diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/LAYOUT b/lib/ugui.c3l/LAYOUT
index 33c804e..717ac05 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/LAYOUT
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/LAYOUT
@@ -218,3 +218,22 @@ at frame end:
 Styling
 =======
 
++-----------------------------------------+
+|                 MARGIN                  |
+|                                         |
+|  +-----------------------------------+  |
+|  |xxxxxxxxxxx   BORDER   xxxxxxxxxxxx|  |
+|  |x+-------------------------------+x|  |
+|  |x|            PADDING            |x|  |
+|  |x|   +-----------------------+   |x|  |
+|  |x|   |                       |   |x|  |
+|  |x|   |        CONTENT        |   |x|  |
+|  |x|   +-----------------------+   |x|  |
+|  |x|                               |x|  |
+|  |x+-------------------------------+x|  |
+|  |xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|  |
+|  +-----------------------------------+  |
+|                                         |
+|                                         |
++-----------------------------------------+
+
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_button.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_button.c3
index f2132be..c3603fe 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_button.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_button.c3
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.button_id(&ctx, Id id, String label, String icon)
 	
 	Sprite* sprite = icon != "" ? ctx.sprite_atlas.get(icon)! : &&(Sprite){};
 
-	Rect min_size = {0, 0, style.size, style.size};
-	Rect text_size = ctx.get_text_bounds(label)!;
+	// TODO: get min size by style
+	TextSize text_size = ctx.measure_string(label)!;
 	Rect icon_size = sprite.rect();
-
-	ushort h_lh = (ushort)(ctx.font.line_height() / 2);
-	ushort left_pad = label != "" ? h_lh : 0;
-	ushort inner_pad = label != "" && icon != "" ? h_lh : 0;
+	
+	ushort min_size = style.size; 
+	ushort half_lh = (ushort)(ctx.font.line_height() / 2);
+	ushort left_pad = label != "" ? half_lh : 0;
+	ushort inner_pad = label != "" && icon != "" ? half_lh : 0;
 	ushort right_pad = left_pad;
 	
 	/*    |left_pad
@@ -39,13 +40,25 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.button_id(&ctx, Id id, String label, String icon)
 	 *               |inner_pad           |right_pad
 	 */
 	
-	Rect tot_size = {
-		.w = (short)max(min_size.w, icon_size.w + text_size.w + left_pad + inner_pad + right_pad),
-		.h = (short)max(min_size.h, max(icon_size.h, text_size.h)),
+	elem.layout.w = {
+		.min = (short)max(min_size, left_pad + icon_size.w + inner_pad + text_size.width.min + right_pad),
+		.max = (short)max(min_size, left_pad + icon_size.w + inner_pad + text_size.width.max + right_pad),
 	};
-	
-	elem.bounds = ctx.layout_element(parent, tot_size, style);
-	if (elem.bounds.is_null()) return {};
+	elem.layout.h = {
+		.min = (short)max(min_size, left_pad + icon_size.h + text_size.height.min + right_pad),
+		.max = (short)max(min_size, left_pad + icon_size.w + text_size.height.max + right_pad),
+	};
+	// add style border and padding
+	elem.layout.margin = style.margin;
+	elem.layout.border = style.border;
+	elem.layout.padding = style.padding;
+
+	elem.layout.children.w = elem.layout.w;
+	elem.layout.children.h = elem.layout.h;
+
+	update_parent_grow(elem, parent);
+	update_parent_size(elem, parent);
+
 	elem.events = ctx.get_elem_events(elem);
 	Rect content_bounds = elem.content_bounds(style);
 	
@@ -55,7 +68,7 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.button_id(&ctx, Id id, String label, String icon)
 		.w = content_bounds.w - icon_size.w - left_pad - inner_pad - right_pad,
 		.h = content_bounds.h
 	};
-	text_bounds = text_size.center_to(text_bounds);
+	//text_bounds = text_size.center_to(text_bounds);
 	
 	Rect icon_bounds = {
 		.x = content_bounds.x,
@@ -82,6 +95,7 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.button_id(&ctx, Id id, String label, String icon)
 	return elem.events;
 }
 
+/*
 
 // FIXME: this should be inside the style
 macro Ctx.checkbox(&ctx, String desc, Point off, bool* active, String tick_sprite = {}, ...)
@@ -152,3 +166,4 @@ fn void? Ctx.toggle_id(&ctx, Id id, String description, Point off, bool* active)
 	s.margin = s.border = s.padding = {};
 	ctx.push_rect(t, parent.div.z_index, &s)!;
 }
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_cmd.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_cmd.c3
index 463605e..804f1c4 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_cmd.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_cmd.c3
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ macro Ctx.push_cmd(&ctx, Cmd *cmd, int z_index)
 	default: return ctx.cmd_queue.enqueue(cmd);
 	}
 	if (cull_rect(rect, ctx.div_scissor)) {
-		io::print("NOPE: ");
-		io::print(cmd.rect.rect);
-		io::printn(cmd.z_index);
+//		io::print("NOPE: ");
+//		io::print(cmd.rect.rect);
+//		io::printn(cmd.z_index);
 //		unreachable();
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_core.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_core.c3
index e3f1a01..19f0a83 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_core.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_core.c3
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ import std::core::string;
 import std::core::mem::allocator;
 
 
+macro println(...)
+{
+	$for var $i = 0; $i < $vacount; $i++:
+		io::print($vaexpr[$i]);
+	$endfor
+	io::printn();
+}
+
+
 // element ids are just long ints
 alias Id = uint;
 
