diff --git a/src/MatrixClientPeg.js b/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
index 190181c875..98b698ca3e 100644
--- a/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
+++ b/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import Matrix from 'matrix-js-sdk';
 import utils from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/utils';
+import EventTimeline from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/models/event-timeline';
+import EventTimelineSet from 'matrix-js-sdk/lib/models/event-timeline-set';
 
 const localStorage = window.localStorage;
 
@@ -104,6 +106,13 @@ class MatrixClientPeg {
         this.matrixClient.setMaxListeners(500);
 
         this.matrixClient.setGuest(Boolean(creds.guest));
+
+        var notifTimelineSet = new EventTimelineSet(null, {
+            timelineSupport: true
+        });
+        // XXX: what is our initial pagination token?! it somehow needs to be synchronised with /sync.
+        notifTimelineSet.getLiveTimeline().setPaginationToken("", EventTimeline.BACKWARDS);
+        this.matrixClient.setNotifTimelineSet(notifTimelineSet);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Notifier.js b/src/Notifier.js
index 99fef9d671..4390083129 100644
--- a/src/Notifier.js
+++ b/src/Notifier.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ var Notifier = {
 
     setToolbarHidden: function(hidden, persistent = true) {
         this.toolbarHidden = hidden;
-        
+
         // XXX: why are we dispatching this here?
         // this is nothing to do with notifier_enabled
         dis.dispatch({
@@ -224,10 +224,12 @@ var Notifier = {
         }
     },
 
-    onRoomTimeline: function(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline) {
+    onRoomTimeline: function(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline, removed, data) {
         if (toStartOfTimeline) return;
+        if (!room) return;
         if (!this.isPrepared) return; // don't alert for any messages initially
         if (ev.sender && ev.sender.userId == MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId) return;
+        if (data.timeline.getTimelineSet() !== room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet()) return;
 
         var actions = MatrixClientPeg.get().getPushActionsForEvent(ev);
         if (actions && actions.notify) {
diff --git a/src/Rooms.js b/src/Rooms.js
index 436580371e..281ff842e9 100644
--- a/src/Rooms.js
+++ b/src/Rooms.js
@@ -93,14 +93,12 @@ export function setDMRoom(roomId, userId) {
 
     if (mDirectEvent !== undefined) dmRoomMap = mDirectEvent.getContent();
 
+    // remove it from the lists of any others users
+    // (it can only be a DM room for one person)
     for (const thisUserId of Object.keys(dmRoomMap)) {
         const roomList = dmRoomMap[thisUserId];
 
-        if (thisUserId == userId) {
-            if (roomList.indexOf(roomId) == -1) {
-                roomList.push(roomId);
-            }
-        } else {
+        if (thisUserId != userId) {
             const indexOfRoom = roomList.indexOf(roomId);
             if (indexOfRoom > -1) {
                 roomList.splice(indexOfRoom, 1);
@@ -108,6 +106,14 @@ export function setDMRoom(roomId, userId) {
         }
     }
 
+    // now add it, if it's not already there
+    const roomList = dmRoomMap[userId] || [];
+    if (roomList.indexOf(roomId) == -1) {
+        roomList.push(roomId);
+    }
+    dmRoomMap[userId] = roomList;
+
+
     return MatrixClientPeg.get().setAccountData('m.direct', dmRoomMap);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/UserActivity.js b/src/UserActivity.js
index 5c80f4743e..e7338e17e9 100644
--- a/src/UserActivity.js
+++ b/src/UserActivity.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class UserActivity {
         // itself being scrolled. Need to use addEventListener's useCapture.
         // also this needs to be the wheel event, not scroll, as scroll is
         // fired when the view scrolls down for a new message.
-        window.addEventListener('wheel', this._onUserActivity.bind(this), true);
+        window.addEventListener('wheel', this._onUserActivity.bind(this),
+                                { passive: true, capture: true });
         this.lastActivityAtTs = new Date().getTime();
         this.lastDispatchAtTs = 0;
         this.activityEndTimer = undefined;
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ class UserActivity {
         document.onmousedown = undefined;
         document.onmousemove = undefined;
         document.onkeypress = undefined;
-        window.removeEventListener('wheel', this._onUserActivity.bind(this), true);
+        window.removeEventListener('wheel', this._onUserActivity.bind(this),
+                                   { passive: true, capture: true });
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/component-index.js b/src/component-index.js
index c35b287257..11c711d239 100644
--- a/src/component-index.js
+++ b/src/component-index.js
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 module.exports.components = {};
 module.exports.components['structures.ContextualMenu'] = require('./components/structures/ContextualMenu');
 module.exports.components['structures.CreateRoom'] = require('./components/structures/CreateRoom');
+module.exports.components['structures.FilePanel'] = require('./components/structures/FilePanel');
 module.exports.components['structures.MatrixChat'] = require('./components/structures/MatrixChat');
 module.exports.components['structures.MessagePanel'] = require('./components/structures/MessagePanel');
+module.exports.components['structures.NotificationPanel'] = require('./components/structures/NotificationPanel');
 module.exports.components['structures.RoomStatusBar'] = require('./components/structures/RoomStatusBar');
 module.exports.components['structures.RoomView'] = require('./components/structures/RoomView');
 module.exports.components['structures.ScrollPanel'] = require('./components/structures/ScrollPanel');
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ module.exports.components['views.create_room.Presets'] = require('./components/v
 module.exports.components['views.create_room.RoomAlias'] = require('./components/views/create_room/RoomAlias');
 module.exports.components['views.dialogs.ChatInviteDialog'] = require('./components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog');
 module.exports.components['views.dialogs.DeactivateAccountDialog'] = require('./components/views/dialogs/DeactivateAccountDialog');
+module.exports.components['views.dialogs.EncryptedEventDialog'] = require('./components/views/dialogs/EncryptedEventDialog');
 module.exports.components['views.dialogs.ErrorDialog'] = require('./components/views/dialogs/ErrorDialog');
 module.exports.components['views.dialogs.LogoutPrompt'] = require('./components/views/dialogs/LogoutPrompt');
 module.exports.components['views.dialogs.MultiInviteDialog'] = require('./components/views/dialogs/MultiInviteDialog');
diff --git a/src/components/structures/FilePanel.js b/src/components/structures/FilePanel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dd16a7e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/structures/FilePanel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 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.
+*/
+
+var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
+
+var Matrix = require("matrix-js-sdk");
+var sdk = require('../../index');
+var MatrixClientPeg = require("../../MatrixClientPeg");
+var dis = require("../../dispatcher");
+
+/*
+ * Component which shows the filtered file using a TimelinePanel
+ */
+var FilePanel = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'FilePanel',
+
+    propTypes: {
+        roomId: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    },
+
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return {
+            timelineSet: null,
+        }
+    },
+
+    componentWillMount: function() {
+        this.updateTimelineSet(this.props.roomId);
+    },
+
+    componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
+        if (nextProps.roomId !== this.props.roomId) {
+            // otherwise we race between re-rendering the TimelinePanel and setting the new timelineSet.
+            //
+            // FIXME: this race only happens because of the promise returned by getOrCreateFilter().
+            // We should only need to create the containsUrl filter once per login session, so in practice
+            // it shouldn't be being done here at all.  Then we could just update the timelineSet directly
+            // without resetting it first, and speed up room-change.
+            this.setState({ timelineSet: null });
+            this.updateTimelineSet(nextProps.roomId);
+        }
+    },
+
+    updateTimelineSet: function(roomId) {
+        var client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        var room = client.getRoom(roomId);
+
+        if (room) {
+            var filter = new Matrix.Filter(client.credentials.userId);
+            filter.setDefinition(
+                {
+                    "room": {
+                        "timeline": {
+                            "contains_url": true
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            );
+
+            // FIXME: we shouldn't be doing this every time we change room - see comment above.
+            client.getOrCreateFilter("FILTER_FILES_" + client.credentials.userId, filter).then(
+                (filterId)=>{
+                    filter.filterId = filterId;
+                    var timelineSet = room.getOrCreateFilteredTimelineSet(filter);
+                    this.setState({ timelineSet: timelineSet });
+                },
+                (error)=>{
+                    console.error("Failed to get or create file panel filter", error);
+                }
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            console.error("Failed to add filtered timelineSet for FilePanel as no room!");
+        }
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        // wrap a TimelinePanel with the jump-to-event bits turned off.
+        var TimelinePanel = sdk.getComponent("structures.TimelinePanel");
+        var Loader = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
+
+        if (this.state.timelineSet) {
+            // console.log("rendering TimelinePanel for timelineSet " + this.state.timelineSet.room.roomId + " " +
+            //             "(" + this.state.timelineSet._timelines.join(", ") + ")" + " with key " + this.props.roomId);
+            return (
+                <TimelinePanel key={"filepanel_" + this.props.roomId}
+                    className="mx_FilePanel"
+                    manageReadReceipts={false}
+                    manageReadMarkers={false}
+                    timelineSet={this.state.timelineSet}
+                    showUrlPreview = { false }
+                    tileShape="file_grid"
+                    opacity={ this.props.opacity }
+                />
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            return (
+                <div className="mx_FilePanel">
+                    <Loader/>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+    },
+});
+
+module.exports = FilePanel;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index 73ea2fd1a0..31ef15b6dc 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // true to suppress the date at the start of the timeline
         suppressFirstDateSeparator: React.PropTypes.bool,
 
