diff --git a/pandora/0xdb.json b/pandora/0xdb.json
index bb712806..4d25cd96 100644
--- a/pandora/0xdb.json
+++ b/pandora/0xdb.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         "canSeeFiles": {"guest": -1, "member": -1, "staff": 3, "admin": 4}
     },
     "clipKeys": [
-        {"id": "clip:value", "title": "Clip Text", "type": "string"},
+        {"id": "clip:text", "title": "Clip Text", "type": "string"},
         {"id": "clip:position", "title": "Clip Position", "type": "float"},
         {"id": "clip:duration", "title": "Clip Duration", "type": "float"},
         {"id": "clip:hue", "title": "Clip Hue", "type": "hue"},
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@
             "value": "capability"
         }
     ],
-    "fixme": "itemNames should be lowercase!",
     "itemName": {
         "singular": "Movie",
         "plural": "Movies"
@@ -441,7 +440,7 @@
         {"id": "info", "title": "Info"},
         {"id": "statistics", "title": "Statistics"},
         {"id": "clips", "title": "Clips"},
-        {"id": "player", "title": "Player"},
+        {"id": "video", "title": "Video"},
         {"id": "timeline", "title": "Timeline"},
         {"id": "map", "title": "Map"},
         {"id": "calendar", "title": "Calendar"},
@@ -481,7 +480,7 @@
         {"id": "maps", "title": "with Maps"},
         {"id": "calendars", "title": "with Calendars"},
         {"id": "clip", "title": "as Clips"},
-        {"id": "player", "title": "as Player"},
+        {"id": "video", "title": "as Video"},
         {"id": "map", "title": "on Map"},
         {"id": "calendar", "title": "on Calendar"}
     ],
@@ -594,7 +593,7 @@
             "videoScale": "fit",
             "videoMuted": false,
             "videoSize": "small",
-            "videoView": "player",
+            "videoView": "video",
             "videoVolume": 1
         },
         "username": "",
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index b8878156..1dc27b63 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ Ox.load({
                 });
 
                 Ox.extend(pandora.site, {
+                    clipKeys: Ox.map(data.site.clipKeys, function(key) {
+                        return Ox.extend(key, {
+                            operator: pandora._getSortOperator(key.type)
+                        });
+                    }),
                     findKeys: Ox.map(data.site.itemKeys, function(key) {
                         return key.find ? key : null;
                     }),
@@ -75,7 +80,9 @@ Ox.load({
                         ] 
                     },
                     sortKeys: Ox.map(data.site.itemKeys, function(key) {
-                        return key.columnWidth ? key : null;
+                        return key.columnWidth ? Ox.extend(key, {
+                            operator: pandora._getSortOperator(key.type)
+                        }) : null;
                     })
                 });
                 Ox.extend(pandora.user, {
@@ -97,6 +104,79 @@ Ox.load({
                     pandora.URL.update();
                 };
 
