diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Ox.URL.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Ox.URL.js
index e04d4a46..769a7a4e 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Ox.URL.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Core/Ox.URL.js
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ k!=v:w k   [v,w] !=       is not between (number), is not (string)
 All parts of the URL can be omitted, as long as the order is preserved.
 
 example.com/foo
-    If "foo" is not a type, item (of the default type), view (of the default
-    type), span id (of the default type's default view) or sort key (of the
-    default type's default view), then this means find *=foo
+    If "foo" is not a type, item (of the default type), list view (of the
+    default type), span id (of any list view of the default type) or sort key
+    (of any list view of the default type), then this means find *=foo
 example.com/title, or example.com/+title or example.com/-title
     If this neither matches a type or default type item, then this will be sort
 example.com/clip/+duration/title=foo
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ example.com/@renaissance/renaissance -> example.com/calendar/ABC/renaissance
 example.com/@foo/foo -> example.com/map/@foo/foo
     foo doesn't match a place or event name, but getSpan() sets the map query to
     foo and returns @foo, so we get map view, zoomed to Foo, with find *=foo
+example.com/clip:duration -> example.com/clip/clip:duration
+    clip:duration is not a sort key of the default view (grid), so the view is
+    set to the first list view that accepts this sort key
 
 */
 
@@ -407,8 +410,6 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
     }
 
     function parseURL(str, callback) {
-        str = str || document.location.pathname
-            + document.location.search + document.location.hash;
         var parts = str.substr(1).split('/'),
             state = {};
         if (parts.length == 0) {
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
             }
         }
         function parseBeyondItem() {
+            Ox.print('pBI', state, parts.join('/'));
             var span, spanType, spanTypes;
             if (
                 parts.length && state.item
@@ -457,7 +459,6 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
                 state.view = parts[0];
                 parts.shift();
             }
-            Ox.print('pBI', state, parts.join('/'));
             if (parts.length) {
                 if (isNumericalSpan(parts[0])) {
                     // test for numerical span
@@ -473,7 +474,10 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
                     if (spanType) {
                         span = parseSpan(parts[0], spanType);
                         if (span) {
-                            if (!state.view) {
+                            if (state.view) {
+                                state.span = span;
+                                parts.shift();
+                            } else {
                                 // if no view is given then switch to the first
                                 // view that supports a span of this type
                                 Ox.forEach(self.options.views[state.type][
@@ -486,9 +490,6 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
                                         return false;
                                     }
                                 });
-                            } else {
-                                state.span = span;
-                                parts.shift();
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -514,25 +515,44 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
             }
         }
         function parseBeyondSpan() {
+            Ox.print('pBS', state)
+            var sortKeyIds, sortParts;
+            if (parts.length) {
+                sortParts = parts[0].split(',');
+                sortKeyIds = Ox.map(self.options.sortKeys[state.type][
+                    !state.item ? 'list' : 'item'
+                ], function(sortKeys) {
+                    return sortKeys.map(function(sortKey) {
+                        return sortKey.id;
+                    });
+                });
+                // test if sort keys match the given view,
+                // or any view if no view is given
+                Ox.forEach(
+                    state.view ? [state.view]
+                    : self.options.views[state.type][!state.item ? 'list' : 'item'],
+                    function(view) {
+                        if (sortKeyIds[view] && sortParts.every(function(part) {
+                            return sortKeyIds[view].indexOf(part.replace(/^[\+-]/, '')) > -1;
+                        })) {
+                            if (!state.view) {
+                                // set list or item view
+                                state.view = view;
+                            }
+                            // sort
+                            state.sort = parseSort(parts[0], state);
+                            parts.shift();
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                    }
+                );
+            }
             if (!state.view) {
                 // set to default list or item view
                 state.view = self.options.views[state.type][
                     !state.item ? 'list' : 'item'
                 ][0];
             }
-            Ox.print('pBS', state)
-            var sortKeyIds = (self.options.sortKeys[state.type][
-                !state.item ? 'list' : 'item'
-            ][state.view] || []).map(function(sortKey) {
-                return sortKey.id;
-            });
-            if (parts.length && parts[0].split(',').every(function(str) {
-                return sortKeyIds.indexOf(str.replace(/^[\+-]/, '')) > -1;
-            })) {
-                // sort
-                state.sort = parseSort(parts[0], state);
-                parts.shift();
-            }
             if (parts.length) {
                 // find
                 state.find = parseFind(parts.join('/'));
@@ -545,7 +565,13 @@ Ox.URL = function(options) {
         return constructURL(state);
     };
 
-    that.parse = function(str, callback) {
+    that.parse = function() {
+        var str = arguments.length == 2 ? arguments[0]
+                : document.location.pathname
+                + document.location.search
+                + document.location.hash,
+            callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
+        Ox.print(str, callback)
         parseURL(str, callback);
     }