diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.cpp
index ccce7a7..560dbef 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ ThemeInfo::ThemeInfo(const Path& path, const std::string& name) {
     basePath = path;
     meta = std::make_shared<nlohmann::json>();
     metrics = std::make_shared<nlohmann::json>();
-    if (!basePath.IsDirectory()) return; // don't bother trying to load stuff
+    //if (!basePath.IsDirectory() && std::string(basePath).find("romfs:") != std::string::npos) return; // don't bother trying to load stuff
     { // using...
         std::ifstream load = basePath.Combine("meta.json").OpenI();
         if (load.good()) load >> *meta;
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void ThemeManager::Init() {
     if (!thm.basePath.IsDirectory()) thm = ThemeInfo("default"); // fall back on default if not found
     // ...and if "default" doesn't exist, fall back on a standard location in romfs:
     if (!thm.basePath.IsDirectory()) thm = ThemeInfo(Path("romfs:/.fallback_theme", "FALLBACK"));
+    if (!thm.basePath.IsDirectory()) thm = ThemeInfo(Path("romfs:/", "FALLBACK")); // fall back on root of romfs for testbed I guess
     themeData.push_back(thm);
     
     while (!(*thm.meta)["fallback"].is_null()) { // follow fallback chain
@@ -319,6 +320,13 @@ T ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string& path, const T& defaultValue) {
     }//*/
 }
 
+template <typename T>
+T ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string& path) {
+    json& j = GetMetric(path);
+    if (j.is_null()) return T();
+    return j;
+}
+
 TextConfig::TextConfig(const std::string& fontName, Color text, Color border) {
     font = ThemeManager::GetFont(fontName);
     textColor = text; borderColor = border;
@@ -343,8 +351,13 @@ namespace starlight { // todo: expose these in the header
     }
 }
 
-template Vector2 ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string&, const Vector2&);
-template VRect ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string&, const VRect&);
-template Color ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string&, const Color&);
+// explicit type conversions for metrics
+#define typeconv(t) \
+    template t ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string&, const t &); \
+    template t ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string&);
 
-template starlight::TextConfig ThemeManager::GetMetric(const std::string&, const TextConfig&);
+typeconv(Vector2);
+typeconv(VRect);
+typeconv(Color);
+
+typeconv(TextConfig);
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.h
index 8a28421..8a694c4 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.h
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ThemeManager.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace starlight {
         static inline std::string GetThemeName() { return themeData.front().name; }
         static nlohmann::json& GetMetric(const std::string& path);
         template <typename T> static T GetMetric(const std::string& path, const T& defaultValue);
+        template <typename T> static T GetMetric(const std::string& path);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.cpp
index 7d3e393..a37f5b3 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.cpp
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ VRect VRect::RightEdge(float width) const   { return VRect(pos.x + size.x - widt
 const VRect VRect::invalid = VRect(Vector2::invalid, Vector2::invalid);
 
 const VRect VRect::zero = VRect(); // should initialize to 0,0,0,0
+
+const VRect VRect::touchScreen = VRect(0, 0, 320, 240);
+const VRect VRect::topScreen = VRect(0, 0, 400, 240);
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.h
index a149bc7..58fa7ce 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.h
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/datatypes/VRect.h
@@ -58,5 +58,8 @@ namespace starlight {
         
         static const VRect invalid;
         static const VRect zero;
+        
+        static const VRect touchScreen;
+        static const VRect topScreen;
     };
 }
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/MessageBox.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/MessageBox.cpp
index ef3e040..864fc27 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/MessageBox.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/MessageBox.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "MessageBox.h"
 
+#include "starlight/ThemeManager.h"
 #include "starlight/InputManager.h"
 
 #include "starlight/ui/Image.h"
@@ -22,7 +23,11 @@ MessageBox::MessageBox(Mode m, const std::string& msg, std::function<void(int)>
     priority = 10;
     eOnSelect = onSelect;
     
-    VRect boxArea = VRect(160, 120, 0, 0).Expand(Vector2(240, 160)*.5);
+    VRect boxArea = VRect(160, 120, 0, 0).Expand(ThemeManager::GetMetric<Vector2>("/dialogs/messageBox/size")*.5);
+    
+    auto cover = std::make_shared<Image>(touchScreen->rect.Expand(4), "decorations/dialog.modal-cover");
+    cover->blockTouch = true;
+    touchScreen->Add(cover);
     
     auto bg = std::make_shared<Image>(boxArea, "decorations/panel.bg");
     touchScreen->Add(bg);
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ MessageBox::MessageBox(Mode m, const std::string& msg, std::function<void(int)>
     touchScreen->Add(scroll);
     auto label = std::make_shared<Label>(VRect(0, 0, scroll->rect.size.x, 0));
     label->autoSizeV = true;
-    label->SetFont("default.16");
+    label->SetPreset("normal.16");
     label->SetText(msg);
     scroll->Add(label);
     
