diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 77ba89791e..c4ba3654d3 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "esnext": true,
-  "expr": true
+  "expr": true,
+  "asi": true
 }
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index a17dbd41c3..5d8e5bd226 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ gulp.task('clean', function(done) {
   del([buildConfig.dist], done);
 });
 
-gulp.task('e2e', function() {
+gulp.task('e2e', ['sass'], function() {
   var e2eSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'src/components/**/test/**/*');
   var templateSrc = path.join(__dirname, 'scripts/e2e/index.template.html');
   var e2eDest = path.join(__dirname, 'dist/e2e/');
@@ -93,15 +93,8 @@ gulp.task('ng2-rename', function(done) {
 gulp.task('ng2', ['ng2-rename'], function() {
   var builder = new SystemJsBuilder();
   builder.config({
-    traceurOptions: {
-      'sourceMaps': true,
-      'annotations': true,
-      'types': true,
-      'script': false,
-      'memberVariables': true,
-      'modules': 'instantiate'
-    },
     baseURL: 'dist/lib',
+    traceurOptions: buildConfig.traceurOptions,
     map: {
       rx: __dirname + '/node_modules/rx'
     }
diff --git a/scripts/build/config.js b/scripts/build/config.js
index ed486ddfc1..511cfa6b88 100644
--- a/scripts/build/config.js
+++ b/scripts/build/config.js
@@ -7,5 +7,13 @@ module.exports = {
     html: 'src/**/*.html',
     scss: 'src/components/**/*.scss',
   },
+  traceurOptions: {
+    'sourceMaps': true,
+    'annotations': true,
+    'types': true,
+    'script': false,
+    'memberVariables': true,
+    'modules': 'instantiate'
+  },
   protractorPort: 8876
 };
diff --git a/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss b/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss
index 8b2bd06534..1a8d24378b 100644
--- a/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss
+++ b/src/components/app/_scaffolding.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ html {
 
   .pane {
     position: relative;
+    height: 100%;
     width: 100%;
 
     @include flex-display();
diff --git a/src/components/app/_util.scss b/src/components/app/_util.scss
index e2b5f8e977..e3b38db172 100644
--- a/src/components/app/_util.scss
+++ b/src/components/app/_util.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+.notransition {
+  transition: none !important;
+}
+
 .hide.hide.hide {
   display: none;
 }
diff --git a/src/components/app/ionic.scss b/src/components/app/ionic.scss
index 6ff632a037..b043e39ec6 100644
--- a/src/components/app/ionic.scss
+++ b/src/components/app/ionic.scss
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
 @import
   "../aside/aside",
   "../button/button",
+  "../content/content",
   "../item/item",
   "../list/list",
   "../modal/modal",
   "../switch/switch",
   "../tabs/tabs",
-  "../toolbar/toolbar";
+  "../toolbar/toolbar",
+  "../view/view";
 
