diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f48bb347..d01a7ab5 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-17 23:11:58) dev
+Version 2.00.0 (2012-08-18 00:10:33) dev
diff --git a/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py b/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py
index 5c700984..21d25964 100755
--- a/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py
+++ b/gluon/contrib/markmin/markmin2html.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ META = '\x06'
 LINK = '\x07'
 DISABLED_META = '\x08'
 LATEX = '<img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=tx&chl=%s" />'
-regex_URL=re.compile(r'@\{(?P<f>\w+)/(?P<args>.+?)\}')
+regex_URL=re.compile(r'@\{(?P<f>\w+)/(?P<args>.*?)\}')
 regex_env=re.compile(r'@\{(?P<a>[\w\-\.]+?)(\:(?P<b>.*?))?\}')
 regex_expand_meta = re.compile('('+META+'|'+DISABLED_META+')')
 regex_dd=re.compile(r'\$\$(?P<latex>.*?)\$\$')
@@ -797,22 +797,11 @@ def render(text,
     text = str(text or '')
     text = regex_backslash.sub(lambda m: m.group(1).translate(ttab_in), text)
 
-    if environment:
-        def u2(match, environment=environment):
-            f = environment.get(match.group('a'), match.group(0))
-            if callable(f):
-                try:
-                    f = f(match.group('b')) 
-                except Exception, e:
-                    f = 'ERROR: %s' % e
-            return str(f)
-        text = regex_env.sub(u2, text)
-
     if URL is not None:
         # this is experimental @{function/args}
         # turns into a digitally signed URL
         def u1(match,URL=URL):
-            f,args = match.group('f','args')
+            f,args = match.group('f','args')            
             return URL(f,args=args.split('/'), scheme=True, host=True)
         text = regex_URL.sub(u1,text)
 
@@ -1265,8 +1254,21 @@ def render(text,
         if beg and end:
             return '<pre><code%s%s>%s</code></pre>' % (cls, id, escape(code[1:-1]))
         return '<code%s%s>%s</code>' % (cls, id, escape(code[beg:end]))
+
     text = regex_expand_meta.sub(expand_meta, text)
     text = text.translate(ttab_out)
+
+    if environment:
+        def u2(match, environment=environment):
+            f = environment.get(match.group('a'), match.group(0))
+            if callable(f):
+                try:
+                    f = f(match.group('b')) 
+                except Exception, e:
+                    f = 'ERROR: %s' % e
+            return str(f)
+        text = regex_env.sub(u2, text)
+
     return text
 
 def markmin2html(text, extra={}, allowed={}, sep='p', 
diff --git a/gluon/storage.py b/gluon/storage.py
index 7d45a98d..c2d467fc 100644
--- a/gluon/storage.py
+++ b/gluon/storage.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ class Storage(object):
         setattr(self,key,value)
     def __delitem__(self,key):
         delattr(self,key)
+    def __nonzero__(self):
+        return len(self.__dict__)>0
     def pop(self,key,default=None):
         if key in self:
             default = getattr(self,key)
diff --git a/gluon/tools.py b/gluon/tools.py
index 2e0c39bd..d46799d6 100644
--- a/gluon/tools.py
+++ b/gluon/tools.py
@@ -2435,7 +2435,6 @@ class Auth(object):
             [, onvalidation=DEFAULT [, onaccept=DEFAULT [, log=DEFAULT]]]])
 
         """
-
         table_user = self.settings.table_user
         request = current.request
         response = current.response
@@ -2468,7 +2467,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                        separator=self.settings.label_separator
                        )
         if captcha:
-            addrow(form, captcha.label, captcha, captcha.comment, self.settings.formstyle,'captcha__row')
+            addrow(form, captcha.label, captcha, captcha.comment, self.settings.formstyle,'captcha__row')        
         if form.accepts(request, session,
                         formname='reset_password', dbio=False,
                         onvalidation=onvalidation,
@@ -4459,9 +4458,19 @@ class Wiki(object):
     def markmin_render(self,page):
         return MARKMIN(page.body,url=True,environment=self.env,
                        autolinks=lambda link: expand_one(link,{})).xml()
+    @staticmethod
+    def component(text):
+        """
+        In wiki docs allows @{component:controller/function/args}
+        which renders as a LOAD(..., ajax=True)
+        """
+        items = text.split('/')
+        controller, function, args = items[0], items[1], items[2:]
+        return LOAD(controller, function, args=args, ajax=True).xml()
     def __init__(self,auth,env=None,automenu=True,render='markmin',
                  manage_permissions=False,force_prefix=''):
         self.env = env or {}
+        self.env['component'] = Wiki.component
         if render == 'markmin': render=self.markmin_render
         self.auth = auth
         self.automenu = automenu