diff --git a/modules/jsdoc/doclet.js b/modules/jsdoc/doclet.js
index 66a1b3ac..7947f261 100644
--- a/modules/jsdoc/doclet.js
+++ b/modules/jsdoc/doclet.js
@@ -114,6 +114,22 @@
 		this.tags[this.tags.length] = parse_tag.fromText(tagName + ' ' + tagValue);
 	}
 	
+	/**
+		Return the first tag with the given name.
+		@method Doclet#getTag
+		@param {String} tagName
+		@returns {Tag} The irst found tag with that name.
+	 */
+	Doclet.prototype.getTag = function(tagName) {
+		for (var i = 0, leni = this.tags.length; i < leni; i++) {
+			if (this.tags[i].name === tagName) {
+				return this.tags[i];
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return null;
+	}
+	
 	/**
 		Does a tag with the given name exist in this doclet?
 		@method Doclet#hasTag
@@ -249,7 +265,8 @@
 			if (tagAbout.setsDocletAccess) {
 				tags[tags.length] = parse_tag.fromText('access '+tags[i].name);
 			}
- 			else if (tags[i].name === 'const') {
+ 			
+ 			if (tags[i].name === 'const') {
  				tags[tags.length] = parse_tag.fromText('attribute constant');
  			}
  			else if (tags[i].name === 'readonly') {
@@ -319,7 +336,11 @@
 			tags[tags.length] = parse_tag.fromText('memberof ' + memberof);
 		}
 	}
+
+// TODO should iterate over the tags here rather than letting doclet decide
+// which ones to pick and choose from. the tag dictionary should tell us what to do
 	
+	// now that we have a doclet object we can do some final  adjustments
 	function postprocess(doclet) {
 		if ( doclet.hasTag('class') && !doclet.hasTag('constructor') ) {
 			doclet.tags[doclet.tags.length] = parse_tag.fromText('isa constructor');
@@ -344,6 +365,21 @@
 				doclet.tags[doclet.tags.length] = parse_tag.fromText('attribute constant');
 			}
 		}
+		
+		if ( doclet.hasTag('property') ) {
+			if ( !doclet.hasTag('type') ) {
+				var propertyTag = doclet.getTag('property'),
+					types = [];
+				if (propertyTag.type) {
+					if (typeof propertyTag.type === 'string') types = [propertyTag.type];
+					else types = propertyTag.type;
+					
+					for (var i = 0, leni = types.length; i < leni; i++) {
+						doclet.tags[doclet.tags.length] = parse_tag.fromText('type '+types[i]);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	
 	function DocTagConflictError(message) {
diff --git a/modules/jsdoc/name.js b/modules/jsdoc/name.js
index fc6f8c36..58057f79 100644
--- a/modules/jsdoc/name.js
+++ b/modules/jsdoc/name.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		
 		// if name doesn't already have a docspace and needs one
 		// the namespace should appear in the path but not the name
-		if (tagDictionary.lookUp(isa).isDocspace) {
+		if (tagDictionary.lookUp(isa).setsDocletDocspace) {
 			if ( /^[a-z_$-]+:(\S+)/i.test(name) ) {
 				name = RegExp.$1;
 			}
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 		var atoms = [],
 			cursor = 0;
 		path = path.replace(/(".+?")/g, function($) {
+			$ = $.slice(1, -1);
+
 			var token = '@' + atoms.length + '@';
 			atoms.push($);
 			return token;
@@ -102,6 +104,10 @@
 		for (var i = 0, leni = atoms.length; i < leni; i++) {
 			prefix = prefix.replace('@'+i+'@', atoms[i]);
 			shortname = shortname.replace('@'+i+'@', atoms[i]);
+			
+			// remove quotes from shortnames
+			///^"(.+)"$/.test(shortname);
+			//if (RegExp.$1) { shortname = RegExp.$1; }
 		}
 		
 		return [prefix, shortname];
diff --git a/modules/jsdoc/tag.js b/modules/jsdoc/tag.js
index 13a1b8d9..3cf0a500 100644
--- a/modules/jsdoc/tag.js
+++ b/modules/jsdoc/tag.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		this.pdesc = '';
 		
 		// raw is like: "tagname andsometagtext"
-		var parts = this.raw.match(/^\s*(\S+)(?:\s+([\s\S]*))?$/);
+		var parts = this.raw.match(/^\s*(\S+)(?:\s([\s\S]*))?$/);
 
 		if (parts) {
 			this.name = (parts[1] || '').toLowerCase(); // like @name
@@ -54,11 +54,9 @@
 			var tagAbout = tagDictionary.lookUp(this.name);
 			
 			if (!tagAbout.keepsWhitespace) {
-				this.value = trim(tagText);
-			}
-			else {
-				this.value = tagText;
+				tagText = trim(tagText);
 			}
+			this.value = tagText;
 			
 			if (tagAbout.canHaveType) {
 				var [
diff --git a/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js b/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js
index 5b158f26..9df1bea2 100644
--- a/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js
+++ b/modules/jsdoc/tagdictionary.js
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@
 		isExported     : false, // this tag should appear as a top level property in the doclet?
 		setsDocletIsa  : false, // the name of this tag is used to define the doclet's isa property
 		setsDocletName : false, // this tag can be used to name the doclet
-		setsDocletAccess: false,
-		isDocspace     : false, // the name of this tag becomes the docspace for the doclet name, like "event:"
+		setsDocletAccess: false, // the name of this tag becomes the access of the doclet
+		setsDocletType : false, // the type of this tag becomes th type of the doclet
+		setsDocletDocspace     : false, // the name of this tag becomes the docspace for the doclet name, like "event:"
 		canHaveType    : false, // this tag can have a {type}
 		canHavePname   : false, // this tag can have a parameter-type name
 		canHavePdesc   : false, // this tag can have a parameter-type desc
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
 // 	}
 
 	// @desc <text>
-	new TagDefinition('desc', {
+	new TagDefinition('desc', { // t
 		isExported: true
 	});
 	
@@ -94,18 +95,18 @@
 	});
 	
 	// @memberof <text>
-	new TagDefinition('memberof', {
+	new TagDefinition('memberof', { //t
 		isExported: true
 	});
 	
 	// @namespace <docletName>
-	new TagDefinition('namespace', {
+	new TagDefinition('namespace', { //t
 		setsDocletIsa: true,
 		setsDocletName: true
 	});
 	
 	// @constructor <docletName>
-	new TagDefinition('constructor', {
+	new TagDefinition('constructor', { //t
 		setsDocletIsa: true,
 		setsDocletName: true
 	});
@@ -123,14 +124,14 @@
 	});
 	
 	// @file|overview|fileoverview <docletName>
-	new TagDefinition('file', {
+	new TagDefinition('file', { //t
 		setsDocletIsa: true,
 		setsDocletName: true,
-		isDocspace: true
+		setsDocletDocspace: true
 	});
 	
 	// @method <docletType> <docletName> <docletDesc>
-	new TagDefinition('method', {
+	new TagDefinition('method', { //t
 		canHaveType: true,
 		canHavePname: true,
 		canHavePdesc: true,
@@ -138,25 +139,26 @@
 	});
 	
 	// @property <docletType> <docletName> <docletDesc>
-	new TagDefinition('property', {
+	new TagDefinition('property', { //t
 		canHaveType: true,
 		canHavePname: true,
 		canHavePdesc: true,
-		setsDocletName: true
+		setsDocletName: true,
+		setsDocletType: true
 	});
 	
 	// @event <docletName>
 	new TagDefinition('event', {
 		setsDocletIsa: true,
 		setsDocletName: true,
-		isDocspace: true
+		setsDocletDocspace: true
 	});
 	
 	// @module <docletName>
 	new TagDefinition('module', {
 		setsDocletIsa: true,
 		setsDocletName: true,
-		isDocspace: true
+		setsDocletDocspace: true
 	});
 	
 	// @example <text>
diff --git a/test/runall.js b/test/runall.js
index 9817e896..85f85954 100644
--- a/test/runall.js
+++ b/test/runall.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/04_jsdoc_docset.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/05_jsdoc_doclet.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/06_jsdoc_tag.js');
 
