diff --git a/pwiki/page.js b/pwiki/page.js
index 068cb6f..58f4a4e 100755
--- a/pwiki/page.js
+++ b/pwiki/page.js
@@ -1911,20 +1911,19 @@ module.System = {
 	// page actions...
 	//
 	
-	/* XXX broken... 
+	// XXX broken... 
 	// XXX this does not work as energetic...
-	// XXX for some reason this is called twice...
 	time: async function(){
-			var t = Date.now()
-			var text = await this.get('../_text').text
-			var time = Date.now() - t
+		var t = Date.now()
+		var text = await this.get('../_text').text
+		var time = Date.now() - t
 
-			console.log('RENDER TIME:', time)
+		console.log('RENDER TIME:', time)
 
-			return object.doc`
-			Time to render: ${time}ms <br>
-			<ht>
-			${text}`},
+		return object.doc`
+		Time to render: ${time}ms <br>
+		<ht>
+		${text}`},
 	//*/
 	
 	// XXX EXPERIMENTAL -- page types...
@@ -2011,8 +2010,6 @@ module.Test = {
 	// XXX do we support this???
 	//'list/action': function(){
 	//	return [...'abcdef'] },
-	// XXX BUG CHROME: this hangs under chrome...
-	// 		(see: pwiki2.js)
 	'list/generator': function*(){
 		yield* [...'abcdef'] },
 	'list/static': {
diff --git a/pwiki/store/base.js b/pwiki/store/base.js
index 8cc427c..e937d7d 100755
--- a/pwiki/store/base.js
+++ b/pwiki/store/base.js
@@ -334,16 +334,17 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 			args = pwpath.joinArgs('', args)
 			// NOTE: we are matching full paths only here so leading and 
 			// 		trainling '/' are optional...
-			// NOTE: we ensure that we match full names and always split 
-			// 		at '/' only...
-			var pattern = new RegExp(`^\\/?${
-					path
-						.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, '')
-						.replace(/\//g, '\\/')
-						//.replace(/\*\*/g, '.*')
-						.replace(/([\\\/]?)\*\*/g, '($1.*)')
-						.replace(/(?<=^|[\\\/]+|[^.])\*/g, '[^\\/]*') 
-				}(?=[\\\\\/]|$)`)
+			var pattern = new RegExp(`^\\/?`
+				+RegExp.quoteRegExp(
+					// remove leading/trailing '/'
+					path.replace(/^\/|\/$/g, ''))
+					// pattern: **
+					.replace(/\\\*\\\*/g, '(.*)')
+					// pattern: *
+					// NOTE: we are prepping the leading '.' of a pattern 
+					// 		dir for hidden tests...
+					.replace(/(^|\\\/+)(\\\.|)([^\/]*)\\\*/g, '$1$2($3[^\\/]*)')
+				+'(?=[\\/]|$)', 'g')
 			/*/ XXX CACHED....
 			var name = pwpath.basename(path)
 			return [...(name.includes('*') ?
@@ -359,14 +360,17 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 						// skip metadata paths...
 						if(p.includes('*')){
 							return res }
-						/*/ XXX HIDE this is wrong -- need to check for 
-						//		hidden paths within the match...
-						if(pwpath.basename(p)[0] == '.' 
-								&& !all){
-							return res }
-						//*/
-						var m = p.match(pattern)
-						m
+						var m = [...p.matchAll(pattern)]
+						m.length > 0
+							&& (!all ?
+								// test if we need to hide things....
+								m.reduce(function(res, m){
+									return res === false ?
+										res
+										: !/(^\.|[\\\/]\.)/.test(m[1])
+								}, true)
+								: true)
+							&& (m = m[0])
 							&& (!strict 
 								|| m[0] == p) 
 							&& res.add(
@@ -464,9 +468,6 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 					// 		this can be the result of matching a/* in a a/b/c
 					// 		and returning a a/b which can be undefined...
 					return that.get(p, strict) })
-			// XXX BUG CHROME: this hangs on Chrome when getting a 
-			// 		generator function...
-			// 		...should not require any editing when bug fixed.
 			: (await this.__get__(path) 
 				?? ((this.next || {}).__get__ 
 					&& this.next.get(path, strict))) },
diff --git a/pwiki2.html b/pwiki2.html
index ba60d99..653ed8c 100755
--- a/pwiki2.html
+++ b/pwiki2.html
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ require.config({
 
 document.pwikiloaded = new Event('pwikiloaded')
 
+REFRESH_DELAY = 20
 
 // start loading pWiki...
 require(['./browser'], function(browser){ 
@@ -186,8 +187,9 @@ require(['./browser'], function(browser){
 			: '/'+path
 		startSpinner()
 		// NOTE: setTimeout(..) to allow the spinner to start...
+		// NOTE: this seems not to work if the REFRESH_DELAY is too small...
 		setTimeout(function(){
-			pwiki.location = [path, hash] }, 0) })
+			pwiki.location = [path, hash] }, REFRESH_DELAY) })
 	pwiki
 		.onBeforeNavigate(function(){
 			saveNow() })
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ require(['./browser'], function(browser){
 				lnk.addEventListener('click', function(evt){
 					startSpinner()
 					setTimeout(function(){
-						that.refresh() }, 0) }) } })
+						that.refresh() }, REFRESH_DELAY) }) } })
 
 	// wait for stuff to finish...
 	browser.setup.then(function(){
diff --git a/pwiki2.js b/pwiki2.js
index d6f491c..d57787b 100755
--- a/pwiki2.js
+++ b/pwiki2.js
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
 /**********************************************************************
 * 
 *
-* XXX BUG: .hide_paths: 
-*		- hidden dir should hide all the children 					-- BROKEN
-*			(see /.hidden/suppage)
-*		- listing a hidden subtree should work regardless of :all	-- BROKEN
-*			(see: /.hidden/tree)
+* XXX BUG:
+* 			/System/info
+* 		and:
+* 			/System/info/_view
+* 		are not the same...
+* 		...bug likely in .text
 * XXX might also be a good idea to investigate a .tree directory index 
 * 		as a supplement to .paths()
-* XXX BUG: changing the URL does not start the spinner...
-* 		chech:
-* 			- url (hashchange)
-* 			- click link
-* 			- history back/foreward
 * XXX Q: can we access fs from a pwa???
 * XXX start writing docs in pwiki
 * 		- WYSIWYG markdown editor/viewer (ASAP)
@@ -62,20 +58,6 @@
 * 			i.e. a way to pass tags through path...
 * 				/some/path:tags=a,b,c
 * XXX FEATURE images...
-* XXX BUG CHROME: can't .get(..) a generator...
-* 		affected code:
-* 			BaseStore's .get(..)
-* 		bug report:
-* 			https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1361981
-* 		when done test:
-* 			.get('/test/list/generator').asPages()
-* 			.get('/test/list/generator').raw
-* 			.get('/test/list/generator').data
-* 			.get('/test/list/generator').text
-* 		potential temporaty fix:
-* 			wrap all .__get__(..) call in an async function testing if 
-* 			it's return value is a generator function (return) or anything 
-* 			else (await)...
 * XXX rename??
 * 		System -> .system
 * 		Config -> .pwiki