diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/analyse/SubstituteLibrary.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/analyse/SubstituteLibrary.java
index 4bc08685d..c83cdcaa6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/analyse/SubstituteLibrary.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/analyse/SubstituteLibrary.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package de.neemann.digital.analyse;
 
 import de.neemann.digital.core.element.ElementAttributes;
 import de.neemann.digital.core.element.ElementTypeDescription;
+import de.neemann.digital.core.element.Key;
 import de.neemann.digital.core.element.Keys;
 import de.neemann.digital.draw.elements.Circuit;
 import de.neemann.digital.draw.elements.PinException;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import de.neemann.digital.draw.library.CustomElement;
 import de.neemann.digital.draw.library.ElementLibrary;
 import de.neemann.digital.draw.library.ElementNotFoundException;
 import de.neemann.digital.draw.library.LibraryInterface;
+import de.neemann.digital.hdl.hgs.*;
 import de.neemann.digital.lang.Lang;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -40,7 +42,8 @@ public class SubstituteLibrary implements LibraryInterface {
                 .add(attr -> attr.get(Keys.WITH_ENABLE), new Substitute("T_FF_EN.dig"))
                 .add(attr -> true, new Substitute("T_FF.dig"))
         );
-        MAP.put("Counter", new SubstituteGenericBits("Counter.dig"));
+        MAP.put("Counter", new SubstituteGenericHGSParser("Counter.dig"));
+        MAP.put("CounterPreset", new SubstituteGenericHGSParser("CounterPreset.dig"));
     }
 
     private final ElementLibrary parent;
@@ -172,7 +175,7 @@ public class SubstituteLibrary implements LibraryInterface {
                     c);
         }
 
-        private void generify(ElementAttributes attr, Circuit circuit) {
+        private void generify(ElementAttributes attr, Circuit circuit) throws IOException {
             for (VisualElement v : circuit.getElements()) {
                 String gen = v.getElementAttributes().get(Keys.GENERIC).trim();
                 if (!gen.isEmpty())
@@ -180,19 +183,56 @@ public class SubstituteLibrary implements LibraryInterface {
             }
         }
 
-        abstract void generify(ElementAttributes sourceAttributes, String gen, ElementAttributes nodeAttributes);
+        abstract void generify(ElementAttributes sourceAttributes, String gen, ElementAttributes nodeAttributes) throws IOException;
     }
 
-    private static class SubstituteGenericBits extends SubstituteGeneric {
+    private static class SubstituteGenericHGSParser extends SubstituteGeneric {
+        private final HashMap<String, Statement> map;
 
-        private SubstituteGenericBits(String filename) {
+        private SubstituteGenericHGSParser(String filename) {
             super(filename);
+            map = new HashMap<>();
         }
 
         @Override
-        void generify(ElementAttributes sourceAttributes, String gen, ElementAttributes nodeAttributes) {
-            if (gen.equals("bits"))
-                nodeAttributes.setBits(sourceAttributes.getBits());
+        void generify(ElementAttributes sourceAttributes, String gen, ElementAttributes nodeAttributes) throws IOException {
+            try {
+                Statement s = map.get(gen);
+                if (s == null) {
+                    LOGGER.info("generic: " + gen);
+                    s = new Parser(gen).parse(false);
+                    map.put(gen, s);
+                }
+                Context context = new Context()
+                        .declareVar("orig", sourceAttributes)
+                        .declareVar("this", new AllowSetAttributes(nodeAttributes));
+                s.execute(context);
+            } catch (ParserException | HGSEvalException e) {
+                throw new IOException(e);
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private static final class AllowSetAttributes implements HGSMap {
+        private final ElementAttributes attr;
+
+        private AllowSetAttributes(ElementAttributes attr) {
+            this.attr = attr;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void hgsMapPut(String key, Object val) throws HGSEvalException {
+            Key k = Keys.getKeyByName(key);
+            if (k == null) {
+                throw new HGSEvalException("key " + key + " is invalid");
+            } else
+                attr.set(k, val);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Object hgsMapGet(String key) {
+            return attr.hgsMapGet(key);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
index 6cae93e16..5659a5779 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/core/element/Keys.java
@@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ public final class Keys {
             new Key.KeyFile("toolChainConfig", new File("")).setSecondary().setRequiresRestart();
 
     /**
-     * Selects the midi channel
+     * Used to input statements to generify a circuit.
      */
     public static final Key<String> GENERIC =
-            new Key<>("generic", "").allowGroupEdit();
+            new Key.LongString("generic").allowGroupEdit();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/Parser.java b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/Parser.java
index c6b012137..5c62c3599 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/Parser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/Parser.java
@@ -100,14 +100,28 @@ public class Parser {
      * @throws ParserException ParserException
      */
     public Statement parse() throws IOException, ParserException {
-        Statements s = new Statements();
-        String text = tok.readText();
-        if (nextIs(SUB))
-            text = Value.trimRight(text);
+        return parse(true);
+    }
 
-        if (text.length() > 0) {
-            String t = text;
-            s.add(c -> c.print(t));
+    /**
+     * Parses the given template source
+     *
+     * @param startsWithText true if code starts with text.
+     * @return the Statement to execute
+     * @throws IOException     IOException
+     * @throws ParserException ParserException
+     */
+    public Statement parse(boolean startsWithText) throws IOException, ParserException {
+        Statements s = new Statements();
+        if (startsWithText) {
+            String text = tok.readText();
+            if (nextIs(SUB))
+                text = Value.trimRight(text);
+
+            if (text.length() > 0) {
+                String t = text;
+                s.add(c -> c.print(t));
+            }
         }
         while (!nextIs(EOF)) {
             if (nextIs(STATIC)) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/analyser/Counter.dig b/src/main/resources/analyser/Counter.dig
index 4b6c7ae1a..807ae8b4c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/analyser/Counter.dig
+++ b/src/main/resources/analyser/Counter.dig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>generic</string>
-          <string>bits</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="540" y="160"/>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>generic</string>
-          <string>bits</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="440" y="160"/>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>generic</string>
-          <string>bits</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="360" y="140"/>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>generic</string>
-          <string>bits</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="340" y="200"/>
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>generic</string>
-          <string>bits</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="300" y="120"/>
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>generic</string>
-          <string>bits</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="220" y="160"/>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>generic</string>
-          <string>bits</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="200" y="180"/>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/analyser/CounterPreset.dig b/src/main/resources/analyser/CounterPreset.dig
index 4fc9296bb..f619bc067 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/analyser/CounterPreset.dig
+++ b/src/main/resources/analyser/CounterPreset.dig
@@ -11,17 +11,25 @@
           <string>en</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="40" y="540"/>
+      <pos x="-60" y="560"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Clock</elementName>
       <elementAttributes>
+        <entry>
+          <string>runRealTime</string>
+          <boolean>true</boolean>
+        </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>Label</string>
           <string>C</string>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>Frequency</string>
+          <int>2</int>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="40" y="460"/>
+      <pos x="-60" y="460"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>In</elementName>
@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@
           <string>dir</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="40" y="240"/>
+      <pos x="-60" y="260"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Out</elementName>
@@ -44,6 +52,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="660" y="180"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@
           <string>ovf</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="660" y="520"/>
+      <pos x="660" y="540"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>D_FF</elementName>
@@ -68,6 +80,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="560" y="180"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -78,6 +94,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="400" y="140"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -88,6 +108,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="320" y="120"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -98,13 +122,17 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="140" y="160"/>
+      <pos x="40" y="160"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Ground</elementName>
       <elementAttributes/>
-      <pos x="120" y="220"/>
+      <pos x="20" y="220"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Const</elementName>
@@ -113,13 +141,17 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="40" y="160"/>
+      <pos x="-60" y="160"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>And</elementName>
       <elementAttributes/>
-      <pos x="360" y="500"/>
+      <pos x="360" y="520"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Multiplexer</elementName>
@@ -128,8 +160,12 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="60" y="160"/>
+      <pos x="-40" y="160"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Const</elementName>
@@ -142,8 +178,12 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="40" y="200"/>
+      <pos x="-60" y="200"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>In</elementName>
@@ -160,6 +200,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="460" y="240"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -170,22 +214,35 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="240" y="480"/>
+      <pos x="240" y="500"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Const</elementName>
       <elementAttributes>
         <entry>
           <string>Value</string>
-          <long>9</long>
+          <long>15</long>
         </entry>
         <entry>
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;
+if (orig.maxValue=0) {
+    this.Value=(1&lt;&lt;orig.Bits)-1;
+} else {
+     this.Value=orig.maxValue;
+}</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="40" y="500"/>
+      <pos x="-60" y="500"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Or</elementName>
@@ -204,6 +261,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="280" y="200"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -218,6 +279,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="260" y="200"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -231,7 +296,7 @@
           </inverterConfig>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="120" y="300"/>
+      <pos x="20" y="300"/>
     </visualElement>
     <visualElement>
       <elementName>Multiplexer</elementName>
@@ -240,6 +305,10 @@
           <string>Bits</string>
           <int>4</int>
         </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
       <pos x="480" y="160"/>
     </visualElement>
@@ -265,7 +334,43 @@
           <string>clr</string>
         </entry>
       </elementAttributes>
-      <pos x="40" y="420"/>
+      <pos x="-60" y="420"/>
+    </visualElement>
+    <visualElement>
+      <elementName>Multiplexer</elementName>
+      <elementAttributes>
+        <entry>
+          <string>Bits</string>
+          <int>4</int>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>flipSelPos</string>
+          <boolean>true</boolean>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
+      </elementAttributes>
+      <pos x="160" y="500"/>
+    </visualElement>
+    <visualElement>
+      <elementName>Const</elementName>
+      <elementAttributes>
+        <entry>
+          <string>Value</string>
+          <long>0</long>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>Bits</string>
+          <int>4</int>
+        </entry>
+        <entry>
+          <string>generic</string>
+          <string>this.Bits=orig.Bits;</string>
+        </entry>
+      </elementAttributes>
+      <pos x="140" y="540"/>
     </visualElement>
   </visualElements>
   <wires>
@@ -274,48 +379,44 @@
       <p2 x="480" y="160"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="120" y="160"/>
-      <p2 x="140" y="160"/>
+      <p1 x="20" y="160"/>
+      <p2 x="40" y="160"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="40" y="160"/>
-      <p2 x="60" y="160"/>
+      <p1 x="-60" y="160"/>
+      <p2 x="-40" y="160"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="200" y="160"/>
+      <p1 x="100" y="160"/>
       <p2 x="320" y="160"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="220" y="480"/>
-      <p2 x="240" y="480"/>
-    </wire>
-    <wire>
-      <p1 x="180" y="320"/>
+      <p1 x="80" y="320"/>
       <p2 x="300" y="320"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="40" y="420"/>
-      <p2 x="80" y="420"/>
+      <p1 x="-60" y="420"/>
+      <p2 x="-20" y="420"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="80" y="420"/>
+      <p1 x="-20" y="420"/>
       <p2 x="400" y="420"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="420" y="520"/>
-      <p2 x="440" y="520"/>
+      <p1 x="-60" y="260"/>
+      <p2 x="-20" y="260"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="440" y="520"/>
-      <p2 x="660" y="520"/>
+      <p1 x="-20" y="260"/>
+      <p2 x="180" y="260"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="120" y="200"/>
-      <p2 x="140" y="200"/>
+      <p1 x="20" y="200"/>
+      <p2 x="40" y="200"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="40" y="200"/>
-      <p2 x="60" y="200"/>
+      <p1 x="-60" y="200"/>
+      <p2 x="-40" y="200"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="260" y="200"/>
@@ -329,20 +430,36 @@
       <p1 x="460" y="200"/>
       <p2 x="480" y="200"/>
     </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="300" y="520"/>
+      <p2 x="360" y="520"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="200" y="520"/>
+      <p2 x="240" y="520"/>
+    </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="360" y="140"/>
       <p2 x="400" y="140"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="40" y="460"/>
+      <p1 x="-60" y="460"/>
       <p2 x="540" y="460"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="80" y="300"/>
-      <p2 x="120" y="300"/>
+      <p1 x="-20" y="300"/>
+      <p2 x="20" y="300"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="120" y="80"/>
+      <p1 x="-60" y="560"/>
+      <p2 x="340" y="560"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="340" y="560"/>
+      <p2 x="360" y="560"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="20" y="80"/>
       <p2 x="220" y="80"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
@@ -350,12 +467,20 @@
       <p2 x="640" y="80"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="40" y="240"/>
-      <p2 x="80" y="240"/>
+      <p1 x="100" y="240"/>
+      <p2 x="280" y="240"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="200" y="240"/>
-      <p2 x="280" y="240"/>
+      <p1 x="-60" y="500"/>
+      <p2 x="100" y="500"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="220" y="500"/>
+      <p2 x="240" y="500"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="100" y="500"/>
+      <p2 x="160" y="500"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="620" y="180"/>
@@ -366,8 +491,8 @@
       <p2 x="400" y="180"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="100" y="180"/>
-      <p2 x="140" y="180"/>
+      <p1 x="0" y="180"/>
+      <p2 x="40" y="180"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="520" y="180"/>
@@ -378,32 +503,24 @@
       <p2 x="660" y="180"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="300" y="500"/>
-      <p2 x="360" y="500"/>
-    </wire>
-    <wire>
-      <p1 x="40" y="500"/>
-      <p2 x="200" y="500"/>
-    </wire>
-    <wire>
-      <p1 x="200" y="500"/>
-      <p2 x="240" y="500"/>
-    </wire>
-    <wire>
-      <p1 x="80" y="340"/>
-      <p2 x="100" y="340"/>
+      <p1 x="-20" y="340"/>
+      <p2 x="0" y="340"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="220" y="120"/>
       <p2 x="320" y="120"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="40" y="540"/>
-      <p2 x="340" y="540"/>
+      <p1 x="140" y="540"/>
+      <p2 x="160" y="540"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="340" y="540"/>
-      <p2 x="360" y="540"/>
+      <p1 x="420" y="540"/>
+      <p2 x="440" y="540"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="440" y="540"/>
+      <p2 x="660" y="540"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="320" y="220"/>
@@ -418,12 +535,12 @@
       <p2 x="420" y="340"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="360" y="180"/>
-      <p2 x="360" y="220"/>
+      <p1 x="100" y="240"/>
+      <p2 x="100" y="500"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="200" y="240"/>
-      <p2 x="200" y="500"/>
+      <p1 x="360" y="180"/>
+      <p2 x="360" y="220"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="300" y="240"/>
@@ -438,16 +555,16 @@
       <p2 x="400" y="420"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="80" y="200"/>
-      <p2 x="80" y="240"/>
+      <p1 x="-20" y="200"/>
+      <p2 x="-20" y="260"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="80" y="340"/>
-      <p2 x="80" y="420"/>
+      <p1 x="-20" y="340"/>
+      <p2 x="-20" y="420"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
-      <p1 x="80" y="240"/>
-      <p2 x="80" y="300"/>
+      <p1 x="-20" y="260"/>
+      <p2 x="-20" y="300"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="500" y="200"/>
@@ -455,19 +572,23 @@
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="340" y="160"/>
-      <p2 x="340" y="540"/>
+      <p2 x="340" y="560"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="20" y="80"/>
+      <p2 x="20" y="160"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="20" y="200"/>
+      <p2 x="20" y="220"/>
+    </wire>
+    <wire>
+      <p1 x="180" y="260"/>
+      <p2 x="180" y="500"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="440" y="400"/>
-      <p2 x="440" y="520"/>
-    </wire>
-    <wire>
-      <p1 x="120" y="80"/>
-      <p2 x="120" y="160"/>
-    </wire>
-    <wire>
-      <p1 x="120" y="200"/>
-      <p2 x="120" y="220"/>
+      <p2 x="440" y="540"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="220" y="80"/>
@@ -475,7 +596,7 @@
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="220" y="120"/>
-      <p2 x="220" y="480"/>
+      <p2 x="220" y="500"/>
     </wire>
     <wire>
       <p1 x="540" y="200"/>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml
index 0a62f33c0..005d9eab2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_de.xml
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ Sind evtl. die Namen der Variablen nicht eindeutig?</string>
         Erlaubt den Start externer Tools, um z.B. einen FPGA zu programmieren o.ä.</string>
 
     <string name="key_generic">Generisch</string>
-    <string name="key_generic_tt">String für das Erzeugen generischer Schaltungen.</string>
+    <string name="key_generic_tt">Anweisung um eine generische Schaltung anzupassen.</string>
 
     <string name="mod_insertWire">Leitung eingefügt.</string>
     <string name="mod_insertCopied">Aus Zwischenablage eingefügt.</string>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml
index 23e46c50f..12b4fa5d9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/lang/lang_en.xml
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@
         Allows the start of external tools, e.g. to program an FPGA or similar.</string>
 
     <string name="key_generic">Generic</string>
-    <string name="key_generic_tt">String used to create generic circuits.</string>
+    <string name="key_generic_tt">Statements used to generify a circuit.</string>
 
     <string name="mod_insertWire">Inserted wire.</string>
     <string name="mod_insertCopied">Insert from clipboard.</string>
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/ParserTest.java b/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/ParserTest.java
index 8f9b4bd99..bfe6abd61 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/ParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/neemann/digital/hdl/hgs/ParserTest.java
@@ -189,12 +189,18 @@ public class ParserTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals("Hello World!", exec("Hello World!", new Context()).toString());
     }
 
-
     public void testParseTemplateTextOnly() throws IOException, ParserException, HGSEvalException {
         assertEquals("Hello World!", exec("Hello World!").toString());
         assertEquals("Hello < < World!", exec("Hello < < World!").toString());
     }
 
+    public void testParseCommandsOnly() throws IOException, ParserException, HGSEvalException {
+        Statement s = new Parser("a:=2; b:=a*a;").parse(false);
+        Context context = new Context();
+        s.execute(context);
+        assertEquals(4L, context.getVar("b"));
+    }
+
     public void testParseTemplateVariable() throws IOException, ParserException, HGSEvalException {
         Context c = exec("Hello <? =a ?> World!", new Context().declareVar("a", "My"));
         assertEquals("Hello My World!", c.toString());