diff --git a/elements/containers/box.go b/elements/box.go
similarity index 99%
rename from elements/containers/box.go
rename to elements/box.go
index d8b2862..e72755f 100644
--- a/elements/containers/box.go
+++ b/elements/box.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package containers
+package elements
 
 import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
diff --git a/elements/containers/notdone/document.go b/elements/containers/notdone/document.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ba9fde..0000000
--- a/elements/containers/notdone/document.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,368 +0,0 @@
-package containers
-
-import "image"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/canvas"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/core"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/default/theme"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/default/config"
-
-// DocumentContainer is a scrollable container capable of containing flexible
-// elements.
-type DocumentContainer struct {
-	*core.Core
-	*core.Propagator
-	core core.CoreControl
-
-	children []tomo.LayoutEntry
-	scroll   image.Point
-	warping  bool
-	contentBounds image.Rectangle
-	
-	config config.Wrapped
-	theme  theme.Wrapped
-
-	onScrollBoundsChange func ()
-}
-
-// NewDocumentContainer creates a new document container.
-func NewDocumentContainer () (element *DocumentContainer) {
-	element = &DocumentContainer { }
-	element.theme.Case = tomo.C("tomo", "documentContainer")
-	element.Core, element.core = core.NewCore(element, element.redoAll)
-	element.Propagator = core.NewPropagator(element, element.core)
-	return
-}
-
-// Adopt adds a new child element to the container. If expand is true, then the
-// element will stretch to either side of the container (much like a css block
-// element). If expand is false, the element will share a line with other inline
-// elements.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) Adopt (child tomo.Element, expand bool) {
-	// set event handlers
-	if child0, ok := child.(tomo.Themeable); ok {
-		child0.SetTheme(element.theme.Theme)
-	}
-	if child0, ok := child.(tomo.Configurable); ok {
-		child0.SetConfig(element.config.Config)
-	}
-
-	// add child
-	element.children = append (element.children, tomo.LayoutEntry {
-		Element: child,
-		Expand:  expand,
-	})
-
-	child.SetParent(element)
-
-	// refresh stale data
-	element.updateMinimumSize()
-	if element.core.HasImage() && !element.warping {
-		element.redoAll()
-		element.core.DamageAll()
-	}
-}
-
-// Warp runs the specified callback, deferring all layout and rendering updates
-// until the callback has finished executing. This allows for aplications to
-// perform batch gui updates without flickering and stuff.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) Warp (callback func ()) {
-	if element.warping {
-		callback()
-		return
-	}
-
-	element.warping = true
-	callback()
-	element.warping = false
-	
-	if element.core.HasImage() {
-		element.redoAll()
-		element.core.DamageAll()
-	}
-}
-
-// Disown removes the given child from the container if it is contained within
-// it.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) Disown (child tomo.Element) {
-	for index, entry := range element.children {
-		if entry.Element == child {
-			element.clearChildEventHandlers(entry.Element)
-			element.children = append (
-				element.children[:index],
-				element.children[index + 1:]...)
-				break
-		}
-	}
-
-	element.updateMinimumSize()
-	if element.core.HasImage() && !element.warping {
-		element.redoAll()
-		element.core.DamageAll()
-	}
-}
-
-func (element *DocumentContainer) clearChildEventHandlers (child tomo.Element) {
-	child.DrawTo(nil, image.Rectangle { }, nil)
-	child.SetParent(nil)
-	
-	if child, ok := child.(tomo.Focusable); ok {
-		if child.Focused() {
-			child.HandleUnfocus()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// DisownAll removes all child elements from the container at once.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) DisownAll () {
-	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		element.clearChildEventHandlers(entry.Element)
-	}
-	element.children = nil
-
-	element.updateMinimumSize()
-	if element.core.HasImage() && !element.warping {
-		element.redoAll()
-		element.core.DamageAll()
-	}
-}
-
-// Children returns a slice containing this element's children.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) Children () (children []tomo.Element) {
-	children = make([]tomo.Element, len(element.children))
-	for index, entry := range element.children {
-		children[index] = entry.Element
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-// CountChildren returns the amount of children contained within this element.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) CountChildren () (count int) {
-	return len(element.children)
-}
-
-// Child returns the child at the specified index. If the index is out of
-// bounds, this method will return nil.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) Child (index int) (child tomo.Element) {
-	if index < 0 || index > len(element.children) { return }
-	return element.children[index].Element
-}
-
-// ChildAt returns the child that contains the specified x and y coordinates. If
-// there are no children at the coordinates, this method will return nil.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) ChildAt (point image.Point) (child tomo.Element) {
-	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		if point.In(entry.Bounds) {
-			child = entry.Element
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (element *DocumentContainer) redoAll () {
-	if !element.core.HasImage() { return }
-	
-	// do a layout
-	element.doLayout()
-	
-	maxScrollHeight := element.maxScrollHeight()
-	if element.scroll.Y > maxScrollHeight {
-		element.scroll.Y = maxScrollHeight
-		element.doLayout()
-	}
-
-	// draw a background
-	rocks := make([]image.Rectangle, len(element.children))
-	for index, entry := range element.children {
-		rocks[index] = entry.Bounds
-	}
-	pattern := element.theme.Pattern (
-		tomo.PatternBackground,
-		tomo.State { })
-	artist.DrawShatter(element.core, pattern, element.Bounds(), rocks...)
-
-	element.partition()
-	if parent, ok := element.core.Parent().(tomo.ScrollableParent); ok {
-		parent.NotifyScrollBoundsChange(element)
-	}
-	if element.onScrollBoundsChange != nil {
-		element.onScrollBoundsChange()
-	}
-}
-
-func (element *DocumentContainer) partition () {
-	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		entry.DrawTo(nil, entry.Bounds, nil)
-	}
-
-	// cut our canvas up and give peices to child elements
-	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		if entry.Bounds.Overlaps(element.Bounds()) {
-			entry.DrawTo (	
-				canvas.Cut(element.core, entry.Bounds),
-				entry.Bounds, func (region image.Rectangle) {
-					element.core.DamageRegion(region)
-				})
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (element *DocumentContainer) Window () tomo.Window {
-	return element.core.Window()
-}
-
-// NotifyMinimumSizeChange notifies the container that the minimum size of a
-// child element has changed.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) NotifyMinimumSizeChange (child tomo.Element) {
-	element.redoAll()
-	element.core.DamageAll()
-}
-
-// DrawBackground draws a portion of the container's background pattern within
-// the specified bounds. The container will not push these changes.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) DrawBackground (bounds image.Rectangle) {
-	element.core.DrawBackgroundBounds (
-		element.theme.Pattern(tomo.PatternBackground, tomo.State { }),
-		bounds)
-}
-
-// NotifyFlexibleHeightChange notifies the parent that the parameters
-// affecting a child's flexible height have changed. This method is
-// expected to be called by flexible child element when their content
-// changes.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) NotifyFlexibleHeightChange (child tomo.Flexible) {
-	element.redoAll()
-	element.core.DamageAll()
-}
-
-// SetTheme sets the element's theme.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) SetTheme (new tomo.Theme) {
-	if new == element.theme.Theme { return }
-	element.theme.Theme = new
-	element.Propagator.SetTheme(new)
-	element.redoAll()
-}
-
-// SetConfig sets the element's configuration.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) SetConfig (new tomo.Config) {
-	if new == element.config.Config { return }
-	element.Propagator.SetConfig(new)
-	element.redoAll()
-}
-
-// ScrollContentBounds returns the full content size of the element.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) ScrollContentBounds () image.Rectangle {
-	return element.contentBounds
-}
-
-// ScrollViewportBounds returns the size and position of the element's
-// viewport relative to ScrollBounds.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) ScrollViewportBounds () image.Rectangle {
-	padding := element.theme.Padding(tomo.PatternBackground)
-	bounds  := padding.Apply(element.Bounds())
-	bounds   = bounds.Sub(bounds.Min).Add(element.scroll)
-	return bounds
-}
-
-// ScrollTo scrolls the viewport to the specified point relative to
-// ScrollBounds.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) ScrollTo (position image.Point) {
-	if position.Y < 0 {
-		position.Y = 0
-	}
-	maxScrollHeight := element.maxScrollHeight()
-	if position.Y > maxScrollHeight {
-		position.Y = maxScrollHeight
-	}
-	element.scroll = position
-	if element.core.HasImage() && !element.warping {
-		element.redoAll()
-		element.core.DamageAll()
-	}
-}
-
-// OnScrollBoundsChange sets a function to be called when the element's viewport
-// bounds, content bounds, or scroll axes change.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) OnScrollBoundsChange (callback func ()) {
-	element.onScrollBoundsChange = callback
-}
-
-func (element *DocumentContainer) maxScrollHeight () (height int) {
-	padding := element.theme.Padding(tomo.PatternSunken)
-	viewportHeight := element.Bounds().Dy() - padding.Vertical()
-	height = element.contentBounds.Dy() - viewportHeight
-	if height < 0 { height = 0 }
-	return
-}
-
-// ScrollAxes returns the supported axes for scrolling.
-func (element *DocumentContainer) ScrollAxes () (horizontal, vertical bool) {
-	return false, true
-}
-
-func (element *DocumentContainer) doLayout () {
-	margin := element.theme.Margin(tomo.PatternBackground)
-	padding := element.theme.Padding(tomo.PatternBackground)
-	bounds := padding.Apply(element.Bounds())
-	element.contentBounds = image.Rectangle { }
-
-	dot := bounds.Min.Sub(element.scroll)
-	xStart := dot.X
-	rowHeight := 0
-
-	nextLine := func () {
-		dot.X = xStart
-		dot.Y += margin.Y
-		dot.Y += rowHeight
-		rowHeight = 0
-	}
-	
-	for index, entry := range element.children {
-		if dot.X > xStart && entry.Expand {
-			nextLine()
-		}
-	
-		width, height := entry.MinimumSize()
-		if width + dot.X > bounds.Dx() && !entry.Expand {
-			nextLine()
-		}
-		if width < bounds.Dx() && entry.Expand {
-			width = bounds.Dx()
-		}
-		if typedChild, ok := entry.Element.(tomo.Flexible); ok {
-			height = typedChild.FlexibleHeightFor(width)
-		}
-		if rowHeight < height {
-			rowHeight = height
-		}
-		
-		entry.Bounds.Min = dot
-		entry.Bounds.Max = image.Pt(dot.X + width, dot.Y + height)
-		element.children[index] = entry
-		element.contentBounds = element.contentBounds.Union(entry.Bounds)
-		
-		if entry.Expand {
-			nextLine()
-		} else {
-			dot.X += width + margin.X
-		}
-	}
-	
-	element.contentBounds =
-		element.contentBounds.Sub(element.contentBounds.Min)
-}
-
-func (element *DocumentContainer) updateMinimumSize () {
-	padding := element.theme.Padding(tomo.PatternBackground)
-	minimumWidth := 0
-	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		width, _ := entry.MinimumSize()
-		if width > minimumWidth {
-			minimumWidth = width
-		}
-	}
-	element.core.SetMinimumSize (
-		minimumWidth + padding.Horizontal(),
-		padding.Vertical())
-}
diff --git a/elements/containers/document.go b/elements/document.go
similarity index 99%
rename from elements/containers/document.go
rename to elements/document.go
index 9bc5f2d..d090d23 100644
--- a/elements/containers/document.go
+++ b/elements/document.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package containers
+package elements
 
