diff --git a/modules/base/tests/test_generic_property.cc b/modules/base/tests/test_generic_property.cc
index 754d5ead4438d6c8a9c5780170e625bf65983c72..48fa0d63addd1ff12f5e446a1f0a2e8586a7fcbd 100644
--- a/modules/base/tests/test_generic_property.cc
+++ b/modules/base/tests/test_generic_property.cc
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( test_generic_property )
 
   EntityView ev = eh.CreateFullView();
   ChainView chv = ev.FindChain("A");
-  ResidueView resv = ev.FindResidue(res);
-  AtomView atomv = ev.FindAtom(atom);
+  ResidueView resv = ev.ViewForHandle(res);
+  AtomView atomv = ev.ViewForHandle(atom);
 
   BOOST_CHECK(ev.GetStringProp("a")=="123");
   BOOST_CHECK(chv.GetFloatProp("b")==1.5);
diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/entity.cc b/modules/gfx/src/entity.cc
index 0154907216fc4940b726707307db806981cb7a2f..7920cd4eb8fdad036d4bed302dbbf9e845afadd0 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/entity.cc
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/entity.cc
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ bool Entity::OnSelect(const geom::Line3& line, geom::Vec3& result,
         return true;
       }
       if(smode==1) {
-        AtomView av = sel_.FindAtom(sel.GetHandle());
+        AtomView av = sel_.ViewForHandle(sel.GetHandle());
         if(av.IsValid()) {
           LOG_DEBUG("de-selected atom: " << sel);
           sel_.RemoveAtom(av);
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ bool Entity::OnSelect(const geom::Line3& line, geom::Vec3& result,
         }
         result = sel.GetPos();
       } else if(smode==2) {
-        AtomView av=sel_.FindAtom(sel);
-        ResidueView rv=sel_.FindResidue(sel.GetResidue());
+        AtomView av=sel_.ViewForHandle(sel);
+        ResidueView rv=sel_.ViewForHandle(sel.GetResidue());
         if(av.IsValid() && rv.IsValid()) {
           LOG_DEBUG("de-selected residue: " << sel.GetResidue());
           sel_.RemoveResidue(rv);
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ bool Entity::OnSelect(const geom::Line3& line, geom::Vec3& result,
           return false;
         }
         ChainHandle chain=sel.GetHandle().GetResidue().GetChain();
-        ChainView cv = sel_.FindChain(chain);
+        ChainView cv = sel_.ViewForHandle(chain);
         if(cv.IsValid()) {
           LOG_DEBUG("de-selected chain: " << chain);
           sel_.RemoveChain(cv);
diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc b/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc
index ad9e8c961b0cedea3073cdd8183fc636662b5397..9ff14e1f45280f6e9be0ccac54c1a7507586cee1 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/impl/backbone_trace.cc
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ BackboneTrace BackboneTrace::CreateSubset(const mol::EntityView& subview)
     NodeEntryList new_nlist;
     const NodeEntryList& nlist=*nitnit;
     for(NodeEntryList::const_iterator nit=nlist.begin();nit!=nlist.end();++nit) {
-      if(subview.FindAtom(nit->atom).IsValid()) {
+      if(subview.ViewForHandle(nit->atom).IsValid()) {
         if(!new_nlist.empty()) {
           if(!in_sequence(new_nlist.back().atom.GetResidue(),nit->atom.GetResidue(),seq_hack_)) {
             if(new_nlist.size()>1) {
diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/impl/connect_renderer_base.cc b/modules/gfx/src/impl/connect_renderer_base.cc
index fd70d9968b67270d14c837de128fcbce9a003460..5f0ed4a6b8f821866eb587ac7110a0df28a307d4 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/impl/connect_renderer_base.cc
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/impl/connect_renderer_base.cc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ inline void apply_color_op(ConnectRendererBase* rend, GfxView* v, T1 get_col, co
     view = op.GetView();
   }
   for(AtomEntryMap::iterator it=v->atom_map.begin();it!=v->atom_map.end();++it){
-    if(view.FindAtom(it->second.atom)){
+    if(view.ViewForHandle(it->second.atom)){
       it->second.color=get_col.ColorOfAtom(it->second.atom).second;
     }
   }
diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/impl/line_trace_renderer.cc b/modules/gfx/src/impl/line_trace_renderer.cc
index 8e650b9876e4ee1d065bde84962bd75a7377702f..bb6622ac84e6de1d5138c3810760975d2744dffb 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/impl/line_trace_renderer.cc
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/impl/line_trace_renderer.cc
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void LineTraceRenderer::PrepareRendering(const BackboneTrace& trace_subset,
         if(nl.size()<1) continue;
         for(unsigned int i=0;i<nl.size();++i) {
           const NodeEntry& entry=nl[i];
-          if(sel_.FindAtom(entry.atom).IsValid()) {
+          if(sel_.ViewForHandle(entry.atom).IsValid()) {
             geom::Vec3 apos = entry.atom.GetPos();
             VertexID p0=va.Add(apos, geom::Vec3(),sel_clr);
             if(i>0) {
diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer.cc b/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer.cc
index 49ee1c7ab258f9b51aa2432d019b78f809a3fd43..f901c77cdf7fa93424bcf6557e02557fd67377f3 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer.cc
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void TraceRenderer::PrepareRendering(BackboneTrace& trace_subset,
         const NodeEntryList& nl=trace_subset.GetList(node_list);
         for(unsigned int i=0;i<nl.size();++i) {
           mol::AtomHandle ah=nl[i].atom;
-          if(sel_.FindAtom(ah).IsValid()) {
+          if(sel_.ViewForHandle(ah).IsValid()) {
             geom::Vec3 apos = ah.GetPos();
             va.AddSphere(SpherePrim(apos,
                                     options_->GetTubeRadius()+0.05,
diff --git a/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer_base.cc b/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer_base.cc
index b77b426913f5aaab3628371554d842e0d31932c6..1b4c47fe5320f3a118d8ffff66a26412640b9201 100644
--- a/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer_base.cc
+++ b/modules/gfx/src/impl/trace_renderer_base.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ inline void apply_color_op(TraceRendererBase* rend, BackboneTrace& trace_subset,
     for (int node_list=0; node_list<trace_subset.GetListCount(); ++node_list) {
       NodeEntryList& nl=trace_subset.GetList(node_list);
       for (unsigned int i=0; i<nl.size();++i) {
-        if(view.FindAtom(nl[i].atom)){
+        if(view.ViewForHandle(nl[i].atom)){
           std::pair<bool,Color> clr =get_col.ColorOfAtom(nl[i].atom);
           if(clr.first) {
             set_node_entry_color(nl[i],mask,clr.second);
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/gl_canvas.cc b/modules/gui/src/gl_canvas.cc
index 2d631931bafc912c9137587f28df24c1b9a0b9c0..f94bff0458c4fbfe746c489e424ebc467c9137d2 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/gl_canvas.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/gl_canvas.cc
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void GLCanvas::CopySelectionToClipboard()
       if (!rv.IsPeptideLinking() || rv.GetOneLetterCode()=='?')
         continue;      
       seq1 << rv.GetOneLetterCode();
-      if (sel.FindResidue(rv.GetHandle()).IsValid()) {
+      if (sel.ViewForHandle(rv.GetHandle()).IsValid()) {
         seq2 << rv.GetOneLetterCode();
       } else {
         seq2 << '-';
diff --git a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.cc b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.cc
index f9303f8ddce335f16dbf4fd4f48cef5eb3bfaa16..97993f0cdf11d45967377249f0793cf01e37ea50 100644
--- a/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.cc
+++ b/modules/gui/src/sequence_viewer/sequence_view_object.cc
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ QMap<int, QList<int> > SequenceViewObject::GetIndexesForView(const mol::EntityVi
           // for each residue in the selection deduce index in sequence
           for (mol::ResidueViewList::const_iterator j=src_chain.GetResidueList().begin(),
              e2=src_chain.GetResidueList().end(); j!=e2; ++j) {
-            mol::ResidueView dst_res=dst_chain.FindResidue(j->GetHandle());
+            mol::ResidueView dst_res=dst_chain.ViewForHandle(j->GetHandle());
             assert(dst_res.IsValid());
             int p=dst_res.GetIndex()+1;
             assert(p>=0 && p<=seq.GetLength());
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain_view.cc b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain_view.cc
index e8c54c9a4a9436585531da168bdcbeab4130d3b2..70ee5d1d1a216c56ad6757ffa681094141d85b41 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain_view.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_chain_view.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ typedef ResidueView (ChainView::*RnumMethod)(const ResNum&) const;
 typedef ResidueView (ChainView::*HandleMethod)(const ResidueHandle&) const;
 
 RnumMethod rnum_find_residue=&ChainView::FindResidue;
-HandleMethod handle_find_residue=&ChainView::FindResidue;    
+HandleMethod handle_find_residue=&ChainView::FindResidue;
+HandleMethod view_for_rh=&ChainView::ViewForHandle;
 
 typedef ResidueView (ChainView::*HM)(const ResidueHandle&, ViewAddFlags);
 typedef ResidueView (ChainView::*VM)(const ResidueView&, ViewAddFlags);
@@ -48,9 +49,11 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_add_atom_overloads,
                                       ChainView::AddAtom, 1, 2)
                                       
 AtomView (ChainView::*find_atom_a)(const ResNum&, const String&) const=&ChainView::FindAtom;
-AtomView (ChainView::*find_atom_b)(const AtomHandle&) const=&ChainView::FindAtom;                                      
+AtomView (ChainView::*find_atom_b)(const AtomHandle&) const=&ChainView::FindAtom;
+AtomView (ChainView::*view_for_ah)(const AtomHandle&) const=&ChainView::ViewForHandle;
 typedef EntityView (ChainView::*QueryMethod)(const Query&, uint) const;
 typedef EntityView (ChainView::*StringMethod)(const String&, uint) const;  
+
 QueryMethod select_query=&ChainView::Select;
 StringMethod select_string=&ChainView::Select;
 }
@@ -71,8 +74,10 @@ void export_ChainView()
     .def("GetEntity", &ChainView::GetEntity)
     .def("FindResidue",rnum_find_residue, arg("residue_number"))
     .def("FindResidue", handle_find_residue, arg("residue_handle"))
+    .def("ViewForHandle", view_for_rh, arg("residue_handle"))
     .def("FindAtom", find_atom_a)
-    .def("FindAtom", find_atom_b)    
+    .def("FindAtom", find_atom_b)
+    .def("ViewForHandle", view_for_ah)
     .def("AddAtom", &ChainView::AddAtom, 
          X_add_atom_overloads(args("atom_handle", "view_add_flags")))
     .def("AddResidue", hm, 
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_entity_view.cc b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_entity_view.cc
index e0b4c9b097097d4dbfd7dcf50ae7b6f8c8d9c184..9d724a57982f024103e2949ad56b7eda5e57eea4 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_entity_view.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_entity_view.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ VM vm=&EntityView::AddChain;
 HM hm=&EntityView::AddChain;
 
 HandleMethod find_chain_hnd=&EntityView::FindChain;
+HandleMethod view_for_ch=&EntityView::ViewForHandle;
 StringMethod find_chain_str=&EntityView::FindChain;
 QSMethod select_string=&EntityView::Select;
 QueryMethod  select_query=&EntityView::Select;
@@ -91,8 +92,16 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_add_chain_overloads,
 BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_add_atom_overloads,
                                       EntityView::AddAtom, 1, 2)
 
-AtomView (EntityView::*find_atom_a)(const String&, const ResNum&, const String&) const=&EntityView::FindAtom;
+AtomView (EntityView::*find_atom_a)(const String&, const ResNum&,
+                                    const String&) const=&EntityView::FindAtom;
 AtomView (EntityView::*find_atom_b)(const AtomHandle&) const=&EntityView::FindAtom;
+AtomView (EntityView::*view_for_ah)(const AtomHandle&) const=&EntityView::ViewForHandle;
+
+ResidueView (EntityView::*find_res_a)(const ResidueHandle&) const=&EntityView::FindResidue;
+ResidueView (EntityView::*find_res_b)(const String&,
+                                      const ResNum&) const=&EntityView::FindResidue;
+
+ResidueView (EntityView::*view_for_rh)(const ResidueHandle&) const=&EntityView::ViewForHandle;
 }
 
 
@@ -115,9 +124,15 @@ void export_EntityView()
     .def("ExtendViewToResidues", &EntityView::ExtendViewToResidues)
     .def("ExtendViewToSurrounding", &EntityView::ExtendViewToSurrounding)
     .def("FindChain", find_chain_str)
-    .def("FindResidue", &EntityView::FindResidue)
+    .def("FindChain", find_chain_hnd)
+    .def("ViewForHandle", view_for_rh)
+    .def("ViewForHandle", view_for_ch)
     .def("FindAtom", find_atom_a)
-    .def("FindAtom", find_atom_b)    
+    .def("FindAtom", find_atom_b)
+    .def("FindResidue", find_res_a)
+    .def("FindResidue", find_res_b)
+
+    .def("ViewForHandle", view_for_ah)
     .def("GetAtomCount", &EntityView::GetAtomCount)
     .def("GetGeometricStart", geom_start<EntityView>)
     .def("GetGeometricEnd", geom_end<EntityView>)
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_residue_view.cc b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_residue_view.cc
index 89c6eddc428833b3dfe3d019b109b0e558c95ed7..79d167996ed18eb6d53d0ae57e66df3f8c2c695a 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_residue_view.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/pymod/export_residue_view.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ typedef AtomView (ResidueView::*HandleMethodNonConst)(const AtomHandle&, ViewAdd
 
 StringMethod string_find_atom=&ResidueView::FindAtom;
 HandleMethod handle_find_atom=&ResidueView::FindAtom;
+HandleMethod view_for_ah=&ResidueView::ViewForHandle;
 HandleMethodNonConst add_atom_handle=&ResidueView::AddAtom;
 ViewMethod add_atom_view=&ResidueView::AddAtom;
 BOOST_PYTHON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_OVERLOADS(X_add_atom_overloads,
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ void export_ResidueView()
     .def("AddAtom", add_atom_handle, X_add_atom_overloads(args("atom_handle", "flags")))
     .def("AddAtom", add_atom_view, X_add_atom_overloads(args("atom_view", "flags")))
     .def("FindAtom", handle_find_atom, args("atom_handle"))
+    .def("ViewForHandle", view_for_ah, arg("atom_handle"))
     .def("IsAtomIncluded", &ResidueView::IsAtomIncluded, args("atom_handle"))
     .def("GetIndex", &ResidueView::GetIndex)  
     .add_property("index", &ResidueView::GetIndex)
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/atom_view.cc b/modules/mol/base/src/atom_view.cc
index 2d81e4aec04be48a8310209fc05250139e71709e..ed16ac0f82f314a452cddbc8b35fd8fe5842b2ab 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/atom_view.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/atom_view.cc
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ mol::AtomViewList AtomView::GetBondPartners() const
   mol::BondHandleList::const_iterator i;
   for (i=data_->bonds.begin();i!=data_->bonds.end();++i) {
     if (i->GetFirst().GetHandle()!=this->GetHandle()) {
-      avl.push_back(this->GetEntity().FindAtom(i->GetFirst()));
+      avl.push_back(this->GetEntity().ViewForHandle(i->GetFirst()));
     } else {
-      avl.push_back(this->GetEntity().FindAtom(i->GetSecond()));
+      avl.push_back(this->GetEntity().ViewForHandle(i->GetSecond()));
     }
   }
   return avl;
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ void AtomView::RemoveBonds()
     BondHandle b=*i;
     AtomView av;
     if (b.GetFirst()==this->GetHandle()) {
-      av=ent.FindAtom(b.GetSecond());
+      av=ent.ViewForHandle(b.GetSecond());
     } else {
-      av=ent.FindAtom(b.GetFirst());
+      av=ent.ViewForHandle(b.GetFirst());
     }
     ent.RemoveBond(b);
   }
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.cc b/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.cc
index 4727e31ddce6764bcdfc0e78bb5e7c3c31e0d83f..355bd6cf5963f68a3a42fdf587c7ec60f2ed9c80 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.cc
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <limits>
-
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
+#include <ost/log.hh>
 #include <ost/mol/bond_handle.hh>
 #include <ost/mol/residue_handle.hh>
 #include <ost/mol/chain_view.hh>
@@ -176,7 +176,13 @@ ResidueView ChainView::FindResidue(const ResNum& number) const {
   }
 }
 
-ResidueView ChainView::FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& handle) const {
+ResidueView ChainView::FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& residue) const {
+  LOG_WARNING("ChainView::FindResidue(handle) is deprecated. "
+              "Use ChainView::ViewForHandle instead.");
+  return this->ViewForHandle(residue);
+}
+
+ResidueView ChainView::ViewForHandle(const ResidueHandle& handle) const {
   this->CheckValidity();  
   const ResidueViewList& l=data_->residues;
   ResidueViewList::const_iterator i;
@@ -187,7 +193,7 @@ ResidueView ChainView::FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& handle) const {
 
 bool ChainView::IsResidueIncluded(const ResidueHandle& handle) const {
   this->CheckValidity();  
-  return this->FindResidue(handle).IsValid();
+  return this->ViewForHandle(handle).IsValid();
 }
 
 ResidueView ChainView::AddResidue(const ResidueHandle& residue_handle, 
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ ResidueView ChainView::AddResidue(const ResidueHandle& residue_handle,
   this->CheckValidity();                                    
   ResidueView rv;
   if ((flags & ViewAddFlag::CHECK_DUPLICATES) && 
-      (rv=this->FindResidue(residue_handle)))
+      (rv=this->ViewForHandle(residue_handle)))
     return rv;
   rv=ResidueView(*this, residue_handle);
   if (!data_->residues.empty()) {
@@ -213,12 +219,18 @@ ResidueView ChainView::AddResidue(const ResidueHandle& residue_handle,
 }
 
 AtomView ChainView::FindAtom(const AtomHandle& atom) const {
+  LOG_WARNING("ChainView::FindAtom(handle) is deprecated. "
+              "Use ChainView::ViewForHandle instead.");
+  return this->ViewForHandle(atom);
+}
+
+AtomView ChainView::ViewForHandle(const AtomHandle& atom) const {
   ResidueHandle residue=atom.GetResidue();
   if (atom.GetEntity()!=this->GetEntity().GetHandle())
     return AtomView();
 
   ResidueView v=this->FindResidue(residue.GetNumber());
-  return v.IsValid() ? v.FindAtom(atom) : AtomView();
+  return v.IsValid() ? v.ViewForHandle(atom) : AtomView();
 }
 
 AtomView ChainView::AddAtom(const AtomHandle& atom_handle, 
@@ -262,7 +274,7 @@ ResidueView ChainView::AddResidue(const ResidueView& residue_view,
   this->CheckValidity();
   ResidueView rv;
   if ((flags & ViewAddFlag::CHECK_DUPLICATES) && 
-      (rv=this->FindResidue(residue_view.GetHandle()))) {
+      (rv=this->ViewForHandle(residue_view.GetHandle()))) {
     if (!(flags & ViewAddFlag::INCLUDE_ATOMS)) {
       return rv;
     }
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.hh b/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.hh
index 72ed7a72e47877f485931994c2d4f501bc95a925..70bd305aa1c17884f062a2b0721c97cb1cea7340 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.hh
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/chain_view.hh
@@ -125,12 +125,15 @@ public:
   ResidueView FindResidue(const ResNum& number) const;
     
   /// \brief Find view for given atom handle
-  AtomView FindAtom(const AtomHandle& atom) const;  
+  /// Deprecated: Use ViewForHandle instead
+  AtomView FindAtom(const AtomHandle& atom) const;
   
+  AtomView ViewForHandle(const AtomHandle& atom) const;
   AtomView FindAtom(const ResNum& num, const String& name) const;
   /// \brief Find residue by residue handle
-  ResidueView FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& handle) const;
+  ResidueView ViewForHandle(const ResidueHandle& handle) const;
   
+  ResidueView FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& handle) const;
   /// \brief Check whether the view includes the given residue.
   bool IsResidueIncluded(const ResidueHandle& handle) const;
   
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.cc b/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.cc
index a88f0b39553a438c0d51359fee91cacf9d85a7a1..d81940ee1bfc89228a9db78163ac410b95a96738 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
 // This file is part of the OpenStructure project <www.openstructure.org>
 //
 // Copyright (C) 2008-2011 by the OpenStructure authors
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ ChainView EntityView::AddChain(const ChainHandle& chain_handle,
   this->CheckValidity();
   ChainView cv;
   if (flags & ViewAddFlag::CHECK_DUPLICATES &&
-      (cv=this->FindChain(chain_handle)))
+      (cv=this->ViewForHandle(chain_handle)))
     return cv;
   cv=ChainView(*this, chain_handle);
   data_->chains.push_back(cv);
@@ -256,14 +257,14 @@ ChainView EntityView::FindChain(const String& chain_name) const{
 }
 
 
-ResidueView EntityView::FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& residue) const {
+ResidueView EntityView::ViewForHandle(const ResidueHandle& residue) const {
   ChainHandle chain=residue.GetChain();
-  ChainView v=this->FindChain(chain);
-  return v.IsValid() ? v.FindResidue(residue) : ResidueView();
+  ChainView v=this->ViewForHandle(chain);
+  return v.IsValid() ? v.ViewForHandle(residue) : ResidueView();
 }
 
 
-AtomView EntityView::FindAtom(const AtomHandle& atom) const 
+AtomView EntityView::ViewForHandle(const AtomHandle& atom) const
 {
   this->CheckValidity();
   return data_->ViewForHandle(atom);
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ EntityView EntityView::Select(const Query& query, QueryFlags flags) const
   return view;
 }
 
-ChainView EntityView::FindChain(const ChainHandle& chain) const {
+ChainView EntityView::ViewForHandle(const ChainHandle& chain) const {
   this->CheckValidity();
   ChainViewList::const_iterator i;
   i=std::find_if(data_->chains.begin(), data_->chains.end(),
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ ChainView EntityView::FindChain(const ChainHandle& chain) const {
 bool EntityView::IsChainIncluded(const ChainHandle& chain) const 
 {
   this->CheckValidity();
-  return this->FindChain(chain).IsValid();
+  return this->ViewForHandle(chain).IsValid();
 }
 
 
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ ChainView EntityView::AddChain(const ChainView& chain_view,
   this->CheckValidity();
   ChainView cv;
   if (flags & ViewAddFlag::CHECK_DUPLICATES &&
-     (cv=this->FindChain(chain_view.GetHandle()))) {
+     (cv=this->ViewForHandle(chain_view.GetHandle()))) {
     if (!(flags & ViewAddFlag::INCLUDE_RESIDUES)) {
       return cv;
     }
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@ AtomViewList EntityView::FindWithin(const geom::Vec3& center, Real radius) const
   AtomHandleList ahl=this->GetHandle().FindWithin(center, radius);
   AtomViewList avl;
   for (AtomHandleList::iterator i=ahl.begin(), e=ahl.end(); i!=e; ++i) {
-    if (AtomView v=this->FindAtom(*i)) {
+    if (AtomView v=this->ViewForHandle(*i)) {
       avl.push_back(v);
     }
   }
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ AtomView EntityView::AddXAtom(const AtomHandle& ah, ViewAddFlags flags)
 }
 AtomView EntityView::FindXAtom(const AtomHandle& ah)
 {
-  return this->FindAtom(ah);
+  return this->ViewForHandle(ah);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -737,6 +738,18 @@ AtomView EntityView::FindAtom(const String& chain_name,
   }
   return AtomView();
 }
+
+ResidueView EntityView::FindResidue(const String& chain,
+                                    const ResNum& num) const
+{
+  this->CheckValidity();
+  ChainView ch=this->FindChain(chain);
+  if (ch.IsValid()) {
+    return ch.FindResidue(num);
+ }
+  return ResidueView();
+}
+
 geom::AlignedCuboid EntityView::GetBounds() const
 {
   this->CheckValidity();
@@ -878,5 +891,26 @@ String EntityView::Dump() const
   return stream.str();
 }
 
+ChainView EntityView::FindChain(const ChainHandle& chain) const
+{
+  LOG_WARNING("EntityView::FindChain is deprecated. "
+              "Use EntityView::ViewForHandle instead");
+  return this->ViewForHandle(chain);
+}
+
+ResidueView EntityView::FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& residue) const
+{
+  LOG_WARNING("EntityView::FindResidue is deprecated. "
+              "Use EntityView::ViewForHandle instead");
+  return this->ViewForHandle(residue);
+}
+
+AtomView EntityView::FindAtom(const AtomHandle& atom) const
+{
+  LOG_WARNING("EntityView::FindAtom(handle) is deprecated. "
+              "Use EntityView::ViewForHandle instead");
+  return this->ViewForHandle(atom);
+}
+
 }} // ns
 
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.hh b/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.hh
index 6e5b2371695064033bfa4637d7a5e533e6c9957b..56136733b06abfca2abc5bf12c3f299f6de9e002 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.hh
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/entity_view.hh
@@ -221,16 +221,39 @@ public:
   ChainView FindChain(const String& chain_name) const;
 
   /// \brief Find atom for given residue handle
+  ///
+  /// deprecated. Use ViewForHandle instead
   ResidueView FindResidue(const ResidueHandle& residue) const;
 
+  ResidueView FindResidue(const String& chain, const ResNum& num) const;
+
+  /// \brief locate residue view for given residue handle
+  ///
+  /// returns an invalid ResidueView if the residue could not be
+  /// located in the structure
+  ResidueView ViewForHandle(const ResidueHandle& residue) const;
   /// \brief Find view for given atom handle
+  ///
+  /// deprecated. Use ViewForHandle instead
   AtomView FindAtom(const AtomHandle& atom) const;
+  AtomView ViewForHandle(const AtomHandle& atom) const;
 
+  /// \brief locate atom view for given atom handle
+  ///
+  /// returns an invalid AtomView if the residue could not be
+  /// located in the structure
   AtomView FindAtom(const String& chain_name, const ResNum& num,
                     const String& atom_name) const;
   /// \brief Find chain for given chain handle
-  ChainView FindChain(const ChainHandle& chain) const;
+  ///
+  /// deprecated: Use ViewForHandle instead
 
+  ChainView FindChain(const ChainHandle& chain) const;
+  /// \brief locate chain view for given chain handle
+  ///
+  /// returns an invalid AtomView if the residue could not be
+  /// located in the structure
+  ChainView ViewForHandle(const ChainHandle& chain) const;
   /// \brief  Check whether the view includes the given chain
   /// \return True, if the chain is included in the view, false if not.
   bool IsChainIncluded(const ChainHandle& chain) const;
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.cc b/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.cc
index 4bd75ba32e1701750d89a28a04ab9169c5ce9dc2..406854a1f0f077c61080c320320e82577765e625 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.cc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <limits>
 
 #include <boost/bind.hpp>
-
+#include <ost/log.hh>
 #include <ost/mol/bond_handle.hh>
 #include <ost/mol/chain_view.hh>
 #include <ost/mol/atom_view.hh>
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ AtomView ResidueView::AddAtom(const AtomHandle& atom_handle,
   this->CheckValidity();
   AtomView v;
   if ((flags & ViewAddFlag::CHECK_DUPLICATES) &&
-      (v=this->FindAtom(atom_handle))) {
+      (v=this->ViewForHandle(atom_handle))) {
     return v;
   }
   v=AtomView(*this, atom_handle);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ AtomView ResidueView::FindAtom(const String& atom_name) const {
   return i==data_->atoms.end() ? AtomView() : *i;
 }
 
-AtomView ResidueView::FindAtom(const AtomHandle& handle) const {
+AtomView ResidueView::ViewForHandle(const AtomHandle& handle) const {
   this->CheckValidity();
   const AtomViewList& l=data_->atoms;
   AtomViewList::const_iterator i;
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ AtomView ResidueView::FindAtom(const AtomHandle& handle) const {
 
 bool ResidueView::IsAtomIncluded(const AtomHandle& handle) const {
   // validity is checked by FindAtom
-  return this->FindAtom(handle).IsValid();
+  return this->ViewForHandle(handle).IsValid();
 }
 
 
@@ -274,4 +274,11 @@ EntityView ResidueView::Select(const String& q, QueryFlags flags) const {
   return this->GetEntity().Select(Query(s.str()), flags);
 }
 
+AtomView ResidueView::FindAtom(const AtomHandle& handle) const
+{
+  LOG_WARNING("ResidueView::FindAtom(handle) is deprecated. "
+              "Use ResidueView::ViewForHandle instead.");
+  return this->ViewForHandle(handle);
+}
+
 }} //ns
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.hh b/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.hh
index 8efe0c97f8739a5e8c64a1d1f84f3db357e94835..1727e87719c93b1d437352d861e8674c6cd72963 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.hh
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/residue_view.hh
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
   AtomView FindAtom(const String& atom_name) const;
 
   /// \brief Find residue by residue handle
+  AtomView ViewForHandle(const AtomHandle& handle) const;
   AtomView FindAtom(const AtomHandle& handle) const;
 
   /// \brief Check whether the view includes the the given atom.
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/src/view_op.cc b/modules/mol/base/src/view_op.cc
index 973fa768662d38a4992874bf40917a768810d19a..6e4227e741d0faa02d5b1a902b1d63be0050aee2 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/src/view_op.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/src/view_op.cc
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ mol::EntityView Union(const mol::EntityView& ev1, const mol::EntityView& ev2)
   mol::ChainViewList::const_iterator c_it=ev2.GetChainList().begin();
   for ( ; c_it!=ev2.GetChainList().end(); ++c_it) {
     mol::ChainView cv=*c_it;
-    mol::ChainView cv2=merge.FindChain(cv.GetHandle());
+    mol::ChainView cv2=merge.ViewForHandle(cv.GetHandle());
     if (!cv2) {
       cv2=merge.AddChain(cv, mol::ViewAddFlag::INCLUDE_ALL);
     } else {
       mol::ResidueViewList::const_iterator r_it=cv.GetResidueList().begin();
       for (; r_it!=cv.GetResidueList().end(); ++r_it) {
         mol::ResidueView rv=*r_it;
-        mol::ResidueView rv2=cv2.FindResidue(rv.GetHandle());
+        mol::ResidueView rv2=cv2.ViewForHandle(rv.GetHandle());
         if (!rv2) {
           rv2=cv2.AddResidue(rv, mol::ViewAddFlag::INCLUDE_ALL);
         } else {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ mol::EntityView Difference(const mol::EntityView& ev1,
   mol::ChainViewList::const_iterator c_it=ev1.GetChainList().begin();
   for ( ; c_it!=ev1.GetChainList().end(); ++c_it) {
     mol::ChainView cv=*c_it;
-    mol::ChainView cv2=ev2.FindChain(cv.GetHandle());
+    mol::ChainView cv2=ev2.ViewForHandle(cv.GetHandle());
     if (!cv2) {
       diff.AddChain(cv,mol::ViewAddFlag::INCLUDE_ALL);
     } else {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ mol::EntityView Difference(const mol::EntityView& ev1,
       mol::ResidueViewList::const_iterator r_it=cv.GetResidueList().begin();
       for (; r_it!=cv.GetResidueList().end(); ++r_it) {
         mol::ResidueView rv=*r_it;
-        mol::ResidueView rv2=cv2.FindResidue(rv.GetHandle());
+        mol::ResidueView rv2=cv2.ViewForHandle(rv.GetHandle());
         if (!rv2) {
           if(!chain_added){
             diff.AddChain(cv);
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ mol::EntityView Difference(const mol::EntityView& ev1,
           bool residue_added = false;
           mol::AtomViewList::const_iterator a_it=rv.GetAtomList().begin();
           for (; a_it!=rv.GetAtomList().end(); ++a_it) {
-            if (!rv2.FindAtom((*a_it).GetHandle())) {
+            if (!rv2.ViewForHandle((*a_it).GetHandle())) {
               if(!residue_added){
                 diff.AddResidue(rv);
                 residue_added = true;
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ mol::EntityView Intersection(const mol::EntityView& ev1,
   BondHandleList bonds_to_add;
   for (AtomViewIter a=ev1.AtomsBegin(),e=ev1.AtomsEnd(); a!=e; ++a) {
     AtomView av=*a;
-    AtomView av2=ev2.FindAtom(av.GetHandle());
+    AtomView av2=ev2.ViewForHandle(av.GetHandle());
     if (av2.IsValid()) {
       intersection.AddAtom(av.GetHandle());
       bl=av.GetBondList();
diff --git a/modules/mol/base/tests/test_view_op.cc b/modules/mol/base/tests/test_view_op.cc
index 7d084e6fbb2816a8e49b73727160e79b4c6e845a..61fff1ff0955baac7eaa11e775d42e19f35179c5 100644
--- a/modules/mol/base/tests/test_view_op.cc
+++ b/modules/mol/base/tests/test_view_op.cc
@@ -81,20 +81,20 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_difference)
   BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindChain("B"));
 
   // check residues
-  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));
 
   // check atoms
-  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(diff_view.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
 
   // check bonds
   BondHandleList bonds=diff_view.GetBondList();
@@ -132,21 +132,21 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_union_a)
   BOOST_CHECK(un.FindChain("B"));
   
   // test residues
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));  
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));  
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));
   
   // test atoms
-  BOOST_CHECK(!un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(!un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));  
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
   
   // bonds
    BondHandleList bonds=un.GetBondList();
@@ -186,21 +186,21 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_union_b)
   BOOST_CHECK(un.FindChain("B"));
   
   // test residues
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));  
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));  
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));
   
   // test atoms
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(!un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));  
-  BOOST_CHECK(un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!un.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!un.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
   
   // bonds
    BondHandleList bonds=un.GetBondList();
@@ -240,22 +240,22 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_intersection_a)
   BOOST_CHECK(is.FindChain("B"));
   
   // test residues
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));  
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));  
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));
   
   // test atoms
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));  
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
 
   // bonds
   BondHandleList bonds=is.GetBondList();
@@ -295,22 +295,22 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_intersection_b)
   BOOST_CHECK(is.FindChain("B"));
   
   // test residues
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));  
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindResidue(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));  
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("A", mol::ResNum(2))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(1))));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindResidue("B", mol::ResNum(2))));
   
   // test atoms
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "A")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(1), "B")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "C")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("A", mol::ResNum(2), "D")));
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));  
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "E")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(1), "F")));
   
-  BOOST_CHECK(is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
-  BOOST_CHECK(!is.FindAtom(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "G")));
+  BOOST_CHECK(!is.ViewForHandle(ent.FindAtom("B", mol::ResNum(2), "H")));
   
   // bonds
   BondHandleList bonds=is.GetBondList();