Index: icefaces/component/src/com/icesoft/faces/component/inputfile/InputFile.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/component/src/com/icesoft/faces/component/inputfile/InputFile.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/component/src/com/icesoft/faces/component/inputfile/InputFile.java	(working copy)
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@
         }        
         String srv = getUploadServletPath(context);
         writer.write("<form method=\"post\" action=\""+srv+"\" enctype=\"multipart/form-data\" id=\"fileUploadForm\">");
-        writer.write("<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"componentID\" value=\"");
+        writer.write("<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ice.component\" value=\"");
         writer.write(this.getClientId(context));
         writer.write("\"/>");
-        writer.write("<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"viewNumber\"");
+        writer.write("<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ice.view\"");
         writer.write(" value=\"" + context.getViewNumber() + "\"/>");
         writer.write("<input type=\"file\" name=\"upload\"");
         writer.write(" size=\"" + getInputTextSize() + "\"");
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/context/DOMResponseWriter.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/context/DOMResponseWriter.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/context/DOMResponseWriter.java	(working copy)
@@ -316,28 +316,15 @@
         Element iframe = document.createElement("iframe");
         body.insertBefore(iframe, body.getFirstChild());
         iframe.setAttribute("id", "history-frame");
-        Object request = context.getExternalContext().getRequest();
 
-        final String frameURI;
-        //another "workaround" to resolve the iframe URI
-        if (request instanceof HttpServletRequest) {
-            HttpServletRequest httpRequest = (HttpServletRequest) request;
-            if (httpRequest.getRequestURI() == null) {
-                frameURI = "about:blank";
-            } else {
-                frameURI = CoreUtils.resolveResourceURL(FacesContext.getCurrentInstance(),
-                        "/xmlhttp/blank.iface");
-            }
-        } else {
-            frameURI = "about:blank";
-        }
+        String frameURI = context.getApplication().getViewHandler().getResourceURL(context, "/xmlhttp/blank.iface");
         iframe.setAttribute("title", "Icefaces Redirect");
         iframe.setAttribute("src", frameURI);
         iframe.setAttribute("frameborder", "0");
         iframe.setAttribute("style",
                 "z-index: 10000; visibility: hidden; width: 0; height: 0; opacity: 0.22; filter: alpha(opacity=22);");
 
-        // TODO This is only meant to be a transitional focus retention(management) solution.
+        //todo: This is only meant to be a transitional focus retention(management) solution.
         String focusId = context.getFocusId();
         if (focusId != null && !focusId.equals("null")) {
             JavascriptContext.focus(context, focusId);
@@ -353,7 +340,9 @@
         Map session = context.getExternalContext().getSessionMap();
         ElementController.from(session).addInto(body);
 
-        String sessionIDScript = "window.session='" + context.getIceFacesId() + "'; ";
+        String sessionIDScript = "window.session='" + context.getIceFacesId() + "';\n";
+        String viewIDScript = "document.getElementById('configuration-script').parentNode.viewIdentifier=" + context.getViewNumber() + ";\n";
+        String viewsIDScript = "if (!window.views) window.views = []; window.views.push(" + context.getViewNumber() + ");\n";
         String configurationScript =
             "window.configuration = {" +
                 "synchronous: " + configuration.getAttribute("synchronousUpdate", "false") + "," +
@@ -367,11 +356,12 @@
                         "retries: " + configuration.getAttributeAsLong("heartbeatRetries", 3) +
                     "}" +
                 "}" +
-            "};";
+            "};\n";
 
         Element configurationElement = (Element) body.appendChild(document.createElement("script"));
+        configurationElement.setAttribute("id", "configuration-script");
         configurationElement.setAttribute("language", "javascript");
-        configurationElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(sessionIDScript + configurationScript));
+        configurationElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(sessionIDScript + viewIDScript + viewsIDScript + configurationScript));
         body.appendChild(configurationElement);
     }
 
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/renderkit/dom_html_basic/FormRenderer.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/renderkit/dom_html_basic/FormRenderer.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/renderkit/dom_html_basic/FormRenderer.java	(working copy)
@@ -57,9 +57,7 @@
     private static final String COMMAND_LINK_HIDDEN_FIELDS_KEY =
             "com.icesoft.faces.FormRequiredHidden";
     public static final String FOCUS_HIDDEN_FIELD = "focus_hidden_field";
-    public static final String VIEWNUMBER_HIDDEN_FIELD = "viewNumber";
 
-
     private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(FormRenderer.class);
 
     public void decode(FacesContext facesContext, UIComponent uiComponent) {
@@ -124,16 +122,6 @@
                                         CurrentStyle.CSS_UPDATE_FIELD);
             cssUpdateField.setAttribute(HTML.VALUE_ATTR, "");
             root.appendChild(cssUpdateField);
-
-            // support for VIEWNUMBER_HIDDEN_FIELD
-            if (!domContext.isStreamWriting()) {
-                Element viewNumberElement = domContext.createElement("input");
-                viewNumberElement.setAttribute("type", "hidden");
-                viewNumberElement.setAttribute("name", VIEWNUMBER_HIDDEN_FIELD);
-                viewNumberElement.setAttribute("value",
-                                               ((BridgeFacesContext) facesContext).getViewNumber());
-                root.appendChild(viewNumberElement);
-            }
         }
 
