diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
index 6930b66..d9991d6 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormField.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ interface Props
    value: any;
    type: string;
    isEditable?: boolean;
+   placeholder?: string;
+   backgroundColor?: string;
 
    [key: string]: any;
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ interface Props
 }
 
 function QDynamicFormField({
-   label, name, displayFormat, value, bulkEditMode, bulkEditSwitchChangeHandler, type, isEditable, formFieldObject, ...rest
+   label, name, displayFormat, value, bulkEditMode, bulkEditSwitchChangeHandler, type, isEditable, placeholder, backgroundColor, formFieldObject, ...rest
 }: Props): JSX.Element
 {
    const [switchChecked, setSwitchChecked] = useState(false);
@@ -65,18 +67,30 @@ function QDynamicFormField({
       inputLabelProps.shrink = true;
    }
 
-   const inputProps = {};
+   const inputProps: any = {};
    if (displayFormat && displayFormat.startsWith("$"))
    {
-      // @ts-ignore
       inputProps.startAdornment = <InputAdornment position="start">$</InputAdornment>;
    }
    if (displayFormat && displayFormat.endsWith("%%"))
    {
-      // @ts-ignore
       inputProps.endAdornment = <InputAdornment position="end">%</InputAdornment>;
    }
 
+   if (placeholder)
+   {
+      inputProps.placeholder = placeholder
+   }
+
+   if(backgroundColor)
+   {
+      inputProps.sx = {
+         "&.MuiInputBase-root": {
+            backgroundColor: backgroundColor
+         }
+      };
+   }
+
    // @ts-ignore
    const handleOnWheel = (e) =>
    {
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
index 89331a9..e94e4b6 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
+++ b/src/qqq/components/forms/DynamicFormUtils.ts
@@ -130,18 +130,11 @@ class DynamicFormUtils
 
       if (effectivelyIsRequired)
       {
-         if (field.possibleValueSourceName)
-         {
-            ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            // the "nullable(true)" here doesn't mean that you're allowed to set the field to null... //
-            // rather, it's more like "null is how empty will be treated" or some-such...             //
-            ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            return (Yup.string().required(`${field.label ?? "This field"} is required.`).nullable(true));
-         }
-         else
-         {
-            return (Yup.string().required(`${field.label ?? "This field"} is required.`));
-         }
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // the "nullable(true)" here doesn't mean that you're allowed to set the field to null... //
+         // rather, it's more like "null is how empty will be treated" or some-such...             //
+         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         return (Yup.string().required(`${field.label ?? "This field"} is required.`).nullable(true));
       }
       return (null);
    }
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/CompositeWidget.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/CompositeWidget.tsx
index 98570ad..da756f8 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/CompositeWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/CompositeWidget.tsx
@@ -22,19 +22,25 @@
 
 import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
 import {Box, Skeleton} from "@mui/material";
+import Card from "@mui/material/Card";
+import Modal from "@mui/material/Modal";
 import parse from "html-react-parser";
 import {BlockData} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
 import WidgetBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/WidgetBlock";
-import React from "react";
+import ProcessWidgetBlockUtils from "qqq/pages/processes/ProcessWidgetBlockUtils";
+import React, {useEffect, useState} from "react";
 
 
 export interface CompositeData
 {
+   blockId: string;
    blocks: BlockData[];
    styleOverrides?: any;
    layout?: string;
    overlayHtml?: string;
    overlayStyleOverrides?: any;
+   modalMode: string;
+   styles?: any;
 }
 
 
@@ -42,14 +48,15 @@ interface CompositeWidgetProps
 {
    widgetMetaData: QWidgetMetaData;
    data: CompositeData;
-   actionCallback?: (blockData: BlockData) => boolean;
+   actionCallback?: (blockData: BlockData, eventValues?: { [name: string]: any }) => boolean;
+   values?: { [key: string]: any };
 }
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Widget which is a list of Blocks.
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}: CompositeWidgetProps): JSX.Element
+export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback, values}: CompositeWidgetProps): JSX.Element
 {
    if (!data || !data.blocks)
    {
@@ -75,6 +82,12 @@ export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}:
       boxStyle.flexWrap = "wrap";
       boxStyle.gap = "0.5rem";
    }
+   else if (layout == "FLEX_ROW")
+   {
+      boxStyle.display = "flex";
+      boxStyle.flexDirection = "row";
+      boxStyle.gap = "0.5rem";
+   }
    else if (layout == "FLEX_ROW_SPACE_BETWEEN")
    {
       boxStyle.display = "flex";
@@ -114,6 +127,19 @@ export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}:
       boxStyle = {...boxStyle, ...data.styleOverrides};
    }
 
