diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
index 52df9392..ac74ec36 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.List.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Ox.List <f:Ox.Element> List Element
         selected <a|[]> ids of the selected elements
         sort <a|[]> sort order
         sortable <b|false> If true, items can be re-ordered
+        sums <[]|[]> sums to be included in totals
         type <s|'text'>
         unique <s|''> name of the key that acts as unique id
     self <o> shared private variable
@@ -68,12 +69,29 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
                 selected: [],
                 sort: [],
                 sortable: false,
+                sums: [],
                 type: 'text',
                 unique: ''
             })
             .options(options || {})
             .scroll(scroll);
 
+    self.options.sort = self.options.sort.map(function(sort) {
+        return Ox.isString(sort) ? {
+            key: sort.replace(/^[\+\-]/, ''),
+            operator: sort[0] == '-' ? '-' : '+'
+        } : sort;
+    });
+
+    if (Ox.isArray(self.options.items)) {
+        self.options.items = Ox.api(self.options.items, {
+            cache: true,
+            sort: self.options.sort,
+            sums: self.options.sums,
+            unique: self.options.unique
+        });
+    }
+
     that.$content.bindEvent({
         mousedown: mousedown,
         singleclick: singleclick,
@@ -103,7 +121,7 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
         $items: [],
         $pages: [],
         format: {},
-        isAsync: Ox.isFunction(self.options.items),
+        isAsync: true,
         itemMargin: self.options.type == 'text' ? 0 : 8, // 2 x 4 px margin ... fixme: the 2x should be computed later
         keyboardEvents: {
             key_control_c: copyItems,
@@ -1384,15 +1402,20 @@ Ox.List = function(options, self) {
         //Ox.Log('List', 'list setOption', key, value);
         var previousSelected;
         if (key == 'items') {
-            // fixme: this could be used to change the list
-            // from sync to async or vice versa, which wouldn't work
             if (Ox.isArray(value)) {
+                self.options.items = Ox.api(self.options.items, {
+                    cache: true,
+                    sort: self.options.sort,
+                    sums: self.options.sums,
+                    unique: self.options.unique
+                });                
+                /*
                 self.listLength = value.length;
                 updateSelected();
                 updateSort();
-            } else {
-                updateQuery();
+                */
             }
+            updateQuery();
         } else if (key == 'selected') {
             previousSelected = self.selected;
             setSelected(value);
diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.TextList.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.TextList.js
index 87b9b082..70423312 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.TextList.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/List/Ox.TextList.js
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ Ox.TextList <f:Ox.Element> TextList Object
         pageLength <n|100> Number of items per page
         scrollbarVisible <b|false> If true, the scrollbar is always visible
         selected <a|[]>
-        sort <a|[]>
+        sort <[]|[]>
         sortable <b|false> If true, elements can be re-ordered
+        sums <[]|[]> Sums to be included in totals
     self    <o> shared private variable
 @*/
 
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ Ox.TextList = function(options, self) {
                 scrollbarVisible: false,
                 selected: [],
                 sort: [],
-                sortable: false
+                sortable: false,
+                sums: []
             })
             .options(options || {})
             .addClass('OxTextList')
@@ -86,6 +88,13 @@ Ox.TextList = function(options, self) {
                 keys: find
             });
 
+    self.options.sort = self.options.sort.map(function(sort) {
+        return Ox.isString(sort) ? {
+            key: sort.replace(/^[\+\-]/, ''),
+            operator: sort[0] == '-' ? '-' : '+'
+        } : sort;
+    });
+
     self.options.columns.forEach(function(column) { // fixme: can this go into a generic ox.js function?
         // fixme: and can't these just remain undefined?
         if (Ox.isUndefined(column.align)) {
@@ -208,6 +217,7 @@ Ox.TextList = function(options, self) {
             selected: self.options.selected,
             sort: self.options.sort,
             sortable: self.options.sortable,
+            sums: self.options.sums,
             type: 'text',
             unique: self.unique
         }, Ox.clone(self)) // pass event handler
diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js
index bba3deed..826499e0 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/js/Map/Ox.Map.js
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ Ox.Map = function(options, self) {
                 place.id = Ox.encodeBase32(Ox.uid());
             }
         });
-        self.options.places = Ox.api(self.options.places, {geo: true});
+        self.options.places = Ox.api(self.options.places, {
+            geo: true,
+            sort: '-area'
+        });
     }
 
     self.mapHeight = getMapHeight();
diff --git a/source/Ox/js/Array.js b/source/Ox/js/Array.js
index 74401ed3..cd88681c 100644
--- a/source/Ox/js/Array.js
+++ b/source/Ox/js/Array.js
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ Ox.api = function(items, options) {
                 data.items = result.data.items.length;
                 if (api.geo) {
                     /*
+                    fixme: slow, disabled
                     data.area = Ox.joinAreas(result.data.items.map(function(item) {
                         return {
                             sw: {lat: item.south, lng: item.west},