diff --git a/octgnFX/Octgn.Core/Prefs.cs b/octgnFX/Octgn.Core/Prefs.cs
index 8117dfec3..15bc3d1df 100644
--- a/octgnFX/Octgn.Core/Prefs.cs
+++ b/octgnFX/Octgn.Core/Prefs.cs
@@ -648,5 +648,10 @@ public static string DeviceId {
             get { return Config.Instance.ReadValue(nameof(DeviceId), Guid.NewGuid().ToString()); }
             set { Config.Instance.WriteValue(nameof(DeviceId), value); }
         }
+        public static bool ShowAltsInDeckEditor
+        {
+            get { return Config.Instance.ReadValue("ShowAltsInDeckEditor", false); }
+            set { Config.Instance.WriteValue("ShowAltsInDeckEditor", value); }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml b/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml
index 8c70a3629..ce84a2ae8 100644
--- a/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml
+++ b/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
                     </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                     <Button Content="Hide Filters" FontSize="14" Width="100" Margin="1,10,10,1" Style="{StaticResource FlatDarkButtonStyle}" 
                             Click="ToggleFilterVisibility" IsDefault="False" x:Name="ShowFilterToggleButton" Grid.Column="0" />
-                    <CheckBox Content="Hide Alternates" Margin="1,10,10,1" Foreground="Black" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontWeight="Bold"
-                            Click="RefreshSearch" IsChecked="False" x:Name="HideAltToggleButton" Grid.Column="1" />
+                    <CheckBox Content="Show Alternates" Margin="1,10,10,1" Foreground="Black" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Left" FontWeight="Bold"
+                              IsChecked="{Binding ElementName=self,Path=ShowAlternates}" x:Name="ShowAltToggleButton" Grid.Column="1" />
                     <TextBlock x:Name="ResultCount" TextAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Bottom" HorizontalAlignment="Right" FontWeight="Bold" Foreground="Black" 
                                Grid.Column="2" TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" Text="0 Results" />
                     <Button Content="Search" FontSize="14" Width="80" Margin="10,10,1,1" Style="{StaticResource FlatDarkGreenButtonStyle}" 
diff --git a/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml.cs b/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml.cs
index a67cbfa4a..bc862b905 100644
--- a/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/octgnFX/Octgn.JodsEngine/DeckBuilder/SearchControl.xaml.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,23 @@ public bool NumVisible
             }
         }
 
+        public bool ShowAlternates
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Prefs.ShowAltsInDeckEditor;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != Prefs.ShowAltsInDeckEditor)
+                {
+                    Prefs.ShowAltsInDeckEditor = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged("ShowAlternates");
+                    RefreshSearch(null, null);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public SearchControl(DataNew.Entities.Game game, DeckBuilderWindow deckWindow)
         {
             _deckWindow = deckWindow;
@@ -68,6 +85,17 @@ public SearchControl(DataNew.Entities.Game game, DeckBuilderWindow deckWindow)
             filtersList.ItemsSource = source;
             GenerateColumns(game);
             //resultsGrid.ItemsSource = game.SelectCards(null).DefaultView;
+
+
+            RoutedEventHandler loadedEvent = null;
+
+            loadedEvent = (sender, args) => {
+                this.Loaded -= loadedEvent;
+                this.RefreshSearch(SearchButton, null);
+            };
+
+            this.Loaded += loadedEvent;
+
             UpdateDataGrid(game.AllCards(true).ToDataTable(Game).DefaultView);
             FileName = "";
             UpdateCount();
@@ -95,7 +123,7 @@ public SearchControl(DataNew.Entities.Game loadedGame, SearchSave save, DeckBuil
             filtersList.ItemsSource =
                 Enumerable.Repeat<object>("First", 1)
                     .Union(Enumerable.Repeat<object>(new NamePropertyDef(), 1))
-                    .Union(Enumerable.Repeat<object>(new SetPropertyDef(Game.Sets()), 1))
+                     .Union(Enumerable.Repeat<object>(new SetPropertyDef(Game.Sets().Where(x => x.Hidden == false)), 1))
                     .Union(game.CardProperties.Values.Where(p => !p.Hidden));
             this.GenerateColumns(game);
             FileName = "";
@@ -481,8 +509,7 @@ private void RefreshSearch(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 if (orconditions.Count > 0) filterString += " and ";
                 filterString += String.Format("({0})", String.Join(" and ", conditions));
             }
-
-            if (HideAltToggleButton.IsChecked == true)
+            if (ShowAlternates == false)
             {
                 if (filterString != "") filterString += " and ";
                 filterString += "[Alternates] = ''";
diff --git a/recentchanges.txt b/recentchanges.txt
index c2f6bbfcf..b8b2b1516 100644
--- a/recentchanges.txt
+++ b/recentchanges.txt
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 o8build will give a more useful error if you use richtext symbols in a set but don't have a symbols element in the game XML.
+richtext symbol sizes will properly scale with the font size they are placed in
+changed 'hide alternates' to 'show alternates' in deck editor for clarity
+the 'show alternates' deck editor toggle state is now saved in config