+load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/08_tag_name.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/09_tag_desc.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/10_tag_constructor.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/11_tag_namespace.js');
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/13_tag_method.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/14_tag_member.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/15_tag_type.js');
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/16_tag_return.js');
+load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/17_tag_example.js');
 
 load(BASEDIR + '/test/tests/20_tag_file.js');
 
diff --git a/test/tests/08_tag_name.js b/test/tests/08_tag_name.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..540b8d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/08_tag_name.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+(function() {
+	var jsdoc,
+		doclets;
+	
+	JSpec.describe('@name', function() {
+	
+		before(function() {
+			// docsets can only be created by parsers
+			jsdoc = {
+				tag: require('jsdoc/tag'),
+				parser: require('jsdoc/parser')
+			};
+			jsdoc.parser.parseFiles(BASEDIR + 'test/tests/08_tag_name.js');
+			doclets = jsdoc.parser.result;
+		});
+		
+  		describe('A doclet that has a @name tag followed by a simple string', function() {
+  			it('should have an `name` property set to that string', function() {
+  				var doclet = doclets[0].toObject();
+  				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'name');
+  				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, 'Tipsy');
+  			});
+  		});
+  		
+  		describe('A doclet that has a @name tag followed by a dotted string', function() {
+  			it('should have an `name` property set to the last segment of that string', function() {
+  				var doclet = doclets[1].toObject();
+  				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'name');
+  				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, 'LaLa');
+  			});
+  		});
+  		
+  		describe('A doclet that has a @name tag followed by a dotted string with quotes', function() {
+  			it('should have an `name` property set to the last entire quoted segment of that string', function() {
+  				var doclet = doclets[2].toObject();
+  				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'name');
+  				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, 'and.don\'t.forget#Po!');
+  			});
+  		});
+  		
+  		describe('A doclet that has a @name tag followed by a number', function() {
+  			it('should have an `name` property set to the number', function() {
+  				var doclet = doclets[3].toObject();
+  				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'name');
+  				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, '0');
+  			});
+  		});
+	});
+})();
+
+(function testarea() {
+
+	/**
+		@name Tipsy
+		@isa property
+	*/
+	
+	/**
+		@name Tubbie.LaLa
+		@isa property
+	*/
+	
+	/**
+		@name Tubbie."and.don't.forget#Po!"
+		@isa property
+	*/
+	
+	/**
+		@name Custards.0
+		@isa property
+	*/
+	
+})();
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diff --git a/test/tests/12_tag_property.js b/test/tests/12_tag_property.js
index 88491e43..0e6296c0 100644
--- a/test/tests/12_tag_property.js
+++ b/test/tests/12_tag_property.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			doclets = jsdoc.parser.result;
 		});
 		
-		describe('A doclet with a named property tag attached to a namespace', function() {
+		describe('A doclet with a named @property attached to a namespace', function() {
 			it('should have an `isa` property set to "property"', function() {
 				var doclet = doclets[2].toObject();
 				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 			});
 		});
 		
-		describe('A doclet with a named property tag attached to a constructor', function() {
+		describe('A doclet with a named @property and a type and a description', function() {
 			it('should have an `isa` property set to "property"', function() {
 				var doclet = doclets[3].toObject();
 				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
@@ -47,36 +47,89 @@
 				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, 'bah');
 			});
 			
-			it('should have a `memberof` property set to the parent object name', function() {
+			it('should have a `type` property set to the parent given type', function() {
 				var doclet = doclets[3].toObject();
-				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'memberof');
-				expect(doclet.memberof).to(eql, 'bar');
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'type');
+				expect(doclet.type).to(eql, ['string', 'number']);
+			});
+			
+			it('should have a `desc` property set to the given description', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[3].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'desc');
+				expect(doclet.desc).to(eql, 'Here is a description.');
 			});
 		});
 		
-		describe('A doclet with a named property tag after to a constructor tag', function() {
+		describe('A doclet with a named @property after to a constructor tag', function() {
 			it('should be a constructor', function() {
 				var doclet = doclets[4].toObject();
 				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
+
 				expect(doclet.isa).to(eql, 'constructor');
 			});
 		});
 		
