diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index 6c5ebfa0..3da3ef07 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -118,3 +118,11 @@ sampler:
 plugin:
   reset
   cargo run --bin tek_plugin
+
+edn01:
+  reset
+  cd edn && cargo run --example edn01
+
+edn02:
+  reset
+  cd edn && cargo run --example edn02
diff --git a/edn/examples/edn01.rs b/edn/examples/edn01.rs
index 679760f6..ebccfa0f 100644
--- a/edn/examples/edn01.rs
+++ b/edn/examples/edn01.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ fn main () -> Usually<()> {
 
 pub struct Example;
 
-impl EdnLayout<Tui> for Example {
+impl EdnLayout<Tui> for &Example {
     fn get_content <'a> (&'a self, sym: &'a str) -> Box<EdnRender<'a, Tui>> {
         Box::new(Thunk::new(move||if sym == ":hello" { "Hello world!" } else { "" }))
     }
 }
 
+impl Content<Tui> for Example {
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<Tui> {
+        EdnView::new(self, EDN).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Handle<Tui> for Example {}
diff --git a/edn/examples/edn02.rs b/edn/examples/edn02.rs
index 0585c4c2..183f8975 100644
--- a/edn/examples/edn02.rs
+++ b/edn/examples/edn02.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ fn main () -> Usually<()> {
 
 pub struct Example;
 
-impl EdnLayout<Tui> for Example {
+impl EdnLayout<Tui> for &Example {
     fn get_content <'a> (&'a self, sym: &'a str) -> Box<EdnRender<'a, Tui>> {
         Box::new(Thunk::new(move||if sym == ":hello" { "Hello world!" } else { "" }))
     }
 }
 
+impl Content<Tui> for Example {
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<Tui> {
+        EdnView::new(self, EDN).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
 impl Handle<Tui> for Example {}
diff --git a/engine/src/tui/tui_output.rs b/engine/src/tui/tui_output.rs
index f0a80aa5..43382fb7 100644
--- a/engine/src/tui/tui_output.rs
+++ b/engine/src/tui/tui_output.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl TuiOut {
     }
 }
 
-impl Render<Tui> for &str {
+impl Content<Tui> for &str {
     fn layout (&self, to: [u16;4]) -> [u16;4] {
         to.center_xy([self.chars().count() as u16, 1])
     }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl Render<Tui> for &str {
     }
 }
 
-impl Render<Tui> for String {
+impl Content<Tui> for String {
     fn layout (&self, to: [u16;4]) -> [u16;4] {
         to.center_xy([self.chars().count() as u16, 1])
     }
diff --git a/src/groovebox.rs b/src/groovebox.rs
index 8ba0987e..8f248de0 100644
--- a/src/groovebox.rs
+++ b/src/groovebox.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@ mod groovebox_audio;   pub use self::groovebox_audio::*;
 mod groovebox_command; pub use self::groovebox_command::*;
 mod groovebox_tui;     pub use self::groovebox_tui::*;
 
-pub struct Groovebox<'a> {
+pub struct Groovebox {
     _jack: Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>,
-    pub view: EdnView<'a, Tui, Self>,
-
     pub player: MidiPlayer,
     pub pool: PoolModel,
     pub editor: MidiEditor,
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ pub struct Groovebox<'a> {
     pub perf: PerfModel,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Groovebox<'a> {
+impl Groovebox {
     pub fn new (
         jack:       &Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>,
         midi_from:  &[impl AsRef<str>],
@@ -57,49 +55,44 @@ impl<'a> Groovebox<'a> {
             midi_buf: vec![vec![];65536],
             note_buf: vec![],
             perf:     PerfModel::default(),
-            
-            view: EdnView::new(include_str!("groovebox/groovebox.edn"))?,
         })
     }
 }
 
-has_clock!(|self: Groovebox<'a>|self.player.clock());
+has_clock!(|self: Groovebox|self.player.clock());
 
-impl<'a> EdnLayout<'a, Tui> for Groovebox<'a> {
-    fn get_bool (&self, item: &EdnItem<&str>) -> bool { todo!() }
-    fn get_unit (&self, item: &EdnItem<&str>) -> u16 {
+impl EdnLayout<Tui> for Groovebox {
+    fn get_bool (&self, item: &str) -> bool { todo!() }
+    fn get_unit (&self, item: &str) -> u16 {
         use EdnItem::*;
         match item {
-            Sym(":sample-h")  => if self.compact { 0 } else { 5 },
-            Sym(":samples-w") => if self.compact { 4 } else { 11 },
-            Sym(":samples-y") => if self.compact { 1 } else { 0 },
-            Sym(":pool-w")    => if self.compact { 5 } else {
+            ":sample-h"  => if self.compact { 0 } else { 5 },
+            ":samples-w" => if self.compact { 4 } else { 11 },
+            ":samples-y" => if self.compact { 1 } else { 0 },
+            ":pool-w"    => if self.compact { 5 } else {
                 let w = self.size.w(); 
                 if w > 60 { 20 } else if w > 40 { 15 } else { 10 }
             },
             _ => 0
         }
     }
-    fn get_content (&'a self, item: &EdnItem<&str>) -> Box<EdnRender<'a, Tui>> {
+    fn get_content <'a> (&'a self, item: &str) -> Box<EdnRender<'a, Tui>> {
         use EdnItem::*;
         match item {
-            Sym(":input-meter-l") => Box::new(Meter("L/", self.sampler.input_meter[0])),
-            Sym(":input-meter-r") => Box::new(Meter("R/", self.sampler.input_meter[1])),
+            ":input-meter-l" => Box::new(Meter("L/", self.sampler.input_meter[0])),
+            ":input-meter-r" => Box::new(Meter("R/", self.sampler.input_meter[1])),
 
