From 5931380effc04d63bb05c47eb6bde7b20a1b214f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:18:32 -0500
Subject: removed touch code that wasn't being used or maintained

---
 src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
index 7c8a1849e..197c520c7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 @observer
 export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps & FieldViewProps>() {
     private dropDisposer?: DragManager.DragDropDisposer;
-    protected _multiTouchDisposer?: InteractionUtils.MultiTouchEventDisposer | undefined;
     public static LayoutString(fieldStr: string) {
         return FieldView.LayoutString(ScriptingBox, fieldStr);
     }
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2


From ba3b3f6f261074bd3f35012bde8730f5d4a36905 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:02:34 -0500
Subject: numerous changes to fix bugs and to fix/remove old or hacky code. 
 fixed doc dec resizing.  moving this.rootDoc => this.Document .  fixing
 template artifacts.

---
 src/client/documents/Documents.ts                  |  19 +-
 src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts                |  96 +--
 src/client/util/Scripting.ts                       |   4 +-
 src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx                 |   2 +-
 src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx                  |  16 +-
 src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx             |  14 +-
 src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx           |  18 +-
 src/client/views/GlobalKeyHandler.ts               |   4 +-
 src/client/views/MainView.tsx                      |   6 +-
 src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx              |  26 +-
 src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx             |   5 +-
 src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx                |  47 +-
 src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx                 |   9 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx    |  53 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx    | 824 +--------------------
 .../views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx |   4 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx       |  16 +-
 .../collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx      |  16 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionStackingView.scss  |   2 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx   |  96 ++-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx |  20 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx       |   4 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx       |  16 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx        |   4 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx          |  13 +-
 .../CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx            |   1 +
 .../CollectionFreeFormPannableContents.tsx         |   4 +-
 .../collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx  | 199 ++---
 .../collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx |   2 +-
 .../collectionGrid/CollectionGridView.tsx          |   5 +-
 .../collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx      |   8 +-
 .../CollectionMulticolumnView.scss                 |   2 +-
 .../CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx                  |  39 +-
 .../CollectionMultirowView.scss                    |   5 -
 .../CollectionMultirowView.tsx                     |  37 +-
 .../collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx      |  10 +-
 .../collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx           |   3 +-
 src/client/views/global/globalScripts.ts           |   8 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx                |   4 +-
 .../views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx |  51 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx    |  23 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx            | 171 +++--
 src/client/views/nodes/FontIconBox/FontIconBox.tsx | 121 ++-
 src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx         |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx                |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx             |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/LinkBox.tsx                 |  18 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapPushpinBox.tsx    |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx                  |   1 -
 .../views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx      |  12 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx           |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx            |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx                |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx                  |   2 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx |  53 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx     |  46 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts     |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx          |  97 ++-
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx   |  64 +-
 src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx                 |   5 +-
 src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx              |   2 +-
 src/fields/Doc.ts                                  |  15 +-
 src/fields/ScriptField.ts                          |  26 +-
 63 files changed, 798 insertions(+), 1605 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 029653204..4def19384 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ export class DocumentOptions {
     childLayoutTemplate?: Doc; // template for collection to use to render its children (see PresBox layout in tree view)
     childLayoutString?: string; // template string for collection to use to render its children
     childDocumentsActive?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether child documents are active when parent is document active');
+    childLayoutFitWidth?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo("whether a child doc's fitWith should be overriden by collection");
     childDontRegisterViews?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether child document views should be registered so that they can be found when following links, etc');
     childHideLinkButton?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('hide link buttons on all children');
     childContextMenuFilters?: List<ScriptField>;
@@ -1134,7 +1135,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
         // }
 
         export function FreeformDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            const inst = InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _xPadding: 20, _yPadding: 20, ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
+            const inst = InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
             documents.forEach(d => Doc.SetContainer(d, inst));
             return inst;
         }
@@ -1217,7 +1218,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
         }
 
         export function FunctionPlotDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options?: DocumentOptions) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.FUNCPLOT), new List(documents), { ...(options || {}) });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.FUNCPLOT), new List(documents), { title: 'func plot', ...(options || {}) });
         }
 
         export function ButtonDocument(options?: DocumentOptions) {
@@ -1487,7 +1488,7 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
             Object.keys(scripts).map(key => {
                 const script = scripts[key];
                 if (ScriptCast(doc[key])?.script.originalScript !== scripts[key] && script) {
-                    doc[key] = ScriptField.MakeScript(script, {
+                    (key.startsWith('_') ? doc : Doc.GetProto(doc))[key] = ScriptField.MakeScript(script, {
                         self: Doc.name,
                         this: Doc.name,
                         dragData: DragManager.DocumentDragData.name,
@@ -1511,7 +1512,7 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
                     const cfield = ComputedField.WithoutComputed(() => FieldValue(doc[key]));
                     if (ScriptCast(cfield)?.script.originalScript !== funcs[key]) {
                         const setFunc = Cast(funcs[key + '-setter'], 'string', null);
-                        doc[key] = funcs[key] ? ComputedField.MakeFunction(funcs[key], { dragData: DragManager.DocumentDragData.name }, { _readOnly_: true }, setFunc) : undefined;
+                        (key.startsWith('_') ? doc : Doc.GetProto(doc))[key] = funcs[key] ? ComputedField.MakeFunction(funcs[key], { dragData: DragManager.DocumentDragData.name }, { _readOnly_: true }, setFunc) : undefined;
                     }
                 });
         return doc;
@@ -1717,7 +1718,7 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
     }
     export function createCustomView(doc: Doc, creator: Opt<(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) => Doc>, templateSignature: string = 'custom', docLayoutTemplate?: Doc) {
         const templateName = templateSignature.replace(/\(.*\)/, '');
-        docLayoutTemplate = docLayoutTemplate || findTemplate(templateName, StrCast(doc._isGroup && doc.transcription ? 'transcription' : doc.type), templateSignature);
+        docLayoutTemplate = docLayoutTemplate || findTemplate(templateName, StrCast(doc.isGroup && doc.transcription ? 'transcription' : doc.type), templateSignature);
 
         const customName = 'layout_' + templateSignature;
         const _width = NumCast(doc._width);
@@ -1987,9 +1988,9 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function makeDelegate(proto: any) {
     const d = Docs.Create.DelegateDocument(proto, { title: 'child of ' + proto.title });
     return d;
 });
-ScriptingGlobals.add(function generateLinkTitle(self: Doc) {
-    const link_anchor_1title = self.link_anchor_1 && self.link_anchor_1 !== self ? Cast(self.link_anchor_1, Doc, null)?.title : '<?>';
-    const link_anchor_2title = self.link_anchor_2 && self.link_anchor_2 !== self ? Cast(self.link_anchor_2, Doc, null)?.title : '<?>';
-    const relation = self.link_relationship || 'to';
+ScriptingGlobals.add(function generateLinkTitle(link: Doc) {
+    const link_anchor_1title = link.link_anchor_1 && link.link_anchor_1 !== link ? Cast(link.link_anchor_1, Doc, null)?.title : '<?>';
+    const link_anchor_2title = link.link_anchor_2 && link.link_anchor_2 !== link ? Cast(link.link_anchor_2, Doc, null)?.title : '<?>';
+    const relation = link.link_relationship || 'to';
     return `${link_anchor_1title} (${relation}) ${link_anchor_2title}`;
 });
diff --git a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
index 18c7a1fb6..2f2ac2a71 100644
--- a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
                                                                                                 treeView_HasOverlay: true, _text_fontSize: "20px", _layout_autoHeight: true, 
                                                                                                 dropAction:'move', treeView_Type: TreeViewType.outline, 
                                                                                                 backgroundColor: "white", _xMargin: 0, _yMargin: 0, _createDocOnCR: true 
-                                                                                            }, funcs: {title: 'self.text?.Text'}},
+                                                                                            }, funcs: {title: 'this.text?.Text'}},
             ];
 
         emptyThings.forEach(thing => DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, "empty"+thing.key, (opts) => thing.creator(opts), {...standardOps(thing.key), ...thing.opts}, undefined, thing.scripts, thing.funcs));
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
 
     /// returns descriptions needed to buttons for the left sidebar to open up panes displaying different collections of documents
     static leftSidebarMenuBtnDescriptions(doc: Doc):{title:string, target:Doc, icon:string, toolTip: string, scripts:{[key:string]:any}, funcs?:{[key:string]:any}, hidden?: boolean}[] {
-      const badgeValue = "((len) => len && len !== '0' ? len: undefined)(docList(self.target?.data).filter(doc => !docList(self.target.viewed).includes(doc)).length.toString())"; 
+      const badgeValue = "((len) => len && len !== '0' ? len: undefined)(docList(this.target?.data).filter(doc => !docList(this.target.viewed).includes(doc)).length.toString())"; 
       const getActiveDashTrails = "Doc.ActiveDashboard?.myTrails";
         return [
             { title: "Dashboards",      toolTip: "Dashboards",      target: this.setupDashboards(doc, "myDashboards"),         ignoreClick: true, icon: "desktop",     funcs: {hidden: "IsNoviceMode()"} },
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const templateBtns = CurrentUserUtils.setupExperimentalTemplateButtons(doc,DocListCast(myTools?.data)?.length > 1 ? DocListCast(myTools.data)[1]:undefined);
         const reqdToolOps:DocumentOptions = {
             title: "My Tools", isSystem: true, ignoreClick: true, layout_boxShadow: "0 0",
+            layout_explainer: "This is a palette of documents that can be created.",
             _layout_showTitle: "title", _width: 500, _yMargin: 20, _lockedPosition: true, _forceActive: true, _dragOnlyWithinContainer: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, _chromeHidden: true, 
         };
         return DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts, items) => Docs.Create.StackingDocument(items??[], opts), reqdToolOps, [creatorBtns, templateBtns]);
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const clearBtnsOpts:DocumentOptions = { _width: 30, _height: 30, _forceActive: true, _dragOnlyWithinContainer: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, 
             title: "Empty", target: recentlyClosed, btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton, color: Colors.BLACK, buttonText: "Empty", icon: "trash", isSystem: true,
             toolTip: "Empty recently closed",};
-        DocUtils.AssignDocField(recentlyClosed, "layout_headerButton", (opts) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(opts), clearBtnsOpts, undefined, {onClick: clearAll("self.target")});
+        DocUtils.AssignDocField(recentlyClosed, "layout_headerButton", (opts) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(opts), clearBtnsOpts, undefined, {onClick: clearAll("this.target")});
 
         if (!Cast(recentlyClosed.contextMenuScripts, listSpec(ScriptField),null)?.find((script) => script.script.originalScript === clearAll("self"))) {
             recentlyClosed.contextMenuScripts = new List<ScriptField>([ScriptField.MakeScript(clearAll("self"))!])
@@ -628,42 +629,42 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     }
     static stackTools(): Button[] {
         return [
-            { title: "Center",    icon: "align-center",        toolTip: "Center Align Stack",  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"center",     funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Center",    icon: "align-center",        toolTip: "Center Align Stack",  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"center",     funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
         ]
     }
     static viewTools(): Button[] {
         return [
-            { title: "Snap",      icon: "th",                  toolTip: "Show Snap Lines",     btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"snaplines",  funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
-            { title: "Grid",      icon: "border-all",          toolTip: "Show Grid",           btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"grid",       funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
-            { title: "View All",  icon: "object-group",        toolTip: "Keep all Docs in View",btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick:true, expertMode: false, toolType:"viewAll",    funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Snap",      icon: "th",                  toolTip: "Show Snap Lines",     btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"snaplines",  funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Grid",      icon: "border-all",          toolTip: "Show Grid",           btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"grid",       funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "View All",  icon: "object-group",        toolTip: "Keep all Docs in View",btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick:true, expertMode: false, toolType:"viewAll",    funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
             // want the same style as toggle button, but don't want it to act as an actual toggle, so set disableToggle to true,
-            { title: "Fit All",   icon: "arrows-left-right",   toolTip: "Fit Docs to View (once)",btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,ignoreClick:false,expertMode: false, toolType:"fitOnce",    funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
-            { title: "Clusters",  icon: "braille",             toolTip: "Show Doc Clusters",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"clusters",   funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
-            { title: "Cards",     icon: "brain",               toolTip: "Flashcards",          btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"flashcards", funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
-            { title: "Arrange",   icon:"arrow-down-short-wide",toolTip:"Toggle Auto Arrange",  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"arrange",    funcs: {hidden: 'IsNoviceMode()'}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Fit All",   icon: "arrows-left-right",   toolTip: "Fit Docs to View (once)",btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,ignoreClick:false,expertMode: false, toolType:"fitOnce",    funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Clusters",  icon: "braille",             toolTip: "Show Doc Clusters",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"clusters",   funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Cards",     icon: "brain",               toolTip: "Flashcards",          btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"flashcards", funcs: {}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Arrange",   icon:"arrow-down-short-wide",toolTip:"Toggle Auto Arrange",  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, ignoreClick: true, expertMode: false, toolType:"arrange",    funcs: {hidden: 'IsNoviceMode()'}, scripts: { onClick: '{ return showFreeform(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
         ]
     }
     static textTools():Button[] {
         return [
-            { title: "Font",     toolTip: "Font", width: 100,     btnType: ButtonType.DropdownList,                      toolType:"font",     ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(self.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'},
+            { title: "Font",     toolTip: "Font", width: 100,     btnType: ButtonType.DropdownList,                      toolType:"font",     ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(this.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'},
               btnList: new List<string>(["Roboto", "Roboto Mono", "Nunito", "Times New Roman", "Arial", "Georgia", "Comic Sans MS", "Tahoma", "Impact", "Crimson Text"]) },
-            { title: "Font Size",toolTip: "Font size (%size)",    btnType: ButtonType.NumberDropdownButton,              toolType:"fontSize", ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(self.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}, numBtnMax: 200, numBtnMin: 6 },
-            { title: "Color",    toolTip: "Font color (%color)",  btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,  icon: "font",        toolType:"fontColor",ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(self.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}},
-            { title: "Highlight",toolTip: "Font highlight",       btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,  icon: "highlighter", toolType:"highlight",ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(self.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'},funcs: {hidden: "IsNoviceMode()"} },
-            { title: "Bold",     toolTip: "Bold (Ctrl+B)",        btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "bold",        toolType:"bold",     ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
-            { title: "Italic",   toolTip: "Italic (Ctrl+I)",      btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "italic",      toolType:"italics",  ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
-            { title: "Under",    toolTip: "Underline (Ctrl+U)",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "underline",   toolType:"underline",ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
-            { title: "Bullets",  toolTip: "Bullet List",          btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "list",        toolType:"bullet",   ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
-            { title: "#",        toolTip: "Number List",          btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "list-ol",     toolType:"decimal",  ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
-            { title: "Vcenter",  toolTip: "Vertical center",      btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "pallet",      toolType:"vcent",    ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+            { title: "Font Size",toolTip: "Font size (%size)",    btnType: ButtonType.NumberDropdownButton,              toolType:"fontSize", ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(this.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}, numBtnMax: 200, numBtnMin: 6 },
+            { title: "Color",    toolTip: "Font color (%color)",  btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,  icon: "font",        toolType:"fontColor",ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(this.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}},
+            { title: "Highlight",toolTip: "Font highlight",       btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,  icon: "highlighter", toolType:"highlight",ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {script:  '{ return setFontAttr(this.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'},funcs: {hidden: "IsNoviceMode()"} },
+            { title: "Bold",     toolTip: "Bold (Ctrl+B)",        btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "bold",        toolType:"bold",     ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+            { title: "Italic",   toolTip: "Italic (Ctrl+I)",      btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "italic",      toolType:"italics",  ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+            { title: "Under",    toolTip: "Underline (Ctrl+U)",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "underline",   toolType:"underline",ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+            { title: "Bullets",  toolTip: "Bullet List",          btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "list",        toolType:"bullet",   ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+            { title: "#",        toolTip: "Number List",          btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "list-ol",     toolType:"decimal",  ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+            { title: "Vcenter",  toolTip: "Vertical center",      btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "pallet",      toolType:"vcent",    ignoreClick: true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
             { title: "Align",    toolTip: "Alignment",            btnType: ButtonType.MultiToggleButton,                 toolType:"alignment", ignoreClick: true,
               subMenu: [
-                { title: "Left",     toolTip: "Left align (Cmd-[)",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "align-left",  toolType:"left",  ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}' }},
-                { title: "Center",   toolTip: "Center align (Cmd-\\)",btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "align-center",toolType:"center",ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
-                { title: "Right",    toolTip: "Right align (Cmd-])",  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "align-right", toolType:"right", ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+                { title: "Left",     toolTip: "Left align (Cmd-[)",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "align-left",  toolType:"left",  ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}' }},
+                { title: "Center",   toolTip: "Center align (Cmd-\\)",btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "align-center",toolType:"center",ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
+                { title: "Right",    toolTip: "Right align (Cmd-])",  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "align-right", toolType:"right", ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'} },
             ]},
-            { title: "Dictate",  toolTip: "Dictate",              btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "microphone",  toolType:"dictation", ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}},
-            { title: "NoLink",   toolTip: "Auto Link",            btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "link",        toolType:"noAutoLink", expertMode:true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(self.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}, funcs: {hidden: 'IsNoviceMode()'}},
+            { title: "Dictate",  toolTip: "Dictate",              btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "microphone",  toolType:"dictation", ignoreClick: true,  scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}},
+            { title: "NoLink",   toolTip: "Auto Link",            btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "link",        toolType:"noAutoLink", expertMode:true,   scripts: {onClick: '{ return toggleCharStyle(this.toolType, _readOnly_);}'}, funcs: {hidden: 'IsNoviceMode()'}},
             // { title: "Strikethrough", tooltip: "Strikethrough", btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "strikethrough", scripts: {onClick:: 'toggleStrikethrough()'}},
             // { title: "Superscript", tooltip: "Superscript", btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "superscript", scripts: {onClick:: 'toggleSuperscript()'}},
             // { title: "Subscript", tooltip: "Subscript", btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "subscript", scripts: {onClick:: 'toggleSubscript()'}},
@@ -672,15 +673,15 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
 
     static inkTools():Button[] {
         return [
-            { title: "Pen",    toolTip: "Pen (Ctrl+P)",                     btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "pen-nib",    toolType: "pen",                            scripts: {onClick:'{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}' }},
-            { title: "Write",  toolTip: "Write (Ctrl+Shift+P)",             btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "pen",        toolType: "write",                          scripts: {onClick:'{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}' }, funcs: {hidden:"IsNoviceMode()" }},
-            { title: "Eraser", toolTip: "Eraser (Ctrl+E)",                  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "eraser",     toolType: "eraser",                         scripts: {onClick:'{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}' }, funcs: {hidden:"IsNoviceMode()" }},
-            { title: "Circle", toolTip: "Circle (double tap to lock mode)", btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "circle",     toolType:GestureUtils.Gestures.Circle,      scripts: {onClick:`{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}`, onDoubleClick:`{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, true, _readOnly_);}`} },
-            { title: "Square", toolTip: "Square (double tap to lock mode)", btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "square",     toolType:GestureUtils.Gestures.Rectangle,   scripts: {onClick:`{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}`, onDoubleClick:`{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, true, _readOnly_);}`} },
-            { title: "Line",   toolTip: "Line (double tap to lock mode)",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "minus",      toolType:GestureUtils.Gestures.Line,        scripts: {onClick:`{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}`, onDoubleClick:`{ return setActiveTool(self.toolType, true, _readOnly_);}`} },
-            { title: "Mask",   toolTip: "Mask",                             btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "user-circle",toolType: "inkMask",                        scripts: {onClick:'{ return setInkProperty(self.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}, funcs: {hidden:"IsNoviceMode()" } },
-            { title: "Width",  toolTip: "Stroke width",                     btnType: ButtonType.NumberSliderButton,               toolType: "strokeWidth", ignoreClick: true, scripts: {script: '{ return setInkProperty(self.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}, numBtnMin: 1},
-            { title: "Ink",    toolTip: "Stroke color",                     btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,  icon: "pen",        toolType: "strokeColor", ignoreClick: true, scripts: {script: '{ return setInkProperty(self.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'} },
+            { title: "Pen",    toolTip: "Pen (Ctrl+P)",                     btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "pen-nib",    toolType: "pen",                            scripts: {onClick:'{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}' }},
+            { title: "Write",  toolTip: "Write (Ctrl+Shift+P)",             btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "pen",        toolType: "write",                          scripts: {onClick:'{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}' }, funcs: {hidden:"IsNoviceMode()" }},
+            { title: "Eraser", toolTip: "Eraser (Ctrl+E)",                  btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "eraser",     toolType: "eraser",                         scripts: {onClick:'{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}' }, funcs: {hidden:"IsNoviceMode()" }},
+            { title: "Circle", toolTip: "Circle (double tap to lock mode)", btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "circle",     toolType:GestureUtils.Gestures.Circle,      scripts: {onClick:`{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}`, onDoubleClick:`{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, true, _readOnly_);}`} },
+            { title: "Square", toolTip: "Square (double tap to lock mode)", btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "square",     toolType:GestureUtils.Gestures.Rectangle,   scripts: {onClick:`{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}`, onDoubleClick:`{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, true, _readOnly_);}`} },
+            { title: "Line",   toolTip: "Line (double tap to lock mode)",   btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "minus",      toolType:GestureUtils.Gestures.Line,        scripts: {onClick:`{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, false, _readOnly_);}`, onDoubleClick:`{ return setActiveTool(this.toolType, true, _readOnly_);}`} },
+            { title: "Mask",   toolTip: "Mask",                             btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton, icon: "user-circle",toolType: "inkMask",                        scripts: {onClick:'{ return setInkProperty(this.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}, funcs: {hidden:"IsNoviceMode()" } },
+            { title: "Width",  toolTip: "Stroke width",                     btnType: ButtonType.NumberSliderButton,               toolType: "strokeWidth", ignoreClick: true, scripts: {script: '{ return setInkProperty(this.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'}, numBtnMin: 1},
+            { title: "Ink",    toolTip: "Stroke color",                     btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,  icon: "pen",        toolType: "strokeColor", ignoreClick: true, scripts: {script: '{ return setInkProperty(this.toolType, value, _readOnly_);}'} },
         ];
     }
 
@@ -709,17 +710,17 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             { title: "Pin",     icon: "map-pin",       toolTip: "Pin View to Trail",    btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,         expertMode: false,                                                                                                                             width: 30,  scripts: { onClick: 'pinWithView(altKey)'}, funcs: {hidden: "IsNoneSelected()"}},
             { title: "Header",  icon: "heading",       toolTip: "Doc Titlebar Color",   btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,         expertMode: true,                                                                                                           ignoreClick: true,             scripts: { script:  'return setHeaderColor(value, _readOnly_)'} },
             { title: "Fill",    icon: "fill-drip",     toolTip: "Fill/Background Color",btnType: ButtonType.ColorButton,         expertMode: false,                                                                                                          ignoreClick: true, width: 30,  scripts: { script:  'return setBackgroundColor(value, _readOnly_)'}, funcs: {hidden: "IsNoneSelected()"}}, // Only when a document is selected
-            { title: "Overlay", icon: "layer-group",   toolTip: "Overlay",              btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton,        expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode, true)'},       scripts: { onClick: '{ return toggleOverlay(_readOnly_); }'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
-            { title: "Back",    icon: "chevron-left",  toolTip: "Prev Animation Frame", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,         expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)'}, width: 30,  scripts: { onClick: 'prevKeyFrame(_readOnly_)'}},
-            { title: "Num",     icon:"",               toolTip: "Frame Number (click to toggle edit mode)",    btnType: ButtonType.TextButton,          expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)', buttonText: 'selectedDocs()?.lastElement()?.currentFrame?.toString()'}, width: 20, scripts: { onClick: '{ return curKeyFrame(_readOnly_);}'}},
-            { title: "Fwd",     icon: "chevron-right", toolTip: "Next Animation Frame", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,         expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)'}, width: 30,  scripts: { onClick: 'nextKeyFrame(_readOnly_)'}},
-            { title: "Text",    icon: "Text",          toolTip: "Text functions",       subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.textTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.RTF,            funcs: {                                                                             linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
-            { title: "Ink",     icon: "Ink",           toolTip: "Ink functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.inkTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.INK,            funcs: {hidden: `IsExploreMode()`,                                                   linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`}, scripts: { onClick: 'setInkToolDefaults()'} }, // Always available
-            { title: "Doc",     icon: "Doc",           toolTip: "Freeform Doc tools",   subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.freeTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode, true)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
-            { title: "View",    icon: "View",          toolTip: "View tools",           subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.viewTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
-            { title: "Stack",   icon: "View",          toolTip: "Stacking tools",       subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.stackTools(),  expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Stacking, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
-            { title: "Web",     icon: "Web",           toolTip: "Web functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.webTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.WEB,            funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Only when Web is selected
-            { title: "Schema",  icon: "Schema",linearBtnWidth:58,toolTip: "Schema functions",subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.schemaTools(),expertMode: false,toolType:CollectionViewType.Schema,funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Only when Schema is selected
+            { title: "Overlay", icon: "layer-group",   toolTip: "Overlay",              btnType: ButtonType.ToggleButton,        expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode, true)'},       scripts: { onClick: '{ return toggleOverlay(_readOnly_); }'}}, // Only when floating document is selected in freeform
+            { title: "Back",    icon: "chevron-left",  toolTip: "Prev Animation Frame", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,         expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)'}, width: 30,  scripts: { onClick: 'prevKeyFrame(_readOnly_)'}},
+            { title: "Num",     icon:"", toolTip: "Frame # (click to toggle edit mode)",btnType: ButtonType.TextButton,          expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)', buttonText: 'selectedDocs()?.lastElement()?.currentFrame?.toString()'}, width: 20, scripts: { onClick: '{ return curKeyFrame(_readOnly_);}'}},
+            { title: "Fwd",     icon: "chevron-right", toolTip: "Next Animation Frame", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,         expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)'}, width: 30,  scripts: { onClick: 'nextKeyFrame(_readOnly_)'}},
+            { title: "Text",    icon: "Text",          toolTip: "Text functions",       subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.textTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.RTF,            funcs: {                                                                             linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
+            { title: "Ink",     icon: "Ink",           toolTip: "Ink functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.inkTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.INK,            funcs: {hidden: `IsExploreMode()`,                                                   linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`}, scripts: { onClick: 'setInkToolDefaults()'} }, // Always available
+            { title: "Doc",     icon: "Doc",           toolTip: "Freeform Doc tools",   subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.freeTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode, true)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
+            { title: "View",    icon: "View",          toolTip: "View tools",           subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.viewTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
+            { title: "Stack",   icon: "View",          toolTip: "Stacking tools",       subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.stackTools(),  expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Stacking, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
+            { title: "Web",     icon: "Web",           toolTip: "Web functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.webTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.WEB,            funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`} }, // Only when Web is selected
+            { title: "Schema",  icon: "Schema",linearBtnWidth:58,toolTip: "Schema functions",subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.schemaTools(),expertMode: false,toolType:CollectionViewType.Schema,funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`, linearView_IsOpen: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(this.toolType, this.expertMode)`} }, // Only when Schema is selected
            ];
     }
 
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         this.setupDocTemplates(doc); // sets up the template menu of templates
         //this.setupFieldInfos(doc); // sets up the collection of field info descriptions for each possible DocumentOption
         DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, "globalScriptDatabase", (opts) =>  Docs.Prototypes.MainScriptDocument(), {});
-        DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, "myHeaderBar", (opts) => Docs.Create.MulticolumnDocument([], opts), { title: "My Header Bar", isSystem: true, childDocumentsActive:false, dropAction: 'move'}); // drop down panel at top of dashboard for stashing documents
+        DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, "myHeaderBar", (opts) => Docs.Create.MulticolumnDocument([], opts), { title: "My Header Bar", isSystem: true, _chromeHidden:true, childLayoutFitWidth:false, childDocumentsActive:false, dropAction: 'move'}); // drop down panel at top of dashboard for stashing documents
         
         Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyFilesystem, undefined, Doc.MyDashboards)
         Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyFilesystem, undefined, Doc.MySharedDocs)
@@ -976,6 +977,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
                     DashboardView.createNewDashboard(undefined, "guest dashboard");
                 } else {
                     userDoc.activePage = "home";
+                    userDoc.noviceMode = true;
                 }
             }
             return userDoc;
diff --git a/src/client/util/Scripting.ts b/src/client/util/Scripting.ts
index 70c2e3842..400b63a1c 100644
--- a/src/client/util/Scripting.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/Scripting.ts
@@ -264,6 +264,6 @@ export function CompileScript(script: string, options: ScriptOptions = {}): Comp
 }
 
 ScriptingGlobals.add(CompileScript);
-ScriptingGlobals.add(function runScript(self: Doc, script: ScriptField) {
-    return script?.script.run({ this: self, self: self }).result;
+ScriptingGlobals.add(function runScript(doc: Doc, script: ScriptField) {
+    return script?.script.run({ this: doc }).result;
 });
diff --git a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
index 9e2ed7822..2765e95e6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export class DashboardView extends React.Component {
         const freeformDoc = Doc.GuestTarget || Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], freeformOptions);
         const dashboardDoc = Docs.Create.StandardCollectionDockingDocument([{ doc: freeformDoc, initialWidth: 600 }], { title: title }, id, 'row');
 
-        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', freeformDoc);
+        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', freeformDoc, undefined, undefined, true);
         dashboardDoc['pane-count'] = 1;
         freeformDoc.embedContainer = dashboardDoc;
         dashboardDoc.myOverlayDocs = new List<Doc>();
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
index fdaca8056..61b7a3bff 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { DocUtils } from '../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DocumentView } from './nodes/DocumentView';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { DocumentManager } from '../util/DocumentManager';
+import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './collections/collectionFreeForm';
 
 ///  DocComponent returns a generic React base class used by views that don't have 'fieldKey' props (e.g.,CollectionFreeFormDocumentView, DocumentView)
 export interface DocComponentProps {
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ export function DocComponent<P extends DocComponentProps>() {
         }
         // This is the "The Document" -- it encapsulates, data, layout, and any templates
         @computed get rootDoc() {
-            return Cast(this.props.Document.rootDocument, Doc, null) || this.props.Document;
+            return this.props.Document;
         }
         // This is the rendering data of a document -- it may be "The Document", or it may be some template document that holds the rendering info
         @computed get layoutDoc() {
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ export function ViewBoxBaseComponent<P extends ViewBoxBaseProps>() {
     class Component extends React.Component<React.PropsWithChildren<P>> {
         //TODO This might be pretty inefficient if doc isn't observed, because computed doesn't cache then
         //@computed get Document(): T { return schemaCtor(this.props.Document); }
-
+        @computed get Document() {
+            return this.props.Document;
+        }
         // This is the "The Document" -- it encapsulates, data, layout, and any templates
         @computed get rootDoc() {
             return Cast(this.props.Document.rootDocument, Doc, null) || this.props.Document;
@@ -146,7 +150,11 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
                         doc.type !== DocumentType.LOADING && Doc.AddDocToList(recent, 'data', doc, undefined, true, true);
                     }
                 });
-                this.isAnyChildContentActive() && this.props.select(false);
+                if (targetDataDoc.isGroup && DocListCast(targetDataDoc[annotationKey ?? this.annotationKey]).length < 2) {
+                    (DocumentManager.Instance.getFirstDocumentView(targetDataDoc)?.ComponentView as CollectionFreeFormView)?.promoteCollection();
+                } else {
+                    this.isAnyChildContentActive() && this.props.select(false);
+                }
                 return true;
             }
 
@@ -173,7 +181,7 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
             if (this.props.filterAddDocument?.(docs) === false || docs.find(doc => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc, this.props.Document) && Doc.LayoutField(doc) === Doc.LayoutField(this.props.Document))) {
                 return false;
             }
-            const targetDataDoc = this.rootDoc[DocData];
+            const targetDataDoc = this.dataDoc;
             const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(targetDataDoc);
 
             if (effectiveAcl === AclPrivate || effectiveAcl === AclReadonly) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
index c1ec5b4a4..bd82f7782 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
@@ -574,12 +574,12 @@ export class DocumentButtonBar extends React.Component<{ views: () => (DocumentV
         e.stopPropagation();
     };
     render() {
-        if (!this.view0) return null;
-
-        const isText = this.view0.props.Document[this.view0.LayoutFieldKey] instanceof RichTextField;
         const doc = this.view0?.props.Document;
-        const considerPull = isText && this.considerGoogleDocsPull;
-        const considerPush = isText && this.considerGoogleDocsPush;
+        if (!doc || !this.view0) return null;
+
+        const isText = () => doc[this.view0!.LayoutFieldKey] instanceof RichTextField;
+        const considerPull = () => isText() && this.considerGoogleDocsPull;
+        const considerPush = () => isText() && this.considerGoogleDocsPush;
         return (
             <div className="documentButtonBar">
                 <div className="documentButtonBar-button">
@@ -608,11 +608,11 @@ export class DocumentButtonBar extends React.Component<{ views: () => (DocumentV
                 <div className="documentButtonBar-button">{this.recordButton}</div>
                 {!Doc.UserDoc()['documentLinksButton-fullMenu'] ? null : <div className="documentButtonBar-button">{this.shareButton}</div>}
                 {!Doc.UserDoc()['documentLinksButton-fullMenu'] ? null : (
-                    <div className="documentButtonBar-button" style={{ display: !considerPush ? 'none' : '' }}>
+                    <div className="documentButtonBar-button" style={{ display: !considerPush() ? 'none' : '' }}>
                         {this.considerGoogleDocsPush}
                     </div>
                 )}
-                <div className="documentButtonBar-button" style={{ display: !considerPull ? 'none' : '' }}>
+                <div className="documentButtonBar-button" style={{ display: !considerPull() ? 'none' : '' }}>
                     {this.considerGoogleDocsPull}
                 </div>
                 <div className="documentButtonBar-button">{this.menuButton}</div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
index d4b474de9..4ede2e2bb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { FaUndo } from 'react-icons/fa';
 import { DateField } from '../../fields/DateField';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, HierarchyMapping, ReverseHierarchyMap } from '../../fields/Doc';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../fields/ScriptField';
@@ -71,10 +71,8 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                                           e.clientY - center.y, 
                                           NumCast(SelectionManager.Views().lastElement()?.screenToLocalTransform().Rotate));
                 (this._showNothing = !(this.Bounds.x !== Number.MAX_VALUE && //
-                    (this.Bounds.x > center.x+x + this._resizeBorderWidth / 2 || 
-                     this.Bounds.r < center.x+x - this._resizeBorderWidth / 2 || 
-                     this.Bounds.y > center.y+y + this._resizeBorderWidth / 2 || 
-                     this.Bounds.b < center.y+y - this._resizeBorderWidth / 2)));
+                    (this.Bounds.x > center.x+x || this.Bounds.r < center.x+x || 
+                     this.Bounds.y > center.y+y || this.Bounds.b < center.y+y )));
             })); // prettier-ignore
     }
 
@@ -551,8 +549,8 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                 if (setData) Doc.SetNativeHeight(Doc.GetProto(doc), NumCast(doc._nativeHeight));
             }
 
-            doc._width = NumCast(doc._width) * scale.x;
-            doc._height = NumCast(doc._height) * scale.y;
+            doc._width = Math.max(1, NumCast(doc._width) * scale.x);
+            doc._height = Math.max(1, NumCast(doc._height) * scale.y);
             const { deltaX, deltaY } = this.realignRefPt(doc, refCent, initWidth, initHeight);
             doc.x = NumCast(doc.x) + deltaX;
             doc.y = NumCast(doc.y) + deltaY;
@@ -675,7 +673,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
             seldocview.props.hideDeleteButton ||
             seldocview.rootDoc.hideDeleteButton ||
             SelectionManager.Views().some(docView => {
-                const collectionAcl = docView.props.docViewPath()?.lastElement() ? GetEffectiveAcl(docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement().rootDoc[DocData]) : AclEdit;
+                const collectionAcl = docView.props.docViewPath()?.lastElement() ? GetEffectiveAcl(docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement().dataDoc) : AclEdit;
                 return collectionAcl !== AclAdmin && collectionAcl !== AclEdit && GetEffectiveAcl(docView.rootDoc) !== AclAdmin;
             });
         const topBtn = (key: string, icon: string, pointerDown: undefined | ((e: React.PointerEvent) => void), click: undefined | ((e: any) => void), title: string) => (
@@ -801,11 +799,9 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                                     <div key="bl" className="documentDecorations-bottomLeftResizer" onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} />
                                     <div key="b" className="documentDecorations-bottomResizer" onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} />
                                     <div key="br" className="documentDecorations-bottomRightResizer" onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} />
-                                    {seldocview.props.renderDepth <= 1 || !seldocview.props.docViewPath().lastElement()
-                                        ? null
-                                        : topBtn('selector', 'arrow-alt-circle-up', undefined, this.onSelectContainerDocClick, 'tap to select containing document')}
                                 </>
                             )}
+                            {seldocview.props.renderDepth <= 1 || !seldocview.props.docViewPath().lastElement() ? null : topBtn('selector', 'arrow-alt-circle-up', undefined, this.onSelectContainerDocClick, 'tap to select containing document')}
                             {useRounding && (
                                 <div
                                     className="documentDecorations-borderRadius"
diff --git a/src/client/views/GlobalKeyHandler.ts b/src/client/views/GlobalKeyHandler.ts
index 87f81fe76..cc9039ed1 100644
--- a/src/client/views/GlobalKeyHandler.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/GlobalKeyHandler.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { random } from 'lodash';
-import { action, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action } from 'mobx';
 import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../fields/InkField';
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { SnappingManager } from '../util/SnappingManager';
 import { UndoManager } from '../util/UndoManager';
 import { CollectionDockingView } from './collections/CollectionDockingView';
 import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './collections/collectionFreeForm';
-import { CollectionFreeFormViewChrome } from './collections/CollectionMenu';
 import { CollectionStackedTimeline } from './collections/CollectionStackedTimeline';
 import { ContextMenu } from './ContextMenu';
 import { DocumentDecorations } from './DocumentDecorations';
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ export class KeyManager {
                 SharingManager.Instance.close();
                 if (!GroupManager.Instance.isOpen) SettingsManager.Instance.close();
                 GroupManager.Instance.close();
-                CollectionFreeFormViewChrome.Instance?.clearKeepPrimitiveMode();
                 window.getSelection()?.empty();
                 document.body.focus();
                 break;
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
index f42c17694..ac0cc3f8c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -937,14 +937,14 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
         SnappingManager.GetIsResizing();
         const dragged = DragManager.docsBeingDragged.lastElement() ?? SelectionManager.Docs().lastElement();
         const dragPar = dragged ? DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(dragged)?.CollectionFreeFormView : undefined;
-        return !dragPar?.rootDoc.freeform_snapLines ? null : (
+        return !dragPar?.layoutDoc.freeform_snapLines ? null : (
             <div className="mainView-snapLines">
                 <svg style={{ width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
                     {SnappingManager.horizSnapLines().map((l, i) => (
-                        <line key={i} x1="0" y1={l} x2="2000" y2={l} stroke={lightOrDark(dragPar.rootDoc.backgroundColor ?? 'gray')} opacity={0.3} strokeWidth={1} strokeDasharray={'2 2'} />
+                        <line key={i} x1="0" y1={l} x2="2000" y2={l} stroke={lightOrDark(dragPar.layoutDoc.backgroundColor ?? 'gray')} opacity={0.3} strokeWidth={1} strokeDasharray={'2 2'} />
                     ))}
                     {SnappingManager.vertSnapLines().map((l, i) => (
-                        <line key={i} y1={this.topOfMainDocContent.toString()} x1={l} y2="2000" x2={l} stroke={lightOrDark(dragPar.rootDoc.backgroundColor ?? 'gray')} opacity={0.3} strokeWidth={1} strokeDasharray={'2 2'} />
+                        <line key={i} y1={this.topOfMainDocContent.toString()} x1={l} y2="2000" x2={l} stroke={lightOrDark(dragPar.layoutDoc.backgroundColor ?? 'gray')} opacity={0.3} strokeWidth={1} strokeDasharray={'2 2'} />
                     ))}
                 </svg>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
index 20c7a08fa..8b8838464 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, computed, observable, ObservableMap, runInAction, trace } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, observable, ObservableMap } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import React = require('react');
 const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 
 export interface MarqueeAnnotatorProps {
-    rootDoc: Doc;
+    Document: Doc;
     down?: number[];
     scrollTop: number;
     scaling?: () => number;
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
             const marqueeAnno = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], {
                 onClick: isLinkButton ? FollowLinkScript() : undefined,
                 backgroundColor: color,
-                annotationOn: this.props.rootDoc,
-                title: 'Annotation on ' + this.props.rootDoc.title,
+                annotationOn: this.props.Document,
+                title: 'Annotation on ' + this.props.Document.title,
             });
             marqueeAnno.x = NumCast(doc.freeform_panX_min) + (parseInt(anno.style.left || '0') - containerOffset[0]) / scale;
             marqueeAnno.y = NumCast(doc.freeform_panY_min) + (parseInt(anno.style.top || '0') - containerOffset[1]) / scale;
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
         }
 
         const textRegionAnno = Docs.Create.HTMLMarkerDocument([], {
-            annotationOn: this.props.rootDoc,
+            annotationOn: this.props.Document,
             text: this.props.selectionText(),
             backgroundColor: 'transparent',
             presentation_duration: 2100,
             presentation_transition: 500,
             presentation_zoomText: true,
-            title: 'Selection on ' + this.props.rootDoc.title,
+            title: 'Selection on ' + this.props.Document.title,
         });
         let minX = Number.MAX_VALUE;
         let maxX = -Number.MAX_VALUE;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
     @action
     highlight = (color: string, isLinkButton: boolean, savedAnnotations?: ObservableMap<number, HTMLDivElement[]>, addAsAnnotation?: boolean, summarize?: boolean) => {
         // creates annotation documents for current highlights
-        const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this.props.rootDoc[DocData]);
+        const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this.props.Document[DocData]);
         const annotationDoc = [AclAugment, AclSelfEdit, AclEdit, AclAdmin].includes(effectiveAcl) && this.makeAnnotationDocument(color, isLinkButton, savedAnnotations);
         addAsAnnotation && annotationDoc && this.props.addDocument(annotationDoc);
         return annotationDoc as Doc;
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
         const center = { x: boundingRect.x + boundingRect.width / 2, y: boundingRect.y + boundingRect.height / 2 };
         const downPt = Utils.rotPt(down[0] - center.x, down[1] - center.y, NumCast(this.props.docView().screenToLocalTransform().Rotate));
         const scale = this.props.docView().props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale;
-        const scalex = this.props.mainCont.offsetWidth / NumCast(this.props.rootDoc.width);
-        const scaley = this.props.mainCont.offsetHeight / NumCast(this.props.rootDoc.height);
+        const scalex = this.props.mainCont.offsetWidth / NumCast(this.props.Document.width);
+        const scaley = this.props.mainCont.offsetHeight / NumCast(this.props.Document.height);
         // set marquee x and y positions to the spatially transformed position
-        return { x: scalex * (downPt.x + NumCast(this.props.rootDoc.width) / scale / 2) * scale, 
-                 y: scaley * (downPt.y + NumCast(this.props.rootDoc.height) / scale / 2) * scale + this.props.annotationLayerScrollTop }; // prettier-ignore
+        return { x: scalex * (downPt.x + NumCast(this.props.Document.width) / scale / 2) * scale, 
+                 y: scaley * (downPt.y + NumCast(this.props.Document.height) / scale / 2) * scale + this.props.annotationLayerScrollTop }; // prettier-ignore
     };
 
