diff --git a/v3/pwiki/parser.js b/v3/pwiki/parser.js
index 5ae6bd8..9f794aa 100644
--- a/v3/pwiki/parser.js
+++ b/v3/pwiki/parser.js
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ module.parser = {
 									: name in slots)
 
 						// set slot value...
-						// XXX simplify this...
+						/* XXX CONTENT...
 						var stack = []
 						slots[name]
 							&& stack.push(slots[name])
@@ -1357,6 +1357,17 @@ module.parser = {
 										.filter(function(e){
 											return typeof(e) != 'function'
 													|| e.slot != name }) ) }
+						/*/
+						text = text ?
+							parser.expand(this, text ?? [], state)
+							: text
+						if(body && text){
+							var slot = text
+						} else {
+							var slot = body ?? text }
+						var original = slot
+						slots[name] = slot
+						//*/
 						return hidden ?
 							''
 							: Object.assign(
@@ -1364,7 +1375,8 @@ module.parser = {
 									return ((st ?? state).slots ?? {})[name] 
 										?? original },
 								{slot: name}) }) }), 
-		'content': ['slot'],
+		// XXX CONTENT...
+		//'content': ['slot'],
 
 
 		//
diff --git a/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js b/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
index e016a86..7c6ebd7 100755
--- a/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
+++ b/v3/pwiki/test/parser.js
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ test.Setups({
 			...ins.map(function(e){
 				return e + '<slot slot>third</slot>' }),
 			'third' ] },
+	/* XXX CONTENT...
 	slot_content_empty: function(assert){
 		return [
 			'@slot(slot body="[[ <content/> ]]")',
@@ -71,7 +72,9 @@ test.Setups({
 			...ins.map(function(i){
 				return i +'@slot(slot value)' }),
 			expect.replace('default', 'value') ] },
+	//*/
 
+	// XXX these are an alternative to <content/>...
 	slot_nested: function(assert){
 		return [
 			'<slot slot>[[ <slot slot.content/> ]]</slot>@slot(slot.content value)',
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ test.Setups({
 			'<slot slot>[[ <slot slot.content/> ]]</slot>@slot(slot value)',
 			'value' ] },
 
+	/* XXX CONTENT...
 	// XXX the question with the next tow is:
 	// 		should body override or nest?
 	// 		...both are logical but in either case the result should be 
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ test.Setups({
 			...ins.map(function(i){
 				return i +'@slot(slot shown)' }),
 			'' ] },
+	//*/
 })