+        // whether to show read receipts
+        manageReadReceipts: React.PropTypes.bool,
+
         // true if updates to the event list should cause the scroll panel to
         // scroll down when we are at the bottom of the window. See ScrollPanel
         // for more details.
@@ -73,6 +76,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         // opacity for dynamic UI fading effects
         opacity: React.PropTypes.number,
+
+        // className for the panel
+        className: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+
+        // shape parameter to be passed to EventTiles
+        tileShape: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
@@ -337,6 +346,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             continuation = true;
         }
 
+/*
         // Work out if this is still a continuation, as we are now showing commands
         // and /me messages with their own little avatar. The case of a change of
         // event type (commands) is handled above, but we need to handle the /me
@@ -348,6 +358,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 && prevEvent.getContent().msgtype === 'm.emote') {
             continuation = false;
         }
+*/
 
         // local echoes have a fake date, which could even be yesterday. Treat them
         // as 'today' for the date separators.
@@ -370,7 +381,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // Local echos have a send "status".
         var scrollToken = mxEv.status ? undefined : eventId;
 
-        var readReceipts = this._getReadReceiptsForEvent(mxEv);
+        var readReceipts;
+        if (this.props.manageReadReceipts) {
+            readReceipts = this._getReadReceiptsForEvent(mxEv);
+        }
 
         ret.push(
                 <li key={eventId}
@@ -383,6 +397,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                         showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
                         checkUnmounting={this._isUnmounting}
                         eventSendStatus={mxEv.status}
+                        tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
                         last={last} isSelectedEvent={highlight}/>
                 </li>
         );
@@ -503,7 +518,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         style.opacity = this.props.opacity;
 
         return (
-            <ScrollPanel ref="scrollPanel" className="mx_RoomView_messagePanel mx_fadable"
+            <ScrollPanel ref="scrollPanel" className={ this.props.className + " mx_fadable" }
                     onScroll={ this.props.onScroll }
                     onResize={ this.onResize }
                     onFillRequest={ this.props.onFillRequest }
diff --git a/src/components/structures/NotificationPanel.js b/src/components/structures/NotificationPanel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d9e752657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/structures/NotificationPanel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 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.
+*/
+
+var React = require('react');
+var ReactDOM = require("react-dom");
+
+var Matrix = require("matrix-js-sdk");
+var sdk = require('../../index');
+var MatrixClientPeg = require("../../MatrixClientPeg");
+var dis = require("../../dispatcher");
+
+/*
+ * Component which shows the global notification list using a TimelinePanel
+ */
+var NotificationPanel = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'NotificationPanel',
+
+    propTypes: {
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        // wrap a TimelinePanel with the jump-to-event bits turned off.
+        var TimelinePanel = sdk.getComponent("structures.TimelinePanel");
+        var Loader = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
+
+        var timelineSet = MatrixClientPeg.get().getNotifTimelineSet();
+
+        if (timelineSet) {
+            return (
+                <TimelinePanel key={"NotificationPanel_" + this.props.roomId}
+                    className="mx_NotificationPanel"
+                    manageReadReceipts={false}
+                    manageReadMarkers={false}
+                    timelineSet={timelineSet}
+                    showUrlPreview = { false }
+                    opacity={ this.props.opacity }
+                    tileShape="notif"
+                />
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            console.error("No notifTimelineSet available!");
+            return (
+                <div className="mx_NotificationPanel">
+                    <Loader/>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+    },
+});
+
+module.exports = NotificationPanel;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
index 041493d420..49d171f631 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomView.js
@@ -340,8 +340,12 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (this.unmounted) return;
 
         // ignore events for other rooms
+        if (!room) return;
         if (!this.state.room || room.roomId != this.state.room.roomId) return;
 
+        // ignore events from filtered timelines
+        if (data.timeline.getTimelineSet() !== room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet()) return;
+
         if (ev.getType() === "org.matrix.room.preview_urls") {
             this._updatePreviewUrlVisibility(room);
         }
@@ -1570,7 +1574,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         var messagePanel = (
             <TimelinePanel ref={this._gatherTimelinePanelRef}
-                room={this.state.room}
+                timelineSet={this.state.room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet()}
+                manageReadReceipts={true}
+                manageReadMarkers={true}
                 hidden={hideMessagePanel}
                 highlightedEventId={this.props.highlightedEventId}
                 eventId={this.props.eventId}
@@ -1579,6 +1585,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 onReadMarkerUpdated={ this._updateTopUnreadMessagesBar }
                 showUrlPreview = { this.state.showUrlPreview }
                 opacity={ this.props.opacity }
+                className="mx_RoomView_messagePanel"
             />);
 
         var topUnreadMessagesBar = null;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
index c80a8c89d7..be35e9cbdd 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
@@ -50,9 +50,15 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'TimelinePanel',
 
     propTypes: {
-        // The js-sdk Room object for the room whose timeline we are
-        // representing.
-        room: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        // The js-sdk EventTimelineSet object for the timeline sequence we are
+        // representing.  This may or may not have a room, depending on what it's
+        // a timeline representing.  If it has a room, we maintain RRs etc for
+        // that room.
+        timelineSet: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+
+        // Enable managing RRs and RMs. These require the timelineSet to have a room.
+        manageReadReceipts: React.PropTypes.bool,
+        manageReadMarkers: React.PropTypes.bool,
 
