Index: generic/predefined.h
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diff -u -rfad871fc9a27570119d6bf9dbed84b7469701bd6 -rc11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c
--- generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision fad871fc9a27570119d6bf9dbed84b7469701bd6)
+++ generic/predefined.h	(.../predefined.h)	(revision c11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c)
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 static char cmd[] = 
-"# first we create the ::xotcl2 object system.\n"
+"#\n"
+"set bootstrap 1\n"
 "namespace eval xotcl2 {\n"
 "namespace path ::xotcl\n"
 "::xotcl::createobjectsystem ::xotcl2::Object ::xotcl2::Class\n"
@@ -19,24 +20,24 @@
 "error \"[self]: unable to dispatch method '$m'\"}}\n"
 "Object method init args {}\n"
 "Object method objectparameter {} {;}\n"
-"Class create ParameterType\n"
+"Class create ::xotcl2::ParameterType\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::*] {\n"
-"::xotcl::alias ParameterType [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
-"ParameterType create parameterType\n"
-"Object create objectInfo\n"
-"Object create classInfo\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::ParameterType [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
+"::xotcl2::ParameterType create ::xotcl2::parameterType\n"
+"Object create ::xotcl2::objectInfo\n"
+"Object create ::xotcl2::classInfo\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::*] {\n"
-"::xotcl::alias objectInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd\n"
-"::xotcl::alias classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::objectInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ClassInfo::*] {\n"
-"::xotcl::alias classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
 "unset cmd\n"
-"::xotcl::alias objectInfo is ::xotcl::is\n"
-"::xotcl::alias classInfo is ::xotcl::is\n"
-"::xotcl::alias classInfo classparent ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::parent\n"
-"::xotcl::alias classInfo classchildren ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::children\n"
-"Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
-"Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::objectInfo is ::xotcl::is\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo is ::xotcl::is\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo classparent ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::parent\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo classchildren ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::children\n"
+"Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl2::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
+"Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl2::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
 "proc ::xotcl::infoError msg {\n"
 "regsub -all \" <object>\" $msg \"\" msg\n"
 "regsub -all \" <class>\" $msg \"\" msg\n"
@@ -62,32 +63,32 @@
 "error \"unknown info option \\\"$method\\\"; [.info info]\"}\n"
 "namespace export Object Class}\n"
 "namespace eval ::xotcl {\n"
-"::xotcl::createobjectsystem ::xotcl::Object ::xotcl::Class}\n"
-"set bootstrap 1\n"
+"::xotcl::createobjectsystem ::xotcl::Object ::xotcl::Class\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Object::*] {\n"
-"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Object [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
+"::xotcl::alias Object [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
 "foreach cmd {array append eval incr lappend set subst unset trace} {\n"
-"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Object $cmd -objscope ::$cmd}\n"
+"::xotcl::alias Object $cmd -objscope ::$cmd}\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Class::*] {\n"
-"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Class [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
-"::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Object destroy static true\n"
-"::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Class  alloc   static true\n"
-"::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Class  dealloc static true\n"
-"::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Class  create  static true\n"
-"::xotcl::Class method unknown {args} {\n"
+"::xotcl::alias Class [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
+"unset cmd\n"
+"::xotcl::methodproperty Object destroy static true\n"
+"::xotcl::methodproperty Class  alloc   static true\n"
+"::xotcl::methodproperty Class  dealloc static true\n"
+"::xotcl::methodproperty Class  create  static true\n"
+"Class method unknown {args} {\n"
 "eval my create $args}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method unknown {m args} {\n"
+"Object method unknown {m args} {\n"
 "if {![self isnext]} {\n"
 "error \"[self]: unable to dispatch method '$m'\"}}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method init args {}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method objectparameter {} {;}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::ParameterType\n"
+"Object method init args {}\n"
+"Object method objectparameter {} {;}\n"
+"Class create ::xotcl::ParameterType\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::*] {\n"
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::ParameterType [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::ParameterType type=switch ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::type=boolean\n"
 "::xotcl::ParameterType create ::xotcl::parameterType\n"
-"::xotcl::Object create ::xotcl::objectInfo\n"
-"::xotcl::Object create ::xotcl::classInfo\n"
+"Object create ::xotcl::objectInfo\n"
+"Object create ::xotcl::classInfo\n"
 "foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::*] {\n"
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::objectInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd\n"
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd}\n"
@@ -98,30 +99,30 @@
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo is ::xotcl::is\n"
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo classparent ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::parent\n"
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo classchildren ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::children\n"
-"::xotcl::Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
+"Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
+"Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}\n"
 "proc ::xotcl::infoError msg {\n"
 "regsub -all \" <object>\" $msg \"\" msg\n"
 "regsub -all \" <class>\" $msg \"\" msg\n"
 "regsub {\\\"} $msg \"\\\"info \" msg\n"
 "error $msg \"\"}\n"
-"::xotcl::objectInfo method info {obj} {\n"
+"objectInfo method info {obj} {\n"
 "set methods [list]\n"
 "foreach m [::info commands ::xotcl::objectInfo::*] {\n"
 "set name [namespace tail $m]\n"
 "if {$name eq \"unknown\"} continue\n"
 "lappend methods $name}\n"
 "return \"valid options are: [join [lsort $methods] {, }]\"}\n"
-"::xotcl::objectInfo method unknown {method args} {\n"
+"objectInfo method unknown {method args} {\n"
 "error \"unknown info option \\\"$method\\\"; [.info info]\"}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo method info {cl} {\n"
+"classInfo method info {cl} {\n"
 "set methods [list]\n"
 "foreach m [::info commands ::xotcl::classInfo::*] {\n"
 "set name [namespace tail $m]\n"
 "if {$name eq \"unknown\"} continue\n"
 "lappend methods $name}\n"
 "return \"valid options are: [join [lsort $methods] {, }]\"}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo method unknown {method args} {\n"