@@ -45,7 +54,9 @@ struct Elem {
 	ElemFlags flags;
 	ElemEvents events;
 	Rect bounds;
+	Rect children_bounds;
 	ElemType type;
+	Layout layout;
 	union {
 		ElemDiv div;
 		ElemButton button;
@@ -131,6 +142,7 @@ const uint GOLDEN_RATIO = 0x9E3779B9;
 // with the Cantor pairing function
 fn Id? Ctx.gen_id(&ctx, Id id2)
 {
+	// FIXME: this is SHIT
 	Id id1 = ctx.tree.get(ctx.active_div)!;
 	// Mix the two IDs non-linearly
 	Id mixed = id1 ^ id2.rotate_left(13);
@@ -160,6 +172,7 @@ fn Elem*? Ctx.get_elem(&ctx, Id id, ElemType type)
 	elem.flags = (ElemFlags)0;
 	elem.flags.is_new = is_new;
 	elem.id = id;
+	elem.layout = {};
 	if (is_new == false && elem.type != type) {
 		return WRONG_ELEMENT_TYPE?;
 	} else {
@@ -232,16 +245,15 @@ fn void? Ctx.frame_begin(&ctx)
 	//elem.flags.has_focus = ctx.has_focus;
 
 	elem.bounds = {0, 0, ctx.width, ctx.height};
-	elem.div.layout = LAYOUT_ROW;
 	elem.div.z_index = 0;
-	elem.div.children_bounds = elem.bounds;
 	elem.div.scroll_x.enabled = false;
 	elem.div.scroll_y.enabled = false;
-	elem.div.pcb = {};
-	elem.div.origin_c = {};
-	elem.div.origin_r = {};
+	elem.layout.dir = ROW;
+	elem.layout.anchor = TOP_LEFT;
+	elem.layout.w = @exact(ctx.width);
+	elem.layout.h = @exact(ctx.height);
 
-	ctx.div_scissor = {0, 0, ctx.width, ctx.height};
+	ctx.div_scissor = elem.bounds;
 
 	// The root element does not push anything to the stack
 	// TODO: add a background color taken from a theme or config
@@ -253,7 +265,13 @@ fn void? Ctx.frame_end(&ctx)
 {
 	// FIXME: this is not guaranteed to be root. the user might forget to close a div or some other element
 	Elem* root = ctx.get_active_div()!;
-	if (root.id != ROOT_ID) return WRONG_ID?;
+	if (root.id != ROOT_ID) {
+		io::printn(root.id);
+		return WRONG_ID?;
+	}
+
+	// DO THE LAYOUT
+	ctx.layout_element_tree();
 
 	// 1. clear the tree
 	ctx.tree.nuke();
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_div.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_div.c3
index 10d6c40..4e738db 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_div.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_div.c3
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import std::math;
 
 // div element
 struct ElemDiv {
-	Layout layout;
 	struct scroll_x {
 		bool enabled;
 		bool on;
@@ -18,28 +17,42 @@ struct ElemDiv {
 	}
 	ushort scroll_size;
 	int z_index;
-	Rect children_bounds; // current frame children bounds
-	Rect pcb; // previous frame children bounds
-	Point origin_r, origin_c;
 }
 
 
 // useful macro to start and end a div, capturing the trailing block
-macro Ctx.@div(&ctx, Rect size, bool scroll_x = false, bool scroll_y = false, ...; @body())
+macro Ctx.@div(&ctx,
+               Size width = @grow, Size height = @grow,
+               LayoutDirection dir = ROW,
+               Anchor anchor = TOP_LEFT,
+               bool scroll_x = false, bool scroll_y = false,
+               ...; 
+               @body()
+              )
 {
-	ctx.div_begin(size, scroll_x, scroll_y, $vasplat)!;
+	ctx.div_begin(width, height, dir, anchor, scroll_x, scroll_y, $vasplat)!;
 	@body();
 	ctx.div_end()!;
 }
 
-// begin a widget container, or div, the size determines the offset (x,y) width and height.
-// if the width or height are zero the width or height are set to the maximum available.
-// if the width or height are negative the width or height will be calculated based on the children size
-// sort similar to a flexbox, and the minimum size is set by the negative of the width or height
-// FIXME: there is a bug if the size.w or size.h == -0
-macro Ctx.div_begin(&ctx, Rect size, bool scroll_x = false, bool scroll_y = false, ...)
-	=> ctx.div_begin_id(@compute_id($vasplat), size, scroll_x, scroll_y);
-fn void? Ctx.div_begin_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, bool scroll_x, bool scroll_y)
+macro Ctx.div_begin(&ctx,
+                    Size width = @grow(), Size height = @grow(),
+                    LayoutDirection dir = ROW,
+                    Anchor anchor = TOP_LEFT,
+                    bool scroll_x = false, bool scroll_y = false,
+                    ...
+                   )
+{
+	return ctx.div_begin_id(@compute_id($vasplat), width, height, dir, anchor, scroll_x, scroll_y);
+}
+
+fn void? Ctx.div_begin_id(&ctx,
+                          Id id,
+                          Size width, Size height,
+                          LayoutDirection dir,
+                          Anchor anchor,
+                          bool scroll_x, bool scroll_y
+                         )
 {
 	id = ctx.gen_id(id)!;
 
@@ -55,30 +68,24 @@ fn void? Ctx.div_begin_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, bool scroll_x, bool scroll_y)
 	elem.div.scroll_size = slider_style.size ? slider_style.size : (style.size ? style.size : DEFAULT_STYLE.size);
 	elem.div.z_index = parent.div.z_index + 1;
 
-	// 2. layout the element
-	Rect wanted_size = {
-		.x = size.x,
-		.y = size.y,
-		.w = size.w < 0 ? max(elem.div.pcb.w, (short)-size.w) : size.w,
-		.h = size.h < 0 ? max(elem.div.pcb.h, (short)-size.h) : size.h,
-	};
-	elem.bounds = ctx.layout_element(parent, wanted_size, style);
-	elem.div.children_bounds = {.x = elem.bounds.x, .y = elem.bounds.y};
-
 	// update the ctx scissor
 	ctx.div_scissor = elem.bounds;
 	ctx.push_scissor(elem.bounds, elem.div.z_index)!;
 
-	// 4. Fill the div fields
-	elem.div.origin_c = {
-		.x = elem.bounds.x,
-		.y = elem.bounds.y
+	// update layout with correct info
+	elem.layout = {
+		.w = width,
+		.h = height,
+		.dir = dir,
+		.anchor = anchor,
+		.margin = style.margin,
+		.border = style.border,
+		.padding = style.padding,
 	};
-	elem.div.origin_r = elem.div.origin_c;
-	elem.div.layout   = parent.div.layout;
+	
+	// update parent grow children
+	update_parent_grow(elem, parent);
 