+		describe('A doclet with a named @variable tag and a description', function() {
+			it('should have an `isa` property set to "property"', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[5].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
+				expect(doclet.isa).to(eql, 'property');
+			});
+			
+			it('should have a `name` property set to the given name', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[5].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'name');
+				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, 'zub');
+			});
+			
+			it('should have a `desc` property set to the given description', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[5].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'desc');
+				expect(doclet.desc).to(eql, 'The description here.');
+			});
+		});
+		
+		describe('A doclet with no name and a typed @property tag', function() {
+			it('should have an `isa` property set to "property"', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[6].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
+				expect(doclet.isa).to(eql, 'property');
+			});
+			
+			it('should have a `type` property set to the given type', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[6].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'type');
+				expect(doclet.type).to(eql, 'Function');
+			});
+			
+			it('should have a `name` property set to the name in the code', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[6].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'name');
+				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, 'onShow');
+			});
+		});
+		
 	});
 })();
 
 (function testarea() {
-
-	/** @namespace foo */
 	
-	/** @constructor bar */
+ 	/** @namespace foo */
+ 	var foo = {}, onShow, callbacks = [function(){}];
+ 	/** @constructor bar */
+ 	
+ 	
+ 	/** @property foo.fah */
 	
-	/** @property foo.fah */
+	/** @property {string|number} bar.bah Here is a description. */
 	
-	/** @property bar.bah */
-	
-	/** @constructor Zub
-		@property {string} zip 
-	 */
+ 	/** @constructor Zub
+ 		@property {string} zip 
+ 	 */
+ 	
+ 	/** @variable zub - The description here. */
+ 	
+ 	/** @property {Function} */
+ 	onShow = callbacks[0];
 	
 })();
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diff --git a/test/tests/13_tag_method.js b/test/tests/13_tag_method.js
index 7fb83c16..99946060 100644
--- a/test/tests/13_tag_method.js
+++ b/test/tests/13_tag_method.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 			doclets = jsdoc.parser.result;
 		});
 		
-		describe('A doclet with a named method tag attached to a namespace', function() {
+		describe('A doclet with a named @method attached to a namespace', function() {
 			it('should have an `isa` property set to "method"', function() {
 				var doclet = doclets[2].toObject();
 				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 			});
 		});
 		
-		describe('A doclet with a named method tag attached to a constructor', function() {
+		describe('A doclet with a named @method attached to a constructor', function() {
 			it('should have an `isa` property set to "method"', function() {
 				var doclet = doclets[3].toObject();
 				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@
 			});
 		});
 		
+		describe('A doclet with a named @function tag', function() {
+			it('should have an `isa` property set to "method"', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[4].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'isa');
+				expect(doclet.isa).to(eql, 'method');
+			});
+			
+			it('should have a `name` property set to the given name"', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[4].toObject();
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'name');
+				expect(doclet.name).to(eql, 'zub');
+			});
+		});
+		
 	});
 })();
 
@@ -67,4 +81,6 @@
 	
 	/** @method bar.bah */
 	
+	/** @function zub */
+	
 })();
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diff --git a/test/tests/17_tag_example.js b/test/tests/17_tag_example.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf073faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/17_tag_example.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+(function() {
+	var jsdoc,
+		doclets;
+	
+	JSpec.describe('@example', function() {
+	
+		before(function() {
+			// docsets can only be created by parsers
+			jsdoc = {
+				tag: require('jsdoc/tag'),
+				parser: require('jsdoc/parser')
+			};
+			jsdoc.parser.parseFiles(BASEDIR + 'test/tests/17_tag_example.js');
+
+			doclets = jsdoc.parser.result.map(function($){ return $.toObject(); });
+		});
+		
+		describe('A doclet with a @example tag', function() {
+			it('should have an `example` property', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[0];
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'example');
+			});
+		});
+		
+		describe('the value of the `example` property', function() {
+			it('should preserve all whitespace', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[0];
+				expect(doclet.example).to(eql, '    var myresult;\n    myresult = foo(a, b);\n');
+			});
+		});
+		
+		describe('A doclet with a2  @example tags', function() {
+			it('should have an `example` property with length of 2', function() {
+				var doclet = doclets[1];
+				expect(doclet).to(have_property, 'example');
+				expect(doclet.example.length).to(eql, 2);
+			});
+		});
+	});
+})();
+
+(function testarea() {
+
+	/**
+	 * @function foo
+	 * @example
+	 *     var myresult;
+	 *     myresult = foo(a, b);
+	 */
+	
+	/**
+	 * @function bar
+	 * @example one fish
+	 * @example two fish
+	 */
+})();
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