diff --git a/bin/qcms b/bin/qcms
index 2cfc100..74c873b 100755
--- a/bin/qcms
+++ b/bin/qcms
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ def bootup (
     """
     This function will launch a site/project given the location of the manifest file
     """
+    if not manifest.endswith('json') and os.path.isdir(manifest):
+        manifest = manifest if not manifest.endswith(os.sep) else os.sep.join(manifest.split(os.sep)[:-1])
+        manifest = os.sep.join([manifest,'qcms-manifest.json'])
     index.start(manifest,port)
 @cli.command(name='theme')
 def handle_theme (
diff --git a/cms/static/js/bootup.js b/cms/static/js/bootup.js
index 015380c..6fc6a3f 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/bootup.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/bootup.js
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ bootup.CMSObserver = function(_sysId,_domId,_fileURI){
                     if (x.status == 200){
                         
                         setTimeout(function(){
+                            _content = $(x.responseText)
+                            var _id = $(_content).attr('id')
+                            _pid  = (['#',_domId,' #',_id]).join('')
+                            if( $(_pid).length  != 0){
+                                $(_pid).remove()
+                            }
                             $('#'+_domId).append(x.responseText)
                         },1500)
 
diff --git a/cms/static/js/menu.js b/cms/static/js/menu.js
index 55c1b46..4586689 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/menu.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/menu.js
@@ -106,4 +106,228 @@ menu.runScript  = function(_id){
        }
     })    
 }
+menu.events = {}
+menu.events._dialog = function (_item,_context){
+    // var url = _args['url']
+    _item.type = (_item.type == null)? 'redirect' :_item.type
+    var http = HttpClient.instance()
+    http.setHeader('uri',_item.uri)
+    http.setHeader('dom',(_item.title)?_item.title:'dialog')
+    // http.setHeader('dom',_args.text)
+    http.get(_context+'/dialog',function(x){
+        
+        jx.modal.show({html:x.responseText,id:'dialog'})
+        // menu.events.finalize ('.jxmodal')
+    })
+
+}
+menu.events._open = function (id,uri,_context){    
+    id = id.replace(/ /g,'-')
+    
+    var pid = '#content'
+    
+   
+    $('.content').children().slideUp()
+    $('#'+id).remove()
+    var httpclient = HttpClient.instance()
+        _context  = (_context == null)?'':_context;
+        httpclient.setHeader('uri',uri)
+        httpclient.setHeader('dom',id)
+        httpclient.post(_context+'/page',function(x){
+            var _html = x.responseText
+            var _dom = $(_html)
+            
+            
+            if(jx.dom.exists(pid) && jx.dom.exists(id)){
+                jx.dom.remove(id)
+                
+            }
+            $(pid).append(_dom)
+
+            // jx.dom.append(pid,_dom)
+            // $('#'+id).show('fast',function(){
+                // $('#'+pid).slideUp()
+            // })
+            var ref = pid + ' #'+id
+            $(pid).children().slideUp('fast', function(){
+                $(ref ).slideDown('fast',function(){
+
+                    $(pid).slideDown('fast',function(){
+                        var input = $(pid).find('input')
+                        if (input.length > 0 ){
+                            $(input[0]).focus()
+                        }
+                    })
+                   
+                })
+    
+            })
+
+            menu.events.finalize (ref)
+            
+            
+                // $('.content').append(_dom)
+        })
+
+}
+
+menu.utils = {}
+menu.utils.format = function(text){
+    return text.replace(/(-|_)/g,' ').trim()
+}
+menu.events.finalize = function (ref) {
+    var scripts = $(ref+' script')
+    jx.utils.patterns.visitor(scripts,function(_item){
+        if(_item.text.trim().length > 0){
+             
+           var _code = eval(_item.text)
+           var id = ref
+           if (_item.parentNode != null){
+             var id = _item.parentNode.id == null?_item.parentNode.className : _item.parentNode.id
+           }
+           id = (id != null)?id : ref 
+           
+         //   _delegate.scripts[id] = _code
+        }
+     })      
+}
+
+/**
+ * Let's build the tab handling here ...
