diff --git a/ui/TODO.otl b/ui/TODO.otl
index 725c9e68..c4b5f9dd 100755
--- a/ui/TODO.otl
+++ b/ui/TODO.otl
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Roadmap
 				[X] bookmarked (list) operations
 				[X] mark/unmark tagged
 				[X] crop
-		[_] 34% Panels
+		[_] 51% Panels
 			[X] 100% panel constructors
 				[X] panel
 				[X] side-panel
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Roadmap
 				| collapse a panel...
 				[X] removePanel
 				| remove a panel
-			[_] open panel dialog
+			[X] open panel dialog
 			| list all registered panels...
 			[_] 0% mechanics
 				[_] serialization -- save/load panel state
diff --git a/ui/editor.js b/ui/editor.js
index c3d98f7f..d06364e2 100755
--- a/ui/editor.js
+++ b/ui/editor.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 //var DEBUG = DEBUG != null ? DEBUG : true
 
+var PANEL_ROOT = '.viewer'
+
 
 /*********************************************************************/
 // XXX these are a bit too general... 
@@ -79,5 +81,43 @@ var toggleEditor = createCSSClassToggler(
 
 
 
+/**********************************************************************
+* Dialogs...
+*/
+
+function panelListDialog(){
+	updateStatus('Open panel...').show()
+
+	cfg = {}
+	// XXX indicate open panels...
+	cfg['Open panel'] = Object.keys(PANELS).map(function(e){
+		if(getPanel(e).length > 0){
+			return e + ' (open)'
+		}
+		return e
+	})
+
+	formDialog(null, '', 
+			cfg,
+			'OK', 
+			'panelListDialog')
+		.done(function(res){
+
+			var panel = res['Open panel'].split(' (open)')[0]
+
+			// toggle panel visibility on...
+			// XXX 
+
+			openPanel(panel)
+
+			showStatusQ('Opening panel: '+panel+'...')
+		})
+		.fail(function(){
+			showStatusQ('Opening panel: canceled.')
+		})
+}
+
+
+
 /**********************************************************************
 * vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                                                */
diff --git a/ui/keybindings.js b/ui/keybindings.js
index b043b277..bae651e4 100755
--- a/ui/keybindings.js
+++ b/ui/keybindings.js
@@ -788,8 +788,14 @@ var KEYBOARD_CONFIG = {
 				ctrl: 'invert-marks',
 			},
 		P: {
-				default: doc('Show options',
-					function(){ toggleOptionsUI() }),
+				default: doc('Show panel list',
+					function(){ 
+						panelListDialog()
+					}),
+				shift: doc('Show options',
+					function(){ 
+						toggleOptionsUI() 
+					}),
 				ctrl: doc('Print keyboard help',
 					function(){
 						toggleKeyboardHelp('on')