-            Sym(":transport") => Box::new(TransportView::new(true, &self.player.clock)),
-            Sym(":clip-play") => Box::new(ClipSelected::play_phrase(&self.player)),
-            Sym(":clip-next") => Box::new(ClipSelected::next_phrase(&self.player)),
-            Sym(":clip-edit") => Box::new(MidiEditClip(&self.editor)),
-            Sym(":edit-stat") => Box::new(MidiEditStatus(&self.editor)),
-            Sym(":pool-view") => Box::new(PoolView(self.compact, &self.pool)),
-            Sym(":midi-view") => Box::new(&self.editor),
+            ":transport" => Box::new(TransportView::new(true, &self.player.clock)),
+            ":clip-play" => Box::new(ClipSelected::play_phrase(&self.player)),
+            ":clip-next" => Box::new(ClipSelected::next_phrase(&self.player)),
+            ":clip-edit" => Box::new(MidiEditClip(&self.editor)),
+            ":edit-stat" => Box::new(MidiEditStatus(&self.editor)),
+            ":pool-view" => Box::new(PoolView(self.compact, &self.pool)),
+            ":midi-view" => Box::new(&self.editor),
 
-            Sym(":sample-view") => Box::new(SampleViewer::from_sampler(
-                &self.sampler, self.editor.note_point())),
-            Sym(":sample-stat") => Box::new(SamplerStatus(
-                &self.sampler, self.editor.note_point())),
-            Sym(":samples-view") => Box::new(SampleList::new(
-                self.compact, &self.sampler, &self.editor)),
+            ":sample-view" => Box::new(SampleViewer::from_sampler(&self.sampler, self.editor.note_point())),
+            ":sample-stat" => Box::new(SamplerStatus(&self.sampler, self.editor.note_point())),
+            ":samples-view" => Box::new(SampleList::new(self.compact, &self.sampler, &self.editor)),
 
             _ => Box::new(())
         }
@@ -114,7 +107,7 @@ pub struct GrooveboxStatus {
     pub(crate) size:    String,
     pub(crate) playing: bool,
 }
-from!(|state: &Groovebox<'_>|GrooveboxStatus = {
+from!(|state: &Groovebox|GrooveboxStatus = {
     let samples = state.clock().chunk.load(Relaxed);
     let rate    = state.clock().timebase.sr.get();
     let buffer  = samples as f64 / rate;
diff --git a/src/groovebox/groovebox_audio.rs b/src/groovebox/groovebox_audio.rs
index fed0b16c..d0459959 100644
--- a/src/groovebox/groovebox_audio.rs
+++ b/src/groovebox/groovebox_audio.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::*;
 use super::*;
 
-audio!(|self: Groovebox<'a>, client, scope|{
+audio!(|self: Groovebox, client, scope|{
     let t0 = self.perf.get_t0();
     if Control::Quit == ClockAudio(&mut self.player).process(client, scope) {
         return Control::Quit
diff --git a/src/groovebox/groovebox_command.rs b/src/groovebox/groovebox_command.rs
index cda5775a..25e73973 100644
--- a/src/groovebox/groovebox_command.rs
+++ b/src/groovebox/groovebox_command.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub enum GrooveboxCommand {
     Sampler(SamplerCommand),
 }
 
-command!(<'a>|self: GrooveboxCommand, state: Groovebox<'a>|match self {
+command!(|self: GrooveboxCommand, state: Groovebox|match self {
     Self::Enqueue(phrase) => {
         state.player.enqueue_next(phrase.as_ref());
         None
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ command!(<'a>|self: GrooveboxCommand, state: Groovebox<'a>|match self {
     },
 });
 
-handle!(<Tui>|self: Groovebox<'static>, input|
+handle!(<Tui>|self: Groovebox, input|
     GrooveboxCommand::execute_with_state(self, input.event()));
 
-keymap!(<'a> KEYS_GROOVEBOX = |state: Groovebox<'static>, input: Event| GrooveboxCommand {
+keymap!(<'a> KEYS_GROOVEBOX = |state: Groovebox, input: Event| GrooveboxCommand {
     // Tab: Toggle compact mode
     key(Tab) => Cmd::Compact(!state.compact),
     // q: Enqueue currently edited phrase
diff --git a/src/groovebox/groovebox_tui.rs b/src/groovebox/groovebox_tui.rs
index dba38596..333a1e46 100644
--- a/src/groovebox/groovebox_tui.rs
+++ b/src/groovebox/groovebox_tui.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ use std::marker::ConstParamTy;
 use tek_engine::Render;
 use EdnItem::*;
 
