diff --git a/build/bundle.js b/build/bundle.js
index 2942ca69..0e4233df 100644
--- a/build/bundle.js
+++ b/build/bundle.js
@@ -8440,10 +8440,11 @@ var Q = require('q');
 var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
 
 var ModalTerminal = require('../views').ModalTerminal;
-var BaseView = require('../views').BaseView;
+var ContainedBase = require('../views').ContainedBase;
 var ConfirmCancelView = require('../views').ConfirmCancelView;
+var LeftRightView = require('../views').LeftRightView;
 
-var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
+var InteractiveRebaseView = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   template: _.template($('#interactive-rebase-template').html()),
 
@@ -8542,6 +8543,11 @@ var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
       destination: this.$('.confirmCancel'),
       deferred: deferred
     });
+
+    new LeftRightView({
+      destination: this.$('.confirmCancel'),
+      deferred: deferred
+    });
   }
 });
 
@@ -8596,13 +8602,41 @@ var _ = require('underscore');
 // horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
 var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
 
-var ConfirmCancelView = Backbone.View.extend({
+var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
+  render: function() {
+    var destination = this.destination || this.container.getInsideElement();
+    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
+    $(destination).append(this.el);
+  }
+});
+
+var PosNegBase = BaseView.extend({
+  positive: function() {
+    this.deferred.resolve();
+  },
+
+  negative: function() {
+    this.deferred.reject();
+  }
+});
+
+var ContainedBase = BaseView.extend({
+  show: function() {
+    this.container.show();
+  },
+
+  hide: function() {
+    this.container.hide();
+  }
+});
+
+var ConfirmCancelView = PosNegBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
-  className: 'box horizontal justify',
+  className: 'confirmCancelView box horizontal justify',
   template: _.template($('#confirm-cancel-template').html()),
   events: {
-    'click .confirmButton': 'confirmed',
-    'click .cancelButton': 'cancel'
+    'click .confirmButton': 'positive',
+    'click .cancelButton': 'negative'
   },
 
   initialize: function(options) {
@@ -8618,35 +8652,28 @@ var ConfirmCancelView = Backbone.View.extend({
     };
 
     this.render();
-  },
-
-  confirmed: function() {
-    this.deferred.resolve();
-  },
-
-  cancel: function() {
-    this.deferred.reject();
-  },
-
-  render: function() {
-    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
-    $(this.destination).append(this.el);
   }
 });
 
-var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
-  render: function() {
-    var destination = this.container.getInsideElement();
-    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
-    $(destination).append(this.el);
+var LeftRightView = PosNegBase.extend({
+  tagName: 'div',
+  className: 'leftRightView box horizontal center',
+  template: _.template($('#left-right-template').html()),
+  events: {
+    'click .confirmButton': 'positive',
+    'click .cancelButton': 'negative'
   },
 
-  show: function() {
-    this.container.show();
-  },
+  initialize: function(options) {
+    if (!options.destination || !options.deferred) {
+      throw new Error('needmore');
+    }
 
-  hide: function() {
-    this.container.hide();
+    this.destination = options.destination;
+    this.deferred = options.deferred;
+    this.JSON = {};
+
+    this.render();
   }
 });
 
@@ -8697,7 +8724,7 @@ var ModalView = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
-var ModalTerminal = BaseView.extend({
+var ModalTerminal = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   className: 'box flex1',
   template: _.template($('#terminal-window-template').html()),
@@ -8718,7 +8745,7 @@ var ModalTerminal = BaseView.extend({
   }
 });
 
-var ModalAlert = BaseView.extend({
+var ModalAlert = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   template: _.template($('#modal-alert-template').html()),
 
@@ -8739,8 +8766,9 @@ var ModalAlert = BaseView.extend({
 exports.ModalView = ModalView;
 exports.ModalTerminal = ModalTerminal;
 exports.ModalAlert = ModalAlert;
-exports.BaseView = BaseView;
+exports.ContainedBase = ContainedBase;
 exports.ConfirmCancelView = ConfirmCancelView;
+exports.LeftRightView = LeftRightView;
 
 
 });
@@ -9235,7 +9263,7 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
     this.commandSpan = this.$('#prompt span.command')[0];
     this.commandCursor = this.$('#prompt span.cursor')[0];
 
-    // this is evil, but we will refer to HTML outside the document
+    // this is evil, but we will refer to HTML outside the view
     // and attach a click event listener so we can focus / unfocus
     $(document).delegate('#commandLineHistory', 'click', _.bind(function() {
       this.focus();
@@ -9470,14 +9498,12 @@ var CommandView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   wasChanged: function(model, changeEvent) {
     // for changes that are just comestic, we actually only want to toggle classes
-    // with jquery rather than brutally delete a html of HTML
+    // with jquery rather than brutally delete a html. doing so allows us
+    // to nicely fade things
     var changes = changeEvent.changes;
     var changeKeys = _.keys(changes);
-    if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['status']) === 0) {
+    if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['status']).length === 0) {
       this.updateStatus();
-    } else if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['error']) === 0) {
-      // the above will
-      this.render();
     } else {
       this.render();
     }
@@ -14116,7 +14142,7 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
     this.commandSpan = this.$('#prompt span.command')[0];
     this.commandCursor = this.$('#prompt span.cursor')[0];
 
-    // this is evil, but we will refer to HTML outside the document
+    // this is evil, but we will refer to HTML outside the view
     // and attach a click event listener so we can focus / unfocus
     $(document).delegate('#commandLineHistory', 'click', _.bind(function() {
       this.focus();
@@ -14351,14 +14377,12 @@ var CommandView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   wasChanged: function(model, changeEvent) {
     // for changes that are just comestic, we actually only want to toggle classes
-    // with jquery rather than brutally delete a html of HTML
+    // with jquery rather than brutally delete a html. doing so allows us
+    // to nicely fade things
     var changes = changeEvent.changes;
     var changeKeys = _.keys(changes);
-    if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['status']) === 0) {
+    if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['status']).length === 0) {
       this.updateStatus();
-    } else if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['error']) === 0) {
-      // the above will
-      this.render();
     } else {
       this.render();
     }
@@ -14469,13 +14493,41 @@ var _ = require('underscore');
 // horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
 var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
 
-var ConfirmCancelView = Backbone.View.extend({
+var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
+  render: function() {
+    var destination = this.destination || this.container.getInsideElement();
+    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
+    $(destination).append(this.el);
+  }
+});
+
+var PosNegBase = BaseView.extend({
+  positive: function() {
+    this.deferred.resolve();
+  },
+
+  negative: function() {
+    this.deferred.reject();
+  }
+});
+
+var ContainedBase = BaseView.extend({
+  show: function() {
+    this.container.show();
+  },
+
+  hide: function() {
+    this.container.hide();
+  }
+});
+
+var ConfirmCancelView = PosNegBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
-  className: 'box horizontal justify',
+  className: 'confirmCancelView box horizontal justify',
   template: _.template($('#confirm-cancel-template').html()),
   events: {
-    'click .confirmButton': 'confirmed',
-    'click .cancelButton': 'cancel'
+    'click .confirmButton': 'positive',
+    'click .cancelButton': 'negative'
   },
 
   initialize: function(options) {
@@ -14491,35 +14543,28 @@ var ConfirmCancelView = Backbone.View.extend({
     };
 
     this.render();
-  },
-
-  confirmed: function() {
-    this.deferred.resolve();
-  },
-
-  cancel: function() {
-    this.deferred.reject();
-  },
-
-  render: function() {
-    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
-    $(this.destination).append(this.el);
   }
 });
 
-var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
-  render: function() {
-    var destination = this.container.getInsideElement();
-    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
-    $(destination).append(this.el);
+var LeftRightView = PosNegBase.extend({
+  tagName: 'div',
+  className: 'leftRightView box horizontal center',
+  template: _.template($('#left-right-template').html()),
+  events: {
+    'click .confirmButton': 'positive',
+    'click .cancelButton': 'negative'
   },
 
-  show: function() {
-    this.container.show();
-  },
+  initialize: function(options) {
+    if (!options.destination || !options.deferred) {
+      throw new Error('needmore');
+    }
 
-  hide: function() {
-    this.container.hide();
+    this.destination = options.destination;
+    this.deferred = options.deferred;
+    this.JSON = {};
+
+    this.render();
   }
 });
 
@@ -14570,7 +14615,7 @@ var ModalView = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
-var ModalTerminal = BaseView.extend({
+var ModalTerminal = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   className: 'box flex1',
   template: _.template($('#terminal-window-template').html()),
@@ -14591,7 +14636,7 @@ var ModalTerminal = BaseView.extend({
   }
 });
 
-var ModalAlert = BaseView.extend({
+var ModalAlert = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   template: _.template($('#modal-alert-template').html()),
 
@@ -14612,8 +14657,9 @@ var ModalAlert = BaseView.extend({
 exports.ModalView = ModalView;
 exports.ModalTerminal = ModalTerminal;
 exports.ModalAlert = ModalAlert;
-exports.BaseView = BaseView;
+exports.ContainedBase = ContainedBase;
 exports.ConfirmCancelView = ConfirmCancelView;
+exports.LeftRightView = LeftRightView;
 
