diff --git a/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php b/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
index 3d415a3624..0d98d4596b 100644
--- a/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
+++ b/src/__celerity_resource_map__.php
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ celerity_register_resource_map(array(
   ),
   'conpherence-menu-css' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/69980966/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css',
+    'uri' => '/res/7413379f/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css',
     'type' => 'css',
     'requires' =>
     array(
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ celerity_register_resource_map(array(
   ),
   'conpherence-widget-pane-css' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/fda7cf40/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/widget-pane.css',
+    'uri' => '/res/28fbffe3/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/widget-pane.css',
     'type' => 'css',
     'requires' =>
     array(
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ celerity_register_resource_map(array(
   ),
   'javelin-behavior-conpherence-menu' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/29585411/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js',
+    'uri' => '/res/e8479b8e/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js',
     'type' => 'js',
     'requires' =>
     array(
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ celerity_register_resource_map(array(
   ),
   'javelin-behavior-conpherence-pontificate' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/ae5f5f61/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js',
+    'uri' => '/res/68f1e046/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js',
     'type' => 'js',
     'requires' =>
     array(
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ celerity_register_resource_map(array(
   ),
   'javelin-behavior-conpherence-widget-pane' =>
   array(
-    'uri' => '/res/c0990399/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js',
+    'uri' => '/res/0c0fc5ef/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js',
     'type' => 'js',
     'requires' =>
     array(
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php
index ed314f2cd4..8dc426f719 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceController.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ abstract class ConpherenceController extends PhabricatorController {
     $all_conpherences = id(new ConpherenceThreadQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withPHIDs($all_conpherence_phids)
-      ->needAllTransactions(true)
+      ->needParticipantCache(true)
       ->execute();
     $unread_conpherences = array_select_keys(
       $all_conpherences,
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php
index 070d175d8a..288913b89b 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceListController.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ final class ConpherenceListController
     if ($conpherence_id) {
       $conpherence = id(new ConpherenceThreadQuery())
         ->setViewer($user)
-        ->needAllTransactions(true)
         ->withIDs(array($conpherence_id))
         ->executeOne();
       if (!$conpherence) {
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php
index c24cec0c39..b36bb32431 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ final class ConpherenceUpdateController
     $conpherence = id(new ConpherenceThreadQuery())
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withIDs(array($conpherence_id))
+      ->needFilePHIDs(true)
       ->needOrigPics(true)
       ->needHeaderPics(true)
-      ->needAllTransactions(true)
       ->executeOne();
     $supported_formats = PhabricatorFile::getTransformableImageFormats();
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ final class ConpherenceUpdateController
       ->setAfterMessageID($latest_transaction_id)
       ->needHeaderPics(true)
       ->needWidgetData(true)
-      ->needAllTransactions(true)
+      ->needTransactions(true)
       ->withIDs(array($conpherence_id))
       ->executeOne();
 
@@ -358,10 +358,8 @@ final class ConpherenceUpdateController
       'nav_item' => hsprintf('%s', $nav_item),
       'conpherence_phid' => $conpherence->getPHID(),
       'header' => hsprintf('%s', $header),
-
-      // TODO: Fix these.
-//      'file_widget' => $file_widget->render(),
-//      'people_widget' => $people_widget->render()
+      'file_widget' => $file_widget->render(),
+      'people_widget' => $people_widget->render()
     );
     return $content;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
index f4532fe214..13691e400f 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ final class ConpherenceViewController extends
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withIDs(array($conpherence_id))
       ->needHeaderPics(true)
-      ->needAllTransactions(true)
+      ->needTransactions(true)
       ->executeOne();
     $this->setConpherence($conpherence);
 
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ final class ConpherenceViewController extends
       ->setWorkflow(true)
       ->setUser($user)
       ->addHiddenInput('action', 'message')
-      ->addHiddenInput('latest_transaction_id', $latest_transaction_id)
       ->appendChild(
         id(new PhabricatorRemarkupControl())
         ->setUser($user)
@@ -113,6 +112,19 @@ final class ConpherenceViewController extends
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormSubmitControl())
           ->setValue(pht('Pontificate')))
+      ->appendChild(
+        javelin_tag(
+          'input',
+          array(
+            'type' => 'hidden',
+            'name' => 'latest_transaction_id',
+            'value' => $latest_transaction_id,
+            'sigil' => 'latest-transaction-id',
+            'meta' => array(
+              'id' => $latest_transaction_id
+            )
+          ),
+        ''))
       ->render();
 
