diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 958f17114..000000000
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,181 +0,0 @@
-Scholar.EditPane = new function()
-{
-	var _editpane;
-	var _dynamicFields;
-	var _dynamicCreators;
-	var _itemBeingEdited;
-	var _creatorTypes = Scholar.CreatorTypes.getTypes();
-	var promptService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/embedcomp/prompt-service;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPromptService);
-	
-	this.init = init;
-	this.editItem = editItem;
-	this.close = close;
-	this.addCreator = addCreator;
-	this.removeCreator = removeCreator;
-	
-	function init()
-	{
-		_editpane = document.getElementById('editpane');
-		_dynamicFields = document.getElementById('editpane-dynamic-fields');
-		_dynamicCreators = document.getElementById('editpane-dynamic-creators');
-		
-		return true;
-	}
-	
-	function editItem(thisItem)
-	{
-		if(!_editpane.hidden)
-		{
-			var flags=promptService.BUTTON_TITLE_SAVE * promptService.BUTTON_POS_0 +
-					  promptService.BUTTON_TITLE_CANCEL * promptService.BUTTON_POS_1 +
-					  promptService.BUTTON_TITLE_DONT_SAVE * promptService.BUTTON_POS_2;
-					  
-			var response = promptService.confirmEx(window,"",
-								  "Do you want to save the changes to '"+_itemBeingEdited.getField("title")+"'?",
-								  flags, null, null, null, null, {});
-			if(response == 1)
-				return;
-			else if(response == 0)
-				saveItem();
-
-		}
-		_editpane.hidden = false;
-
-		removeDynamicRows(_dynamicFields);
-		var fieldNames = getFullFieldList(thisItem);
-	
-		for(var i = 0; i<fieldNames.length; i++)
-		{
-			if(!thisItem.isPrimaryField(fieldNames[i]) || thisItem.isEditableField(fieldNames[i]))
-			{
-				var label = document.createElement("label");
-				label.setAttribute("value",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString("itemFields."+fieldNames[i])+":");
-				label.setAttribute("control","dynamic-field-"+i);
-				
-				//create the textbox
-				var valueElement = document.createElement("textbox");
-				valueElement.setAttribute("value",thisItem.getField(fieldNames[i]));
-				valueElement.setAttribute("id","dynamic-field-"+i);		//just so the label can be assigned to this valueElement
-				valueElement.setAttribute("fieldName",fieldNames[i]);	//we will use this later
-				
-				var row = document.createElement("row");
-				row.appendChild(label);
-				row.appendChild(valueElement);
-				_dynamicFields.appendChild(row);
-			}
-		}
-		
-		removeDynamicRows(_dynamicCreators);
-				
-		for(var i = 0, len=thisItem.numCreators(); i<len; i++)
-			addCreator(thisItem.getCreator(i)['firstName'],thisItem.getCreator(i)['lastName'],thisItem.getCreator(i)['creatorTypeID']);
-	
-		_itemBeingEdited = thisItem;
-	}
-	
-	function close(save)
-	{
-		if(save)
-			saveItem();
-		
-		_itemBeingEdited = null;
-	
-		_editpane.hidden = true;
-	}
-	
-	function saveItem()
-	{
-		//get fields, call data access methods
-		var valueElements = _dynamicFields.getElementsByTagName("textbox");		//All elements of tagname 'textbox' should be the values of edits
-		for(var i=0; i<valueElements.length; i++)
-			_itemBeingEdited.setField(valueElements[i].getAttribute("fieldName"),valueElements[i].value);
-		
-		var numCreatorsBefore = _itemBeingEdited.numCreators();
-		
-		var creatorRows = _dynamicCreators.childNodes;
-		for(var i=0; i < creatorRows.length; i++)
-		{
-			var firstname = creatorRows[i].firstChild.value;
-			var lastname = creatorRows[i].firstChild.nextSibling.value;
-			var typeMenu = creatorRows[i].firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling;
-			var typeID = typeMenu.firstChild.childNodes[typeMenu.selectedIndex].getAttribute('typeid');
-			
-			_itemBeingEdited.setCreator(i, firstname, lastname, typeID);
-		}
-		
-		for(var i = creatorRows.length; i < numCreatorsBefore; i++)
-			_itemBeingEdited.setCreator(i, false);
-		
-		if(!_itemBeingEdited.getID())  //NEW ITEM
-		{
-			/* get ref to myTreeView?