 
 });
@@ -14780,10 +14826,11 @@ var Q = require('q');
 var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
 
 var ModalTerminal = require('../views').ModalTerminal;
-var BaseView = require('../views').BaseView;
+var ContainedBase = require('../views').ContainedBase;
 var ConfirmCancelView = require('../views').ConfirmCancelView;
+var LeftRightView = require('../views').LeftRightView;
 
-var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
+var InteractiveRebaseView = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   template: _.template($('#interactive-rebase-template').html()),
 
@@ -14882,6 +14929,11 @@ var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
       destination: this.$('.confirmCancel'),
       deferred: deferred
     });
+
+    new LeftRightView({
+      destination: this.$('.confirmCancel'),
+      deferred: deferred
+    });
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index b03339ef..5d66e591 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@
     </div>
   </script>
 
+  <script type="text/html" id="left-right-template">
+    <div class="box left">
+      <i class="icon-circle-arrow-left"></i>
+    </div>
+    <div class="box right">
+      <i class="icon-circle-arrow-right"></i>
+    </div>
+  </script>
+
   <script type="text/html" id="confirm-cancel-template">
     <a class="box cancelButton uiButton uiButtonRed">
       <%= cancel %>
diff --git a/src/js/views/commandViews.js b/src/js/views/commandViews.js
index ad0af060..a9af2673 100644
--- a/src/js/views/commandViews.js
+++ b/src/js/views/commandViews.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var CommandPromptView = Backbone.View.extend({
     this.commandSpan = this.$('#prompt span.command')[0];
     this.commandCursor = this.$('#prompt span.cursor')[0];
 
-    // this is evil, but we will refer to HTML outside the document
+    // this is evil, but we will refer to HTML outside the view
     // and attach a click event listener so we can focus / unfocus
     $(document).delegate('#commandLineHistory', 'click', _.bind(function() {
       this.focus();
@@ -275,14 +275,12 @@ var CommandView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   wasChanged: function(model, changeEvent) {
     // for changes that are just comestic, we actually only want to toggle classes
-    // with jquery rather than brutally delete a html of HTML
+    // with jquery rather than brutally delete a html. doing so allows us
+    // to nicely fade things
     var changes = changeEvent.changes;
     var changeKeys = _.keys(changes);
-    if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['status']) === 0) {
+    if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['status']).length === 0) {
       this.updateStatus();
-    } else if (_.difference(changeKeys, ['error']) === 0) {
-      // the above will
-      this.render();
     } else {
       this.render();
     }
diff --git a/src/js/views/index.js b/src/js/views/index.js
index 25caf2e6..1c0f25c7 100644
--- a/src/js/views/index.js
+++ b/src/js/views/index.js
@@ -3,13 +3,41 @@ var _ = require('underscore');
 // horrible hack to get localStorage Backbone plugin
 var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
 
-var ConfirmCancelView = Backbone.View.extend({
+var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
+  render: function() {
+    var destination = this.destination || this.container.getInsideElement();
+    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
+    $(destination).append(this.el);
+  }
+});
+
+var PosNegBase = BaseView.extend({
+  positive: function() {
+    this.deferred.resolve();
+  },
+
+  negative: function() {
+    this.deferred.reject();
+  }
+});
+
+var ContainedBase = BaseView.extend({
+  show: function() {
+    this.container.show();
+  },
+
+  hide: function() {
+    this.container.hide();
+  }
+});
+
+var ConfirmCancelView = PosNegBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
-  className: 'box horizontal justify',
+  className: 'confirmCancelView box horizontal justify',
   template: _.template($('#confirm-cancel-template').html()),
   events: {
-    'click .confirmButton': 'confirmed',
-    'click .cancelButton': 'cancel'
+    'click .confirmButton': 'positive',
+    'click .cancelButton': 'negative'
   },
 
   initialize: function(options) {
@@ -25,35 +53,28 @@ var ConfirmCancelView = Backbone.View.extend({
     };
 
     this.render();
-  },
-
-  confirmed: function() {
-    this.deferred.resolve();
-  },
-
-  cancel: function() {
-    this.deferred.reject();
-  },
-
-  render: function() {
-    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
-    $(this.destination).append(this.el);
   }
 });
 
-var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
-  render: function() {
-    var destination = this.container.getInsideElement();
-    this.$el.html(this.template(this.JSON));
-    $(destination).append(this.el);
+var LeftRightView = PosNegBase.extend({
+  tagName: 'div',
+  className: 'leftRightView box horizontal center',
+  template: _.template($('#left-right-template').html()),
+  events: {
+    'click .confirmButton': 'positive',
+    'click .cancelButton': 'negative'
   },
 
