diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/app.js b/ui (gen4)/features/app.js
index 2fd85933..8157f0c3 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/app.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/app.js	
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ module.PortableAppControl = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// XXX would be nice to store/restore dev-tools state...
+// XXX should we create and show the window here???
+// 		...if yes, then we'll need to start the ui features later as 
+// 		they need the dom ready...
 var WindowedAppControlActions = actions.Actions({
 	config: {
 		// Window state:
@@ -454,7 +456,6 @@ var WindowedAppControlActions = actions.Actions({
 		'show-splash-screen': 'on',
 	},
 
-	// XXX revise these...
 	close: ['File|Window/Close viewer',
 		function(){ 
 			this.stop()
@@ -525,9 +526,6 @@ var WindowedAppControlActions = actions.Actions({
 			})],
 })
 
-// XXX store/load window state...
-// 		- size
-// 		- state (fullscreen/normal)
 var WindowedAppControl = 
 module.WindowedAppControl = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 	title: '',
@@ -558,6 +556,7 @@ module.WindowedAppControl = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 			function(){ 
 				// we are going to declare ready ourselves...
 				this.requestReadyAnnounce() }],
+		// XXX should we create and show the window here???
 		['start',
 			function(){ 
 				var that = this
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/cli.js b/ui (gen4)/features/cli.js
index 4d534388..7678ed82 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/cli.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/cli.js	
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ if(typeof(process) != 'undefined'){
 }
 
 
+
 /*********************************************************************/
 
 // setup logger...
@@ -215,6 +216,8 @@ module.CLI = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 	actions: CLIActions,
 
 	handlers: [
+		// XXX sort out different run/stop/exit paths -- make this more 
+		// 		systematic...
 		['ready',
 			function(){
 				var that = this
@@ -363,7 +366,7 @@ module.CLI = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 					// 			npm install -g nwjs
 					// 			npm link nwjs
 					// 			nw install 0.14.5-sdk
-					.option('gui, --gui', 'start ImageGrid.Viewer', function(){
+					.option('nw, --nw', 'start ImageGrid.Viewer (nw)', function(){
 						throw new Error('ig: GUI startup not implemented.')
 
 						var path = requirejs('path')
@@ -374,6 +377,25 @@ module.CLI = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 
 						keep_running = true
 					})
+					.option('electron, --electron', 'start ImageGrid.Viewer (electron)', function(){
+						var path = requirejs('path')
+
+						requirejs('child_process')
+							.spawn(requirejs('electron'), [
+									path.join(
+										path.dirname(nodeRequire.main.filename), 
+										'e.js')])
+							// XXX need to stop the process iff nothing 
+							// 		else is running, like repl... 
+							// XXX feels hackish...
+							.on('exit', function(){
+								(!global.ig
+										|| global.ig.isStopped())
+									&& process.exit()
+							})
+
+						keep_running = true
+					})
 
 					/* // XXX the problem with this is that it still tires 
 					// 		to find and run 'ig-index'...