diff --git a/ui/TODO.otl b/ui/TODO.otl
index 128b3ebe..3921194e 100755
--- a/ui/TODO.otl
+++ b/ui/TODO.otl
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ Roadmap
 [_] 27% Gen 3 current todo
 	[_] 54% High priority
 		[_] usable empty view -- w.o. data...
+		[_] 0% Tablet UI
+			[_] screen buttons
 		[_] 0% keyboard.js
 			[_] multiple key handler...
 			| handle multiple key presses...
@@ -120,8 +122,6 @@ Roadmap
 				[_] introspection
 				| this is partially done already, need a simpler API for 
 				| the user...
-		[_] 0% Tablet UI
-			[_] screen buttons
 		[_] BUG: sometimes duplicate images get loaded...
 		| this happens when jumping back and forth on the mid ribbon until
 		| the last element shows up and then moving left until the frame
diff --git a/ui/layout.css b/ui/layout.css
index a0edc5f6..4d4fefe4 100644
--- a/ui/layout.css
+++ b/ui/layout.css
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /**********************************************************************
 * 
 **********************************************************************/
+/******************************************************** Settings ***/
 /********************************************************** Mixins ***/
 /********************************************************* utility ***/
 .expanding-text .hidden {
@@ -27,11 +28,11 @@ body {
   /*border: solid blue 1px;*/
 
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  -moz-user-select: auto;
-  -webkit-user-select: auto;
-  -o-user-select: auto;
-  -ms-user-select: auto;
-  user-select: auto;
+  -moz-user-select: none;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+  -o-user-select: none;
+  -ms-user-select: none;
+  user-select: none;
 }
 /****************************************************** Ribbon set ***/
 .ribbon-set {
@@ -237,8 +238,8 @@ body {
   content: "";
   font-size: 0pt;
   border: none;
-  width: 15px;
-  height: 15px;
+  width: 10px;
+  height: 10px;
   top: auto;
   bottom: 5px;
   left: auto;
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ body {
 /* corner mark... (a-la bookmarks in PortableMag) 
  * XXX account for flipping... */
 /*
-@mark-offset: -15px;
+@ribbon-mark-offset: -15px;
 
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image:after {
 	display: block;
@@ -295,24 +296,24 @@ body {
 	width: 30px;
 	height: 30px;
 
-	top: @mark-offset;
-	right: @mark-offset;
+	top: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	right: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 
 	background: blue;
 
 	.rotate(45deg)
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="90"]:after {
-	top: @mark-offset;
-	left: @mark-offset;
+	top: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	left: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="180"]:after {
-	bottom: @mark-offset;
-	left: @mark-offset;
+	bottom: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	left: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="270"]:after {
-	bottom: @mark-offset;
-	right: @mark-offset;
+	bottom: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	right: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 }
 */
 /* XXX should we use opacity??? */
@@ -646,7 +647,8 @@ body {
 .global-mode-indicators > * {
   margin-left: 10px;
 }
-.global-mode-indicators .circle {
+.global-mode-indicators .circle,
+.context-mode-indicators .circle {
   display: inline-block;
   width: 10px;
   height: 10px;
@@ -678,12 +680,6 @@ body {
 .context-mode-indicators > * {
   margin-left: 10px;
 }
-.context-mode-indicators .circle {
-  display: inline-block;
-  width: 10px;
-  height: 10px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-}
 /* actual indicators */
 /* marks... */
 .global-mode-indicators .marked-only-visible,
diff --git a/ui/layout.less b/ui/layout.less
index e07bd574..525cac5d 100755
--- a/ui/layout.less
+++ b/ui/layout.less
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 * 
 **********************************************************************/
 
+/******************************************************** Settings ***/
+
+@ribbon-mark-offset: 5px;
+
+@ribbon-mark-size: 10px;
+
+@single-image-indicator-size: 10px;
+
+
+
 /********************************************************** Mixins ***/
 
 .user-select (@mode: auto) {
@@ -72,7 +82,7 @@ body {
 	/*border: solid blue 1px;*/
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 
-	.user-select;
+	.user-select(none);
 }
 
 
@@ -234,9 +244,6 @@ body {
 
 /***************************************************** Image marks ***/
 
-@mark-offset: 5px;
-@mark-size: 15px;
-
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image:after {
 	display: block;
 	position: absolute;
@@ -244,13 +251,13 @@ body {
 	font-size: 0pt;
 	border: none;
 
-	width: @mark-size;
-	height: @mark-size;
+	width: @ribbon-mark-size;
+	height: @ribbon-mark-size;
 
 	top: auto;
-	bottom: @mark-offset;
+	bottom: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 	left: auto;
-	right: @mark-offset;
+	right: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 
 	border-radius: 50%;
 	background: blue;
@@ -260,19 +267,19 @@ body {
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="0"][flipped*="vertical"]:after,
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="180"][flipped="horizontal"]:after,
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="90"]:not([flipped]):after {
-	top: @mark-offset;
+	top: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 	bottom: auto:
 	left: auto;
-	right: @mark-offset;
+	right: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image:not([orientation])[flipped*="vertical"][flipped*="horizontal"]:after,
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="0"][flipped*="vertical"][flipped*="horizontal"]:after,
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="270"][flipped="vertical"]:after,
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="90"][flipped="horizontal"]:after,
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="180"]:not([flipped]):after {
-	top: @mark-offset;
+	top: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 	bottom: auto;
-	left: @mark-offset;
+	left: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 	right: auto;
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="90"][flipped*="vertical"][flipped*="horizontal"]:after,
@@ -281,8 +288,8 @@ body {
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="0"][flipped*="horizontal"]:after,
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="270"]:not([flipped]):after {
 	top: auto;
-	bottom: @mark-offset;
-	left: @mark-offset;
+	bottom: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	left: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 	right: auto;
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +301,7 @@ body {
 /* corner mark... (a-la bookmarks in PortableMag) 
  * XXX account for flipping... */
 /*
-@mark-offset: -15px;
+@ribbon-mark-offset: -15px;
 
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image:after {
 	display: block;
@@ -306,24 +313,24 @@ body {
 	width: 30px;
 	height: 30px;
 
-	top: @mark-offset;
-	right: @mark-offset;
+	top: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	right: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 
 	background: blue;
 
 	.rotate(45deg)
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="90"]:after {
-	top: @mark-offset;
-	left: @mark-offset;
+	top: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	left: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="180"]:after {
-	bottom: @mark-offset;
-	left: @mark-offset;
+	bottom: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	left: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 }
 .marks-visible.viewer .marked.image[orientation="270"]:after {
-	bottom: @mark-offset;
-	right: @mark-offset;
+	bottom: @ribbon-mark-offset;
+	right: @ribbon-mark-offset;
 }
 */
 
@@ -594,10 +601,11 @@ body {
 .global-mode-indicators>* {
 	margin-left: 10px;
 }
-.global-mode-indicators .circle {
+.global-mode-indicators .circle,
+.context-mode-indicators .circle {
 	display: inline-block;
-	width: 10px;
-	height: 10px;
+	width: @single-image-indicator-size;
+	height: @single-image-indicator-size;
 	border-radius: 50%;
 }
 /* hide indicators in single image mode */
@@ -628,12 +636,6 @@ body {
 .context-mode-indicators>* {
 	margin-left: 10px;
 }
-.context-mode-indicators .circle {
-	display: inline-block;
-	width: 10px;
-	height: 10px;
-	border-radius: 50%;
-}
 
 
 /* actual indicators */