Index: TODO
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diff -u -r007902e395dbae6680ae93015b2a08443ba82ff9 -r8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b
--- TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision 007902e395dbae6680ae93015b2a08443ba82ff9)
+++ TODO	(.../TODO)	(revision 8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b)
@@ -4182,6 +4182,9 @@
 - Property reform part 3: change defaultPropertyAccessor or nx to none
 - update documentation with property reform
 
+- do we need "-properties" in nx?
+- do we need "config" as parameter property?
+
 - handling of method names in error messages from nsfAPI.h. The following
   ? {o __alloc x} {method __alloc not dispatched on valid class}
   should be
Index: library/nx/nx.tcl
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diff -u -re884c2b0d63fa1b5a691e866ccff8d4094a2a8e4 -r8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b
--- library/nx/nx.tcl	(.../nx.tcl)	(revision e884c2b0d63fa1b5a691e866ccff8d4094a2a8e4)
+++ library/nx/nx.tcl	(.../nx.tcl)	(revision 8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b)
@@ -1855,6 +1855,7 @@
      {-accessor "none"}
      {-incremental:switch}
      {-class ""}
+     {-config:switch}
      {-initblock ""}
      {-nocomplain:switch}
      spec:parameter
@@ -1876,10 +1877,18 @@
 	name parameterOptions class options
     array set opts $options
 
-    if {$initblock eq "" && $accessor eq "none" && !$incremental} {
+    # TODO: do we need config as parameter property?
+    if {[info exists opts(-config)]} {
+      set config $opts(-config)
+    }
+
+    #if {$initblock eq "" && $accessor eq "none" && !$incremental} 
+    if {$initblock eq "" && !$config && $accessor eq "none" && !$incremental} {
       #
       # we can build a slot-less variable
       #
+      #puts "... slotless variable $spec"
+
       set isSwitch [regsub {\mswitch\M} $parameterOptions boolean parameterOptions]
       if {[info exists defaultValue]} {
 	if {[info exists :$name] && !$nocomplain} {
@@ -1906,6 +1915,7 @@
       return
     }
 
+    #puts "... slot variable $spec"
     #
     # create variable via a slot object
     #
@@ -1915,11 +1925,12 @@
 		  -initblock $initblock \
 		  -incremental=$incremental \
 		  -private=[expr {$accessor eq "private"}] \
-		  -defaultopts [list -accessor $accessor -config false] \
+		  -defaultopts [list -accessor $accessor] \
 		  $spec \
 		  {*}[expr {[info exists defaultValue] ? [list $defaultValue] : ""}]]
 
     if {$nocomplain} {$slot eval {set :nocomplain 1}}
+    if {!$config} {$slot eval {set :config false}}
     if {[info exists defaultValue]} {$slot setCheckedInstVar -nocomplain=$nocomplain [self] $defaultValue}
 
     if {[$slot eval {info exists :settername}]} {
@@ -1950,6 +1961,7 @@
 	       -incremental=$incremental \
 	       -class $class \
 	       -initblock $initblock \
+	       -config=true \
 	       -nocomplain=$nocomplain \
 	       {*}$spec]
     return $r
Index: tests/parameters.test
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diff -u -re884c2b0d63fa1b5a691e866ccff8d4094a2a8e4 -r8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b
--- tests/parameters.test	(.../parameters.test)	(revision e884c2b0d63fa1b5a691e866ccff8d4094a2a8e4)
+++ tests/parameters.test	(.../parameters.test)	(revision 8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b)
@@ -2395,9 +2395,9 @@
 
   # all properties with slots show up in "info slot" 
   # TODO: object slots will change when we allow true object properties
-  ? {o2 info slot objects} "::o2::per-object-slot::p0 ::o2::per-object-slot::p3"
-  ? {o2 info slot definition} "{p0:noconfig 200} {p3:noconfig 203}"
-  ? {o2 info properties} "{p0:noconfig 200} {p3:noconfig 203}"
+  ? {o2 info slot objects} "::o2::per-object-slot::p0 ::o2::per-object-slot::p1 ::o2::per-object-slot::p3"
+  ? {o2 info slot definition} "{p0 200} {p1 201} {p3:noconfig 203}"
+  ? {o2 info properties} "{p0 200} {p1 201} {p3:noconfig 203}"
 
 }
 
Index: tests/properties.test
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diff -u -rab1606eccae7baf9db46463949cf2beed197a03e -r8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b
--- tests/properties.test	(.../properties.test)	(revision ab1606eccae7baf9db46463949cf2beed197a03e)
+++ tests/properties.test	(.../properties.test)	(revision 8232fc43e280715e51dc20a9b7f2a3bb9bb2ff7b)
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# -*- Tcl -*-
+
 package req nx::test
 
 #