diff --git a/build/css/ox.ui.css b/build/css/ox.ui.css
index 49aee721..9b99da6d 100644
--- a/build/css/ox.ui.css
+++ b/build/css/ox.ui.css
@@ -296,6 +296,188 @@ OxRange
     margin-top: -1px;
 }
 
+/*
+================================================================================
+Menus
+================================================================================
+*/
+
+.OxMenu {
+    position: absolute;
+    display: none;
+    z-index: 11;
+    -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 4px;
+    -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 4px;
+    -moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
+    -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
+    -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75);
+}
+.OxMenu.OxRight {
+    -moz-border-radius-topright: 4px;
+    -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 4px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxTop {
+    height: 4px;
+    background: rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.96);
+}
+.OxMenu.OxRight .OxTop {
+    -moz-border-radius-topright: 4px;
+    -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 4px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxBottom {
+    height: 4px;
+    background: rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.96);
+    -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 4px;
+    -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 4px;
+    -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 4px;
+    -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxContainer {
+    background: transparent;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxContent {
+    position: relative;
+    border-collapse: collapse;
+    border-spacing: 0;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem {
+    background: rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.96);
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxItem {
+    height: 20px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxItem {
+    height: 16px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxItem {
+    height: 12px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem.OxDisabled {
+    cursor: default;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem.OxSelected {
+    background: rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.96);
+}
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxItem .OxCell {
+    height: 20px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxItem .OxCell {
+    height: 16px;
+    font-size: 11px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxItem .OxCell {
+    height: 12px;
+    font-size: 9px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem.OxDisabled .OxCell {
+    color: rgb(80, 80, 80);
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem .OxCell.OxStatus {
+    padding-left: 4px;
+    text-align: right;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem .OxCell.OxIcon {
+    padding-left: 4px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem .OxCell.OxIcon img {
+    position: relative;
+    top: 2px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxItem .OxCell.OxIcon img {
+    width: 16px;
+    height: 16px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 2px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxItem .OxCell.OxIcon img {
+    width: 12px;
+    height: 12px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 2px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 2px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxItem .OxCell.OxIcon img {
+    width: 8px;
+    height: 8px;
+    -moz-border-radius: 1px;
+    -webkit-border-radius: 1px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem .OxCell.OxTitle {
+    padding-left: 4px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem .OxCell.OxModifiers {
+    padding-left: 4px;
+    text-align: right;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem .OxCell.OxKey {
+    padding-right: 8px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxItem .OxCell.OxSubmenu {
+    padding-right: 8px;
+    text-align: right;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxItem .OxCell.OxSubmenu {
+    font-size: 10px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxItem .OxCell.OxSubmenu {
+    font-size: 8px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxItem .OxCell.OxSubmenu {
+    font-size: 6px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxItem .OxCell.OxStatus,
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxItem .OxCell.OxKey,
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxItem .OxCell.OxSubmenu {
+    width: 12px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxItem .OxCell.OxStatus,
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxItem .OxCell.OxKey,
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxItem .OxCell.OxSubmenu {
+    width: 10px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxItem .OxCell.OxStatus,
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxItem .OxCell.OxKey,
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxItem .OxCell.OxSubmenu {
+    width: 8px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxSpace {
+    height: 4px;
+    background: rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.96);
+}
+.OxMenu .OxLine {
+    height: 1px;
+    background: rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.96);
+}
+.OxMenu .OxScrollBar {
+    background: rgba(48, 48, 48, 0.96);
+    text-align: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    display: none;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxLarge .OxScrollBar {
+    height: 16px;
+    padding-top: 4px;
+    font-size: 10px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxMedium .OxScrollBar {
+    height: 13px;
+    padding-top: 3px;
+    font-size: 8px;
+}
+.OxMenu.OxSmall .OxScrollBar {
+    height: 10px;
+    padding-top: 2px;
+    font-size: 6px;
+}
+.OxMenu .OxScrollBar.OxSelected {
+    background: rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.96);
+}
+
+
 /*
 ================================================================================
 Panels
diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index e3cb81ab..96f7dd0b 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -47,7 +47,59 @@ requires
             }(),
             path: $("script[src*=ox.ui.js]").attr("src")
                 .replace("js/ox.ui.js", ""),
-            stack: []
+            stack: [], // fixme: used?
+            symbols: { // fixme: make lowercase
+                alt: "\u2325",
+                apple: "\uF8FF",
+                arrow_down: "\u2193",
+                arrow_left: "\u2190",
+                "arrow right": "\u2192",
+                "arrow up": "\u2191",
+                "backspace": "\u232B",
+                "backup": "\u2707",
+                "ballot": "\u2717",
+                "black star": "\u2605",
+                "burn": "\u2622",
+                "caps lock": "\u21EA",
+                "check": "\u2713",
+                "CLEAR": "\u2327",
+                "CLICK": "\uF803",
+                "CLOSE": "\u2715",
+                "COMMAND": "\u2318",
+                "CONTROL": "\u2303",
+                "CUT": "\u2702",
+                "DELETE": "\u2326",
+                "DIAMOND": "\u25C6",
+                "EDIT": "\uF802",
+                "EJECT": "\u23CF",
+                "ESCAPE": "\u238B",
+                "END": "\u2198",
+                "ENTER": "\u2324",
+                "FLY": "\u2708",
+                "GEAR": "\u2699",
+                "HOME": "\u2196",
+                "INFO": "\u24D8",
+                "NAVIGATE": "\u2388",
+                "OPTION": "\u2387",
+                "PAGE UP": "\u21DE",
+                "PAGE DOWN": "\u21DF",
+                "REDO": "\u21BA",
+                "RETURN": "\u21A9",
+                "SELECT": "\u21D5",
+                "SHIFT": "\u21E7",
+                "SOUND": "\u266B",
+                "SPACE": "\u2423",
+                "TAB": "\u21E5",
+                "TRASH": "\u267A",
+                "TRIANGLE DOWN": "\u25BC",
+                "TRIANGLE LEFT": "\u25C0",
+                triangle_right: "\u25BA",
+                "TRIANGLE UP": "\u25B2",
+                "UNDO": "\u21BB",
+                "VOLTAGE": "\u26A1",
+                "WARNING": "\u26A0",
+                "WHITE STAR": "\u2606"
+            }
         },
         $window, $document, $body;
 
