diff --git a/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs b/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs
index 4a4e3bd..92aae3d 100644
--- a/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs
+++ b/dsl/src/dsl_provide.rs
@@ -1,49 +1,61 @@
 use crate::*;
 
-pub trait Dsl<State>: Sized {
-    fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state State, _: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
-        -> Perhaps<Self>
-    {
-        unimplemented!()
-    }
-    fn take_from_or_fail <'state, 'source: 'state> (
-        state: &'state State,
+pub trait Dsl<Other>: Sized {
+    fn take <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+        &'state self,
+        token: &mut TokenIter<'source>
+    )
+        -> Perhaps<Other>;
+    fn take_or_fail <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+        &'state self,
         token: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
         error: impl Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
-    ) -> Usually<Self> {
-        if let Some(value) = Dsl::<State>::take_from(state, token)? {
+    ) -> Usually<Other> {
+        if let Some(value) = Dsl::<Other>::take(self, token)? {
             Ok(value)
         } else {
             Result::Err(error.into())
         }
     }
 }
-
-impl<T, U: Dsl<T>> DslFrom<U> for T {}
-
-pub trait DslFrom<T: Dsl<Self>>: Sized {
+pub trait FromDsl<State>: Sized {
+    fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state State, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+        -> Perhaps<Self>;
+    fn take_from_or_fail <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+        state: &'state State,
+        token: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
+        error: impl Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
+    ) -> Usually<Self> {
+        if let Some(value) = FromDsl::<State>::take_from(state, token)? {
+            Ok(value)
+        } else {
+            Result::Err(error.into())
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl<T: FromDsl<State>, State> Dsl<T> for State {
     fn take <'state, 'source: 'state> (&'state self, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
         -> Perhaps<T>
     {
-        T::take_from(self, token)
-    }
-    fn take_or_fail <'state, 'source: 'state> (
-        &'state self,
-        token: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
-        error: impl Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
-    ) -> Usually<T> {
-        T::take_from_or_fail(self, token, error)
+        FromDsl::take_from(self, token)
     }
 }
+//impl<State: Dsl<T>, T> FromDsl<State> for T {
+    //fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state State, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+        //-> Perhaps<Self>
+    //{
+        //Dsl::take(state, token)
+    //}
+//}
 
 /// Implement the [Dsl] trait, which boils down to
 /// specifying two types and providing an expression.
-#[macro_export] macro_rules! dsl {
-    ($T:ty: |$self:ident:$S:ty, $iter:ident|$expr:expr) => {
-        impl ::tengri::dsl::Dsl<$S> for $T {
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! from_dsl {
+    ($T:ty: |$state:ident:$S:ty, $words:ident|$expr:expr) => {
+        impl ::tengri::dsl::FromDsl<$S> for $T {
             fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (
-                state: &'state $S,
-                $iter: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>,
+                $state: &'state $S,
+                $words: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>,
             ) -> ::tengri::Perhaps<$T> {
                 $expr
             }
diff --git a/input/src/input_dsl.rs b/input/src/input_dsl.rs
index 67b51ae..3c4e8a6 100644
--- a/input/src/input_dsl.rs
+++ b/input/src/input_dsl.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 pub trait DslInput: Input { fn matches_dsl (&self, token: &str) -> bool; }
 
 /// A pre-configured mapping of input events to commands.
-pub trait KeyMap<S, C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> {
+pub trait KeyMap<S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput> {
     /// Try to find a command that matches the current input event.
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C>;
 }
 
 /// A [SourceIter] can be a [KeyMap].