-	// Add the background to the draw stack
-	bool do_border = parent.div.layout == LAYOUT_FLOATING;
 	ctx.push_rect(elem.bounds, elem.div.z_index, style)!;
 
 	elem.events = ctx.get_elem_events(elem);
@@ -89,14 +96,9 @@ fn void? Ctx.div_begin_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, bool scroll_x, bool scroll_y)
 
 fn void? Ctx.div_end(&ctx)
 {
-	// swap the children bounds
 	Elem* elem = ctx.get_active_div()!;
-	elem.div.pcb = elem.div.children_bounds;
-
-	// FIXME: this causes all elements inside the div to loose focus since the mouse press happens
-	//        both inside the element and inside the div bounds
-	//elem.events = ctx.get_elem_events(elem);
 
+/* FIXME: Redo slider functionality
 	Rect cb = elem.div.pcb;
 	// children bounds bottom-right corner
 	Point cbc = {
@@ -155,10 +157,13 @@ fn void? Ctx.div_end(&ctx)
 		ctx.slider_hor_id(hsid_raw, hslider, &elem.div.scroll_x.value, max((float)bc.x / cbc.x, (float)0.15))!;
 		elem.div.layout = prev_l;
 	}
+*/
 
 	// the active_div returns to the parent of the current one
 	ctx.active_div = ctx.tree.parentof(ctx.active_div)!;
 	Elem* parent = ctx.get_parent()!;
-	// TODO: reset the scissor back to the parent div
 	ctx.div_scissor = parent.bounds;
+	ctx.push_scissor(parent.bounds, elem.div.z_index)!;
+
+	update_parent_size(elem, parent);
 }
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_font.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_font.c3
index 17a36ac..51ff0b9 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_font.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_font.c3
@@ -9,11 +9,34 @@ import std::io;
 import std::ascii;
 
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+//                                CODEPOINT                                           //
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
 // unicode code point, different type for a different hash
 alias Codepoint = uint;
 
+<*
+@require off != null
+@require str.ptr != null
+*>
+fn Codepoint str_to_codepoint(char[] str, usz* off)
+{
+	Codepoint cp;
+	isz b = grapheme::decode_utf8(str, str.len, (uint*)&cp);
+	if (b == 0 || b > str.len) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	*off = b;
+	return cp;
+}
+
 //macro uint Codepoint.hash(self) => ((uint)self).hash();
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+//                                FONT ATLAS                                          //
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
 /* width and height of a glyph contain the kering advance
  * (u,v)
  *   +-------------*---+ -
@@ -60,7 +83,7 @@ struct Font {
 
 fn void? Font.load(&font, String name, ZString path, uint height, float scale)
 {
-	font.table.init(allocator::heap(), capacity: FONT_CACHED);
+	font.table.init(allocator::mem, capacity: FONT_CACHED);
 	font.id = name.hash();
 
 	font.size = height*scale;
@@ -160,26 +183,39 @@ fn void Font.free(&font)
 	schrift::freefont(font.sft.font);
 }
 
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+//                           FONT LOAD AND QUERY                                      //
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
 fn void? Ctx.load_font(&ctx, String name, ZString path, uint height, float scale = 1.0)
 {
 	return ctx.font.load(name, path, height, scale);
 }
 
-<*
-@require off != null
-@require str.ptr != null
-*>
-fn Codepoint str_to_codepoint(char[] str, usz* off)
+// TODO: check if the font is present in the context
+fn Id Ctx.get_font_id(&ctx, String label)
 {
-	Codepoint cp;
-	isz b = grapheme::decode_utf8(str, str.len, (uint*)&cp);
-	if (b == 0 || b > str.len) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-	*off = b;
-	return cp;
+	return (Id)label.hash();
 }
 
+fn Atlas*? Ctx.get_font_atlas(&ctx, String name)
+{
+	// TODO: use the font name, for now there is only one font
+	if (name.hash() != ctx.font.id) {
+		return WRONG_ID?;
+	}
+
+	return &ctx.font.atlas;
+}
+
+fn int Font.line_height(&font) => (int)(font.ascender - font.descender + (float)0.5);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+//                              TEXT MEASUREMENT                                      //
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
+
 const uint TAB_SIZE = 4;
 
 // TODO: change the name
@@ -189,6 +225,7 @@ struct TextInfo {
 	Rect bounds;
 	String text;
 	usz off;
+	Size width, height;
 	
 	// current glyph info
 	Point origin;
@@ -295,20 +332,81 @@ fn Rect? Ctx.get_text_bounds(&ctx, String text)
 	return ti.text_bounds;
 }
 
-// TODO: check if the font is present in the context
-fn Id Ctx.get_font_id(&ctx, String label)
-{
-	return (Id)label.hash();
+
+struct TextSize {
+	Size width, height;
 }
 
-fn Atlas*? Ctx.get_font_atlas(&ctx, String name)
+// Measeure the size of a string.
+// width.min: as if each word is broken up by a new line
+// width.max: the width of the string left as-is
+// height.min: the height of the string left as-is
+// height.max: the height of the string with each word broken up by a new line
+fn TextSize? Ctx.measure_string(&ctx, String text)
 {
-	// TODO: use the font name, for now there is only one font
-	if (name.hash() != ctx.font.id) {
-		return WRONG_ID?;
+	Font* font = &ctx.font;
+	short baseline = (short)font.ascender;
+	short line_height = (short)font.line_height();
+	short line_gap = (short)font.linegap;
+	short space_width = font.get_glyph(' ').adv!;
+	short tab_width = space_width * TAB_SIZE;
+
+	isz off;
+	usz x;
+
+	TextSize ts;
+
+	short word_width;
+	short words = 1;
+	Rect bounds; // unaltered text bounds;
+	Point origin;
+
+	Codepoint cp = str_to_codepoint(text[off..], &x);
+	for (; cp != 0; cp = str_to_codepoint(text[off..], &x)) {
+		off += x;
+		Glyph* gp = font.get_glyph(cp)!;
+		
+		// update the text bounds
+		switch {
+		case cp == '\n':
+			origin.x = 0;
+			origin.y += line_height + line_gap;
+		case cp == '\t':
+			origin.x += tab_width;
+		case ascii::is_cntrl((char)cp):
+			break;
+		default:
+			Rect b = {
+				.x = origin.x + gp.ox,
+				.y = origin.y + gp.oy + baseline,
+				.w = gp.w,
+				.h = gp.h,
+			};
+			bounds = containing_rect(bounds, b);
+			origin.x += gp.adv;
+		}
+		
+		// update the word width
+		switch {
+		case ascii::is_space((char)cp):
+			if (word_width > ts.width.min) ts.width.min = word_width;
+			word_width = 0;
+			words++;
+		default:
+			word_width += gp.w + gp.ox;
+			if (off < text.len) word_width += gp.adv;
+		}
 	}
+	// end of string is also end of word
+	if (word_width > ts.width.min) ts.width.min = word_width;
 
