diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index cde3bb6..15c3b16 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ CKEDITOR.disableAutoInline = true
 
 <script src="platform.js"></script>
 
+<!-- XXX load this as early as possible... -->
+<script src="keybindings.js"></script>
+
 <script>
 
 function showInOverlay(text){
@@ -237,144 +240,6 @@ function handleFileSelect(evt) {
 }
 
 
-
-var KEYBOARD_CONFIG = {
-	'.overlay': {
-		title: 'Overlay mode.',
-		doc: '',
-
-		ignore: '*',
-
-		Esc: function(){
-				removeOverlay()
-				return false
-			},
-	},
-
-	'.editor:not(.inline-editor-mode)': {
-		title: 'Editor mode.',
-		doc: '',
-
-		'0': function(){
-				var n = getPageNumber()
-				if(togglePageView('?') == 'on'){
-					setMagazineScale(getPageTargetScale(1))
-				} else {
-					setMagazineScale(getPageTargetScale(PAGES_IN_RIBBON))
-				}
-				setCurrentPage(n)
-			},
-		Esc: '0',
-
-		'=': function(){
-				var n = getPageNumber()
-				setMagazineScale(Math.min(
-						getMagazineScale() * 1.2, 
-						getPageTargetScale(1)))
-				setCurrentPage(n)
-			},
-		'-': function(){
-				var n = getPageNumber()
-				setMagazineScale(Math.max(
-						getMagazineScale() * 0.8, 
-						getPageTargetScale(PAGES_IN_RIBBON*2)))
-				setCurrentPage(n)
-			},
-
-		'O': {
-				// load...
-				// XXX needs testing...
-				'ctrl': function(){
-					showInOverlay('<h1>Open Issue</h1>'+
-						'<input type="file" id="upload" name="file" multiple onchange="handleFileSelect(event)"/>')
-				},
-			},
-		'S': {
-				// save...
-				// XXX needs testing...
-				'ctrl': function(){
-					showInOverlay('<h1>Save Issue</h1>'+
-						'<p>NOTE: this download will not include the actual '+
-						'images. at this point, images should be added manually.</p>'+
-						'<p><a id="data_download" href="#">Download</a></p>')
-
-					// setup the data...
-					$(generateMagazineDownload)
-				},
-			},
-
-		// ?
-		'/': function(){
-				showInOverlay('<h1>Controls</h1>'+
-					'<p>NOTE: this section is a stub.<p>'+
-					'<table width="100%">'+
-						'<tr><td align="right" width="45%"><b> C-O </b></td><td> Load issue from file. </td></tr>'+
-						'<tr><td align="right"><b> C-S </b></td><td> Save issue to file. </td></tr>'+
-						'<tr><td align="right"><b> - / + </b></td><td> Zoom out/in. </td></tr>'+
-						'<tr><td align="right"><b> 0 </b></td><td> Set default zoom level. </td></tr>'+
-					'</table>')
-			},
-	},
-
-	// ignore all keys except Esc here...
-	'.inline-editor-mode': {
-		title: 'Inline editor mode.',
-		doc: '',
-
-		//ignore: '*'
-		Esc: function(){
-				$(':focus').blur()
-				return false
-			},
-	},
-
-	'.chrome:not(.inline-editor-mode)': {
-		title: 'Global bindings.',
-		doc: '',
-
-		Esc: function(){
-				if(toggleEditor('?') == 'on'){
-					toggleEditor('off')
-				} else {
-					togglePageView('off')
-				}
-			},
-
-		Home: firstPage,
-		End: lastPage, 
-		Left: {
-				default: function(){ prevPage() },
-				shift: prevBookmark,
-				ctrl: prevArticle,
-			},
-		Right: {
-				default: function(){ nextPage() },
-				shift: nextBookmark,
-				ctrl: nextArticle,
-			},
-		Space:	{
-				default: 'Right',
-				shift: 'Left'
-			},
-		//Tab: 'Space',
-		Tab: function(){ return false },
-		Enter: function(){ togglePageView('on') },
-		// combined navigation with actions..
-		Up: function(){ togglePageView() },
-		Down: function(){ togglePageView() },
-
-		F: function(){ togglePageFitMode() },
-		B: {
-				default: function(){ toggleBookmark() },
-				ctrl: function(){ toggleThemes() },
-			},
-
-		// XXX this should not be in the production viewer...
-		E: function(){ toggleEditor() },
-	},
-} 
-
-
 $(document).ready(function(){
 
