diff --git a/crates/tek/src/help.rs b/crates/tek/src/help.rs
index 61d9b141..18f3ac36 100644
--- a/crates/tek/src/help.rs
+++ b/crates/tek/src/help.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,15 @@ impl HelpModal {
         Self { cursor: 0, search: None, exited: false }
     }
 }
-exit!(HelpModal);
+
+impl Exit for HelpModal {
+    fn exited (&self) -> bool {
+        self.exited
+    }
+    fn exit (&mut self) {
+        self.exited = true
+    }
+}
 
 render!(HelpModal |self, buf, area|{
     make_dim(buf);
diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/engine.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/engine.rs
index 9f04011b..cd30c5b0 100644
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/engine.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_core/src/engine.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 use crate::*;
 
+submod! {
+    focus
+    handle
+    keymap
+    layout
+}
+
 /// Entry point for main loop
 pub trait App<T: Engine> {
     fn run (self, context: T) -> Usually<T>;
@@ -31,13 +38,122 @@ pub trait Engine: Send + Sync + Sized {
     ) -> Perhaps<Self::Area>;
 }
 
-submod! {
-    collect
-    component
-    exit
-    focus
-    handle
-    keymap
-    layout
-    //render
+pub trait Widget: Send + Sync {
+    type Engine: Engine;
+    fn layout (&self, to: <<Self as Widget>::Engine as Engine>::Area) ->
+        Perhaps<<<Self as Widget>::Engine as Engine>::Area>
+    {
+        Ok(Some(to))
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut Self::Engine) ->
+        Perhaps<<<Self as Widget>::Engine as Engine>::Area>;
 }
+impl<'a, E: Engine> Widget for Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        (**self).layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        (**self).render(to)
+    }
+}
+impl<E: Engine> Widget for &dyn Widget<Engine = E> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area)  -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        (*self).layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        (*self).render(to)
+    }
+}
+impl<E: Engine> Widget for &mut dyn Widget<Engine = E> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        (**self).layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        (**self).render(to)
+    }
+}
+impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Arc<W> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        self.as_ref().layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        self.as_ref().render(to)
+    }
+}
+impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Mutex<W> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        self.lock().unwrap().layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        self.lock().unwrap().render(to)
+    }
+}
+impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for RwLock<W> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        self.read().unwrap().layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        self.read().unwrap().render(to)
+    }
+}
+impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Option<W> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        Ok(self.as_ref().map(|widget|widget.layout(to)).transpose()?.flatten())
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        Ok(self.as_ref().map(|widget|widget.render(to)).transpose()?.flatten())
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait Content: Send + Sync {
+    type Engine: Engine;
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Widget<Engine = <Self as Content>::Engine>;
+}
+//impl<E> Content<E> for () where E: Engine {
+    //fn content (&self) -> impl Widget<E> {
+        //()
+    //}
+//}
+impl<E: Engine, W: Content<Engine = E>> Widget for W {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        self.content().layout(to)
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        match self.layout(to.area())? {
+            Some(area) => to.render_in(area, &self.content()),
+            None => Ok(None)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A UI component.
+pub trait Component<E: Engine>: Widget<Engine = E> + Handle<E> {}
+
+/// Everything that implements [Render] and [Handle] is a [Component].
+impl<E: Engine, C: Widget<Engine = E> + Handle<E>> Component<E> for C {}
+
+pub trait Exit: Send {
+    fn exited (&self) -> bool;
+    fn exit (&mut self);
+    fn boxed (self) -> Box<dyn Exit> where Self: Sized + 'static {
+        Box::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Marker trait for [Component]s that can [Exit]
+pub trait ExitableComponent<E>: Exit + Component<E> where E: Engine {
+    /// Perform type erasure for collecting heterogeneous components.
+    fn boxed (self) -> Box<dyn ExitableComponent<E>> where Self: Sized + 'static {
+        Box::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<E: Engine, C: Component<E> + Exit> ExitableComponent<E> for C {}
diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/collect.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/engine/collect.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ab89d41f..00000000
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/collect.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-
-pub enum Collected<'a, E: Engine> {
-    Box(Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>),
-    Ref(&'a (dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a)),
-}
-
-impl<'a, E: Engine> Widget for Collected<'a, E> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        match self {
-            Self::Box(inner) => (*inner).layout(area),
-            Self::Ref(inner) => (*inner).layout(area),
-        }
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        match self {
-            Self::Box(inner) => (*inner).render(to),
-            Self::Ref(inner) => (*inner).render(to),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Collection<'a, E: Engine>(
-    pub Vec<Collected<'a, E>>
-);
-
-impl<'a, E: Engine> Collection<'a, E> {
-    pub fn new () -> Self {
-        Self(vec![])
-    }
-}
-
-pub trait Collect<'a, E: Engine> {
-    fn add_box (self, item: Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>) -> Self;
-    fn add_ref (self, item: &'a dyn Widget<Engine = E>) -> Self;
-    fn add <R: Widget<Engine = E> + Sized + 'a> (self, item: R) -> Self
-        where Self: Sized
-    {
-        self.add_box(Box::new(item))
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, E: Engine> Collect<'a, E> for Collection<'a, E> {
-    fn add_box (mut self, item: Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>) -> Self {
-        self.0.push(Collected::Box(item));
-        self
-    }
-    fn add_ref (mut self, item: &'a dyn Widget<Engine = E>) -> Self {
-        self.0.push(Collected::Ref(item));
-        self
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Layers<
-    E: Engine,
-    F: Send + Sync + Fn(&mut dyn FnMut(&dyn Widget<Engine = E>)->Usually<()>)->Usually<()>
->(pub F, PhantomData<E>);
-
-impl<
-    E: Engine,
-    F: Send + Sync + Fn(&mut dyn FnMut(&dyn Widget<Engine = E>)->Usually<()>)->Usually<()>
-> Layers<E, F> {
-    pub fn new (build: F) -> Self {
-        Self(build, Default::default())
-    }
-}
-
-// this actually works, except for the type inference
-//pub struct Layers<'a, E: Engine + 'a, I: std::iter::IntoIterator<Item = &'a dyn Render<E>>>(
-    //pub &'a I
-//);
-
-#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub enum Direction { Up, Down, Left, Right }
-
-impl Direction {
-    pub fn is_down (&self) -> bool {
-        match self { Self::Down => true, _ => false }
-    }
-    pub fn is_right (&self) -> bool {
-        match self { Self::Right => true, _ => false }
-    }
-}
-
-pub struct Split<'a, E: Engine> {
-    pub items:     Collection<'a, E>,
-    pub direction: Direction,
-    pub focus:     Option<usize>
-}
-
-impl<'a, E: Engine> Split<'a, E> {
-    pub fn new (direction: Direction) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            items: Collection::new(),
-            direction,
-            focus: None
-        }
-    }
-    pub fn down () -> Self {
-        Self::new(Direction::Down)
-    }
-    pub fn right () -> Self {
-        Self::new(Direction::Right)
-    }
-    pub fn focus (mut self, focus: Option<usize>) -> Self {
-        self.focus = focus;
-        self
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a, E: Engine> Collect<'a, E> for Split<'a, E> {
-    fn add_box (mut self, item: Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>) -> Self {
-        self.items = self.items.add_box(item);
-        self
-    }
-    fn add_ref (mut self, item: &'a dyn Widget<Engine = E>) -> Self {
-        self.items = self.items.add_ref(item);
-        self
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/component.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/engine/component.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f059407..00000000
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/component.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-
-pub trait Widget: Send + Sync {
-    type Engine: Engine;
-    fn layout (&self, to: <<Self as Widget>::Engine as Engine>::Area) ->
-        Perhaps<<<Self as Widget>::Engine as Engine>::Area>
-    {
-        Ok(Some(to))
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut Self::Engine) ->
-        Perhaps<<<Self as Widget>::Engine as Engine>::Area>;
-}
-impl<'a, E: Engine> Widget for Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        (**self).layout(to)
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        (**self).render(to)
-    }
-}
-impl<E: Engine> Widget for &dyn Widget<Engine = E> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area)  -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        (*self).layout(to)
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        (*self).render(to)
-    }
-}
-impl<E: Engine> Widget for &mut dyn Widget<Engine = E> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        (**self).layout(to)
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        (**self).render(to)
-    }
-}
-impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Arc<W> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        self.as_ref().layout(to)
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        self.as_ref().render(to)
-    }
-}
-impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Mutex<W> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        self.lock().unwrap().layout(to)
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        self.lock().unwrap().render(to)
-    }
-}
-impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for RwLock<W> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        self.read().unwrap().layout(to)
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        self.read().unwrap().render(to)
-    }
-}
-impl<E: Engine, W: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Option<W> {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        Ok(self.as_ref().map(|widget|widget.layout(to)).transpose()?.flatten())
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        Ok(self.as_ref().map(|widget|widget.render(to)).transpose()?.flatten())
-    }
-}
-
-pub trait Content: Send + Sync {
-    type Engine: Engine;
-    fn content (&self) -> impl Widget<Engine = <Self as Content>::Engine>;
-}
-//impl<E> Content<E> for () where E: Engine {
-    //fn content (&self) -> impl Widget<E> {
-        //()
-    //}
-//}
-impl<E: Engine, W: Content<Engine = E>> Widget for W {
-    type Engine = E;
-    fn layout (&self, to: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        self.content().layout(to)
-    }
-    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
-        match self.layout(to.area())? {
-            Some(area) => to.render_in(area, &self.content()),
-            None => Ok(None)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// A UI component.
-pub trait Component<E: Engine>: Widget<Engine = E> + Handle<E> {}
-
-/// Everything that implements [Render] and [Handle] is a [Component].
-impl<E: Engine, C: Widget<Engine = E> + Handle<E>> Component<E> for C {}
diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/exit.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/engine/exit.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ee9eaa5b..00000000
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/exit.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-
-pub trait Exit: Send {
-    fn exited (&self) -> bool;
-    fn exit (&mut self);
-    fn boxed (self) -> Box<dyn Exit> where Self: Sized + 'static {
-        Box::new(self)
-    }
-}
-
-#[macro_export] macro_rules! exit {
-    ($T:ty) => {
-        impl Exit for $T {
-            fn exited (&self) -> bool {
-                self.exited
-            }
-            fn exit (&mut self) {
-                self.exited = true
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Marker trait for [Component]s that can [Exit]
-pub trait ExitableComponent<E>: Exit + Component<E> where E: Engine {
-    /// Perform type erasure for collecting heterogeneous components.
-    fn boxed (self) -> Box<dyn ExitableComponent<E>> where Self: Sized + 'static {
-        Box::new(self)
-    }
-}
-
-impl<E: Engine, C: Component<E> + Exit> ExitableComponent<E> for C {}
diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/layout.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/engine/layout.rs
index 28930a55..2a08fd33 100644
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/layout.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_core/src/engine/layout.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,137 @@
 use crate::*;
 