         // true to give the component a 'display: none' style.
         hidden: React.PropTypes.bool,
@@ -84,6 +90,12 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
         // maximum number of events to show in a timeline
         timelineCap: React.PropTypes.number,
+
+        // classname to use for the messagepanel
+        className: React.PropTypes.string,
+
+        // shape property to be passed to EventTiles
+        tileShape: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
     statics: {
@@ -97,13 +109,18 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
     getDefaultProps: function() {
         return {
             timelineCap: 250,
+            className: 'mx_RoomView_messagePanel',
         };
     },
 
     getInitialState: function() {
-        var initialReadMarker =
-            TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerMap[this.props.room.roomId]
-                       || this._getCurrentReadReceipt();
+        // XXX: we could track RM per TimelineSet rather than per Room.
+        // but for now we just do it per room for simplicity.
+        if (this.props.manageReadMarkers) {
+            var initialReadMarker =
+                TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerMap[this.props.timelineSet.room.roomId]
+                           || this._getCurrentReadReceipt();
+        }
 
         return {
             events: [],
@@ -137,7 +154,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
             canForwardPaginate: false,
 
             // start with the read-marker visible, so that we see its animated
-            // disappearance when swtitching into the room.
+            // disappearance when switching into the room.
             readMarkerVisible: true,
 
             readMarkerEventId: initialReadMarker,
@@ -163,8 +180,8 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
     },
 
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
-        if (newProps.room !== this.props.room) {
-            // throw new Error("changing room on a TimelinePanel is not supported");
+        if (newProps.timelineSet !== this.props.timelineSet) {
+            // throw new Error("changing timelineSet on a TimelinePanel is not supported");
 
             // regrettably, this does happen; in particular, when joining a
             // room with /join. In that case, there are two Rooms in
@@ -175,7 +192,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
             //
             // for now, just warn about this. But we're going to end up paginating
             // both rooms separately, and it's all bad.
-            console.warn("Replacing room on a TimelinePanel - confusion may ensue");
+            console.warn("Replacing timelineSet on a TimelinePanel - confusion may ensue");
         }
 
         if (newProps.eventId != this.props.eventId) {
@@ -280,11 +297,13 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
             this.props.onScroll();
         }
 
-        // we hide the read marker when it first comes onto the screen, but if
-        // it goes back off the top of the screen (presumably because the user
-        // clicks on the 'jump to bottom' button), we need to re-enable it.
-        if (this.getReadMarkerPosition() < 0) {
-            this.setState({readMarkerVisible: true});
+        if (this.props.manageReadMarkers) {
+            // we hide the read marker when it first comes onto the screen, but if
+            // it goes back off the top of the screen (presumably because the user
+            // clicks on the 'jump to bottom' button), we need to re-enable it.
+            if (this.getReadMarkerPosition() < 0) {
+                this.setState({readMarkerVisible: true});
+            }
         }
     },
 
@@ -304,8 +323,8 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
     },
 
     onRoomTimeline: function(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline, removed, data) {
-        // ignore events for other rooms
-        if (room !== this.props.room) return;
+        // ignore events for other timeline sets
+        if (data.timeline.getTimelineSet() !== this.props.timelineSet) return;
 
         // ignore anything but real-time updates at the end of the room:
         // updates from pagination will happen when the paginate completes.
@@ -337,40 +356,42 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
             var lastEv = events[events.length-1];
 
             // if we're at the end of the live timeline, append the pending events
-            if (!this._timelineWindow.canPaginate(EventTimeline.FORWARDS)) {
-                events.push(... this.props.room.getPendingEvents());
+            if (this.props.timelineSet.room && !this._timelineWindow.canPaginate(EventTimeline.FORWARDS)) {
+                events.push(... this.props.timelineSet.room.getPendingEvents());
             }
 
             var updatedState = {events: events};
 
-            // when a new event arrives when the user is not watching the
-            // window, but the window is in its auto-scroll mode, make sure the
-            // read marker is visible.
-            //
-            // We ignore events we have sent ourselves; we don't want to see the
-            // read-marker when a remote echo of an event we have just sent takes
-            // more than the timeout on userCurrentlyActive.
-            //
-            var myUserId = MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId;
-            var sender = ev.sender ? ev.sender.userId : null;
-            var callback = null;
-            if (sender != myUserId && !UserActivity.userCurrentlyActive()) {
-                updatedState.readMarkerVisible = true;
-            } else if(lastEv && this.getReadMarkerPosition() === 0) {
-                // we know we're stuckAtBottom, so we can advance the RM
-                // immediately, to save a later render cycle
-                this._setReadMarker(lastEv.getId(), lastEv.getTs(), true);
-                updatedState.readMarkerVisible = false;
-                updatedState.readMarkerEventId = lastEv.getId();
-                callback = this.props.onReadMarkerUpdated;
+            if (this.props.manageReadMarkers) {
+                // when a new event arrives when the user is not watching the
+                // window, but the window is in its auto-scroll mode, make sure the
+                // read marker is visible.
+                //
+                // We ignore events we have sent ourselves; we don't want to see the
+                // read-marker when a remote echo of an event we have just sent takes
+                // more than the timeout on userCurrentlyActive.
+                //
+                var myUserId = MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId;
+                var sender = ev.sender ? ev.sender.userId : null;
+                var callback = null;
+                if (sender != myUserId && !UserActivity.userCurrentlyActive()) {
+                    updatedState.readMarkerVisible = true;
+                } else if(lastEv && this.getReadMarkerPosition() === 0) {
+                    // we know we're stuckAtBottom, so we can advance the RM
+                    // immediately, to save a later render cycle
+                    this._setReadMarker(lastEv.getId(), lastEv.getTs(), true);
+                    updatedState.readMarkerVisible = false;
+                    updatedState.readMarkerEventId = lastEv.getId();
+                    callback = this.props.onReadMarkerUpdated;
+                }
             }
 
             this.setState(updatedState, callback);
         });
     },
 
-    onRoomTimelineReset: function(room) {
-        if (room !== this.props.room) return;
+    onRoomTimelineReset: function(room, timelineSet) {
+        if (timelineSet !== this.props.timelineSet) return;
 
         if (this.refs.messagePanel && this.refs.messagePanel.isAtBottom()) {
             this._loadTimeline();
@@ -381,7 +402,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         if (this.unmounted) return;
 
         // ignore events for other rooms
-        if (room !== this.props.room) return;
+        if (room !== this.props.timelineSet.room) return;
 
         // we could skip an update if the event isn't in our timeline,
         // but that's probably an early optimisation.
@@ -392,7 +413,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         if (this.unmounted) return;
 
         // ignore events for other rooms
-        if (room !== this.props.room) return;
+        if (room !== this.props.timelineSet.room) return;
 
         this.forceUpdate();
     },
@@ -401,7 +422,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         if (this.unmounted) return;
 
         // ignore events for other rooms
-        if (room !== this.props.room) return;
+        if (room !== this.props.timelineSet.room) return;
 
         this._reloadEvents();
     },
@@ -409,12 +430,13 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
     sendReadReceipt: function() {
         if (!this.refs.messagePanel) return;
+        if (!this.props.manageReadReceipts) return;
 
