diff --git a/src/3rd/js/XRWG.js b/src/3rd/js/XRWG.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6b6eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/3rd/js/XRWG.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// the XRWG (XR WordGraph)is mentioned in the spec 
+//
+// it collects metadata-keys ('foo' e.g.), names and tags across 3D scene-nodes (.userData.foo e.g.) 
+
+let XRWG = xrf.XRWG = []
+
+XRWG.word = (key) => XRWG.find( (w) => w.word == word )
+
+XRWG.cleankey = (word) => String(word).replace(/[^0-9\.a-zA-Z_]/g,'')
+                                      .toLowerCase()
+                                      .replace(/.*:\/\//,'')
+XRWG.get = (v,k) => XRWG.find( (x) => x[ k || 'word'] == v )
+
+XRWG.match = (str,types,level) => {
+  level = level || 1000
+  types = types || []
+  let res = XRWG.filter( (n) => {
+    types.map( (type) => n[type] ? n = false : false )
+    return n
+  })
+  str = str.toLowerCase()
+  if( level <10 ) res = res.filter( (n) => n.key    == str )
+  if( level <20 ) res = res.filter( (n) => n.word   == str   || n.key == str )
+  if( level <30 ) res = res.filter( (n) => n.word.match(str) || n.key == str )
+  if( level <40 ) res = res.filter( (n) => n.word.match(str) || n.key == str || String(n.value||'').match(str) )
+  if( level <1001 ) res = res.filter( (n) => n.word.match(str) != null || n.key.match(str) != null || String(n.value||'').match(str) != null)
+  return res
+}
+
+XRWG.generate = (opts) => {
+  let {scene,model} = opts
+  XRWG.slice(0,0) // empty  
+    
+  // collect words from 3d nodes
+
+  let add = (key, spatialNode, type) => {
+    if( !key || key.match(/(^#$|name)/) ) return
+    let node = XRWG.get( XRWG.cleankey(key) )
+    if( node ){
+      node.nodes.push(spatialNode)
+    }else{
+      node = { word: XRWG.cleankey(key), key: key.toLowerCase(), nodes:[spatialNode] }
+      if( spatialNode.userData[key] ) node.value = spatialNode.userData[key]
+      node[type] = true
+      xrf.emit('XRWG',node)
+      XRWG.push( node )
+    }
+  }
+
+  scene.traverse( (o) => {
+    add( `#${o.name}`, o, 'name')
+    for( let k in o.userData ){
+      if( k == 'tag' ){
+        let tagArr = o.userData.tag.split(" ")
+                      .map(    (t) => t.trim() )
+                      .filter( (t) => t )
+                      .map(    (w) => add( w, o, 'tag') )
+      }else if( k.match(/^(href|src)$/) ) add( o.userData[k], o, k)
+      else if( k[0] == '#' ) add( k, o , 'pv')
+      else add( k, o , 'query')
+    }
+  }) 
+
+  // sort by n
+  XRWG.sort( (a,b) => a.nodes.length - b.nodes.length )
+  XRWG = XRWG.reverse() // the cleankey/get functions e.g. will persist
+  console.dir(XRWG)
+}
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/aframe/index.js b/src/3rd/js/aframe/index.js
index 7e4067f..133e287 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/aframe/index.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/aframe/index.js
@@ -2,81 +2,86 @@ window.AFRAME.registerComponent('xrf', {
   schema: {
   },
   init: function () {
-    if( !AFRAME.XRF ) this.initXRFragments()
+    if( !AFRAME.XRF ){
+      document.querySelector('a-scene').addEventListener('loaded', () => {
+
+        //window.addEventListener('popstate', clear )
+        //window.addEventListener('pushstate', clear )
+
+        // enable XR fragments
+        let aScene = document.querySelector('a-scene')
+        let XRF = AFRAME.XRF = xrf.init({
+          THREE,
+          camera:   aScene.camera,
+          scene:    aScene.object3D,
+          renderer: aScene.renderer,
+          debug: true,
+          loaders: { 
+            gltf: THREE.GLTFLoader, // which 3D assets (exts) to check for XR fragments?
+            glb: THREE.GLTFLoader
+          }
+        })
+        if( !XRF.camera ) throw 'xrfragment: no camera detected, please declare <a-entity camera..> ABOVE entities with xrf-attributes'
+
+        // override the camera-related XR Fragments so the camera-rig is affected
+        let camOverride = (xrf,v,opts) => {
+          opts.camera = document.querySelector('[camera]').object3D.parent
+          xrf(v,opts)
+        }
+
+        xrf.pos  = camOverride
+
+        // in order to set the rotation programmatically
+        // we need to disable look-controls
+        xrf.rot  = (xrf,v,opts) => {
+          let {frag,renderer} = opts;
+          if( frag.q ) return // camera was not targeted for rotation 
+          let look = document.querySelector('[look-controls]')
+          if( look ) look.removeAttribute("look-controls")
+ //         camOverride(xrf,v,opts)
+          // *TODO* make look-controls compatible, because simply
+          // adding the look-controls will revert to the old rotation (cached somehow?)
+          //setTimeout( () => look.setAttribute("look-controls",""), 100 )
+        }
+
+        // convert portal to a-entity so AFRAME
+        // raycaster can find & execute it
+        xrf.href = (xrf,v,opts) => {
+          camOverride(xrf,v,opts)
+          let {mesh,camera} = opts;
+          let el = document.createElement("a-entity")
+          el.setAttribute("xrf-get",mesh.name )
+          el.setAttribute("class","ray")
+          el.addEventListener("click", mesh.userData.XRF.href.exec )
+          $('a-scene').appendChild(el)
+        }
+
+        // cleanup xrf-get objects when resetting scene
+        xrf.reset = ((reset) => () => {
+          reset()
+          console.log("aframe reset")
+          let els = [...document.querySelectorAll('[xrf-get]')]
+          els.map( (el) => document.querySelector('a-scene').removeChild(el) )
+        })(XRF.reset)
+
+        // undo lookup-control shenanigans (which blocks updating camerarig position in VR)
+        aScene.addEventListener('enter-vr', () => document.querySelector('[camera]').object3D.parent.matrixAutoUpdate = true )
+
+        AFRAME.XRF.navigator.to(this.data)
+                           .then( (model) => {
+                             let gets = [ ...document.querySelectorAll('[xrf-get]') ]
+                             gets.map( (g) => g.emit('update') )
+                           })
+
+        aScene.emit('XRF',{})
+      })
+    }
+
     if( typeof this.data == "string" ){
       if( document.location.search || document.location.hash.length > 1 ){ // override url
         this.data = `${document.location.search.substr(1)}${document.location.hash}`
       }
-      AFRAME.XRF.navigator.to(this.data)
-                         .then( (model) => {
-                           let gets = [ ...document.querySelectorAll('[xrf-get]') ]
-                           gets.map( (g) => g.emit('update') )
-                         })
     }
   },
 
-  initXRFragments: function(){
-
-    //window.addEventListener('popstate', clear )
-    //window.addEventListener('pushstate', clear )
-
-    // enable XR fragments
-    let aScene = document.querySelector('a-scene')
-    let XRF = AFRAME.XRF = xrf.init({
-      THREE,
-      camera:   aScene.camera,
-      scene:    aScene.object3D,
-      renderer: aScene.renderer,
-      debug: true,
-      loaders: { 
-        gltf: THREE.GLTFLoader, // which 3D assets (exts) to check for XR fragments?
-        glb: THREE.GLTFLoader
-      }
-    })
-    if( !XRF.camera ) throw 'xrfragment: no camera detected, please declare <a-entity camera..> ABOVE entities with xrf-attributes'
-
-    // override the camera-related XR Fragments so the camera-rig is affected
-    let camOverride = (xrf,v,opts) => {
-      opts.camera = document.querySelector('[camera]').object3D.parent
-      xrf(v,opts)
-    }
-
-    xrf.pos  = camOverride
-
-    // in order to set the rotation programmatically
-    // we need to disable look-controls
-    xrf.rot  = (xrf,v,opts) => {
-      let {frag,renderer} = opts;
-      if( frag.q ) return // camera was not targeted for rotation 
-      let look = document.querySelector('[look-controls]')
-      if( look ) look.removeAttribute("look-controls")
-      camOverride(xrf,v,opts)
-      // *TODO* make look-controls compatible, because simply
-      // adding the look-controls will revert to the old rotation (cached somehow?)
-      //setTimeout( () => look.setAttribute("look-controls",""), 100 )
-    }
-
-    // convert portal to a-entity so AFRAME
-    // raycaster can find & execute it
-    xrf.href = (xrf,v,opts) => {
-      camOverride(xrf,v,opts)
-      let {mesh,camera} = opts;
-      let el = document.createElement("a-entity")
-      el.setAttribute("xrf-get",mesh.name )
-      el.setAttribute("class","ray")
-      el.addEventListener("click", mesh.userData.XRF.href.exec )
-      $('a-scene').appendChild(el)
-    }
-
-    // cleanup xrf-get objects when resetting scene
-    xrf.reset = ((reset) => () => {
-      reset()
-      console.log("aframe reset")
-      let els = [...document.querySelectorAll('[xrf-get]')]
-      els.map( (el) => document.querySelector('a-scene').removeChild(el) )
-    })(XRF.reset)
-
-    // undo lookup-control shenanigans (which blocks updating camerarig position in VR)
-    aScene.addEventListener('enter-vr', () => document.querySelector('[camera]').object3D.parent.matrixAutoUpdate = true )
-  },
 })
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/index.js b/src/3rd/js/index.js
index ba0b117..c2ec1aa 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/index.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/index.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ xrf.roundrobin = (frag, store) => {
   return store.rr[label].index = 0
 }
 
+xrf.hasTag = (tag,tags) => String(tags).match( new RegExp(`(^| )${tag}( |$)`,`g`) )
 
 // map library functions to xrf
 for ( let i in xrfragment ) xrf[i] = xrfragment[i] 
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/pubsub.js b/src/3rd/js/pubsub.js
index 35415a3..1aced63 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/pubsub.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/pubsub.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ xrf.emit.promise = function(e, opts){
       return { resolve, reject }
     }
     xrf.emit.normal(e, opts)     
+    delete opts.XRF
     if( !opts.promise.halted ) resolve()
+    delete opts.promise
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/hashbus.js b/src/3rd/js/three/hashbus.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6e696c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/hashbus.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// the hashbus (QueryString eventBus) is mentioned in the spec 
+//
+// it allows metadata-keys ('foo' e.g.) of 3D scene-nodes (.userData.foo e.g.) to 
+// react by executing code 
+
+let pub = function( url, model, flags ){  // evaluate fragments in url
+  if( !url ) return 
+  if( !url.match(/#/) ) url = `#${url}`
+  model = model || xrf.model
+  let { THREE, camera } = xrf
+  let frag = xrf.URI.parse( url, flags != undefined ? flags : xrf.XRF.NAVIGATOR )
+  let opts = {frag, mesh:xrf.camera, model, camera: xrf.camera, scene: xrf.scene, renderer: xrf.renderer, THREE: xrf.THREE, hashbus: xrf.hashbus }
+  xrf.emit('hashbus',opts)
+  .then( () => {
+    for ( let k in frag ){
+      pub.fragment(k,opts) 
+    }
+  })
+  return frag
+}
+
+pub.mesh     = (mesh,model) => { // evaluate embedded fragments (metadata) inside mesh of model 
+  if( mesh.userData ){
+    let frag = {}
+    for( let k in mesh.userData ) xrf.Parser.parse( k, mesh.userData[k], frag )
+    for( let k in frag ){
+      let opts = {frag, mesh, model, camera: xrf.camera, scene: model.scene, renderer: xrf.renderer, THREE: xrf.THREE, hashbus: xrf.hashbus }
+      mesh.userData.XRF = frag // allow fragment impl to access XRF obj already
+      xrf.emit('mesh',opts)
+      .then( () => pub.fragment(k,opts) )
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+pub.fragment = (k, opts ) => { // evaluate one fragment
+  let frag = opts.frag[k];
+  // call native function (xrf/env.js e.g.), or pass it to user decorator
+  xrf.emit(k,opts)
+  .then( () => {
+    let func = xrf.frag[k] || function(){} 
+    if(  xrf[k] ) xrf[k]( func, frag, opts)
+    else                  func( frag, opts)
+  })
+}
+
+xrf.hashbus = { pub }
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/index.js b/src/3rd/js/three/index.js
index 468d526..1669506 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/index.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/index.js
@@ -43,56 +43,26 @@ xrf.parseModel = function(model,url){
   let file               = xrf.getFile(url)
   model.file             = file
   // eval embedded XR fragments
-  model.scene.traverse( (mesh) => xrf.eval.mesh(mesh,model) )
+  model.scene.traverse( (mesh) => xrf.hashbus.pub.mesh(mesh,model) )
   // add animations
   model.clock            = new xrf.THREE.Clock();
   model.mixer            = new xrf.THREE.AnimationMixer(model.scene)
   model.animations.map( (anim) => model.mixer.clipAction( anim ).play() )
+
+  let tmp = new xrf.THREE.Vector3()
   model.render           = function(){
     model.mixer.update( model.clock.getDelta() )
-    xrf.navigator.material.selection.color.r = (1.0 + Math.sin( model.clock.getElapsedTime() * 10 ))/2
+
+    // update focusline 
+    xrf.focusLine.material.color.r = (1.0 + Math.sin( model.clock.getElapsedTime()  ))/2
+    xrf.focusLine.material.dashSize = 0.2 + 0.02*Math.sin( model.clock.getElapsedTime()  )
+    xrf.focusLine.material.gapSize  = 0.1 + 0.02*Math.sin( model.clock.getElapsedTime() *3  )
+    xrf.focusLine.material.opacity  = 0.25 + 0.15*Math.sin( model.clock.getElapsedTime() * 3 )
   }
 }
 
 xrf.getLastModel = ()           => xrf.model.last 
 
-xrf.eval = function( url, model, flags ){  // evaluate fragments in url
-  if( !url ) return 
-  if( !url.match(/#/) ) url = `#${url}`
-  model = model || xrf.model
-  let { THREE, camera } = xrf
-  let frag = xrf.URI.parse( url, flags != undefined ? flags : xrf.XRF.NAVIGATOR )
-  let opts = {frag, mesh:xrf.camera, model, camera: xrf.camera, scene: xrf.scene, renderer: xrf.renderer, THREE: xrf.THREE }
-  xrf.emit('eval',opts)
-  .then( () => {
-    for ( let k in frag ){
-      xrf.eval.fragment(k,opts) 
-    }
-  })
-  return frag
-}
-
-xrf.eval.mesh     = (mesh,model) => { // evaluate embedded fragments (metadata) inside mesh of model 
-  if( mesh.userData ){
-    let frag = {}
-    for( let k in mesh.userData ) xrf.Parser.parse( k, mesh.userData[k], frag )
-    for( let k in frag ){
-      let opts = {frag, mesh, model, camera: xrf.camera, scene: xrf.scene, renderer: xrf.renderer, THREE: xrf.THREE }
-      mesh.userData.XRF = frag // allow fragment impl to access XRF obj already
-      xrf.emit('eval',opts)
-      .then( () => xrf.eval.fragment(k,opts) )
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-xrf.eval.fragment = (k, opts ) => { // evaluate one fragment
-  let frag = opts.frag[k];
-  // call native function (xrf/env.js e.g.), or pass it to user decorator
-  let func = xrf.frag[k] || function(){} 
-  if(  xrf[k] ) xrf[k]( func, frag, opts)
-  else                  func( frag, opts)
-}
-
 xrf.reset = () => {
   const disposeObject = (obj) => {
     if (obj.children.length > 0) obj.children.forEach((child) => disposeObject(child));
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/navigator.js b/src/3rd/js/three/navigator.js
index 85f2474..08c85cc 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/navigator.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/navigator.js
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ xrf.navigator = {}
 xrf.navigator.to = (url,flags,loader,data) => {
   if( !url ) throw 'xrf.navigator.to(..) no url given'
 
+  let hashbus = xrf.hashbus
+
   return new Promise( (resolve,reject) => {
     let {urlObj,dir,file,hash,ext} = xrf.parseUrl(url)
 
