diff --git a/elements/textbox.go b/elements/textbox.go
index 861ed11..f4c0106 100644
--- a/elements/textbox.go
+++ b/elements/textbox.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type TextBox struct {
 // a value. When the value is empty, the placeholder will be displayed in gray
 // text.
 func NewTextBox (placeholder, value string) (element *TextBox) {
-	element = &TextBox { }
+	element = &TextBox { enabled: true }
 	element.theme.Case = tomo.C("tomo", "textBox")
 	element.entity = tomo.NewEntity(element).(textBoxEntity)
 	element.placeholder = placeholder
diff --git a/examples/clipboard/main.go b/examples/clipboard/main.go
index 40eb0df..a730b50 100644
--- a/examples/clipboard/main.go
+++ b/examples/clipboard/main.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import _ "image/jpeg"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/data"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -27,9 +26,9 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 256, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Clipboard")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	textInput := elements.NewTextBox("", "")
-	controlRow := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Horizontal { true, false })
+	controlRow := containers.NewHBox(false, true)
 	copyButton := elements.NewButton("Copy")
 	copyButton.SetIcon(tomo.IconCopy)
 	pasteButton := elements.NewButton("Paste")
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ func run () {
 func imageWindow (parent tomo.Window, image image.Image) {
 	window, _ := parent.NewModal(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Clipboard Image")
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	closeButton := elements.NewButton("Ok")
 	closeButton.SetIcon(tomo.IconYes)
 	closeButton.OnClick(window.Close)
diff --git a/examples/dialogLayout/main.go b/examples/dialogLayout/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 519ae4a..0000000
--- a/examples/dialogLayout/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
-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)
-}
-
-func run () {
-	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
-	window.SetTitle("dialog")
-
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Dialog { true, true })
-	window.Adopt(container)
-
-	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("you will explode", false), true)
-	cancel := elements.NewButton("Cancel")
-	cancel.SetEnabled(false)
-	container.Adopt(cancel, false)
-	okButton := elements.NewButton("OK")
-	container.Adopt(okButton, false)
-	okButton.Focus()
-		
-	window.OnClose(tomo.Stop)
-	window.Show()
-}
diff --git a/examples/flow/main.go b/examples/flow/main.go
index 565f614..b7873f7 100644
--- a/examples/flow/main.go
+++ b/examples/flow/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/flow"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 192, 192))
 	window.SetTitle("adventure")
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	var world flow.Flow
@@ -31,13 +30,11 @@ func run () {
 			button2 := elements.NewButton("turn around")
 			button2.OnClick(world.SwitchFunc("bear"))
 
-			container.Warp ( func () {
-				container.Adopt(label, true)
-				container.Adopt(button0, false)
-				container.Adopt(button1, false)
-				container.Adopt(button2, false)
-				button0.Focus()
-			})
+			container.Adopt(label, true)
+			container.Adopt(button0, false)
+			container.Adopt(button1, false)
+			container.Adopt(button2, false)
+			button0.Focus()
 		},
 		"wet": func () {
 			label := elements.NewLabel (
@@ -49,12 +46,10 @@ func run () {
 			button1 := elements.NewButton("exit")
 			button1.OnClick(tomo.Stop)
 
-			container.Warp (func () {
-				container.Adopt(label, true)
-				container.Adopt(button0, false)
-				container.Adopt(button1, false)
-				button0.Focus()				
-			})
+			container.Adopt(label, true)
+			container.Adopt(button0, false)
+			container.Adopt(button1, false)
+			button0.Focus()				
 		},
 		"house": func () {
 			label := elements.NewLabel (
@@ -66,12 +61,10 @@ func run () {
 			button0 := elements.NewButton("turn back")
 			button0.OnClick(world.SwitchFunc("start"))
 			