         // if we are scrolled to the bottom, do a quick-reset of our unreadNotificationCount
         // to avoid having to wait from the remote echo from the homeserver.
         if (this.isAtEndOfLiveTimeline()) {
-            this.props.room.setUnreadNotificationCount('total', 0);
-            this.props.room.setUnreadNotificationCount('highlight', 0);
+            this.props.timelineSet.room.setUnreadNotificationCount('total', 0);
+            this.props.timelineSet.room.setUnreadNotificationCount('highlight', 0);
             // XXX: i'm a bit surprised we don't have to emit an event or dispatch to get this picked up
         }
 
@@ -461,6 +483,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
     // if the read marker is on the screen, we can now assume we've caught up to the end
     // of the screen, so move the marker down to the bottom of the screen.
     updateReadMarker: function() {
+        if (!this.props.manageReadMarkers) return;
         if (this.getReadMarkerPosition() !== 0) {
             return;
         }
@@ -498,6 +521,8 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
     // advance the read marker past any events we sent ourselves.
     _advanceReadMarkerPastMyEvents: function() {
+        if (!this.props.manageReadMarkers) return;
+
         // we call _timelineWindow.getEvents() rather than using
         // this.state.events, because react batches the update to the latter, so it
         // may not have been updated yet.
@@ -548,11 +573,9 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
      * the container.
      */
     jumpToReadMarker: function() {
-        if (!this.refs.messagePanel)
-            return;
-
-        if (!this.state.readMarkerEventId)
-            return;
+        if (!this.props.manageReadMarkers) return;
+        if (!this.refs.messagePanel) return;
+        if (!this.state.readMarkerEventId) return;
 
         // we may not have loaded the event corresponding to the read-marker
         // into the _timelineWindow. In that case, attempts to scroll to it
@@ -579,10 +602,12 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
     /* update the read-up-to marker to match the read receipt
      */
     forgetReadMarker: function() {
+        if (!this.props.manageReadMarkers) return;
+
         var rmId = this._getCurrentReadReceipt();
 
         // see if we know the timestamp for the rr event
-        var tl = this.props.room.getTimelineForEvent(rmId);
+        var tl = this.props.timelineSet.getTimelineForEvent(rmId);
         var rmTs;
         if (tl) {
             var event = tl.getEvents().find((e) => { return e.getId() == rmId });
@@ -622,7 +647,9 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
     //   0: read marker is visible
     //  +1: read marker is below the window
     getReadMarkerPosition: function() {
-        if (!this.refs.messagePanel) { return null; }
+        if (!this.props.manageReadMarkers) return null;
+        if (!this.refs.messagePanel) return null;
+
         var ret = this.refs.messagePanel.getReadMarkerPosition();
         if (ret !== null) {
             return ret;
@@ -630,7 +657,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
         // the messagePanel doesn't know where the read marker is.
         // if we know the timestamp of the read marker, make a guess based on that.
-        var rmTs = TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerTsMap[this.props.room.roomId];
+        var rmTs = TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerTsMap[this.props.timelineSet.roomId];
         if (rmTs && this.state.events.length > 0) {
             if (rmTs < this.state.events[0].getTs()) {
                 return -1;
@@ -691,7 +718,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
      */
     _loadTimeline: function(eventId, pixelOffset, offsetBase) {
         this._timelineWindow = new Matrix.TimelineWindow(
-            MatrixClientPeg.get(), this.props.room,
+            MatrixClientPeg.get(), this.props.timelineSet,
             {windowLimit: this.props.timelineCap});
 
         var onLoaded = () => {
@@ -745,7 +772,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
                     // go via the dispatcher so that the URL is updated
                     dis.dispatch({
                         action: 'view_room',
-                        room_id: this.props.room.roomId,
+                        room_id: this.props.timelineSet.roomId,
                     });
                 };
             }
@@ -807,7 +834,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
         // if we're at the end of the live timeline, append the pending events
         if (!this._timelineWindow.canPaginate(EventTimeline.FORWARDS)) {
-            events.push(... this.props.room.getPendingEvents());
+            events.push(... this.props.timelineSet.getPendingEvents());
         }
 
         return events;
@@ -873,11 +900,13 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
             return null;
 
         var myUserId = client.credentials.userId;
-        return this.props.room.getEventReadUpTo(myUserId, ignoreSynthesized);
+        return this.props.timelineSet.room.getEventReadUpTo(myUserId, ignoreSynthesized);
     },
 
     _setReadMarker: function(eventId, eventTs, inhibitSetState) {
-        if (TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerMap[this.props.room.roomId] == eventId) {
+        var roomId = this.props.timelineSet.room.roomId;
+
+        if (TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerMap[roomId] == eventId) {
             // don't update the state (and cause a re-render) if there is
             // no change to the RM.
             return;
@@ -885,11 +914,11 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
         // ideally we'd sync these via the server, but for now just stash them
         // in a map.
-        TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerMap[this.props.room.roomId] = eventId;
+        TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerMap[roomId] = eventId;
 
         // in order to later figure out if the read marker is
         // above or below the visible timeline, we stash the timestamp.
-        TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerTsMap[this.props.room.roomId] = eventTs;
+        TimelinePanel.roomReadMarkerTsMap[roomId] = eventTs;
 
         if (inhibitSetState) {
             return;
@@ -919,7 +948,7 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         // exist.
         if (this.state.timelineLoading) {
             return (
-                    <div className="mx_RoomView_messagePanel mx_RoomView_messageListWrapper">
+                    <div className={ this.props.className + " mx_RoomView_messageListWrapper" }>
                         <Loader />
                     </div>
             );
@@ -946,11 +975,14 @@ var TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
                     readMarkerVisible={ this.state.readMarkerVisible }
                     suppressFirstDateSeparator={ this.state.canBackPaginate }
                     showUrlPreview = { this.props.showUrlPreview }
+                    manageReadReceipts = { this.props.manageReadReceipts }
                     ourUserId={ MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId }
                     stickyBottom={ stickyBottom }
                     onScroll={ this.onMessageListScroll }
                     onFillRequest={ this.onMessageListFillRequest }
                     opacity={ this.props.opacity }
+                    className={ this.props.className }
+                    tileShape={ this.props.tileShape }
             />
         );
     },
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
index 3cfe7303be..e4ed432acd 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             for (let i = 0; i < dmRooms.length; i++) {
                 let room = MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(dmRooms[i]);
                 if (room) {
-                    return room;
+                    const me = room.getMember(MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId);
+                    if (me.membership == 'join') {
+                        return room;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -221,6 +224,17 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             })
             .done();
         }
+//        // Start the chat
+//        createRoom({dmUserId: addr})
+//        .catch(function(err) {
+//            var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
+//            Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
+//                title: "Failure to invite user",
+//                description: err.toString()
+//            });
+//            return null;
+//        })
+//        .done();
 