+   if (data.styles?.backgroundColor)
+   {
+      boxStyle.backgroundColor = ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.processColorFromStyleMap(data.styles.backgroundColor);
+   }
+
+   if (data.styles?.padding)
+   {
+      boxStyle.paddingTop = data.styles?.padding.top + "px"
+      boxStyle.paddingBottom = data.styles?.padding.bottom + "px"
+      boxStyle.paddingLeft = data.styles?.padding.left + "px"
+      boxStyle.paddingRight = data.styles?.padding.right + "px"
+   }
+
    let overlayStyle: any = {};
 
    if (data?.overlayStyleOverrides)
@@ -121,7 +147,7 @@ export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}:
       overlayStyle = {...overlayStyle, ...data.overlayStyleOverrides};
    }
 
-   return (
+   const content = (
       <>
          {
             data?.overlayHtml &&
@@ -131,7 +157,7 @@ export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}:
             {
                data.blocks.map((block: BlockData, index) => (
                   <React.Fragment key={index}>
-                     <WidgetBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} block={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} />
+                     <WidgetBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} block={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} values={values} />
                   </React.Fragment>
                ))
             }
@@ -139,4 +165,53 @@ export default function CompositeWidget({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}:
       </>
    );
 
+   if (data.modalMode)
+   {
+      const [isModalOpen, setIsModalOpen] = useState(values && (values[data.blockId] == true));
+
+      /***************************************************************************
+       **
+       ***************************************************************************/
+      const controlCallback = (newValue: boolean) =>
+      {
+         setIsModalOpen(newValue);
+      };
+
+      /***************************************************************************
+       **
+       ***************************************************************************/
+      const modalOnClose = (event: object, reason: string) =>
+      {
+         values[data.blockId] = false;
+         setIsModalOpen(false);
+         actionCallback({blockTypeName: "BUTTON", values: {}}, {controlCode: `hideModal:${data.blockId}`});
+      };
+
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // register the control-callback function - so when buttons are clicked, we can be told //
+      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      useEffect(() =>
+      {
+         if (actionCallback)
+         {
+            actionCallback(null, {
+               registerControlCallbackName: data.blockId,
+               registerControlCallbackFunction: controlCallback
+            });
+         }
+      }, []);
+
+      return (<Modal open={isModalOpen} onClose={modalOnClose}>
+         <Box sx={{position: "absolute", overflowY: "auto", maxHeight: "100%", width: "100%"}}>
+            <Card sx={{my: 5, mx: "auto", p: "1rem", maxWidth: "1024px"}}>
+               {content}
+            </Card>
+         </Box>
+      </Modal>);
+   }
+   else
+   {
+      return content;
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/DashboardWidgets.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/DashboardWidgets.tsx
index 38fe772..a77e21e 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/DashboardWidgets.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/DashboardWidgets.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import parse from "html-react-parser";
 import QContext from "QContext";
 import MDTypography from "qqq/components/legacy/MDTypography";
 import TabPanel from "qqq/components/misc/TabPanel";
+import {BlockData} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
 import BarChart from "qqq/components/widgets/charts/barchart/BarChart";
 import HorizontalBarChart from "qqq/components/widgets/charts/barchart/HorizontalBarChart";
 import DefaultLineChart from "qqq/components/widgets/charts/linechart/DefaultLineChart";
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@ interface Props
    childUrlParams?: string;
    parentWidgetMetaData?: QWidgetMetaData;
    wrapWidgetsInTabPanels: boolean;
+   actionCallback?: (blockData: BlockData) => boolean;
+   initialWidgetDataList: any[];
+   values?: {[key: string]: any};
 }
 
