diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index daee8711..abb4f0da 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -652,11 +652,11 @@
         };
       },
 
-      componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
+      componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
         // If text has changed while in read mode, update text and discard changes.
         // Ignore update if in edit mode.
-        if (this.props.text != newProps.text && !this.state.active) {
-          this.setState({text: newProps.text || ""});
+        if (this.props.text != nextProps.text && !this.state.active) {
+          this.setState({text: nextProps.text || ""});
         }
       },
 
@@ -904,12 +904,12 @@
           };
       },
 
-      componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
+      componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
         this.setState({
-          sortedChips: this.sortChips(newProps.chips, newProps.required),
-          chipIndex: this.indexChips(newProps.chips)
+          sortedChips: this.sortChips(nextProps.chips, nextProps.required),
+          chipIndex: this.indexChips(nextProps.chips)
         });
-        if (newProps.chips.length > this.props.chips.length) {
+        if (nextProps.chips.length > this.props.chips.length) {
           // Chip added: clear input.
           this.setState({input: ''});
         }
@@ -1485,8 +1485,8 @@
         };
       },
 
-      componentWillReceiveProps: function(newProps) {
-        this.setState({show: !(!newProps.level)});
+      componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
+        this.setState({show: !(!nextProps.level)});
       },
 
       hide: function() {
@@ -1855,8 +1855,7 @@
     var ContactsView = React.createClass({
       getInitialState: function() {
         return {
-          contactList: this.prepareContactList(),
-          initialLoadComplete: false
+          contactList: this.prepareContactList()
         };
       },
       componentWillMount: function() {
@@ -1866,13 +1865,27 @@
           me.onSubsUpdated = this.tnMeSubsUpdated;
         }
       },
+
+      componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
+        if (this.props.topicSelected != nextProps.topicSelected) {
+          // If topicSelecetd is changed externally, update the
+          // topic with online status and access mode.
+          for (var i=0;i<this.state.contactList.length;i++) {
+            var c = this.state.contactList[i];
+            if (c.topic == nextProps.topicSelected) {
+              nextProps.onOnlineChange(c.online);
+              nextProps.onAcsChange(c.acs);
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+
       // Reactions to updates to the contact list.
       tnMeContactUpdate: function(what, cont) {
-        console.log("presence", this.props.topicSelected, cont.topic, what);
         if (what == "on" || what == "off") {
           this.resetContactList();
-          if (this.props.topicSelected === cont.topic) {
-            console.log("Online/offline", cont.topic, what);
+          if (this.props.topicSelected == cont.topic) {
             this.props.onOnlineChange(what === "on");
           }
         } else if (what === "read") {
@@ -1907,10 +1920,10 @@
           }
         } else {
           // TODO(gene): handle other types of notifications:
-          // * ua -- user agent changes (may display a pictogram for mobile/desktop)
-          // * upd -- topic 'public' updated
-          // * del -- messages deleted (hard or soft) -- reset pill counter
-          console.log("changed (not updating for it): " + what + " in: " + cont.topic);
+          // * ua -- user agent changes (maybe display a pictogram for mobile/desktop).
+          // * upd -- topic 'public' updated, issue getMeta().
+          // * del -- messages deleted (hard or soft) -- reset pill counter.
+          console.log("Unsupported (yet) presence update:" + what + " in: " + cont.topic);
         }
       },
 
@@ -1943,10 +1956,7 @@
       },
 
       resetContactList: function() {
-        if (!this.state.initialLoadComplete) {
-          console.log("update winodow.location.hash now!!!");
-        }
-        this.setState({contactList: this.prepareContactList(), initialLoadComplete: true});
+        this.setState({contactList: this.prepareContactList()});
       },
 
       render: function() {
@@ -2544,12 +2554,12 @@
         topic.onTagsUpdated = this.previousTagsUpdated;
       },
 
-      componentWillReceiveProps: function(props) {
-        var topic = Tinode.getTopic(props.topic);
+      componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
+        var topic = Tinode.getTopic(nextProps.topic);
         if (!topic) {
           return;
         }
-        this.resetInfoView(topic, props);
+        this.resetInfoView(topic, nextProps);
       },
 
       resetSubs: function(topic, props) {
@@ -3848,14 +3858,11 @@
           }
         }
         // Topic for MessagesView selector.
-        console.log("hashchange", window.location.hash, hash.path);
         if (hash.path.length > 1) {
           var tp = Tinode.getTopicType(hash.path[1]);
           if (tp) {
-            console.log("setting topicSelected to", hash.path[1]);
             this.setState({topicSelected: hash.path[1]});
           } else {
-            console.log("setting topicSelected to null");
             this.setState({topicSelected: null});
           }
         }
@@ -4087,7 +4094,9 @@
       },
 
       handleTopicSelectedOnline: function(online) {
-        this.setState({topicSelectedOnline: online});
+        if (typeof online == 'boolean') {
+          this.setState({topicSelectedOnline: online});
+        }
       },
       // Permissions of a currently selected topic have been updated by server.
       handleTopicSelectedAcs: function(acs) {
@@ -4191,7 +4200,6 @@
       },
       // Create of a new topic. New P2P topic requires peer's name.
       handleNewTopicRequest: function(peerName, pub, priv, tags) {
-        console.log("handleNewTopicRequest");
         var instance = this;
         var topic = peerName ? Tinode.newTopicWith(peerName) : Tinode.newTopic();
         var query = topic.startMetaQuery().withDesc().withSub().withData();