diff --git a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs
index 2e0c7abc..57490c2f 100644
--- a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs
+++ b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_arranger.rs
@@ -110,9 +110,15 @@ impl Audio for ArrangerTui {
 render!(|self: ArrangerTui|{
     let arranger_focused = self.arranger_focused();
     let border = Lozenge(Style::default().bg(TuiTheme::border_bg()).fg(TuiTheme::border_fg(arranger_focused)));
-    col_up!([
-        WorldClock::from(self),
-        PlayClock::from(self),
+    col!([
+        lay!([
+            Tui::fill_x(Lozenge(Style::default())),
+            Tui::outset_xy(1, 1, row!([
+                WorldClock::from(self),
+                " ",
+                PlayClock::from(self),
+            ]))
+        ]),
         col!([
             Tui::fixed_y(self.splits[0], lay!([
                 border.wrap(Tui::grow_y(1, Layers::new(move |add|{
@@ -332,7 +338,7 @@ render!(|self: ArrangerStatus|{
     };
 
     //let commands = commands.iter().reduce(String::new(), |s, (a, b, c)| format!("{s} {a}{b}{c}"));
-    Tui::bg(status_bar_bg, Tui::fill_x(Tui::to_east(mode, commands)))
+    Tui::bg(status_bar_bg, Tui::fill_x(row!([mode, commands])))
 
 });
 
@@ -630,37 +636,32 @@ render!(|self: ArrangerVerticalContent<'a>|Tui::fixed_y(
     col!((scene, pulses) in self.scenes.iter().zip(self.rows.iter().map(|row|row.0)) => {
         let height = 1.max((pulses / PPQ) as u16);
         let playing = scene.is_playing(self.tracks);
-        Tui::fixed_y(
-            height,
-            Tui::to_east(
-                Tui::to_east(
-                    if playing { "▶ " } else { "  " },
-                    Tui::bold(true, scene.name.read().unwrap().as_str())
-                ),
-                row!((track, w) in self.cols.iter().map(|col|col.0).enumerate() => {
-                    Tui::fixed_xy(w as u16, height, Layers::new(move |add|{
-                        let mut bg = TuiTheme::border_bg();
-                        match (self.tracks.get(track), scene.clips.get(track)) {
-                            (Some(track), Some(Some(phrase))) => {
-                                let name = &(phrase as &Arc<RwLock<Phrase>>).read().unwrap().name;
-                                let name = format!("{}", name);
-                                let max_w = name.len().min((w as usize).saturating_sub(2));
-                                let color = phrase.read().unwrap().color;
-                                bg = color.dark.rgb;
-                                if let Some((_, Some(ref playing))) = track.player.play_phrase() {
-                                    if *playing.read().unwrap() == *phrase.read().unwrap() {
-                                        bg = color.light.rgb
-                                    }
-                                };
-                                add(&Tui::fixed_x(w as u16, Tui::push_x(1, &name.as_str()[0..max_w])))?;
-                            },
-                            _ => {}
-                        };
-                        //add(&Background(bg))
-                        Ok(())
-                    }))
-                })
-            )
+        Tui::fixed_y(height, row!([
+            if playing { "▶ " } else { "  " },
+            Tui::bold(true, scene.name.read().unwrap().as_str()),
+            row!((track, w) in self.cols.iter().map(|col|col.0).enumerate() => {
+                Tui::fixed_xy(w as u16, height, Layers::new(move |add|{
+                    let mut bg = TuiTheme::border_bg();
+                    match (self.tracks.get(track), scene.clips.get(track)) {
+                        (Some(track), Some(Some(phrase))) => {
+                            let name = &(phrase as &Arc<RwLock<Phrase>>).read().unwrap().name;
+                            let name = format!("{}", name);
+                            let max_w = name.len().min((w as usize).saturating_sub(2));
+                            let color = phrase.read().unwrap().color;
+                            bg = color.dark.rgb;
+                            if let Some((_, Some(ref playing))) = track.player.play_phrase() {
+                                if *playing.read().unwrap() == *phrase.read().unwrap() {
+                                    bg = color.light.rgb
+                                }
+                            };
+                            add(&Tui::fixed_x(w as u16, Tui::push_x(1, &name.as_str()[0..max_w])))?;
+                        },
+                        _ => {}
+                    };
+                    //add(&Background(bg))
+                    Ok(())
+                }))
+            })])
         )
     })
 ));
diff --git a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs
index 9538aa11..dccd4ede 100644
--- a/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs
+++ b/crates/tek/src/tui/app_sequencer.rs
@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@ render!(|self: SequencerTui|{
     //col_up!([
         //Tui::max_y(2, SequencerStatusBar::from(self)),
         col!([
-            WorldClock::from(self),
-            PlayClock::from(self),
+            lay!([
+                Tui::fill_x(Lozenge(Style::default())),
+                Tui::outset_xy(1, 1, row!([
+                    WorldClock::from(self),
+                    " ",
+                    PlayClock::from(self),
+                ]))
+            ]),
             Tui::min_y(20, row!([
                 Tui::min_x(20, col!([
                     Tui::fixed_y(4, PhraseSelector::play_phrase(
diff --git a/crates/tek/src/tui/view_phrase_editor.rs b/crates/tek/src/tui/view_phrase_editor.rs
index 7de495b2..81be8ff9 100644
--- a/crates/tek/src/tui/view_phrase_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/tek/src/tui/view_phrase_editor.rs
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ render!(|self: PhraseView<'a>|{
         add(&Tui::fill_xy(Tui::at_se(Tui::pull_x(1, Tui::fg(title_color, lower_right)))))?;
         Ok(())
     });
-    let content = Tui::bg(Color::Rgb(40, 50, 30), Tui::fill_x(Tui::to_east(
+    let content = Tui::bg(Color::Rgb(40, 50, 30), Tui::fill_x(row!([
         Tui::push_y(1, Tui::fill_y(Widget::new(|to:[u16;2]|Ok(Some(to.clip_w(2))), keys))),
         Tui::fill_x(lay!([
             Tui::push_y(1, Tui::fill_x(Widget::new(|to|Ok(Some(to)), notes))),
             Tui::push_y(1, Widget::new(|to|Ok(Some(to)), cursor))
         ])),
-    )));
+    ])));
     lay!([
         indicators,
         content