diff --git a/lib/resource/scandinavian/SyntaxScand.gf b/lib/resource/scandinavian/SyntaxScand.gf
index cac9050a3..f67166720 100644
--- a/lib/resource/scandinavian/SyntaxScand.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/scandinavian/SyntaxScand.gf
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ oper
     love ;
 
   reflTransVerb : TransVerb -> VerbGroup = \se ->
-    useVerb se (\\_,n,p => se.s1 ++ {-strPrep-} se.s2 ++ reflPron n p) ;
+    useVerb se (\\_,n,p => {-strPrep-} se.s2 ++ reflPron n p) ;
 
   reflPron : Number -> Person -> Str ;
 
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ oper
     DitransVerb -> NounPhrase -> NounPhrase -> VerbGroup = \ge,dig,vin ->
       useVerb 
         ge 
-        (\\_,_,_ => ge.s1 ++ ge.s2 ++ dig.s ! PAcc ++ ge.s3 ++ vin.s ! PAcc) ;
+        (\\_,_,_ => ge.s2 ++ dig.s ! PAcc ++ ge.s3 ++ vin.s ! PAcc) ;
 
 -- Adjective-complement ditransitive verbs.
 
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ oper
     DitransAdjVerb -> NounPhrase -> AdjPhrase -> VerbGroup = \gor,dig,sur ->
       useVerb 
         gor 
-        (\\_,_,_ => gor.s1 ++ {-strPrep-} gor.s2 ++ dig.s ! PAcc ++ 
+        (\\_,_,_ => {-strPrep-} gor.s2 ++ dig.s ! PAcc ++ 
                     sur.s ! predFormAdj dig.g dig.n ! Nom) ;
 
   complAdjVerb : 
@@ -1011,20 +1011,20 @@ oper
   SentenceVerb : Type = Verb ;
 
   complSentVerb : SentenceVerb -> Sentence -> VerbGroup = \se,duler ->
-    useVerb se (\\_,_,_ => se.s1 ++ optStr infinAtt ++ duler.s ! Sub) ;
+    useVerb se (\\_,_,_ => optStr infinAtt ++ duler.s ! Sub) ;
 
   complQuestVerb : SentenceVerb -> QuestionSent -> VerbGroup = \se,omduler ->
-    useVerb se (\\_,_,_ => se.s1 ++ omduler.s ! IndirQ) ;
+    useVerb se (\\_,_,_ => omduler.s ! IndirQ) ;
 
   complDitransSentVerb : TransVerb -> NounPhrase -> Sentence -> VerbGroup = 
     \sa,honom,duler ->
       useVerb sa 
-        (\\_,_,_ => sa.s1 ++ {-strPrep-} sa.s2 ++ honom.s ! PAcc ++ optStr infinAtt ++ duler.s ! Main) ;
+        (\\_,_,_ => {-strPrep-} sa.s2 ++ honom.s ! PAcc ++ optStr infinAtt ++ duler.s ! Main) ;
 
   complDitransQuestVerb : TransVerb -> NounPhrase -> QuestionSent -> VerbGroup = 
     \sa,honom,omduler ->
       useVerb sa 
-        (\\_,_,_ => sa.s1 ++ {-strPrep-} sa.s2 ++ honom.s ! PAcc ++ omduler.s ! IndirQ) ;
+        (\\_,_,_ => {-strPrep-} sa.s2 ++ honom.s ! PAcc ++ omduler.s ! IndirQ) ;
 
 --3 Verb-complement verbs
 --
@@ -1038,14 +1038,12 @@ oper
   complVerbVerb : VerbVerb -> VerbPhrase -> VerbGroup = \vilja, simma ->
     useVerb vilja 
       (\\g,n,p => 
-              vilja.s1 ++
               if_then_Str vilja.isAux [] infinAtt ++ ---- vilja.s3 ++
               simma.s ! VIInfinit ! g ! n ! p) ;
 