+pub enum Collected<'a, E: Engine> {
+    Box(Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>),
+    Ref(&'a (dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a)),
+}
+
+impl<'a, E: Engine> Widget for Collected<'a, E> {
+    type Engine = E;
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Box(inner) => (*inner).layout(area),
+            Self::Ref(inner) => (*inner).layout(area),
+        }
+    }
+    fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Box(inner) => (*inner).render(to),
+            Self::Ref(inner) => (*inner).render(to),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Collection<'a, E: Engine>(
+    pub Vec<Collected<'a, E>>
+);
+
+impl<'a, E: Engine> Collection<'a, E> {
+    pub fn new () -> Self {
+        Self(vec![])
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait Collect<'a, E: Engine> {
+    fn add_box (self, item: Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>) -> Self;
+    fn add_ref (self, item: &'a dyn Widget<Engine = E>) -> Self;
+    fn add <R: Widget<Engine = E> + Sized + 'a> (self, item: R) -> Self
+        where Self: Sized
+    {
+        self.add_box(Box::new(item))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, E: Engine> Collect<'a, E> for Collection<'a, E> {
+    fn add_box (mut self, item: Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>) -> Self {
+        self.0.push(Collected::Box(item));
+        self
+    }
+    fn add_ref (mut self, item: &'a dyn Widget<Engine = E>) -> Self {
+        self.0.push(Collected::Ref(item));
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Layers<
+    E: Engine,
+    F: Send + Sync + Fn(&mut dyn FnMut(&dyn Widget<Engine = E>)->Usually<()>)->Usually<()>
+>(pub F, PhantomData<E>);
+
+impl<
+    E: Engine,
+    F: Send + Sync + Fn(&mut dyn FnMut(&dyn Widget<Engine = E>)->Usually<()>)->Usually<()>
+> Layers<E, F> {
+    pub fn new (build: F) -> Self {
+        Self(build, Default::default())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum Direction {
+    Up,
+    Down,
+    Left,
+    Right,
+}
+
+impl Direction {
+    pub fn is_down (&self) -> bool {
+        match self { Self::Down => true, _ => false }
+    }
+    pub fn is_right (&self) -> bool {
+        match self { Self::Right => true, _ => false }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Split<'a, E: Engine> {
+    pub items:     Collection<'a, E>,
+    pub direction: Direction,
+    pub focus:     Option<usize>
+}
+
+impl<'a, E: Engine> Split<'a, E> {
+    pub fn new (direction: Direction) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            items: Collection::new(),
+            direction,
+            focus: None
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn down () -> Self {
+        Self::new(Direction::Down)
+    }
+    pub fn right () -> Self {
+        Self::new(Direction::Right)
+    }
+    pub fn focus (mut self, focus: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+        self.focus = focus;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, E: Engine> Collect<'a, E> for Split<'a, E> {
+    fn add_box (mut self, item: Box<dyn Widget<Engine = E> + 'a>) -> Self {
+        self.items = self.items.add_box(item);
+        self
+    }
+    fn add_ref (mut self, item: &'a dyn Widget<Engine = E>) -> Self {
+        self.items = self.items.add_ref(item);
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 /// Override X and Y coordinates, aligning to corner, side, or center of area
-pub enum Align<L> { Center(L), NW(L), N(L), NE(L), W(L), E(L), SW(L), S(L), SE(L) }
+pub enum Align<L> {
+    Center(L),
+    NW(L),
+    N(L), 
+    NE(L),
+    W(L), 
+    E(L),
+    SW(L),
+    S(L),
+    SE(L)
+}
 
 impl<T> Align<T> {
     pub fn inner (&self) -> &T {
@@ -20,7 +150,24 @@ impl<T> Align<T> {
 }
 
 /// Enforce minimum size of drawing area
-pub enum Min<U: Number, T> { W(U, T), H(U, T), WH(U, U, T), }
+pub enum Min<U: Number, T> {
+    /// Enforce minimum width
+    W(U, T),
+    /// Enforce minimum height
+    H(U, T),
+    /// Enforce minimum width and height
+    WH(U, U, T),
+}
+
+impl<N: Number, T> Min<N, T> {
+    fn inner (&self) -> &T {
+        match self {
+            Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Min<E::Unit, T> {
     type Engine = E;
@@ -43,18 +190,31 @@ impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Min<E::Unit, T> {
         // 🡘  🡙 ←🡙→
         self.layout(to.area())?
             .map(|area|to.with_area(area.x(), area.y(), area.w(), area.h()))
-            .map(|to|match self {
-                Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
-            }.render(to))
+            .map(|to|self.inner().render(to))
             .transpose()
             .map(|x|x.flatten())
     }
 }
 
 /// Enforce maximum size of drawing area
-pub enum Max<U: Number, T> { W(U, T), H(U, T), WH(U, U, T), }
+pub enum Max<U: Number, T> {
+    /// Enforce maximum width
+    W(U, T),
+    /// Enforce maximum height
+    H(U, T),
+    /// Enforce maximum width and height
+    WH(U, U, T),
+}
+
+impl<N: Number, T> Max<N, T> {
+    fn inner (&self) -> &T {
+        match self {
+            Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Max<E:: Unit, T> {
     type Engine = E;
@@ -76,18 +236,31 @@ impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Max<E:: Unit, T> {
     fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
         self.layout(to.area())?
             .map(|area|to.with_area(area.x(), area.y(), area.w(), area.h()))
-            .map(|to|match self {
-                Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
-            }.render(to))
+            .map(|to|self.inner().render(to))
             .transpose()
             .map(|x|x.flatten())
     }
 }
 
 /// Expand drawing area
-pub enum Outset<U: Number, T> { W(U, T), H(U, T), WH(U, U, T), }
+pub enum Outset<N: Number, T> {
+    /// Increase width
+    W(N, T),
+    /// Increase height
+    H(N, T),
+    /// Increase width and height
+    WH(N, N, T)
+}
+
+impl<N: Number, T> Outset<N, T> {
+    fn inner (&self) -> &T {
+        match self {
+            Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Outset<E::Unit, T> {
     type Engine = E;
@@ -100,25 +273,38 @@ impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Outset<E::Unit, T> {
                 item.layout([area.x(), area.y() - *h, area.w(), area.h() + *h].into())
             },
             Self::WH(w, h, item) => if area.x() < *w || area.y() < *h { Ok(None) } else {
-                item.layout([area.x()-*w, area.y() - *h, area.w() + *w, area.h() + *h].into())
+                item.layout([area.x()- *w, area.y() - *h, area.w() + *w, area.h() + *h].into())
             }
         }
     }
     fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
         self.layout(to.area())?
             .map(|area|to.with_area(area.x(), area.y(), area.w(), area.h()))
-            .map(|to|match self {
-                Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
-            }.render(to))
+            .map(|to|self.inner().render(to))
             .transpose()
             .map(|x|x.flatten())
     }
 }
 
