--- a/Devian.lua	Thu Dec 24 03:00:16 2015 -0500
+++ b/Devian.lua	Fri Dec 25 03:32:56 2015 -0500
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
   font = [[Interface\Addons\Devian\font\SourceCodePro-Regular.ttf]],
   fontsize = 13,
   fontoutline = 'NONE',
-  backdrop = {1,1,1,0.2},
+  backalpha = 0.5,
+  backdrop = {0,0,0,0.4},
   backgrad = {'VERTICAL', 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.3, 0, 0, 0, 0.5},
   backblend = 'BLEND',
-  frontdrop = {1,1,1,1},
+  frontdrop = {0,0,0,1},
   frontgrad = {'VERTICAL', 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.9, 0, 0, 0, 0.9},
   frontblend = 'BLEND',
+  frontalpha = 1,
   frontborder = {1,0,0,1},
   backborder = {0,0,1,0.75},
 }
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@
     return D:DistributeFrames()
   elseif mode == 'tag' then -- tagging
     if tag ~= nil and dest ~= nil then
-      local channel = D:SetChannel(dest:match('%a'), dest:match('%d'))
+      local channel = D:SetChannel(dest:match('%a+'), dest:match('%d+'))
       if not D.tags[tag] then
         D.tags[tag] = {}
       end
@@ -199,23 +201,25 @@
 -- @param ... one or more space-seperated channel keys
 local function Console_Toggle(input)
   local search = {}
-  local key, n = D:GetArgs(input, 1)
-  if key then
+  local n = 0
+  if D:GetArgs(input,1) then
     repeat
+      key, n = D:GetArgs(input,1,n)
       if D.sig[key] then
         table.insert(search, D.sig[key])
       elseif D.console[key] then
         table.insert(search, D.console[key])
       end
-      key, n = D:GetArgs(input,1,n)
     until n == 1e9
   else
     search = D.console
   end
 
   db.toggle = not db.toggle and true or nil
-  for _, c in ipairs(search) do
+  for i, c in ipairs(search) do
+    print(i,c.index)
     if db.toggle then
+      c.enabled = true
       c:Show()
       if db.current_channel == c.index then
         c:ToFront()
@@ -244,6 +248,7 @@
   --print(db.frontblend)
   -- D.raise_ct = D.raise_ct + 1
   c:Raise()
+  c:SetAlpha(db.frontalpha)
   c.out.backdrop:SetTexture(unpack(db.frontdrop))
   c.out.backdrop:SetGradientAlpha(unpack(db.frontgrad))
   c.out.backdrop:SetBlendMode(db.frontblend)
@@ -259,6 +264,7 @@
       --print(unpack(db.backdrop))
       --print(unpack(db.backgrad))
       --print(db.backblend)
+      bc:SetAlpha(db.backalpha)
       bc.out.backdrop:SetTexture(unpack(db.backdrop))
       bc.out.backdrop:SetGradientAlpha(unpack(db.backgrad))
       bc.out.backdrop:SetBlendMode(db.backblend)
@@ -457,35 +463,50 @@
   --print('join:', i , cinfo)
   local t_info = {}
   local dbvars = db.channels[self.primary_channel]
+  local signame
+
+  -- is cinfo a table or signature?
   if type(cinfo) == 'string' then
-    local signame = tostring(cinfo)
+    signame = tostring(cinfo)
     t_info.signature = signame
-  end
-
-  if type(cinfo) ~= 'table' then
+  elseif type(cinfo) ~= 'table' then
     cinfo = {}
   end
 
-  if i then
+  -- did we get a signature string?
+  if not (cinfo.signature or t_info.signature) then
+    t_info.signature = 'Console'
+  end
+
+  -- was an index given?
+  if not i then
+    i = D.num_channels + 1
+    t_info.index = i
+    -- make a new one
+  else
     i = tonumber(i)
+    -- is it valid?
     if db.channels[i] then
       dbvars = db.channels[i]
+      -- use that as our base vars
     else
-      -- if there is no channels[i], then we need to check for sig collision
-      local sigvar = signame
-      local j = 2
-      while D.sig[sigvar] do
-        sigvar = signame .. j
-        j = j + 1
+      if db.sig[t_info.signature] then
+        local sigvar = t_info.signature
+        local j = 2
+        while D.sig[sigvar] do
+          sigvar = signame .. j
+          j = j + 1
+        end
+        t_info.signature = sigvar
       end
-      t_info.signature = sigvar
+
+      i = D.num_channels + 1
+      t_info.index = i
+      -- make a new index number and fix the signature
     end
   end
 
-  if not (cinfo.signature or t_info.signature) then
-    t_info.signature = 'Console'..i
-  end
-
+  -- can proceed to fill in from base vars here
   for k,v in pairs(dbvars) do
     if not t_info[k] then
       if cinfo[k] then
@@ -496,22 +517,23 @@
     end
   end
 
+  -- we're working with a fresh channel right?
   if not db.channels[i] then
     t_info.x = t_info.x + 20
     t_info.y = t_info.y - 20
     db.channels[i] = t_info
+    -- set its position just off of the base vars and store it
   end
 
+  -- can proceed to display something from here
   if not self.console[i] then
     self.console[i] = CreateConsole(i, t_info)
+    -- if it isn't already spawned, create the frame
   end
   local channel = self.console[i]
   self.sig[t_info.signature] = channel
   self.sigID[t_info.signature] = i
   self.IDsig[i] = t_info.signature
-  if i == db.current_channel then
-    channel:ToFront()
-  end
 
   return channel
 end
@@ -591,6 +613,7 @@
 
   if self.console[db.current_channel] then
     self.console[db.current_channel]:ToFront()
+    -- bring the current channel to the front
   end
 
   if db.enabled then