@@ -130,6 +182,7 @@ requires
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Ox.Event
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     naming convention for event/trigger
     verb.id.namespace, i.e. verb.sourceId.targetId (?)
     ...
@@ -149,6 +202,9 @@ requires
     */
 
     // use dom elements / jquery instead
+
+    $eventHandler = $("<div>");
+
     Ox.Event = function() {
         var events = {};
         return {
@@ -1145,6 +1201,7 @@ requires
             that = new Ox.Element("input", self)
                 .defaults({
                     buttonId: null,
+                    click: function() {},
                     disabled: false,
                     groupId: null,
                     selectable: false,
@@ -1207,6 +1264,7 @@ requires
                         self.options.values[1] : self.options.values[0]
                 }); 
             }
+            self.options.click();
         }
         self.onChange = function(option, value) {
             //console.log("setOption", option, value)
@@ -1262,9 +1320,9 @@ requires
                 .options(options || {})
                 .addClass("OxButtonGroup");
         (function() {
-            self.$buttons = [];
+            that.$buttons = [];
             $.each(self.options.values, function(i, v) {
-                self.$buttons[i] = Ox.Button({
+                that.$buttons[i] = Ox.Button({
                     buttonId: i,
                     groupId: self.options.groupId,
                     selectable: self.options.selectable,
@@ -1280,7 +1338,7 @@ requires
                 if (data.groupId = self.options.groupId) {
                     if (data.selected) {
                         if (self.options.selected > -1) {
-                            self.$buttons[self.options.selected].toggleSelected();
+                            that.$buttons[self.options.selected].toggleSelected();
                         }
                         self.options.selected = data.buttonId;
                     }
@@ -1581,17 +1639,17 @@ requires
                     side: "bottom",
                     size: "medium"
                 })
-                .options(options),
+                .options(options)
+                .addClass(
+                    "OxMenu Ox" + Ox.toTitleCase(self.options.side) +
+                    " Ox" + Ox.toTitleCase(self.options.size)
+                ),
             itemHeight = options.size == "small" ? 12 : (options.size == "medium" ? 16 : 20),
             selected = -1,
             scrollSpeed = 1,
             $item;
 