-  show: function() {
-    this.container.show();
-  },
+  initialize: function(options) {
+    if (!options.destination || !options.deferred) {
+      throw new Error('needmore');
+    }
 
-  hide: function() {
-    this.container.hide();
+    this.destination = options.destination;
+    this.deferred = options.deferred;
+    this.JSON = {};
+
+    this.render();
   }
 });
 
@@ -104,7 +125,7 @@ var ModalView = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
-var ModalTerminal = BaseView.extend({
+var ModalTerminal = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   className: 'box flex1',
   template: _.template($('#terminal-window-template').html()),
@@ -125,7 +146,7 @@ var ModalTerminal = BaseView.extend({
   }
 });
 
-var ModalAlert = BaseView.extend({
+var ModalAlert = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   template: _.template($('#modal-alert-template').html()),
 
@@ -146,6 +167,7 @@ var ModalAlert = BaseView.extend({
 exports.ModalView = ModalView;
 exports.ModalTerminal = ModalTerminal;
 exports.ModalAlert = ModalAlert;
-exports.BaseView = BaseView;
+exports.ContainedBase = ContainedBase;
 exports.ConfirmCancelView = ConfirmCancelView;
+exports.LeftRightView = LeftRightView;
 
diff --git a/src/js/views/rebaseView.js b/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
index 82311a6b..d0319182 100644
--- a/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ var Q = require('q');
 var Backbone = (!require('../util').isBrowser()) ? require('backbone') : window.Backbone;
 
 var ModalTerminal = require('../views').ModalTerminal;
-var BaseView = require('../views').BaseView;
+var ContainedBase = require('../views').ContainedBase;
 var ConfirmCancelView = require('../views').ConfirmCancelView;
+var LeftRightView = require('../views').LeftRightView;
 
-var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
+var InteractiveRebaseView = ContainedBase.extend({
   tagName: 'div',
   template: _.template($('#interactive-rebase-template').html()),
 
@@ -107,6 +108,11 @@ var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
       destination: this.$('.confirmCancel'),
       deferred: deferred
     });
+
+    new LeftRightView({
+      destination: this.$('.confirmCancel'),
+      deferred: deferred
+    });
   }
 });
 
diff --git a/src/style/main.css b/src/style/main.css
index a50931ae..f8c1e677 100644
--- a/src/style/main.css
+++ b/src/style/main.css
@@ -352,10 +352,6 @@ li.rebaseEntry,
   margin-top: 30%;
 }
 
-.iRebaseDialog #confirmButton {
-  cursor: pointer;
-}
-
 .iRebaseDialog p.helperText {
   color: #999;
   font-size: 10px;
@@ -409,9 +405,9 @@ li.rebaseEntry a#toggleButton {
 li.rebaseEntry.notPicked {
   opacity: 0.2;
 }
+/* Modal Views */
 
-/* General Dialog Holder Jazz */
-#dialogHolder, .modalView {
+.modalView {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
   position: fixed;
@@ -425,13 +421,6 @@ li.rebaseEntry.notPicked {
   opacity: 0;
 }
 
-#dialogHolder.shown {
-  z-index: 100;
-  opacity: 1;
-}
-
-/* Modal Views */
-
 .modalView.inFront {
   z-index: 100;
 }
@@ -462,6 +451,35 @@ li.rebaseEntry.notPicked {
   -webkit-transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
 }
 
+/* LeftRightView */
+
+.leftRightView div i {
+  font-size: 45px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.leftRightView div {
+  margin: 0 20px;
+}
+
+.leftRightView div.left {
+  color: rgb(253, 50, 50);
+  text-shadow: -1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
+}
+
+.leftRightView div.right {
+  color: rgb(82, 255, 82);
+  text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
+}
+
+.leftRightView div.right:hover {
+  color: #74FC74;
+}
+
+.leftRightView div.left:hover {
+  color: #FF6969;
+}
+
 /* button stuff from liquidGraph */
 .uiButton {
   border-top: 1px solid #96d1f8;
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 000270e7..aa3cf5a5 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ Big Graphic things:
 
 Medium things:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-[ ] check animation for command entry fading nicely wtf
-[ ] no more CSS ids
 
 Small things to implement:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -29,6 +27,8 @@ Big Bugs to fix:
 Done things:
 (I only started this on Dec 17th 2012 to get a better sense of what was done)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+[x] check animation for command entry fading nicely wtf
+[x] no more CSS ids in views
 [x] promise-based confirm cnacel
 [x] rebase buttons view & styling
 [x] rebase entries styling