diff --git a/output/src/transform_xy_unit.rs b/output/src/transform_xy_unit.rs
index 3b2863b8..0aa5b9e7 100644
--- a/output/src/transform_xy_unit.rs
+++ b/output/src/transform_xy_unit.rs
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@ use crate::*;
 /// Defines an enum that parametrically transforms its content
 /// along either the X axis, the Y axis, or both.
 macro_rules! transform_xy_unit {
-    (|$self:ident : $Enum:ident, $to:ident|$layout:expr) => {
-        pub enum $Enum<U, T> { X(U, T), Y(U, T), XY(U, U, T), }
-        impl<U, T> $Enum<U, T> {
+    ($x:literal $y:literal $xy:literal |$self:ident : $Enum:ident, $to:ident|$layout:expr) => {
+        pub enum $Enum<E, U, T> { _Unused(E), X(U, T), Y(U, T), XY(U, U, T), }
+        impl<E, U, T> $Enum<E, U, T> {
             pub fn x (x: U, item: T) -> Self { Self::X(x, item) }
             pub fn y (y: U, item: T) -> Self { Self::Y(y, item) }
             pub fn xy (x: U, y: U, item: T) -> Self { Self::XY(x, y, item) }
         }
-        impl<U: Copy + Coordinate, T> $Enum<U, T> {
+        impl<E, U: Copy + Coordinate, T> $Enum<E, U, T> {
             pub fn dx (&self) -> U {
                 match self {
                     Self::X(x, _)     => *x,
                     Self::Y(_, _)     => 0.into(),
                     Self::XY(x, _, _) => *x,
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
                 }
             }
             pub fn dy (&self) -> U {
@@ -23,75 +24,109 @@ macro_rules! transform_xy_unit {
                     Self::X(_, _) => 0.into(),
                     Self::Y(y, _) => *y,
                     Self::XY(_, y, _) => *y,
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
                 }
             }
         }
-        impl<E: Output, T: Content<E>> Content<E> for $Enum<E::Unit, T> {
+        impl<E: Output, T: Content<E>> Content<E> for $Enum<E, E::Unit, T> {
             fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> {
                 Some(match self {
                     Self::X(_, content)     => content,
                     Self::Y(_, content)     => content,
                     Self::XY(_, _, content) => content,
+                    _ => unreachable!(),
                 })
             }
             fn layout (&$self, $to: E::Area) -> E::Area {
                 $layout.into()
             }
         }
+        impl<'a, T, E, A> TryFromEdn<'a, T> for $Enum<E, E::Unit, A>
+        where
+            T: EdnProvide<'a, bool> + EdnProvide<'a, A> + 'a,
+            E: Output,
+            A: Render<E> + 'a,
+        {
+            fn try_from_edn (
+                state: &'a T, head: &EdnItem<&str>, tail: &'a [EdnItem<&str>]
+            ) -> Option<Self> {
+                use EdnItem::*;
+                Some(match (head, tail) {
+                    (Key($x),  [x, a]) => Self::x(
+                        state.get(x).expect("no content"),
+                        state.get(a).expect("no content"),
+                    ),
+                    (Key($y),  [y, a]) => Self::y(
+                        state.get(y).expect("no content"),
+                        state.get(a).expect("no content"),
+                    ),
+                    (Key($xy), [x, y, a]) => Self::xy(
+                        state.get(x).expect("no content"),
+                        state.get(y).expect("no content"),
+                        state.get(a).expect("no content"),
+                    ),
+                    _ => return None
+                })
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Fixed, area|{
+transform_xy_unit!("fixed/x" "fixed/y" "fixed/xy"|self: Fixed, area|{
     let [x, y, w, h] = area.xywh();
     let fixed_area = match self {
         Self::X(fw, _) => [x, y, *fw, h],
         Self::Y(fh, _) => [x, y, w, *fh],
         Self::XY(fw, fh, _) => [x, y, *fw, *fh],
+        _ => unreachable!(),
     };
     let [x, y, w, h] = Render::layout(&self.content(), fixed_area.into()).xywh();
     let fixed_area = match self {
         Self::X(fw, _) => [x, y, *fw, h],
         Self::Y(fh, _) => [x, y, w, *fh],
         Self::XY(fw, fh, _) => [x, y, *fw, *fh],
+        _ => unreachable!(),
     };
     fixed_area
 });
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Min, area|{
+transform_xy_unit!("min/x" "min/y" "min/xy"|self: Min, area|{
     let area = Render::layout(&self.content(), area);
     match self {
         Self::X(mw, _)      => [area.x(), area.y(), area.w().max(*mw), area.h()],
         Self::Y(mh, _)      => [area.x(), area.y(), area.w(),          area.h().max(*mh)],
-        Self::XY(mw, mh, _) => [area.x(), area.y(), area.w().max(*mw), area.h().max(*mh)]
+        Self::XY(mw, mh, _) => [area.x(), area.y(), area.w().max(*mw), area.h().max(*mh)],
+        _ => unreachable!(),
     }});
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Max, area|{
+transform_xy_unit!("max/x" "max/y" "max/xy"|self: Max, area|{
     let [x, y, w, h] = area.xywh();
     Render::layout(&self.content(), match self {
         Self::X(fw, _) => [x, y, *fw, h],
         Self::Y(fh, _) => [x, y, w, *fh],
         Self::XY(fw, fh, _) => [x, y, *fw, *fh],
+        _ => unreachable!(),
     }.into())});
 
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Shrink, area|Render::layout(&self.content(), [
+transform_xy_unit!("shrink/x" "shrink/y" "shrink/xy"|self: Shrink, area|Render::layout(&self.content(), [
     area.x(), area.y(), area.w().minus(self.dx()), area.h().minus(self.dy())
 ].into()));
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Expand, area|Render::layout(&self.content(), [
+transform_xy_unit!("expand/x" "expand/y" "expand/xy"|self: Expand, area|Render::layout(&self.content(), [
     area.x(), area.y(), area.w() + self.dx(), area.h() + self.dy()
 ].into()));
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Push, area|{
+transform_xy_unit!("push/x" "push/y" "push/xy"|self: Push, area|{
     let area = Render::layout(&self.content(), area);
     [area.x() + self.dx(), area.y() + self.dy(), area.w(), area.h()]
 });
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Pull, area|{
+transform_xy_unit!("pull/x" "pull/y" "pull/xy"|self: Pull, area|{
     let area = Render::layout(&self.content(), area);
     [area.x().minus(self.dx()), area.y().minus(self.dy()), area.w(), area.h()]
 });
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Margin, area|{
+transform_xy_unit!("margin/x" "margin/y" "margin/xy"|self: Margin, area|{
     let area = Render::layout(&self.content(), area);
     let dx = self.dx();
     let dy = self.dy();
     [area.x().minus(dx), area.y().minus(dy), area.w() + dy + dy, area.h() + dy + dy]
 });
-transform_xy_unit!(|self: Padding, area|{
+transform_xy_unit!("padding/x" "padding/y" "padding/xy"|self: Padding, area|{
     let area = Render::layout(&self.content(), area);
     let dx = self.dx();
     let dy = self.dy();