-			myTreeView._showItem(_itemBeingEdited, 0, myTreeView.rowCount);
-			myTreeView._treebox.rowCountChanged(myTreeView.rowCount-1,1);
-			*/
-		}
-		
-		_itemBeingEdited.save();
-	}
-
-	function getFullFieldList(item)
-	{
-		var fields = Scholar.ItemFields.getItemTypeFields(item.getField("itemTypeID"));
-		var fieldNames = new Array("title","dateAdded","dateModified","source","rights");
-		for(var i = 0; i<fields.length; i++)
-			fieldNames.push(Scholar.ItemFields.getName(fields[i]));
-		return fieldNames;
-	}
-	
-	function removeDynamicRows(box)
-	{
-		while(box.hasChildNodes())
-			box.removeChild(box.firstChild);
-	}
-	
-	function addCreator(firstname, lastname, typeID)
-	{
-		if(!lastname)
-			lastname = "";
-		if(!firstname)
-			firstname = "";
-		if(!typeID)
-			typeID = 0;
-		
-		var first = document.createElement("textbox");
-		first.setAttribute("value",firstname);
-		var last = document.createElement("textbox");
-		last.setAttribute("value",lastname);
-		
-		var type = document.createElement("menulist");
-		type.setAttribute("label","Type");
-		var typeMenu = document.createElement("menupopup");
-		for(var j = 0; j < _creatorTypes.length; j++)
-		{
-			var menuitem = document.createElement("menuitem");
-			menuitem.setAttribute("label",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString('creatorTypes.'+_creatorTypes[j]['name']));
-			menuitem.setAttribute("typeid",_creatorTypes[j]['id']);
-			if(_creatorTypes[j]['id'] == typeID)
-				menuitem.setAttribute("selected",true);
-			typeMenu.appendChild(menuitem);
-		}
-		type.appendChild(typeMenu);
-		
-		var remove = document.createElement("toolbarbutton");
-		remove.setAttribute("label","x");
-		remove.setAttribute("oncommand","Scholar.EditPane.removeCreator(this.parentNode);");
-		var row = document.createElement("row");
-		row.appendChild(first);
-		row.appendChild(last);
-		row.appendChild(type);
-		row.appendChild(remove);
-		_dynamicCreators.appendChild(row);
-		
-	}
-	
-	function removeCreator(row)
-	{
-		_dynamicCreators.removeChild(row);
-	}
-}
-
-window.addEventListener("load", function(e) { Scholar.EditPane.init(e); }, false);
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.xul
deleted file mode 100644
index 98f75e856..000000000
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.xul
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://scholar/skin/scholar.css" type="text/css"?>
-<!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.dtd">
-
-<overlay id="editpane-overlay" 
-	xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
-
-	<script src="editpane.js"/>
-	<vbox id="appcontent">
-			<vbox id="editpane" hidden="true" position="1">
-				<grid>
-					<columns>
-						<column/>
-						<column flex="1"/>
-					</columns>
-					
-					<rows id="editpane-dynamic-fields">
-					</rows>
-				</grid>
-				<grid>
-					<columns>
-						<column flex="1"/>
-						<column flex="1"/>
-						<column/>
-						<column/>
-					</columns>
-					
-					<rows id="editpane-dynamic-creators">
-					</rows>
-				</grid>
-				<sidebarheader>
-					<spacer flex="1" />
-					<toolbarbutton id="tb-creator-add" label="Add Creator" oncommand="Scholar.EditPane.addCreator()"/>
-				</sidebarheader>
-				<hbox>
-					<button label="Cancel" oncommand="Scholar.EditPane.close(false)"/>
-					<button label="Save" oncommand="Scholar.EditPane.close(true)"/>
-				</hbox>
-			</vbox>
-	</vbox>
-</overlay>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
index 1820ec6c1..5642423f5 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/overlay.xul
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 <overlay id="scholar"
 	xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
-
-	<?xul-overlay href="editpane.xul" ?>
 	
 	<script src="overlay.js"/>
 	<script src="db.js"/>
@@ -19,13 +17,9 @@
 		<statusbarpanel onclick="alert(Scholar.testString)" id="my-panel" label="&statusbarpanel.helloworld;"/>
 	</statusbar>
 	
-	<menupopup id="viewSidebarMenu">
-		<menuitem observes="viewScholarSidebar"  />
-	</menupopup>
-	
 	<menupopup id="menu_ToolsPopup">
 		<menuitem id="tools-scholar"
-			oncommand="open('chrome://scholar/content/scholar.xul','scholar-window','chrome, resizable');" label="Scholar"
+			oncommand="toOpenWindowByType('scholar:window','chrome://scholar/content/scholar.xul');" label="Scholar"
 			key="key_openScholar"/>
 	</menupopup>
   
@@ -34,15 +28,4 @@
 			 key="S" 
 			 modifiers="shift accel" />
 	</keyset>
-  
-	<broadcasterset id="mainBroadcasterSet"> 
-		<broadcaster id="viewScholarSidebar" 
-					label="Scholar"
-					autoCheck="false"
-					type="checkbox"
-					group="sidebar"
-					sidebarurl="chrome://scholar/content/sidebar.xul"
-					sidebartitle="Scholar"
-					oncommand="toggleSidebar('viewScholarSidebar');" />
-	</broadcasterset>
 </overlay>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js
index 271c6a1e3..f2224c19e 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ function deleteSelection()
 {
 	if(itemsView && itemsView.selection.count > 0 && confirm("Are you sure you want to delete the selection????"))