   transVerbVerb : VerbVerb -> TransVerb -> TransVerb = \vilja,hitta ->
     {s  = vilja.s ;
-     s1 = vilja.s1 ++ 
-          if_then_Str vilja.isAux [] infinAtt ++ ---- vilja.s3 ++
+     s1 = if_then_Str vilja.isAux [] infinAtt ++ ---- vilja.s3 ++
           hitta.s ! VI (Inf Act) ++ hitta.s1 ;
      s2 = hitta.s2
     } ;
@@ -1065,7 +1063,7 @@ oper
     Bool -> DitransVerbVerb -> NounPhrase -> VerbPhrase -> VerbGroup = 
      \obj,be,dig,simma ->
       useVerb be 
-        (\\g,n,p => be.s1 ++ {-strPrep-} be.s2 ++ dig.s ! PAcc ++ be.s3 ++ 
+        (\\g,n,p => {-strPrep-} be.s2 ++ dig.s ! PAcc ++ be.s3 ++ 
               if_then_Str obj 
                  (simma.s ! VIInfinit ! dig.g ! dig.n ! dig.p)
                  (simma.s ! VIInfinit ! g     ! n     ! p)
@@ -1098,14 +1096,13 @@ oper
 
   slashTransVerb : NounPhrase -> TransVerb -> ClauseSlashNounPhrase = 
     \jag, se -> 
-      predVerbGroupClause jag (useVerb se (\\_,_,_ => se.s1)) ** {s2 = se.s2} ;
+      predVerbGroupClause jag (useVerb se (\\_,_,_ => [])) ** {s2 = se.s2} ;
 
  --- this does not give negative or anterior forms
 
   slashVerbVerb : NounPhrase -> VerbVerb -> TransVerb -> ClauseSlashNounPhrase = 
     \jag,vilja,se ->
       predVerbGroupClause jag (useVerb vilja (\\g,n,p => 
-              vilja.s1 ++
               if_then_Str vilja.isAux [] infinAtt ++ ---- vilja.s3 ++
               se.s ! VI (Inf Act))
               )  ** {s2 = se.s2} ;
diff --git a/lib/resource/swedish/SyntaxSwe.gf b/lib/resource/swedish/SyntaxSwe.gf
index 9b478e81c..554604341 100644
--- a/lib/resource/swedish/SyntaxSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/swedish/SyntaxSwe.gf
@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ instance SyntaxSwe of SyntaxScand = TypesSwe **
 
   oper 
 
-  npMan : NounPhrase = nameNounPhrase (mkProperName "man" (NUtr Masc)) ;
+  npMan : NounPhrase = {
+    s = table {
+      PNom => "man" ;
+      PAcc => "en" ;
+      PGen _ => "ens"
+      } ;
+    g = Utr ; n = Sg ; p = P3
+    } ;
+
   npDet : NounPhrase = nameNounPhrase (mkProperName "det" NNeutr) ;
 
   mkAdjForm : Species -> Number -> NounGender -> AdjFormPos = \b,n,g -> 
diff --git a/src/GF/Shell/CommandL.hs b/src/GF/Shell/CommandL.hs
index 8419038b6..9f7315c56 100644
--- a/src/GF/Shell/CommandL.hs
+++ b/src/GF/Shell/CommandL.hs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 -- Stability   : (stable)
 -- Portability : (portable)
 --
--- > CVS $Date: 2005/02/24 11:46:36 $ 
--- > CVS $Author: peb $
--- > CVS $Revision: 1.14 $
+-- > CVS $Date: 2005/03/10 11:14:11 $ 
+-- > CVS $Author: aarne $
+-- > CVS $Revision: 1.15 $
 --
 -- (Description of the module)
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -77,13 +77,19 @@ getCommand = do
 
 -- | decodes UTF8 if u==False, i.e. if the grammar does not use UTF8;
 -- used in the Java GUI, which always uses UTF8
-getCommandUTF :: Bool -> IO Command
+getCommandUTF :: Bool -> IO (String,Command)
 getCommandUTF u = do
   s <- getLine
-  return $ pCommand $ if u then s else decodeUTF8 s 
+  return $ pCommandMsg $ if u then s else decodeUTF8 s 
 