 /// Shrink drawing area
-pub enum Inset<U: Number, T> { W(U, T), H(U, T), WH(U, U, T), }
+pub enum Inset<N: Number, T> {
+    /// Decrease width
+    W(N, T),
+    /// Decrease height
+    H(N, T),
+    /// Decrease width and height
+    WH(N, N, T),
+}
+
+impl<N: Number, T: Widget> Inset<N, T> {
+    fn inner (&self) -> &T {
+        match self {
+            Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Inset<E::Unit, T> {
     type Engine = E;
@@ -138,18 +324,28 @@ impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Inset<E::Unit, T> {
     fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
         self.layout(to.area())?
             .map(|area|to.with_area(area.x(), area.y(), area.w(), area.h()))
-            .map(|to|match self {
-                Self::W(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::H(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::WH(_, _, inner) => inner,
-            }.render(to))
+            .map(|to|self.inner().render(to))
             .transpose()
             .map(|x|x.flatten())
     }
 }
 
 /// Move origin point of drawing area
-pub enum Offset<U: Number, T: Widget> { X(U, T), Y(U, T), XY(U, U, T), }
+pub enum Offset<N: Number, T: Widget> {
+    X(N, T),
+    Y(N, T),
+    XY(N, N, T),
+}
+
+impl<N: Number, T: Widget> Offset<N, T> {
+    fn inner (&self) -> &T {
+        match self {
+            Self::X(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::Y(_, inner) => inner,
+            Self::XY(_, _, inner) => inner,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Offset<E::Unit, T> {
     type Engine = E;
@@ -169,11 +365,7 @@ impl<E: Engine, T: Widget<Engine = E>> Widget for Offset<E::Unit, T> {
     fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Area> {
         self.layout(to.area())?
             .map(|area|to.with_area(area.x(), area.y(), area.w(), area.h()))
-            .map(|to|match self {
-                Self::X(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::Y(_, inner) => inner,
-                Self::XY(_, _, inner) => inner,
-            }.render(to))
+            .map(|to|self.inner().render(to))
             .transpose()
             .map(|x|x.flatten())
     }
diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/render.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/engine/render.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 648fffe1..00000000
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/engine/render.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-
-///// Render to output.
-//pub trait Render<E: Engine>: Send + Sync {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered>;
-//}
-
-//impl<E: Engine> Render<E> for () {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //Ok(None)
-    //}
-//}
-
-///// Options can be rendered optionally.
-//impl<R, E: Engine> Render<E> for Option<R> where R: Render<E> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //match self {
-            //Some(component) => component.render(to),
-            //None => Ok(None)
-        //}
-    //}
-//}
-
-///// Boxed references can be rendered.
-//impl<'a, E: Engine> Render<E> for Box<dyn Render<E> + 'a> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //(**self).render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-//impl<'a, E: Engine> Render<E> for Box<dyn Layout<E> + 'a> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //(**self).render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-//impl<'a, E: Engine> Render<E> for Box<dyn Component<E> + 'a> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //(**self).render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-
-///// Immutable references can be rendered.
-//impl<R, E: Engine> Render<E> for &R where R: Render<E> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //(*self).render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-
-///// Mutable references can be rendered.
-//impl<R, E: Engine> Render<E> for &mut R where R: Render<E> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //(**self).render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-
-///// Counted references can be rendered.
-//impl<R, E: Engine> Render<E> for Arc<R> where R: Render<E> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //self.as_ref().render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-
-///// References behind a [Mutex] can be rendered.
-//impl<R, E: Engine> Render<E> for Mutex<R> where R: Render<E> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //self.lock().unwrap().render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-
-///// References behind a [RwLock] can be rendered.
-//impl<R, E: Engine> Render<E> for RwLock<R> where R: Render<E> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //self.read().unwrap().render(to)
-    //}
-//}
-
-// FIXME: components are now 2 thunks (layout and render).
-// maybe this resolves the conflict describe below?
-///// Boxed closures can be rendered.
-/////
-///// Rendering unboxed closures should also be possible;
-///// but in practice implementing the trait for an unboxed
-///// `Fn` closure causes an impl conflict.
-//impl<'a, E: Engine> Render<E> for Box<dyn Fn(&mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> + Send + Sync + 'a> {
-    //fn render (&self, to: &mut E) -> Perhaps<E::Rendered> {
-        //(*self)(to)
-    //}
-//}
diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs
index 06819a13..ec21215e 100644
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@ where
     F: Send + Sync + Fn(&mut dyn FnMut(&dyn Widget<Engine = Tui>)->Usually<()>)->Usually<()>
 {
     type Engine = Tui;
+    fn layout (&self, area: [u16;4]) -> Perhaps<[u16;4]> {
+        let [x, y, ..] = area;
+        let mut w = 0;
+        let mut h = 0;
+        (self.0)(&mut |layer| {
+            if let Some(layer_area) = layer.layout(area)? {
+                w = w.max(layer_area.w());
+                h = h.max(layer_area.h());
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+        Ok(Some([x, y, w, h]))
+    }
     fn render (&self, to: &mut Tui) -> Perhaps<[u16;4]> {
         self.layout(to.area())?
             .map(|area|(self.0)(&mut |layer| {
@@ -74,9 +87,10 @@ impl<T: Widget<Engine = Tui>> Widget for Align<T> {
         Ok(self.inner().layout(outer_area)?.map(|inner_area|match self {
             Self::Center(_) => {
                 let [_, _, w, h] = inner_area.xywh();
-                let offset_x = (outer_area.w() - w) / 2;
-                let offset_y = (outer_area.h() - h) / 2;
-                [outer_area.x() + offset_x, outer_area.y() + offset_y, w, h]
+                let offset_x = (outer_area.w() / 2).saturating_sub(w / 2);
+                let offset_y = (outer_area.h() / 2).saturating_sub(h / 2);
+                let result = [outer_area.x() + offset_x, outer_area.y() + offset_y, w, h];
+                result
             },
             Self::NW(_) => { todo!() },
             Self::N(_)  => { todo!() },
diff --git a/crates/tek_mixer/src/sample_add.rs b/crates/tek_mixer/src/sample_add.rs
index 919b27aa..f21e7f95 100644
--- a/crates/tek_mixer/src/sample_add.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_mixer/src/sample_add.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,14 @@ pub struct AddSampleModal {
     _search: Option<String>,
 }
 