 	{
-		//either determine focus or just delete from items...
-		alert("delete not quite implemented yet");
+		itemsView.deleteSelection();
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul
index e862cb46d..263614374 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/" type="text/css"?>
+<?xul-overlay href="chrome://global/content/editMenuOverlay.xul"?>
+<?xul-overlay href="chrome://browser/content/baseMenuOverlay.xul"?>
 <!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.dtd">
 
 <window
     id="scholar-window"
     title="Scholar"
     orient="vertical"
-    width="1000"
-    height="700"
+    width="1000" height="700" screenX="20" screenY="20"
+    persist="width height screenX screenY sizemode"
+    windowtype="scholar:window"
     onload="Scholar.init(); init();"
     xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
 
+	<script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/globalOverlay.js"/>
+ 	<script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/nsDragAndDrop.js"/>
+	<script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://global/content/nsTransferable.js"/>
+	<script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://browser/content/utilityOverlay.js"/>
+
     <!-- Include these until we get a global XPCOM object: -->
 	<script src="overlay.js"/>
 	<script src="db.js"/>
@@ -19,76 +27,125 @@
     <script src="scholar.js"/>
     <script src="treeView.js"/>
     
+    <stringbundleset id="stringbundleset"/>
+	<commandset id="baseMenuCommandSet" />
+	<keyset id="baseMenuKeyset" />
+	<keyset id="editMenuKeys"/>
+	
 	<stringbundle id="scholar-strings" src="chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.properties"/>
+	
+	<command id="cmd_close" oncommand="closeWindow(true);"/>
+	<command id="cmd_scholar_newItem" oncommand="newItem(1);"/>
+	<command id="cmd_scholar_newFolder" oncommand="newFolder();"/>
+	
 	<keyset>
 		<key id="delete-cmd" keycode="VK_DELETE" oncommand="deleteSelection()"/>
 		<key id="backspace-cmd" keycode="VK_BACK" oncommand="deleteSelection()"/>
+		<key id="key_close" key="&closeCmd.commandkey;" modifiers="accel" command="cmd_close"/>
 	</keyset>
+	
+	<toolbox>
+	    <menubar id="main-menubar">
+		  <menu label="&fileMenu.label;" accesskey="&fileMenu.accesskey;">
+			<menupopup>
+			  <menuitem label="&menuitem.newItem.label;" 
+						accesskey="&menuitem.newItem.accesskey;"
+						command="cmd_scholar_newItem"/>
+			  <menuitem label="&menuitem.newFolder.label;" 
+						accesskey="&menuitem.newFolder.accesskey;"
+						command="cmd_scholar_newFolder"/>
+			  <menuitem label="&closeCmd.label;" command="cmd_close"
+						key="key_close" accesskey="&closeCmd.accesskey;"/>
+			</menupopup>
+		  </menu>
+	
+		  <menu id="menu_edit">
+			<menupopup>
+			  <menuitem id="menu_undo"/>
+			  <menuitem id="menu_redo"/>
+			  <menuseparator/>
+			  <menuitem id="menu_cut"/>
+			  <menuitem id="menu_copy"/>
+			  <menuitem id="menu_paste"/>
+			  <menuitem id="menu_delete"/>
+			  <menuseparator/>
+			  <menuitem id="menu_selectAll"/>
+			</menupopup>
+		  </menu>
+
+#ifdef XP_MACOSX
+		  <menu id="windowMenu"/>
+		  <menupopup id="menu_ToolsPopup"/>
+#endif
+		  <menu id="helpMenu"/>
+		</menubar>
+
+		<toolbar>
+			<toolbarbutton label="&menuitem.newFolder.label;" command="cmd_scholar_newFolder"/>
+			<toolbarbutton id="tb-add" label="&menuitem.newItem.label;" type="menu">
+				<menupopup>
+				</menupopup>
+			</toolbarbutton>
+		</toolbar>	
+		<toolbar>
+			<label value="Search:" control="tb-search"/>
+			<textbox id="tb-search" type="timed" timeout="500" flex="1"/>
+		</toolbar>
+	</toolbox>
+	
 	<hbox flex="1">
 		<vbox id="folders-pane" flex="1">
-			<toolbar>
-				<toolbarbutton label="New Folder..." oncommand="newFolder();"/>
-				<spacer flex="1"/>
-			</toolbar>
-			<separator/>
 			<tree 
 				id="folders-tree"
 				treeviewtype="folders"
 				onselect="folderSelected();"
+				persist="width"
 				flex="1">
 				<treecols>
 					<treecol
