diff --git a/tracks/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb b/tracks/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
index 97762d26..402214f1 100755
--- a/tracks/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 class StatsController < ApplicationController
 
+  helper :todos
+
   append_before_filter :init, :exclude => []
   
   def index
@@ -9,12 +11,6 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     @hidden_contexts = @contexts.find(:all, {:conditions => ["hide = ? ", true]})
     @first_action = @actions.find(:first, :order => "created_at ASC")
     
-    # default chart dimensions
-    @chart_width=460
-    @chart_height=250
-    @pie_width=@chart_width
-    @pie_height=325
-    
     get_stats_actions
     get_stats_contexts
     get_stats_projects
@@ -27,7 +23,7 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     @actions = @user.todos
        
     # get actions created and completed in the past 12+3 months. +3 for running
-    # average
+    #   average
     @actions_done_last12months = @actions.find(:all, {
         :select => "completed_at",
         :conditions => ["completed_at > ? AND completed_at IS NOT NULL", @cut_off_year_plus3]
@@ -38,8 +34,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
       })
     
     # convert to hash to be able to fill in non-existing days in
-    # @actions_done_last12months and count the total actions done in the past 12
-    # months to be able to calculate percentage
+    #   @actions_done_last12months and count the total actions done in the past
+    #   12 months to be able to calculate percentage
     
     # use 0 to initialise action count to zero
     @actions_done_last12months_hash = Hash.new(0) 
@@ -50,8 +46,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     end
         
     # convert to hash to be able to fill in non-existing days in
-    # @actions_created_last12months and count the total actions done in the past
-    # 12 months to be able to calculate percentage
+    #   @actions_created_last12months and count the total actions done in the
+    #   past 12 months to be able to calculate percentage
 
     # use 0 to initialise action count to zero
     @actions_created_last12months_hash = Hash.new(0)
@@ -76,7 +72,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     end
     
     # find running avg for month i by calculating avg of month i and the two
-    # after them. Ignore current month because you do not have full data for it
+    #   after them. Ignore current month because you do not have full data for
+    #   it
     @actions_done_avg_last12months_hash = Hash.new("null")
     1.upto(12) { |i| 
       @actions_done_avg_last12months_hash[i] = (@actions_done_last12months_hash[i] +
@@ -85,7 +82,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     }    
 
     # find running avg for month i by calculating avg of month i and the two
-    # after them. Ignore current month because you do not have full data for it
+    #   after them. Ignore current month because you do not have full data for
+    #   it
     @actions_created_avg_last12months_hash = Hash.new("null")
     1.upto(12) { |i| 
       @actions_created_avg_last12months_hash[i] = (@actions_created_last12months_hash[i] +
@@ -120,8 +118,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
       })
     
     # convert to hash to be able to fill in non-existing days in
-    # @actions_done_last30days and count the total actions done in the past 30
-    # days to be able to calculate percentage
+    #   @actions_done_last30days and count the total actions done in the past 30
+    #   days to be able to calculate percentage
     @sum_actions_done_last30days=0
     
     # use 0 to initialise action count to zero
@@ -136,8 +134,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     end
         
     # convert to hash to be able to fill in non-existing days in
-    # @actions_done_last30days and count the total actions done in the past 30
-    # days to be able to calculate percentage
+    #   @actions_done_last30days and count the total actions done in the past 30
+    #   days to be able to calculate percentage
     @sum_actions_created_last30days=0
 
     # use 0 to initialise action count to zero
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
       })
     
     # convert to hash to be able to fill in non-existing days in
-    # @actions_completion_time also convert days to weeks (/7)
+    #   @actions_completion_time also convert days to weeks (/7)
        
     @max_days, @max_actions, @sum_actions=0,0,0
     @actions_completion_time_hash = Hash.new(0)
@@ -193,7 +191,7 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
       })
 
     # convert to hash to be able to fill in non-existing days in
-    # @actions_running_time also convert days to weeks (/7)
+    #   @actions_running_time also convert days to weeks (/7)
            
     @max_days, @max_actions, @sum_actions=0,0,0
     @actions_running_time_hash = Hash.new(0)
@@ -215,11 +213,18 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def actions_visible_running_time_data
+    # running means
+    # - not completed (completed_at must be null) visible means
+    # - actions not part of a hidden project
+    # - actions not part of a hidden context
+    # - actions not deferred (show_from must be null)
+    
     @actions_running_time = @actions.find_by_sql([
         "SELECT t.created_at "+
           "FROM todos t LEFT OUTER JOIN projects p ON t.project_id = p.id LEFT OUTER JOIN contexts c ON t.context_id = c.id "+
           "WHERE t.user_id=? "+
-          "AND t.completed_at is null " +
+          "AND t.completed_at IS NULL " +
+          "AND t.show_from IS NULL " +
           "AND NOT (p.state='hidden' OR c.hide=?) " +
           "ORDER BY t.created_at ASC", @user.id, true]
     )
@@ -248,9 +253,9 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
 
   
   def context_total_actions_data
-    # get total action count per context
-    # Went from GROUP BY c.id to c.name for compatibility with postgresql. Since
-    # the name is forced to be unique, this should work.
+    # get total action count per context Went from GROUP BY c.id to c.name for
+    # compatibility with postgresql. Since the name is forced to be unique, this
+    # should work.
     @all_actions_per_context = @contexts.find_by_sql(
       "SELECT c.name AS name, c.id as id, count(*) AS total "+
         "FROM contexts c, todos t "+
@@ -456,6 +461,79 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
                       
     render :layout => false
   end
+  
+  def show_selected_actions_from_chart
+    @page_title = "TRACKS::Action selection"
+    @count = 99
+
+    @source_view = 'stats'
+    
+    case params['id']
+    when 'avrt', 'avrt_end' # actions_visible_running_time
+      
+      # HACK: because open flash chart uses & to denote the end of a parameter,
+      # we cannot use URLs with multiple parameters (that would use &). So we
+      # revert to using two id's for the same selection. avtr_end means that the
+      # last bar of the chart is selected. avtr is used for all other bars
+      
+      week_from = params['index'].to_i
+      week_to = week_from+1
+      
+      @chart_name = "actions_visible_running_time_data"
+      @page_title = "Actions selected from week "
+      if params['id'] == 'avrt_end'
+        @page_title += week_from.to_s + " and further"
+      else
+        @page_title += week_from.to_s + " - " + week_to.to_s + ""
+      end
+
+      # get all running actions that are visible
+      @actions_running_time = @actions.find_by_sql([
+          "SELECT t.id, t.created_at "+
+            "FROM todos t LEFT OUTER JOIN projects p ON t.project_id = p.id LEFT OUTER JOIN contexts c ON t.context_id = c.id "+
+            "WHERE t.user_id=? "+
+            "AND t.completed_at IS NULL " +
+            "AND t.show_from IS NULL " +
+            "AND NOT (p.state='hidden' OR c.hide=?) " +
+            "ORDER BY t.created_at ASC", @user.id, true]
+      )
+
+      @selected_todo_ids = ""
+      
+      @count=0
+      @actions_running_time.each do |r|
+        days = (@today - r.created_at) / @seconds_per_day
+        weeks = (days/7).to_i
+        if params['id'] == 'avrt_end'
+          if weeks >= week_from
+            @selected_todo_ids += r.id.to_s+","
+            @count+=1            
+          end
+        else
+          if weeks.between?(week_from, week_to-1)
+            @selected_todo_ids += r.id.to_s+","
+            @count+=1
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      
+      # strip trailing comma
+      @selected_todo_ids = @selected_todo_ids[0..@selected_todo_ids.length-2]
+      
+      @actions = @user.todos
+       
+      # get actions created and completed in the past 12+3 months. +3 for
+      # running average
+      @selected_actions = @actions.find(:all, {
+          :conditions => "id in (" + @selected_todo_ids + ")"
+        })
+      
+      render :action => "show_selection_from_chart"
+    else
+      # render error
+      render_failure "404 NOT FOUND. Unknown query selected"
+    end
+  end
 
   private
 
@@ -464,6 +542,12 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
     @projects = @user.projects
     @contexts = @user.contexts
     @tags = @user.tags
+
+    # default chart dimensions
+    @chart_width=460
+    @chart_height=250
+    @pie_width=@chart_width
+    @pie_height=325
   
     # get the current date wih time set to 0:0
     now = Time.new
@@ -535,8 +619,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
   def get_stats_contexts
     # get action count per context for TOP 5
     # 
-    # Went from GROUP BY c.id to c.id, c.name for compatibility with postgresql. Since
-    # the name is forced to be unique, this should work.
+    # Went from GROUP BY c.id to c.id, c.name for compatibility with postgresql.
+    # Since the name is forced to be unique, this should work.
     @actions_per_context = @contexts.find_by_sql(
       "SELECT c.id AS id, c.name AS name, count(*) AS total "+
         "FROM contexts c, todos t "+
@@ -548,8 +632,8 @@ class StatsController < ApplicationController
 
     # get uncompleted action count per visible context for TOP 5
     # 
-    # Went from GROUP BY c.id to c.id, c.name for compatibility with postgresql. Since
-    # the name is forced to be unique, this should work.
+    # Went from GROUP BY c.id to c.id, c.name for compatibility with postgresql.
+    # Since the name is forced to be unique, this should work.
     @running_actions_per_context = @contexts.find_by_sql(
       "SELECT c.id AS id, c.name AS name, count(*) AS total "+
         "FROM contexts c, todos t "+
diff --git a/tracks/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb b/tracks/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
index 1cadbb36..44da0bba 100644
--- a/tracks/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
+++ b/tracks/app/helpers/todos_helper.rb
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ module TodosHelper
       str += @todo.project.name unless should_suppress_project
       str = "(#{str})" unless str.blank?
     else
-      if (['project', 'tag'].include?(parent_container_type))
+      if (['project', 'tag', 'stats'].include?(parent_container_type))
         str << item_link_to_context( @todo )
       end
-      if (['context', 'tickler', 'tag'].include?(parent_container_type)) && @todo.project_id
+      if (['context', 'tickler', 'tag', 'stats'].include?(parent_container_type)) && @todo.project_id
         str << item_link_to_project( @todo )
       end
     end
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ module TodosHelper
   def parent_container_type
     return 'tickler' if source_view_is :deferred
     return 'project' if source_view_is :project
+    return 'stats' if source_view_is :stats
     return 'context'
   end
   