         // Close - this will happen before the above, as that is async
         this.props.onFinished(true, addr);
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/EncryptedEventDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/EncryptedEventDialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8bcc52a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/EncryptedEventDialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015, 2016 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.
+*/
+
+var React = require("react");
+var sdk = require('../../../index');
+var MatrixClientPeg = require("../../../MatrixClientPeg");
+
+module.exports = React.createClass({
+    displayName: 'EncryptedEventDialog',
+
+    propTypes: {
+        onFinished: React.PropTypes.func,
+    },
+
+    componentWillMount: function() {
+        var client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        client.on("deviceVerificationChanged", this.onDeviceVerificationChanged);
+    },
+
+    componentWillUnmount: function() {
+        var client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+        if (client) {
+            client.removeListener("deviceVerificationChanged", this.onDeviceVerificationChanged);
+        }
+    },
+
+    refreshDevice: function() {
+        // XXX: gutwrench - is there any reason not to expose this on MatrixClient itself?
+        return MatrixClientPeg.get()._crypto.getDeviceByIdentityKey(
+                    this.props.event.getSender(),
+                    this.props.event.getWireContent().algorithm,
+                    this.props.event.getWireContent().sender_key
+                );
+    },
+
+    getInitialState: function() {
+        return { device: this.refreshDevice() };
+    },
+
+    onDeviceVerificationChanged: function(userId, device) {
+        if (userId == this.props.event.getSender()) {
+            this.setState({ device: this.refreshDevice() });
+        }
+    },
+
+    render: function() {
+        var event = this.props.event;
+        var device = this.state.device;
+
+        var MemberDeviceInfo = sdk.getComponent('rooms.MemberDeviceInfo');
+
+        return (
+            <div className="mx_EncryptedEventDialog">
+                <div className="mx_Dialog_title">
+                    End-to-end encryption information
+                </div>
+                <div className="mx_Dialog_content">
+                    <table>
+                        <tbody>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Sent by</td>
+                                <td>{ event.getSender() }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Sender device name</td>
+                                <td>{ device.getDisplayName() }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Sender device ID</td>
+                                <td>{ device.deviceId }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Sender device verification:</td>
+                                <td>{ MatrixClientPeg.get().isEventSenderVerified(event) ? "verified" : <b>NOT verified</b> }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Sender device ed25519 fingerprint</td>
+                                <td>{ device.getFingerprint() }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Sender device curve25519 identity key</td>
+                                <td>{ event.getWireContent().sender_key }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Algorithm</td>
+                                <td>{ event.getWireContent().algorithm }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                        {
+                            event.getContent().msgtype === 'm.bad.encrypted' ? (
+                            <tr>
+                                <td>Decryption error</td>
+                                <td>{ event.getContent().body }</td>
+                            </tr>
+                            ) : ''
+                        }
+                        </tbody>
+                    </table>
+                </div>
+                <div className="mx_Dialog_buttons">
+                    <button className="mx_Dialog_primary" onClick={ this.props.onFinished } autoFocus={ true }>
+                        OK
+                    </button>
+                    <MemberDeviceInfo ref="memberDeviceInfo" hideInfo={true} device={ this.state.device } userId={ this.props.event.getSender() }/>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+});
+
+
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/LogoutPrompt.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/LogoutPrompt.js
index 7c4ba18e82..c4bd7a0474 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/LogoutPrompt.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/LogoutPrompt.js
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ var dis = require("../../../dispatcher");
 
 module.exports = React.createClass({
     displayName: 'LogoutPrompt',
+
+    propTypes: {
+        onFinished: React.PropTypes.func,
+    },
+
     logOut: function() {
         dis.dispatch({action: 'logout'});
         if (this.props.onFinished) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js
index dbad084024..c37cd32c4e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MFileBody.js
@@ -57,18 +57,34 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
 
         if (httpUrl) {
-            return (
-                <span className="mx_MFileBody">
-                    <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
-                        <a href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
-                            <TintableSvg src="img/download.svg" width="12" height="14"/>
-                            Download {text}
-                        </a>
-                    </div>
-                </span>
-            );
+            if (this.props.tileShape === "file_grid") {
+                return (
+                    <span className="mx_MFileBody">
+                        <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
+                            <a className="mx_ImageBody_downloadLink" href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+                                { content.body && content.body.length > 0 ? content.body : "Attachment" }
+                            </a>
+                            <div className="mx_MImageBody_size">
+                                { content.info && content.info.size ? filesize(content.info.size) : "" }
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                    </span>
+                );
+            }
+            else {
+                return (
+                    <span className="mx_MFileBody">
+                        <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
+                            <a href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+                                <TintableSvg src="img/download.svg" width="12" height="14"/>
+                                Download {text}
+                            </a>
+                        </div>
+                    </span>
+                );
+            }
         } else {
-            var extra = text ? ': '+text : '';
+            var extra = text ? (': ' + text) : '';
             return <span className="mx_MFileBody">
                 Invalid file{extra}
             </span>
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
index ec594af2ce..526fc6a3a5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MImageBody.js
@@ -123,6 +123,30 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var content = this.props.mxEvent.getContent();
         var cli = MatrixClientPeg.get();
 
+        var download;
+        if (this.props.tileShape === "file_grid") {
+            download = (
+                <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
+                    <a className="mx_MImageBody_downloadLink" href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+                        {content.body}
+                    </a>
+                    <div className="mx_MImageBody_size">
+                        { content.info && content.info.size ? filesize(content.info.size) : "" }
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            download = (
+                <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
+                    <a href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+                        <TintableSvg src="img/download.svg" width="12" height="14"/>
+                        Download {content.body} ({ content.info && content.info.size ? filesize(content.info.size) : "Unknown size" })
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+
         var thumbUrl = this._getThumbUrl();
         if (thumbUrl) {
             return (
@@ -133,12 +157,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                             onMouseEnter={this.onImageEnter}
                             onMouseLeave={this.onImageLeave} />
                     </a>
-                    <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
-                        <a href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
-                            <TintableSvg src="img/download.svg" width="12" height="14"/>
-                            Download {content.body} ({ content.info && content.info.size ? filesize(content.info.size) : "Unknown size" })
-                        </a>
-                    </div>
+                    { download }
                 </span>
             );
         } else if (content.body) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MVideoBody.js b/src/components/views/messages/MVideoBody.js
index c8327a71ae..d29a3ea53e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MVideoBody.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MVideoBody.js
@@ -69,12 +69,38 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             }
         }
 
+        var download;
+        if (this.props.tileShape === "file_grid") {
+            download = (
+                <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
+                    <a className="mx_MImageBody_downloadLink" href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+                        {content.body}
+                    </a>
+                    <div className="mx_MImageBody_size">
+                        { content.info && content.info.size ? filesize(content.info.size) : "" }
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            var TintableSvg = sdk.getComponent("elements.TintableSvg");
+            download = (
+                <div className="mx_MImageBody_download">
+                    <a href={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} target="_blank" rel="noopener">
+                        <TintableSvg src="img/download.svg" width="12" height="14"/>
+                        Download {content.body} ({ content.info && content.info.size ? filesize(content.info.size) : "Unknown size" })
+                    </a>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+
         return (
             <span className="mx_MVideoBody">
                 <video className="mx_MVideoBody" src={cli.mxcUrlToHttp(content.url)} alt={content.body}
                     controls preload={preload} autoPlay={false}
                     height={height} width={width} poster={poster}>
                 </video>
+                { download }
             </span>
         );
     },
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
index 26658c3005..4ac0c0dabb 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageEvent.js
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         /* callback called when dynamic content in events are loaded */
         onWidgetLoad: React.PropTypes.func,
+
+        /* the shsape of the tile, used */
+        tileShape: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
     getEventTileOps: function() {
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         return <BodyType ref="body" mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} highlights={this.props.highlights}
                     highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
                     showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
+                    tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
                     onWidgetLoad={this.props.onWidgetLoad} />;
     },
 });
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js b/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js
index 4eaa19193e..f7c3052ea8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/AuxPanel.js
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             }
             else {
                 joinText = (<span>
-                    Join as <a onClick={(event)=>{ this.onConferenceNotificationClick(event, 'voice')}} href="#">voice</a>&nbsp;
-                    or <a onClick={(event)=>{ this.onConferenceNotificationClick(event, 'video') }} href="#">video</a>.
+                    Join as <a onClick={(event)=>{ this.onConferenceNotificationClick(event, 'voice')}} 
+                               href="#">voice</a> or <a onClick={(event)=>{ this.onConferenceNotificationClick(event, 'video') }}
+                               href="#">video</a>.
                 </span>);
 
