diff --git a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css
index f19f876c..56b6dc2b 100644
--- a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css	
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ stretching in width... */
   -o-transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
   transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
 }
-.shadow,
-.shadow .image {
+.shadow {
   -webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
   -moz-transform-origin: 0 0;
   -ms-transform-origin: 0 0;
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less
index e47406a1..774466d6 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.less	
@@ -442,8 +442,7 @@ stretching in width... */
 	-o-transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
 	transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
 }
-.shadow,
-.shadow .image {
+.shadow {
 	-webkit-transform-origin: 0 0;
 	-moz-transform-origin: 0 0;
 	-ms-transform-origin: 0 0;
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js b/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js
index 0df4322c..cc0b9b67 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js	
@@ -1136,6 +1136,8 @@ module.RibbonsPrototype = {
 			}
 
 			// see of we are loaded in the right position...
+			// NOTE: loaded is maintained current later, thus it always 
+			// 		contains a set of images representative of the ribbon...
 			var g = loaded.length > i ? that.getElemGID(loaded.eq(i)) : null
 
 			// check if we need to reattach the image...
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/viewer.js b/ui (gen4)/viewer.js
index 3737146e..4e7c7293 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/viewer.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/viewer.js	
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ actions.Actions({
 			this.data = data.Data.fromArray(this.images.keys())
 		}],
 
+	// XXX experimental...
+	// 		...the bad thing about this is that we can not extend this,
+	// 		adding new items to the resulting structure...
+	dump: ['Dump state as JSOM object',
+		function(){
+			return {
+				data: this.data.dumpJSON(),
+				images: this.images != null ? this.images.dumpJSON() : null
+			}
+		}],
+
 
 	// basic navigation...
 	//