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/stats/actions_visible_running_time_data.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/stats/actions_visible_running_time_data.rhtml
index 709d96e2..007344cd 100755
--- a/tracks/app/views/stats/actions_visible_running_time_data.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/stats/actions_visible_running_time_data.rhtml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 @sum=0
 @count.upto((@max_days/7).to_i) { |i|  @sum += @actions_running_time_hash[i] } -%>
 <%=@sum%>&
+&links=<%
+0.upto(@count-1) { |i| %><%= url_for :controller => 'stats', :action => 'show_selected_actions_from_chart', :index => i, :id=> "avrt" %>, <% }
+%><%= url_for :controller => 'stats', :action => 'show_selected_actions_from_chart', :index => @count, :id=> "avrt_end" %>&
 &line_2=2,0xFF0000&
 &values_2=
 <% total=0
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/stats/show_selection_from_chart.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/stats/show_selection_from_chart.rhtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ef5f4ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracks/app/views/stats/show_selection_from_chart.rhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<%= render :partial => 'chart', :locals => {:width => @chart_width, :height => @chart_height, :data => url_for(:action => @chart_name)} -%>
+<br/>
+<p>Click on a bar in the chart to update the actions below. Click <%=link_to "here", {:controller => "stats", :action => "index"} %> to return to the statistics page</p>
+<br/>
+<div class="container tickler" id="tickler_container">
+  <h2>
+    <%= @page_title -%>
+  </h2>
+  
+  <div id="tickler" class="items toggle_target">
+    <div id="tickler-empty-nd" style="display:<%= @selected_actions.empty? ? 'block' : 'none'%>;">
+      <div class="message"><p>There are no actions selected</p></div>
+    </div>
+    
+        <%= render :partial => "todos/todo", :collection => @selected_actions, :locals => { :parent_container_type => 'stats' } %>
+    
+  </div>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tracks/app/views/todos/update.rjs b/tracks/app/views/todos/update.rjs
index 117b4ddd..29c44121 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/todos/update.rjs
+++ b/tracks/app/views/todos/update.rjs
@@ -1,28 +1,39 @@
 if @saved
+  # show update message
   status_message = 'Action saved'
   status_message += ' to tickler' if @todo.deferred?
   status_message = 'Added new project / ' + status_message if @new_project_created
   status_message = 'Added new context / ' + status_message if @new_context_created
   page.notify :notice, status_message, 5.0
+  
+  #update auto completer arrays for context and project
   page << "contextAutoCompleter.options.array = #{context_names_for_autocomplete}; contextAutoCompleter.changed = true" if @new_context_created
   page << "projectAutoCompleter.options.array = #{project_names_for_autocomplete}; projectAutoCompleter.changed = true" if @new_project_created
   if source_view_is_one_of(:todo, :context)
     if @context_changed || @todo.deferred?
-      page[@todo].remove
+      page[@todo].remove 
+      
       if (@remaining_in_context == 0)
+        # remove context container from page if empty
         source_view do |from|
-           from.todo { page.visual_effect :fade, "c#{@original_item_context_id}", :duration => 0.4 }
-           from.context { page.show "c#{@original_item_context_id}empty-nd" }
-         end
+          from.todo { page.visual_effect :fade, "c#{@original_item_context_id}", :duration => 0.4 }
+          from.context { page.show "c#{@original_item_context_id}empty-nd" }
+        end
       end
+      
       if source_view_is(:todo) && @todo.active?
         page.call "todoItems.ensureVisibleWithEffectAppear", "c#{@todo.context_id}"
         page.call "todoItems.expandNextActionListingByContext", "c#{@todo.context_id}items", true
         page[empty_container_msg_div_id].hide unless empty_container_msg_div_id.nil?
+        # show all todos in context
         page.insert_html :bottom, "c#{@todo.context_id}items", :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
       end
+      
+      # update badge count
       page.replace_html("badge_count", @remaining_in_context) if source_view_is :context
       page.replace_html("badge_count", @down_count) if source_view_is :todo
+      
+      # show todo in context
       page.delay(0.5) do
         page.call "todoItems.ensureContainerHeight", "c#{@original_item_context_id}items"
         if source_view_is(:todo) && @todo.active?
@@ -77,11 +88,14 @@ if @saved
     else
       page.replace dom_id(@todo), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
       page.visual_effect :highlight, dom_id(@todo), :duration => 3
-    end    
+    end
+    elsif source_view_is :stats
+      page.replace dom_id(@todo), :partial => 'todos/todo', :locals => { :parent_container_type => parent_container_type }
+      page.visual_effect :highlight, dom_id(@todo), :duration => 3    
   else
     logger.error "unexpected source_view '#{params[:_source_view]}'"
   end
-  
+
 else
   page.show 'error_status'
   page.replace_html 'error_status', "#{error_messages_for('todo')}"