diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 646afbd..7f0025a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ All notable changes to wuttaweb will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.19.2 (2025-01-07)
+
+### Fix
+
+- always use prop key for default grid filters
+- avoid `request.current_route_url()` for user menu
+- add `scale` kwarg for `WuttaMoney` schema type, widget
+- make WuttaQuantity serialize w/ app handler, remove custom widget
+- bugfix for bool simple settings with default value
+
 ## v0.19.1 (2025-01-06)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f1bb921..d80e1d4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttaWeb"
-version = "0.19.1"
+version = "0.19.2"
 description = "Web App for Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@wuttaproject.org"}]
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ dependencies = [
         "pyramid_fanstatic",
         "pyramid_mako",
         "pyramid_tm",
-        "SQLAlchemy-Utils",
         "waitress",
         "WebHelpers2",
         "WuttJamaican[db]>=0.19.2",
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py b/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
index 3d0e08b..e4c3703 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/forms/schema.py
@@ -164,9 +164,13 @@ class WuttaMoney(colander.Money):
     by default.
 
     :param request: Current :term:`request` object.
+
+    :param scale: If this kwarg is specified, it will be passed along
+       to the widget constructor.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.scale = kwargs.pop('scale', None)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.request = request
         self.config = self.request.wutta_config
@@ -174,6 +178,8 @@ class WuttaMoney(colander.Money):
 
     def widget_maker(self, **kwargs):
         """ """
+        if self.scale:
+            kwargs.setdefault('scale', self.scale)
         return widgets.WuttaMoneyInputWidget(self.request, **kwargs)
 
 
@@ -181,8 +187,9 @@ class WuttaQuantity(colander.Decimal):
     """
     Custom schema type for "quantity" fields.
 
-    This is a subclass of :class:`colander:colander.Decimal` but uses
-    :class:`~wuttaweb.forms.widgets.WuttaQuantityWidget` by default.
+    This is a subclass of :class:`colander:colander.Decimal` but will
+    serialize values via
+    :meth:`~wuttjamaican:wuttjamaican.app.AppHandler.render_quantity()`.
 
     :param request: Current :term:`request` object.
     """
@@ -193,9 +200,14 @@ class WuttaQuantity(colander.Decimal):
         self.config = self.request.wutta_config
         self.app = self.config.get_app()
 
-    def widget_maker(self, **kwargs):
+    def serialize(self, node, appstruct):
         """ """
-        return widgets.WuttaQuantityWidget(self.request, **kwargs)
+        if appstruct in (colander.null, None):
+            return colander.null
+
+        # nb. we render as quantity here to avoid values like 12.0000,
+        # so we just show value like 12 instead
+        return self.app.render_quantity(appstruct)
 
 
 class WuttaSet(colander.Set):
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
index a6f33d2..1d3035c 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
@@ -206,9 +206,13 @@ class WuttaMoneyInputWidget(MoneyInputWidget):
     * ``moneyinput``
 
     :param request: Current :term:`request` object.
+
+    :param scale: If this kwarg is specified, it will be passed along
+       to ``render_currency()`` call.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.scale = kwargs.pop('scale', 2)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.request = request
         self.config = self.request.wutta_config
@@ -221,43 +225,8 @@ class WuttaMoneyInputWidget(MoneyInputWidget):
             if cstruct in (colander.null, None):
                 return HTML.tag('span')
             cstruct = decimal.Decimal(cstruct)
-            return HTML.tag('span', c=[self.app.render_currency(cstruct)])
-
-        return super().serialize(field, cstruct, **kw)
-
-
-class WuttaQuantityWidget(TextInputWidget):
-    """
-    Custom widget for "quantity" fields.  This is used by default for
-    :class:`~wuttaweb.forms.schema.WuttaQuantity` type nodes.
-
-    The main purpose of this widget is to leverage
-    :meth:`~wuttjamaican:wuttjamaican.app.AppHandler.render_quantity()`
-    for the readonly display.
-
-    This is a subclass of
-    :class:`deform:deform.widget.TextInputWidget` and uses these
-    Deform templates:
-
-    * ``textinput``
-
-    :param request: Current :term:`request` object.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.request = request
-        self.config = self.request.wutta_config
-        self.app = self.config.get_app()
-
-    def serialize(self, field, cstruct, **kw):
-        """ """
-        readonly = kw.get('readonly', self.readonly)
-        if readonly:
-            if cstruct in (colander.null, None):
-                return HTML.tag('span')
-            cstruct = decimal.Decimal(cstruct)
-            return HTML.tag('span', c=[self.app.render_quantity(cstruct)])
+            text = self.app.render_currency(cstruct, scale=self.scale)
+            return HTML.tag('span', c=[text])
 
         return super().serialize(field, cstruct, **kw)
 
