diff --git a/browser/configure.zcml b/browser/configure.zcml
index 9fa353e..bbac24d 100644
--- a/browser/configure.zcml
+++ b/browser/configure.zcml
@@ -3,8 +3,24 @@
 <configure
    xmlns:zope="http://namespaces.zope.org/zope"
    xmlns="http://namespaces.zope.org/browser"
-   i18n_domain="zope"
-   >
+   i18n_domain="zope">
+
+  <!-- macros -->
+   
+  <page
+      for="*"
+      name="loops_macros"
+      permission="zope.View"
+      class=".macros.Macros"
+      allowed_interface="zope.interface.common.mapping.IItemMapping"
+      />
+
+  <page
+      for="*"
+      name="node_macros"
+      template="node.pt"
+      permission="zope.View"
+      />
 
   <!-- loops top-level container -->
 
@@ -44,7 +60,7 @@
 
   <containerViews
       for="loops.interfaces.IConceptManager"
-      contents="zope.View"
+      contents="zope.ManageContent"
       add="zope.ManageContent"
       />
 
@@ -91,10 +107,9 @@
       />
 
   <pages
-        for="loops.interfaces.IConcept"
-        class=".concept.ConceptRelations"
-        permission="zope.ManageContent"
-        >
+      for="loops.interfaces.IConcept"
+      class=".concept.ConceptRelations"
+      permission="zope.ManageContent">
     
     <page
         name="assign.html"
@@ -129,7 +144,7 @@
 
   <containerViews
       for="loops.interfaces.IResourceManager"
-      contents="zope.View"
+      contents="zope.ManageContent"
       add="zope.ManageContent"
       />
 
@@ -182,26 +197,24 @@
 
   <containerViews
       for="loops.interfaces.IViewManager"
-      contents="zope.View"
+      contents="zope.ManageContent"
       add="zope.ManageContent"
       />
 
   <!-- node -->
 
-  <containerViews
-      for="loops.interfaces.INode"
-      contents="zope.View"
-      add="zope.ManageContent"
-      />
-
   <addform
       label="Add Node"
       name="AddLoopsNode.html"
       content_factory="loops.view.Node"
       schema="loops.interfaces.INode"
-      fields="title description"
-      permission="zope.ManageContent"
-      />
+      fields="title description type body"
+      permission="zope.ManageContent">
+      
+    <widget field="description" height="2" />
+    <widget field="body" height="4" />
+
+  </addform>
 
   <addMenuItem
       class="loops.view.Node"
@@ -215,10 +228,32 @@
       label="Edit Node"
       name="edit.html"
       schema="loops.interfaces.INode"
-      fields="title description"
+      fields="title description type body"
       for="loops.interfaces.INode"
       permission="zope.ManageContent"
-      menu="zmi_views" title="Edit"
+      menu="zmi_views" title="Edit">
+
+    <widget field="description" height="2" />
+    <widget field="body" height="4" />
+
+  </editform>
+
+  <page
+      name="node.html"
+      for="loops.interfaces.INode"
+      template="node.pt"
+      permission="zope.View"
+      />
+    
+  <defaultView
+      for="loops.interfaces.INode"
+      name="node.html"
+      />
+
+  <containerViews
+      for="loops.interfaces.INode"
+      contents="zope.ManageContent"
+      add="zope.ManageContent"
       />
 
 </configure>
diff --git a/browser/macros.py b/browser/macros.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a468edd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/macros.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2006 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
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Macro definitions.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.app.rotterdam.standardmacros import StandardMacros
+
+class Macros(StandardMacros):
+    macro_pages = ('node_macros',)
diff --git a/browser/node.pt b/browser/node.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..986c2a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/node.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<tal:show i18n:domain="loops">
+<html metal:use-macro="context/@@skin_macros/page">
+<head></head>
+<body>
+
+  <metal:body fill-slot="body">
+    <tal:content define="item context;
+                         level level|python: 1">
+
+      <metal:block define-macro="content">
+        <div tal:content="structure item/body">The body</div>        
+        <div tal:define="level python:level+1">
+          <tal:items repeat="item item/values">
+            <metal:portlet use-macro="views/node_macros/content" />
+          </tal:items>
+        </div>
+      </metal:block>
+      
+    </tal:content>
+  </metal:body>
+
+</body>
+</html>
+</tal:show>
diff --git a/interfaces.py b/interfaces.py
index a97b561..e275135 100644
--- a/interfaces.py
+++ b/interfaces.py
@@ -174,9 +174,26 @@ class IView(Interface):
 class INode(IView, IOrderedContainer):
     """ A node is a view that may contain other views, thus building a
         menu or folder hierarchy.
+
+        A node may be a content object on its own; for this reason it
+        has a body attribute that may be shown e.g. on web pages.
     """
     contains(IView)
 
+    type = schema.Choice(
+        title=_(u'Type'),
+        description=_(u'Type of the node'),
+        values=('page', 'text', 'menu', 'menuitem'),
+        default='page',
+        required=True)
+
+    body = schema.Text(
+        title=_(u'Body'),
+        description=_(u'Textual body that may be shown in addition to '
+                       'or instead of information coming from the target'),
+        default=u'',
+        required=False)
+
 
 class IViewManager(IContainer):
     """ A manager/container for views.
diff --git a/view.py b/view.py
index 747ee3c..d93901c 100644
--- a/view.py
+++ b/view.py
@@ -78,11 +78,20 @@ class View(object):
         super(View, self).__init__()
 
 
-
 class Node(View, OrderedContainer):
 
     implements(INode)
 
+    _type = 'page'
+    def getType(self): return self._type
+    def setType(self, type): self._type = type
+    type = property(getType, setType)
+
+    _body = u''
+    def getBody(self): return self._body
+    def setBody(self, body): self._body = body
+    body = property(getBody, setBody)
+
 
 class ViewManager(BTreeContainer):
 
@@ -90,7 +99,6 @@ class ViewManager(BTreeContainer):
 
 
 class TargetRelation(DyadicRelation):
-    """ A relation between a view and a concept or resource object.
+    """ A relation between a view and another object.
     """
 
-    
\ No newline at end of file