-			container.Warp (func () {	
-				container.Adopt(label, true)
-				container.Adopt(button1, false)
-				container.Adopt(button0, false)
-				button1.Focus()
-			})
+			container.Adopt(label, true)
+			container.Adopt(button1, false)
+			container.Adopt(button0, false)
+			button1.Focus()
 		},
 		"inside": func () {
 			label := elements.NewLabel (
@@ -84,11 +77,9 @@ func run () {
 			button0 := elements.NewButton("go back outside")
 			button0.OnClick(world.SwitchFunc("house"))
 			
-			container.Warp (func () {	
-				container.Adopt(label, true)
-				container.Adopt(button0, false)
-				button0.Focus()
-			})
+			container.Adopt(label, true)
+			container.Adopt(button0, false)
+			button0.Focus()
 		},
 		"bear": func () {
 			label := elements.NewLabel (
@@ -100,12 +91,10 @@ func run () {
 			button1 := elements.NewButton("exit")
 			button1.OnClick(tomo.Stop)
 			
-			container.Warp (func () {	
-				container.Adopt(label, true)
-				container.Adopt(button0, false)
-				container.Adopt(button1, false)
-				button0.Focus()
-			})
+			container.Adopt(label, true)
+			container.Adopt(button0, false)
+			container.Adopt(button1, false)
+			button0.Focus()
 		},
 	}
 	world.Switch("start")
diff --git a/examples/goroutines/main.go b/examples/goroutines/main.go
index caa41bb..0d8eb76 100644
--- a/examples/goroutines/main.go
+++ b/examples/goroutines/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "os"
 import "time"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/fun"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 200, 216))
 	window.SetTitle("Clock")
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	clock := fun.NewAnalogClock(time.Now())
diff --git a/examples/horizontalLayout/main.go b/examples/hbox/main.go
similarity index 84%
rename from examples/horizontalLayout/main.go
rename to examples/hbox/main.go
index c55a424..100bbdf 100644
--- a/examples/horizontalLayout/main.go
+++ b/examples/hbox/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 360, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("horizontal stack")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Horizontal { true, true })
+	container := containers.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 52c45cf..16b3be2 100644
--- a/examples/icons/main.go
+++ b/examples/icons/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 360, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Icons")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("Just some of the wonderful icons we have:", false), false)
@@ -24,9 +23,8 @@ func run () {
 	container.Adopt(icons(tomo.IconOpen, tomo.IconRemoveFavorite), true)
 	container.Adopt(icons(tomo.IconCursor, tomo.IconDistort), true)
 
-	closeButton := elements.NewButton("Ok")
+	closeButton := elements.NewButton("Yes verynice")
 	closeButton.SetIcon(tomo.IconYes)
-	closeButton.ShowText(false)
 	closeButton.OnClick(tomo.Stop)
 	container.Adopt(closeButton, false)
 	
@@ -34,8 +32,8 @@ func run () {
 	window.Show()
 }
 
-func icons (min, max tomo.Icon) (container *containers.Container) {
-	container = containers.NewContainer(layouts.Horizontal { true, false })
+func icons (min, max tomo.Icon) (container *containers.Box) {
+	container = containers.NewHBox(false, true)
 	for index := min; index <= max; index ++ {
 		container.Adopt(elements.NewIcon(index, tomo.IconSizeSmall), true)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/image/image.go b/examples/image/image.go
index 7d78756..5731ac9 100644
--- a/examples/image/image.go
+++ b/examples/image/image.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import _ "image/png"
 import "github.com/jezek/xgbutil/gopher"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ func main () {
 }
 
 func run () {
-	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(2, 2)
+	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Tomo Logo")
 
 	file, err := os.Open("assets/banner.png")
@@ -26,16 +25,17 @@ func run () {
 	file.Close()
 	if err != nil { fatalError(window, err); return }
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	logoImage := elements.NewImage(logo)
 	button    := elements.NewButton("Show me a gopher instead")
-	button.OnClick (func () { container.Warp (func () {
-			container.DisownAll()
-			gopher, _, err :=
-				image.Decode(bytes.NewReader(gopher.GopherPng()))
-			if err != nil { fatalError(window, err); return }
-			container.Adopt(elements.NewImage(gopher),true)
-	}) })
+	button.OnClick (func () {
+		window.SetTitle("Not the Tomo Logo")
+		container.DisownAll()
+		gopher, _, err :=
+			image.Decode(bytes.NewReader(gopher.GopherPng()))
+		if err != nil { fatalError(window, err); return }
+		container.Adopt(elements.NewImage(gopher),true)
+	})
 