-exit!(AddSampleModal);
+impl Exit for AddSampleModal {
+    fn exited (&self) -> bool {
+        self.exited
+    }
+    fn exit (&mut self) {
+        self.exited = true
+    }
+}
 
 impl Widget for AddSampleModal {
     type Engine = Tui;
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ impl Widget for AddSampleModal {
         //Lozenge(Style::default()).draw(to)
     }
 }
+
 impl Handle<Tui> for AddSampleModal {
     fn handle (&mut self, from: &Tui) -> Perhaps<bool> {
         if handle_keymap(self, &from.event(), KEYMAP_ADD_SAMPLE)? {
diff --git a/crates/tek_test/src/main.rs b/crates/tek_test/src/main.rs
index 0c24e3c3..de5ef263 100644
--- a/crates/tek_test/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_test/src/main.rs
@@ -37,15 +37,15 @@ impl Content for Demo<Tui> {
         //Align::Center("FOO")
         //Layers2::new(|_|Ok(()))
         //Layers2::new(|add|add(&Align::Center("FOO")))
-        Layers::new(|add|{
-            add(&FillBg(Color::Rgb(0,128,128)))?;
+        //Align::Center(&self.items[self.index] as &dyn Widget<Engine = Tui>)
+        Align::Center(Layers::new(|add|{
+            add(&Outset::WH(1, 1, FillBg(Color::Rgb(0,128,128))))?;
             add(&Layers::new(|add|{
                 add(&Align::Center("....."))?;
                 add(&Align::Center("FOO"))?;
                 Ok(())
             }))
-        })
-        //Align::Center(&self.items[self.index] as &dyn Widget<Engine = Tui>)
+        }))
     }
 }