     if( !file || xrf.model.file == file ){ // we're already loaded
-      xrf.eval( url, xrf.model, flags )    // and eval local URI XR fragments 
+      hashbus.pub( url, xrf.model, flags )    // and eval local URI XR fragments 
       xrf.navigator.updateHash(hash)
       return resolve(xrf.model) 
     }
@@ -29,14 +31,13 @@ xrf.navigator.to = (url,flags,loader,data) => {
       // only change url when loading *another* file
       if( xrf.model ) xrf.navigator.pushState( `${dir}${file}`, hash )
       xrf.model = model 
+      // spec: 1. generate the XRWG
+      xrf.XRWG.generate({model,scene:model.scene})
       // spec: 1. execute the default predefined view '#' (if exist) (https://xrfragment.org/#predefined_view)
       xrf.frag.defaultPredefinedView({model,scene:model.scene})
       // spec: 2. execute predefined view(s) from URL (https://xrfragment.org/#predefined_view)
-      xrf.eval( url, model )                                                 // and eval URI XR fragments 
+      hashbus.pub( url, model )                                                 // and eval URI XR fragments 
       xrf.add( model.scene )
-      if( !hash.match(/pos=/) ){
-        xrf.eval( '#pos=0,0,0' ) // set default position if not specified
-      }
       xrf.navigator.updateHash(hash)
       resolve(model)
     }
@@ -51,21 +52,28 @@ xrf.navigator.init = () => {
   window.addEventListener('popstate', function (event){
     xrf.navigator.to( document.location.search.substr(1) + document.location.hash )
   })
-  xrf.navigator.material = {
-    selection: new xrf.THREE.LineBasicMaterial({color:0xFF00FF,linewidth:2})
-  }
+
+  // this allows selectionlines to be updated according to the camera (renderloop)
+  xrf.focusLine = new xrf.THREE.Group()
+  xrf.focusLine.material = new xrf.THREE.LineDashedMaterial({color:0xFF00FF,linewidth:3, scale: 1, dashSize: 0.2, gapSize: 0.1,opacity:0.3, transparent:true})
+  xrf.focusLine.isXRF = true
+  xrf.focusLine.position.set(0,0,-0.5);
+  xrf.focusLine.points = []
+  xrf.focusLine.lines  = []
+  xrf.camera.add(xrf.focusLine)
+
   xrf.navigator.init.inited = true
 }
 
-xrf.navigator.updateHash = (hash) => {
-  if( hash == document.location.hash || hash.match(/\|/) ) return  // skip unnecesary pushState triggers
+xrf.navigator.updateHash = (hash,opts) => {
+  if( hash.replace(/^#/,'') == document.location.hash.substr(1) || hash.match(/\|/) ) return  // skip unnecesary pushState triggers
   console.log(`URL: ${document.location.search.substr(1)}#${hash}`)
   document.location.hash = hash
-  xrf.emit('updateHash', {hash} )
+  xrf.emit('hash', {...opts, hash: `#${hash}` })
 }
 
 xrf.navigator.pushState = (file,hash) => {
   if( file == document.location.search.substr(1) ) return // page is in its default state
-  console.log("pushstate")
   window.history.pushState({},`${file}#${hash}`, document.location.pathname + `?${file}#${hash}` )
+  xrf.emit('pushState', {file, hash} )
 }
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/href.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/href.js
index 4a17011..5aae76f 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/href.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/href.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ xrf.frag.href = function(v, opts){
 
   let click = mesh.userData.XRF.href.exec = (e) => {
     let isLocal = v.string[0] == '#'
-    let lastPos = `pos=${camera.position.x.toFixed(1)},${camera.position.y.toFixed(1)},${camera.position.z.toFixed(1)}`
+    let lastPos = `pos=${camera.position.x.toFixed(2)},${camera.position.y.toFixed(2)},${camera.position.z.toFixed(2)}`
     xrf
     .emit('href',{click:true,mesh,xrf:v}) // let all listeners agree
     .then( () => {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ xrf.frag.href = function(v, opts){
       if( !v.string.match(/pos=/) ) v.string += `${v.string[0] == '#' ? '&' : '#'}${lastPos}` 
       if( !document.location.hash.match(/pos=/) ) xrf.navigator.to(`#${lastPos}`,flags)
 
-      xrf.navigator.to(v.string,flags)    // let's surf to HREF!
+      xrf.navigator.to(v.string)    // let's surf to HREF!
     }) 
   }
 
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/predefinedView.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/predefinedView.js
index 5731213..2a28b42 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/predefinedView.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/predefinedView.js
@@ -13,53 +13,78 @@ xrf.frag.updatePredefinedView = (opts) => {
     let id = frag.string
     let oldSelection
     if(!id) return id // important: ignore empty strings 
-    if( mesh.selection ) oldSelection = mesh.selection 
     // Selection of Interest if predefined_view matches object name
-    if( mesh.visible && (id == mesh.name || id.substr(1) == mesh.userData.class) ){
-      xrf.emit('selection',{...opts,frag})
+    if( mesh.visible ){
+      xrf.emit('focus',{...opts,frag})
       .then( () => {
-        const margin = 1.2
-        mesh.scale.multiplyScalar( margin )
-        mesh.selection = new xrf.THREE.BoxHelper(mesh,0xff00ff)
-        mesh.scale.divideScalar( margin )
-        mesh.selection.material.dispose()
-        mesh.selection.material = xrf.navigator.material.selection
-        mesh.selection.isXRF = true
-        scene.add(mesh.selection)
-      })
-    }
-    return oldSelection
-  }
+        const color    = new THREE.Color();
+        const colors   = []
+        let from       = new THREE.Vector3()
 