 	container.Adopt(logoImage, true)
 	container.Adopt(button, false)
diff --git a/examples/input/main.go b/examples/input/main.go
index 1016493..00577ac 100644
--- a/examples/input/main.go
+++ b/examples/input/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Enter Details")
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	// create inputs
diff --git a/examples/panels/main.go b/examples/panels/main.go
index 4997c8f..0d7284b 100644
--- a/examples/panels/main.go
+++ b/examples/panels/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "fmt"
 import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(200, 200, 256, 256))
 	window.SetTitle("Main")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("Main window", false), true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 		
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ func createPanel (parent tomo.MainWindow, id int, bounds image.Rectangle) {
 	window, _ := parent.NewPanel(bounds)
 	title := fmt.Sprint("Panel #", id)
 	window.SetTitle(title)
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel(title, false), true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 	window.Show()
diff --git a/examples/popups/main.go b/examples/popups/main.go
index 414681d..a07e728 100644
--- a/examples/popups/main.go
+++ b/examples/popups/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ func run () {
 	if err != nil { panic(err.Error()) }
 	window.SetTitle("Dialog Boxes")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("Try out different dialogs:", false), true)
@@ -67,9 +66,10 @@ func run () {
 
 	menuButton := elements.NewButton("menu")
 	menuButton.OnClick (func () {
+		// TODO: make a better way to get the bounds of something
 		menu, err := window.NewMenu (
 			tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 64, 64).
-			Add(menuButton.Bounds().Min))
+			Add(menuButton.Entity().Bounds().Min))
 		if err != nil { println(err.Error()) }
 		menu.Adopt(elements.NewLabel("I'm a shy window...", true))
 		menu.Show()
diff --git a/examples/progress/main.go b/examples/progress/main.go
index 8e0a630..18268f2 100644
--- a/examples/progress/main.go
+++ b/examples/progress/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "time"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ func main () {
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Approaching")
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt (elements.NewLabel (
diff --git a/examples/raycaster/game.go b/examples/raycaster/game.go
index 2c66cf3..6c7843e 100644
--- a/examples/raycaster/game.go
+++ b/examples/raycaster/game.go
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import "time"
-import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/canvas"
 
 type Game struct {
 	*Raycaster
@@ -31,21 +29,17 @@ func NewGame (world World, textures Textures) (game *Game) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (game *Game) DrawTo (
-	canvas canvas.Canvas,
-	bounds image.Rectangle,
-	onDamage func (image.Rectangle),
-) {
-	if canvas == nil {
-		select {
-		case game.stopChan <- true:
-		default:
-		}
-	} else if !game.running {
-		game.running = true
-		go game.run()
-	}
-	game.Raycaster.DrawTo(canvas, bounds, onDamage)
+func (game *Game) Start () {
+	if game.running == true { return }
+	game.running = true
+	go game.run()
+}
+
+func (game *Game) Stop () {
+	select {
+	case game.stopChan <- true:
+	default:
+	}	
 }
 
 func (game *Game) Stamina () float64 {
@@ -110,7 +104,7 @@ func (game *Game) tick () {
 		game.stamina = 0
 	}
 	
-	tomo.Do(game.Draw)
+	tomo.Do(game.Invalidate)
 	if statUpdate && game.onStatUpdate != nil {
 		tomo.Do(game.onStatUpdate)
 	}
diff --git a/examples/raycaster/main.go b/examples/raycaster/main.go
index 69256d7..0e741fb 100644
--- a/examples/raycaster/main.go
+++ b/examples/raycaster/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import _ "embed"
 import _ "image/png"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/popups"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -17,11 +16,13 @@ func main () {
 	tomo.Run(run)
 }
 
