diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/base.js b/ui (gen4)/features/base.js
index 33a80fba..59aac2dd 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/base.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/base.js	
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ function(attr, states, callback){
 /*********************************************************************/
 
 // XXX split this into read and write actions...
+// XXX check if align by position is relevant here...
 var BaseActions = 
 module.BaseActions = 
 actions.Actions({
@@ -98,12 +99,11 @@ actions.Actions({
 		//
 		// XXX should this be here???
 		'ribbon-focus-modes': [
-			'visual',	// select image closest visually
 			'order',	// select image closest to current in order
 			'first',	// select first image
 			'last',		// select last image
 		],
-		'ribbon-focus-mode': 'visual',
+		'ribbon-focus-mode': 'order',
 	},
 
 	
@@ -293,17 +293,9 @@ actions.Actions({
 			} else if(mode == 'first' || mode == 'last'){
 				var t = data.getImage(mode, r)
 
-			// visually closest image...
-			//} else if(mode == 'visual'){
+			// unknown mode...
 			} else {
-				var ribbons = this.ribbons
-				var t = ribbons.getImageByPosition('current', r)
-
-				if(t.length > 1){
-					t = t.eq(direction == 'before' ? 0 : 1)
-				}
-
-				t = ribbons.getElemGID(t)
+				return
 			}
 
 			this.focusImage(t, r)
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui.js
index 7f3dc6e4..1e343171 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui.js	
@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@ actions.Actions({
 			'dark', 
 			'light',
 		],
+
+		// XXX BUG: for some reason this get's shadowed by base.config...
+		'ribbon-focus-modes': [
+			'visual',	// select image closest visually 
+
+			'order',	// select image closest to current in order
+			'first',	// select first image
+			'last',		// select last image
+		],
+		'ribbon-focus-mode': 'visual',
 	},
 
 	// Images...
@@ -718,6 +728,33 @@ module.Viewer = core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 					delete that.__viewer_resize
 				}
 			}],
+
+		// add support for visual mode...
+		// XXX 'visual' mode fails in single-image-mode....
+		['focusRibbon', 
+			function(res, target, mode){
+				mode = mode || this.config['ribbon-focus-mode']
+
+				var c = this.data.getRibbonOrder()
+				var i = this.data.getRibbonOrder(r)
+				// NOTE: we are not changing the direction here based on 
+				// 		this.direction as swap will confuse the user...
+				var direction = c < i ? 'before' : 'after'
+
+				if(mode == 'visual'){
+					var ribbons = this.ribbons
+					var r = this.data.getRibbon(target)
+					var t = ribbons.getImageByPosition('current', r)
+
+					if(t.length > 1){
+						t = t.eq(direction == 'before' ? 0 : 1)
+					}
+
+					t = ribbons.getElemGID(t)
+
+					this.focusImage(t, r)
+				}
+			}],
 	],
 })
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js
index 00ca42e8..aa7f3ce4 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/features.js	
@@ -110,10 +110,14 @@ module.FeatureProto = {
 				actions.config = {}
 			}
 			Object.keys(config).forEach(function(n){
+				/*
 				// keep existing keys...
 				if(actions.config[n] === undefined){
 					actions.config[n] = config[n]
 				}
+				*/
+				// NOTE: this will overwrite existing values...
+				actions.config[n] = config[n]
 			})
 		}