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py b/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py
index 3a3d4f5..c2f3156 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/grids/base.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from collections import namedtuple, OrderedDict
 
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy import orm
-from sqlalchemy_utils import get_columns
 
 import paginate
 from paginate_sqlalchemy import SqlalchemyOrmPage
@@ -1147,16 +1146,29 @@ class Grid:
         filters = filters or {}
 
         if self.model_class:
-            # nb. i first tried self.get_model_columns() but my notes
-            # say that was too aggressive in many cases.  then i tried
-            # using the *subset* of self.columns, just the ones which
-            # corresponded to a property on the model class.  and now
-            # i am using sa-utils to give the "true" column list..
-            for col in get_columns(self.model_class):
-                if col.key in filters:
-                    continue
-                prop = getattr(self.model_class, col.key)
-                filters[prop.key] = self.make_filter(prop)
+
+            # nb. i have found this confusing for some reason.  some
+            # things i've tried so far include:
+            #
+            # i first tried self.get_model_columns() but my notes say
+            # that was too aggressive in many cases.
+            #
+            # then i tried using the *subset* of self.columns, just
+            # the ones which correspond to a property on the model
+            # class.  but sometimes that skips filters we need.
+            #
+            # then i tried get_columns() from sa-utils to give the
+            # "true" column list, but that fails when the underlying
+            # column has different name than the prop/attr key.
+            #
+            # so now, we are looking directly at the sa mapper, for
+            # all column attrs and then using the prop key.
+
+            inspector = sa.inspect(self.model_class)
+            for prop in inspector.column_attrs:
+                if prop.key not in filters:
+                    attr = getattr(self.model_class, prop.key)
+                    filters[prop.key] = self.make_filter(attr)
 
         return filters
 
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako b/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako
index 425d5bd..429e9be 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/templates/base.mako
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
           % if request.is_root:
               ${h.form(url('stop_root'), ref='stopBeingRootForm')}
               ${h.csrf_token(request)}
-              <input type="hidden" name="referrer" value="${request.current_route_url()}" />
+              <input type="hidden" name="referrer" value="${request.url}" />
               <a @click="stopBeingRoot()"
                  class="navbar-item has-background-danger has-text-white">
                 Stop being root
diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py b/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py
index 3701980..cedb1cf 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/views/master.py
@@ -1329,6 +1329,9 @@ class MasterView(View):
 
                 if name in data:
                     value = data[name]
+                elif simple.get('type') is bool:
+                    # nb. bool false will be *missing* from data
+                    value = False
                 else:
                     value = simple.get('default')
 
diff --git a/tests/forms/__init__.py b/tests/forms/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/tests/forms/test_schema.py b/tests/forms/test_schema.py
index 80a40e2..2a37aa5 100644
--- a/tests/forms/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/forms/test_schema.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 
 import datetime
+import decimal
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ from wuttaweb.forms import widgets
 from wuttaweb.testing import DataTestCase, WebTestCase
 
 
-class TestWutaDateTime(TestCase):
+class TestWuttaDateTime(TestCase):
 
     def test_deserialize(self):
         typ = mod.WuttaDateTime()
@@ -84,18 +85,41 @@ class TestWuttaMoney(WebTestCase):
 
     def test_widget_maker(self):
         enum = self.app.enum
+
+        # default scale
         typ = mod.WuttaMoney(self.request)
         widget = typ.widget_maker()
         self.assertIsInstance(widget, widgets.WuttaMoneyInputWidget)
+        self.assertEqual(widget.scale, 2)
+
+        # custom scale
+        typ = mod.WuttaMoney(self.request, scale=4)
+        widget = typ.widget_maker()
+        self.assertIsInstance(widget, widgets.WuttaMoneyInputWidget)
+        self.assertEqual(widget.scale, 4)
 
 
 class TestWuttaQuantity(WebTestCase):
 