+                // set up url controller
+
+                var itemsName = pandora.site.itemName.plural.toLowerCase(),
+                    sortKeys = {}, spanType = {}, views = {};
+                views[itemsName] = {
+                    list: Ox.merge(
+                        // 'grid' is the default view
+                        ['grid'],
+                        Ox.map(pandora.site.listViews, function(view) {
+                            return view.id == 'grid' ? null : view.id;
+                        })
+                    ),
+                    item: Ox.merge(
+                        // 'info' is the default view, pandora.user.ui.videoView
+                        // is the default view if there is a duration
+                        ['info', pandora.user.ui.videoView],
+                        pandora.site.itemViews.map(function(view) {
+                            return [
+                                'info', pandora.user.ui.videoView
+                            ].indexOf(view.id) > -1 ? null : view.id;
+                        })
+                    )
+                };
+                sortKeys[itemsName] = {list: {}, item: {}};
+                views[itemsName].list.forEach(function(view) {
+                    sortKeys[itemsName].list[view] = Ox.merge(
+                        pandora.isClipView(view) ? Ox.clone(pandora.site.clipKeys) : [],
+                        // 'director' is the default sort key
+                        [Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.sortKeys, 'director')],
+                        Ox.map(pandora.site.sortKeys, function(key) {
+                            return key.id == 'director' ? null : key;
+                        })
+                    );
+                });
+                views[itemsName].item.forEach(function(view) {
+                    if (pandora.isClipView(view, true)) {
+                        sortKeys[itemsName].item[view] = Ox.merge(
+                            // 'clip:position' is the default sort key
+                            [Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.clipKeys, 'clip:position')],
+                            Ox.map(pandora.site.clipKeys, function(key) {
+                                return key.id == 'clip:position' ? null : key;
+                            })
+                        );
+                    }
+                });
+                spanType[itemsName] = {
+                    list: {
+                        map: 'location',
+                        calendar: 'date'
+                    },
+                    item: {
+                        video: 'duration',
+                        timeline: 'duration',
+                        map: 'location',
+                        calendar: 'date'
+                    }
+                };
+                                
+                pandora._URL = Ox.URL({
+                    findKeys: pandora.site.findKeys,
+                    getItem: pandora.getItemByIdOrTitle,
+                    getSpan: pandora.getMetadataByIdOrName,
+                    pages: [
+                        'about', 'contact', 'faq', 'help', 'home', 'news',
+                        'preferences', 'signin', 'signout', 'signup',
+                        'software', 'terms', 'tour'
+                    ],
+                    sortKeys: sortKeys,
+                    spanType: spanType,
+                    types: [pandora.site.itemName.plural.toLowerCase(), 'edits', 'texts'],
+                    views: views
+                });
+
                 pandora.URL.parse(function() {
 
                     Ox.UI.hideLoadingScreen();
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/Query.js b/static/js/pandora/Query.js
index 09549baa..77530ac2 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/Query.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/Query.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pandora.Query = (function() {
     }
 
     function constructValue(value, operator) {
+        value = encodeURIComponent(value);
         operator = operator.replace('=', '^$');
         if (operator.indexOf('$') > -1) {
             value = operator.substr(0, operator.length - 1) + value + '$';
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ pandora.Query = (function() {
                     ) ? {
                         index: indices[0],
                         key: ret.query.conditions[indices[0]].key,
-                        value: ret.query.conditions[indices[0]].value
+                        value: decodeURIComponent(ret.query.conditions[indices[0]].value)
                     } : {index: -1, key: 'advanced', value: ''}                    
                 }
             }
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/URL.js b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
index 94123a7b..e237fe5f 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/URL.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/URL.js
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 // vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
 
+
+/*
+FIXME:
+we may want slashes in list names, and ampersands in queries
+
+*/
+
 pandora.URL = (function() {
 
     var previousURL = '',
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
                         section: 'items',
                         item: item,
                         itemView: view
-                    }, ['player', 'timeline'].indexOf(view) > -1 ? {
+                    }, ['video', 'timeline'].indexOf(view) > -1 ? {
                         videoView: view
                     } : {}));
                     if (time) {
@@ -259,13 +266,12 @@ pandora.URL = (function() {
                 }
                 pandora.$ui.contentPanel.replaceElement(1, pandora.ui.item());
             }
-            // fixme: should be 'video', not 'player'
             if (
                 previousUI.item &&
-                ['player', 'timeline'].indexOf(previousUI.itemView) > -1
+                ['video', 'timeline'].indexOf(previousUI.itemView) > -1
             ) {
                 var $item = pandora.$ui[
-                    previousUI.itemView == 'player' ? 'player' : 'editor'
+                    previousUI.itemView == 'video' ? 'player' : 'editor'
                 ];
                 $item && pandora.UI.set(
                     'videoPoints|' + previousUI.item + '|position',
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora/pandora.js
index 0b25b509..029d9434 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/pandora.js
@@ -313,6 +313,43 @@ pandora.getInfoHeight = function() {
     );
 }
 