     @action
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
             const sourceAnchorCreator = () => this.highlight(this.props.highlightDragSrcColor ?? 'rgba(173, 216, 230, 0.75)', true, undefined, true); // hyperlink color
 
             const targetCreator = (annotationOn: Doc | undefined) => {
-                const target = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('Note linked to ' + this.props.rootDoc.title, 0, 0, 100, 100, undefined, annotationOn, undefined, 'yellow');
+                const target = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('Note linked to ' + this.props.Document.title, 0, 0, 100, 100, undefined, annotationOn, undefined, 'yellow');
                 FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = target[Id];
                 return target;
             };
             DragManager.StartAnchorAnnoDrag([ele], new DragManager.AnchorAnnoDragData(this.props.docView(), sourceAnchorCreator, targetCreator), e.pageX, e.pageY, {
                 dragComplete: e => {
                     if (!e.aborted && e.annoDragData && e.annoDragData.linkSourceDoc && e.annoDragData.dropDocument && e.linkDocument) {
-                        e.annoDragData.linkSourceDoc.followLinkToggle = e.annoDragData.dropDocument.annotationOn === this.props.rootDoc;
+                        e.annoDragData.linkSourceDoc.followLinkToggle = e.annoDragData.dropDocument.annotationOn === this.props.Document;
                         e.annoDragData.linkSourceDoc.followLinkZoom = false;
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
index 18f53b8e7..84b1bf038 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ export class PropertiesButtons extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
     @computed get selectedDoc() {
         return SelectionManager.SelectedSchemaDoc() || SelectionManager.Views().lastElement()?.rootDoc;
     }
+    @computed get selectedLayoutDoc() {
+        return SelectionManager.SelectedSchemaDoc() || SelectionManager.Views().lastElement()?.layoutDoc;
+    }
     @computed get selectedTabView() {
         return !SelectionManager.SelectedSchemaDoc() && SelectionManager.Views().lastElement()?.topMost;
     }
 
     propertyToggleBtn = (label: (on?: any) => string, property: string, tooltip: (on?: any) => string, icon: (on?: any) => any, onClick?: (dv: Opt<DocumentView>, doc: Doc, property: string) => void, useUserDoc?: boolean) => {
-        const targetDoc = useUserDoc ? Doc.UserDoc() : this.selectedDoc;
+        const targetDoc = useUserDoc ? Doc.UserDoc() : this.selectedLayoutDoc;
         const onPropToggle = (dv: Opt<DocumentView>, doc: Doc, prop: string) => ((dv?.layoutDoc || doc)[prop] = (dv?.layoutDoc || doc)[prop] ? false : true);
         return !targetDoc ? null : (
             <Toggle
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
index 1b9b26111..8f37a0564 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     }
 
     @computed get selectedDoc() {
-        return SelectionManager.SelectedSchemaDoc() || this.selectedDocumentView?.rootDoc || Doc.ActiveDashboard;
+        return SelectionManager.SelectedSchemaDoc() || this.selectedDocumentView?.Document || Doc.ActiveDashboard;
+    }
+
+    @computed get selectedLayoutDoc() {
+        return SelectionManager.SelectedSchemaDoc() || this.selectedDocumentView?.layoutDoc || Doc.ActiveDashboard;
     }
     @computed get selectedDocumentView() {
         if (SelectionManager.Views().length) return SelectionManager.Views()[0];
@@ -126,13 +130,13 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return [CollectionViewType.Stacking, CollectionViewType.NoteTaking].includes(this.selectedDoc?.type_collection as any);
     }
 
-    rtfWidth = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : Math.min(NumCast(this.selectedDoc?._width), this.props.width - 20));
-    rtfHeight = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : this.rtfWidth() <= NumCast(this.selectedDoc?._width) ? Math.min(NumCast(this.selectedDoc?._height), this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT) : this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT);
+    rtfWidth = () => (!this.selectedLayoutDoc ? 0 : Math.min(NumCast(this.selectedLayoutDoc?._width), this.props.width - 20));
+    rtfHeight = () => (!this.selectedLayoutDoc ? 0 : this.rtfWidth() <= NumCast(this.selectedLayoutDoc?._width) ? Math.min(NumCast(this.selectedLayoutDoc?._height), this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT) : this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT);
 
     @action
     docWidth = () => {
-        if (this.selectedDoc) {
-            const layoutDoc = this.selectedDoc;
+        const layoutDoc = this.selectedLayoutDoc;
+        if (layoutDoc) {
             const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(layoutDoc, undefined, !layoutDoc._layout_fitWidth);
             if (aspect) return Math.min(NumCast(layoutDoc._width), Math.min(this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT * aspect, this.props.width - 20));
             return Doc.NativeWidth(layoutDoc) ? Math.min(NumCast(layoutDoc._width), this.props.width - 20) : this.props.width - 20;
@@ -142,8 +146,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
 
     @action
     docHeight = () => {
-        if (this.selectedDoc && this.dataDoc) {
-            const layoutDoc = this.selectedDoc;
+        const layoutDoc = this.selectedLayoutDoc;
+        if (layoutDoc && this.dataDoc) {
             return Math.max(
                 70,
                 Math.min(
@@ -288,7 +292,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
             return (
                 <div ref={this.propertiesDocViewRef} style={{ pointerEvents: 'none', display: 'inline-block', height: panelHeight() }} key={this.selectedDoc[Id]}>
                     <DocumentView
-                        Document={layoutDoc}
+                        Document={this.selectedDoc}
                         DataDoc={this.dataDoc}
                         renderDepth={1}
                         fitContentsToBox={returnTrue}
@@ -328,7 +332,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
      */
     @undoBatch
     changePermissions = (e: any, user: string) => {
-        const docs = (SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.selectedDoc] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document)).filter(doc => doc).map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc! : DocCast(doc)[DocData]));
+        const docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.selectedDoc] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => (this.layoutDocAcls ? dv.layoutDoc : dv.dataDoc));
         SharingManager.Instance.shareFromPropertiesSidebar(user, e.currentTarget.value as SharingPermissions, docs, this.layoutDocAcls);
     };
 
@@ -453,7 +457,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         const individualTableEntries = [];
         const usersAdded: string[] = []; // all shared users being added - organized by denormalized email
 
-        const seldoc = this.layoutDocAcls || !this.selectedDoc ? this.selectedDoc : Doc.GetProto(this.selectedDoc);
+        const seldoc = this.layoutDocAcls ? this.selectedLayoutDoc : this.selectedDoc?.[DocData];
         // adds each user to usersAdded
         SharingManager.Instance.users.forEach(eachUser => {
             var userOnDoc = true;
@@ -630,10 +634,11 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     @action
     rotate = (angle: number) => {
         const _centerPoints: { X: number; Y: number }[] = [];
-        if (this.selectedDoc) {
-            const doc = this.selectedDoc;
-            if (doc.type === DocumentType.INK && doc.x && doc.y && doc._width && doc._height && doc.data) {
-                const ink = Cast(doc.data, InkField)?.inkData;
+        const doc = this.selectedDoc;
+        const layout = this.selectedLayoutDoc;
+        if (doc && layout) {
+            if (doc.type === DocumentType.INK && doc.x && doc.y && layout._width && layout._height && doc.data) {
+                const ink = Cast(doc.stroke, InkField)?.inkData;
                 if (ink) {
                     const xs = ink.map(p => p.X);
                     const ys = ink.map(p => p.Y);
@@ -646,9 +651,9 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
             }
 
             var index = 0;
-            if (doc.type === DocumentType.INK && doc.x && doc.y && doc._width && doc._height && doc.data) {
-                doc.rotation = NumCast(doc.rotation) + angle;
-                const inks = Cast(doc.data, InkField)?.inkData;
+            if (doc.type === DocumentType.INK && doc.x && doc.y && layout._width && layout._height && doc.data) {
+                layout.rotation = NumCast(layout.rotation) + angle;
+                const inks = Cast(doc.stroke, InkField)?.inkData;
                 if (inks) {
                     const newPoints: { X: number; Y: number }[] = [];
                     inks.forEach(ink => {
@@ -656,7 +661,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                         const newY = Math.sin(angle) * (ink.X - _centerPoints[index].X) + Math.cos(angle) * (ink.Y - _centerPoints[index].Y) + _centerPoints[index].Y;
                         newPoints.push({ X: newX, Y: newY });
                     });
-                    doc.data = new InkField(newPoints);
+                    doc.stroke = new InkField(newPoints);
                     const xs = newPoints.map(p => p.X);
                     const ys = newPoints.map(p => p.Y);
                     const left = Math.min(...xs);
@@ -664,8 +669,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                     const right = Math.max(...xs);
                     const bottom = Math.max(...ys);
 
-                    doc._height = bottom - top;
-                    doc._width = right - left;
+                    layout._height = bottom - top;
+                    layout._width = right - left;
                 }
                 index++;
             }
@@ -1178,7 +1183,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return (
             <>
                 <PropertiesSection title="Appearance" isOpen={this.openAppearance} setIsOpen={bool => (this.openAppearance = bool)} onDoubleClick={() => this.CloseAll()}>
-                    {this.selectedDoc?.layout_isSvg ? this.appearanceEditor : null}
+                    {this.selectedLayoutDoc?.layout_isSvg ? this.appearanceEditor : null}
                 </PropertiesSection>
                 <PropertiesSection title="Transform" isOpen={this.openTransform} setIsOpen={bool => (this.openTransform = bool)} onDoubleClick={() => this.CloseAll()}>
                     {this.transformEditor}
diff --git a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
index 2162d8878..5399d38b4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                 const highlightStyle = ['solid', 'dashed', 'solid', 'solid', 'solid'][highlightIndex];
                 if (highlightIndex) {
                     return {
-                        highlightStyle: doc._isGroup ? "dotted": highlightStyle,
+                        highlightStyle: doc.isGroup ? "dotted": highlightStyle,
                         highlightColor,
                         highlightIndex,
                         highlightStroke: doc.layout_isSvg,
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                             ? SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor
                             : doc.annotationOn
                             ? '#00000010' // faint interior for collections on PDFs, images, etc
-                            : doc?._isGroup
+                            : doc?.isGroup
                             ? undefined
                             : doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Stacking ?
                             (Colors.DARK_GRAY)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                         doc?.layout_boxShadow,
                         doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile
                             ? '4px 4px 10px 2px'
-                            : lockedPosition() || doc?._isGroup || docProps?.LayoutTemplateString
+                            : lockedPosition() || doc?.isGroup || docProps?.LayoutTemplateString
                             ? undefined // groups have no drop shadow -- they're supposed to be "invisible".  LayoutString's imply collection is being rendered as something else (e.g., title of a Slide)
                             : `${Colors.DARK_GRAY} ${StrCast(doc.layout_boxShadow, '0.2vw 0.2vw 0.8vw')}`
                     );
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             if (DocumentView.ExploreMode || doc?.layout_unrendered) return isInk() ? 'visiblePainted' : 'all';
             if (props?.pointerEvents?.() === 'none') return 'none';
             if (opacity() === 0) return 'none';
-            if (props?.isGroupActive?.() ) return isInk()  ? 'visiblePainted':  (doc?._isGroup )? undefined: 'all' 
+            if (props?.isGroupActive?.() ) return isInk()  ? 'visiblePainted':  (doc?.
+                isGroup )? undefined: 'all' 
             if (props?.isDocumentActive?.() && !props.treeViewDoc) return isInk() ? 'visiblePainted' : 'all';
             return undefined; // fixes problem with tree view elements getting pointer events when the tree view is not active
         case StyleProp.Decorations:
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
index f155e64b5..2e8047309 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { InteractionUtils } from '../../util/InteractionUtils';
 import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../../util/ScriptingGlobals';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
-import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../util/UndoManager';
+import { undoable, undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../util/UndoManager';
 import { DashboardView } from '../DashboardView';
 import { LightboxView } from '../LightboxView';
 import { OpenWhere, OpenWhereMod } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         (window as any).React = React;
         (window as any).ReactDOM = ReactDOM;
         DragManager.StartWindowDrag = this.StartOtherDrag;
-        this.rootDoc.myTrails; // this is equivalent to having a prefetchProxy for myTrails which is needed for the My Trails button in the UI which assumes that Doc.ActiveDashboard.myTrails is legit...
+        this.Document.myTrails; // this is equivalent to having a prefetchProxy for myTrails which is needed for the My Trails button in the UI which assumes that Doc.ActiveDashboard.myTrails is legit...
     }
 
     /**
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 this.layoutDoc.dockingConfig = json;
                 this.layoutDoc.data = new List<Doc>(docs);
             } else {
-                Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, 'dockingConfig', json, true);
-                Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, 'data', new List<Doc>(docs), true);
+                Doc.SetInPlace(this.Document, 'dockingConfig', json, true);
+                Doc.SetInPlace(this.Document, 'data', new List<Doc>(docs), true);
             }
         }
         this._flush?.end();
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
     tabDestroyed = (tab: any) => {
         this._flush = this._flush ?? UndoManager.StartBatch('tab movement');
         if (tab.DashDoc && ![DocumentType.PRES].includes(tab.DashDoc?.type) && !tab.contentItem.config.props.keyValue) {
-            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', tab.DashDoc);
+            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', tab.DashDoc, undefined, undefined, true);
             // if you close a tab that is not embedded somewhere else (an embedded Doc can be opened simultaneously in a tab), then add the tab to recently closed
-            if (tab.DashDoc.embedContainer === this.rootDoc) tab.DashDoc.embedContainer = undefined;
+            if (tab.DashDoc.embedContainer === this.Document) tab.DashDoc.embedContainer = undefined;
             if (!tab.DashDoc.embedContainer) Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyRecentlyClosed, 'data', tab.DashDoc, undefined, true, true);
             Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.GetProto(tab.DashDoc), 'proto_embeddings', tab.DashDoc);
         }
@@ -512,28 +512,31 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
                     _layout_fitWidth: true,
                     title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(dashboard['pane-count'])}`,
                 });
-                Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', docToAdd);
-                inheritParentAcls(this.rootDoc, docToAdd, false);
+                Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', docToAdd, undefined, undefined, true);
+                inheritParentAcls(this.Document, docToAdd, false);
                 CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(docToAdd, OpenWhereMod.none, stack);
             }
         });
 
-        let addNewDoc = action(() => {
-            const dashboard = Doc.ActiveDashboard;
-            if (dashboard) {
-                dashboard['pane-count'] = NumCast(dashboard['pane-count']) + 1;
-                const docToAdd = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], {
-                    _width: this.props.PanelWidth(),
-                    _height: this.props.PanelHeight(),
-                    _layout_fitWidth: true,
-                    _freeform_backgroundGrid: true,
-                    title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(dashboard['pane-count'])}`,
-                });
-                Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', docToAdd);
-                inheritParentAcls(this.dataDoc, docToAdd, false);
-                CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(docToAdd, OpenWhereMod.none, stack);
-            }
-        });
+        let addNewDoc = undoable(
+            action(() => {
+                const dashboard = Doc.ActiveDashboard;
+                if (dashboard) {
+                    dashboard['pane-count'] = NumCast(dashboard['pane-count']) + 1;
+                    const docToAdd = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], {
+                        _width: this.props.PanelWidth(),
+                        _height: this.props.PanelHeight(),
+                        _layout_fitWidth: true,
+                        _freeform_backgroundGrid: true,
+                        title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(dashboard['pane-count'])}`,
+                    });
+                    Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', docToAdd, undefined, undefined, true);
+                    inheritParentAcls(this.dataDoc, docToAdd, false);
+                    CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(docToAdd, OpenWhereMod.none, stack);
+                }
+            }),
+            'add new tab'
+        );
 
         stack.header?.controlsContainer
             .find('.lm_close') //get the close icon
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
     };
 
     render() {
-        const href = ImageCast(this.rootDoc.thumb)?.url?.href;
+        const href = ImageCast(this.Document.thumb)?.url?.href;
         return this.props.renderDepth > -1 ? (
             <div>
                 {href ? (
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index b190eb23d..3c555e731 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -1,43 +1,26 @@
 import React = require('react');
-import { IconProp } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
-import { FontAwesomeIcon, FontAwesomeIconProps } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { Toggle, ToggleType, Type } from 'browndash-components';
 import { action, computed, Lambda, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { ColorState } from 'react-color';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
-import { Document } from '../../../fields/documentSchemas';
-import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
-import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
-import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
-import { GestureUtils } from '../../../pen-gestures/GestureUtils';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
-import { Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { CollectionViewType, DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
-import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../../util/ScriptingGlobals';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SettingsManager } from '../../util/SettingsManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../util/Transform';
 import { undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
 import { AntimodeMenu } from '../AntimodeMenu';
 import { EditableView } from '../EditableView';
-import { GestureOverlay } from '../GestureOverlay';
-import { ActiveFillColor, ActiveInkColor, SetActiveArrowEnd, SetActiveArrowStart, SetActiveBezierApprox, SetActiveFillColor, SetActiveInkColor, SetActiveInkWidth } from '../InkingStroke';
-import { LightboxView } from '../LightboxView';
 import { MainView } from '../MainView';
-import { media_state } from '../nodes/AudioBox';
-import { CollectionFreeFormDocumentView } from '../nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView';
-import { DocumentView, DocumentViewInternal, OpenWhereMod } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
-import { RichTextMenu } from '../nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu';
+import { DocumentView, DocumentViewInternal } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
 import { DefaultStyleProvider } from '../StyleProvider';
-import { CollectionDockingView } from './CollectionDockingView';
-import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './collectionFreeForm';
 import { CollectionLinearView } from './collectionLinear';
 import './CollectionMenu.scss';
 
@@ -66,7 +49,7 @@ export class CollectionMenu extends AntimodeMenu<CollectionMenuProps> {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         reaction(
-            () => SelectionManager.Views().length && SelectionManager.Views()[0],
+            () => SelectionManager.Views().lastElement(),
             view => view && this.SetSelection(view)
         );
     }
@@ -174,7 +157,6 @@ export class CollectionMenu extends AntimodeMenu<CollectionMenuProps> {
             </div>
         );
 
-        // NEW BUTTONS
         //dash col linear view buttons
         const contMenuButtons = (
             <div
@@ -189,21 +171,6 @@ export class CollectionMenu extends AntimodeMenu<CollectionMenuProps> {
         );
 
         return contMenuButtons;
-
-        // const button = <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">Pin Menu</div>} key="pin menu" placement="bottom">
-        //     <button className="antimodeMenu-button" onClick={this.toggleMenuPin} style={{ backgroundColor: "#121721" }}>
-        //         <FontAwesomeIcon icon="thumbtack" size="lg" style={{ transitionProperty: "transform", transitionDuration: "0.1s", transform: `rotate(${this.Pinned ? 45 : 0}deg)` }} />
-        //     </button>
-        // </Tooltip>;
-
-        // //OLD BUTTONS
-        // return this.getElement(!this.SelectedCollection ? [/*button*/] :
-        //     [<CollectionViewBaseChrome key="chrome"
-        //         docView={this.SelectedCollection}
-        //         fieldKey={this.SelectedCollection.LayoutFieldKey}
-        //         type={StrCast(this.SelectedCollection?.props.Document._type_collection, CollectionViewType.Invalid) as CollectionViewType} />,
-        //         prop,
-        //         /*button*/]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +195,7 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
     _templateCommand = {
         params: ['target', 'source'],
         title: 'item view',
-        script: 'self.target.childLayoutTemplate = getDocTemplate(self.source?.[0])',
+        script: 'this.target.childLayoutTemplate = getDocTemplate(this.source?.[0])',
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => {
             let formatStr = source.length && Cast(source[0].text, RichTextField, null)?.Text;
             try {
@@ -250,24 +217,24 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
     _narrativeCommand = {
         params: ['target', 'source'],
         title: 'child click view',
-        script: 'self.target.childClickedOpenTemplateView = getDocTemplate(self.source?.[0])',
+        script: 'this.target.childClickedOpenTemplateView = getDocTemplate(this.source?.[0])',
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => source.length && (this.target.childClickedOpenTemplateView = Doc.getDocTemplate(source?.[0]))),
         initialize: emptyFunction,
     };
     _contentCommand = {
         params: ['target', 'source'],
         title: 'set content',
-        script: 'getProto(self.target).data = copyField(self.source);',
+        script: 'getProto(this.target).data = copyField(this.source);',
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => (Doc.GetProto(this.target).data = new List<Doc>(source))),
         initialize: emptyFunction,
     };
     _onClickCommand = {
         params: ['target', 'proxy'],
         title: 'copy onClick',
-        script: `{ if (self.proxy?.[0]) {
-             getProto(self.proxy[0]).onClick = copyField(self.target.onClick); 
-             getProto(self.proxy[0]).target = self.target.target;
-             getProto(self.proxy[0]).source = copyField(self.target.source); 
+        script: `{ if (this.proxy?.[0]) {
+             getProto(this.proxy[0]).onClick = copyField(this.target.onClick); 
+             getProto(this.proxy[0]).target = this.target.target;
+             getProto(this.proxy[0]).source = copyField(this.target.source); 
             }}`,
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => {}),
         initialize: emptyFunction,
@@ -275,7 +242,7 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
     _viewCommand = {
         params: ['target'],
         title: 'bookmark view',
-        script: "self.target._freeform_panX = self['target-freeform_panX']; self.target._freeform_panY = self['target-freeform_panY']; self.target._freeform_scale = self['target_freeform_scale']; gotoFrame(self.target, self['target-currentFrame']);",
+        script: "this.target._freeform_panX = self['target-freeform_panX']; this.target._freeform_panY = this['target-freeform_panY']; this.target._freeform_scale = this['target_freeform_scale']; gotoFrame(this.target, this['target-currentFrame']);",
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => {
             this.target._freeform_panX = 0;
             this.target._freeform_panY = 0;
@@ -292,22 +259,22 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
     _clusterCommand = {
         params: ['target'],
         title: 'fit content',
-        script: 'self.target._freeform_fitContentsToBox = !self.target._freeform_fitContentsToBox;',
+        script: 'this.target._freeform_fitContentsToBox = !this.target._freeform_fitContentsToBox;',
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => (this.target._freeform_fitContentsToBox = !this.target._freeform_fitContentsToBox)),
         initialize: emptyFunction,
     };
     _fitContentCommand = {
         params: ['target'],
         title: 'toggle clusters',
-        script: 'self.target._freeform_useClusters = !self.target._freeform_useClusters;',
+        script: 'this.target._freeform_useClusters = !this.target._freeform_useClusters;',
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => (this.target._freeform_useClusters = !this.target._freeform_useClusters)),
         initialize: emptyFunction,
     };
     _saveFilterCommand = {
         params: ['target'],
         title: 'save filter',
-        script: `self.target._childFilters = compareLists(self['target-childFilters'],self.target._childFilters) ? undefined : copyField(self['target-childFilters']); 
-                 self.target._searchFilterDocs = compareLists(self['target-searchFilterDocs'],self.target._searchFilterDocs) ? undefined: copyField(self['target-searchFilterDocs']);`,
+        script: `this.target._childFilters = compareLists(this['target-childFilters'],this.target._childFilters) ? undefined : copyField(this['target-childFilters']); 
+        this.target._searchFilterDocs = compareLists(this['target-searchFilterDocs'],this.target._searchFilterDocs) ? undefined: copyField(this['target-searchFilterDocs']);`,
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => {
             this.target._childFilters = undefined;
             this.target._searchFilterDocs = undefined;
@@ -390,57 +357,6 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
         this.document._facetWidth = 0;
     };
 
-    @computed get subChrome() {
-        switch (
-            this.props.docView.props.LayoutTemplateString ? CollectionViewType.Freeform : this.props.type // bcz: ARgh!  hack to get menu for tree view outline items
-        ) {
-            default:
-                return this.otherSubChrome;
-            case CollectionViewType.Invalid:
-            case CollectionViewType.Freeform:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={this.props.type === CollectionViewType.Invalid} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Stacking:
-                return <CollectionStackingViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.NoteTaking:
-                return <CollectionNoteTakingViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Schema:
-                return <CollectionSchemaViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Tree:
-                return <CollectionTreeViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Masonry:
-                return <CollectionStackingViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Carousel:
-            case CollectionViewType.Carousel3D:
-                return <Collection3DCarouselViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Grid:
-                return <CollectionGridViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Docking:
-                return <CollectionDockingChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} />;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @computed get otherSubChrome() {
-        const docType = this.props.docView.Document.type;
-        switch (docType) {
-            default:
-                return null;
-            case DocumentType.IMG:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={false} isDoc={true} />;
-            case DocumentType.PDF:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={false} isDoc={true} />;
-            case DocumentType.INK:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={false} isDoc={true} />;
-            case DocumentType.WEB:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={false} isDoc={true} />;
-            case DocumentType.VID:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={false} isDoc={true} />;
-            case DocumentType.RTF:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={this.props.type === CollectionViewType.Invalid} isDoc={true} />;
-            case DocumentType.MAP:
-                return <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome key="collchrome" {...this.props} isOverlay={false} isDoc={true} />;
-        }
-    }
-
     private dropDisposer?: DragManager.DragDropDisposer;
     protected createDropTarget = (ele: HTMLDivElement) => {
         this.dropDisposer?.();
@@ -517,593 +433,11 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
             </div>
         );
     }
-
-    @computed get viewModes() {
-        const excludedViewTypes = [CollectionViewType.Invalid, CollectionViewType.Docking, CollectionViewType.Pile, CollectionViewType.StackedTimeline, CollectionViewType.Linear];
-        const isPres: boolean = this.document && this.document.type === DocumentType.PRES;
-        return isPres ? null : (
-            <div className="collectionViewBaseChrome-viewModes">
-                <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">drop document to apply or drag to create button</div>} placement="bottom">
-                    <div className="commandEntry-outerDiv" ref={this._viewRef} onPointerDown={this.dragViewDown}>
-                        <button className={'antimodeMenu-button'}>
-                            <FontAwesomeIcon icon="bullseye" size="lg" />
-                        </button>
-                        <select className="collectionViewBaseChrome-viewPicker" onPointerDown={stopPropagation} onChange={this.viewChanged} value={StrCast(this.props.type)}>
-                            {Object.values(CollectionViewType)
-                                .filter(type => !excludedViewTypes.includes(type))
-                                .map(type => (
-                                    <option key={Utils.GenerateGuid()} className="collectionViewBaseChrome-viewOption" onPointerDown={stopPropagation} value={type}>
-                                        {type[0].toUpperCase() + type.substring(1)}
-                                    </option>
-                                ))}
-                        </select>
-                    </div>
-                </Tooltip>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    @computed get selectedDocumentView() {
-        return SelectionManager.Views().lastElement();
-    }
-    @computed get selectedDoc() {
-        return SelectionManager.Docs().lastElement();
-    }
-    @computed get notACollection() {
-        if (this.selectedDoc) {
-            const layoutField = Doc.LayoutField(this.selectedDoc);
-            return this.props.type === CollectionViewType.Docking || (typeof layoutField === 'string' && !layoutField?.includes('CollectionView'));
-        } else return false;
-    }
-
-    @undoBatch
-    @action
-    startRecording = () => {
-        const doc = Docs.Create.ScreenshotDocument({ title: 'screen recording', _layout_fitWidth: true, _width: 400, _height: 200, mediaState: media_state.PendingRecording });
-        CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(doc, OpenWhereMod.right);
-    };
-
-    @computed
-    get recordButton() {
-        const targetDoc = this.selectedDoc;
-        return (
-            <Tooltip key="record" title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{'Capture screen'}</div>} placement="top">
-                <button className="antimodeMenu-button" onClick={e => this.startRecording()}>
-                    <div className="recordButtonOutline" style={{}}>
-                        <div className="recordButtonInner" style={{}}></div>
-                    </div>
-                </button>
-            </Tooltip>
-        );
-    }
-
-    @undoBatch
-    onEmbed = () => {
-        if (this.selectedDoc && this.selectedDocumentView) {
-            // const copy = Doc.MakeCopy(this.selectedDocumentView.props.Document, true);
-            // copy.x = NumCast(this.selectedDoc.x) + NumCast(this.selectedDoc._width);
-            // copy.y = NumCast(this.selectedDoc.y) + 30;
-            // this.selectedDocumentView.props.addDocument?.(copy);
-            const embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(this.selectedDoc);
-            embedding.x = NumCast(this.selectedDoc.x) + NumCast(this.selectedDoc._width);
-            embedding.y = NumCast(this.selectedDoc.y) + 30;
-            this.selectedDocumentView.props.addDocument?.(embedding);
-        }
-    };
-    onEmbedButtonDown = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
-        setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, this.onEmbedButtonMoved, emptyFunction, emptyFunction);
-    };
-
-    @undoBatch
-    onEmbedButtonMoved = (e: PointerEvent) => {
-        const contentDiv = this.selectedDocumentView?.ContentDiv;
-        if (contentDiv && this.selectedDoc) {
-            const dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData([this.selectedDoc]);
-            const offset = [e.clientX - contentDiv.getBoundingClientRect().x, e.clientY - contentDiv.getBoundingClientRect().y];
-            dragData.defaultDropAction = 'embed';
-            dragData.canEmbed = true;
-            DragManager.StartDocumentDrag([contentDiv], dragData, e.clientX, e.clientY, {
-                offsetX: offset[0],
-                offsetY: offset[1],
-                hideSource: false,
-            });
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    };
-
-    @computed
-    get embedButton() {
-        const targetDoc = this.selectedDoc;
-        return !targetDoc || targetDoc.type === DocumentType.PRES ? null : (
-            <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{'Tap or Drag to create an embedding'}</div>} placement="top">
-                <button className="antimodeMenu-button" onPointerDown={this.onEmbedButtonDown} onClick={this.onEmbed} style={{ cursor: 'drag' }}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon className="colMenu-icon" icon="copy" size="lg" />
-                </button>
-            </Tooltip>
-        );
-    }
-
-    @computed get lightboxButton() {
-        const targetDoc = this.selectedDoc;
-        return !targetDoc ? null : (
-            <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{'View in Lightbox'}</div>} placement="top">
-                <button
-                    className="antimodeMenu-button"
-                    onPointerDown={() => {
-                        const docs = DocListCast(targetDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(targetDoc)]);
-                        LightboxView.Instance.SetLightboxDoc(targetDoc, undefined, docs);
-                    }}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon className="colMenu-icon" icon="desktop" size="lg" />
-                </button>
-            </Tooltip>
-        );
-    }
-
-    @computed get toggleOverlayButton() {
-        return (
-            <>
-                <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">Toggle Overlay Layer</div>} placement="bottom">
-                    <button
-                        className={'antimodeMenu-button'}
-                        key="float"
-                        style={{
-                            backgroundColor: this.props.docView.layoutDoc.z ? '121212' : undefined,
-                            pointerEvents: this.props.docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform ? 'none' : undefined,
-                            color: this.props.docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform ? 'dimgrey' : undefined,
-                        }}
-                        onClick={undoBatch(() => this.props.docView.CollectionFreeFormDocumentView?.float())}>
-                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon={['fab', 'buffer']} size={'lg'} />
-                    </button>
-                </Tooltip>
-            </>
-        );
-    }
-
     render() {
         return (
             <div className="collectionMenu-cont">
                 <div className="collectionMenu">
-                    <div className="collectionViewBaseChrome">
-                        {this.notACollection || this.props.type === CollectionViewType.Invalid ? null : this.viewModes}
-                        <div className="collectionMenu-divider" key="divider1"></div>
-                        {this.embedButton}
-                        {/* {this.pinButton} */}
-                        {this.toggleOverlayButton}
-                        <div className="collectionMenu-divider" key="divider2"></div>
-                        {this.subChrome}
-                        <div className="collectionMenu-divider" key="divider3"></div>
-                        {this.lightboxButton}
-                        {this.recordButton}
-                        {!this._buttonizableCommands ? null : this.templateChrome}
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-@observer
-export class CollectionDockingChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenuProps> {
-    render() {
-        return null;
-    }
-}
-
-@observer
-export class CollectionFreeFormViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenuProps & { isOverlay: boolean; isDoc?: boolean }> {
-    public static Instance: CollectionFreeFormViewChrome;
-    constructor(props: any) {
-        super(props);
-        CollectionFreeFormViewChrome.Instance = this;
-    }
-    get document() {
-        return this.props.docView.props.Document;
-    }
-    @computed get dataField() {
-        return this.document[this.props.docView.LayoutFieldKey + (this.props.isOverlay ? '_annotations' : '')];
-    }
-    @computed get childDocs() {
-        return DocListCast(this.dataField);
-    }
-    @computed get selectedDocumentView() {
-        return SelectionManager.Views().lastElement();
-    }
-    @computed get selectedDoc() {
-        return SelectionManager.Docs().lastElement();
-    }
-    @computed get isText() {
-        return this.selectedDoc?.type === DocumentType.RTF || (RichTextMenu.Instance?.view as any) ? true : false;
-    }
-
-    public static gotoKeyFrame(doc: Doc, newFrame: number) {
-        if (doc) {
-            const childDocs = DocListCast(doc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc)]);
-            const currentFrame = Cast(doc._currentFrame, 'number', null);
-            if (currentFrame === undefined) {
-                doc._currentFrame = 0;
-                CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.setupKeyframes(childDocs, 0);
-            }
-            CollectionFreeFormView.updateKeyframe(undefined, [...childDocs, doc], currentFrame || 0);
-            doc._currentFrame = newFrame === undefined ? 0 : Math.max(0, newFrame);
-        }
-    }
-
-    _keyTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
-    @undoBatch
-    @action
-    nextKeyframe = (): void => {
-        const currentFrame = Cast(this.document._currentFrame, 'number', null);
-        if (currentFrame === undefined) {
-            this.document._currentFrame = 0;
-            CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.setupKeyframes(this.childDocs, 0);
-        }
-        this._keyTimer = CollectionFreeFormView.updateKeyframe(this._keyTimer, [...this.childDocs, this.document], currentFrame || 0);
-        this.document._currentFrame = Math.max(0, (currentFrame || 0) + 1);
-        this.document.lastFrame = Math.max(NumCast(this.document._currentFrame), NumCast(this.document.lastFrame));
-    };
-    @undoBatch
-    @action
-    prevKeyframe = (): void => {
-        const currentFrame = Cast(this.document._currentFrame, 'number', null);
-        if (currentFrame === undefined) {
-            this.document._currentFrame = 0;
-            CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.setupKeyframes(this.childDocs, 0);
-        }
-        this._keyTimer = CollectionFreeFormView.gotoKeyframe(this._keyTimer, [...this.childDocs, this.document], 1000);
-        this.document._currentFrame = Math.max(0, (currentFrame || 0) - 1);
-    };
-
-    private _palette = ['#D0021B', '#F5A623', '#F8E71C', '#8B572A', '#7ED321', '#417505', '#9013FE', '#4A90E2', '#50E3C2', '#B8E986', '#000000', '#4A4A4A', '#9B9B9B', '#FFFFFF', ''];
-    private _width = ['1', '5', '10', '100'];
-    private _dotsize = [10, 20, 30, 40];
-    private _draw = ['∿', '=', '⎯', '→', '↔︎', 'ロ', 'O'];
-    private _head = ['', '', '', '', 'arrow', '', ''];
-    private _end = ['', '', '', 'arrow', 'arrow', '', ''];
-    private _shapePrims = ['', '', 'line', 'line', 'line', 'rectangle', 'circle'] as GestureUtils.Gestures[];
-    private _title = ['pen', 'highlighter', 'line', 'line with arrow', 'line with double arrows', 'square', 'circle'];
-    private _faName = ['pen-fancy', 'highlighter', 'minus', 'long-arrow-alt-right', 'arrows-alt-h', 'square', 'circle'];
-    @observable _selectedPrimitive = this._shapePrims.length;
-    @observable _keepPrimitiveMode = false; // for whether primitive selection enters a one-shot or persistent mode
-    @observable _colorBtn = false;
-    @observable _widthBtn = false;
-    @observable _fillBtn = false;
-
-    @action clearKeepPrimitiveMode() {
-        this._selectedPrimitive = this._shapePrims.length;
-    }
-    @action primCreated() {
-        if (!this._keepPrimitiveMode) {
-            //get out of ink mode after each stroke=
-            if (Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.Highlighter && GestureOverlay.Instance.SavedColor) SetActiveInkColor(GestureOverlay.Instance.SavedColor);
-            Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.None;
-            this._selectedPrimitive = this._shapePrims.length;
-            SetActiveArrowStart('none');
-            SetActiveArrowEnd('none');
-        }
-    }
-
-    @action
-    changeColor = (color: string, type: string) => {
-        const col: ColorState = {
-            hex: color,
-            hsl: { a: 0, h: 0, s: 0, l: 0, source: '' },
-            hsv: { a: 0, h: 0, s: 0, v: 0, source: '' },
-            rgb: { a: 0, r: 0, b: 0, g: 0, source: '' },
-            oldHue: 0,
-            source: '',
-        };
-        if (type === 'color') {
-            SetActiveInkColor(Utils.colorString(col));
-        } else if (type === 'fill') {
-            SetActiveFillColor(Utils.colorString(col));
-        }
-    };
-
-    @action
-    editProperties = (value: any, field: string) => {
-        SelectionManager.Views().forEach(
-            action((element: DocumentView) => {
-                const doc = Document(element.rootDoc);
-                if (doc.type === DocumentType.INK) {
-                    switch (field) {
-                        case 'width':
-                            doc.stroke_width = Number(value);
-                            break;
-                        case 'color':
-                            doc.color = String(value);
-                            break;
-                        case 'fill':
-                            doc.fillColor = String(value);
-                            break;
-                        case 'dash':
-                            doc.stroke_dash = value;
-                    }
-                }
-            })
-        );
-    };
-
-    @computed get drawButtons() {
-        const func = action((e: React.MouseEvent | React.PointerEvent, i: number, keep: boolean) => {
-            this._keepPrimitiveMode = keep;
-            // these are for shapes
-            if (this._selectedPrimitive !== i) {
-                this._selectedPrimitive = i;
-                if (this._title[i] === 'highlighter') {
-                    Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.Highlighter;
-                    GestureOverlay.Instance.SavedColor = ActiveInkColor();
-                    SetActiveInkColor('rgba(245, 230, 95, 0.75)');
-                } else {
-                    Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.Pen;
-                }
-                SetActiveArrowStart(this._head[i]);
-                SetActiveArrowEnd(this._end[i]);
-                SetActiveBezierApprox('300');
-
-                if (GestureOverlay.Instance) GestureOverlay.Instance.InkShape = this._shapePrims[i];
-            } else {
-                this._selectedPrimitive = this._shapePrims.length;
-                Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.None;
-                SetActiveArrowStart('');
-                SetActiveArrowEnd('');
-                if (GestureOverlay.Instance) GestureOverlay.Instance.InkShape = undefined;
-                SetActiveBezierApprox('0');
-            }
-            e.stopPropagation();
-        });
-        return (
-            <div className="btn-draw" key="draw">
-                {this._draw.map((icon, i) => (
-                    <Tooltip key={icon} title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{this._title[i]}</div>} placement="bottom">
-                        <button className="antimodeMenu-button" onPointerDown={e => func(e, i, false)} onDoubleClick={e => func(e, i, true)} style={{ backgroundColor: i === this._selectedPrimitive ? '525252' : '', fontSize: '20' }}>
-                            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={this._faName[i] as IconProp} size="sm" />
-                        </button>
-                    </Tooltip>
-                ))}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    toggleButton = (key: string, value: boolean, setter: () => {}, icon: FontAwesomeIconProps['icon'], ele: JSX.Element | null) => {
-        return (
-            <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{key}</div>} placement="bottom">
-                <button className="antimodeMenu-button" key={key} onPointerDown={action(e => setter())} style={{ backgroundColor: value ? '121212' : '' }}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={icon} size="lg" />
-                    {ele}
-                </button>
-            </Tooltip>
-        );
-    };
-
-    @computed get widthPicker() {
-        const widthPicker = this.toggleButton('stroke width', this._widthBtn, () => (this._widthBtn = !this._widthBtn), 'bars', null);
-        return !this._widthBtn ? (
-            widthPicker
-        ) : (
-            <div className="btn2-group" key="width">
-                {widthPicker}
-                {this._width.map((wid, i) => (
-                    <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">change width</div>} placement="bottom">
-                        <button
-                            className="antimodeMenu-button"
-                            key={wid}
-                            onPointerDown={action(() => {
-                                SetActiveInkWidth(wid);
-                                this._widthBtn = false;
-                                this.editProperties(wid, 'width');
-                            })}
-                            style={{ backgroundColor: this._widthBtn ? '121212' : '', zIndex: 1001, fontSize: this._dotsize[i], padding: 0, textAlign: 'center' }}>
-                            •
-                        </button>
-                    </Tooltip>
-                ))}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    @computed get colorPicker() {
-        const colorPicker = this.toggleButton('stroke color', this._colorBtn, () => (this._colorBtn = !this._colorBtn), 'pen-nib', <div className="color-previewI" style={{ backgroundColor: ActiveInkColor() ?? '121212' }} />);
-        return !this._colorBtn ? (
-            colorPicker
-        ) : (
-            <div className="btn-group" key="color">
-                {colorPicker}
-                {this._palette.map(color => (
-                    <button
-                        className="antimodeMenu-button"
-                        key={color}
-                        onPointerDown={action(() => {
-                            this.changeColor(color, 'color');
-                            this._colorBtn = false;
-                            this.editProperties(color, 'color');
-                        })}
-                        style={{ backgroundColor: this._colorBtn ? '121212' : '', zIndex: 1001 }}>
-                        {/* <FontAwesomeIcon icon="pen-nib" size="lg" /> */}
-                        <div className="color-previewII" style={{ backgroundColor: color }}>
-                            {color === '' ? <p style={{ fontSize: 40, color: 'red', marginTop: -10, marginLeft: -5, position: 'fixed' }}>☒</p> : ''}
-                        </div>
-                    </button>
-                ))}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-    @computed get fillPicker() {
-        const fillPicker = this.toggleButton('shape fill color', this._fillBtn, () => (this._fillBtn = !this._fillBtn), 'fill-drip', <div className="color-previewI" style={{ backgroundColor: ActiveFillColor() ?? '121212' }} />);
-        return !this._fillBtn ? (
-            fillPicker
-        ) : (
-            <div className="btn-group" key="fill">
-                {fillPicker}
-                {this._palette.map(color => (
-                    <button
-                        className="antimodeMenu-button"
-                        key={color}
-                        onPointerDown={action(() => {
-                            this.changeColor(color, 'fill');
-                            this._fillBtn = false;
-                            this.editProperties(color, 'fill');
-                        })}
-                        style={{ backgroundColor: this._fillBtn ? '121212' : '', zIndex: 1001 }}>
-                        <div className="color-previewII" style={{ backgroundColor: color }}>
-                            {color === '' ? <p style={{ fontSize: 40, color: 'red', marginTop: -10, marginLeft: -5, position: 'fixed' }}>☒</p> : ''}
-                        </div>
-                    </button>
-                ))}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-    render() {
-        return !this.props.docView.layoutDoc ? null : (
-            <div className="collectionFreeFormMenu-cont">
-                <RichTextMenu key="rich" />
-                {!this.isText ? (
-                    <>
-                        {this.drawButtons}
-                        {this.widthPicker}
-                        {this.colorPicker}
-                        {this.fillPicker}
-                        {Doc.noviceMode || this.props.isDoc ? null : (
-                            <>
-                                <Tooltip key="back" title={<div className="dash-tooltip">Back Frame</div>} placement="bottom">
-                                    <div className="backKeyframe" onClick={this.prevKeyframe}>
-                                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon={'caret-left'} size={'lg'} />
-                                    </div>
-                                </Tooltip>
-                                <Tooltip key="num" title={<div className="dash-tooltip">Frame number</div>} placement="bottom">
-                                    <div
-                                        className="numKeyframe"
-                                        style={{ color: this.props.docView.ComponentView?.getKeyFrameEditing?.() ? 'white' : 'black', backgroundColor: this.props.docView.ComponentView?.getKeyFrameEditing?.() ? '#5B9FDD' : '#AEDDF8' }}
-                                        onClick={action(() => this.props.docView.ComponentView?.setKeyFrameEditing?.(!this.props.docView.ComponentView?.getKeyFrameEditing?.()))}>
-                                        {NumCast(this.document._currentFrame)}
-                                    </div>
-                                </Tooltip>
-                                <Tooltip key="fwd" title={<div className="dash-tooltip">Forward Frame</div>} placement="bottom">
-                                    <div className="fwdKeyframe" onClick={this.nextKeyframe}>
-                                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon={'caret-right'} size={'lg'} />
-                                    </div>
-                                </Tooltip>
-                            </>
-                        )}
-                    </>
-                ) : null}
-                {!this.selectedDocumentView?.ComponentView?.menuControls ? null : this.selectedDocumentView?.ComponentView?.menuControls?.()}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
-@observer
-export class CollectionStackingViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenuProps> {
-    @observable private _currentKey: string = '';
-    @observable private suggestions: string[] = [];
-
-    get document() {
-        return this.props.docView.props.Document;
-    }
-
-    @computed private get descending() {
-        return StrCast(this.document._columnsSort) === 'descending';
-    }
-    @computed get pivotField() {
-        return StrCast(this.document._pivotField);
-    }
-
-    getKeySuggestions = async (value: string): Promise<string[]> => {
-        const val = value.toLowerCase();
-        const docs = DocListCast(this.document[this.props.fieldKey]);
-
-        if (Doc.noviceMode) {
-            if (docs instanceof Doc) {
-                const keys = Object.keys(docs).filter(key => key.indexOf('title') >= 0 || key.indexOf('author') >= 0 || key.indexOf('author_date') >= 0 || key.indexOf('modificationDate') >= 0 || (key[0].toUpperCase() === key[0] && key[0] !== '_'));
-                return keys.filter(key => key.toLowerCase().indexOf(val) > -1);
-            }
-            const keys = new Set<string>();
-            docs.forEach(doc => Doc.allKeys(doc).forEach(key => keys.add(key)));
-            const noviceKeys = Array.from(keys).filter(key => key.indexOf('title') >= 0 || key.indexOf('author') >= 0 || key.indexOf('author_date') >= 0 || key.indexOf('modificationDate') >= 0 || (key[0]?.toUpperCase() === key[0] && key[0] !== '_'));
-            return noviceKeys.filter(key => key.toLowerCase().indexOf(val) > -1);
-        }
-
-        if (docs instanceof Doc) {
-            return Object.keys(docs).filter(key => key.toLowerCase().indexOf(val) > -1);
-        } else {
-            const keys = new Set<string>();
-            docs.forEach(doc => Doc.allKeys(doc).forEach(key => keys.add(key)));
-            return Array.from(keys).filter(key => key.toLowerCase().indexOf(val) > -1);
-        }
-    };
-
-    @action
-    onKeyChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent, { newValue }: { newValue: string }) => {
-        this._currentKey = newValue;
-    };
-
-    getSuggestionValue = (suggestion: string) => suggestion;
-
-    renderSuggestion = (suggestion: string) => {
-        return <p>{suggestion}</p>;
-    };
-
-    onSuggestionFetch = async ({ value }: { value: string }) => {
-        const sugg = await this.getKeySuggestions(value);
-        runInAction(() => {
-            this.suggestions = sugg;
-        });
-    };
-
-    @action
-    onSuggestionClear = () => {
-        this.suggestions = [];
-    };
-
-    @action
-    setValue = (value: string) => {
-        this.document._pivotField = value;
-        return true;
-    };
-
-    @action toggleSort = () => {
-        this.document._columnsSort = this.document._columnsSort === 'descending' ? 'ascending' : this.document._columnsSort === 'ascending' ? undefined : 'descending';
-    };
-    @action resetValue = () => {
-        this._currentKey = this.pivotField;
-    };
-
-    render() {
-        const doctype = this.props.docView.Document.type;
-        const isPres: boolean = doctype === DocumentType.PRES;
-        return isPres ? null : (
-            <div className="collectionStackingViewChrome-cont">
-                <div className="collectionStackingViewChrome-pivotField-cont">
-                    <div className="collectionStackingViewChrome-pivotField-label">GROUP BY:</div>
-                    <div className="collectionStackingViewChrome-sortIcon" onClick={this.toggleSort} style={{ transform: `rotate(${this.descending ? '180' : '0'}deg)` }}>
-                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="caret-up" size="2x" color="white" />
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="collectionStackingViewChrome-pivotField">
-                        <EditableView
-                            GetValue={() => this.pivotField}
-                            autosuggestProps={{
-                                resetValue: this.resetValue,
-                                value: this._currentKey,
-                                onChange: this.onKeyChange,
-                                autosuggestProps: {
-                                    inputProps: {
-                                        value: this._currentKey,
-                                        onChange: this.onKeyChange,
-                                    },
-                                    getSuggestionValue: this.getSuggestionValue,
-                                    suggestions: this.suggestions,
-                                    alwaysRenderSuggestions: true,
-                                    renderSuggestion: this.renderSuggestion,
-                                    onSuggestionsFetchRequested: this.onSuggestionFetch,
-                                    onSuggestionsClearRequested: this.onSuggestionClear,
-                                },
-                            }}
-                            oneLine
-                            SetValue={this.setValue}
-                            contents={this.pivotField ? this.pivotField : 'N/A'}
-                        />
-                    </div>
+                    <div className="collectionViewBaseChrome">{!this._buttonizableCommands ? null : this.templateChrome}</div>
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
@@ -1230,123 +564,6 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionVi
     }
 }
 
