diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index a7a694463..d9e271498 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ opencs_units (model/world
 
 opencs_units_noqt (model/world
     universalid record commands columnbase scriptcontext cell refidcollection
-    refidadapter refiddata refidadapterimp ref collectionbase refcollection columns infocollection tablemimedata
+    refidadapter refiddata refidadapterimp ref collectionbase refcollection columns infocollection tablemimedata cellcoordinates cellselection
     )
 
 opencs_hdrs_noqt (model/world
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/cellcoordinates.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellcoordinates.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1c8441e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellcoordinates.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+
+#include "cellcoordinates.hpp"
+
+#include <ostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+CSMWorld::CellCoordinates::CellCoordinates() : mX (0), mY (0) {}
+
+CSMWorld::CellCoordinates::CellCoordinates (int x, int y) : mX (x), mY (y) {}
+
+int CSMWorld::CellCoordinates::getX() const
+{
+    return mX;
+}
+
+int CSMWorld::CellCoordinates::getY() const
+{
+    return mY;
+}
+
+CSMWorld::CellCoordinates CSMWorld::CellCoordinates::move (int x, int y) const
+{
+    return CellCoordinates (mX + x, mY + y);
+}
+
+std::string CSMWorld::CellCoordinates::getId (const std::string& worldspace) const
+{
+    // we ignore the worldspace for now, since there is only one (will change in 1.1)
+    std::ostringstream stream;
+
+    stream << "#" << mX << " " << mY;
+
+    return stream.str();
+}
+
+bool CSMWorld::operator== (const CellCoordinates& left, const CellCoordinates& right)
+{
+    return left.getX()==right.getX() && left.getY()==right.getY();
+}
+
+bool CSMWorld::operator!= (const CellCoordinates& left, const CellCoordinates& right)
+{
+    return !(left==right);
+}
+
+bool CSMWorld::operator< (const CellCoordinates& left, const CellCoordinates& right)
+{
+    if (left.getX()<right.getX())
+        return true;
+
+    if (left.getX()>right.getX())
+        return false;
+
+    return left.getY()<right.getY();
+}
+
+std::ostream& CSMWorld::operator<< (std::ostream& stream, const CellCoordinates& coordiantes)
+{
+    return stream << coordiantes.getX() << ", " << coordiantes.getY();
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/cellcoordinates.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellcoordinates.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee395ea7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellcoordinates.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#ifndef CSM_WOLRD_CELLCOORDINATES_H
+#define CSM_WOLRD_CELLCOORDINATES_H
+
+#include <iosfwd>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <QMetaType>
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    class CellCoordinates
+    {
+            int mX;
+            int mY;
+
+        public:
+
+            CellCoordinates();
+
+            CellCoordinates (int x, int y);
+
+            int getX() const;
+
+            int getY() const;
+
+            CellCoordinates move (int x, int y) const;
+            ///< Return a copy of *this, moved by the given offset.
+
+            std::string getId (const std::string& worldspace) const;
+            ///< Return the ID for the cell at these coordinates.
+    };
+
+    bool operator== (const CellCoordinates& left, const CellCoordinates& right);
+    bool operator!= (const CellCoordinates& left, const CellCoordinates& right);
+    bool operator< (const CellCoordinates& left, const CellCoordinates& right);
+
+    std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& stream, const CellCoordinates& coordiantes);
+}
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE (CSMWorld::CellCoordinates)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/cellselection.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellselection.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73b5196f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellselection.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+
+#include "cellselection.hpp"
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <limits>
+
+CSMWorld::CellSelection::Iterator CSMWorld::CellSelection::begin() const
+{
+    return mCells.begin();
+}
+
+CSMWorld::CellSelection::Iterator CSMWorld::CellSelection::end() const
+{
+    return mCells.end();
+}
+
+bool CSMWorld::CellSelection::add (const CellCoordinates& coordinates)
+{
+    return mCells.insert (coordinates).second;
+}
+
+void CSMWorld::CellSelection::remove (const CellCoordinates& coordinates)
+{
+    mCells.erase (coordinates);
+}
+
+bool CSMWorld::CellSelection::has (const CellCoordinates& coordinates) const
+{
+    return mCells.find (coordinates)!=end();
+}
+
+int CSMWorld::CellSelection::getSize() const
+{
+    return mCells.size();
+}
+
+CSMWorld::CellCoordinates CSMWorld::CellSelection::getCentre() const
+{
+    if (mCells.empty())
+        throw std::logic_error ("call of getCentre on empty cell selection");
+
+    double x = 0;
+    double y = 0;
+
+    for (Iterator iter = begin(); iter!=end(); ++iter)
+    {
+        x += iter->getX();
+        y += iter->getY();
+    }
+
+    x /= mCells.size();
+    y /= mCells.size();
+
+    Iterator closest = begin();
+    double distance = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
+
+    for (Iterator iter (begin()); iter!=end(); ++iter)
+    {
+        double deltaX = x - iter->getX();
+        double deltaY = y - iter->getY();
+
+        double delta = std::sqrt (deltaX * deltaX + deltaY * deltaY);
+
+        if (delta<distance)
+        {
+            distance = delta;
+            closest = iter;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return *closest;
+}
+
+void CSMWorld::CellSelection::move (int x, int y)
+{
+    Container moved;
+
+    for (Iterator iter = begin(); iter!=end(); ++iter)
+        moved.insert (iter->move (x, y));
+
+    mCells.swap (moved);
+}
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/world/cellselection.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellselection.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..042416a33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/world/cellselection.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#ifndef CSM_WOLRD_CELLSELECTION_H
+#define CSM_WOLRD_CELLSELECTION_H
+
+#include <set>
+
+#include <QMetaType>
+
+#include "cellcoordinates.hpp"
+
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    /// \brief Selection of cells in a paged worldspace
+    ///
+    /// \note The CellSelection does not specify the worldspace it applies to.
+    class CellSelection
+    {
+        public:
+
+            typedef std::set<CellCoordinates> Container;
+            typedef Container::const_iterator Iterator;
+
+        private:
+
+            Container mCells;
+
+        public:
+
+            Iterator begin() const;
+
+            Iterator end() const;
+
+            bool add (const CellCoordinates& coordinates);
+            ///< Ignored if the cell specified by \a coordinates is already part of the selection.
+            ///
+            /// \return Was a cell added to the collection?
+
+            void remove (const CellCoordinates& coordinates);
+            ///< ignored if the cell specified by \a coordinates is not part of the selection.
+
+            bool has (const CellCoordinates& coordinates) const;
+            ///< \return Is the cell specified by \a coordinates part of the selection?
+
+            int getSize() const;
+            ///< Return number of cells.
+
+            CellCoordinates getCentre() const;
+            ///< Return the selected cell that is closest to the geometric centre of the selection.
+            ///
+            /// \attention This function must not be called on selections that are empty.
+
+            void move (int x, int y);
+    };
+}
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE (CSMWorld::CellSelection)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
index fa32e3959..0f23dfe7b 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,47 @@
 