+"classInfo method unknown {method args} {\n"
 "error \"unknown info option \\\"$method\\\"; [.info info]\"}\n"
 "#     info instargs\n"
 "#     istype\n"
@@ -151,52 +152,51 @@
 "set default \"\"\n"
 "return 0}}\n"
 "error \"procedure \\\"$method\\\" doesn't have an argument \\\"$varName\\\"\"}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo  method instargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_args inst $o $method}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo  method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args \"\" $o $method}\n"
-"::xotcl::objectInfo method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args \"\" $o $method}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo  method instnonposargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs inst $o $method}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo  method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs \"\" $o $method}\n"
-"::xotcl::objectInfo method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs \"\" $o $method}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo  method instdefault {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default inst $o $method $arg $var}\n"
-"::xotcl::classInfo  method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default \"\" $o $method $arg $var}\n"
-"::xotcl::objectInfo method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default \"\" $o $method $arg $var}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method isobject    {{object:substdefault \"[self]\"}} {::xotcl::is $object object}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method isclass     {{class:substdefault  \"[self]\"}} {::xotcl::is $class class}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method ismetaclass {{class:substdefault  \"[self]\"}} {::xotcl::is $class metaclass}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method ismixin     {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] mixin $class}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method istype      {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] type $class}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {\n"
+"classInfo  method instargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_args inst $o $method}\n"
+"classInfo  method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args \"\" $o $method}\n"
+"objectInfo method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args \"\" $o $method}\n"
+"classInfo  method instnonposargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs inst $o $method}\n"
+"classInfo  method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs \"\" $o $method}\n"
+"objectInfo method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs \"\" $o $method}\n"
+"classInfo  method instdefault {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default inst $o $method $arg $var}\n"
+"classInfo  method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default \"\" $o $method $arg $var}\n"
+"objectInfo method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default \"\" $o $method $arg $var}\n"
+"Object method isobject    {{object:substdefault \"[self]\"}} {::xotcl::is $object object}\n"
+"Object method isclass     {{class:substdefault  \"[self]\"}} {::xotcl::is $class class}\n"
+"Object method ismetaclass {{class:substdefault  \"[self]\"}} {::xotcl::is $class metaclass}\n"
+"Object method ismixin     {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] mixin $class}\n"
+"Object method istype      {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] type $class}\n"
+"Object method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {\n"
 "set cmd [list my method $name $arglist $body]\n"
 "if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}\n"
 "if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}\n"
 "eval $cmd}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {\n"
+"Class method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {\n"
 "set cmd [list my method -per-object $name $arglist $body]\n"
 "if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}\n"
 "if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}\n"
 "eval $cmd}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class method instproc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {\n"
+"Class method instproc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {\n"
 "set cmd [list my method $name $arglist $body]\n"
 "if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}\n"
 "if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}\n"
 "eval $cmd}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object create ::xotcl::@\n"
-"::xotcl::@ method unknown args {}\n"
-"proc ::xotcl::myproc {args} {linsert $args 0 [::xotcl::self]}\n"
-"proc ::xotcl::myvar  {var}  {.requireNamespace; return [::xotcl::self]::$var}\n"
-"namespace eval ::xotcl {\n"
+"Object create ::xotcl::@\n"
+"@ method unknown args {}\n"
+"proc myproc {args} {linsert $args 0 [::xotcl::self]}\n"
+"proc myvar  {var}  {.requireNamespace; return [::xotcl::self]::$var}\n"
 "namespace export Object Class @ myproc myvar Attribute}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::MetaSlot\n"
-"::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::MetaSlot superclass ::xotcl::Class\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::MetaSlot\n"
+"::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::MetaSlot superclass ::xotcl2::Class\n"
 "::xotcl::MetaSlot method new args {\n"
 "set slotobject [::xotcl::self callingobject]::slot\n"
-"if {![::xotcl::is $slotobject object]} {::xotcl::Object create $slotobject}\n"
+"if {![::xotcl::is $slotobject object]} {::xotcls::Object create $slotobject}\n"
 "eval next -childof $slotobject $args}\n"
 "::xotcl::MetaSlot create ::xotcl::Slot\n"
 "::xotcl::MetaSlot invalidateobjectparameter\n"
 "proc ::xotcl::parametersFromSlots {obj} {\n"
 "set parameterdefinitions [list]\n"
-"set slots [::xotcl::objectInfo slotobjects $obj]\n"
+"set slots [::xotcl2::objectInfo slotobjects $obj]\n"
 "foreach slot $slots {\n"
 "set parameterdefinition \"-[namespace tail $slot]\"\n"
 "set opts [list]\n"
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 "return $parameterdefinitions}\n"
 "proc createBootstrapAttributeSlots {class definitions} {\n"
 "if {![::xotcl::is ${class}::slot object]} {\n"
-"::xotcl::Object create ${class}::slot}\n"
+"::xotcl2::Object create ${class}::slot}\n"
 "foreach att $definitions {\n"
 "if {[llength $att]>1} {foreach {att default} $att break}\n"
 "::xotcl::Slot create ${class}::slot::$att\n"
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@
 "if {[info exists default]} {\n"
 "foreach i [$class info instances] {\n"
 "if {![$i exists $att]} {\n"
-"if {[string match {*[*]*} $default]} {set default [$i eval subst $default]}\n"
+"if {[string match {*[*]*} $default]} {\n"
+"set default [::xotcl::dispatch $i -objscope ::eval subst $default]}\n"
 "::xotcl::setinstvar $i $att $default}}\n"
 "unset default}}\n"
 "$class invalidateobjectparameter}\n"
@@ -273,24 +274,25 @@
 "::xotcl::Slot method unknown {method args} {\n"
 "set methods [list]\n"
 "foreach m [.info methods] {\n"
-"if {[::xotcl::Object info methods $m] ne \"\"} continue\n"
+"if {[::xotcl2::Object info methods $m] ne \"\"} continue\n"
 "if {[string match __* $m]} continue\n"
 "lappend methods $m}\n"
 "error \"Method '$method' unknown for slot [::xotcl::self]; valid are: {[lsort $methods]]}\"}\n"
 "::xotcl::Slot method destroy {} {\n"
 "if {${.domain} ne \"\"} {\n"
 "${.domain} invalidateobjectparameter}\n"
 "next}\n"