+pandora.getItemByIdOrTitle = function(str, callback) {
+    pandora.api.get({id: str, keys: ['id']}, function(result) {
+        if (result.status.code == 200) {
+            callback(result.data.id);
+        } else {
+            pandora.api.find({
+                query: {
+                    conditions: [{key: 'title', value: str, operator: ''}], // fixme: operator will be "="
+                    operator: '&'
+                },
+                sort: [{key: 'votes', operator: ''}], // fixme: not all systems have "votes"
+                range: [0, 100],
+                keys: ['id', 'title', 'votes']
+            }, function(result) {
+                var id = '';
+                if (result.data.items.length) {
+                    Ox.print('AAAAAA', result.data.items)
+                    var items = Ox.map(result.data.items, function(item) {
+                        // test if exact match or word match
+                        var sort = new RegExp('^' + str + '$', 'i').test(item.title) ? 2000000
+                            : new RegExp('\\b' + str + '\\b', 'i').test(item.title) ? 1000000 : 0;
+                        return sort ? {id: item.id, sort: sort + (parseInt(item.votes) || 0)} : null;
+                        // fixme: remove the (...|| 0) check once the backend sends correct data
+                    });
+                    if (items.length) {
+                        Ox.print('BBBBBB', items)
+                        id = items.sort(function(a, b) {
+                            return b.sort - a.sort;
+                        })[0].id;
+                    }
+                }
+                callback(id);
+            });
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 pandora.getListData = function() {
     var data = {}, folder;
     if (pandora.user.ui.list) {
@@ -360,6 +397,66 @@ pandora.getListMenu = function(lists) {
     ] };
 };
 
+pandora.getMetadataByIdOrName = function(item, view, str, callback) {
+    // For a given item (or none) and a given view (or any), this takes a string
+    // and checks if it's an annotation/event/place id or an event/place name,
+    // and returns the id (or none) and the view (or none)
+    // fixme: "subtitles:23" is still missing
+    Ox.print('getMetadataByIdOrName', item, view, str);
+    var isName = str[0] == '@',
+        canBeAnnotation = (
+            !view || view == 'video' || view == 'timeline'
+        ) && item && !isName,
+        canBeEvent = !view || view == 'calendar',
+        canBePlace = !view || view == 'map';
+    str = isName ? str.substr(1) : str;
+    getId(canBeAnnotation ? 'annotation' : '', function(id) {
+        if (id) {
+            Ox.print('id?', id)
+            callback(id, pandora.user.ui.videoView);
+        } else {
+            getId(canBePlace ? 'place' : '', function(id) {
+                if (id) {
+                    callback(id, 'map');
+                } else {
+                    getId(canBeEvent ? 'event' : '', function(id) {
+                        if (id) {
+                            callback(id, 'calendar');
+                        } else if (canBePlace && isName) {
+                            // set map query ...
+                            pandora.user.ui.mapFind = str;
+                            callback('@' + str, 'map');
+                        } else {
+                            callback();
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    });
+    function getId(type, callback) {
+        if (type) {
+            pandora.api['find' + Ox.toTitleCase(type + 's')](Ox.extend({
+                query: {
+                    key: isName ? 'name' : 'id',
+                    value: type == 'annotation' ? item + '/' + str : str,
+                    operator: '='
+                },
+                keys: ['id'],
+                range: [0, 1]
+            }, item ? {
+                itemQuery: {key: 'id', value: item, operator: '='}
+            } : {}), function(result) {
+                // fixme: this has to be fixed on the backend!
+                if (result.data.events) { result.data.items = result.data.events; };
+                callback(result.data.items.length ? result.data.items[0].id : '');
+            });
+        } else {
+            callback();
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 pandora.getSortMenu = function() {
     var list = pandora.user.ui.lists[pandora.user.ui.list],
         isClipView = pandora.isClipView(list.listView);
@@ -410,7 +507,13 @@ pandora.getSortMenu = function() {
     ] };
 };
 
-pandora.getSortOperator = function(key) { // fixme: make static
+pandora._getSortOperator = function(type) {
+    return ['hue', 'string', 'text'].indexOf(
+        Ox.isArray(type) ? type[0] : type
+    ) > -1 ? '+' : '-';
+}
+
+pandora.getSortOperator = function(key) { // fixme: remove
     var type = Ox.getObjectById(
             /^clip:/.test(key) ? pandora.site.clipKeys : pandora.site.itemKeys,
             key
@@ -444,9 +547,11 @@ pandora.getVideoPartsAndPoints = function(durations, points) {
     return ret;
 };
 