 DashboardWidgets.defaultProps = {
@@ -82,11 +86,14 @@ DashboardWidgets.defaultProps = {
    childUrlParams: "",
    parentWidgetMetaData: null,
    wrapWidgetsInTabPanels: false,
+   actionCallback: null,
+   initialWidgetDataList: null,
+   values: {}
 };
 
-function DashboardWidgets({widgetMetaDataList, tableName, entityPrimaryKey, record, omitWrappingGridContainer, areChildren, childUrlParams, parentWidgetMetaData, wrapWidgetsInTabPanels}: Props): JSX.Element
+function DashboardWidgets({widgetMetaDataList, tableName, entityPrimaryKey, record, omitWrappingGridContainer, areChildren, childUrlParams, parentWidgetMetaData, wrapWidgetsInTabPanels, actionCallback, initialWidgetDataList, values}: Props): JSX.Element
 {
-   const [widgetData, setWidgetData] = useState([] as any[]);
+   const [widgetData, setWidgetData] = useState(initialWidgetDataList == null ? [] as any[] : initialWidgetDataList);
    const [widgetCounter, setWidgetCounter] = useState(0);
    const [, forceUpdate] = useReducer((x) => x + 1, 0);
 
@@ -114,7 +121,15 @@ function DashboardWidgets({widgetMetaDataList, tableName, entityPrimaryKey, reco
 
    useEffect(() =>
    {
+      if(initialWidgetDataList && initialWidgetDataList.length > 0)
+      {
+         // todo actually, should this check each element of the array, down in the loop?  yeah, when we need to, do it that way.
+         console.log("We already have initial widget data, so not fetching from backend.");
+         return
+      }
+
       setWidgetData([]);
+
       for (let i = 0; i < widgetMetaDataList.length; i++)
       {
          const widgetMetaData = widgetMetaDataList[i];
@@ -563,7 +578,7 @@ function DashboardWidgets({widgetMetaDataList, tableName, entityPrimaryKey, reco
                      labelAdditionalComponentsRight={labelAdditionalComponentsRight}
                      labelAdditionalComponentsLeft={labelAdditionalComponentsLeft}
                   >
-                     <CompositeWidget widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={widgetData[i]} />
+                     <CompositeWidget widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={widgetData[i]} actionCallback={actionCallback} values={values} />
                   </Widget>
                )
             }
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/WidgetBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/WidgetBlock.tsx
index 1115741..12e3569 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/WidgetBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/WidgetBlock.tsx
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 
 import {QWidgetMetaData} from "@kingsrook/qqq-frontend-core/lib/model/metaData/QWidgetMetaData";
 import {Alert, Skeleton} from "@mui/material";
-import ActionButtonBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ActionButtonBlock";
+import ButtonBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ButtonBlock";
 import AudioBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/AudioBlock";
 import InputFieldBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/InputFieldBlock";
+import RevealBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/RevealBlock";
 import React from "react";
 import BigNumberBlock from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BigNumberBlock";
 import {BlockData} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
@@ -42,14 +43,15 @@ interface WidgetBlockProps
 {
    widgetMetaData: QWidgetMetaData;
    block: BlockData;
-   actionCallback?: (blockData: BlockData) => boolean;
+   actionCallback?: (blockData: BlockData, eventValues?: {[name: string]: any}) => boolean;
+   values?: { [key: string]: any };
 }
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Component to render a single Block in the widget framework!
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function WidgetBlock({widgetMetaData, block, actionCallback}: WidgetBlockProps): JSX.Element
+export default function WidgetBlock({widgetMetaData, block, actionCallback, values}: WidgetBlockProps): JSX.Element
 {
    if(!block)
    {
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ export default function WidgetBlock({widgetMetaData, block, actionCallback}: Wid
    if(block.blockTypeName == "COMPOSITE")
    {
       // @ts-ignore - special case for composite type block...
-      return (<CompositeWidget widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} />);
+      return (<CompositeWidget widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} values={values} />);
    }
 
