diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0d86543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+*
+*
+* NOTE: uncommenting and setting the config options will override the 
+* 	defaults...
+**********************************************************************/
+
+//var DEBUG = DEBUG != null ? DEBUG : true
+
+// number of pages to display in ribbon...
+//var PAGES_IN_RIBBON = 6
+
+// if true, expand a page to fit the whole view in single page mode...
+//var FIT_PAGE_TO_VIEW = true
+
+// if true will make page resizes after window resize animated...
+//var ANIMATE_WINDOW_RESIZE = true
+
+// if true will disable page dragging in single page mode...
+//var DRAG_FULL_PAGE = false
+
+
+
+/*********************************************************************/
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bd14464..f862b25 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 <script src="jli.js"></script>
 <script src="magazine.js"></script>
 
+<script src="keybindings.js"></script>
+
+<!-- configuration, keep this last... -->
+<script src="config.js"></script>
+
 <script>
 
 var DEBUG = true
@@ -29,6 +34,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 		.resize(viewResizeHandler)
 		.bind('hashchange', hashChangeHandler)
 
+	$(document)
+		.keydown(makeKeyboardHandler(keybindings))
+
+
 	$('.viewer')
 		.swipe({
 			swipeStatus: swipeHandler,
diff --git a/jli.js b/jli.js
index b177d9e..b2f2dfa 100755
--- a/jli.js
+++ b/jli.js
@@ -160,6 +160,158 @@ function setElementScale(elem, scale){
 }
 
 
+
+/************************************************* keyboard handler **/
+
+// NOTE: don't understand why am I the one who has to write this...
+var SPECIAL_KEYS = {
+	9:		'Tab',
+	13:		'Enter',
+	16:		'Shift',
+	17:		'Ctrl',
+	18:		'Alt',
+	20:		'Caps Lock',
+	27:		'Esc',
+	32:		'Space',
+	33:		'PgUp',
+	34:		'PgDown',	
+	35:		'End',
+	36:		'Home',
+	37:		'Right',
+	38:		'Up',
+	39:		'Left',
+	40:		'Down',
+	45:		'Ins',
+	46:		'Del',
+	80:		'Backspace',
+	91:		'Win',
+	93:		'Menu',
+	
+	112:	'F1',
+	113:	'F2',
+	114:	'F3',
+	115:	'F4',
+	116:	'F5',
+	117:	'F6',
+	118:	'F7',
+	119:	'F8',
+	120:	'F9',
+	121:	'F10',
+	122:	'F11',
+	123:	'F12',
+}
+
+// XXX some keys look really wrong...
+function toKeyName(code){
+	// check for special keys...
+	var k = SPECIAL_KEYS[code]
+	if(k != null){
+		return k
+	}
+	// chars...
+	k = String.fromCharCode(code)
+	if(k != ''){
+		return k.toLowerCase()
+	}
+	return null
+}
+
+
+// if set to false the event handlers will always return false...
+var KEYBOARD_HANDLER_PROPAGATE = false
+
+/* Basic key format:
+ * 		<key-code> : <callback>,
+ * 		<key-code> : {
+ * 			'default': <callback>,
+ *			// a modifier can be any single modifier, like shift or a 
+ *			// combination of modifers like 'ctrl+shift', given in order 
+ *			// of priority.
+ *			// supported modifiers are (in order of priority):
+ *			//	- ctrl
+ *			//	- alt
+ *			//	- shift
+ * 			<modifer>: [...]
+ * 		},
+ * 		<key-code> : [
+ *			// this can be any type of handler except for an alias...
+ * 			<handler>, 
+ * 			<doc>
+ * 		],
+ *		// alias...
+ * 		<key-code-a> : <key-code-b>,
+ *
+ * XXX might need to add meta information to generate sensible help...
+ */
+function makeKeyboardHandler(keybindings, unhandled){
+	if(unhandled == null){
+		unhandled = function(){return false}
+	}
+	return function(evt){
+		var did_handling = false
+		var res = null
+		for(var mode in keybindings){
+			if($(mode).length > 0){
+				var bindings = keybindings[mode]
+
+				var key = evt.keyCode
+				if(bindings.ignore != null && bindings.ignore.indexOf(key) != -1){
+					// return true
+					did_handling = true
+					continue
+				}
+				// XXX ugly...
+				var modifers = evt.ctrlKey ? 'ctrl' : ''
+				modifers += evt.altKey ? (modifers != '' ? '+alt' : 'alt') : ''
+				modifers += evt.shiftKey ? (modifers != '' ? '+shift' : 'shift') : ''
+
+				var handler = bindings[key]
+
+				// alias...
+				while (typeof(handler) == typeof(123)) {
+					handler = bindings[handler]
+				}
+				// no handler...
+				if(handler == null){
+					continue
+				}
+				// Array, lisp style with docs...
+				// XXX for some odd reason in chrome typeof([]) == typeof({})!!!
+				if(typeof(handler) == typeof([]) && handler.constructor.name == 'Array'){
+					// we do not care about docs here, so just get the handler...
+					handler = handler[0]
+				}
+				// complex handler...
+				if(typeof(handler) == typeof({})){
+					var callback = handler[modifers]
+					if(callback == null){
+						callback = handler['default']
+					}
+					if(callback != null){
+						res = callback()
+						did_handling = true
+						continue
+					}
+				} else {
+					// simple callback...
+					res = handler() 
+					did_handling = true
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if(!did_handling){
+			// key is unhandled by any modes...
+			return unhandled(key)
+		} else {
+			// XXX should we handle multiple hits???
+			return KEYBOARD_HANDLER_PROPAGATE&&res?true:false
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+
 /************************************************ jQuery extensions **/
 