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/OSK.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/OSK.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e01cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/OSK.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#include "OSK.h"
+
+#include "starlight/ThemeManager.h"
+#include "starlight/InputManager.h"
+
+#include "starlight/ui/Image.h"
+#include "starlight/ui/Button.h"
+#include "starlight/ui/Label.h"
+#include "starlight/ui/ScrollField.h"
+
+#include "starlight/ConfigManager.h"
+
+using std::string;
+
+using starlight::InputManager;
+
+using starlight::ui::Image;
+using starlight::ui::Button;
+using starlight::ui::Label;
+using starlight::ui::ScrollField;
+
+using starlight::ui::Form;
+
+using starlight::dialog::OSK;
+
+OSK::OSK(std::string* textptr, std::function<void()> onModify) : Form(true) {
+    priority = 1000; // probably don't want all that much displaying above the keyboard
+    eOnModify = onModify;
+    pText = textptr;
+    
+    auto cover = std::make_shared<Image>(touchScreen->rect.Expand(4), "decorations/dialog.modal-cover");
+    cover->blockTouch = true;
+    touchScreen->Add(cover);
+    
+    // wip
+    
+    setContainer = std::make_shared<ui::UIContainer>(VRect::touchScreen);
+    touchScreen->Add(setContainer);
+    
+    auto actSym = [this](Button& key){
+        this->OnSymKey(key.label);
+    };
+    
+    Vector2 bs(24, 32);
+    Vector2 bpen;
+    Vector2 bpstart(160-bs.x*(12.5/2), 68);
+    int line = -1;
+    float linestart [] = {0, .5, .75, 1.25, 2.75-1};
+    string chr = "\n1234567890-=\nqwertyuiop[]\nasdfghjkl;\'\nzxcvbnm,./\n` \\";
+    string Chr = "\n!@#$%^&*()_+\nQWERTYUIOP{}\nASDFGHJKL:\"\nZXCVBNM<>?\n~ |";
+    
+    for (unsigned int ic = 0; ic < chr.length(); ic++) {
+        char& c = chr[ic];
+        char& C = Chr[ic];
+        if (c == '\n') {
+            line++;
+            bpen = bpstart + Vector2(linestart[line] * bs.x, bs.y * line);
+        } else {
+            // lower
+            auto key = std::make_shared<Button>(VRect(bpen, bs));
+            if (c == ' ') key->rect.size.x *= 6;
+            key->SetText(string(1, c));
+            key->eOnTap = actSym;
+            setContainer->Add(key);
+            
+            // upper
+            key = std::make_shared<Button>(VRect(bpen + Vector2(0, 1000), bs));
+            if (C == ' ') key->rect.size.x *= 6;
+            key->SetText(string(1, C));
+            key->eOnTap = actSym;
+            setContainer->Add(key);
+            
+            // and after
+            bpen.x += key->rect.size.x;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // backspace
+    bpen = bpstart + bs * Vector2(linestart[3] + 10, 3);
+    auto key = std::make_shared<Button>(VRect(bpen, bs));
+    key->rect.size.x *= 1.25;
+    key->SetText("< <");
+    touchScreen->Add(key);
+    
+    bpen = bpstart + bs * Vector2(linestart[4] + 8, 4);
+    key = std::make_shared<Button>(VRect(bpen, bs));
+    key->rect.size.x *= 2.5;
+    key->SetText("Enter");
+    touchScreen->Add(key);
+    
+}
+
+void OSK::Update(bool focused) {
+    if (focused) {
+        if (InputManager::Pressed(Keys::B)) Close();
+        
+        float& s = setContainer->scrollOffset.y;
+        float ts = 0;
+        if (InputManager::Held(Keys::L) || InputManager::Held(Keys::R)) {
+            ts = 1000;
+        }
+        if (s != ts) {
+            s = ts;
+            setContainer->MarkForRedraw();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void OSK::OnSymKey(const string& chr) {
+    pText->append(chr);
+    //pText->append("sackboy ");
+    //auto& tx = *pText;
+    //ConfigManager::Get("user").Json()["log"].push_back(*pText);
+    //tx.assign("shickaxe");
+    if (eOnModify) eOnModify();
+}
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/OSK.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/OSK.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41c7d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/dialog/OSK.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "starlight/_global.h"
+
+#include <string>
+#include <functional>
+
+#include "starlight/ui/Form.h"
+
+namespace starlight {
+    namespace dialog {
+        class OSK : public ui::Form, public ui::FormCreator<OSK> {
+        private:
+            std::shared_ptr<ui::UIContainer> setContainer;
+        
+        public:
+            std::string* pText = nullptr;
+            
+            std::function<void()> eOnModify;
+            
+            OSK(std::string* textptr, std::function<void()> onModify = {});
+            ~OSK() override { };
+            
+            void Update(bool focused) override;
+            
+            void OnSymKey(const std::string& chr);
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Button.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Button.cpp
index a63a13a..dd02f2f 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Button.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Button.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void Button::Draw() {
     }
     
