diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js
index 00bc7d7a..716771fb 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-widgets.js	
@@ -1650,6 +1650,39 @@ var WidgetTestActions = actions.Actions({
 				- Letters: ${letters.join(', ')}`)
 			})
 		})],
+	testPinnedList: ['Test/-99: Demo $pinned lists in dialog...',
+		makeUIDialog(function(){
+			var actions = this
+
+			// NOTE: passing things other than strings into a list editor
+			// 		is not supported...
+			var pins = ['a', 'b']
+			var letters = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g']
+
+			return browse.makeLister(null, function(path, make){
+				var that = this
+
+				make.Heading('Numbers:', {
+					doc: 'List editor with all the buttons enabled...',
+				})
+				make.EditablePinnedList(letters, pins, { 
+					list_id: 'letters',
+				})
+
+				// NOTE: the dialog's .parent is not yet set at this point...
+
+				// This will finalize the dialog...
+				//
+				// NOTE: this is not needed here as the dialog is drawn
+				// 		on sync, but for async dialogs this will align
+				// 		the selected field correctly.
+				make.done()
+			})
+			// NOTE: this is not a dialog event, it is defined by the 
+			// 		container to notify us that we are closing...
+			.on('close', function(){
+			})
+		})],
 
 	testProgress: ['Test/Demo $progress bar...',
 		function(text){
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js
index f87ab059..775c125f 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js	
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ Array.fromArgs =
 	function(args){ return [].slice.call(args) }
 
 
+Array.prototype.sortAs = function(other){
+	return this.sort(function(a, b){
+		var i = other.indexOf(a)
+		var j = other.indexOf(b)
+		return i < 0 && j < 0 ? 0
+			: i < 0 ? 1
+			: j < 0 ? -1
+			: i - j
+	})
+}
+
+
 module.chainCmp = function(cmp_chain){
 	return function(a, b, get, data){
 		var res
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js
index 177921a6..ec4d549d 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
@@ -876,7 +876,15 @@ function(list, options){
 // 			- if nothing found, create
 Items.EditablePinnedList =
 function(list, pins, options){
+	var that = this
 	options = options || {}
+	var id = options.list_id
+	var pins_id = id + '-pins'
+	var dialog = this.dialog
+
+	if(dialog.__list){
+		pins = dialog.__list[pins_id] || pins
+	}
 
 	// buttons...
 	var buttons = options.buttons = (options.buttons || []).slice()
@@ -885,8 +893,29 @@ function(list, pins, options){
 		'<span class="pin-set">&#9679;</span>'
 		+'<span class="pin-unset">&#9675;</span>', 
 			function(p, cur){
-				// XXX toggle pin...
-				// XXX also check pins length limit...
+				// pin...
+				if(!cur.hasClass('pinned')){
+					// XXX check pins length limit...
+					pins.splice(0, 0, p)
+					// sort pins...
+					sortable
+						|| (options.sort instanceof Function ? 
+							pins.sort(options.sort) 
+							: pins.sortAs(list))
+
+					// XXX pin event???
+
+				// unpin...
+				} else {
+					pins.splice(pins.indexOf(p), 1)
+
+					// XXX unpin event???
+				}
+
+				// XXX redraw...
+
+				// XXX this is slow...
+				that.dialog.update()
 			}]
 	var i = buttons.indexOf('$PIN')
 	i < 0 ? 
@@ -895,21 +924,24 @@ function(list, pins, options){
 
 	// options for pins...
 	var pins_options = {
-		list_id: options.pins_id || 'pins',
-		cls: (options.cls || '') + ' pinned',
+		list_id: pins_id,
+		//cls: (options.cls || '') + ' pinned',
 		new_item: false,
 		length_limit: options.pins_lenght_limit || 10,
 	}
 	pins_options.__proto__ = options
 
 	var sortable = pins_options.sortable = options.pins_sortable !== false || true
-	sortable 
-		|| pins.sort(function(a, b){
-			// XXX
-		})
+	sortable
+		|| (options.sort instanceof Function ? 
+			pins.sort(options.sort) 
+			: pins.sortAs(list))
+
+	console.log('>>>>', pins, list)
 
 	// build the list...
 	var res = this.EditableList(pins, pins_options)
+		.addClass('pinned')
 		.toArray()
 
 	res.push(this.Separator())
@@ -917,7 +949,7 @@ function(list, pins, options){
 	res.concat(this.EditableList(
 			// remove pinned from list...
 			// XXX should these be removed or hidden???
-			list.filter(function(e){ return pins.indexOf(e) >= 0 }), 
+			list.filter(function(e){ return pins.indexOf(e) < 0 }), 
 			options)
 		.toArray())