-    def test_widget_maker(self):
-        enum = self.app.enum
-        typ = mod.WuttaQuantity(self.request)
-        widget = typ.widget_maker()
-        self.assertIsInstance(widget, widgets.WuttaQuantityWidget)
+    def test_serialize(self):
+        node = colander.SchemaNode(mod.WuttaQuantity(self.request))
+        typ = node.typ
+
+        # null
+        result = typ.serialize(node, colander.null)
+        self.assertIs(result, colander.null)
+        result = typ.serialize(node, None)
+        self.assertIs(result, colander.null)
+
+        # quantity
+        result = typ.serialize(node, 42)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42')
+        result = typ.serialize(node, 42.00)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42')
+        result = typ.serialize(node, decimal.Decimal('42.00'))
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42')
+        result = typ.serialize(node, 42.13)
+        self.assertEqual(result, '42.13')
 
 
 class TestObjectRef(DataTestCase):
diff --git a/tests/forms/test_widgets.py b/tests/forms/test_widgets.py
index 47aed58..4874c25 100644
--- a/tests/forms/test_widgets.py
+++ b/tests/forms/test_widgets.py
@@ -143,36 +143,6 @@ class TestWuttaMoneyInputWidget(WebTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, '<span></span>')
 
 
-class TestWuttaQuantityWidget(WebTestCase):
-
-    def make_field(self, node, **kwargs):
-        # TODO: not sure why default renderer is in use even though
-        # pyramid_deform was included in setup?  but this works..
-        kwargs.setdefault('renderer', deform.Form.default_renderer)
-        return deform.Field(node, **kwargs)
-
-    def make_widget(self, **kwargs):
-        return mod.WuttaQuantityWidget(self.request, **kwargs)
-
-    def test_serialize(self):
-        node = colander.SchemaNode(schema.WuttaQuantity(self.request))
-        field = self.make_field(node)
-        widget = self.make_widget()
-        amount = decimal.Decimal('42.00')
-
-        # editable widget has normal text input
-        result = widget.serialize(field, str(amount))
-        self.assertIn('<b-input', result)
-
-        # readonly is rendered per app convention
-        result = widget.serialize(field, str(amount), readonly=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result, '<span>42</span>')
-
-        # readonly w/ null value
-        result = widget.serialize(field, None, readonly=True)
-        self.assertEqual(result, '<span></span>')
-
-
 class TestFileDownloadWidget(WebTestCase):
 
     def make_field(self, node, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tests/views/test_master.py b/tests/views/test_master.py
index 56c51c2..d334258 100644
--- a/tests/views/test_master.py
+++ b/tests/views/test_master.py
@@ -1565,6 +1565,38 @@ class TestMasterView(WebTestCase):
                     count = self.session.query(model.Setting).count()
                     self.assertEqual(count, 0)
 
+    def test_configure_gather_settings(self):
+        view = self.make_view()
+
+        simple_settings = [
+            {'name': 'wutta.app_title'},
+            {'name': 'wutta.foo'},
+            {'name': 'wutta.flag', 'type': bool, 'default': True},
+            {'name': 'wutta.number', 'type': int, 'default': 42},
+            {'name': 'wutta.value1', 'save_if_empty': True},
+            {'name': 'wutta.value2', 'save_if_empty': False},
+            {'name': 'wutta.value3', 'save_if_empty': False, 'default': 'baz'},
+        ]
+
+        data = {
+            'wutta.app_title': 'Poser',
+            'wutta.foo': 'bar',
+            'wutta.number': 44,
+            'wutta.value1': None,
+        }
+
+        with patch.object(view, 'configure_get_simple_settings', return_value=simple_settings):
+            settings = view.configure_gather_settings(data)
+            self.assertEqual(len(settings), 6)
+            self.assertEqual(settings, [
+                {'name': 'wutta.app_title', 'value': 'Poser'},
+                {'name': 'wutta.foo', 'value': 'bar'},
+                {'name': 'wutta.flag', 'value': 'false'},
+                {'name': 'wutta.number', 'value': '44'},
+                {'name': 'wutta.value1', 'value': ''},
+                {'name': 'wutta.value3', 'value': 'baz'},
+            ])
+
     ##############################
     # row methods
     ##############################