 						id="name_column"
-						label="Name"
+						label="&folders.name_column;"
 						flex="1"
 						primary="true"/>
 				</treecols>
 				<treechildren/>
 			</tree>
 		</vbox>
-		<splitter collapse="before" resizebefore="closest" resizeafter="closest">
+		<splitter collapse="before" resizebefore="closest" resizeafter="closest" persist="state">
 			<grippy/>
 		</splitter>
-		<vbox flex="4">
-			<toolbar>
-				<toolbarbutton id="tb-add" label="New Item..." type="menu">
-					<menupopup>
-					</menupopup>
-				</toolbarbutton>
-				<spacer flex="1"/>
-				<label control="tb-search" value="Search:"/><textbox id="tb-search" value=""/>
-			</toolbar>
-			<separator/>
+		<vbox flex="4" persist="width">
 			<tree 
 				id="items-tree" 
 				enablecolumndrag="true"
 				treeviewtype="items"
 				onselect="itemSelected();"
+				persist="height"
 				flex="1">
 				
 				<treecols>
 					<treecol
 						id="title_column"
-						label="&sidebar.items.title_column;"
+						label="&items.title_column;"
 						flex="2"/>
 					<splitter class="tree-splitter"/>
 					<treecol
 						id="creator_column"
-						label="&sidebar.items.creator_column;"
+						label="&items.creator_column;"
 						flex="1"/>
 					<splitter class="tree-splitter"/>
 					<treecol
 						id="source_column"
-						label="&sidebar.items.source_column;"
+						label="&items.source_column;"
 						flex="1"/>
 				</treecols>
 		
 				<treechildren/>
 			</tree>
-			<splitter collapse="after" resizebefore="closest" resizeafter="closest">
+			<splitter collapse="after" resizebefore="closest" resizeafter="closest" persist="state">
 				<grippy/>
 			</splitter>
-			<tabbox flex="3">
+			<tabbox flex="3" persist="height">
 				<tabs>
 					<tab label="Item" selected="true"/>
 					<tab label="Metadeta"/>
@@ -104,4 +161,7 @@
 			</tabbox>
 		</vbox>
 	</hbox>
+	<statusbar id="statusbar">
+		<statuspanel id="statusbar-text" flex="1"/>
+	</statusbar>
 </window>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 338b464bc..000000000
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,298 +0,0 @@
-var myTreeView;
-var dynamicBox;
-var itemBeingEdited; 			//the item currently being edited
-
-Scholar.TreeView = function()
-{
-	this._treebox = null;
-	this._dataItems = new Array();
-	this.rowCount = 0;
-}
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.setTree = function(treebox)
-{
-	if(this._treebox)
-		return;
-	this._treebox = treebox;
-	
-	var newRows = Scholar.Items.getTreeRows();
-	for(var i = 0; i < newRows.length; i++)
-		this._showItem(newRows[i],  0, i+1); //item ref, isContainerOpen, level
-		
-	this._refreshHashMap();
-}
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getCellText = function(row, column)
-{
-	var obj = this._getItemAtRow(row);
-	
-	if(obj.isFolder())
-	{
-		if(column.id == "title_column")
-			return obj.getName();
-		else
-			return "";
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if(column.id == "title_column")
-			return obj.getField("title");
-		else if(column.id == "creator_column")
-			return obj.getField("firstCreator");
-		else
-			return obj.getField("source");
-	}
-}
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.isContainer = function(row) 		{ return this._getItemAtRow(row).isFolder(); }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.isContainerOpen = function(row)  { return this._dataItems[row][1]; }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.isContainerEmpty = function(row) { return (this.isContainer(row) && this._getItemAtRow(row).isEmpty()); }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getLevel = function(row) 		{ return this._dataItems[row][2]; }
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getParentIndex = function(row)
-{
-	var thisLevel = this.getLevel(row);
-	if(thisLevel == 0) return -1;
-	for(var i = row - 1; i >= 0; i--)
-		if(this.getLevel(i) < thisLevel)
-			return i;
-	return -1;
-}
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.hasNextSibling = function(row, afterIndex)