 	// this is to fix some sort of bug baking things align in a wrong 
diff --git a/keybindings.js b/keybindings.js
index 15bc4fe..b57d09a 100755
--- a/keybindings.js
+++ b/keybindings.js
@@ -1,94 +1,173 @@
 /*********************************************************************/
-// NOTE: use String.fromCharCode(code)...
-// list of keys to be ignored by handler but still handled by the browser...
 
-var keybindings = {
-	/*
-	// global bindings...
-	'*': {
-		title: 'Global',
+var KEYBOARD_CONFIG = {
+	'Global bindings': {
+		doc: 'NOTE: binding priority is the same as the order of sections '+
+			'on this page.',
+		pattern: '*',
+
+		F4: {
+			alt: doc('Close viewer', 
+				function(){ 
+					if(window.require != null){
+						require('nw.gui')
+							.Window.get().close()
+						return false
+					}
+				}),
+		},
+		F5: doc('Full reload viewer', 
+			function(){ 
+				if(window.require != null){
+					require('nw.gui')
+						.Window.get().reload()
+					return false
+				}
+			}),
+		F12: doc('Show devTools', 
+			function(){ 
+				if(window.require != null){
+					require('nw.gui')
+						.Window.get().showDevTools()
+					return false
+				}
+			}),
+	},	
+
+	'.overlay': {
+		title: 'Overlay mode.',
 		doc: '',
 
-		ignore: [
-			116,												//	F5
-			122,												//	F11
-			123,												//	F12
-			8													//	BkSp
-		],
+		ignore: '*',
 
-		// ignore the modifiers (shift, alt, ctrl, caps)...
-		16:		function(){},
-		17:		16,
-		18:		16,
-		20:		16,												//	Caps Lock
+		Esc: function(){
+				removeOverlay()
+				return false
+			},
 	},
 
+	'.editor:not(.inline-editor-mode)': {
+		title: 'Editor mode.',
+		doc: '',
 
-	// overlay...
-	'.overlay-mode': {
-		title: 'Overlay mode',
-		doc: 'Overlay mode key bindings.',
+		'0': function(){
+				var n = getPageNumber()
+				if(togglePageView('?') == 'on'){
+					setMagazineScale(getPageTargetScale(1))
+				} else {
+					setMagazineScale(getPageTargetScale(PAGES_IN_RIBBON))
+				}
+				setCurrentPage(n)
+			},
+		Esc: '0',
 
-		ignore: [
-			33,													//	PgUp
-			34,													//	PgDown
-			37,													//	Left
-			39,													//	Right
-			36,													//	Home
-			32,													//	Space
-			35,													//	End
-			38,													//	Up
-			40,													//	Down
-		],
+		'=': function(){
+				var n = getPageNumber()
+				setMagazineScale(Math.min(
+						getMagazineScale() * 1.2, 
+						getPageTargetScale(1)))
+				setCurrentPage(n)
+			},
+		'-': function(){
+				var n = getPageNumber()
+				setMagazineScale(Math.max(
+						getMagazineScale() * 0.8, 
+						getPageTargetScale(PAGES_IN_RIBBON*2)))
+				setCurrentPage(n)
+			},
+
+		'O': {
+				// load...
+				// XXX needs testing...
+				'ctrl': function(){
+					showInOverlay('<h1>Open Issue</h1>'+
+						'<input type="file" id="upload" name="file" multiple onchange="handleFileSelect(event)"/>')
+				},
+			},
+		'S': {
+				// save...
+				// XXX needs testing...
+				'ctrl': function(){
+					showInOverlay('<h1>Save Issue</h1>'+
+						'<p>NOTE: this download will not include the actual '+
+						'images. at this point, images should be added manually.</p>'+
+						'<p><a id="data_download" href="#">Download</a></p>')
+
+					// setup the data...
+					$(generateMagazineDownload)
+				},
+			},
+
+		// ?
+		'/': function(){
+				showInOverlay('<h1>Controls</h1>'+
+					'<p>NOTE: this section is a stub.<p>'+
+					'<table width="100%">'+
+						'<tr><td align="right" width="45%"><b> C-O </b></td><td> Load issue from file. </td></tr>'+
+						'<tr><td align="right"><b> C-S </b></td><td> Save issue to file. </td></tr>'+
+						'<tr><td align="right"><b> - / + </b></td><td> Zoom out/in. </td></tr>'+
+						'<tr><td align="right"><b> 0 </b></td><td> Set default zoom level. </td></tr>'+
+					'</table>')
+			},
 	},
-	*/
 
-	// ignore all keys here...
+	// ignore all keys except Esc here...
 	'.inline-editor-mode': {
-		ignore: '*'
-	},
-
-	// everything except overlays...
-	'.viewer:not(.inline-editor-mode)': {
-		title: 'Ribbon and Viewer',
+		title: 'Inline editor mode.',
 		doc: '',
 
-		// navigation...
-		36:		goToMagazineCover,								//	Home
-		219:	36,												//	[
-		35:		goToMagazineEnd,								//	End
-		221:	35,												//	]
-		37:	{
-			'default': prevPage,								//	Right
-			'ctrl': prevArticle,								//	ctrl-Right
-			'shift': prevBookmark								//	shift-Right
-		},
-		188:	37,												//	<
-		39:	{
-			'default': nextPage,								//	Left
-			'ctrl': nextArticle,								//	ctrl-Left
-			'shift': nextBookmark								//	shift-Left
-		},
-		32:	{
-			'default': nextPage,								//	Space
-			'shift': prevPage									//	shift-Space
-		},
-		190:	39,												//	>
+		//ignore: '*'
+		Esc: function(){
+				$(':focus').blur()
+				return false
+			},
+	},
 
-		66: {
-			'default': toggleBookmark,							//	B
-			'ctrl': function(){toggleThemes()},					//	ctrl-B
-		},
+	'.chrome:not(.inline-editor-mode)': {
+		title: 'Global bindings.',
+		doc: '',
 
+		Esc: function(){
+				if(toggleEditor('?') == 'on'){
+					toggleEditor('off')
+				} else {
+					togglePageView('off')
+				}
+			},
+
+		Home: firstPage,
+		End: lastPage, 
+		Left: {
+				default: function(){ prevPage() },
+				shift: prevBookmark,
+				ctrl: prevArticle,
+			},
+		Right: {
+				default: function(){ nextPage() },
+				shift: nextBookmark,
+				ctrl: nextArticle,
+			},
+		Space:	{
+				default: 'Right',
+				shift: 'Left'
+			},
+		//Tab: 'Space',
+		Tab: function(){ return false },
+		Enter: function(){ togglePageView('on') },
 		// combined navigation with actions..
-		38: function(){togglePageView()},						//	Up
-		40: function(){togglePageView()},						//	Down
+		Up: function(){ togglePageView() },
+		Down: function(){ togglePageView() },
 
-		13:	function(){togglePageView('on')},					//	Enter
-		27:	function(){togglePageView('off')},					//	Esc
-	}
-}
+		F: function(){ togglePageFitMode() },
+		B: {
+				default: function(){ toggleBookmark() },
+				ctrl: function(){ toggleThemes() },
+			},
 
+		// XXX this should not be in the production viewer...
+		E: function(){ toggleEditor() },
+	},
+} 
 
 
 /*********************************************************************/
diff --git a/lib/keyboard.js b/lib/keyboard.js
index 5ac38d6..8442ef1 100755
--- a/lib/keyboard.js
+++ b/lib/keyboard.js
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@
 
 /*********************************************************************/
 
+// Attributes to be ignored my the key handler...
+//
+// These are used for system tasks.
+var KEYBOARD_SYSTEM_ATTRS = [
+	'doc',
+	'title',
+	'ignore',
+	'pattern'
+]
+
+
 // Neither _SPECIAL_KEYS nor _KEY_CODES are meant for direct access, use
 // toKeyName(<code>) and toKeyCode(<name>) for a more uniform access.
 //
@@ -109,22 +120,49 @@ function toKeyCode(c){
 
 // documentation wrapper...
 function doc(text, func){
-	func = func == null ? function(){return true}: func
+	func = !func ? function(){return true}: func
 	func.doc = text
 	return func
 }
 
 
+// Build or normalize a modifier string. 
+//
+// Acceptable argument sets:
+// 	- none				-> ""
+// 	- true, false, true	-> "ctrl+shift"
+// 	- true, false		-> "ctrl"
+// 	- [true, false]		-> "ctrl"
+// 	- 'alt+shift'		-> "alt+shift"
+// 	- 'shift - alt'		-> "alt+shift"
+//
+function normalizeModifiers(c, a, s){
+		if(c != null && c.constructor.name == 'Array'){
+			a = c[1]
+			s = c[2]
+			c = c[0]
+		}
+		if(typeof(c) == typeof('str')){
+			var modifiers = c
+		} else {
+			var modifiers = (c ? 'ctrl' : '') 
+				+ (a ? ' alt' : '') 
+				+ (s ? ' shift' : '')
+		}
+
+		// build the dormalized modifier string...
+		var res = /ctrl/i.test(modifiers) ? 'ctrl' : ''
+		res += /alt/i.test(modifiers) ? (res != '' ? '+alt' : 'alt') : ''
+		res += /shift/i.test(modifiers) ? (res != '' ? '+shift' : 'shift') : ''
+
+		return res
+}
+
+
 /* Key handler getter
  *
  * For doc on format see makeKeyboardHandler(...)
  *
- * modes can be:
- * 	- 'any'	(default)	- Get list of all applicable handlers up until
- * 							the first applicable ignore.
- * 	- 'all'				- Get ALL handlers, including ignores
- * 	- <mode>			- Get handlers for an explicit mode
- *
  * modifiers can be:
  * 	- '' (default)		- No modifiers
  * 	- '?'				- Return list of applicable modifiers per mode
@@ -135,6 +173,15 @@ function doc(text, func){
  * 							Ex:
  * 								'ctrl+shift'
  * 							NOTE: 'shift+ctrl' is wrong.
+ * 							NOTE: normalizeModifiers(...) can be used as
+ * 								a reference, if in doubt.
+ *
+ * modes can be:
+ * 	- 'any'	(default)	- Get list of all applicable handlers up until
+ * 							the first applicable ignore.
+ * 	- 'all'				- Get ALL handlers, including ignores
+ * 	- <mode>			- Get handlers for an explicit mode
+ *
  *
  * This will also resolve several shifted keys by name, for example:
  * 'shift-/' is the same as '?', and either can be used, but the shorter 
@@ -148,24 +195,41 @@ function doc(text, func){
  * 	}
  *
  *
+ * <handler> can be:
+ * 	- <function>		- handler
+ * 	- [<doc>, <function>]
+ * 						- lisp-style handler
+ * 	- 'IGNORE'			- if mode is 'all' and key is in .ignore
+ * 	- [<function>, 'IGNORE NEXT']
+ * 						- if mode is 'all' and the key is both in .ignore
+ * 						  and a handler is defined in the current section
+ * 						  NOTE: in this case if this mode matches, all
+ * 						  		the subsequent handlers will get ignored
+ * 						  		in normal modes...
+ *
+ *
+ * NOTE: adding a key to the ignore list has the same effect as returning
+ * 		false form it's handler in the same context.
  * NOTE: it is not possible to do a shift-? as it is already shifted.
  * NOTE: if a key is not handled in a mode, that mode will not be 
  * 		present in the resulting object.
  * NOTE: this will not unwrap lisp-style (see below) handlers.
  * NOTE: modes are prioritized by order of occurrence.
+ * NOTE: modifiers can be a list of three bools...
+ * 		(see: normalizeModifiers(...) for further information)
  *
- * XXX need an explicit way to prioritize modes, avoiding object attr 
- * 		ordering...
  * XXX check do we need did_handling here...
- *
  * XXX BUG explicitly given modes do not yield results if the pattern 
  * 		does not match...
  */
 function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
 	var chr = null
 	var s_chr = null
+	// XXX I do not understand why this is here...
 	var did_handling = false
+	var did_ignore = false
 	modifiers = modifiers == null ? '' : modifiers
+	modifiers = modifiers != '?' ? normalizeModifiers(modifiers) : modifiers
 	modes = modes == null ? 'any' : modes
 	shifted_keys = shifted_keys == null ? _SHIFT_KEYS : shifted_keys
 
@@ -184,18 +248,41 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
 
 	res = {}
 
-	for(var mode in keybindings){
+	for(var title in keybindings){
 
-		// test for mode compatibility...
-		// XXX this fails for explicitly given mode...
-		if(modes != 'all' 
-				&& (modes != 'any' 
-					&& modes != mode 
-					|| $(mode).length == 0)){
+		// If a key is ignored then look no further...
+		if(did_ignore){
+			if(modes != 'all'){
+				break
+			} else {
+				did_ignore = false
+				if(modifiers != '?' && res[mode] != 'IGNORE'){
+					res[mode] = [ res[mode], 'IGNORE NEXT']
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		// older version compatibility...
+		if(keybindings[title].pattern != null){
+			var mode = keybindings[title].pattern
+		} else {
+			var mode = title
+		}
+
+		// check if we need to skip this mode...
+		if( !(modes == 'all'
+			// explicit mode match...
+			|| modes == mode
+			// 'any' means we need to check the mode...
+			|| (modes == 'any'
+				// '*' always matches...
+				&& mode == '*'
+				// match the mode...
+				|| $(mode).length != 0))){
 			continue
 		}
 
-		var bindings = keybindings[mode]
+		var bindings = keybindings[title]
 
 		if(s_chr != null && s_chr in bindings){
 			var handler = bindings[s_chr]
@@ -208,6 +295,7 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
 		}
 
 		// alias...
+		// XXX should this be before after or combined with ignore handling...
 		while( handler != null 
 				&& (typeof(handler) == typeof(123) 
 					|| typeof(handler) == typeof('str')
@@ -244,21 +332,24 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
 			}
 		}
 
+		// if something is ignored then just breakout and stop handling...
+		if(bindings.ignore == '*' 
+				|| bindings.ignore != null 
+					&& (bindings.ignore.indexOf(key) != -1 
+						|| bindings.ignore.indexOf(chr) != -1)){
+			did_handling = true
+			// ignoring a key will stop processing it...
+			if(modes == 'all' || mode == modes){
+				// NOTE: if a handler is defined in this section, this 
+				// 		will be overwritten...
+				// XXX need to add the handler to this if it's defined...
+				res[mode] = 'IGNORE'
+			}
+			did_ignore = true
+		}
+
 		// no handler...
 		if(handler == null){
-			// if something is ignored then just breakout and stop handling...
-			if(bindings.ignore == '*' 
-					|| bindings.ignore != null 
-						&& (bindings.ignore.indexOf(key) != -1 
-							|| bindings.ignore.indexOf(chr) != -1)){
-				did_handling = true
-				// ignoring a key will stop processing it...
-				if(modes == 'all' || mode == modes){
-					res[mode] = 'IGNORE'
-				} else {
-					break
-				}
-			}
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -308,10 +399,9 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
 /* Basic key binding format:
  *
  * {
- * 		<css-selector>: {
- *			// meta-data used to generate user docs/help/config
- * 			title: <text>,
+ * 		<title>: {
  * 			doc: <text>,
+ * 			pattern: <css-selector>,
  *
  *			// this defines the list of keys to ignore by the handler.
  *			// NOTE: use "*" to ignore all keys other than explicitly 
@@ -338,12 +428,14 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
  * 				default: <callback> | <key-def-x>,
  *
  *				// a modifier can be any single modifier, like shift or a 
- *				// combination of modifiers like 'ctrl+shift', given in order 
+ *				// combination of modifiers like 'ctrl+shift', in order 
  *				// of priority.
- *				// supported modifiers are (in order of priority):
+ *				// supported modifiers, ordered by priority, are:
  *				//	- ctrl
  *				//	- alt
  *				//	- shift
+ *				// NOTE: if in doubt use normalizeModifiers(..) as a 
+ *				//		reference...
  * 				<modifer>: [...],
  * 				...
  * 			},
@@ -354,6 +446,13 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
  *			...
  * 		},
  *
+ *		// legacy format, still supported... (deprecated)
+ * 		<css-selector>: {
+ *			// meta-data used to generate user docs/help/config
+ * 			title: <text>,
+ * 			...
+ * 		},
+ *
  * 		...
  * }
  *
@@ -365,6 +464,8 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
  * 	- action -- any arbitrary string that is not in the above categories.
  *
  *
+ * NOTE: adding a key to the ignore list has the same effect as returning
+ * 		false form it's handler in the same context.
  * NOTE: actions,the last case, are used for alias referencing, they will
  * 		never match a real key, but will get resolved in alias searches.
  * NOTE: to test what to use as <key-def> use toKeyCode(..) / toKeyName(..).
@@ -380,8 +481,8 @@ function getKeyHandlers(key, modifiers, keybindings, modes, shifted_keys){
  * NOTE: the number keys are named with a leading hash '#' (e.g. '#8') 
  * 		to avoid conflicsts with keys that have the code with the same 
  * 		value (e.g. 'backspace' (8)).
- * NOTE: one can use a doc(<doc-string>, <callback>) as a shorthand to assign
- * 		a docstring to a handler.
+ * NOTE: one can use a doc(<doc-string>, <callback>) as a shorthand to 
+ * 		assign a docstring to a handler.
  * 		it will only assign .doc attr and return the original function.
  *
  * XXX need an explicit way to prioritize modes...
@@ -398,10 +499,8 @@ function makeKeyboardHandler(keybindings, unhandled){
 		// key data...
 		var key = evt.keyCode
 
-		// normalize the modifiers...
-		var modifiers = evt.ctrlKey ? 'ctrl' : ''
-		modifiers += evt.altKey ? (modifiers != '' ? '+alt' : 'alt') : ''
-		modifiers += evt.shiftKey ? (modifiers != '' ? '+shift' : 'shift') : ''
+		// get modifiers...
+		var modifiers = [evt.ctrlKey, evt.altKey, evt.shiftKey]
 
 		//window.DEBUG && console.log('KEY:', key, chr, modifiers)
 
@@ -450,16 +549,25 @@ function makeKeyboardHandler(keybindings, unhandled){
 *
 * NOTE: this will not add keys (key names) that are not explicit key names.
 */
+// XXX do we need to normalize/pre-process keybindings???
+// 		- might be a good idea to normalize the <modifiers>...
 function buildKeybindingsHelp(keybindings, shifted_keys){
 	shifted_keys = shifted_keys == null ? _SHIFT_KEYS : shifted_keys
 	var res = {}
 	var mode, title
 
-	for(var pattern in keybindings){
-		mode = keybindings[pattern]
+	for(var title in keybindings){
+		mode = keybindings[title]
+
+		// older version compatibility...
+		if(keybindings[title].pattern != null){
+			var pattern = keybindings[title].pattern
+		} else {
+			var pattern = title
+			// titles and docs...
+			var title = mode.title == null ? pattern : mode.title
+		}
 
-		// titles and docs...
-		title = mode.title == null ? pattern : mode.title
 		res[title] = {
 			doc: mode.doc == null ? '' : mode.doc
 		}
@@ -467,25 +575,27 @@ function buildKeybindingsHelp(keybindings, shifted_keys){
 
