diff --git a/dist/UI/base_selector.js b/dist/UI/base_selector.js
index b4f43030..f9efa16b 100644
--- a/dist/UI/base_selector.js
+++ b/dist/UI/base_selector.js
@@ -269,12 +269,11 @@ function fancySelectIntermediate(e) {
     });
 }
 function selectIntermediate(n, selecting) {
-    let last = selecting ? selectedBases.last : selectedBases.last;
-    //how to cooly set select/deselect?  Do I just need to have ifs?
-    function selectIdRange() {
+    function selectIdRange(selecting) {
         let n = elements.getNextId();
         let iMin = 0;
         let iMax = n;
+        // Find the edges of selectedBases
         while (iMin <= n) {
             if (elements.has(iMin) && selectedBases.has(elements.get(iMin))) {
                 break;
@@ -287,20 +286,17 @@ function selectIntermediate(n, selecting) {
             }
             iMax--;
         }
-        console.log(iMin, iMax);
+        // And select everything in between (this isn't necessarily what we want, but it's how it's been for a long time.)
         for (let i = iMin; i < iMax; i++) {
             if (elements.has(i) && !selectedBases.has(elements.get(i))) {
                 selecting ? elements.get(i).select() : elements.get(i).deselect();
             }
         }
     }
-    if (last == undefined) {
-        notify("Last selected base undefined! Select something new to use range select.", 'alert');
-        return;
-    }
-    if (last.strand == n.strand && !n.isPatchyParticle()) {
+    function selectStrandRange(n, selecting) {
         let s5 = n.strand.end5;
         let s3 = n.strand.end3;
+        //find the substrand affected
         while (s5 != s3) {
             if (s5 == last || s5 == n) {
                 break;
@@ -313,13 +309,22 @@ function selectIntermediate(n, selecting) {
             }
             s3 = s3.n5;
         }
+        //Select or deselect it
         let substr = n.strand.getSubstrand(s5, s3);
         substr.forEach(n => selecting ? n.select() : n.deselect());
     }
+    let last = selecting ? selectedBases.last : selectedBases.last;
+    if (last == undefined) {
+        notify("Last selected base undefined! Select something new to use range select.", 'alert');
+        return;
+    }
+    if (last.strand == n.strand && !n.isPatchyParticle()) {
+        selectStrandRange(n, selecting);
+    }
     else {
         notify("Selections not on same strand! Selecting id range instead", "warning");
         n.toggle();
-        selectIdRange();
+        selectIdRange(selecting);
     }
 }
 function makeTextArea(bases, id) {
diff --git a/dist/file_handling/file_getters.js b/dist/file_handling/file_getters.js
index 7c6439f7..59043e77 100644
--- a/dist/file_handling/file_getters.js
+++ b/dist/file_handling/file_getters.js
@@ -31,21 +31,9 @@ function readFilesFromURLPath(paths) {
 // And from the URL of oxView itself (can be used to read local files if you host oxView yourself)
 function readFilesFromURLParams() {
     let paths = [];
-    // I don't think we need this anymore???
-    const types = ['file', 'pdb', 'topology', 'configuration', 'overlay', 'force', 'par', 'oxview', 'hb', 'mgl', 'idx', 'json', 'select'];
     const url = new URL(window.location.href);
-    types.forEach(t => {
-        if (url.searchParams.get(t)) {
-            if (t == 'pdb') {
-                paths.push(...url.searchParams.getAll(t).map(pdbID => `https://files.rcsb.org/download/${pdbID}.pdb`));
-            }
-            //else if (t == 'nanobase') { //NEEDS TESTING
-            //    paths.push(...url.searchParams.getAll(t).map(nanobaseID=>`https://nanobase.org/oxdna/${nanobaseID}`));
-            //}
-            else {
-                paths.push(...url.searchParams.getAll(t));
-            }
-        }
+    url.searchParams.forEach((k, v) => {
+        paths.push(k);
     });
     if (paths.length > 0) {
         readFilesFromURLPath(paths);
diff --git a/ts/UI/base_selector.ts b/ts/UI/base_selector.ts
index d3f6b0e7..909295f2 100644
--- a/ts/UI/base_selector.ts
+++ b/ts/UI/base_selector.ts
@@ -292,13 +292,12 @@ function fancySelectIntermediate(e: BasicElement) {
 
 function selectIntermediate(n:BasicElement, selecting:Boolean) {
 
-	let last = selecting ? selectedBases.last : selectedBases.last;
-	//how to cooly set select/deselect?  Do I just need to have ifs?
