diff --git a/core/menu_view.js b/core/menu_view.js
index db6c641a..e585d141 100644
--- a/core/menu_view.js
+++ b/core/menu_view.js
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ function MenuView(options) {
 
 	this.itemSpacing	= _.isNumber(options.itemSpacing) ? options.itemSpacing : 0;
 
+	//	:TODO: probably just replace this with owner draw / pipe codes / etc. more control, less specialization
 	this.focusPrefix	= options.focusPrefix || '';
 	this.focusSuffix	= options.focusSuffix || '';
 
 	this.fillChar		= miscUtil.valueWithDefault(options.fillChar, ' ').substr(0, 1);
 	this.justify		= options.justify || 'none';
-
 	/*
 	this.moveSelection = function(fromIndex, toIndex) {
 		assert(!self.positionCacheExpired);
@@ -122,5 +122,5 @@ MenuView.prototype.setHotKeys = function(hotKeys) {
 			this.hotKeys = hotKeys;	
 		}	
 	}
-}
+};
 
diff --git a/core/vertical_menu_view.js b/core/vertical_menu_view.js
index 85cff4df..c04c4350 100644
--- a/core/vertical_menu_view.js
+++ b/core/vertical_menu_view.js
@@ -23,25 +23,34 @@ function VerticalMenuView(options) {
 	//	:TODO: view.setDimens() would set autoSize to false. Otherwise, we cna scale @ setItems()
 	//	topViewIndex = top visibile item
 	//	itemsInView = height * (1 + itemSpacing)
-	this.calculateDimens2 = function() {
-		if(this.autoSize) {
-			self.dimens = self.dimens || {};
 
-			if(!_.isNumber(this.dimens.height) || this.dimens.height < 1) {
-				this.dimens.height = 1;
-			}
+	this.updateViewable = function() {
+		var viewableItems = self.dimens.height / ((self.itemSpacing + 1) - self.itemSpacing);
+console.log(viewableItems)
+		this.viewableRange = {
+			top		: self.focusedItemIndex,
+			bottom	: viewableItems - self.focusedItemIndex,
+		};
+
+		console.log(this.viewableRange)
+	};
+
+	this.scaleDimension = function() {
+		if(this.autoScale) {
+			this.dimens.height = (self.items.length * (self.itemSpacing + 1)) - (self.itemSpacing);
+			this.dimens.height = Math.min(this.dimens.height, self.client.term.termHeight - self.position.x);
 
 			var l = 0;
 			self.items.forEach(function item(i) {
 				if(i.text.length > l) {
-					l = Math.min(l.text.length, self.client.term.termWidth - self.position.y);
+					l = Math.min(i.text.length, self.client.term.termWidth - self.position.y);
 				}
 			});
 			self.dimens.width = l;
 		}
 	};
 
-
+	/*
 	this.calculateDimens = function() {
 		if(!self.dimens || !self.dimens.width) {
 			var l = 0;
@@ -60,8 +69,29 @@ function VerticalMenuView(options) {
 			this.dimens.height = 0;
 		}
 	};
+	*/
 
-	this.calculateDimens();
+	this.scaleDimension();
+
+	this.cacheVisiblePositions = function() {
+		if(self.positionCacheExpired) {
+			var x = self.position.x;
+			for(var i = this.viewableRange.top; i < this.viewableRange.bottom; ++i) {
+				if(i > 0) {
+					x += self.itemSpacing + 1;
+				}
+				self.items[i].xPosition = x;
+			}
+
+			self.positionCacheExpired = false;
+		}
+	};
+
+	this.scrollToVisible = function() {
+
+	};
+
+	
 
 	this.cachePositions = function() {
 		if(self.positionCacheExpired) {
@@ -92,7 +122,7 @@ function VerticalMenuView(options) {
 	};
 
 	this.drawItem = function(index) {
-		assert(!this.positionCacheExpired);
+		assert(self.positionCacheExpired === false);
 
 		var item = self.items[index];
 		if(!item) {
@@ -100,7 +130,7 @@ function VerticalMenuView(options) {
 		}
 
 		self.client.term.write(ansi.goto(item.xPosition, self.position.y));
-		this.client.term.write(index === self.focusedItemIndex ? this.getFocusSGR() : this.getSGR());
+		self.client.term.write(index === self.focusedItemIndex ? self.getFocusSGR() : self.getSGR());
 
 		var text = strUtil.stylizeString(item.text, item.focused ? self.focusTextStyle : self.textStyle);
 
@@ -112,7 +142,13 @@ function VerticalMenuView(options) {
 util.inherits(VerticalMenuView, MenuView);
 
 VerticalMenuView.prototype.redraw = function() {
-	VerticalMenuView.super_.prototype.redrawAllItems.call(this);
+	//VerticalMenuView.super_.prototype.redrawAllItems.call(this);
+	VerticalMenuView.super_.prototype.redraw.call(this);
+
+	for(var i = this.viewableRange.top; i < this.viewableRange.bottom; ++i) {
+		this.items[i].focused = this.focusedItemIndex === i;
+		this.drawItem(i);
+	}
 };
 