         // construct
-        that.addClass(
-            "OxMenu Ox" + Ox.toTitleCase(options.side) +
-            " Ox" + Ox.toTitleCase(options.size)
-        );
         that.$items = [];
         that.$scrollbars = [];
         that.$submenus = {};
@@ -1606,9 +1664,12 @@ requires
         that.$content = $("<table>")
             .addClass("OxContent")
             .appendTo(that.$container);
-        $.each(options.items, function(i, item) {
+        $.each(self.options.items, function(i, item) {
+            $.extend(item, {
+                menu: that
+            });
             if (item.id) {
-                $item = constructItem(item)
+                $item = new Ox.MenuItem(item)
                     .data("pos", i)
                     .appendTo(that.$content);
                 that.$items.push($item);
@@ -1624,46 +1685,96 @@ requires
         that.$bottom = $("<div>")
             .addClass("OxBottom")
             .appendTo(that.$element);
-        $.each(options.items, function(i, item) {
-            if (item.items.length) {
-                that.$submenus[item.id] = new Ox.Menu({
-                    id: options.id + "/" + item.id,
-                    side: "right",
-                    offset: {
-                        left: 0,
-                        top: -4
-                    },
-                    size: args.size,
-                    items: item.items
-                });
-            }
-        });
-
-        function constructItem(item) {
-            
-        }
 
         function constructLine() {
-            
+            return $("<tr>").append(
+                $("<td>").addClass("OxLine", {
+                    attr: {
+                        colspan: 5
+                    }
+                })
+            );
         }
 
         function constructScrollbar(direction) {
-            
+            var interval;
+            return $("<div/>", {
+                addClass: "OxScrollBar Ox" + Ox.toTitleCase(direction),
+                html: oxui.symbols["triangle_" + direction],
+                click: function() { // fixme: do we need to listen to click event?
+                    return false;
+                },
+                mousedown: function() {
+                    scrollSpeed = 2;
+                    return false;
+                },
+                mouseenter: function() {
+                    var $otherScrollbar = that.$scrollbars[direction == "up" ? "down" : "up"];
+                    $(this).addClass("OxSelected");
+                    if ($otherScrollbar.is(":hidden")) {
+                        $otherScrollbar.show();
+                        that.$container.height(that.$container.height() - itemHeight);
+                        if (direction == "down") {
+                            that.$content.css({
+                                top: -itemHeight + "px"
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                    scrollMenu(direction == "up" ? -1 : 1);
+                    interval = setInterval(function() {
+                        scrollMenu(direction == "up" ? -1 : 1);
+                    }, 100);
+                },
+                mouseleave: function() {
+                    $(this).removeClass("OxSelected");
+                    clearInterval(interval);
+                },
+                mouseup: function() {
+                    scrollSpeed = 1;
+                    return false;
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         function constructSpace() {
-            
+            return $("<tr>").append(
+                $("<td>").addClass("OxSpace", {
+                    attr: {
+                        colspan: 5
+                    }
+                })
+            );
         }
 
         function getElement(id) {
             return $("#" + Ox.toCamelCase(options.id + "/" + id));
         }
 