 #include "pagedworldspacewidget.hpp"
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::PagedWorldspaceWidget (QWidget *parent)
 : WorldspaceWidget (parent)
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
+{}
+
+void CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::useViewHint (const std::string& hint)
+{
+    if (!hint.empty())
+    {
+        CSMWorld::CellSelection selection;
+
+        if (hint[0]=='c')
+        {
+            // syntax: c:#x1 y1; #x2 y2 (number of coordinate pairs can be 0 or larger)
+            char ignore;
+
+            std::istringstream stream (hint.c_str());
+            if (stream >> ignore)
+            {
+                char ignore1; // : or ;
+                char ignore2; // #
+                int x, y;
+
+                while (stream >> ignore1 >> ignore2 >> x >> y)
+                    selection.add (CSMWorld::CellCoordinates (x, y));
+
+                /// \todo adjust camera position
+            }
+        }
+        else if (hint[0]=='r')
+        {
+            /// \todo implement 'r' type hints
+        }
+
+        setCellSelection (selection);
+    }
+}
+
+void CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget::setCellSelection (const CSMWorld::CellSelection& selection)
+{
+    mSelection = selection;
+    emit cellSelectionChanged (mSelection);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.hpp
index 172e2477a..f6ff32dc1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/pagedworldspacewidget.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef OPENCS_VIEW_PAGEDWORLDSPACEWIDGET_H
 #define OPENCS_VIEW_PAGEDWORLDSPACEWIDGET_H
 