         // This has to occur outside the isInitialized test, as it has to happen
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/servlet/ViewBoundAdaptingServlet.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/servlet/ViewBoundAdaptingServlet.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/servlet/ViewBoundAdaptingServlet.java	(working copy)
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
     }
 
     public void service(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception {
-        String viewNumber = request.getParameter("viewNumber");
+        String viewNumber = request.getParameter("ice.view");
         if (viewNumber == null) {
-            response.sendError(500, "Cannot match view instance. 'viewNumber' parameter is missing.");
+            response.sendError(500, "Cannot match view instance. 'viewID' parameter is missing.");
         } else {
             ServletView view = (ServletView) views.get(viewNumber);
             try {
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/servlet/UploadServlet.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/servlet/UploadServlet.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/servlet/UploadServlet.java	(working copy)
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
             FileItemStream item = iter.next();
             if (item.isFormField()) {
                 String name = item.getFieldName();
-                if ("componentID".equals(name)) {
+                if ("ice.component".equals(name)) {
                     componentID = Streams.asString(item.openStream());
-                } else if ("viewNumber".equals(name)) {
+                } else if ("ice.view".equals(name)) {
                     viewIdentifier = Streams.asString(item.openStream());
                 }
             } else {
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/SendUpdates.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/SendUpdates.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/SendUpdates.java	(working copy)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         }
 
         public void writeTo(Writer writer) throws IOException {
-            HashSet viewIdentifierSet = new HashSet(Arrays.asList(request.getParameterAsStrings("viewNumber")));
+            HashSet viewIdentifierSet = new HashSet(Arrays.asList(request.getParameterAsStrings("ice.views")));
             Iterator viewIdentifiers = viewIdentifierSet.iterator();
             ArrayList commandList = new ArrayList(viewIdentifierSet.size());
             while (viewIdentifiers.hasNext()) {
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/ReceivePing.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/ReceivePing.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/ReceivePing.java	(working copy)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     }
 
     public void service(Request request) throws Exception {
-        String[] viewIdentifiers = request.getParameterAsStrings("viewNumber");
+        String[] viewIdentifiers = request.getParameterAsStrings("ice.views");
         for (int i = 0; i < viewIdentifiers.length; i++) {
             CommandQueue queue = (CommandQueue) commandQueues.get(viewIdentifiers[i]);
             if( queue != null ){
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/ReceiveSendUpdates.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/ReceiveSendUpdates.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/ReceiveSendUpdates.java	(working copy)
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
     }
 
     public void service(final Request request) throws Exception {
-        List viewIdentifiers = Arrays.asList(request.getParameterAsStrings("viewNumber"));
+        List viewIdentifiers = Arrays.asList(request.getParameterAsStrings("ice.views"));
         synchronouslyUpdatedViews.addAll(viewIdentifiers);
 
         FacesContext context = FacesContext.getCurrentInstance();
-        if (request.getParameterAsBoolean("partial", false)) {
+        if (request.getParameterAsBoolean("ice.partial-submit", false)) {
             String componentID = request.getParameter("ice.event.captured");
             UIComponent component = D2DViewHandler.findComponent(componentID, context.getViewRoot());
             renderCyclePartial(context, component);
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/DisposeViews.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/DisposeViews.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/DisposeViews.java	(working copy)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     }
 
     public void service(Request request) throws Exception {
-        String[] viewIdentifiers = request.getParameterAsStrings("viewNumber");
+        String[] viewIdentifiers = request.getParameterAsStrings("ice.views");
         for (int i = 0; i < viewIdentifiers.length; i++) {
             String viewIdentifier = viewIdentifiers[i];
             //todo: remove dependency on com.icesoft.faces.webapp.http.servlet package
Index: icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/IDVerifier.java
===================================================================
--- icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/IDVerifier.java	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/core/src/com/icesoft/faces/webapp/http/core/IDVerifier.java	(working copy)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     }
 
     public void service(Request request) throws Exception {
-        if (!request.containsParameter("icefacesID") || request.getParameter("icefacesID").equals("")) {
+        if (!request.containsParameter("ice.session") || request.getParameter("ice.session").equals("")) {
             request.respondWith(this);
         } else {
             server.service(request);
Index: icefaces/bridge/lib/element.js
===================================================================
--- icefaces/bridge/lib/element.js	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/bridge/lib/element.js	(working copy)
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
             },
 
         serializeOn: function(query) {
+            this.serializeView(query);
         },
 
         sendOn: function(connection) {
@@ -147,6 +148,25 @@
         eachListenerName: function(iterator) {
             this.MouseListenerNames.each(iterator);
             this.KeyListenerNames.each(iterator);
+        },
+
+        serializeView: function(query) {
+            var view;
+            //traverse parents in search of 'viewIdentifier' property
+            var parent = this.element;
+            while (parent) {
+                if (parent.viewIdentifier) {
+                    view = parent.viewIdentifier; break;
+                } else {
+                    parent = parent.parentNode;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (view) {
+                query.add("ice.view", view);
+            } else {
+                throw 'viewIdentifier is missing';
+            }
         }
     });
 