-{
-	var thisLevel = this.getLevel(row);
-	for(var i = afterIndex + 1; i < this.rowCount; i++)
-	{	
-		var nextLevel = this.getLevel(i);
-		if(nextLevel == thisLevel) return true;
-		else if(nextLevel < thisLevel) return false;
-	}
-}
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.toggleOpenState = function(row)
-{
-	var count = 0;		//used to tell the tree how many rows were added/removed
-	var thisLevel = this.getLevel(row);
-
-	this._treebox.beginUpdateBatch();
-	if(this.isContainerOpen(row))
-	{
-		while((row + 1 < this._dataItems.length) && (this.getLevel(row + 1) > thisLevel))
-		{
-			this._hideItem(row+1);
-			count--;	//count is negative when closing a container because we are removing rows
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		var newRows = Scholar.Items.getTreeRows(this._getItemAtRow(row).getID()); //Get children
-		
-		for(var i = 0; i < newRows.length; i++)
-		{
-			count++;
-			this._showItem(newRows[i], thisLevel+1, row+i+1); //insert new row
-		}
-	}
-	this._dataItems[row][1] = !this._dataItems[row][1];  //toggle container open value
-
-	this._treebox.rowCountChanged(row+1, count); //tell treebox to repaint these
-	this._treebox.invalidateRow(row);
-	this._treebox.endUpdateBatch();	
-	this._refreshHashMap();
-}
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.selectionChanged = function()
-{
-	if(this.selection.count == 1 && this.selection.currentIndex != -1 && !this.isContainer(this.selection.currentIndex))
-	{
-		viewSelectedItem();
-		document.getElementById('tb-edit').hidden = false;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		removeDynamicRows(dynamicBox);
-		document.getElementById('tb-edit').hidden = true;
-	}
-}
-
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype._showItem = function(item, level, beforeRow) 	{ this._dataItems.splice(beforeRow, 0, [item, false, level]); this.rowCount++; }
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype._hideItem = function(row) 						{ this._dataItems.splice(row,1); this.rowCount--; }
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype._getItemAtRow = function(row)					{ return this._dataItems[row][0]; }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.isSorted = function() 							{ return false; }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.isSeparator = function(row) 						{ return false; }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.isEditable = function(row, idx) 					{ return false; }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getRowProperties = function(row, prop) 			{ }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getColumnProperties = function(col, prop) 		{ }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getCellProperties = function(row, col, prop) 	{ }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getImageSrc = function(row, col) 				{ }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.performAction = function(action) 				{ }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.performActionOnCell = function(action, row, col)	{ }
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.getProgressMode = function(row, col) 			{ }
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype.deleteSelection = function()
-{
-	if(this.selection.count == 0)
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-	if(!confirm("Are you sure you want to delete the selected item"+(this.selection.count > 1 ? "s" : "")+"?"))
-	{
-		return;
-	}
-
-	//collapse open folders
-	for(var i=0; i<this.rowCount; i++)
-	{
-		if(this.selection.isSelected(i) && this.isContainer(i) && this.isContainerOpen(i))
-			this.toggleOpenState(i);
-	}
-	
-	//create an array of selected items/folders
-	var rows = new Array();
-	var start = new Object();
-	var end = new Object();
-	for (var i=0, len=this.selection.getRangeCount(); i<len; i++)
-	{
-		this.selection.getRangeAt(i,start,end);
-		for (var j=start.value; j<=end.value; j++)
-			rows.push(j);
-	}
-	
-	//iterate and erase...
-	this._treebox.beginUpdateBatch();
-	for (var i=0; i<rows.length; i++)
-	{
-		this._getItemAtRow(rows[i]-i).erase();		//erases item/folder from DB
-		
-		//remove row from tree
-		this._hideItem(rows[i]-i);
-		this._treebox.rowCountChanged(rows[i]-i, -1);
-	}
-	this._treebox.endUpdateBatch();
-	
-	this._refreshHashMap();
-}
-
-Scholar.TreeView.prototype._refreshHashMap = function()
-{	
-	// Create hash map of folder and object ids to row indexes
-	// Author: Dan Stillman
-	
-	this._itemRowMap = new Array();
-	this._folderRowMap = new Array();
-	for(var i=0; i < this.rowCount; i++){
-		if (this.isContainer(i)){
-			this._folderRowMap[this._getItemAtRow(i).getID()] = i;
-		}
-		else {
-			this._itemRowMap[this._getItemAtRow(i).getID()] = i;
-		}
-	}
-	//Scholar.debug(Scholar.varDump(this.folderRowMap));
-	//Scholar.debug(Scholar.varDump(this.objectRowMap));
-
-}
-/*
-DRAG AND DROP (IMPLEMENT LATER)
-Scholar.DragObserver.canDrop = function(row, orient)					{ return !orient; }
-Scholar.DragObserver.drop = function(row, orient)						{ }
-*/
-
-function viewSelectedItem()
-{
-	removeDynamicRows(dynamicBox);
-
-	var thisItem = myTreeView._getItemAtRow(myTreeView.selection.currentIndex);
-
-	var fieldNames = getFullFieldList(thisItem);
-
-	for(var i = 0; i<fieldNames.length; i++)
-	{
-		if(thisItem.getField(fieldNames[i]) != "")
-		{
-			var label = document.createElement("label");
-			label.setAttribute("value",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString("itemFields."+fieldNames[i])+":");
-			
-			var valueElement = document.createElement("description");
-			valueElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(thisItem.getField(fieldNames[i])));
-			
-			var row = document.createElement("row");
-			row.appendChild(label);
-			row.appendChild(valueElement);
-			row.setAttribute("id","dynamic-"+fieldNames[i]);
-			
-			dynamicBox.appendChild(row);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	var beforeField = dynamicBox.firstChild.nextSibling;
-	
-	for (var i=0,len=thisItem.numCreators(); i<len; i++)
-	{
-		var creator = thisItem.getCreator(i);
-		
-		var label = document.createElement("label");
-		label.setAttribute("value","Creator:");
-		
-		var valueElement = document.createElement("description");
-		valueElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(creator.lastName+", "+creator.firstName));
-		
-		var row = document.createElement("row");
-		row.appendChild(label);
-		row.appendChild(valueElement);
-
-		dynamicBox.insertBefore(row, beforeField);
-	}
-
-}
-
-function newItem(typeID)
-{
-	Scholar.EditPane.editItem(Scholar.Items.getNewItemByType(typeID));
-}
-
-function editSelectedItem()
-{
-	Scholar.EditPane.editItem(myTreeView._getItemAtRow(myTreeView.selection.currentIndex));
-//	editItem(myTreeView._getItemAtRow(myTreeView.selection.currentIndex));
-}
-
-function removeDynamicRows(box)
-{
-	while(box.hasChildNodes())
-		box.removeChild(box.firstChild);
-}
-
-function getFullFieldList(item)
-{
-	var fields = Scholar.ItemFields.getItemTypeFields(item.getField("itemTypeID"));
-	var fieldNames = new Array("title","dateAdded","dateModified","source","rights");
-	for(var i = 0; i<fields.length; i++)
-		fieldNames.push(Scholar.ItemFields.getName(fields[i]));
-	return fieldNames;
-}
-
-function init()
-{
-	myTreeView = new Scholar.TreeView();
-	
-	dynamicBox = document.getElementById('dynamic-fields');
-	
-	var addMenu = document.getElementById('tb-add').firstChild;
-	var itemTypes = Scholar.ItemTypes.getTypes();
-	for(var i = 0; i<itemTypes.length; i++)
-	{
-		var menuitem = document.createElement("menuitem");
-		menuitem.setAttribute("label",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString("itemTypes."+itemTypes[i]['name']));
-		menuitem.setAttribute("oncommand","newItem("+itemTypes[i]['id']+")");
-		addMenu.appendChild(menuitem);
-	}
