diff --git a/browser/action.py b/browser/action.py
index c9e86b8..0108cd2 100644
--- a/browser/action.py
+++ b/browser/action.py
@@ -98,14 +98,16 @@ class DialogAction(Action):
 actions.register('info', 'object', DialogAction,
         description=_(u'Information about this object.'),
         viewName='object_info.html',
-        dialogName='object_info',
+        #dialogName='object_info',
+        dialogName='',
         icon='cybertools.icons/info.png',
         cssClass='icon-action',
+        addParams=dict(version='this')
 )
 
 actions.register('external_edit', 'object', TargetAction,
         description=_(u'Edit with external editor.'),
-        viewName='external_edit?version=this',
+        viewName='external_edit',
         icon='edit.gif',
         cssClass='icon-action',
 )
diff --git a/browser/concept_macros.pt b/browser/concept_macros.pt
index 3c26c3f..11d799e 100644
--- a/browser/concept_macros.pt
+++ b/browser/concept_macros.pt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
                   </td>
                 </tal:version>
                 <td style="text-align: right; white-space: nowrap">
-                  <span tal:replace="related/context/sizeForDisplay">Type</span>
+                  <span tal:replace="related/context/sizeForDisplay">2 MB</span>
                 </td>
                 <td><span tal:replace="related/modified">2007-03-30</span></td>
                 <td><span tal:replace="related/creators">John</span></td>
diff --git a/browser/info.pt b/browser/info.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f473ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/info.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<!-- object information -->
+
+
+<metal:info define-macro="object_info"
+            tal:define="item nocall:view/item">
+  <table class="object_info">
+    <tr>
+      <td colspan="2"><h2 i18n:translate="">Object Information</h2><br /></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><span i18n:translate="">Title</span>:</td>
+      <td tal:content="item/title"></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><span i18n:translate="">Description</span>:</td>
+      <td tal:content="item/description"></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><span i18n:translate="">Name</span>:</td>
+      <td tal:content="item/context/__name__"></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><span i18n:translate="">Type</span>:</td>
+      <td tal:content="item/longTypeTitle"></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><span i18n:translate="">Size</span>:</td>
+      <td tal:content="item/context/sizeForDisplay"></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><span i18n:translate="">modified</span>:</td>
+      <td tal:content="item/modified"></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><span i18n:translate="">Creators</span>:</td>
+      <td tal:content="item/creators"></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td colspan="2"><br />
+        <input type="button" value="Close" onclick="closeDialog()"
+               i18n:attributes="value" />
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  </table>
+
+</metal:info>
diff --git a/browser/loops.js b/browser/loops.js
index 00055df..1e928b5 100644
--- a/browser/loops.js
+++ b/browser/loops.js
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ function setConceptTypeForComboBox(typeId, cbId) {
 }
 
 var dialog;
-var dialogName
+var dialogName;
 
 function objectDialog(dlgName, url) {
     dojo.require('dijit.Dialog');
     dojo.require('dojo.parser');
     dojo.require('dijit.form.FilteringSelect');
     dojo.require('dojox.data.QueryReadStore');
-    if (dialogName == undefined || dialogName != dlgName) {
+    if (dialogName == undefined || dialogName != dlgName || dialogName == '') {
         if (dialog != undefined) {
             dialog.destroyRecursive();
         }
diff --git a/browser/node.py b/browser/node.py
index 630cb52..12b22b3 100644
--- a/browser/node.py
+++ b/browser/node.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ from loops.versioning.util import getVersion
 
 
 node_macros = ViewPageTemplateFile('node_macros.pt')
+info_macros = ViewPageTemplateFile('info.pt')
 
 
 class NodeView(BaseView):
@@ -375,25 +376,6 @@ class NodeView(BaseView):
         if target is not None:
             return BaseView(target, self.request).url
 
-    # states information
-
-    @Lazy
-    def xxx_states(self):
-        result = []
-        if not checkPermission('loops.ManageSite', self.context):
-            # TODO: replace by more sensible permission
-            return result
-        target = self.virtualTargetObject
-        #statesDefs = ['loops.classification_quality', 'loops.simple_publishing']
-        if IResource.providedBy(target):
-            statesDefs = self.globalOptions('organize.stateful.resource', ())
-        else:
-            statesDefs = ()
-        for std in statesDefs:
-            stf = component.getAdapter(target, IStateful, name=std)
-            result.append(stf)
-        return result
-
     # target viewing and editing support
 
     def getUrlForTarget(self, target):
@@ -489,7 +471,7 @@ class ObjectInfo(NodeView):
 
     @property
     def macro(self):
-        return self.template.macros['object_info']
+        return info_macros.macros['object_info']
 
     @Lazy
     def dialog_name(self):
diff --git a/browser/node_macros.pt b/browser/node_macros.pt
index 3cc807a..bc706d2 100644
--- a/browser/node_macros.pt
+++ b/browser/node_macros.pt
@@ -218,11 +218,6 @@
 
 <!-- inner HTML macros -->
 
-<metal:info define-macro="object_info">
-  <div>Object Information</div>
-</metal:info>
-
-
 <div metal:define-macro="inline_edit"
      class="content-1" id="1.body">
   <form action="." method="post" id="1.form">