     $scrollbutton = javelin_tag(
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php
index a01c40c504..9f9e7a4479 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceWidgetController.php
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ final class ConpherenceWidgetController extends
       ->setViewer($user)
       ->withIDs(array($conpherence_id))
       ->needWidgetData(true)
-      ->needAllTransactions(true)
       ->executeOne();
     $this->setConpherence($conpherence);
 
@@ -69,11 +68,6 @@ final class ConpherenceWidgetController extends
     Javelin::initBehavior(
       'conpherence-widget-pane',
       array(
-        'header' => 'conpherence-header-pane',
-        'messages' => 'conpherence-messages',
-        'people_widget' => 'widgets-people',
-        'file_widget' => 'widgets-files',
-        'settings_widget' => 'widgets-settings',
         'widgetRegistery' => array(
           'widgets-conpherence-list' => $cant_toggle,
           'widgets-conversation' => $cant_toggle,
@@ -174,22 +168,24 @@ final class ConpherenceWidgetController extends
           )));
     $user = $this->getRequest()->getUser();
     // now the widget bodies
-    $widgets[] = phutil_tag(
+    $widgets[] = javelin_tag(
       'div',
       array(
         'class' => 'widgets-body',
         'id' => 'widgets-people',
+        'sigil' => 'widgets-people',
         'style' => 'display: none;'
       ),
       id(new ConpherencePeopleWidgetView())
       ->setUser($user)
       ->setConpherence($conpherence)
       ->setUpdateURI($this->getWidgetURI()));
-    $widgets[] = phutil_tag(
+    $widgets[] = javelin_tag(
       'div',
       array(
         'class' => 'widgets-body',
         'id' => 'widgets-files',
+        'sigil' => 'widgets-files',
       ),
       id(new ConpherenceFileWidgetView())
       ->setUser($user)
@@ -257,10 +253,10 @@ final class ConpherenceWidgetController extends
           'name' => 'action',
           'value' => 'notifications'
         )),
-      javelin_tag(
+      phutil_tag(
         'button',
         array(
-          'sigil' => 'notifications-update',
+          'type' => 'submit',
           'class' => 'notifications-update grey',
         ),
         pht('Update Notifications'))
@@ -271,6 +267,7 @@ final class ConpherenceWidgetController extends
       array(
         'method' => 'POST',
         'action' => $this->getWidgetURI(),
+        'sigil' => 'notifications-update',
       ),
       $layout);
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php b/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php
index 5c81707b8a..b92139760f 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/query/ConpherenceThreadQuery.php
@@ -11,9 +11,21 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadQuery
   private $needWidgetData;
   private $needHeaderPics;
   private $needOrigPics;
-  private $needAllTransactions;
+  private $needTransactions;
+  private $needParticipantCache;
+  private $needFilePHIDs;
   private $afterMessageID;
 
+  public function needFilePHIDs($need_file_phids) {
+    $this->needFilePHIDs = $need_file_phids;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function needParticipantCache($participant_cache) {
+    $this->needParticipantCache = $participant_cache;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   public function needOrigPics($need_orig_pics) {
     $this->needOrigPics = $need_orig_pics;
     return $this;
@@ -29,8 +41,8 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadQuery
     return $this;
   }
 
-  public function needAllTransactions($need_all_transactions) {
-    $this->needAllTransactions = $need_all_transactions;
+  public function needTransactions($need_transactions) {
+    $this->needTransactions = $need_transactions;
     return $this;
   }
 
@@ -66,14 +78,18 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadQuery
 
     if ($conpherences) {
       $conpherences = mpull($conpherences, null, 'getPHID');
-      $this->loadParticipants($conpherences);
-
-      if ($this->needAllTransactions) {
+      $this->loadParticipantsAndInitHandles($conpherences);
+      if ($this->needParticipantCache) {
+        $this->loadCoreHandles($conpherences, 'getRecentParticipantPHIDs');
+      } else if ($this->needWidgetData) {
+        $this->loadCoreHandles($conpherences, 'getParticipantPHIDs');
+      }
+      if ($this->needTransactions) {
         $this->loadTransactionsAndHandles($conpherences);
       }
-
-      $this->loadFilePHIDs($conpherences);
-
+      if ($this->needFilePHIDs || $this->needWidgetData) {
+        $this->loadFilePHIDs($conpherences);
+      }
       if ($this->needWidgetData) {
         $this->loadWidgetData($conpherences);
       }
@@ -110,7 +126,7 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadQuery
     return $this->formatWhereClause($where);
   }
 