 pCommand :: String -> Command
-pCommand = pCommandWords . words where 
+pCommand = snd . pCommandMsg
+
+pCommandMsg :: String -> (String,Command)
+pCommandMsg s = (m,pCommandWords $ words c) where
+  (m,c) = case s of
+    '[':s2 -> let (a,b) = span (/=']') s2 in (a,drop 1 b)
+    _ -> ("",s) 
   pCommandWords s = case s of
     "n" : cat : _ -> CNewCat cat
     "t" : ws      -> CNewTree $ unwords ws
diff --git a/src/GF/Shell/Commands.hs b/src/GF/Shell/Commands.hs
index 7dc93a4fe..03cd7cbe2 100644
--- a/src/GF/Shell/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/GF/Shell/Commands.hs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 -- Stability   : (stable)
 -- Portability : (portable)
 --
--- > CVS $Date: 2005/02/24 11:46:36 $ 
--- > CVS $Author: peb $
--- > CVS $Revision: 1.35 $
+-- > CVS $Date: 2005/03/10 11:14:11 $ 
+-- > CVS $Author: aarne $
+-- > CVS $Revision: 1.36 $
 --
 -- temporary hacks for GF 2.0
 --
@@ -449,9 +449,10 @@ displaySStateIn env state = (tree',msg,menu) where
   separ  = singleton . map unlines . intersperse [replicate 72 '*']
 
 -- | the Boolean is a temporary hack to have two parallel GUIs
-displaySStateJavaX :: Bool -> CEnv -> SState -> String
-displaySStateJavaX isNew env state = encodeUTF8 $ mkUnicode $
-                                     unlines $ tagXML "gfedit" $ concat [
+displaySStateJavaX :: Bool -> CEnv -> SState -> String -> String
+displaySStateJavaX isNew env state m = encodeUTF8 $ mkUnicode $
+                                       unlines $ tagXML "gfedit" $ concat [
+  if null m then [] else tagXML "hmsg" [m],
   tagXML "linearizations" (concat 
     [tagAttrXML "lin" ("lang", prLanguage lang) ss | (lang,ss) <- lins]),
   tagXML "tree"           tree,
diff --git a/src/GF/Shell/JGF.hs b/src/GF/Shell/JGF.hs
index 9404ababc..e3438a33c 100644
--- a/src/GF/Shell/JGF.hs
+++ b/src/GF/Shell/JGF.hs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 -- Stability   : (stable)
 -- Portability : (portable)
 --
--- > CVS $Date: 2005/02/24 11:46:37 $ 
--- > CVS $Author: peb $
--- > CVS $Revision: 1.10 $
+-- > CVS $Date: 2005/03/10 11:14:11 $ 
+-- > CVS $Author: aarne $
+-- > CVS $Revision: 1.11 $
 --
 -- GF editing session controlled by e.g. a Java program. AR 16\/11\/2001
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ sessionLineJ isNew env = do
 -- the Boolean is a temporary hack to have two parallel GUIs
 editLoopJnewX :: Bool -> CEnv -> SState -> IO ()
 editLoopJnewX isNew env state = do
-  c <- getCommandUTF (isCEnvUTF8 env state) ----
+  (m,c) <- getCommandUTF (isCEnvUTF8 env state) ----
   case c of
     CQuit -> return ()
 
     c -> do
       (env',state') <- execCommand env c state
-      let inits = initAndEditMsgJavaX isNew env' state'
+      let inits = initAndEditMsgJavaX isNew env' state' m
       let package = case c of
             CCEnvImport _         -> inits
             CCEnvEmptyAndImport _ -> inits
             CCEnvOpenTerm _       -> inits
             CCEnvOpenString _     -> inits
             CCEnvEmpty            -> initEditMsgJavaX env'
-            _ -> displaySStateJavaX isNew env' state'
+            _ -> displaySStateJavaX isNew env' state' m
       putStrLnFlush package
       editLoopJnewX isNew env' state'
 
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ initEditMsgJavaX env = encodeUTF8 $ mkUnicode $ unlines $ tagXML "gfinit" $
            (file,lang) <- zip (allGrammarFileNames env) (allLanguages env)]
 
 
-initAndEditMsgJavaX :: Bool -> CEnv -> SState -> String
-initAndEditMsgJavaX isNew env state = 
-  initEditMsgJavaX env ++++ displaySStateJavaX isNew env state
+initAndEditMsgJavaX :: Bool -> CEnv -> SState -> String -> String
+initAndEditMsgJavaX isNew env state m = 
+  initEditMsgJavaX env ++++ displaySStateJavaX isNew env state m