@@ -235,6 +255,7 @@
                 case 'checkbox':
                 case 'radio': if (this.element.checked) query.add(this.element.name, this.element.value || 'on'); break;
             }
+            this.serializeView(query);
         },
 
         eachListenerName: function(iterator) {
@@ -265,6 +286,7 @@
                 var value = selectedOption.value || (selectedOption.value == '' ? '' : selectedOption.text);
                 query.add(this.element.name, value);
             }.bind(this));
+            this.serializeView(query);
         }
     });
 
@@ -290,6 +312,7 @@
 
         serializeOn: function(query) {
             query.add(this.element.name, this.element.value);
+            this.serializeView(query);
         }
     });
 
@@ -334,6 +357,7 @@
             this.formElements().each(function(formElement) {
                 if (!formElement.isSubmit()) formElement.serializeOn(query);
             });
+            this.serializeView(query);
         },
 
         eachListenerName: function(iterator) {
@@ -400,6 +424,7 @@
 
         serializeOn: function(query) {
             query.add(this.element.name, this.element.name);
+            this.serializeView(query);
         },
 
         form: function() {
Index: icefaces/bridge/src/identity.js
===================================================================
--- icefaces/bridge/src/identity.js	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/bridge/src/identity.js	(working copy)
@@ -32,20 +32,16 @@
  */
 
 function viewIdentifiers() {
-    return $enumerate(document.forms).select(function(form) {
-        return form['viewNumber'];
-    }).collect(function(form) {
-        return form['viewNumber'].value;
-    }).asSet();
+    return window.views.asSet();
 }
 
 function defaultParameters() {
     return Ice.Parameter.Query.create(function(query) {
         query.add('focus', currentFocus);
-        query.add('window', window.identifier);
-        query.add('icefacesID', window.session);
+        query.add('ice.window', window.identifier);
+        query.add('ice.session', window.session);
         viewIdentifiers().each(function(view) {
-            query.add('viewNumber', view);   
+            query.add('ice.views', view);   
         });
     });
 }
Index: icefaces/bridge/src/application.js
===================================================================
--- icefaces/bridge/src/application.js	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/bridge/src/application.js	(working copy)
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
                 Ice.Focus.userInterupt = false;
             });
 
-            this.connection.onReceive(function(request) {
-                commandDispatcher.deserializeAndExecute(request.contentAsDOM().documentElement);
+            this.connection.onReceive(function(response) {
+                commandDispatcher.deserializeAndExecute(response.contentAsDOM().documentElement);
             });
 
             this.connection.onReceive(function() {
Index: icefaces/bridge/src/submit.js
===================================================================
--- icefaces/bridge/src/submit.js	(revision 13975)
+++ icefaces/bridge/src/submit.js	(working copy)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 function iceSubmitPartial(form, component, evt) {
     form = (form ? form : component.form);
     Ice.Parameter.Query.create(function(query) {
-        'partial'.associateWith(true).serializeOn(query);
+        'ice.partial-submit'.associateWith(true).serializeOn(query);
 
         $event(evt, component).serializeOn(query);
         if (form && form.id) $element(form).serializeOn(query);
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             //cancel the default action to block 'onclick' event on the submit element
             event.cancelDefaultAction();
             Ice.Parameter.Query.create(function(query) {
-                'partial'.associateWith(false).serializeOn(query);
+                'ice.partial-submit'.associateWith(false).serializeOn(query);
                 event.serializeOn(query);
                 if (submit) submit.serializeOn(query);
                 if (form) form.serializeOn(query);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         var component = aComponent && aComponent.id ? $element(aComponent) : null;
 
         Ice.Parameter.Query.create(function(query) {
-            'partial'.associateWith(false).serializeOn(query);
+            'ice.partial-submit'.associateWith(false).serializeOn(query);
             event.serializeOn(query);
             if (component) component.serializeOn(query);
             if (form) form.serializeOn(query);
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@
 //todo: determine if the cleanup of hidden fields should be at framework or component level
 function resetHiddenFieldsFor(aForm) {
     $enumerate(aForm.elements).each(function(formElement) {
-        if (formElement.type == 'hidden' && formElement.name != 'viewNumber') formElement.value = '';
+        if (formElement.type == 'hidden') formElement.value = '';
     });
 }
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