-        function parseShortcut() {
-            
-        }
-
-        function scroll(speed) {
+        function scrollMenu(speed) {
+            var containerHeight = that.$container.height(),
+                contentHeight = that.$content.height(),
+                top = parseInt(that.$content.css("top")) || 0,
+                min = containerHeight - contentHeight + itemHeight,
+                max = 0;
+            top += speed * scrollSpeed * -itemHeight;
+            if (top <= min) {
+                top = min;
+                that.$scrollbars.down.hide().trigger("mouseleave");
+                that.$container.css({
+                    height: (containerHeight + itemHeight) + "px"
+                });
+                that.$items[that.$items.length - 1].trigger("mouseover");
+            } else if (top >= max - itemHeight) {
+                top = max;
+                that.$scrollbars.up.hide().trigger("mouseleave");
+                that.$container.css({
+                    height: (containerHeight + itemHeight) + "px"
+                });
+                that.$items[0].trigger("mouseover");
+            }
+            that.$content.css({
+                top: top + "px"
+            });
             
         }
 
@@ -1675,62 +1786,53 @@ requires
             
         }
 
-        that.check = function(id) {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.disable = function(id) {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.enable = function(id) {
-            
-        };
-
         that.hideMenu = function() {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.insertItemAfter = function(id, item) {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.insertItemBefore = function(id, item) {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.removeItem = function(id) {
-            
+            $.each(that.$submenus, function(i, $submenu) {
+                if (!$submenu.is(":hidden")) {
+                    $submenu.hideMenu();
+                    return false;
+                }
+            });
+            // fixme: scroll menu back up!
+            that.hide();
         };
 
         that.showMenu = function() {
-            
+            Ox.print("showMenu")
+            var offset = that.$element.offset(),
+                padding = {
+                    left: parseInt(that.$element.css("padding-left")),
+                    top: parseInt(that.$element.css("padding-top")),
+                },
+                width = that.$element.width(),
+                height = that.$element.height(),
+                left = offset.left + self.options.offset.left + (self.options.side == "bottom" ? 0 : width + padding.left),
+                top = offset.top + self.options.offset.top + (self.options.side == "bottom" ? height + padding.top : 0),
+                maxHeight = Math.floor(($window.height() - top - 12) / itemHeight) * itemHeight;
+            that.css({
+                left: left + "px",
+                top: top + "px"
+            }).show();
+            that.parent().length || that.appendTo($body);
+            if (height > maxHeight) {
+                that.$container.height(maxHeight - itemHeight);
+                that.$scrollbars.down.show();
+            }
         };
 
-        that.toggleChecked = function(id) {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.toggleDisabled = function(id) {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.toggleTitle = function(id) {
-            
-        };
-
-        that.uncheck = function(id) {
-            
+        that.toggleMenu = function() {
+            Ox.print("toggleMenu")
+            that.is(":hidden") ? that.showMenu() : that.hideMenu();
         };
 
         return that;
 
-    }
+    };
 
     Ox.MenuItem = function(options, self) {
 
         var self = self || {},
-            that = new Ox.Element("tr")
+            that = new Ox.Element("tr", self)
                 .defaults({
                     bind: [],
                     checked: false,
@@ -1739,28 +1841,146 @@ requires
                     group: "",
                     icon: "",
                     id: "",
-                    items: [],
-                    menu: "",
-                    shortcut: {
-                        modifiers: [],
-                        key: ""
-                    },
-                    title: "",
+                    keyboard: "",
+                    menu: null, // fixme: is passing the menu to 100s of menu items really memory-neutral?
+                    submenu: null,
+                    title: [],
                 })
-                .options(options);
+                .options($.extend(options, {
+                    keyboard: parseKeyboard(options.keyboard || self.defaults.keyboard),
+                    title: Ox.makeArray(options.title || self.defaults.title)
+                }))
+                .addClass("OxMenuItem " + (self.options.disabled ? "OxDisabled" : ""))
+                .attr({
+                    id: Ox.toCamelCase(self.options.menu + "/" + self.options.id)
+                })
+                .click(click)
+                .data("group", self.options.group)
+                .mouseenter(mouseenter)
+                .mouseleave(mouseleave);
 
