diff --git a/pwiki/page.js b/pwiki/page.js
index b51bd19..e2eeb9e 100755
--- a/pwiki/page.js
+++ b/pwiki/page.js
@@ -1920,6 +1920,8 @@ module.System = {
 		text: '@include(.:$ARGS isolated join="@source(file-separator)")' },
 	_view: {
 		text: object.doc`
+			<style>@include(./Style)</style>
+
 			<slot pre/>
 
 			<slot header>
@@ -2127,6 +2129,10 @@ module.System = {
 	QuoteActionPage: {
 		text: '[ native code ]' },
 
+	Style: {
+		text: object.doc`
+		` },
+
 	// page actions...
 	//
 	
diff --git a/pwiki2.html b/pwiki2.html
index 56e355d..0a83f66 100755
--- a/pwiki2.html
+++ b/pwiki2.html
@@ -239,11 +239,13 @@ require.config({
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Editor -- save changes...
 
+/* XXX GLOBAL_STYLE
 // XXX might be a good idea to make this a method of pwiki???
 var STYLE_UPDATED = false
 var updateStyle = async function(){
 	document.querySelector('#style').innerHTML = 
 		await pwiki.get('/.config/Style/_raw').text }
+//*/
 
 // XXX might be a good idea to make this a method of pwiki???
 var CONFIG_UPDATED = false
@@ -367,10 +369,13 @@ require(['./browser'], function(browser){
 					+(this.hash ? 
 						'#'+this.hash 
 						: ''))
+
+			/* XXX GLOBAL_STYLE
 			// style...
 			if(STYLE_UPDATED){
 				STYLE_UPDATED = false
 				await updateStyle() }
+			//*/
 			// config...
 			if(CONFIG_UPDATED){
 				CONFIG_UPDATED = false
@@ -411,8 +416,9 @@ require(['./browser'], function(browser){
 	// NOTE: the actual updates are done .onNavigate(..)
 	pwiki.store
 		.update(function(_, path){
-			if(path == '/.config/Style'){
-				STYLE_UPDATED = true }
+			// XXX GLOBAL_STYLE
+			//if(path == '/.config/Style'){
+			//	STYLE_UPDATED = true }
 			if(path == '/.config/Config'){
 				CONFIG_UPDATED = true } })
 
@@ -423,7 +429,8 @@ require(['./browser'], function(browser){
 			pwiki.store.index(), 
 			'Indexing')
 		// setup global stuff...
-		updateStyle()
+		// XXX GLOBAL_STYLE
+		//updateStyle()
 		updateConfig()
 		// show current page...
 		pwiki.location = decodeURI(location.hash).slice(1) }) }) 
diff --git a/pwiki2.js b/pwiki2.js
index acbf89b..acede5a 100755
--- a/pwiki2.js
+++ b/pwiki2.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 * 		- CLI										- 
 *
 *
+* XXX STYLE: should style loading be done via the event mechanics or via 
+* 		the base templates???
 * XXX NAMING: revise .onNavigate(..) and .onBeforeNavigate(..) event names...
 * XXX BUG: parser:
 * 		This will break: