diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff93588be8..d71fdac527 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@
     "modernizr": "^3.1.0",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk.git#develop",
     "matrix-react-sdk": "^0.0.2",
+    "modernizr": "^3.1.0",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
-    "react": "^0.13.3",
+    "react": "^0.14.2",
+    "react-dnd": "^2.0.2",
+    "react-dnd-html5-backend": "^2.0.0",
+    "react-dom": "^0.14.2",
+    "react-gemini-scrollbar": "^2.0.1",
     "react-loader": "^1.4.0",
-    "sanitize-html": "^1.11.1"
+    "sanitize-html": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel": "^5.8.23",
diff --git a/src/ContextualMenu.js b/src/ContextualMenu.js
index 7865e45a75..3327aa9486 100644
--- a/src/ContextualMenu.js
+++ b/src/ContextualMenu.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 
 // Shamelessly ripped off Modal.js.  There's probably a better way
 // of doing reusable widgets like dialog boxes & menus where we go and
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = {
             </div>
         );
 
-        React.render(menu, this.getOrCreateContainer());
+        ReactDOM.render(menu, this.getOrCreateContainer());
 
         return {close: closeMenu};
     },
diff --git a/src/Resend.js b/src/Resend.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..52b7c93654
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Resend.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
+var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
+
+module.exports = {
+    resend: function(event) {
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().resendEvent(
+            event, MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(event.getRoomId())
+        ).done(function() {
+            dis.dispatch({
+                action: 'message_sent',
+                event: event
+            });
+        }, function() {
+            dis.dispatch({
+                action: 'message_send_failed',
+                event: event
+            });
+        });
+        dis.dispatch({
+            action: 'message_resend_started',
+            event: event
+        });
+    },
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
index 964a26481a..37d4a4e4a2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomList.js
@@ -17,22 +17,31 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require("react");
+var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
+
 var MatrixClientPeg = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg");
 var RoomListSorter = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/RoomListSorter");
 var dis = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher");
 
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk');
 var VectorConferenceHandler = require("../../modules/VectorConferenceHandler");
-var CallHandler = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/CallHandler");
 
 var HIDE_CONFERENCE_CHANS = true;
 
 module.exports = {
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return {
+            activityMap: null,
+            lists: {},
+        }
+    },
+
     componentWillMount: function() {
         var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
         cli.on("Room", this.onRoom);
         cli.on("Room.timeline", this.onRoomTimeline);
         cli.on("Room.name", this.onRoomName);
+        cli.on("Room.tags", this.onRoomTags);
         cli.on("RoomState.events", this.onRoomStateEvents);
         cli.on("RoomMember.name", this.onRoomMemberName);
 
@@ -47,11 +56,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
     onAction: function(payload) {
         switch (payload.action) {
-            // listen for call state changes to prod the render method, which
-            // may hide the global CallView if the call it is tracking is dead
-            case 'call_state':
-                this._recheckCallElement(this.props.selectedRoom);
-                break;
             case 'view_tooltip':
                 this.tooltip = payload.tooltip;
                 this._repositionTooltip();
@@ -72,7 +76,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
         this.state.activityMap[newProps.selectedRoom] = undefined;
-        this._recheckCallElement(newProps.selectedRoom);
         this.setState({
             activityMap: this.state.activityMap
         });
@@ -109,6 +112,10 @@ module.exports = {
         this.refreshRoomList();
     },
 
+    onRoomTags: function(event, room) {
+        this.refreshRoomList();        
+    },
+
     onRoomStateEvents: function(ev, state) {
         setTimeout(this.refreshRoomList, 0);
     },
@@ -117,26 +124,36 @@ module.exports = {
         setTimeout(this.refreshRoomList, 0);
     },
 
-
     refreshRoomList: function() {
+        // TODO: rather than bluntly regenerating and re-sorting everything
+        // every time we see any kind of room change from the JS SDK
+        // we could do incremental updates on our copy of the state
+        // based on the room which has actually changed.  This would stop
+        // us re-rendering all the sublists every time anything changes anywhere
+        // in the state of the client.
         this.setState(this.getRoomLists());
     },
 
     getRoomLists: function() {
-        var s = {};
-        var inviteList = [];
-        s.roomList = RoomListSorter.mostRecentActivityFirst(
-            MatrixClientPeg.get().getRooms().filter(function(room) {
-                var me = room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
+        var s = { lists: {} };
 
-                if (me && me.membership == "invite") {
-                    inviteList.push(room);
-                    return false;
-                }
+        s.lists["m.invite"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.favourite"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.recent"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.lowpriority"] = [];
+        s.lists["m.archived"] = [];
 
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().getRooms().forEach(function(room) {
+            var me = room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
+
+            if (me && me.membership == "invite") {
+                s.lists["m.invite"].push(room);
+            }
+            else {
                 var shouldShowRoom =  (
                     me && (me.membership == "join")
                 );
+
                 // hiding conf rooms only ever toggles shouldShowRoom to false
                 if (shouldShowRoom && HIDE_CONFERENCE_CHANS) {
                     // we want to hide the 1:1 conf<->user room and not the group chat
@@ -151,48 +168,34 @@ module.exports = {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                return shouldShowRoom;
-            })
-        );
-        s.inviteList = RoomListSorter.mostRecentActivityFirst(inviteList);
-        return s;
-    },
 
-    _recheckCallElement: function(selectedRoomId) {
-        // if we aren't viewing a room with an ongoing call, but there is an
-        // active call, show the call element - we need to do this to make
-        // audio/video not crap out
-        var activeCall = CallHandler.getAnyActiveCall();
-        var callForRoom = CallHandler.getCallForRoom(selectedRoomId);
-        var showCall = (activeCall && !callForRoom);
-        this.setState({
-            show_call_element: showCall
+                if (shouldShowRoom) {
+                    var tagNames = Object.keys(room.tags);
+                    if (tagNames.length) {
+                        for (var i = 0; i < tagNames.length; i++) {
+                            var tagName = tagNames[i];
+                            s.lists[tagName] = s.lists[tagName] || [];
+                            s.lists[tagNames[i]].push(room);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        s.lists["m.recent"].push(room); 
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         });
+
+        //console.log("calculated new roomLists; m.recent = " + s.lists["m.recent"]);
+
+        // we actually apply the sorting to this when receiving the prop in RoomSubLists.
+
+        return s;
     },
 
     _repositionTooltip: function(e) {
         if (this.tooltip && this.tooltip.parentElement) {
-            var scroll = this.getDOMNode();
-            this.tooltip.style.top = (scroll.parentElement.offsetTop + this.tooltip.parentElement.offsetTop - scroll.scrollTop) + "px"; 
+            var scroll = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this);
+            this.tooltip.style.top = (scroll.parentElement.offsetTop + this.tooltip.parentElement.offsetTop - scroll.children[2].scrollTop) + "px"; 
         }
     },
-
-    makeRoomTiles: function(list, isInvite) {
-        var self = this;
-        var RoomTile = sdk.getComponent("molecules.RoomTile");
-        return list.map(function(room) {
-            var selected = room.roomId == self.props.selectedRoom;
-            return (
-                <RoomTile
-                    room={room}
-                    key={room.roomId}
-                    collapsed={self.props.collapsed}
-                    selected={selected}
-                    unread={self.state.activityMap[room.roomId] === 1}
-                    highlight={self.state.activityMap[room.roomId] === 2}
-                    isInvite={isInvite}
-                />
-            );
-        });
-    }
 };
diff --git a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
index c305a9c956..d8832fa3cd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/controllers/organisms/RoomView.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 var Matrix = require("matrix-js-sdk");
 var MatrixClientPeg = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg");
 var React = require("react");
+var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
 var q = require("q");
 var ContentMessages = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib//ContentMessages");
 var WhoIsTyping = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/WhoIsTyping");
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ var Modal = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/Modal");
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/index');
 var CallHandler = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/CallHandler');
 var VectorConferenceHandler = require('../../modules/VectorConferenceHandler');
+var Resend = require("../../Resend");
 
 var dis = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher");
 
@@ -32,8 +34,9 @@ var INITIAL_SIZE = 20;
 
 module.exports = {
     getInitialState: function() {
+        var room = this.props.roomId ? MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(this.props.roomId) : null;
         return {
-            room: this.props.roomId ? MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(this.props.roomId) : null,
+            room: room,
             messageCap: INITIAL_SIZE,
             editingRoomSettings: false,
             uploadingRoomSettings: false,
@@ -41,6 +44,8 @@ module.exports = {
             draggingFile: false,
             searching: false,
             searchResults: null,
+            syncState: MatrixClientPeg.get().getSyncState(),
+            hasUnsentMessages: this._hasUnsentMessages(room)
         }
     },
 
@@ -51,12 +56,13 @@ module.exports = {
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("Room.receipt", this.onRoomReceipt);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomMember.typing", this.onRoomMemberTyping);
         MatrixClientPeg.get().on("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
+        MatrixClientPeg.get().on("sync", this.onSyncStateChange);
         this.atBottom = true;
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount: function() {
         if (this.refs.messageWrapper) {
-            var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
+            var messageWrapper = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.messageWrapper);
             messageWrapper.removeEventListener('drop', this.onDrop);
             messageWrapper.removeEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver);
             messageWrapper.removeEventListener('dragleave', this.onDragLeaveOrEnd);
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ module.exports = {
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("Room.receipt", this.onRoomReceipt);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomMember.typing", this.onRoomMemberTyping);
             MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("RoomState.members", this.onRoomStateMember);
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().removeListener("sync", this.onSyncStateChange);
         }
     },
 
@@ -76,6 +83,9 @@ module.exports = {
         switch (payload.action) {
             case 'message_send_failed':
             case 'message_sent':
+                this.setState({
+                    hasUnsentMessages: this._hasUnsentMessages(this.state.room)
+                });
             case 'message_resend_started':
                 this.setState({
                     room: MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(this.props.roomId)
@@ -92,8 +102,8 @@ module.exports = {
                     // scroll to bottom
                     var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper;
                     if (messageWrapper) {
-                        messageWrapper = messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
-                        messageWrapper.scrollTop = messageWrapper.scrollHeight;
+                        var messageWrapperScroll = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(messageWrapper).children[2];
+                        messageWrapperScroll.scrollTop = messageWrapperScroll.scrollHeight;
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -107,6 +117,12 @@ module.exports = {
         }
     },
 
+    onSyncStateChange: function(state) {
+        this.setState({
+            syncState: state
+        });
+    },
+
     // MatrixRoom still showing the messages from the old room?
     // Set the key to the room_id. Sadly you can no longer get at
     // the key from inside the component, or we'd check this in code.
@@ -116,7 +132,7 @@ module.exports = {
     onRoomTimeline: function(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline) {
         if (!this.isMounted()) return;
 
-        // ignore anything that comes in whilst pagingating: we get one
+        // ignore anything that comes in whilst paginating: we get one
         // event for each new matrix event so this would cause a huge
         // number of UI updates. Just update the UI when the paginate
         // call returns.
@@ -128,10 +144,10 @@ module.exports = {
         if (room.roomId != this.props.roomId) return;
 
         if (this.refs.messageWrapper) {
-            var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
+            var messageWrapperScroll = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.messageWrapper).children[2];
             this.atBottom = (
-                messageWrapper.scrollHeight - messageWrapper.scrollTop <=
-                (messageWrapper.clientHeight + 150)
+                messageWrapperScroll.scrollHeight - messageWrapperScroll.scrollTop <=
+                (messageWrapperScroll.clientHeight + 150)
             );
         }
 
@@ -184,6 +200,19 @@ module.exports = {
         this._updateConfCallNotification();
     },
 
+    _hasUnsentMessages: function(room) {
+        return this._getUnsentMessages(room).length > 0;
+    },
+
+    _getUnsentMessages: function(room) {
+        if (!room) { return []; }
+        // TODO: It would be nice if the JS SDK provided nicer constant-time
+        // constructs rather than O(N) (N=num msgs) on this.
+        return room.timeline.filter(function(ev) {
+            return ev.status === Matrix.EventStatus.NOT_SENT;
+        });
+    },
+
     _updateConfCallNotification: function() {
         var room = MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(this.props.roomId);
         if (!room) return;
@@ -208,14 +237,16 @@ module.exports = {
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
         if (this.refs.messageWrapper) {
-            var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
+            var messageWrapper = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.messageWrapper);
 
             messageWrapper.addEventListener('drop', this.onDrop);
             messageWrapper.addEventListener('dragover', this.onDragOver);
             messageWrapper.addEventListener('dragleave', this.onDragLeaveOrEnd);
             messageWrapper.addEventListener('dragend', this.onDragLeaveOrEnd);
 
-            messageWrapper.scrollTop = messageWrapper.scrollHeight;
+            var messageWrapperScroll = messageWrapper.children[2];
+
+            messageWrapperScroll.scrollTop = messageWrapperScroll.scrollHeight;
 
             this.sendReadReceipt();
 
@@ -228,17 +259,17 @@ module.exports = {
     componentDidUpdate: function() {
         if (!this.refs.messageWrapper) return;
 
-        var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
+        var messageWrapperScroll = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.messageWrapper).children[2];
 
         if (this.state.paginating && !this.waiting_for_paginate) {
-            var heightGained = messageWrapper.scrollHeight - this.oldScrollHeight;
-            messageWrapper.scrollTop += heightGained;
+            var heightGained = messageWrapperScroll.scrollHeight - this.oldScrollHeight;
+            messageWrapperScroll.scrollTop += heightGained;
             this.oldScrollHeight = undefined;
             if (!this.fillSpace()) {
                 this.setState({paginating: false});
             }
         } else if (this.atBottom) {
-            messageWrapper.scrollTop = messageWrapper.scrollHeight;
+            messageWrapperScroll.scrollTop = messageWrapperScroll.scrollHeight;
             if (this.state.numUnreadMessages !== 0) {
                 this.setState({numUnreadMessages: 0});
             }
@@ -247,11 +278,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
     fillSpace: function() {
         if (!this.refs.messageWrapper) return;
-        var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
-        if (messageWrapper.scrollTop < messageWrapper.clientHeight && this.state.room.oldState.paginationToken) {
+        var messageWrapperScroll = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.messageWrapper).children[2];
+        if (messageWrapperScroll.scrollTop < messageWrapperScroll.clientHeight && this.state.room.oldState.paginationToken) {
             this.setState({paginating: true});
 
-            this.oldScrollHeight = messageWrapper.scrollHeight;
+            this.oldScrollHeight = messageWrapperScroll.scrollHeight;
 
             if (this.state.messageCap < this.state.room.timeline.length) {
                 this.waiting_for_paginate = false;
@@ -278,6 +309,13 @@ module.exports = {
         return false;
     },
 
+    onResendAllClick: function() {
+        var eventsToResend = this._getUnsentMessages(this.state.room);
+        eventsToResend.forEach(function(event) {
+            Resend.resend(event);
+        });
+    },
+
     onJoinButtonClicked: function(ev) {
         var self = this;
         MatrixClientPeg.get().joinRoom(this.props.roomId).then(function() {
@@ -298,9 +336,9 @@ module.exports = {
 
     onMessageListScroll: function(ev) {
         if (this.refs.messageWrapper) {
-            var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
+            var messageWrapperScroll = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.messageWrapper).children[2];
             var wasAtBottom = this.atBottom;
-            this.atBottom = messageWrapper.scrollHeight - messageWrapper.scrollTop <= messageWrapper.clientHeight;
+            this.atBottom = messageWrapperScroll.scrollHeight - messageWrapperScroll.scrollTop <= messageWrapperScroll.clientHeight;
             if (this.atBottom && !wasAtBottom) {
                 this.forceUpdate(); // remove unread msg count
             }
@@ -363,8 +401,12 @@ module.exports = {
             self.setState({
                 upload: undefined
             });
-        }).done(undefined, function() {
-            // display error message
+        }).done(undefined, function(error) {
+            var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("organisms.ErrorDialog");
+            Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
+                title: "Failed to upload file",
+                description: error.toString()
+            });
         });
     },
 
@@ -390,6 +432,7 @@ module.exports = {
                     room_events: {
                         search_term: term,
                         filter: filter,
+                        order_by: "recent",
                         event_context: {
                             before_limit: 1,
                             after_limit: 1,
@@ -403,7 +446,11 @@ module.exports = {
                 searchResults: data,
             });
         }, function(error) {
-            // TODO: show dialog or something
+            var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("organisms.ErrorDialog");
+            Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
+                title: "Search failed",
+                description: error.toString()
+            });
         });
     },
 
@@ -421,7 +468,7 @@ module.exports = {
             var eventIds = Object.keys(results);
             // XXX: todo: merge overlapping results somehow?
             // XXX: why doesn't searching on name work?
-            var resultList = eventIds.map(function(key) { return results[key]; }).sort(function(a, b) { b.rank - a.rank });
+            var resultList = eventIds.map(function(key) { return results[key]; }); // .sort(function(a, b) { b.rank - a.rank });
             for (var i = 0; i < resultList.length; i++) {
                 var ts1 = resultList[i].result.origin_server_ts;
                 ret.push(<li key={ts1 + "-search"}><DateSeparator ts={ts1}/></li>); //  Rank: {resultList[i].rank}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/MemberAvatar.css b/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/MemberAvatar.css
index fc5fd60d2f..97dae35f7c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/MemberAvatar.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/MemberAvatar.css
@@ -19,3 +19,12 @@ limitations under the License.
     border-radius: 20px;
 }
 
+.mx_MemberAvatar_initial {
+    position: absolute;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.mx_MemberAvatar_wrapper {
+    position: relative;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/RoomAvatar.css b/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/RoomAvatar.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f54a93eeec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/RoomAvatar.css
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_RoomAvatar {
+}
+
+.mx_RoomAvatar_initial {
+    position: absolute;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-weight: normal ! important;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/Spinner.css b/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/Spinner.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c8aa97d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/atoms/Spinner.css
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_Spinner {
+    display: -webkit-flex;
+    display: flex;
+    -webkit-align-items: center;
+    -webkit-justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    height: 100%;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/gemini-scrollbar.css b/src/skins/vector/css/gemini-scrollbar.css
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..4e3c83ba7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/gemini-scrollbar.css
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../../../node_modules/react-gemini-scrollbar/node_modules/gemini-scrollbar/gemini-scrollbar.css
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/hide.css b/src/skins/vector/css/hide.css
index 7d8ee30294..f84a35b313 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/hide.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/hide.css
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-.mx_RoomDropTarget,
 .mx_RoomSettings_encrypt,
 .mx_CreateRoom_encrypt,
 .mx_RightPanel_filebutton
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/EventTile.css b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/EventTile.css
index 25fe9646d0..d2d8797677 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/EventTile.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/EventTile.css
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ limitations under the License.
     max-width: 100%;
     clear: both;
     margin-top: 24px;
-    margin-left: 56px;
+    margin-left: 65px;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_avatar {
     padding-left: 18px;
     padding-right: 12px;
-    margin-left: -64px;
+    margin-left: -73px;
     margin-top: -4px;
     float: left;
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_notSent {
-    color: #f11;
+    color: #ddd;
 }
 
 .mx_EventTile_highlight {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MatrixToolbar.css b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MatrixToolbar.css
index 99c2824082..b545b1ad3a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MatrixToolbar.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MatrixToolbar.css
@@ -15,20 +15,40 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 .mx_MatrixToolbar {
-    text-align: center;
-    background-color: #ff0064;
+    background-color: #76cfa6;
     color: #fff;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    padding: 6px;
+
+    display: -webkit-box;
+    display: -moz-box;
+    display: -ms-flexbox;
+    display: -webkit-flex;
+    display: flex;
+    -webkit-align-items: center;
+    align-items: center;
 }
 
