diff --git a/tek/src/view.rs b/tek/src/view.rs
index d0f94bb6..57b712eb 100644
--- a/tek/src/view.rs
+++ b/tek/src/view.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 use crate::*;
 use std::fmt::Write;
+#[derive(Debug, Default)] struct ViewMemo<T, U> {
+    value: T,
+    view:  Arc<RwLock<U>>
+}
+impl<T: PartialEq, U> ViewMemo<T, U> {
+    fn new (value: T, view: U) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            value,
+            view: Arc::new(view.into())
+        }
+    }
+    fn update <R> (&mut self, newval: T, render: impl Fn(&mut U, &T, &T)->R) -> Option<R> {
+        if newval != self.value {
+            let result = render(&mut*self.view.write().unwrap(), &newval, &self.value);
+            self.value = newval;
+            return Some(result);
+        }
+        None
+    }
+}
 #[derive(Debug)] pub(crate) struct ViewCache {
     sr:   ViewMemo<Option<(bool, f64)>, String>,
     buf:  ViewMemo<Option<f64>, String>,
@@ -26,20 +46,6 @@ impl Default for ViewCache {
         }
     }
 }
-#[derive(Debug, Default)] struct ViewMemo<T, U> { value: T, view: Arc<RwLock<U>> }
-impl<T, U> ViewMemo<T, U> {
-    fn new (value: T, view: U) -> Self { Self { value, view: Arc::new(view.into()) } }
-}
-impl<T: PartialEq, U> ViewMemo<T, U> {
-    fn update <R> (&mut self, newval: T, render: impl Fn(&mut U, &T, &T)->R) -> Option<R> {
-        if newval != self.value {
-            let result = render(&mut*self.view.write().unwrap(), &newval, &self.value);
-            self.value = newval;
-            return Some(result);
-        }
-        None
-    }
-}
 view!(TuiOut: |self: Tek| self.size.of(View(self, self.view)); {
     ":editor"    => (&self.editor).boxed(),
     ":pool"      => self.view_pool().boxed(),
@@ -97,7 +103,8 @@ impl Tek {
             let pulse = clock.timebase.usecs_to_pulse(now);
             let time  = now/1000000.;
             let bpm   = clock.timebase.bpm.get();
-            fmtd.beat.update(Some(pulse), |buf, _, _|clock.timebase.format_beats_1_to(buf, pulse));
+            fmtd.beat.update(Some(pulse),
+                |buf, _, _|{buf.clear();clock.timebase.format_beats_1_to(buf, pulse)});
             fmtd.time.update(Some(time), rewrite!(buf, "{:.3}s", time));
             fmtd.bpm.update(Some(bpm), rewrite!(buf, "{:.3}",  bpm));
         } else {
@@ -182,8 +189,8 @@ impl Tek {
     fn view_row <'a> (
         &'a self, w: u16, h: u16, a: impl Content<TuiOut> + 'a, b: impl Content<TuiOut> + 'a
     ) -> impl Content<TuiOut> + 'a {
-        Fixed::y(h, Bsp::e(
-            Fixed::x(self.w_sidebar() as u16, a),
+        Fixed::y(h, Bsp::a(
+            Fill::x(Align::w(Fixed::x(self.w_sidebar() as u16, a))),
             Fill::x(Align::c(Fixed::xy(w, h, b)))
         ))
     }
@@ -191,11 +198,16 @@ impl Tek {
         let fg = Tui::g(224);
         let bg = Tui::g(64);
         let h = 1 + self.midi_ins.len() as u16;
-        let header: ThunkBox<_> = io_header!(self, "   I ", " midi ins", self.midi_ins.len(), self.midi_ins().get(0).map(
-            move|input: &JackPort<MidiIn>|Bsp::s(
-                Fill::x(Tui::bold(true, Tui::fg_bg(fg, bg, Align::w(input.name.clone())))),
-                input.connect.get(0).map(|connect|Fill::x(Align::w(Tui::bold(false,
-                    Tui::fg_bg(fg, bg, connect.info()))))))));
+        let header: ThunkBox<_> = io_header!(
+            self,
+            "   I ",
+            " midi ins",
+            self.midi_ins.len(),
+            self.midi_ins().get(0).map(
+                move|input: &JackPort<MidiIn>|Bsp::s(
+                    Fill::x(Tui::bold(true, Tui::fg_bg(fg, bg, Align::w(input.name.clone())))),
+                    input.connect.get(0).map(|connect|Fill::x(Align::w(Tui::bold(false,
+                        Tui::fg_bg(fg, bg, connect.info()))))))));
         let rec = false;
         let mon = false;
         let cells: ThunkBox<_> = per_track!(|self, track, _t|Bsp::s(Tui::bold(true, row!(
diff --git a/tek/src/view_arranger.edn b/tek/src/view_arranger.edn
index af4b588c..109ddf7f 100644
--- a/tek/src/view_arranger.edn
+++ b/tek/src/view_arranger.edn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-(bsp/s (max/y 1 :toolbar)
-  (fill/x (align/c  (bsp/w (fixed/x :pool-w :pool)
-    (bsp/n
-      (bsp/s :scene-add (bsp/s :tracks (bsp/n :inputs :outputs)))
-      :scenes)))))
+(bsp/a (fill/xy (align/n (max/y 1 :toolbar)))
+  (fill/x (align/c (bsp/a (fill/xy (align/e (fixed/x :pool-w :pool)))
+    (bsp/a
+      (fill/xy (align/s (bsp/s :scene-add (bsp/s :tracks (bsp/n :inputs :outputs)))))
+      (fill/xy :scenes))))))