+// FIXME this entire example seems to be broken
+
 func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 640, 480))
 	window.SetTitle("Raycaster")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { false, false })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(false, false)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	wallTexture, _ := TextureFrom(bytes.NewReader(wallTextureBytes))
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ func run () {
 		wallTexture,
 	})
 
-	topBar := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Horizontal { true, true })
+	topBar := containers.NewHBox(true, true)
 	staminaBar := elements.NewProgressBar(game.Stamina())
 	healthBar  := elements.NewProgressBar(game.Health())
 	
diff --git a/examples/raycaster/raycaster.go b/examples/raycaster/raycaster.go
index bef8070..4b6e902 100644
--- a/examples/raycaster/raycaster.go
+++ b/examples/raycaster/raycaster.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ package main
 import "math"
 import "image"
 import "image/color"
+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/artist"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist/shapes"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/core"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/default/config"
 
 type ControlState struct {
@@ -21,10 +22,8 @@ type ControlState struct {
 }
 
 type Raycaster struct {
-	*core.Core
-	*core.FocusableCore
-	core core.CoreControl
-	focusableControl core.FocusableCoreControl
+	entity tomo.FocusableEntity
+
 	config config.Wrapped
 
 	Camera
@@ -49,31 +48,105 @@ func NewRaycaster (world World, textures Textures) (element *Raycaster) {
 		textures: textures,
 		renderDistance: 8,
 	}
-	element.Core, element.core = core.NewCore(element, element.drawAll)
-	element.FocusableCore,
-	element.focusableControl = core.NewFocusableCore(element.core, element.Draw)
-	element.core.SetMinimumSize(64, 64)
+	element.entity = tomo.NewEntity(element).(tomo.FocusableEntity)
+	element.entity.SetMinimumSize(64, 64)
 	return
 }
 
+func (element *Raycaster) Entity () tomo.Entity {
+	return element.entity
+}
+
+func (element *Raycaster) Draw (destination canvas.Canvas) {
+	bounds := element.entity.Bounds()
+	// artist.FillRectangle(element.core, artist.Uhex(0x000000FF), bounds)
+	width   := bounds.Dx()
+	height  := bounds.Dy()
+	halfway := bounds.Max.Y - height / 2
+
+	ray := Ray { Angle: element.Camera.Angle - element.Camera.Fov / 2 }
+	
+	for x := 0; x < width; x ++ {
+		ray.X = element.Camera.X
+		ray.Y = element.Camera.Y
+		
+		distance, hitPoint, wall, horizontal := ray.Cast (
+			element.world, element.renderDistance)
+		distance *= math.Cos(ray.Angle - element.Camera.Angle)
+		textureX := math.Mod(hitPoint.X + hitPoint.Y, 1)
+		if textureX < 0 { textureX += 1 }
+		
+		wallHeight := height
+		if distance > 0 {
+			wallHeight = int((float64(height) / 2.0) / float64(distance))
+		}
+
+		shade := 1.0
+		if horizontal {
+			shade *= 0.8
+		}
+		shade *= 1 - distance / float64(element.renderDistance)
+		if shade < 0 { shade = 0 }
+
+		ceilingColor := color.RGBA { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF }
+		floorColor   := color.RGBA { 0x39, 0x49, 0x25, 0xFF }
+
+		// draw
+		data, stride := destination.Buffer()
+		wallStart := halfway - wallHeight
+		wallEnd   := halfway + wallHeight
+
+		for y := bounds.Min.Y; y < bounds.Max.Y; y ++ {
+			switch {
+			case y < wallStart:
+				data[y * stride + x + bounds.Min.X] = ceilingColor
+
+			case y < wallEnd:
+				textureY :=
+					float64(y - halfway) / 
+					float64(wallEnd - wallStart) + 0.5
+				// fmt.Println(textureY)
+				
+				wallColor := element.textures.At (wall, Vector {
+					textureX,
+					textureY,
+				})
+				wallColor = shadeColor(wallColor, shade)
+				data[y * stride + x + bounds.Min.X] = wallColor
+				
+			default:
+				data[y * stride + x + bounds.Min.X] = floorColor
+			}
+		}
+
+		// increment angle
+		ray.Angle += element.Camera.Fov / float64(width)
+	}
+
+	// element.drawMinimap()
+}
+
+func (element *Raycaster) Invalidate () {
+	element.entity.Invalidate()
+}
+
 func (element *Raycaster) OnControlStateChange (callback func (ControlState)) {
 	element.onControlStateChange = callback
 }
 