-  private function loadParticipants(array $conpherences) {
+  private function loadParticipantsAndInitHandles(array $conpherences) {
     $participants = id(new ConpherenceParticipant())
       ->loadAllWhere('conpherencePHID IN (%Ls)', array_keys($conpherences));
     $map = mgroup($participants, 'getConpherencePHID');
@@ -121,11 +137,32 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadQuery
         null,
         'getParticipantPHID');
       $current_conpherence->attachParticipants($conpherence_participants);
+      $current_conpherence->attachHandles(array());
     }
 
     return $this;
   }
 
+  private function loadCoreHandles(
+    array $conpherences,
+    $method) {
+
+    $handle_phids = array();
+    foreach ($conpherences as $conpherence) {
+      $handle_phids[$conpherence->getPHID()] =
+        $conpherence->$method();
+    }
+    $flat_phids = array_mergev($handle_phids);
+    $handles = id(new PhabricatorObjectHandleData($flat_phids))
+      ->setViewer($this->getViewer())
+      ->loadHandles();
+    foreach ($handle_phids as $conpherence_phid => $phids) {
+      $conpherence = $conpherences[$conpherence_phid];
+      $conpherence->attachHandles(array_select_keys($handles, $phids));
+    }
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   private function loadTransactionsAndHandles(array $conpherences) {
     $transactions = id(new ConpherenceTransactionQuery())
       ->setViewer($this->getViewer())
@@ -141,7 +178,7 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadQuery
       foreach ($current_transactions as $transaction) {
         $handles += $transaction->getHandles();
       }
-      $conpherence->attachHandles($handles);
+      $conpherence->attachHandles($conpherence->getHandles() + $handles);
       $conpherence->attachTransactions($transactions[$phid]);
     }
     return $this;
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceThread.php b/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceThread.php
index 55932f7948..101510ff82 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceThread.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/storage/ConpherenceThread.php
@@ -173,107 +173,51 @@ final class ConpherenceThread extends ConpherenceDAO
   }
 
   public function getDisplayData(PhabricatorUser $user, $size) {
-    $transactions = $this->getTransactions();
-
+    $recent_phids = $this->getRecentParticipantPHIDs();
     $handles = $this->getHandles();
-    // we don't want to show the user unless they are babbling to themselves
-    if (count($handles) > 1) {
-      unset($handles[$user->getPHID()]);
+
+    // luck has little to do with it really; most recent participant who isn't
+    // the user....
+    $lucky_phid = null;
+    $lucky_index = null;
+    foreach ($recent_phids as $index => $phid) {
+      if ($phid == $user->getPHID()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      $lucky_phid = $phid;
+      break;
+    }
+    reset($recent_phids);
+
+    if ($lucky_phid) {
+      $lucky_handle = $handles[$lucky_phid];
+    // this will be just the user talking to themselves. weirdos.
+    } else {
+      $lucky_handle = reset($handles);
     }
 