-
-	function selectIdRange(){
+	function selectIdRange(selecting){
 		let n = elements.getNextId();
 		let iMin = 0;
 		let iMax = n;
+
+		// Find the edges of selectedBases
 		while(iMin <= n) {
 			if(elements.has(iMin) && selectedBases.has(elements.get(iMin))) {
 				break;
@@ -311,20 +310,20 @@ function selectIntermediate(n:BasicElement, selecting:Boolean) {
 			}
 			iMax--;
 		}
-		console.log(iMin, iMax)
+
+		// And select everything in between (this isn't necessarily what we want, but it's how it's been for a long time.)
 		for(let i=iMin; i<iMax; i++) {
 			if (elements.has(i) && !selectedBases.has(elements.get(i))) {
 				selecting ? elements.get(i).select() : elements.get(i).deselect();
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (last == undefined) {
-		notify("Last selected base undefined! Select something new to use range select.", 'alert');
-		return
-	}
-	if (last.strand == n.strand && !n.isPatchyParticle()) { 
+
+	function selectStrandRange(n, selecting) {
 		let s5 = n.strand.end5;
 		let s3 = n.strand.end3;
+
+		//find the substrand affected
 		while (s5 != s3) {
 			if (s5 == last || s5 == n) {
 				break
@@ -337,13 +336,26 @@ function selectIntermediate(n:BasicElement, selecting:Boolean) {
 			}
 			s3 = s3.n5;
 		}
+
+		//Select or deselect it
 		let substr = n.strand.getSubstrand(s5, s3)
 		substr.forEach(n => selecting ? n.select() : n.deselect())
 	}
+
+	let last = selecting ? selectedBases.last : selectedBases.last;
+
+	if (last == undefined) {
+		notify("Last selected base undefined! Select something new to use range select.", 'alert');
+		return
+	}
+
+	if (last.strand == n.strand && !n.isPatchyParticle()) { 
+		selectStrandRange(n, selecting);
+	}
 	else {
 		notify("Selections not on same strand! Selecting id range instead", "warning")
 		n.toggle();
-		selectIdRange();
+		selectIdRange(selecting);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/ts/file_handling/file_getters.ts b/ts/file_handling/file_getters.ts
index b3479db5..fac1bc24 100644
--- a/ts/file_handling/file_getters.ts
+++ b/ts/file_handling/file_getters.ts
@@ -36,22 +36,12 @@ function readFilesFromURLPath(paths: string[]) {
 // And from the URL of oxView itself (can be used to read local files if you host oxView yourself)
 function readFilesFromURLParams() {
     let paths = []
-    // I don't think we need this anymore???
-    const types = ['file', 'pdb', 'topology', 'configuration', 'overlay', 'force', 'par', 'oxview', 'hb', 'mgl', 'idx', 'json', 'select']
     const url = new URL(window.location.href);
-    types.forEach(t =>{
-        if (url.searchParams.get(t)) {
-            if (t == 'pdb') {
-                paths.push(...url.searchParams.getAll(t).map(pdbID=>`https://files.rcsb.org/download/${pdbID}.pdb`));
-            } 
-            //else if (t == 'nanobase') { //NEEDS TESTING
-            //    paths.push(...url.searchParams.getAll(t).map(nanobaseID=>`https://nanobase.org/oxdna/${nanobaseID}`));
-            //}
-            else {
-                paths.push(...url.searchParams.getAll(t))
-            }
-        }
+
+    url.searchParams.forEach((k, v) => {
+        paths.push(k)
     })
+
     if (paths.length > 0) {
         readFilesFromURLPath(paths)
     }