diff --git a/core/fse--class.js b/core/fse--class.js
index 86e2bbd6..2cf5b648 100644
--- a/core/fse--class.js
+++ b/core/fse--class.js
@@ -40,13 +40,7 @@ function FullScreenEditor(options) {
 
 	this.editorMode		= 'edit';	//	view | edit | editMenu | 
 
-	//	:TODO: viewControllers management should be a mixin that can be thrown in here, menu_module.js, etc.
-	this.viewControllers	= {};
-	this.addViewController = function(name, vc) {
-		assert(!self.viewControllers[name]);
-		self.viewControllers[name] = vc;
-		return vc;
-	}
+	this.initViewControllers();
 
 	this.getFooterName = function(editorMode) {
 		editorMode = editorMode || this.editorMode;
@@ -133,8 +127,9 @@ function FullScreenEditor(options) {
 				},
 				function displayFooter(callback) {
 					//	we have to treat the footer special
-					self.redrawFooter( { clear : false, footerName : self.getFooterName() }, function footerDisplayed(err) {
-						if(self.initMci) {
+					var footerName = self.getFooterName();
+					self.redrawFooter( { clear : false, footerName : footerName }, function footerDisplayed(err, artData) {
+						if(options.initMci) {
 							self.mciData[footerName] = artData;
 						}
 						callback(err);
@@ -271,6 +266,7 @@ function FullScreenEditor(options) {
 }
 
 require('util').inherits(FullScreenEditor, events.EventEmitter);
+require('./mod_mixins.js').ViewControllerManagement.call(FullScreenEditor.prototype);
 
 FullScreenEditor.prototype.enter = function() {
 
diff --git a/core/menu_module.js b/core/menu_module.js
index b9511991..0dd98e73 100644
--- a/core/menu_module.js
+++ b/core/menu_module.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ function MenuModule(options) {
 	this.menuConfig			= options.menuConfig;
 	this.menuConfig.options	= options.menuConfig.options || {};
 	this.menuMethods		= {};	//	methods called from @method's
-	this.viewControllers	= {};	//	name->vc
+	
+	this.initViewControllers();
 
 	this.initSequence = function() {
 		var mciData = { };
@@ -142,6 +143,8 @@ function MenuModule(options) {
 
 require('util').inherits(MenuModule, PluginModule);
 
+require('./mod_mixins.js').ViewControllerManagement.call(MenuModule.prototype);
+
 MenuModule.prototype.enter = function(client) {
 	this.client = client;
 	assert(_.isObject(client));
@@ -150,16 +153,7 @@ MenuModule.prototype.enter = function(client) {
 };
 
 MenuModule.prototype.leave = function() {
-	var self = this;
-	Object.keys(this.viewControllers).forEach(function entry(name) {
-		self.viewControllers[name].detachClientEvents();
-	});
-};
-
-MenuModule.prototype.addViewController = function(name, vc) {
-	assert(!this.viewControllers[name]);
-	this.viewControllers[name] = vc;
-	return vc;
+	this.detachViewControllers();
 };
 
 MenuModule.prototype.beforeArt = function() {	
diff --git a/core/mod_mixins.js b/core/mod_mixins.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f035b6f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/mod_mixins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* jslint node: true */
+'use strict';
+
+var assert				= require('assert');
+
+//
+//	A simple mixin for View Controller management
+//
+var ViewControllerManagement = function() {
+	this.initViewControllers = function() {
+		this.viewControllers = {};
+	};
+
+	this.detachViewControllers = function() {
+		var self = this;
+		Object.keys(this.viewControllers).forEach(function vc(name) {
+			self.viewControllers[name].detachClientEvents();
+		});
+	};
+
+	this.addViewController = function(name, vc) {
+		assert(this.viewControllers, 		'initViewControllers() has not been called!');
+		assert(!this.viewControllers[name], 'ViewController by the name of \'' + name + '\' already exists!');
+		
+		this.viewControllers[name] = vc;
+		return vc;
+	};
+};
+
+exports.ViewControllerManagement	= ViewControllerManagement;
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