diff --git a/pandora/app/config.py b/pandora/app/config.py
index 2ee803eb..8b5b98f7 100644
--- a/pandora/app/config.py
+++ b/pandora/app/config.py
@@ -186,17 +186,6 @@ def load_config(init=False):
             if level not in config[key]:
                 config[key] = default.get(key, 0)
 
-        config['user']['ui']['documentsSort'] = [
-            s for s in config['user']['ui']['documentsSort']
-            if get_by_id(config['documentKeys'], s['key'])
-        ]
-        if not config['user']['ui']['documentsSort']:
-            sort_key = [k for k in config['documentKeys'] if k['id'] != '*'][0]
-            config['user']['ui']['documentsSort'] = [{
-                "key": sort_key['id'],
-                "operator": sort_key.get('operator', '+')
-            }]
-
         for key in ('language', 'importMetadata'):
             if key not in config:
                 sys.stderr.write("adding default value:\n\t\"%s\": %s,\n\n" % (key, json.dumps(default[key])))
diff --git a/static/js/documentDialog.js b/static/js/documentDialog.js
index 89bc072b..752bca35 100644
--- a/static/js/documentDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/documentDialog.js
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ pandora.ui.documentDialog = function(options) {
                     zoom: 'fit'
                 })
                 : item.extension == 'html'
-                ? pandora.$ui.textPanel = pandora.ui.textPanel(item)
+                ? pandora.ui.textPanel(item).css({
+                })
                 : Ox.ImageViewer({
                     area: pandora.user.ui.documents[item.id]
                         ? pandora.user.ui.documents[item.id].position
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ pandora.ui.documentDialog = function(options) {
     }
 
     function setTitle() {
-        that.options({title: item.title + (item.extension == 'html' ? '' : '.' + item.extension)});
+        that.options({title: item.title + '.' + item.extension});
     }
 
     that.getItems = function() {
diff --git a/static/js/documentsPanel.js b/static/js/documentsPanel.js
index e1663aba..f0f03a9a 100644
--- a/static/js/documentsPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/documentsPanel.js
@@ -1,8 +1,107 @@
 'use strict';
 
+pandora.documentColumns = [
+    {
+        id: 'title',
+        operator: '+',
+        title: Ox._('Title'),
+        find: true,
+        visible: true,
+        width: 256
+    },
+    {
+        id: 'id',
+        operator: '+',
+        title: Ox._('ID'),
+        visible: true,
+        width: 64
+    },
+    {
+        format: function(value) {
+            return value.toUpperCase();
+        },
+        id: 'extension',
+        operator: '+',
+        title: Ox._('Extension'),
+        find: true,
+        visible: true,
+        width: 64
+    },
+    {
+        align: 'right',
+        format: function(value, data) {
+            return Ox.isArray(value)
+                ? Ox.formatDimensions(value, 'px')
+                : Ox.formatCount(value, (data && data.extension == 'html') ? 'word' : 'page');
+        },
+        id: 'dimensions',
+        operator: '-',
+        title: Ox._('Dimensions'),
+        visible: true,
+        width: 128
+    },
+    {
+        align: 'right',
+        format: function(value) {
+            return Ox.formatValue(value, 'B');
+        },
+        id: 'size',
+        operator: '-',
+        title: Ox._('Size'),
+        visible: true,
+        width: 64
+    },
+    {
+        id: 'description',
+        operator: '+',
+        title: Ox._('Description'),
+        find: true,
+        visible: true,
+        width: 256
+    },
+    {
+        align: 'right',
+        id: 'matches',
+        operator: '-',
+        title: Ox._('Matches'),
+        visible: true,
+        width: 64
+    },
+    {
+        id: 'user',
+        operator: '+',
+        title: Ox._('User'),
+        find: true,
+        visible: true,
+        width: 128
+    },
+    {
+        align: 'right',
+        format: function(value) {
+            return Ox.formatDate(value, '%F %T');
+        },
+        id: 'created',
+        operator: '-',
+        title: Ox._('Created'),
+        visible: true,
+        width: 144
+    },
+    {
+        align: 'right',
+        format: function(value) {
+            return Ox.formatDate(value, '%F %T');
+        },
+        id: 'modified',
+        operator: '-',
+        title: Ox._('Modified'),
+        visible: true,
+        width: 144
+    }
+];
+
 pandora.ui.documentSortSelect = function() {
     var ui = pandora.user.ui,
-        $orderButton = Ox.Button({
+            $orderButton = Ox.Button({
             overlap: 'left',
             title: getOrderButtonTitle(),
             tooltip: getOrderButtonTooltip(),
@@ -17,9 +116,7 @@ pandora.ui.documentSortSelect = function() {
             }
         }),
         $sortSelect = Ox.Select({
-            items: pandora.site.documentKeys.filter(function(key) {
-                return key.sort;
-            }).map(function(column) {
+            items: pandora.documentColumns.map(function(column) {
                 return {
                     id: column.id,
                     title: Ox._('Sort by {0}', [column.title])
@@ -33,7 +130,7 @@ pandora.ui.documentSortSelect = function() {
                 var key = data.value;
                 pandora.UI.set({documentsSort: [{
                     key: key,
-                    operator: Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.documentKeys, key).operator
+                    operator: Ox.getObjectById(pandora.documentColumns, key).operator
                 }]});
             }
         }),
@@ -764,46 +861,21 @@ pandora.ui.documentsPanel = function(options) {
 