 
 // Android Components
diff --git a/src/components/aside/aside-gestures.js b/src/components/aside/aside-gestures.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db0ca1f4a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/aside/aside-gestures.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import {AsideConfig, Aside} from './aside';
+import {SlideEdgeGesture} from '../../core/gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
+
+class AsideGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
+  constructor(aside: Aside) {
+    this.aside = aside;
+    this.slideElement = aside.domElement.parentNode;
+    super(this.slideElement, {
+      direction: (aside.side === 'left' || aside.side === 'right') ? 'x' : 'y',
+      edge: aside.side,
+      threshold: 75
+    });
+    this.listen();
+  }
+  
+  canStart(ev) {
+    // Only restrict edges if the aside is closed
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? true : super.canStart(ev);
+  }
+
+  onSlideBeforeStart(slide, ev) {
+    console.log('beforestart');
+    this.aside.setSliding(true);
+    this.aside.setChanging(true);
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(resolve);
+    });
+  }
+  onSlide(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.setTransform('translate3d(' + slide.distance + 'px,0,0)');
+  }
+  onSlideEnd(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.setTransform('');
+    this.aside.setSliding(false);
+    if (Math.abs(ev.velocityX) > 0.2 || Math.abs(slide.delta) > Math.abs(slide.max) * 0.5) {
+      this.aside.setOpen(!this.aside.isOpen);
+    }
+  }
+
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.max : slide.min;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: 0,
+      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class LeftAsideGesture extends AsideGesture {}
+
+export class RightAsideGesture extends LeftAsideGesture {
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth,
+      max: 0
+    };
+  }
+
+}
+
+export class TopAsideGesture extends AsideGesture {
+  onSlide(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.setTransform('translate3d(0,' + slide.distance + 'px,0)');
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: 0,
+      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class BottomAsideGesture extends TopAsideGesture {
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight,
+      max: 0
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/aside/aside.js b/src/components/aside/aside.js
index c7c3710b63..635348c7fe 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/aside.js
+++ b/src/components/aside/aside.js
@@ -1,158 +1,81 @@
-import {Component, Template, Inject, Parent, NgElement} from 'angular2/angular2';
-import {Ion} from '../ion';
-import {Config} from '../../core/config/config';
-import {SlideEdgeGesture} from '../../core/gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
-import * as util from '../../util';
+import {Component, Template, Inject, Parent, NgElement, PropertySetter} from 'angular2/angular2'
+import {ComponentConfig} from '../../core/config/config'
+import * as types from './extensions/types/types'
+import * as gestures from  './extensions/gestures/gestures';
 
-// AsideParent is just a temporary directive
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ion-aside-parent'
-})
-@Template({
-  inline: '<content></content>'
-})
-export class AsideParent {
-  constructor(@NgElement() element: NgElement) {
-    this.domElement = element.domElement;
-    super();
-  }
-}
+export let AsideConfig = new ComponentConfig()
+
+AsideConfig.property('side')
+  .when('left', gestures.LeftAsideGesture)
+  .when('right', gestures.RightAsideGesture)
+  .when('top', gestures.TopAsideGesture)
+  .when('bottom', gestures.BottomAsideGesture)
+
+AsideConfig.property('type')
+  .when('overlay', types.AsideOverlayType)
+  .when('push', types.AsidePushType)
+  .when('reveal', types.AsideRevealType)
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-aside',
   bind: {
+    content: 'content',
     side: 'side',
     dragThreshold: 'dragThreshold'
-  }
+  },
+  services: [AsideConfig]
 })
 @Template({
   inline: `<content></content>`
 })
 export class Aside {
   constructor(
-    @Parent() asideParent: AsideParent,
-    @NgElement() element: NgElement
+    @NgElement() element: NgElement,
+    @PropertySetter('style.transform') transformSetter: Function,
+    @PropertySetter('class.notransition') noTransitionSetter: Function,
+    config: AsideConfig
   ) {
-    this.domElement = element.domElement;
+    this.domElement = element.domElement
+    this.transformSetter = transformSetter
 
+    // this.noTransitionSetter = noTransitionSetter
+    this.noTransitionSetter = is => { this.domElement.classList[is?'add':'remove']('notransition') }
+
+    this.openSetter = is => { this.domElement.classList[is?'add':'remove']('open') }
+
+    // TODO inject constant instead of using domElement.getAttribute
+    // TODO let config / platform handle defaults transparently
+    let side = this.side = this.domElement.getAttribute('side') || 'left'
+    let type = this.type = this.domElement.getAttribute('type') || 'overlay'
+    this.delegates = config.invoke(this, { side, type })
+
+    this.domElement.classList.add(side)
     this.domElement.addEventListener('transitionend', ev => {
-      this.setChanging(false);
+      this.setChanging(false)
     })
+  }
 
-    // TODO: remove this. setTimeout has to be done so the bindings can be applied
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      let GestureConstructor = {
-        left: LeftAsideSlideGesture,
-        top: TopAsideSlideGesture,
-        bottom: BottomAsideSlideGesture,
-        right: RightAsideSlideGesture
-      }[this.side];
-      this.domElement.classList.add(this.side);
-      this.gesture = new GestureConstructor(this, asideParent.domElement);
-      this.gesture.listen();
-    });
+  setTransform(transform) {
+    this.delegates.type.setTransform(transform)
   }
   setSliding(isSliding) {
     if (isSliding !== this.isSliding) {
-      this.domElement.classList[isSliding ? 'add' : 'remove']('sliding');
+      this.delegates.type.setSliding(isSliding)
     }
   }
   setChanging(isChanging) {
     if (isChanging !== this.isChanging) {
-      this.isChanging = isChanging;
-      this.domElement.classList[isChanging ? 'add' : 'remove']('changing');
+      this.isChanging = isChanging
+      this.domElement.classList[isChanging ? 'add' : 'remove']('changing')
     }
   }
   setOpen(isOpen) {
     if (isOpen !== this.isOpen) {
-      this.isOpen = isOpen;
-      this.setChanging(true);
+      this.isOpen = isOpen
+      this.setChanging(true)
       requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-        this.domElement.classList[isOpen ? 'add' : 'remove']('open');
+        this.delegates.type.setOpen(isOpen)
       })
     }
   }
 }
-
-class AsideSlideGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
-  constructor(aside: Aside, slideElement: Element) {
-    this.aside = aside;
-    super(slideElement, {
-      direction: (aside.side === 'left' || aside.side === 'right') ? 'x' : 'y',
-      edge: aside.side || 'left',
-      threshold: /*aside.dragThreshold || */150
-    });
-  }
-  
-  canStart(ev) {
-    // Only restrict edges if the aside is closed
-    return this.aside.isOpen ? true : super.canStart(ev);
-  }
-
-  onSlideBeforeStart(slide, ev) {
-    this.aside.setSliding(true);
-    this.aside.setChanging(true);
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      requestAnimationFrame(resolve);
-    });
-  }
-  onSlide(slide, ev) {
-    this.aside.domElement.style.transform = 'translate3d(' + slide.distance + 'px,0,0)';
-  }
-  onSlideEnd(slide, ev) {
-    this.aside.domElement.style.transform = '';
-    this.aside.setSliding(false);
-    if (Math.abs(ev.velocityX) > 0.2 || Math.abs(slide.delta) > Math.abs(slide.max) * 0.5) {
-      this.aside.setOpen(!this.aside.isOpen);
-    }
-  }
-
-  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
-    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.max : slide.min;
-  }
-  getSlideBoundaries() {
-    return {
-      min: 0,
-      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-class LeftAsideSlideGesture extends AsideSlideGesture {}
-
-class RightAsideSlideGesture extends LeftAsideSlideGesture {
-  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
-    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
-  }
-  getSlideBoundaries() {
-    return {
-      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth,
-      max: 0
-    };
-  }
-
-}
-
-class TopAsideSlideGesture extends AsideSlideGesture {
-  onSlide(slide, ev) {
-    this.aside.domElement.style.transform = 'translate3d(0,' + slide.distance + 'px,0)';
-  }
-  getSlideBoundaries() {
-    return {
-      min: 0,
-      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight
-    };
-  }
-}
-
-class BottomAsideSlideGesture extends TopAsideSlideGesture {
-  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
-    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
-  }
-  getSlideBoundaries() {
-    return {
-      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight,
-      max: 0
-    };
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/components/aside/aside.scss b/src/components/aside/aside.scss
index 2ca4d8f740..1e3a12ad45 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/aside.scss
+++ b/src/components/aside/aside.scss
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 $aside-width: 304px;
 $aside-height: 304px;
+$aside-transition: 0.3s linear transform;
 
 ion-aside {
   display: block;
   position: absolute;
 
-  background: rgba(255,0,0,0.5);
-  border-right: 1px solid black;
+  background: #eee;
 
-  transition: transform 0.3s;
+  &.type-overlay {
+    z-index: 10;
+  }
+
+  transition: $aside-transition;
   &:not(.open):not(.changing) {
     display: none;
   }
-  &.sliding {
-    transition-duration: 0s;
-  }
-
+  
   &.left {
     width: $aside-width;
     left: -$aside-width;
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ ion-aside {
     bottom: 0;
 
     transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
-    &.open {
+    &.open,
+    &.type-reveal {
       transform: translate3d($aside-width,0,0);
     }
   }
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ ion-aside {
     bottom: 0;
 
     transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
-    &.open {
+    &.open,
+    &.type-reveal {
       transform: translate3d(-$aside-width,0,0);
     }
   }
@@ -45,7 +48,8 @@ ion-aside {
     right: 0;
     
     transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
-    &.open {
+    &.open,
+    &.type-reveal {
       transform: translate3d(0,$aside-width,0);
     }
   }
@@ -56,13 +60,25 @@ ion-aside {
     right: 0;
 
     transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
-    &.open {
+    &.open,
+    &.type-reveal {
       transform: translate3d(0,-$aside-width,0);
     }
   }
 
 }
 
+.aside-content {
+  transition: $aside-transition;
+  transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
+  &.aside-open-left {
+    transform: translate3d($aside-width,0,0);
+  }
+  &.aside-open-right {
+    transform: translate3d(-$aside-width,0,0);
+  }
+}
+
 ion-aside-parent {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/aside/extensions/gestures/gestures.js b/src/components/aside/extensions/gestures/gestures.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4da2b2f067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/aside/extensions/gestures/gestures.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import {Aside} from '../../aside';
+import {SlideEdgeGesture} from '../../../../core/gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
+
+class AsideGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
+  constructor(aside: Aside) {
+    this.aside = aside;
+    this.slideElement = aside.domElement.parentNode;
+    super(this.slideElement, {
+      direction: (aside.side === 'left' || aside.side === 'right') ? 'x' : 'y',
+      edge: aside.side,
+      threshold: 75
+    });
+    this.listen();
+  }
+  
+  canStart(ev) {
+    // Only restrict edges if the aside is closed
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? true : super.canStart(ev);
+  }
+
+  onSlideBeforeStart(slide, ev) {
+    console.log('beforestart');
+    this.aside.setSliding(true);
+    this.aside.setChanging(true);
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(resolve);
+    });
+  }
+  onSlide(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.setTransform('translate3d(' + slide.distance + 'px,0,0)');
+  }
+  onSlideEnd(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.setTransform('');
+    this.aside.setSliding(false);
+    if (Math.abs(ev.velocityX) > 0.2 || Math.abs(slide.delta) > Math.abs(slide.max) * 0.5) {
+      this.aside.setOpen(!this.aside.isOpen);
+    }
+  }
+
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.max : slide.min;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: 0,
+      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class LeftAsideGesture extends AsideGesture {}
+
+export class RightAsideGesture extends LeftAsideGesture {
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth,
+      max: 0
+    };
+  }
+
+}
+
+export class TopAsideGesture extends AsideGesture {
+  onSlide(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.setTransform('translate3d(0,' + slide.distance + 'px,0)');
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: 0,
+      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+export class BottomAsideGesture extends TopAsideGesture {
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight,
+      max: 0
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/aside/extensions/types/types.js b/src/components/aside/extensions/types/types.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bf28b4f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/aside/extensions/types/types.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import {Aside} from '../../aside';
+
+// TODO figure out if we can make all of these bindings (eg content's transform is bound to
+// aside component's `transform` propety
+class AsideBaseType {
+  constructor(aside: Aside) {
+    this.aside = aside;
+
+    // TODO make this a setter
+    aside.domElement.classList.add(`type-${aside.type}`);
+
+    //FIXME(ajoslin): have to wait for for bindings to apply in a component
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.aside.content.setIsAside(true);
+    })
+  }
+  setSliding(isSliding) {
+    this.aside.noTransitionSetter(isSliding);
+  }
+  setOpen(isOpen) {
+    this.aside.openSetter(isOpen);
+  }
+  setTransform(transform) {
+    this.aside.transformSetter(transform);
+  }
+}
+
+export class AsideOverlayType extends AsideBaseType {}
+
+export class AsidePushType extends AsideBaseType {
+  setSliding(isSliding) {
+    super.setSliding(isSliding);
+    this.aside.content.noTransitionSetter(isSliding);
+  }
+  setOpen(isOpen) {
+    super.setOpen(isOpen);
+    this.aside.content.asideOpenSetter(isOpen, this.aside.side);
+  }
+  setTransform(transform) {
+    super.setTransform(transform);
+    this.aside.content.transformSetter(transform);
+  }
+}
+
+export class AsideRevealType extends AsideBaseType {
+  setSliding(isSliding) {
+    this.aside.content.noTransitionSetter(isSliding);
+  }
+  setOpen(isOpen) {
+    super.setOpen(isOpen);
+    this.aside.content.asideOpenSetter(isOpen, this.aside.side);
+  }
+  setTransform(transform) {
+    this.aside.content.transformSetter(transform);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/aside/test/basic/index.html b/src/components/aside/test/basic/index.html
index 5837a2b5f8..c64d899eae 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/test/basic/index.html
+++ b/src/components/aside/test/basic/index.html
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-<aside-app>
-</aside-app>
+<aside-app style="position:absolute; left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;"></aside-app>
diff --git a/src/components/aside/test/basic/main.html b/src/components/aside/test/basic/main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e263539827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/aside/test/basic/main.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<ion-view>
+  <ion-aside side="left" [content]="content" type="overlay" style="text-align:center;">
+    Overlay!
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    This is android-ey.
+  </ion-aside>
+
+  <ion-content #content>
+    HELLO, content!
+  </ion-content>
+
+  <ion-aside side="right" [content]="content" type="reveal" style="text-align:center;">
+    Reveal!
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    This is iOS-ey.
+  </ion-aside>
+</ion-view>
diff --git a/src/components/aside/test/basic/main.js b/src/components/aside/test/basic/main.js
index 90a20cedfc..581a565175 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/test/basic/main.js
+++ b/src/components/aside/test/basic/main.js
@@ -1,50 +1,16 @@
-import {ionicComponents} from 'ionic2/components';
+import {Aside} from 'ionic2/components/aside/aside';
+import {Content} from 'ionic2/components/content/content';
+import {View} from 'ionic2/components/view/view';
 import {Template, Component, bootstrap} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'aside-app'
 })
 @Template({
-  directives: ionicComponents,
-  inline: `<ion-aside-parent>
-    <ion-aside side="left">
-      LEFT
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      Side menu!
-    </ion-aside>
-    <ion-aside side="right">
-      RIGHT
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      Side menu!
-    </ion-aside>
-    <ion-aside side="top">
-      TOP
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      Side menu!
-    </ion-aside>
-    <ion-aside side="bottom">
-      BOTTOM
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      <p>...</p>
-      Side menu!
-    </ion-aside>
-  </ion-aside-parent>
-  <div class="content">
-    <button class="button" (click)="openLeft()">
-      Open Left Menu
-    </button>
-  </div>`
+  directives: [Aside, Content, View],
+  url: 'main.html'
 })
 class AsideApp {
-  openLeft() {
-  }
 }
 