-	return &ctx.font.atlas;
+	ts.width.max = bounds.w;
+	ts.height.min = bounds.h;
+	ts.height.max = words * line_height + line_gap * (words-1);
+
+	//io::print("'");
+	//io::print(text);
+	//io::print("': ");
+	//io::printn(ts);
+	return ts;
 }
-
-fn int Font.line_height(&font) => (int)(font.ascender - font.descender + (float)0.5);
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_layout.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_layout.c3
index 4315e61..5d5eae9 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_layout.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_layout.c3
@@ -1,54 +1,102 @@
 module ugui;
 
-enum Layout {
-	LAYOUT_ROW,
-	LAYOUT_COLUMN,
-	LAYOUT_FLOATING,
-	LAYOUT_ABSOLUTE,
+import std::math;
+import std::io;
+
+enum LayoutDirection {
+	ROW,
+	COLUMN,
 }
 
-fn void? Ctx.layout_set_row(&ctx)
-{
-	Elem *parent = ctx.get_parent()!;
-	parent.div.layout = LAYOUT_ROW;
+enum Anchor {
+	TOP_LEFT,
+	LEFT,
+	BOTTOM_LEFT,
+	BOTTOM,
+	BOTTOM_RIGHT,
+	RIGHT,
+	TOP_RIGHT,
+	TOP,
+	CENTER
 }
 
-fn void? Ctx.layout_set_column(&ctx)
-{
-	Elem *parent = ctx.get_parent()!;
-	parent.div.layout = LAYOUT_COLUMN;
+struct Layout {
+	Size w, h;
+	struct children {
+		Size w, h;
+	}
+	ushort grow_children;
+	short occupied;
+	struct origin {
+		short x, y;
+	}
+	LayoutDirection dir;
+	Anchor anchor;
+	// FIXME: all this cruft with margin border and padding could be resolved by simply providing
+	//        a "Rect content_offset" that represents the combined effect of all three above 
+	Rect margin, border, padding;
 }
 
-fn void? Ctx.layout_set_floating(&ctx)
+// Total width of a layout element, complete with margin, border and padding
+macro Size Layout.total_width(&el)
 {
-	Elem *parent = ctx.get_parent()!;
-	parent.div.layout = LAYOUT_FLOATING;
+	Rect min = (Rect){.w = el.w.min, .h = el.h.min}.expand(el.margin).expand(el.border).expand(el.padding);
+	Rect max = (Rect){.w = el.w.max, .h = el.h.max}.expand(el.margin).expand(el.border).expand(el.padding);
+	return {.min = min.w, .max = max.w};
 }
 
-fn void? Ctx.layout_next_row(&ctx)
+// Total height of a layout element, complete with margin, border and padding
+macro Size Layout.total_height(&el)
 {
-	Elem *parent = ctx.get_parent()!;
+	Rect min = (Rect){.w = el.w.min, .h = el.h.min}.expand(el.margin).expand(el.border).expand(el.padding);
+	Rect max = (Rect){.w = el.w.max, .h = el.h.max}.expand(el.margin).expand(el.border).expand(el.padding);
+	return {.min = min.h, .max = max.h};
+}
 
-	parent.div.origin_r = {
-		.x = parent.bounds.x,
-		.y = parent.div.children_bounds.bottom_right().y,
+// The content space of the element
+macro Point Elem.content_space(&e)
+{
+	return {
+		.x = e.bounds.w - e.layout.border.x - e.layout.border.w - e.layout.padding.x - e.layout.padding.w,
+		.y = e.bounds.h - e.layout.border.y - e.layout.border.h - e.layout.padding.y - e.layout.padding.h,
 	};
-	parent.div.origin_c = parent.div.origin_r;
+ }
+
+// Update the parent element's grow children counter 
+fn void update_parent_grow(Elem* child, Elem* parent)
+{
+	switch (parent.layout.dir) {
+	case ROW:
+		if (child.layout.w.@is_grow()) parent.layout.grow_children++;
+	case COLUMN:
+		if (child.layout.h.@is_grow()) parent.layout.grow_children++;
+	}
 }
 
-fn void? Ctx.layout_next_column(&ctx)
+// Update the parent element's children size
+fn void update_parent_size(Elem* child, Elem* parent)
 {
-	Elem *parent = ctx.get_parent()!;
+	Layout* cl = &child.layout;
+	Layout* pl = &parent.layout; 
 
-	parent.div.origin_c = {
-		.x = parent.div.children_bounds.bottom_right().x,
-		.y = parent.bounds.y,
-	};
-	parent.div.origin_r = parent.div.origin_c;
+	switch (pl.dir) {
+	case ROW: // on rows grow the ch width by the child width and only grow ch height if it exceeds
+		pl.children.w += cl.total_width();
+		pl.children.h = pl.children.h.comb_max(cl.total_height());
+	case COLUMN: // do the opposite on column
+		pl.children.w = pl.children.w.comb_max(cl.total_width());
+		pl.children.h += cl.total_height();
+	}
+}
+
+fn void update_children_bounds(Elem* child, Elem* parent)
+{
+	parent.children_bounds = containing_rect(child.bounds, parent.bounds);
 }
 
 macro Rect Elem.content_bounds(&elem, style) => elem.bounds.pad(style.border).pad(style.padding);
 
+/*
 macro Rect Elem.get_view(&elem)
 {
 	Rect off;
@@ -67,91 +115,266 @@ macro Point Elem.get_view_off(&elem)
 {
 	return elem.get_view().sub(elem.bounds).position();
 }
+*/
 