-"::xotcl::Slot method init {} {\n"
+"::xotcl::Slot method init {args} {\n"
 "set forwarder [expr {${.per-object} ? \"forward\" : \"instforward\"}]\n"
 "if {${.domain} eq \"\"} {\n"
 "set .domain [::xotcl::self callingobject]} else {\n"
 "${.domain} invalidateobjectparameter}\n"
-"${.domain} $forwarder ${.name} -default [${.manager} defaultmethods] ${.manager} %1 %self %proc}\n"
+"if {${.domain} ne \"\"} {\n"
+"${.domain} $forwarder ${.name} -default [${.manager} defaultmethods] ${.manager} %1 %self %proc}}\n"
 "::xotcl::MetaSlot create ::xotcl::InfoSlot\n"
 "createBootstrapAttributeSlots ::xotcl::InfoSlot {\n"
 "{multivalued true}\n"
-"{elementtype ::xotcl::Class}}\n"
+"{elementtype ::xotcl2::Class}}\n"
 "::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::InfoSlot superclass ::xotcl::Slot\n"
 "::xotcl::InfoSlot method get {obj prop} {$obj info $prop}\n"
 "::xotcl::InfoSlot method add {obj prop value {pos 0}} {\n"
@@ -338,6 +340,7 @@
 "-elementtype \"\" \\\n"
 "-type relation}\n"
 "::xotcl::MetaSlot create ::xotcl::Attribute -superclass ::xotcl::Slot\n"
+"::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Attribute superclass ::xotcl::Slot\n"
 "createBootstrapAttributeSlots ::xotcl::Attribute {\n"
 "{value_check once}\n"
 "initcmd\n"
@@ -350,9 +353,7 @@
 "::xotcl::setinstvar $obj $var [$obj eval $cmd]}\n"
 "::xotcl::Attribute method __value_changed_cmd {obj cmd var sub op} {\n"
 "eval $cmd}\n"
-"::xotcl::Attribute method check_single_value {\n"
-"{-keep_old_value:boolean true}\n"
-"value predicate type obj var} {\n"
+"::xotcl::Attribute method check_single_value { {-keep_old_value:boolean true} value predicate type obj var} {\n"
 "if {![expr $predicate]} {\n"
 "if {[$obj exists __oldvalue($var)]} {\n"
 "::xotcl::setinstvar $obj $var [::xotcl::setinstvar $obj __oldvalue($var)]} else {\n"
@@ -390,10 +391,10 @@
 "\\[list [::xotcl::self] __value_changed_cmd \\[::xotcl::self\\] [list [set .valuechangedcmd]]\\]\"}\n"
 "if {$__initcmd ne \"\"} {\n"
 "set .initcmd $__initcmd}}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Nocheck \\\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Nocheck \\\n"
 "-method check_single_value args {;} -method check_multiple_values args {;} \\\n"
 "-method mk_type_checker args {return \"\"}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Optimizer \\\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Optimizer \\\n"
 "-method proc args    {::xotcl::next; .optimize} \\\n"
 "-method forward args {::xotcl::next; .optimize} \\\n"
 "-method init args    {::xotcl::next; .optimize} \\\n"
@@ -405,36 +406,38 @@
 "set forwarder [expr {[set .per-object] ? \"parametercmd\":\"instparametercmd\"}]\n"
 "${.domain} $forwarder ${.name}}\n"
 "::xotcl::Attribute instmixin add ::xotcl::Slot::Optimizer\n"
-"::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::ScopedNew -superclass ::xotcl::Class\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::ScopedNew -superclass ::xotcl2::Class\n"
 "createBootstrapAttributeSlots ::xotcl::ScopedNew {\n"
-"{withclass ::xotcl::Object}\n"
+"{withclass ::xotcl2::Object}\n"
 "inobject}\n"
 "::xotcl::ScopedNew method init {} {\n"
 ".method new {-childof args} {\n"
 "[::xotcl::self class] instvar {inobject object} withclass\n"
 "if {![::xotcl::is $object object]} {\n"
 "$withclass create $object}\n"
 "eval ::xotcl::next -childof $object $args}}\n"
-"::xotcl::Object method contains {\n"
+"::xotcl2::Object method contains {\n"
 "{-withnew:boolean true}\n"
 "-object\n"
-"{-class ::xotcl::Object}\n"
+"{-class ::xotcl2::Object}\n"
 "cmds} {\n"
 "if {![info exists object]} {set object [::xotcl::self]}\n"
 "if {![::xotcl::is $object object]} {$class create $object}\n"
 "$object requireNamespace\n"
 "if {$withnew} {\n"
 "set m [::xotcl::ScopedNew new \\\n"
 "-inobject $object -withclass $class -volatile]\n"
-"::xotcl::Class instmixin add $m end\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class instmixin add $m end\n"
 "namespace eval $object $cmds\n"
-"::xotcl::Class instmixin delete $m} else {\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class instmixin delete $m} else {\n"
 "namespace eval $object $cmds}}\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class instforward slots %self contains \\\n"
+"-object {%::xotcl::dispatch [::xotcl::self] -objscope ::subst [::xotcl::self]::slot}\n"
 "::xotcl::Class instforward slots %self contains \\\n"
 "-object {%::xotcl::dispatch [::xotcl::self] -objscope ::subst [::xotcl::self]::slot}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class method parameter arglist {\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class method parameter arglist {\n"
 "if {![::xotcl::is [::xotcl::self]::slot object]} {\n"
-"::xotcl::Object create [::xotcl::self]::slot}\n"
+"::xotcl2::Object create [::xotcl::self]::slot}\n"
 "foreach arg $arglist {\n"
 "set l [llength $arg]\n"
 "set name [lindex $arg 0]\n"
@@ -461,7 +464,7 @@
 "lappend cmd -default $paramstring\n"
 "eval $cmd\n"
 "continue}\n"
-"set po ::xotcl::Class::Parameter\n"
+"set po ::xotcl2::Class::Parameter\n"
 "puts stderr \"deprecated parameter usage '$arg'; use '-slots {Attribute ...}' instead\"\n"
 "set cl [::xotcl::self]\n"
 "::xotcl::setinstvar $po name $name\n"
@@ -491,7 +494,8 @@
 "::xotcl::is [self] type $cl}\n"
 "::xotcl::Class method allinstances {} {\n"
 "return [.info instances -closure]}\n"
-"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::Class  parameter     ::xotcl::classes::xotcl::Class::parameter\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Class   parameter     ::xotcl::classes::xotcl2::Class::parameter\n"
+"::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Object  contains      ::xotcl::classes::xotcl2::Object::contains\n"
 "::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::Object defaultmethod ::xotcl::classes::xotcl::Object::defaultmethod\n"
 "::xotcl::Object method -per-object unsetExitHandler {} {\n"
 "::xotcl::Object method -per-object __exitHandler {} {\n"
@@ -511,7 +515,7 @@
 "if {!\\[::xotcl::self isnextcall\\]} {\n"
 "error \\\"Abstract method $methname $arglist called\\\"} else {::xotcl::next}\n"
 "\"}\n"
-"::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::Object::CopyHandler -parameter {\n"
+"::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::Object::CopyHandler -parameter {\n"
 "{targetList \"\"}\n"
 "{dest \"\"}\n"
 "objLength}\n"
@@ -560,7 +564,7 @@
 "eval [concat $dest instforward $i [$origin info instforward -definition $i]]}}\n"
 "set traces [list]\n"
 "foreach var [$origin info vars] {\n"
-"set cmds [$origin trace info variable $var]\n"
+"set cmds [::xotcl::dispatch $origin -objscope ::trace info variable $var]\n"
 "if {$cmds ne \"\"} {\n"
 "foreach cmd $cmds {\n"
 "foreach {op def} $cmd break\n"
Index: generic/predefined.xotcl
===================================================================
diff -u -rfad871fc9a27570119d6bf9dbed84b7469701bd6 -rc11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c
--- generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision fad871fc9a27570119d6bf9dbed84b7469701bd6)
+++ generic/predefined.xotcl	(.../predefined.xotcl)	(revision c11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c)
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-# first we create the ::xotcl2 object system. 
+#
+# By setting the variable bootstrap, we can check later, whether we
+# are in bootstrapping mode
+#
+set bootstrap 1
+
+#
+# First create the ::xotcl2 object system. 
+#
 namespace eval xotcl2 {
   namespace path ::xotcl
   ::xotcl::createobjectsystem ::xotcl2::Object ::xotcl2::Class
@@ -43,41 +51,35 @@
 