-.mx_MatrixToolbar button {
-    margin-left: 12px;
+.mx_MatrixToolbar_warning {
+    margin-left: 16px;
+    margin-right: 8px;
+    margin-top: -2px;
+}
+
+.mx_MatrixToolbar_link
+{
+    color: #fff ! important;
+    text-decoration: underline ! important;
+    cursor: pointer;
 }
 
 .mx_MatrixToolbar_close {
-    float: right;
-    margin-top: 3px;
-    margin-right: 12px;
+    -webkit-flex: 1;
+    flex: 1;
     cursor: pointer;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    text-align: right;
+}
+
+.mx_MatrixToolbar_close img {
+    display: block;
+    float: right;
+    margin-right: 10px;
+}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MessageComposer.css b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MessageComposer.css
index 44e122762a..2dbe05b541 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MessageComposer.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/MessageComposer.css
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_MessageComposer .mx_MessageComposer_avatar {
     display: table-cell;
     padding-left: 10px;
-    padding-right: 20px;
+    padding-right: 28px;
     height: 70px;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomDropTarget.css b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomDropTarget.css
index c42d44995d..4eea49e155 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomDropTarget.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomDropTarget.css
@@ -16,12 +16,46 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_RoomDropTarget {
     font-size: 14px;
-    text-align: center;
-    margin-left: 8px;
-    margin-right: 8px;
-    padding-top: 16px;
-    padding-bottom: 16px;
-    background-color: #fbfbfb;
-    border: 1px dashed #d7d7d7;
-    border-radius: 8px;
+    margin-left: 10px;
+    margin-right: 15px;
+    padding-top: 5px;
+    padding-bottom: 5px;
+    border: 1px dashed #76cfa6;
+    color: #454545;
+    background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.collapsed .mx_RoomDropTarget {
+    margin-right: 10px;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomDropTarget_placeholder {
+    padding-top: 1px;
+    padding-bottom: 1px;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomDropTarget_avatar {
+    background-color: #fff;
+    border-radius: 24px;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    float: left;
+    margin-left: 7px;
+    margin-right: 7px;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomDropTarget_label {
+    position: relative;
+    margin-top: 3px;
+    line-height: 21px;
+    z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.collapsed .mx_RoomDropTarget_avatar {
+    float: none;
+}
+
+.collapsed .mx_RoomDropTarget_label {
+    display: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomHeader.css b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomHeader.css
index 2eeda2417f..e86bab2e1a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomHeader.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomHeader.css
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_RoomHeader_leftRow {
     height: 48px;
     margin-top: 18px;
+    margin-left: -2px;
 
     -webkit-box-ordinal-group: 1;
     -moz-box-ordinal-group: 1;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     color: #454545;
     font-weight: 800;
     font-size: 24px;
-    padding-left: 8px;
+    padding-left: 19px;
     padding-right: 16px;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
 }
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     max-height: 38px;
     color: #454545;
     font-weight: 300;  
-    padding-left: 8px;
+    padding-left: 19px;
     padding-right: 16px;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTile.css b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTile.css
index f2c1daadb3..4bc71cb801 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTile.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTile.css
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_RoomTile {
     cursor: pointer;
-    display: table-row;
+    /* This fixes wrapping of long room names, but breaks drag & drop previews */
+    /* display: table-row; */
     font-size: 14px;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_avatar {
     display: table-cell;
-    background: #eaf5f0;
     padding-right: 8px;
     padding-top: 4px;
     padding-bottom: 2px;
@@ -39,17 +39,16 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_RoomTile_name {
     display: table-cell;
+    width: 100%;
     vertical-align: middle;
     overflow: hidden;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     padding-right: 16px;    
-    color: #454545;
-    opacity: 0.8;
+    color: rgba(69, 69, 69, 0.8);
 }
 
 .mx_RoomTile_invite {
-    opacity: 0.5;
-    font-weight: normal;
+    color: rgba(69, 69, 69, 0.5);
 }
 
 .collapsed .mx_RoomTile_name {
@@ -106,15 +105,16 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_RoomTile_unread,
 .mx_RoomTile_highlight,
-.mx_RoomTile_invited
+.mx_RoomTile_selected
 {
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
-.mx_RoomTile_selected {
+.mx_RoomTile_selected .mx_RoomTile_name {
+    color: #76cfa6 ! important;
 }
 
-.mx_RoomTile.mx_RoomTile_selected {
+.mx_RoomTile.mx_RoomTile_selected .mx_RoomTile_name {
     background: url('img/selected.png');
     background-repeat: no-repeat;
     background-position: right center;
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTooltip.css b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTooltip.css
index 604c6a56f1..4e831d48c1 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTooltip.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/molecules/RoomTooltip.css
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ limitations under the License.
     border-radius: 8px;
     background-color: #fff;
     z-index: 1000;
-    margin-top: 6px;
     left: 64px;
     padding: 6px;
 }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/LeftPanel.css b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/LeftPanel.css
index 67f00c358d..37de0f0e54 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/LeftPanel.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/LeftPanel.css
@@ -34,16 +34,21 @@ limitations under the License.
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
-.mx_LeftPanel .mx_RoomList {
+.mx_LeftPanel_callView {
+    
+}
+
+.mx_LeftPanel .mx_RoomList_scrollbar {
     -webkit-box-ordinal-group: 1;
     -moz-box-ordinal-group: 1;
     -ms-flex-order: 1;
     -webkit-order: 1;
     order: 1;
 
-    overflow-y: auto;
     -webkit-flex: 1 1 0;
     flex: 1 1 0;
+
+    overflow-y: auto; 
 }
 
 .mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu {
@@ -53,8 +58,10 @@ limitations under the License.
     -webkit-order: 3;
     order: 3;
 
-    -webkit-flex: 0 0 126px;
-    flex: 0 0 126px;
+    -webkit-flex: 0 0 140px;
+    flex: 0 0 140px;
+
+    background-color: rgba(118,207,166,0.19);
 }
 
 .mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu .mx_RoomTile {
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 
 .mx_LeftPanel .mx_BottomLeftMenu .mx_BottomLeftMenu_options {
-    margin-top: 12px;
+    margin-top: 17px;
     width: 100%;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomList.css b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomList.css
index 34ebd1dbfb..7f5e2272cd 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomList.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomList.css
@@ -16,13 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_RoomList {
     padding-top: 24px;
-}
-
-.mx_RoomList_invites,
-.mx_RoomList_recents {
-    display: table;
-    table-layout: fixed;
-    width: 100%;
+    padding-bottom: 12px;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomList_expandButton {
@@ -31,14 +25,3 @@ limitations under the License.
     padding-left: 12px;
     padding-right: 12px;
 }
-
-.mx_RoomList h2 {
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    color: #3d3b39;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    font-size: 14px;
-    padding-left: 12px;
-    padding-right: 12px;
-    margin-top: 8px;
-    margin-bottom: 4px;
-}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomSubList.css b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomSubList.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57d23a3837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomSubList.css
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+.mx_RoomSubList {
+    display: table;
+    table-layout: fixed;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomSubList_bottommost {
+    /* XXX: this should really be 100% of the RoomList height, but can't seem to get at it */
+    min-height: 400px;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomSubList_label {
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    color: #3d3b39;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    padding-left: 12px;
+    padding-right: 12px;
+    margin-top: 8px;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomSubList_chevron {
+    padding-left: 5px;
+}
+
+.collapsed .mx_RoomSubList_chevron  {
+    padding-left: 13px;
+}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
index d564b08629..191742f515 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/organisms/RoomView.css
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     clear: both;
     margin-top: 32px;
     margin-bottom: 8px;
-    margin-left: 54px;
+    margin-left: 63px;
     padding-bottom: 6px;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;
 }
@@ -158,18 +158,19 @@ limitations under the License.
     order: 4;
 
     width: 100%;
-    -webkit-flex: 0 0 36px;
-    flex: 0 0 36px;
+    -webkit-flex: 0 0 auto;
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_statusAreaBox {
     max-width: 960px;
     margin: auto;
+    min-height: 36px;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_statusAreaBox_line {
     border-top: 1px solid #eee;
-    margin-left: 54px;
+    margin-left: 63px;
     height: 1px;
 }
 
@@ -185,16 +186,44 @@ limitations under the License.
     vertical-align: middle;
 }
 
+.mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar {
+    margin-top: 19px;
+    height: 58px;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar img {
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    padding-right: 22px;
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    float: left;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_title {
+    color: #ff0064;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_desc {
+    color: #454545;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+.mx_RoomView_resend_link {
+    color: #454545 ! important;
+    text-decoration: underline ! important;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
 .mx_RoomView_typingBar {
     margin-top: 10px;
-    margin-left: 54px;
+    margin-left: 63px;
     color: #4a4a4a;
     opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
 .mx_RoomView_typingImage {
     display: inline;
-    margin-left: -38px;
+    margin-left: -47px;
     margin-top: -4px;
     float: left;
 }
@@ -214,7 +243,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_RoomView_uploadProgressOuter {
     height: 4px;
-    margin-left: 54px;
+    margin-left: 63px;
     margin-top: -1px;
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +254,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 .mx_RoomView_uploadFilename {
     margin-top: 5px;
-    margin-left: 56px;
+    margin-left: 65px;
     opacity: 0.5;
     color: #4a4a4a;
 }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/pages/MatrixChat.css b/src/skins/vector/css/pages/MatrixChat.css
index f649aa2454..e6d7d30b3e 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/pages/MatrixChat.css
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/pages/MatrixChat.css
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     -webkit-order: 1;
     order: 1;
 
-    height: 21px;
+    height: 40px;
 }
 
 .mx_MatrixChat_toolbarShowing {
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
     background-color: #eaf5f0;
 
-    -webkit-flex: 0 0 230px;
-    flex: 0 0 230px;
+    -webkit-flex: 0 0 210px;
+    flex: 0 0 210px;
 }
 
 .mx_MatrixChat .mx_LeftPanel.collapsed {
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     -webkit-order: 2;
     order: 2;
 