-@observer
-export class CollectionSchemaViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenuProps> {
-    // private _textwrapAllRows: boolean = Cast(this.document.textwrappedSchemaRows, listSpec("string"), []).length > 0;
-    get document() {
-        return this.props.docView.props.Document;
-    }
-
-    @undoBatch
-    togglePreview = () => {
-        const dividerWidth = 4;
-        const borderWidth = 0;
-        const panelWidth = this.props.docView.props.PanelWidth();
-        const previewWidth = NumCast(this.document.schema_previewWidth);
-        const tableWidth = panelWidth - 2 * borderWidth - dividerWidth - previewWidth;
-        this.document.schema_previewWidth = previewWidth === 0 ? Math.min(tableWidth / 3, 200) : 0;
-    };
-
-    @undoBatch
-    @action
-    toggleTextwrap = async () => {
-        const textwrappedRows = Cast(this.document.textwrappedSchemaRows, listSpec('string'), []);
-        if (textwrappedRows.length) {
-            this.document.textwrappedSchemaRows = new List<string>([]);
-        } else {
-            const docs = DocListCast(this.document[this.props.fieldKey]);
-            const allRows = docs instanceof Doc ? [docs[Id]] : docs.map(doc => doc[Id]);
-            this.document.textwrappedSchemaRows = new List<string>(allRows);
-        }
-    };
-
-    render() {
-        const previewWidth = NumCast(this.document.schema_previewWidth);
-        const textWrapped = Cast(this.document.textwrappedSchemaRows, listSpec('string'), []).length > 0;
-
-        return (
-            <div className="collectionSchemaViewChrome-cont">
-                <div className="collectionSchemaViewChrome-toggle">
-                    <div className="collectionSchemaViewChrome-label">Show Preview: </div>
-                    <div className="collectionSchemaViewChrome-toggler" onClick={this.togglePreview}>
-                        <div className={'collectionSchemaViewChrome-togglerButton' + (previewWidth !== 0 ? ' on' : ' off')}>{previewWidth !== 0 ? 'on' : 'off'}</div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-@observer
-export class CollectionTreeViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenuProps> {
-    get document() {
-        return this.props.docView.props.Document;
-    }
-    get sortAscending() {
-        return this.document[this.props.fieldKey + '-sortAscending'];
-    }
-    set sortAscending(value) {
-        this.document[this.props.fieldKey + '-sortAscending'] = value;
-    }
-    @computed private get ascending() {
-        return Cast(this.sortAscending, 'boolean', null);
-    }
-
-    @action toggleSort = () => {
-        if (this.sortAscending) this.sortAscending = undefined;
-        else if (this.sortAscending === undefined) this.sortAscending = false;
-        else this.sortAscending = true;
-    };
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <div className="collectionTreeViewChrome-cont">
-                <button className="collectionTreeViewChrome-sort" onClick={this.toggleSort}>
-                    <div className="collectionTreeViewChrome-sortLabel">Sort</div>
-                    <div className="collectionTreeViewChrome-sortIcon" style={{ transform: `rotate(${this.ascending === undefined ? '90' : this.ascending ? '180' : '0'}deg)` }}>
-                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="caret-up" size="2x" color="white" />
-                    </div>
-                </button>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-// Enter scroll speed for 3D Carousel
-@observer
-export class Collection3DCarouselViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenuProps> {
-    get document() {
-        return this.props.docView.props.Document;
-    }
-    @computed get scrollSpeed() {
-        return this.document._autoScrollSpeed;
-    }
-
-    @action
-    setValue = (value: string) => {
-        const numValue = Number(StrCast(value));
-        if (numValue > 0) {
-            this.document._autoScrollSpeed = numValue;
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    };
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <div className="collection3DCarouselViewChrome-cont">
-                <div className="collection3DCarouselViewChrome-scrollSpeed-cont">
-                    {/* {FormattedTextBox.Focused ? <RichTextMenu /> : null} */}
-                    <div className="collectionStackingViewChrome-scrollSpeed-label">AUTOSCROLL SPEED:</div>
-                    <div className="collection3DCarouselViewChrome-scrollSpeed">
-                        <EditableView GetValue={() => StrCast(this.scrollSpeed)} oneLine SetValue={this.setValue} contents={this.scrollSpeed ? this.scrollSpeed : 1000} />
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * Chrome for grid view.
  */
@@ -1492,12 +709,6 @@ export class CollectionGridViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
                     <input className="collectionGridViewChrome-columnButton" onClick={this.onIncrementButtonClick} onMouseEnter={this.incrementValue} onMouseLeave={this.decrementValue} type="button" value="↑" />
                     <input className="collectionGridViewChrome-columnButton" style={{ marginRight: 5 }} onClick={this.onDecrementButtonClick} onMouseEnter={this.decrementValue} onMouseLeave={this.incrementValue} type="button" value="↓" />
                 </span>
-                {/* <span className="grid-control">
-                    <span className="grid-icon">
-                        <FontAwesomeIcon icon="text-height" size="1x" />
-                    </span>
-                    <input className="collectionGridViewChrome-entryBox" type="number" placeholder={this.document.rowHeight as string} onKeyDown={this.onRowHeightEnter} onClick={(e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLInputElement, MouseEvent>) => { e.stopPropagation(); e.preventDefault(); e.currentTarget.focus(); }} />
-                </span> */}
                 <span className="grid-control" style={{ width: this.resize ? '12%' : '20%' }}>
                     <input type="checkbox" style={{ marginRight: 5 }} onChange={this.toggleCollisions} checked={!this.document.gridPreventCollision} />
                     <label className="flexLabel">{this.resize ? 'Coll' : 'Collisions'}</label>
@@ -1526,6 +737,3 @@ export class CollectionGridViewChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
         );
     }
 }
-ScriptingGlobals.add(function gotoFrame(doc: any, newFrame: any) {
-    CollectionFreeFormViewChrome.gotoKeyFrame(doc, newFrame);
-});
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
index ac916fef3..e99bc2f08 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
             <DocumentView
                 ref={r => (dref = r || undefined)}
                 Document={doc}
-                pointerEvents={this.blockPointerEventsWhenDragging}
                 DataDoc={dataDoc ?? (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DocData], doc) ? doc[DocData] : undefined)}
+                pointerEvents={this.blockPointerEventsWhenDragging}
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={width}
                 PanelHeight={height}
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 key="notes"
                 style={{
                     overflowY: this.props.isContentActive() ? 'auto' : 'hidden',
-                    background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
+                    background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.Document, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
                     pointerEvents: this.backgroundEvents,
                 }}
                 onScroll={action(e => (this._scroll = e.currentTarget.scrollTop))}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
index abb12a8ab..ad8144466 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
     removePileDoc = (doc: Doc | Doc[], targetCollection: Doc | undefined, addDoc: (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => boolean) => {
         (doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).forEach(d => Doc.deiconifyView(d));
         const ret = this.props.moveDocument?.(doc, targetCollection, addDoc) || false;
-        if (ret && !DocListCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey ?? 'data']).length) this.props.DocumentView?.().props.removeDocument?.(this.rootDoc);
+        if (ret && !DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey ?? 'data']).length) this.props.DocumentView?.().props.removeDocument?.(this.Document);
         return ret;
     };
 
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
     toggleStarburst = action(() => {
         this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale = undefined;
         if (this.layoutEngine() === computeStarburstLayout.name) {
-            if (NumCast(this.rootDoc._width) !== NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500)) {
-                this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter = NumCast(this.rootDoc._width);
+            if (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) !== NumCast(this.Document._starburstDiameter, 500)) {
+                this.Document._starburstDiameter = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width);
             }
             const defaultSize = 110;
-            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
-            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.Document.x = NumCast(this.Document.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.Document.y = NumCast(this.Document.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
             this.layoutDoc._width = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileWidth, defaultSize);
             this.layoutDoc._height = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileHeight, defaultSize);
             DocUtils.pileup(this.childDocs, undefined, undefined, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2, false);
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY = -10;
             this.props.Document._freeform_pileEngine = computePassLayout.name;
         } else {
-            const defaultSize = NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 400);
-            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
-            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
+            const defaultSize = NumCast(this.Document._starburstDiameter, 400);
+            this.Document.x = NumCast(this.Document.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
+            this.Document.y = NumCast(this.Document.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width);
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileHeight = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height);
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX = this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY = 0;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
index 3351ca48e..7bde2cb5f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
                         CollectionStackedTimeline.SelectingRegion = this;
                     } else {
                         this._markerEnd = this.currentTime;
-                        CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.rootDoc, this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, this._markerStart, this._markerEnd, undefined, true);
+                        CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.Document, this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, this._markerStart, this._markerEnd, undefined, true);
                         this._markerEnd = undefined;
                         CollectionStackedTimeline.SelectingRegion = undefined;
                     }
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
                         this._markerEnd = tmp;
                     }
                     if (!isClick && Math.abs(movement[0]) > 15 && !this.IsTrimming) {
-                        const anchor = CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.rootDoc, this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, this._markerStart, this._markerEnd, undefined, true);
+                        const anchor = CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.Document, this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, this._markerStart, this._markerEnd, undefined, true);
                         setTimeout(() => DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(anchor)?.select(false));
                     }
                     (!isClick || !wasSelecting) && (this._markerEnd = undefined);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
                 undefined,
                 () => {
                     if (shiftKey) {
-                        CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.rootDoc, this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, this.currentTime, undefined, undefined, true);
+                        CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.Document, this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, this.currentTime, undefined, undefined, true);
                     } else {
                         !wasPlaying && this.props.setTime(this.toTimeline(clientX - rect.x, rect.width));
                     }
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
     // creates marker on timeline
     @undoBatch
     @action
-    static createAnchor(rootDoc: Doc, dataDoc: Doc, fieldKey: string, anchorStartTime: Opt<number>, anchorEndTime: Opt<number>, docAnchor: Opt<Doc>, addAsAnnotation: boolean) {
-        if (anchorStartTime === undefined) return rootDoc;
+    static createAnchor(doc: Doc, dataDoc: Doc, fieldKey: string, anchorStartTime: Opt<number>, anchorEndTime: Opt<number>, docAnchor: Opt<Doc>, addAsAnnotation: boolean) {
+        if (anchorStartTime === undefined) return doc;
         const startTag = '_timecodeToShow';
         const endTag = '_timecodeToHide';
         const anchor =
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
                 backgroundColor: 'rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5)',
                 layout_hideLinkButton: true,
                 onClick: FollowLinkScript(),
-                annotationOn: rootDoc,
+                annotationOn: doc,
                 _isTimelineLabel: true,
                 layout_borderRounding: anchorEndTime === undefined ? '100%' : undefined,
             });
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
                 <div
                     className="collectionStackedTimeline-timelineContainer"
                     style={{ width: this.props.PanelWidth(), cursor: SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() ? 'grab' : '' }}
-                    onWheel={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                    onWheel={e => this.isContentActive() && e.stopPropagation()}
                     onScroll={this.setScroll}
                     onMouseMove={e => this.isContentActive() && this.onHover(e)}
                     ref={wrapper => (this._timelineWrapper = wrapper)}>
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class StackedTimelineAnchor extends React.Component<StackedTimelineAnchorProps>
     // context menu
     contextMenuItems = () => {
         const resetTitle = {
-            script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(`self.title = self["${this.props.endTag}"] ? "#" + formatToTime(self["${this.props.startTag}"]) + "-" + formatToTime(self["${this.props.endTag}"]) : "#" + formatToTime(self["${this.props.startTag}"])`)!,
+            script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(`this.title = this["${this.props.endTag}"] ? "#" + formatToTime(this["${this.props.startTag}"]) + "-" + formatToTime(this["${this.props.endTag}"]) : "#" + formatToTime(this["${this.props.startTag}"])`)!,
             icon: 'folder-plus',
             label: 'Reset Title',
         };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.scss
index dddb3ec71..165ccbdb1 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.scss
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         transform-origin: top left;
         grid-column-end: span 1;
         height: 100%;
-        margin: auto;
+        //margin: auto;
         display: inline-grid;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
index da00093dd..5b86aaf86 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { SchemaHeaderField } from '../../../fields/SchemaHeaderField';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnFalse, returnNone, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
@@ -309,12 +309,14 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             : undefined;
     isChildButtonContentActive = () => (this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() === false || this.rootDoc.childDocumentsActive === false ? false : undefined);
     @observable docRefs = new ObservableMap<Doc, DocumentView>();
+    childFitWidth = (doc: Doc) => Cast(this.Document.childLayoutFitWidth, 'boolean', this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(doc) ?? Cast(doc.layout_fitWidth, 'boolean', null));
     // this is what renders the document that you see on the screen
     // called in Children: this actually adds a document to our children list
     getDisplayDoc(doc: Doc, width: () => number, count: number) {
         const dataDoc = !doc.isTemplateDoc && !doc.isTemplateForField ? undefined : this.props.DataDoc;
         const height = () => this.getDocHeight(doc);
-
+        const panelHeight = () => (this.isStackingView ? height() : Math.min(height(), this.props.PanelHeight()));
+        const panelWidth = () => (this.isStackingView ? width() : this.columnWidth);
         const stackedDocTransform = () => this.getDocTransform(doc);
         this._docXfs.push({ stackedDocTransform, width, height });
         return count > this._renderCount ? null : (
@@ -323,21 +325,21 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 Document={doc}
                 DataDoc={dataDoc ?? (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DocData], doc) ? doc[DocData] : undefined)}
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
-                PanelWidth={width}
-                PanelHeight={height}
+                PanelWidth={panelWidth}
+                PanelHeight={panelHeight}
                 pointerEvents={this.props.DocumentView?.().props.onClick?.() ? returnNone : undefined} // if the stack has an onClick, then we don't want the contents to be interactive (see CollectionPileView)
                 styleProvider={this.styleProvider}
                 docViewPath={this.props.docViewPath}
-                layout_fitWidth={this.props.childLayoutFitWidth}
+                layout_fitWidth={this.childFitWidth}
                 isContentActive={doc.onClick ? this.isChildButtonContentActive : this.isChildContentActive}
                 onKey={this.onKeyDown}
                 onBrowseClick={this.props.onBrowseClick}
                 isDocumentActive={this.isContentActive}
                 LayoutTemplate={this.props.childLayoutTemplate}
                 LayoutTemplateString={this.props.childLayoutString}
-                NativeWidth={this.props.childIgnoreNativeSize ? returnZero : this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(doc) || (doc._layout_fitWidth && !Doc.NativeWidth(doc)) ? width : undefined} // explicitly ignore nativeWidth/height if childIgnoreNativeSize is set- used by PresBox
-                NativeHeight={this.props.childIgnoreNativeSize ? returnZero : this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(doc) || (doc._layout_fitWidth && !Doc.NativeHeight(doc)) ? height : undefined}
-                dontCenter={this.props.childIgnoreNativeSize ? 'xy' : undefined}
+                NativeWidth={this.props.childIgnoreNativeSize ? returnZero : this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(doc) || (this.childFitWidth(doc) && !Doc.NativeWidth(doc)) ? width : undefined} // explicitly ignore nativeWidth/height if childIgnoreNativeSize is set- used by PresBox
+                NativeHeight={this.props.childIgnoreNativeSize ? returnZero : this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(doc) || (this.childFitWidth(doc) && !Doc.NativeHeight(doc)) ? height : undefined}
+                dontCenter={this.props.childIgnoreNativeSize ? 'xy' : (StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_dontCenter) as any)}
                 dontRegisterView={BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.childDontRegisterViews, this.props.dontRegisterView)} // used to be true if DataDoc existed, but template textboxes won't layout_autoHeight resize if dontRegisterView is set, but they need to.
                 rootSelected={this.rootSelected}
                 layout_showTitle={this.props.childlayout_showTitle}
@@ -377,7 +379,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         if (!d) return 0;
         const childLayoutDoc = Doc.Layout(d, this.props.childLayoutTemplate?.());
         const maxWidth = this.columnWidth / this.numGroupColumns;
-        if (!this.layoutDoc._columnsFill && !(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d))) {
+        if (!this.layoutDoc._columnsFill && !this.childFitWidth(childLayoutDoc)) {
             return Math.min(NumCast(d._width), maxWidth);
         }
         return maxWidth;
@@ -387,15 +389,15 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         const childLayoutDoc = Doc.Layout(d, this.props.childLayoutTemplate?.());
         const childDataDoc = !d.isTemplateDoc && !d.isTemplateForField ? undefined : this.props.DataDoc;
         const maxHeight = (lim => (lim === 0 ? this.props.PanelWidth() : lim === -1 ? 10000 : lim))(NumCast(this.layoutDoc.childLimitHeight, -1));
-        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? NumCast(d._width) : 0);
-        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? NumCast(d._height) : 0);
+        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!this.childFitWidth(childLayoutDoc) ? NumCast(d._width) : 0);
+        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!this.childFitWidth(childLayoutDoc) ? NumCast(d._height) : 0);
         if (nw && nh) {
             const colWid = this.columnWidth / (this.isStackingView ? this.numGroupColumns : 1);
             const docWid = this.layoutDoc._columnsFill ? colWid : Math.min(this.getDocWidth(d), colWid);
             return Math.min(maxHeight, (docWid * nh) / nw);
         }
         const childHeight = NumCast(childLayoutDoc._height);
-        const panelHeight = childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d) ? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER : this.props.PanelHeight() - 2 * this.yMargin;
+        const panelHeight = this.childFitWidth(childLayoutDoc) ? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER : this.props.PanelHeight() - 2 * this.yMargin;
         return Math.min(childHeight, maxHeight, panelHeight);
     }
 
@@ -664,41 +666,35 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     return35 = () => 35;
     @computed get buttonMenu() {
-        const menuDoc: Doc = Cast(this.rootDoc.layout_headerButton, Doc, null);
-        // TODO:glr Allow support for multiple buttons
-        if (menuDoc) {
-            const width: number = NumCast(menuDoc._width, 30);
-            const height: number = NumCast(menuDoc._height, 30);
-            return (
-                <div className="buttonMenu-docBtn" style={{ width: width, height: height }}>
-                    <DocumentView
-                        Document={menuDoc}
-                        DataDoc={menuDoc}
-                        isContentActive={this.isContentActive}
-                        isDocumentActive={this.isContentActive}
-                        addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
-                        moveDocument={this.props.moveDocument}
-                        addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
-                        onBrowseClick={this.props.onBrowseClick}
-                        pinToPres={emptyFunction}
-                        rootSelected={this.props.isSelected}
-                        removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
-                        ScreenToLocalTransform={Transform.Identity}
-                        PanelWidth={this.return35}
-                        PanelHeight={this.return35}
-                        renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth}
-                        focus={emptyFunction}
-                        styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
-                        docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
-                        whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
-                        bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                        childFilters={this.props.childFilters}
-                        childFiltersByRanges={this.props.childFiltersByRanges}
-                        searchFilterDocs={this.props.searchFilterDocs}
-                    />
-                </div>
-            );
-        }
+        const menuDoc = DocCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_headerButton);
+        return !menuDoc ? null : (
+            <div className="buttonMenu-docBtn" style={{ width: NumCast(menuDoc._width, 30), height: NumCast(menuDoc._height, 30) }}>
+                <DocumentView
+                    Document={menuDoc}
+                    isContentActive={this.isContentActive}
+                    isDocumentActive={this.isContentActive}
+                    addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
+                    moveDocument={this.props.moveDocument}
+                    addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
+                    onBrowseClick={this.props.onBrowseClick}
+                    pinToPres={emptyFunction}
+                    rootSelected={this.props.isSelected}
+                    removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
+                    ScreenToLocalTransform={Transform.Identity}
+                    PanelWidth={this.return35}
+                    PanelHeight={this.return35}
+                    renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth}
+                    focus={emptyFunction}
+                    styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
+                    docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
+                    whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
+                    bringToFront={emptyFunction}
+                    childFilters={this.props.childFilters}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={this.props.childFiltersByRanges}
+                    searchFilterDocs={this.props.searchFilterDocs}
+                />
+            </div>
+        );
     }
 
     @computed get nativeWidth() {
@@ -723,8 +719,8 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             SetValue: this.addGroup,
             contents: '+ ADD A GROUP',
         };
-        const buttonMenu = this.rootDoc.layout_headerButton;
-        const noviceExplainer = this.rootDoc.layout_explainer;
+        const buttonMenu = this.layoutDoc.layout_headerButton;
+        const noviceExplainer = this.layoutDoc.layout_explainer;
         return (
             <>
                 {buttonMenu || noviceExplainer ? (
@@ -739,7 +735,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                         ref={this.createRef}
                         style={{
                             overflowY: this.isContentActive() ? 'auto' : 'hidden',
-                            background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
+                            background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.Document, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
                             pointerEvents: (this.props.pointerEvents?.() as any) ?? this.backgroundEvents,
                         }}
                         onScroll={action(e => (this._scroll = e.currentTarget.scrollTop))}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
index 9626f06ca..8896e2d61 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ import { CollectionViewType, DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes'
 import { Networking } from '../../Network';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { ImageUtils } from '../../util/Import & Export/ImageUtils';
-import { InteractionUtils } from '../../util/InteractionUtils';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../util/UndoManager';
 import { DocComponent } from '../DocComponent';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
+import { LoadingBox } from '../nodes/LoadingBox';
 import { CollectionView, CollectionViewProps } from './CollectionView';
 import React = require('react');
-import { LoadingBox } from '../nodes/LoadingBox';
 
 export interface SubCollectionViewProps extends CollectionViewProps {
     isAnyChildContentActive: () => boolean;
@@ -60,7 +59,8 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
             return this.props.DataDoc instanceof Doc && this.props.Document.isTemplateForField ? Doc.GetProto(this.props.DataDoc) : this.props.Document.resolvedDataDoc ? this.props.Document : Doc.GetProto(this.props.Document); // if the layout document has a resolvedDataDoc, then we don't want to get its parent which would be the unexpanded template
         }
 
-        rootSelected = () => this.props.isSelected() || (this.rootDoc && this.props.rootSelected());
+        // this returns whether either the collection is selected, or the template that it is part of is selected
+        rootSelected = () => this.props.isSelected() || this.props.rootSelected();
 
         // The data field for rendering this collection will be on the this.props.Document unless we're rendering a template in which case we try to use props.DataDoc.
         // When a document has a DataDoc but it's not a template, then it contains its own rendering data, but needs to pass the DataDoc through
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
             } else if (Cast(this.dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)) {
                 // otherwise, if the collection data is a list, then use it.
                 rawdocs = Cast(this.dataField, listSpec(Doc), null);
-            } else {
+            } else if (this.dataField) {
                 // Finally, if it's not a doc or a list and the document is a template, we try to render the root doc.
                 // For example, if an image doc is rendered with a slide template, the template will try to render the data field as a collection.
                 // Since the data field is actually an image, we set the list of documents to the singleton of root document's proto which will be an image.
@@ -217,18 +217,18 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
                     const addedDocs = docDragData.droppedDocuments.filter((d, i) => docDragData.draggedDocuments[i] !== d);
                     if (movedDocs.length) {
                         const canAdd =
-                            (de.embedKey || dropAction || Doc.AreProtosEqual(Cast(movedDocs[0].annotationOn, Doc, null), this.rootDoc)) && (dropAction !== 'inSame' || docDragData.draggedDocuments.every(d => d.embedContainer === this.rootDoc));
-                        const moved = docDragData.moveDocument(movedDocs, this.rootDoc, canAdd ? this.addDocument : returnFalse);
+                            (de.embedKey || dropAction || Doc.AreProtosEqual(Cast(movedDocs[0].annotationOn, Doc, null), this.Document)) && (dropAction !== 'inSame' || docDragData.draggedDocuments.every(d => d.embedContainer === this.Document));
+                        const moved = docDragData.moveDocument(movedDocs, this.Document, canAdd ? this.addDocument : returnFalse);
                         added = canAdd || moved ? moved : undefined;
                     } else if (addedDocs.length) {
                         added = this.addDocument(addedDocs);
                     }
-                    if (!added && ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.dropConverter)) {
-                        ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.dropConverter)?.script.run({ dragData: docDragData });
+                    if (!added && ScriptCast(this.Document.dropConverter)) {
+                        ScriptCast(this.Document.dropConverter)?.script.run({ dragData: docDragData });
                         added = addedDocs.length ? this.addDocument(addedDocs) : true;
                     }
                 } else {
-                    ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.dropConverter)?.script.run({ dragData: docDragData });
+                    ScriptCast(this.Document.dropConverter)?.script.run({ dragData: docDragData });
                     added = this.addDocument(docDragData.droppedDocuments);
                     !added && alert('You cannot perform this move');
                 }
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
             } else if (de.complete.annoDragData) {
                 const dropCreator = de.complete.annoDragData.dropDocCreator;
                 de.complete.annoDragData.dropDocCreator = () => {
-                    const dropped = dropCreator(this.props.isAnnotationOverlay ? this.rootDoc : undefined);
+                    const dropped = dropCreator(this.props.isAnnotationOverlay ? this.Document : undefined);
                     this.addDocument(dropped);
                     return dropped;
                 };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
index a8f5345b7..1cdd200e5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ export class CollectionTimeView extends CollectionSubView() {
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean) => {
         const anchor = Docs.Create.HTMLMarkerDocument([], {
             title: ComputedField.MakeFunction(`"${this.pivotField}"])`) as any,
-            annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+            annotationOn: this.Document,
         });
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinData: { type_collection: true, pivot: true, filters: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinData: { type_collection: true, pivot: true, filters: true } }, this.Document);
 
         if (addAsAnnotation) {
             // when added as an annotation, links to anchors can be found as links to the document even if the anchors are not rendered
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
index 54332a7fd..b34598731 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     componentDidMount() {
         //this.props.setContentView?.(this);
         this._disposers.autoheight = reaction(
-            () => this.rootDoc.layout_autoHeight,
+            () => this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeight,
             auto => auto && this.computeHeight(),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -117,19 +117,19 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     };
     unobserveHeight = (ref: any) => {
         this.refList.delete(ref);
-        this.rootDoc.layout_autoHeight && this.computeHeight();
+        this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeight && this.computeHeight();
     };
     observeHeight = (ref: any) => {
         if (ref) {
             this.refList.add(ref);
             this.observer = new _global.ResizeObserver(
                 action((entries: any) => {
-                    if (this.rootDoc.layout_autoHeight && ref && this.refList.size && !SnappingManager.GetIsDragging()) {
+                    if (this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeight && ref && this.refList.size && !SnappingManager.GetIsDragging()) {
                         this.computeHeight();
                     }
                 })
             );
-            this.rootDoc.layout_autoHeight && this.computeHeight();
+            this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeight && this.computeHeight();
             this.observer.observe(ref);
         }
     };
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
         const dropAction = this.layoutDoc.dropAction as dropActionType;
         const dragData = de.complete.docDragData;
         if (dragData) {
-            const sameTree = Doc.AreProtosEqual(dragData.treeViewDoc, this.rootDoc) ? true : false;
+            const sameTree = Doc.AreProtosEqual(dragData.treeViewDoc, this.Document) ? true : false;
             const isAlreadyInTree = () => sameTree || dragData.draggedDocuments.some(d => d.embedContainer === this.doc && this.childDocs.includes(d));
             if (isAlreadyInTree() !== sameTree) {
                 console.log('WHAAAT');
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
         const targetDataDoc = this.doc[DocData];
         const value = DocListCast(targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey]);
         const result = value.filter(v => !docs.includes(v));
-        if ((doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).some(doc => SelectionManager.Views().some(dv => Doc.AreProtosEqual(dv.rootDoc, doc)))) SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
+        if ((doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).some(doc => SelectionManager.Views().some(dv => Doc.AreProtosEqual(dv.Document, doc)))) SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
         if (result.length !== value.length && doc instanceof Doc) {
             const ind = DocListCast(targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey]).indexOf(doc);
             const prev = ind && DocListCast(targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[ind - 1];
@@ -316,12 +316,12 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     }
 
     @computed get noviceExplainer() {
-        return !Doc.noviceMode || !this.rootDoc.layout_explainer ? null : <div className="documentExplanation"> {StrCast(this.rootDoc.layout_explainer)} </div>;
+        return !Doc.noviceMode || !this.layoutDoc.layout_explainer ? null : <div className="documentExplanation"> {StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_explainer)} </div>;
     }
 
     return35 = () => 35;
     @computed get buttonMenu() {
-        const menuDoc = Cast(this.rootDoc.layout_headerButton, Doc, null);
+        const menuDoc = Cast(this.layoutDoc.layout_headerButton, Doc, null);
         // To create a multibutton menu add a CollectionLinearView
         return !menuDoc ? null : (
             <div className="buttonMenu-docBtn" style={{ width: NumCast(menuDoc._width, 30), height: NumCast(menuDoc._height, 30) }}>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index 426ad2c2f..4f3c5b9a2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormV
 import { CollectionView } from './CollectionView';
 import './TabDocView.scss';
 import React = require('react');
+import { Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
 const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 
 interface TabDocViewProps {
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
                 return;
             }
             const anchorDoc = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(doc)?.ComponentView?.getAnchor?.(false, pinProps);
-            const pinDoc = anchorDoc?.type === DocumentType.CONFIG ? anchorDoc : Doc.MakeDelegate(anchorDoc && anchorDoc !== doc ? anchorDoc : doc);
+            const pinDoc = anchorDoc?.type === DocumentType.CONFIG ? anchorDoc : Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({});
             pinDoc.presentation_targetDoc = anchorDoc ?? doc;
             pinDoc.title = doc.title + ' - Slide';
             pinDoc.data = new List<Doc>(); // the children of the embedding's layout are the presentation slide children.  the embedding's data field might be children of a collection, PDF data, etc -- in any case we don't want the tree view to "see" this data
@@ -271,7 +272,6 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
             pinDoc.treeView = ''; // not really needed, but makes key value pane look better
             pinDoc.treeView_RenderAsBulletHeader = true; // forces a tree view to render the document next to the bullet in the header area
             pinDoc.treeView_HeaderWidth = '100%'; // forces the header to grow to be the same size as its largest sibling.
-            pinDoc.treeView_ChildrenOnRoot = true; // tree view will look for hierarchical children on the root doc, not the data doc.
             pinDoc.treeView_FieldKey = 'data'; // tree view will treat the 'data' field as the field where the hierarchical children are located instead of using the document's layout string field
             pinDoc.treeView_ExpandedView = 'data'; // in case the data doc has an expandedView set, this will mask that field and use the 'data' field when expanding the tree view
             pinDoc.treeView_HideHeaderIfTemplate = true; // this will force the document to render itself as the tree view header
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index 6e3f8e807..9de74b761 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../util/LinkManager';
 import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../../util/ScriptingGlobals';
-import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SettingsManager } from '../../util/SettingsManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../util/Transform';
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         return NumCast(this.props.treeViewParent.maxEmbedHeight, 200);
     }
     @computed get dataDoc() {
-        return this.props.document.treeView_ChildrenOnRoot ? this.doc : this.doc[DocData];
+        return this.doc[DocData];
     }
     @computed get layoutDoc() {
         return Doc.Layout(this.doc);
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         const before = pt[1] < rect.top + rect.height / 2;
         const inside = pt[0] > rect.left + rect.width * 0.33 || (!before && this.treeViewOpen && this.childDocs?.length);
         this._header.current!.className = 'treeView-header';
-        if (!this.props.treeView.outlineMode || DragManager.DocDragData?.treeViewDoc === this.props.treeView.rootDoc) {
+        if (!this.props.treeView.outlineMode || DragManager.DocDragData?.treeViewDoc === this.props.treeView.Document) {
             if (inside) this._header.current!.className += ' treeView-header-inside';
             else if (before) this._header.current!.className += ' treeView-header-above';
             else if (!before) this._header.current!.className += ' treeView-header-below';
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
             _width: 1000,
             _height: 10,
         });
-        Doc.GetProto(bullet).title = ComputedField.MakeFunction('self.text?.Text');
+        Doc.GetProto(bullet).title = ComputedField.MakeFunction('this.text?.Text');
         Doc.GetProto(bullet).data = new List<Doc>([]);
         DocumentManager.Instance.AddViewRenderedCb(bullet, dv => dv.ComponentView?.setFocus?.());
 
@@ -838,7 +837,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                 ? [openEmbedding, makeFolder]
                 : this.doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
                 ? []
-                : this.props.treeView.rootDoc === Doc.MyRecentlyClosed
+                : this.props.treeView.Document === Doc.MyRecentlyClosed
                 ? [reopenDoc]
                 : [openEmbedding, focusDoc]),
         ];
@@ -882,8 +881,8 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                             maxWidth: props?.PanelWidth() || undefined,
                             background: props?.styleProvider?.(doc, props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
                             outline: SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() ? undefined: `solid ${highlightColor} ${highlightIndex}px`,
-                            paddingLeft: NumCast(treeView.rootDoc.childXPadding, NumCast(treeView.props.childXPadding, Doc.IsComicStyle(doc)?20:0)),
-                            paddingRight: NumCast(treeView.rootDoc.childXPadding, NumCast(treeView.props.childXPadding, Doc.IsComicStyle(doc)?20:0)),
+                            paddingLeft: NumCast(treeView.Document.childXPadding, NumCast(treeView.props.childXPadding, Doc.IsComicStyle(doc)?20:0)),
+                            paddingRight: NumCast(treeView.Document.childXPadding, NumCast(treeView.props.childXPadding, Doc.IsComicStyle(doc)?20:0)),
                             paddingTop: treeView.props.childYPadding,
                             paddingBottom: treeView.props.childYPadding,
                         }}>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
index 403fba67b..d6a738084 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export interface PoolData {
     zIndex?: number;
     width?: number;
     height?: number;
+    autoDim?: number; // 1 for set to Panel dims, 0 for use width/height as entered
     backgroundColor?: string;
     color?: string;
     opacity?: number;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormPannableContents.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormPannableContents.tsx
index 856e195a3..38aeea152 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormPannableContents.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormPannableContents.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import React = require('react');
 import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './CollectionFreeFormView';
 
 export interface CollectionFreeFormPannableContentsProps {
-    rootDoc: Doc;
+    Document: Doc;
     viewDefDivClick?: ScriptField;
     children?: React.ReactNode | undefined;
     transition?: string;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export interface CollectionFreeFormPannableContentsProps {
 @observer
 export class CollectionFreeFormPannableContents extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFormPannableContentsProps> {
     @computed get presPaths() {
-        return CollectionFreeFormView.ShowPresPaths ? PresBox.Instance.pathLines(this.props.rootDoc) : null;
+        return CollectionFreeFormView.ShowPresPaths ? PresBox.Instance.pathLines(this.props.Document) : null;
     }
     // rectangle highlight used when following trail/link to a region of a collection that isn't a document
     showViewport = (viewport: { panX: number; panY: number; width: number; height: number } | undefined) =>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index 7f8bde9b4..6babe3c8f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         return (this.props.fitContentsToBox?.() || this.Document._freeform_fitContentsToBox) && !this.isAnnotationOverlay;
     }
     @computed get contentBounds() {
-        const cb = Cast(this.rootDoc.contentBounds, listSpec('number'));
+        const cb = Cast(this.dataDoc.contentBounds, listSpec('number'));
         return cb
             ? { x: cb[0], y: cb[1], r: cb[2], b: cb[3] }
             : aggregateBounds(
@@ -155,9 +155,10 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     }
     @computed get cachedCenteringShiftY(): number {
         const dv = this.props.DocumentView?.();
+        const fitWidth = this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.Document) ?? dv?.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth;
         const scaling = this.fitContentsToBox || !this.nativeDimScaling ? 1 : this.nativeDimScaling;
         // if freeform has a native aspect, then the panel height needs to be adjusted to match it
-        const aspect = dv?.nativeWidth && dv?.nativeHeight && !dv.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth ? dv.nativeHeight / dv.nativeWidth : this.props.PanelHeight() / this.props.PanelWidth();
+        const aspect = dv?.nativeWidth && dv?.nativeHeight && !fitWidth ? dv.nativeHeight / dv.nativeWidth : this.props.PanelHeight() / this.props.PanelWidth();
         return this.props.isAnnotationOverlay || this.props.originTopLeft ? 0 : (aspect * this.props.PanelWidth()) / 2 / scaling; // shift so pan position is at center of window for non-overlay collections
     }
     @computed get panZoomXf() {
@@ -181,15 +182,15 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         const timecode = Math.round(time);
         docs.forEach(doc => {
             CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.forEach(val => {
-                const findexed = Cast(doc[`${val.key}-indexed`], listSpec('number'), null);
+                const findexed = Cast(doc[`${val.key}_indexed`], listSpec('number'), null);
                 findexed?.length <= timecode + 1 && findexed.push(undefined as any as number);
             });
             CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animStringFields.forEach(val => {
-                const findexed = Cast(doc[`${val}-indexed`], listSpec('string'), null);
+                const findexed = Cast(doc[`${val}_indexed`], listSpec('string'), null);
                 findexed?.length <= timecode + 1 && findexed.push(undefined as any as string);
             });
             CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animDataFields(doc).forEach(val => {
-                const findexed = Cast(doc[`${val}-indexed`], listSpec(InkField), null);
+                const findexed = Cast(doc[`${val}_indexed`], listSpec(InkField), null);
                 findexed?.length <= timecode + 1 && findexed.push(undefined as any);
             });
         });
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             for (const newBox of newBoxes) {
                 if (newBox.activeFrame !== undefined) {
                     const vals = CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.map(field => newBox[field.key]);
-                    CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.forEach(field => delete newBox[`${field.key}-indexed`]);
+                    CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.forEach(field => delete newBox[`${field.key}_indexed`]);
                     CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.forEach(field => delete newBox[field.key]);
                     delete newBox.activeFrame;
                     CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.forEach((field, i) => field.key !== 'opacity' && (newBox[field.key] = vals[i]));
@@ -283,15 +284,15 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     }
 
     groupFocus = (anchor: Doc, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
-        options.docTransform = new Transform(-NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.panXFieldKey]) + NumCast(anchor.x), -NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.panYFieldKey]) + NumCast(anchor.y), 1);
-        const res = this.props.focus(this.rootDoc, options);
+        options.docTransform = new Transform(-NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panXFieldKey]) + NumCast(anchor.x), -NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panYFieldKey]) + NumCast(anchor.y), 1);
+        const res = this.props.focus(this.Document, options);
         options.docTransform = undefined;
         return res;
     };
 
     focus = (anchor: Doc, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
         if (this._lightboxDoc) return;
-        if (anchor === this.rootDoc) {
+        if (anchor === this.Document) {
             if (options.willZoomCentered && options.zoomScale) {
                 this.fitContentOnce();
                 options.didMove = true;
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         if (anchor.type !== DocumentType.CONFIG && !DocListCast(this.Document[this.fieldKey ?? Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.Document)]).includes(anchor)) return;
         const xfToCollection = options?.docTransform ?? Transform.Identity();
         const savedState = { panX: NumCast(this.Document[this.panXFieldKey]), panY: NumCast(this.Document[this.panYFieldKey]), scale: options?.willZoomCentered ? this.Document[this.scaleFieldKey] : undefined };
-        const cantTransform = this.fitContentsToBox || ((this.rootDoc._isGroup || this.layoutDoc._lockedTransform) && !LightboxView.LightboxDoc);
+        const cantTransform = this.fitContentsToBox || ((this.Document.isGroup || this.layoutDoc._lockedTransform) && !LightboxView.LightboxDoc);
         const { panX, panY, scale } = cantTransform || (!options.willPan && !options.willZoomCentered) ? savedState : this.calculatePanIntoView(anchor, xfToCollection, options?.willZoomCentered ? options?.zoomScale ?? 0.75 : undefined);
 
         // focus on the document in the collection
@@ -407,7 +408,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             let added = false;
             //  do nothing if link is dropped into any freeform view parent of dragged document
             const source =
-                !linkDragData.dragDocument.embedContainer || linkDragData.dragDocument.embedContainer !== this.rootDoc
+                !linkDragData.dragDocument.embedContainer || linkDragData.dragDocument.embedContainer !== this.Document
                     ? Docs.Create.TextDocument('', { _width: 200, _height: 75, x: xp, y: yp, title: 'dropped annotation' })
                     : Docs.Create.FontIconDocument({
                           title: 'anchor',
@@ -582,27 +583,28 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     clusterStyleProvider = (doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string) => {
         let styleProp = this.props.styleProvider?.(doc, props, property); // bcz: check 'props'  used to be renderDepth + 1
-        switch (property) {
-            case StyleProp.BackgroundColor:
-                const cluster = NumCast(doc?.layout_cluster);
-                if (this.Document._freeform_useClusters && doc?.type !== DocumentType.IMG) {
-                    if (this._clusterSets.length <= cluster) {
-                        setTimeout(() => doc && this.updateCluster(doc));
-                    } else {
-                        // choose a cluster color from a palette
-                        const colors = ['#da42429e', '#31ea318c', 'rgba(197, 87, 20, 0.55)', '#4a7ae2c4', 'rgba(216, 9, 255, 0.5)', '#ff7601', '#1dffff', 'yellow', 'rgba(27, 130, 49, 0.55)', 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.268)'];
-                        styleProp = colors[cluster % colors.length];
-                        const set = this._clusterSets[cluster]?.filter(s => s.backgroundColor);
-                        // override the cluster color with an explicitly set color on a non-background document.  then override that with an explicitly set color on a background document
-                        set?.map(s => (styleProp = StrCast(s.backgroundColor)));
+        if (doc && this.childDocList?.includes(doc))
+            switch (property) {
+                case StyleProp.BackgroundColor:
+                    const cluster = NumCast(doc?.layout_cluster);
+                    if (this.Document._freeform_useClusters && doc?.type !== DocumentType.IMG) {
+                        if (this._clusterSets.length <= cluster) {
+                            setTimeout(() => doc && this.updateCluster(doc));
+                        } else {
+                            // choose a cluster color from a palette
+                            const colors = ['#da42429e', '#31ea318c', 'rgba(197, 87, 20, 0.55)', '#4a7ae2c4', 'rgba(216, 9, 255, 0.5)', '#ff7601', '#1dffff', 'yellow', 'rgba(27, 130, 49, 0.55)', 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.268)'];
+                            styleProp = colors[cluster % colors.length];
+                            const set = this._clusterSets[cluster]?.filter(s => s.backgroundColor);
+                            // override the cluster color with an explicitly set color on a non-background document.  then override that with an explicitly set color on a background document
+                            set?.map(s => (styleProp = StrCast(s.backgroundColor)));
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                break;
-            case StyleProp.FillColor:
-                if (doc && this.Document._currentFrame !== undefined) {
-                    return CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.getStringValues(doc, NumCast(this.Document._currentFrame))?.fillColor;
-                }
-        }
+                    break;
+                case StyleProp.FillColor:
+                    if (doc && this.Document._currentFrame !== undefined) {
+                        return CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.getStringValues(doc, NumCast(this.Document._currentFrame))?.fillColor;
+                    }
+            }
         return styleProp;
     };
 
@@ -623,7 +625,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         this._downTime = Date.now();
         const scrollMode = e.altKey ? (Doc.UserDoc().freeformScrollMode === freeformScrollMode.Pan ? freeformScrollMode.Zoom : freeformScrollMode.Pan) : Doc.UserDoc().freeformScrollMode;
         if (e.button === 0 && (!(e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) || scrollMode !== freeformScrollMode.Pan) && this.props.isContentActive(true)) {
-            if (!this.props.Document._isGroup) {
+            if (!this.Document.isGroup) {
                 // group freeforms don't pan when dragged -- instead let the event go through to allow the group itself to drag
                 // prettier-ignore
                 switch (Doc.ActiveTool) {
@@ -697,7 +699,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     };
     @action
     onEraserUp = (e: PointerEvent): void => {
-        this._deleteList.forEach(ink => ink.props.removeDocument?.(ink.rootDoc));
+        this._deleteList.forEach(ink => ink.props.removeDocument?.(ink.Document));
         this._deleteList = [];
         this._batch?.end();
     };
@@ -752,8 +754,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         this.getEraserIntersections({ X: currPoint.X - delta[0], Y: currPoint.Y - delta[1] }, currPoint).forEach(intersect => {
             if (!this._deleteList.includes(intersect.inkView)) {
                 this._deleteList.push(intersect.inkView);
-                SetActiveInkWidth(StrCast(intersect.inkView.rootDoc.stroke_width?.toString()) || '1');
-                SetActiveInkColor(StrCast(intersect.inkView.rootDoc.color?.toString()) || 'black');
+                SetActiveInkWidth(StrCast(intersect.inkView.Document.stroke_width?.toString()) || '1');
+                SetActiveInkColor(StrCast(intersect.inkView.Document.color?.toString()) || 'black');
                 // create a new curve by appending all curves of the current segment together in order to render a single new stroke.
                 if (!e.shiftKey) {
                     this._eraserLock++;
@@ -785,7 +787,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             return true;
         }
         // pan the view if this is a regular collection, or it's an overlay and the overlay is zoomed (otherwise, there's nothing to pan)
-        if (!this.props.isAnnotationOverlay || 1 - NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1) / this.zoomScaling()) {
+        if (!this.props.isAnnotationOverlay || 1 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1) / this.zoomScaling()) {
             this.pan(e);
             e.stopPropagation(); // if we are actually panning, stop propagation -- this will preven things like the overlayView from dragging the document while we're panning
         }
@@ -927,7 +929,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     @action
     zoom = (pointX: number, pointY: number, deltaY: number): void => {
-        if (this.Document._isGroup || this.Document[(this.props.viewField ?? '_') + 'freeform_noZoom']) return;
+        if (this.Document.isGroup || this.Document[(this.props.viewField ?? '_') + 'freeform_noZoom']) return;
         let deltaScale = deltaY > 0 ? 1 / 1.05 : 1.05;
         if (deltaScale < 0) deltaScale = -deltaScale;
         const [x, y] = this.screenToLocalXf.transformPoint(pointX, pointY);
@@ -935,15 +937,15 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale > 20) {
             deltaScale = 20 / invTransform.Scale;
         }
-        if (deltaScale < 1 && invTransform.Scale <= NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_min'])) {
+        if (deltaScale < 1 && invTransform.Scale <= NumCast(this.Document[this.scaleFieldKey + '_min'])) {
             this.setPan(0, 0);
             return;
         }
-        if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale > NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_max'], Number.MAX_VALUE)) {
-            deltaScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_max'], 1) / invTransform.Scale;
+        if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale > NumCast(this.Document[this.scaleFieldKey + '_max'], Number.MAX_VALUE)) {
+            deltaScale = NumCast(this.Document[this.scaleFieldKey + '_max'], 1) / invTransform.Scale;
         }
-        if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale < NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_min'], this.isAnnotationOverlay ? 1 : 0)) {
-            deltaScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_min'], 1) / invTransform.Scale;
+        if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale < NumCast(this.Document[this.scaleFieldKey + '_min'], this.isAnnotationOverlay ? 1 : 0)) {
+            deltaScale = NumCast(this.Document[this.scaleFieldKey + '_min'], 1) / invTransform.Scale;
         }
 
         const localTransform = invTransform.scaleAbout(deltaScale, x, y);
@@ -956,11 +958,11 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     @action
     onPointerWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent): void => {
-        if (this.Document._isGroup || !this.isContentActive()) return; // group style collections neither pan nor zoom
+        if (this.Document.isGroup || !this.isContentActive()) return; // group style collections neither pan nor zoom
         PresBox.Instance?.pauseAutoPres();
         if (this.layoutDoc._Transform || this.props.Document.treeView_OutlineMode === TreeViewType.outline) return;
         e.stopPropagation();
-        const docHeight = NumCast(this.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.rootDoc) + '_nativeHeight'], this.nativeHeight);
+        const docHeight = NumCast(this.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.Document) + '_nativeHeight'], this.nativeHeight);
         const scrollable = this.isAnnotationOverlay && NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.scaleFieldKey], 1) === 1 && docHeight > this.props.PanelHeight() / this.nativeDimScaling + 1e-4;
         switch (
             !e.ctrlKey && !e.shiftKey && !e.metaKey && !e.altKey ?//
@@ -1024,28 +1026,28 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         }
         if (!this.layoutDoc._lockedTransform || LightboxView.LightboxDoc) {
             this.setPanZoomTransition(panTime);
-            const minScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1);
+            const minScale = NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1);
             const scale = 1 - minScale / this.zoomScaling();
-            const minPanX = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panX_min, 0);
-            const minPanY = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panY_min, 0);
-            const maxPanX = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panX_max, this.nativeWidth);
+            const minPanX = NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_panX_min, 0);
+            const minPanY = NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_panY_min, 0);
+            const maxPanX = NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_panX_max, this.nativeWidth);
             const newPanX = Math.min(minPanX + scale * maxPanX, Math.max(minPanX, panX));
             const fitYscroll = (((this.nativeHeight / this.nativeWidth) * this.props.PanelWidth() - this.props.PanelHeight()) * this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale) / minScale;
             const nativeHeight = (this.props.PanelHeight() / this.props.PanelWidth() / (this.nativeHeight / this.nativeWidth)) * this.nativeHeight;
             const maxScrollTop = this.nativeHeight / this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale - this.props.PanelHeight();
             const maxPanY =
                 minPanY + // minPanY + scrolling introduced by view scaling + scrolling introduced by layout_fitWidth
-                scale * NumCast(this.rootDoc._panY_max, nativeHeight) +
+                scale * NumCast(this.dataDoc._panY_max, nativeHeight) +
                 (!this.props.getScrollHeight?.() ? fitYscroll : 0); // when not zoomed, scrolling is handled via a scrollbar, not panning
             let newPanY = Math.max(minPanY, Math.min(maxPanY, panY));
-            if (false && NumCast(this.rootDoc.layout_scrollTop) && NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale, minScale) !== minScale) {
-                const relTop = NumCast(this.rootDoc.layout_scrollTop) / maxScrollTop;
-                this.rootDoc.layout_scrollTop = undefined;
+            if (false && NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_scrollTop) && NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, minScale) !== minScale) {
+                const relTop = NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_scrollTop) / maxScrollTop;
+                this.layoutDoc.layout_scrollTop = undefined;
                 newPanY = minPanY + relTop * (maxPanY - minPanY);
-            } else if (fitYscroll > 2 && this.rootDoc.layout_scrollTop === undefined && NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale, minScale) === minScale) {
+            } else if (fitYscroll > 2 && this.layoutDoc.layout_scrollTop === undefined && NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, minScale) === minScale) {
                 const maxPanY = minPanY + fitYscroll;
                 const relTop = (panY - minPanY) / (maxPanY - minPanY);
-                setTimeout(() => (this.rootDoc.layout_scrollTop = relTop * maxScrollTop), 10);
+                setTimeout(() => (this.layoutDoc.layout_scrollTop = relTop * maxScrollTop), 10);
                 newPanY = minPanY;
             }
             !this.Document._verticalScroll && (this.Document[this.panXFieldKey] = this.isAnnotationOverlay ? newPanX : panX);
@@ -1055,8 +1057,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     @action
     nudge = (x: number, y: number, nudgeTime: number = 500) => {
-        const collectionDoc = this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().rootDoc;
-        if (collectionDoc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform || collectionDoc._freeform_ !== undefined) {
+        const collectionDoc = this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().Document;
+        if (collectionDoc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform) {
             this.setPan(
                 NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panXFieldKey]) + ((this.props.PanelWidth() / 2) * x) / this.zoomScaling(), // nudge x,y as a function of panel dimension and scale
                 NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panYFieldKey]) + ((this.props.PanelHeight() / 2) * -y) / this.zoomScaling(),
@@ -1104,7 +1106,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     @action
     zoomSmoothlyAboutPt(docpt: number[], scale: number, transitionTime = 500) {
-        if (this.Document._isGroup) return;
+        if (this.Document.isGroup) return;
         this.setPanZoomTransition(transitionTime);
         const screenXY = this.screenToLocalXf.inverse().transformPoint(docpt[0], docpt[1]);
         this.layoutDoc[this.scaleFieldKey] = scale;
@@ -1162,17 +1164,17 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     @action
     onKeyDown = (e: React.KeyboardEvent, fieldProps: FieldViewProps) => {
         const docView = fieldProps.DocumentView?.();
-        if (docView && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || docView.rootDoc._createDocOnCR) && ['Tab', 'Enter'].includes(e.key)) {
+        if (docView && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || docView.Document._createDocOnCR) && ['Tab', 'Enter'].includes(e.key)) {
             e.stopPropagation?.();
             const below = !e.altKey && e.key !== 'Tab';
             const layout_fieldKey = StrCast(docView.LayoutFieldKey);
-            const newDoc = Doc.MakeCopy(docView.rootDoc, true);
-            const dataField = docView.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)];
+            const newDoc = Doc.MakeCopy(docView.Document, true);
+            const dataField = docView.Document[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)];
             newDoc[DocData][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
-            if (below) newDoc.y = NumCast(docView.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(docView.rootDoc._height) + 10;
-            else newDoc.x = NumCast(docView.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(docView.rootDoc._width) + 10;
-            if (layout_fieldKey !== 'layout' && docView.rootDoc[layout_fieldKey] instanceof Doc) {
-                newDoc[layout_fieldKey] = docView.rootDoc[layout_fieldKey];
+            if (below) newDoc.y = NumCast(docView.Document.y) + NumCast(docView.Document._height) + 10;
+            else newDoc.x = NumCast(docView.Document.x) + NumCast(docView.Document._width) + 10;
+            if (layout_fieldKey !== 'layout' && docView.Document[layout_fieldKey] instanceof Doc) {
+                newDoc[layout_fieldKey] = docView.Document[layout_fieldKey];
             }
             Doc.GetProto(newDoc).text = undefined;
             FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = newDoc[Id];
@@ -1228,7 +1230,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                 isDocumentActive={childLayout.pointerEvents === 'none' ? returnFalse : this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ? this.props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
                 isContentActive={this.childContentsActive}
-                focus={this.Document._isGroup ? this.groupFocus : this.isAnnotationOverlay ? this.props.focus : this.focus}
+                focus={this.Document.isGroup ? this.groupFocus : this.isAnnotationOverlay ? this.props.focus : this.focus}
                 addDocTab={this.addDocTab}
                 addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
                 removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
@@ -1237,7 +1239,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
                 docViewPath={this.props.docViewPath}
                 styleProvider={this.clusterStyleProvider}
-                dragAction={(this.rootDoc.childDragAction ?? this.props.childDragAction) as dropActionType}
+                dragAction={(this.Document.childDragAction ?? this.props.childDragAction) as dropActionType}
                 bringToFront={this.bringToFront}
                 layout_showTitle={this.props.childlayout_showTitle}
                 dontRegisterView={this.props.dontRegisterView}
@@ -1288,9 +1290,9 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         const contentFrameNumber = Cast(childDocLayout._currentFrame, 'number', layoutFrameNumber ?? null); // frame number that content is at which determines what content is displayed
         const { z, zIndex } = childDoc;
         const { backgroundColor, color } = contentFrameNumber === undefined ? { backgroundColor: undefined, color: undefined } : CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.getStringValues(childDoc, contentFrameNumber);
-        const { x, y, _width, _height, opacity, _rotation } =
+        const { x, y, autoDim, _width, _height, opacity, _rotation } =
             layoutFrameNumber === undefined // -1 for width/height means width/height should be PanelWidth/PanelHeight (prevents collectionfreeformdocumentview width/height from getting out of synch with panelWIdth/Height which causes detailView to re-render and lose focus because HTMLtag scaling gets set to a bad intermediate value)
-                ? { _width: -1, _height: -1, _rotation: Cast(childDocLayout._rotation, 'number'), x: childDoc.x, y: childDoc.y, opacity: this.props.childOpacity?.() }
+                ? { autoDim: 1, _width: Cast(childDoc._width, 'number'), _height: Cast(childDoc._height, 'number'), _rotation: Cast(childDocLayout._rotation, 'number'), x: childDoc.x, y: childDoc.y, opacity: this.props.childOpacity?.() }
                 : CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.getValues(childDoc, layoutFrameNumber);
         // prettier-ignore
         const rotation = Cast(_rotation,'number',
@@ -1300,6 +1302,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             x: Number.isNaN(NumCast(x)) ? 0 : NumCast(x),
             y: Number.isNaN(NumCast(y)) ? 0 : NumCast(y),
             z: Cast(z, 'number'),
+            autoDim,
             rotation,
             color: Cast(color, 'string') ? StrCast(color) : this.props.styleProvider?.(childDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color),
             backgroundColor: Cast(backgroundColor, 'string') ? StrCast(backgroundColor) : this.clusterStyleProvider(childDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
@@ -1413,8 +1416,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         // create an anchor that saves information about the current state of the freeform view (pan, zoom, view type)
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ title: 'ViewSpec - ' + StrCast(this.layoutDoc._type_collection), layout_unrendered: true, presentation_transition: 500, annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), pannable: !this.Document._isGroup, type_collection: true, filters: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ title: 'ViewSpec - ' + StrCast(this.layoutDoc._type_collection), layout_unrendered: true, presentation_transition: 500, annotationOn: this.Document });
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), pannable: !this.Document.isGroup, type_collection: true, filters: true } }, this.Document);
 
         if (addAsAnnotation) {
             if (Cast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_annotations'], listSpec(Doc), null) !== undefined) {
@@ -1434,7 +1437,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 this._firstRender = false;
                 this._disposers.groupBounds = reaction(
                     () => {
-                        if (this.Document._isGroup && this.childDocs.length === this.childDocList?.length) {
+                        if (this.Document.isGroup && this.childDocs.length === this.childDocList?.length) {
                             const clist = this.childDocs.map(cd => ({ x: NumCast(cd.x), y: NumCast(cd.y), width: NumCast(cd._width), height: NumCast(cd._height) }));
                             return aggregateBounds(clist, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xPadding), NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yPadding));
                         }
@@ -1481,7 +1484,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
                 this._disposers.active = reaction(
                     () => this.isContentActive(), // if autoreset is on, then whenever the view is selected, it will be restored to it default pan/zoom positions
-                    active => !SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() && this.rootDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey] && active && this.resetView()
+                    active => !SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() && this.dataDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey] && active && this.resetView()
                 );
             })
         );
@@ -1575,7 +1578,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
-        this.rootDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey] && this.resetView();
+        this.dataDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey] && this.resetView();
         Object.values(this._disposers).forEach(disposer => disposer?.());
     }
 
@@ -1616,9 +1619,9 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     ///
     @undoBatch
     resetView = () => {
-        this.rootDoc[this.panXFieldKey] = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.panXFieldKey + '_reset']);
-        this.props.Document[this.panYFieldKey] = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.panYFieldKey + '_reset']);
-        this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey] = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_reset'], 1);
+        this.layoutDoc[this.panXFieldKey] = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.panXFieldKey + '_reset']);
+        this.layoutDoc[this.panYFieldKey] = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.panYFieldKey + '_reset']);
+        this.layoutDoc[this.scaleFieldKey] = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_reset'], 1);
     };
     ///
     /// resetView restores a freeform collection to unit scale and centered at (0,0)  UNLESS
@@ -1626,11 +1629,11 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     ///
     @undoBatch
     toggleResetView = () => {
-        this.rootDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey] = !this.rootDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey];
-        if (this.rootDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey]) {
-            this.rootDoc[this.panXFieldKey + '_reset'] = this.rootDoc[this.panXFieldKey];
-            this.rootDoc[this.panYFieldKey + '_reset'] = this.rootDoc[this.panYFieldKey];
-            this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_reset'] = this.rootDoc[this.scaleFieldKey];
+        this.dataDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey] = !this.dataDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey];
+        if (this.dataDoc[this.autoResetFieldKey]) {
+            this.dataDoc[this.panXFieldKey + '_reset'] = this.dataDoc[this.panXFieldKey];
+            this.dataDoc[this.panYFieldKey + '_reset'] = this.dataDoc[this.panYFieldKey];
+            this.dataDoc[this.scaleFieldKey + '_reset'] = this.dataDoc[this.scaleFieldKey];
         }
     };
 
@@ -1639,8 +1642,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
         const appearance = ContextMenu.Instance.findByDescription('Appearance...');
         const appearanceItems = appearance && 'subitems' in appearance ? appearance.subitems : [];
-        !this.props.Document._isGroup && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Reset View', event: this.resetView, icon: 'compress-arrows-alt' });
-        !this.props.Document._isGroup && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Toggle Auto Reset View', event: this.toggleResetView, icon: 'compress-arrows-alt' });
+        !this.props.Document.isGroup && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Reset View', event: this.resetView, icon: 'compress-arrows-alt' });
+        !this.props.Document.isGroup && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Toggle Auto Reset View', event: this.toggleResetView, icon: 'compress-arrows-alt' });
         !Doc.noviceMode &&
             appearanceItems.push({
                 description: 'Toggle auto arrange',
@@ -1652,11 +1655,11 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             return;
         }
         !Doc.noviceMode && Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Reset default note style', event: () => (Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout = undefined), icon: 'eye' });
-        appearanceItems.push({ description: `Pin View`, event: () => this.props.pinToPres(this.rootDoc, { pinViewport: MarqueeView.CurViewBounds(this.rootDoc, this.props.PanelWidth(), this.props.PanelHeight()) }), icon: 'map-pin' });
+        appearanceItems.push({ description: `Pin View`, event: () => this.props.pinToPres(this.Document, { pinViewport: MarqueeView.CurViewBounds(this.dataDoc, this.props.PanelWidth(), this.props.PanelHeight()) }), icon: 'map-pin' });
         !Doc.noviceMode && appearanceItems.push({ description: `update icon`, event: this.updateIcon, icon: 'compress-arrows-alt' });
         this.props.renderDepth && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Ungroup collection', event: this.promoteCollection, icon: 'table' });
 
-        this.props.Document._isGroup && this.Document.transcription && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Ink to text', event: this.transcribeStrokes, icon: 'font' });
+        this.props.Document.isGroup && this.Document.transcription && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Ink to text', event: this.transcribeStrokes, icon: 'font' });
 
         !Doc.noviceMode ? appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Arrange contents in grid', event: this.layoutDocsInGrid, icon: 'table' }) : null;
         !Doc.noviceMode ? appearanceItems.push({ description: (this.Document._freeform_useClusters ? 'Hide' : 'Show') + ' Clusters', event: () => this.updateClusters(!this.Document._freeform_useClusters), icon: 'braille' }) : null;
@@ -1681,7 +1684,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     @undoBatch
     @action
     transcribeStrokes = () => {
-        if (this.props.Document._isGroup && this.props.Document.transcription) {
+        if (this.props.Document.isGroup && this.props.Document.transcription) {
             const text = StrCast(this.props.Document.transcription);
             const lines = text.split('\n');
             const height = 30 + 15 * lines.length;
@@ -1697,9 +1700,9 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     };
     @action
     dragStarting = (snapToDraggedDoc: boolean = false, showGroupDragTarget: boolean = true, visited = new Set<Doc>()) => {
-        if (visited.has(this.rootDoc)) return;
-        visited.add(this.rootDoc);
-        showGroupDragTarget && (this.GroupChildDrag = BoolCast(this.Document._isGroup));
+        if (visited.has(this.Document)) return;
+        visited.add(this.Document);
+        showGroupDragTarget && (this.GroupChildDrag = BoolCast(this.Document.isGroup));
         const activeDocs = this.getActiveDocuments();
         const size = this.screenToLocalXf.transformDirection(this.props.PanelWidth(), this.props.PanelHeight());
         const selRect = { left: this.panX() - size[0] / 2, top: this.panY() - size[1] / 2, width: size[0], height: size[1] };
@@ -1708,14 +1711,14 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
         const snappableDocs = activeDocs.filter(doc => doc.z === undefined && isDocInView(doc, selRect)); // first see if there are any foreground docs to snap to
         activeDocs
-            .filter(doc => doc._isGroup && SnappingManager.GetIsResizing() !== doc && !DragManager.docsBeingDragged.includes(doc))
+            .filter(doc => doc.isGroup && SnappingManager.GetIsResizing() !== doc && !DragManager.docsBeingDragged.includes(doc))
             .forEach(doc => DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(doc)?.ComponentView?.dragStarting?.(snapToDraggedDoc, false, visited));
 
         const horizLines: number[] = [];
         const vertLines: number[] = [];
         const invXf = this.screenToLocalXf.inverse();
         snappableDocs
-            .filter(doc => !doc._isGroup && (snapToDraggedDoc || (SnappingManager.GetIsResizing() !== doc && !DragManager.docsBeingDragged.includes(doc))))
+            .filter(doc => !doc.isGroup && (snapToDraggedDoc || (SnappingManager.GetIsResizing() !== doc && !DragManager.docsBeingDragged.includes(doc))))
             .forEach(doc => {
                 const { left, top, width, height } = docDims(doc);
                 const topLeftInScreen = invXf.transformPoint(left, top);
@@ -1783,7 +1786,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         this.incrementalRender();
         return (
             <CollectionFreeFormPannableContents
-                rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                Document={this.Document}
                 brushedView={this.brushedView}
                 isAnnotationOverlay={this.isAnnotationOverlay}
                 transform={this.PanZoomCenterXf}
@@ -1801,7 +1804,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             <MarqueeView
                 {...this.props}
                 ref={this._marqueeViewRef}
-                ungroup={this.rootDoc._isGroup ? this.promoteCollection : undefined}
+                ungroup={this.Document.isGroup ? this.promoteCollection : undefined}
                 nudge={this.isAnnotationOverlay || this.props.renderDepth > 0 ? undefined : this.nudge}
                 addDocTab={this.addDocTab}
                 slowLoadDocuments={this.slowLoadDocuments}
@@ -1828,7 +1831,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         const nh = this.nativeHeight;
         const hscale = nh ? this.props.PanelHeight() / nh : 1;
         const wscale = nw ? this.props.PanelWidth() / nw : 1;
-        return wscale < hscale || this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth ? wscale : hscale;
+        return wscale < hscale || (this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.Document) ?? this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth) ? wscale : hscale;
     }
     nativeDim = () => this.nativeDimScaling;
 
@@ -1849,7 +1852,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     lightboxPanelHeight = () => Math.max(0, this.props.PanelHeight() - 30);
     lightboxScreenToLocal = () => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-15, -15);
     onPassiveWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
-        const docHeight = NumCast(this.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.rootDoc) + '_nativeHeight'], this.nativeHeight);
+        const docHeight = NumCast(this.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.Document) + '_nativeHeight'], this.nativeHeight);
         const scrollable = NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.scaleFieldKey], 1) === 1 && docHeight > this.props.PanelHeight() / this.nativeDimScaling;
         this.props.isSelected() && !scrollable && e.preventDefault();
     };
@@ -1930,14 +1933,14 @@ export function CollectionBrowseClick(dv: DocumentView, clientX: number, clientY
     dv &&
         DocumentManager.Instance.showDocument(dv.rootDoc, { zoomScale: 0.8, willZoomCentered: true }, (focused: boolean) => {
             if (!focused) {
-                const selfFfview = !dv.rootDoc._isGroup && dv.ComponentView instanceof CollectionFreeFormView ? dv.ComponentView : undefined;
+                const selfFfview = !dv.Document.isGroup && dv.ComponentView instanceof CollectionFreeFormView ? dv.ComponentView : undefined;
                 let containers = dv.props.docViewPath();
                 let parFfview = dv.CollectionFreeFormView;
                 for (var cont of containers) {
                     parFfview = parFfview ?? cont.CollectionFreeFormView;
                 }
-                while (parFfview?.rootDoc._isGroup) parFfview = parFfview.props.DocumentView?.().CollectionFreeFormView;
-                const ffview = selfFfview && selfFfview.rootDoc[selfFfview.scaleFieldKey] !== 0.5 ? selfFfview : parFfview; // if focus doc is a freeform that is not at it's default 0.5 scale, then zoom out on it.  Otherwise, zoom out on the parent ffview
+                while (parFfview?.Document.isGroup) parFfview = parFfview.props.DocumentView?.().CollectionFreeFormView;
+                const ffview = selfFfview && selfFfview.layoutDoc[selfFfview.scaleFieldKey] !== 0.5 ? selfFfview : parFfview; // if focus doc is a freeform that is not at it's default 0.5 scale, then zoom out on it.  Otherwise, zoom out on the parent ffview
                 ffview?.zoomSmoothlyAboutPt(ffview.screenToLocalXf.transformPoint(clientX, clientY), ffview?.isAnnotationOverlay ? 1 : 0.5, browseTransitionTime);
                 Doc.linkFollowHighlight(dv?.props.Document, false);
             }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index 2092ecb7a..18b9b4423 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps & Marque
             ? creator(selected, { title: 'nested stack' })
             : ((doc: Doc) => {
                   Doc.GetProto(doc).data = new List<Doc>(selected);
+                  Doc.GetProto(doc).isGroup = makeGroup;
                   Doc.GetProto(doc).title = makeGroup ? 'grouping' : 'nested freeform';
                   doc._freeform_panX = doc._freeform_panY = 0;
                   return doc;
@@ -355,7 +356,6 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps & Marque
         newCollection.isSystem = undefined;
         newCollection._width = this.Bounds.width;
         newCollection._height = this.Bounds.height;
-        newCollection._isGroup = makeGroup;
         newCollection._dragWhenActive = makeGroup;
         newCollection.x = this.Bounds.left;
         newCollection.y = this.Bounds.top;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionGrid/CollectionGridView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionGrid/CollectionGridView.tsx
index 274012000..be806d3cc 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionGrid/CollectionGridView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionGrid/CollectionGridView.tsx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class CollectionGridView extends CollectionSubView() {
     }
 
     isContentActive = () => this.props.isSelected() || this.props.isContentActive();
-    isChildContentActive = () => (this.props.isDocumentActive?.() && (this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() || BoolCast(this.rootDoc.childDocumentsActive)) ? true : undefined);
+    isChildContentActive = () => (this.props.isDocumentActive?.() && (this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() || BoolCast(this.Document.childDocumentsActive)) ? true : undefined);
     /**
      *
      * @param layout
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ export class CollectionGridView extends CollectionSubView() {
         return (
             <DocumentView
                 {...this.props}
+                shouldNotScale={returnFalse}
                 NativeWidth={returnZero}
                 NativeHeight={returnZero}
                 setContentView={emptyFunction}
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ export class CollectionGridView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
                 onClick={this.onChildClickHandler}
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
-                dontCenter={this.props.Document.centerY ? undefined : 'y'}
+                dontCenter={StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_dontCenter) as any} // 'y', 'x', 'xy'
             />
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
index 4267a9059..a06ed3a2d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this._widthDisposer = reaction(
-            () => 5 + NumCast(this.rootDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsOpen ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (NumCast(doc._width) || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
+            () => 5 + NumCast(this.dataDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsOpen ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (NumCast(doc._width) || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
             width => this.childDocs.length && (this.layoutDoc._width = width),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
         if (ele) this._dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(ele, this.onInternalDrop.bind(this), this.layoutDoc);
     };
 
-    dimension = () => NumCast(this.rootDoc._height);
+    dimension = () => NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height);
     getTransform = (ele: Opt<HTMLDivElement>) => {
         if (!ele) return Transform.Identity();
         const { scale, translateX, translateY } = Utils.GetScreenTransform(ele);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                     PanelWidth={doc[Width]}
                     PanelHeight={nested || doc._height ? doc[Height] : this.dimension}
                     renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
-                    dontRegisterView={BoolCast(this.rootDoc.childDontRegisterViews)}
+                    dontRegisterView={BoolCast(this.Document.childDontRegisterViews)}
                     focus={emptyFunction}
                     styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
                     docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 toggleStatus={BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsOpen)}
                 onClick={() => {
                     this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsOpen = !isExpanded;
-                    ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.onClick)?.script.run({ this: this.rootDoc }, console.log);
+                    ScriptCast(this.Document.onClick)?.script.run({ this: this.Document }, console.log);
                 }}
                 tooltip={isExpanded ? 'Close' : 'Open'}
                 fillWidth={true}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.scss
index cb0d5e03f..4e2968933 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.scss
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         }
 
         .contentFittingDocumentView {
-            width: unset;
+            margin: auto;
         }
 
         .label-wrapper {
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
index c2586fb4b..05ec0448b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
                             if (this.childDocs.includes(d)) {
                                 if (dropInd > this.childDocs.indexOf(d)) dropInd--;
                             }
-                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d);
-                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.rootDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
+                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d);
+                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
                         }
                     })
                 );
@@ -235,18 +235,25 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     isContentActive = () => this.props.isSelected() || this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isAnyChildContentActive();
     isChildContentActive = () => {
-        const childDocsActive = this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.rootDoc.childDocumentsActive;
+        const childDocsActive = this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.Document.childDocumentsActive;
         return this.props.isContentActive?.() === false || childDocsActive === false
             ? false //
             : this.props.isDocumentActive?.() && childDocsActive
             ? true
             : undefined;
     };
-    getDisplayDoc = (layout: Doc, dxf: () => Transform, width: () => number, height: () => number, shouldNotScale: () => boolean) => {
+    getDisplayDoc = (childLayout: Doc) => {
+        const width = () => this.lookupPixels(childLayout);
+        const height = () => this.props.PanelHeight() - 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin) - (BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
+        const dxf = () =>
+            this.lookupIndividualTransform(childLayout)
+                .translate(-NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin), -NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin))
+                .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const shouldNotScale = () => this.props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(childLayout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
         return (
             <DocumentView
-                Document={layout}
-                DataDoc={layout.resolvedDataDoc as Doc}
+                Document={childLayout}
+                DataDoc={childLayout.resolvedDataDoc as Doc}
                 styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
                 docViewPath={this.props.docViewPath}
                 LayoutTemplate={this.props.childLayoutTemplate}
@@ -263,7 +270,7 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={dxf}
                 isContentActive={this.isChildContentActive}
                 isDocumentActive={this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() || this.Document._childDocumentsActive ? this.props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
-                hideResizeHandles={this.props.childHideResizeHandles?.()}
+                hideResizeHandles={childLayout.layout_fitWidth || this.props.childHideResizeHandles?.() ? true : false}
                 hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle?.()}
                 fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox}
                 focus={this.props.focus}
@@ -278,6 +285,7 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
                 pinToPres={this.props.pinToPres}
                 bringToFront={returnFalse}
+                dontCenter={StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_dontCenter) as any} // 'y', 'x', 'xy'
             />
         );
     };
@@ -288,26 +296,15 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
     @computed
     private get contents(): JSX.Element[] | null {
         const { childLayoutPairs } = this;
-        const { Document, PanelHeight } = this.props;
         const collector: JSX.Element[] = [];
         for (let i = 0; i < childLayoutPairs.length; i++) {
             const { layout } = childLayoutPairs[i];
-            const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(layout, undefined, true);
-            const width = () => this.lookupPixels(layout);
-            const height = () => PanelHeight() - 2 * NumCast(Document._yMargin) - (BoolCast(Document.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
-            const docwidth = () => (layout._layout_reflowHorizontal ? width() : Math.min(height() * aspect, width()));
-            const docheight = () => Math.min(docwidth() / aspect, height());
-            const dxf = () =>
-                this.lookupIndividualTransform(layout)
-                    .translate(-NumCast(Document._xMargin) - (width() - docwidth()) / 2, -NumCast(Document._yMargin))
-                    .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-            const shouldNotScale = () => this.props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(layout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
             collector.push(
                 <Tooltip title={'Tab: ' + StrCast(layout.title)}>
-                    <div className="document-wrapper" key={'wrapper' + i} style={{ width: width() }}>
-                        {this.getDisplayDoc(layout, dxf, docwidth, docheight, shouldNotScale)}
+                    <div className="document-wrapper" key={'wrapper' + i} style={{ flexDirection: 'column', width: this.lookupPixels(layout) }}>
+                        {this.getDisplayDoc(layout)}
                         <Button tooltip="Remove document from header bar" icon={<FontAwesomeIcon icon="times" size="lg" />} onClick={undoable(e => this.props.removeDocument?.(layout), 'close doc')} color={SettingsManager.userColor} />
-                        <WidthLabel layout={layout} collectionDoc={Document} />
+                        <WidthLabel layout={layout} collectionDoc={this.Document} />
                     </div>
                 </Tooltip>,
                 <ResizeBar
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.scss
index ec7200a03..5b0e6c981 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.scss
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
         flex-direction: row;
         height: 100%;
         align-items: center;
-        margin: auto;
-
-        .contentFittingDocumentView {
-            height: unset;
-        }
 
         .label-wrapper {
             display: flex;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
index 249c3551b..b4b62e635 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
                             if (this.childDocs.includes(d)) {
                                 if (dropInd > this.childDocs.indexOf(d)) dropInd--;
                             }
-                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d);
-                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.rootDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
+                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d);
+                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
                         }
                     })
                 );
@@ -231,14 +231,21 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     isContentActive = () => this.props.isSelected() || this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isAnyChildContentActive();
     isChildContentActive = () => {
-        const childDocsActive = this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.rootDoc.childDocumentsActive;
+        const childDocsActive = this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.Document.childDocumentsActive;
         return this.props.isContentActive?.() === false || childDocsActive === false
             ? false //
             : this.props.isDocumentActive?.() && childDocsActive
             ? true
             : undefined;
     };
-    getDisplayDoc = (layout: Doc, dxf: () => Transform, width: () => number, height: () => number, shouldNotScale: () => boolean) => {
+    getDisplayDoc = (layout: Doc) => {
+        const height = () => this.lookupPixels(layout);
+        const width = () => this.props.PanelWidth() - 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin) - (BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
+        const dxf = () =>
+            this.lookupIndividualTransform(layout)
+                .translate(-NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin), -NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin))
+                .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const shouldNotScale = () => this.props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(layout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
         return (
             <DocumentView
                 Document={layout}
@@ -252,13 +259,13 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 PanelHeight={height}
                 shouldNotScale={shouldNotScale}
                 rootSelected={this.rootSelected}
-                dropAction={StrCast(this.rootDoc.childDragAction) as dropActionType}
+                dropAction={StrCast(this.Document.childDragAction) as dropActionType}
                 onClick={this.onChildClickHandler}
                 onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={dxf}
                 isContentActive={this.isChildContentActive}
                 isDocumentActive={this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() || this.Document._childDocumentsActive ? this.props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
-                hideResizeHandles={this.props.childHideResizeHandles?.()}
+                hideResizeHandles={layout.layout_fitWidth || this.props.childHideResizeHandles?.() ? true : false}
                 hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle?.()}
                 fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox}
                 dragAction={this.props.childDragAction}
@@ -274,6 +281,7 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
                 pinToPres={this.props.pinToPres}
                 bringToFront={returnFalse}
+                dontCenter={StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_dontCenter) as any} // 'y', 'x', 'xy'
             />
         );
     };
@@ -284,24 +292,13 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
     @computed
     private get contents(): JSX.Element[] | null {
         const { childLayoutPairs } = this;
-        const { Document, PanelWidth } = this.props;
         const collector: JSX.Element[] = [];
         for (let i = 0; i < childLayoutPairs.length; i++) {
             const { layout } = childLayoutPairs[i];
-            const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(layout, undefined, true);
-            const height = () => this.lookupPixels(layout);
-            const width = () => PanelWidth() - 2 * NumCast(Document._xMargin) - (BoolCast(Document.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
-            const docheight = () => Math.min(width() / aspect, height());
-            const docwidth = () => (layout._layout_reflowHorizontal ? width() : Math.min(width(), docheight() * aspect));
-            const dxf = () =>
-                this.lookupIndividualTransform(layout)
-                    .translate(-NumCast(Document._xMargin) - (width() - docwidth()) / 2, -NumCast(Document._yMargin) - (height() - docheight()) / 2)
-                    .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-            const shouldNotScale = () => this.props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(layout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
             collector.push(
-                <div className="document-wrapper" style={{ height: height() }} key={'wrapper' + i}>
-                    {this.getDisplayDoc(layout, dxf, docwidth, docheight, shouldNotScale)}
-                    <HeightLabel layout={layout} collectionDoc={Document} />
+                <div className="document-wrapper" style={{ flexDirection: 'row', height: this.lookupPixels(layout) }} key={'wrapper' + i}>
+                    {this.getDisplayDoc(layout)}
+                    <HeightLabel layout={layout} collectionDoc={this.Document} />
                 </div>,
                 <ResizeBar
                     height={resizerHeight}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
index 190e4ff2a..22b80e21d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
     }
 
     @computed get _selectedDocs() {
-        const selected = SelectionManager.Docs().filter(doc => Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocCast(doc.embedContainer), this.rootDoc));
+        const selected = SelectionManager.Docs().filter(doc => Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocCast(doc.embedContainer), this.Document));
         if (!selected.length) {
             for (const sel of SelectionManager.Docs()) {
                 const contextPath = DocumentManager.GetContextPath(sel, true);
-                if (contextPath.includes(this.rootDoc)) {
-                    const parentInd = contextPath.indexOf(this.rootDoc);
+                if (contextPath.includes(this.Document)) {
+                    const parentInd = contextPath.indexOf(this.Document);
                     return parentInd < contextPath.length - 1 ? [contextPath[parentInd + 1]] : [];
                 }
             }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
         Object.entries(this._documentOptions).forEach((pair: [string, FInfo]) => this.fieldInfos.set(pair[0], pair[1]));
         this._keysDisposer = observe(
-            this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey ?? 'data'] as List<Doc>,
+            this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey ?? 'data'] as List<Doc>,
             change => {
                 switch (change.type as any) {
                     case 'splice':
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
                         (change as any).added.forEach((doc: Doc) => // for each document added 
                             Doc.GetAllPrototypes(doc.value as Doc).forEach(proto => // for all of its prototypes (and itself)
                                 Object.keys(proto).forEach(action(key => // check if any of its keys are new, and add them
-                                    !this.fieldInfos.get(key) && this.fieldInfos.set(key, new FInfo(''))))));
+                                    !this.fieldInfos.get(key) && this.fieldInfos.set(key, new FInfo(key, key === 'author'))))));
                         break;
                     case 'update': //let oldValue = change.oldValue; // fill this in if the entire child list will ever be reassigned with a new list
                 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
index 9d5b533d1..2c251d3cf 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
     }
 
     @computed get defaultCellContent() {
-        const { color, textDecoration, fieldProps } = SchemaTableCell.renderProps(this.props);
+        const { color, textDecoration, fieldProps, pointerEvents } = SchemaTableCell.renderProps(this.props);
 
         return (
             <div
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
                     color,
                     textDecoration,
                     width: '100%',
+                    pointerEvents,
                 }}>
                 <EditableView
                     oneLine={this.props.oneLine}
diff --git a/src/client/views/global/globalScripts.ts b/src/client/views/global/globalScripts.ts
index 3af523d73..fda3f731d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/global/globalScripts.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/global/globalScripts.ts
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function toggleCharStyle(charStyle: attrname, checkResult?:
     const editorView = textView?.EditorView;
     // prettier-ignore
     const alignments:attrfuncs[] = (['left','right','center','vcent'] as ("left"|"center"|"right"|"vcent")[]).map((where) =>
-        [ where, {      checkResult: () =>(editorView ? (where === 'vcent' ?  SelectionManager.Docs().some(doc => doc.layout_centered):
+        [ where, {      checkResult: () =>(editorView ? (where === 'vcent' ?  RichTextMenu.Instance.textVcenter:
                                                                               (RichTextMenu.Instance.textAlign === where)): 
-                                                         where === 'vcent' ? BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc().layout_centered):
+                                                         where === 'vcent' ? BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc()._layout_centered):
                                                                               (Doc.UserDoc().textAlign ===where) ? true:false),
-                        toggle: () => (editorView?.state ? (where === 'vcent' ? SelectionManager.Docs().forEach(doc => doc.layout_centered = !doc.layout_centered):
+                        toggle: () => (editorView?.state ? (where === 'vcent' ? RichTextMenu.Instance.vcenterToggle(editorView, editorView.dispatch):
                                                                               RichTextMenu.Instance.align(editorView, editorView.dispatch, where)):
-                                                            where === 'vcent' ?  Doc.UserDoc().layout_centered = !Doc.UserDoc().layout_centered:
+                                                            where === 'vcent' ?  Doc.UserDoc()._layout_centered = !Doc.UserDoc()._layout_centered:
                                                                               (Doc.UserDoc().textAlign = where))}]); // prettier-ignore
     // prettier-ignore
     const listings:attrfuncs[] = (['bullet','decimal'] as attrname[]).map(list =>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
index 8d80f1364..807a77233 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ export class AudioBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 const newDoc = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('', NumCast(this.rootDoc.x), NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) + 10, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width), 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height));
                 const textField = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc);
                 Doc.GetProto(newDoc)[`${textField}_recordingSource`] = this.dataDoc;
-                Doc.GetProto(newDoc)[`${textField}_recordingStart`] = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self.${textField}_recordingSource.${this.fieldKey}_recordingStart`);
-                Doc.GetProto(newDoc).mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self.${textField}_recordingSource.mediaState`);
+                Doc.GetProto(newDoc)[`${textField}_recordingStart`] = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.${textField}_recordingSource.${this.fieldKey}_recordingStart`);
+                Doc.GetProto(newDoc).mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.${textField}_recordingSource.mediaState`);
                 if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc)) {
                     newDoc.overlayX = this.rootDoc.x;
                     newDoc.overlayY = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._height);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
index dd16ab71b..5b4fb3e29 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { ComputedField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
@@ -15,14 +15,16 @@ import { StyleProp } from '../StyleProvider';
 import './CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.scss';
 import { DocumentView, DocumentViewProps, OpenWhere } from './DocumentView';
 import React = require('react');
+import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../../util/ScriptingGlobals';
 
 export interface CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewWrapperProps extends DocumentViewProps {
     x: number;
     y: number;
     z: number;
-    width: number; // -1 means use PanelWidth which should be the same as the Document's width, but avoids the delay of waiting for the width prop to change in PanelWidth function
-    height: number; // -1 means use PanelHeight
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
     zIndex?: number;
+    autoDim?: number; // 1 means use Panel Width/Height, 0 means use width/height
     rotation?: number;
     color?: string;
     backgroundColor?: string;
@@ -72,8 +74,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewWrapper extends DocComponent<Collecti
     w_Transition = ()      => this.Transition; // prettier-ignore
     w_DataTransition = ()  => this.DataTransition; // prettier-ignore
 
-    PanelWidth = ()        => this.Width  > 0 ? this.Width : this.props.PanelWidth?.(); // prettier-ignore
-    PanelHeight = ()       => this.Height > 0 ? this.Height : this.props.PanelHeight?.(); // prettier-ignore
+    PanelWidth = ()        => this.props.autoDim ? this.props.PanelWidth?.() : this.Width; // prettier-ignore
+    PanelHeight = ()       => this.props.autoDim ? this.props.PanelHeight?.() : this.Height; // prettier-ignore
     @action
     componentDidUpdate() {
         this.WrapperKeys.forEach(keys => ((this as any)[keys.upper] = (this.props as any)[keys.lower]));
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ export interface CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewProps {
 @observer
 export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends DocComponent<CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewProps & DocumentViewProps>() {
     get displayName() { // this makes mobx trace() statements more descriptive
-        return 'CollectionFreeFormDocumentView(' + this.rootDoc.title + ')';
+        return 'CollectionFreeFormDocumentView(' + this.Document.title + ')';
     } // prettier-ignore
     public static animFields: { key: string; val?: number }[] = [
         { key: 'x' },
@@ -148,14 +150,14 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends DocComponent<CollectionFreeF
 
     public static getValues(doc: Doc, time: number, fillIn: boolean = true) {
         return CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.reduce((p, val) => {
-            p[val.key] = Cast(doc[`${val.key}-indexed`], listSpec('number'), fillIn ? [NumCast(doc[val.key], val.val)] : []).reduce((p, v, i) => ((i <= Math.round(time) && v !== undefined) || p === undefined ? v : p), undefined as any as number);
+            p[val.key] = Cast(doc[`${val.key}_indexed`], listSpec('number'), fillIn ? [NumCast(doc[val.key], val.val)] : []).reduce((p, v, i) => ((i <= Math.round(time) && v !== undefined) || p === undefined ? v : p), undefined as any as number);
             return p;
         }, {} as { [val: string]: Opt<number> });
     }
 
     public static getStringValues(doc: Doc, time: number) {
         return CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animStringFields.reduce((p, val) => {
-            p[val] = Cast(doc[`${val}-indexed`], listSpec('string'), [StrCast(doc[val])]).reduce((p, v, i) => ((i <= Math.round(time) && v !== undefined) || p === undefined ? v : p), undefined as any as string);
+            p[val] = Cast(doc[`${val}_indexed`], listSpec('string'), [StrCast(doc[val])]).reduce((p, v, i) => ((i <= Math.round(time) && v !== undefined) || p === undefined ? v : p), undefined as any as string);
             return p;
         }, {} as { [val: string]: Opt<string> });
     }
@@ -163,40 +165,52 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends DocComponent<CollectionFreeF
     public static setStringValues(time: number, d: Doc, vals: { [val: string]: Opt<string> }) {
         const timecode = Math.round(time);
         Object.keys(vals).forEach(val => {
-            const findexed = Cast(d[`${val}-indexed`], listSpec('string'), []).slice();
+            const findexed = Cast(d[`${val}_indexed`], listSpec('string'), []).slice();
             findexed[timecode] = vals[val] as any as string;
-            d[`${val}-indexed`] = new List<string>(findexed);
+            d[`${val}_indexed`] = new List<string>(findexed);
         });
     }
 
     public static setValues(time: number, d: Doc, vals: { [val: string]: Opt<number> }) {
         const timecode = Math.round(time);
         Object.keys(vals).forEach(val => {
-            const findexed = Cast(d[`${val}-indexed`], listSpec('number'), []).slice();
+            const findexed = Cast(d[`${val}_indexed`], listSpec('number'), []).slice();
             findexed[timecode] = vals[val] as any as number;
-            d[`${val}-indexed`] = new List<number>(findexed);
+            d[`${val}_indexed`] = new List<number>(findexed);
         });
     }
+    public static gotoKeyFrame(doc: Doc, newFrame: number) {
+        if (doc) {
+            const childDocs = DocListCast(doc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc)]);
+            const currentFrame = Cast(doc._currentFrame, 'number', null);
+            if (currentFrame === undefined) {
+                doc._currentFrame = 0;
+                CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.setupKeyframes(childDocs, 0);
+            }
+            CollectionFreeFormView.updateKeyframe(undefined, [...childDocs, doc], currentFrame || 0);
+            doc._currentFrame = newFrame === undefined ? 0 : Math.max(0, newFrame);
+        }
+    }
 
     public static setupKeyframes(docs: Doc[], currTimecode: number, makeAppear: boolean = false) {
         docs.forEach(doc => {
             if (doc.appearFrame === undefined) doc.appearFrame = currTimecode;
-            if (!doc['opacity-indexed']) {
+            if (!doc['opacity_indexed']) {
                 // opacity is unlike other fields because it's value should not be undefined before it appears to enable it to fade-in
-                doc['opacity-indexed'] = new List<number>(numberRange(currTimecode + 1).map(t => (!doc.z && makeAppear && t < NumCast(doc.appearFrame) ? 0 : 1)));
+                doc['opacity_indexed'] = new List<number>(numberRange(currTimecode + 1).map(t => (!doc.z && makeAppear && t < NumCast(doc.appearFrame) ? 0 : 1)));
             }
             CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animFields.forEach(val => (doc[val.key] = ComputedField.MakeInterpolatedNumber(val.key, 'activeFrame', doc, currTimecode, val.val)));
             CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animStringFields.forEach(val => (doc[val] = ComputedField.MakeInterpolatedString(val, 'activeFrame', doc, currTimecode)));
             CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.animDataFields(doc).forEach(val => (doc[val] = ComputedField.MakeInterpolatedDataField(val, 'activeFrame', doc, currTimecode)));
             const targetDoc = doc; // data fields, like rtf 'text' exist on the data doc, so
             //doc !== targetDoc && (targetDoc.embedContainer = doc.embedContainer); // the computed fields don't see the layout doc -- need to copy the embedContainer to the data doc (HACK!!!) and set the activeFrame on the data doc (HACK!!!)
-            targetDoc.activeFrame = ComputedField.MakeFunction('self.embedContainer?._currentFrame||0');
+            targetDoc.activeFrame = ComputedField.MakeFunction('this.embedContainer?._currentFrame||0');
             targetDoc.dataTransition = 'inherit';
         });
     }
 
     @action public float = () => {
-        const topDoc = this.rootDoc;
+        const topDoc = this.Document;
         const containerDocView = this.props.docViewPath().lastElement();
         const screenXf = containerDocView?.screenToLocalTransform();
         if (screenXf) {
@@ -238,7 +252,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends DocComponent<CollectionFreeF
     //  undefined - this is not activated by a group
     isGroupActive = () => {
         if (this.CollectionFreeFormView.isAnyChildContentActive()) return undefined;
-        const isGroup = this.rootDoc._isGroup && (!this.rootDoc.backgroundColor || this.rootDoc.backgroundColor === 'transparent');
+        const isGroup = this.Document.isGroup && (!this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor || this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor === 'transparent');
         return isGroup ? (this.props.isDocumentActive?.() ? 'group' : this.props.isGroupActive?.() ? 'child' : 'inactive') : this.props.isGroupActive?.() ? 'child' : undefined;
     };
     public static CollectionFreeFormDocViewClassName = 'collectionFreeFormDocumentView-container';
@@ -265,3 +279,6 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends DocComponent<CollectionFreeF
         );
     }
 }
+ScriptingGlobals.add(function gotoFrame(doc: any, newFrame: any) {
+    CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.gotoKeyFrame(doc, newFrame);
+});
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
index 8c8c987fe..eed787b6d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { computed } from 'mobx';
+import { computed, trace } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
 import { AclPrivate } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export const ObserverJsxParser: typeof JsxParser = ObserverJsxParser1 as any;
 
 interface HTMLtagProps {
     Document: Doc;
-    RootDoc: Doc;
     htmltag: string;
     onClick?: ScriptField;
     onInput?: ScriptField;
@@ -90,18 +89,18 @@ interface HTMLtagProps {
 export class HTMLtag extends React.Component<HTMLtagProps> {
     click = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         const clickScript = (this.props as any).onClick as Opt<ScriptField>;
-        clickScript?.script.run({ this: this.props.Document, self: this.props.RootDoc, scale: this.props.scaling });
+        clickScript?.script.run({ this: this.props.Document, self: this.props.Document, scale: this.props.scaling });
     };
     onInput = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
         const onInputScript = (this.props as any).onInput as Opt<ScriptField>;
-        onInputScript?.script.run({ this: this.props.Document, self: this.props.RootDoc, value: (e.target as any).textContent });
+        onInputScript?.script.run({ this: this.props.Document, self: this.props.Document, value: (e.target as any).textContent });
     };
     render() {
         const style: { [key: string]: any } = {};
-        const divKeys = OmitKeys(this.props, ['children', 'dragStarting', 'dragEnding', 'htmltag', 'RootDoc', 'scaling', 'Document', 'key', 'onInput', 'onClick', '__proto__']).omit;
+        const divKeys = OmitKeys(this.props, ['children', 'dragStarting', 'dragEnding', 'htmltag', 'scaling', 'Document', 'key', 'onInput', 'onClick', '__proto__']).omit;
         const replacer = (match: any, expr: string, offset: any, string: any) => {
-            // bcz: this executes a script to convert a propery expression string:  { script }  into a value
-            return (ScriptField.MakeFunction(expr, { self: Doc.name, this: Doc.name, scale: 'number' })?.script.run({ self: this.props.RootDoc, this: this.props.Document, scale: this.props.scaling }).result as string) || '';
+            // bcz: this executes a script to convert a property expression string:  { script }  into a value
+            return (ScriptField.MakeFunction(expr, { self: Doc.name, this: Doc.name, scale: 'number' })?.script.run({ self: this.props.Document, this: this.props.Document, scale: this.props.scaling }).result as string) || '';
         };
         Object.keys(divKeys).map((prop: string) => {
             const p = (this.props as any)[prop] as string;
@@ -119,9 +118,6 @@ export class HTMLtag extends React.Component<HTMLtagProps> {
 @observer
 export class DocumentContentsView extends React.Component<
     DocumentViewProps & {
-        isSelected: () => boolean;
-        select: (ctrl: boolean) => void;
-        NativeDimScaling?: () => number;
         setHeight?: (height: number) => void;
         layout_fieldKey: string;
     }
@@ -137,6 +133,10 @@ export class DocumentContentsView extends React.Component<
         return '<p>Loading layout</p>';
     }
 
+    componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<DocumentViewProps & { setHeight?: ((height: number) => void) | undefined; layout_fieldKey: string }>, prevState: Readonly<{}>, snapshot?: any): void {
+        Object.keys(prevProps).forEach(pkey => (prevProps as any)[pkey] !== (this.props as any)[pkey] && console.log(pkey + ' ' + (prevProps as any)[pkey] + ' ' + (this.props as any)[pkey]));
+    }
+
     get dataDoc() {
         const proto = this.props.DataDoc || Doc.GetProto(this.props.Document);
         return proto instanceof Promise ? undefined : proto;
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ export class DocumentContentsView extends React.Component<
         ];
         const list = {
             ...OmitKeys(this.props, [...docOnlyProps], '').omit,
-            RootDoc: Cast(this.layoutDoc?.rootDocument, Doc, null) || this.layoutDoc,
             Document: this.layoutDoc,
             DataDoc: this.dataDoc,
             onClick: onClick,
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ export class DocumentContentsView extends React.Component<
 
         // replace HTML<tag> with corresponding HTML tag as in:  <HTMLdiv> becomes  <HTMLtag Document={props.Document} htmltag='div'>
         const replacer2 = (match: any, p1: string, offset: any, string: any) => {
-            return `<HTMLtag RootDoc={props.RootDoc} Document={props.Document} scaling='${this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1}' htmltag='${p1}'`;
+            return `<HTMLtag Document={props.Document} scaling='${this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1}' htmltag='${p1}'`;
         };
         layoutFrame = layoutFrame.replace(/<HTML([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/g, replacer2);
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index ef2736b6d..f89768d3d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         return Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.layoutDoc);
     }
     @computed get layout_showTitle() {
-        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.ShowTitle) as Opt<string>;
+        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.ShowTitle) as Opt<string>;
     }
     @computed get NativeDimScaling() {
         return this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1;
@@ -302,13 +302,13 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     }
     @computed get widgetDecorations() {
         TraceMobx();
-        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Decorations);
+        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Decorations);
     }
     @computed get backgroundBoxColor() {
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor + ':box');
     }
     @computed get docContents() {
-        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.DocContents);
+        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.Document, this.props, StyleProp.DocContents);
     }
     @computed get headerMargin() {
         return this.props?.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.HeaderMargin) || 0;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                 // undefined - it is not active, but it should be responsive to actions that might activate it or its contents (eg clicking)
                 return this.props.isContentActive() === false || this.props.pointerEvents?.() === 'none'
                     ? false
-                    : Doc.ActiveTool !== InkTool.None || SnappingManager.GetCanEmbed() || this.rootSelected() || this.rootDoc.forceActive || this._componentView?.isAnyChildContentActive?.() || this.props.isContentActive()
+                    : Doc.ActiveTool !== InkTool.None || SnappingManager.GetCanEmbed() || this.rootSelected() || this.Document.forceActive || this._componentView?.isAnyChildContentActive?.() || this.props.isContentActive()
                     ? true
                     : undefined;
             },
@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     startDragging(x: number, y: number, dropAction: dropActionType, hideSource = false) {
         if (this._mainCont.current) {
             const views = SelectionManager.Views().filter(dv => dv.docView?._mainCont.current);
-            const selected = views.length > 1 && views.some(dv => dv.rootDoc === this.Document) ? views : [this.props.DocumentView()];
-            const dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData(selected.map(dv => dv.rootDoc));
+            const selected = views.length > 1 && views.some(dv => dv.Document === this.Document) ? views : [this.props.DocumentView()];
+            const dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData(selected.map(dv => dv.Document));
             const [left, top] = this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().scale(this.NativeDimScaling).inverse().transformPoint(0, 0);
             dragData.offset = this.props
                 .ScreenToLocalTransform()
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             dragData.removeDocument = this.props.removeDocument;
             dragData.moveDocument = this.props.moveDocument;
             dragData.draggedViews = [this.props.DocumentView()];
-            dragData.canEmbed = this.rootDoc.dragAction ?? this.props.dragAction ? true : false;
+            dragData.canEmbed = this.Document.dragAction ?? this.props.dragAction ? true : false;
             DragManager.StartDocumentDrag(
                 selected.map(dv => dv.docView!._mainCont.current!),
                 dragData,
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
     defaultRestoreTargetView = (docView: DocumentView, anchor: Doc, focusSpeed: number, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
         const targetMatch =
-            Doc.AreProtosEqual(anchor, this.rootDoc) || // anchor is this document, so anchor's properties apply to this document
-            (DocCast(anchor)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocCast(anchor.annotationOn), this.rootDoc)) // the anchor is an layout_unrendered annotation on this document, so anchor properties apply to this document
+            Doc.AreProtosEqual(anchor, this.Document) || // anchor is this document, so anchor's properties apply to this document
+            (DocCast(anchor)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocCast(anchor.annotationOn), this.Document)) // the anchor is an layout_unrendered annotation on this document, so anchor properties apply to this document
                 ? true
                 : false;
         return targetMatch && PresBox.restoreTargetDocView(docView, anchor, focusSpeed) ? focusSpeed : undefined;
@@ -450,23 +450,22 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         if (!this.Document.ignoreClick && this.props.renderDepth >= 0 && Utils.isClick(e.clientX, e.clientY, this._downX, this._downY, this._downTime)) {
             let stopPropagate = true;
             let preventDefault = true;
-            !this.rootDoc._keepZWhenDragged && this.props.bringToFront(this.rootDoc);
+            !this.layoutDoc._keepZWhenDragged && this.props.bringToFront(this.Document);
             if (this._doubleTap) {
                 const defaultDblclick = this.props.defaultDoubleClick?.() || this.Document.defaultDoubleClick;
                 if (this.onDoubleClickHandler?.script) {
                     const { clientX, clientY, shiftKey, altKey, ctrlKey } = e; // or we could call e.persist() to capture variables
                     // prettier-ignore
                     const func = () => this.onDoubleClickHandler.script.run( {
-                            this: this.layoutDoc,
-                            self: this.rootDoc,
+                            this: this.Document,
                             scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext,
                             documentView: this.props.DocumentView(),
                             clientX, clientY,  altKey,  shiftKey,  ctrlKey,
                             value: undefined,
                         }, console.log  );
                     UndoManager.RunInBatch(() => (func().result?.select === true ? this.props.select(false) : ''), 'on double click');
-                } else if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && (defaultDblclick === undefined || defaultDblclick === 'default')) {
-                    UndoManager.RunInBatch(() => LightboxView.Instance.AddDocTab(this.rootDoc, OpenWhere.lightbox), 'double tap');
+                } else if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.Document) && (defaultDblclick === undefined || defaultDblclick === 'default')) {
+                    UndoManager.RunInBatch(() => LightboxView.Instance.AddDocTab(this.Document, OpenWhere.lightbox), 'double tap');
                     SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
                     Doc.UnBrushDoc(this.props.Document);
                 } else {
@@ -488,8 +487,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                         DocumentViewInternal.addDocTabFunc = this.props.addDocTab;
                         this.onClickHandler?.script.run(
                             {
-                                this: this.layoutDoc,
-                                self: this.rootDoc,
+                                this: this.Document,
                                 _readOnly_: false,
                                 scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext,
                                 documentView: this.props.DocumentView(),
@@ -505,7 +503,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                             : '';
                         DocumentViewInternal.addDocTabFunc = oldFunc;
                     };
-                    clickFunc = () => UndoManager.RunInBatch(func, 'click ' + this.rootDoc.title);
+                    clickFunc = () => UndoManager.RunInBatch(func, 'click ' + this.Document.title);
                 } else {
                     // onDragStart implies a button doc that we don't want to select when clicking. RootDocument & isTemplateForField implies we're clicking on part of a template instance and we want to select the whole template, not the part
                     if ((this.layoutDoc.onDragStart || this.props.Document.rootDocument) && !(e.ctrlKey || e.button > 0)) {
@@ -516,7 +514,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                 const sendToBack = e.altKey;
                 this._singleClickFunc =
                     // prettier-ignore
-                    clickFunc ?? (() => (sendToBack ? this.props.DocumentView().props.bringToFront(this.rootDoc, true) : 
+                    clickFunc ?? (() => (sendToBack ? this.props.DocumentView().props.bringToFront(this.Document, true) : 
                                                       this._componentView?.select?.(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey, e.shiftKey) ?? 
                                         this.props.select(e.ctrlKey||e.shiftKey, e.metaKey)));
                 const waitFordblclick = this.props.waitForDoubleClickToClick?.() ?? this.Document.waitForDoubleClickToClick;
@@ -538,7 +536,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         if (this.props.isGroupActive?.() === 'child' && !this.props.isDocumentActive?.()) return;
         this._longPressSelector = setTimeout(() => {
             if (DocumentView.LongPress) {
-                if (this.rootDoc.undoIgnoreFields) {
+                if (this.Document.undoIgnoreFields) {
                     runInAction(() => (UndoStack.HideInline = !UndoStack.HideInline));
                 } else {
                     this.props.select(false);
@@ -563,10 +561,10 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             ) {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 // don't preventDefault anymore.  Goldenlayout, PDF text selection and RTF text selection all need it to go though
-                //if (this.props.isSelected(true) && this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.PDF && this.layoutDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking) e.preventDefault();
+                //if (this.props.isSelected(true) && this.Document.type !== DocumentType.PDF && this.layoutDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking) e.preventDefault();
 
                 // listen to move events if document content isn't active or document is draggable
-                if (!this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition && (!this.isContentActive() || BoolCast(this.rootDoc._dragWhenActive, this.props.dragWhenActive))) {
+                if (!this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition && (!this.isContentActive() || BoolCast(this.layoutDoc._dragWhenActive, this.props.dragWhenActive))) {
                     document.addEventListener('pointermove', this.onPointerMove);
                 }
             }
@@ -596,9 +594,9 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         this._longPressSelector && clearTimeout(this._longPressSelector);
 
         if (this.onPointerUpHandler?.script) {
-            this.onPointerUpHandler.script.run({ self: this.rootDoc, this: this.layoutDoc }, console.log);
+            this.onPointerUpHandler.script.run({ this: this.Document }, console.log);
         } else if (e.button === 0 && Utils.isClick(e.clientX, e.clientY, this._downX, this._downY, this._downTime)) {
-            this._doubleTap = (this.onDoubleClickHandler?.script || this.rootDoc.defaultDoubleClick !== 'ignore') && Date.now() - this._lastTap < Utils.CLICK_TIME;
+            this._doubleTap = (this.onDoubleClickHandler?.script || this.Document.defaultDoubleClick !== 'ignore') && Date.now() - this._lastTap < Utils.CLICK_TIME;
             if (!this.isContentActive()) this._lastTap = Date.now(); // don't want to process the start of a double tap if the doucment is selected
         }
         if (DocumentView.LongPress) e.preventDefault();
@@ -607,7 +605,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     @undoBatch
     @action
     toggleFollowLink = (zoom?: boolean, setTargetToggle?: boolean): void => {
-        const hadOnClick = this.rootDoc.onClick;
+        const hadOnClick = this.Document.onClick;
         this.noOnClick();
         this.Document.onClick = hadOnClick ? undefined : FollowLinkScript();
         this.Document.waitForDoubleClickToClick = hadOnClick ? undefined : 'never';
@@ -653,11 +651,11 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         const linkdrag = de.complete.annoDragData ?? de.complete.linkDragData;
         if (linkdrag) {
             linkdrag.linkSourceDoc = linkdrag.linkSourceGetAnchor();
-            if (linkdrag.linkSourceDoc && linkdrag.linkSourceDoc !== this.rootDoc) {
+            if (linkdrag.linkSourceDoc && linkdrag.linkSourceDoc !== this.Document) {
                 if (de.complete.annoDragData && !de.complete.annoDragData.dropDocument) {
                     de.complete.annoDragData.dropDocument = de.complete.annoDragData.dropDocCreator(undefined);
                 }
-                if (de.complete.annoDragData || this.rootDoc !== linkdrag.linkSourceDoc.embedContainer) {
+                if (de.complete.annoDragData || this.Document !== linkdrag.linkSourceDoc.embedContainer) {
                     const dropDoc = de.complete.annoDragData?.dropDocument ?? this._componentView?.getAnchor?.(true) ?? this.rootDoc;
                     de.complete.linkDocument = DocUtils.MakeLink(linkdrag.linkSourceDoc, dropDoc, {}, undefined, [de.x, de.y - 50]);
                     if (de.complete.linkDocument) {
@@ -713,7 +711,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
     @action
     onContextMenu = (e?: React.MouseEvent, pageX?: number, pageY?: number) => {
-        if (e && this.rootDoc._layout_hideContextMenu && Doc.noviceMode) {
+        if (e && this.layoutDoc._layout_hideContextMenu && Doc.noviceMode) {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
             //!this.props.isSelected(true) && SelectionManager.SelectView(this.props.DocumentView(), false);
@@ -738,7 +736,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
         if (e && !(e.nativeEvent as any).dash) {
             const onDisplay = () => {
-                if (this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.MAP) DocumentViewInternal.SelectAfterContextMenu && !this.props.isSelected() && SelectionManager.SelectView(this.props.DocumentView(), false); // on a mac, the context menu is triggered on mouse down, but a YouTube video becaomes interactive when selected which means that the context menu won't show up.  by delaying the selection until hopefully after the pointer up, the context menu will appear.
+                if (this.Document.type !== DocumentType.MAP) DocumentViewInternal.SelectAfterContextMenu && !this.props.isSelected() && SelectionManager.SelectView(this.props.DocumentView(), false); // on a mac, the context menu is triggered on mouse down, but a YouTube video becaomes interactive when selected which means that the context menu won't show up.  by delaying the selection until hopefully after the pointer up, the context menu will appear.
                 setTimeout(() => simulateMouseClick(document.elementFromPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY), e.clientX, e.clientY, e.screenX, e.screenY));
             };
             if (navigator.userAgent.includes('Macintosh')) {
@@ -751,11 +749,9 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
         const customScripts = Cast(this.props.Document.contextMenuScripts, listSpec(ScriptField), []);
         StrListCast(this.Document.contextMenuLabels).forEach((label, i) =>
-            cm.addItem({ description: label, event: () => customScripts[i]?.script.run({ documentView: this, this: this.layoutDoc, scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext, self: this.rootDoc }), icon: 'sticky-note' })
+            cm.addItem({ description: label, event: () => customScripts[i]?.script.run({ documentView: this, this: this.Document, scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext }), icon: 'sticky-note' })
         );
-        this.props
-            .contextMenuItems?.()
-            .forEach(item => item.label && cm.addItem({ description: item.label, event: () => item.script.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext, self: this.rootDoc }), icon: item.icon as IconProp }));
+        this.props.contextMenuItems?.().forEach(item => item.label && cm.addItem({ description: item.label, event: () => item.script.script.run({ this: this.Document, scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext }), icon: item.icon as IconProp }));
 
         if (!this.props.Document.isFolder) {
             const templateDoc = Cast(this.props.Document[StrCast(this.props.Document.layout_fieldKey)], Doc, null);
@@ -765,22 +761,22 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             if (this.props.renderDepth === 0) {
                 appearanceItems.splice(0, 0, { description: 'Open in Lightbox', event: () => LightboxView.Instance.SetLightboxDoc(this.rootDoc), icon: 'external-link-alt' });
             }
-            this.rootDoc.type === DocumentType.PRES && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Pin', event: () => this.props.pinToPres(this.rootDoc, {}), icon: 'eye' });
+            this.Document.type === DocumentType.PRES && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Pin', event: () => this.props.pinToPres(this.rootDoc, {}), icon: 'eye' });
             !Doc.noviceMode && templateDoc && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Open Template   ', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(templateDoc, OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'eye' });
             !appearance && appearanceItems.length && cm.addItem({ description: 'Appearance...', subitems: appearanceItems, icon: 'compass' });
 
-            if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.PRES && ![CollectionViewType.Docking, CollectionViewType.Tree].includes(this.rootDoc._type_collection as any)) {
+            if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.Document) && this.Document.type !== DocumentType.PRES && ![CollectionViewType.Docking, CollectionViewType.Tree].includes(this.Document._type_collection as any)) {
                 const existingOnClick = cm.findByDescription('OnClick...');
                 const onClicks: ContextMenuProps[] = existingOnClick && 'subitems' in existingOnClick ? existingOnClick.subitems : [];
 
                 if (this.props.bringToFront !== emptyFunction) {
                     const zorders = cm.findByDescription('ZOrder...');
                     const zorderItems: ContextMenuProps[] = zorders && 'subitems' in zorders ? zorders.subitems : [];
-                    zorderItems.push({ description: 'Bring to Front', event: () => SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => dv.props.bringToFront(dv.rootDoc, false)), icon: 'arrow-up' });
-                    zorderItems.push({ description: 'Send to Back', event: () => SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => dv.props.bringToFront(dv.rootDoc, true)), icon: 'arrow-down' });
+                    zorderItems.push({ description: 'Bring to Front', event: () => SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => dv.props.bringToFront(dv.Document, false)), icon: 'arrow-up' });
+                    zorderItems.push({ description: 'Send to Back', event: () => SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => dv.props.bringToFront(dv.Document, true)), icon: 'arrow-down' });
                     zorderItems.push({
-                        description: !this.rootDoc._keepZDragged ? 'Keep ZIndex when dragged' : 'Allow ZIndex to change when dragged',
-                        event: undoBatch(action(() => (this.rootDoc._keepZWhenDragged = !this.rootDoc._keepZWhenDragged))),
+                        description: !this.layoutDoc._keepZDragged ? 'Keep ZIndex when dragged' : 'Allow ZIndex to change when dragged',
+                        event: undoBatch(action(() => (this.layoutDoc._keepZWhenDragged = !this.layoutDoc._keepZWhenDragged))),
                         icon: 'hand-point-up',
                     });
                     !zorders && cm.addItem({ description: 'Z Order...', addDivider: true, noexpand: true, subitems: zorderItems, icon: 'layer-group' });
@@ -816,7 +812,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
             const more = cm.findByDescription('More...');
             const moreItems = more && 'subitems' in more ? more.subitems : [];
-            if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc)) {
+            if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.Document)) {
                 if (!Doc.noviceMode) {
                     moreItems.push({ description: 'Make View of Metadata Field', event: () => Doc.MakeMetadataFieldTemplate(this.props.Document, this.props.DataDoc), icon: 'concierge-bell' });
                     moreItems.push({ description: `${this.Document._chromeHidden ? 'Show' : 'Hide'} Chrome`, event: () => (this.Document._chromeHidden = !this.Document._chromeHidden), icon: 'project-diagram' });
@@ -833,9 +829,9 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             !more && moreItems.length && cm.addItem({ description: 'More...', subitems: moreItems, icon: 'compass' });
         }
         const constantItems: ContextMenuProps[] = [];
-        if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && this.rootDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking) {
+        if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.Document) && this.Document._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking) {
             constantItems.push({ description: 'Zip Export', icon: 'download', event: async () => Doc.Zip(this.props.Document) });
-            (this.rootDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking || !Doc.noviceMode) && constantItems.push({ description: 'Share', event: () => SharingManager.Instance.open(this.props.DocumentView()), icon: 'users' });
+            (this.Document._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking || !Doc.noviceMode) && constantItems.push({ description: 'Share', event: () => SharingManager.Instance.open(this.props.DocumentView()), icon: 'users' });
             if (this.props.removeDocument && Doc.ActiveDashboard !== this.props.Document) {
                 // need option to gray out menu items ... preferably with a '?' that explains why they're grayed out (eg., no permissions)
                 constantItems.push({ description: 'Close', event: this.deleteClicked, icon: 'times' });
@@ -847,8 +843,8 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         const help = cm.findByDescription('Help...');
         const helpItems: ContextMenuProps[] = help && 'subitems' in help ? help.subitems : [];
         !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Text Shortcuts Ctrl+/', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(Docs.Create.PdfDocument('/assets/cheat-sheet.pdf', { _width: 300, _height: 300 }), OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'keyboard' });
-        !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print Document in Console', event: () => console.log(this.props.Document), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
-        !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print DataDoc in Console', event: () => console.log(this.props.Document[DocData]), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
+        !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print Document in Console', event: () => console.log(this.Document), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
+        !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print DataDoc in Console', event: () => console.log(this.dataDoc), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
 
         let documentationDescription: string | undefined = undefined;
         let documentationLink: string | undefined = undefined;
@@ -902,7 +898,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     };
 
     @computed get _rootSelected() {
-        return this.props.isSelected() || (this.props.Document.rootDocument && this.props.rootSelected?.()) || false;
+        return this.props.isSelected() || BoolCast(this.Document.rootDocument && this.props.rootSelected?.());
     }
     rootSelected = () => this._rootSelected;
     panelHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() - this.headerMargin;
@@ -931,7 +927,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     @computed get contents() {
         TraceMobx();
         const isInk = this.layoutDoc._layout_isSvg && !this.props.LayoutTemplateString;
-        const noBackground = this.rootDoc._isGroup && !this.props.LayoutTemplateString?.includes(KeyValueBox.name) && (!this.rootDoc.backgroundColor || this.rootDoc.backgroundColor === 'transparent');
+        const noBackground = this.Document.isGroup && !this.props.LayoutTemplateString?.includes(KeyValueBox.name) && (!this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor || this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor === 'transparent');
         return (
             <div
                 className="documentView-contentsView"
@@ -946,7 +942,6 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                     docViewPath={this.props.viewPath}
                     setContentView={this.setContentView}
                     childFilters={this.childFilters}
-                    NativeDimScaling={this.props.NativeDimScaling}
                     PanelHeight={this.panelHeight}
                     setHeight={!this.props.suppressSetHeight ? this.setHeight : undefined}
                     isContentActive={this.isContentActive}
@@ -985,17 +980,17 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     // For each of these, we create LinkAnchorBox's on the border of the DocumentView.
     @computed get directLinks() {
         TraceMobx();
-        return LinkManager.Instance.getAllRelatedLinks(this.rootDoc).filter(
+        return LinkManager.Instance.getAllRelatedLinks(this.Document).filter(
             link =>
-                (link.link_matchEmbeddings ? link.link_anchor_1 === this.rootDoc : Doc.AreProtosEqual(link.link_anchor_1 as Doc, this.rootDoc)) ||
-                (link.link_matchEmbeddings ? link.link_anchor_2 === this.rootDoc : Doc.AreProtosEqual(link.link_anchor_2 as Doc, this.rootDoc)) ||
-                ((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.rootDoc)) ||
-                ((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.rootDoc))
+                (link.link_matchEmbeddings ? link.link_anchor_1 === this.Document : Doc.AreProtosEqual(link.link_anchor_1 as Doc, this.Document)) ||
+                (link.link_matchEmbeddings ? link.link_anchor_2 === this.Document : Doc.AreProtosEqual(link.link_anchor_2 as Doc, this.Document)) ||
+                ((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.Document)) ||
+                ((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.Document))
         );
     }
     @computed get allLinks() {
         TraceMobx();
-        return LinkManager.Instance.getAllRelatedLinks(this.rootDoc);
+        return LinkManager.Instance.getAllRelatedLinks(this.Document);
     }
     hideLink = computedFn((link: Doc) => () => (link.link_displayLine = false));
     @computed get allLinkEndpoints() {
@@ -1020,7 +1015,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                     removeDocument={this.hideLink(link)}
                     styleProvider={this.anchorStyleProvider}
                     LayoutTemplate={undefined}
-                    LayoutTemplateString={LinkAnchorBox.LayoutString(`link_anchor_${LinkManager.anchorIndex(link, this.rootDoc)}`)}
+                    LayoutTemplateString={LinkAnchorBox.LayoutString(`link_anchor_${LinkManager.anchorIndex(link, this.Document)}`)}
                 />
             </div>
         ));
@@ -1143,7 +1138,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             <div
                 className="documentView-captionWrapper"
                 style={{
-                    pointerEvents: this.rootDoc.ignoreClick ? 'none' : this.isContentActive() || this.props.isDocumentActive?.() ? 'all' : undefined,
+                    pointerEvents: this.Document.ignoreClick ? 'none' : this.isContentActive() || this.props.isDocumentActive?.() ? 'all' : undefined,
                     background: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._backgroundColor, 'rgba(0,0,0,0.2)'),
                     color: lightOrDark(StrCast(this.layoutDoc._backgroundColor, 'black')),
                 }}>
@@ -1191,8 +1186,8 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                           dropdownWidth,
                           StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_showTitle).split(':')[0],
                           action((field: string | number) => {
-                              if (this.rootDoc.layout_showTitle) {
-                                  this.rootDoc._layout_showTitle = field;
+                              if (this.layoutDoc.layout_showTitle) {
+                                  this.layoutDoc._layout_showTitle = field;
                               } else if (!this.props.layout_showTitle) {
                                   Doc.UserDoc().layout_showTitle = field;
                               }
@@ -1216,11 +1211,11 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                         display="block"
                         oneLine={true}
                         fontSize={(this.titleHeight / 15) * 10}
-                        GetValue={() => (showTitle.split(';').length !== 1 ? '#' + showTitle : Field.toKeyValueString(this.rootDoc, showTitle.split(';')[0]))}
+                        GetValue={() => (showTitle.split(';').length !== 1 ? '#' + showTitle : Field.toKeyValueString(this.Document, showTitle.split(';')[0]))}
                         SetValue={undoBatch((input: string) => {
                             if (input?.startsWith('#')) {
-                                if (this.rootDoc.layout_showTitle) {
-                                    this.rootDoc._layout_showTitle = input?.substring(1);
+                                if (this.layoutDoc.layout_showTitle) {
+                                    this.layoutDoc._layout_showTitle = input?.substring(1);
                                 } else if (!this.props.layout_showTitle) {
                                     Doc.UserDoc().layout_showTitle = input?.substring(1) ?? 'author_date';
                                 }
@@ -1246,7 +1241,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
     renderDoc = (style: object) => {
         TraceMobx();
-        return !DocCast(this.Document) || GetEffectiveAcl(this.Document[DocData]) === AclPrivate
+        return !DocCast(this.Document) || GetEffectiveAcl(this.dataDoc) === AclPrivate
             ? null
             : this.docContents ?? (
                   <div
@@ -1299,10 +1294,10 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         }
     }
     @computed get highlighting() {
-        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Highlighting);
+        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Highlighting);
     }
     @computed get borderPath() {
-        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BorderPath);
+        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BorderPath);
     }
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
@@ -1313,7 +1308,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                 ? this.boxShadow
                 : highlighting && this.borderRounding && highlighting.highlightStyle !== 'dashed'
                 ? `0 0 0 ${highlighting.highlightIndex}px ${highlighting.highlightColor}`
-                : this.boxShadow || (this.rootDoc.isTemplateForField ? 'black 0.2vw 0.2vw 0.8vw' : undefined);
+                : this.boxShadow || (this.Document.isTemplateForField ? 'black 0.2vw 0.2vw 0.8vw' : undefined);
         const renderDoc = this.renderDoc({
             borderRadius: this.borderRounding,
             outline: highlighting && !this.borderRounding && !highlighting.highlightStroke ? `${highlighting.highlightColor} ${highlighting.highlightStyle} ${highlighting.highlightIndex}px` : 'solid 0px',
@@ -1337,7 +1332,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                     pointerEvents: this.pointerEvents === 'visiblePainted' ? 'none' : this.pointerEvents, // visible painted means that the underlying doc contents are irregular and will process their own pointer events (otherwise, the contents are expected to fill the entire doc view box so we can handle pointer events here)
                 }}>
                 <>
-                    {this._componentView instanceof KeyValueBox ? renderDoc : DocumentViewInternal.AnimationEffect(renderDoc, this.rootDoc[Animation], this.rootDoc)}
+                    {this._componentView instanceof KeyValueBox ? renderDoc : DocumentViewInternal.AnimationEffect(renderDoc, this.Document[Animation], this.Document)}
                     {borderPath?.jsx}
                 </>
             </div>
@@ -1377,7 +1372,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
     private _disposers: { [name: string]: IReactionDisposer } = {};
     public clearViewTransition = () => {
         this.ViewTimer && clearTimeout(this.ViewTimer);
-        this.rootDoc._viewTransition = undefined;
+        this.layoutDoc._viewTransition = undefined;
     };
     public startDragging = (x: number, y: number, dropAction: dropActionType, hideSource = false) => this.docView?.startDragging(x, y, dropAction, hideSource);
 
@@ -1385,15 +1380,15 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
 
     public setAnimEffect = (presEffect: Doc, timeInMs: number, afterTrans?: () => void) => {
         this.AnimEffectTimer && clearTimeout(this.AnimEffectTimer);
-        this.rootDoc[Animation] = presEffect;
-        this.AnimEffectTimer = setTimeout(() => (this.rootDoc[Animation] = undefined), timeInMs);
+        this.Document[Animation] = presEffect;
+        this.AnimEffectTimer = setTimeout(() => (this.Document[Animation] = undefined), timeInMs);
     };
     public setViewTransition = (transProp: string, timeInMs: number, afterTrans?: () => void, dataTrans = false) => {
-        this.rootDoc._viewTransition = `${transProp} ${timeInMs}ms`;
+        this.layoutDoc._viewTransition = `${transProp} ${timeInMs}ms`;
         if (dataTrans) this.rootDoc._dataTransition = `${transProp} ${timeInMs}ms`;
         this.ViewTimer && clearTimeout(this.ViewTimer);
         return (this.ViewTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-            this.rootDoc._viewTransition = undefined;
+            this.layoutDoc._viewTransition = undefined;
             this.rootDoc._dataTransition = 'inherit';
             afterTrans?.();
         }, timeInMs + 10));
@@ -1421,7 +1416,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         DocServer.GetRefField(docId).then(docx =>
             LightboxView.Instance.SetLightboxDoc(
                 (docx as Doc) ?? // reuse existing pivot view of documents, or else create a new collection
-                Docs.Create.StackingDocument([], { title: linkAnchor.title + '-pivot', _width: 500, _height: 500, target: linkAnchor, updateContentsScript: ScriptField.MakeScript('updateLinkCollection(self, self.target)') }, docId)
+                Docs.Create.StackingDocument([], { title: linkAnchor.title + '-pivot', _width: 500, _height: 500, target: linkAnchor, updateContentsScript: ScriptField.MakeScript('updateLinkCollection(this, this.target)') }, docId)
             )
         );
     }
@@ -1445,16 +1440,16 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         return this.docView?._componentView;
     }
     get allLinks() {
-        return (this.docView?.allLinks || []).filter(link => !link.link_matchEmbeddings || link.link_anchor_1 === this.rootDoc || link.link_anchor_2 === this.rootDoc);
+        return (this.docView?.allLinks || []).filter(link => !link.link_matchEmbeddings || link.link_anchor_1 === this.Document || link.link_anchor_2 === this.rootDoc);
     }
     get LayoutFieldKey() {
         return this.docView?.LayoutFieldKey || 'layout';
     }
     @computed get layout_fitWidth() {
-        return this.docView?._componentView?.layout_fitWidth?.() ?? this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.rootDoc) ?? this.layoutDoc?.layout_fitWidth;
+        return this.docView?._componentView?.layout_fitWidth?.() ?? this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.layoutDoc) ?? this.layoutDoc?.layout_fitWidth;
     }
     @computed get anchorViewDoc() {
-        return this.props.LayoutTemplateString?.includes('link_anchor_2') ? DocCast(this.rootDoc['link_anchor_2']) : this.props.LayoutTemplateString?.includes('link_anchor_1') ? DocCast(this.rootDoc['link_anchor_1']) : undefined;
+        return this.props.LayoutTemplateString?.includes('link_anchor_2') ? DocCast(this.Document['link_anchor_2']) : this.props.LayoutTemplateString?.includes('link_anchor_1') ? DocCast(this.Document['link_anchor_1']) : undefined;
     }
     @computed get hideLinkButton() {
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.HideLinkBtn + (this.isSelected() ? ':selected' : ''));
@@ -1526,7 +1521,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         return this.props.CollectionFreeFormDocumentView?.();
     }
 
-    public toggleNativeDimensions = () => this.docView && this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.INK && Doc.toggleNativeDimensions(this.layoutDoc, this.docView.NativeDimScaling, this.props.PanelWidth(), this.props.PanelHeight());
+    public toggleNativeDimensions = () => this.docView && this.Document.type !== DocumentType.INK && Doc.toggleNativeDimensions(this.layoutDoc, this.docView.NativeDimScaling, this.props.PanelWidth(), this.props.PanelHeight());
     public getBounds = () => {
         if (!this.docView?.ContentDiv || this.props.treeViewDoc || Doc.AreProtosEqual(this.props.Document, Doc.UserDoc())) {
             return undefined;
@@ -1560,7 +1555,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
             const deiconifyLayout = Cast(this.Document.deiconifyLayout, 'string', null);
             this.switchViews(deiconifyLayout ? true : false, deiconifyLayout, finalFinished);
             this.Document.deiconifyLayout = undefined;
-            this.props.bringToFront(this.rootDoc);
+            this.props.bringToFront(this.Document);
         }
     }
     @undoBatch
@@ -1574,8 +1569,8 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         this.docView && (this.docView._animateScalingTo = 0.1); // shrink doc
         setTimeout(
             action(() => {
-                if (useExistingLayout && custom && this.rootDoc['layout_' + view]) {
-                    this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey = 'layout_' + view;
+                if (useExistingLayout && custom && this.Document['layout_' + view]) {
+                    this.Document.layout_fieldKey = 'layout_' + view;
                 } else {
                     this.setCustomView(custom, view);
                 }
@@ -1592,6 +1587,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         );
     };
 
+    layout_fitWidthFunc = (doc: Doc) => BoolCast(this.layout_fitWidth);
     scaleToScreenSpace = () => (1 / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)) * this.screenToLocalTransform().Scale;
     docViewPathFunc = () => this.docViewPath;
     isSelected = () => this.SELECTED;
@@ -1600,7 +1596,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         else {
             SelectionManager.SelectView(this, extendSelection);
             if (focusSelection) {
-                DocumentManager.Instance.showDocument(this.rootDoc, {
+                DocumentManager.Instance.showDocument(this.Document, {
                     willZoomCentered: true,
                     zoomScale: 0.9,
                     zoomTime: 500,
@@ -1608,6 +1604,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
             }
         }
     };
+    ShouldNotScale = () => this.shouldNotScale;
     NativeWidth = () => this.effectiveNativeWidth;
     NativeHeight = () => this.effectiveNativeHeight;
     PanelWidth = () => this.panelWidth;
@@ -1622,8 +1619,8 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
 
     @action
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.rootDoc[DocViews].add(this);
-        this._disposers.updateContentsScript = reaction(() => ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.updateContentsScript)?.script?.run({ this: this.rootDoc, self: this.rootDoc }).result, emptyFunction);
+        this.Document[DocViews].add(this);
+        this._disposers.updateContentsScript = reaction(() => ScriptCast(this.Document.updateContentsScript)?.script?.run({ this: this.Document }).result, emptyFunction);
         this._disposers.height = reaction(
             // increase max auto height if document has been resized to be greater than current max
             () => NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height),
@@ -1636,7 +1633,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
     }
     @action
     componentWillUnmount() {
-        this.rootDoc[DocViews].delete(this);
+        this.Document[DocViews].delete(this);
         Object.values(this._disposers).forEach(disposer => disposer?.());
         !BoolCast(this.props.Document.dontRegisterView, this.props.dontRegisterView) && DocumentManager.Instance.RemoveView(this);
     }
@@ -1662,7 +1659,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
                             <ObserverJsxParser autoCloseVoidElements={true} key={42} onError={(e: any) => console.log('PARSE error', e)} renderInWrapper={false} jsx={StrCast(this.textHtmlOverlay)} />
                         </div>,
                         { ...(this.htmlOverlayEffect ?? {}), presentation_effect: effect ?? PresEffect.Zoom } as any as Doc,
-                        this.rootDoc
+                        this.Document
                     )}
                 </div>
             </div>
@@ -1683,15 +1680,14 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
                         style={{
                             transition: 'inherit', // this.props.dataTransition,
                             transform: `translate(${this.centeringX}px, ${this.centeringY}px)`,
-                            width: xshift ?? `${(100 * (this.props.PanelWidth() - this.Xshift * 2)) / this.props.PanelWidth()}%`,
-                            height: this.props.forceAutoHeight
-                                ? undefined
-                                : yshift ?? (this.layout_fitWidth ? `${this.panelHeight}px` : `${(((100 * this.effectiveNativeHeight) / this.effectiveNativeWidth) * this.props.PanelWidth()) / this.props.PanelHeight()}%`),
+                            width: xshift ?? `${this.props.PanelWidth() - this.Xshift * 2}px`,
+                            height: this.props.forceAutoHeight ? undefined : yshift ?? (this.layout_fitWidth ? `${this.panelHeight}px` : `${(this.effectiveNativeHeight / this.effectiveNativeWidth) * this.props.PanelWidth()}px`),
                         }}>
                         <DocumentViewInternal
                             {...this.props}
                             DocumentView={this.selfView}
                             viewPath={this.docViewPathFunc}
+                            shouldNotScale={this.ShouldNotScale}
                             PanelWidth={this.PanelWidth}
                             PanelHeight={this.PanelHeight}
                             NativeWidth={this.NativeWidth}
@@ -1699,6 +1695,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
                             NativeDimScaling={this.NativeDimScaling}
                             isSelected={this.isSelected}
                             select={this.select}
+                            layout_fitWidth={this.layout_fitWidthFunc}
                             ScreenToLocalTransform={this.screenToLocalTransform}
                             focus={this.props.focus || emptyFunction}
                             ref={action((r: DocumentViewInternal | null) => r && (this.docView = r))}
@@ -1719,7 +1716,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function deiconifyView(documentView: DocumentView) {
 });
 
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function deiconifyViewToLightbox(documentView: DocumentView) {
-    LightboxView.Instance.AddDocTab(documentView.rootDoc, OpenWhere.lightbox, 'layout'); //, 0);
+    LightboxView.Instance.AddDocTab(documentView.Document, OpenWhere.lightbox, 'layout'); //, 0);
 });
 
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function toggleDetail(dv: DocumentView, detailLayoutKeySuffix: string) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FontIconBox/FontIconBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/FontIconBox/FontIconBox.tsx
index de5ad1631..ba5370360 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FontIconBox/FontIconBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FontIconBox/FontIconBox.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export enum ButtonType {
     TextButton = 'textBtn',
     MenuButton = 'menuBtn',
     DropdownList = 'dropdownList',
-    DropdownButton = 'dropdownBtn',
     ClickButton = 'clickBtn',
     ToggleButton = 'toggleBtn',
     ColorButton = 'colorBtn',
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
 
     // Determining UI Specs
     @computed get label() {
-        return StrCast(this.rootDoc.icon_label, StrCast(this.rootDoc.title));
+        return StrCast(this.dataDoc.icon_label, StrCast(this.Document.title));
     }
     Icon = (color: string, iconFalse?: boolean) => {
         let icon;
@@ -91,13 +90,13 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
         return !icon ? null : icon === 'pres-trail' ? TrailsIcon(color) : <FontAwesomeIcon className={`fontIconBox-icon-${this.type}`} icon={icon} color={color} />;
     };
     @computed get dropdown() {
-        return BoolCast(this.rootDoc.dropDownOpen);
+        return BoolCast(this.Document.dropDownOpen);
     }
     @computed get buttonList() {
-        return StrListCast(this.rootDoc.btnList);
+        return StrListCast(this.Document.btnList);
     }
     @computed get type() {
-        return StrCast(this.rootDoc.btnType);
+        return StrCast(this.Document.btnType);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -131,8 +130,8 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
                 type = 'slider';
                 break;
         }
-        const numScript = (value?: number) => ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.script).script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value, _readOnly_: value === undefined });
-        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
+        const numScript = (value?: number) => ScriptCast(this.Document.script).script.run({ this: this.Document, value, _readOnly_: value === undefined });
+        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
         // Script for checking the outcome of the toggle
         const checkResult = Number(Number(numScript().result ?? 0).toPrecision(NumCast(this.dataDoc.numPrecision, 3)));
 
@@ -144,52 +143,21 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
                 showPlusMinus={false}
                 tooltip={this.label}
                 type={Type.PRIM}
-                min={NumCast(this.rootDoc.numBtnMin, 0)}
-                max={NumCast(this.rootDoc.numBtnMax, 100)}
+                min={NumCast(this.dataDoc.numBtnMin, 0)}
+                max={NumCast(this.dataDoc.numBtnMax, 100)}
                 number={checkResult}
-                setNumber={undoable(value => numScript(value), `${this.rootDoc.title} button set from list`)}
+                setNumber={undoable(value => numScript(value), `${this.Document.title} button set from list`)}
                 fillWidth
             />
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Dropdown button
-     */
-    @computed get dropdownButton() {
-        const active: string = StrCast(this.rootDoc.dropDownOpen);
-        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
-        const backgroundColor = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor);
-        return (
-            <div
-                className={`menuButton ${this.type} ${active}`}
-                style={{ color, backgroundColor, borderBottomLeftRadius: this.dropdown ? 0 : undefined }}
-                onClick={action(() => {
-                    this.rootDoc.dropDownOpen = !this.rootDoc.dropDownOpen;
-                    this.noTooltip = this.rootDoc.dropDownOpen;
-                    Doc.UnBrushAllDocs();
-                })}>
-                {this.Icon(color)}
-                {!this.label || !FontIconBox.ShowIconLabels ? null : (
-                    <div className="fontIconBox-label" style={{ color: color, backgroundColor: backgroundColor }}>
-                        {' '}
-                        {this.label}{' '}
-                    </div>
-                )}
-                <div className="menuButton-dropdown" style={{ borderBottomRightRadius: this.dropdown ? 0 : undefined }}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={'caret-down'} color={color} size="sm" />
-                </div>
-                {this.rootDoc.dropDownOpen ? <div className="menuButton-dropdownBox">{/* DROPDOWN BOX CONTENTS */}</div> : null}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
     dropdownItemDown = (e: React.PointerEvent, value: string | number) => {
         setupMoveUpEvents(
             this,
             e,
             (e: PointerEvent) => {
-                return ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.onDragScript)?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: { doc: value, e } }).result;
+                return ScriptCast(this.Document.onDragScript)?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: { doc: value, e } }).result;
             },
             emptyFunction,
             emptyFunction
@@ -201,7 +169,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
      * Dropdown list
      */
     @computed get dropdownListButton() {
-        const script = ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.script);
+        const script = ScriptCast(this.Document.script);
 
         let noviceList: string[] = [];
         let text: string | undefined;
@@ -237,7 +205,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
             }
             noviceList = [CollectionViewType.Freeform, CollectionViewType.Schema, CollectionViewType.Carousel3D, CollectionViewType.Stacking, CollectionViewType.NoteTaking];
         } else {
-            text = script?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: '', _readOnly_: true }).result;
+            text = script?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: '', _readOnly_: true }).result;
             // text = StrCast((RichTextMenu.Instance?.TextView?.EditorView ? RichTextMenu.Instance : Doc.UserDoc()).fontFamily);
             getStyle = (val: string) => ({ fontFamily: val });
         }
@@ -255,7 +223,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
         return (
             <Dropdown
                 selectedVal={text}
-                setSelectedVal={undoable(value => script.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value }), `dropdown select ${this.label}`)}
+                setSelectedVal={undoable(value => script.script.run({ this: this.Document, value }), `dropdown select ${this.label}`)}
                 color={SettingsManager.userColor}
                 background={SettingsManager.userVariantColor}
                 type={Type.TERT}
@@ -270,7 +238,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
     }
 
     @computed get colorScript() {
-        return ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.script);
+        return ScriptCast(this.Document.script);
     }
 
     colorBatch: UndoManager.Batch | undefined;
@@ -278,18 +246,18 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
      * Color button
      */
     @computed get colorButton() {
-        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
-        const curColor = this.colorScript?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: undefined, _readOnly_: true }).result ?? 'transparent';
-        const tooltip: string = StrCast(this.rootDoc.toolTip);
+        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
+        const curColor = this.colorScript?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: undefined, _readOnly_: true }).result ?? 'transparent';
+        const tooltip: string = StrCast(this.Document.toolTip);
 
         return (
             <ColorPicker
                 setSelectedColor={value => {
                     if (!this.colorBatch) this.colorBatch = UndoManager.StartBatch(`Set ${tooltip} color`);
-                    this.colorScript?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: value, _readOnly_: false });
+                    this.colorScript?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: value, _readOnly_: false });
                 }}
                 setFinalColor={value => {
-                    this.colorScript?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: value, _readOnly_: false });
+                    this.colorScript?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: value, _readOnly_: false });
                     this.colorBatch?.end();
                     this.colorBatch = undefined;
                 }}
@@ -306,13 +274,13 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
     }
     @computed get multiToggleButton() {
         // Determine the type of toggle button
-        const tooltip: string = StrCast(this.rootDoc.toolTip);
+        const tooltip: string = StrCast(this.Document.toolTip);
 
-        const script = ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.onClick);
-        const toggleStatus = script ? script.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: undefined, _readOnly_: true }).result : false;
+        const script = ScriptCast(this.Document.onClick);
+        const toggleStatus = script ? script.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: undefined, _readOnly_: true }).result : false;
         // Colors
-        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
-        const items = DocListCast(this.rootDoc.data);
+        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
+        const items = DocListCast(this.dataDoc.data);
         return (
             <MultiToggle
                 tooltip={`Toggle ${tooltip}`}
@@ -320,7 +288,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
                 color={color}
                 background={SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor}
                 label={this.label}
-                items={DocListCast(this.rootDoc.data).map(item => ({
+                items={DocListCast(this.dataDoc.data).map(item => ({
                     icon: <FontAwesomeIcon className={`fontIconBox-icon-${this.type}`} icon={StrCast(item.icon) as any} color={color} />,
                     tooltip: StrCast(item.toolTip),
                     val: StrCast(item.toolType),
@@ -336,14 +304,14 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
 
     @computed get toggleButton() {
         // Determine the type of toggle button
-        const buttonText: string = StrCast(this.rootDoc.buttonText);
-        const tooltip: string = StrCast(this.rootDoc.toolTip);
+        const buttonText = StrCast(this.dataDoc.buttonText);
+        const tooltip = StrCast(this.Document.toolTip);
 
-        const script = ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.onClick);
-        const toggleStatus = script ? script.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: undefined, _readOnly_: true }).result : false;
+        const script = ScriptCast(this.Document.onClick);
+        const toggleStatus = script ? script.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: undefined, _readOnly_: true }).result : false;
         // Colors
-        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
-        const backgroundColor = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor);
+        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
+        const backgroundColor = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor);
 
         return (
             <Toggle
@@ -356,7 +324,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
                 //background={SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor}
                 icon={this.Icon(color)!}
                 label={this.label}
-                onPointerDown={() => script.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: !toggleStatus, _readOnly_: false })}
+                onPointerDown={() => script.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: !toggleStatus, _readOnly_: false })}
             />
         );
     }
@@ -365,20 +333,20 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
      * Default
      */
     @computed get defaultButton() {
-        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
-        const backgroundColor = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor);
-        const tooltip: string = StrCast(this.rootDoc.toolTip);
+        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
+        const backgroundColor = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor);
+        const tooltip: string = StrCast(this.Document.toolTip);
 
         return <IconButton tooltip={tooltip} icon={this.Icon(color)!} label={this.label} />;
     }
 
     @computed get editableText() {
         // Script for running the toggle
-        const script = ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.script);
+        const script = ScriptCast(this.Document.script);
         // Function to run the script
-        const checkResult = script?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: '', _readOnly_: true }).result;
+        const checkResult = script?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: '', _readOnly_: true }).result;
 
-        const setValue = (value: string, shiftDown?: boolean): boolean => script?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value, _readOnly_: false }).result;
+        const setValue = (value: string, shiftDown?: boolean): boolean => script?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value, _readOnly_: false }).result;
 
         return <EditableText editing={false} setEditing={(editing: boolean) => {}} />;
 
@@ -386,16 +354,16 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
             <div className="menuButton editableText">
                 <FontAwesomeIcon className={`fontIconBox-icon-${this.type}`} icon={'lock'} />
                 <div style={{ width: 'calc(100% - .875em)', paddingLeft: '4px' }}>
-                    <EditableView GetValue={() => script?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, value: '', _readOnly_: true }).result} SetValue={setValue} oneLine={true} contents={checkResult} />
+                    <EditableView GetValue={() => script?.script.run({ this: this.Document, value: '', _readOnly_: true }).result} SetValue={setValue} oneLine={true} contents={checkResult} />
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
     }
 
     render() {
-        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
-        const tooltip = StrCast(this.rootDoc.toolTip);
-        const scriptFunc = () => ScriptCast(this.rootDoc.onClick)?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, _readOnly_: false });
+        const color = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color);
+        const tooltip = StrCast(this.Document.toolTip);
+        const scriptFunc = () => ScriptCast(this.Document.onClick)?.script.run({ this: this.Document, self: this.Document, _readOnly_: false });
         const btnProps = { tooltip, icon: this.Icon(color)!, label: this.label };
         // prettier-ignore
         switch (this.type) {
@@ -405,15 +373,14 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
             case ButtonType.EditableText:       return this.editableText; 
             case ButtonType.DropdownList:       return this.dropdownListButton;
             case ButtonType.ColorButton:        return this.colorButton; 
-            case ButtonType.DropdownButton:     return this.dropdownButton;
             case ButtonType.MultiToggleButton:  return this.multiToggleButton;
             case ButtonType.ToggleButton:       return this.toggleButton;
             case ButtonType.ClickButton:
             case ButtonType.ToolButton: return <IconButton {...btnProps} size={Size.LARGE} color={color} />;
             case ButtonType.TextButton: return <Button     {...btnProps} color={color} 
-            background={SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor} text={StrCast(this.rootDoc.buttonText)}/>;
+                        background={SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor} text={StrCast(this.dataDoc.buttonText)}/>;
             case ButtonType.MenuButton: return <IconButton {...btnProps} color={color} 
-            background={SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor}  size={Size.LARGE} tooltipPlacement='right' onPointerDown={scriptFunc} />; 
+                        background={SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor} size={Size.LARGE} tooltipPlacement='right' onPointerDown={scriptFunc} />; 
         }
         return this.defaultButton;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
index 40f48dafe..daf6cd9a6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class FunctionPlotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>
     componentDidMount() {
         this.props.setContentView?.(this);
         reaction(
-            () => [DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]).map(doc => doc?.text), this.layoutDoc.width, this.layoutDoc.height, this.rootDoc.xRange, this.rootDoc.yRange],
+            () => [DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]).map(doc => doc?.text), this.layoutDoc.width, this.layoutDoc.height, this.layoutDoc.xRange, this.layoutDoc.yRange],
             () => this.createGraph()
         );
     }
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export class FunctionPlotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>
                 target: '#' + this._plotEle.id,
                 width,
                 height,
-                xAxis: { domain: Cast(this.rootDoc.xRange, listSpec('number'), [-10, 10]) },
-                yAxis: { domain: Cast(this.rootDoc.yRange, listSpec('number'), [-1, 9]) },
+                xAxis: { domain: Cast(this.layoutDoc.xRange, listSpec('number'), [-10, 10]) },
+                yAxis: { domain: Cast(this.layoutDoc.yRange, listSpec('number'), [-1, 9]) },
                 grid: true,
                 data: fns.map(fn => ({
                     fn,
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
index 103843046..19e393968 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
@@ -559,7 +559,8 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 {this.annotationLayer}
                 {!this._mainCont.current || !this._annotationLayer.current ? null : (
                     <MarqueeAnnotator
-                        rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                        Document={this.Document}
+                        ref={this._marqueeref}
                         scrollTop={0}
                         annotationLayerScrollTop={0}
                         scaling={returnOne}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
index 95aeb5331..95d2a2667 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class KeyValueBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
     }
 
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
-        if (e.buttons === 1 && this.props.isSelected(true)) {
+        if (e.buttons === 1 && this.props.isSelected()) {
             e.stopPropagation();
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkBox.tsx
index 416cb11cc..30cd65cb4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkBox.tsx
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ export class LinkBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     onClickScriptDisable = returnAlways;
     @computed get anchor1() {
-        const anchor1 = DocCast(this.rootDoc.link_anchor_1);
+        const anchor1 = DocCast(this.dataDoc.link_anchor_1);
         const anchor_1 = anchor1?.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(anchor1.annotationOn) : anchor1;
         return DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(anchor_1, this.props.docViewPath()[this.props.docViewPath().length - 2]); // this.props.docViewPath().lastElement());
     }
     @computed get anchor2() {
-        const anchor2 = DocCast(this.rootDoc.link_anchor_2);
+        const anchor2 = DocCast(this.dataDoc.link_anchor_2);
         const anchor_2 = anchor2?.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(anchor2.annotationOn) : anchor2;
         return DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(anchor_2, this.props.docViewPath()[this.props.docViewPath().length - 2]); // this.props.docViewPath().lastElement());
     }
@@ -106,22 +106,22 @@ export class LinkBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @observable renderProps: { lx: number; rx: number; ty: number; by: number; pts: number[][] } | undefined;
     render() {
         if (this.renderProps) {
-            const highlight = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Highlighting);
+            const highlight = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Highlighting);
             const highlightColor = highlight?.highlightIndex ? highlight?.highlightColor : undefined;
 
             const bez = new Bezier(this.renderProps.pts.map(p => ({ x: p[0], y: p[1] })));
             const text = bez.get(0.5);
-            const linkDesc = StrCast(this.rootDoc.link_description) || 'description';
-            const strokeWidth = NumCast(this.rootDoc.stroke_width, 4);
-            const dash = StrCast(this.rootDoc.stroke_dash);
+            const linkDesc = StrCast(this.dataDoc.link_description) || 'description';
+            const strokeWidth = NumCast(this.dataDoc.stroke_width, 4);
+            const dash = StrCast(this.Document.stroke_dash);
             const strokeDasharray = dash && Number(dash) ? String(strokeWidth * Number(dash)) : undefined;
             const { pts, lx, ty, rx, by } = this.renderProps;
             return (
                 <div style={{ transition: 'inherit', pointerEvents: 'none', position: 'absolute', width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
                     <svg width={Math.max(100, rx - lx)} height={Math.max(100, by - ty)} style={{ transition: 'inherit', overflow: 'visible' }}>
                         <defs>
-                            <filter x="0" y="0" width="1" height="1" id={`${this.rootDoc[Id] + 'background'}`}>
-                                <feFlood floodColor={`${StrCast(this.rootDoc._backgroundColor, 'lightblue')}`} result="bg" />
+                            <filter x="0" y="0" width="1" height="1" id={`${this.Document[Id] + 'background'}`}>
+                                <feFlood floodColor={`${StrCast(this.layoutDoc._backgroundColor, 'lightblue')}`} result="bg" />
                                 <feMerge>
                                     <feMergeNode in="bg" />
                                     <feMergeNode in="SourceGraphic" />
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class LinkBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                             ${pts[2][0] + pts[2][0] - pts[3][0] - lx} ${pts[2][1] + pts[2][1] - pts[3][1] - ty}, ${pts[2][0] - lx} ${pts[2][1] - ty}`}
                         />
                         <text
-                            filter={`url(#${this.rootDoc[Id] + 'background'})`}
+                            filter={`url(#${this.Document[Id] + 'background'})`}
                             style={{ pointerEvents: this.props.pointerEvents?.() === 'none' ? 'none' : 'all', textAnchor: 'middle', fontSize: '12', stroke: 'black' }}
                             x={text.x - lx}
                             y={text.y - ty}>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapPushpinBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapPushpinBox.tsx
index 42bada0ef..56f0a49b8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapPushpinBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapPushpinBox.tsx
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ export class MapPushpinBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         return FieldView.LayoutString(MapPushpinBox, fieldKey);
     }
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.mapBoxView.addPushpin(this.rootDoc);
+        this.mapBoxView.addPushpin(this.Document);
     }
     componentWillUnmount() {
-        this.mapBoxView.deletePushpin(this.rootDoc);
+        this.mapBoxView.deletePushpin(this.Document);
     }
 
     @computed get mapBoxView() {
         return this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.ComponentView as MapBox;
     }
     @computed get mapBox() {
-        return this.props.DocumentView?.().props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc;
+        return this.props.DocumentView?.().props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.Document;
     }
 
     render() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
index 108fa5ce5..1035116d5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                     <PDFViewer
                         {...this.props}
                         sidebarAddDoc={this.sidebarAddDocument}
-                        rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
                         addDocTab={this.sidebarAddDocTab}
                         layoutDoc={this.layoutDoc}
                         dataDoc={this.dataDoc}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
index 116069cbd..3838ce4ee 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @undoBatch
     @action
     public static WorkspaceStopRecording() {
-        const remDoc = RecordingBox.screengrabber?.rootDoc;
+        const remDoc = RecordingBox.screengrabber?.Document;
         if (remDoc) {
             //if recordingbox is true; when we press the stop button. changed vals temporarily to see if changes happening
             RecordingBox.screengrabber?.Pause?.();
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         value.overlayY = window.innerHeight - 180;
         Doc.AddToMyOverlay(value);
         DocumentManager.Instance.AddViewRenderedCb(value, docView => {
-            Doc.UserDoc().currentRecording = docView.rootDoc;
+            Doc.UserDoc().currentRecording = docView.Document;
             docView.select(false);
             RecordingBox.resumeWorkspaceReplaying(value);
         });
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @action
     public static addRecToWorkspace(value: RecordingBox) {
         let ffView = Array.from(DocumentManager.Instance.DocumentViews).find(view => view.ComponentView instanceof CollectionFreeFormView);
-        (ffView?.ComponentView as CollectionFreeFormView).props.addDocument?.(value.rootDoc);
-        Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.UserDoc(), 'workspaceRecordings', value.rootDoc);
-        Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(value.rootDoc);
+        (ffView?.ComponentView as CollectionFreeFormView).props.addDocument?.(value.Document);
+        Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.UserDoc(), 'workspaceRecordings', value.Document);
+        Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(value.Document);
         Doc.UserDoc().currentRecording = undefined;
         Doc.UserDoc().workspaceReplayingState = undefined;
         Doc.UserDoc().workspaceRecordingState = undefined;
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                         getControls={this.getControls}
                         setResult={this.setResult}
                         setDuration={this.setVideoDuration}
-                        id={DocCast(this.rootDoc.proto)?.[Id] || ''}
+                        id={DocCast(this.Document.proto)?.[Id] || ''}
                     />
                 )}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
index b2512a0e5..224bc6f67 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
         dictationText._layout_autoHeight = false;
         const dictationTextProto = Doc.GetProto(dictationText);
         dictationTextProto[`${textField}_recordingSource`] = this.dataDoc;
-        dictationTextProto[`${textField}_recordingStart`] = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self.${textField}_recordingSource.${this.fieldKey}_recordingStart`);
-        dictationTextProto.mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self.${textField}_recordingSource.mediaState`);
+        dictationTextProto[`${textField}_recordingStart`] = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.${textField}_recordingSource.${this.fieldKey}_recordingStart`);
+        dictationTextProto.mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.${textField}_recordingSource.mediaState`);
         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_dictation'] = dictationText;
     };
     videoPanelHeight = () => (NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'], NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height)) / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'], NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width))) * this.props.PanelWidth();
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
index 197c520c7..a51a83b26 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
         if (this.onCompile()) {
             const bindings: { [name: string]: any } = {};
             this.paramsNames.forEach(key => (bindings[key] = this.rootDoc[key]));
-            // binds vars so user doesnt have to refer to everything as self.<var>
+            // binds vars so user doesnt have to refer to everything as this.<var>
             ScriptCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey], null)?.script.run({ ...bindings, self: this.rootDoc, this: this.layoutDoc }, this.onError);
         }
     };
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
     // inputs UI for params which allows you to set values for each displayed in a list
     renderParamsInputs() {
         return (
-            <div className="scriptingBox-inputDiv" onPointerDown={e => this.props.isSelected(true) && e.stopPropagation()}>
+            <div className="scriptingBox-inputDiv" onPointerDown={e => this.props.isSelected() && e.stopPropagation()}>
                 {!this.compileParams.length || !this.paramsNames ? null : (
                     <div className="scriptingBox-plist">
                         {this.paramsNames.map((parameter: string, i: number) => (
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
         TraceMobx();
         return (
             <div className={`scriptingBox`} onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu} onPointerUp={!this._function ? this.suggestionPos : undefined}>
-                <div className="scriptingBox-outerDiv" onWheel={e => this.props.isSelected(true) && e.stopPropagation()}>
+                <div className="scriptingBox-outerDiv" onWheel={e => this.props.isSelected() && e.stopPropagation()}>
                     {this._paramSuggestion ? (
                         <div className="boxed" ref={this._suggestionRef} style={{ left: this._suggestionBoxX + 20, top: this._suggestionBoxY - 15, display: 'inline' }}>
                             {' '}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index 8bf2f4ce5..f87d94784 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -1054,10 +1054,6 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                     pointerEvents: this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : undefined,
                     borderRadius,
                     overflow: this.props.docViewPath?.().slice(-1)[0].layout_fitWidth ? 'auto' : undefined,
-                }}
-                onWheel={e => {
-                    e.stopPropagation();
-                    e.preventDefault();
                 }}>
                 <div className="videoBox-viewer" onPointerDown={this.marqueeDown}>
                     <div
@@ -1097,7 +1093,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                     {!this._mainCont.current || !this._annotationLayer.current ? null : (
                         <MarqueeAnnotator
                             ref={this._marqueeref}
-                            rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                            Document={this.rootDoc}
                             scrollTop={0}
                             annotationLayerScrollTop={0}
                             scaling={returnOne}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index e42fb4a03..5c46035be 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                     <div style={{ position: 'absolute', height: '100%', width: '100%', pointerEvents: this.marqueeing ? 'all' : 'none' }}>
                         <MarqueeAnnotator
                             ref={this._marqueeref}
-                            rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                            Document={this.rootDoc}
                             anchorMenuClick={this.anchorMenuClick}
                             scrollTop={NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_scrollTop)}
                             annotationLayerScrollTop={0}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index b65c440d1..dd4be7fcd 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             DragManager.StartAnchorAnnoDrag([ele], new DragManager.AnchorAnnoDragData(this.props.docViewPath().lastElement(), () => this.getAnchor(true), targetCreator), e.pageX, e.pageY);
         });
         const coordsB = this._editorView!.coordsAtPos(this._editorView!.state.selection.to);
-        this.props.isSelected() && AnchorMenu.Instance.jumpTo(coordsB.left, coordsB.bottom);
+        this.props.rootSelected() && AnchorMenu.Instance.jumpTo(coordsB.left, coordsB.bottom);
         let ele: Opt<HTMLDivElement> = undefined;
         try {
             const contents = window.getSelection()?.getRangeAt(0).cloneContents();
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     this._editorView.updateState(EditorState.fromJSON(this.config, json));
                 }
             }
-            if (window.getSelection()?.isCollapsed && this.props.isSelected()) {
+            if (window.getSelection()?.isCollapsed && this.props.rootSelected()) {
                 AnchorMenu.Instance.fadeOut(true);
             }
         }
@@ -576,9 +576,9 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         if (dragData) {
             const dataDoc = Doc.IsDelegateField(DocCast(this.layoutDoc.proto), this.fieldKey) ? DocCast(this.layoutDoc.proto) : this.dataDoc;
             const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(dataDoc);
-            let added = [AclEdit, AclAdmin, AclSelfEdit].includes(effectiveAcl);
             const draggedDoc = dragData.draggedDocuments.lastElement();
-            if (added) {
+            let added: Opt<boolean>;
+            if ([AclEdit, AclAdmin, AclSelfEdit].includes(effectiveAcl)) {
                 // replace text contents when dragging with Alt
                 if (de.altKey) {
                     const fieldKey = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(draggedDoc);
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     }
                 }
             } // otherwise, fall through to outer collection to handle drop
-            !added && e.preventDefault();
-            e.stopPropagation();
+            added === false && e.preventDefault();
+            added === true && e.stopPropagation();
             return added;
         }
         return false;
@@ -1256,17 +1256,17 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         );
 
         this._disposers.selected = reaction(
-            () => this.props.isSelected(),
+            () => this.props.rootSelected(),
             action(selected => {
                 //selected && setTimeout(() => this.prepareForTyping());
                 if (FormattedTextBox._globalHighlights.has('Bold Text')) {
                     this.layoutDoc[DocCss] = this.layoutDoc[DocCss] + 1; // css change happens outside of mobx/react, so this will notify anyone interested in the layout that it has changed
                 }
                 if (RichTextMenu.Instance?.view === this._editorView && !selected) {
-                    RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined);
+                    RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined);
                 }
                 if (this._editorView && selected) {
-                    RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(this._editorView, undefined, this.props);
+                    RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(this._editorView, undefined, this.props, this.layoutDoc);
                     setTimeout(this.autoLink, 20);
                 }
             }),
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         const self = this;
         return new Plugin({
             view(newView) {
-                runInAction(() => self.props.isSelected() && RichTextMenu.Instance && (RichTextMenu.Instance.view = newView));
+                runInAction(() => self.props.rootSelected() && RichTextMenu.Instance && (RichTextMenu.Instance.view = newView));
                 return new RichTextMenuPlugin({ editorProps: this.props });
             },
         });
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         FormattedTextBox.LiveTextUndo = undefined;
         this.unhighlightSearchTerms();
         this._editorView?.destroy();
-        RichTextMenu.Instance?.TextView === this && RichTextMenu.Instance.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined);
+        RichTextMenu.Instance?.TextView === this && RichTextMenu.Instance.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined);
         FormattedTextBoxComment.tooltip && (FormattedTextBoxComment.tooltip.style.display = 'none');
     }
 
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         this._downX = e.clientX;
         this._downY = e.clientY;
         FormattedTextBoxComment.textBox = this;
-        if (e.button === 0 && (this.props.rootSelected() || this.props.isSelected()) && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
+        if (e.button === 0 && (this.props.rootSelected() || this.props.rootSelected()) && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
             if (e.clientX < this.ProseRef!.getBoundingClientRect().right) {
                 // stop propagation if not in sidebar, otherwise nested boxes will lose focus to outer boxes.
                 e.stopPropagation(); // if the text box's content is active, then it consumes all down events
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     @action
     onDoubleClick = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         FormattedTextBoxComment.textBox = this;
-        if (e.button === 0 && this.props.isSelected() && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
+        if (e.button === 0 && this.props.rootSelected() && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
             if (e.clientX < this.ProseRef!.getBoundingClientRect().right) {
                 // stop propagation if not in sidebar
                 e.stopPropagation(); // if the text box is selected, then it consumes all click events
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         }
         FormattedTextBoxComment.Hide();
 
-        if (e.buttons === 1 && this.props.isSelected() && !e.altKey) {
+        if (e.buttons === 1 && this.props.rootSelected() && !e.altKey) {
             e.stopPropagation();
         }
     };
@@ -1680,8 +1680,9 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     };
     @action
     onFocused = (e: React.FocusEvent): void => {
+        console.log('FOCUSED = ' + this.layoutDoc.title + ' ' + this.props.rootSelected());
         //applyDevTools.applyDevTools(this._editorView);
-        this.ProseRef?.children[0] === e.nativeEvent.target && this._editorView && RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(this._editorView, undefined, this.props);
+        this.ProseRef?.children[0] === e.nativeEvent.target && this._editorView && RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(this._editorView, undefined, this.props, this.layoutDoc);
         e.stopPropagation();
     };
 
@@ -1715,7 +1716,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 this._editorView!.dispatch(this._editorView!.state.tr.setSelection(NodeSelection.create(this._editorView!.state.doc, pcords.pos)));
             }
         }
-        if (this.props.isSelected()) {
+        if (this.props.rootSelected()) {
             // if text box is selected, then it consumes all click events
             (e.nativeEvent as any).handledByInnerReactInstance = true;
             this.hitBulletTargets(e.clientX, e.clientY, !this._editorView?.state.selection.empty || this._forceUncollapse, false, this._forceDownNode, e.shiftKey);
@@ -1729,7 +1730,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         clearStyleSheetRules(FormattedTextBox._bulletStyleSheet);
         const clickPos = this._editorView!.posAtCoords({ left: x, top: y });
         let olistPos = clickPos?.pos;
-        if (clickPos && olistPos && this.props.isSelected()) {
+        if (clickPos && olistPos && this.props.rootSelected()) {
             const clickNode = this._editorView?.state.doc.nodeAt(olistPos);
             const nodeBef = this._editorView?.state.doc.nodeAt(Math.max(0, olistPos - 1));
             olistPos = nodeBef?.type === this._editorView?.state.schema.nodes.ordered_list ? olistPos - 1 : olistPos;
@@ -1766,6 +1767,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
 
     @action
     onBlur = (e: any) => {
+        console.log('BLUREd = ' + this.layoutDoc.title + ' ' + this.props.rootSelected());
         if (this.ProseRef?.children[0] !== e.nativeEvent.target) return;
         if (!(this.EditorView?.state.selection instanceof NodeSelection) || this.EditorView.state.selection.node.type !== this.EditorView.state.schema.nodes.footnote) {
             const stordMarks = this._editorView?.state.storedMarks?.slice();
@@ -1778,8 +1780,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 tr && this._editorView.dispatch(tr);
             }
         }
-        if (RichTextMenu.Instance?.view === this._editorView && !this.props.isSelected()) {
-            RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined);
+        if (RichTextMenu.Instance?.view === this._editorView && !this.props.rootSelected()) {
+            RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined);
         }
         FormattedTextBox._hadSelection = window.getSelection()?.toString() !== '';
         this.endUndoTypingBatch();
@@ -1846,7 +1848,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 this._editorView!.dispatch(state.tr.setSelection(TextSelection.create(state.doc, state.selection.from, state.selection.from)));
                 (document.activeElement as any).blur?.();
                 SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
-                RichTextMenu.Instance.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined);
+                RichTextMenu.Instance.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined);
                 return;
             case 'Enter':
                 this.insertTime();
@@ -2073,10 +2075,13 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
 
         // if scrollTop is 0, then don't let wheel trigger scroll on any container (which it would since onScroll won't be triggered on this)
         if (this.props.isContentActive()) {
+            const scale = this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1;
+            const styleFromLayoutString = Doc.styleFromLayoutString(this.Document, this.props, scale); // this converts any expressions in the format string to style props.  e.g., <FormattedTextBox height='{this._headerHeight}px' >
+            const height = Number(styleFromLayoutString.height?.replace('px', ''));
             // prevent default if selected || child is active  but this doc isn't scrollable
             if (
-                (this._scrollRef.current?.scrollHeight ?? 0) <= Math.ceil(this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)) && //
-                (this.props.isSelected() || this.isAnyChildContentActive())
+                (this._scrollRef.current?.scrollHeight ?? 0) <= Math.ceil((height ? height : this.props.PanelHeight()) / scale) && //
+                (this.props.rootSelected() || this.isAnyChildContentActive())
             ) {
                 e.preventDefault();
             }
@@ -2103,7 +2108,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         setTimeout(() => !this.props.isContentActive() && FormattedTextBoxComment.textBox === this && FormattedTextBoxComment.Hide);
         const paddingX = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin, this.props.xPadding || 0);
         const paddingY = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin, this.props.yPadding || 0);
-        const styleFromLayoutString = Doc.styleFromLayoutString(this.rootDoc, this.layoutDoc, this.props, scale); // this converts any expressions in the format string to style props.  e.g., <FormattedTextBox height='{this._headerHeight}px' >
+        const styleFromLayoutString = Doc.styleFromLayoutString(this.Document, this.props, scale); // this converts any expressions in the format string to style props.  e.g., <FormattedTextBox height='{this._headerHeight}px' >
         return styleFromLayoutString?.height === '0px' ? null : (
             <div
                 className="formattedTextBox"
@@ -2135,7 +2140,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     ref={this._ref}
                     style={{
                         cursor: this.props.isContentActive() ? 'text' : undefined,
-                        height: this.props.height || (this.layout_autoHeight && this.props.renderDepth && !this.props.suppressSetHeight ? 'max-content' : undefined),
+                        height: this.props.height ? 'max-content' : undefined,
                         pointerEvents: Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.None && !this.props.onBrowseClick?.() ? undefined : 'none',
                     }}
                     onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx
index 712be91c8..7f9bfe753 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ import { wrapInList } from 'prosemirror-schema-list';
 import { EditorState, NodeSelection, TextSelection } from 'prosemirror-state';
 import { EditorView } from 'prosemirror-view';
 import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
-import { Cast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { numberRange } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../../DocServer';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../../util/LinkManager';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
 import { AntimodeMenu, AntimodeMenuProps } from '../../AntimodeMenu';
+import { EquationBox } from '../EquationBox';
 import { FieldViewProps } from '../FieldView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from './FormattedTextBox';
 import { updateBullets } from './ProsemirrorExampleTransfer';
 import './RichTextMenu.scss';
 import { schema } from './schema_rts';
-import { EquationBox } from '../EquationBox';
-import { numberRange } from '../../../../Utils';
 const { toggleMark } = require('prosemirror-commands');
 
 @observer
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
     public overMenu: boolean = false; // kind of hacky way to prevent selects not being selectable
     private _linkToRef = React.createRef<HTMLInputElement>();
 
+    layoutDoc: Doc | undefined;
     @observable public view?: EditorView;
     public editorProps: FieldViewProps | undefined;
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
         super(props);
         runInAction(() => {
             RichTextMenu.Instance = this;
-            this.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, props);
+            this.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, props, this.layoutDoc);
             this._canFade = false;
             this.Pinned = true;
         });
@@ -102,11 +103,14 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
     @computed get textAlign() {
         return this._activeAlignment;
     }
+    @computed get textVcenter() {
+        return BoolCast(this.layoutDoc?.layout_centered);
+    }
     _disposer: IReactionDisposer | undefined;
     componentDidMount() {
         this._disposer = reaction(
             () => SelectionManager.Views().slice(),
-            views => this.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined)
+            views => this.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined)
         );
     }
     componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -114,11 +118,12 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
     }
 
     @action
-    public updateMenu(view: EditorView | undefined, lastState: EditorState | undefined, props: any) {
+    public updateMenu(view: EditorView | undefined, lastState: EditorState | undefined, props: any, layoutDoc: Doc | undefined) {
         if (this._linkToRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect().width) {
             return;
         }
         this.view = view;
+        this.layoutDoc = layoutDoc;
         props && (this.editorProps = props);
 
         // Don't do anything if the document/selection didn't change
@@ -181,7 +186,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
 
     // finds font sizes and families in selection
     getActiveAlignment() {
-        if (this.view && this.TextView?.props.isSelected()) {
+        if (this.view && this.TextView?.props.rootSelected()) {
             const path = (this.view.state.selection.$from as any).path;
             for (let i = path.length - 3; i < path.length && i >= 0; i -= 3) {
                 if (path[i]?.type === this.view.state.schema.nodes.paragraph || path[i]?.type === this.view.state.schema.nodes.heading) {
@@ -194,7 +199,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
 
     // finds font sizes and families in selection
     getActiveListStyle() {
-        if (this.view && this.TextView?.props.isSelected()) {
+        if (this.view && this.TextView?.props.rootSelected()) {
             const path = (this.view.state.selection.$from as any).path;
             for (let i = 0; i < path.length; i += 3) {
                 if (path[i].type === this.view.state.schema.nodes.ordered_list) {
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
         const activeSizes = new Set<string>();
         const activeColors = new Set<string>();
         const activeHighlights = new Set<string>();
-        if (this.view && this.TextView?.props.isSelected()) {
+        if (this.view && this.TextView?.props.rootSelected()) {
             const state = this.view.state;
             const pos = this.view.state.selection.$from;
             const marks: Mark[] = [...(state.storedMarks ?? [])];
@@ -249,7 +254,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
     //finds all active marks on selection in given group
     getActiveMarksOnSelection() {
         let activeMarks: MarkType[] = [];
-        if (!this.view || !this.TextView?.props.isSelected()) return activeMarks;
+        if (!this.view || !this.TextView?.props.rootSelected()) return activeMarks;
 
         const markGroup = [schema.marks.noAutoLinkAnchor, schema.marks.strong, schema.marks.em, schema.marks.underline, schema.marks.strikethrough, schema.marks.superscript, schema.marks.subscript];
         if (this.view.state.storedMarks) return this.view.state.storedMarks.map(mark => mark.type);
@@ -285,10 +290,6 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
         return activeMarks;
     }
 
-    destroy() {
-        !this.TextView?.props.isSelected() && this.fadeOut(true);
-    }
-
     @action
     setActiveMarkButtons(activeMarks: MarkType[] | undefined) {
         if (!activeMarks) return;
@@ -360,7 +361,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
         } else if (SelectionManager.Views().some(dv => dv.ComponentView instanceof EquationBox)) {
             SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => (dv.rootDoc._text_fontSize = fontSize));
         } else Doc.UserDoc().fontSize = fontSize;
-        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props);
+        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props, this.layoutDoc);
     };
 
     setFontFamily = (family: string) => {
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
             this.setMark(fmark, this.view.state, (tx: any) => this.view!.dispatch(tx.addStoredMark(fmark)), true);
             this.view.focus();
         } else Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily = family;
-        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props);
+        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props, this.layoutDoc);
     };
 
     setHighlight(color: string) {
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
             this.setMark(highlightMark, this.view.state, (tx: any) => this.view!.dispatch(tx.addStoredMark(highlightMark)), true);
             this.view.focus();
         } else Doc.UserDoc()._fontHighlight = color;
-        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props);
+        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props, this.layoutDoc);
     }
 
     setColor(color: string) {
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
             this.setMark(colorMark, this.view.state, (tx: any) => this.view!.dispatch(tx.addStoredMark(colorMark)), true);
             this.view.focus();
         } else Doc.UserDoc().fontColor = color;
-        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props);
+        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props, this.layoutDoc);
     }
 
     // TODO: remove doesn't work
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
             }
         }
         this.view.focus();
-        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props);
+        this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props, this.layoutDoc);
     };
 
     insertSummarizer(state: EditorState, dispatch: any) {
@@ -442,8 +443,11 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
         return true;
     }
 
+    vcenterToggle = (view: EditorView, dispatch: any) => {
+        this.layoutDoc && (this.layoutDoc.layout_centered = !this.layoutDoc.layout_centered);
+    };
     align = (view: EditorView, dispatch: any, alignment: 'left' | 'right' | 'center') => {
-        if (this.TextView?.props.isSelected()) {
+        if (this.TextView?.props.rootSelected()) {
             var tr = view.state.tr;
             view.state.doc.nodesBetween(view.state.selection.from, view.state.selection.to, (node, pos, parent, index) => {
                 if ([schema.nodes.paragraph, schema.nodes.heading].includes(node.type)) {
@@ -875,6 +879,6 @@ export class RichTextMenuPlugin extends React.Component<RichTextMenuPluginProps>
         return null;
     }
     update(view: EditorView, lastState: EditorState | undefined) {
-        RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(view, lastState, this.props.editorProps);
+        RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(view, lastState, this.props.editorProps, (view as any).TextView?.layoutDoc);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
index 3e2afd2ce..701ee4053 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class RichTextRules {
                 textDocInline.title_custom = true; // And make sure that it's 'custom' so that editing text doesn't change the title of the containing doc
                 textDocInline.isTemplateForField = inlineFieldKey; // this is needed in case the containing text doc is converted to a template at some point
                 textDocInline.proto = textDoc; // make the annotation inherit from the outer text doc so that it can resolve any nested field references, e.g., [[field]]
-                textDocInline._textContext = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`copyField(self.${inlineFieldKey})`);
+                textDocInline._textContext = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`copyField(this.${inlineFieldKey})`);
                 textDoc[inlineLayoutKey] = FormattedTextBox.LayoutString(inlineFieldKey); // create a layout string for the layout key that will render the annotation text
                 textDoc[inlineFieldKey] = ''; // set a default value for the annotation
                 const node = (state.doc.resolve(start) as any).nodeAfter;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
index 789509784..bb0ed0943 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         if (!PresBox.navigateToDocScript) {
-            PresBox.navigateToDocScript = ScriptField.MakeFunction('navigateToDoc(self.presentation_targetDoc, self)')!;
+            PresBox.navigateToDocScript = ScriptField.MakeFunction('navigateToDoc(this.presentation_targetDoc, self)')!;
         }
     }
 