-        that.addClass("OxItem " + (options.disabled ? "OxDisabled" : ""))
-            .attr({
-                id: Ox.toCamelCase(options.menu + "/" + options.id)
+        // construct
+        that.append(
+                that.$status = $("<td>", {
+                    addClass: "OxCell OxStatus",
+                    html: self.options.checked ? oxui.symbols.check : ""
+                })
+            )
+            .append(
+                that.$icon = $("<td>", {
+                    "addClass": "OxCell OxIcon"
+                })
+                .append(self.options.icon ?
+                    $("<img>", {
+                        attr: {
+                            src: self.options.icon
+                        }
+                    }) : null
+                )
+            )
+            .append(
+                that.$title = $("<td>", {
+                    addClass: "OxCell OxTitle",
+                    html: self.options.title[0]
+                })
+            )
+            .append(
+                $("<td>", {
+                    addClass: "OxCell OxModifiers",
+                    html: $.map(self.options.keyboard.modifiers, function(modifier) {
+                        return oxui.symbol[modifier];
+                    }).join("")
+                })
+            )
+            .append(
+                $("<td>", {
+                    addClass: "OxCell Ox" + (self.options.submenu ? "Submenu" : "Key"),
+                    html: self.options.submenu ? oxui.symbols.triangle_right :
+                            oxui.symbols[self.options.keyboard.key] || self.options.keyboard.key
+                })
+            )
+
+        function click() {
+            if (!that.hasClass("OxDisabled") && !self.options.submenu) {
+                menu.hideMenu();
+                self.options.click();
+                if (self.options.group && !self.options.checked) {
+                    that.options({
+                        checked: true
+                    })
+                }
+                if (self.options.title.length == 2) {
+                    that.toggleTitle();
+                }
+                $eventHandler.trigger("clickMenu", self.options.id);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        function mouseenter() {
+            if (!that.is(".OxDisabled") && !that.is(".OxSelected")) {
+                $.each(self.options.menu.submenus, function(id, submenu) {
+                    submenu.hideMenu();
+                });
+                $(".OxMenu .OxMenuItem[id!=" + self.options.id + "]").removeClass("selected");
+                self.options.submenu && self.options.submenu.showMenu(); // fixme: do we want to switch to this style?
+                that.addClass("OxSelected");
+            }
+        }
+
+        function mouseleave() {
+            if (!that.hasClass("OxDisabled") && !self.options.submenu) {
+                that.removeClass("OxSelected");
+            }
+        }
+
+        function parseKeyboard(str) {
+            var modifiers = str.split(' '),
+                key = modifiers.pop();
+            return {
+                modifiers: modifiers,
+                key: key
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.onChange = function(key, value) {
+            if (key == "checked") {
+                that.$status.html(oxui.symbols.checked);
+            } else if (key == "disabled") {
+                that.toggleClass("disabled"); // fixme: this will only work if onChange is only invoked on actual change
+            }
+        }
+
+        that.insertItemAfter = function(item) {
+
+        };
+
+        that.insertItemBefore = function(item) {
+
+        };
+
+        that.removeItem = function() {
+
+        };
+
+        that.toggleChecked = function() {
+
+        };
+
+        that.toggleDisabled = function() {
+
+        };
+
+        that.toggleTitle = function() {
+            that.options({
+                title: that.$title.html() == self.options.title[0] ?
+                        self.options.title[1] : self.options.title[0]
             })
-            .data("group", options.group)
-            .mouseenter()
-            .mouseleave()
-            .click();
+        };
 
         return that;
 
-    }
+    };
 
     /*
     ============================================================================