diff --git a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css
index de5f8a56..2efe5c95 100644
--- a/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/css/layout.css	
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ stretching in width... */
 .shadow {
   position: absolute;
   overflow: visible;
-  width: 300px;
-  height: 300px;
+  width: auto;
+  height: auto;
   background: black;
   -webkit-transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
   -moz-transition: all 0.1s ease-in;
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/keyboard.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/keyboard.js
index 2d3005db..d780960f 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/keyboard.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/keyboard.js	
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys, action
 			} else if(handler in keybindings){
 				handler = keybindings[handler]
 
+			/*
 			// action name...
 			} else if(handler in actions){
 				// build a handler...
@@ -375,25 +376,57 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys, action
 					// make this doc-generator compatible -- inherit all
 					// the docs from the actual action...
 					f.__proto__ = actions[n]
+					// tell the doc generator about the action stuff...
+					f.action = n
+
 					return f
 				}(handler)
+			*/
 
-			// action name with '!' -- prevent default...
-			} else if(handler.slice(-1) == '!' 
-					&& handler.slice(0, -1) in actions){
-				// build a handler...
-				// ...for the reasons why this is like it is see notes
-				// for the previous if...
-				handler = function(n){ 
-					var f = function(){ 
-						event.preventDefault()
-						return actions[n]() 
+			// actions...
+			//
+			// supported action format:
+			// 	<actio-name>[!][: <args>]
+			//
+			// <args> can contain space seporated:
+			// 	- numbers
+			// 	- strings
+			// 	- non-nested arrays or arrays
+			} else if(handler in actions 
+					|| handler.split(/!?\s*:\s*|!/)[0].trim() in actions){
+				var c = handler.split(':')
+
+				handler = c[0].trim()
+				var no_default = handler.slice(-1) == '!'
+				handler = no_default ? handler.slice(0, -1) : handler
+
+				var args = JSON.parse('['+(
+					((c[1] || '')
+					 	.match(/"[^"]*"|'[^']*'|\{[^\}]*\}|\[[^\]]*\]|\d+|\d+\.\d*/gm) 
+					|| [])
+					.join(','))+']')
+
+				handler = function(n, no_default, args){ 
+					if(no_default){
+						var f = function(){ 
+							event.preventDefault()
+							return actions[n].apply(actions, args) 
+						}
+					} else {
+						var f = function(){ 
+							return actions[n].apply(actions, args) 
+						}
 					}
 					// make this doc-generator compatible -- inherit all
 					// the docs from the actual action...
 					f.__proto__ = actions[n]
+					// tell the doc generator about the action stuff...
+					f.action = n
+					f.args = args
+					f.no_default = no_default
+
 					return f
-				}(handler.slice(0, -1))
+				}(handler, no_default, args.slice())
 
 			// key code...
 			} else if(typeof(handler) == typeof(1)) {
@@ -549,6 +582,18 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys, action
  * <alias> will be matched to key definitions in sections and in the key
  * binding object itself and in an actions object if given.
  *
+ * <alias> syntax examples:
+ * 		actionName		- simple alias / action name
+ * 		actionName!		- same as above but calls event.preventDefault()
+ * 		actionNmae: 1 "2" [3, 4] {5:6, 7:8}
+ * 						- action with arguments.
+ * 						  arguments can be:
+ * 						  	- numbers
+ * 						  	- strings
+ * 						  	- non-nested arrays and/or objects
+ * 		actionNmae!: 1 "2" [3, 4] {5:6, 7:8}
+ * 						- same as above but calls event.preventDefault()
+ *
  *
  *
  * NOTE: The handler will be called with keybindings as context (this).
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js b/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js
index 8a114d62..1c3e8991 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/ribbons.js	
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ module.RibbonsPrototype = {
 	// 		-> <ribbons>
 	//
 	// NOTE: this will also set origin...
+	//
+	// XXX if chrome 38 renders images blurry uncomment the fix...
 	setScale: function(scale, t, l){
 		var ribbon_set = this.viewer.find('.ribbon-set')
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/ui.js b/ui (gen4)/ui.js
index cb486b77..6b3fbe07 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ module.GLOBAL_KEYBOARD = {
 			shift: 'fitRibbon',
 			ctrl: 'fitOrig!',
 		},
-		'#2': 'fitTwo',
+		'#2': 'fitImage: 2',
 		'#3': {
-			default: 'fitThree',
-			shift: 'fitThreeRibbons',
+			default: 'fitImage: 3',
+					 shift: 'fitRibbons: 3',
 		},
 		'#4': 'fitFour',
 		'#5': {
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ $(function(){
 	window.a = testing.setupActions()
 
 	// setup features...
-	// XXX I do not full understand it yet, but PartialRibbons must be 
-	// 		setup BEFORE RibbonAlignToFirst, otherwise the later will break
+	// XXX I do not fully understand it yet, but PartialRibbons must be 
+	// 		setup BEFORE AlignRibbonsTo*, otherwise the later will break
 	// 		on shifting an image to a new ribbon...
 	// 			To reproduce:
 	// 				- setupe RibbonAlignToFirst first