    switch(block.blockTypeName)
@@ -90,12 +92,14 @@ export default function WidgetBlock({widgetMetaData, block, actionCallback}: Wid
          return (<BigNumberBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} />);
       case "INPUT_FIELD":
          return (<InputFieldBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} />);
-      case "ACTION_BUTTON":
-         return (<ActionButtonBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} />);
+      case "BUTTON":
+         return (<ButtonBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} />);
       case "AUDIO":
          return (<AudioBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} />);
       case "IMAGE":
          return (<ImageBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} />);
+      case "REVEAL":
+         return (<RevealBlock widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={block} actionCallback={actionCallback} />);
       default:
          return (<Alert sx={{m: "0.5rem"}} color="warning">Unsupported block type: {block.blockTypeName}</Alert>)
    }
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ActionButtonBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ButtonBlock.tsx
similarity index 58%
rename from src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ActionButtonBlock.tsx
rename to src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ButtonBlock.tsx
index 8b0e2ec..6efb8ae 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ActionButtonBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/ButtonBlock.tsx
@@ -29,30 +29,56 @@ import React from "react";
 
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- ** Block that renders ... an action button...
+ ** Block that renders ... a button...
  **
  *******************************************************************************/
-export default function ActionButtonBlock({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
+export default function ButtonBlock({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
 {
-   const icon = data.values.iconName ? <Icon>{data.values.iconName}</Icon> : null;
+   const startIcon = data.values.startIcon?.name ? <Icon>{data.values.startIcon.name}</Icon> : null;
+   const endIcon = data.values.endIcon?.name ? <Icon>{data.values.endIcon.name}</Icon> : null;
 
    function onClick()
    {
-      if(actionCallback)
+      if (actionCallback)
       {
-         actionCallback(data, {actionCode: data.values?.actionCode})
+         actionCallback(data, data.values);
       }
       else
       {
-         console.log("ActionButtonBlock onClick with no actionCallback present, so, noop");
+         console.log("ButtonBlock onClick with no actionCallback present, so, noop");
       }
    }
 
+   let buttonVariant: "gradient" | "outlined" | "text" = "gradient";
+   if (data.styles?.format == "outlined")
+   {
+      buttonVariant = "outlined";
+   }
+   else if (data.styles?.format == "text")
+   {
+      buttonVariant = "text";
+   }
+   else if (data.styles?.format == "filled")
+   {
+      buttonVariant = "gradient";
+   }
+
+   // todo - button colors... but to do RGB's, might need to move away from MDButton?
+
    return (
       <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="">
          <Box mx={1} my={1} minWidth={standardWidth}>
-            <MDButton type="button" variant="gradient" color="dark" size="small" fullWidth startIcon={icon} onClick={onClick}>
-               {data.values.label ?? "Action"}
+            <MDButton
+               type="button"
+               variant={buttonVariant}
+               color="dark"
+               size="small"
+               fullWidth
+               startIcon={startIcon}
+               endIcon={endIcon}
+               onClick={onClick}
+            >
+               {data.values.label ?? "Button"}
             </MDButton>
          </Box>
       </BlockElementWrapper>
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/InputFieldBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/InputFieldBlock.tsx
index 8c16166..0e412a6 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/InputFieldBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/InputFieldBlock.tsx
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ export default function InputFieldBlock({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}:
    // so let us remove the default blur handler, for the first (auto) focus/blur //
    // cycle, and we seem to have a better time.                                  //
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-   let onBlurRest: {onBlur?: any} = {}
+   let dynamicFormFieldRest: {onBlur?: any, sx?: any} = {}
    if(autoFocus && blurCount == 0)
    {
-      onBlurRest.onBlur = (event: React.SyntheticEvent) =>
+      dynamicFormFieldRest.onBlur = (event: React.SyntheticEvent) =>
       {
          event.stopPropagation();
          event.preventDefault();
@@ -120,7 +120,18 @@ export default function InputFieldBlock({widgetMetaData, data, actionCallback}:
          <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="">
             <>
                {labelElement}
-               <QDynamicFormField name={fieldMetaData.name} displayFormat={null} label="" formFieldObject={dynamicField} type={fieldMetaData.type} value={value} autoFocus={autoFocus} onKeyUp={eventHandler} {...onBlurRest} />
+               <QDynamicFormField
+                  name={fieldMetaData.name}
+                  displayFormat={null}
+                  label=""
+                  placeholder={data.values?.placeholder}
+                  backgroundColor="#FFFFFF"
+                  formFieldObject={dynamicField}
+                  type={fieldMetaData.type}
+                  value={value}
+                  autoFocus={autoFocus}
+                  onKeyUp={eventHandler}
+                  {...dynamicFormFieldRest} />
             </>
          </BlockElementWrapper>
       </Box>
diff --git a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx
index 2790918..4be96fc 100644
--- a/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/components/widgets/blocks/TextBlock.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@
  */
 
