diff --git a/browser/common.py b/browser/common.py
index c41a76b..990093b 100644
--- a/browser/common.py
+++ b/browser/common.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ from loops.resource import Resource
 from loops.security.common import canAccessObject, canListObject, canWriteObject
 from loops.type import ITypeConcept
 from loops import util
-from loops.util import _
+from loops.util import _, saveRequest
 from loops import version
 from loops.versioning.interfaces import IVersionable
 
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class BaseView(GenericView, I18NView):
                 raise Unauthorized(str(self.contextInfo))
         except ForbiddenAttribute:  # ignore when testing
             pass
+        saveRequest(request)
 
     def checkPermissions(self):
         return canAccessObject(self.context)
diff --git a/compound/book/browser.py b/compound/book/browser.py
index 533e12d..6b55e5f 100644
--- a/compound/book/browser.py
+++ b/compound/book/browser.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ book_template = ViewPageTemplateFile('view_macros.pt')
 
 class Base(object):
 
+    @Lazy
+    def book_macros(self):
+        return book_template.macros
+
     @Lazy
     def isPartOfPredicate(self):
         return self.conceptManager['ispartof']
@@ -50,6 +54,29 @@ class Base(object):
         for p in self.context.getParents([self.isPartOfPredicate]):
             return self.nodeView.getViewForTarget(p)
 
+    @Lazy
+    def neighbours(self):
+        pred = succ = None
+        parent = self.breadcrumbsParent
+        if parent is not None:
+            myself = None
+            children = list(parent.context.getChildren([self.isPartOfPredicate]))
+            for idx, c in enumerate(children):
+                if c == self.context:
+                    if idx > 0:
+                        pred = self.nodeView.getViewForTarget(children[idx-1])
+                    if idx < len(children) - 1:
+                        succ = self.nodeView.getViewForTarget(children[idx+1])
+        return pred, succ
+
+    @Lazy
+    def predecessor(self):
+        return self.neighbours[0]
+
+    @Lazy
+    def successor(self):
+        return self.neighbours[1]
+
     @Lazy
     def tabview(self):
         if self.editable:
@@ -73,6 +100,10 @@ class SectionView(Base, ConceptView):
     def documentTypeType(self):
         return self.conceptManager['documenttype']
 
+    @Lazy
+    def showNavigation(self):
+        return self.typeOptions.show_navigation
+
     @Lazy
     def sectionType(self):
         return self.conceptManager['section']
diff --git a/compound/book/view_macros.pt b/compound/book/view_macros.pt
index cef53c2..0431662 100644
--- a/compound/book/view_macros.pt
+++ b/compound/book/view_macros.pt
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@
 
 
 <metal:section define-macro="section">
+  <metal:navigation define-macro="navigation"
+                    tal:condition="item/showNavigation">
+    <div tal:define="parent nocall:item/breadcrumbsParent;
+                     pred nocall:item/predecessor;
+                     succ nocall:item/successor">
+      <a tal:condition="nocall:pred"
+         tal:attributes="href pred/targetUrl;
+                         title pred/title">
+        <img src="/@@/cybertools.icons/arrow_left.png" /></a>
+      <a tal:attributes="href parent/targetUrl;
+                          title parent/title">
+        <img src="/@@/cybertools.icons/arrow_up.png" /></a>
+      <a  tal:condition="nocall:succ"
+          tal:attributes="href succ/targetUrl;
+                          title succ/title">
+        <img src="/@@/cybertools.icons/arrow_right.png" /></a>
+    </div>
+  </metal:navigation>
   <metal:info use-macro="view/concept_macros/concepttitle" />
   <div tal:repeat="related item/textResources">
     <div class="span-4">
@@ -57,6 +75,9 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
+  <br style="clear: both" />
+  <metal:navigation use-macro="item/book_macros/navigation" />
+  <br />
 </metal:section>
 
 
diff --git a/integrator/office/base.py b/integrator/office/base.py
index 67fe4bc..bed343b 100644
--- a/integrator/office/base.py
+++ b/integrator/office/base.py
@@ -78,15 +78,16 @@ class OfficeFile(ExternalFileAdapter):
     @Lazy
     def docPropertyDom(self):
         fn = self.docFilename
+        dummy = dict(core=[], custom=[])
         root, ext = os.path.splitext(fn)
         if not ext.lower() in self.fileExtensions:
-            return []
+            return dummy
         try:
             zf = ZipFile(fn, 'r')
         except IOError, e:
             from logging import getLogger
             self.logger.warn(e)
-            return []
+            return dummy
         if self.corePropFileName not in zf.namelist():
             self.logger.warn('Core properties not found in file %s.' %
                              self.externalAddress)
diff --git a/knowledge/browser.py b/knowledge/browser.py
index 8a7a281..fd9a8ed 100644
--- a/knowledge/browser.py
+++ b/knowledge/browser.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ actions.register('editTopic', 'portlet', DialogAction,
 
 actions.register('createQualification', 'portlet', DialogAction,
         title=_(u'Create Qualification Record...'),
-        description=_(u'Create a work item for this person.'),
+        description=_(u'Create a qualification record for this person.'),
         viewName='create_qualification.html',
         dialogName='createQualification',
         prerequisites=['registerDojoDateWidget', 'registerDojoNumberWidget',
diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index 0206bfc..45e13a8 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-#  Copyright (c) 2011 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#  Copyright (c) 2012 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 #  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 """
 Utility functions.
-
-$Id$
 """
 
 import os
@@ -28,6 +26,7 @@ from zope.interface import directlyProvides, directlyProvidedBy
 from zope.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 from zope.i18nmessageid import MessageFactory
 from zope.schema import vocabulary
+from zope import thread
 
 import cybertools
 from loops.browser.util import html_quote
@@ -134,3 +133,12 @@ def getLogDirectory(request=None):
     return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(varDir), 'log')
 
 
+# store thread-local stuff
+
+local_data = thread.local()
+
+def saveRequest(request):
+    local_data.request = request
+
+def getRequest():
+    return local_data.request