-impl<'source, S, C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<S, C, I> for SourceIter<'source> {
+impl<'source, S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<S, C, I> for SourceIter<'source> {
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C> {
         let mut iter = self.clone();
         while let Some((token, rest)) = iter.next() {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl<'source, S, C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<S, C, I> for Source
                     match exp_iter.next() {
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Sym(binding), .. }) => {
                             if input.matches_dsl(binding) {
-                                if let Some(command) = Dsl::take_from(state, &mut exp_iter)? {
+                                if let Some(command) = state.take(&mut exp_iter)? {
                                     return Ok(Some(command))
                                 }
                             }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl<'source, S, C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<S, C, I> for Source
 }
 
 /// A [TokenIter] can be a [KeyMap].
-impl<'source, S, C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<S, C, I> for TokenIter<'source> {
+impl<'source, S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<S, C, I> for TokenIter<'source> {
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C> {
         let mut iter = self.clone();
         while let Some(next) = iter.next() {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl<'source, S, C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput> KeyMap<S, C, I> for TokenI
                     match e.next() {
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Sym(binding), .. }) => {
                             if input.matches_dsl(binding) {
-                                if let Some(command) = C::take_from(state, &mut e)? {
+                                if let Some(command) = state.take(&mut e)? {
                                     return Ok(Some(command))
                                 }
                             }
@@ -68,20 +68,20 @@ pub type InputLayerCond<S> = Box<dyn Fn(&S)->Usually<bool> + Send + Sync>;
 /// A collection of pre-configured mappings of input events to commands,
 /// which may be made available subject to given conditions.
 pub struct InputMap<S, C, I, M>
-where C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
+where S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
     __: PhantomData<(S, C, I)>,
     pub layers: Vec<(InputLayerCond<S>, M)>,
 }
 
 impl<S, C, I, M> Default for InputMap<S, C, I, M>
-where C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
+where S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
     fn default () -> Self {
         Self { __: PhantomData, layers: vec![] }
     }
 }
 
 impl<S: 'static, C, I, M> InputMap<S, C, I, M>
-where C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
+where S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
     pub fn new (keymap: M) -> Self {
         Self::default().layer(keymap)
     }
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ where C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
 }
 
 impl<S, C, I, M> std::fmt::Debug for InputMap<S, C, I, M>
-where C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
+where S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
     fn fmt (&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), std::fmt::Error> {
         write!(f, "[InputMap: {} layer(s)]", self.layers.len())
     }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ where C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
 
 /// An [InputMap] can be a [KeyMap].
 impl<S, C, I, M> KeyMap<S, C, I> for InputMap<S, C, I, M>
-where C: Dsl<S> + Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
+where S: Dsl<C>, C: Command<S>, I: DslInput, M: KeyMap<S, C, I> + Send + Sync {
     fn keybind_resolve (&self, state: &S, input: &I) -> Perhaps<C> {
         for (condition, keymap) in self.layers.iter() {
             if !condition(state)? {
diff --git a/output/src/ops/align.rs b/output/src/ops/align.rs
index 7a9377f..9d902ad 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/align.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/align.rs
@@ -36,20 +36,17 @@ pub enum Alignment { #[default] Center, X, Y, NW, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W }
 pub struct Align<A>(Alignment, A);
 
 #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-impl<'state, E: Output + 'state, T: ViewContext<'state, E>>
-Dsl<T> for Align<RenderBox<'state, E>> {
-    fn take_from <'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+impl<State: Dsl<A>, A> FromDsl<State> for Align<A> {
+    fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state State, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+        -> Perhaps<Self>
+    {
         if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key(key), .. }) = iter.peek() {
             match key {
                 "align/c"|"align/x"|"align/y"|
                 "align/n"|"align/s"|"align/e"|"align/w"|
                 "align/nw"|"align/sw"|"align/ne"|"align/se" => {
                     let _ = iter.next().unwrap();
-                    let content = if let Some(content) = state.get_content(&mut iter.clone())? {
-                        content
-                    } else {
-                        panic!("no content corresponding to {:?}", &iter);
-                    };
+                    let content = state.take_or_fail(&mut iter.clone(), "expected content")?;
                     return Ok(Some(match key {
                         "align/c"  => Self::c(content),
                         "align/x"  => Self::x(content),
diff --git a/output/src/ops/bsp.rs b/output/src/ops/bsp.rs
index 895916c..7e961dd 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/bsp.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/bsp.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ impl<E: Output, A: Content<E>, B: Content<E>> Content<E> for Bsp<A, B> {
     }
 }
 #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-impl<'state, E: Output + 'state, T: ViewContext<'state, E>>
-Dsl<T> for Bsp<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>> {
-    fn take_from <'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+impl<A, B, T: Dsl<A> + Dsl<B>> FromDsl<T> for Bsp<A, B> {
+    fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
         Ok(if let Some(Token {
             value: Value::Key("bsp/n"|"bsp/s"|"bsp/e"|"bsp/w"|"bsp/a"|"bsp/b"),
             ..