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.presFieldKey, 'data');
     }
     @computed get childDocs() {
-        return DocListCast(this.rootDoc[this.presFieldKey]);
+        return DocListCast(this.Document[this.presFieldKey]);
     }
     @computed get tagDocs() {
         return this.childDocs.map(doc => Cast(doc.presentation_targetDoc, Doc, null));
     }
     @computed get itemIndex() {
-        return NumCast(this.rootDoc._itemIndex);
+        return NumCast(this.Document._itemIndex);
     }
     @computed get activeItem() {
-        return DocCast(this.childDocs[NumCast(this.rootDoc._itemIndex)]);
+        return DocCast(this.childDocs[NumCast(this.Document._itemIndex)]);
     }
     @computed get targetDoc() {
         return Cast(this.activeItem?.presentation_targetDoc, Doc, null);
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     }
     @computed get selectedDocumentView() {
         if (SelectionManager.Views().length) return SelectionManager.Views()[0];
-        if (this.selectedArray.size) return DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.rootDoc);
+        if (this.selectedArray.size) return DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.Document);
     }
     @computed get isPres() {
-        return this.selectedDoc === this.rootDoc;
+        return this.selectedDoc === this.Document;
     }
     @computed get selectedDoc() {
-        return this.selectedDocumentView?.rootDoc;
+        return this.selectedDocumentView?.Document;
     }
     isActiveItemTarget = (layoutDoc: Doc) => this.activeItem?.presentation_targetDoc === layoutDoc;
     clearSelectedArray = () => this.selectedArray.clear();
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             () => this.selectedDoc,
             selected => {
                 document.removeEventListener('keydown', PresBox.keyEventsWrapper, true);
-                (this._presKeyEvents = selected === this.rootDoc) && document.addEventListener('keydown', PresBox.keyEventsWrapper, true);
+                (this._presKeyEvents = selected === this.Document) && document.addEventListener('keydown', PresBox.keyEventsWrapper, true);
             },
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -188,17 +188,10 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         );
         this.props.setContentView?.(this);
         this._unmounting = false;
-        if (this.props.renderDepth > 0) {
-            runInAction(() => {
-                this.rootDoc._forceRenderEngine = computeTimelineLayout.name;
-                this.layoutDoc._gridGap = 0;
-                this.layoutDoc._yMargin = 0;
-            });
-        }
         this.turnOffEdit(true);
         this._disposers.selection = reaction(
             () => SelectionManager.Views().slice(),
-            views => (!PresBox.Instance || views.some(view => view.props.Document === this.rootDoc)) && this.updateCurrentPresentation(),
+            views => (!PresBox.Instance || views.some(view => view.Document === this.Document)) && this.updateCurrentPresentation(),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
         this._disposers.editing = reaction(
@@ -213,7 +206,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     @action
     updateCurrentPresentation = (pres?: Doc) => {
-        Doc.ActivePresentation = pres ?? this.rootDoc;
+        Doc.ActivePresentation = pres ?? this.Document;
         PresBox.Instance = this;
     };
 
@@ -321,7 +314,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         if (progressiveReveal(false)) return true;
         if (this.childDocs[this.itemIndex + 1] !== undefined) {
             // Case 1: No more frames in current doc and next slide is defined, therefore move to next slide
-            const slides = DocListCast(this.rootDoc[StrCast(this.presFieldKey, 'data')]);
+            const slides = DocListCast(this.Document[StrCast(this.presFieldKey, 'data')]);
             const curLast = this.selectedArray.size ? Math.max(...Array.from(this.selectedArray).map(d => slides.indexOf(DocCast(d)))) : this.itemIndex;
 
             // before moving onto next slide, run the subroutines :)
@@ -356,7 +349,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             // Case 2: There are no other frames so it should go to the previous slide
             prevSelected = Math.max(0, prevSelected - 1);
             this.nextSlide(prevSelected);
-            this.rootDoc._itemIndex = prevSelected;
+            this.Document._itemIndex = prevSelected;
         } else if (this.childDocs[this.itemIndex - 1] === undefined && this.layoutDoc.presLoop) {
             // Case 3: Pres loop is on so it should go to the last slide
             this.nextSlide(this.childDocs.length - 1);
@@ -370,7 +363,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     public gotoDocument = action((index: number, from?: Doc, group?: boolean, finished?: () => void) => {
         Doc.UnBrushAllDocs();
         if (index >= 0 && index < this.childDocs.length) {
-            this.rootDoc._itemIndex = index;
+            this.Document._itemIndex = index;
             if (from?.mediaStopTriggerList && this.layoutDoc.presentation_status !== PresStatus.Edit) {
                 DocListCast(from.mediaStopTriggerList).forEach(this.stopTempMedia);
             }
@@ -410,7 +403,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     playAnnotation = (anno: AudioField) => {};
     @action
     static restoreTargetDocView(bestTargetView: Opt<DocumentView>, activeItem: Doc, transTime: number, pinDocLayout: boolean = BoolCast(activeItem.config_pinLayout), pinDataTypes?: pinDataTypes, targetDoc?: Doc) {
-        const bestTarget = bestTargetView?.rootDoc ?? (targetDoc?.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(targetDoc?.annotationOn) : targetDoc);
+        const bestTarget = bestTargetView?.Document ?? (targetDoc?.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(targetDoc?.annotationOn) : targetDoc);
         if (!bestTarget) return;
         let changed = false;
         if (pinDocLayout) {
@@ -441,7 +434,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 const ffview = DocumentManager.Instance.getFirstDocumentView(context)?.CollectionFreeFormView;
                 if (ffview?.childDocs) {
                     PresBox.Instance._keyTimer = CollectionFreeFormView.gotoKeyframe(PresBox.Instance._keyTimer, ffview.childDocs, transTime);
-                    ffview.rootDoc._currentFrame = NumCast(activeFrame);
+                    ffview.layoutDoc._currentFrame = NumCast(activeFrame);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -600,7 +593,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 });
             setTimeout(() => Array.from(transitioned).forEach(action(doc => (doc._dataTransition = undefined))), transTime + 10);
         }
-        if ((pinDataTypes?.pannable || (!pinDataTypes && (activeItem.config_viewBounds !== undefined || activeItem.config_panX !== undefined || activeItem.config_viewScale !== undefined))) && !bestTarget._isGroup) {
+        if ((pinDataTypes?.pannable || (!pinDataTypes && (activeItem.config_viewBounds !== undefined || activeItem.config_panX !== undefined || activeItem.config_viewScale !== undefined))) && !bestTarget.isGroup) {
             const contentBounds = Cast(activeItem.config_viewBounds, listSpec('number'));
             if (contentBounds) {
                 const viewport = { panX: (contentBounds[0] + contentBounds[2]) / 2, panY: (contentBounds[1] + contentBounds[3]) / 2, width: contentBounds[2] - contentBounds[0], height: contentBounds[3] - contentBounds[1] };
@@ -755,7 +748,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const eleViewCache = Array.from(this._eleArray);
         const resetSelection = action(() => {
             if (!this.props.isSelected()) {
-                const presDocView = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.rootDoc);
+                const presDocView = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.Document);
                 if (presDocView) SelectionManager.SelectView(presDocView, false);
                 this.clearSelectedArray();
                 selViewCache.forEach(doc => this.addToSelectedArray(doc));
@@ -897,7 +890,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                     }
                 });
             LightboxView.Instance.SetLightboxDoc(undefined);
-            Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(this.rootDoc);
+            Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(this.Document);
             return PresStatus.Edit;
         };
     };
@@ -936,7 +929,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     // The function allows for expanding the view of pres on toggle
     @action toggleExpandMode = () => {
         runInAction(() => (this._expandBoolean = !this._expandBoolean));
-        this.rootDoc.expandBoolean = this._expandBoolean;
+        this.Document.expandBoolean = this._expandBoolean;
         this.childDocs.forEach(doc => {
             doc.presentation_expandInlineButton = this._expandBoolean;
         });
@@ -986,16 +979,16 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
      */
     @action
     enterMinimize = () => {
-        this.updateCurrentPresentation(this.rootDoc);
+        this.updateCurrentPresentation(this.Document);
         clearTimeout(this._presTimer);
         const pt = this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().inverse().transformPoint(0, 0);
         this.props.removeDocument?.(this.layoutDoc);
-        return PresBox.OpenPresMinimized(this.rootDoc, [pt[0] + (this.props.PanelWidth() - 250), pt[1] + 10]);
+        return PresBox.OpenPresMinimized(this.Document, [pt[0] + (this.props.PanelWidth() - 250), pt[1] + 10]);
     };
     exitMinimize = () => {
         if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.layoutDoc)) {
-            Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(this.rootDoc);
-            CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(this.rootDoc, OpenWhereMod.right);
+            Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(this.Document);
+            CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(this.Document, OpenWhereMod.right);
         }
         return PresStatus.Edit;
     };
@@ -1021,8 +1014,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const type_collection = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value as CollectionViewType;
         this.layoutDoc.presFieldKey = this.fieldKey + (type_collection === CollectionViewType.Tree ? '-linearized' : '');
         // pivot field may be set by the user in timeline view (or some other way) -- need to reset it here
-        [CollectionViewType.Tree || CollectionViewType.Stacking].includes(type_collection) && (this.rootDoc._pivotField = undefined);
-        this.rootDoc._type_collection = type_collection;
+        [CollectionViewType.Tree || CollectionViewType.Stacking].includes(type_collection) && (this.Document._pivotField = undefined);
+        this.Document._type_collection = type_collection;
         if (this.isTreeOrStack) {
             this.layoutDoc._gridGap = 0;
         }
@@ -1083,7 +1076,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         return true;
     };
     childLayoutTemplate = () => Docs.Create.PresElementBoxDocument();
-    removeDocument = (doc: Doc) => Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.rootDoc, this.fieldKey, doc);
+    removeDocument = (doc: Doc) => Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.Document, this.fieldKey, doc);
     getTransform = () => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-5, -65); // listBox padding-left and pres-box-cont minHeight
     panelHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() - 40;
     /**
@@ -1123,7 +1116,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     @action
     selectPres = () => {
-        const presDocView = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.rootDoc);
+        const presDocView = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.Document);
         presDocView && SelectionManager.SelectView(presDocView, false);
     };
 
@@ -1139,7 +1132,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         if (noNav) {
             const index = this.childDocs.indexOf(doc);
             if (index >= 0 && index < this.childDocs.length) {
-                this.rootDoc._itemIndex = index;
+                this.Document._itemIndex = index;
             }
         } else {
             this.gotoDocument(this.childDocs.indexOf(doc), this.activeItem);
@@ -1237,8 +1230,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             case 'ArrowRight':
                 if (e.shiftKey && this.itemIndex < this.childDocs.length - 1) {
                     // TODO: update to work properly
-                    this.rootDoc._itemIndex = NumCast(this.rootDoc._itemIndex) + 1;
-                    this.addToSelectedArray(this.childDocs[this.rootDoc._itemIndex]);
+                    this.Document._itemIndex = NumCast(this.Document._itemIndex) + 1;
+                    this.addToSelectedArray(this.childDocs[this.Document._itemIndex]);
                 } else {
                     this.next();
                     if (this._presTimer) {
@@ -1254,8 +1247,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             case 'ArrowLeft':
                 if (e.shiftKey && this.itemIndex !== 0) {
                     // TODO: update to work properly
-                    this.rootDoc._itemIndex = NumCast(this.rootDoc._itemIndex) - 1;
-                    this.addToSelectedArray(this.childDocs[this.rootDoc._itemIndex]);
+                    this.Document._itemIndex = NumCast(this.Document._itemIndex) - 1;
+                    this.addToSelectedArray(this.childDocs[this.Document._itemIndex]);
                 } else {
                     this.back();
                     if (this._presTimer) {
@@ -1640,8 +1633,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                                 let dataField = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(tagDoc);
                                 if (Cast(tagDoc[dataField], listSpec(Doc), null)?.filter(d => d instanceof Doc) === undefined) dataField = dataField + '_annotations';
 
-                                if (DocCast(activeItem.presentation_targetDoc).annotationOn) activeItem.data = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self.presentation_targetDoc.annotationOn?.["${dataField}"]`);
-                                else activeItem.data = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self.presentation_targetDoc?.["${dataField}"]`);
+                                if (DocCast(activeItem.presentation_targetDoc).annotationOn) activeItem.data = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.presentation_targetDoc.annotationOn?.["${dataField}"]`);
+                                else activeItem.data = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.presentation_targetDoc?.["${dataField}"]`);
                             }}
                             checked={Cast(activeItem.presentation_indexed, 'number', null) !== undefined ? true : false}
                         />
@@ -2221,7 +2214,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             const tab = tabMap && Array.from(tabMap).find(tab => tab.DashDoc.type === DocumentType.COL)?.DashDoc;
             const presCollection = DocumentManager.GetContextPath(this.activeItem).reverse().lastElement().presentation_targetDoc ?? tab;
             const data = Cast(presCollection?.data, listSpec(Doc));
-            const config_data = Cast(this.rootDoc.data, listSpec(Doc));
+            const config_data = Cast(this.Document.data, listSpec(Doc));
             if (data && config_data) {
                 data.push(doc);
                 this.props.pinToPres(doc, {});
@@ -2297,11 +2290,11 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @computed get toolbar() {
         const propIcon = SettingsManager.propertiesWidth > 0 ? 'angle-double-right' : 'angle-double-left';
         const propTitle = SettingsManager.propertiesWidth > 0 ? 'Close Presentation Panel' : 'Open Presentation Panel';
-        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
+        const mode = StrCast(this.Document._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const isMini: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
         const activeColor = SettingsManager.userVariantColor;
         const inactiveColor = lightOrDark(SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor) === Colors.WHITE ? Colors.WHITE : SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor;
-        return mode === CollectionViewType.Carousel3D || Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? null : (
+        return mode === CollectionViewType.Carousel3D || Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.Document) ? null : (
             <div id="toolbarContainer" className={'presBox-toolbar'}>
                 {/* <Tooltip title={<><div className="dash-tooltip">{"Add new slide"}</div></>}><div className={`toolbar-button ${this.newDocumentTools ? "active" : ""}`} onClick={action(() => this.newDocumentTools = !this.newDocumentTools)}>
                     <FontAwesomeIcon icon={"plus"} />
@@ -2340,12 +2333,12 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
      * presentPanel: The button to start the presentation / open minimized view of the presentation
      */
     @computed get topPanel() {
-        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
+        const mode = StrCast(this.Document._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const isMini: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
         return (
             <div
-                className={`presBox-buttons${Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? ' inOverlay' : ''}`}
-                style={{ background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.rootDoc ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : undefined, display: !this.rootDoc._chromeHidden ? 'none' : undefined }}>
+                className={`presBox-buttons${Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.Document) ? ' inOverlay' : ''}`}
+                style={{ background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.Document ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : undefined, display: !this.Document._chromeHidden ? 'none' : undefined }}>
                 {isMini ? null : (
                     <select className="presBox-viewPicker" style={{ display: this.layoutDoc.presentation_status === 'edit' ? 'block' : 'none' }} onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()} onChange={this.viewChanged} value={mode}>
                         <option onPointerDown={StopEvent} value={CollectionViewType.Stacking}>
@@ -2398,7 +2391,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             this.itemIndex === this.childDocs.length - 1 &&
             (this.activeItem.presentation_indexed === undefined || NumCast(this.activeItem.presentation_indexed) === (this.progressivizedItems(this.activeItem)?.length ?? 0));
         const presStart: boolean = !this.layoutDoc.presLoop && this.itemIndex === 0;
-        const inOverlay = Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc);
+        const inOverlay = Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.Document);
         // Case 1: There are still other frames and should go through all frames before going to next slide
         return (
             <div className="presPanelOverlay" style={{ display: this.layoutDoc.presentation_status !== 'edit' ? 'inline-flex' : 'none' }}>
@@ -2569,7 +2562,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     render() {
         // needed to ensure that the childDocs are loaded for looking up fields
         this.childDocs.slice();
-        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
+        const mode = StrCast(this.Document._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const presEnd =
             !this.layoutDoc.presLoop &&
             this.itemIndex === this.childDocs.length - 1 &&
@@ -2579,7 +2572,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             <div className="miniPres" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()} onPointerEnter={action(e => (this._forceKeyEvents = true))}>
                 <div
                     className="presPanelOverlay"
-                    style={{ display: 'inline-flex', height: 30, background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.rootDoc ? 'green' : '#323232', top: 0, zIndex: 3000000, boxShadow: this._presKeyEvents ? '0 0 0px 3px ' + Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE : undefined }}>
+                    style={{ display: 'inline-flex', height: 30, background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.Document ? 'green' : '#323232', top: 0, zIndex: 3000000, boxShadow: this._presKeyEvents ? '0 0 0px 3px ' + Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE : undefined }}>
                     <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{'Loop'}</div>}>
                         <div
                             className="presPanel-button"
@@ -2617,7 +2610,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 </div>
             </div>
         ) : (
-            <div className="presBox-cont" style={{ minWidth: Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? PresBox.minimizedWidth : undefined }}>
+            <div className="presBox-cont" style={{ minWidth: Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.Document) ? PresBox.minimizedWidth : undefined }}>
                 {this.topPanel}
                 {this.toolbar}
                 {this.newDocumentToolbarDropdown}
@@ -2637,7 +2630,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                                 childOpacity={returnOne}
                                 childClickScript={PresBox.navigateToDocScript}
                                 childLayoutTemplate={this.childLayoutTemplate}
-                                childXPadding={Doc.IsComicStyle(this.rootDoc) ? 20 : undefined}
+                                childXPadding={Doc.IsComicStyle(this.Document) ? 20 : undefined}
                                 filterAddDocument={this.addDocumentFilter}
                                 removeDocument={returnFalse}
                                 dontRegisterView={true}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
index 10a9395a0..53fb991e7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     // Idea: this boolean will determine whether to automatically show the video when this preselement is selected.
     // @observable static showVideo: boolean = false;
     @computed get indexInPres() {
-        return DocListCast(this.presBox?.[StrCast(this.presBox.presFieldKey, 'data')]).indexOf(this.rootDoc);
+        return DocListCast(this.presBox?.[StrCast(this.presBox.presFieldKey, 'data')]).indexOf(this.Document);
     } // the index field is where this document is in the presBox display list (since this value is different for each presentation element, the value can't be stored on the layout template which is used by all display elements)
     @computed get expandViewHeight() {
         return 100;
@@ -55,16 +55,16 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         return this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.ComponentView as PresBox;
     }
     @computed get presBox() {
-        return this.props.DocumentView?.().props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc;
+        return this.props.DocumentView?.().props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.Document;
     }
     @computed get targetDoc() {
-        return Cast(this.rootDoc.presentation_targetDoc, Doc, null) || this.rootDoc;
+        return Cast(this.Document.presentation_targetDoc, Doc, null) || this.Document;
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this.layoutDoc.layout_hideLinkButton = true;
         this._heightDisposer = reaction(
-            () => ({ expand: this.rootDoc.presentation_expandInlineButton, height: this.collapsedHeight }),
+            () => ({ expand: this.Document.presentation_expandInlineButton, height: this.collapsedHeight }),
             ({ expand, height }) => (this.layoutDoc._height = height + (expand ? this.expandViewHeight : 0)),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     ScreenToLocalListTransform = (xCord: number, yCord: number) => [xCord, yCord];
 
     @action
-    presExpandDocumentClick = () => (this.rootDoc.presentation_expandInlineButton = !this.rootDoc.presentation_expandInlineButton);
+    presExpandDocumentClick = () => (this.Document.presentation_expandInlineButton = !this.Document.presentation_expandInlineButton);
 
     embedHeight = (): number => this.collapsedHeight + this.expandViewHeight;
     // embedWidth = () => this.props.PanelWidth();
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
      * presentation element.
      */
     @computed get renderEmbeddedInline() {
-        return !this.rootDoc.presentation_expandInlineButton || !this.targetDoc ? null : (
+        return !this.Document.presentation_expandInlineButton || !this.targetDoc ? null : (
             <div className="presItem-embedded" style={{ height: this.embedHeight(), width: '50%' }}>
                 <DocumentView
-                    Document={PresBox.targetRenderedDoc(this.rootDoc)}
+                    Document={PresBox.targetRenderedDoc(this.Document)}
                     DataDoc={undefined} //this.targetDoc[DataSym] !== this.targetDoc && this.targetDoc[DataSym]}
                     PanelWidth={this.embedWidth}
                     PanelHeight={this.embedHeight}
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     @computed get transition() {
         let transitionInS: number;
-        if (this.rootDoc.presentation_transition) transitionInS = NumCast(this.rootDoc.presentation_transition) / 1000;
+        if (this.Document.presentation_transition) transitionInS = NumCast(this.Document.presentation_transition) / 1000;
         else transitionInS = 0.5;
-        return this.rootDoc.presentation_movement === PresMovement.Jump || this.rootDoc.presentation_movement === PresMovement.None ? null : 'M: ' + transitionInS + 's';
+        return this.Document.presentation_movement === PresMovement.Jump || this.Document.presentation_movement === PresMovement.None ? null : 'M: ' + transitionInS + 's';
     }
 
     private _itemRef: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement> = React.createRef();
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         e.stopPropagation();
         e.preventDefault();
         if (element && !(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.button === 2)) {
-            this.presBoxView?.regularSelect(this.rootDoc, this._itemRef.current!, this._dragRef.current!, true, false);
+            this.presBoxView?.regularSelect(this.Document, this._itemRef.current!, this._dragRef.current!, true, false);
             setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, this.startDrag, emptyFunction, e => {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 e.preventDefault();
-                this.presBoxView?.modifierSelect(this.rootDoc, this._itemRef.current!, this._dragRef.current!, e.shiftKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey, e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey, e.shiftKey);
+                this.presBoxView?.modifierSelect(this.Document, this._itemRef.current!, this._dragRef.current!, e.shiftKey || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey, e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey, e.shiftKey);
                 this.presBoxView?.activeItem && this.showRecording(this.presBoxView?.activeItem);
             });
         }
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
      */
     startDrag = (e: PointerEvent) => {
         const miniView: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
-        const activeItem = this.rootDoc;
+        const activeItem = this.Document;
         const dragArray = this.presBoxView?._dragArray ?? [];
         const dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData(this.presBoxView?.sortArray() ?? []);
-        if (!dragData.draggedDocuments.length) dragData.draggedDocuments.push(this.rootDoc);
+        if (!dragData.draggedDocuments.length) dragData.draggedDocuments.push(this.Document);
         dragData.treeViewDoc = this.presBox?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Tree ? this.presBox : undefined; // this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.treeViewDoc;
         dragData.moveDocument = this.props.moveDocument;
         const dragItem: HTMLElement[] = [];
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         if (this.presBox && this.indexInPres < (this.presBoxView?.itemIndex || 0)) {
             runInAction(() => (this.presBox!.itemIndex = (this.presBoxView?.itemIndex || 0) - 1));
         }
-        this.props.removeDocument?.(this.rootDoc);
-        this.presBoxView?.removeFromSelectedArray(this.rootDoc);
+        this.props.removeDocument?.(this.Document);
+        this.presBoxView?.removeFromSelectedArray(this.Document);
         this.removeAllRecordingInOverlay();
     }, 'Remove doc from pres trail');
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @undoBatch
     @action
     onSetValue = (value: string) => {
-        this.rootDoc.title = !value.trim().length ? '-untitled-' : value;
+        this.Document.title = !value.trim().length ? '-untitled-' : value;
         return true;
     };
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     };
 
     @computed get recordingIsInOverlay() {
-        return Doc.MyOverlayDocs.some(doc => doc.slides === this.rootDoc);
+        return Doc.MyOverlayDocs.some(doc => doc.slides === this.Document);
     }
 
     // a previously recorded video will have timecode defined
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     };
 
     removeAllRecordingInOverlay = () => {
-        Doc.MyOverlayDocs.filter(doc => doc.slides === this.rootDoc).forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
+        Doc.MyOverlayDocs.filter(doc => doc.slides === this.Document).forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
     };
 
     static removeEveryExistingRecordingInOverlay = () => {
@@ -413,10 +413,10 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     lfg = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
         // TODO: fix this bug
-        const { toggleChildrenRun } = this.rootDoc;
-        TreeView.ToggleChildrenRun.get(this.rootDoc)?.();
+        const { toggleChildrenRun } = this.Document;
+        TreeView.ToggleChildrenRun.get(this.Document)?.();
 
-        // call this.rootDoc.recurChildren() to get all the children
+        // call this.Document.recurChildren() to get all the children
         // if (iconClick) PresElementBox.showVideo = false;
     };
 
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const presBoxColor = StrCast(presBox?._backgroundColor);
         const presColorBool = presBoxColor ? presBoxColor !== Colors.WHITE && presBoxColor !== 'transparent' : false;
         const targetDoc = this.targetDoc;
-        const activeItem = this.rootDoc;
-        const hasChildren = BoolCast(this.rootDoc?.hasChildren);
+        const activeItem = this.Document;
+        const hasChildren = BoolCast(this.Document?.hasChildren);
 
         const items: JSX.Element[] = [];
 
@@ -498,14 +498,14 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             );
         }
         items.push(
-            <Tooltip key="eye" title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{this.rootDoc.presentation_expandInlineButton ? 'Minimize' : 'Expand'}</div>}>
+            <Tooltip key="eye" title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{this.Document.presentation_expandInlineButton ? 'Minimize' : 'Expand'}</div>}>
                 <div
                     className="slideButton"
                     onClick={e => {
                         e.stopPropagation();
                         this.presExpandDocumentClick();
                     }}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={this.rootDoc.presentation_expandInlineButton ? 'eye-slash' : 'eye'} onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()} />
+                    <FontAwesomeIcon icon={this.Document.presentation_expandInlineButton ? 'eye-slash' : 'eye'} onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()} />
                 </div>
             </Tooltip>
         );
@@ -536,18 +536,18 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     }
 
     @computed get mainItem() {
-        const isSelected: boolean = this.selectedArray?.has(this.rootDoc) ? true : false;
+        const isSelected: boolean = this.selectedArray?.has(this.Document) ? true : false;
         const isCurrent: boolean = this.presBox?._itemIndex === this.indexInPres;
         const miniView: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 110;
         const presBox = this.presBox; //presBox
         const presBoxColor: string = StrCast(presBox?._backgroundColor);
         const presColorBool: boolean = presBoxColor ? presBoxColor !== Colors.WHITE && presBoxColor !== 'transparent' : false;
-        const activeItem: Doc = this.rootDoc;
+        const activeItem: Doc = this.Document;
 
         return (
             <div
                 className="presItem-container"
-                key={this.props.Document[Id] + this.indexInPres}
+                key={this.Document[Id] + this.indexInPres}
                 ref={this._itemRef}
                 style={{
                     backgroundColor: presColorBool ? (isSelected ? 'rgba(250,250,250,0.3)' : 'transparent') : isSelected ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : 'transparent',
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 }}
                 onDoubleClick={action(e => {
                     this.toggleProperties();
-                    this.presBoxView?.regularSelect(this.rootDoc, this._itemRef.current!, this._dragRef.current!, false);
+                    this.presBoxView?.regularSelect(this.Document, this._itemRef.current!, this._dragRef.current!, false);
                 })}
                 onPointerOver={this.onPointerOver}
                 onPointerLeave={this.onPointerLeave}
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 ) : (
                     <div
                         ref={this._dragRef}
-                        className={`presItem-slide ${isCurrent ? 'active' : ''}${this.rootDoc.runProcess ? ' testingv2' : ''}`}
+                        className={`presItem-slide ${isCurrent ? 'active' : ''}${this.Document.runProcess ? ' testingv2' : ''}`}
                         style={{
                             display: 'infline-block',
                             backgroundColor: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                             style={{
                                 display: 'inline-flex',
                                 pointerEvents: isSelected ? undefined : 'none',
-                                width: `calc(100% ${this.rootDoc.presentation_expandInlineButton ? '- 50%' : ''} - ${this.presButtons.length * 22}px`,
+                                width: `calc(100% ${this.Document.presentation_expandInlineButton ? '- 50%' : ''} - ${this.presButtons.length * 22}px`,
                                 cursor: isSelected ? 'text' : 'grab',
                             }}>
                             <div
@@ -611,6 +611,6 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     }
 
     render() {
-        return !(this.rootDoc instanceof Doc) || this.targetDoc instanceof Promise ? null : this.mainItem;
+        return !(this.Document instanceof Doc) || this.targetDoc instanceof Promise ? null : this.mainItem;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
index ca9bf7bd2..33a336de3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = 'https://unpkg.com/pdfjs-dist@2.16.105/
 
 interface IViewerProps extends FieldViewProps {
     Document: Doc;
-    rootDoc: Doc;
     dataDoc: Doc;
     layoutDoc: Doc;
     fieldKey: string;
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
     scrollFocus = (doc: Doc, scrollTop: number, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
         const mainCont = this._mainCont.current;
         let focusSpeed: Opt<number>;
-        if (doc !== this.props.rootDoc && mainCont) {
+        if (doc !== this.props.Document && mainCont) {
             const windowHeight = this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
             const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(scrollTop, doc[Height](), NumCast(this.props.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, this._scrollHeight);
             if (scrollTo !== undefined && scrollTo !== this.props.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop) {
@@ -577,7 +576,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
                     {!this._mainCont.current || !this._annotationLayer.current ? null : (
                         <MarqueeAnnotator
                             ref={this._marqueeref}
-                            rootDoc={this.props.rootDoc}
+                            Document={this.props.Document}
                             getPageFromScroll={this.getPageFromScroll}
                             anchorMenuClick={this.props.anchorMenuClick}
                             scrollTop={0}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
index aa46e57dc..74464181f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export class SearchBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<SearchBoxProps>() {
     @action
     searchCollection(query: string) {
         this._selectedResult = undefined;
-        this._results = SearchUtil.SearchCollection(CollectionDockingView.Instance?.rootDoc, query);
+        this._results = SearchUtil.SearchCollection(CollectionDockingView.Instance?.Document, query);
 
         this.computePageRanks();
     }
diff --git a/src/fields/Doc.ts b/src/fields/Doc.ts
index e2746091e..993715e6f 100644
--- a/src/fields/Doc.ts
+++ b/src/fields/Doc.ts
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         embedding.title = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`renameEmbedding(this)`);
         embedding.author = Doc.CurrentUserEmail;
 
-        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(doc)[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', embedding);
+        Doc.AddDocToList(doc[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', embedding);
 
         return embedding;
     }
@@ -788,8 +788,9 @@ export namespace Doc {
                             const dataDoc = Doc.GetProto(targetDoc);
                             newLayoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc = dataDoc;
                             newLayoutDoc['acl-Guest'] = SharingPermissions.Edit;
-                            if (dataDoc[templateField] === undefined && templateLayoutDoc[templateField] instanceof List && (templateLayoutDoc[templateField] as any).length) {
-                                dataDoc[templateField] = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`ObjectField.MakeCopy(templateLayoutDoc["${templateField}"] as List)`, { templateLayoutDoc: Doc.name }, { templateLayoutDoc });
+                            if (dataDoc[templateField] === undefined && (templateLayoutDoc[templateField] as any)?.length) {
+                                dataDoc[templateField] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(templateLayoutDoc[templateField] as List<Doc>);
+                                // ComputedField.MakeFunction(`ObjectField.MakeCopy(templateLayoutDoc["${templateField}"])`, { templateLayoutDoc: Doc.name }, { templateLayoutDoc });
                             }
                             targetDoc[expandedLayoutFieldKey] = newLayoutDoc;
 
@@ -867,7 +868,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
     }
 
     export function MakeCopy(doc: Doc, copyProto: boolean = false, copyProtoId?: string, retitle = false): Doc {
-        const copy = new Doc(copyProtoId, true);
+        const copy = runInAction(() => new Doc(copyProtoId, true));
         updateCachedAcls(copy);
         const exclude = [...StrListCast(doc.cloneFieldFilter), 'dragFactory_count', 'cloneFieldFilter'];
         Object.keys(doc)
@@ -900,7 +901,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
             Doc.GetProto(copy).embedContainer = undefined;
             Doc.GetProto(copy).proto_embeddings = new List<Doc>([copy]);
         } else {
-            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(copy)[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', copy);
+            Doc.AddDocToList(copy[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', copy);
         }
         copy.embedContainer = undefined;
         if (retitle) {
@@ -1305,12 +1306,12 @@ export namespace Doc {
         });
     }
 
-    export function styleFromLayoutString(rootDoc: Doc, layoutDoc: Doc, props: any, scale: number) {
+    export function styleFromLayoutString(doc: Doc, props: any, scale: number) {
         const style: { [key: string]: any } = {};
         const divKeys = ['width', 'height', 'fontSize', 'transform', 'left', 'backgroundColor', 'left', 'right', 'top', 'bottom', 'pointerEvents', 'position'];
         const replacer = (match: any, expr: string, offset: any, string: any) => {
             // bcz: this executes a script to convert a property expression string:  { script }  into a value
-            return ScriptField.MakeFunction(expr, { self: Doc.name, this: Doc.name, scale: 'number' })?.script.run({ self: rootDoc, this: layoutDoc, scale }).result?.toString() ?? '';
+            return ScriptField.MakeFunction(expr, { self: Doc.name, this: Doc.name, scale: 'number' })?.script.run({ this: doc, self: doc, scale }).result?.toString() ?? '';
         };
         divKeys.map((prop: string) => {
             const p = props[prop];
diff --git a/src/fields/ScriptField.ts b/src/fields/ScriptField.ts
index 2b8750714..cd07a8885 100644
--- a/src/fields/ScriptField.ts
+++ b/src/fields/ScriptField.ts
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class ComputedField extends ScriptField {
     _lastComputedResult: any;
     //TODO maybe add an observable cache based on what is passed in for doc, considering there shouldn't really be that many possible values for doc
     value = computedFn((doc: Doc) => this._valueOutsideReaction(doc));
-    _valueOutsideReaction = (doc: Doc) => (this._lastComputedResult = this.script.run({ this: doc, self: Cast(doc.rootDocument, Doc, null) ?? doc, value: '', _last_: this._lastComputedResult, _readOnly_: true }, console.log).result);
+    _valueOutsideReaction = (doc: Doc) => (this._lastComputedResult = this.script.run({ this: doc, self: doc, value: '', _last_: this._lastComputedResult, _readOnly_: true }, console.log).result);
 
     [ToValue](doc: Doc) {
         return ComputedField.toValue(doc, this);
@@ -167,35 +167,35 @@ export class ComputedField extends ScriptField {
         return compiled.compiled ? new ComputedField(compiled, compiledsetscript) : undefined;
     }
     public static MakeInterpolatedNumber(fieldKey: string, interpolatorKey: string, doc: Doc, curTimecode: number, defaultVal: Opt<number>) {
-        if (!doc[`${fieldKey}-indexed`]) {
+        if (!doc[`${fieldKey}_indexed`]) {
             const flist = new List<number>(numberRange(curTimecode + 1).map(i => undefined) as any as number[]);
             flist[curTimecode] = Cast(doc[fieldKey], 'number', null);
-            doc[`${fieldKey}-indexed`] = flist;
+            doc[`${fieldKey}_indexed`] = flist;
         }
-        const getField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`getIndexVal(self['${fieldKey}-indexed'], self.${interpolatorKey}, ${defaultVal})`, {}, true, {});
-        const setField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`setIndexVal(self['${fieldKey}-indexed'], self.${interpolatorKey}, value)`, { value: 'any' }, true, {});
+        const getField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`getIndexVal(this['${fieldKey}_indexed'], this.${interpolatorKey}, ${defaultVal})`, {}, true, {});
+        const setField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`setIndexVal(this['${fieldKey}_indexed'], this.${interpolatorKey}, value)`, { value: 'any' }, true, {});
         return getField.compiled ? new ComputedField(getField, setField?.compiled ? setField : undefined) : undefined;
     }
     public static MakeInterpolatedString(fieldKey: string, interpolatorKey: string, doc: Doc, curTimecode: number) {
-        if (!doc[`${fieldKey}-indexed`]) {
+        if (!doc[`${fieldKey}_`]) {
             const flist = new List<string>(numberRange(curTimecode + 1).map(i => undefined) as any as string[]);
             flist[curTimecode] = StrCast(doc[fieldKey]);
-            doc[`${fieldKey}-indexed`] = flist;
+            doc[`${fieldKey}_indexed`] = flist;
         }
-        const getField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`getIndexVal(self['${fieldKey}-indexed'], self.${interpolatorKey})`, {}, true, {});
-        const setField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`setIndexVal(self['${fieldKey}-indexed'], self.${interpolatorKey}, value)`, { value: 'any' }, true, {});
+        const getField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`getIndexVal(this['${fieldKey}_indexed'], this.${interpolatorKey})`, {}, true, {});
+        const setField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`setIndexVal(this['${fieldKey}_indexed'], this.${interpolatorKey}, value)`, { value: 'any' }, true, {});
         return getField.compiled ? new ComputedField(getField, setField?.compiled ? setField : undefined) : undefined;
     }
     public static MakeInterpolatedDataField(fieldKey: string, interpolatorKey: string, doc: Doc, curTimecode: number) {
         if (doc[`${fieldKey}`] instanceof List) return;
-        if (!doc[`${fieldKey}-indexed`]) {
+        if (!doc[`${fieldKey}_indexed`]) {
             const flist = new List<Field>(numberRange(curTimecode + 1).map(i => undefined) as any as Field[]);
             flist[curTimecode] = Field.Copy(doc[fieldKey]);
-            doc[`${fieldKey}-indexed`] = flist;
+            doc[`${fieldKey}_indexed`] = flist;
         }
-        const getField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`getIndexVal(self['${fieldKey}-indexed'], self.${interpolatorKey})`, {}, true, {});
+        const getField = ScriptField.CompileScript(`getIndexVal(this['${fieldKey}_indexed'], this.${interpolatorKey})`, {}, true, {});
         const setField = ScriptField.CompileScript(
-            `{setIndexVal (self['${fieldKey}-indexed'], self.${interpolatorKey}, value); console.log(self["${fieldKey}-indexed"][self.${interpolatorKey}],self.data,self["${fieldKey}-indexed"]))}`,
+            `{setIndexVal (this['${fieldKey}_indexed'], this.${interpolatorKey}, value); console.log(this["${fieldKey}_indexed"][this.${interpolatorKey}],this.data,this["${fieldKey}_indexed"]))}`,
             { value: 'any' },
             false,
             {}
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2


From c94bbf5b9f1a37630208d4ba64a93c5399044042 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:47:28 -0500
Subject: completed transition from rootDoc => Document, dataDoc, layoutDoc

---
 src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx                  |   4 -
 src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx                  |  22 ++--
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx    |  32 ++---
 src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx                |  18 +--
 .../views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx           |  10 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx   |  12 +-
 .../nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx      |   8 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx         |   7 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx                |  52 ++++----
 src/client/views/nodes/LoadingBox.tsx              |  16 +--
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx           |  44 +++----
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx          |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx                  |  34 +++---
 src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx           |  24 ++--
 src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx            |  58 +++++----
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx                |  36 +++---
 src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx                  |  10 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx | 131 +++++++++------------
 .../formattedText/FormattedTextBoxComment.tsx      |   2 +-
 20 files changed, 252 insertions(+), 278 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
index c04359d80..04956d974 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
         @computed get Document() {
             return this.props.Document;
         }
-        // This is the "The Document" -- it encapsulates, data, layout, and any templates
-        @computed get rootDoc() {
-            return Cast(this.props.Document.rootDocument, Doc, null) || this.props.Document;
-        }
         // This is the rendering data of a document -- it may be "The Document", or it may be some template document that holds the rendering info
         @computed get layoutDoc() {
             return Doc.Layout(this.props.Document);
diff --git a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
index 1e1b8e0e6..9377aabe9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import React = require('react');
 
 interface ExtraProps {
     fieldKey: string;
+    Document: Doc;
     layoutDoc: Doc;
-    rootDoc: Doc;
     dataDoc: Doc;
     // usePanelWidth: boolean;
     showSidebar: boolean;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
     _stackRef = React.createRef<CollectionStackingView>();
     @computed get allMetadata() {
         const keys = new Map<string, FieldResult<Field>>();
-        DocListCast(this.props.rootDoc[this.sidebarKey]).forEach(doc =>
+        DocListCast(this.props.Document[this.sidebarKey]).forEach(doc =>
             SearchUtil.documentKeys(doc)
                 .filter(key => key[0] && key[0] !== '_' && key[0] === key[0].toUpperCase())
                 .map(key => keys.set(key, doc[key]))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
     }
     @computed get allHashtags() {
         const keys = new Set<string>();
-        DocListCast(this.props.rootDoc[this.sidebarKey]).forEach(doc => StrListCast(doc.tags).forEach(tag => keys.add(tag)));
+        DocListCast(this.props.Document[this.sidebarKey]).forEach(doc => StrListCast(doc.tags).forEach(tag => keys.add(tag)));
         return Array.from(keys.keys())
             .filter(key => key[0])
             .filter(key => !key.startsWith('_') && (key[0] === '#' || key[0] === key[0].toUpperCase()))
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
     }
     @computed get allUsers() {
         const keys = new Set<string>();
-        DocListCast(this.props.rootDoc[this.sidebarKey]).forEach(doc => keys.add(StrCast(doc.author)));
+        DocListCast(this.props.Document[this.sidebarKey]).forEach(doc => keys.add(StrCast(doc.author)));
         return Array.from(keys.keys()).sort();
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
             .join(' ');
         const target = Docs.Create.TextDocument(startup, {
             title: '-note-',
-            annotationOn: this.props.rootDoc,
+            annotationOn: this.props.Document,
             _width: 200,
             _height: 50,
             _layout_fitWidth: true,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
         return target;
     };
     makeDocUnfiltered = (doc: Doc) => {
-        if (DocListCast(this.props.rootDoc[this.sidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
+        if (DocListCast(this.props.Document[this.sidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
             if (this.childFilters()) {
                 // if any child filters exist, get rid of them
                 this.props.layoutDoc._childFilters = new List<string>();
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
         const renderTag = (tag: string) => {
             const active = this.childFilters().includes(`tags${Doc.FilterSep}${tag}${Doc.FilterSep}check`);
             return (
-                <div key={tag} className={`sidebarAnnos-filterTag${active ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={e => Doc.setDocFilter(this.props.rootDoc, 'tags', tag, 'check', true, undefined, e.shiftKey)}>
+                <div key={tag} className={`sidebarAnnos-filterTag${active ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={e => Doc.setDocFilter(this.props.Document, 'tags', tag, 'check', true, undefined, e.shiftKey)}>
                     {tag}
                 </div>
             );
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
         const renderMeta = (tag: string, dflt: FieldResult<Field>) => {
             const active = this.childFilters().includes(`${tag}${Doc.FilterSep}${Doc.FilterAny}${Doc.FilterSep}exists`);
             return (
-                <div key={tag} className={`sidebarAnnos-filterTag${active ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={e => Doc.setDocFilter(this.props.rootDoc, tag, Doc.FilterAny, 'exists', true, undefined, e.shiftKey)}>
+                <div key={tag} className={`sidebarAnnos-filterTag${active ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={e => Doc.setDocFilter(this.props.Document, tag, Doc.FilterAny, 'exists', true, undefined, e.shiftKey)}>
                     {tag}
                 </div>
             );
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
         const renderUsers = (user: string) => {
             const active = this.childFilters().includes(`author:${user}:check`);
             return (
-                <div key={user} className={`sidebarAnnos-filterUser${active ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={e => Doc.setDocFilter(this.props.rootDoc, 'author', user, 'check', true, undefined, e.shiftKey)}>
+                <div key={user} className={`sidebarAnnos-filterUser${active ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={e => Doc.setDocFilter(this.props.Document, 'author', user, 'check', true, undefined, e.shiftKey)}>
                     {user}
                 </div>
             );
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
                 style={{
                     position: 'absolute',
                     pointerEvents: this.props.isContentActive() ? 'all' : undefined,
-                    top: this.props.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.RTF && StrCast(this.props.rootDoc._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 15 : 0,
+                    top: this.props.Document.type !== DocumentType.RTF && StrCast(this.props.Document._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 15 : 0,
                     right: 0,
-                    background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.props.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.WidgetColor),
+                    background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.props.Document, this.props, StyleProp.WidgetColor),
                     width: `100%`,
                     height: '100%',
                 }}>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
index 389a9a534..dc2ee63f5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
     };
 
     setupViewTypes(category: string, func: (type_collection: CollectionViewType) => Doc) {
-        if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && this.rootDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking && !this.rootDoc.isGroup && !this.rootDoc.annotationOn) {
+        if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.Document) && this.Document._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking && !this.dataDoc.isGroup && !this.Document.annotationOn) {
             // prettier-ignore
             const subItems: ContextMenuProps[] = [
                 { description: 'Freeform',    event: () => func(CollectionViewType.Freeform), icon: 'signature' },
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
             // need to test this because GoldenLayout causes a parallel hierarchy in the React DOM for its children and the main document view7
             !Doc.noviceMode &&
                 this.setupViewTypes('Appearance...', vtype => {
-                    const newRendition = Doc.MakeEmbedding(this.rootDoc);
+                    const newRendition = Doc.MakeEmbedding(this.Document);
                     newRendition._type_collection = vtype;
                     this.props.addDocTab(newRendition, OpenWhere.addRight);
                     return newRendition;
@@ -180,18 +180,18 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
 
             const options = cm.findByDescription('Options...');
             const optionItems = options && 'subitems' in options ? options.subitems : [];
-            !Doc.noviceMode ? optionItems.splice(0, 0, { description: `${this.rootDoc.forceActive ? 'Select' : 'Force'} Contents Active`, event: () => (this.rootDoc.forceActive = !this.rootDoc.forceActive), icon: 'project-diagram' }) : null;
-            if (this.rootDoc.childLayout instanceof Doc) {
-                optionItems.push({ description: 'View Child Layout', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(this.rootDoc.childLayout as Doc, OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'project-diagram' });
+            !Doc.noviceMode ? optionItems.splice(0, 0, { description: `${this.Document.forceActive ? 'Select' : 'Force'} Contents Active`, event: () => (this.Document.forceActive = !this.Document.forceActive), icon: 'project-diagram' }) : null;
+            if (this.Document.childLayout instanceof Doc) {
+                optionItems.push({ description: 'View Child Layout', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(this.Document.childLayout as Doc, OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'project-diagram' });
             }
-            if (this.rootDoc.childClickedOpenTemplateView instanceof Doc) {
-                optionItems.push({ description: 'View Child Detailed Layout', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(this.rootDoc.childClickedOpenTemplateView as Doc, OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'project-diagram' });
+            if (this.Document.childClickedOpenTemplateView instanceof Doc) {
+                optionItems.push({ description: 'View Child Detailed Layout', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(this.Document.childClickedOpenTemplateView as Doc, OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'project-diagram' });
             }
-            !Doc.noviceMode && optionItems.push({ description: `${this.rootDoc._isLightbox ? 'Unset' : 'Set'} is Lightbox`, event: () => (this.rootDoc._isLightbox = !this.rootDoc._isLightbox), icon: 'project-diagram' });
+            !Doc.noviceMode && optionItems.push({ description: `${this.layoutDoc._isLightbox ? 'Unset' : 'Set'} is Lightbox`, event: () => (this.layoutDoc._isLightbox = !this.layoutDoc._isLightbox), icon: 'project-diagram' });
 