-    padding-left: 12px;
-    padding-right: 12px;
+    padding-left: 25px;
+    padding-right: 22px;
     background-color: #fff;
 
     -webkit-flex: 1;
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ limitations under the License.
     -webkit-order: 3;
     order: 3;
 
-    -webkit-flex: 0 0 230px;
-    flex: 0 0 230px;
+    -webkit-flex: 0 0 235px;
+    flex: 0 0 235px;
 }
 
 .mx_MatrixChat .mx_RightPanel.collapsed {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/cancel-black2.png b/src/skins/vector/img/cancel-black2.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a928c61b09
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/skins/vector/img/cancel-black2.png differ
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/list-close.png b/src/skins/vector/img/list-close.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82b322f9d4
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/skins/vector/img/list-close.png differ
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/list-open.png b/src/skins/vector/img/list-open.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8c8063197
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/skins/vector/img/list-open.png differ
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/warning.png b/src/skins/vector/img/warning.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5553530a8
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/skins/vector/img/warning.png differ
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/img/warning2.png b/src/skins/vector/img/warning2.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db0fd4a897
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/skins/vector/img/warning2.png differ
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/skindex.js b/src/skins/vector/skindex.js
index 54dbad88f8..58fbb15d18 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/skindex.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/skindex.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ skin['organisms.QuestionDialog'] = require('./views/organisms/QuestionDialog');
 skin['organisms.RightPanel'] = require('./views/organisms/RightPanel');
 skin['organisms.RoomDirectory'] = require('./views/organisms/RoomDirectory');
 skin['organisms.RoomList'] = require('./views/organisms/RoomList');
+skin['organisms.RoomSubList'] = require('./views/organisms/RoomSubList');
 skin['organisms.RoomView'] = require('./views/organisms/RoomView');
 skin['organisms.UserSettings'] = require('./views/organisms/UserSettings');
 skin['organisms.ViewSource'] = require('./views/organisms/ViewSource');
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MemberAvatar.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MemberAvatar.js
index 69652e1a2a..c4153b85c3 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MemberAvatar.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/MemberAvatar.js
@@ -40,6 +40,25 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render: function() {
+        // XXX: recalculates default avatar url constantly
+        if (this.state.imageUrl === this.defaultAvatarUrl(this.props.member)) {
+            var initial;
+            if (this.props.member.name[0])
+                initial = this.props.member.name[0].toUpperCase();
+            if (initial === '@' && this.props.member.name[1])
+                initial = this.props.member.name[1].toUpperCase();
+         
+            return (
+                <span className="mx_MemberAvatar_wrapper">
+                    <span className="mx_MemberAvatar_initial"
+                          style={{ fontSize: (this.props.width * 0.75) + "px",
+                                   width: this.props.width + "px",
+                                   lineHeight: this.props.height*1.2 + "px" }}>{ initial }</span>
+                    <img className="mx_MemberAvatar" src={this.state.imageUrl}
+                         onError={this.onError} width={this.props.width} height={this.props.height} />
+                </span>
+            );            
+        }
         return (
             <img className="mx_MemberAvatar" src={this.state.imageUrl}
                 onError={this.onError}
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/RoomAvatar.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/RoomAvatar.js
index a1d87f7fa4..f61b6cec12 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/RoomAvatar.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/RoomAvatar.js
@@ -43,13 +43,33 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     render: function() {
         var style = {
-            maxWidth: this.props.width,
-            maxHeight: this.props.height,
+            width: this.props.width,
+            height: this.props.height,
         };
-        return (
-            <img className="mx_RoomAvatar" src={this.state.imageUrl} onError={this.onError}
-                style={style}
-            />
-        );
+
+        // XXX: recalculates fallback avatar constantly
+        if (this.state.imageUrl === this.getFallbackAvatar()) {
+            var initial;
+            if (this.props.room.name[0])
+                initial = this.props.room.name[0].toUpperCase();
+            if ((initial === '@' || initial === '#') && this.props.room.name[1])
+                initial = this.props.room.name[1].toUpperCase();
+         
+            return (
+                <span>
+                    <span className="mx_RoomAvatar_initial"
+                          style={{ fontSize: (this.props.width * 0.75) + "px",
+                                   width: this.props.width + "px",
+                                   lineHeight: this.props.height*1.2 + "px" }}>{ initial }</span>
+                    <img className="mx_RoomAvatar" src={this.state.imageUrl}
+                            onError={this.onError} style={style} />
+                </span>
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            return <img className="mx_RoomAvatar" src={this.state.imageUrl}
+                        onError={this.onError} style={style} />
+        }
+
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/Spinner.js b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/Spinner.js
index 908f267857..6dfd0c41aa 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/Spinner.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/atoms/Spinner.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var h = this.props.h || 32;
         var imgClass = this.props.imgClassName || "";
         return (
-            <div>
+            <div className="mx_Spinner">
                 <img src="img/spinner.gif" width={w} height={h} className={imgClass}/>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/ChangePassword.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/ChangePassword.js
index 004fed3982..32315158f2 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/ChangePassword.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/ChangePassword.js
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     mixins: [ChangePasswordController],
 
     onClickChange: function() {
-        var old_password = this.refs.old_input.getDOMNode().value;
-        var new_password = this.refs.new_input.getDOMNode().value;
-        var confirm_password = this.refs.confirm_input.getDOMNode().value;
+        var old_password = this.refs.old_input.value;
+        var new_password = this.refs.new_input.value;
+        var confirm_password = this.refs.confirm_input.value;
         if (new_password != confirm_password) {
             this.setState({
                 state: this.Phases.Error,
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js
index 4a299f1415..361e39d6f0 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MatrixToolbar.js
@@ -28,12 +28,20 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         Notifier.setToolbarHidden(true);
     },
 
+    onClick: function() {
+        var Notifier = sdk.getComponent('organisms.Notifier');
+        Notifier.setEnabled(true);
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         var EnableNotificationsButton = sdk.getComponent("atoms.EnableNotificationsButton");
         return (
             <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar">
-                You are not receiving desktop notifications. <EnableNotificationsButton />
-                <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar_close"><img src="img/close-white.png" width="16" height="16" onClick={ this.hideToolbar } /></div>
+                <img className="mx_MatrixToolbar_warning" src="img/warning.png" width="28" height="28" alt="/!\"/>
+                <div>
+                    You are not receiving desktop notifications. <a className="mx_MatrixToolbar_link" onClick={ this.onClick }>Enable them now</a>
+                </div>
+                <div className="mx_MatrixToolbar_close"><img src="img/cancel-black2.png" width="23" height="23" onClick={ this.hideToolbar } /></div>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageComposer.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageComposer.js
index 25f69bda3b..c75aaa142c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageComposer.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     mixins: [MessageComposerController],
 
     onUploadClick: function(ev) {
-        this.refs.uploadInput.getDOMNode().click();
+        this.refs.uploadInput.click();
     },
 
     onUploadFileSelected: function(ev) {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (files && files.length > 0) {
             this.props.uploadFile(files[0]);
         }
-        this.refs.uploadInput.getDOMNode().value = null;
+        this.refs.uploadInput.value = null;
     },
 
     onCallClick: function(ev) {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageContextMenu.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageContextMenu.js
index 995c2c4b51..b36d4ccbbf 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageContextMenu.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/MessageContextMenu.js
@@ -22,25 +22,13 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var Modal = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/Modal');
+var Resend = require("../../../../Resend");
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'MessageContextMenu',
 
     onResendClick: function() {
-        MatrixClientPeg.get().resendEvent(
-            this.props.mxEvent, MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(
-                this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId()
-            )
-        ).done(function() {
-            dis.dispatch({
-                action: 'message_sent'
-            });
-        }, function() {
-            dis.dispatch({
-                action: 'message_send_failed'
-            });
-        });
-        dis.dispatch({action: 'message_resend_started'});
+        Resend.resend(this.props.mxEvent);
         if (this.props.onFinished) this.props.onFinished();
     },
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomDropTarget.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomDropTarget.js
index b1e1507796..00d0546c90 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomDropTarget.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomDropTarget.js
@@ -18,16 +18,25 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 
-//var RoomDropTargetController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/RoomDropTargetController')
-
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'RoomDropTarget',
-    // mixins: [RoomDropTargetController],
+
     render: function() {
-        return (
-            <div className="mx_RoomDropTarget">
-                {this.props.text}
-            </div>
-        );
+        if (this.props.placeholder) {
+            return (
+                <div className="mx_RoomDropTarget mx_RoomDropTarget_placeholder">
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            return (
+                <div className="mx_RoomDropTarget">
+                    <div className="mx_RoomDropTarget_avatar"></div>
+                    <div className="mx_RoomDropTarget_label">
+                        { this.props.label }
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomHeader.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomHeader.js
index 7f45fd42cd..cc43b1cd01 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomHeader.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     getRoomName: function() {
-        return this.refs.name_edit.getDOMNode().value;
+        return this.refs.name_edit.value;
     },
 
     onFullscreenClick: function() {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomSettings.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomSettings.js
index c5e08ff966..4fdd40d9e1 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomSettings.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomSettings.js
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     mixins: [RoomSettingsController],
 
     getTopic: function() {
-        return this.refs.topic.getDOMNode().value;
+        return this.refs.topic.value;
     },
 
     getJoinRules: function() {
-        return this.refs.is_private.getDOMNode().checked ? "invite" : "public";
+        return this.refs.is_private.checked ? "invite" : "public";
     },
 
     getHistoryVisibility: function() {
-        return this.refs.share_history.getDOMNode().checked ? "shared" : "invited";
+        return this.refs.share_history.checked ? "shared" : "invited";
     },
 
     getPowerLevels: function() {
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         power_levels = power_levels.getContent();
 
         var new_power_levels = {
-            ban: parseInt(this.refs.ban.getDOMNode().value),
-            kick: parseInt(this.refs.kick.getDOMNode().value),
-            redact: parseInt(this.refs.redact.getDOMNode().value),
-            invite: parseInt(this.refs.invite.getDOMNode().value),
-            events_default: parseInt(this.refs.events_default.getDOMNode().value),
-            state_default: parseInt(this.refs.state_default.getDOMNode().value),
-            users_default: parseInt(this.refs.users_default.getDOMNode().value),
+            ban: parseInt(this.refs.ban.value),
+            kick: parseInt(this.refs.kick.value),
+            redact: parseInt(this.refs.redact.value),
+            invite: parseInt(this.refs.invite.value),
+            events_default: parseInt(this.refs.events_default.value),
+            state_default: parseInt(this.refs.state_default.value),
+            users_default: parseInt(this.refs.users_default.value),
             users: power_levels.users,
             events: power_levels.events,
         };
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js
index 82616b5a59..471bd8a11f 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTile.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var DragSource = require('react-dnd').DragSource;
+var DropTarget = require('react-dnd').DropTarget;
 var classNames = require('classnames');
 
 var RoomTileController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/molecules/RoomTile')
@@ -25,10 +27,178 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 
-module.exports = React.createClass({
+/**
+ * Specifies the drag source contract.
+ * Only `beginDrag` function is required.
+ */
+var roomTileSource = {
+    canDrag: function(props, monitor) {
+        return props.roomSubList.props.editable;
+    },
+
+    beginDrag: function (props) {
+        // Return the data describing the dragged item
+        var item = {
+            room: props.room,
+            originalList: props.roomSubList,            
+            originalIndex: props.roomSubList.findRoomTile(props.room).index,
+            targetList: props.roomSubList, // at first target is same as original
+            lastTargetRoom: null,
+            lastYOffset: null,
+            lastYDelta: null,
+        };
+
+        if (props.roomSubList.debug) console.log("roomTile beginDrag for " + item.room.roomId);
+
+        // doing this 'correctly' with state causes react-dnd to break seemingly due to the state transitions
+        props.room._dragging = true;
+
+        return item;
+    },
+
+    endDrag: function (props, monitor, component) {
+        var item = monitor.getItem();
+
+        if (props.roomSubList.debug) console.log("roomTile endDrag for " + item.room.roomId + " with didDrop=" + monitor.didDrop());
+
+        props.room._dragging = false;
+        if (monitor.didDrop()) {
+            if (props.roomSubList.debug) console.log("force updating component " + item.targetList.props.label);
+            item.targetList.forceUpdate(); // as we're not using state
+        }
+
+        if (monitor.didDrop() && item.targetList.props.editable) {
+            // if we moved lists, remove the old tag
+            if (item.targetList !== item.originalList) {
+                // commented out attempts to set a spinner on our target component as component is actually
+                // the original source component being dragged, not our target.  To fix we just need to
+                // move all of this to endDrop in the target instead.  FIXME later.
+
+                //component.state.set({ spinner: component.state.spinner ? component.state.spinner++ : 1 });
+                MatrixClientPeg.get().deleteRoomTag(item.room.roomId, item.originalList.props.tagName).finally(function() {
+                    //component.state.set({ spinner: component.state.spinner-- });
+                }).fail(function(err) {
+                    var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("organisms.ErrorDialog");
+                    Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
+                        title: "Failed to remove tag " + item.originalList.props.tagName + " from room",
+                        description: err.toString()
+                    });
+                });
+            }
+
+            var newOrder= {};
+            if (item.targetList.props.order === 'manual') {
+                newOrder['order'] = item.targetList.calcManualOrderTagData(item.room);
+            }
+
+            // if we moved lists or the ordering changed, add the new tag
+            if (item.targetList.props.tagName && (item.targetList !== item.originalList || newOrder)) {
+                //component.state.set({ spinner: component.state.spinner ? component.state.spinner++ : 1 });
+                MatrixClientPeg.get().setRoomTag(item.room.roomId, item.targetList.props.tagName, newOrder).finally(function() {
+                    //component.state.set({ spinner: component.state.spinner-- });
+                }).fail(function(err) {
+                    var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("organisms.ErrorDialog");
+                    Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
+                        title: "Failed to add tag " + item.targetList.props.tagName + " to room",
+                        description: err.toString()
+                    });
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            // cancel the drop and reset our original position
+            if (props.roomSubList.debug) console.log("cancelling drop & drag");
+            props.roomSubList.moveRoomTile(item.room, item.originalIndex);
+            if (item.targetList && item.targetList !== item.originalList) {
+                item.targetList.removeRoomTile(item.room);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+var roomTileTarget = {
+    canDrop: function() {
+        return false;
+    },
+
+    hover: function(props, monitor) {
+        var item = monitor.getItem();
+        var off = monitor.getClientOffset();
+        // console.log("hovering on room " + props.room.roomId + ", isOver=" + monitor.isOver());
+
+        //console.log("item.targetList=" + item.targetList + ", roomSubList=" + props.roomSubList);
+
+        var switchedTarget = false;
+        if (item.targetList !== props.roomSubList) {
+            // we've switched target, so remove the tile from the previous target.
+            // n.b. the previous target might actually be the source list.
+            if (props.roomSubList.debug) console.log("switched target sublist");
+            switchedTarget = true;
+            item.targetList.removeRoomTile(item.room);
+            item.targetList = props.roomSubList;
+        }
+
+        if (!item.targetList.props.editable) return;
+
+        if (item.targetList.props.order === 'manual') {
+            if (item.room.roomId !== props.room.roomId && props.room !== item.lastTargetRoom) {
+                // find the offset of the target tile in the list.
+                var roomTile = props.roomSubList.findRoomTile(props.room);
+                // shuffle the list to add our tile to that position.
+                props.roomSubList.moveRoomTile(item.room, roomTile.index);
+            }
+            
+            // stop us from flickering between our droptarget and the previous room.
+            // whenever the cursor changes direction we have to reset the flicker-damping.
+            
+            var yDelta = off.y - item.lastYOffset;
+
+            if ((yDelta > 0 && item.lastYDelta < 0) ||
+                (yDelta < 0 && item.lastYDelta > 0))
+            {
+                // the cursor changed direction - forget our previous room
+                item.lastTargetRoom = null;
+            }
+            else {
+                // track the last room we were hovering over so we can stop
+                // bouncing back and forth if the droptarget is narrower than
+                // the other list items.  The other way to do this would be
+                // to reduce the size of the hittarget on the list items, but
+                // can't see an easy way to do that.
+                item.lastTargetRoom = props.room;
+            }
+
+            if (yDelta) item.lastYDelta = yDelta;
+            item.lastYOffset = off.y;
+        }
+        else if (switchedTarget) {
+            if (!props.roomSubList.findRoomTile(item.room).room) {
+                // add to the list in the right place
+                props.roomSubList.moveRoomTile(item.room, 0);
+            }
+            // we have to sort the list whatever to recalculate it
+            props.roomSubList.sortList();
+        }
+    },
+};
+
+var RoomTile = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'RoomTile',
     mixins: [RoomTileController],
 
+    propTypes: {
+        connectDragSource: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        connectDropTarget: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+        isDragging: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        room: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        selected: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        unread: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        highlight: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        isInvite: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+        roomSubList: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    },
+
     getInitialState: function() {
         return( { hover : false });
     },
@@ -42,21 +212,32 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render: function() {
+        // if (this.props.clientOffset) {
+        //     //console.log("room " + this.props.room.roomId + " has dropTarget clientOffset " + this.props.clientOffset.x + "," + this.props.clientOffset.y);
+        // }
+
+        if (this.props.room._dragging) {
+            var RoomDropTarget = sdk.getComponent("molecules.RoomDropTarget");
+            return <RoomDropTarget placeholder={true}/>;
+        }
+
         var myUserId = MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId;
+        var me = this.props.room.currentState.members[myUserId];
         var classes = classNames({
             'mx_RoomTile': true,
             'mx_RoomTile_selected': this.props.selected,
             'mx_RoomTile_unread': this.props.unread,
             'mx_RoomTile_highlight': this.props.highlight,
-            'mx_RoomTile_invited': this.props.room.currentState.members[myUserId].membership == 'invite'
+            'mx_RoomTile_invited': (me && me.membership == 'invite'),
         });
 
         var name;
         if (this.props.isInvite) {
-            name = this.props.room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId).events.member.getSender();
+            name = this.props.room.getMember(myUserId).events.member.getSender();
         }
         else {
-            name = this.props.room.name;
+            // XXX: We should never display raw room IDs, but sometimes the room name js sdk gives is undefined
+            name = this.props.room.name || this.props.room.roomId;
         }
 
         name = name.replace(":", ":\u200b"); // add a zero-width space to allow linewrapping after the colon
@@ -91,7 +272,14 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
 
         var RoomAvatar = sdk.getComponent('atoms.RoomAvatar');
-        return (
+
+        // These props are injected by React DnD,
+        // as defined by your `collect` function above:
+        var isDragging = this.props.isDragging;
+        var connectDragSource = this.props.connectDragSource;
+        var connectDropTarget = this.props.connectDropTarget;
+
+        return connectDragSource(connectDropTarget(
             <div className={classes} onClick={this.onClick} onMouseEnter={this.onMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={this.onMouseLeave}>
                 <div className="mx_RoomTile_avatar">
                     <RoomAvatar room={this.props.room} width="24" height="24" />
@@ -99,6 +287,27 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 </div>
                 { label }
             </div>
-        );
+        ));
     }
 });
+
+// Export the wrapped version, inlining the 'collect' functions
+// to more closely resemble the ES7
+module.exports = 
+DropTarget('RoomTile', roomTileTarget, function(connect, monitor) {
+    return {
+        // Call this function inside render()
+        // to let React DnD handle the drag events:
+        connectDropTarget: connect.dropTarget(),
+        isOver: monitor.isOver(),
+    }
+})(
+DragSource('RoomTile', roomTileSource, function(connect, monitor) {
+    return {
+        // Call this function inside render()
+        // to let React DnD handle the drag events:
+        connectDragSource: connect.dragSource(),
+        // You can ask the monitor about the current drag state:
+        isDragging: monitor.isDragging()
+    };
+})(RoomTile));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTooltip.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTooltip.js
index 82e3e74468..51b13526c5 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTooltip.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/RoomTooltip.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 
@@ -24,21 +25,21 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'RoomTooltip',
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
+        var tooltip = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this);
         if (!this.props.bottom) {
             // tell the roomlist about us so it can position us
             dis.dispatch({
                 action: 'view_tooltip',
-                tooltip: this.getDOMNode(),
+                tooltip: tooltip,
             });
         }
         else {
-            var tooltip = this.getDOMNode();
             tooltip.style.top = tooltip.parentElement.getBoundingClientRect().top + "px"; 
             tooltip.style.display = "block";
         }
     },
 
