diff --git a/ui/index.html b/ui/index.html
index 0d4a9530..d720ea6a 100755
--- a/ui/index.html
+++ b/ui/index.html
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
 
 // setup...
 $(function(){
-
+	// defaults...
 	toggleTheme('gray')
+	toggleImageInfo('on')
+
+	autoHideCursor($('.viewer'))
 
 	// NOTE: this is global so as to not to add any extra complexity to 
 	//		the internal workings...
@@ -45,10 +48,6 @@ $(function(){
 		// XXX for some reason this messes up alignment on initial view...
 		//.dblclick(dblClickHandler)
 
-
-	autoHideCursor($('.viewer'))
-
-
 	$(window)
 		.resize(function() {
 			// XXX should this be animated or not?
diff --git a/ui/modes.js b/ui/modes.js
index 014aec23..ece8047c 100755
--- a/ui/modes.js
+++ b/ui/modes.js
@@ -66,7 +66,13 @@ var toggleTheme = createCSSClassToggler('.viewer',
 		})
 
 
-var toggleImageInfo = createCSSClassToggler('.viewer', '.image-info-visible')
+var toggleImageInfo = createCSSClassToggler('.viewer',
+		'.image-info-visible',
+		function(action){
+			if(toggleSingleImageMode('?') == 'off'){
+				SETTINGS['image-info-ribbon-mode'] = action
+			}
+		})
 
 
 var toggleInlineImageInfo = createCSSClassToggler('.viewer', 
diff --git a/ui/ui.js b/ui/ui.js
index 062251a3..aafc8da3 100755
--- a/ui/ui.js
+++ b/ui/ui.js
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ var CURSOR_HIDE_TIMEOUT = 2000
 /*********************************************************************/
 
 // XXX revise...
+// NOTE: to catch the click event correctly while the cursor is hidden
+//		this must be the first to get the event...
 function autoHideCursor(elem){
 	elem = $(elem)
 	elem
 		.on('mousemove', function(evt){
-			_cursor_pos = window._cursor_pos == null || $('.viewer').css('cursor') == 'auto' ?
+			_cursor_pos = window._cursor_pos == null || elem.css('cursor') == 'auto' ?
 						[evt.clientX, evt.clientY] 
 					: _cursor_pos
 
@@ -27,19 +29,34 @@ function autoHideCursor(elem){
 
 				if(window._cursor_timeout != null){
 					clearTimeout(_cursor_timeout)
+					_cursor_timeout = null
 				}
 
-				$('.viewer').css('cursor', '')
+				elem.css('cursor', '')
 
 			} else {
 				_cursor_timeout = setTimeout(function(){
 					if(Math.abs(evt.clientX - _cursor_pos[0]) < CURSOR_SHOW_THRESHOLD 
 							|| Math.abs(evt.clientY - _cursor_pos[1]) < CURSOR_SHOW_THRESHOLD){
-						$('.viewer').css('cursor', 'none')
+						elem.css('cursor', 'none')
 					}
 				}, CURSOR_HIDE_TIMEOUT)
 			}
 		})
+		.click(function(evt){
+			if(elem.css('cursor') == 'none'){
+				//event.stopImmediatePropagation()
+				//event.preventDefault()
+
+				if(window._cursor_timeout != null){
+					clearTimeout(_cursor_timeout)
+					_cursor_timeout = null
+				}
+
+				elem.css('cursor', '')
+				//return false
+			}
+		})
 	return elem
 }