@@ -31,23 +30,23 @@ Dsl<T> for Bsp<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>> {
             let base = iter.clone();
             return Ok(Some(match iter.next() {
                 Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/n"), .. }) =>
-                    Self::n(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                    Self::n(state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 1")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 2")?),
                 Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/s"), .. }) =>
-                    Self::s(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                    Self::s(state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 1")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 2")?),
                 Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/e"), .. }) =>
-                    Self::e(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                    Self::e(state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 1")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 2")?),
                 Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/w"), .. }) =>
-                    Self::w(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                    Self::w(state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 1")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 2")?),
                 Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/a"), .. }) =>
-                    Self::a(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                    Self::a(state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 1")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 2")?),
                 Some(Token { value: Value::Key("bsp/b"), .. }) =>
-                    Self::b(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                    Self::b(state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 1")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "expected content 2")?),
                 _ => unreachable!(),
             }))
         } else {
diff --git a/output/src/ops/cond.rs b/output/src/ops/cond.rs
index 8d8a27e..ca5ea61 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/cond.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/cond.rs
@@ -17,44 +17,26 @@ impl<A, B> Either<A, B> {
         Self(c, a, b) 
     }
 }
-
 #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-impl<'state, E: Output + 'state, T: ViewContext<'state, E>>
-Dsl<T> for When<RenderBox<'state, E>> {
-    fn take_from <'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+impl<A, T: Dsl<bool> + Dsl<A>> FromDsl<T> for When<A> {
+    fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+        state: &'state T,
+        token: &mut TokenIter<'source>
+    ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
         Ok(if let Some(Token {
             value: Value::Key("when"),
             ..
-        }) = iter.peek() {
-            let base = iter.clone();
+        }) = token.peek() {
+            let base = token.clone();
             return Ok(Some(Self(
-                state.take(iter)?.unwrap_or_else(||panic!("cond: no condition: {base:?}")),
-                state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?
+                state.take_or_fail(token, "cond: no condition")?,
+                state.take_or_fail(token, "cond: no content")?,
             )))
         } else {
             None
         })
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-impl<'state, E: Output + 'state, T: ViewContext<'state, E>>
-Dsl<T> for Either<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>> {
-    fn take_from <'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
-        if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key("either"), .. }) = iter.peek() {
-            let base = iter.clone();
-            let _ = iter.next().unwrap();
-            //panic!("{iter:?}");
-            return Ok(Some(Self(
-                state.take(iter)?.unwrap_or_else(||panic!("either: no condition: {base:?}")),
-                state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-                state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
-            )))
-        }
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-}
-
 impl<E: Output, A: Render<E>> Content<E> for When<A> {
     fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> E::Area {
         let Self(cond, item) = self;
@@ -73,7 +55,24 @@ impl<E: Output, A: Render<E>> Content<E> for When<A> {
         if *cond { item.render(to) }
     }
 }
-
+#[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
+impl<A, B, T: Dsl<bool> + Dsl<A> + Dsl<B>> FromDsl<T> for Either<A, B> {
+    fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+        state: &'state T,
+        token: &mut TokenIter<'source>
+    ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key("either"), .. }) = token.peek() {
+            let base = token.clone();
+            let _ = token.next().unwrap();
+            return Ok(Some(Self(
+                state.take_or_fail(token, "either: no condition")?,
+                state.take_or_fail(token, "either: no content 1")?,
+                state.take_or_fail(token, "either: no content 2")?,
+            )))
+        }
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
 impl<E: Output, A: Render<E>, B: Render<E>> Content<E> for Either<A, B> {
     fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> E::Area {
         let Self(cond, a, b) = self;
diff --git a/output/src/ops/transform.rs b/output/src/ops/transform.rs
index b94def2..c589bfd 100644
--- a/output/src/ops/transform.rs
+++ b/output/src/ops/transform.rs
@@ -26,31 +26,24 @@ use crate::*;
 /// along either the X axis, the Y axis, or both.
