diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
index ac63d16..7305857 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.css
@@ -414,6 +414,18 @@
 }
 
 
+/*----------------------------------------------------------- TOC ---*/
+
+:host .outline,
+.editor .outline {
+	.toc>.view,
+	.TOC>.view {
+		padding-top: 0px;
+		padding-bottom: 0px;
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*--------------------------------------------------------- Quote ---*/
 
 :host .outline .quote>.text,
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
index 54d01eb..4220468 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/editor.js
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ var JSONOutline = {
 
 	// block render...
 	// XXX PRE_POST_NEWLINE can we avoid explicitly patching for empty lines after pre???
+	__view_attrs__: false,
 	__code2html__: function(code, elem={}){
 		var that = this
 
@@ -937,7 +938,7 @@ var JSONOutline = {
 			}[stage]
 			return that.threadPlugins(meth, text, that, elem) }
 
-		elem = this.parseBlockAttrs(code, elem)
+		elem = this.parseBlockAttrs(code, this.__view_attrs__, elem)
 		code = elem.text
 
 		// stage: pre...
@@ -1012,12 +1013,14 @@ var JSONOutline = {
 	//	.parseBlockAttrs(<text>, 'all'[, <elem>])
 	//		-> <elem>
 	//
-	parseBlockAttrs: function(text, keep=false, elem={}){
+	// XXX move to config...
+	__code_attrs__: true,
+	parseBlockAttrs: function(text, keep=!!this.__code_attrs__, elem={}){
 		if(typeof(keep) == 'object'){
 			elem = keep
 			keep = typeof(elem) == 'boolean' ?
 				elem
-				: false }
+				: this.__code_attrs__ }
 		var system = this.__block_attrs__
 		var clean = text
 			// XXX for some reason changing the first group into (?<= .. )
@@ -1568,6 +1571,8 @@ var Outline = {
 			: this._updateViewSize(view, code) },
 	//*/
 
+	// Update node from data...
+	//
 	// NOTE: this does not internally handle undo as it would be too 
 	// 		granular...
 	// NOTE: to remove an attribute set it's value to null, undefined, 
diff --git a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
index e237d5e..7f0b91a 100755
--- a/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
+++ b/experiments/outline-editor/index.html
@@ -144,9 +144,15 @@ var setup = function(){
   -
 - ## ToDo:
   - attributes: need to show/hide the attributes -- option?
-  - TOC: Q: should we have both manual and auto headings???
-    - IMHO: no...
+    attr::value
+    - `.parseBlockAttrs(..)` -- add hook to plugins to handle output...
+      - _plugin will need to get the call context -- can be called when handling for view or code_
+    - `.parseBlockAttrs(..)` render (code) attrs in data but not in code...
+    - do we need `.__code_attrs__` / `.__view_attrs__`??? 
+    - handle attr delete correctly -- i.e. sown attr removed from code -> delete attr...
+    - BUG? can't set '' as attr value -- parser??
   - TOC: tweaking: add args like depth, ... -- as attributes...
+  - TOC: should it be persistently generated as code and be serializable?
   - ASAP: expand sub-tree on follow link...
   - export auto-headings as normal/manual markdown headings...
     - add plugin callback on `.text(..)` / ...
@@ -267,6 +273,9 @@ var setup = function(){
       - `<editable/>` -- field marker
       - each child node will copy the template and allow editing of only fields
       - not clear how to handle template changes...
+  - DONE TOC: Q: should we have both manual and auto headings???
+    collapsed:: true
+    - IMHO: no...
   - DONE attributes: need a way to remove attributes from editor -- `null` or `undefined` special values??
   - DONE attributes: `.data(..)`: read in element attributes...
     collapsed:: true