diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/alias.js b/ui (gen4)/features/alias.js
index ca9ed633..b9ff3e6a 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/alias.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/alias.js	
@@ -184,7 +184,9 @@ var UIAliasActions = actions.Actions({
 	// XXX should we set white-space: pre on doc here or in css???
 	// XXX multiline doc edit does not work...
 	// XXX edit key bindings (???)
-	// XXX BUG: doc not savable...
+	// XXX BUG: moving up/down out of a field will not save that field...
+	// XXX BUG: can't use multi-line fields...
+	// XXX BUG: renaming alias breaks .browseActions(..)
 	editAlias: ['- System/Edit alias...',
 		widgets.makeUIDialog(function(alias){
 			var that = this
@@ -199,8 +201,7 @@ var UIAliasActions = actions.Actions({
 						edit_text: 'last',
 						clear_on_edit: false,
 						reset_on_commit: false,
-						// XXX bug -- error + clear field???
-						//abort_on_deselect: false, 
+						abort_on_deselect: false, 
 					}
 
 					// doc fields...
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js
index 2c62c416..f7bb991c 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/util.js	
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ if(typeof(jQuery) != typeof(undefined)){
 				// make the element focusable and selectable...
 				.attr('tabindex', '0')
 				.addClass('editable-field')
-				.keydown(events.keydown = function(jqevt){ 
+				.keydown(events.keydown = function(in_evt){ 
 					var evt = window.event || in_evt
 					if(!that.prop('contenteditable')){
 						return
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ if(typeof(jQuery) != typeof(undefined)){
 					} else if(options.propagate_unhandled_keys !== false){
 						// NOTE: jQuery can't reuse browser events, this 
 						// 		we need to pass a jq event/proxy here...
-						$(this).parent().trigger(in_evt)
+						$(this).parent().trigger(in_evt || evt)
 					}
 				})
 				.blur(events.blur = function(){
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js
index 903e8077..d281ca7a 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
@@ -356,9 +356,11 @@ function(text, options){
 		})
 		.on('deselect', function(){
 			//editable && editable.trigger(
-			getEditable()
+			var editable = getEditable()
+				// XXX need to pass the text....
+			editable
 				.trigger(
-					options.abort_on_deselect !== false ? 'edit-abort' : 'edit-commit')
+					options.abort_on_deselect !== false ? 'edit-abort' : 'edit-commit', editable.text())
 		})
 
 	stop_propagation