diff --git a/ui/Makefile b/ui/Makefile
index eff9797f..551db819 100755
--- a/ui/Makefile
+++ b/ui/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ zip: $(APP_ZIP)
 
 node-deps:
 	npm install fs.extra
+	npm install exif
 
 dev: $(CSS_FILES)
 	unzip -uj $(wildcard targets/node-webkit/node-webkit-*-win-ia32.zip) -d .
diff --git a/ui/compatibility.js b/ui/compatibility.js
index 69235818..dfd2f28c 100755
--- a/ui/compatibility.js
+++ b/ui/compatibility.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ if(window.CEF_dumpJSON != null){
 	var fs = require('fs')
 	var fse = require('fs.extra')
 	var proc = require('child_process')
+	var crypto = require('crypto')
+	//var exif = require('exif2')
 	var gui = require('nw.gui')
 
 	var fp = /file:\/\/\//
@@ -282,6 +284,32 @@ if(window.CEF_dumpJSON != null){
 		return _PREVIW_CREATE_QUEUE
 	}
 
+	// XXX should this be sync???
+	// XXX we are cheating here right now...
+	/*
+	window.makeImageGID = function(path, make_text_gid){
+
+		// XXX get exif...
+
+		var artist =
+		// format: "20130102-122315"
+		var date = 
+		var name = path.split(/[\\\/]/).pop()
+
+		var text_gid = artist +'-'+ date +'-'+ name
+
+		if(make_text_gid){
+			return text_gid
+		}
+
+		var h = crypto.createHash('sha1')
+		h.update(text_gid)
+		var hex_gid = h.digest('hex')
+
+		return hex_gid
+	}
+	*/
+
 	// UI-specific...
 	window.toggleFullscreenMode = createCSSClassToggler(
 			document.body, 
diff --git a/ui/lib/jli.js b/ui/lib/jli.js
index d64ba8e0..9d691bf1 100755
--- a/ui/lib/jli.js
+++ b/ui/lib/jli.js
@@ -616,10 +616,12 @@ Date.prototype.toShortDate = function(){
 	H = H < 10 ? '0'+H : H
 	var m = this.getMinutes()
 	m = m < 10 ? '0'+m : m
+	var s = this.getSeconds()
+	s = s < 10 ? '0'+s : s
 
-	return ''+y+'-'+M+'-'+D+' '+H+':'+m
+	return ''+y+'-'+M+'-'+D+' '+H+':'+m+':'+s
 }
-Date.prototype.getTimeStamp = function(){
+Date.prototype.getTimeStamp = function(no_seconds){
 	var y = this.getFullYear()
 	var M = this.getMonth()+1
 	M = M < 10 ? '0'+M : M
@@ -629,8 +631,10 @@ Date.prototype.getTimeStamp = function(){
 	H = H < 10 ? '0'+H : H
 	var m = this.getMinutes()
 	m = m < 10 ? '0'+m : m
+	var s = this.getSeconds()
+	s = s < 10 ? '0'+s : s
 
-	return ''+y+M+D+H+m
+	return ''+y+M+D+H+m+s
 }
 Date.prototype.setTimeStamp = function(ts){
 	this.setFullYear(ts.slice(0, 4))
@@ -638,6 +642,7 @@ Date.prototype.setTimeStamp = function(ts){
 	this.setDate(ts.slice(6, 8))
 	this.setHours(ts.slice(8, 10))
 	this.setMinutes(ts.slice(10, 12))
+	this.setSeconds(ts.slice(12, 14))
 	return this
 }
 Date.timeStamp = function(){
diff --git a/ui/ui.js b/ui/ui.js
index b33f85f1..04595003 100755
--- a/ui/ui.js
+++ b/ui/ui.js
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ function hideOverlay(root){
 
 
 var FIELD_TYPES = {
+	// format: 
+	// 		string
 	text: {
 		type: 'text',
 		text: null,
@@ -397,6 +399,9 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 			return $(field).find('.value').attr('value') 
 		},
 	},	
+
+	// format: 
+	// 		true | false
 	bool: {
 		type: 'bool',
 		text: null,
@@ -421,6 +426,8 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 	},
 
 	// NOTE: this will not work without node-webkit...
+	// format: 
+	// 		{ dir: <default-path> }
 	dir: {
 		type: 'dir',
 		text: null,
@@ -429,7 +436,6 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 				'<span class="text"></span>'+
 				'<input type="file" class="value" nwdirectory />'+
 			'</div>',
-		// format: {dir: <default-path>}
 		test: function(val){
 			return typeof(val) == typeof({}) && 'dir' in val
 		},
@@ -444,7 +450,10 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 			return f[0].path
 		},
 	},
+
 	// NOTE: this will not work without node-webkit...
+	// format: 
+	// 		{ dir: <default-path> }
 	ndir: {
 		type: 'ndir',
 		text: null,
@@ -454,7 +463,6 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 				'<input type="text" class="path"/>'+
 				'<button class="browse">Browse</button>'+
 			'</div>',
-		// format: {dir: <default-path>}
 		test: function(val){
 			return typeof(val) == typeof({}) && 'ndir' in val
 		},
@@ -491,6 +499,8 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 		},
 	},
 
+	// format: 
+	// 		['a', 'b', 'c', ...]
 	choice: {
 		type: 'choice',
 		text: null,
@@ -502,7 +512,6 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 					'<span class="item-text"></span>'+
 				'</label></div>'+
 			'</div>',
-		// format: ['a', 'b', 'c', ...]
 		test: function(val){
 			return typeof(val) == typeof([]) && val.constructor.name == 'Array'
 		},
@@ -528,6 +537,40 @@ var FIELD_TYPES = {
 			return $(field).find('.value:checked').val()
 		},
 	},
+
+	// NOTE: a button can have state...
+	// format: 
+	// 	{ 
+	// 		// click event handler...
+	// 		button: <function>, 
+	// 		// optional, button text (default 'OK')...
+	// 		text: <button-label>,
+	// 		// optional, initial state setup...
+	// 		default: <function>,
+	// 	}
+	button: {
+		type: 'button',
+		text: null,
+		default: false,
+		html: '<div class="field button">'+
+				'<span class="text"></span>'+
+				'<button class="button"></button>'+
+			'</div>',
+		test: function(val){
+			return 'button' in val
+		},
+		set: function(field, value){
+			var btn = $(field).find('button')
+				.click(value.button)
+				.html(value.text == null ? 'OK' : value.text)
+			if('default' in value){
+				value.default(btn)
+			}
+		},
+		get: function(field){ 
+			return $(field).attr('state')
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 // Show a complex form dialog