diff --git a/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs b/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs
index 80e9ab16..b952385d 100644
--- a/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs
+++ b/crates/tek_core/src/tui/tui_layout.rs
@@ -51,17 +51,33 @@ impl<'a> Render<Tui> for Split<'a, Tui> {
 
 impl<'a> Split<'a, Tui> {
     pub fn render_areas (&self, to: &mut Tui) -> Usually<(Rect, Vec<Rect>)> {
+        // FIXME very shitty code
         let Rect { mut x, mut y, mut width, mut height } = to.area();
         let mut areas = vec![];
+        match self.direction {
+            Direction::Down  => { width = 0 },
+            Direction::Right => { height = 0 },
+            _ => unimplemented!()
+        }
         for (index, item) in self.items.0.iter().enumerate() {
-            if width == 0 || height == 0 {
-                break
+            match self.direction {
+                Direction::Down => { if height == 0 { break } },
+                Direction::Right => { if width == 0 { break } },
+                _ => unimplemented!()
             }
             let result = item.render(to.with_area(x, y, width, height))?.unwrap_or(Rect::default());
             let Rect { width: w, height: h, .. } = result;
             match self.direction {
-                Direction::Down => { y += h; height = height.saturating_sub(h); },
-                Direction::Right => { x += w; width = width.saturating_sub(w); },
+                Direction::Down => {
+                    y += h;
+                    height = height.saturating_sub(h);
+                    width = width.max(w);
+                },
+                Direction::Right => {
+                    x += w;
+                    width = width.saturating_sub(w);
+                    height = height.max(h);
+                },
                 _ => unimplemented!()
             };
             areas.push(result);
@@ -69,6 +85,12 @@ impl<'a> Split<'a, Tui> {
                 Corners(Style::default().green().not_dim()).draw(to.with_rect(result))?;
             }
         }
-        Ok((to.area, areas))
+        let area = match self.direction {
+            Direction::Down => Rect { x: to.area.x, y: to.area.y, width, height: y },
+            Direction::Right => Rect { x: to.area.x, y: to.area.y, width: x, height },
+            _ => unimplemented!()
+        };
+        //panic!("{:?}", Rect { x: to.area.x, y: to.area.y, width: x, height });
+        Ok((Rect { x, y, width, height }, areas))
     }
 }