 import Box from "@mui/material/Box";
+import Icon from "@mui/material/Icon";
 import BlockElementWrapper from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockElementWrapper";
 import {StandardBlockComponentProps} from "qqq/components/widgets/blocks/BlockModels";
-import DumpJsonBox from "qqq/utils/DumpJsonBox";
+import ProcessWidgetBlockUtils from "qqq/pages/processes/ProcessWidgetBlockUtils";
+import React from "react";
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  ** Block that renders ... just some text.
@@ -32,30 +34,13 @@ import DumpJsonBox from "qqq/utils/DumpJsonBox";
 export default function TextBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComponentProps): JSX.Element
 {
    let color = "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)";
-   if (data.styles?.standardColor)
+   if (data.styles?.color)
    {
-      switch (data.styles?.standardColor)
-      {
-         case "SUCCESS":
-            color = "#2BA83F";
-            break;
-         case "WARNING":
-            color = "#FBA132";
-            break;
-         case "ERROR":
-            color = "#FB4141";
-            break;
-         case "INFO":
-            color = "#458CFF";
-            break;
-         case "MUTED":
-            color = "#7b809a";
-            break;
-      }
+      color = ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.processColorFromStyleMap(data.styles.color);
    }
 
    let boxStyle = {};
-   if (data.styles?.isAlert)
+   if (data.styles?.format == "alert")
    {
       boxStyle =
          {
@@ -65,17 +50,112 @@ export default function TextBlock({widgetMetaData, data}: StandardBlockComponent
             borderRadius: "0.5rem",
          };
    }
+   else if (data.styles?.format == "banner")
+   {
+      boxStyle =
+         {
+            background: `${color}40`,
+            padding: "0.5rem",
+         };
+   }
+
+   let fontSize = "1rem";
+   if (data.styles?.size)
+   {
+      switch (data.styles.size.toLowerCase())
+      {
+         case "largest":
+            fontSize = "3rem";
+            break;
+         case "headline":
+            fontSize = "2rem";
+            break;
+         case "title":
+            fontSize = "1.5rem";
+            break;
+         case "body":
+            fontSize = "1rem";
+            break;
+         case "smallest":
+            fontSize = "0.75rem";
+            break;
+         default:
+         {
+            if (data.styles.size.match(/^\d+$/))
+            {
+               fontSize = `${data.styles.size}px`;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+               fontSize = "1rem";
+            }
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   let fontWeight = "400";
+   if (data.styles?.weight)
+   {
+      switch (data.styles.weight.toLowerCase())
+      {
+         case "thin":
+         case "100":
+            fontWeight = "100";
+            break;
+         case "extralight":
+         case "200":
+            fontWeight = "200";
+            break;
+         case "light":
+         case "300":
+            fontWeight = "300";
+            break;
+         case "normal":
+         case "400":
+            fontWeight = "400";
+            break;
+         case "medium":
+         case "500":
+            fontWeight = "500";
+            break;
+         case "semibold":
+         case "600":
+            fontWeight = "600";
+            break;
+         case "bold":
+         case "700":
+            fontWeight = "700";
+            break;
+         case "extrabold":
+         case "800":
+            fontWeight = "800";
+            break;
+         case "black":
+         case "900":
+            fontWeight = "900";
+            break;
+      }
+   }
 
    const text = data.values.interpolatedText ?? data.values.text;
    const lines = text.split("\n");
 
