diff --git a/TODO.otl b/TODO.otl
index b328edd..cb726b6 100755
--- a/TODO.otl
+++ b/TODO.otl
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 		[_] BUG: no drag threshold on excludedElements (TouchSwipe)
 		| stalled...
 	[_] 67% general todo
+		[_] add separate history manager...
+		| might be a virtual history rather than browser history which 
+		| tends to slow things down -- just a simple stack...
 		[_] move some of the current configuration options to the magazine...
 		| same idea as .no-resize class...
 		[_] add option to align page to right or left screen border
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index f2b2794..8e00597 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -668,6 +668,14 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 								<button id="UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION" onclick="toggleSetting(this)"></button>
 							</td>
 						</tr>
+						<tr>
+							<td>
+								Full navigation gistory: 
+							</td>
+							<td>
+								<button id="FULL_HISTORY_ENABLED" onclick="toggleSetting(this)"></button>
+							</td>
+						</tr>
 						<tr>
 							<td>
 								Reset stored data:
@@ -738,6 +746,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 						DRAG_FULL_PAGE = $('#DRAG_FULL_PAGE').text() == 'true' ? true : false
 						USE_REAL_PAGE_SIZES = $('#USE_REAL_PAGE_SIZES').text() == 'true' ? true : false
 						UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION = $('#UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION').text() == 'true' ? true : false
+						FULL_HISTORY_ENABLED = $('#FULL_HISTORY_ENABLED').text() == 'true' ? true : false
 					}
 					function loadSettings(){
 						$('#PAGES_IN_RIBBON').attr('value', PAGES_IN_RIBBON)
@@ -746,6 +755,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 						$('#DRAG_FULL_PAGE').text(DRAG_FULL_PAGE)
 						$('#USE_REAL_PAGE_SIZES').text(USE_REAL_PAGE_SIZES)
 						$('#UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION').text(UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION)
+						$('#FULL_HISTORY_ENABLED').text(FULL_HISTORY_ENABLED)
 
 						$('#FingersSupported').text($.fn.swipe.fingers.ALL)
 						var b = $('#BrowserInfo')
diff --git a/magazine.js b/magazine.js
index a23ac7f..1cae4d2 100755
--- a/magazine.js
+++ b/magazine.js
@@ -30,8 +30,17 @@ var USE_REAL_PAGE_SIZES = false
 
 // if true this will make each page flip update the hash url...
 // if false, only direct linking will update the url.
-// XXX this if false, will break the layer hide/show toggle...
-var UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION = true
+// NOTE: this can slow down navigation...
+// XXX BUG this if false, will break the layer hide/show toggle...
+var UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION = false
+
+// if true this will enable history for local page navigation regardless
+// of weather UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION state.
+// NOTE: UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION implicitly enables full browser history
+// 		based navigation.
+// NOTE: this can slow down navigation...
+// NOTE: partial history navigation over links will still work.
+var FULL_HISTORY_ENABLED = false
 
 
 
@@ -680,6 +689,12 @@ function loadURLState(){
 				.addClass('hidden')
 				.removeClass('shown')
 		}
+		if(!UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION){
+			// push current position...
+			// NOTE: this will enable partial history navigation, but only 
+			// on actions envolving actual links...
+			window.history.pushState(null, null, '#' + getPageNumber())
+		}
 		return n
 	}
 }
@@ -705,6 +720,9 @@ function saveURLState(){
 	}
 	if(UPDATE_HASH_URL_POSITION){
 		window.location.hash = n
+	} else if(FULL_HISTORY_ENABLED){
+		// XXX add option to disable history altogether...
+		window.history.pushState(null, null, '#' + n)
 	}
 	return n
 }