 bootstrap(AsideApp);
diff --git a/src/components/content/content.js b/src/components/content/content.js
index 4d2d34b564..fda5b900fe 100644
--- a/src/components/content/content.js
+++ b/src/components/content/content.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import {NgElement, Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
-import {Ion} from '../ion';
-
+import {NgElement, Component, Template, PropertySetter} from 'angular2/angular2';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-content'
@@ -11,8 +9,23 @@ import {Ion} from '../ion';
       <content></content>
     </div>`
 })
-export class Content extends Ion {
-  constructor(@NgElement() ele:NgElement) {
-    ele.domElement.classList.add('content');
+export class Content {
+  constructor(
+    @NgElement() ele:NgElement,
+    @PropertySetter('style.transform') transformSetter: Function,
+    @PropertySetter('class.notransition') noTransitionSetter: Function
+  ) {
+    this.domElement = ele.domElement;
+    this.domElement.classList.add('content');
+
+    this.noTransitionSetter = is => { this.domElement.classList[is?'add':'remove']('notransition'); }
+    // this.noTransitionSetter = noTransitionSetter;
+    
+    this.transformSetter = transformSetter;
+    this.setIsAside = is => { this.domElement.classList.add('aside-content'); };
+
+    this.asideOpenSetter = (is, side) => {
+      this.domElement.classList[is?'add':'remove'](`aside-open-${side}`);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/content/content.scss b/src/components/content/content.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f1015cc97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/content/content.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.content {
+  flex: 1;
+  background-color: white;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js b/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js
index 9738b90c38..ddffb6b4c8 100644
--- a/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js
+++ b/src/components/toolbar/toolbar.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {NgElement, Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2'
-import {Ion} from '../ion'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-toolbar',
diff --git a/src/components/view/view.js b/src/components/view/view.js
index 69c2def476..309e339bd8 100644
--- a/src/components/view/view.js
+++ b/src/components/view/view.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {NgElement, Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2'
 import {Toolbar} from '../toolbar/toolbar'
-import {Ion} from '../ion'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ion-view',
diff --git a/src/components/view/view.scss b/src/components/view/view.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e4e8e5a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/view/view.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.pane-container {
+  flex: 1;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/config/config.js b/src/core/config/config.js
index cab014d331..c0cff5fdf8 100644
--- a/src/core/config/config.js
+++ b/src/core/config/config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,47 @@
 import {platform} from '../platform/platform';
-import {ConfigCase} from './config-case';
+// import {ConfigCase} from './config-case';
 import * as util from '../../util';
 
+
+/*
+let MyConfig = new ComponentConfig();
+MyConfig.property('side')
+  .when('left', LeftSlideGesture)
+  .when('right', RightSlideGesture)
+  .when('top', TopSlideGesture)
+  .when('bottom', BottomSlideGesture)
+*/
+export function ComponentConfig() {
+  return class Config {
+    static property(propertyName) {
+      let self;
+      return (self = {
+        when(propertyValue, Class) {
+          Config.addCase(propertyName, propertyValue, Class); 
+          return self;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+    static addCase(property, value, Class) {
+      Config.registry || (Config.registry = {});
+      (Config.registry[property] || (Config.registry[property] = {}))[value] = Class;
+    }
+    invoke(instance, properties = {}) {
+      let delegates = {};
+      for (let property in properties) {
+        let value = properties[property];
+        let propertyRegistry = Config.registry && Config.registry[property] || {};
+        if (propertyRegistry[value]) {
+          delegates[property] = new propertyRegistry[value](instance);
+        }
+      }
+      return delegates;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+
 // TODO stop hardcoding platforms and media sizes
 
 /*
@@ -23,86 +63,86 @@ class AsideReveal {
 }
 */
 
-export class Config extends ConfigCase {
-  constructor() {
-    this._root = this;
-    this._cases = {};
-    super({
-      root: this, 
-      parent: null, 
-      path: '' 
-    });
-  }
-  invoke(instance) {
-    return invokeConfig(this, instance);
-  }
-  _addCase(key, baseCase) {
-    let path = baseCase._path.slice();
-    path.push(key);
+// export class Config extends ConfigCase {
+//   constructor() {
+//     this._root = this;
+//     this._cases = {};
+//     super({
+//       root: this, 
+//       parent: null, 
+//       path: '' 
+//     });
+//   }
+//   invoke(instance) {
+//     return invokeConfig(this, instance);
+//   }
+//   _addCase(key, baseCase) {
+//     let path = baseCase._path.slice();
+//     path.push(key);
 
