           @wParent
         else
           this[selkey]
+
+      # handle substeps
       if mine?
         if (sel.length-1 == index)
           mine

  #   - the component cannot be found
  # 
  wFetch: (sel, index = 0) -> 
    if (sel instanceof Array)
	    selkey = sel[index]
	    mine = switch selkey
	      when '.'
	        this

          throw "Not a waw brick under #{sel.join('/')} (#{selkey}), unable to fetch"
      else
        throw "No such key #{sel[index]}"

    # end user part
    else if (sel[0] == '/')
      @wAw.fetch(sel)
    else
