diff --git a/ui/TODO.otl b/ui/TODO.otl
index 8e87abe9..6b9800b9 100755
--- a/ui/TODO.otl
+++ b/ui/TODO.otl
@@ -108,8 +108,27 @@ Roadmap
 	
 
 
-[_] 32% Gen 3 current todo
-	[_] 64% High priority
+[_] 31% Gen 3 current todo
+	[_] 63% High priority
+		[_] 52% Panels:
+			[X] 100% panel constructors
+				[X] panel
+				[X] side-panel
+				[X] sub-panel
+			[_] 0% panel state
+				[_] track panel state
+				[_] use panel state for defaults when opening panels
+			[_] 58% actions
+				[_] 33% openPanel
+					[X] if panel is not loaded load it
+					[_] if a panel is not open, open it and all parents
+					| XXX need to open auto-hidden side panels...
+					[_] focus panel (???)
+				[_] openPanels
+				[X] closePanel
+				| collapse a panel...
+				[X] removePanel
+				| remove a panel
 		[_] BUG: panels: open/close events get triggered on panel drag/sort...
 		[_] buildcache: add option to control image sort...
 		[_] ASAP: Need visual indicators for long operations...
diff --git a/ui/lib/panels.js b/ui/lib/panels.js
index 9cd47bc3..46eb1c46 100755
--- a/ui/lib/panels.js
+++ b/ui/lib/panels.js
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ function makeSubPanel(title, content, parent, open, content_resizable, close_but
 // XXX this should take the state into consideration while opening panels
 // 		and open panels in specific parents and locations, maybe even with
 // 		other neighbor panels...
+// XXX update panel state...
 function openPanel(panel){
 	var title = typeof(panel) == typeof('str') ? panel : null
 	panel = typeof(panel) == typeof('str')
@@ -451,11 +452,19 @@ function openPanel(panel){
 }
 
 
+// XXX
+// XXX update panel state...
+function openPanels(){
+	// XXX
+}
+
+
 // Close the panel...
 //
 // NOTE: this does not care if it's a panel or sub-panel...
 // XXX do we need a panelRemoved event???
 // 		...and a symmetrical panelCreated??
+// XXX update panel state...
 function closePanel(panel){
 	panel = typeof(panel) == typeof('str')
 		? getPanel(panel)
@@ -474,6 +483,7 @@ function closePanel(panel){
 
 // Remove the panel after firing close events on it and all sub-panels...
 //
+// XXX update panel state...
 function removePanel(panel){
 	panel = typeof(panel) == typeof('str')
 		? getPanel(panel)