-    $participants = $this->getParticipants();
-    $user_participation = $participants[$user->getPHID()];
-    $latest_transaction = null;
     $title = $this->getTitle();
-    $subtitle = '';
-    $img_src = null;
-    $img_class = null;
-    if ($this->getImagePHID($size)) {
+    if (!$title) {
+      $title = $lucky_handle->getName();
+    }
+
+    $image = $this->getImagePHID($size);
+    if ($image) {
       $img_src = $this->getImage($size)->getBestURI();
       $img_class = 'custom-';
-    }
-    $unread_count = 0;
-    $max_count = 10;
-    $snippet = null;
-    if (!$user_participation->isUpToDate()) {
-      $behind_transaction_phid =
-        $user_participation->getBehindTransactionPHID();
     } else {
-      $behind_transaction_phid = null;
-    }
-    foreach (array_reverse($transactions) as $transaction) {
-      switch ($transaction->getTransactionType()) {
-        case ConpherenceTransactionType::TYPE_PARTICIPANTS:
-        case ConpherenceTransactionType::TYPE_TITLE:
-        case ConpherenceTransactionType::TYPE_PICTURE:
-          continue 2;
-        case PhabricatorTransactions::TYPE_COMMENT:
-          if ($snippet === null) {
-            $snippet = phutil_utf8_shorten(
-              $transaction->getComment()->getContent(),
-              48);
-            if ($transaction->getAuthorPHID() == $user->getPHID()) {
-              $snippet = "\xE2\x86\xB0  " . $snippet;
-            }
-          }
-          // fallthrough intentionally here
-        case ConpherenceTransactionType::TYPE_FILES:
-          if (!$latest_transaction) {
-            $latest_transaction = $transaction;
-          }
-          $latest_participant_phid = $transaction->getAuthorPHID();
-          if ((!$title || !$img_src) &&
-                $latest_participant_phid != $user->getPHID()) {
-            $latest_handle = $handles[$latest_participant_phid];
-            if (!$img_src) {
-              $img_src = $latest_handle->getImageURI();
-            }
-            if (!$title) {
-              $title = $latest_handle->getName();
-              // (maybs) used the pic, definitely used the name -- discard
-              unset($handles[$latest_participant_phid]);
-            }
-          }
-          if ($behind_transaction_phid) {
-            $unread_count++;
-            if ($transaction->getPHID() == $behind_transaction_phid) {
-              break 2;
-            }
-          }
-          if ($unread_count > $max_count) {
-            break 2;
-          }
-          break;
-        default:
-          continue 2;
-      }
-      if ($snippet && !$behind_transaction_phid) {
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    if ($unread_count > $max_count) {
-      $unread_count = $max_count.'+';
-    }
-
-    // This happens if the user has been babbling, maybs just to themselves,
-    // but enough un-responded to transactions for our SQL limit would
-    // hit this too... Also happens on new threads since only the first
-    // author has participated.
-    // ...so just pick a different handle in these cases.
-    $some_handle = reset($handles);
-    if (!$img_src) {
-      $img_src = $some_handle->getImageURI();
-    }
-    if (!$title) {
-      $title = $some_handle->getName();
+      $img_src = $lucky_handle->getImageURI();
+      $img_class = null;
     }
 
     $count = 0;
     $final = false;
-    foreach ($handles as $handle) {
-      if ($handle->getType() != PhabricatorPHIDConstants::PHID_TYPE_USER) {
+    $subtitle = null;
+    foreach ($recent_phids as $phid) {
+      if ($phid == $user->getPHID()) {
         continue;
       }
+      $handle = $handles[$phid];
       if ($subtitle) {
         if ($final) {
           $subtitle .= '...';
@@ -287,14 +231,18 @@ final class ConpherenceThread extends ConpherenceDAO
       $final = $count == 3;
     }
 
+    $participants = $this->getParticipants();
+    $user_participation = $participants[$user->getPHID()];
+    $unread_count = $this->getMessageCount() -
+      $user_participation->getSeenMessageCount();
+
     return array(
       'title' => $title,
       'subtitle' => $subtitle,
       'unread_count' => $unread_count,
-      'epoch' => $latest_transaction->getDateCreated(),
+      'epoch' => $this->getDateModified(),
       'image' => $img_src,
       'image_class' => $img_class,
-      'snippet' => $snippet,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceMenuItemView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceMenuItemView.php
index 50284abfa0..5450abf157 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceMenuItemView.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceMenuItemView.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ final class ConpherenceMenuItemView extends AphrontTagView {
   private $subtitle;
   private $imageURI;
   private $href;
-  private $messageText;
   private $epoch;
   private $unreadCount;
 
@@ -21,14 +20,6 @@ final class ConpherenceMenuItemView extends AphrontTagView {
     return $this->unreadCount;
   }
 