-// position the rectangle inside the parent according to the layout
-// parent: parent div
-// rect: the requested size
-// style: apply style
-<*
-@require ctx != null
-@require parent.type == ETYPE_DIV
-*>
-fn Rect Ctx.layout_element(&ctx, Elem *parent, Rect rect, Style* style)
+// Assign the width and height of an element in the directions that it doesn't need to grow
+fn void resolve_dimensions(Elem* e, Elem* p)
 {
-	ElemDiv* div = &parent.div;
+	// The element's border and paddign total width and height
+	Point m_tot = {.x = e.layout.margin.x + e.layout.margin.w, .y = e.layout.margin.y + e.layout.margin.h};
+	Point b_tot = {.x = e.layout.border.x + e.layout.border.w, .y = e.layout.border.y + e.layout.border.h};
+	Point p_tot = {.x = e.layout.padding.x + e.layout.padding.w, .y = e.layout.padding.y + e.layout.padding.h};
 
-	Rect parent_bounds, parent_view;
-	Rect child_placement, child_occupied;
+	// ASSIGN WIDTH
+	switch {
+	case e.layout.w.@is_exact():
+		// if width is exact then assign it to the bounds and add border and paddign
+		e.bounds.w = e.layout.w.min + b_tot.x + p_tot.x;
+	case e.layout.w.@is_grow():
+		// done in another pass
+		break;
+	case e.layout.w.@is_fit(): // fit the element's children
+		Size elem_width = e.layout.w; // the element's content width
+		Size children_width = e.layout.children.w; // element children (content) width
+		Size combined = elem_width.combine(children_width);
 
-	// 1. Select the right origin
-	Point origin;
-	switch (div.layout) {
-	case LAYOUT_ROW:
-		origin = div.origin_r;
-	case LAYOUT_COLUMN:
-		origin = div.origin_c;
-	case LAYOUT_FLOATING: // none, relative to zero zero
-	case LAYOUT_ABSOLUTE: // absolute position, this is a no-op, return the rect
-		return rect;
-	default: // error
-		return {};
+		if (combined.min <= combined.max) { // OK!
+			// the final element width is the content width plus padding and border
+			e.bounds.w = min(elem_width.max, children_width.max) + b_tot.x + p_tot.x;
+		} else {
+			unreachable("Cannot fit children width: min:%d max:%d", combined.min, combined.max);
+		}
+		/*
+		Size w = e.needed_width().combine(e.layout.children.w);
+		if (w.max >= w.min) { // OK!
+			e.bounds.w = w.min;
+		} else {
+			println(e.needed_width(), " ", e.needed_height());
+			println(e.layout.children.w, " ", e.layout.children.h);
+			unreachable("Cannot fit children width: min:%d max:%d", w.min, w.max);
+		}
+		*/
+	default: unreachable("width is not exact, grow or fit");
 	}
 
-	// 2. Compute the parent's view
-	parent_bounds = parent.bounds;
-	parent_view = parent.get_view();
+	// ASSIGN HEIGHT
+	switch {
+	case e.layout.h.@is_exact():
+		// if width is exact then assign it to the bounds and add border and paddign
+		e.bounds.h = e.layout.h.min + b_tot.y + p_tot.y;
+	case e.layout.h.@is_grow():
+		break;
+		// done in another pass
+	case e.layout.h.@is_fit(): // fit the element's children
+		Size elem_height = e.layout.h; // the element's content width
+		Size children_height = e.layout.children.h; // element children (content) width
+		Size combined = elem_height.combine(children_height);
 
-	// 3. Compute the placement and occupied area
+		if (combined.min <= combined.max) { // OK!
+			// the final element width is the content width plus padding and border
+			e.bounds.h = min(elem_height.max, children_height.max) + b_tot.y + p_tot.y;
+		} else {
+			unreachable("Cannot fit children height: min:%d max:%d", combined.min, combined.max);
+		}
+		/*
+		Size h = e.needed_height().combine(e.layout.children.h);
+		if (h.max >= h.min) { // OK!
+			e.bounds.h = h.max;
+		} else {
+			unreachable("Cannot fit children height: min:%d max:%d", h.min, h.max);
+		}
+		*/
+	default: unreachable("width is not exact, grow or fit");
+	}
 
-	// grow rect (wanted size) when widht or height are less than zero
-	bool adapt_x = rect.w <= 0;
-	bool adapt_y = rect.h <= 0;
-	if (adapt_x) rect.w = parent_bounds.w - parent_bounds.x - origin.x;
-	if (adapt_y) rect.h = parent_bounds.h - parent_bounds.y - origin.y;
-
-	// offset placement and area
-	child_placement = child_placement.off(origin.add(rect.position()));
-	child_occupied  = child_occupied.off(origin.add(rect.position()));
-
-	Rect margin  = style.margin;
-	Rect border  = style.border;
-	Rect padding = style.padding;
-
-	// padding, grows both the placement and occupied area
-	child_placement = child_placement.grow(padding.position().add(padding.size()));
-	child_occupied  = child_occupied.grow(padding.position().add(padding.size()));
-	// border, grows both the placement and occupied area
-	child_placement = child_placement.grow(border.position().add(border.size()));
-	child_occupied  = child_occupied.grow(border.position().add(border.size()));
-	// margin, offsets the placement and grows the occupied area
-	child_placement = child_placement.off(margin.position());
-	child_occupied  = child_occupied.grow(margin.position().add(margin.size()));
-
-	// oh yeah also adjust the rect if i was to grow
-	if (adapt_x) rect.w -= padding.x+padding.w + border.x+border.w + margin.x+margin.w;
-	if (adapt_y) rect.h -= padding.y+padding.h + border.y+border.h + margin.y+margin.h;
-
-	// set the size
-	child_placement = child_placement.grow(rect.size());
-	child_occupied  = child_occupied.grow(rect.size());
-
-	// 4. Update the parent's origin
-	div.origin_r = {
-		.x = child_occupied.bottom_right().x,
-		.y = origin.y,
-	};
-	div.origin_c = {
-		.x = origin.x,
-		.y = child_occupied.bottom_right().y,
-	};
-
-	// 5. Update the parent's children bounds
-	div.children_bounds = containing_rect(div.children_bounds, child_occupied);
-
-	// 99. return the placement
-	if (child_placement.collides(parent_view)) {
-		return child_placement.off(parent.get_view_off().neg());
-	} else {
-		return {};
+	// the occupied space must account for the element's margin as well
+	switch (p.layout.dir) {
+	case ROW:
+		if (!e.layout.w.@is_grow()) p.layout.occupied += e.bounds.w + m_tot.x;
+	case COLUMN:
+		if (!e.layout.h.@is_grow()) p.layout.occupied += e.bounds.h + m_tot.y;
+	}
+}
+
+fn void resolve_grow_elements(Elem* e, Elem* p)
+{
+	Point m_tot = {.x = e.layout.margin.x + e.layout.margin.w, .y = e.layout.margin.y + e.layout.margin.h};
+	Point b_tot = {.x = e.layout.border.x + e.layout.border.w, .y = e.layout.border.y + e.layout.border.h};
+	Point p_tot = {.x = e.layout.padding.x + e.layout.padding.w, .y = e.layout.padding.y + e.layout.padding.h};
+
+	// WIDTH
+	if (e.layout.w.@is_grow()) {
+		if (p.layout.dir == ROW) { // grow along the axis, divide the parent size
+			short slot = (short)((p.content_space().x - p.layout.occupied) / p.layout.grow_children);
+			// the space slot accounts for the total size, while the element bounds does not account 
+			// for the margin
+			e.bounds.w = slot - m_tot.x;
+			p.layout.grow_children--;
+			p.layout.occupied += slot;
+		} else if (p.layout.dir == COLUMN) { // grow across the layout axis, inherit width of the parent
+			e.bounds.w = p.content_space().x - m_tot.x;
+		}
+	}
+	
+	// HEIGHT
+	if (e.layout.h.@is_grow()) {
+		if (p.layout.dir == COLUMN) { // grow along the axis, divide the parent size
+			short slot = (short)((p.content_space().y - p.layout.occupied) / p.layout.grow_children);
+			e.bounds.h = slot - m_tot.y;
+			p.layout.grow_children--;
+			p.layout.occupied += slot;
+		} else if (p.layout.dir == ROW) { // grow across the layout axis, inherit width of the parent
+			e.bounds.h = p.content_space().y - m_tot.y;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn void resolve_placement(Elem* c, Elem* p)
+{
+	Layout* pl = &p.layout;
+	Layout* cl = &c.layout;
+
+	Point off = {
+		.x = p.bounds.x + pl.origin.x + cl.margin.x,
+		.y = p.bounds.y + pl.origin.y + cl.margin.x,
+	};
+
+	switch (pl.anchor) {
+	case TOP_LEFT:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y;
+	case LEFT:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y + p.bounds.h/2;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.y -= pl.occupied/2;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.y -= c.bounds.h/2;
+		}
+	case BOTTOM_LEFT:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y + p.bounds.h ;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.y -= pl.occupied;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.y -= c.bounds.h;
+		}
+	case BOTTOM:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x + p.bounds.w/2;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y + p.bounds.h;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.y -= pl.occupied;
+			c.bounds.x -= c.bounds.w/2;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.y -= c.bounds.h;
+			c.bounds.x -= pl.occupied/2;
+		}
+	case BOTTOM_RIGHT:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x + p.bounds.w;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y + p.bounds.h;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.y -= pl.occupied;
+			c.bounds.x -= c.bounds.w;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.y -= c.bounds.h;
+			c.bounds.x -= pl.occupied;
+		}
+	case RIGHT:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x + p.bounds.w;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y + p.bounds.h/2;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.y -= pl.occupied/2;
+			c.bounds.x -= c.bounds.w;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.y -= c.bounds.h/2;
+			c.bounds.x -= pl.occupied;
+		}
+	case TOP_RIGHT:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x + p.bounds.w;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.x -= c.bounds.w;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.x -= pl.occupied;
+		}
+	case TOP:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x + p.bounds.w/2;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.x -= c.bounds.w/2;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.x -= pl.occupied/2;
+		}
+	case CENTER:
+		c.bounds.x = off.x + p.bounds.w/2;
+		c.bounds.y = off.y + p.bounds.h/2;
+		if (pl.dir == COLUMN) {
+			c.bounds.x -= c.bounds.w/2;
+			c.bounds.y -= pl.occupied/2;
+		} else if (pl.dir == ROW) {
+			c.bounds.x -= pl.occupied/2;
+			c.bounds.y -= c.bounds.h/2;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	switch (pl.dir) {
+	case ROW:
+		pl.origin.x += c.bounds.w + cl.margin.x + cl.margin.w;
+	case COLUMN:
+		pl.origin.y += c.bounds.h + cl.margin.x + cl.margin.w;
+	default: unreachable("unknown layout direction");
+	}
+	
+	//sprintln("origin: ", p.layout.origin, " bounds: ", c.bounds);
+}
+
+fn void Ctx.layout_element_tree(&ctx)
+{
+	isz cursor = -1;
+	isz current = ctx.tree.level_order_it(0, &cursor)!!;
+	for (; current >= 0; current = ctx.tree.level_order_it(0, &cursor)!!) {
+		Elem* p = ctx.find_elem(ctx.tree.get(current))!!;
+		// offset the origin by the margin
+		p.layout.origin.x = p.layout.border.x + p.layout.padding.x;
+		p.layout.origin.y = p.layout.border.y + p.layout.padding.y;
+
+		// RESOLVE KNOWN DIMENSIONS
+		isz ch_cur = 0;
+		isz ch = ctx.tree.children_it(current, &ch_cur)!!;
+		for (; ch >= 0; ch = ctx.tree.children_it(current, &ch_cur)!!) {
+			Elem* c = ctx.find_elem(ctx.tree.get(ch))!!;
+			if (ctx.tree.is_root(ch)!!) {
+				resolve_dimensions(p, &&{});
+			} else {
+				resolve_dimensions(c, p);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// RESOLVE GROW CHILDREN
+		ch_cur = 0;
+		ch = ctx.tree.children_it(current, &ch_cur)!!;
+		for (; ch >= 0; ch = ctx.tree.children_it(current, &ch_cur)!!) {
+			Elem* c = ctx.find_elem(ctx.tree.get(ch))!!;
+			if (ctx.tree.is_root(ch)!!) {
+				resolve_grow_elements(p, &&{});
+			} else {
+				resolve_grow_elements(c, p);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		// RESOLVE CHILDREN PLACEMENT
+		ch_cur = 0;
+		ch = ctx.tree.children_it(current, &ch_cur)!!;
+		for (; ch >= 0; ch = ctx.tree.children_it(current, &ch_cur)!!) {
+			Elem* c = ctx.find_elem(ctx.tree.get(ch))!!;
+			if (ctx.tree.is_root(ch)!!) {
+				resolve_placement(p, &&{});
+				update_children_bounds(c, p);
+			} else {
+				resolve_placement(c, p);
+				update_children_bounds(c, p);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_shapes.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_shapes.c3
index 6c8e592..b134203 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_shapes.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_shapes.c3
@@ -174,6 +174,16 @@ macro Rect Rect.pad(Rect a, Rect b)
 	};
 }
 