   #
   # create class and object for nonpositional argument processing
-  Class create ParameterType
+  Class create ::xotcl2::ParameterType
   foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::*] {
-    ::xotcl::alias ParameterType [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::ParameterType [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
   }
 
   # create an object for dispatching
-  ParameterType create parameterType
+  ::xotcl2::ParameterType create ::xotcl2::parameterType
 
   ########################
   # Info definition
   ########################
-  Object create objectInfo
-  Object create classInfo
+  Object create ::xotcl2::objectInfo
+  Object create ::xotcl2::classInfo
 
-  #foreach o {objectInfo classInfo} {
-  #  foreach r {object class metaclass} {
-  #    puts stderr "$o $r=[::xotcl::is $o $r]"
-  #  }
-  #}
-
   foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::*] {
-    ::xotcl::alias objectInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
-    ::xotcl::alias classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::objectInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
   }
   foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ClassInfo::*] {
-    ::xotcl::alias classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
   }
   unset cmd
-  ::xotcl::alias objectInfo is ::xotcl::is
-  ::xotcl::alias classInfo is ::xotcl::is
-  ::xotcl::alias classInfo classparent ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::parent 
-  ::xotcl::alias classInfo classchildren ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::children
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::objectInfo is ::xotcl::is
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo is ::xotcl::is
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo classparent ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::parent 
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::classInfo classchildren ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::children
 
-  Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
-  Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
+  Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl2::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
+  Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl2::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
 
   proc ::xotcl::infoError msg {
     #puts stderr "INFO ERROR: <$msg>\n$::errorInfo"
@@ -118,300 +120,266 @@
 
 namespace eval ::xotcl {
   #
-  # Perform the basic setup of XOTcl. First, let us allocate the
+  # Perform the basic setup of XOTcl 1.x. First, let us allocate the
   # basic classes of XOTcl. This call creates the classes
-  # ::xotcl::Object and ::xotcl::Class and defines these as root
-  # class of the object system and as root meta class.
+  # ::xotcl::Object and ::xotcl::Class and defines these as root class
+  # of the object system and as root meta class.
   #
   ::xotcl::createobjectsystem ::xotcl::Object ::xotcl::Class
   
-  #      foreach o {::xotcl::Object ::xotcl::Class} {
-  #        foreach r {object class metaclass} {
-  #          puts stderr "$o $r=[::xotcl::is $o $r]"
-  #        }
-  #      }
+  # provide the standard command set for ::xotcl::Object
+  foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Object::*] {
+    ::xotcl::alias Object [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+  }
 
-  #
-  # createobjectsystem creates already the relation that Class has Object as
-  # superclass. We could define this here as well.
-  #
-  #     puts stderr sc(class)=[::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Class superclass]
-  #     ::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Class superclass ::xotcl::Object
+  # provide some Tcl-commands as methods for ::xotcl::Object
+  foreach cmd {array append eval incr lappend set subst unset trace} {
+    ::xotcl::alias Object $cmd -objscope ::$cmd
+  }
+  
+  # provide the standard command set for ::xotcl::Class
+  foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Class::*] {
+    ::xotcl::alias Class [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+  }
+  unset cmd
 
-  #
-  # createobjectsystem creates already the relation that Object and
-  # Class are instances of Class. We could define this here as well.
-  #
-  #     puts stderr cl(object)=[::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Object class]
-  #     puts stderr cl(class)=[::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Class class]
-  #     ::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Object class ::xotcl::Class
-  #     ::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Class class ::xotcl::Class
-}
+  # protect some methods against redefinition
+  ::xotcl::methodproperty Object destroy static true
+  ::xotcl::methodproperty Class  alloc   static true
+  ::xotcl::methodproperty Class  dealloc static true
+  ::xotcl::methodproperty Class  create  static true
 
-#
-# By setting the variable bootstrap, we can check later, whether we
-# are in bootstrapping mode
-#
-set bootstrap 1
+  Class method unknown {args} {
+    #puts stderr "use '[self] create $args', not '[self] $args'"
+    eval my create $args
+  }
 
-# provide the standard command set for ::xotcl::Object
-foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Object::*] {
-  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Object [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
-}
+  Object method unknown {m args} {
+    if {![self isnext]} {
+      error "[self]: unable to dispatch method '$m'"
+    }
+  }
 
-# provide some Tcl-commands as methods for ::xotcl::Object
-foreach cmd {array append eval incr lappend set subst unset trace} {
-  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Object $cmd -objscope ::$cmd
-}
+  # "init" must exist on Object. per default it is empty.
+  Object method init args {}
 
-# provide the standard command set for ::xotcl::Class
-foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::Class::*] {
-  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Class [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
-}
+  # provide a placeholder for the bootup process. The real definition
+  # is based on slots, which are not available at this point.
+  Object method objectparameter {} {;}
 
-# protect some methods against redefinition
-::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Object destroy static true
-::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Class  alloc   static true
-::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Class  dealloc static true
-::xotcl::methodproperty ::xotcl::Class  create  static true
+  #
+  # create class and object for nonpositional argument processing
+  Class create ::xotcl::ParameterType
+  foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::*] {
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::ParameterType [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+  }
+  # register type boolean as checker for "switch"
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::ParameterType type=switch ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::type=boolean
+  # create an object for dispatching
+  ::xotcl::ParameterType create ::xotcl::parameterType
 
-::xotcl::Class method unknown {args} {
-  #puts stderr "use '[self] create $args', not '[self] $args'"
-  eval my create $args
-}
+  ########################
+  # Info definition
+  ########################
+  Object create ::xotcl::objectInfo
+  Object create ::xotcl::classInfo
 
-::xotcl::Object method unknown {m args} {
-  if {![self isnext]} {
-    error "[self]: unable to dispatch method '$m'"
+  foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::*] {
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::objectInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
   }
-}
+  foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ClassInfo::*] {
+    ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
+  }
+  unset cmd
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::objectInfo is ::xotcl::is
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo is ::xotcl::is
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo classparent ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::parent 
+  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo classchildren ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::children
 
-# "init" must exist on Object. per default it is empty.
-::xotcl::Object method init args {}
+  Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
+  Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
 