-  public function setMessageText($message_text) {
-    $this->messageText = $message_text;
-    return $this;
-  }
-  public function getMessageText() {
-    return $this->messageText;
-  }
-
   public function setEpoch($epoch) {
     $this->epoch = $epoch;
     return $this;
@@ -111,15 +102,6 @@ final class ConpherenceMenuItemView extends AphrontTagView {
         ),
         $this->subtitle);
     }
-    $message = null;
-    if ($this->messageText) {
-      $message = phutil_tag(
-        'span',
-        array(
-          'class' => 'conpherence-menu-item-message-text'
-        ),
-        $this->messageText);
-    }
     $epoch = null;
     if ($this->epoch) {
       $epoch = phutil_tag(
@@ -143,7 +125,6 @@ final class ConpherenceMenuItemView extends AphrontTagView {
       $image,
       $title,
       $subtitle,
-      $message,
       $epoch,
       $unread_count,
     );
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherencePeopleWidgetView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherencePeopleWidgetView.php
index 9f5048b04e..d0d377d2d0 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherencePeopleWidgetView.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherencePeopleWidgetView.php
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ final class ConpherencePeopleWidgetView extends ConpherenceWidgetView {
       array(
         'method' => 'POST',
         'action' => $this->getUpdateURI(),
+        'sigil' => 'add-person',
+        'meta' => array(
+          'action' => 'add_person'
+        )
       ),
       array(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
@@ -26,15 +30,11 @@ final class ConpherencePeopleWidgetView extends ConpherenceWidgetView {
         ->setUser($user)
         ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/users/')
         ->setLimit(1),
-        javelin_tag(
+        phutil_tag(
           'button',
           array(
-            'sigil' => 'add-person',
+            'type' => 'submit',
             'class' => 'people-add-button',
-            'meta' => array(
-              'action' => 'add_person',
-              'latest_transaction_id' => $this->getLatestTransactionID()
-            )
           ),
           pht('Add'))
       ));
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ final class ConpherencePeopleWidgetView extends ConpherenceWidgetView {
             'meta' => array(
               'remove_person' => $handle->getPHID(),
               'action' => 'remove_person',
-              'latest_transaction_id' => $this->getLatestTransactionID()
             )
           ),
           phutil_tag(
@@ -105,6 +104,5 @@ final class ConpherencePeopleWidgetView extends ConpherenceWidgetView {
     }
 
     return array($header, $body);
-
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceThreadListView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceThreadListView.php
index 1fe47f4336..cddc767e3d 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceThreadListView.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceThreadListView.php
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadListView extends AphrontView {
     $unread_count = $data['unread_count'];
     $epoch = $data['epoch'];
     $image = $data['image'];
-    $snippet = $data['snippet'];
 
     return id(new ConpherenceMenuItemView())
       ->setUser($user)
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ final class ConpherenceThreadListView extends AphrontView {
       ->setHref($uri)
       ->setEpoch($epoch)
       ->setImageURI($image)
-      ->setMessageText($snippet)
       ->setUnreadCount($unread_count)
       ->setID($thread->getPHID().'-nav-item')
       ->addSigil('conpherence-menu-click')
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceWidgetView.php b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceWidgetView.php
index 57dbc5aee5..010ad5ba19 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceWidgetView.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/view/ConpherenceWidgetView.php
@@ -23,11 +23,4 @@ abstract class ConpherenceWidgetView extends AphrontView {
   public function getConpherence() {
     return $this->conpherence;
   }
-
-  public function getLatestTransactionID() {
-    $transactions = $this->getConpherence()->getTransactions();
-    $latest = end($transactions);
-    return $latest->getID();
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css
index 0da340fe41..a0b94f5d12 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/menu.css
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ div.conpherence-layout .phabricator-nav-column-background {
 
 .conpherence-menu .conpherence-menu-item-view {
   display: block;
-  height: 70px;
+  height: 55px;
   width: 100%;
   overflow: hidden;
   position: relative;
@@ -84,45 +84,37 @@ div.conpherence-layout .phabricator-nav-column-background {
   left: 6px;
   display: block;
   position: absolute;
-  width: 50px;
-  height: 50px;
+  width: 35px;
+  height: 35px;
+  background-size: 35px;
   border: 4px solid rgb(29, 32, 34);
-  border-radius: 2px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
 }
 
 .conpherence-menu .conpherence-menu-item-view .conpherence-menu-item-title {
   display: block;
   margin-top: 12px;
-  margin-left: 70px;
+  margin-left: 58px;
   text-align: left;
   font-weight: bold;
-  font-size: 12px;
+  font-size: 13px;
   color: #ffffff;
   text-shadow: 0px 1px 1px #000000;
 }
 
 .conpherence-menu .conpherence-menu-item-view .conpherence-menu-item-subtitle {
   display: block;
-  color: #bfbfbf;
+  color: #a1a5a9;
   font-size: 11px;
   margin-top: 2px;
-  margin-left: 70px;
+  margin-left: 58px;
   font-style: italic;
 }
 
-.conpherence-menu .conpherence-menu-item-view
-.conpherence-menu-item-message-text {
-  display: block;
-  color: #66CCFF;
-  font-size: 12px;
-  margin-top: 4px;
-  margin-left: 70px;
-}
-
 .conpherence-menu .conpherence-menu-item-view
 .conpherence-menu-item-unread-count {
   position: absolute;
-  left: 48px;
+  left: 35px;
   top: 3px;
   background: #f00;
   border-radius: 10px;
@@ -140,10 +132,10 @@ div.conpherence-layout .phabricator-nav-column-background {
 
 .conpherence-menu .conpherence-menu-item-view .conpherence-menu-item-date {
   position: absolute;
-  top: 10px;
-  right: 12px;
-  color: white;
-  font-size: 12px;
+  top: 15px;
+  right: 16px;
+  color: #a1a5a9;
+  font-size: 11px;
 }
 
 .no-conpherences-menu-item {
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/widget-pane.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/widget-pane.css
index ef0a3af97f..510ed8bd5d 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/widget-pane.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/application/conpherence/widget-pane.css
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
   clear: none;
   font-size: 14px;
   font-weight: bold;
-  width: 166px;
+  width: 164px;
 }
 
 .conpherence-widget-pane .person-entry .pic {
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js
index bda3f09063..0c22e47201 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-menu.js
@@ -29,13 +29,12 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-menu', function(config) {
   }
 
   function selectthread(node) {
-    if (node === thread.node) {
-      return;
-    }
 
     if (thread.node) {
       JX.DOM.alterClass(thread.node, 'conpherence-selected', false);
-      JX.DOM.alterClass(thread.node, 'hide-unread-count', false);
+      // keep the unread-count hidden still. big TODO once we ajax in updates
+      // to threads to make this work right and move threads between read /
+      // unread
     }
 
     JX.DOM.alterClass(node, 'conpherence-selected', true);
@@ -47,10 +46,18 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-menu', function(config) {
     thread.selected = data.id;
 
     JX.History.replace(config.base_uri + data.id + '/');
-
     redrawthread();
   }
 
+  JX.Stratcom.listen(
+    'conpherence-selectthread',
+    null,
+    function (e) {
+      var node = JX.$(e.getData().id);
+      selectthread(node);
+    }
+  );
+
   function redrawthread() {
     if (!thread.node) {
       return;
@@ -67,6 +74,8 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-menu', function(config) {
       new JX.Workflow(uri, {})
         .setHandler(onresponse)
         .start();
+    } else {
+      didredrawthread();
     }
 
     if (thread.visible !== null || !config.hasWidgets) {
@@ -183,7 +192,6 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-menu', function(config) {
 
     if (!config.hasThreadList) {
       loadthreads();
-      didredrawthread();
     } else {
       didloadthreads();
     }
@@ -192,7 +200,6 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-menu', function(config) {
   JX.Stratcom.listen('phabricator-device-change', null, ondevicechange);
   ondevicechange();
 
-
   function loadthreads() {
     var uri = config.base_uri + 'thread/' + config.selectedID + '/';
     new JX.Workflow(uri)
@@ -221,7 +228,6 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-menu', function(config) {
         }
       }
     }
-
     redrawthread();
   }
 
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
index a3cc01c2ce..1661e5a1d1 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-pontificate', function(config) {
     var root = e.getNode('conpherence-layout');
     var messages = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'conpherence-messages');
     var header = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'conpherence-header');
+    var fileWidget = null;
+    try {
+      fileWidget = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'widgets-files');
+    } catch (ex) {
+      // Ignore; maybe no files widget
+    }
 
     JX.Workflow.newFromForm(form)
       .setHandler(JX.bind(this, function(r) {
@@ -25,16 +31,28 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-pontificate', function(config) {
         JX.DOM.setContent(header, JX.$H(r.header));
 
         try {
+          var node = JX.$(r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item');
           JX.DOM.replace(
-            JX.$(r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item'),
+            node,
             JX.$H(r.nav_item));
+          JX.Stratcom.invoke(
+            'conpherence-selectthread',
+            null,
+            { id : r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item' }
+          );
         } catch (ex) {
           // Ignore; this view may not have a menu.
         }
 