     //font->Print(rect, label, 1, cl/*Color::white*/, Vector2(0.5f, 0.5f), Color::black);
-    tc.Print(rect, label, Vector2(0.5f, 0.5f));
+    tc.Print(rect, label, Vector2::half);
 }
 
 void Button::OnTouchOn() {
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Image.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Image.h
index 7c72d79..34897dd 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Image.h
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Image.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace starlight {
         public:
             gfx::ThemeRef<gfx::Drawable> image;
             Color tint = Color::white;
+            bool blockTouch = false;
             
             Image(VRect rect, const std::string& imgPath);
             Image(Vector2 pos, const std::string& imgPath);
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ namespace starlight {
             void SetImage(const std::string& imgPath, bool resize = true);
             
             void Draw() override;
+            
+            bool InterceptsTouch(Vector2 where) override { return blockTouch; }
         };
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.cpp b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.cpp
index 215f6d4..b247032 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.cpp
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.cpp
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ using starlight::ui::Label;
 
 Label::Label(VRect rect) {
     this->rect = rect;
-    font = ThemeManager::GetFont("default.12");
+    textConfig = ThemeManager::GetMetric<TextConfig>("/textPresets/normal.12", TextConfig());
 }
 
 void Label::AutoSize() {
     if (autoSizeV) {
-        float h = font->Measure(text, 1, rect.size.x).y;
+        float h = textConfig.font->Measure(text, 1, rect.size.x).y;
         Resize(rect.size.x, h);
     }
     
@@ -28,10 +28,17 @@ void Label::SetText(const std::string& text) {
 }
 
 void Label::SetFont(const std::string& fontName) {
-    font = ThemeManager::GetFont(fontName);
+    textConfig.font = ThemeManager::GetFont(fontName);
     AutoSize();
 }
 
+void Label::SetPreset(const std::string& name) {
+    textConfig = ThemeManager::GetMetric<TextConfig>("/textPresets/" + name, textConfig);
+    AutoSize();
+}
+
+void Label::Refresh() { AutoSize(); }
+
 void Label::PreDrawOffscreen() {
     buffer.reset(); // I guess?
 }
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ void Label::PreDraw() {
         buffer = std::make_unique<gfx::DrawContextCanvas>(rect.size + Vector2(0, 8));
         buffer->Clear();
         GFXManager::PushContext(buffer.get());
-        font->Print(buffer->rect, text, 1, color, justification, borderColor);
+        textConfig.Print(buffer->rect, text, justification);
         GFXManager::PopContext();
     }
 }
@@ -51,7 +58,6 @@ void Label::Draw() {
     if (buffer) {
         buffer->Draw(VRect(rect.pos, buffer->rect.size));
     } else {
-        font->Print(rect, text, 1, color, justification, borderColor);
+        textConfig.Print(rect, text, justification);
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.h b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.h
index 2a9020a..72d348c 100644
--- a/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.h
+++ b/libstarlight/source/starlight/ui/Label.h
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@ namespace starlight {
             
         public:
             std::string text = "";
-            gfx::ThemeRef<gfx::Font> font;
+            TextConfig textConfig;
             
             std::unique_ptr<gfx::DrawContextCanvas> buffer;
             
-            Color color = Color::white;
-            Color borderColor = Color::transparent;
-            
             bool autoSizeV = false;
             Vector2 justification = Vector2::half;
             
@@ -34,6 +31,9 @@ namespace starlight {
             
             void SetText(const std::string& text);
             void SetFont(const std::string& fontName);
+            void SetPreset(const std::string& name);
+            
+            void Refresh();
             
             void PreDrawOffscreen() override;
             void PreDraw() override;
diff --git a/libstarlight/todo.txt b/libstarlight/todo.txt
index 0364fc8..20f4a3e 100644
--- a/libstarlight/todo.txt
+++ b/libstarlight/todo.txt
@@ -2,13 +2,18 @@
 
 
 roadmap to first release, in no particular order {
-    add touch interceptor (and possibly dimming "shroud") to modal box
-    make more stuff use theme metrics (particularly default text configs) {
-        label defaults
+    make more stuff use theme metrics {
+        dialog layouts(...?)
+    }
+    finish implementing OSK! {
+        make backspace and enter actually do something
+        abstract osk input actions into a separate object/class heirarchy
+        polish!
+        InputManager::OpenKeyboard
     }
-    implement OSK!
     
