diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
index c357529..06d879b 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@
 	display: block;
 	position: relative;
 
-	/* hide the root editor code... */
+	/* loading indicator */
+	&.loading {
+		/* XXX */
+	}
+
+	/* editor code */
 	&>.code {
 		display: none;
 	}
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
index 03ec661..eec1634 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
@@ -1907,6 +1907,7 @@ var Outline = {
 	/*/ XXX 
 	load: function(data){
 		var that = this
+		this.dom.classList.add('loading')
 		data = typeof(data) == 'string' ?
 				this.parse(data)
 			: data instanceof Array ?
@@ -1937,10 +1938,12 @@ var Outline = {
 		//	//var f = that._syncTextSize.bind(that)
 		//	for(var e of [...that.outline.querySelectorAll('textarea')]){
 		//		f(e) } }, 0)
+		this.dom.classList.remove('loading')
 		return this },
 	/*/ // XXX JSON version...
 	load: function(data){
 		var that = this
+		this.dom.classList.add('loading')
 		data = typeof(data) == 'string' ?
 				this.parse(data)
 			: data instanceof Array ?
@@ -1963,6 +1966,7 @@ var Outline = {
 		//	//var f = that._syncTextSize.bind(that)
 		//	for(var e of [...that.outline.querySelectorAll('textarea')]){
 		//		f(e) } }, 0)
+		this.dom.classList.remove('loading')
 		return this },
 	//*/
 
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
index c3ee5ff..36228ae 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
@@ -108,17 +108,9 @@ var setup = function(){
       - side margins are a bit too large
         - still need to account for toolbar to the right
         - left side does not need to be as wide
-  - DONE TEST BUG: parser: code blocks do not ignore single back-quotes...
-    collapsed:: true
-    - ```
-      x = `moo`
-      ```
-    - _this also leads to double quoting of html..._
-      ```
-      x = `<i>moo</i>`
-      ```
   -
 - ## ToDo:
+  - add loading spinner -- `.loading` class set on `.load(..)` and unset when done...
   - clicking left of the block can select one of parent blocks -- bug or feature??
   - `.json(..)`, `.data(..)`, ... should be signature compatible with `.get(..)` (???)
     - _current state causes constant confusion..._