-    componentDidUnmount: function() {
+    componentWillUnmount: function() {
         if (!this.props.bottom) {
             dis.dispatch({
                 action: 'view_tooltip',
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SearchBar.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SearchBar.js
index d31e24b4ec..585b9a6d4a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SearchBar.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/SearchBar.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     onSearchChange: function(e) {
         if (e.keyCode === 13) { // on enter...
-            this.props.onSearch(this.refs.search_term.getDOMNode().value, this.state.scope);
+            this.props.onSearch(this.refs.search_term.value, this.state.scope);
         }
     },
     
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UserSelector.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UserSelector.js
index 6b2336901f..58cb7d215a 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UserSelector.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/UserSelector.js
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     mixins: [UserSelectorController],
 
     onAddUserId: function() {
-        this.addUser(this.refs.user_id_input.getDOMNode().value);
-        this.refs.user_id_input.getDOMNode().value = "";
+        this.addUser(this.refs.user_id_input.value);
+        this.refs.user_id_input.value = "";
     },
 
     render: function() {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/CallView.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/CallView.js
index 07987bd379..52297bbc1d 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/CallView.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/CallView.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     render: function(){
         var VideoView = sdk.getComponent('molecules.voip.VideoView');
         return (
-            <VideoView ref="video"/>
+            <VideoView ref="video" onClick={ this.props.onClick }/>
         );
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/IncomingCallBox.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/IncomingCallBox.js
index c3bcd82584..bf12990402 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/IncomingCallBox.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/IncomingCallBox.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     mixins: [IncomingCallBoxController],
 
     getRingAudio: function() {
-        return this.refs.ringAudio.getDOMNode();
+        return this.refs.ringAudio;
     },
 
     render: function() {
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js
index 4e0fb913e6..75a2500d10 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/molecules/voip/VideoView.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher')
@@ -29,15 +30,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     getRemoteVideoElement: function() {
-        return this.refs.remote.getDOMNode();
+        return ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.remote);
     },
 
     getRemoteAudioElement: function() {
-        return this.refs.remoteAudio.getDOMNode();
+        return this.refs.remoteAudio;
     },
 
     getLocalVideoElement: function() {
-        return this.refs.local.getDOMNode();
+        return ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.local);
     },
 
     setContainer: function(c) {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 if (!this.container) {
                     return;
                 }
-                var element = this.container.getDOMNode();
+                var element = this.container;
                 if (payload.fullscreen) {
                     var requestMethod = (
                         element.requestFullScreen ||
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     render: function() {
         var VideoFeed = sdk.getComponent('atoms.voip.VideoFeed');
         return (
-            <div className="mx_VideoView" ref={this.setContainer}>
+            <div className="mx_VideoView" ref={this.setContainer} onClick={ this.props.onClick }>
                 <div className="mx_VideoView_remoteVideoFeed">
                     <VideoFeed ref="remote"/>
                     <audio ref="remoteAudio"/>
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/LeftPanel.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/LeftPanel.js
index ec25f9342a..96d48e0e15 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/LeftPanel.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/LeftPanel.js
@@ -17,18 +17,72 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var DragDropContext = require('react-dnd').DragDropContext;
+var HTML5Backend = require('react-dnd-html5-backend');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 
-module.exports = React.createClass({
+var CallHandler = require("matrix-react-sdk/lib/CallHandler");
+
+var LeftPanel = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'LeftPanel',
 
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return {
+            showCallElement: null,
+        };
+    },
+
+    componentDidMount: function() {
+        this.dispatcherRef = dis.register(this.onAction);
+    },
+
+    componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
+        this._recheckCallElement(newProps.selectedRoom);
+    },    
+
+    componentWillUnmount: function() {
+        dis.unregister(this.dispatcherRef);
+    },
+
+    onAction: function(payload) {
+        switch (payload.action) {
+            // listen for call state changes to prod the render method, which
+            // may hide the global CallView if the call it is tracking is dead
+            case 'call_state':
+                this._recheckCallElement(this.props.selectedRoom);
+                break;
+        }
+    },
+
+    _recheckCallElement: function(selectedRoomId) {
+        // if we aren't viewing a room with an ongoing call, but there is an
+        // active call, show the call element - we need to do this to make
+        // audio/video not crap out
+        var activeCall = CallHandler.getAnyActiveCall();
+        var callForRoom = CallHandler.getCallForRoom(selectedRoomId);
+        var showCall = (activeCall && !callForRoom);
+        this.setState({
+            showCallElement: showCall
+        });
+    },
+
     onHideClick: function() {
         dis.dispatch({
             action: 'hide_left_panel',
         });
     },
 
+    onCallViewClick: function() {
+        var call = CallHandler.getAnyActiveCall();
+        if (call) {
+            dis.dispatch({
+                action: 'view_room',
+                room_id: call.roomId,
+            });
+        }
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         var RoomList = sdk.getComponent('organisms.RoomList');
         var BottomLeftMenu = sdk.getComponent('molecules.BottomLeftMenu');
@@ -44,10 +98,17 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             // collapseButton = <img className="mx_LeftPanel_hideButton" onClick={ this.onHideClick } src="img/hide.png" width="12" height="20" alt="<"/>   
         }
 
+        var callPreview;
+        if (this.state.showCallElement) {
+            var CallView = sdk.getComponent('molecules.voip.CallView');
+            callPreview = <CallView className="mx_LeftPanel_callView" onClick={this.onCallViewClick} />
+        }
+
         return (
             <aside className={classes}>
                 { collapseButton }
                 <IncomingCallBox />
+                { callPreview }
                 <RoomList selectedRoom={this.props.selectedRoom} collapsed={this.props.collapsed}/>
                 <BottomLeftMenu collapsed={this.props.collapsed}/>
             </aside>
@@ -55,3 +116,4 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     }
 });
 
+module.exports = DragDropContext(HTML5Backend)(LeftPanel);
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/MemberList.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/MemberList.js
index ba7bc0101c..407e282aaf 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/MemberList.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/MemberList.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var classNames = require('classnames');
 var Loader = require('react-loader');
 
 var MemberListController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/organisms/MemberList')
+var GeminiScrollbar = require('react-gemini-scrollbar');
 
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     onPopulateInvite: function(e) {
-        this.onInvite(this.refs.invite.getDOMNode().value);
+        this.onInvite(this.refs.invite.value);
         e.preventDefault();
     },
 
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         }
         return (
             <div className="mx_MemberList">
-                <div className="mx_MemberList_border">
+                <GeminiScrollbar autoshow={true} className="mx_MemberList_border">
                     {this.inviteTile()}
                     <div>
                         <div className="mx_MemberList_wrapper">
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         </div>
                     </div>
                     {invitedSection}
-                </div>
+                </GeminiScrollbar>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomDirectory.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomDirectory.js
index 90c5dd5755..8c4dc51dfa 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomDirectory.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomDirectory.js
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     onKeyUp: function(ev) {
         this.forceUpdate();
-        this.setState({ roomAlias : this.refs.roomAlias.getDOMNode().value })
+        this.setState({ roomAlias : this.refs.roomAlias.value })
         if (ev.key == "Enter") {
-            this.joinRoom(this.refs.roomAlias.getDOMNode().value);
+            this.joinRoom(this.refs.roomAlias.value);
         }
         if (ev.key == "Down") {
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js
index dc958a4ecd..018cc9b0db 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomList.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ var React = require('react');
 var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 
+var GeminiScrollbar = require('react-gemini-scrollbar');
 var RoomListController = require('../../../../controllers/organisms/RoomList')
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
@@ -33,48 +34,82 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
     },
 
     render: function() {
-        var CallView = sdk.getComponent('molecules.voip.CallView');
-        var RoomDropTarget = sdk.getComponent('molecules.RoomDropTarget');
-
-        var callElement;
-        if (this.state.show_call_element) {
-            callElement = <CallView className="mx_MatrixChat_callView"/>
-        }
-
         var expandButton = this.props.collapsed ? 
                            <img className="mx_RoomList_expandButton" onClick={ this.onShowClick } src="img/menu.png" width="20" alt=">"/> :
                            null;
 
-        var invitesLabel = this.props.collapsed ? null : "Invites";
-        var recentsLabel = this.props.collapsed ? null : "Recent";
-
-        var invites;
-        if (this.state.inviteList.length) {
-            invites = <div>
-                        <h2 className="mx_RoomList_invitesLabel">{ invitesLabel }</h2>
-                        <div className="mx_RoomList_invites">
-                            {this.makeRoomTiles(this.state.inviteList, true)}
-                        </div>
-                      </div>
-        }
+        var RoomSubList = sdk.getComponent('organisms.RoomSubList');
+        var self = this;
 
         return (
-            <div className="mx_RoomList" onScroll={this._repositionTooltip}>
+            <GeminiScrollbar className="mx_RoomList_scrollbar" autoshow={true} onScroll={self._repositionTooltip}>
+            <div className="mx_RoomList">
                 { expandButton }
-                { callElement }
-                <h2 className="mx_RoomList_favouritesLabel">Favourites</h2>
-                <RoomDropTarget text="Drop here to favourite"/>
 
-                { invites }
+                <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists['m.invite'] }
+                             label="Invites"
+                             editable={ false }
+                             order="recent"
+                             activityMap={ self.state.activityMap }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                             collapsed={ self.props.collapsed } />
 
