diff --git a/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptcode.swg b/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptcode.swg
index 59b071c89..c2b6819d3 100644
--- a/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptcode.swg
+++ b/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptcode.swg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %fragment("JS_ctordefn", "templates") %{
-v8::Handle<v8::Value> $jsmangledname_new(const v8::Arguments& args) {
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> $jswrapper(const v8::Arguments& args) {
   v8::HandleScope scope;
   v8::Handle<v8::Object> self = args.Holder();
   $jslocals
@@ -8,13 +8,21 @@ v8::Handle<v8::Value> $jsmangledname_new(const v8::Arguments& args) {
   return scope.Close(self);
   goto fail;
 fail:
-  return scope.Close(v8::Undefined);
+  return scope.Close(v8::Undefined());
+}%}
+
+%fragment ("JS_veto_ctor", "templates")
+%{
+v8::Handle<v8::Value> $jsctor(const v8::Arguments& args) {
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  SWIG_exception(SWIG_ERROR, "Class $jsname can not be instantiated");
+  return scope.Close(v8::Undefined());
 }%}
 
 %fragment("JS_getproperty", "templates") %{
 v8::Handle<v8::Value> $jsgetter(v8::Local<v8::String> property, const v8::AccessorInfo& info) {
   v8::HandleScope scope;
-  v8::Handle<v8::Object> jsresult;
+  v8::Handle<v8::Value> jsresult;
   $jslocals
   $jscode
   return scope.Close(jsresult);
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@ fail:
 %fragment("JS_functionwrapper", "templates") %{
 v8::Handle<v8::Value> $jswrapper(const v8::Arguments &args) {
   v8::HandleScope scope;
-  v8::Handle<v8::Object> jsresult;
+  v8::Handle<v8::Value> jsresult;
   $jslocals
   $jscode
   return scope.Close(jsresult);
@@ -45,7 +53,6 @@ fail:
   return scope.Close(v8::Undefined());
 }%}
 
-// TODO: implement ctor overloading properly!
 %fragment ("JS_mainctordefn", "templates")
 %{
   // TODO: implement JS_mainctordefn
@@ -61,41 +68,41 @@ fail:
   // TODO: implement JS_destructordefn
 %}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_declare_class_template", "templates") %{
-v8::Persistent<v8::FunctionTemplate> SWIGV8_$jsmangledname;%}
+%fragment("jsv8_declare_class_template", "templates") 
+%{v8::Persistent<v8::FunctionTemplate> SWIGV8_$jsmangledname;%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_define_class_template", "templates") %{
-SWIGV8_$jsmangledname = SWIGV8_CreateClassTemplate("$jsname" , $jsmangledname_new);%}
+%fragment("jsv8_define_class_template", "templates") 
+%{SWIGV8_$jsmangledname = SWIGV8_CreateClassTemplate("$jsname" , $jsctor);%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_create_class_instance", "templates") %{
-v8::Handle<v8::Object> class_$jsmangledname = SWIGV8_$jsmangledname->GetFunction();%}
+%fragment("jsv8_create_class_instance", "templates") 
+%{v8::Handle<v8::Object> class_$jsmangledname = SWIGV8_$jsmangledname->GetFunction();%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_inherit", "templates") %{
-SWIGV8_$jsmangledname->Inherit(SWIGV8_$jsbaseclass);%}
+%fragment("jsv8_inherit", "templates") 
+%{SWIGV8_$jsmangledname->Inherit(SWIGV8_$jsbaseclass);%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_register_class", "templates") %{
-$jsparent->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol("$jsname"), class_$jsmangledname);%}
+%fragment("jsv8_register_class", "templates") 
+%{$jsparent->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol("$jsname"), class_$jsmangledname);%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_create_namespace", "templates") %{
-v8::Handle<v8::ObjectTemplate> $jsmangledname = v8::ObjectTemplate::New();%}
+%fragment("jsv8_create_namespace", "templates") 
+%{v8::Handle<v8::ObjectTemplate> $jsmangledname = v8::ObjectTemplate::New();%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_register_member_function", "templates") %{
-SWIGV8_AddMemberFunction(SWIGV8_$jsmangledname, "$jsname", $jswrapper);%}
+%fragment("jsv8_register_member_function", "templates") 
+%{SWIGV8_AddMemberFunction(SWIGV8_$jsmangledname, "$jsname", $jswrapper);%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_register_static_function", "templates") %{
-SWIGV8_AddGlobalFunction($jsparent, "$jsname", $jswrapper);%}
+%fragment("jsv8_register_static_function", "templates") 
+%{SWIGV8_AddGlobalFunction(SWIGV8_$jsparent, "$jsname", $jswrapper);%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_register_member_variable", "templates") %{
-SWIGV8_AddMemberVariable(SWIGV8_$jsmangledname, "$jsname", $jsgetter, $jssetter);%}
+%fragment("jsv8_register_member_variable", "templates")
+%{SWIGV8_AddMemberVariable(SWIGV8_$jsmangledname, "$jsname", $jsgetter, $jssetter);%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_register_static_variable", "templates") %{
-SWIGV8_AddGlobalVariable($jsparent, "$jsname", $jsgetter, $jssetter);%}
+%fragment("jsv8_register_static_variable", "templates") 
+%{SWIGV8_AddGlobalVariable(SWIGV8_$jsparent, "$jsname", $jsgetter, $jssetter);%}
 
-%fragment("jsv8_register_namespace", "templates") %{
-$jsparent->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol("$jsname", $jsmangledname->NewInstance()));%}
-
-%fragment("JS_initializer", "templates") %{
+%fragment("jsv8_register_namespace", "templates") 
+%{$jsparent->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol("$jsname"), $jsmangledname->NewInstance());%}
 
+%fragment("JS_initializer", "templates") 
+%{
 extern "C" {
 
 void $jsname_initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Context> context)
@@ -115,12 +122,12 @@ void $jsname_initialize(v8::Handle<v8::Context> context)
     /* setup inheritances */
     $jsv8inheritance
     
-    /* class instances */
-    $jsv8classinstances
-
     /* add static class functions and variables */
     $jsv8staticwrappers
     
+    /* class instances */
+    $jsv8classinstances
+    
     /* register classes */
     $jsv8registerclasses
     
diff --git a/Lib/javascript/v8/javascripthelpers.swg b/Lib/javascript/v8/javascripthelpers.swg
index 1159f7ef3..bd103702c 100644
--- a/Lib/javascript/v8/javascripthelpers.swg
+++ b/Lib/javascript/v8/javascripthelpers.swg
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ void SWIGV8_AddMemberFunction(v8::Handle<v8::FunctionTemplate> class_templ, cons
 /**
  * Registers a class method with given name for a given class template. 
  */
-void SWIGV8_AddGlobalFunction(v8::Handle<v8::ObjectTemplate> obj_templ, const char* symbol, v8::InvocationCallback _func) {
-    obj_templ->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol(symbol), v8::FunctionTemplate::New(_func)->GetFunction());
+void SWIGV8_AddGlobalFunction(v8::Handle<v8::FunctionTemplate> class_templ, const char* symbol, v8::InvocationCallback _func) {
+  v8::Handle<v8::ObjectTemplate> obj_templ = class_templ->InstanceTemplate();
+  obj_templ->Set(v8::String::NewSymbol(symbol), v8::FunctionTemplate::New(_func)->GetFunction());
 }
 
+
 /**
  * Registers a class property with given name for a given class template. 
  */
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@ void SWIGV8_AddMemberVariable(v8::Handle<v8::FunctionTemplate> class_templ, cons
 /**
  * Registers a class method with given name for a given class template. 
  */
-void SWIGV8_AddGlobalVariable(v8::Handle<v8::ObjectTemplate> obj_templ, const char* symbol, v8::AccessorGetter getter, v8::AccessorSetter setter) {
-    obj_templ->SetAccessor(v8::String::NewSymbol(symbol), getter, setter);
+void SWIGV8_AddGlobalVariable(v8::Handle<v8::FunctionTemplate> class_templ, const char* symbol, v8::AccessorGetter getter, v8::AccessorSetter setter) {
+  v8::Handle<v8::ObjectTemplate> obj_templ = class_templ->InstanceTemplate();
+  obj_templ->SetAccessor(v8::String::NewSymbol(symbol), getter, setter);
 }
 %} // v8_helper_functions
diff --git a/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptruntime.swg b/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptruntime.swg
index 15d8a35fc..e8b26892c 100644
--- a/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptruntime.swg
+++ b/Lib/javascript/v8/javascriptruntime.swg
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ typedef struct {
   bool swigCMemOwn;
   void *swigCObject;
   swig_type_info *info;
-}SWIG_PRV_DATA; 
+} SWIG_PRV_DATA; 
 %}
 
 %insert(runtime) %{
@@ -88,8 +88,27 @@ int SWIG_V8_ConvertPtr(v8::Handle<v8::Value> valRef, void** ptr, swig_type_info
 }
 
 v8::Handle<v8::Object> SWIG_V8_NewPointerObj(void *ptr, swig_type_info *info, int flags) {
-  // TODO: wrap ptr into an v8 object
-  return v8::Undefined();
+  v8::HandleScope scope;
+  
+  v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> class_templ;
+  if(info->clientdata == NULL) {
+    // TODO: get class template for unknown types
+    //class_templ = _SwigObject_classRef;
+  } else {
+    class_templ = *((v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate>*) info->clientdata);
+  }
+  
+  v8::Handle<v8::ObjectTemplate> inst_templ = class_templ->InstanceTemplate();
+  v8::Local<v8::Object> result = inst_templ->NewInstance();
+  
+  SWIG_PRV_DATA* cdata = (SWIG_PRV_DATA*) new SWIG_PRV_DATA;
+  cdata->swigCObject = ptr;  
+  cdata->swigCMemOwn = (flags & SWIG_POINTER_OWN) ? 1 : 0;
+  cdata->info = info;
+  
+  result->SetInternalField(0, v8::External::New(cdata));
+
+  return scope.Close(result);
 }
 
 #define SWIG_ConvertPtr(obj, ptr, info, flags)    SWIG_V8_ConvertPtr(obj, ptr, info, flags)
diff --git a/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx b/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx
index 3ccc9ffa4..14b2e7859 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/javascript.cxx
@@ -1708,21 +1708,29 @@ int V8Emitter::enterClass(Node *n)
   t_decl_class.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
       .pretty_print(f_class_templates);
 
-  // emit definition of v8 class template
-  Template t_def_class(getTemplate("jsv8_define_class_template"));
-  t_def_class.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
-      .replace(T_NAME, state.clazz(NAME))
-      .pretty_print(f_init_class_templates);
-
-  Template t_class_instance(getTemplate("jsv8_create_class_instance"));
-  t_class_instance.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
-      .pretty_print(f_init_class_instances);
-
   return SWIG_OK;
 }
 
 int V8Emitter::exitClass(Node *n)
 {
+  if(GetFlag(state.clazz(), IS_ABSTRACT)) {
+    Template t_veto_ctor(getTemplate("JS_veto_ctor"));
+    t_veto_ctor.replace(T_CTOR, state.clazz(CTOR))
+      .replace(T_NAME, state.clazz(NAME))
+      .pretty_print(f_wrappers);
+  }
+  
+  // emit definition of v8 class template
+  Template t_def_class(getTemplate("jsv8_define_class_template"));
+  t_def_class.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
+      .replace(T_NAME, state.clazz(NAME))
+      .replace(T_CTOR, state.clazz(CTOR))
+      .pretty_print(f_init_class_templates);
+
+  Template t_class_instance(getTemplate("jsv8_create_class_instance"));
+  t_class_instance.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
+      .pretty_print(f_init_class_instances);
+  
   //  emit inheritance setup
   Node* baseClass = getBaseClass(n);
   if(baseClass) {
@@ -1759,14 +1767,11 @@ int V8Emitter::exitVariable(Node* n)
   if(GetFlag(n, "ismember")) {
     if(GetFlag(state.variable(), IS_STATIC)) {
       Template t_register(getTemplate("jsv8_register_static_variable"));
-      String *class_instance = NewString("");
-      Printf(class_instance, "class_%s", state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED));
-      t_register.replace(T_PARENT, class_instance)
+      t_register.replace(T_PARENT, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
           .replace(T_NAME, state.variable(NAME))
           .replace(T_GETTER, state.variable(GETTER))
           .replace(T_SETTER, state.variable(SETTER))
           .pretty_print(f_init_static_wrappers);
-      Delete(class_instance);
     } else {
       Template t_register(getTemplate("jsv8_register_member_variable"));
       t_register.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
@@ -1779,7 +1784,7 @@ int V8Emitter::exitVariable(Node* n)
     // Note: a global variable is treated like a static variable
     //       with the parent being a nspace object (instead of class object) 
     Template t_register(getTemplate("jsv8_register_static_variable"));
-    t_register.replace(T_PARENT, Getattr(current_namespace, "name"))
+    t_register.replace(T_PARENT, Getattr(current_namespace, NAME))
         .replace(T_NAME, state.variable(NAME))
         .replace(T_GETTER, state.variable(GETTER))
         .replace(T_SETTER, state.variable(SETTER))
@@ -1802,16 +1807,13 @@ int V8Emitter::exitFunction(Node* n)
   if(GetFlag(n, "ismember")) {
     if(GetFlag(state.function(), IS_STATIC)) {
       Template t_register(getTemplate("jsv8_register_static_function"));
-      String *class_instance = NewString("");
-      Printf(class_instance, "class_%s", state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED));
-      t_register.replace(T_PARENT, class_instance)
+      t_register.replace(T_PARENT, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
           .replace(T_NAME, state.function(NAME))
           .replace(T_WRAPPER, Getattr(n, "wrap:name"));
       Printv(f_init_static_wrappers, t_register.str(), 0);
-      Delete(class_instance);
     } else {
       Template t_register(getTemplate("jsv8_register_member_function"));
-      t_register.replace(T_PARENT, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
+      t_register.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, state.clazz(NAME_MANGLED))
           .replace(T_NAME, state.function(NAME))
           .replace(T_WRAPPER, Getattr(n, "wrap:name"));
       Printv(f_init_wrappers, t_register.str(), "\n", 0);
@@ -1820,7 +1822,7 @@ int V8Emitter::exitFunction(Node* n)
     // Note: a global function is treated like a static function
     //       with the parent being a nspace object instead of class object 
     Template t_register(getTemplate("jsv8_register_static_function"));
-    t_register.replace(T_PARENT, Getattr(current_namespace, "name"))
+    t_register.replace(T_PARENT, Getattr(current_namespace, NAME))
         .replace(T_NAME, state.function(NAME))
         .replace(T_WRAPPER, Getattr(n, "wrap:name"));
     Printv(f_init_wrappers, t_register.str(), 0);
@@ -1881,21 +1883,27 @@ void V8Emitter::marshalInputArgs(Node *n, ParmList *parms, Wrapper *wrapper, Mar
 }
 