-# provide a placeholder for the bootup process. The real definition
-# is based on slots, which are not available at this point.
-::xotcl::Object method objectparameter {} {;}
-
-#
-# create class and object for nonpositional argument processing
-::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::ParameterType
-foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::*] {
-  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::ParameterType [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
-}
-# register type boolean as checker for "switch"
-::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::ParameterType type=switch ::xotcl::cmd::ParameterType::type=boolean
-# create an object for dispatching
-::xotcl::ParameterType create ::xotcl::parameterType
-
-########################
-# Info definition
-########################
-::xotcl::Object create ::xotcl::objectInfo
-::xotcl::Object create ::xotcl::classInfo
-
-#foreach o {::xotcl::objectInfo ::xotcl::classInfo} {
-#  foreach r {object class metaclass} {
-#    puts stderr "$o $r=[::xotcl::is $o $r]"
-#  }
-#}
-
-foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::*] {
-  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::objectInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
-  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
-}
-foreach cmd [info command ::xotcl::cmd::ClassInfo::*] {
-  ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo [namespace tail $cmd] $cmd 
-}
-unset cmd
-::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::objectInfo is ::xotcl::is
-::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo is ::xotcl::is
-::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo classparent ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::parent 
-::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::classInfo classchildren ::xotcl::cmd::ObjectInfo::children
-
-::xotcl::Object instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::objectInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
-::xotcl::Class instforward info -onerror ::xotcl::infoError ::xotcl::classInfo %1 {%@2 %self}
-
-proc ::xotcl::infoError msg {
-  #puts stderr "INFO ERROR: <$msg>\n$::errorInfo"
-  regsub -all " <object>" $msg "" msg
-  regsub -all " <class>" $msg "" msg
-  regsub {\"} $msg "\"info " msg
-  error $msg ""
-}
-::xotcl::objectInfo method info {obj} {
-  set methods [list]
-  foreach m [::info commands ::xotcl::objectInfo::*] {
-    set name [namespace tail $m]
-    if {$name eq "unknown"} continue
-    lappend methods $name
+  # TODO: the following method is defined redundantly
+  proc ::xotcl::infoError msg {
+    #puts stderr "INFO ERROR: <$msg>\n$::errorInfo"
+    regsub -all " <object>" $msg "" msg
+    regsub -all " <class>" $msg "" msg
+    regsub {\"} $msg "\"info " msg
+    error $msg ""
   }
-  return "valid options are: [join [lsort $methods] {, }]"
-}
-::xotcl::objectInfo method unknown {method args} {
-  error "unknown info option \"$method\"; [.info info]"
-}
-
-::xotcl::classInfo method info {cl} {
-  set methods [list]
-  foreach m [::info commands ::xotcl::classInfo::*] {
-    set name [namespace tail $m]
-    if {$name eq "unknown"} continue
-    lappend methods $name
+  objectInfo method info {obj} {
+    set methods [list]
+    foreach m [::info commands ::xotcl::objectInfo::*] {
+      set name [namespace tail $m]
+      if {$name eq "unknown"} continue
+      lappend methods $name
+    }
+    return "valid options are: [join [lsort $methods] {, }]"
   }
-  return "valid options are: [join [lsort $methods] {, }]"
-}
-::xotcl::classInfo method unknown {method args} {
-  error "unknown info option \"$method\"; [.info info]"
-}
+  objectInfo method unknown {method args} {
+    error "unknown info option \"$method\"; [.info info]"
+  }
+  
+  classInfo method info {cl} {
+    set methods [list]
+    foreach m [::info commands ::xotcl::classInfo::*] {
+      set name [namespace tail $m]
+      if {$name eq "unknown"} continue
+      lappend methods $name
+    }
+    return "valid options are: [join [lsort $methods] {, }]"
+  }
+  classInfo method unknown {method args} {
+    error "unknown info option \"$method\"; [.info info]"
+  }
 
-#
-# Backward compatibility info subcommands; 
-#
-# TODO: should go finally into a library.
-#
-# Obsolete methods
-#
-#   already emulated:
-#
-#    => info params .... replaces
-#     info args
-#     info nonposargs
-#     info default
-#
-#    => info instparams .... replaces
-#     info instargs
-#     info instnonposargs
-#     info instdefault
-#
-#   => maybe instead of "info params" and "info instparams"
-#      info params ?-per-object?
-#
-#   => TODO: use "params" in serializer, and all other occurances
-#
-#  TODO: not yet emulated:
-#
-#    => info is (bzw. ::xotcl::is) replaces
-#     isobject
-#     isclass
-#     ismetaclass
-#     ismixin
-#     istype
-# 
-#    => method (should get pre- and postconditions via positional params)
-#     proc
-#     instproc
-#
-# TODO mark all absolete calls at least as deprecated in library
-#
-# TODO move unknown handler for Class into a library, make sure that
-# regression test and library function use explicit "creates".
-#
+  #
+  # Backward compatibility info subcommands; 
+  #
+  # TODO: should go finally into a library.
+  #
+  # Obsolete methods
+  #
+  #   already emulated:
+  #
+  #    => info params .... replaces
+  #     info args
+  #     info nonposargs
+  #     info default
+  #
+  #    => info instparams .... replaces
+  #     info instargs
+  #     info instnonposargs
+  #     info instdefault
+  #
+  #   => maybe instead of "info params" and "info instparams"
+  #      info params ?-per-object?
+  #
+  #   => TODO: use "params" in serializer, and all other occurances
+  #
+  #  TODO: not yet emulated:
+  #
+  #    => info is (bzw. ::xotcl::is) replaces
+  #     isobject
+  #     isclass
+  #     ismetaclass
+  #     ismixin
+  #     istype
+  # 
+  #    => method (should get pre- and postconditions via positional params)
+  #     proc
+  #     instproc
+  #
+  # TODO mark all absolete calls at least as deprecated in library
+  #
+  # TODO move unknown handler for Class into a library, make sure that
+  # regression test and library function use explicit "creates".
+  #
 
-proc ::xotcl::info_args {inst o method} {
+  proc ::xotcl::info_args {inst o method} {
   set result [list]
   foreach \
       argName [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method -varNames] \
       flag    [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method] {
 	if {[string match -* $flag]} continue
 	lappend result $argName
       }
-  #puts stderr "+++ get ${inst}args for $o $method => $result"
-  return $result
-}
-proc ::xotcl::info_nonposargs {inst o method} {
-  set result [list]
-  foreach flag [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method] {
-    if {![string match -* $flag]} continue
-    lappend result $flag
+    #puts stderr "+++ get ${inst}args for $o $method => $result"
+    return $result
   }
-  #puts stderr "+++ get ${inst}nonposargs for $o $method => $result"
-  return $result
-}
-proc ::xotcl::info_default {inst o method arg varName} {
-  foreach \
-      argName [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method -varNames] \
-      flag    [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method] {
-	if {$argName eq $arg} {
-	  upvar 3 $varName default
-	  if {[llength $flag] == 2} {
-	    set default [lindex $flag 1]
-	    #puts stderr "--- get ${inst}default for $o $method $arg => $default"
-	    return 1
-	  }
-	  #puts stderr "--- get ${inst}default for $o $method $arg fails"
-	  set default ""
-	  return 0
-	}
-      }
-  error "procedure \"$method\" doesn't have an argument \"$varName\""
-}
 
