diff --git a/data/layout.xml b/data/layout.xml
index 73438e0..d5a7b0b 100644
--- a/data/layout.xml
+++ b/data/layout.xml
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@
   </layout>
 
   <layout id="dialog-open-item">
-    <node dir="row">
-      <image-texture id="thumb-tex" width="64" height="64"/>
-      <text text="Longer description for the error or the message." font-face="arial" font-size="11"></text>
-    </node>
+    <border dir="row" color=".4 .4 .4 .8" pad="4">
+      <!--<image-texture id="thumb-tex" width="64" height="64"/>-->
+      <text id="title" text="Title" font-face="arial" font-size="11"/>
+    </border>
   </layout>
 
   <!-- Open Dialog Popup -->
@@ -201,9 +201,14 @@
           <text text="Open PanoPainter Project" font-face="arial" font-size="11"></text>
         </border>
         <border width="400" color="0 0 0 .9" pad="10" dir="col">
-          <ref id="dialog-open-item" />
-          <ref id="dialog-open-item" />
-          <ref id="dialog-open-item" />
+          <node dir="row">
+            <node id="files-list" dir="col"/>
+            <node dir="col" grow="1" margin="0 0 0 10">
+              <border height="20" align="center" justify="center" color=".2 .2 .2 1"><text id="info-title" text="Title" font-face="arial" font-size="11"/></border>
+              <text id="info-data" text="Title" font-face="arial" font-size="11"/>
+            </node>
+            <image-texture id="thumb-tex" width="100" height="100"/>
+          </node>
           <!--<text-input width="100" height="100" color=".3"/>-->
           <node height="40" grow="1" dir="row" align="flex-end" justify="flex-end">
             <button id="btn-ok" text="Open Project" width="100" height="30" margin="0 10 0 0"/>
diff --git a/engine/app_layout.cpp b/engine/app_layout.cpp
index 303bf23..a7aba30 100644
--- a/engine/app_layout.cpp
+++ b/engine/app_layout.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void App::initLayout()
                     open_dialog->btn_ok->on_click = [this,open_dialog](Node*)
                     {
                         layers->clear();
-                        canvas->m_canvas->project_open(data_path);
+                        canvas->m_canvas->project_open(open_dialog->selected_path);
                         for (auto& i : canvas->m_canvas->m_order)
                             layers->add_layer(canvas->m_canvas->m_layers[i].m_name.c_str());
                         open_dialog->destroy();
@@ -410,12 +410,13 @@ void App::initLayout()
 
                 popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-merge")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
                     const auto& order = canvas->m_canvas->m_order;
+                    //layers->get_child_index(layers->)
                     int current_idx_order = std::distance(order.begin(), std::find(order.begin(), order.end(), canvas->m_canvas->m_current_layer_idx));
                     if (current_idx_order > 0)
                     {
                         int dest_layer_idx = order[current_idx_order - 1];
                         canvas->m_canvas->layer_merge(canvas->m_canvas->m_current_layer_idx, dest_layer_idx);
-                        canvas->m_canvas->layer_remove(current_idx_order);
+                        canvas->m_canvas->layer_remove(canvas->m_canvas->m_current_layer_idx);
                         layers->clear();
                         for (auto& i : canvas->m_canvas->m_order)
                             layers->add_layer(canvas->m_canvas->m_layers[i].m_name.c_str());
diff --git a/engine/asset.cpp b/engine/asset.cpp
index 826358c..fb6aa63 100644
--- a/engine/asset.cpp
+++ b/engine/asset.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> Asset::list_files(std::string folder, bool is_asset, co
     std::vector<std::string> names;
 #ifdef _WIN32
     WIN32_FIND_DATAA fd;
-    HANDLE hFind = ::FindFirstFileA((folder + "*").c_str(), &fd);
+    HANDLE hFind = ::FindFirstFileA((folder + "\\*").c_str(), &fd);
     if (hFind != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) 
     {
         do 
diff --git a/engine/canvas.cpp b/engine/canvas.cpp
index ff626ff..5553980 100644
--- a/engine/canvas.cpp
+++ b/engine/canvas.cpp
@@ -1064,12 +1064,12 @@ void ui::Canvas::project_save(std::string data_path)
 
 void ui::Canvas::project_open(std::string data_path)
 {
-    static char name[128];
-    sprintf(name, "%s/latlong.pano", data_path.c_str());
-    FILE* fp = fopen(name, "rb");
+//     static char name[128];
+//     sprintf(name, "%s/latlong.pano", data_path.c_str());
+    FILE* fp = fopen(data_path.c_str(), "rb");
     if (!fp)
     {
-        LOG("cannot write project to %s", name);
+        LOG("cannot write project to %s", data_path.c_str());
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ void ui::Canvas::project_open(std::string data_path)
         m_layers.back().restore(snap);
     }
     fclose(fp);
-    LOG("project restore from %s", name);
+    LOG("project restore from %s", data_path.c_str());
 }
 
 ui::Image ui::Canvas::thumbnail_generate(int w, int h)
@@ -1196,12 +1196,12 @@ ui::Image ui::Canvas::thumbnail_generate(int w, int h)
 
 ui::Image ui::Canvas::thumbnail_read(std::string data_path)
 {
-    static char name[128];
-    sprintf(name, "%s/latlong.pano", data_path.c_str());
-    FILE* fp = fopen(name, "rb");
+//     static char name[128];
+//     sprintf(name, "%s/latlong.pano", data_path.c_str());
+    FILE* fp = fopen(data_path.c_str(), "rb");
     if (!fp)
     {
-        LOG("cannot read project %s", name);
+        LOG("cannot read project %s", data_path.c_str());
         return {}; // return empty image
     }
     Image thumb;
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ ui::Image ui::Canvas::thumbnail_read(std::string data_path)
     thumb.create();
     fread((uint8_t*)thumb.data(), thumb.size(), 1, fp);
     fclose(fp);
-    LOG("project thumbnail read from %s", name);
+    LOG("project thumbnail read from %s", data_path.c_str());
     return std::move(thumb);
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/node_dialog_open.cpp b/engine/node_dialog_open.cpp
index 236234a..6811d48 100644
--- a/engine/node_dialog_open.cpp
+++ b/engine/node_dialog_open.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "node_dialog_open.h"
 #include "canvas.h"
 #include "node_image_texture.h"
+#include "asset.h"
 
 Node* NodeDialogOpen::clone_instantiate() const
 {
@@ -31,11 +32,98 @@ void NodeDialogOpen::init_controls()
     btn_cancel->on_click = [this](Node*) {
         destroy();
     };
+    container = find<Node>("files-list");
+    auto names = Asset::list_files(data_path, false, ".*\\.pano");
+    for (const auto& n : names)
+    {
+        auto node = new NodeDialogOpenItem;
+        node->m_manager = m_manager;
+        node->init();
+        node->m_text->set_text(n.c_str());
+        node->m_path = data_path + "/" + n;
+        node->on_selected = [&](NodeDialogOpenItem* target) {
+            static NodeDialogOpenItem* current = nullptr;
+            if (target == current)
+                return;
+            ui::Image thumb = ui::Canvas::I->thumbnail_read(target->m_path);
+            auto image_tex = find<NodeImageTexture>("thumb-tex");
+            image_tex->tex.destroy();
+            image_tex->tex.create(thumb);
+            selected_path = target->m_path;
+            if (current)
+                current->m_selected = false;
+            current = target;
+        };
+        container->add_child(node);
+    }
+    container->update();
+    if (auto* first = (NodeDialogOpenItem*)container->get_child_at(0))
+    {
+        first->on_selected(first);
+        first->m_selected = true;
+    }
 }
 
 void NodeDialogOpen::loaded()
 {
-    ui::Image thumb = ui::Canvas::I->thumbnail_read(data_path);
-    auto image_tex = find<NodeImageTexture>("thumb-tex");
-    image_tex->tex.create(thumb);
+//     ui::Image thumb = ui::Canvas::I->thumbnail_read(data_path);
+//     auto image_tex = find<NodeImageTexture>("thumb-tex");
+//     image_tex->tex.create(thumb);
 }
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Node* NodeDialogOpenItem::clone_instantiate() const
+{
+    return new NodeDialogOpenItem;
+}
+void NodeDialogOpenItem::clone_finalize(Node* dest) const
+{
+    NodeDialogOpenItem* n = static_cast<NodeDialogOpenItem*>(dest);
+    n->init_controls();
+}
+void NodeDialogOpenItem::init()
+{
+    auto tpl = static_cast<const NodeBorder*>(init_template("dialog-open-item"));
+    m_color = tpl->m_color;
+    m_border_color = tpl->m_border_color;
+    m_thinkness = tpl->m_thinkness;
+    init_controls();
+}
+void NodeDialogOpenItem::init_controls()
+{
+    m_text = find<NodeText>("title");
+}
+void NodeDialogOpenItem::loaded()
+{
+
+}
+void NodeDialogOpenItem::draw()
+{
+    auto c = m_selected ? m_color_selected : m_color_normal;
+    //m_thinkness = m_selected ? 1.f : 0.f;
+    m_color = m_mouse_inside ? m_color_hover : c;
+    NodeBorder::draw();
+}
+kEventResult NodeDialogOpenItem::handle_event(Event* e)
+{
+    NodeBorder::handle_event(e);
+    switch (e->m_type)
+    {
+    case kEventType::MouseEnter:
+        break;
+    case kEventType::MouseLeave:
+        break;
+    case kEventType::MouseDownL:
+        m_selected = true;
+        if (on_selected)
+            on_selected(this);
+        break;
+    case kEventType::MouseUpL:
+        break;
+    default:
+        return kEventResult::Available;
+        break;
+    }
+    return kEventResult::Consumed;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/node_dialog_open.h b/engine/node_dialog_open.h
index 9a8f3b2..e3c7326 100644
--- a/engine/node_dialog_open.h
+++ b/engine/node_dialog_open.h
@@ -1,12 +1,36 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "node_border.h"
 #include "node_button.h"
+#include "node_image_texture.h"
+#include "node_text.h"
+
+class NodeDialogOpenItem : public NodeBorder
+{
+public:
+    NodeText* m_text;
+    NodeImageTexture* m_thumb;
+    glm::vec4 m_color_normal = glm::vec4(.4, .4, .4, 1);
+    glm::vec4 m_color_selected = glm::vec4(.3, .3, .3, 1);
+    glm::vec4 m_color_hover = glm::vec4(.5, .5, .5, 1);
+    bool m_selected = false;
+    std::string m_path;
+    std::function<void(NodeDialogOpenItem* target)> on_selected;
+    virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
+    virtual void clone_finalize(Node* dest) const override;
+    virtual void init() override;
+    void init_controls();
+    virtual void loaded() override;
+    virtual void draw() override;
+    virtual kEventResult handle_event(Event* e) override;
+};
 
 class NodeDialogOpen : public NodeBorder
 {
 public:
     NodeButton* btn_cancel;
     NodeButton* btn_ok;
+    Node* container;
+    std::string selected_path;
     std::string data_path;
     virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
     virtual void clone_finalize(Node* dest) const override;