-func (element *Raycaster) Draw () {
-	if element.core.HasImage() {
-		element.drawAll()
-		element.core.DamageAll()
-	}
+func (element *Raycaster) Focus () {
+	element.entity.Focus()
 }
 
+func (element *Raycaster) Enabled () bool { return true }
+
+func (element *Raycaster) HandleFocusChange () { }
+
 func (element *Raycaster) HandleMouseDown (x, y int, button input.Button) {
-	if !element.Focused() { element.Focus() }
+	element.entity.Focus()
 }
 
 func (element *Raycaster) HandleMouseUp (x, y int, button input.Button) { }
-func (element *Raycaster) HandleMouseMove (x, y int) { }
-func (element *Raycaster) HandleMouseScroll (x, y int, deltaX, deltaY float64) { }
 
 func (element *Raycaster) HandleKeyDown (key input.Key, modifiers input.Modifiers) {
 	switch key {
@@ -109,75 +182,6 @@ func (element *Raycaster) HandleKeyUp(key input.Key, modifiers input.Modifiers)
 	}
 }
 
-func (element *Raycaster) drawAll () {
-	bounds := element.Bounds()
-	// artist.FillRectangle(element.core, artist.Uhex(0x000000FF), bounds)
-	width   := bounds.Dx()
-	height  := bounds.Dy()
-	halfway := bounds.Max.Y - height / 2
-
-	ray := Ray { Angle: element.Camera.Angle - element.Camera.Fov / 2 }
-	
-	for x := 0; x < width; x ++ {
-		ray.X = element.Camera.X
-		ray.Y = element.Camera.Y
-		
-		distance, hitPoint, wall, horizontal := ray.Cast (
-			element.world, element.renderDistance)
-		distance *= math.Cos(ray.Angle - element.Camera.Angle)
-		textureX := math.Mod(hitPoint.X + hitPoint.Y, 1)
-		if textureX < 0 { textureX += 1 }
-		
-		wallHeight := height
-		if distance > 0 {
-			wallHeight = int((float64(height) / 2.0) / float64(distance))
-		}
-
-		shade := 1.0
-		if horizontal {
-			shade *= 0.8
-		}
-		shade *= 1 - distance / float64(element.renderDistance)
-		if shade < 0 { shade = 0 }
-
-		ceilingColor := color.RGBA { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0xFF }
-		floorColor   := color.RGBA { 0x39, 0x49, 0x25, 0xFF }
-
-		// draw
-		data, stride := element.core.Buffer()
-		wallStart := halfway - wallHeight
-		wallEnd   := halfway + wallHeight
-
-		for y := bounds.Min.Y; y < bounds.Max.Y; y ++ {
-			switch {
-			case y < wallStart:
-				data[y * stride + x + bounds.Min.X] = ceilingColor
-
-			case y < wallEnd:
-				textureY :=
-					float64(y - halfway) / 
-					float64(wallEnd - wallStart) + 0.5
-				// fmt.Println(textureY)
-				
-				wallColor := element.textures.At (wall, Vector {
-					textureX,
-					textureY,
-				})
-				wallColor = shadeColor(wallColor, shade)
-				data[y * stride + x + bounds.Min.X] = wallColor
-				
-			default:
-				data[y * stride + x + bounds.Min.X] = floorColor
-			}
-		}
-
-		// increment angle
-		ray.Angle += element.Camera.Fov / float64(width)
-	}
-
-	// element.drawMinimap()
-}
-
 func shadeColor (c color.RGBA, brightness float64) color.RGBA {
 	return color.RGBA {
 		uint8(float64(c.R) * brightness),
@@ -187,8 +191,8 @@ func shadeColor (c color.RGBA, brightness float64) color.RGBA {
 	}
 }
 