+   const startIcon = data.values.startIcon?.name ? <Icon>{data.values.startIcon.name}</Icon> : null;
+   const endIcon = data.values.endIcon?.name ? <Icon>{data.values.endIcon.name}</Icon> : null;
+
    return (
       <BlockElementWrapper metaData={widgetMetaData} data={data} slot="">
          <Box display="inline-block" lineHeight="1.2" sx={boxStyle}>
-            <span style={{fontSize: "1rem", color: color}}>
+            <span style={{fontSize: fontSize, color: color, fontWeight: fontWeight}}>
                {lines.map((line: string, index: number) =>
                   (
-                     <div key={index}>{line}</div>
+                     <div key={index}>
+                        <>
+                           {index == 0 && startIcon ? {startIcon} : null}
+                           {line}
+                           {index == lines.length - 1 && endIcon ? {endIcon} : null}
+                        </>
+                     </div>
                   ))
                }</span>
          </Box>
diff --git a/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessRun.tsx b/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessRun.tsx
index 8a00f65..ef3b1fa 100644
--- a/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessRun.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessRun.tsx
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ const INITIAL_RETRY_MILLIS = 1_500;
 const RETRY_MAX_MILLIS = 12_000;
 const BACKOFF_AMOUNT = 1.5;
 
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// define some functions that we can make referene to, which we'll overwrite //
-// with functions from formik, once we're inside formik.                     //
-///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// define some functions that we can make reference to, which we'll overwrite //
+// with functions from formik, once we're inside formik.                      //
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 let formikSetFieldValueFunction = (field: string, value: any, shouldValidate?: boolean): void =>
 {
 };
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
    const [previouslySeenUpdatedFieldMetaDataMap, setPreviouslySeenUpdatedFieldMetaDataMap] = useState(new Map<string, QFieldMetaData>);
 
    const [renderedWidgets, setRenderedWidgets] = useState({} as { [step: string]: { [widgetName: string]: any } });
+   const [controlCallbacks, setControlCallbacks] = useState({} as {[name: string]: () => void})
 
    const {pageHeader, recordAnalytics, setPageHeader, helpHelpActive} = useContext(QContext);
 
@@ -351,14 +352,68 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
          queryStringParts.push(`${name}=${encodeURIComponent(processValues[name])}`);
       }
 
+      let initialWidgetDataList = null;
+      if(processValues[widgetName])
+      {
+         processValues[widgetName].hasPermission = true
+         initialWidgetDataList = [processValues[widgetName]]
+      }
+
       const renderedWidget = (<Box m={-2}>
-         <DashboardWidgets widgetMetaDataList={[widgetMetaData]} omitWrappingGridContainer={true} childUrlParams={queryStringParts.join("&")} />
+         <DashboardWidgets widgetMetaDataList={[widgetMetaData]} omitWrappingGridContainer={true} childUrlParams={queryStringParts.join("&")} initialWidgetDataList={initialWidgetDataList} values={processValues} actionCallback={blockWidgetActionCallback}  />
       </Box>);
       renderedWidgets[activeStep.name][widgetName] = renderedWidget;
       return renderedWidget;
    }
 
 
+   /***************************************************************************
+    **
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   function handleControlCode(controlCode: string)
+   {
+      const split = controlCode.split(":", 2);
+      let controlCallbackName: string;
+      let controlCallbackValue: any
+      if(split.length == 2)
+      {
+         if(split[0] == "showModal")
+         {
+            processValues[split[1]] = true
+            controlCallbackName = split[1]
+            controlCallbackValue = true
+         }
+         else if(split[0] == "hideModal")
+         {
+            processValues[split[1]] = false
+            controlCallbackName = split[1]
+            controlCallbackValue = false
+         }
+         else if(split[0] == "toggleModal")
+         {
+            const currentValue = processValues[split[1]]
+            processValues[split[1]] = !!!currentValue;
+            controlCallbackName = split[1]
+            controlCallbackValue = processValues[split[1]]
+         }
+         else
+         {
+            console.log(`Unexpected part[0] (before colon) in controlCode: [${controlCode}]`)
+         }
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         console.log(`Expected controlCode to have 2 colon-delimited parts, but was: [${controlCode}]`)
+      }
+
+      if(controlCallbackName && controlCallbacks[controlCallbackName])
+      {
+         // @ts-ignore ... args are hard
+         controlCallbacks[controlCallbackName](controlCallbackValue)
+      }
+   }
+
+
    /***************************************************************************
     ** callback used by widget blocks, e.g., for input-text-enter-on-submit,
     ** and action buttons.
@@ -367,29 +422,58 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
    {
       console.log(`in blockWidgetActionCallback, called by block: ${JSON.stringify(blockData)}`);
 