-                <h2 className="mx_RoomList_recentsLabel">{ recentsLabel }</h2>
-                <div className="mx_RoomList_recents">
-                    {this.makeRoomTiles(this.state.roomList, false)}
-                </div>
+                <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists['m.favourite'] }
+                             label="Favourites"
+                             tagName="m.favourite"
+                             verb="favourite"
+                             editable={ true }
+                             order="manual"
+                             activityMap={ self.state.activityMap }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                             collapsed={ self.props.collapsed } />
 
-                <h2 className="mx_RoomList_archiveLabel">Archive</h2>
-                <RoomDropTarget text="Drop here to archive"/>
+                <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists['m.recent'] }
+                             label="Conversations"
+                             editable={ true }
+                             verb="restore"
+                             order="recent"
+                             activityMap={ self.state.activityMap }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                             collapsed={ self.props.collapsed } />
+
+                { Object.keys(self.state.lists).map(function(tagName) {
+                    if (!tagName.match(/^m\.(invite|favourite|recent|lowpriority|archived)$/)) {
+                        return <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists[tagName] }
+                             key={ tagName }
+                             label={ tagName }
+                             tagName={ tagName }
+                             verb={ "tag as " + tagName }
+                             editable={ true }
+                             order="manual"
+                             activityMap={ self.state.activityMap }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                             collapsed={ self.props.collapsed } />
+
+                    }
+                }) }
+
+                <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists['m.lowpriority'] }
+                             label="Low priority"
+                             tagName="m.lowpriority"
+                             verb="demote"
+                             editable={ true }
+                             order="recent"
+                             bottommost={ self.state.lists['m.archived'].length === 0 }
+                             activityMap={ self.state.activityMap }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                             collapsed={ self.props.collapsed } />
+
+                <RoomSubList list={ self.state.lists['m.archived'] }
+                             label="Historical"
+                             editable={ false }
+                             order="recent"
+                             bottommost={ true }
+                             activityMap={ self.state.activityMap }
+                             selectedRoom={ self.props.selectedRoom }
+                             collapsed={ self.props.collapsed } />
             </div>
+            </GeminiScrollbar>
         );
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4fd5e9973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomSubList.js
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+'use strict';
+
+var React = require('react');
+var DropTarget = require('react-dnd').DropTarget;
+var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
+var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
+
+// turn this on for drop & drag console debugging galore
+var debug = false;
+
+var roomListTarget = {
+    canDrop: function() {
+        return true;
+    },
+
+    drop: function(props, monitor, component) {
+        if (debug) console.log("dropped on sublist")
+    },
+
+    hover: function(props, monitor, component) {
+        var item = monitor.getItem();
+
+        if (component.state.sortedList.length == 0 && props.editable) {
+            if (debug) console.log("hovering on sublist " + props.label + ", isOver=" + monitor.isOver());
+
+            if (item.targetList !== component) {
+                 item.targetList.removeRoomTile(item.room);
+                 item.targetList = component;
+            }
+
+            component.moveRoomTile(item.room, 0);
+        }
+    },
+};
+
+var RoomSubList = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'RoomSubList',
+
+    debug: debug,
+
+    propTypes: {
+        list: React.PropTypes.arrayOf(React.PropTypes.object).isRequired,
+        label: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+        tagName: React.PropTypes.string,
+        editable: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        order: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+        bottommost: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        selectedRoom: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+        activityMap: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        collapsed: React.PropTypes.bool.isRequired
+    },
+
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return {
+            hidden: false,
+            sortedList: [],
+        };
+    },
+
+    componentWillMount: function() {
+        this.sortList(this.props.list, this.props.order);
+    },
+
+    componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
+        // order the room list appropriately before we re-render
+        //if (debug) console.log("received new props, list = " + newProps.list);
+        this.sortList(newProps.list, newProps.order);
+    },
+
+    onClick: function(ev) {
+        this.setState({ hidden : !this.state.hidden });
+    },
+
+    tsOfNewestEvent: function(room) {
+        if (room.timeline.length) {
+            return room.timeline[room.timeline.length - 1].getTs();
+        }
+        else {
+            return Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;
+        }
+    },
+
+    // TODO: factor the comparators back out into a generic comparator
+    // so that view_prev_room and view_next_room can do the right thing
+
+    recentsComparator: function(roomA, roomB) {
+        return this.tsOfNewestEvent(roomB) - this.tsOfNewestEvent(roomA);
+    },
+
+    manualComparator: function(roomA, roomB) {
+        if (!roomA.tags[this.props.tagName] || !roomB.tags[this.props.tagName]) return 0;
+        var a = roomA.tags[this.props.tagName].order;
+        var b = roomB.tags[this.props.tagName].order;
+        return a == b ? this.recentsComparator(roomA, roomB) : ( a > b  ? 1 : -1);
+    },
+
+    sortList: function(list, order) {
+        if (list === undefined) list = this.state.sortedList;
+        if (order === undefined) order = this.props.order;
+        var comparator;
+        list = list || [];
+        if (order === "manual") comparator = this.manualComparator;
+        if (order === "recent") comparator = this.recentsComparator;
+
+        //if (debug) console.log("sorting list for sublist " + this.props.label + " with length " + list.length + ", this.props.list = " + this.props.list);
+        this.setState({ sortedList: list.sort(comparator) });
+    },
+
+    moveRoomTile: function(room, atIndex) {
+        if (debug) console.log("moveRoomTile: id " + room.roomId + ", atIndex " + atIndex);
+        //console.log("moveRoomTile before: " + JSON.stringify(this.state.rooms));
+        var found = this.findRoomTile(room);
+        var rooms = this.state.sortedList;
+        if (found.room) {
+            if (debug) console.log("removing at index " + found.index + " and adding at index " + atIndex);
+            rooms.splice(found.index, 1);
+            rooms.splice(atIndex, 0, found.room);
+        }
+        else {
+            if (debug) console.log("Adding at index " + atIndex);
+            rooms.splice(atIndex, 0, room);
+        }
+        this.setState({ sortedList: rooms });
+        // console.log("moveRoomTile after: " + JSON.stringify(this.state.rooms));
+    },
+
+    // XXX: this isn't invoked via a property method but indirectly via
+    // the roomList property method.  Unsure how evil this is.
+    removeRoomTile: function(room) {
+        if (debug) console.log("remove room " + room.roomId);
+        var found = this.findRoomTile(room);
+        var rooms = this.state.sortedList;
+        if (found.room) {
+            rooms.splice(found.index, 1);
+        }        
+        else {
+            console.warn("Can't remove room " + room.roomId + " - can't find it");
+        }
+        this.setState({ sortedList: rooms });
+    },
+
+    findRoomTile: function(room) {        
+        var index = this.state.sortedList.indexOf(room); 
+        if (index >= 0) {
+            // console.log("found: room: " + room.roomId + " with index " + index);
+        }
+        else {
+            if (debug) console.log("didn't find room");
+            room = null;
+        }
+        return ({
+            room: room,
+            index: index,
+        });
+    },
+
+    calcManualOrderTagData: function(room) {
+        var index = this.state.sortedList.indexOf(room); 
+
+        // we sort rooms by the lexicographic ordering of the 'order' metadata on their tags.
+        // for convenience, we calculate this for now a floating point number between 0.0 and 1.0.
+
+        var orderA = 0.0; // by default we're next to the beginning of the list
+        if (index > 0) {
+            var prevTag = this.state.sortedList[index - 1].tags[this.props.tagName];
+            if (!prevTag) {
+                console.error("Previous room in sublist is not tagged to be in this list. This should never happen.")
+            }
+            else if (prevTag.order === undefined) {
+                console.error("Previous room in sublist has no ordering metadata. This should never happen.");
+            }
+            else {
+                orderA = prevTag.order;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var orderB = 1.0; // by default we're next to the end of the list too
+        if (index < this.state.sortedList.length - 1) {
+            var nextTag = this.state.sortedList[index + 1].tags[this.props.tagName];
+            if (!nextTag) {
+                console.error("Next room in sublist is not tagged to be in this list. This should never happen.")
+            }
+            else if (nextTag.order === undefined) {
+                console.error("Next room in sublist has no ordering metadata. This should never happen.");
+            }
+            else {
+                orderB = nextTag.order;
+            }
+        }
+
+        var order = (orderA + orderB) / 2.0;
+        if (order === orderA || order === orderB) {
+            console.error("Cannot describe new list position.  This should be incredibly unlikely.");
+            // TODO: renumber the list
+        }
+
+        return order;
+    },
+
+    makeRoomTiles: function() {
+        var self = this;
+        var RoomTile = sdk.getComponent("molecules.RoomTile");
+        return this.state.sortedList.map(function(room) {
+            var selected = room.roomId == self.props.selectedRoom;
+            // XXX: is it evil to pass in self as a prop to RoomTile?
+            return (
+                <RoomTile
+                    room={ room }
+                    roomSubList={ self }
+                    key={ room.roomId }
+                    collapsed={ self.props.collapsed }
+                    selected={ selected }
+                    unread={ self.props.activityMap[room.roomId] === 1 }
+                    highlight={ self.props.activityMap[room.roomId] === 2 }
+                    isInvite={ self.props.label === 'Invites' } />
+            );
+        });
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        var connectDropTarget = this.props.connectDropTarget;
+        var RoomDropTarget = sdk.getComponent('molecules.RoomDropTarget');
+
+        var label = this.props.collapsed ? null : this.props.label;
+
+        //console.log("render: " + JSON.stringify(this.state.sortedList));
+
+        var target;
+        if (this.state.sortedList.length == 0 && this.props.editable) {
+            target = <RoomDropTarget label={ 'Drop here to ' + this.props.verb }/>;
+        }
+
+        if (this.state.sortedList.length > 0 || this.props.editable) {
+            var subList;
+            var classes = "mx_RoomSubList" +
+                          (this.props.bottommost ? " mx_RoomSubList_bottommost" : "");
+
+            if (!this.state.hidden) {
+                subList = <div className={ classes }>
+                                { target }
+                                { this.makeRoomTiles() }
+                          </div>;
+            }
+            else {
+                subList = <div className={ classes }>
+                          </div>;                
+            }
+
+            return connectDropTarget(
+                <div>
+                    <h2 onClick={ this.onClick } className="mx_RoomSubList_label">{ this.props.collapsed ? '' : this.props.label }
+                        <img className="mx_RoomSubList_chevron" src={ this.state.hidden ? "/img/list-open.png" : "/img/list-close.png" } width="10" height="10"/>
+                    </h2>
+                    { subList }
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            return (
+                <div className="mx_RoomSubList">
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+// Export the wrapped version, inlining the 'collect' functions
+// to more closely resemble the ES7
+module.exports = 
+DropTarget('RoomTile', roomListTarget, function(connect) {
+    return {
+        connectDropTarget: connect.dropTarget(),
+    }
+})(RoomSubList);
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js
index 2dc63cacc5..dfab5b67f8 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/organisms/RoomView.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/MatrixClientPeg');
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 var classNames = require("classnames");
 var filesize = require('filesize');
 