-func (element *Raycaster) drawMinimap () {
-	bounds := element.Bounds()
+func (element *Raycaster) drawMinimap (destination canvas.Canvas) {
+	bounds := element.entity.Bounds()
 	scale  := 8
 	for y := 0; y < len(element.world.Data) / element.world.Stride; y ++ {
 	for x := 0; x < element.world.Stride; x ++ {
@@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ func (element *Raycaster) drawMinimap () {
 			cellColor = color.RGBA { 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF }
 		}
 		shapes.FillColorRectangle (
-			element.core,
+			destination,
 			cellColor,
 			cellBounds.Inset(1))
 	}}
@@ -219,16 +223,16 @@ func (element *Raycaster) drawMinimap () {
 	
 	playerBounds := image.Rectangle { playerPt, playerPt }.Inset(scale / -8)
 	shapes.FillColorEllipse (
-		element.core,
+		destination,
 		artist.Hex(0xFFFFFFFF),
 		playerBounds)
 	shapes.ColorLine (
-		element.core,
+		destination,
 		artist.Hex(0xFFFFFFFF), 1,
 		playerPt,
 		playerAnglePt)
 	shapes.ColorLine (
-		element.core,
+		destination,
 		artist.Hex(0x00FF00FF), 1,
 		playerPt,
 		hitPt)
diff --git a/examples/spacer/main.go b/examples/spacer/main.go
index 92d6855..ba20293 100644
--- a/examples/spacer/main.go
+++ b/examples/spacer/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Spaced Out")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.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 2c7ccda..66a9413 100644
--- a/examples/switch/main.go
+++ b/examples/switch/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/layouts"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/containers"
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ func run () {
 	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 0, 0))
 	window.SetTitle("Switches")
 
-	container := containers.NewContainer(layouts.Vertical { true, true })
+	container := containers.NewVBox(true, true)
 	window.Adopt(container)
 
 	container.Adopt(elements.NewSwitch("hahahah", false), false)
diff --git a/examples/test/main.go b/examples/test/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d4c352f..0000000
--- a/examples/test/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/testing"
-import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/backends/all"
-
-func main () {
-	tomo.Run(run)
-}
-
-func run () {
-	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(tomo.Bounds(0, 0, 128, 128))
-	window.SetTitle("hellorld!")
-	window.Adopt(testing.NewMouse())
-	window.OnClose(tomo.Stop)
-	window.Show()
-}
diff --git a/examples/verticalLayout/main.go b/examples/vbox/main.go
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/verticalLayout/main.go
rename to examples/vbox/main.go
diff --git a/popups/dialog.go b/popups/dialog.go
index ab9bae3..514ea22 100644
--- a/popups/dialog.go
+++ b/popups/dialog.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func NewDialog (
 	messageRow.Adopt(elements.NewLabel(message, false), true)
 	
 	controlRow.Adopt(elements.NewSpacer(false), true)
+	box.Adopt(messageRow, true)
+	box.Adopt(controlRow, false)
+	window.Adopt(box)
+	
 	if len(buttons) == 0 {
 		button := elements.NewButton("OK")
 		button.SetIcon(tomo.IconYes)
@@ -80,9 +84,6 @@ func NewDialog (
 		button.Focus()
 	}
 	
-	box.Adopt(messageRow, true)
-	box.Adopt(controlRow, false)
-	window.Adopt(box)
 	window.Show()
 	return
 }