-      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      // if the eventValues included an actionCode - validate it before proceeding //
-      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      if (eventValues && eventValues.actionCode && !ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.isActionCodeValid(eventValues.actionCode, activeStep, processValues))
+      if(eventValues?.registerControlCallbackName && eventValues?.registerControlCallbackFunction)
       {
-         setFormError("Unrecognized action code: " + eventValues.actionCode);
+         controlCallbacks[eventValues.registerControlCallbackName] = eventValues.registerControlCallbackFunction;
+         setControlCallbacks(controlCallbacks)
+         return (true)
+      }
 
-         if (eventValues["_fieldToClearIfError"])
-         {
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            // if the eventValues included a _fieldToClearIfError, well, then do that. //
-            /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-            formikSetFieldValueFunction(eventValues["_fieldToClearIfError"], "", false);
-         }
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // we don't validate these on the android frontend, and it seems fine - just let the app validate it? //
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // // if the eventValues included an actionCode - validate it before proceeding //
+      // ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // if (eventValues && eventValues.actionCode && !ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.isActionCodeValid(eventValues.actionCode, activeStep, processValues))
+      // {
+      //    setFormError("Unrecognized action code: " + eventValues.actionCode);
+      //    if (eventValues["_fieldToClearIfError"])
+      //    {
+      //       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      //       // if the eventValues included a _fieldToClearIfError, well, then do that. //
+      //       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      //       formikSetFieldValueFunction(eventValues["_fieldToClearIfError"], "", false);
+      //    }
+      //    return (false);
+      // }
 
-         return (false);
+      let doSubmit = false;
+      if(blockData?.blockTypeName == "BUTTON" && eventValues?.actionCode)
+      {
+         doSubmit = true
+      }
+      else if(blockData?.blockTypeName == "BUTTON" && eventValues?.controlCode)
+      {
+         handleControlCode(eventValues.controlCode);
+         doSubmit = false
+      }
+      else if(blockData?.blockTypeName == "INPUT_FIELD")
+      {
+         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         // if action callback was fired from an input field, assume that means we're good to submit. //
+         ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+         doSubmit = true
       }
 
       //////////////////
       // ok - submit! //
       //////////////////
-      handleSubmit(eventValues);
-      return (true);
+      if(doSubmit)
+      {
+         handleSubmit(eventValues);
+         return (true);
+      }
    }
 
 
@@ -412,7 +496,7 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
       ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.dynamicEvaluationOfCompositeWidgetData(compositeWidgetData, processValues);
 
       renderedWidgets[key] = <Box key={key} pt={2}>
-         <CompositeWidget widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={compositeWidgetData} actionCallback={blockWidgetActionCallback} />
+         <CompositeWidget widgetMetaData={widgetMetaData} data={compositeWidgetData} actionCallback={blockWidgetActionCallback} values={processValues} />
       </Box>;
 
       setRenderedWidgets(renderedWidgets);
@@ -574,6 +658,7 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
       let helpRoles = ["PROCESS_SCREEN", "ALL_SCREENS"];
       const showHelp = helpHelpActive || hasHelpContent(step.helpContents, helpRoles);
       const formattedHelpContent = <HelpContent helpContents={step.helpContents} roles={helpRoles} helpContentKey={`process:${processName};step:${step?.name}`} />;
+      const isFormatScanner = step?.format?.toLowerCase() == "scanner"
 
       return (
          <>
@@ -582,7 +667,7 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
                // hide label on widgets - the Widget component itself provides the label                                    //
                // for modals, show the process label, but not for full-screen processes (for them, it is in the breadcrumb) //
                ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-               !isWidget &&
+               !isWidget && !isFormatScanner &&
                <MDTypography variant={isWidget ? "h6" : "h5"} component="div" fontWeight="bold">
                   {(isModal) ? `${overrideLabel ?? process.label}: ` : ""}
                   {step?.label}
@@ -1044,7 +1129,7 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
 
