diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/core.js b/ui (gen4)/features/core.js
index 7cb24d06..09834974 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/core.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/core.js	
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ module.makeWorkspaceConfigWriter = function(keys, callback){
 
 // XXX should this delete a prop if it's not in the loading workspace???
 // XXX only replace a prop if it has changed???
+// XXX handle defaults -- when a workspace was just created...
 var makeWorkspaceConfigLoader =
 module.makeWorkspaceConfigLoader = function(keys, callback){
 	return function(workspace){
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ module.makeWorkspaceConfigLoader = function(keys, callback){
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
+// XXX need a way to handle defaults...
 var WorkspaceActions = actions.Actions({
 	config: {
 		'load-workspace': 'default',
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-single-image.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-single-image.js
index 97b30ea4..6930b5d5 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-single-image.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-single-image.js	
@@ -104,10 +104,13 @@ var SingleImageActions = actions.Actions({
 		// NOTE: setting this to null or to -1 will disable the feature...
 		'single-image-proportions-threshold': 2,
 
-		// Sets ribbon align mode in single image mode...
-		// 
-		// NOTE: if this is null use the workspace value.
-		'single-image-ribbon-focus-mode': 'order',
+		// Config defaults to set on first init of single image mode...
+		//
+		// NOTE: the keys set here will be handled by the 'single-image'
+		// 		workspace...
+		'single-image-config-defaults': {
+			'ribbon-focus-mode': 'order',
+		},
 	},
 
 	updateImageProportions: ['- Interface/',
@@ -243,6 +246,14 @@ var SingleImageActions = actions.Actions({
 
 					if(this.workspaces['single-image'] == null){
 						this.loadWorkspace('ui-chrome-hidden') 
+
+						// setup defaults...
+						var that = this
+						var defaults = this.config['single-image-config-defaults'] || {}
+						Object.keys(defaults)
+							.forEach(function(key){ 
+								that.config[key] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(defaults[key])) })
+
 						this.saveWorkspace('single-image') 
 					}
 
@@ -424,20 +435,17 @@ module.SingleImageView = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 		// Workspace...
 		// 	...set ribbon focus mode to order (default) in single image mode...
 		['saveWorkspace',
-			core.makeWorkspaceConfigWriter(['ribbon-focus-mode'])],
+			core.makeWorkspaceConfigWriter(
+				Object.keys(SingleImageActions.config['single-image-config-defaults']))],
 		['loadWorkspace',
 			core.makeWorkspaceConfigLoader(
-				['ribbon-focus-mode'],
+				Object.keys(SingleImageActions.config['single-image-config-defaults']),
+				// NOTE: considering that 'ribbon-focus-mode' is handled 
+				// 		by a toggler that can have things bound to it, 
+				// 		active is the way to go here...
 				function(workspace){
-					if(this.workspace == 'single-image'){
-						var mode = this.config['single-image-ribbon-focus-mode'] 
-							|| workspace['ribbon-focus-mode']
-							|| 'order'
-						this.toggleRibbonFocusMode(mode)
-
-					} else if('ribbon-focus-mode' in workspace) {
-						this.toggleRibbonFocusMode(workspace['ribbon-focus-mode'])
-					}
+					'ribbon-focus-mode' in workspace
+						&& this.toggleRibbonFocusMode(workspace['ribbon-focus-mode'])
 				})],
 	],
 })