     add license!! (MIT?)
+    ADD README.MD PLS
 } and some lesser priority things {
     add language config and atlas support
     maybe implement some way of "knocking out" and replacing metrics during runtime for theme switching
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ form system { framework done apart from some small api changes
 
 
 today's agenda {
-    FSHelper, recursive directory assertion etc.
+    ...
 } then {
     change Label to move the rect instead of resizing to accomodate drops (add an offset thing to Font)
     kill scroll velocity when hitting the edge (or rapid decel)
diff --git a/testbed/source/Core.cpp b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
index 9ca21cf..3c134bd 100644
--- a/testbed/source/Core.cpp
+++ b/testbed/source/Core.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "starlight/ui/Label.h"
 
 #include "starlight/dialog/MessageBox.h"
+#include "starlight/dialog/OSK.h"
 
 using starlight::Vector2;
 using starlight::VRect;
@@ -49,20 +50,32 @@ void Core::Init() {
     
     auto button = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Button>(VRect(64,80,128,32));
     button->SetText("I'm a button.");
-    button->eOnTap = [label](auto& btn){
+    button->eOnTap = [](auto& btn){
         auto form = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Form>(true);
         auto label = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Label>(VRect(0,0,320,0));
         label->autoSizeV = true;
         label->SetText("This is a form, coming in and nuking the non-form UI elements. Whoops.");
         form->touchScreen->Add(label);
-        auto xbtn = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Button>(VRect(0,0,32,32));
-        xbtn->SetText(" ");
+        auto xbtn = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Button>(VRect(4,24,32,32));
+        //xbtn->SetText(" ");
+        xbtn->eOnTap = [](auto& btn){
+            Application::Quit();
+        };
         form->touchScreen->Add(xbtn);
         form->Open();
-        auto msg = sl::dialog::MessageBox::New(sl::dialog::MessageBox::OkCancel, "This is a modal dialog!\n\n\n\nScrolly\n\n\n\nscrolly\n\n\n\nscrolly\n\n\n\nscrolly\n\n\n\nscroll!");
-        msg->Open();
+        //auto msg = sl::dialog::MessageBox::New(sl::dialog::MessageBox::OkCancel, "This is a modal dialog!\n\n\n\nScrolly\n\n\n\nscrolly\n\n\n\nscrolly\n\n\n\nscrolly\n\n\n\nscroll!");
+        //msg->Open();
+        auto tlbl = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Label>(VRect(2, 2, 396, 0));
+        tlbl->autoSizeV = true;
+        tlbl->SetPreset("normal.16");
+        tlbl->justification = Vector2::zero;
+        tlbl->textConfig.borderColor = Color::black;
+        tlbl->SetText("3DS:~# ");
+        form->topScreen->Add(tlbl);
+        auto kb = sl::dialog::OSK::New(&(tlbl->text), [tlbl](){tlbl->Refresh();});
+        kb->Open();
         
-        label->SetFont("default.16");
+        /*label->SetFont("default.16");
         btn.SetText("I was pressed!");
         btn.eOnTap = [label](auto& btn){
             label->borderColor = Color::black;
@@ -89,7 +102,7 @@ void Core::Init() {
                     msg->Open();
                 };
             };
-        };
+        };*/
     };
     container->Add(button);
     
@@ -100,7 +113,7 @@ void Core::Init() {
     topScreen->Add(parallax);
     
     auto pipf = std::make_shared<sl::ui::Label>(VRect(0,0,400,240));
-    pipf->SetFont("default.16"); pipf->borderColor = Color::black;
+    pipf->SetPreset("normal.16"); pipf->textConfig.borderColor = Color::black;
     //pipf->SetText("I am the very model of something on the top screen. :D\nLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.");
     std::stringstream st;
     //st << "dir: " << Path("sdmc:/.starlight").IsDirectory() << "\nfile: " << Path("sdmc:/arm9loaderhax.bin").IsFile();
diff --git a/themes/default/decorations/dialog.modal-cover.png b/themes/default/decorations/dialog.modal-cover.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2633128
Binary files /dev/null and b/themes/default/decorations/dialog.modal-cover.png differ
diff --git a/themes/default/decorations/dialog.modal-cover.xcf b/themes/default/decorations/dialog.modal-cover.xcf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d33ff88
Binary files /dev/null and b/themes/default/decorations/dialog.modal-cover.xcf differ
diff --git a/themes/default/metrics.json b/themes/default/metrics.json
index d88e8f5..b851bab 100644
--- a/themes/default/metrics.json
+++ b/themes/default/metrics.json
@@ -29,5 +29,11 @@
         }
     },
     
+    "dialogs" : {
+        "messageBox" : {
+            "size" : [240, 160]
+        }
+    },
+    
     "":""
 }