             }
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index b1df3f3267..44f2050c51 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 var React = require('react');
 var classNames = require("classnames");
+var Modal = require('../../../Modal');
 
 var sdk = require('../../../index');
 var MatrixClientPeg = require('../../../MatrixClientPeg')
@@ -128,6 +129,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         /* the status of this event - ie, mxEvent.status. Denormalised to here so
          * that we can tell when it changes. */
         eventSendStatus: React.PropTypes.string,
+
+        /* the shape of the tile. by default, the layout is intended for the
+         * normal room timeline.  alternative values are: "file_list", "file_grid"
+         * and "notif".  This could be done by CSS, but it'd be horribly inefficient.
+         * It could also be done by subclassing EventTile, but that'd be quite
+         * boiilerplatey.  So just make the necessary render decisions conditional
+         * for now.
+         */
+        tileShape: React.PropTypes.string,
     },
 
     getInitialState: function() {
@@ -239,8 +249,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         if (!actions || !actions.tweaks) { return false; }
 
         // don't show self-highlights from another of our clients
-        if (this.props.mxEvent.sender &&
-            this.props.mxEvent.sender.userId === MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId)
+        if (this.props.mxEvent.getSender() === MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId)
         {
             return false;
         }
@@ -353,6 +362,15 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    onCryptoClicked: function(e) {
+        var EncryptedEventDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.EncryptedEventDialog");
+        var event = this.props.mxEvent;
+
+        Modal.createDialog(EncryptedEventDialog, {
+            event: event,
+        });
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         var MessageTimestamp = sdk.getComponent('messages.MessageTimestamp');
         var SenderProfile = sdk.getComponent('messages.SenderProfile');
@@ -366,7 +384,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         // Info messages are basically information about commands processed on a
         // room, or emote messages
-        var isInfoMessage = (msgtype === 'm.emote' || eventType !== 'm.room.message');
+        var isInfoMessage = (eventType !== 'm.room.message');
 
         var EventTileType = sdk.getComponent(eventTileTypes[eventType]);
         // This shouldn't happen: the caller should check we support this type
@@ -375,25 +393,26 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             throw new Error("Event type not supported");
         }
 
+        var e2eEnabled = MatrixClientPeg.get().isRoomEncrypted(this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId());
+        var isSending = (['sending', 'queued', 'encrypting'].indexOf(this.props.eventSendStatus) !== -1);
+
         var classes = classNames({
             mx_EventTile: true,
             mx_EventTile_info: isInfoMessage,
-            mx_EventTile_sending: ['sending', 'queued'].indexOf(
-                this.props.eventSendStatus
-            ) !== -1,
+            mx_EventTile_encrypting: this.props.eventSendStatus == 'encrypting',
+            mx_EventTile_sending: isSending,
             mx_EventTile_notSent: this.props.eventSendStatus == 'not_sent',
-            mx_EventTile_highlight: this.shouldHighlight(),
+            mx_EventTile_highlight: this.props.tileShape == 'notif' ? false : this.shouldHighlight(),
             mx_EventTile_selected: this.props.isSelectedEvent,
-            mx_EventTile_continuation: this.props.continuation,
+            mx_EventTile_continuation: this.props.tileShape ? '' : this.props.continuation,
             mx_EventTile_last: this.props.last,
             mx_EventTile_contextual: this.props.contextual,
             menu: this.state.menu,
-            mx_EventTile_verified: this.state.verified == true,
+            mx_EventTile_verified: this.state.verified == true || (e2eEnabled && isSending),
             mx_EventTile_unverified: this.state.verified == false,
+            mx_EventTile_bad: this.props.mxEvent.getContent().msgtype === 'm.bad.encrypted',
         });
-        var timestamp = <a href={ "#/room/" + this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId() +"/"+ this.props.mxEvent.getId() }>
-                            <MessageTimestamp ts={this.props.mxEvent.getTs()} />
-                        </a>
+        var permalink = "#/room/" + this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId() +"/"+ this.props.mxEvent.getId();
 
         var readAvatars = this.getReadAvatars();
 
@@ -401,8 +420,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         let avatarSize;
         let needsSenderProfile;
 
-        if (isInfoMessage) {
-            // a small avatar, with no sender profile, for emotes and
+        if (this.props.tileShape === "notif") {
+            avatarSize = 24;
+            needsSenderProfile = true;
+        } else if (isInfoMessage) {
+            // a small avatar, with no sender profile, for
             // joins/parts/etc
             avatarSize = 14;
             needsSenderProfile = false;
@@ -428,35 +450,109 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         if (needsSenderProfile) {
             let aux = null;
-            if (msgtype === 'm.image') aux = "sent an image";
-            else if (msgtype === 'm.video') aux = "sent a video";
-            else if (msgtype === 'm.file') aux = "uploaded a file";
-
-            sender = <SenderProfile onClick={ this.onSenderProfileClick } mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} aux={aux} />;
+            if (!this.props.tileShape) {
+                if (msgtype === 'm.image') aux = "sent an image";
+                else if (msgtype === 'm.video') aux = "sent a video";
+                else if (msgtype === 'm.file') aux = "uploaded a file";
+                sender = <SenderProfile onClick={ this.onSenderProfileClick } mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} aux={aux} />;
+            }
+            else {
+                sender = <SenderProfile mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent} />;
+            }
         }
 
         var editButton = (
             <img className="mx_EventTile_editButton" src="img/icon_context_message.svg" width="19" height="19" alt="Options" title="Options" onClick={this.onEditClicked} />
         );
 