+#include "../../model/world/cellselection.hpp"
+
 #include "worldspacewidget.hpp"
 
 namespace CSVRender
@@ -9,9 +11,22 @@ namespace CSVRender
     {
             Q_OBJECT
 
+            CSMWorld::CellSelection mSelection;
+
         public:
 
             PagedWorldspaceWidget (QWidget *parent);
+            ///< \note Sets the cell area selection to an invalid value to indicate that currently
+            /// no cells are displayed. The cells to be displayed will be specified later through
+            /// hint system.
+
+            virtual void useViewHint (const std::string& hint);
+
+            void setCellSelection (const CSMWorld::CellSelection& selection);
+
+        signals:
+
+            void cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::CellSelection& selection);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
index 9959c5a67..4d2442c89 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::selectNavigationMode (const std::string& mode)
         setNavigation (&mOrbit);
 }
 
+void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::useViewHint (const std::string& hint) {}
+
 void CSVRender::WorldspaceWidget::selectDefaultNavigationMode()
 {
     setNavigation (&m1st);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp
index 7921c3560..f7208d7a1 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/render/worldspacewidget.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ namespace CSVRender
 
             void selectDefaultNavigationMode();
 
+            virtual void useViewHint (const std::string& hint);
+            ///< Default-implementation: ignored.
+
         private slots:
 
             void selectNavigationMode (const std::string& mode);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
index ac9776d22..e9a30e65d 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/previewsubview.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CSVWorld::PreviewSubView::PreviewSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDo
     else
         mScene = new CSVRender::PreviewWidget (document.getData(), id.getId(), this);
 
-    SceneToolbar *toolbar = new SceneToolbar (48, this);
+    SceneToolbar *toolbar = new SceneToolbar (48+6, this);
 
     SceneToolMode *lightingTool = mScene->makeLightingSelector (toolbar);
     toolbar->addTool (lightingTool);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
index 10e8b4071..0bb11ce8c 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 
 #include "scenesubview.hpp"
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
 
 #include "../../model/doc/document.hpp"
 
+#include "../../model/world/cellselection.hpp"
+
 #include "../filter/filterbox.hpp"
 
 #include "../render/pagedworldspacewidget.hpp"
@@ -32,10 +36,15 @@ CSVWorld::SceneSubView::SceneSubView (const CSMWorld::UniversalId& id, CSMDoc::D
 
     layout2->setContentsMargins (QMargins (0, 0, 0, 0));
 
-    SceneToolbar *toolbar = new SceneToolbar (48, this);
+    SceneToolbar *toolbar = new SceneToolbar (48+6, this);
 
     if (id.getId()=="sys::default")
-        mScene = new CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget (this);
+    {
+        CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget *widget = new CSVRender::PagedWorldspaceWidget (this);
+        mScene = widget;
+        connect (widget, SIGNAL (cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::CellSelection&)),
+            this, SLOT (cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::CellSelection&)));
+    }
     else
         mScene = new CSVRender::UnpagedWorldspaceWidget (id.getId(), document, this);
 
@@ -83,7 +92,38 @@ void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::setStatusBar (bool show)
     mBottom->setStatusBar (show);
 }
 
