diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js
index 74ceaa9d..77718c9a 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js	
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ var FeatureSet =
 module.FeatureSet = {
 	__feature__: Feature,
 
+	// if true, .setup(..) will report things it's doing... 
+	__verbose__: null,
+
 	// Build feature list...
 	//
 	// 	Build a list of all registered features
@@ -541,13 +544,13 @@ module.FeatureSet = {
 		}
 
 		// report excluded features...
-		if(features.excluded.length > 0){
+		if(this.__verbose__ && features.excluded.length > 0){
 			console.warn('Excluded features due to exclusivity conflict:', 
 					features.excluded.join(', '))
 		}
 
 		// report unapplicable features...
-		if(features.unapplicable.length > 0){
+		if(this.__verbose__ && features.unapplicable.length > 0){
 			console.log('Features not applicable in current context:', 
 					features.unapplicable.join(', '))
 		}
@@ -558,11 +561,14 @@ module.FeatureSet = {
 		lst.forEach(function(n){
 			// setup...
 			if(that[n] != null){
-				console.log('Setting up feature:', n)
+				this.__verbose__ && console.log('Setting up feature:', n)
 				setup.call(that[n], obj)
 			}
 		})
 
+		// XXX should we extend this if it already was in the object???
+		obj.features = features
+
 		return obj
 	},
 	remove: function(obj, lst){
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/ui.js b/ui (gen4)/ui.js
index ea1cfe19..716c929d 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/ui.js	
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ module.GLOBAL_KEYBOARD = {
 $(function(){
 
 	// list all loaded modules...
-	console.log('MODULES:', requirejs.s.contexts._.defined)
+	var m = requirejs.s.contexts._.defined
+	m = Object.keys(m).filter(function(e){ return m[e] != null })
+	console.log('Modules (%d):', m.length, m)
 
 	// XXX stub action set -- this needs to be auto-generated...
 	window.a = actions.Actions()
@@ -279,8 +281,20 @@ $(function(){
 		])
 
 
-	a.logger = a.logger || {emit: function(e, v){ console.log('    ', e, v) }}
+	// report stuff...
+	// XXX we also have .conflicts and .missing
+	a.features.excluded.length > 0 
+		&& console.warn('Features excluded (%d):',
+			a.features.excluded.length, 
+			a.features.excluded)
+	console.log('Features not applicable (%d):', 
+		a.features.unapplicable.length, 
+		a.features.unapplicable)
+	console.log('Features loaded (%d):',
+		a.features.features.length, 
+		a.features.features)
 
+	a.logger = a.logger || {emit: function(e, v){ console.log('    ', e, v) }}
 
 
 	// setup the viewer...
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/viewer.js b/ui (gen4)/viewer.js
index 1bd9439b..f2c07d8f 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/viewer.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/viewer.js	
@@ -153,16 +153,14 @@ module.ImageGridFeatures = Object.create(features.FeatureSet)
 // XXX should this be a generic library thing???
 // XXX should his have state???
 // 		...if so, should this be a toggler???
-// XXX also need ability to unbind... 
 var LifeCycleActions = actions.Actions({
-	// XXX avoid binding multiple times per object...
 	start: ['- System/', 
 		function(){
 			var that = this
 			this.logger && this.logger.emit('start')
 
-			// XXX HACK: need to check if actual events are bound...
-			// XXX also need ability to unbind... 
+			// NOTE: jQuery currently provides no way to check if an event
+			// 		is bound so we'll need to keep track manually...
 			if(this.__stop_handler == null){
 				var stop = this.__stop_handler = function(){ that.stop() }
 
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ var LifeCycleActions = actions.Actions({
 					// 		get triggered in specific conditions and some do,
 					// 		for example, this gets triggered when the window's
 					// 		'X' is clicked while does not on reload...
-					gui.Window.get().on('close', function(){
+					this.__nw_stop_handler = function(){
 						var w = this
 						try{
 							that
@@ -202,7 +200,8 @@ var LifeCycleActions = actions.Actions({
 						} catch(e){
 							this.close(true)
 						}
-					})
+					}
+					gui.Window.get().on('close', this.__nw_stop_handler)
 
 
 				// pure node.js...
@@ -224,13 +223,27 @@ var LifeCycleActions = actions.Actions({
 			}
 
 		}],
+	// unbind events...
 	stop: ['- System/', 
 		function(){
-			// unbind events...
-			if(this.runtime == 'browser' || this.runtime == 'nw'){
+			// browser & nw...
+			if(this.__stop_handler 
+					&& (this.runtime == 'browser' || this.runtime == 'nw')){
 				$(window).off('beforeunload', this.__stop_handler)
 			}
 
+			// nw...
+			if(this.__nw_stop_handler && this.runtime == 'nw'){
+				var gui = requirejs('nw.gui')
+				gui.Window.get().off('close', this.__nw_stop_handler)
+				delete this.__nw_stop_handler
+			}
+
+			// node...
+			if(this.__stop_handler && this.runtime == 'node'){
+				process.off('exit', this.__stop_handler)
+			}
+
 			delete this.__stop_handler
 
 			this.logger && this.logger.emit('stop')
@@ -1570,7 +1583,10 @@ module.Viewer = ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 
 	tag: 'ui',
 
-	depends: ['base'],
+	depends: [
+		'lifecycle',
+		'base',
+	],
 
 	actions: ViewerActions,
 
@@ -3890,6 +3906,9 @@ module.AppControl = ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 	doc: '',
 
 	tag: 'app-control',
+	depends: [
+		'ui',
+	],
 
 	actions: AppControlActions,