diff --git a/pwiki/page.js b/pwiki/page.js
index aedcdad..b3b460d 100755
--- a/pwiki/page.js
+++ b/pwiki/page.js
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ object.Constructor('BasePage', {
 			[await this.find(path)]
 			: paths
 		//*/
-
 		for(var path of paths){
 			yield this.get('/'+ path) } },
 	[Symbol.asyncIterator]: async function*(){
@@ -837,7 +836,8 @@ object.Constructor('Page', BasePage, {
 		// 		not 100% correct manner focusing on path depth and ignoring
 		// 		the context, this potentially can lead to false positives.
 		include: Macro(
-			['src', 'recursive', 'join', ['strict', 'nonstrict', 'isolated']],
+			['src', 'recursive', 'join', 
+				['strict', 'nonstrict', 'isolated', 'all']],
 			async function*(args, body, state, key='included', handler){
 				var macro = 'include'
 				if(typeof(args) == 'string'){
@@ -924,7 +924,10 @@ object.Constructor('Page', BasePage, {
 		// 		include is rendered in the context of its page but with
 		// 		the same state...
 		source: Macro(
-			['src'],
+			// XXX should this have the same args as include???
+			['src', 'recursive', 'join', 
+				['strict', 'nonstrict', 'isolated', 'all']],
+			//['src'],
 			async function*(args, body, state){
 				yield* this.macros.include.call(this, 
 					'source',
@@ -952,7 +955,8 @@ object.Constructor('Page', BasePage, {
 		//
 		// XXX need a way to escape macros -- i.e. include </quote> in a quoted text...
 		quote: Macro(
-			['src', 'filter', 'text', 'join', ['expandactions']],
+			['src', 'filter', 'text', 'join', 
+				['expandactions', 'all']],
 			async function*(args, body, state){
 				var src = args.src //|| args[0]
 				var base = this.get(this.path.split(/\*/).shift())
@@ -1157,11 +1161,13 @@ object.Constructor('Page', BasePage, {
 		//
 		// XXX SORT sorting not implemented yet....
 		macro: Macro(
-			['name', 'src', 'sort', 'text', 'join', 'else', ['strict', 'nonstrict']],
+			['name', 'src', 'sort', 'text', 'join', 'else', 
+				['strict', 'nonstrict', 'all']],
 			async function*(args, body, state){
 				var that = this
 				var name = args.name //?? args[0]
 				var src = args.src
+				var all = args.all
 				var base = this.get(this.path.split(/\*/).shift())
 				var sort = (args.sort ?? '')
 					.split(/\s+/g)
@@ -1819,7 +1825,7 @@ module.System = {
 				<a href="#@source(../../path)/list">&#x21D1;</a>
 				@source(../path)
 			</slot>
-			<macro src="../*" join="@source(line-separator)">
+			<macro src="../*:@(all)" join="@source(line-separator)">
 				<a href="#@source(./path)">@source(./name)</a>
 				<sup>
 					<macro src="./isAction">
@@ -1836,7 +1842,7 @@ module.System = {
 	// XXX this is really slow...
 	tree: {
 		text: object.doc`
-			<macro src="../*">
+			<macro src="../*:@(all)">
 				<div>
 					<div class="item">
 						<a href="#@source(./path)">@source(./name)</a>
@@ -1844,12 +1850,12 @@ module.System = {
 						<a class="show-on-hover" href="#@source(./path)/delete">&times;</a>
 					</div>
 					<div style="padding-left: 30px">
-						@source(./tree)
+						@source("./tree:@(all)")
 					</div>
 				</div>
 			</macro>` },
 	all: {
-		text: `@include(../**/path join="@source(line-separator)")`},
+		text: `@include("../**/path:@(all)" join="@source(line-separator)")`},
 	info: {
 		text: object.doc`
 			Path: @source(../path) 
@@ -2012,6 +2018,10 @@ module.Test = {
 	'list/static': {
 		text: [...'abcdef'] },
 
+	// this is shown by most listers by adding an :all argument to the url...
+	'.hidden': {
+		text: 'Hidden page...' },
+
 	slots: {
 		text: object.doc`
 			Sequential:
diff --git a/pwiki/store/base.js b/pwiki/store/base.js
index e325b17..2540745 100755
--- a/pwiki/store/base.js
+++ b/pwiki/store/base.js
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 				|| path.includes('**')){
 			var order = (this.metadata(path) ?? {}).order || []
 			var {path, args} = pwpath.splitArgs(path)
+			var all = args.all
 			args = pwpath.joinArgs('', args)
 			// NOTE: we are matching full paths only here so leading and 
 			// 		trainling '/' are optional...
@@ -351,6 +352,9 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 						// skip metadata paths...
 						if(p.includes('*')){
 							return res }
+						if(pwpath.basename(p)[0] == '.' 
+								&& !all){
+							return res }
 						var m = p.match(pattern)
 						m
 							&& (!strict 
@@ -389,6 +393,7 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 		if(path.includes('*') 
 				|| path.includes('**')){
 			var p = pwpath.splitArgs(path)
+			var all = p.args.all
 			var args = pwpath.joinArgs('', p.args)
 			p = pwpath.split(p.path)
 			var tail = []
@@ -396,8 +401,12 @@ module.BaseStore = {
 				tail.unshift(p.pop()) }
 			tail = tail.join('/')
 			if(tail.length > 0){
-				return (await this.match(p.join('/'), strict))
+				return (await this.match(
+						p.join('/') + (all ? ':all' : ''), 
+						strict))
 					.map(function(p){
+						all &&
+							(p = p.replace(/:all/, ''))
 						return pwpath.join(p, tail) + args }) } }
 		// direct...
 		return this.match(path, strict) },
diff --git a/pwiki2.js b/pwiki2.js
index e277761..de609fa 100755
--- a/pwiki2.js
+++ b/pwiki2.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /**********************************************************************
 * 
 *
+* XXX BUG: '@include(@(arg))' does not parse correctly while @include("@(arg)") does...
+* 		...likely due to the regexp not counting the brace balance...
 * XXX BUG CHROME: can't .get(..) a generator...
 * 			https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1361981
 * 		when done test: