diff --git a/base/abstractarray.jl b/base/abstractarray.jl
index 8919380ad7d86..e690be6d0733c 100644
--- a/base/abstractarray.jl
+++ b/base/abstractarray.jl
@@ -162,29 +162,6 @@ immutable IndicesSlow1D <: IndicesPerformance end  # indices(A) is better than i
 indicesperformance(A::AbstractArray) = indicesperformance(typeof(A))
 indicesperformance{T<:AbstractArray}(::Type{T}) = IndicesFast1D()
 
-"""
-    shape(A)
-
-Returns a tuple specifying the "shape" of array `A`. For arrays with
-conventional indexing (indices start at 1), this is equivalent to
-`size(A)`; otherwise it is equivalent to `indices(A)`.
-"""
-shape(a) = shape(indicesbehavior(a), a)
-"""
-    shape(A, d)
-
-Specifies the "shape" of the array `A` along dimension `d`. For arrays
-with conventional indexing (starting at 1), this is equivalent to
-`size(A, d)`; for arrays with unconventional indexing (indexing may
-start at something different from 1), it is equivalent to `indices(A,
-d)`.
-"""
-shape(a, d) = shape(indicesbehavior(a), a, d)
-shape(::IndicesStartAt1, a) = size(a)
-shape(::IndicesStartAt1, a, d) = size(a, d)
-shape(::IndicesBehavior, a) = indices(a)
-shape(::IndicesBehavior, a, d) = indices(a, d)
-
 ## Bounds checking ##
 @generated function trailingsize{T,N,n}(A::AbstractArray{T,N}, ::Type{Val{n}})
     (isa(n, Int) && isa(N, Int)) || error("Must have concrete type")
@@ -352,14 +329,22 @@ different element type it will create a regular `Array` instead:
 See also `allocate_for`.
 """
 similar{T}(a::AbstractArray{T})                          = similar(a, T)
-similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type)                    = similar(a, T, indices(a))
-similar{T}(a::AbstractArray{T}, dims::Tuple)             = similar(a, T, dims)
-similar{T}(a::AbstractArray{T}, dims::DimOrInd...)       = similar(a, T, dims)
-similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type, dims::DimOrInd...) = similar(a, T, dims)
-similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type, dims::DimsInteger) = similar(a, T, Dims(dims))
+similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type)                    = similar(a, T, to_shape(indices(a)))
+similar{T}(a::AbstractArray{T}, dims::Tuple)             = similar(a, T, to_shape(dims))
+similar{T}(a::AbstractArray{T}, dims::DimOrInd...)       = similar(a, T, to_shape(dims))
+similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type, dims::DimOrInd...) = similar(a, T, to_shape(dims))
+similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type, dims)              = similar(a, T, to_shape(dims))
 # similar creates an Array by default
-similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type, inds::IndicesOne)  = similar(a, T, map(last, inds))
-similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type, dims::Dims)        = Array(T, dims)
+similar(   a::AbstractArray, T::Type, dims::Dims)        = Array{T}(dims)
+
+to_shape(::Tuple{}) = ()
+to_shape(dims::Dims) = dims
+to_shape(dims::DimsOrInds) = map(to_shape, dims)
+# each dimension
+to_shape(i::Int) = i
+to_shape(i::Integer) = Int(i)
+to_shape(r::OneTo) = Int(last(r))
+to_shape(r::UnitRange) = convert(UnitRange{Int}, r)
 
 """
     allocate_for(storagetype, referencearray, [shape])
@@ -381,7 +366,7 @@ conventional indexing, this will likely just call
 `Array{Int}(size(A))`, but if `A` has unconventional indexing then the
 indices of the result will match `A`.
 
-    allocate_for(BitArray, A, (shape(A, 2),))
+    allocate_for(BitArray, A, (indices(A, 2),))
 
 would create a 1-dimensional logical array whose indices match those
 of the columns of `A`.
@@ -392,10 +377,10 @@ possible that several different ones will be simultaneously in use).
 
 See also `similar`.
 """
-allocate_for(f, a, shape::Union{SimIdx,Tuple{Vararg{SimIdx}}}) = f(shape)
-allocate_for(f, a) = allocate_for(f, a, shape(a))
+allocate_for(f, a, shape::Union{DimOrInd,DimsOrInds}) = f(to_shape(shape))
+allocate_for(f, a) = allocate_for(f, a, indices(a))
 # allocate_for when passed multiple arrays. Necessary for broadcast, etc.
-function allocate_for(f, as::Tuple, shape::Union{SimIdx,Tuple{Vararg{SimIdx}}})
+function allocate_for(f, as::Tuple, shape::Union{DimOrInd,DimsOrInds})
     @_inline_meta
     a = promote_indices(as...)
     allocate_for(f, a, shape)
@@ -1406,7 +1391,7 @@ function mapslices(f, A::AbstractArray, dims::AbstractVector)
         return map(f,A)
     end
 
-    dimsA = [shape(A)...]
+    dimsA = [indices(A)...]
     ndimsA = ndims(A)
     alldims = [1:ndimsA;]
 
@@ -1431,7 +1416,7 @@ function mapslices(f, A::AbstractArray, dims::AbstractVector)
     if eltype(Rsize) == Int
         Rsize[dims] = [size(r1)..., ntuple(d->1, nextra)...]
     else
-        Rsize[dims] = [indices(r1)..., ntuple(d->1:1, nextra)...]
+        Rsize[dims] = [indices(r1)..., ntuple(d->OneTo(1), nextra)...]
     end
     R = similar(r1, tuple(Rsize...,))
 
diff --git a/base/bitarray.jl b/base/bitarray.jl
index 946deb1b4fa3c..e0754de709666 100644
--- a/base/bitarray.jl
+++ b/base/bitarray.jl
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ end
 
 isassigned{N}(B::BitArray{N}, i::Int) = 1 <= i <= length(B)
 
+linearindexing{A<:BitArray}(::Type{A}) = LinearFast()
+
 ## aux functions ##
 
 const _msk64 = ~UInt64(0)
diff --git a/base/broadcast.jl b/base/broadcast.jl
index ab8fee3c97753..074a6dac2c22e 100644
--- a/base/broadcast.jl
+++ b/base/broadcast.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Broadcast
 
 using Base.Cartesian
-using Base: promote_op, promote_eltype, promote_eltype_op, @get!, _msk_end, unsafe_bitgetindex, shape, linearindices, allocate_for, tail, dimlength
+using Base: promote_op, promote_eltype, promote_eltype_op, @get!, _msk_end, unsafe_bitgetindex, linearindices, allocate_for, tail, dimlength
 import Base: .+, .-, .*, ./, .\, .//, .==, .<, .!=, .<=, .÷, .%, .<<, .>>, .^
 export broadcast, broadcast!, bitbroadcast
 export broadcast_getindex, broadcast_setindex!
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ export broadcast_getindex, broadcast_setindex!
 ## Calculate the broadcast shape of the arguments, or error if incompatible
 # array inputs
 broadcast_shape() = ()
-broadcast_shape(A) = shape(A)
-@inline broadcast_shape(A, B...) = broadcast_shape((), shape(A), map(shape, B)...)
+broadcast_shape(A) = indices(A)
+@inline broadcast_shape(A, B...) = broadcast_shape((), indices(A), map(indices, B)...)
 # shape inputs
 broadcast_shape(shape::Tuple) = shape
 @inline broadcast_shape(shape::Tuple, shape1::Tuple, shapes::Tuple...) = broadcast_shape(_bcs((), shape, shape1), shapes...)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ _bcsm(a::Number, b::Number) = a == b || b == 1
 ## Check that all arguments are broadcast compatible with shape
 # comparing one input against a shape
 check_broadcast_shape(shp) = nothing
-check_broadcast_shape(shp, A) = check_broadcast_shape(shp, shape(A))
+check_broadcast_shape(shp, A) = check_broadcast_shape(shp, indices(A))
 check_broadcast_shape(::Tuple{}, ::Tuple{}) = nothing
 check_broadcast_shape(shp, ::Tuple{}) = nothing
 check_broadcast_shape(::Tuple{}, Ashp::Tuple) = throw(DimensionMismatch("cannot broadcast array to have fewer dimensions"))
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ end
 end
 
 @inline function broadcast!{nargs}(f, B::AbstractArray, As::Vararg{Any,nargs})
-    check_broadcast_shape(shape(B), As...)
+    check_broadcast_shape(indices(B), As...)
     sz = size(B)
     mapindex = map(x->newindexer(sz, x), As)
     _broadcast!(f, B, mapindex, As, Val{nargs})
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ for (f, scalarf) in ((:.==, :(==)),
                                               :((A,ind)->A), :((B,ind)->B[ind])),
                                              (:AbstractArray, :Any, :A,
                                               :((A,ind)->A[ind]), :((B,ind)->B)))
-        shape = :(shape($active))
+        shape = :(indices($active))
         @eval begin
             function ($f)(A::$sigA, B::$sigB)
                 P = allocate_for(BitArray, $active, $shape)
diff --git a/base/essentials.jl b/base/essentials.jl
index bdc95b133b7f4..6635d99670c0b 100644
--- a/base/essentials.jl
+++ b/base/essentials.jl
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ start(v::SimpleVector) = 1
 next(v::SimpleVector,i) = (v[i],i+1)
 done(v::SimpleVector,i) = (i > v.length)
 isempty(v::SimpleVector) = (v.length == 0)
-indices(v::SimpleVector, d) = d == 1 ? (1:length(v)) : (1:1)
+indices(v::SimpleVector, d) = d == 1 ? OneTo(length(v)) : OneTo(1)
 linearindices(v::SimpleVector) = indices(v, 1)
 
 function ==(v1::SimpleVector, v2::SimpleVector)
diff --git a/base/exports.jl b/base/exports.jl
index 000d2b4a96d2f..acc1597849c98 100644
--- a/base/exports.jl
+++ b/base/exports.jl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export
 # Types
     AbstractChannel,
     AbstractMatrix,
+    AbstractUnitRange,
     AbstractVector,
     AbstractVecOrMat,
     Array,
@@ -583,7 +584,6 @@ export
     searchsortedlast,
     select!,
     select,
-    shape,
     shuffle,
     shuffle!,
     size,
diff --git a/base/multidimensional.jl b/base/multidimensional.jl
index 63fb01a5c9f74..3346d5983dd07 100644
--- a/base/multidimensional.jl
+++ b/base/multidimensional.jl
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ using Base: LinearFast, LinearSlow, AbstractCartesianIndex, fill_to_length, tail
 
 export CartesianIndex, CartesianRange
 
-# Traits for linear indexing
-linearindexing{A<:BitArray}(::Type{A}) = LinearFast()
-
 # CartesianIndex
 immutable CartesianIndex{N} <: AbstractCartesianIndex{N}
     I::NTuple{N,Int}
@@ -178,18 +175,18 @@ index_lengths_dim(A, dim, ::Colon) = (trailingsize(A, dim),)
 # whose length is equal to the dimension we're to process next. This
 # allows us to dispatch, which is important for the type-stability of
 # the lines involving Colon as the final index.
-index_shape(A::AbstractVector, I::Colon) = shape(A)
+index_shape(A::AbstractVector, I::Colon) = indices(A)
 index_shape(A::AbstractArray,  I::Colon) = (length(A),)
 @inline index_shape(A::AbstractArray, I...) = index_shape_dim(A, (true,), I...)
 @inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, ::Colon) = (trailingsize(A, length(dim)),)
-@inline index_shape_dim{T,N}(A::AbstractArray{T,N}, dim::NTuple{N}, ::Colon) = (shape(A, N),)
+@inline index_shape_dim{T,N}(A::AbstractArray{T,N}, dim::NTuple{N}, ::Colon) = (indices(A, N),)
 @inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, I::Real...) = ()
-@inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, ::Colon, i, I...) = (shape(A, length(dim)), index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,true), i, I...)...)
+@inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, ::Colon, i, I...) = (indices(A, length(dim)), index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,true), i, I...)...)
 @inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, ::Real, I...) = (index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,true), I...)...)
 @inline index_shape_dim{N}(A, dim, ::CartesianIndex{N}, I...) = (index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,ntuple(d->true,Val{N})...), I...)...)
-@inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, i::AbstractArray, I...) = (shape(i)..., index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,true), I...)...)
+@inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, i::AbstractArray, I...) = (indices(i)..., index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,true), I...)...)
 @inline index_shape_dim(A, dim, i::AbstractArray{Bool}, I...) = (sum(i), index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,true), I...)...)
-@inline index_shape_dim{N}(A, dim, i::AbstractArray{CartesianIndex{N}}, I...) = (shape(i)..., index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,ntuple(d->true,Val{N})...), I...)...)
+@inline index_shape_dim{N}(A, dim, i::AbstractArray{CartesianIndex{N}}, I...) = (indices(i)..., index_shape_dim(A, (dim...,ntuple(d->true,Val{N})...), I...)...)
 
 @inline decolon(A::AbstractVector, ::Colon) = (indices(A,1),)
 @inline decolon(A::AbstractArray,  ::Colon) = (1:length(A),)
@@ -291,8 +288,6 @@ end
     end
 end
 
-dimlength(r::Range) = length(r)
-dimlength(i::Integer) = i
 @noinline throw_checksize_error(A, sz) = throw(DimensionMismatch("output array is the wrong size; expected $sz, got $(size(A))"))
 
 ## setindex! ##
@@ -787,7 +782,7 @@ If `dim` is specified, returns unique regions of the array `itr` along `dim`.
 @generated function unique{T,N}(A::AbstractArray{T,N}, dim::Int)
     quote
         1 <= dim <= $N || return copy(A)
-        hashes = allocate_for(inds->zeros(UInt, inds), A, shape(A, dim))
+        hashes = allocate_for(inds->zeros(UInt, inds), A, indices(A, dim))
 
         # Compute hash for each row
         k = 0
@@ -796,7 +791,7 @@ If `dim` is specified, returns unique regions of the array `itr` along `dim`.
         end
 
         # Collect index of first row for each hash
-        uniquerow = allocate_for(Array{Int}, A, shape(A, dim))
+        uniquerow = allocate_for(Array{Int}, A, indices(A, dim))
         firstrow = Dict{Prehashed,Int}()
         for k = indices(A, dim)
             uniquerow[k] = get!(firstrow, Prehashed(hashes[k]), k)
@@ -804,7 +799,7 @@ If `dim` is specified, returns unique regions of the array `itr` along `dim`.
         uniquerows = collect(values(firstrow))
 
         # Check for collisions
-        collided = allocate_for(falses, A, shape(A, dim))
+        collided = allocate_for(falses, A, indices(A, dim))
         @inbounds begin
             @nloops $N i A d->(if d == dim
                 k = i_d
@@ -819,7 +814,7 @@ If `dim` is specified, returns unique regions of the array `itr` along `dim`.
         end
 
         if any(collided)
-            nowcollided = allocate_for(BitArray, A, shape(A, dim))
+            nowcollided = allocate_for(BitArray, A, indices(A, dim))
             while any(collided)
                 # Collect index of first row for each collided hash
                 empty!(firstrow)
diff --git a/base/number.jl b/base/number.jl
index 3f8cbfc37c610..d2d3270f1cfc4 100644
--- a/base/number.jl
+++ b/base/number.jl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ isinteger(x::Integer) = true
 size(x::Number) = ()
 size(x::Number,d) = convert(Int,d)<1 ? throw(BoundsError()) : 1
 indices(x::Number) = ()
-indices(x::Number,d) = convert(Int,d)<1 ? throw(BoundsError()) : (1:1)
+indices(x::Number,d) = convert(Int,d)<1 ? throw(BoundsError()) : OneTo(1)
 eltype{T<:Number}(::Type{T}) = T
 ndims(x::Number) = 0
 ndims{T<:Number}(::Type{T}) = 0
diff --git a/base/operators.jl b/base/operators.jl
index 6570a14e3e612..dab3177c82d77 100644
--- a/base/operators.jl
+++ b/base/operators.jl
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ function promote_shape(a::AbstractArray, b::AbstractArray)
             throw(DimensionMismatch("dimensions must match"))
         end
     end
-    return shape(a)
+    return indices(a)
 end
 
 function throw_setindex_mismatch(X, I)
diff --git a/base/reshapedarray.jl b/base/reshapedarray.jl
index a28a7fb2d4721..a8577b1d4bc84 100644
--- a/base/reshapedarray.jl
+++ b/base/reshapedarray.jl
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ size_strides(out::Tuple) = out
 @inline size_strides(out, s, sz...) = size_strides((out..., out[end]*s), sz...)
 
 size(A::ReshapedArray) = A.dims
-size(A::ReshapedArray, d) = d <= ndims(A) ? A.dims[d] : 1
-similar(A::ReshapedArray, eltype::Type) = similar(parent(A), eltype, size(A))
 similar(A::ReshapedArray, eltype::Type, dims::Dims) = similar(parent(A), eltype, dims)
 linearindexing{R<:ReshapedArrayLF}(::Type{R}) = LinearFast()
 parent(A::ReshapedArray) = A.parent
diff --git a/base/sort.jl b/base/sort.jl
index 9b2bd7ea4e724..e5aa1522374b1 100644
--- a/base/sort.jl
+++ b/base/sort.jl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module Sort
 
-using Base: Order, copymutable, linearindices, allocate_for, shape, linearindexing, viewindexing, LinearFast
+using Base: Order, copymutable, linearindices, allocate_for, linearindexing, viewindexing, LinearFast
 
 import
     Base.sort,
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ function sortperm(v::AbstractVector;
                   by=identity,
                   rev::Bool=false,
                   order::Ordering=Forward)
-    p = Base.allocate_for(Vector{Int}, v, shape(v, 1))
+    p = Base.allocate_for(Vector{Int}, v, indices(v, 1))
     for (i,ind) in zip(eachindex(p), indices(v, 1))
         p[i] = ind
     end
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ end
 function sortrows(A::AbstractMatrix; kws...)
     inds = indices(A,1)
     T = slicetypeof(A, inds, :)
-    rows = allocate_for(Vector{T}, A, shape(A, 1))
+    rows = allocate_for(Vector{T}, A, indices(A, 1))
     for i in inds
         rows[i] = view(A, i, :)
     end
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ end
 function sortcols(A::AbstractMatrix; kws...)
     inds = indices(A,2)
     T = slicetypeof(A, :, inds)
-    cols = allocate_for(Vector{T}, A, shape(A, 2))
+    cols = allocate_for(Vector{T}, A, indices(A, 2))
     for i in inds
         cols[i] = view(A, :, i)
     end
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ function slicetypeof{T,N}(A::AbstractArray{T,N}, i1, i2)
     SubArray{T,1,typeof(A),typeof(I),fast}
 end
 slice_dummy(::Colon) = Colon()
-slice_dummy{T}(::UnitRange{T}) = one(T)
+slice_dummy{T}(::AbstractUnitRange{T}) = one(T)
 
 ## fast clever sorting for floats ##
 
diff --git a/base/subarray.jl b/base/subarray.jl
index adf7807b321ec..81ffd7a9d0a05 100644
--- a/base/subarray.jl
+++ b/base/subarray.jl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ immutable SubArray{T,N,P,I,L} <: AbstractArray{T,N}
 end
 # Compute the linear indexability of the indices, and combine it with the linear indexing of the parent
 function SubArray(parent::AbstractArray, indexes::Tuple, dims::Tuple)
-    SubArray(linearindexing(viewindexing(indexes), linearindexing(parent)), parent, indexes, convert(Dims, dims))
+    SubArray(linearindexing(viewindexing(indexes), linearindexing(parent)), parent, indexes, map(dimlength, dims))
 end
 function SubArray{P, I, N}(::LinearSlow, parent::P, indexes::I, dims::NTuple{N, Int})
     SubArray{eltype(P), N, P, I, false}(parent, indexes, dims, 0, 0)
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ viewindexing(I::Tuple{Vararg{Any}}) = LinearSlow()
 # Of course, all other array types are slow
 viewindexing(I::Tuple{AbstractArray, Vararg{Any}}) = LinearSlow()
 
+dimlength(r::Range) = length(r)
+dimlength(i::Integer) = i
+
 # Simple utilities
 size(V::SubArray) = V.dims
 length(V::SubArray) = prod(V.dims)
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ parent(V::SubArray) = V.parent
 parentindexes(V::SubArray) = V.indexes
 
 parent(a::AbstractArray) = a
-parentindexes(a::AbstractArray) = ntuple(i->1:size(a,i), ndims(a))
+parentindexes(a::AbstractArray) = ntuple(i->OneTo(size(a,i)), ndims(a))
 
 ## SubArray creation
 # Drops singleton dimensions (those indexed with a scalar)
@@ -273,19 +276,19 @@ end
 # they are taken from the range/vector
 # Since bounds-checking is performance-critical and uses
 # indices, it's worth optimizing these implementations thoroughly
-indices(S::SubArray, d::Integer) = 1 <= d <= ndims(S) ? indices(S)[d] : (d > ndims(S) ? (1:1) : error("dimension $d out of range"))
+indices(S::SubArray, d::Integer) = 1 <= d <= ndims(S) ? indices(S)[d] : (d > ndims(S) ? OneTo(1) : error("dimension $d out of range"))
 indices(S::SubArray) = (@_inline_meta; _indices(indicesbehavior(parent(S)), S))
-_indices(::IndicesStartAt1, S::SubArray) = (@_inline_meta; map(s->1:s, size(S)))
+_indices(::IndicesStartAt1, S::SubArray) = (@_inline_meta; map(s->OneTo(s), size(S)))
 _indices(::IndicesBehavior, S::SubArray) = (@_inline_meta; _indices((), 1, S, S.indexes...))
 _indices(out::Tuple, dim, S::SubArray) = out
-_indices(out::Tuple, dim, S::SubArray, i1, I...) = (@_inline_meta; _indices((out..., 1:length(i1)), dim+1, S, I...))
+_indices(out::Tuple, dim, S::SubArray, i1, I...) = (@_inline_meta; _indices((out..., OneTo(length(i1))), dim+1, S, I...))
 _indices(out::Tuple, dim, S::SubArray, ::Real, I...) = (@_inline_meta; _indices(out, dim+1, S, I...))
 _indices(out::Tuple, dim, S::SubArray, ::Colon, I...) = (@_inline_meta; _indices((out..., indices(parent(S), dim)), dim+1, S, I...))
-indices1{T}(S::SubArray{T,0}) = 1:1
+indices1{T}(S::SubArray{T,0}) = OneTo(1)
 indices1(S::SubArray) = (@_inline_meta; _indices1(indicesbehavior(parent(S)), S))
-_indices1(::IndicesStartAt1, S::SubArray) = 1:S.dims[1]
+_indices1(::IndicesStartAt1, S::SubArray) = OneTo(S.dims[1])
 _indices1(::IndicesBehavior, S::SubArray) = (@_inline_meta; _indices1(S, 1, S.indexes...))
-_indices1(S::SubArray, dim, i1, I...) = (@_inline_meta; 1:length(i1))
+_indices1(S::SubArray, dim, i1, I...) = (@_inline_meta; OneTo(length(i1)))
 _indices1(S::SubArray, dim, i1::Real, I...) = (@_inline_meta; _indices1(S, dim+1, I...))
 _indices1(S::SubArray, dim, i1::Colon, I...) = (@_inline_meta; indices(parent(S), dim))
 
diff --git a/test/offsetarray.jl b/test/offsetarray.jl
index 853186ba46730..4d1c1cdb7ee4f 100644
--- a/test/offsetarray.jl
+++ b/test/offsetarray.jl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 module OAs
 
-using Base: SimIdx, Indices, LinearSlow, LinearFast
+using Base: DimOrInd, Indices, LinearSlow, LinearFast
 
 export OffsetArray
 
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ Base.indices1{T}(A::OffsetArray{T,0}) = 1:1
 function Base.similar(A::OffsetArray, T::Type, dims::Dims)
     B = similar(parent(A), T, dims)
 end
-function Base.similar(A::AbstractArray, T::Type, inds::Tuple{Vararg{SimIdx}})
+function Base.similar(A::AbstractArray, T::Type, inds::Tuple{Vararg{DimOrInd}})
     B = similar(A, T, map(Base.dimlength, inds))
     OffsetArray(B, map(indsoffset, inds))
 end
 
-Base.allocate_for(f, A::OffsetArray, shape::SimIdx) = OffsetArray(f(Base.dimlength(shape)), (indsoffset(shape),))
-Base.allocate_for(f, A::OffsetArray, shape::Tuple{Vararg{SimIdx}}) = OffsetArray(f(map(Base.dimlength, shape)), map(indsoffset, shape))
+Base.allocate_for(f, A::OffsetArray, shape::DimOrInd) = OffsetArray(f(Base.dimlength(shape)), (indsoffset(shape),))
+Base.allocate_for(f, A::OffsetArray, shape::Tuple{Vararg{DimOrInd}}) = OffsetArray(f(map(Base.dimlength, shape)), map(indsoffset, shape))
 Base.promote_indices(a::OffsetArray, b::OffsetArray) = a
 
 Base.reshape(A::AbstractArray, inds::Indices) = OffsetArray(reshape(A, map(Base.dimlength, inds)), map(indsoffset, inds))