diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.html b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.html
index 98f95b7f83..3af210b88a 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.html
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.html
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@
 <button on-click="onSave()">On Save</button>
 <button (click)="onSave() || true">Save w/ propagation</button>
 
-<!-- #docregion click-me-button -->
 <button (click)="onClickMe()">Click me!</button>
-<!-- #enddocregion click-me-button -->
 
 <div class="parent-div" (click)="onClickMe($event)">Click me
   <div class="child-div">Click me too!</div>
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts
index fe027bf51d..fd4e4d238e 100644
--- a/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-//**** Referenced in template-syntax and user-input chapters
-// #docplaster
+// NOT EVERYTHING IS NEEDED BY TEMPLATE-SYNTAX CHAPTER
+// Much left-over from support for "User Input" chapter such as
+//   ClickMeComponent, 
+//   KeyUpComponent, KeyUpComponentV2, KeyUpComponentV3, 
+//   LittleTour, LoopbackComponent,
+// TODO: purge extraneous material
 
-// imports formatted for dev guide only
-// #docregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
-import {bootstrap, Component, CORE_DIRECTIVES} from 'angular2/angular2';
- 
-// #enddocregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
 
-import { 
+/// #docplaster
+
+import {bootstrap, Component, CORE_DIRECTIVES,
   Input, Output,
   Directive, 
   ElementRef, EventEmitter,
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ class LittleHeroComponent {
   hero: Hero;
 }
 
-// #docregion click-me-component
 @Component({
   selector: 'click-me',
   template: '<button (click)="onClickMe()">Click me</button>'
@@ -103,18 +103,14 @@ class ClickMeComponent {
     alert('You are my hero!')    
   }
 }
-// #enddocregion click-me-component
 
-// #docregion loop-back-component
 @Component({
   selector: 'loop-back',
   template: '<input #box (keyup)="0"> <p>{{box.value}}</p>'
 })
 class LoopbackComponent {
 }
-// #enddocregion loop-back-component
 
-// #docregion key-up-component
 @Component({
   selector: 'key-up',
   template: `
@@ -129,9 +125,7 @@ class KeyUpComponent {
     this.values += event.target.value + ' | ';  
   }
 }
-// #enddocregion key-up-component
 
-// #docregion key-up2-component
 @Component({
   selector: 'key-up2',
   template: `
@@ -146,10 +140,7 @@ class KeyUpComponentV2 {
     this.values += value + ' | ';  
   }
 }
-// #enddocregion key-up2-component
 
-
-// #docregion key-up3-component
 @Component({
   selector: 'key-up3',
   template: `
@@ -161,10 +152,7 @@ class KeyUpComponentV2 {
 class KeyUpComponentV3 {
   values='';
 }
-// #enddocregion key-up3-component
 
-// #docregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
-// #docregion little-tour-of-heroes-component 
 @Component({
   selector: 'little-tour',
   template: `
@@ -185,10 +173,8 @@ class LittleTour {
     }
   }
 }
-// #enddocregion little-tour-of-heroes-component
 