-    // Remove empties & duplicates
-    path = path
-      .filter((value, index) => {
-        return value && path.indexOf(value) === index;
-      })
-      .sort();
+//     // Remove empties & duplicates
+//     path = path
+//       .filter((value, index) => {
+//         return value && path.indexOf(value) === index;
+//       })
+//       .sort();
 
-    if (path.join(' ') === baseCase._path.join(' ')) {
-      return baseCase;
-    }
-    return this._createCase(path);
-  }
-  _createCase(path) {
-    if (!path.length) return this;
-    let pathStr = path.join(' ');
-    let configCase = this._cases[pathStr];
-    if (!configCase) {
-      let parentPath = path.slice(0, path.length - 1);
-      configCase = this._cases[pathStr] = new ConfigCase({
-        root: this, 
-        parent: this._createCase(parentPath), 
-        path: path
-      });
-    }
-    return configCase;
-  }
-}
+//     if (path.join(' ') === baseCase._path.join(' ')) {
+//       return baseCase;
+//     }
+//     return this._createCase(path);
+//   }
+//   _createCase(path) {
+//     if (!path.length) return this;
+//     let pathStr = path.join(' ');
+//     let configCase = this._cases[pathStr];
+//     if (!configCase) {
+//       let parentPath = path.slice(0, path.length - 1);
+//       configCase = this._cases[pathStr] = new ConfigCase({
+//         root: this, 
+//         parent: this._createCase(parentPath), 
+//         path: path
+//       });
+//     }
+//     return configCase;
+//   }
+// }
 
-export function invokeConfig(config, object) {
-  let platformName = platform.get().name;
+// export function invokeConfig(config, object) {
+//   let platformName = platform.get().name;
 
-  let passedCases = [config].concat(
-    Object.keys(config._cases)
-      .map(name => config._cases[name])
-      .filter(configCasePasses)
-      .sort(function(a,b) {
-        return a._path.length < b._path.length ? -1 : 1;
-      })
-  );
+//   let passedCases = [config].concat(
+//     Object.keys(config._cases)
+//       .map(name => config._cases[name])
+//       .filter(configCasePasses)
+//       .sort(function(a,b) {
+//         return a._path.length < b._path.length ? -1 : 1;
+//       })
+//   );
 
-  // Extend the given object with the values of all the passed cases, starting with the
-  // most specific.
-  let defaults = [object];
-  // Also find the most specific case with a component that we should use.
-  let ComponentToUse;
-  for (let i = 0, ii = passedCases.length; i < ii; i++) {
-    defaults.push(passedCases[i]._values);
-    if (passedCases[i]._component) {
-      ComponentToUse = passedCases[i]._component;
-    }
-  }
+//   // Extend the given object with the values of all the passed cases, starting with the
+//   // most specific.
+//   let defaults = [object];
+//   // Also find the most specific case with a component that we should use.
+//   let ComponentToUse;
+//   for (let i = 0, ii = passedCases.length; i < ii; i++) {
+//     defaults.push(passedCases[i]._values);
+//     if (passedCases[i]._component) {
+//       ComponentToUse = passedCases[i]._component;
+//     }
+//   }
 
-  util.defaults.apply(null, defaults);
+//   util.defaults.apply(null, defaults);
 
-  return ComponentToUse;
+//   return ComponentToUse;
 
-  function configCasePasses(configCase) {
-    let path = configCase._path;
-    let key;
-    for (let i = 0, ii = path.length; i < ii; i++) {
-      if (platformName !== path[i]) return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-  }
+//   function configCasePasses(configCase) {
+//     let path = configCase._path;
+//     let key;
+//     for (let i = 0, ii = path.length; i < ii; i++) {
+//       if (platformName !== path[i]) return false;
+//     }
+//     return true;
+//   }
 
-}
+// }