diff --git a/AliceJS.d.ts b/AliceJS.d.ts
index 2652b9d..ce5b1bd 100644
--- a/AliceJS.d.ts
+++ b/AliceJS.d.ts
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ declare function h(
   ...children: (HTMLElement | string)[]
 ): Node;
 
-type AliceJSReferenceSink<T> = { readonly __symbol: unique symbol, readonly __signature: T };
+type DLPointer<T> = { readonly __symbol: unique symbol, readonly __signature: T };
 
-declare function use<T>(sink: T | any, mapping?: (...args: any[]) => any): AliceJSReferenceSink<T>;
-declare function useValue<T>(sink: AliceJSReferenceSink<T>): T;
+declare function use<T>(sink: T, mapping?: (arg: T) => any): DLPointer<T>;
+declare function useValue<T>(trap: DLPointer<T>): T;
 
 type Stateful<T> = T & { readonly symbol: unique symbol };
 
 
 declare function stateful<T>(target: T): Stateful<T>;
 
-declare function handle<T>(references: AliceJSReferenceSink<T>, callback: (value: T) => void): void;
+declare function handle<T>(references: DLPointer<T>, callback: (value: T) => void): void;
 
 declare function css(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: any): string;
 declare function rule(strings: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: any): string;
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ interface Element {
   $: DLComponent<any>
 }
 
+interface DLElement<T> extends Element {
+  $: T
+}
+
+declare var $el: HTMLElement;
+
 type DLComponent<T> = {
   css: DLCSS,
   root: Element,
diff --git a/css.js b/css.js
index d89e16b..e1bb3b4 100644
--- a/css.js
+++ b/css.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function tagcss(strings, values, isblock) {
     if (values[i]) {
       const prop = values[i];
 
-      if (isAJSReferences(prop)) {
+      if (isDLPtr(prop)) {
         const current_i = flattened_template.length;
         let oldparsed;
         handle(prop, (val) => {