diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.html b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.html
index 0e80a010..f5f71430 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.html	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.html	
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ requirejs(['../keyboard', '../../object', './browse'], function(k, o, br){
 			// XXX need a way to trigger open events with touch/mouse...
 			'/dir 1': function(_, p){ console.log('dir:', p) },
 			'dir 1/option 1': function(_, p){ console.log('option:', p) },
-			'dir 1/option 2/': function(_, p){ console.log('option:', p) },
+			// add an element to two paths...
+			'dir 1|dir 2|dir 3/option 2/': function(_, p){ console.log('option:', p) },
 			'dir 2/option 3': function(_, p){ console.log('option:', p) },
 			'option 4': function(_, p){ console.log('option:', p) },
 
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ requirejs(['../keyboard', '../../object', './browse'], function(k, o, br){
 			},
 
 			// render a custom sub-tree...
+			//'dynamic/*': function(path, make){ 
 			'dynamic/*': function(path, make){ 
 				console.log('listing:', path) 
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js
index 5b148eeb..d741fb72 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/lib/widget/browse.js	
@@ -1670,6 +1670,8 @@ module.makeList = function(elem, list){
 // 		// set traversable...
 // 		'dir/dir/': function(evt, path){ .. },
 //
+// 		// add a file object to two dirs...
+// 		'dir|other/other file': function(evt, path){ .. },
 //
 //		// path lister...
 //		'dynamic/*': function(path, make){ .. }
@@ -1681,13 +1683,17 @@ module.makeList = function(elem, list){
 // 		dir/
 // 			file
 // 			dir/
+// 			other file
 // 		file
+// 		other/
+// 			other file
 // 		dynamic/
 // 			..
 //
 // Here the contents of the '/dynamic/' path are generated by the matching 
 // lister for that pattern path...
 //
+// NOTE: in the A|B|C pattern, ALL of the alternatives will be created.
 // NOTE: there may be multiple matching patterns/listers or a given path
 // 		the one used is the longest match.
 //
@@ -1728,6 +1734,19 @@ PathListPrototype.options = {
 
 		var visited = []
 
+		// match path elements accounting for patterns...
+		//
+		// Supported patterns:
+		// 	A		- matches A exactly
+		// 	A|B		- matches either A or B
+		var match = function(a, path){
+			return a
+					.split('|')
+					.filter(function(e){ 
+						return e == path
+					}).length > 0
+		}
+
 		// get the '*' listers...
 		var lister = keys
 			.filter(function(k){ return k.trim().slice(-1) == '*' })
@@ -1739,7 +1758,7 @@ PathListPrototype.options = {
 				// do the match...
 				return k.length <= path.length 
 					&& k.filter(function(e, i){ 
-							return e != '*' && e != path[i] 
+							return e != '*' && !match(e, path[i])
 						}).length == 0 })
 			.sort(function(a, b){ return a.length - b.length})
 			.pop()
@@ -1763,7 +1782,7 @@ PathListPrototype.options = {
 					var p = kp.splice(0, path.length)
 					if(kp.length == 0 
 							|| p.length < path.length
-							|| p.filter(function(e, i){ return e != path[i] }).length > 0){
+							|| p.filter(function(e, i){ return !match(e, path[i]) }).length > 0){
 						return false
 					}
 
@@ -1773,24 +1792,26 @@ PathListPrototype.options = {
 						return false
 					}
 
-					if(visited.indexOf(cur) >= 0){
-						// set element to traversable...
-						if(kp.length > 0){
-							that.filter(cur).removeClass('not-traversable')
+					cur.split('|').forEach(function(cur){
+						if(visited.indexOf(cur) >= 0){
+							// set element to traversable...
+							if(kp.length > 0){
+								that.filter(cur).removeClass('not-traversable')
+							}
+							return false
 						}
-						return false
-					}
-					visited.push(cur)
+						visited.push(cur)
 
-					// build the element....
-					var e = make(cur, star || kp.length > 0)
+						// build the element....
+						var e = make(cur, star || kp.length > 0)
 
-					// setup handlers...
-					if(!star && data !== keys && kp.length == 0){
-						e.on('open', function(){ 
-							return that.options.data[k].apply(this, arguments)
-						})
-					}
+						// setup handlers...
+						if(!star && data !== keys && kp.length == 0){
+							e.on('open', function(){ 
+								return that.options.data[k].apply(this, arguments)
+							})
+						}
+					})
 
 					return cur
 				})