diff --git a/stead/xobj.lua b/stead/xobj.lua
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+function xobj(v) -- object without name and dsc, but with xact attribute
+	if v.nam == nil then
+		v.nam = ''
+	end
+	if v.dsc == nil then
+		v.dsc = ''
+	end
+	v.xact = v.act
+	v.act = function(s)
+		local r,v = call(s, 'xact');
+		if type(r) == 'string' then r = do_xact(r) end
+		return r,v
+	end
+	return obj(v)
+end
+
+xact = function(f) -- just simple action!
+	local v = {};
+	v = xobj(v);
+	v.xact = f;
+	return v
+end
+
+do_xact = function(str)
+	local xrefrep = function(str)
+		local s = stead.string.gsub(str,'[{}]','');
+		local o = stead.string.gsub(s,'^(.*):.*$','%1');
+		local d = stead.string.gsub(s,'^.*:(.*)$','%1');
+		return xref(d, ref(o));
+	end
+	if type(str) ~= 'string' then return end
+	local s = stead.string.gsub(str,'{[^}]+}', xrefrep);
+	return s;
+end
+
+xdsc = function(v)
+	v.nam = ''
+	v.xdsc = v.dsc
+	v.dsc = function(s)
+		local str = call(s, 'xdsc');
+		if type(str) == 'string' then
+			return do_xact(str);
+		end
+		return str
+	end
+	return obj(v)
+end
+
+xdsc_obj = obj {
+	nam = '',
+	dsc = function(s)
+		local str = call(here(), 'xdsc');
+		if type(str) == 'string' then
+			return do_xact(str);
+		end
+		return str
+	end,
+}
+
+function xroom(v)
+	v = room(v)
+	v.obj:add('xdsc_obj', 1); -- first object is always meta-descriptor
+	return v;
+end