 import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
diff --git a/elements/containers/notdone/table.go b/elements/notdone/table.go
similarity index 100%
rename from elements/containers/notdone/table.go
rename to elements/notdone/table.go
diff --git a/elements/containers/scroll.go b/elements/scroll.go
similarity index 95%
rename from elements/containers/scroll.go
rename to elements/scroll.go
index b83fc47..f7cf300 100644
--- a/elements/containers/scroll.go
+++ b/elements/scroll.go
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-package containers
+package elements
 
 import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 // import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/input"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/canvas"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/default/theme"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/default/config"
 
@@ -12,8 +11,8 @@ type Scroll struct {
 	entity tomo.ContainerEntity
 	
 	child      tomo.Scrollable
-	horizontal *elements.ScrollBar
-	vertical   *elements.ScrollBar
+	horizontal *ScrollBar
+	vertical   *ScrollBar
 	
 	config config.Wrapped
 	theme  theme.Wrapped
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ func NewScroll (horizontal, vertical bool) (element *Scroll) {
 	element.entity = tomo.NewEntity(element).(tomo.ContainerEntity)
 
 	if horizontal {
-		element.horizontal = elements.NewScrollBar(false)
+		element.horizontal = NewScrollBar(false)
 		element.horizontal.OnScroll (func (viewport image.Point) {
 			if element.child != nil {
 				element.child.ScrollTo(viewport)
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ func NewScroll (horizontal, vertical bool) (element *Scroll) {
 		element.entity.Adopt(element.horizontal)
 	}
 	if vertical {
-		element.vertical = elements.NewScrollBar(true)
+		element.vertical = NewScrollBar(true)
 		element.vertical.OnScroll (func (viewport image.Point) {
 			if element.child != nil {
 				element.child.ScrollTo(viewport)
diff --git a/examples/align/main.go b/examples/align/main.go
index 8c86d98..e8a6e6e 100644
--- a/examples/align/main.go
+++ b/examples/align/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/textdraw"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ func run () {
 	window.SetTitle("Text alignment")
 
 	container := containers.NewDocument()
-	scrollContainer := containers.NewScroll(false, true)
+	scrollContainer := elements.NewScroll(false, true)
 	scrollContainer.Adopt(container)
 	window.Adopt(scrollContainer)
 
diff --git a/examples/checkbox/main.go b/examples/checkbox/main.go
index 3bb199f..519e82d 100644
--- a/examples/checkbox/main.go
+++ b/examples/checkbox/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 
 func main () {
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Checkboxes")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	introText := elements.NewLabel (
diff --git a/examples/clipboard/main.go b/examples/clipboard/main.go
index a730b50..f11cab5 100644
--- a/examples/clipboard/main.go
+++ b/examples/clipboard/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/data"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -26,9 +25,9 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 256, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Clipboard")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	textInput := elements.NewTextBox("", "")
-	controlRow := containers.NewHBox(false, true)
+	controlRow := elements.NewHBox(false, true)
 	copyButton := elements.NewButton("Copy")
 	copyButton.SetIcon(tomo.IconCopy)
 	pasteButton := elements.NewButton("Paste")
diff --git a/examples/documentContainer/main.go b/examples/documentContainer/main.go
index 7d04983..934a445 100644
--- a/examples/documentContainer/main.go
+++ b/examples/documentContainer/main.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import _ "image/png"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@ func run () {
 	file.Close()
 	if err != nil { panic(err.Error()); return  }
 
-	scrollContainer := containers.NewScroll(false, true)
-	document := containers.NewDocument()
+	scrollContainer := elements.NewScroll(false, true)
+	document := elements.NewDocument()
 
 	document.Adopt (elements.NewLabel (
 		"A document container is a vertically stacked container " +
diff --git a/examples/flow/main.go b/examples/flow/main.go
index b7873f7..381eb40 100644
--- a/examples/flow/main.go
+++ b/examples/flow/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/flow"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 192, 192))
 	window.SetTitle("adventure")
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	var world flow.Flow
diff --git a/examples/goroutines/main.go b/examples/goroutines/main.go
index 0d8eb76..29f547a 100644
--- a/examples/goroutines/main.go
+++ b/examples/goroutines/main.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/fun"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 200, 216))
 	window.SetTitle("Clock")
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	clock := fun.NewAnalogClock(time.Now())
diff --git a/examples/hbox/main.go b/examples/hbox/main.go
index 100bbdf..ed5a112 100644
--- a/examples/hbox/main.go
+++ b/examples/hbox/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 360, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("horizontal stack")
 
