diff --git a/build/js/ox.ui.js b/build/js/ox.ui.js
index edb7a575..73f1d8ea 100644
--- a/build/js/ox.ui.js
+++ b/build/js/ox.ui.js
@@ -6934,11 +6934,8 @@ requires
 
         function triggerEditEvent($item, $cell) {
             that.triggerEvent('edit', {
-                id: $item.attr('id'),
-                key: $cell.attr('class').split('OxColumn')[1].split(' ')[0].toLowerCase(),
-                // fixme: it'd be nice if we didn't have to pass elements around
-                item: $item,
-                cell: $cell
+                id: $item.data('id'),
+                key: $cell.attr('class').split('OxColumn')[1].split(' ')[0].toLowerCase()
             });
         }
 
@@ -7152,10 +7149,13 @@ requires
         that.$element = self.options.construct(self.data)
             .addClass('OxItem')
             .attr({
-                draggable: self.options.draggable,
-                id: self.options.id
+                draggable: self.options.draggable
+                //id: self.options.id.replace(/./g, '_') // fixme: dots are not the only problem
             })
-            .data('position', self.options.position);
+            .data({
+                id: self.options.id,
+                position: self.options.position
+            });
 
         return that;
 
@@ -7191,6 +7191,10 @@ requires
                 .addClass('OxTextList');
 
         $.each(self.options.columns, function(i, v) { // fixme: can this go into a generic ox.js function?
+            // fixme: and can't these just remain undefined?
+            if (Ox.isUndefined(v.editable)) {
+                v.editable = false;
+            }
             if (Ox.isUndefined(v.unique)) {
                 v.unique = false;
             }
@@ -7526,14 +7530,15 @@ requires
             that.$body.clearCache();
         }
 
-        function editCell(id, key, $item, $cell) {
+        function editCell(id, key) {
             Ox.print('editCell')
-            var $input,
+            var $item = getItem(id),
+                $cell = getCell(id, key),
+                $input,
                 html = $cell.html(),
                 index = getColumnIndexById(key),
                 column = self.options.columns[index],
                 width = column.width;
-            Ox.print($item, $cell)
             $cell.empty()
                 .addClass('OxEdit')
                 .css({
@@ -7559,6 +7564,7 @@ requires
             function submit() {
                 var value = $input.value();
                 //$input.loseFocus().remove();
+                // fixme: leaky, inputs remain in focus stack
                 $cell.removeClass('OxEdit')
                     .css({
                         width: (width - 8) + 'px'
@@ -7572,6 +7578,11 @@ requires
             }
         }
 
+        function getCell(id, key) {
+            var $item = getItem(id);
+            return $($item.find('.OxCell.OxColumn' + Ox.toTitleCase(key))[0]);
+        }
+
         function getColumnIndexById(id) {
             return Ox.getPositionById(self.options.columns, id);
         }
@@ -7580,6 +7591,18 @@ requires
             return Ox.getPositionById(self.visibleColumns, id);
         }
 
+        function getItem(id) {
+            var $item = null;
+            $.each(that.find('.OxItem'), function(i, v) {
+                $v = $(v);
+                if ($v.data('id') == id) {
+                    $item = $v;
+                    return false;
+                }
+            })
+            return $item;
+        }
+
         function getItemWidth() {
             return Math.max(Ox.sum(self.columnWidths), that.$element.width() - oxui.scrollbarSize);
             //return Ox.sum(self.columnWidths)
@@ -7711,16 +7734,16 @@ requires
             that.$body.closePreview();
         };
 
-        that.size = function() {
-            setWidth();
-            that.$body.size();
-        }
-
         that.resizeColumn = function(id, width) {
             resizeColumn(id, width);
             return that;
         }
 
+        that.size = function() {
+            setWidth();
+            that.$body.size();
+        }
+
         that.sortList = function(key, operator) {
             var isSelected = key == self.options.sort[0].key;
             self.options.sort = [
@@ -7729,17 +7752,27 @@ requires
                     operator: operator
                 }
             ];
-            if (isSelected) {
-                updateOrder(self.options.columns[self.selectedColumn].id);
-            } else {
-                toggleSelected(self.options.columns[self.selectedColumn].id);
-                self.selectedColumn = getColumnIndexById(key);
-                toggleSelected(self.options.columns[self.selectedColumn].id);
+            if (self.options.columnsVisible) {
+                if (isSelected) {
+                    updateOrder(self.options.columns[self.selectedColumn].id);
+                } else {
+                    toggleSelected(self.options.columns[self.selectedColumn].id);
+                    self.selectedColumn = getColumnIndexById(key);
+                    toggleSelected(self.options.columns[self.selectedColumn].id);
+                }
             }
             that.$body.sortList(self.options.sort[0].key, self.options.sort[0].operator);
             return that;
         };
 
+        that.value = function(id, key, value) {
+            if (Ox.isUndefined(value)) {
+                
+            } else {
+                return that;
+            }
+        }
+
         return that;
 
     };