Hi,

 > Why would it not work if we index Objects *only* by IndexType
> > elements and Integers are (can be coerced to) that Domain?
> 
> For setters this may work.  But indexing via IndexType returns
> matrix, while when both indices are integers we should
> get the element.

Ok. This way on can have both, single entries and 1x1 Matrices
depending on context and use case.

>  Overloading on return type may sometimes
> help, but I am affraid that having coercion from integers
> to IndexType would lead to nasty surprizes.

Probably right and not worth the troubles.

> > To make the other point, the code I was talking about is complete
> > and works by now. This unified approach seems to be superior and
> > better from the software design view, but does not exist yet.
> > 
> > Therefore I'd still vote for inclusion and improve later if we like.
> 
> I am now testing your code.

Thanks. Let me know about any issues you find.

>  I had to update it for 's/setelt/setelt!/' change.

Ok.

>  Assuming it works OK I am going to include it in the release.

Perfect. I'll try to finish the documentation tonight.

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