-	container := containers.NewHBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewHBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("this is sample text", true), true)
diff --git a/examples/icons/main.go b/examples/icons/main.go
index 16b3be2..5e17d2a 100644
--- a/examples/icons/main.go
+++ b/examples/icons/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 360, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Icons")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("Just some of the wonderful icons we have:", false), false)
diff --git a/examples/input/main.go b/examples/input/main.go
index 00577ac..b0e8a84 100644
--- a/examples/input/main.go
+++ b/examples/input/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Enter Details")
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	// create inputs
diff --git a/examples/panels/main.go b/examples/panels/main.go
index 0d7284b..0141795 100644
--- a/examples/panels/main.go
+++ b/examples/panels/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(200, 200, 256, 256))
 	window.SetTitle("Main")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("Main window", false), true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 		
diff --git a/examples/popups/main.go b/examples/popups/main.go
index a07e728..eb4f395 100644
--- a/examples/popups/main.go
+++ b/examples/popups/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ func run () {
 	if err != nil { panic(err.Error()) }
 	window.SetTitle("Dialog Boxes")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("Try out different dialogs:", false), true)
diff --git a/examples/progress/main.go b/examples/progress/main.go
index 18268f2..33831b9 100644
--- a/examples/progress/main.go
+++ b/examples/progress/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "time"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 
 func main () {
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Approaching")
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt (elements.NewLabel (
diff --git a/examples/raycaster/main.go b/examples/raycaster/main.go
index 0e741fb..b0c8906 100644
--- a/examples/raycaster/main.go
+++ b/examples/raycaster/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 //go:embed wall.png
 var wallTextureBytes []uint8
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 640, 480))
 	window.SetTitle("Raycaster")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(false, false)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(false, false)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	wallTexture, _ := TextureFrom(bytes.NewReader(wallTextureBytes))
diff --git a/examples/scroll/main.go b/examples/scroll/main.go
index b01a887..28a9f34 100644
--- a/examples/scroll/main.go
+++ b/examples/scroll/main.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package main
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 360, 240))
 	window.SetTitle("Scroll")
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	textBox := elements.NewTextBox("", copypasta)
diff --git a/examples/spacer/main.go b/examples/spacer/main.go
index ba20293..e74dbba 100644
--- a/examples/spacer/main.go
+++ b/examples/spacer/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Spaced Out")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt (elements.NewLabel("This is at the top", false), false)
diff --git a/examples/switch/main.go b/examples/switch/main.go
index 66a9413..fa38c92 100644
--- a/examples/switch/main.go
+++ b/examples/switch/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Switches")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewSwitch("hahahah", false), false)
diff --git a/examples/vbox/main.go b/examples/vbox/main.go
index 7b9c7b7..d90edb0 100644
--- a/examples/vbox/main.go
+++ b/examples/vbox/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/testing"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 
 func main () {
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 128, 128))
 	window.SetTitle("vertical stack")
 
-	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
+	container := elements.NewVBox(true, true)
 
 	label    := elements.NewLabel("it is a label hehe", true)
 	button   := elements.NewButton("drawing pad")
diff --git a/popups/dialog.go b/popups/dialog.go
index 514ea22..af91ead 100644
--- a/popups/dialog.go
+++ b/popups/dialog.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package popups
 import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 
 // DialogKind defines the semantic role of a dialog window.
 type DialogKind int
@@ -44,9 +43,9 @@ func NewDialog (
 	}
 	window.SetTitle(title)
 	
-	box        := containers.NewVBox(true,  true)
-	messageRow := containers.NewHBox(false, true)
-	controlRow := containers.NewHBox(false, true)
+	box        := elements.NewVBox(true,  true)
+	messageRow := elements.NewHBox(false, true)
+	controlRow := elements.NewHBox(false, true)
 
 	iconId := tomo.IconInformation
 	switch kind {