-        return (
-            <div className={classes}>
-                <div className="mx_EventTile_msgOption">
-                    { readAvatars }
+        var e2e;
+        if (e2eEnabled) {
+            if (this.props.mxEvent.getContent().msgtype === 'm.bad.encrypted') {
+                e2e = <img onClick={ this.onCryptoClicked } className="mx_EventTile_e2eIcon" src="img/e2e-blocked.svg" width="12" height="12" style={{ marginLeft: "-1px" }} />;
+            }
+            else if (this.state.verified == true) {
+                e2e = <img className="mx_EventTile_e2eIcon" src="img/e2e-verified.svg" width="10" height="12" alt="Encrypted by a verified device"/>;
+            }
+            else if (this.state.verified == false) {
+                e2e = <img className="mx_EventTile_e2eIcon" src="img/e2e-warning.svg" width="15" height="12" style={{ marginLeft: "-2px" }} alt="Encrypted by an unverified device!"/>;
+            }
+            else {
+                e2e = <img className="mx_EventTile_e2eIcon" src="img/e2e-unencrypted.svg" width="12" height="12"/>;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (this.props.tileShape === "notif") {
+            var room = MatrixClientPeg.get().getRoom(this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId());
+
+            return (
+                <div className={classes}>
+                    <div className="mx_EventTile_roomName">
+                        <a href={ permalink }>
+                            { room ? room.name : '' }
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="mx_EventTile_senderDetails">
+                        { avatar }
+                        <a href={ permalink }>
+                            { sender }
+                            <MessageTimestamp ts={this.props.mxEvent.getTs()} />
+                        </a>
+                    </div>
+                    <div className="mx_EventTile_line" >
+                        <EventTileType ref="tile"
+                            mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
+                            highlights={this.props.highlights}
+                            highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
+                            showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
+                            onWidgetLoad={this.props.onWidgetLoad} />
+                    </div>
                 </div>
-                { avatar }
-                { sender }
-                <div className="mx_EventTile_line">
-                    { timestamp }
-                    <EventTileType ref="tile"
-                        mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
-                        highlights={this.props.highlights}
-                        highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
-                        showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
-                        onWidgetLoad={this.props.onWidgetLoad} />
-                    { editButton }
+            );
+        }
+        else if (this.props.tileShape === "file_grid") {
+            return (
+                <div className={classes}>
+                    <div className="mx_EventTile_line" >
+                        <EventTileType ref="tile"
+                            mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
+                            highlights={this.props.highlights}
+                            highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
+                            showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
+                            tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
+                            onWidgetLoad={this.props.onWidgetLoad} />
+                    </div>
+                    <a className="mx_EventTile_senderDetailsLink" href={ permalink }>
+                        <div className="mx_EventTile_senderDetails">
+                                { sender }
+                                <MessageTimestamp ts={this.props.mxEvent.getTs()} />
+                        </div>
+                    </a>
                 </div>
-            </div>
-        );
+            );
+        }
+        else {
+            return (
+                <div className={classes}>
+                    <div className="mx_EventTile_msgOption">
+                        { readAvatars }
+                    </div>
+                    { avatar }
+                    { sender }
+                    <div className="mx_EventTile_line">
+                        <a href={ permalink }>
+                            <MessageTimestamp ts={this.props.mxEvent.getTs()} />
+                        </a>
+                        { e2e }
+                        <EventTileType ref="tile"
+                            mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
+                            highlights={this.props.highlights}
+                            highlightLink={this.props.highlightLink}
+                            showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
+                            onWidgetLoad={this.props.onWidgetLoad} />
+                        { editButton }
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
     },
 });
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberDeviceInfo.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberDeviceInfo.js
index 22bbdd2ce7..927cc90491 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberDeviceInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberDeviceInfo.js
@@ -54,33 +54,33 @@ export default class MemberDeviceInfo extends React.Component {
         var indicator = null, blockButton = null, verifyButton = null;
         if (this.props.device.isBlocked()) {
             blockButton = (
-                <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_unblock"
+                <button className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_unblock"
                   onClick={this.onUnblockClick}>
                     Unblock
-                </div>
+                </button>
             );
         } else {
             blockButton = (
-                <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_block"
+                <button className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_block"
                   onClick={this.onBlockClick}>
                     Block
-                </div>
+                </button>
             );
         }
 
         if (this.props.device.isVerified()) {
             verifyButton = (
-                <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_unverify"
+                <button className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_unverify"
                   onClick={this.onUnverifyClick}>
                     Unverify
-                </div>
+                </button>
             );
         } else {
             verifyButton = (
-                <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_verify"
+                <button className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_textButton mx_MemberDeviceInfo_verify"
                   onClick={this.onVerifyClick}>
                     Verify
-                </div>
+                </button>
             );
         }
 
@@ -101,16 +101,25 @@ export default class MemberDeviceInfo extends React.Component {
 
         var deviceName = this.props.device.getDisplayName() || this.props.device.deviceId;
 
+        var info;
+        if (!this.props.hideInfo) {
+            info = (
+                <div>
+                    <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_deviceId">{deviceName}</div>
+                    {indicator}
+                    <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_deviceKey">
+                        {this.props.device.getFingerprint()}
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            );
+        }
+
         // add the deviceId as a titletext to help with debugging
         return (
             <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo" title={this.props.device.deviceId}>
-                <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_deviceId">{deviceName}</div>
-                {indicator}
-                <div className="mx_MemberDeviceInfo_deviceKey">
-                    {this.props.device.getFingerprint()}
-                </div>
-                {verifyButton}
-                {blockButton}
+                { info }
+                { verifyButton }
+                { blockButton }
             </div>
         );
     }
@@ -120,4 +129,5 @@ MemberDeviceInfo.displayName = 'MemberDeviceInfo';
 MemberDeviceInfo.propTypes = {
     userId: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     device: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    hideInfo: React.PropTypes.bool,
 };
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
index b6944a3d4e..4a01ffd536 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MemberInfo.js
@@ -421,11 +421,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     onNewDMClick: function() {
         this.setState({ updating: this.state.updating + 1 });
-        createRoom({
-            createOpts: {
-                invite: [this.props.member.userId],
-            },
-        }).finally(() => {
+        createRoom({dmUserId: this.props.member.userId}).finally(() => {
             this.props.onFinished();
             this.setState({ updating: this.state.updating - 1 });
         }).done();
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
index fc80bf8a90..ff5c7f5259 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/MessageComposer.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
 
         let fileList = [];
         for (let i=0; i<files.length; i++) {
-            fileList.push(<li>
+            fileList.push(<li key={i}>
                 <TintableSvg key={i} src="img/files.svg" width="16" height="16" /> {files[i].name}
             </li>);
         }
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ export default class MessageComposer extends React.Component {
             </div>
         );
 
+        if (MatrixClientPeg.get().isRoomEncrypted(this.props.room.roomId)) {
+            // FIXME: show a /!\ if there are untrusted devices in the room...
+            controls.push(
+                <img key="e2eIcon" className="mx_MessageComposer_e2eIcon" src="img/e2e-verified.svg" width="10" height="12" alt="Encrypted room"/>
+            );
+        }
+
         var callButton, videoCallButton, hangupButton;
         if (this.props.callState && this.props.callState !== 'ended') {
             hangupButton =
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index bb4c6d336a..980fa622eb 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         this._updateStickyHeaders(true, scrollToPosition);
     },
 
-    onRoomTimeline: function(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline) {
+    onRoomTimeline: function(ev, room, toStartOfTimeline, removed, data) {
         if (toStartOfTimeline) return;
+        if (!room) return;
+        if (data.timeline.getTimelineSet() !== room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet()) return;
         this._delayedRefreshRoomList();
     },
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
index bac8f5aa07..f25b5140f4 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomTile.js
@@ -106,14 +106,16 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
     onMouseEnter: function() {
         this.setState( { hover : true });
+        this.badgeOnMouseEnter();
     },
 
     onMouseLeave: function() {
         this.setState( { hover : false });
+        this.badgeOnMouseLeave();
     },
 
     badgeOnMouseEnter: function() {
-        // Only allow none guests to access the context menu
+        // Only allow non-guests to access the context menu
         // and only change it if it needs to change
         if (!MatrixClientPeg.get().isGuest() && !this.state.badgeHover) {
             this.setState( { badgeHover : true } );
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             badgeContent = '\u200B';
         }
 
