diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4dca04f..ec0edc8 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -112,10 +112,11 @@ const url = "https://fabien.benetou.fr/PIMVRdata/CabinData?action="
 var primarySide = 0
 const sides = ["right", "left"]
 var generators = "line-link-entities link screenstack dynamic-view selectionboxonpinches keyboard "
-	+ "commands-from-external-json glossary timeline issues web-url background-via-url observableui hidableenvironmentfot fot"
+	+ "commands-from-external-json glossary timeline issues web-url background-via-url observableui hidableenvironmentfot fot webdav"
 // could be an array proper completed on each relevant component registration
 var heightAdjustableClasses = ["commands-from-external-json"]
 const webdavURL = "https://webdav.benetou.fr";
+var webdavClient
 // could add a dedicated MakeyMakey mode with a fixed camera, e.g bird eye view, and an action based on some physical input that others, thanks to NAF, could see or even use.
 	// ?inputmode=makeymakey
 
@@ -796,7 +797,7 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('pinchsecondary', {
 	this.el.addEventListener('pinchended', function (event) {
 		selectedElement = getClosestTargetElement( event.detail.position )
 		// if close enough to a target among a list of potential targets, unselect previous target then select new
-		if (selectedElement) interpretJXR( selectedElement.getAttribute("value") )
+		if (selectedElement) interpretJXR( selectedElement.getAttribute("value"), selectedElement )
 		selectedElement = null
 		if (setupMode) setupBBox["B"] = event.detail.position
 		if ( setupBBox["A"] && setupBBox["B"] ) {
@@ -1192,7 +1193,7 @@ function parseJXR( code ){
 	return newcode
 }
 
-function interpretJXR( code ){
+function interpretJXR( code, sourceElement = null ){
 	if (code.length == 1) { // special case of being a single character, thus keyboard
 		if (code == ">") { // Enter equivalent
 			addNewNote( hudTextEl.getAttribute("value") )
@@ -1203,13 +1204,22 @@ function interpretJXR( code ){
 			appendToHUD( code ) 
 		}
 	}
-	if (!code.match(/^jxr /)) return
+	if (!code.match(/^jxr /)) {
+		if (sourceElement && sourceElement.className && generators.includes(sourceElement.className) )
+			handleFromGenerator(sourceElement)
+		return
+	}
 	var uninterpreted = code
 	var parseCode = ""
 	code.split("\n").map( lineOfCode => parseCode += parseJXR( lineOfCode ) + ";" )
 	// could ignore meta code e.g showhistory / saveHistoryAsCompoundSnippet
 	commandhistory.push( {date: +Date.now(), uninterpreted: uninterpreted, interpreted: parseCode} )
 	
+	// examples to test via the console without putting the headset on:
+		/*
+		selectedElement = document.querySelectorAll(".commands-from-external-json")[1] ;
+		interpretJXR( selectedElement.getAttribute("value"), selectedElement );
+		*/
 	console.log( parseCode )
 	try {
 		eval( parseCode )
@@ -1221,6 +1231,23 @@ function interpretJXR( code ){
 	// opt re-run it by moving the corresponding text in target volume
 }
 
+function handleFromGenerator(el){
+	let value = el.getAttribute("value")
+	let generatorName = el.className // hijacking classes, could rely on a dedicated attribute instead, e.g generator
+	console.log("trying to get", value, "from generator", generatorName)
+	if (generatorName == "webdav"){
+		console.log("webdav generator, trying to handle files and directories")
+		webdavClient.stat(value).then( s => {
+			console.log("webdav stat", s)
+			if ( s.type == "directory")
+				webdavClient.getDirectoryContents(value).then( d => d.map( (c,i) => addNewNote( c.filename , "-1 "+(i/10+1)+" -1", undefined, undefined, generatorName) ) )
+			else
+				console.log("it's a file of MIME", s.mime)
+		})
+		// assume its a directory, not a file. If file, no error though.... but no content either.
+	}
+}
+
 AFRAME.registerComponent('toolbox', { // ununsed
 	init: function(){
 		var el = this.el
@@ -1348,13 +1375,12 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('dynamic-view', {
 AFRAME.registerComponent('webdav', {
 	init:function(){
 		// could become a parameter instead with optional credentials
-		const client = window.WebDAV.createClient(webdavURL);
+		webdavClient = window.WebDAV.createClient(webdavURL);
 		let generatorName = this.attrName
-		async function getDirectory(path = "/"){
-			return await client.getDirectoryContents(path);
-		}
-		getDirectory().then( d => d.map( (c,i) => addNewNote( c.filename , "-1 "+(i/10+1)+" -1", undefined, undefined, generatorName) ) )
+		webdavClient.getDirectoryContents("/").then( d => d.map( (c,i) => addNewNote( c.filename , "-1 "+(i/10+1)+" -1", undefined, undefined, generatorName) ) )
 		// null doesn't fallback to default parameter. Fine when truly optional but fails otherwise, so prefer undefined.
+		// on the impact of provenance https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/text-code-xr-engine/issues/52#issuecomment-209
+			// see interpretJXR and parseJXR, arguably others, e.g keyboard, could be used instead on specific tests, e.g length
 	},
 });