-  // spec: https://xrfragment.org/#predefined_view
-  const predefinedView = (frag,scene,mesh) => {
-    let id   = frag.string || frag.fragment
-    id       = `#${id}`
-    if( id == '##' ) id = '#'; // default predefined view
-    if( !id ) return           // prevent empty matches
-    if( mesh.userData[id] ){   // get alias
-      frag = xrf.URI.parse( mesh.userData[id], xrf.XRF.NAVIGATOR | xrf.XRF.PV_OVERRIDE | xrf.XRF.METADATA )
-      xrf.emit('predefinedView',{...opts,frag})
-      .then( () => {
-        for ( let k in frag ){
-          let opts = {frag, model, camera: xrf.camera, scene: xrf.scene, renderer: xrf.renderer, THREE: xrf.THREE }
-          if( frag[k].is( xrf.XRF.PV_EXECUTE ) && scene.XRF_PV_ORIGIN != k ){  // cyclic detection
-            traverseScene(frag[k],scene)                                       // recurse predefined views
-          }
-        }
+        let getCenterPoint = (mesh) => {
+            var geometry = mesh.geometry;
+            geometry.computeBoundingBox();
+            var center = new THREE.Vector3();
+            geometry.boundingBox.getCenter( center );
+            mesh.localToWorld( center );
+            return center;
+        }         
+
+        xrf.camera.updateMatrixWorld(true); // always keeps me diving into the docs :]
+        xrf.camera.getWorldPosition(from)
+        from.y -= 0.5 // originate from the heart chakra! :p
+        const points = [from, getCenterPoint(mesh) ]
+        const geometry = new THREE.BufferGeometry().setFromPoints( points );
+        let line = new THREE.Line( geometry, xrf.focusLine.material );
+        line.isXRF = true
+        line.computeLineDistances();
+        xrf.focusLine.lines.push(line)
+        xrf.focusLine.points.push(from)
+        scene.add(line)
       })
     }
   }
 
-  const traverseScene = (v,scene) => {
-    let remove = []
+  //// spec: https://xrfragment.org/#predefined_view
+  //const predefinedView = (frag,scene,mesh) => {
+  //  let id   = frag.string || frag.fragment
+  //  id       = `#${id}`
+  //  if( id == '##' ) id = '#'; // default predefined view
+  //  if( !id ) return           // prevent empty matches
+  //  if( mesh.userData[id] ){   // get alias
+  //    frag = xrf.URI.parse( mesh.userData[id], xrf.XRF.NAVIGATOR | xrf.XRF.PV_OVERRIDE | xrf.XRF.METADATA )
+  //    xrf.emit('predefinedView',{...opts,frag})
+  //    .then( () => {
+  //      for ( let k in frag ){
+  //        let opts = {frag, model, camera: xrf.camera, scene: xrf.scene, renderer: xrf.renderer, THREE: xrf.THREE }
+  //        if( frag[k].is( xrf.XRF.PV_EXECUTE ) && scene.XRF_PV_ORIGIN != k ){  // cyclic detection
+  //          highlightInScene(frag[k],scene)                                    // recurse predefined views
+  //        }
+  //      }
+  //    })
+  //  }
+  //}
+
+  const highlightInScene = (v,scene) => {
     if( !scene ) return 
-    scene.traverse( (mesh) => {
-      remove.push( selectionOfInterest( v, scene, mesh ) )
-      predefinedView( v , scene, mesh )
-    })
-    remove.filter( (e) => e ).map( (selection) => {
-      scene.remove(selection)
+    let remove = []
+    let id = v.string || v.fragment
+    if( id == '#' ) return
+    let match = xrf.XRWG.match(id)
+    console.dir({id,match,XRWG:xrf.XRWG})
+    // erase previous lines
+    xrf.focusLine.lines.map( (line) => scene.remove(line) )
+    xrf.focusLine.points = []
+    xrf.focusLine.lines  = []
+
+    scene.traverse( (n) => n.selection ? remove.push(n) : false )
+    remove.map(     (n) => scene.remove(n.selection) )
+    // create new selections
+    match.map( (w) => {
+      w.nodes.map( (mesh) => {
+        if( mesh.material )
+          selectionOfInterest( v, scene, mesh )
+      })
     })
   }
 
@@ -74,15 +99,16 @@ xrf.frag.updatePredefinedView = (opts) => {
       if( v.is( xrf.XRF.PV_EXECUTE ) ){
         scene.XRF_PV_ORIGIN = v.string
         // wait for nested instances to arrive at the scene ?
-        traverseScene(v,scene)
+        highlightInScene(v,scene)
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
-// react to url changes 
-xrf.addEventListener('updateHash', (opts) => {
+// react to enduser typing url
+xrf.addEventListener('hash', (opts) => {
   let frag = xrf.URI.parse( opts.hash, xrf.XRF.NAVIGATOR | xrf.XRF.PV_OVERRIDE | xrf.XRF.METADATA )
+  console.dir({opts,frag})
   xrf.frag.updatePredefinedView({frag,scene:xrf.scene})
 }) 
 
@@ -92,10 +118,3 @@ xrf.addEventListener('href', (opts) => {
   let frag = xrf.URI.parse( opts.xrf.string, xrf.XRF.NAVIGATOR | xrf.XRF.PV_OVERRIDE | xrf.XRF.METADATA )
   xrf.frag.updatePredefinedView({frag,scene:xrf.scene,href:opts.xrf})
 }) 
-
-//let updateUrl = (opts) => {
-//  console.dir(opts)
-//}
-//
-//xrf.addEventListener('predefinedView', updateUrl )
-//xrf.addEventListener('selection', updateUrl )
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/q.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/q.js
index a911ae7..279a4dd 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/q.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/q.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ xrf.frag.q = function(v, opts){
     scene.traverse( (o) => {
       for ( let name in v.query ) {
         let qobj = v.query[name];
-        if( qobj.class && o.userData.class && o.userData.class == name ) objs.push(o)
+        if( qobj.tag && o.userData.tag && xrf.hasTag(name,o.userData.tag) ) objs.push(o)
         else if( qobj.id && o.name == name ) objs.push(o)
       }
     })
@@ -26,16 +26,15 @@ xrf.frag.q = function(v, opts){
 