+macro Rect Rect.expand(Rect a, Rect b)
+{
+	return {
+		.x = a.x - b.x,
+		.y = a.y - b.y,
+		.w = a.w + b.x + b.w,
+		.h = a.h + b.y + b.h,
+	};
+}
+
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 //                                    POINT                                           //
@@ -189,39 +199,12 @@ macro bool Point.in_rect(Point p, Rect r)
 	return (p.x >= r.x && p.x <= r.x + r.w) && (p.y >= r.y && p.y <= r.y + r.h);
 }
 
-macro Point Point.add(Point a, Point b)
-{
-	return {
-		.x = a.x + b.x,
-		.y = a.y + b.y,
-	};
-}
+macro Point Point.add(Point a, Point b) @operator_s(+) => {.x = a.x+b.x, .y = a.y+b.y};
+macro Point Point.sub(Point a, Point b) @operator_s(-) => {.x = a.x-b.x, .y = a.y-b.y};
+macro Point Point.neg(Point p) @operator_s(-) => {-p.x, -p.y};
 
-macro Point Point.sub(Point a, Point b)
-{
-	return {
-		.x = a.x - b.x,
-		.y = a.y - b.y,
-	};
-}
-
-macro Point Point.neg(Point p) => {-p.x, -p.y};
-
-macro Point Point.max(Point a, Point b)
-{
-	return {
-		.x = max(a.x, b.x),
-		.y = max(a.y, b.y),
-	};
-}
-
-macro Point Point.min(Point a, Point b)
-{
-	return {
-		.x = min(a.x, b.x),
-		.y = min(a.y, b.y),
-	};
-}
+macro Point Point.max(Point a, Point b) => {.x = max(a.x, b.x), .y = max(a.y, b.y)};
+macro Point Point.min(Point a, Point b) => {.x = min(a.x, b.x), .y = min(a.y, b.y)};
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
 //                                    COLOR                                           //
@@ -252,8 +235,26 @@ macro Color uint.@to_rgba($u)
 	};
 }
 
-macro uint Color.to_uint(c)
-{
-	uint u = c.r | (c.g << 8) | (c.b << 16) | (c.a << 24);
-	return u;
+macro uint Color.to_uint(c) => c.r | (c.g << 8) | (c.b << 16) | (c.a << 24);
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+//                                    SIZE                                            //
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
+
+struct Size {
+	short min, max;
 }
+
+macro Size @grow() => {.min = 0, .max = 0};
+macro Size @exact(short s) => {.min = s, .max = s};
+macro Size @fit(short min = 0, short max = short.max/2) => {.min = min, .max = max};
+macro bool Size.@is_grow(s) => (s.min == 0 && s.max == 0);
+macro bool Size.@is_exact(s) => (s.min == s.max && s.min != 0);
+macro bool Size.@is_fit(s) => (s.min != s.max);
+
+macro Size Size.add(a, Size b) @operator_s(+) => {.min = a.min+b.min, .max = a.max+b.max};
+macro Size Size.sub(a, Size b) @operator_s(-) => {.min = a.min-b.min, .max = a.max-b.max};
+
+macro Size Size.combine(a, Size b) => {.min = max(a.min, b.min), .max = min(a.max, b.max)};
+macro Size Size.comb_max(a, Size b) => {.min = max(a.min, b.min), .max = max(a.max, b.max)};
+macro Size Size.comb_min(a, Size b) => {.min = min(a.min, b.min), .max = min(a.max, b.max)};
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_slider.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_slider.c3
index bacd4b6..709f087 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_slider.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_slider.c3
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ struct ElemSlider {
 	Rect handle;
 }
 
-
 /*       handle
  * +----+-----+---------------------+
  * |    |#####|                     |
  * +----+-----+---------------------+
  */
+/*
 macro Ctx.slider_hor(&ctx, Rect size, float* value, float hpercent = 0.25, ...)
 	=> ctx.slider_hor_id(@compute_id($vasplat), size, value, hpercent);
 <*
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.slider_hor_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, float* value, float hpe
 
 	return elem.events;
 }
+*/
 
 
 /*
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.slider_hor_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, float* value, float hpe
  * |  |
  * +--+
  */
+/*
 macro Ctx.slider_ver(&ctx, Rect size, float* value, float hpercent = 0.25, ...)
 	=> ctx.slider_ver_id(@compute_id($vasplat), size, value, hpercent);
 fn ElemEvents? Ctx.slider_ver_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, float* value, float hpercent = 0.25)
@@ -134,3 +136,4 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.slider_ver_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, float* value, float hpe
 macro short calc_slider(short off, short dim, float value) => (short)off + (short)(dim * value);
 macro float calc_value(short off, short mouse, short dim, short slider)
 	=> math::clamp((float)(mouse-off-slider/2)/(float)(dim-slider), 0.0f, 1.0f);
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_sprite.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_sprite.c3
index 152f109..edd3b8f 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_sprite.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_sprite.c3
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn void? SpriteAtlas.init(&this, String name, AtlasType type, ushort width, usho
 
 	this.id = name.hash();
 	this.atlas.new(this.id, AtlasType.ATLAS_R8G8B8A8, width, height)!;
-	this.sprites.init(allocator::heap(), capacity: SRITES_PER_ATLAS);
+	this.sprites.init(allocator::mem, capacity: SRITES_PER_ATLAS);
 	this.should_update = false;
 }
 