 int V8Emitter::emitNamespaces() {
-// TODO: handle namespaces:
-/*
-    // create namespace object and register it to the parent scope
-    Template t_create_ns(getTemplate(V8_CREATE_NAMESPACE));
-    t_create_ns.Replace(V8_MANGLED_NAME, scope_mangled);
-    
-    Template t_register_ns(getTemplate(V8_REGISTER_NAMESPACE));
-    t_register_ns.Replace(V8_MANGLED_NAME, scope_mangled)
-        .Replace(V8_CONTEXT, parent_scope_mangled)
-        .Replace(V8_UNQUALIFIED_NAME, scope_unqualified);
+  Iterator it;
+  for (it = First(namespaces); it.item; it = Next(it)) {
+    Hash *entry = it.item;
+    String *name = Getattr(entry, NAME);
+    String *name_mangled = Getattr(entry, NAME_MANGLED);
+    String *parent = Getattr(entry, PARENT);
+    String *parent_mangled = Swig_name_mangle(parent);
 
-    Printv(f_init_namespaces, t_create_ns.str(), 0);
+    // create namespace object and register it to the parent scope
+    Template t_create_ns(getTemplate("jsv8_create_namespace"));
+    t_create_ns.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, name_mangled)
+      .pretty_print(f_init_namespaces);
+
+    Template t_register_ns(getTemplate("jsv8_register_namespace"));
+    t_register_ns.replace(T_NAME_MANGLED, name_mangled)
+      .replace(T_NAME, name)
+      .replace(T_PARENT, parent_mangled);
+  
     // prepend in order to achieve reversed order of registration statements
     Insert(f_init_register_namespaces, 0, t_register_ns.str());
-*/
+  }  
   
   return SWIG_OK;
 }
@@ -2044,9 +2052,9 @@ String *Template::str() {
     String *pre_code = NewString("");
     String *post_code = NewString("");
     String *debug_code = NewString("");
-    Printf(pre_code, "//begin fragment(\"%s\")\n", templateName);
-    Printf(post_code, "//end fragment(\"%s\")\n", templateName);
-    Printf(debug_code, "%s\n%s\n%s", pre_code, code, post_code);
+    Printf(pre_code, "/* begin fragment(\"%s\") */", templateName);
+    Printf(post_code, "/* end fragment(\"%s\") */", templateName);
+    Printf(debug_code, "%s\n%s\n%s\n", pre_code, code, post_code);
 
     Delete(code);
     Delete(pre_code);