 		// handlers...
 		for(var key in mode){
-			if(key == 'doc' || key == 'title' || key == 'ignore'){
+			if(KEYBOARD_SYSTEM_ATTRS.indexOf(key) >= 0){
 				continue
 			}
-			//var modifiers = getKeyHandlers(key, '?', keybindings, pattern)[pattern]
 			var modifiers = getKeyHandlers(key, '?', keybindings, 'all')[pattern]
 			modifiers = modifiers == 'none' || modifiers == undefined ? [''] : modifiers
 
 			for(var i=0; i < modifiers.length; i++){
 				var mod = modifiers[i]
 
-				//var handler = getKeyHandlers(key, mod, keybindings, pattern)[pattern]
 				var handler = getKeyHandlers(key, mod, keybindings, 'all')[pattern]
 
+				if(handler.constructor.name == 'Array' && handler[1] == 'IGNORE NEXT'){
+					handler = handler[0]
+				}
+
 				// standard object doc...
 				if('doc' in handler){
 					var doc = handler.doc
 
 				// lisp style...
-				} else if(typeof(handler) == typeof([]) && handler.constructor.name == 'Array'){
+				} else if(handler.constructor.name == 'Array'){
 					var doc = handler[1]
 
 				// no doc...
@@ -528,6 +638,31 @@ function buildKeybindingsHelp(keybindings, shifted_keys){
 }
 
 
+// Get a list of keys associated with a given doc...
+//
+// The second argument must be a structure formated as returned by 
+// buildKeybindingsHelp(...)
+//
+// Returned format:
+// 	{
+// 		<section-name> : <key-spec>
+// 		...
+// 	}
+//
+// NOTE: <key-spec> is the same as generated by buildKeybindingsHelp(..)
+function getKeysByDoc(doc, help){
+	var res = {}
+	for(var mode in help){
+		var name = mode
+		var section = help[mode]
+		if(doc in section){
+			res[mode] = section[doc]
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+
 // Build a basic HTML table with keyboard help...
 //
 //	The table will look like this:
@@ -584,6 +719,69 @@ function buildKeybindingsHelpHTML(keybindings){
 }
 
 
+// Build HTML for a single key definition...
+//
+// Format if combining sections (default):
+// 		<span class="key-doc">
+// 			<span class="doc"> DOC </span>
+// 			<span class="keys"> KEYS </span>
+// 		</span>
+//
+// Format if not combining sections:
+// 		<span class="key-doc">
+// 			<span class="doc"> DOC </span>
+// 			<span class="section">
+// 				<span class="name"> MODE NAME </span>
+// 				<span class="keys"> KEYS </span>
+// 			</span>
+// 			...
+// 		</span>
+//
+// XXX not yet sure if we are handling the sections correctly...
+function getKeysByDocHTML(doc, help, combine_sections){
+	combine_sections = combine_sections == null ? true : combine_sections
+
+	var spec = getKeysByDoc(doc, help)
+	var res = '<span class="key-doc">'
+
+	res += '<span class="doc">'+ doc +'</span>'
+	
+	var keys = []
+
+	for(var section in spec){
+		if(!combine_sections){
+			keys = spec[section].join(', ')
+			res += '<span class="section">'
+					+'<span class="name">'+ section +'</span>'
+					+'<span class="keys">'+ keys +'</span>'
+				+'</span>'
+		} else {
+			keys = keys.concat(spec[section])
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(combine_sections){
+		res += '<span class="keys">'+ keys.join(', ') +'</span>'
+	}
+
+	return res + '</span>'
+}
+
+
+// Update key definitions...
+//
+// NOTE: this does not support multiple sections...
+function updateHTMLKeyDoc(help, root){
+	root = root == null ? $('body') : root
+	return root.find('.key-doc').each(function(i, e){
+		e = $(e)
+		var doc = e.find('.doc')
+		var keys = $(getKeysByDocHTML(doc.html(), help)).find('.keys')
+		e.find('.keys').html(keys.html())
+	})
+}
+
+
 
 /**********************************************************************
 * Key binding editor...