+var GeminiScrollbar = require('react-gemini-scrollbar');
 var RoomViewController = require('../../../../controllers/organisms/RoomView')
 
 var Loader = require("react-loader");
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     scrollToBottom: function() {
         if (!this.refs.messageWrapper) return;
-        var messageWrapper = this.refs.messageWrapper.getDOMNode();
+        var messageWrapper = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.messageWrapper).children[2];
         messageWrapper.scrollTop = messageWrapper.scrollHeight;
     },
 
@@ -196,10 +198,48 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 );
             } else {
                 var typingString = this.getWhoIsTypingString();
+                //typingString = "Testing typing...";
                 var unreadMsgs = this.getUnreadMessagesString();
+                // no conn bar trumps unread count since you can't get unread messages
+                // without a connection! (technically may already have some but meh)
+                // It also trumps the "some not sent" msg since you can't resend without
+                // a connection!
+                if (this.state.syncState === "ERROR") {
+                    statusBar = (
+                        <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar">
+                            <img src="img/warning2.png" width="30" height="30" alt="/!\"/>
+                            <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_textArea">
+                                <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_title">
+                                    Connectivity to the server has been lost.
+                                </div>
+                                <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_desc">
+                                    Sent messages will be stored until your connection has returned.
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    );
+                }
+                else if (this.state.hasUnsentMessages) {
+                    statusBar = (
+                        <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar">
+                            <img src="img/warning2.png" width="30" height="30" alt="/!\"/>
+                            <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_textArea">
+                                <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_title">
+                                    Some of your messages have not been sent.
+                                </div>
+                                <div className="mx_RoomView_connectionLostBar_desc">
+                                    <a className="mx_RoomView_resend_link"
+                                        onClick={ this.onResendAllClick }>
+                                    Resend all now
+                                    </a> or select individual messages to re-send.
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    );
+                }
                 // unread count trumps who is typing since the unread count is only
                 // set when you've scrolled up
-                if (unreadMsgs) {
+                else if (unreadMsgs) {
                     statusBar = (
                         <div className="mx_RoomView_unreadMessagesBar" onClick={ this.scrollToBottom }>
                             <img src="img/newmessages.png" width="24" height="24" alt=""/>
@@ -230,9 +270,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
             var conferenceCallNotification = null;
             if (this.state.displayConfCallNotification) {
+                var supportedText;
+                if (!MatrixClientPeg.get().supportsVoip()) {
+                    supportedText = " (unsupported)";
+                }
                 conferenceCallNotification = (
                     <div className="mx_RoomView_ongoingConfCallNotification" onClick={this.onConferenceNotificationClick}>
-                        Ongoing conference call
+                        Ongoing conference call {supportedText}
                     </div>
                 );
             }
@@ -256,7 +300,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         { conferenceCallNotification }
                         { aux }
                     </div>
-                    <div ref="messageWrapper" className="mx_RoomView_messagePanel" onScroll={ this.onMessageListScroll }>
+                    <GeminiScrollbar autoshow={true} ref="messageWrapper" className="mx_RoomView_messagePanel" onScroll={ this.onMessageListScroll }>
                         <div className="mx_RoomView_messageListWrapper">
                             { fileDropTarget }    
                             <ol className="mx_RoomView_MessageList" aria-live="polite">
@@ -265,7 +309,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                                 {this.getEventTiles()}
                             </ol>
                         </div>
-                    </div>
+                    </GeminiScrollbar>
                     <div className="mx_RoomView_statusArea">
                         <div className="mx_RoomView_statusAreaBox">
                             <div className="mx_RoomView_statusAreaBox_line"></div>
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js b/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js
index 0cf754c23a..0553c25a1c 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/pages/MatrixChat.js
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ var sdk = require('matrix-react-sdk')
 
 var MatrixChatController = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/controllers/pages/MatrixChat')
 
-// should be atomised
-var Loader = require("react-loader");
-
 var dis = require('matrix-react-sdk/lib/dispatcher');
 var Matrix = require("matrix-js-sdk");
 var ContextualMenu = require("../../../../ContextualMenu");
@@ -154,8 +151,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 );
             }
         } else if (this.state.logged_in) {
+            var Spinner = sdk.getComponent('atoms.Spinner');
             return (
-                <Loader />
+                <Spinner />
             );
         } else if (this.state.screen == 'register') {
             return (
@@ -171,4 +169,4 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             );
         }
     }
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Login.js b/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Login.js
index 0378153a7f..50b0917806 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Login.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Login.js
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
      */
     getFormVals: function() {
         return {
-            'username': this.refs.user.getDOMNode().value.trim(),
-            'password': this.refs.pass.getDOMNode().value.trim()
+            'username': this.refs.user.value.trim(),
+            'password': this.refs.pass.value.trim()
         };
     },
 
diff --git a/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Register.js b/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Register.js
index 24f88b05e2..4490522e45 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Register.js
+++ b/src/skins/vector/views/templates/Register.js
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     getRegFormVals: function() {
         return {
-            email: this.refs.email.getDOMNode().value.trim(),
-            username: this.refs.username.getDOMNode().value.trim(),
-            password: this.refs.password.getDOMNode().value.trim(),
-            confirmPassword: this.refs.confirmPassword.getDOMNode().value.trim()
+            email: this.refs.email.value.trim(),
+            username: this.refs.username.value.trim(),
+            password: this.refs.password.value.trim(),
+            confirmPassword: this.refs.confirmPassword.value.trim()
         };
     },
 
diff --git a/src/vector/index.js b/src/vector/index.js
index 298861973e..87cbd0b661 100644
--- a/src/vector/index.js
+++ b/src/vector/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var RunModernizrTests = require("./modernizr"); // this side-effects a global
 var React = require("react");
+var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
 var sdk = require("matrix-react-sdk");
 sdk.loadSkin(require('../skins/vector/skindex'));
 sdk.loadModule(require('../modules/VectorConferenceHandler'));
@@ -65,14 +66,21 @@ function parseQsFromFragment(location) {
     return {};
 }
 
+function parseQs(location) {
+    return qs.parse(location.search.substring(1));
+}
+
 // Here, we do some crude URL analysis to allow
 // deep-linking. We only support registration
 // deep-links in this example.
 function routeUrl(location) {
-    if (location.hash.indexOf('#/register') == 0) {
+    var params = parseQs(location);
+    var loginToken = params.loginToken;
+    if (loginToken) {
+        window.matrixChat.showScreen('token_login', parseQs(location));
+    }
+    else if (location.hash.indexOf('#/register') == 0) {
         window.matrixChat.showScreen('register', parseQsFromFragment(location));
-    } else if (location.hash.indexOf('#/login/cas') == 0) {
-        window.matrixChat.showScreen('cas_login', parseQsFromFragment(location));
     } else {
         window.matrixChat.showScreen(location.hash.substring(2));
     }
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@ window.onload = function() {
 function loadApp() {
     if (validBrowser) {
         var MatrixChat = sdk.getComponent('pages.MatrixChat');
-        window.matrixChat = React.render(
+        window.matrixChat = ReactDOM.render(
             <MatrixChat onNewScreen={onNewScreen} registrationUrl={makeRegistrationUrl()} />,
             document.getElementById('matrixchat')
         );
@@ -138,7 +146,7 @@ function loadApp() {
         console.error("Browser is missing required features.");
         // take to a different landing page to AWOOOOOGA at the user
         var CompatibilityPage = require("../skins/vector/views/pages/CompatibilityPage");
-        window.matrixChat = React.render(
+        window.matrixChat = ReactDOM.render(
             <CompatibilityPage onAccept={function() {
                 validBrowser = true;
                 console.log("User accepts the compatibility risks.");
diff --git a/vector/index.html b/vector/index.html
index d893523ee3..d86466797d 100644
--- a/vector/index.html
+++ b/vector/index.html
@@ -4,26 +4,26 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <title>Vector</title>
     <link href='fonts/MyriadPro.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png">
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/icons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/android-chrome-192x192.png" sizes="192x192">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="/icons/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16">
-    <link rel="manifest" href="/icons/manifest.json">
-    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/icons/favicon.ico">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-57x57.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-60x60.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-72x72.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-114x114.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-144x144.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="icons/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="icons/favicon-32x32.png" sizes="32x32">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="icons/android-chrome-192x192.png" sizes="192x192">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="icons/favicon-96x96.png" sizes="96x96">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="icons/favicon-16x16.png" sizes="16x16">
+    <link rel="manifest" href="icons/manifest.json">
+    <link rel="shortcut icon" href="icons/favicon.ico">
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Vector">
     <meta name="application-name" content="Vector">
     <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#da532c">
-    <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="/icons/mstile-144x144.png">
-    <meta name="msapplication-config" content="/icons/browserconfig.xml">
+    <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="icons/mstile-144x144.png">
+    <meta name="msapplication-config" content="icons/browserconfig.xml">
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff">
   </head>
   <body style="height: 100%;">