diff --git a/core/button_view.js b/core/button_view.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c66fd33b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/button_view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* jslint node: true */
+'use strict';
+
+var TextView		= require('./text_view.js').TextView;
+var util			= require('util');
+var assert			= require('assert');
+
+function ButtonView(client, options) {
+	options.acceptsFocus = miscUtil.valueWithDefault(options.acceptsFocus, true);
+	options.acceptsInput = miscUtil.valueWithDefault(options.acceptsInput, true);
+
+	TextView.call(this, client, options);
+}
+
+util.inherits(ButtonView, TextView);
+
+ButtonView.prototype.onKeyPress = function(key, isSpecial) {
+	//	we accept input so this must be implemented -- nothing to do here, however
+	//	:TODO: Move this to View along with default asserts; update EditTextView to call View 
+}
+
+ButtonView.prototype.onSpecialKeyPress = function(keyName) {
+	assert(this.hasFocus);
+	assert(this.acceptsInput);
+	assert(this.specialKeyMap);
+
+	//	:TODO: see notes about making base handle 'enter' key(s)
+	//	...just make enter = enter | space for a button by default
+}
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diff --git a/core/edit_text_view.js b/core/edit_text_view.js
index 89f8b6e9..a8329c4d 100644
--- a/core/edit_text_view.js
+++ b/core/edit_text_view.js
@@ -58,9 +58,11 @@ EditTextView.prototype.onSpecialKeyPress = function(keyName) {
 	} else if(this.isSpecialKeyMapped('enter', keyName)) {
 		if(this.multiLine) {
 		} else {
+			//	:TODO: by default handle this in View/base. Can always "absorb" the call here for special handling
 			this.emit('action', 'accepted');
 		}
 	} else if(this.isSpecialKeyMapped('next', keyName)) {
+		//	:TODO: by default handle next in View/base
 		this.emit('action', 'next');	
 	}
 };
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