--- a/selectors.py	Thu Jun 10 14:16:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/selectors.py	Thu Jun 10 16:23:07 2010 +0200
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@
 @objectify_selector
 @lltrace
 def one_line_rset(cls, req, rset=None, row=None, **kwargs):
-    """Return 1 if the result set is of size 1 or if a specific row in the
-    result set is specified ('row' argument).
+    """Return 1 if the result set is of size 1, or greater but a specific row in
+      the result set is specified ('row' argument).
     """
     if rset is not None and (row is not None or rset.rowcount == 1):
         return 1

--- a/view.py	Thu Jun 10 14:16:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/view.py	Thu Jun 10 16:23:07 2010 +0200
@@ -366,6 +366,17 @@
     __select__ = non_final_entity()
     category = 'entityview'
 
+    def call(self, **kwargs):
+        if self.cw_rset is None:
+            self.entity_call(self.cw_extra_kwargs.pop('entity'))
+        else:
+            super(EntityView, self).call(**kwargs)
+
+    def cell_call(self, row, col, **kwargs):
+        self.entity_call(self.cw_rset.get_entity(row, col), **kwargs)
+
+    def entity_call(self, entity, **kwargs):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
 
 class StartupView(View):
     """base class for views which doesn't need a particular result set to be

--- a/web/component.py	Thu Jun 10 14:16:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/web/component.py	Thu Jun 10 16:23:07 2010 +0200
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
 # with CubicWeb.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""abstract component class and base components definition for CubicWeb web client
+"""abstract component class and base components definition for CubicWeb web
+client
+"""
 
-"""
 __docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
 _ = unicode
 
@@ -61,9 +62,15 @@
     context = 'navcontentbottom'
 
     def call(self, view=None):
-        return self.cell_call(0, 0, view=view)
+        if self.cw_rset is None:
+            self.entity_call(self.cw_extra_kwargs.pop('entity'))
+        else:
+            self.cell_call(0, 0, view=view)
 
     def cell_call(self, row, col, view=None):
+        self.entity_call(self.cw_rset.get_entity(row, col), view=view)
+
+    def entity_call(self, entity, view=None):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
 

--- a/web/controller.py	Thu Jun 10 14:16:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/web/controller.py	Thu Jun 10 16:23:07 2010 +0200
@@ -82,18 +82,20 @@
 
     # generic methods useful for concrete implementations ######################
 
-    def process_rql(self, rql):
+    def process_rql(self):
         """execute rql if specified"""
-        # XXX assigning to self really necessary?
-        self.cw_rset = None
+        req = self._cw
+        rql = req.form.get('rql')
         if rql:
-            self._cw.ensure_ro_rql(rql)
+            req.ensure_ro_rql(rql)
             if not isinstance(rql, unicode):
-                rql = unicode(rql, self._cw.encoding)
-            pp = self._cw.vreg['components'].select_or_none('magicsearch', self._cw)
+                rql = unicode(rql, req.encoding)
+            pp = req.vreg['components'].select_or_none('magicsearch', req)
             if pp is not None:
-                self.cw_rset = pp.process_query(rql)
-        return self.cw_rset
+                return pp.process_query(rql)
+        if 'eid' in req.form:
+            return req.eid_rset(req.form['eid'])
+        return None
 
     def notify_edited(self, entity):
         """called by edit_entity() to notify which entity is edited"""

--- a/web/views/basecontrollers.py	Thu Jun 10 14:16:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/web/views/basecontrollers.py	Thu Jun 10 16:23:07 2010 +0200
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         if rset is None and not hasattr(req, '_rql_processed'):
             req._rql_processed = True
             if req.cnx:
-                rset = self.process_rql(req.form.get('rql'))
+                rset = self.process_rql()
             else:
                 rset = None
         if rset and rset.rowcount == 1 and '__method' in req.form:
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@
         rql = req.form.get('rql')
         if rql:
             rset = self._exec(rql)
+        elif 'eid' in req.form:
+            rset = self._cw.eid_rset(req.form['eid'])
         else:
             rset = None
         vid = req.form.get('vid') or vid_from_rset(req, rset, self._cw.vreg.schema)

--- a/web/views/embedding.py	Thu Jun 10 14:16:49 2010 +0200
+++ b/web/views/embedding.py	Thu Jun 10 16:23:07 2010 +0200
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@
             except HTTPError, err:
                 body = '<h2>%s</h2><h3>%s</h3>' % (
                     _('error while embedding page'), err)
-        self.process_rql(req.form.get('rql'))
+        rset = self.process_rql()
         return self._cw.vreg['views'].main_template(req, self.template,
-                                                rset=self.cw_rset, body=body)
+                                                    rset=rset, body=body)
 
 
 def entity_has_embedable_url(entity):