 bootstrap(LittleTour);
-// #enddocregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'my-app',
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/.gitignore b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6724ce3596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+src/**/*.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/package.json b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..245a10d30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "name": "angular2-template-syntax",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "tsc": "tsc -p src -w",
+    "start": "live-server --open=src"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "angular2": "2.0.0-alpha.44",
+    "systemjs": "0.19.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "live-server": "^0.8.1",
+    "typescript": "^1.6.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/app/app.html b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/app/app.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9744402d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/app/app.html
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<!-- #docregion click-me-button -->
+<button (click)="onClickMe()">Click me!</button>
+<!-- #enddocregion click-me-button -->
+
+<h4>keyup loop-back component</h4>
+<loop-back></loop-back>
+
+<key-up></key-up>
+
+<key-up2></key-up2>
+
+<key-up3></key-up3>
+
+<key-up4></key-up4>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c192f7e829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+// #docplaster
+
+// imports formatted for dev guide only
+// #docregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
+import {bootstrap, Component, CORE_DIRECTIVES} from 'angular2/angular2';
+ 
+// #enddocregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
+
+
+// #docregion click-me-component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'click-me',
+  template: '<button (click)="onClickMe()">Click me</button>'
+})
+class ClickMeComponent {
+  onClickMe(){
+    alert('You are my hero!')    
+  }
+}
+// #enddocregion click-me-component
+
+// #docregion loop-back-component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'loop-back',
+  template: '<input #box (keyup)="0"> <p>{{box.value}}</p>'
+})
+class LoopbackComponent {
+}
+// #enddocregion loop-back-component
+
+// #docregion key-up-component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'key-up',
+  template: `
+    <h4>Give me some keys!</h4>
+    <div><input (keyup)="onKey($event)"><div>
+    <div>{{values}}</div>
+  `
+})
+class KeyUpComponent {
+  values='';
+  onKey(event) {
+    this.values += event.target.value + ' | ';  
+  }
+}
+// #enddocregion key-up-component
+
+// #docregion key-up2-component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'key-up2',
+  template: `
+    <h4>Give me some more keys!</h4>
+    <div><input #box (keyup)="onKey(box.value)"><div>
+    <div>{{values}}</div>
+  `
+})
+class KeyUpComponentV2 {
+  values='';
+  onKey(value) {
+    this.values += value + ' | ';  
+  }
+}
+// #enddocregion key-up2-component
+
+
+// #docregion key-up3-component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'key-up3',
+  template: `
+    <h4>Type away! Press [enter] when done.</h4>
+    <div><input #box (keyup.enter)="values=box.value"><div>
+    <div>{{values}}</div>
+  `
+})
+class KeyUpComponentV3 {
+  values='';
+}
+// #enddocregion key-up3-component
+
+
+// #docregion key-up4-component
+@Component({
+  selector: 'key-up4',
+  template: `
+    <h4>Type away! Press [enter] or mouse away when done.</h4>
+    <div>
+      <input #box 
+        (keyup.enter)="values=box.value" 
+        (blur)="values=box.value">
+    <div>
+    <div>{{values}}</div>
+  `
+})
+class KeyUpComponentV4 {
+  values='';
+}
+// #enddocregion key-up4-component
+
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'my-app',
+  templateUrl: 'app/app.html',
+  directives: [
+    CORE_DIRECTIVES,
+    ClickMeComponent, 
+    KeyUpComponent, KeyUpComponentV2, KeyUpComponentV3, KeyUpComponentV4, 
+    LoopbackComponent,
+  ]
+})
+class AppComponent { 
+
+  onClickMe(event){
+    let evtMsg = event ? ' Event target class is '+ event.target.className  : '';
+    alert('Click me.'+evtMsg)    
+  }
+}
+
+bootstrap(AppComponent);
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// #docregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
+@Component({
+  selector: 'little-tour',
+  template: `
+    <h4>Little Tour of Heroes</h4>
+    <input #new-hero 
+      (keyup.enter)="addHero(newHero)"
+      (blur)="addHero(newHero)">
+    <button (click)=addHero(newHero)>Add</button>
+    <ul><li *ng-for="#hero of heroes">{{hero}}</li></ul>
+  `,
+  directives: [CORE_DIRECTIVES]
+})
+class LittleTour {
+  heroes=['Windstorm', 'Bombasto', 'Magneta', 'Tornado'];
+  
+  addHero(newHero) {
+    if (newHero.value) { 
+      this.heroes.push(newHero.value); 
+      newHero.value = null; // clear the newHero textbox
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+bootstrap(LittleTour);
+// #enddocregion little-tour-of-heroes-app
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/index.html b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d59ff63b82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>User Input</title>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">    
+    <script src="../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js"></script>
+    <script src="../node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2.dev.js"></script>
+    <script>
+      System.config({
+        packages: {'app': {defaultExtension: 'js'}}
+      });
+      System.import('app/app');
+    </script>
+  </head>
+
+  <body>
+    <my-app>Loading...</my-app>
+    <hr>
+    <little-tour>Loading...</little-tour>
+  </body>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/styles.css b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/styles.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2133e5103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/styles.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+fieldset {border-style:none}
+img {height: 100px;}
+.box {border: 1px solid black; padding:3px}
+.child-div {margin-left: 1em; font-weight: normal}
+.hidden {display: none}
+.parent-div {margin-top: 1em; font-weight: bold}
+.special {font-weight:bold;}
+.toe {margin-left: 1em; font-style: italic;}
+little-hero {color:blue; font-size: smaller; background-color: Turquoise }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/tsconfig.json b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a58b35a58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/docs/_examples/user-input/ts/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES5",
+    "module": "commonjs",
+    "sourceMap": true,
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "removeComments": false,
+    "noImplicitAny": false
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/user-input.jade b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/user-input.jade
index 4225fc7d2f..b739e216b2 100644
--- a/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/user-input.jade
+++ b/public/docs/ts/latest/guide/user-input.jade
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
   
   The syntax is simple. We assign a template expression to the DOM event name, surrounded in parentheses. 
   A click Event Binding makes for a quick illustration.
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.html', 'click-me-button')(format=".")
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.html', 'click-me-button')(format=".")
 
