diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
index 4eaf4f8..dea33dc 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@
 	display: block;
 	position: relative;
 
+	/* XXX do we need this???
 	.code {
 		display: none;
 	}
+	*/
 
 	/* header */
 	.header {
@@ -152,7 +154,8 @@
 			&>.code {
 				position: absolute;
 				top: 0;
-				height: calc(2 * var(--item-padding) + 1em);
+				height: 100%;
+				/*height: calc(2 * var(--item-padding) + 1em);*/
 				overflow: hidden;
 				resize: none;
 				opacity: 0;
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
index 464b9c3..b558b05 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
@@ -1487,13 +1487,17 @@ var Outline = {
 		focused: 'cls',
 	},
 
+	// XXX UPDATE_CODE_SIZE this is a no-op at this point -- do we need this...
 	_updateCodeSize: function(code, view){
+		// XXX UPDATE_CODE_SIZE
+		return this
 		code.style.height = 
 			getComputedStyle(
 					view 
 						?? code.nextSibling)
 				.height 
 		return this },
+	/* XXX not used...
 	_updateViewSize: function(view, code){
 		view.style.height = 
 			getComputedStyle(
@@ -1512,6 +1516,7 @@ var Outline = {
 		return view.offsetHeight > code.offsetHeight ?
 			this._updateCodeSize(code, view)
 			: this._updateViewSize(view, code) },
+	//*/
 
 	// NOTE: this does not internally handle undo as it would be too 
 	// 		granular...
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js b/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js
index 7cb4435..b874d7d 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/generic.js
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ HTMLElement.decode = function(str){
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype.updateSize = function(){
-	this.style.height = ''
+    // NOTE: this is set to 0px to negate the effects of external/inherited
+    //      height settings...
+	this.style.height = '0px'
 	this.style.height = this.scrollHeight + 'px' 
 	return this }
 HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype.autoUpdateSize = function(){
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
index 1925701..bfc33d8 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
@@ -54,20 +54,20 @@ var setup = function(){
         - 
           blank lines above and below -- the trailing blank is not initially shown
           
+          - _not sure about this yet..._
         - ```
           code block -- resized on block edit (`keydown` in edit mode)
           ```
-    - the problem\:
-      - we need to keep both the `.view` and `.code` elements' height in sync
-        - Q: should the sizes be equal? which is the master size?
+          - _this seems to be because of a stray `\n` after re-render + `white-space: ...` in the `.view` element..._
     - ways to fix:
-      - active (current):
-        - _need to rework the logic..._
+      - semi-active (current):
+        - active mode currently disabled (see: `UPDATE_CODE_SIZE`)
+        - TEST
       - passive (preferred):
-        - try `display:flex` on `.block` and position one elem over the other...
-          - _...not sure how to deal with `.children` yet_
-        - another way to go is to wrap `.text` stuff in a div and style that...
-        - not sure if this is possible -- things like tables/graphs/... will break things (still investigating)
+        - REJECT try `display:flex` on `.block` and position one elem over the other...
+        - REJECT another way to go is to wrap `.text` stuff in a div and style that...
+      - active:
+        - ...
     - blank line at end of block is initially not shown
       - this block contains two lines (empty below)
         
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ var setup = function(){
         
     - _this seams to be a problem only on the initial render -- edit/exit fixes the issue..._
     - _Q: are we using different code paths for initial render and element render???_
-  - BUG: can't move down out of a code block (_directly connected to the above_)
+  - DONE BUG: can't move down out of a code block (_directly connected to the above_)
+    collapsed:: true
     - edit this line, then move down
     - ```
       code