+ * 
+ */
+var QCMSBasic= function(_layout,_context,_clickEvent) {
+    this._layout = _layout
+    this._context= _context
+    this._make = function (_items){
+        var _panes = []
+        var _context = this._context ;
+        _items.forEach(_item=>{
+            var _div = jx.dom.get .instance('DIV')
+        
+            _div.innerHTML = menu.utils.format(_item.text)
+            
+            //
+            // We need to check for the override text and see if it goes here
+            _div.className = 'active'
+            _div.data = _item
+            _panes.push(_div)
+            $(_div).on('click', function (){
+                //
+                // how do we process this ...
+                
+                if(this.data.uri) {
+
+                    if (this.data.type == 'dialog') {
+                        menu.events._dialog(this.data,_context)
+                    }else{
+                        menu.events._open(menu.utils.format(this.data.text),this.data.uri,_context)
+                    }
+                }else{
+                    window.open(this.data.url,menu.utils.format(this.data.text))
+                }
+            })
+
+    
+        })
+        return _panes ;
+        
+    }
+    this.init = function (){
+        var _make = this._make
+        var _layout = this._layout
+        Object.keys(this._layout.menu).forEach(function(_name){
+            var _div = _make(_layout.menu[_name]) ;
+            
+            
+            var _sub = jx.dom.get.instance('DIV')
+            var _menuItem = jx.dom.get.instance('DIV')
+            _menuItem.innerHTML = menu.utils.format (_name)
+            _sub.className  = 'sub-menu  border-round border '
+            _menuItem.className = 'item'
+            _div.forEach(_item=>{$(_sub).append(_item) })
+            $(_sub).append(_div)
+            _menuItem.appendChild(_sub)
+            
+            $('.main .menu').append(_menuItem)
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+var QCMSTabs = function(_layout,_context,_clickEvent){
+    //
+    // This object will make tabs in the area of the menu 
+    // @TODO: we can parameterize where the menu is made to improve flexibility
+    //
+    this.tabs = jx.dom.get.instance('DIV')
+    this.tabs.className = 'tabs'
+    this._context = _context
+    this._make = function (text,_item,_event){
+        var text = text.trim().replace(/(_|-)/ig,' ').trim()
+        var _context = this._context;
+        if (text.match(/\//)){
+            text = text.split(/\//g).slice(-1)[0]
+        }
+        var _button = jx.dom.get.instance('INPUT')
+        var _label = jx.dom.get.instance('LABEL')
+        _button.type= 'radio'
+        _button.id = text+'tab'
+        _button.name = 'menu-tabs'
+        _label.innerHTML = text.toLowerCase()
+        _label._uri = _item[0].uri
+        _label.htmlFor = _button.id
+        $(_label).on('click',function (){
+            
+            menu.events._open(this.innerHTML,this._uri,_context)
+        })
+        // $(this.tabs).append( [_button,_label])
+        return [_button,_label]
+    
+    }
+    
+    this._layout = _layout
+    this.init = function (){
+        var _make  = this._make
+        var tabs = this.tabs
+        Object.keys(_layout.menu).forEach(function(_key){
+            _item = _layout.menu[_key]
+        //    console.log([_item])
+            _tabItem = _make(_key,_item)
+            $(tabs).append(_tabItem)
+        })
+        
+        this.tabs.className  = 'tabs'
+        $('.main .menu').append(this.tabs) 
+        $('.main .menu').css({'border':'1px solid transparent'})
+    }
+    //
+    // We need to load the pages here ...
+    //
+
+       
+    
+}
+
+menu.tabs = {    }
+// menu.tabs.make = function(text,_clickEvent){
+//     var _id = text.trim()
+//     if (text.match(/\//)){
+//         _id = text.split(/\//g).slice(-1)[0]
+//     }
+//     var _button = jx.dom.get.instance('div')
+//     var _label = jx.dom.get.instance('LABEL')
+//     _button.type= 'radio'
+//     _button.id = _id
+
+//     _label.innerHTML = _id.toLowerCase()
+//     $(_label).on('click',_clickEvent)
+//     return [_button,_label]
+// }
+menu.tabs.init =function (_layout){
+    // console.log(_layout)
+//  var _tabs = new QCMSTabs (_layout)
+ var _tabs = new QCMSBasic (_layout)
+ _tabs.init()
+    
+}