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 \page qmlscope.html
 \title QML Scope
 
-QML is a \e {dynamically scoped} language.  \l {Property Binding}s and \l {ECMAScript Blocks} 
-are executed
+\l {Property Binding}s and \l {ECMAScript Blocks} are executed in a scope chain automatically 
+established by QML when constructing a component instance.  QML is a \e {dynamically scoped} 
+language.  Different object instances instantiated from the same component can exist in 
+dramatically different scope chains.
 
+\image qml-scope.png
+
+\section1 Variable object
+
+Where local variables are stored.  Not really applicable to bindings.
+
+\section1 QML Scope object
+
+Principally for the \c parent property.
+
+\code
+Item {
+    anchors.fill: parent
+}
+\endcode
+
+vs
+
+\code
+Item {
+    anchors.fill: this.parent
+}
+\endcode
+
+\section1 QML Component chain
+
+Principally for propogating properties around the component.
+
+\section1 QmlContext chain
+
+App provided data.
+
+\section1 QML Global Object
+
+Contains all the properties ECMAScript defines, plus some QML ones.  Documented \l {QML Global Object}.
 */