-pandora.isClipView = function(view) {
+pandora.isClipView = function(view, item) {
     view = view || pandora.user.ui.lists[pandora.user.ui.list].listView;
-    return ['calendar', 'clip', 'map'].indexOf(view) > -1;
+    return (
+        !item ? ['calendar', 'clip', 'map'] : ['calendar', 'clips', 'map']
+    ).indexOf(view) > -1;
 };
 
 pandora.signin = function(data) {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/filter.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/filter.js
index bcf4143b..377289b7 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/filter.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/filter.js
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(list) {
                     format: key.format,
                     id: key.id,
                     title: key.title,
-                    type: key.type == 'layer' ? Ox.getObjectById(
-                        pandora.site.layers, key.id
-                    ).type : key.type
+                    type: key.type == 'layer'
+                        ? Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.layers, key.id).type
+                        : key.type
                 };
             }), {
                 id: 'list',
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(list) {
                         query: data.query
                     }, function(result) {
                         Ox.Request.clearCache(list.id);
-                        pandora.$ui.groups.forEach(function($group) {
-                            $group.reloadList();
-                        });
                         pandora.$ui.list
                             .bindEventOnce({
                                 init: function(data) {
@@ -46,6 +43,10 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(list) {
                                 }
                             })
                             .reloadList();
+                        pandora.$ui.groups.forEach(function($group) {
+                            $group.reloadList();
+                        });
+                        
                     });
                 } else {
                     pandora.user.ui.query = data.query;
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/foldersList.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/foldersList.js
index 3fd2e68b..51402c2b 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/foldersList.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/foldersList.js
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ pandora.ui.folderList = function(id) {
                 data_ = {id: data.id};
                 data_[data.key] = data.value;
                 pandora.api.editList(data_, function(result) {
+                    // fixme: we may want slashes in list names
                     if (result.data.id != data.id) {
                         pandora.$ui.folderList[id].value(data.id, 'name', result.data.name);
                         pandora.$ui.folderList[id].value(data.id, 'id', result.data.id);
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/item.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/item.js
index 2415af92..c7b0521d 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/item.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/item.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
         }*/
 
         if (!result.data.rendered && [
-            'clips', 'map', 'player', 'timeline'
+            'clips', 'map', 'video', 'timeline'
         ].indexOf(pandora.user.ui.itemView)>-1) {
             pandora.$ui.contentPanel.replaceElement(1,
                 Ox.Element()
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ pandora.ui.item = function() {
 
             pandora.$ui.contentPanel.replaceElement(1, stats);
 
-        } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'player') {
+        } else if (pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'video') {
             // fixme: duplicated
             var layers = [],
                 video = {};
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
index 177e6ea9..500935e1 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
@@ -647,8 +647,7 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() { // fixme: remove view argument
             },
             select: function(data) {
                 var $still, $timeline;
-                pandora.UI.set(['lists', pandora.user.ui.list, 'selected'].join('|'), data.ids);
-                //pandora.user.ui.lists[pandora.user.ui.list].selected = data.ids;
+                pandora.UI.set('lists|' + pandora.user.ui.list + '|selected', data.ids);
                 if (data.ids.length) {
                     pandora.$ui.mainMenu.enableItem('copy');
                     pandora.$ui.mainMenu.enableItem('openmovie');
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/status.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/status.js
index b7e83fb6..1fe9c61f 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/status.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/status.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // vim: et:ts=4:sw=4:sts=4:ft=javascript
 pandora.ui.status = function(key, data) {
     var that = Ox.toTitleCase(key) + ': ' + [
-        Ox.formatNumber(data.items) + ' '+ (data.items != 1 ? pandora.site.itemName.plural : pandora.site.itemName.sinular),
+        Ox.formatNumber(data.items) + ' '+ (data.items != 1 ? pandora.site.itemName.plural : pandora.site.itemName.singular),
         Ox.formatDuration(data.runtime, 'medium'),
         data.files + ' file' + (data.files != 1 ? 's' : ''),
         Ox.formatDuration(data.duration, 'short'),