 macro_rules! transform_xy {
     ($x:literal $y:literal $xy:literal |$self:ident : $Enum:ident, $to:ident|$area:expr) => {
-        pub enum $Enum<T> { X(T), Y(T), XY(T) }
-        impl<T> $Enum<T> {
-            #[inline] pub const fn x (item: T) -> Self {
-                Self::X(item)
-            }
-            #[inline] pub const fn y (item: T) -> Self {
-                Self::Y(item)
-            }
-            #[inline] pub const fn xy (item: T) -> Self {
-                Self::XY(item)
-            }
+        pub enum $Enum<A> { X(A), Y(A), XY(A) }
+        impl<A> $Enum<A> {
+            #[inline] pub const fn x  (item: A) -> Self { Self::X(item)  }
+            #[inline] pub const fn y  (item: A) -> Self { Self::Y(item)  }
+            #[inline] pub const fn xy (item: A) -> Self { Self::XY(item) }
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-        impl<'state, E: Output + 'state, T: ViewContext<'state, E>>
-        Dsl<T> for $Enum<RenderBox<'state, E>> {
-            fn take_from <'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        impl<A, T: Dsl<A>> FromDsl<T> for $Enum<A> {
+            fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
                 if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key(k), .. }) = iter.peek() {
                     let mut base = iter.clone();
                     return Ok(Some(match iter.next() {
                         Some(Token{value:Value::Key($x),..}) =>
-                            Self::x(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                            Self::x(state.take_or_fail(iter, "x: no content")?),
                         Some(Token{value:Value::Key($y),..}) =>
-                            Self::y(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                            Self::y(state.take_or_fail(iter, "y: no content")?),
                         Some(Token{value:Value::Key($xy),..}) =>
-                            Self::xy(state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?),
+                            Self::xy(state.take_or_fail(iter, "xy: no content")?),
                         _ => unreachable!()
                     }))
                 }
@@ -77,31 +70,30 @@ macro_rules! transform_xy {
 /// along either the X axis, the Y axis, or both.
 macro_rules! transform_xy_unit {
     ($x:literal $y:literal $xy:literal |$self:ident : $Enum:ident, $to:ident|$layout:expr) => {
-        pub enum $Enum<U, T> { X(U, T), Y(U, T), XY(U, U, T), }
-        impl<U, T> $Enum<U, T> {
-            #[inline] pub const fn x (x: U, item: T) -> Self { Self::X(x, item) }
-            #[inline] pub const fn y (y: U, item: T) -> Self { Self::Y(y, item) }
-            #[inline] pub const fn xy (x: U, y: U, item: T) -> Self { Self::XY(x, y, item) }
+        pub enum $Enum<U, A> { X(U, A), Y(U, A), XY(U, U, A), }
+        impl<U, A> $Enum<U, A> {
+            #[inline] pub const fn x (x: U, item: A) -> Self { Self::X(x, item) }
+            #[inline] pub const fn y (y: U, item: A) -> Self { Self::Y(y, item) }
+            #[inline] pub const fn xy (x: U, y: U, item: A) -> Self { Self::XY(x, y, item) }
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-        impl<'state, E: Output + 'state, T: ViewContext<'state, E>>
-        Dsl<T> for $Enum<E::Unit, RenderBox<'state, E>> {
-            fn take_from <'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
+        impl<A, U: Coordinate, T: Dsl<A> + Dsl<U>> FromDsl<T> for $Enum<U, A> {
+            fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) -> Perhaps<Self> {
                 Ok(if let Some(Token { value: Value::Key($x|$y|$xy), .. }) = iter.peek() {
                     let mut base = iter.clone();
                     Some(match iter.next() {
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Key($x), .. }) => Self::x(
-                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "no unit specified")?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "x: no unit")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "x: no content")?,
                         ),
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Key($y), .. }) => Self::y(
-                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "no unit specified")?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "y: no unit")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "y: no content")?,
                         ),
                         Some(Token { value: Value::Key($x), .. }) => Self::xy(
-                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "no unit specified")?,
-                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "no unit specified")?,
-                            state.get_content_or_fail(iter)?
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "xy: no unit x")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "xy: no unit y")?,
+                            state.take_or_fail(iter, "xy: no content")?
                         ),
                         _ => unreachable!(),
                     })
diff --git a/output/src/view.rs b/output/src/view.rs
index 460f1c5..2ae266e 100644
--- a/output/src/view.rs
+++ b/output/src/view.rs
@@ -1,63 +1,54 @@
 use crate::*;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-#[macro_export] macro_rules! try_delegate {
-    ($s:ident, $dsl:expr, $T:ty) => {
-        let value: Option<$T> = Dsl::take_from($s, $dsl)?;
-        if let Some(value) = value {
-            return Ok(Some(value.boxed()))
-        }
-    }
-}
+//#[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
+//#[macro_export] macro_rules! try_delegate {
+    //($s:ident, $dsl:expr, $T:ty) => {
+        //let value: Option<$T> = Dsl::take_from($s, $dsl)?;
+        //if let Some(value) = value {
+            //return Ok(Some(value.boxed()))
+        //}
+    //}
+//}
 
-// Provides components to the view.
-#[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
-pub trait ViewContext<'state, E: Output + 'state>: Send + Sync where
-    bool:    Dsl<Self>,
-    usize:   Dsl<Self>,
-    E::Unit: Dsl<Self>,
-{
-    fn get_content_or_fail <'source: 'state> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) 
-        -> Usually<RenderBox<'state, E>>
-    {
-        let base = iter.clone();
-        if let Some(content) = self.get_content(iter)? {
-            Ok(content)
-        } else {
-            Err(format!("not found: {iter:?}").into())
-        }
-    }
-    fn get_content <'source: 'state> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>) 
-        -> Perhaps<RenderBox<'state, E>>
-    {
-        match iter.peek() {
-            Some(Token { value: Value::Sym(_), .. }) =>
-                self.get_content_sym(iter),
-            Some(Token { value: Value::Exp(_, _), .. }) =>
-                self.get_content_exp(iter),
-            None => Ok(None),
-            _ => panic!("only :symbols and (expressions) accepted here")
-        }
-    }
-    fn get_content_sym <'source: 'state> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
-        -> Perhaps<RenderBox<'state, E>>;
-    fn get_content_exp <'source: 'state> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
-        -> Perhaps<RenderBox<'state, E>>
-    {
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, When::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Either::<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Align::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Bsp::<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Fill::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Fixed::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Min::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Max::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Shrink::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Expand::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Push::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Pull::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Margin::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        try_delegate!(self, iter, Padding::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-        Ok(None)
-    }
-}
+//// Provides components to the view.
+//#[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
+//pub trait ViewContext<'state, E: Output + 'state>:
+    //FromDsl<bool> + FromDsl<usize> + FromDsl<E::Unit> + Send + Sync
+//{
+    //fn get_content_sym <'source: 'state> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+        //-> Perhaps<RenderBox<'state, E>>;
+    //fn get_content_exp <'source: 'state> (&'state self, iter: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+        //-> Perhaps<RenderBox<'state, E>>
+    //{
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, When::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Either::<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Align::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Bsp::<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Fill::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Fixed::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Min::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Max::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Shrink::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Expand::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Push::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Pull::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Margin::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //try_delegate!(self, iter, Padding::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+        //Ok(None)
+    //}
+//}
+
+//#[cfg(feature = "dsl")]
+//impl<'context, O: Output + 'context, T: ViewContext<'context, O>> FromDsl<T> for RenderBox<'context, O> {
+    //fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (state: &'state T, token: &mut TokenIter<'source>)
+        //-> Perhaps<RenderBox<'context, O>>
+    //{
+        //Ok(if let Some(content) = state.get_content_sym(token)? {
+            //Some(content)
+        //} else if let Some(content) = state.get_content_exp(token)? {
+            //Some(content)
+        //} else {
+            //None
+        //})
+    //}
+//}
diff --git a/proc/src/proc_command.rs b/proc/src/proc_command.rs
index 27f68ff..9d83f9f 100644
--- a/proc/src/proc_command.rs
+++ b/proc/src/proc_command.rs
@@ -144,12 +144,11 @@ impl ToTokens for CommandDef {
                 }
             }
             /// Generated by [tengri_proc].
-            impl ::tengri::dsl::Dsl<#command_enum> for #state {
-                fn take <'source, 'state> (
-                    &'state self, words: &mut TokenIter<'source>
-                )
-                    -> ::tengri::Perhaps<#command_enum>
-                {
+            impl ::tengri::dsl::FromDsl<#state> for #command_enum {
+                fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+                    state: &'state #state,
+                    words: &mut TokenIter<'source>,
+                ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
                     let mut words = words.clone();
                     let token = words.next();
                     todo!()//Ok(match token { #(#matchers)* _ => None })
diff --git a/proc/src/proc_expose.rs b/proc/src/proc_expose.rs
index d6f23a8..887121d 100644
--- a/proc/src/proc_expose.rs
+++ b/proc/src/proc_expose.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl ToTokens for ExposeDef {
 impl ToTokens for ExposeImpl {
     fn to_tokens (&self, out: &mut TokenStream2) {
         let Self(block, exposed) = self;
-        let target = &block.self_ty;
+        let exposed_impl_type = &block.self_ty;
         write_quote_to(out, quote! { #block });
         for (t, variants) in exposed.iter() {
             let formatted_type = format!("{}", quote! { #t }); 
@@ -84,12 +84,13 @@ impl ToTokens for ExposeImpl {
             };
             let values = variants.iter().map(ExposeArm::from);
             write_quote_to(out, quote! {
-                /// Generated by [tengri_proc].
-                impl ::tengri::dsl::Dsl<#t> for #target {
-                    fn take <'state, 'source> (
-                        &'state self, iter: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>
+                /// Generated by [tengriproc].