 jQuery.fn.reverseChildren = function(){
diff --git a/keybindings.js b/keybindings.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a840941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keybindings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*********************************************************************/
+// 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',
+		doc: '',
+
+		ignore: [
+			116,												//	F5
+			123,												//	F12
+		],
+
+		// togglable modes and options...
+		/*191: {
+			'default':	ImageGrid.showKeyboardBindings,			//	?
+			'ctrl':		ImageGrid.showSetup,					//	ctrl+?
+		},*/
+		13:		function(){togglePageView('on')},				//	Enter
+		27:		function(){togglePageView('off')},				//	Esc
+
+		// ignore the modifiers (shift, alt, ctrl, caps)...
+		16:		function(){},
+		17:		16,
+		18:		16,
+		20:		16,												//	Caps Lock
+	},
+
+
+	// overlay...
+	'.overlay-mode': {
+		title: 'Overlay mode',
+		doc: 'Overlay mode key bindings.',
+
+		ignore: [
+			33,													//	PgUp
+			34,													//	PgDown
+			37,													//	Left
+			39,													//	Right
+			36,													//	Home
+			32,													//	Space
+			35,													//	End
+			38,													//	Up
+			40,													//	Down
+		],
+	},
+
+
+	// everything except overlays...
+	'.viewer *:not(.overlay-mode *)': {
+		title: 'Ribbon and Viewer',
+		doc: '',
+
+		// navigation...
+		36:		goToMagazineCover,								//	Home
+		219:	36,												//	[
+		35:		goToMagazineEnd,								//	End
+		221:	35,												//	]
+		37:	{
+			'default': prevPage,								//	Right
+			'ctrl': prevArticle,								//	ctrl-Right
+			'alt': prevArticle,									//	alt-Right
+		},
+		8: 		37, 											// 	BkSp
+		188:	37,												//	<
+		39:	{
+			'default': nextPage,								//	Left
+			'ctrl': nextArticle,								//	ctrl-Left
+			'alt': nextArticle,									//	alt-Left
+		},
+		32:		39,												//	Space
+		190:	39,												//	>
+
+		// combined navigation with actions..
+		38: function(){togglePageView()},						//	Up
+		40: function(){togglePageView()},						//	Down
+	}
+}
+
+
+
+/*********************************************************************/
+// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 nowrap :
diff --git a/magazine.js b/magazine.js
index 643a4fd..8c50289 100755
--- a/magazine.js
+++ b/magazine.js
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ function setCurrentPage(n, W){
 function goToMagazineCover(){
 	setCurrentPage(0)
 }
+function goToMagazineEnd(){
+	setCurrentPage($('.page').length-1)
+}
 function goToArticleCover(){
 	setCurrentPage($('.current.page').parents('.article').children('.page').first())
 }