@@ -104,13 +104,14 @@ fn void? Ctx.import_sprite_file_qoi(&ctx, String name, String path, SpriteType t
 {
 	QOIDesc desc;
 
-	char[] pixels = qoi::read(allocator::heap(), path, &desc, QOIChannels.RGBA)!;
+	char[] pixels = qoi::read(allocator::mem, path, &desc, QOIChannels.RGBA)!;
 	defer mem::free(pixels);
 
 	ctx.sprite_atlas.insert(name, type, pixels, (ushort)desc.width, (ushort)desc.height, (ushort)desc.width)!;
 }
 
 
+/*
 macro Ctx.sprite(&ctx, String name, Point off = {0,0}, ...)
 	=> ctx.sprite_id(@compute_id($vasplat), name, off);
 fn void? Ctx.sprite_id(&ctx, Id id, String name, Point off)
@@ -151,3 +152,4 @@ fn void? Ctx.draw_sprite_raw(&ctx, String name, Rect bounds, bool center = false
 	
 	return ctx.push_sprite(bounds, sprite.uv(), tex_id, parent.div.z_index, type: sprite.type)!;
 }
+*/
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diff --git a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_text.c3 b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_text.c3
index f1513a9..dd19776 100644
--- a/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_text.c3
+++ b/lib/ugui.c3l/src/ugui_text.c3
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct ElemText {
 	Rect bounds;
 }
 
+/*
 macro Ctx.text_unbounded(&ctx, String text, ...)
 	=> ctx.text_unbounded_id(@compute_id($vasplat), text);
 fn void? Ctx.text_unbounded_id(&ctx, Id id, String text)
@@ -77,3 +78,4 @@ fn ElemEvents? Ctx.text_box_id(&ctx, Id id, Rect size, char[] text, usz* text_le
 
 	return elem.events;
 }
+*/
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diff --git a/resources/style.css b/resources/style.css
index 33362ca..4681c69 100644
--- a/resources/style.css
+++ b/resources/style.css
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ default {
 	primary: #cc241dff;
 	secondary: #458588ff;
 	accent: #fabd2fff;
-	border: 1;
+	border: 0;
+	padding: 0;
+	margin: 0;
 }
 
 button {
diff --git a/src/main.c3 b/src/main.c3
index 7e6fed6..271f696 100644
--- a/src/main.c3
+++ b/src/main.c3
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ $endswitch
 		TimeStats dts = draw_times.get_stats();
 		TimeStats uts = ui_times.get_stats();
 
+/*
 		ui.layout_set_floating()!!;
 		// FIXME: I cannot anchor shit to the bottom of the screen
 		ui.@div({0, ui.height-150, -300, 150}) {
@@ -224,13 +225,13 @@ $endswitch
 			ui.text_unbounded(string::tformat("ui avg: %s\ndraw avg: %s\nTOT: %s", uts.avg, dts.avg, uts.avg+dts.avg))!!;
 			ui.text_unbounded(string::tformat("%s %s", mod.lctrl, (String)ui.input.keyboard.text[:ui.input.keyboard.text_len]))!!;
 		}!!;
+*/
 
 		ui.frame_end()!!;
 		/* End UI Handling */
 		ui_times.push(clock.mark());
 		//ui_times.print_stats();
 
-
 		/* Start UI Drawing */
 		ren.begin_render(true);
 
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ $endswitch
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
 fn void debug_app(ugui::Ctx* ui)
 {
 	static bool toggle;
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ fn void debug_app(ugui::Ctx* ui)
 	};
 	ui.div_end()!!;
 }
+*/
 
 import std::os::process;
 
@@ -361,34 +364,36 @@ fn void calculator(ugui::Ctx* ui)
 	}
 
 	// ui input/output
-	ui.@div(ugui::DIV_FILL) {
-		ui.layout_set_column()!!;
+	ui.@div(ugui::@grow(), ugui::@grow(), ROW, CENTER) {
 
+/*
 		ui.@div({0,0,250,50}) {
 			ui.text_unbounded((String)buffer[:len])!!;
 		}!!;
+*/
 
-		ui.@div({0,0,250,-100}) {
-			ui.layout_set_row()!!;
-
+		ui.@div(ugui::@fit(), ugui::@fit(), COLUMN) {
 			ui.button("7")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '7' : 0;
 			ui.button("8")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '8' : 0;
 			ui.button("9")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '9' : 0;
-			ui.layout_next_row()!!;
+		}!!;
+		ui.@div(ugui::@fit(), ugui::@fit(), COLUMN) {
 			ui.button("4")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '4' : 0;
 			ui.button("5")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '5' : 0;
 			ui.button("6")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '6' : 0;
-			ui.layout_next_row()!!;
+		}!!;
+		ui.@div(ugui::@fit(), ugui::@fit(), COLUMN) {
 			ui.button("3")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '3' : 0;
 			ui.button("2")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '2' : 0;
 			ui.button("1")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '1' : 0;
-			ui.layout_next_row()!!;
+		}!!;
+		ui.@div(ugui::@fit(), ugui::@fit(), COLUMN) {
 			ui.button("0")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '0' : 0;
 			ui.button(".")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '.' : 0;
 			ui.button("(")!!.mouse_press ? buffer[len++] = '(' : 0;
-			
-			ui.layout_next_column()!!;
-			
+		}!!;
+		
+		/*
 			ui.@div({0,0,0,-1}) {
 				ui.button("C")!!.mouse_press ? len = 0 : 0;
 				ui.button("D")!!.mouse_press ? len-- : 0;
@@ -409,7 +414,6 @@ fn void calculator(ugui::Ctx* ui)
 					buffer[:x.len] = x[..];
 					len = x.len;
 				}
-			}!!;
-		}!!;
+		*/
 	}!!;
 }