diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/filesystem.js b/ui (gen4)/features/filesystem.js
index f4a060f3..ef9b5cb9 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/filesystem.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/filesystem.js	
@@ -471,8 +471,6 @@ var FileSystemLoaderUIActions = actions.Actions({
 		},
 	},
 
-	// XXX for some reason the path list blinks (.update()???) when sub 
-	// 		menu is shown...
 	// XXX should the loader list be nested or open in overlay (as-is now)???
 	browsePath: ['File/Browse file system...',
 		widgets.makeUIDialog(function(base, callback){
@@ -554,6 +552,9 @@ var FileSystemLoaderUIActions = actions.Actions({
 	// XXX add dialog to list sub-indexes...
 	// XXX
 
+	// NOTE: for multiple indexes this will show the combined history
+	// 		and selecting a postion will load all the participating 
+	// 		indexes to that date.
 	// NOTE: this will show nothing if .location.method is not loadIndex..
 	//
 	// XXX handle named saves...
@@ -610,12 +611,11 @@ var FileSystemLoaderUIActions = actions.Actions({
 										that.loadIndex(that.location.path, d)
 									})
 									// mark the current loaded position...
-									.addClass(txt == from ? 'selected' : '')
+									.addClass(txt == from ? 'selected highlighted' : '')
 							})
 
-						// loading may take a some time so we'll need to 
-						// update selection our selves...
-						//
+						make.done()
+
 						// NOTE: here we will select 'Latest' if nothing
 						// 		was selected...
 						o.select()
@@ -1533,6 +1533,8 @@ var FileSystemWriterUIActions = actions.Actions({
 						dialog.parent.close()
 					})
 					.addClass('selected')
+
+				make.done()
 			})
 
 			o.dom.addClass('metadata-view tail-action')
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js
index 9035015a..98ac87b0 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ var DialogsActions = actions.Actions({
 						})
 				})
 
+				make.done()
 			})
 		})],
 })
@@ -822,8 +823,14 @@ var WidgetTestActions = actions.Actions({
 						that.parent.close()
 					})
 
-				// XXX the parent is not yet set at this point...
-				//console.log('>>>', that.parent)
+				// NOTE: the dialog's .parent is not yet set at this point...
+
+				// This will finalize the dialog...
+				//
+				// NOTE: this is not needed here as the dialog is drawn
+				// 		on sync, but for async dialogs this will align
+				// 		the selected field correctly.
+				make.done()
 			})
 			// NOTE: this is not a dialog event, it is defined by the 
 			// 		container to notify us that we are closing...
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/object.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/object.js
index 19aa2856..c0ea5342 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/object.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/object.js	
@@ -166,9 +166,12 @@ function makeConstructor(name, a, b){
 		return obj
 	}
 
+	/* XXX for some reason this works for the _constructor but all 
+	 * 		instances get the wrong name resolved...
 	Object.defineProperty(_constructor, 'name', {
 		value: name,
 	})
+	*/
 
 	// just in case the browser refuses to change the name, we'll make it
 	// a different offer ;)
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js
index 2512e9cd..9765559f 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
@@ -765,6 +765,12 @@ var BrowserPrototype = {
 	// 		.itemButtons
 	//
 	//
+	// Finalize the dialog (optional)...
+	// 	- Call make.done() can optionally be called after all the itmes
+	// 		are created. This will update the dialog to align the 
+	// 		selected position.
+	// 		This is useful for dialogs with async loading items. 
+	//
 	//
 	// XXX need a way to handle path errors in the extension API...
 	// 		...for example, if .list(..) can't list or lists a different
@@ -1043,6 +1049,12 @@ var BrowserPrototype = {
 			return res
 		}
 
+		// align the dialog...
+		make.done = function(){
+			var s = l.find('.selected')			
+			s.length > 0 && that.select(s)
+		}
+
 		// build the list...
 		var res = list.call(this, path, make)
 
@@ -2170,7 +2182,9 @@ var BrowserPrototype = {
 			parent.append(dom)
 		}
 
-		// XXX is this the right way to go???
+		// Select the default path...
+		//
+		// NOTE: this may not work when the dialog is loaded async...
 		setTimeout(function(){ 
 			// load the initial state...
 			that.update(options.path || that.path || '/')