ title: '$Looping: ',
 									type: 'toggler',
-									toggler: 'toggleSlideshowLooping', }, ])
+									toggler: 'toggleSlideshowLooping', 
+									live_update: true, }, ])
 					// Start/stop...
 					make([function(){ 
 							return that.toggleSlideshow('?') == 'on' ? '$Stop' : '$Start' }], 
@@ -234,8 +170,8 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 				},{
 					path: that.toggleSlideshow('?') == 'on' ? 'Stop' : 'Start',
 					cls: 'table-view tail-action',
+					// reset the timer if it was not suspended outside...
 					close: function(){
-						// reset the timer if it was not suspended outside...
 						suspended_timer 
 							|| that.resetSlideshowTimer() },	
 				}) })],
@@ -258,7 +194,7 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 	
 	// settings...
 	// NOTE: these are disabled as they are repeated in the slideshow dialog...
-	// XXX do we need both these and the dialog???
+	// XXX do we need both this and .slideshowDialog(???)???
 	slideshowIntervalDialog: ['- Slideshow/Slideshow $interval...',
 		widgets.makeUIDialog(function(parent){
 			var that = this
@@ -290,8 +226,7 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 						parent.update()
 							.then(function(){ 
 								txt != ''
-									&& parent.select(txt)
-							})
+									&& parent.select(txt) })
 					}
 				})
 			return dialog
@@ -304,6 +239,7 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 	toggleSlideshowPauseOnBlur: ['Interface|Slideshow/Slideshow pause on app blur',
 		core.makeConfigToggler('slideshow-pause-on-blur', ['on', 'off'])],
 
+	// XXX make these stack-like...
 	resetSlideshowTimer: ['- Slideshow/Reset slideshow timer',
 		function(){
 			this.__slideshow_timer && this.toggleSlideshow('on') }],
@@ -314,6 +250,7 @@ var SlideshowActions = actions.Actions({
 				this.__slideshow_timer = 'suspended'
 			}
 		}],
+
 	toggleSlideshowTimer: ['Slideshow/Pause or resume running slideshow',
 		core.doc`
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js
index c62668f8..1e64931f 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
@@ -972,24 +972,25 @@ var EditorActions = actions.Actions({
 	// NOTE: we are not supporting aliases here as we need to pass strings
 	// 		as-is into .makeEditorBlock(..)'s spec to be able to create things
 	// 		like '---' -> <hr> and other stuff...
+	//
+	// XXX should we support dialog.close(..)'s reject mode???
 	__editor_fields__: {
 		// Generic field...
 		//
 		// options format:
 		// 	{
+		// 		type: <type>,
+		//
 		// 		// NOTE: if this is not set then the id is used...
 		// 		title: <str>,
 		//
-		//
 		// 		// value...
 		// 		//
 		// 		value: <value> | <func([value])>,
 		//
-		//
 		// 		// XXX not implemented...
 		// 		doc: <str> | <func>, 
 		//
-		//
 		// 		...
 		// 	}
 		//
@@ -1019,6 +1020,9 @@ var EditorActions = actions.Actions({
 		// 	{
 		// 		values: <array> | <func([values])>,
 		//
+		// 		// if true this will only alow setting .value from .values...
+		// 		nonstrict: <bool>,
+		//
 		// 		// XXX not implemented...
 		// 		value_editable: <bool>,
 		//
@@ -1053,15 +1057,12 @@ var EditorActions = actions.Actions({
 						type: 'toggle',
 
 						open: function(evt){
-							var values = options.values instanceof Function ?
+							var getValues = function(){
+								return options.values instanceof Function ?
 									options.values.call(actions)
 								: options.values ?
 									options.values	
-								: ['off', 'on']
-
-							var elem = $(this).find('.text').last()
-							var current = elem.text()
-
+								: ['off', 'on'] }
 							var set = function(v){
 								// get current value...
 								v = arguments.length > 0 ? 
@@ -1070,18 +1071,35 @@ var EditorActions = actions.Actions({
 										options.value.call(actions)
 									: options.value 
 								// normalize...
-								v = values.includes(v) ?
-									v
-									: values[0]
+								// NOTE: we are re-getting the values here 
+								// 		as it can get updated in options.list(..)
+								// 		or via options.values(..)...
+								if(!options.nonstrict){
+									var values = getValues()
+									v = values.includes(v) ?
+										v
+										: values[0] }
 								// update the value...
-								options.value instanceof Function ?
-									(v = options.value.call(actions, v))
-									: (options.value = v)
+								// NOTE: we update the local value iff set(..)
+								// 		got an explicit value argument...
+								// 		calling set(..) will not store anything,
+								// 		just update the current state, either to
+								// 		the already stored value or to the output
+								// 		of .value(..)...
+								arguments.length > 0
+									&& (options.value instanceof Function ?
+										(v = options.value.call(actions, v))
+										: (options.value = v))
 								elem.text(v)
 								// update dialog...
 								options.doNotAutoUpdateDialog
 									|| make.dialog.update() }
 
+
+							var elem = $(this).find('.text').last()
+							var current = elem.text()
+							var values = getValues()
+
 							// editable list or more than 2 values -> show value list...
 							if(options.list_editable 
 									|| (values.length > 2 
@@ -1188,8 +1206,6 @@ var EditorActions = actions.Actions({
 		//
 		//
 		// NOTE: this extends .toggle(..)
-		//
-		// XXX should we support dialog.close(..)'s reject mode here???
 		attrToggle: function(actions, make, options){
 			var update = function(){
 				if(!options.read_only){
@@ -1250,6 +1266,7 @@ var EditorActions = actions.Actions({
 					options)) },
 
 
+		// Toggler-based field...
 		//
 		// options format:
 		// 	{