diff --git a/TODO.otl b/TODO.otl
index a686dae..4b712a1 100755
--- a/TODO.otl
+++ b/TODO.otl
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@
 		[_] 50% move some of the current configuration options to the magazine...
 			[X] page align
 			[_] resize settings (.no-resize class)
-		[_] add transition-duration editors to config page (a-la PAGES_IN_RIBBON)...
-		| will help tuning the system,,,
-		[_] Editor: add toggleEditiorMode to all editables in all versions...
-		| text areas, inputs, ...
-		[_] EXPERIMENT: Try using scroll instead of left of .magazine....
-		| this might improve speed...
 		[_] 0% add two main page themes (global/local applicable):
 			[_] light
 			[_] dark
+		[_] Editor: add toggleEditiorMode to all editables in all versions...
+		| text areas, inputs, ...
+		[_] add global credits and copyright page...
+		| list and link all the used software and authors...
+		[_] add transition-duration editors to config page (a-la PAGES_IN_RIBBON)...
+		| will help tuning the system,,,
+		[_] EXPERIMENT: Try using scroll instead of left of .magazine....
+		| this might improve speed...
 		[_] JSON: add page URLs as an alternative to direct content...
 		| use AJAX to get remote pages and their nested content
 		[_] JSON: add metadata section that can be downloaded separately...
@@ -46,8 +48,6 @@
 			[X] (i) info
 			[_] (+) new
 			[_] (x) remove
-		[_] add global credits and copyright page...
-		| list and link all the used software and authors...
 		[_] add default empty state to viewer, magazine and article...
 		| use it to trigger a "New Magazine", "New Cover"/"New Article" and
 		| "New Cover"/"New Page" actions...
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
 		[_] BUG: href to existing anchors will mess up layout...
 		| need to find out how can we disable anchor links from actually
 		| going to the anchor...
+		[X] BUG: jquery does not set background to none on detached elements...
+		| use transparent instead!!
 		[X] 100% add page sets..
 			[X] general page navigation
 			[X] serialization
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1a8ed04..27ed972 100755
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 				</div>
 			</div>
 
-			<div class="page">
+			<div class="page" style="background: black; color: white;">
 				<div class="content">
 					<h1>Two column</h1>
 					<div style="float:left; width: 45%; height: 100%; margin: 10px;">
@@ -570,21 +570,21 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 		<div class="article">
 			<!-- page set -->
 			<div class="page-set" style="background: url(img.jpg) no-repeat right top; background-size: 100% auto; color: white;">
-				<div class="page cover no-resize page-align-left" style="background:none">
+				<div class="page cover no-resize page-align-left" style="background:transparent">
 					<div class="content">
 						<h1>Page Set Example</h1>
 
 						<div class="page-number-text">[PAGE NUMBER]</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
-				<div class="page no-resize" style="background:none">
+				<div class="page no-resize" style="background:transparent">
 					<div class="content">
 						Page in set<br>
 
 						<div class="page-number-text">[PAGE NUMBER]</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
-				<div class="page no-resize page-align-right" style="background:none">
+				<div class="page no-resize page-align-right" style="background:transparent">
 					<div class="content">
 						Page in set<br>
 
diff --git a/magazine.js b/magazine.js
index 566e5cc..5e94df7 100755
--- a/magazine.js
+++ b/magazine.js
@@ -1032,6 +1032,8 @@ JSONMetadata = {
 	id: 'as-is',
 	name: 'as-is',
 	title: 'as-is',
+	// NOTE: do not use background:none as jQuery refuses to set it on 
+	// 		detached elements.
 	style: 'as-is',
 	authors: {
 		reader: function(data){
@@ -1140,55 +1142,56 @@ function buildJSON(export_bookmarks, export_position){
 
 // XXX this does not load page attrs correctly...
 function loadJSON(data, load_user_data){
-	function _build(block, elem){
+	function _build(parent, data){
 
 		// page...
-		if(elem.type == 'page'){
-			var res = createPage(elem.content)
-				.addClass(elem['class'])
-				.appendTo(block)
+		if(data.type == 'page'){
+			var res = createPage(data.content)
+				.addClass(data['class'])
+				.appendTo(parent)
 
 		// cover...
-		} else if(elem.type == 'cover'){
-			var res = createCoverPage(elem.content)
-				.addClass(elem['class'])
-				.appendTo(block)
+		} else if(data.type == 'cover'){
+			var res = createCoverPage(data.content)
+				.addClass(data['class'])
+				.appendTo(parent)
 
 		// page-set...
-		} else if(elem.type == 'page-set') {
+		} else if(data.type == 'page-set') {
 			// buiold an article...
 			var res = createEmptyPageSet()
-				.addClass(elem['class'])
-				.appendTo(block)
+				.addClass(data['class'])
+				.appendTo(parent)
 			// populate article with pages...
-			$(elem.pages).each(function(_, e){
+			$(data.pages).each(function(_, e){
 				_build(res, e)
 			})
 
 		// article...
-		} else if(elem.type == 'article') {
+		} else if(data.type == 'article') {
 			// buiold an article...
 			var res = createEmptyArticle()
-				.addClass(elem['class'])
-				.appendTo(block)
+				.addClass(data['class'])
+				.appendTo(parent)
 			// populate article with pages...
-			$(elem.pages).each(function(_, e){
+			$(data.pages).each(function(_, e){
 				_build(res, e)
 			})
 
 		// other...
 		// NOTE: on a wll-formed JSON we'll never go in here, but just 
 		// 		in case...
-		} else if(elem.type == 'raw-html') {
-			var res = createPage(elem.content)
-				.addClass(elem['class'])
-				.appendTo(block)
+		} else if(data.type == 'raw-html') {
+			var res = createPage(data.content)
+				.addClass(data['class'])
+				.appendTo(parent)
 		}
 
 		// metadata...
-		// XXX still might be a bit buggy -- might not be loading some 
-		// 		data correctly...
-		writeMetadata(elem, res)
+		// XXX for some reason this does not set the style attr on pages in page-set...
+		writeMetadata(res, data)
+
+		return res
 	}
 
 	// check version...