 VerticalMenuView.prototype.setPosition = function(pos) {
@@ -162,5 +198,7 @@ VerticalMenuView.prototype.setItems = function(items) {
 
 	this.positionCacheExpired = true;
 	this.cachePositions();
-	this.calculateDimens();
+	this.scaleDimension();
+
+	this.updateViewable();
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/view.js b/core/view.js
index d404f060..7a8221b7 100644
--- a/core/view.js
+++ b/core/view.js
@@ -55,22 +55,15 @@ function View(options) {
 		this.setPosition(options.position);
 	}
 
-	//	:TODO: Don't allow width/height > client.term
-	if(_.isObject(options.dimens)) {
-		if(_.isNumber(options.dimens.height)) {
-			this.dimens.height = options.dimens.height;
-		}
+	this.autoScale		= _.isBoolean(options.autoScale) ? options.autoScale : true;
 
-		if(_.isNumber(options.dimens.width)) {
-			this.dimens.width = options.dimens.width;
-		}
+	if(options.dimens) {
+		this.setDimension(options.dimens);
+		this.autoScale = false;	//	no auto scaling dimens supplied
 	} else {
-		options.dimens = { width : 1, height : 1 };
+		this.dimens = { width : 0, height : 0 };
 	}
 
-	//options.dimens.width	= options.dimens.width || 1;
-	//options.dimens.height	= options.dimens.height || 1;
-
 	this.ansiSGR		= options.ansiSGR || ansi.getSGRFromGraphicRendition( { fg : 39, bg : 49 }, true);
 	this.ansiFocusSGR	= options.ansiFocusSGR || this.ansiSGR;
 
@@ -140,6 +133,21 @@ View.prototype.setPosition = function(pos) {
 		'Y position ' + this.position.y + ' out of terminal range ' + this.client.term.termWidth);
 };
 
+View.prototype.setDimension = function(dimens) {
+	assert(_.isObject(dimens) && _.isNumber(dimens.height) && _.isNumber(dimens.width));
+
+	this.dimens		= dimens;
+	this.autoScale	= false;
+};
+
+View.prototype.setHeight = function(height) {
+	this.setDimension( { height : height, width : this.dimens.width } );
+};
+
+View.prototype.setWidth = function(width) {
+	this.setDimension( { height : this.dimens.height, width : width } );
+};
+
 /*
 View.prototype.setColor = function(color, bgColor, flags) {
 	if(_.isObject(color)) {
@@ -175,11 +183,11 @@ View.prototype.setColor = function(color, bgColor, flags) {
 
 View.prototype.getSGR = function() {
 	return this.ansiSGR;
-}
+};
 
 View.prototype.getFocusSGR = function() {
 	return this.ansiFocusSGR;
-}
+};
 
 View.prototype.redraw = function() {
 	this.client.term.write(ansi.goto(this.position.x, this.position.y));
diff --git a/core/view_controller.js b/core/view_controller.js
index 9b44a8c6..61fa03af 100644
--- a/core/view_controller.js
+++ b/core/view_controller.js
@@ -177,16 +177,19 @@ function ViewController(options) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		setViewProp('items', function(v) { view.setItems(v); });
+		setViewProp('width', function(v) { view.setWidth(parseInt(v, 10)); });
+		setViewProp('height', function(v) { view.setHeight(parseInt(v, 10)); });
+		
 		setViewProp('itemSpacing', function(v) { view.setItemSpacing(v); });
-
+		setViewProp('items', function(v) { view.setItems(v); });
+		
 		setViewProp('text', function(v) { view.setText(v); });
 		setViewProp('textStyle');
 		setViewProp('focusTextStyle');
 		setViewProp('textMaskChar', function(v) { view.textMaskChar = v.substr(0, 1); });
 		
 		setViewProp('maxLength');
-		setViewProp('width', function(v) { view.dimens.width = parseInt(v, 10); });
+
 
 		['styleSGR1', 'styleSGR2'].forEach(function styleSgr(style) {
 			setViewProp(style, function(v) {
diff --git a/mods/menu.json b/mods/menu.json
index 517f1cee..fd64f8cd 100644
--- a/mods/menu.json
+++ b/mods/menu.json
@@ -227,9 +227,13 @@
 							"items" : [
 								"Single Line Text Editing Views", 
 								"Spinner & Toggle Views",
+								"Vertical Menu Views",
+								"Horizontal Menu Views",
 								"Art Display",
+								"Some More Stuff",
 								"Other"
 							],
+							"height" : 4,
 							"itemSpacing" : 1,
 							//	:TODO: justify not working??
 							"focusTextStyle" : "small i"