diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.html b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.html
index 3952b6c..785a3a7 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.html
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.html
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         .button {
             fill: #369;
             /* TODO: figure out why svg filters are not working */
+            /* is it because there is an invisible rectangle behind it? */
             /*filter: url(#innerbevel);*/
         }
         svg text {
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.js
index a550192..1595f76 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/_bripc/svg-exercise.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         btnHeight = 50,
         hoverZone = 60,
         sectorDivisions = 3,
-        pageMargin = 20;
+        pageMargin = 10;
 
     // svg elements
     var svg, g;
@@ -37,48 +37,16 @@
     // other variables
     var winWidth, winHeight,
         sectorWidth, sectorHeight,
-        currSector = 4,
+        currSector = 4, // always starts in the middle
         mouse;
 
     // ====================================================
 
-    // helper functions
     function centeredOnWindow(axis, dim) {
         return (axis / 2) - (dim / 2);
     }
 
-    // ====================================================
-
-    function center(elem) {
-        $log.debug(winWidth / 2);
-        $log.debug(winHeight / 2);
-        $log.debug((winWidth / 2) - ((elem.node().getBBox().width) / 2));
-        $log.debug((winHeight / 2) - ((elem.node().getBBox().height) / 2));
-        return {
-            x: (winWidth / 2) - ((elem.node().getBBox().width) / 2),
-            y: (winHeight / 2) - ((elem.node().getBBox().height) / 2)
-        }
-    }
-
     function showSectors() {
-        svg.append('line')
-            .attr({
-                x1: winWidth / 2,
-                x2: winWidth / 2,
-                y1: 0,
-                y2: winHeight,
-                stroke: 'purple',
-                'stroke-width': '3px'
-            });
-        svg.append('line')
-            .attr({
-                x1: 0,
-                x2: winWidth,
-                y1: winHeight / 2,
-                y2: winHeight / 2,
-                stroke: 'purple',
-                'stroke-width': '3px'
-            });
         for (var i = 1; i < 5; i++) {
             var j;
             if (i < 3) {
@@ -122,37 +90,34 @@
     }
 
     function selectSector() {
-        var sector, row, col;
+        var sector, row, col,
+            currSectorCol = currSector % sectorDivisions;
 
         do {
             sector = Math.floor((Math.random() * 9));
-        } while (sector === currSector);
-        $log.debug('sector after loop: ' + sector);
-        $log.debug('currSector after loop: ' + currSector);
+            col = sector % sectorDivisions;
+        } while (col === currSectorCol);
         currSector = sector;
-        $log.debug('currSector after assignment: ' + currSector);
         row = Math.floor(sector / sectorDivisions);
-        col = sector % sectorDivisions;
 
-        $log.debug('row: ' + row);
-        $log.debug('col: ' + col);
-
+        // active area is the coordinates of the sector, plus or minus a margin
         return {
-            xmin: sectorWidth * col,
-            xmax: (sectorWidth * col) + sectorWidth,
-            ymin: sectorHeight * row,
-            ymax: (sectorHeight * row) + sectorHeight
+            xmin: (sectorWidth * col) + pageMargin,
+            xmax: ((sectorWidth * col) + sectorWidth) - pageMargin,
+            ymin: (sectorHeight * row) + pageMargin,
+            ymax: ((sectorHeight * row) + sectorHeight) - pageMargin
         }
     }
 
     function selectXY(sectorCoords) {
         var x, y, x1, y1;
+
         do {
             x = (Math.random() * sectorCoords.xmax) + sectorCoords.xmin;
             y = (Math.random() * sectorCoords.ymax) + sectorCoords.ymin;
             x1 = x + btnWidth;
             y1 = y + btnHeight;
-        } while (x1 >= winWidth - pageMargin || y1 >= winHeight - pageMargin);
+        } while (x1 > sectorCoords.xmax || y1 > sectorCoords.ymax);
 
         return {
             x: x,
@@ -167,9 +132,8 @@
     function moveButton() {
         var sec = selectSector(),
             pos = selectXY(sec);
-        $log.debug(pos.x, pos.y);
         g.transition()
-            .duration(400)
+            .duration(300)
             .ease('cubic-out')
             .each('start', removeMouseListener)
             .attr('transform', gTranslate(pos.x, pos.y))
@@ -186,13 +150,9 @@
             fs = _fs_;
             return {
                 restrict: 'E',
-                link: function (scope, elem, attrs) {
+                link: function (scope, elem) {
                     winWidth = fs.windowSize().width;
                     winHeight = fs.windowSize().height;
-                    // getting rid of pageMargin to see if the math is easier
-                    // could put the padding somewhere else as in where it's ok to move the button
-                    //sectorWidth = (winWidth / sectorDivisions) - pageMargin;
-                    //sectorHeight = (winHeight / sectorDivisions) - pageMargin;
                     sectorWidth = winWidth / sectorDivisions;
                     sectorHeight = winHeight / sectorDivisions;
 
@@ -203,7 +163,7 @@
                             height: winHeight + 'px'
                         });
 