-render!(Tui: (self: Groovebox<'a>) => self.size.of(
+render!(Tui: (self: Groovebox) => self.size.of(
     Bsp::s(self.toolbar_view(),
     Bsp::n(self.selector_view(),
     Bsp::n(self.sample_view(),
     Bsp::n(self.status_view(),
     Bsp::w(self.pool_view(), Fill::xy(Bsp::e(self.sampler_view(), &self.editor)))))))));
 
-impl<'a> Groovebox<'a> {
+impl Groovebox {
     fn toolbar_view (&self) -> impl Content<Tui> + use<'_> {
         Fill::x(Fixed::y(2, lay!(
             Align::w(Meter("L/", self.sampler.input_meter[0])),
diff --git a/src/style.rs b/src/style.rs
index cc9252e8..36561bb4 100644
--- a/src/style.rs
+++ b/src/style.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 use crate::*;
 
 pub trait TuiStyle {
-    fn fg <W: Content<Tui>> (color: Color, w: W) -> Foreground<W> {
+    fn fg <R: Content<Tui>> (color: Color, w: R) -> Foreground<R> {
         Foreground(color, w)
     }
-    fn bg <W: Content<Tui>> (color: Color, w: W) -> Background<W> {
+    fn bg <R: Content<Tui>> (color: Color, w: R) -> Background<R> {
         Background(color, w)
     }
-    fn fg_bg <W: Content<Tui>> (fg: Color, bg: Color, w: W) -> Background<Foreground<W>> {
+    fn fg_bg <R: Content<Tui>> (fg: Color, bg: Color, w: R) -> Background<Foreground<R>> {
         Background(bg, Foreground(fg, w))
     }
-    fn bold <W: Content<Tui>> (on: bool, w: W) -> Bold<W> {
+    fn bold <R: Content<Tui>> (on: bool, w: R) -> Bold<R> {
         Bold(on, w)
     }
-    fn border <W: Content<Tui>, S: BorderStyle> (style: S, w: W) -> Bordered<S, W> {
+    fn border <R: Content<Tui>, S: BorderStyle> (style: S, w: R) -> Bordered<S, R> {
         Bordered(style, w)
     }
 }
 
 impl TuiStyle for Tui {}
 
-pub struct Bold<W: Content<Tui>>(pub bool, W);
-impl<W: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Bold<W> {
+pub struct Bold<R: Content<Tui>>(pub bool, R);
+impl<R: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Bold<R> {
     fn content (&self) -> impl Render<Tui> { &self.1 }
     fn render (&self, to: &mut TuiOut) {
         to.fill_bold(to.area(), self.0);
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ impl<W: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Bold<W> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Foreground<W: Content<Tui>>(pub Color, W);
-impl<W: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Foreground<W> {
+pub struct Foreground<R: Content<Tui>>(pub Color, R);
+impl<R: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Foreground<R> {
     fn content (&self) -> impl Render<Tui> { &self.1 }
     fn render (&self, to: &mut TuiOut) {
         to.fill_fg(to.area(), self.0);
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ impl<W: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Foreground<W> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Background<W: Content<Tui>>(pub Color, W);
-impl<W: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Background<W> {
+pub struct Background<R: Content<Tui>>(pub Color, R);
+impl<R: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Background<R> {
     fn content (&self) -> impl Render<Tui> { &self.1 }
     fn render (&self, to: &mut TuiOut) {
         to.fill_bg(to.area(), self.0);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<W: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Background<W> {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Styled<T: Content<Tui>>(pub Option<Style>, pub T);
+pub struct Styled<R: Content<Tui>>(pub Option<Style>, pub R);
 impl Content<Tui> for Styled<&str> {
     fn content (&self) -> impl Render<Tui> { &self.1 }
     fn render (&self, to: &mut TuiOut) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl Content<Tui> for Styled<&str> {
     }
 }
 
-//pub trait TuiStyle: Content<Tui> + Sized {
+//pub trait TuiStyle: Render<Tui> + Sized {
     //fn fg (self, color: Color) -> impl Render<Tui> {
         //Layers::new(move |add|{ add(&Foreground(color))?; add(&self) })
     //}
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ impl Content<Tui> for Styled<&str> {
     //}
 //}
 
-//impl<W: Content<Tui>> TuiStyle for W {}
+//impl<R: Content<Tui>> TuiStyle for R {}
 
 //impl<S: BorderStyle> Content<Tui> for Border<S> {
 //}
 
-//impl<S: BorderStyle, W: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Bordered<S, W> {
+//impl<S: BorderStyle, R: Content<Tui>> Content<Tui> for Bordered<S, R> {
     //fn content (&self) -> impl Render<Tui> {
         //let content: &dyn Content<Tui> = &self.1;
         //lay! { content.padding_xy(1, 1), Border(self.0) }.fill_xy()