     function renderList() {
         var options = {
-                items: pandora.api.findDocuments,
-                keys: ['description', 'dimensions', 'extension', 'id', 'title', 'ratio', 'size', 'user', 'entities', 'modified'],
-                query: {
-                    conditions: isItemView ? [{ key: 'item', value: ui.item, operator: '==' }] : [],
-                    operator: '&'
-                },
-                selected: ui.documentsSelection[isItemView ? ui.item : ''] || [],
-                sort: ui.documentsSort.concat([
-                    {key: 'extension', operator: '+'},
-                    {key: 'title', operator: '+'}
-                ]),
-                unique: 'id'
-            };
+            items: pandora.api.findDocuments,
+            keys: ['description', 'dimensions', 'extension', 'id', 'title', 'ratio', 'size', 'user', 'entities', 'modified'],
+            query: {
+                conditions: isItemView ? [{ key: 'item', value: ui.item, operator: '==' }] : [],
+                operator: '&'
+            },
+            selected: ui.documentsSelection[isItemView ? ui.item : ''] || [],
+            sort: ui.documentsSort.concat([
+                {key: 'extension', operator: '+'},
+                {key: 'title', operator: '+'}
+            ]),
+            unique: 'id'
+        };
         return (ui.documentsView == 'list' ? Ox.TableList(Ox.extend(options, {
-            columns: pandora.site.documentSortKeys.filter(function(key) {
-                return (!key.capability
-                    || pandora.hasCapability(key.capability)) && key.columnWidth;
-            }).map(function(key) {
-                var position = ui.collectionColumns.indexOf(key.id);
-                return {
-                    addable: key.id != 'random',
-                    align: ['string', 'text'].indexOf(
-                        Ox.isArray(key.type) ? key.type[0]: key.type
-                    ) > -1 ? 'left' : key.type == 'list' ? 'center' : 'right',
-                    defaultWidth: key.columnWidth,
-                    format: (function() {
-                        return function(value, data) {
-                            return pandora.formatDocumentKey(key, data);
-                        }
-                    })(),
-                    id: key.id,
-                    operator: pandora.getDocumentSortOperator(key.id),
-                    position: position,
-                    removable: !key.columnRequired,
-                    title: Ox._(key.title),
-                    type: key.type,
-                    visible: position > -1,
-                    width: ui.collectionColumnWidth[key.id] || key.columnWidth
-                };
-            }),
+            columns: pandora.documentColumns,
             columnsVisible: true,
             scrollbarVisible: true,
         })) : Ox.IconList(Ox.extend(options, {
@@ -811,7 +883,7 @@ pandora.ui.documentsPanel = function(options) {
                 var sortKey = sort[0].key,
                     infoKey = sortKey == 'title' ? 'extension' : sortKey,
                     info = (
-                        Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.documentKeys, infoKey).format || Ox.identity
+                        Ox.getObjectById(pandora.documentColumns, infoKey).format || Ox.identity
                     )(data[infoKey]),
                     size = size || 128;
                 return {
diff --git a/static/js/textPanel.js b/static/js/textPanel.js
index c62a435e..a7aa4129 100644
--- a/static/js/textPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/textPanel.js
@@ -1,30 +1,16 @@
 'use strict';
 
 pandora.ui.textPanel = function(text, $toolbar) {
-    if (Ox.isUndefined(text.text)) {
-        var that = Ox.Element().append(Ox.LoadingScreen().start())
-        pandora.api.getDocument({
-            id: text.id,
-            keys: ['text']
-        }, function(result) {
-            text.text = result.data.text
-            if (text.text) {
-                pandora.$ui.textPanel.replaceWith(pandora.$ui.textPanel = pandora.ui.textPanel(text, $toolbar))
-            }
-        })
-        return that;
-    }
-
     var textElement,
         textEmbed,
         embedURLs = getEmbedURLs(text.text),
         that = Ox.SplitPanel({
             elements: [
                 {
-                    element: textElement = pandora.ui.textHTML(text)
+                    element: textElement = pandora.$ui.textElement = pandora.ui.textHTML(text)
                 },
                 {
-                    element: textEmbed = pandora.ui.textEmbed(),
+                    element: textEmbed = pandora.ui.textEmbed(textElement),
                     collapsed: !embedURLs.length,
                     size: pandora.user.ui.embedSize,
                     resizable: true,
@@ -138,6 +124,7 @@ pandora.ui.textPanel = function(text, $toolbar) {
             0),
             position = 100 * scrollTop / Math.max(1, textElement[0].scrollHeight);
         textElement.scrollTo(position);
+        window.text = textElement;
     }
 
     that.selectEmbed = function(index, scroll) {
@@ -444,7 +431,7 @@ pandora.ui.textHTML = function(text) {
 
 };
 
-pandora.ui.textEmbed = function(textEmbed) {
+pandora.ui.textEmbed = function(textElement) {
 
     var that = Ox.Element()
             .bindEvent({