+void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::useHint (const std::string& hint)
+{
+    mScene->useViewHint (hint);
+}
+
 void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::closeRequest()
 {
     deleteLater();
+}
+
+void CSVWorld::SceneSubView::cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::CellSelection& selection)
+{
+    int size = selection.getSize();
+
+    std::ostringstream stream;
+    stream << "Scene: " << getUniversalId().getId();
+
+    if (size==0)
+        stream << " (empty)";
+    else if (size==1)
+    {
+        stream << " (" << *selection.begin() << ")";
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        stream << " (" << selection.getCentre() << " and " << size-1 << " more ";
+
+        if (size>1)
+            stream << "cells around it)";
+        else
+            stream << "cell around it)";
+    }
+
+    setWindowTitle (QString::fromUtf8 (stream.str().c_str()));
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp
index ecf3fe4e4..0b15ea541 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenesubview.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 
 class QModelIndex;
 
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    class CellSelection;
+}
+
 namespace CSMDoc
 {
     class Document;
@@ -38,9 +43,13 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             virtual void setStatusBar (bool show);
 
+            virtual void useHint (const std::string& hint);
+
         private slots:
 
             void closeRequest();
+
+            void cellSelectionChanged (const CSMWorld::CellSelection& selection);
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetool.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetool.cpp
index 320deb1ba..612b4c6d3 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetool.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetool.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 CSVWorld::SceneTool::SceneTool (SceneToolbar *parent) : QPushButton (parent)
 {
     setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed));
+    setIconSize (QSize (parent->getIconSize(), parent->getIconSize()));
     setFixedSize (parent->getButtonSize(), parent->getButtonSize());
 
     connect (this, SIGNAL (clicked()), this, SLOT (openRequest()));
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.cpp
index 2972c5391..d60240da7 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "scenetool.hpp"
 
 CSVWorld::SceneToolbar::SceneToolbar (int buttonSize, QWidget *parent)
-: QWidget (parent), mButtonSize (buttonSize)
+: QWidget (parent), mButtonSize (buttonSize), mIconSize (buttonSize-6)
 {
     setFixedWidth (mButtonSize);
 
@@ -26,4 +26,9 @@ void CSVWorld::SceneToolbar::addTool (SceneTool *tool)
 int CSVWorld::SceneToolbar::getButtonSize() const
 {
     return mButtonSize;
+}
+
+int CSVWorld::SceneToolbar::getIconSize() const
+{
+    return mIconSize;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.hpp
index f713ca3df..731806cc5 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolbar.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
 
             QVBoxLayout *mLayout;
             int mButtonSize;
+            int mIconSize;
 
         public:
 
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             void addTool (SceneTool *tool);
 
             int getButtonSize() const;
+
+            int getIconSize() const;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.cpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.cpp
index 281d703b6..73b01ae3a 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "scenetoolbar.hpp"
 
 CSVWorld::SceneToolMode::SceneToolMode (SceneToolbar *parent)
-: SceneTool (parent), mButtonSize (parent->getButtonSize())
+: SceneTool (parent), mButtonSize (parent->getButtonSize()), mIconSize (parent->getIconSize())
 {
     mPanel = new QFrame (this, Qt::Popup);
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void CSVWorld::SceneToolMode::addButton (const std::string& icon, const std::str
 {
     QPushButton *button = new QPushButton (QIcon (QPixmap (icon.c_str())), "", mPanel);
     button->setSizePolicy (QSizePolicy (QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed));
+    button->setIconSize (QSize (mIconSize, mIconSize));
     button->setFixedSize (mButtonSize, mButtonSize);
 
     mLayout->addWidget (button);
diff --git a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.hpp b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.hpp
index a8fe2b5a6..a156c0c95 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/view/world/scenetoolmode.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace CSVWorld
             QHBoxLayout *mLayout;
             std::map<QPushButton *, std::string> mButtons; // widget, id
             int mButtonSize;
+            int mIconSize;
 
         public: