diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/timedtextarea.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/timedtextarea.xml
index ba36b5bf7..b0e82b4de 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/timedtextarea.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/timedtextarea.xml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 							textbox.inputField.QueryInterface(CI.nsIDOMNSEditableElement).editor
 						);
 					} catch(ex) {
-					Zotero.debug(ex);
+						// this throws an error on window open...
 					}
 				  }
 				
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
index 1b3b90d18..856c07b39 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/overlay.js
@@ -795,20 +795,18 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 	
 	function addAttachmentFromPage(link, id)
 	{
+		if (itemsView && itemsView._itemGroup.isCollection())
+		{
+			var parentCollectionID = itemsView._itemGroup.ref.getID();
+		}
+		
 		if(link)
 		{
-			var attachmentID =
-				Zotero.Attachments.linkFromDocument(window.content.document, id);
+			Zotero.Attachments.linkFromDocument(window.content.document, id, parentCollectionID);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			var attachmentID =
-				Zotero.Attachments.importFromDocument(window.content.document, id);
-		}
-		
-		if (attachmentID && itemsView && itemsView._itemGroup.isCollection())
-		{
-			itemsView._itemGroup.ref.addItem(attachmentID);
+			Zotero.Attachments.importFromDocument(window.content.document, id, false, parentCollectionID);
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/attachments.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/attachments.js
index 26009956d..c8f086e66 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/attachments.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/attachments.js
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Zotero.Attachments = new function(){
 	
 	
 	// TODO: what if called on file:// document?
-	function linkFromDocument(document, sourceItemID){
+	function linkFromDocument(document, sourceItemID, parentCollectionIDs){
 		Zotero.debug('Linking attachment from document');
 		
 		var url = document.location;
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ Zotero.Attachments = new function(){
 		var itemID = _addToDB(null, url, title, this.LINK_MODE_LINKED_URL,
 			mimeType, charsetID, sourceItemID);
 		
+		// Add to collections
+		var ids = Zotero.flattenArguments(parentCollectionIDs);
+		for each(var id in ids){
+			var col = Zotero.Collections.get(id);
+			col.addItem(itemID);
+		}
+		
 		// Run the fulltext indexer asynchronously (actually, it hangs the UI
 		// thread, but at least it lets the menu close)
 		setTimeout(function(){
@@ -279,7 +286,7 @@ Zotero.Attachments = new function(){
 	}
 	
 	
-	function importFromDocument(document, sourceItemID, forceTitle){
+	function importFromDocument(document, sourceItemID, forceTitle, parentCollectionIDs){
 		Zotero.debug('Importing attachment from document');
 		
 		var url = document.location;
@@ -331,6 +338,13 @@ Zotero.Attachments = new function(){
 			_addToDB(file, url, title, Zotero.Attachments.LINK_MODE_IMPORTED_URL, mimeType,
 				charsetID, sourceItemID, itemID);
 			
+			// Add to collections
+			var ids = Zotero.flattenArguments(parentCollectionIDs);
+			for each(var id in ids){
+				var col = Zotero.Collections.get(id);
+				col.addItem(itemID);
+			}
+			
 			Zotero.DB.commitTransaction();
 			
 			Zotero.Fulltext.indexDocument(document, itemID);
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data_access.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data_access.js
index dc1da4bf2..c2fb21cc4 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data_access.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data_access.js
@@ -1515,9 +1515,19 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype.erase = function(deleteChildren){
 	// Remove item from parent collections
 	var parentCollectionIDs = this.getCollections();
 	if (parentCollectionIDs){
+		var notifierState = Zotero.Notifier.isEnabled();
+		Zotero.Notifier.disable();
+		
 		for (var i=0; i<parentCollectionIDs.length; i++){
 			Zotero.Collections.get(parentCollectionIDs[i]).removeItem(this.getID());
 		}
+		
+		if (notifierState){
+			Zotero.Notifier.enable();
+		}
+		else {
+			Zotero.Notifier.disable();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	// Note
@@ -2331,7 +2341,7 @@ Zotero.Collection.prototype.removeItem = function(itemID){
 	// If this was the last item, set collection to empty
 	if (!this._childItems.length){
 		this._hasChildItems = false;
-		// DEBUG: is this necessary?
+		// DEBUG: is this necessary? if so, it's no longer called during item deletes...
 		Zotero.Notifier.trigger('modify', 'collection', this.getID());
 	}
 	
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
index ae0df455c..3b2dafcdc 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
@@ -105,17 +105,20 @@ Zotero.ItemTreeView.prototype.notify = function(action, type, ids)
 	
 	var quicksearch = this._treebox.treeBody.ownerDocument.getElementById('tb-search');
 	
-	if((action == 'remove' && !this._itemGroup.isLibrary())
-		|| (action == 'delete' && (this._itemGroup.isLibrary() || this._itemGroup.isSearch())))
+	if((action == 'remove' && !this._itemGroup.isLibrary()) || action == 'delete')
 	{
 		//Since a remove involves shifting of rows, we have to do it in order
 		
 		//sort the ids by row
 		var rows = new Array();
 		for(var i=0, len=ids.length; i<len; i++)
+		{
 			if(action == 'delete' || !this._itemGroup.ref.hasItem(ids[i]))
+			{
 				rows.push(this._itemRowMap[ids[i]]);
-		
+			}
+		}
+			
 		if(rows.length > 0)
 		{
 			rows.sort(function(a,b) { return a-b });