 xrf.frag.q.filter = function(scene,frag){
   // spec: https://xrfragment.org/#queries
-  let q = frag.q.query 
+  let q        = frag.q.query 
   scene.traverse( (mesh) => {
     for ( let i in q ) {
       let isMeshId       = q[i].id    != undefined 
-      let isMeshClass    = q[i].class != undefined 
-      let isMeshProperty = q[i].rules != undefined && q[i].rules.length && !isMeshId && !isMeshClass 
+      let isMeshProperty = q[i].rules != undefined && q[i].rules.length && !isMeshId
       if( q[i].root && mesh.isSRC ) continue;  // ignore nested object for root-items (queryseletor '/foo' e.g.)
-      if( isMeshId       && i == mesh.name           ) mesh.visible = q[i].id 
-      if( isMeshClass    && i == mesh.userData.class ) mesh.visible = q[i].class
-      if( isMeshProperty && mesh.userData[i]         ) mesh.visible = (new xrf.Query(frag.q.string)).testProperty(i,mesh.userData[i])
+      if( isMeshId       && 
+          (i == mesh.name || xrf.hasTag(i,mesh.userData.tag))) mesh.visible = q[i].id 
+      if( isMeshProperty && mesh.userData[i]                 ) mesh.visible = (new xrf.Query(frag.q.string)).testProperty(i,mesh.userData[i])
     }
   })
 }
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js
index 82223db..f743669 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
 
   opts.embedded = v // indicate embedded XR fragment
-  let { mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
+  let { mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE, hashbus} = opts
 
   console.log("   └ instancing src")
   let src = new THREE.Group()
@@ -15,24 +15,26 @@ xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
     // cherrypicking of object(s)
     if( !frag.q ){
       for( var i in frag ){
-        if( scene.getObjectByName(i) ) src.add( obj = scene.getObjectByName(i).clone() )
-        xrf.eval.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model,scene}))
+        if( scene.getObjectByName(i) ) src.add( obj = scene.getObjectByName(i).clone(true) )
+        hashbus.pub.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model,scene}))
       }
       if( src.children.length == 1 ) obj.position.set(0,0,0);
     }
 
     // filtering of objects using query
     if( frag.q ){
-      src = scene.clone();
-      src.isSRC = true;
+      src = scene.clone(true);
+      src.isSRC = src.isXRF = true;
       xrf.frag.q.filter(src,frag)
     }
     src.traverse( (m) => {
-      m.isSRC = true
+      src.isSRC = src.isXRF = true;
       if( m.userData && (m.userData.src || m.userData.href) ) return ; // prevent infinite recursion 
-      xrf.eval.mesh(m,{scene,recursive:true})                          // cool idea: recursion-depth based distance between face & src
+      hashbus.pub.mesh(m,{scene,recursive:true})                          // cool idea: recursion-depth based distance between face & src
     })
     xrf.frag.src.scale( src, opts )
+    xrf.frag.src.eval( src, opts )
+    mesh.add( src )
   }
 
   const externalSRC = () => {
@@ -52,24 +54,23 @@ xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
   else externalSRC()                                  // external file
 }
 
+xrf.frag.src.eval = function(scene, opts, url){
+    let { mesh, model, camera, renderer, THREE, hashbus} = opts
+    if( url ){
+      let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(url)
+      // scale URI XR Fragments (queries) inside src-value 
+      for( var i in frag ){
+        hashbus.pub.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model:{scene},scene}))
+      }
+      hashbus.pub( '#', {scene} )     // execute the default projection '#' (if exist)
+      hashbus.pub( url, {scene} )     // and eval URI XR fragments 
+    }
+}
+
 // scale embedded XR fragments https://xrfragment.org/#scaling%20of%20instanced%20objects
 xrf.frag.src.scale = function(scene, opts, url){
     let { mesh, model, camera, renderer, THREE} = opts
     let restrictToBoundingBox = mesh.geometry
-    if( url ){
-      let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(url)
-      console.log("parse url:"+url)
-      console.log("children:"+scene.children.length)
-      // scale URI XR Fragments (queries) inside src-value 
-      for( var i in frag ){
-        xrf.eval.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model:{scene},scene}))
-      }
-      //if( frag.q ) scene = frag.q.scene 
-      //xrf.add( model.scene )
-      xrf.eval( '#', {scene} )     // execute the default projection '#' (if exist)
-      xrf.eval( url, {scene} )     // and eval URI XR fragments 
-      //if( !hash.match(/pos=/) )  //  xrf.eval( '#pos=0,0,0' ) // set default position if not specified
-    }
     if( restrictToBoundingBox ){ 
       // spec 3 of https://xrfragment.org/#src
       // spec 1 of https://xrfragment.org/#scaling%20of%20instanced%20objects  
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ xrf.frag.src.scale = function(scene, opts, url){
       scene.scale.multiply( mesh.scale ) 
     }
     scene.isXRF = model.scene.isSRC = true
-    mesh.add( scene )
     if( !opts.recursive && mesh.material ) mesh.material.visible = false // lets hide the preview object because deleting disables animations+nested objs
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ xrf.frag.src.type['unknown'] = function( url, opts ){
 
 xrf.frag.src.type['model/gltf+json'] = function( url, opts ){
   return new Promise( (resolve,reject) => {
+    let {mesh} = opts
     let {urlObj,dir,file,hash,ext} = xrf.parseUrl(url)
     let loader
 
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ xrf.frag.src.type['model/gltf+json'] = function( url, opts ){
 
     const onLoad = (model) => {
       xrf.frag.src.scale( model.scene, {...opts, model, scene: model.scene}, url )
+      xrf.frag.src.eval( model.scene, {...opts, model, scene: model.scene}, url )
+      mesh.add( model.scene )
       resolve(model)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/bg.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/bg.js
index 365e2d1..37bbc09 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/bg.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/bg.js
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('bg', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
-  if( frag.bg ){
-    console.log("└ bg "+v.x+","+v.y+","+v.z);
-    if( scene.background ) delete scene.background
-    scene.background = new THREE.Color( v.x, v.y, v.z )
-  }
+  console.log("└ bg "+v.x+","+v.y+","+v.z);
+  if( scene.background ) delete scene.background
+  scene.background = new THREE.Color( v.x, v.y, v.z )
 })
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/env.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/env.js
index 4040665..7bb77bf 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/env.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/env.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('env', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
   if( frag.env && !scene.environment ){
-    let env = mesh.getObjectByName(frag.env.string)
-    if( !env ) return console.warn("xrf.env "+v.string+" not found")
+    let env = scene.getObjectByName(frag.env.string)
+    if( !env ) env = xrf.scene.getObjectByName(frag.env.string) // repurpose from parent scene
+    if( !env ) return console.warn("xrf.env "+frag.env.string+" not found")
     env.material.map.mapping = THREE.EquirectangularReflectionMapping;
     scene.environment = env.material.map
     //scene.texture = env.material.map    
@@ -10,4 +11,5 @@ xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
     renderer.toneMappingExposure = 2;
     console.log(`   └ applied image '${frag.env.string}' as environment map`)
   }
+
 })
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/fog.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/fog.js
index b19ea94..2d03aa5 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/fog.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/fog.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('fog', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
-  if( frag.fog ){
-    let v = frag.fog
-    console.log("└ fog "+v.x+","+v.y);
-    if( v.x == 0 && v.y == 0 ){  
-      if( scene.fog ) delete scene.fog
-      scene.fog = null;
-    }else scene.fog = new THREE.Fog( scene.background, v.x, v.y );
-  }
+  let v = frag.fog
+  console.log("└ fog "+v.x+","+v.y);
+  if( v.x == 0 && v.y == 0 ){  
+    if( scene.fog ) delete scene.fog
+    scene.fog = null;
+  }else scene.fog = new THREE.Fog( scene.background, v.x, v.y );
 })
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/macro.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/macro.js
index c3d3db0..6f9b6b3 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/macro.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/macro.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 xrf.macros = {}
 
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
-  let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
+xrf.addEventListener('mesh', (opts) => {
+  let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE, hashbus} = opts
+
   for( let k in frag ){
     let id = mesh.name+"_"+k
     let fragment = frag[k]
@@ -25,8 +26,7 @@ xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
               if( xrf.macros[ rrFrag ] ){
                 xrf.macros[ rrFrag ].trigger()
               } else {
-                if( rrFrag[0] == '#' ) xrf.navigator.updateHash(rrFrag)
-                else xrf.eval(rrFrag,null,0)
+                xrf.navigator.to( rrFrag,null,0)
               }
         }) 
       }
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/mov.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/mov.js
index 24038b0..90431e4 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/mov.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/mov.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('mov', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
   if( frag.mov && frag.q ){
 
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/pos.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/pos.js
index 0b76eb5..074153d 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/pos.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/pos.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('pos', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
   if( frag.pos && frag.q ){
     // apply roundrobin (if any)
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/rot.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/rot.js
index 3f61590..efb3e96 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/rot.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/rot.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('rot', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
   if( frag.rot && frag.q ){
     // apply roundrobin (if any)
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/scale.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/scale.js
index 9b66940..35fb241 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/scale.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/scale.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('scale', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
   if( frag.scale && frag.q ){
     // apply roundrobin (if any)
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/show.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/show.js
index 85f7d14..8aa23f3 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/show.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrmacro/show.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-xrf.addEventListener('eval', (opts) => {
+xrf.addEventListener('show', (opts) => {
   let { frag, mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
   if( frag.show && frag.q ){
     let show = frag.show
diff --git a/src/spec/query.selectors.json b/src/spec/query.selectors.json
index 15bfe77..c24f462 100644
--- a/src/spec/query.selectors.json
+++ b/src/spec/query.selectors.json
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 [
-  {"fn":"query","data":"class:bar",  "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","bar"],"out":true}},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".bar",       "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","bar"],"out":true}, "label":".bar shorthand"},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".bar -.foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","foo"],"out":false}},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".bar -.foo .foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","foo"],"out":true}},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".bar -.bar .bar", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","bar"],"out":true}},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".foo -.foo .foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","foo"],"out":true},"label":"class:foo"},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".foo -.foo bar:5 .foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","foo"],"out":true},"label":"class:foo"},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".foo -.foo bar:>5 .foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","foo"],"out":true},"label":"class:foo"},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".foo -.foo bar:>5 .foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","foo"],"out":true},"label":"class:foo"},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".foo -.foo .foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["class","foo"],"out":true},"label":"class:foo"},
-  {"fn":"query","data":".foo -.foo .foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["id","foo"],"out":false},"label":"!id:foo"},
-  {"fn":"query","data":"foo -foo foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["id","foo"],"out":true},"label":"id:foo?"},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:bar",  "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","bar"],"out":true}},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:bar -tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","foo"],"out":false}},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:bar -tag:foo tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","foo"],"out":true}},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:bar -tag:bar tag:bar", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","bar"],"out":true}},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:foo -tag:foo tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","foo"],"out":true},"label":"tag:foo"},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:foo -tag:foo bar:5 tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","foo"],"out":true},"label":"tag:foo"},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:foo -tag:foo bar:>5 tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","foo"],"out":true},"label":"tag:foo"},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:foo -tag:foo bar:>5 tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","foo"],"out":true},"label":"tag:foo"},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:foo -tag:foo tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["tag","foo"],"out":true},"label":"tag:foo"},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:foo -tag:foo tag:foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["id","foo"],"out":true},"label":"id:foo"},
+  {"fn":"query","data":"tag:foo -foo foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testProperty","input":["id","foo"],"out":true},"label":"id:foo?"},
   {"fn":"query","data":"/foo",         "expect":{ "fn":"testQueryRoot","input":["foo"],"out":true},"label":"foo should be root-only"},
   {"fn":"query","data":"/foo foo",         "expect":{ "fn":"testQueryRoot","input":["foo"],"out":false},"label":"foo should recursively selected"}
 ]
diff --git a/src/spec/url.json b/src/spec/url.json
index 72ef8c1..0944b6d 100644
--- a/src/spec/url.json
+++ b/src/spec/url.json
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
   {"fn":"url","data":"http://foo.com?foo=1#mypredefinedview&another", "expect":{ "fn":"testPredefinedView", "input":"mypredefinedview","out":true},"label":"test predefined view executed (multiple)"},
   {"fn":"url","data":"#cube.position.x=music.position.x", "expect":{ "fn":"testPropertyAssign", "input":"cube.position.x","out":true},"label":"test data assign"},
   {"fn":"url","data":"#cube.position.x=@music.position.x", "expect":{ "fn":"testPropertyAssign", "input":"cube.position.x","out":true},"label":"test one-way data bind"},
-  {"fn":"url","data":"http://foo.com?foo=1#mycustom=foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testParsed", "input":"_mycustom","out":true},"label":"test custom property"}
+  {"fn":"url","data":"http://foo.com?foo=1#mycustom=foo", "expect":{ "fn":"testParsed", "input":"mycustom","out":true},"label":"test custom property"}
 ]
diff --git a/src/xrfragment/Parser.hx b/src/xrfragment/Parser.hx
index 5d652fb..eb0e128 100644
--- a/src/xrfragment/Parser.hx
+++ b/src/xrfragment/Parser.hx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Parser {
 