-        badge = <div className={ badgeClasses } onClick={this.onBadgeClicked} onMouseEnter={this.badgeOnMouseEnter} onMouseLeave={this.badgeOnMouseLeave}>{ badgeContent }</div>;
+        badge = <div className={ badgeClasses } onClick={this.onBadgeClicked}>{ badgeContent }</div>;
 
         const EmojiText = sdk.getComponent('elements.EmojiText');
         var label;
diff --git a/src/createRoom.js b/src/createRoom.js
index 51e3ff8a96..4c282ef485 100644
--- a/src/createRoom.js
+++ b/src/createRoom.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var MatrixClientPeg = require('./MatrixClientPeg');
 var Modal = require('./Modal');
 var sdk = require('./index');
 var dis = require("./dispatcher");
+var Rooms = require("./Rooms");
 
 var q = require('q');
 
@@ -28,16 +29,17 @@ var q = require('q');
  * action was aborted or failed.
  *
  * @param {object=} opts parameters for creating the room
+ * @param {string=} opts.dmUserId If specified, make this a DM room for this user and invite them
  * @param {object=} opts.createOpts set of options to pass to createRoom call.
  */
 function createRoom(opts) {
-    var opts = opts || {};
+    opts = opts || {};
 
-    var ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
-    var NeedToRegisterDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.NeedToRegisterDialog");
-    var Loader = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
+    const ErrorDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.ErrorDialog");
+    const NeedToRegisterDialog = sdk.getComponent("dialogs.NeedToRegisterDialog");
+    const Loader = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
 
-    var client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
+    const client = MatrixClientPeg.get();
     if (client.isGuest()) {
         Modal.createDialog(NeedToRegisterDialog, {
             title: "Please Register",
@@ -46,10 +48,15 @@ function createRoom(opts) {
         return q(null);
     }
 
+    const defaultPreset = opts.dmUserId ? 'trusted_private_chat' : 'private_chat';
+
     // set some defaults for the creation
-    var createOpts = opts.createOpts || {};
-    createOpts.preset = createOpts.preset || 'private_chat';
+    const createOpts = opts.createOpts || {};
+    createOpts.preset = createOpts.preset || defaultPreset;
     createOpts.visibility = createOpts.visibility || 'private';
+    if (opts.dmUserId && createOpts.invite === undefined) {
+        createOpts.invite = [opts.dmUserId];
+    }
 
     // Allow guests by default since the room is private and they'd
     // need an invite. This means clicking on a 3pid invite email can
@@ -64,20 +71,28 @@ function createRoom(opts) {
         }
     ];
 
-    var modal = Modal.createDialog(Loader, null, 'mx_Dialog_spinner');
+    const modal = Modal.createDialog(Loader, null, 'mx_Dialog_spinner');
 
+    let roomId;
     return client.createRoom(createOpts).finally(function() {
         modal.close();
     }).then(function(res) {
+        roomId = res.room_id;
+        if (opts.dmUserId) {
+            return Rooms.setDMRoom(roomId, opts.dmUserId);
+        } else {
+            return q();
+        }
+    }).then(function() {
         // NB createRoom doesn't block on the client seeing the echo that the
         // room has been created, so we race here with the client knowing that
         // the room exists, causing things like
         // https://github.com/vector-im/vector-web/issues/1813
         dis.dispatch({
             action: 'view_room',
-            room_id: res.room_id
+            room_id: roomId
         });
-        return res.room_id;
+        return roomId;
     }, function(err) {
         Modal.createDialog(ErrorDialog, {
             title: "Failure to create room",
diff --git a/test/components/structures/TimelinePanel-test.js b/test/components/structures/TimelinePanel-test.js
index 027d888d2d..993973cb1d 100644
--- a/test/components/structures/TimelinePanel-test.js
+++ b/test/components/structures/TimelinePanel-test.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ var USER_ID = '@me:localhost';
 
 describe('TimelinePanel', function() {
     var sandbox;
+    var timelineSet;
     var room;
     var client;
     var timeline;
@@ -58,10 +59,16 @@ describe('TimelinePanel', function() {
         test_utils.beforeEach(this);
         sandbox = test_utils.stubClient(sandbox);
 
-        timeline = new jssdk.EventTimeline(ROOM_ID);
         room = sinon.createStubInstance(jssdk.Room);
-        room.getLiveTimeline.returns(timeline);
-        room.getPendingEvents.returns([]);
+        room.roomId = ROOM_ID;
+
+        timelineSet = sinon.createStubInstance(jssdk.EventTimelineSet);
+        timelineSet.getPendingEvents.returns([]);
+        timelineSet.room = room;
+
+        timeline = new jssdk.EventTimeline(timelineSet);
+
+        timelineSet.getLiveTimeline.returns(timeline);
 
         client = peg.get();
         client.credentials = {userId: USER_ID};
@@ -95,7 +102,7 @@ describe('TimelinePanel', function() {
 
         var scrollDefer;
         var panel = ReactDOM.render(
-                <TimelinePanel room={room} onScroll={() => {scrollDefer.resolve()}}
+                <TimelinePanel timelineSet={timelineSet} onScroll={() => {scrollDefer.resolve()}}
                 />,
                 parentDiv,
         );
@@ -143,7 +150,10 @@ describe('TimelinePanel', function() {
             // a new event!
             var ev = mkMessage();
             timeline.addEvent(ev);
-            panel.onRoomTimeline(ev, room, false, false, {liveEvent: true});
+            panel.onRoomTimeline(ev, room, false, false, {
+                liveEvent: true,
+                timeline: timeline,
+            });
 
             // that won't make much difference, because we don't paginate
             // unless we're at the bottom of the timeline, but a scroll event
@@ -178,7 +188,7 @@ describe('TimelinePanel', function() {
         });
 
         var panel = ReactDOM.render(
-            <TimelinePanel room={room}/>,
+            <TimelinePanel timelineSet={timelineSet}/>,
             parentDiv
         );
 
@@ -226,7 +236,7 @@ describe('TimelinePanel', function() {
 
         var scrollDefer;
         var panel = ReactDOM.render(
-            <TimelinePanel room={room} onScroll={() => {scrollDefer.resolve()}}
+            <TimelinePanel timelineSet={timelineSet} onScroll={() => {scrollDefer.resolve()}}
                 timelineCap={TIMELINE_CAP}
             />,
             parentDiv
diff --git a/test/test-utils.js b/test/test-utils.js
index 78349b7824..e4c01d5c52 100644
--- a/test/test-utils.js
+++ b/test/test-utils.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function stubClient() {
         loginFlows: sinon.stub(),
         on: sinon.stub(),
         removeListener: sinon.stub(),
+        isRoomEncrypted: sinon.stub().returns(false),
 
         paginateEventTimeline: sinon.stub().returns(q()),
         sendReadReceipt: sinon.stub().returns(q()),