-
-    document.getElementById('list-tree').view=myTreeView;
-}
-
-Scholar.testString = 'Sidebar is registered.';
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diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.xul
deleted file mode 100644
index 350f63f42..000000000
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.xul
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://global/skin/" type"text/css"?>
-<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://browser/skin/browser.css" type="text/css"?>
-<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://scholar/skin/scholar.css" type="text/css"?>
-<!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.dtd">
-
-<page id="scholar-sidebar" title="Scholar"
-		onload="init()"
-         xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul" >
-
-	<script src="include.js"/>
-	<script src="sidebar.js"/>
-	<keyset>
-		<key id="delete-cmd" keycode="VK_DELETE" oncommand="myTreeView.deleteSelection()"/>
-		<key id="backspace-cmd" keycode="VK_BACK" oncommand="myTreeView.deleteSelection()"/>
-	</keyset>
-	<stringbundle id="scholar-strings" src="chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.properties"/>
-  	<vbox id="list-pane" flex="1">
-		<tree
-			id="list-tree"
-			onselect="this.view.selectionChanged()"
-			enableColumnDrag="true"
-			seltype="multiple" flex="1">
-
-			<treecols>
-				<treecol
-					id="title_column"
-					label="&sidebar.items.title_column;"
-					flex="2"
-					primary="true"/>
-				<splitter class="tree-splitter"/>
-				<treecol
-					id="creator_column"
-					label="&sidebar.items.creator_column;"
-					flex="1"
-					hidden="true"/>
-				<splitter class="tree-splitter"/>
-				<treecol
-					id="source_column"
-					label="&sidebar.items.source_column;"
-					flex="1"
-					hidden="true"/>
-			</treecols>
-			<treechildren/>
-		</tree>   	
-		<sidebarheader>
-			<toolbarbutton id="tb-add" type="menu" label="New&#8230;">
-				<menupopup>
-				</menupopup>
-			</toolbarbutton>
-			<spacer flex="1" />
-			<toolbarbutton id="tb-edit" label="Edit&#8230;" oncommand="editSelectedItem();" hidden="true"/>
-		</sidebarheader>
-   	</vbox>
-	
-   	<vbox id="view-pane">
-		<grid>
-			<columns>
-				<column/>
-				<column flex="1"/>
-		  	</columns>
-		  	
-			<rows id="dynamic-fields">
-		  	</rows>
-		</grid>
-	</vbox>
-</page>
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diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
index 9f7c65c05..a555e8364 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.dtd
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
 <!ENTITY statusbarpanel.helloworld "Hello, World">
 
-<!ENTITY sidebar.items.title_column "Title">
-<!ENTITY sidebar.items.creator_column "Creator">
-<!ENTITY sidebar.items.source_column "Source">
-<!ENTITY sidebar.creators.firstname_column "First name">
-<!ENTITY sidebar.creators.lastname_column "Last name">
-<!ENTITY sidebar.creators.type_column "Type">
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+<!ENTITY items.title_column "Title">
+<!ENTITY items.creator_column "Creator">
+<!ENTITY items.source_column "Source">
+
+<!ENTITY folders.name_column "Name">
+
+<!ENTITY creators.firstname "First name">
+<!ENTITY creators.lastname "Last name">
+<!ENTITY creators.type "Type">
+
+<!ENTITY fileMenu.label                 "File">
+<!ENTITY fileMenu.accesskey             "F">
+<!ENTITY viewMenu.label                 "View">
+<!ENTITY viewMenu.accesskey             "V">
+
+<!ENTITY menuitem.newItem.label    "New Item...">
+<!ENTITY menuitem.newItem.accesskey "n">
+<!ENTITY menuitem.newFolder.label        "New Folder...">
+<!ENTITY menuitem.newFolder.accesskey    "o">
+
+
+<!ENTITY closeCmd.label "Close">
+<!ENTITY closeCmd.accesskey "C">
+<!ENTITY closeCmd.commandkey "W">
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