-                    showSectors();
+                    //showSectors();
                     g = svg.append('g');
 
                     var button = g.append('rect')
@@ -228,12 +188,10 @@
                                 height: btnHeight + hoverZone + 'px',
                                 x: -(hoverZone / 2),
                                 y: -(hoverZone / 2)
-                            }),
-                        centeredG = center(g);
+                            });
                     g.attr('transform',
-                        gTranslate(centeredG.x, centeredG.y));
-                    //gTranslate(centeredOnWindow(winWidth, btnWidth),
-                    //           centeredOnWindow(winHeight, btnHeight)));
+                        gTranslate(centeredOnWindow(winWidth, btnWidth),
+                                   centeredOnWindow(winHeight, btnHeight)));
 
                     addMouseListener();
                 }
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/fw/svg/glyph.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/fw/svg/glyph.js
index 52664f5..db2b5c4 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/fw/svg/glyph.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/fw/svg/glyph.js
@@ -267,13 +267,16 @@
             "61.4,90.2,61.4,93.7z M93.8,61.8c-3.5,0-6.4-2.9-6.4-6.4c0-3.5," +
             "2.9-6.4,6.4-6.4s6.4,2.9,6.4,6.4C100.1,58.9,97.3,61.8,93.8,61.8z",
 
-            eqMaster: "M94.6,80.1c0,5.7-4.6,10.3-10.3,10.3S74,85.8,74,80.1" +
-            "c0-3.8,2-7,5-8.8L64.4,37.5H45.8L31.1,71.3c2.9,1.8,4.9,5.1,4.9," +
-            "8.8c0,5.7-4.6,10.3-10.3,10.3s-10.3-4.6-10.3-10.3S20,69.8,25.7," +
-            "69.8c0.7,0,1.5,0.1,2.2,0.2L42,37.5H26.7c-0.6,0-1-0.4-1-0.8V20.4" +
-            "c0-0.5,0.5-0.8,1-0.8h56.6c0.6,0,1,0.4,1,0.8v16.2c0,0.5-0.5,0.8" +
-            "-1,0.8H68.2L82.3,70c0.6-0.1,1.3-0.2,2-0.2C90,69.8,94.6,74.4," +
-            "94.6,80.1z"
+            eqMaster: "M100.1,46.9l-10.8-25h0.2c0.5,0,0.8-0.5,0.8-1.1v-3.2" +
+            "c0-0.6-0.4-1.1-0.8-1.1H59.2v-5.1c0-0.5-0.8-1-1.7-1h-5.1c-0.9,0" +
+            "-1.7,0.4-1.7,1v5.1l-30.2,0c-0.5,0-0.8,0.5-0.8,1.1v3.2c0,0.6," +
+            "0.4,1.1,0.8,1.1h0.1l-10.8,25C9,47.3,8.4,48,8.4,48.8v1.6l0,0h0" +
+            "v6.4c0,1.3,1.4,2.3,3.2,2.3h21.7c1.8,0,3.2-1,3.2-2.3v-8c0-0.9" +
+            "-0.7-1.6-1.7-2L22.9,21.9h27.9v59.6l-29,15.9c0,1.2,1.8,2.2,4.1," +
+            "2.2h58.3c2.3,0,4.1-1,4.1-2.2l-29-15.9V21.9h27.8L75.2,46.8c-1," +
+            "0.4-1.7,1.1-1.7,2v8c0,1.3,1.4,2.3,3.2,2.3h21.7c1.8,0,3.2-1,3.2" +
+            "-2.3v-8C101.6,48,101,47.3,100.1,46.9z M22,23.7l10.8,22.8H12.1" +
+            "L22,23.7z M97.9,46.5H77.2L88,23.7L97.9,46.5z"
         },
 
         badgeViewBox = '0 0 10 10',
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/sample/sample.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/sample/sample.js
index bb7417c..9e6133b 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/sample/sample.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/app/view/sample/sample.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
             toolbar.addToggle('demo-toggle', 'chain', false, togFn, 'another tooltip');
             toolbar.addSeparator();
             toolbar.addRadioSet('demo-radio', rset);
-            toolbar.show();
+            toolbar.hide();
 
             checkFn();
 
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/svg/glyph-spec.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/svg/glyph-spec.js
index 989fb9d..8f5728d 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/svg/glyph-spec.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/svg/glyph-spec.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             intentTraffic: 'M14.7,71.5h',
             allTraffic: 'M15.7,64.5h-7v',
             flows: 'M93.8,46.1c',
-            eqMaster: 'M94.6,80.1c0,5.7',
+            eqMaster: 'M100.1,46.9l',
 
             // badges
             uiAttached: 'M2,2.5a.5,.5',
diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/widget/tooltip-spec.js b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/widget/tooltip-spec.js
index f5a8cef..a817dbc 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/widget/tooltip-spec.js
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/webapp/tests/app/fw/widget/tooltip-spec.js
@@ -55,12 +55,24 @@
     });
 
     // testing mouse events is tough
-
+    // showTooltip needs a d3 event, which currently has no test backend
+    // .each is a workaround, which provides this, d, and i
     xit('should show a tooltip', function () {
         var btn = d3.select('body').append('div').attr('id', 'foo');
-        // each is used to trigger a "mouse" event, providing this, d, and i
         btn.each(function () {
             tts.showTooltip(this, 'yay a tooltip');
         });
+        // tests here
+    });
+
+    // can't cancel a tooltip until we show one
+    // because currElemId isn't set otherwise
+    xit('should cancel an existing tooltip', function () {
+        var btn = d3.select('body').append('div').attr('id', 'foo');
+        btn.each(function () {
+            tts.cancelTooltip(this);
+        });
+        expect(d3Elem.text()).toBe('');
+        expect(d3Elem.style('display')).toBe('none');
     });
 });