+        if (fileWidget) {
+          JX.DOM.setContent(
+            fileWidget,
+            JX.$H(r.file_widget)
+          );
+        }
+
         var inputs = JX.DOM.scry(form, 'input');
         for (var ii = 0; ii < inputs.length; ii++) {
-          JX.log(inputs[ii]);
           if (inputs[ii].name == 'latest_transaction_id') {
             inputs[ii].value = r.latest_transaction_id;
             break;
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js
index 1a6243f1ae..cc4f84fcfe 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js
@@ -40,65 +40,76 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-widget-pane', function(config) {
   );
 
   /* people widget */
-  var peopleRoot = JX.$(config.people_widget);
-  var peopleUpdateHandler = function (r) {
-    // update the transactions
-    var messages = JX.$(config.messages);
-    JX.DOM.appendContent(messages, JX.$H(r.transactions));
-    messages.scrollTop = messages.scrollHeight;
-
-    // update the menu entry as well
-    JX.DOM.replace(
-      JX.$(r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item'),
-      JX.$H(r.nav_item)
-    );
-
-    // update the header
-    JX.DOM.setContent(
-      JX.$(config.header),
-      JX.$H(r.header)
-    );
-
-    // update the people widget
-    JX.DOM.setContent(
-      JX.$(config.people_widget),
-      JX.$H(r.people_widget)
-    );
-  };
-
-  JX.DOM.listen(
-    peopleRoot,
-    ['click'],
+  JX.Stratcom.listen(
+    ['submit', 'didSyntheticSubmit'],
     'add-person',
     function (e) {
       e.kill();
-      var form = JX.DOM.find(peopleRoot, 'form');
+      var root = e.getNode('conpherence-layout');
+      var form = e.getNode('tag:form');
       var data = e.getNodeData('add-person');
+      var peopleRoot = e.getNode('widgets-people');
+      var messages = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'conpherence-messages');
+      var header = JX.DOM.find(root, 'div', 'conpherence-header');
+      var latestTransactionData = JX.Stratcom.getData(
+        JX.DOM.find(
+          root,
+          'input',
+          'latest-transaction-id'
+      ));
+      data.latest_transaction_id = latestTransactionData.id;
       JX.Workflow.newFromForm(form, data)
-      .setHandler(peopleUpdateHandler)
+      .setHandler(JX.bind(this, function (r) {
+        // update the transactions
+        JX.DOM.appendContent(messages, JX.$H(r.transactions));
+        messages.scrollTop = messages.scrollHeight;
+
+        try {
+          JX.DOM.replace(
+            JX.$(r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item'),
+            JX.$H(r.nav_item));
+          JX.Stratcom.invoke(
+            'conpherence-selectthread',
+            null,
+            { id : r.conpherence_phid + '-nav-item' }
+          );
+        } catch (ex) {
+          // Ignore; this view may not have a menu.
+        }
+
+        // update the header
+        JX.DOM.setContent(
+          header,
+          JX.$H(r.header)
+       );
+
+        // update the people widget
+        JX.DOM.setContent(
+          peopleRoot,
+          JX.$H(r.people_widget)
+        );
+      }))
       .start();
     }
   );
 
-  JX.DOM.listen(
-    peopleRoot,
+  JX.Stratcom.listen(
     ['click'],
     'remove-person',
     function (e) {
+      var peopleRoot = e.getNode('widgets-people');
       var form = JX.DOM.find(peopleRoot, 'form');
       var data = e.getNodeData('remove-person');
+      // we end up re-directing to conpherence home
       JX.Workflow.newFromForm(form, data)
-      .setHandler(peopleUpdateHandler)
       .start();
     }
   );
 
   /* settings widget */
-  var settingsRoot = JX.$(config.settings_widget);
-
   var onsubmitSettings = function (e) {
     e.kill();
-    var form = JX.DOM.find(settingsRoot, 'form');
+    var form = e.getNode('tag:form');
     var button = JX.DOM.find(form, 'button');
     JX.Workflow.newFromForm(form)
     .setHandler(JX.bind(this, function (r) {
@@ -112,9 +123,8 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-widget-pane', function(config) {
     .start();
   };
 
-  JX.DOM.listen(
-    settingsRoot,
-    ['click'],
+  JX.Stratcom.listen(
+    ['submit', 'didSyntheticSubmit'],
     'notifications-update',
     onsubmitSettings
   );