 :markdown
   The `(click)` to the left of the equal sign identifies the button's click event as the **target of the binding**.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
   <!--
   These sample can be found in http://plnkr.co/edit/mr63T5
   -->
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'click-me-component')
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'click-me-component')
 :markdown
   The `onClickMe` in the template refers to the `onClickMe` method of the component. 
   When the user clicks the button, Angular calls the component's `onClickMe` method.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ include ../../../../_includes/_util-fns
   what the user types back onto the screen.
   
   This time we'll both listen to an event and grab the user's input.
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'key-up-component')
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'key-up-component')
 :markdown
   Angular makes an event object available in the **`$event`** variable. The user data we want is in that variable somewhere.
   
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ code-example().
   
   Let's demonstrate with  a clever keystroke loopback in a single line of template HTML. 
   We don't actually need a dedicated component to do this but we'll make one anyway.
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'loop-back-component')
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'loop-back-component')
 :markdown
   We've declared a template local variable named `box` on the `<input>` element.
   The `box` variable is a reference to the `<input>` element itself which means we can 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ code-example().
   That local template variable is intriguing. It's clearly easer to get to the textbox with that
   variable than to go through the `$event` object. Maybe we can re-write our previous
   "key-up" example using the variable to acquire the user's' input. Let's give it a try.
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'key-up2-component')
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'key-up2-component')
 :markdown
   That sure seems easier. 
   An especially nice aspect of this approach is that our component code gets clean data values from the view.
@@ -112,12 +112,20 @@ code-example().
   Only then do we update the component's `values` property ... 
   inside the event expression rather than in the component ... 
   because we can ... even if it is a dubious practice.
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'key-up3-component')
-.alert.is-helpful
-  :markdown
-    We won't transfer the current state of the input box if the user mouses away or clicks
-    elsewhere on the page. We only update the component's `values` property when the user presses "Enter"
-    inside the input box.
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'key-up3-component')
+
+.l-main-section
+:markdown
+  ## On blur
+  
+  Our previous example won't transfer the current state of the input box if the user mouses away and clicks
+  elsewhere on the page. We only update the component's `values` property when the user presses "Enter"
+  inside the input box.
+  
+  Let's fix that by listening to the input box's blur event as well.
+  
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'key-up4-component')
+
 .l-main-section
 :markdown
   ## Put it all together
@@ -125,7 +133,9 @@ code-example().
   We've acquired a small arsenal of event binding techniques in this chapter. 
   
   Let's put it all together in a micro-app
-  that can display a list of heroes and add new heroes to that list.
+  that can display a list of heroes and add new heroes to that list
+  by typing in the input box and hitting "Enter", clicking "Add", or clicking
+  elsewhere on the page.
 
 figure.image-display
     img(src='/resources/images/devguide/user-input/little-tour.png' alt="Little Tour of Heroes")
@@ -135,7 +145,7 @@ figure.image-display
   <!--
   This example in http://plnkr.co/edit/JWeIqq
   -->
-+makeExample('template-syntax/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'little-tour-of-heroes-app')  
++makeExample('user-input/ts/src/app/app.ts', 'little-tour-of-heroes-app')  
 :markdown
   We've seen almost everything here before. A few things are new or bear repeating.
   
@@ -148,11 +158,6 @@ figure.image-display
   
   The Angular workaround is to spell the declaration in "snake case". Angular translates "#new-hero" 
   to `newHero` for template expressions ... which is exactly what we want.
-  
-  ### **keyup.enter filter** 
-  We'll add a hero when the user clicks the "Add" button or hits the "Enter" key. We ignore all other keys.
-  We accept that we might lose the new hero if the user clicks elsewhere or leaves the page
-  without having hit "Enter" or the "Add" button first. Let's hope the users don't complain.
 
   ### **newHero refers to the `<input>` element**
   We can access the `newHero` variable from any sibling or child of the `<input>` element.
diff --git a/public/resources/images/devguide/user-input/little-tour.png b/public/resources/images/devguide/user-input/little-tour.png
index 5758505843..40389d1a20 100644
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