       // category: href navigation / portals / teleporting
       Frag.set("href",          XRF.ASSET | XRF.T_URL | XRF.T_PREDEFINED_VIEW                  );
-      Frag.set("class",         XRF.ASSET | XRF.T_STRING          );
+      Frag.set("tag",           XRF.ASSET | XRF.T_STRING          );
 
       // category: query selector / object manipulation
       Frag.set("pos",           XRF.PV_OVERRIDE | XRF.ROUNDROBIN | XRF.T_VECTOR3 | XRF.T_STRING_OBJ | XRF.METADATA | XRF.NAVIGATOR );
diff --git a/src/xrfragment/Query.hx b/src/xrfragment/Query.hx
index d66c42b..735a858 100644
--- a/src/xrfragment/Query.hx
+++ b/src/xrfragment/Query.hx
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ class Query {
   //  1. requirement: receive arguments: query (string)
 
   private var str:String = "";
-  private var q:haxe.DynamicAccess<Dynamic> = {};                      //  1. create an associative array/object to store query-arguments as objects
+  private var q:haxe.DynamicAccess<Dynamic> = {};       //  1. create an associative array/object to store query-arguments as objects
   private var isProp:EReg        = ~/^.*:[><=!]?/;      //  1. detect object id's & properties `foo:1` and `foo` (reference regex: `/^.*:[><=!]?/`  )
   private var isExclude:EReg     = ~/^-/;               //  1. detect excluders like `-foo`,`-foo:1`,`-.foo`,`-/foo` (reference regex: `/^-/` )
   private var isRoot:EReg        = ~/^[-]?\//;          //  1. detect root selectors like `/foo` (reference regex: `/^[-]?\//` )
-  private var isClass:EReg       = ~/^[-]?class$/;      //  1. detect class selectors like `.foo` (reference regex: `/^[-]?class$/` )
   private var isNumber:EReg      = ~/^[0-9\.]+$/;       //  1. detect number values like `foo:1` (reference regex: `/^[0-9\.]+$/` )
 
   public function new(str:String){
@@ -66,12 +65,6 @@ class Query {
     return this.q;
   }
 
-  public function expandAliases(token:String) : String {
-    // expand '.foo' to 'class:foo'
-    var classAlias = ~/^(-)?\./;
-    return classAlias.match(token) ? StringTools.replace(token,".","class:") : token;  //  1. expand aliases like `.foo` into `class:foo`
-  }
-
   public function get() : Dynamic {
     return this.q;
   }
@@ -102,16 +95,11 @@ class Query {
           k = k.substr(1);      //  1. then strip key-operator: convert "-foo" into "foo" 
         }else v = v.substr(oper.length); // 1. then strip value operator: change value ">=foo" into "foo" 
         if( oper.length == 0 ) oper = "=";
-        if( isClass.match(k) ){
-          filter[ prefix+ k ] = oper != "!=";
-          q.set(v,filter);
-        }else{
-          var rule:haxe.DynamicAccess<Dynamic> = {};
-          if( isNumber.match(v) ) rule[ oper ] = Std.parseFloat(v);
-          else rule[oper] = v;
-          filter['rules'].push( rule );                    //  1. add operator and value to rule-array
-          q.set( k, filter );
-        }
+        var rule:haxe.DynamicAccess<Dynamic> = {};
+        if( isNumber.match(v) ) rule[ oper ] = Std.parseFloat(v);
+        else rule[oper] = v;
+        filter['rules'].push( rule );                    //  1. add operator and value to rule-array
+        q.set( k, filter );
         return;
       }else{ // 1. <b>ELSE </b> we are dealing with an object
         filter[ "id"   ] = isExclude.match(str) ? false: true;  //  1. therefore we we set `id` to `true` or `false` (false=excluder `-`)
@@ -121,7 +109,7 @@ class Query {
         q.set( str ,filter );                           //  1. finally we add the key/value to the store (`store.foo = {id:false,root:true}` e.g.)
       }
     }
-    for( i in 0...token.length ) process( expandAliases(token[i]) );
+    for( i in 0...token.length ) process( token[i] );
     return this.q = q;
   }