diff --git a/Basalt/libraries/utils.lua b/Basalt/libraries/utils.lua
index 3c0fbc1..f998686 100644
--- a/Basalt/libraries/utils.lua
+++ b/Basalt/libraries/utils.lua
@@ -2,19 +2,21 @@ local tHex = require("tHex")
 local sub,find,reverse,rep,insert,len = string.sub,string.find,string.reverse,string.rep,table.insert,string.len
 
 local function splitString(str, delimiter)
-    local result = {}
+    local results = {}
+    local nResults = 1
     if str == "" or delimiter == "" then
-        return result
+        return results
     end
     local start = 1
     local delim_start, delim_end = find(str, delimiter, start)
         while delim_start do
-            insert(result, sub(str, start, delim_start - 1))
+            insert(results, sub(str, start, delim_start - 1))
+            nResults = nResults + 1
             start = delim_end + 1
             delim_start, delim_end = find(str, delimiter, start)
         end
-    insert(result, sub(str, start))
-    return result
+    insert(results, sub(str, start))
+    return results, nResults
 end
 
 local function removeTags(input)
diff --git a/Basalt/plugins/xml.lua b/Basalt/plugins/xml.lua
index 620ebc4..ba24713 100644
--- a/Basalt/plugins/xml.lua
+++ b/Basalt/plugins/xml.lua
@@ -205,17 +205,26 @@ return {
             setValuesByXMLData = function(self, data, scripts)
                 scripts.env[self:getName()] = self
                 for k,v in pairs(data:reactiveProperties()) do
-                    local sharedVariable = string.sub(v, 8, -1)
-                    local sharedObservers = scripts.env.sharedObservers
-                    if (sharedObservers[sharedVariable]) == nil then
-                        sharedObservers[sharedVariable] = {}
+                    local parts, nParts = utils.splitString(v, "%.")
+                    if (nParts ~= 2) then
+                        return
                     end
-                    table.insert(
-                        sharedObservers[sharedVariable],
-                        function(val)
-                            self:updateValue(k, val)
+                    local tableName = parts[1]
+                    local entryName = parts[2]
+                    if (tableName == "props") then
+                        self:updateValue(k, scripts.env.props[entryName])
+                    elseif (tableName == "shared") then
+                        local sharedObservers = scripts.env.sharedObservers
+                        if (sharedObservers[entryName]) == nil then
+                            sharedObservers[entryName] = {}
                         end
-                    )
+                        table.insert(
+                            sharedObservers[entryName],
+                            function(val)
+                                self:updateValue(k, val)
+                            end
+                        )
+                    end
                 end
 
                 self:updateSpecifiedValuesByXMLData(data, {
@@ -332,11 +341,12 @@ return {
                 return lastXMLReferences
             end,
 
-            loadLayout = function(self, path)
+            loadLayout = function(self, path, props)
                 if(fs.exists(path))then
                     local scripts = {}
                     scripts.env = _ENV
                     scripts.env.basalt = basalt
+                    scripts.env.props = props
                     scripts.env.shared = {}
                     scripts.env.sharedObservers = {}
                     local shared = {}
@@ -430,12 +440,13 @@ return {
                 return lastXMLReferences
             end,
 
-            loadLayout = function(self, path)
+            loadLayout = function(self, path, props)
                 if(fs.exists(path))then
                     local scripts = {}
                     scripts.env = _ENV
                     scripts.env.basalt = basalt
                     scripts.env.main = self
+                    scripts.env.props = props
                     scripts.env.shared = {}
                     scripts.env.sharedObservers = {}
                     local shared = {}