-::xotcl::classInfo  method instargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_args inst $o $method}
-::xotcl::classInfo  method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args "" $o $method}
-::xotcl::objectInfo method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args "" $o $method}
+  proc ::xotcl::info_nonposargs {inst o method} {
+    set result [list]
+    foreach flag [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method] {
+      if {![string match -* $flag]} continue
+      lappend result $flag
+    }
+    #puts stderr "+++ get ${inst}nonposargs for $o $method => $result"
+    return $result
+  }
+  proc ::xotcl::info_default {inst o method arg varName} {
+    foreach \
+        argName [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method -varNames] \
+        flag    [::xotcl::classInfo ${inst}params $o $method] {
+          if {$argName eq $arg} {
+            upvar 3 $varName default
+            if {[llength $flag] == 2} {
+              set default [lindex $flag 1]
+              #puts stderr "--- get ${inst}default for $o $method $arg => $default"
+              return 1
+            }
+            #puts stderr "--- get ${inst}default for $o $method $arg fails"
+            set default ""
+            return 0
+          }
+        }
+    error "procedure \"$method\" doesn't have an argument \"$varName\""
+  }
+  
+  classInfo  method instargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_args inst $o $method}
+  classInfo  method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args "" $o $method}
+  objectInfo method args     {o method} {::xotcl::info_args "" $o $method}
+  
+  classInfo  method instnonposargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs inst $o $method}
+  classInfo  method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs "" $o $method}
+  objectInfo method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs "" $o $method}
+  
+  classInfo  method instdefault {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default inst $o $method $arg $var}
+  classInfo  method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default "" $o $method $arg $var}
+  objectInfo method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default "" $o $method $arg $var}
 
-::xotcl::classInfo  method instnonposargs {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs inst $o $method}
-::xotcl::classInfo  method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs "" $o $method}
-::xotcl::objectInfo method nonposargs     {o method} {::xotcl::info_nonposargs "" $o $method}
+  # emulation of isobject, ...
+  Object method isobject    {{object:substdefault "[self]"}} {::xotcl::is $object object}
+  Object method isclass     {{class:substdefault  "[self]"}} {::xotcl::is $class class}
+  Object method ismetaclass {{class:substdefault  "[self]"}} {::xotcl::is $class metaclass}
+  Object method ismixin     {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] mixin $class}
+  Object method istype      {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] type $class}
 
-::xotcl::classInfo  method instdefault {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default inst $o $method $arg $var}
-::xotcl::classInfo  method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default "" $o $method $arg $var}
-::xotcl::objectInfo method default     {o method arg var} {::xotcl::info_default "" $o $method $arg $var}
+  #
+  Object method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {
+    set cmd [list my method $name $arglist $body]
+    if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}
+    if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}
+    eval $cmd
+  }
+  Class method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {
+    set cmd [list my method -per-object $name $arglist $body]
+    if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}
+    if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}
+    eval $cmd
+  }
+  Class method instproc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {
+    set cmd [list my method $name $arglist $body]
+    if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}
+    if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}
+    eval $cmd
+  }
 
-# emulation of isobject, ...
-::xotcl::Object method isobject    {{object:substdefault "[self]"}} {::xotcl::is $object object}
-::xotcl::Object method isclass     {{class:substdefault  "[self]"}} {::xotcl::is $class class}
-::xotcl::Object method ismetaclass {{class:substdefault  "[self]"}} {::xotcl::is $class metaclass}
-::xotcl::Object method ismixin     {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] mixin $class}
-::xotcl::Object method istype      {class}  {::xotcl::is [self] type $class}
+  # documentation stub object -> just ignore per default. 
+  # if xoDoc is loaded, documentation will be activated
+  Object create ::xotcl::@
+  @ method unknown args {}
 
-#
-::xotcl::Object method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {
-  set cmd [list my method $name $arglist $body]
-  if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}
-  if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}
-  eval $cmd
-}
-::xotcl::Class method proc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {
-  set cmd [list my method -per-object $name $arglist $body]
-  if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}
-  if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}
-  eval $cmd
-}
-::xotcl::Class method instproc {name arglist body precondition:optional postcondition:optional} {
-  set cmd [list my method $name $arglist $body]
-  if {[info exists precondition]}  {lappend cmd -precondition  $precondition}
-  if {[info exists postcondition]} {lappend cmd -postcondition $postcondition}
-  eval $cmd
-}
-
-# documentation stub object -> just ignore per default. 
-# if xoDoc is loaded, documentation will be activated
-::xotcl::Object create ::xotcl::@
-::xotcl::@ method unknown args {}
-
-proc ::xotcl::myproc {args} {linsert $args 0 [::xotcl::self]} 
-proc ::xotcl::myvar  {var}  {.requireNamespace; return [::xotcl::self]::$var} 
-
-namespace eval ::xotcl {
+  proc myproc {args} {linsert $args 0 [::xotcl::self]} 
+  proc myvar  {var}  {.requireNamespace; return [::xotcl::self]::$var} 
+  
   namespace export Object Class @ myproc myvar Attribute
 }
 
-
 ##################
 # Slot definitions
 ##################
 #
 # TODO: define base slots on xotcl2::Object + Class instead of ::xotcl::Object
 #
 # still bootstrap code; we cannot use slots/-parameter yet
-::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::MetaSlot
-::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::MetaSlot superclass ::xotcl::Class
+::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::MetaSlot
+::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::MetaSlot superclass ::xotcl2::Class
 
 ::xotcl::MetaSlot method new args {
   set slotobject [::xotcl::self callingobject]::slot
-  if {![::xotcl::is $slotobject object]} {::xotcl::Object create $slotobject}
+  if {![::xotcl::is $slotobject object]} {::xotcls::Object create $slotobject}
   eval next -childof $slotobject $args
 }
 
@@ -421,7 +389,7 @@
 # avoid caching.
 ::xotcl::MetaSlot invalidateobjectparameter
 
-#foreach o {::xotcl::MetaSlot ::xotcl::Slot} {
+#foreach o {::xotcl::MetaSlot ::xotcl2::Slot} {
 #  foreach r {object class metaclass} {
 #    puts stderr "$o $r=[::xotcl::is $o $r]"
 #  }
@@ -432,7 +400,7 @@
 proc ::xotcl::parametersFromSlots {obj} {
   #puts stderr "XXXX-objectparameter for $obj"
   set parameterdefinitions [list]
-  set slots [::xotcl::objectInfo slotobjects $obj]
+  set slots [::xotcl2::objectInfo slotobjects $obj]
   foreach slot $slots {
     set parameterdefinition "-[namespace tail $slot]"
     set opts [list]
@@ -473,8 +441,10 @@
 }
 ::xotcl2::Object method objectparameter {} {
   set parameterdefinitions [::xotcl::parametersFromSlots [self]]
-  # TODO: do we want to use "Class C -parameter {...}" or "Class C {.parameter {...}}"
-  #lappend parameterdefinitions arg:optional,initcmd
+  #if {[::xotcl::is [self] class]} {
+  #  lappend parameterdefinitions -parameter:method,optional
+  #}
+  #lappend parameterdefinitions arg:initcmd,optional
   # for the time being, use:
   lappend parameterdefinitions args
   #puts stderr "*** parameter definition for [self]: $parameterdefinitions"
@@ -487,7 +457,7 @@
 
 proc createBootstrapAttributeSlots {class definitions} {
   if {![::xotcl::is ${class}::slot object]} {
-    ::xotcl::Object create ${class}::slot
+    ::xotcl2::Object create ${class}::slot
   }
   foreach att $definitions {
     if {[llength $att]>1} {foreach {att default} $att break}
@@ -507,7 +477,10 @@
       # checking subclasses is not required during bootstrap
       foreach i [$class info instances] {
 	if {![$i exists $att]} {
-	  if {[string match {*[*]*} $default]} {set default [$i eval subst $default]}
+	  if {[string match {*[*]*} $default]} {
+            #set default [$i eval subst $default]
+            set default [::xotcl::dispatch $i -objscope ::eval subst $default]
+          }
 	  ::xotcl::setinstvar $i $att $default
 	}
       }
@@ -518,6 +491,14 @@
   $class invalidateobjectparameter
 }
 
+
+#
+# TODO: 
+# - are createBootstrapAttributeSlots for ::xotcl::Class still needed?
+# - Defaults for objectparameter seem more natural. 
+# - no definition yet for xotcl2::Class
+#
+
 # We provide a default value for superclass (when no superclass is specified explicitely)
 # for defining the top-level class of the object system, such that different
 # object systems might co-exist.
@@ -571,7 +552,7 @@
 ::xotcl::Slot method unknown {method args} {
   set methods [list]
   foreach m [.info methods] {
-    if {[::xotcl::Object info methods $m] ne ""} continue
+    if {[::xotcl2::Object info methods $m] ne ""} continue
     if {[string match __* $m]} continue
     lappend methods $m
   }
@@ -585,17 +566,17 @@
   next
 }
 
-::xotcl::Slot method init {} {
+::xotcl::Slot method init {args} {
+  #puts stderr init-got-'$args'
   set forwarder [expr {${.per-object} ? "forward" : "instforward"}]
   if {${.domain} eq ""} {
     set .domain [::xotcl::self callingobject]
   } else {
-    #todo could be done via slotoptimizer
-    #puts stderr "Slot [self] (name ${.name}) init ${.domain} calls invalidateobjectparameter"
     ${.domain} invalidateobjectparameter
   }
-  #puts stderr "???? ${.domain} $forwarder ${.name} -default [${.manager} defaultmethods] ${.manager} %1 %self %proc"
-  ${.domain} $forwarder ${.name} -default [${.manager} defaultmethods] ${.manager} %1 %self %proc
+  if {${.domain} ne ""} {
+    ${.domain} $forwarder ${.name} -default [${.manager} defaultmethods] ${.manager} %1 %self %proc
+  }
 }
 
 #
@@ -604,7 +585,7 @@
 ::xotcl::MetaSlot create ::xotcl::InfoSlot 
 createBootstrapAttributeSlots ::xotcl::InfoSlot {
   {multivalued true}
-  {elementtype ::xotcl::Class}
+  {elementtype ::xotcl2::Class}
 }
 ::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::InfoSlot superclass ::xotcl::Slot
 ::xotcl::InfoSlot method get {obj prop} {$obj info $prop}
@@ -661,6 +642,7 @@
 ######################
 # system slots
 ######################
+# register the system slots on both, xotcl and xotcl2
 foreach os {::xotcl ::xotcl2} {
   ${os}::Object alloc ${os}::Class::slot
   ${os}::Object alloc ${os}::Object::slot
@@ -682,9 +664,13 @@
 } 
 
 #
+#
 # Attribute
 #
+# TODO: why does -superclass not work here?
+#       before, the subsequent ::xotcl::relation was not needed.
 ::xotcl::MetaSlot create ::xotcl::Attribute -superclass ::xotcl::Slot
+::xotcl::relation ::xotcl::Attribute superclass ::xotcl::Slot
 
 createBootstrapAttributeSlots ::xotcl::Attribute {
   {value_check once}
@@ -707,10 +693,7 @@
   # puts "valuechanged obj=$obj cmd=$cmd, var=$var, op=$op, ...\n$obj exists $var -> [::xotcl::setinstvar $obj $var]"
   eval $cmd
 }
-::xotcl::Attribute method check_single_value {
-					      {-keep_old_value:boolean true}
-					      value predicate type obj var
-					    } {
+::xotcl::Attribute method check_single_value { {-keep_old_value:boolean true} value predicate type obj var} {
   #puts "+++ checking single value '$value' with $predicate ==> [expr $predicate]"
   if {![expr $predicate]} {
     if {[$obj exists __oldvalue($var)]} {
@@ -778,10 +761,11 @@
 }
 
 # mixin class for decativating all checks
-::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Nocheck \
+::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Nocheck \
     -method check_single_value args {;} -method check_multiple_values args {;} \
     -method mk_type_checker args {return ""}
-::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Optimizer \
+# mixin class for optimizing slots
+::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::Slot::Optimizer \
     -method proc args    {::xotcl::next; .optimize} \
     -method forward args {::xotcl::next; .optimize} \
     -method init args    {::xotcl::next; .optimize} \
@@ -804,9 +788,9 @@
 # new objects in ::xotcl::*, but in the specified object (without
 # syntactic overhead).
 #
-::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::ScopedNew -superclass ::xotcl::Class
+::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::ScopedNew -superclass ::xotcl2::Class
 createBootstrapAttributeSlots ::xotcl::ScopedNew {
-  {withclass ::xotcl::Object}
+  {withclass ::xotcl2::Object}
   inobject
 }
 
@@ -825,33 +809,35 @@
 # nested object structures. Optionally, creating new objects
 # in the specified scope can be turned off.
 #
-::xotcl::Object method contains {
-				 {-withnew:boolean true} 
-				 -object 
-				 {-class ::xotcl::Object} 
-				 cmds} {
+::xotcl2::Object method contains {
+   {-withnew:boolean true} 
+   -object 
+   {-class ::xotcl2::Object} 
+   cmds
+ } {
   if {![info exists object]} {set object [::xotcl::self]}
   if {![::xotcl::is $object object]} {$class create $object}
   $object requireNamespace
   if {$withnew} {
     set m [::xotcl::ScopedNew new \
 	       -inobject $object -withclass $class -volatile]
-    ::xotcl::Class instmixin add $m end
+    ::xotcl2::Class instmixin add $m end
     namespace eval $object $cmds
-    ::xotcl::Class instmixin delete $m
+    ::xotcl2::Class instmixin delete $m
   } else {
     namespace eval $object $cmds
   }
 }
+::xotcl2::Class instforward slots %self contains \
+    -object {%::xotcl::dispatch [::xotcl::self] -objscope ::subst [::xotcl::self]::slot}
 ::xotcl::Class instforward slots %self contains \
     -object {%::xotcl::dispatch [::xotcl::self] -objscope ::subst [::xotcl::self]::slot}
-
 #
 # define parameter for backward compatibility and convenience
 #
-::xotcl::Class method parameter arglist {
+::xotcl2::Class method parameter arglist {
   if {![::xotcl::is [::xotcl::self]::slot object]} {
-    ::xotcl::Object create [::xotcl::self]::slot
+    ::xotcl2::Object create [::xotcl::self]::slot
   }
   foreach arg $arglist {
     set l [llength $arg]
@@ -878,7 +864,6 @@
       #puts stderr "parameter $arg without default -> $cmd"
     } elseif {$l == 2} {
       lappend cmd -default [lindex $arg 1]
-      #puts stderr "parameter $arg with default -> $cmd"
       eval $cmd
     } elseif {$l == 3 && [lindex $arg 1] eq "-default"} {
       lappend cmd -default [lindex $arg 2]
@@ -891,7 +876,7 @@
 	continue
       }
       