          if (doesStepHaveComponent(activeStep, QComponentType.WIDGET))
          {
-            ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.addFieldsForCompositeWidget(activeStep, (fieldMetaData) =>
+            ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.addFieldsForCompositeWidget(activeStep, processValues, (fieldMetaData) =>
             {
                const dynamicField = DynamicFormUtils.getDynamicField(fieldMetaData);
                const validation = DynamicFormUtils.getValidationForField(fieldMetaData);
@@ -1827,7 +1912,7 @@ function ProcessRun({process, table, defaultProcessValues, isModal, isWidget, is
                               ) : (
                                  <MDButton variant="gradient" color="light" onClick={handleBack}>back</MDButton>
                               )}
-                              {processError || qJobRunning || !activeStep ? (
+                              {processError || qJobRunning || !activeStep || activeStep?.format?.toLowerCase() == "scanner" ? (
                                  <Box />
                               ) : (
                                  <>
diff --git a/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.tsx b/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.tsx
index 95a9025..fc67d8f 100644
--- a/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.tsx
+++ b/src/qqq/pages/processes/ProcessWidgetBlockUtils.tsx
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ export default class ProcessWidgetBlockUtils
                }
                // else, continue...
             }
-            else if (block.blockTypeName == "ACTION_BUTTON")
+            else if (block.blockTypeName == "BUTTON")
             {
-               //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-               // actually look at actionCodes on action button blocks //
-               //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+               //////////////////////////////////////////
+               // look at actionCodes on button blocks //
+               //////////////////////////////////////////
                if (block.values?.actionCode == actionCode)
                {
                   return (true);
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export default class ProcessWidgetBlockUtils
    /***************************************************************************
     **
     ***************************************************************************/
-   public static addFieldsForCompositeWidget(step: QFrontendStepMetaData, addFieldCallback: (fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData) => void)
+   public static addFieldsForCompositeWidget(step: QFrontendStepMetaData, processValues: any, addFieldCallback: (fieldMetaData: QFieldMetaData) => void)
    {
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // private recursive function to walk the composite tree //
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export default class ProcessWidgetBlockUtils
                else if (block.blockTypeName == "INPUT_FIELD")
                {
                   const fieldMetaData = new QFieldMetaData(block.values?.fieldMetaData);
-                  addFieldCallback(fieldMetaData)
+                  addFieldCallback(fieldMetaData);
                }
             }
          }
@@ -210,14 +210,57 @@ export default class ProcessWidgetBlockUtils
          }
       }
 
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-      // foreach component, if it's an adhoc widget, call recursive helper on it //
-      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+      // foreach component, if it's an adhoc widget or a widget w/ its data in the processValues, then, call recursive helper on it //
+      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       for (let component of step.components)
       {
          if (component.type == QComponentType.WIDGET && component.values?.isAdHocWidget)
          {
-            recursiveHelper(component.values as unknown as CompositeData)
+            recursiveHelper(component.values as unknown as CompositeData);
+         }
+         else if (component.type == QComponentType.WIDGET && processValues[component.values?.widgetName])
+         {
+            recursiveHelper(processValues[component.values?.widgetName] as unknown as CompositeData);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+
+   /***************************************************************************
+    **
+    ***************************************************************************/
+   public static processColorFromStyleMap(colorFromStyleMap?: string): string
+   {
+      if (colorFromStyleMap)
+      {
+         switch (colorFromStyleMap.toUpperCase())
+         {
+            case "SUCCESS":
+               return("#2BA83F");
+            case "WARNING":
+               return("#FBA132");
+            case "ERROR":
+               return("#FB4141");
+            case "INFO":
+               return("#458CFF");
+            case "MUTED":
+               return("#7b809a");
+            default:
+            {
+               if (colorFromStyleMap.match(/^[0-9A-F]{6}$/))
+               {
+                  return(`#${colorFromStyleMap}`);
+               }
+               else if (colorFromStyleMap.match(/^[0-9A-F]{8}$/))
+               {
+                  return(`#${colorFromStyleMap}`);
+               }
+               else
+               {
+                  return(colorFromStyleMap);
+               }
+            }
          }
       }
    }