+                impl ::tengri::dsl::Dsl<#t> for #exposed_impl_type {
+                    fn take <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+                        &'state self,
+                        words: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>
                     ) -> Perhaps<#t> {
-                        Ok(Some(match iter.next().map(|x|x.value) {
+                        Ok(Some(match words.next().map(|x|x.value) {
                             #predefined
                             #(#values,)*
                             _ => return Ok(None)
diff --git a/proc/src/proc_view.rs b/proc/src/proc_view.rs
index 6947766..321fb26 100644
--- a/proc/src/proc_view.rs
+++ b/proc/src/proc_view.rs
@@ -41,15 +41,33 @@ impl Parse for ViewImpl {
     }
 }
 
+fn builtins () -> [TokenStream2;14] {
+    [
+        quote! { When::<A>       },
+        quote! { Either::<A, B>  },
+        quote! { Align::<A>      },
+        quote! { Bsp::<A, B>     },
+        quote! { Fill::<A>       },
+        quote! { Fixed::<_, A>   },
+        quote! { Min::<_, A>     },
+        quote! { Max::<_, A>     },
+        quote! { Shrink::<_, A>  },
+        quote! { Expand::<_, A>  },
+        quote! { Push::<_, A>    },
+        quote! { Pull::<_, A>    },
+        quote! { Margin::<_, A>  },
+        quote! { Padding::<_, A> },
+    ]
+}
+
 impl ToTokens for ViewDef {
     fn to_tokens (&self, out: &mut TokenStream2) {
         let Self(ViewMeta { output }, ViewImpl { block, exposed }) = self;
         let view = &block.self_ty;
         let mut available = vec![];
-        let exposed: Vec<_> = exposed.iter().map(|(k,v)|{
-            available.push(k.clone());
-            ViewArm(k.clone(), v.clone())
-        }).collect();
+        let exposed: Vec<_> = exposed.iter()
+            .map(|(k,v)|{ available.push(k.clone()); ViewArm(k.clone(), v.clone()) })
+            .collect();
         let available: String = available.join(", ");
         let error_msg = LitStr::new(
             &format!("expected Sym(content), got: {{token:?}}, available: {available}"),
@@ -58,43 +76,33 @@ impl ToTokens for ViewDef {
         for token in quote! {
             #block
             /// Generated by [tengri_proc].
+            ///
+            /// Delegates the rendering of [#view] to the [#view::view} method,
+            /// which you will need to implement, e.g. passing a [TokenIter]
+            /// containing a layout and keybindings config from user dirs.
             impl ::tengri::output::Content<#output> for #view {
                 fn content (&self) -> impl Render<#output> {
                     self.view()
                 }
             }
             /// Generated by [tengri_proc].
-            impl<'state> ::tengri::dsl::FromDsl<'state, #view>
-            for ::tengri::output::RenderBox<'state, #output> {
-                fn take_from <'source: 'state> (
-                    state: &'state #view,
-                    token: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>
+            ///
+            /// Gives [#view] the ability to construct the [Render]able
+            /// which might corresponds to a given [TokenStream],
+            /// while taking [#view]'s state into consideration.
+            impl<'context> ::tengri::dsl::FromDsl<#view> for RenderBox<'context, #output> {
+                fn take_from <'state, 'source: 'state> (
+                    state: &'state #view, words: &mut ::tengri::dsl::TokenIter<'source>
                 ) -> Perhaps<Self> {
-                    Ok(match token.peek() {
-                        Some(::tengri::dsl::Token {
-                            ::tengri::dsl::value: Value::Exp(exp), ..
-                        }) => {
-                            let value: Option<$T> = FromDsl::take_from($s, $dsl)?;
-                            if let Some(value) = value {
+                    Ok(match words.peek() {
+                        Some(::tengri::dsl::Token { value: ::tengri::dsl::Value::Exp(exp), .. }) => {
+                            if let Some(value) = FromDsl::take_from(state, words)? {
                                 return Ok(Some(value.boxed()))
                             }
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, When::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Either::<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Align::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Bsp::<RenderBox<'state, E>, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Fill::<RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Fixed::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Min::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Max::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Shrink::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Expand::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Push::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Pull::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Margin::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
-                            try_delegate!(self, iter, Padding::<_, RenderBox<'state, E>>);
+                            //#builtins
                             None
                         },
-                        #(#exposed),*
+                        #(#exposed)*
                         _ => None
                     })
                 }
@@ -162,5 +170,6 @@ impl ToTokens for ViewArm {
             out.append(Group::new(Delimiter::Parenthesis, TokenStream2::new()));
             out
         }));
+        out.append(Punct::new(',', Alone));
     }
 }