-      set po ::xotcl::Class::Parameter
+      set po ::xotcl2::Class::Parameter
       puts stderr "deprecated parameter usage '$arg'; use '-slots {Attribute ...}' instead"
       
       set cl [::xotcl::self]
@@ -944,12 +929,17 @@
 
 # reuse definitions from xotcl in xotcl2
 # TODO: can this be done with interp aliases?
-::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::Class  parameter     ::xotcl::classes::xotcl::Class::parameter
+::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Class   parameter     ::xotcl::classes::xotcl2::Class::parameter
+::xotcl::alias ::xotcl::Object  contains      ::xotcl::classes::xotcl2::Object::contains
 ::xotcl::alias ::xotcl2::Object defaultmethod ::xotcl::classes::xotcl::Object::defaultmethod
 
 #interp alias {} ::xotcl::classes::xotcl::Class::parameter {} ::xotcl::classes::xotcl2::Class::parameter
 #interp alias {} ::xotcl::classes::xotcl::Object::defaultmethod {} ::xotcl::classes::xotcl2::Object::defaultmethod 
 
+#
+# TODO remainder should move from ::xotcl::Object -> xotcl2::*
+#
+
 # Exit Handler
 ::xotcl::Object method -per-object unsetExitHandler {} {
   ::xotcl::Object method -per-object __exitHandler {} {
@@ -984,7 +974,7 @@
 #
 # copy/move implementation 
 #
-::xotcl::Class create ::xotcl::Object::CopyHandler -parameter {
+::xotcl2::Class create ::xotcl::Object::CopyHandler -parameter {
   {targetList ""}
   {dest ""}
   objLength
@@ -1070,7 +1060,7 @@
     }
     set traces [list]
     foreach var [$origin info vars] {
-      set cmds [$origin trace info variable $var]
+      set cmds [::xotcl::dispatch $origin -objscope ::trace info variable $var]
       if {$cmds ne ""} {
 	foreach cmd $cmds {
 	  foreach {op def} $cmd break
Index: tests/speedtest.xotcl
===================================================================
diff -u -r98003953e8c728b105528e0c2ed7d67ee7135d64 -rc11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c
--- tests/speedtest.xotcl	(.../speedtest.xotcl)	(revision 98003953e8c728b105528e0c2ed7d67ee7135d64)
+++ tests/speedtest.xotcl	(.../speedtest.xotcl)	(revision c11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 set ocount 1014
 set ocount [expr {$ccount + 206}]
 set ocount [expr {$ccount + 15}]
+set ocount [expr {$ccount + 7}]
 
 set startObjects [Object info instances]
 set x [llength [Object info instances]]
Index: tests/testx.xotcl
===================================================================
diff -u -r675e28583d105313f7fbc1dad66d2696c18b19f4 -rc11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c
--- tests/testx.xotcl	(.../testx.xotcl)	(revision 675e28583d105313f7fbc1dad66d2696c18b19f4)
+++ tests/testx.xotcl	(.../testx.xotcl)	(revision c11ab22190bdfe6231b454e9969b6ffafb547f9c)
@@ -2025,11 +2025,11 @@
     Object instfilter ""
     
     ::errorCheck $::calling \
-	"{filter f: ::mixinTest {} run draw {::MenuDecorator instproc draw}} {m1 draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::ScrollBarDecorator instproc draw}} {m2 draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::Image instproc draw}} {image draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::GrObject instproc draw}} {grObject draw: ::mixinTest {} run {}} {filter f: ::mixinTest {} run draw {::ScrollBarDecorator instproc draw}} {m2 draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::Image instproc draw}} {image draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::GrObject instproc draw}} {grObject draw: ::mixinTest {} run {}} {filter f: ::mixinTest {} run instfilter {::xotcl::Class instforward instfilter}} {filter f: ::xotcl::Object ::xotcl::Class instfilter assign {::xotcl::InterceptorSlot instcmd assign}}" \
+	"{filter f: ::mixinTest {} run draw {::MenuDecorator instproc draw}} {m1 draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::ScrollBarDecorator instproc draw}} {m2 draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::Image instproc draw}} {image draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::GrObject instproc draw}} {grObject draw: ::mixinTest {} run {}} {filter f: ::mixinTest {} run draw {::ScrollBarDecorator instproc draw}} {m2 draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::Image instproc draw}} {image draw: ::mixinTest {} run {::GrObject instproc draw}} {grObject draw: ::mixinTest {} run {}} {filter f: ::mixinTest {} run instfilter {::xotcl::Class instforward instfilter}}" \
 	"Mixin: Calling-Obj/Cl/Proc failed"	
   
     ::errorCheck $::mixinResult \
-	"{filter ::mainImage f ::xotcl::Object} {m1 ::mainImage draw ::MenuDecorator} {m2 ::mainImage draw ::ScrollBarDecorator} {image ::mainImage draw ::Image} {grObject ::mainImage draw ::GrObject} {filter ::zoom f ::xotcl::Object} {m2 ::zoom draw ::ScrollBarDecorator} {image ::zoom draw ::Image} {grObject ::zoom draw ::GrObject} {filter ::xotcl::Object f ::xotcl::Object} {filter ::xotcl::Class::slot::instfilter f ::xotcl::Object}" \
+	"{filter ::mainImage f ::xotcl::Object} {m1 ::mainImage draw ::MenuDecorator} {m2 ::mainImage draw ::ScrollBarDecorator} {image ::mainImage draw ::Image} {grObject ::mainImage draw ::GrObject} {filter ::zoom f ::xotcl::Object} {m2 ::zoom draw ::ScrollBarDecorator} {image ::zoom draw ::Image} {grObject ::zoom draw ::GrObject} {filter ::xotcl::Object f ::xotcl::Object}" \
 	  "Mixin: Filter failed"
 
     set ::mixinResult ""