             !options && cm.addItem({ description: 'Options...', subitems: optionItems, icon: 'hand-point-right' });
 
-            if (!Doc.noviceMode && !this.rootDoc.annotationOn) {
+            if (!Doc.noviceMode && !this.Document.annotationOn) {
                 const existingOnClick = cm.findByDescription('OnClick...');
                 const onClicks = existingOnClick && 'subitems' in existingOnClick ? existingOnClick.subitems : [];
                 const funcs = [
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
                         description: `Edit ${func.name} script`,
                         icon: 'edit',
                         event: (obj: any) => {
-                            const embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(this.rootDoc);
+                            const embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(this.Document);
                             DocUtils.makeCustomViewClicked(embedding, undefined, func.key);
                             this.props.addDocTab(embedding, OpenWhere.addRight);
                         },
@@ -213,16 +213,16 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
                     onClicks.push({
                         description: `Set child ${childClick.title}`,
                         icon: 'edit',
-                        event: () => (Doc.GetProto(this.rootDoc)[StrCast(childClick.targetScriptKey)] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(ScriptCast(childClick.data))),
+                        event: () => (this.dataDoc[StrCast(childClick.targetScriptKey)] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(ScriptCast(childClick.data))),
                     })
                 );
-                !Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && !existingOnClick && cm.addItem({ description: 'OnClick...', noexpand: true, subitems: onClicks, icon: 'mouse-pointer' });
+                !Doc.IsSystem(this.Document) && !existingOnClick && cm.addItem({ description: 'OnClick...', noexpand: true, subitems: onClicks, icon: 'mouse-pointer' });
             }
 
             if (!Doc.noviceMode) {
                 const more = cm.findByDescription('More...');
                 const moreItems = more && 'subitems' in more ? more.subitems : [];
-                moreItems.push({ description: 'Export Image Hierarchy', icon: 'columns', event: () => ImageUtils.ExportHierarchyToFileSystem(this.rootDoc) });
+                moreItems.push({ description: 'Export Image Hierarchy', icon: 'columns', event: () => ImageUtils.ExportHierarchyToFileSystem(this.Document) });
                 !more && cm.addItem({ description: 'More...', subitems: moreItems, icon: 'hand-point-right' });
             }
         }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
 
     childHideResizeHandles = () => this.props.childHideResizeHandles?.() ?? BoolCast(this.Document.childHideResizeHandles);
     childHideDecorationTitle = () => this.props.childHideDecorationTitle?.() ?? BoolCast(this.Document.childHideDecorationTitle);
-    childLayoutTemplate = () => this.props.childLayoutTemplate?.() || Cast(this.rootDoc.childLayoutTemplate, Doc, null);
+    childLayoutTemplate = () => this.props.childLayoutTemplate?.() || Cast(this.Document.childLayoutTemplate, Doc, null);
     isContentActive = (outsideReaction?: boolean) => this._isContentActive;
 
     render() {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
             PanelHeight: this.props.PanelHeight,
             ScreenToLocalTransform: this.screenToLocalTransform,
             childLayoutTemplate: this.childLayoutTemplate,
-            childLayoutString: StrCast(this.rootDoc.childLayoutString, this.props.childLayoutString),
+            childLayoutString: StrCast(this.Document.childLayoutString, this.props.childLayoutString),
             childHideResizeHandles: this.childHideResizeHandles,
             childHideDecorationTitle: this.childHideDecorationTitle,
         };
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
             <div
                 className="collectionView"
                 onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
-                style={{ pointerEvents: this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform && this.rootDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : undefined }}>
+                style={{ pointerEvents: this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform && this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : undefined }}>
                 {this.renderSubView(this.collectionViewType, props)}
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
index 807a77233..dacdbe986 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
@@ -139,17 +139,17 @@ export class AudioBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         const timecode = Cast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode, 'number', null);
         const anchor = addAsAnnotation
             ? CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(
-                  this.rootDoc,
+                  this.Document,
                   this.dataDoc,
                   this.annotationKey,
                   this._ele?.currentTime || Cast(this.props.Document._layout_currentTimecode, 'number', null) || (this.mediaState === media_state.Recording ? (Date.now() - (this.recordingStart || 0)) / 1000 : undefined),
                   undefined,
                   undefined,
                   addAsAnnotation
-              ) || this.rootDoc
-            : Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ title: '#' + timecode, _timecodeToShow: timecode, annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
+              ) || this.Document
+            : Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ title: '#' + timecode, _timecodeToShow: timecode, annotationOn: this.Document });
 
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), temporal: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), temporal: true } }, this.Document);
         return anchor;
     };
 
@@ -363,14 +363,14 @@ export class AudioBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             returnFalse,
             returnFalse,
             action(() => {
-                const newDoc = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('', NumCast(this.rootDoc.x), NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) + 10, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width), 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height));
+                const newDoc = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('', NumCast(this.Document.x), NumCast(this.Document.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) + 10, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width), 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height));
                 const textField = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc);
                 Doc.GetProto(newDoc)[`${textField}_recordingSource`] = this.dataDoc;
                 Doc.GetProto(newDoc)[`${textField}_recordingStart`] = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.${textField}_recordingSource.${this.fieldKey}_recordingStart`);
                 Doc.GetProto(newDoc).mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`this.${textField}_recordingSource.mediaState`);
-                if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc)) {
-                    newDoc.overlayX = this.rootDoc.x;
-                    newDoc.overlayY = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._height);
+                if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.Document)) {
+                    newDoc.overlayX = this.Document.x;
+                    newDoc.overlayY = NumCast(this.Document.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height);
                     Doc.AddToMyOverlay(newDoc);
                 } else {
                     this.props.addDocument?.(newDoc);
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ export class AudioBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
 
     // plays link
     playLink = (link: Doc, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
-        if (link.annotationOn === this.rootDoc) {
+        if (link.annotationOn === this.Document) {
             if (!this.layoutDoc.dontAutoPlayFollowedLinks) {
                 this.playFrom(this.timeline?.anchorStart(link) || 0, this.timeline?.anchorEnd(link));
             } else {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
index 2c53a1d5b..b7cd306ae 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewWrapper extends DocComponent<Collecti
     w_Highlight = ()       => this.Highlight; // prettier-ignore
     w_Width = ()           => this.Width; // prettier-ignore
     w_Height = ()          => this.Height; // prettier-ignore
-    w_AutoDim = ()         => this.AutoDim;
+    w_AutoDim = () => this.AutoDim;
     w_Transition = ()      => this.Transition; // prettier-ignore
     w_DataTransition = ()  => this.DataTransition; // prettier-ignore
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends DocComponent<CollectionFreeF
     //  undefined - this is not activated by a group
     isGroupActive = () => {
         if (this.CollectionFreeFormView.isAnyChildContentActive()) return undefined;
-        const isGroup = this.Document.isGroup && (!this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor || this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor === 'transparent');
+        const isGroup = this.dataDoc.isGroup && (!this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor || this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor === 'transparent');
         return isGroup ? (this.props.isDocumentActive?.() ? 'group' : this.props.isGroupActive?.() ? 'child' : 'inactive') : this.props.isGroupActive?.() ? 'child' : undefined;
     };
     public static CollectionFreeFormDocViewClassName = 'collectionFreeFormDocumentView-container';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx
index ff394e5f5..b050e3252 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class ComparisonBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
     private internalDrop = (e: Event, dropEvent: DragManager.DropEvent, fieldKey: string) => {
         if (dropEvent.complete.docDragData) {
             const droppedDocs = dropEvent.complete.docDragData?.droppedDocuments;
-            const added = dropEvent.complete.docDragData.moveDocument?.(droppedDocs, this.rootDoc, (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => this.addDoc(doc instanceof Doc ? doc : doc.lastElement(), fieldKey));
+            const added = dropEvent.complete.docDragData.moveDocument?.(droppedDocs, this.Document, (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => this.addDoc(doc instanceof Doc ? doc : doc.lastElement(), fieldKey));
             Doc.SetContainer(droppedDocs.lastElement(), this.dataDoc);
             !added && e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation(); // prevent parent Doc from registering new position so that it snaps back into place
@@ -93,18 +93,18 @@ export class ComparisonBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
-            title: 'CompareAnchor:' + this.rootDoc.title,
+            title: 'CompareAnchor:' + this.Document.title,
             // set presentation timing properties for restoring view
             presentation_transition: 1000,
-            annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+            annotationOn: this.Document,
         });
         if (anchor) {
             if (!addAsAnnotation) anchor.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
             /* addAsAnnotation &&*/ this.addDocument(anchor);
-            PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), clippable: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+            PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), clippable: true } }, this.Document);
             return anchor;
         }
-        return this.rootDoc;
+        return this.Document;
     };
 
     @undoBatch
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx
index 1cb0a50f3..cc2c44435 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class DataVizBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     // all CSV records in the dataset (that aren't an empty row)
     @computed.struct get records() {
-        var records = DataVizBox.dataset.get(CsvCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href);
+        var records = DataVizBox.dataset.get(CsvCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href);
         return records?.filter(record => Object.keys(record).some(key => record[key])) ?? [];
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class DataVizBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     };
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation?: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         const anchor = !pinProps
-            ? this.rootDoc
+            ? this.Document
             : this._vizRenderer?.getAnchor(pinProps) ??
               Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
                   // when we clear selection -> we should have it so chartBox getAnchor returns undefined
@@ -99,20 +99,20 @@ export class DataVizBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this.props.setContentView?.(this);
-        if (!DataVizBox.dataset.has(CsvCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href)) this.fetchData();
+        if (!DataVizBox.dataset.has(CsvCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href)) this.fetchData();
     }
 
     fetchData = () => {
-        DataVizBox.dataset.set(CsvCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href, []); // assign temporary dataset as a lock to prevent duplicate server requests
+        DataVizBox.dataset.set(CsvCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href, []); // assign temporary dataset as a lock to prevent duplicate server requests
         fetch('/csvData?uri=' + this.dataUrl?.url.href) //
-            .then(res => res.json().then(action(res => !res.errno && DataVizBox.dataset.set(CsvCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href, res))));
+            .then(res => res.json().then(action(res => !res.errno && DataVizBox.dataset.set(CsvCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]).url.href, res))));
     };
 
     // toggles for user to decide which chart type to view the data in
     @computed get renderVizView() {
         const scale = this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1;
         const sharedProps = {
-            rootDoc: this.rootDoc,
+            rootDoc: this.Document,
             layoutDoc: this.layoutDoc,
             records: this.records,
             axes: this.axes,
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx
index 3de7a0c4a..ad34a0c99 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface SelectedDataPoint extends DataPoint {
     elem?: d3.Selection<d3.BaseType, unknown, SVGGElement, unknown>;
 }
 export interface LineChartProps {
-    rootDoc: Doc;
+    Document: Doc;
     layoutDoc: Doc;
     axes: string[];
     records: { [key: string]: any }[];
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class LineChart extends React.Component<LineChartProps> {
         return this.props.axes[1] + ' vs. ' + this.props.axes[0] + ' Line Chart';
     }
     @computed get parentViz() {
-        return DocCast(this.props.rootDoc.dataViz_parentViz);
+        return DocCast(this.props.Document.dataViz_parentViz);
         // return LinkManager.Instance.getAllRelatedLinks(this.props.rootDoc) // out of all links
         //     .filter(link => {
         //         return link.link_anchor_1 == this.props.rootDoc.dataViz_parentViz;
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class LineChart extends React.Component<LineChartProps> {
         // return selected x and y axes
         // otherwise, use the selection of whatever is linked to us
         const incomingVizBox = DocumentManager.Instance.getFirstDocumentView(this.parentViz)?.ComponentView as DataVizBox;
-        const highlitedRowIds = NumListCast(incomingVizBox?.rootDoc?.dataViz_highlitedRows);
+        const highlitedRowIds = NumListCast(incomingVizBox?.layoutDoc?.dataViz_highlitedRows);
         return this._tableData.filter((record, i) => highlitedRowIds.includes(this._tableDataIds[i])); // get all the datapoints they have selected field set by incoming anchor
     }
     @computed get rangeVals(): { xMin?: number; xMax?: number; yMin?: number; yMax?: number } {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class LineChart extends React.Component<LineChartProps> {
             //
             title: 'line doc selection' + this._currSelected?.x,
         });
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: pinProps?.pinData }, this.props.rootDoc);
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: pinProps?.pinData }, this.props.Document);
         anchor.config_dataVizSelection = this._currSelected ? new List<number>([this._currSelected.x, this._currSelected.y]) : undefined;
         return anchor;
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
index daf6cd9a6..5ed5fa8fd 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
@@ -43,11 +43,8 @@ export class FunctionPlotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>
         );
     }
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
-            //
-            annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
-        });
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), datarange: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ annotationOn: this.Document });
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), datarange: true } }, this.Document);
         anchor.config_xRange = new List<number>(Array.from(this._plot.options.xAxis.domain));
         anchor.config_yRange = new List<number>(Array.from(this._plot.options.yAxis.domain));
         if (addAsAnnotation) this.addDocument(anchor);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
index 19e393968..7e85c33b8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
@@ -89,26 +89,26 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         const anchor =
             visibleAnchor ??
             Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
-                title: 'ImgAnchor:' + this.rootDoc.title,
+                title: 'ImgAnchor:' + this.Document.title,
                 config_panX: NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX),
                 config_panY: NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY),
                 config_viewScale: Cast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 'number', null),
-                annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+                annotationOn: this.Document,
             });
         if (anchor) {
             if (!addAsAnnotation) anchor.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
             addAsAnnotation && this.addDocument(anchor);
-            PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), pannable: visibleAnchor ? false : true } }, this.rootDoc);
+            PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), pannable: visibleAnchor ? false : true } }, this.Document);
             return anchor;
         }
-        return this.rootDoc;
+        return this.Document;
     };
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this._disposers.sizer = reaction(
             () => ({
                 forceFull: this.props.renderDepth < 1 || this.layoutDoc._showFullRes,
-                scrSize: (this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().inverse().transformDirection(this.nativeSize.nativeWidth, this.nativeSize.nativeHeight)[0] / this.nativeSize.nativeWidth) * NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale, 1),
+                scrSize: (this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().inverse().transformDirection(this.nativeSize.nativeWidth, this.nativeSize.nativeHeight)[0] / this.nativeSize.nativeWidth) * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 1),
                 selected: this.props.isSelected(),
             }),
             ({ forceFull, scrSize, selected }) => (this._curSuffix = selected ? '_o' : this.fieldKey === 'icon' ? '_m' : forceFull ? '_o' : scrSize < 0.25 ? '_s' : scrSize < 0.5 ? '_m' : scrSize < 0.8 ? '_l' : '_o'),
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             };
             if (de.metaKey || targetIsBullseye(e.target as HTMLElement)) {
                 added = de.complete.docDragData.droppedDocuments.reduce((last: boolean, drop: Doc) => {
-                    this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_usePath'] = 'alternate:hover';
+                    this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey + '_usePath'] = 'alternate:hover';
                     return last && Doc.AddDocToList(this.dataDoc, this.fieldKey + '-alternates', drop);
                 }, true);
             } else if (de.altKey || !this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]) {
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
 
     @undoBatch
     setNativeSize = action(() => {
-        const scaling = (this.props.DocumentView?.().props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale || 1) / NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale, 1);
+        const scaling = (this.props.DocumentView?.().props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale || 1) / NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 1);
         const nscale = NumCast(this.props.PanelWidth()) / scaling;
         const nw = nscale / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']);
         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'] = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight']) * nw;
         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'] = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']) * nw;
-        this.rootDoc._freeform_panX = nw * NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panX);
-        this.rootDoc._freeform_panY = nw * NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panY);
+        this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX = nw * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX);
+        this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY = nw * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY);
         this.dataDoc._freeform_panXMax = this.dataDoc._freeform_panXMax ? nw * NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_panXMax) : undefined;
         this.dataDoc._freeform_panXMin = this.dataDoc._freeform_panXMin ? nw * NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_panXMin) : undefined;
         this.dataDoc._freeform_panYMax = this.dataDoc._freeform_panYMax ? nw * NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_panYMax) : undefined;
@@ -206,17 +206,17 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         if (!region) return;
         const cropping = Doc.MakeCopy(region, true);
         Doc.GetProto(region).lockedPosition = true;
-        Doc.GetProto(region).title = 'region:' + this.rootDoc.title;
+        Doc.GetProto(region).title = 'region:' + this.Document.title;
         Doc.GetProto(region).followLinkToggle = true;
         this.addDocument(region);
         const anchx = NumCast(cropping.x);
         const anchy = NumCast(cropping.y);
         const anchw = NumCast(cropping._width);
         const anchh = NumCast(cropping._height);
-        const viewScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']) / anchw;
-        cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.rootDoc.title;
-        cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._width);
-        cropping.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y);
+        const viewScale = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']) / anchw;
+        cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.Document.title;
+        cropping.x = NumCast(this.Document.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width);
+        cropping.y = NumCast(this.Document.y);
         cropping._width = anchw * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
         cropping._height = anchh * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
         cropping.onClick = undefined;
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         croppingProto.annotationOn = undefined;
         croppingProto.isDataDoc = true;
         croppingProto.backgroundColor = undefined;
-        croppingProto.proto = Cast(this.rootDoc.proto, Doc, null)?.proto; // set proto of cropping's data doc to be IMAGE_PROTO
+        croppingProto.proto = Cast(this.Document.proto, Doc, null)?.proto; // set proto of cropping's data doc to be IMAGE_PROTO
         croppingProto.type = DocumentType.IMG;
         croppingProto.layout = ImageBox.LayoutString('data');
-        croppingProto.data = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey] as ObjectField);
+        croppingProto.data = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] as ObjectField);
         croppingProto['data_nativeWidth'] = anchw;
         croppingProto['data_nativeHeight'] = anchh;
         croppingProto.freeform_scale = viewScale;
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         croppingProto.freeform_panY_max = anchh / viewScale;
         if (addCrop) {
             DocUtils.MakeLink(region, cropping, { link_relationship: 'cropped image' });
-            cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._width);
-            cropping.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y);
+            cropping.x = NumCast(this.Document.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width);
+            cropping.y = NumCast(this.Document.y);
             this.props.addDocTab(cropping, OpenWhere.inParent);
         }
         DocumentManager.Instance.AddViewRenderedCb(cropping, dv => setTimeout(() => (dv.ComponentView as ImageBox).setNativeSize(), 200));
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                     ImageBox.setImageEditorOpen(true);
                     ImageBox.setImageEditorSource(this.choosePath(field.url));
                     ImageBox.addDoc = this.props.addDocument;
-                    ImageBox.imageRootDoc = this.rootDoc;
+                    ImageBox.imageRootDoc = this.Document;
                 }),
                 icon: 'pencil-alt',
             });
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         return !tags ? null : <img id={'google-tags'} src={'/assets/google_tags.png'} />;
     };
 
-    getScrollHeight = () => (this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.rootDoc) !== false && NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale, 1) === NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scaleMin, 1) ? this.nativeSize.nativeHeight : undefined);
+    getScrollHeight = () => (this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.Document) !== false && NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 1) === NumCast(this.dataDoc._freeform_scaleMin, 1) ? this.nativeSize.nativeHeight : undefined);
 
     @computed
     private get considerDownloadIcon() {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         return { nativeWidth, nativeHeight, nativeOrientation };
     }
     @computed get overlayImageIcon() {
-        const usePath = this.rootDoc[`_${this.fieldKey}_usePath`];
+        const usePath = this.layoutDoc[`_${this.fieldKey}_usePath`];
         return (
             <Tooltip
                 title={
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 <div
                     className="imageBox-alternateDropTarget"
                     ref={this._overlayIconRef}
-                    onPointerDown={e => setupMoveUpEvents(e.target, e, returnFalse, emptyFunction, e => (this.rootDoc[`_${this.fieldKey}_usePath`] = usePath === undefined ? 'alternate' : usePath === 'alternate' ? 'alternate:hover' : undefined))}
+                    onPointerDown={e => setupMoveUpEvents(e.target, e, returnFalse, emptyFunction, e => (this.layoutDoc[`_${this.fieldKey}_usePath`] = usePath === undefined ? 'alternate' : usePath === 'alternate' ? 'alternate:hover' : undefined))}
                     style={{
                         display: (this.props.isContentActive() !== false && DragManager.DocDragData?.canEmbed) || DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-alternates']).length ? 'block' : 'none',
                         width: 'min(10%, 25px)',
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     @computed get content() {
         TraceMobx();
 
-        const backColor = DashColor(this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor));
+        const backColor = DashColor(this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor));
         const backAlpha = backColor.red() === 0 && backColor.green() === 0 && backColor.blue() === 0 ? backColor.alpha() : 1;
         const srcpath = this.layoutDoc.hideImage ? '' : this.paths[0];
         const fadepath = this.layoutDoc.hideImage ? '' : this.paths.lastElement();
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             transformOrigin = 'right top';
             transform = `translate(-100%, 0%) rotate(${rotation}deg) scale(${aspect})`;
         }
-        const usePath = this.rootDoc[`_${this.fieldKey}_usePath`];
+        const usePath = this.layoutDoc[`_${this.fieldKey}_usePath`];
 
         return (
             <div className="imageBox-cont" onPointerEnter={action(() => (this._isHovering = true))} onPointerLeave={action(() => (this._isHovering = false))} key={this.layoutDoc[Id]} ref={this.createDropTarget} onPointerDown={this.marqueeDown}>
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     }
     screenToLocalTransform = () => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(0, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop) * this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale);
     marqueeDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-        if (!e.altKey && e.button === 0 && NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale, 1) <= NumCast(this.rootDoc.freeform_scaleMin, 1) && this.props.isContentActive(true) && ![InkTool.Highlighter, InkTool.Pen, InkTool.Write].includes(Doc.ActiveTool)) {
+        if (!e.altKey && e.button === 0 && NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 1) <= NumCast(this.dataDoc.freeform_scaleMin, 1) && this.props.isContentActive(true) && ![InkTool.Highlighter, InkTool.Pen, InkTool.Write].includes(Doc.ActiveTool)) {
             setupMoveUpEvents(
                 this,
                 e,
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                     height: this.props.PanelWidth() ? undefined : `100%`,
                     pointerEvents: this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : undefined,
                     borderRadius,
-                    overflow: this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth || this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.rootDoc) ? 'auto' : undefined,
+                    overflow: this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth || this.props.layout_fitWidth?.(this.Document) ? 'auto' : undefined,
                 }}>
                 <CollectionFreeFormView
                     ref={this._ffref}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LoadingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LoadingBox.tsx
index 4bb0f14d2..86c91ae3c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LoadingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LoadingBox.tsx
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ export class LoadingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     _timer: any;
     @observable progress = '';
     componentDidMount() {
-        if (!LoadingBox.CurrentlyLoading?.includes(this.rootDoc)) {
-            this.rootDoc.loadingError = 'Upload interrupted, please try again';
+        if (!LoadingBox.CurrentlyLoading?.includes(this.Document)) {
+            this.Document.loadingError = 'Upload interrupted, please try again';
         } else {
             const updateFunc = async () => {
-                const result = await Networking.QueryYoutubeProgress(StrCast(this.rootDoc[Id])); // We use the guid of the overwriteDoc to track file uploads.
+                const result = await Networking.QueryYoutubeProgress(StrCast(this.Document[Id])); // We use the guid of the overwriteDoc to track file uploads.
                 runInAction(() => (this.progress = result.progress));
-                !this.rootDoc.loadingError && (this._timer = setTimeout(updateFunc, 1000));
+                !this.Document.loadingError && (this._timer = setTimeout(updateFunc, 1000));
             };
             this._timer = setTimeout(updateFunc, 1000);
         }
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ export class LoadingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     render() {
         return (
-            <div className="loadingBoxContainer" style={{ background: !this.rootDoc.loadingError ? '' : 'red' }}>
+            <div className="loadingBoxContainer" style={{ background: !this.Document.loadingError ? '' : 'red' }}>
                 <div className="loadingBox-textContainer">
-                    <span className="loadingBox-title">{StrCast(this.rootDoc.title)}</span>
-                    <p className="loadingBox-headerText">{StrCast(this.rootDoc.loadingError, 'Loading ' + (this.progress.replace('[download]', '') || '(can take several minutes)'))}</p>
-                    {this.rootDoc.loadingError ? null : (
+                    <span className="loadingBox-title">{StrCast(this.Document.title)}</span>
+                    <p className="loadingBox-headerText">{StrCast(this.Document.loadingError, 'Loading ' + (this.progress.replace('[download]', '') || '(can take several minutes)'))}</p>
+                    {this.rootDDocumentoc.loadingError ? null : (
                         <div className="loadingBox-spinner">
                             <ReactLoading type="spinningBubbles" color="blue" height={100} width={100} />
                         </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
index 9b75ca7e3..8d3cd1d96 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 title="Toggle Sidebar"
                 style={{
                     display: !this.props.isContentActive() ? 'none' : undefined,
-                    top: StrCast(this.rootDoc._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 20 : 5,
+                    top: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 20 : 5,
                     backgroundColor: this.SidebarShown ? Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE : Colors.BLACK,
                 }}
                 onPointerDown={this.sidebarBtnDown}>
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         });
 
         const targetCreator = (annotationOn: Doc | undefined) => {
-            const target = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('Note linked to ' + this.rootDoc.title, 0, 0, 100, 100, undefined, annotationOn, undefined, 'yellow');
+            const target = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('Note linked to ' + this.Document.title, 0, 0, 100, 100, undefined, annotationOn, undefined, 'yellow');
             FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = target[Id];
             return target;
         };
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     };
 
     @observable
-    bingSearchBarContents: any = this.rootDoc.map; // For Bing Maps: The contents of the Bing search bar (string)
+    bingSearchBarContents: any = this.dataDoc.map; // For Bing Maps: The contents of the Bing search bar (string)
 
     geoDataRequestOptions = {
         entityType: 'PopulatedPlace',
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     deselectPin = () => {
         if (this.selectedPin) {
             // Removes filter
-            Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, 'latitude', this.selectedPin.latitude, 'remove');
-            Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, 'longitude', this.selectedPin.longitude, 'remove');
-            Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, LinkedTo, `mapPin=${Field.toScriptString(DocCast(this.selectedPin))}`, 'remove');
+            Doc.setDocFilter(this.layoutDoc, 'latitude', this.selectedPin.latitude, 'remove');
+            Doc.setDocFilter(this.layoutDoc, 'longitude', this.selectedPin.longitude, 'remove');
+            Doc.setDocFilter(this.layoutDoc, LinkedTo, `mapPin=${Field.toScriptString(DocCast(this.selectedPin))}`, 'remove');
 
             const temp = this.selectedPin;
             if (!this._unmounting) {
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
             }
             this.map_docToPinMap.set(temp, newpin);
             this.selectedPin = undefined;
-            this.bingSearchBarContents = this.rootDoc.map;
+            this.bingSearchBarContents = this.dataDoc.map;
         }
     };
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
 
         // Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, 'latitude', this.selectedPin.latitude, 'match');
         // Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, 'longitude', this.selectedPin.longitude, 'match');
-        Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, LinkedTo, `mapPin=${Field.toScriptString(this.selectedPin)}`, 'check');
+        Doc.setDocFilter(this.layoutDoc, LinkedTo, `mapPin=${Field.toScriptString(this.selectedPin)}`, 'check');
 
         this.recolorPin(this.selectedPin, 'green');
 
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps, existingPin?: Doc) => {
         /// this should use SELECTED pushpin for lat/long  if there is a selection, otherwise CENTER
         const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
-            title: 'MapAnchor:' + this.rootDoc.title,
-            text: StrCast(this.selectedPin?.map) || StrCast(this.rootDoc.map) || 'map location',
+            title: 'MapAnchor:' + this.Document.title,
+            text: StrCast(this.selectedPin?.map) || StrCast(this.dataDoc.map) || 'map location',
             config_latitude: NumCast((existingPin ?? this.selectedPin)?.latitude ?? this.dataDoc.latitude),
             config_longitude: NumCast((existingPin ?? this.selectedPin)?.longitude ?? this.dataDoc.longitude),
             config_map_zoom: NumCast(this.dataDoc.map_zoom),
@@ -466,15 +466,15 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
             config_map: StrCast((existingPin ?? this.selectedPin)?.map) || StrCast(this.dataDoc.map),
             layout_unrendered: true,
             mapPin: existingPin ?? this.selectedPin,
-            annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+            annotationOn: this.Document,
         });
         if (anchor) {
             if (!addAsAnnotation) anchor.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
             addAsAnnotation && this.addDocument(anchor);
-            PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), map: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+            PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), map: true } }, this.Document);
             return anchor;
         }
-        return this.rootDoc;
+        return this.Document;
     };
 
     map_docToPinMap = new Map<Doc, any>();
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     deleteSelectedPin = undoable(() => {
         if (this.selectedPin) {
             // Removes filter
-            Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, 'latitude', this.selectedPin.latitude, 'remove');
-            Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, 'longitude', this.selectedPin.longitude, 'remove');
-            Doc.setDocFilter(this.rootDoc, LinkedTo, `mapPin=${Field.toScriptString(DocCast(this.selectedPin))}`, 'remove');
+            Doc.setDocFilter(this.layoutDoc, 'latitude', this.selectedPin.latitude, 'remove');
+            Doc.setDocFilter(this.layoutDoc, 'longitude', this.selectedPin.longitude, 'remove');
+            Doc.setDocFilter(this.layoutDoc, LinkedTo, `mapPin=${Field.toScriptString(DocCast(this.selectedPin))}`, 'remove');
 
             this.removePushpin(this.selectedPin);
         }
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         this.MicrosoftMaps.Events.addHandler(this._bingMap.current, 'maptypechanged', undoable(this.updateMapType, 'Map ViewType Change'));
 
         this._disposers.mapLocation = reaction(
-            () => this.rootDoc.map,
+            () => this.dataDoc.map,
             mapLoc => (this.bingSearchBarContents = mapLoc),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         );
 
         this._disposers.location = reaction(
-            () => ({ lat: this.rootDoc.latitude, lng: this.rootDoc.longitude, zoom: this.rootDoc.map_zoom, mapType: this.rootDoc.map_type }),
+            () => ({ lat: this.dataDoc.latitude, lng: this.dataDoc.longitude, zoom: this.dataDoc.map_zoom, mapType: this.dataDoc.map_type }),
             locationObject => {
                 // if (this._bingMap.current)
                 try {
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 }
             },
             e => {
-                const createPin = () => this.createPushpin(this.rootDoc.latitude, this.rootDoc.longitude, this.rootDoc.map);
+                const createPin = () => this.createPushpin(this.dataDoc.latitude, this.dataDoc.longitude, this.dataDoc.map);
                 if (this.bingSearchBarContents) {
                     this.bingSearch().then(createPin);
                 } else createPin();
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     render() {
         // bcz:  no idea what's going on here, but bings maps have some kind of bug
         // such that we need to delay rendering a second map on startup until the first map is rendered.
-        this.rootDoc[DocCss];
+        this.Document[DocCss];
         if (MapBox._rerenderDelay) {
             // prettier-ignore
             this._rerenderTimeout = this._rerenderTimeout ??
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                         MapBox._rerenderDelay = 0;
                     }
                     this._rerenderTimeout = undefined;
-                    this.rootDoc[DocCss] = this.rootDoc[DocCss] + 1;
+                    this.Document[DocCss] = this.Document[DocCss] + 1;
                 }), MapBox._rerenderDelay);
             return null;
         }
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                         ref={this._sidebarRef}
                         {...this.props}
                         fieldKey={this.fieldKey}
-                        rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                        Document={this.Document}
                         layoutDoc={this.layoutDoc}
                         dataDoc={this.dataDoc}
                         usePanelWidth={true}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
index 6bad7d724..a77bfc50a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 title="Toggle Sidebar"
                 style={{
                     display: !this.props.isContentActive() ? 'none' : undefined,
-                    top: StrCast(this.rootDoc._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 20 : 5,
+                    top: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 20 : 5,
                     backgroundColor: this.SidebarShown ? Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE : Colors.BLACK,
                 }}
                 onPointerDown={this.sidebarBtnDown}>
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         );
     }
 
-    getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => AnchorMenu.Instance?.GetAnchor(this._savedAnnotations, addAsAnnotation) ?? this.rootDoc;
+    getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => AnchorMenu.Instance?.GetAnchor(this._savedAnnotations, addAsAnnotation) ?? this.Document;
 
     /**
      * render contents in allMapMarkers (e.g. images with exifData) into google maps as map marker
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                         ref={this._sidebarRef}
                         {...this.props}
                         fieldKey={this.fieldKey}
-                        rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                        Document={this.Document}
                         layoutDoc={this.layoutDoc}
                         dataDoc={this.dataDoc}
                         usePanelWidth={true}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
index 1035116d5..9787de0ab 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         if (!region) return;
         const cropping = Doc.MakeCopy(region, true);
         Doc.GetProto(region).lockedPosition = true;
-        Doc.GetProto(region).title = 'region:' + this.rootDoc.title;
+        Doc.GetProto(region).title = 'region:' + this.Document.title;
         Doc.GetProto(region).followLinkToggle = true;
         this.addDocument(region);
 
@@ -113,16 +113,16 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         const anchw = NumCast(cropping._width) * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
         const anchh = NumCast(cropping._height) * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
         const viewScale = 1;
-        cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.rootDoc.title;
-        cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._width);
-        cropping.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y);
+        cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.Document.title;
+        cropping.x = NumCast(this.Document.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width);
+        cropping.y = NumCast(this.Document.y);
         cropping._width = anchw;
         cropping._height = anchh;
         cropping.onClick = undefined;
         const croppingProto = Doc.GetProto(cropping);
         croppingProto.annotationOn = undefined;
         croppingProto.isDataDoc = true;
-        croppingProto.proto = Cast(this.rootDoc.proto, Doc, null)?.proto; // set proto of cropping's data doc to be IMAGE_PROTO
+        croppingProto.proto = Cast(this.Document.proto, Doc, null)?.proto; // set proto of cropping's data doc to be IMAGE_PROTO
         croppingProto.type = DocumentType.IMG;
         croppingProto.layout = ImageBox.LayoutString('data');
         croppingProto.data = new ImageField(Utils.CorsProxy('http://www.cs.brown.edu/~bcz/noImage.png'));
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
             htmlString,
             anchw,
             anchh,
-            (NumCast(region.y) * this.props.PanelWidth()) / NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']),
-            (NumCast(region.x) * this.props.PanelWidth()) / NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']),
+            (NumCast(region.y) * this.props.PanelWidth()) / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']),
+            (NumCast(region.x) * this.props.PanelWidth()) / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']),
             4
         )
             .then((data_url: any) => {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 this.props.PanelWidth(),
                 this.props.PanelHeight(),
                 NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop),
-                NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'], 1),
+                NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'], 1),
                 true,
                 this.layoutDoc[Id] + '-icon',
                 (iconFile: string, nativeWidth: number, nativeHeight: number) => {
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
         this._disposers.scroll = reaction(
-            () => this.rootDoc.layout_scrollTop,
+            () => this.layoutDoc.layout_scrollTop,
             () => {
                 if (!(ComputedField.WithoutComputed(() => FieldValue(this.props.Document[this.SidebarKey + '_panY'])) instanceof ComputedField)) {
                     this.props.Document[this.SidebarKey + '_panY'] = ComputedField.MakeFunction('this.layout_scrollTop');
                 }
-                this.props.Document[this.SidebarKey + '_freeform_scale'] = 1;
-                this.props.Document[this.SidebarKey + '_freeform_panX'] = 0;
+                this.layoutDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_freeform_scale'] = 1;
+                this.layoutDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_freeform_panX'] = 0;
             }
         );
     }
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         }
         const docAnchor = () =>
             Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
-                title: StrCast(this.rootDoc.title + '@' + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop)?.toFixed(0)),
-                annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+                title: StrCast(this.Document.title + '@' + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop)?.toFixed(0)),
+                annotationOn: this.Document,
             });
         const visibleAnchor = this._pdfViewer?._getAnchor?.(this._pdfViewer.savedAnnotations(), true);
         const anchor = visibleAnchor ?? docAnchor();
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), scrollable: true, pannable: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), scrollable: true, pannable: true } }, this.Document);
         anchor.text = ele?.textContent ?? '';
         anchor.text_html = ele?.innerHTML;
         addAsAnnotation && this.addDocument(anchor);
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return PDFBox.sidebarResizerWidth + nativeDiff * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
     };
     @undoBatch
-    toggleSidebarType = () => (this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_type_collection'] = this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_type_collection'] === CollectionViewType.Freeform ? CollectionViewType.Stacking : CollectionViewType.Freeform);
+    toggleSidebarType = () => (this.dataDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_type_collection'] = this.dataDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_type_collection'] === CollectionViewType.Freeform ? CollectionViewType.Stacking : CollectionViewType.Freeform);
     specificContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         const cm = ContextMenu.Instance;
         const options = cm.findByDescription('Options...');
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 title="Toggle Sidebar"
                 style={{
                     display: !this.props.isContentActive() ? 'none' : undefined,
-                    top: StrCast(this.rootDoc._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 20 : 5,
+                    top: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_showTitle) === 'title' ? 20 : 5,
                     backgroundColor: this.SidebarShown ? Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE : Colors.BLACK,
                 }}
                 onPointerDown={e => this.sidebarBtnDown(e, true)}>
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 <SidebarAnnos
                     ref={this._sidebarRef}
                     {...this.props}
-                    rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                    Document={this.Document}
                     layoutDoc={this.layoutDoc}
                     dataDoc={this.dataDoc}
                     setHeight={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
index 224bc6f67..6caef0daa 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
-        if (this.rootDoc.videoWall) {
-            this.rootDoc.nativeWidth = undefined;
-            this.rootDoc.nativeHeight = undefined;
+        if (this.dataDoc.videoWall) {
+            this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = undefined;
+            this.layoutDoc.nativeHeight = undefined;
             this.layoutDoc.popOff = 0;
             this.layoutDoc.popOut = 1;
         } else {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
     }
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean) => {
         const startTime = Cast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode, 'number', null) || (this._videoRec ? (Date.now() - (this.recordingStart || 0)) / 1000 : undefined);
-        return CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.rootDoc, this.dataDoc, this.annotationKey, startTime, startTime === undefined ? undefined : startTime + 3, undefined, addAsAnnotation) || this.rootDoc;
+        return CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.Document, this.dataDoc, this.annotationKey, startTime, startTime === undefined ? undefined : startTime + 3, undefined, addAsAnnotation) || this.Document;
     };
 
     videoLoad = () => {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
     componentDidMount() {
         this.dataDoc.nativeWidth = this.dataDoc.nativeHeight = 0;
         this.props.setContentView?.(this); // this tells the DocumentView that this ScreenshotBox is the "content" of the document.  this allows the DocumentView to indirectly call getAnchor() on the AudioBox when making a link.
-        // this.rootDoc.videoWall && reaction(() => ({ width: this.props.PanelWidth(), height: this.props.PanelHeight() }),
+        // this.layoutDoc.videoWall && reaction(() => ({ width: this.props.PanelWidth(), height: this.props.PanelHeight() }),
         //     ({ width, height }) => {
         //         if (this._camera) {
         //             const angle = -Math.abs(1 - width / height);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
     };
 
     @computed get content() {
-        if (this.rootDoc.videoWall) return null;
+        if (this.layoutDoc.videoWall) return null;
         return (
             <video
                 className={'videoBox-content'}
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
                 ref={r => {
                     this._videoRef = r;
                     setTimeout(() => {
-                        if (this.rootDoc.mediaState === media_state.PendingRecording && this._videoRef) {
+                        if (this.layoutDoc.mediaState === media_state.PendingRecording && this._videoRef) {
                             this.toggleRecording();
                         }
                     }, 100);
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
     // @observable _raised = [] as { coord: Vector2, off: Vector3 }[];
     // @action setRaised = (r: { coord: Vector2, off: Vector3 }[]) => this._raised = r;
     @computed get threed() {
-        // if (this.rootDoc.videoWall) {
+        // if (this.layoutDoc.videoWall) {
         //     const screens: any[] = [];
         //     const colors = ["yellow", "red", "orange", "brown", "maroon", "gray"];
         //     let count = 0;
         //     numberRange(this._numScreens).forEach(x => numberRange(this._numScreens).forEach(y => screens.push(
-        //         <VideoTile rootDoc={this.rootDoc} color={colors[count++ % colors.length]} x={x} y={y} raised={this._raised} setRaised={this.setRaised} />)));
+        //         <VideoTile rootDoc={this.layoutDoc} color={colors[count++ % colors.length]} x={x} y={y} raised={this._raised} setRaised={this.setRaised} />)));
         //     return <Canvas key="canvas" id="CANCAN" style={{ width: this.props.PanelWidth(), height: this.props.PanelHeight() }} gl={{ antialias: false }} colorManagement={false} onCreated={props => {
         //         this._camera = props.camera;
         //         props.camera.position.set(this._numScreens / 2, this._numScreens / 2, this._numScreens - 2);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
                     this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_presentation'] = JSON.stringify(presCopy);
                 }
                 TrackMovements.Instance.finish();
-                const file = new File(vid_chunks, `${this.rootDoc[Id]}.mkv`, { type: vid_chunks[0].type, lastModified: Date.now() });
+                const file = new File(vid_chunks, `${this.Document[Id]}.mkv`, { type: vid_chunks[0].type, lastModified: Date.now() });
                 const [{ result }] = await Networking.UploadFilesToServer({ file });
                 this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_duration'] = (new Date().getTime() - this.recordingStart!) / 1000;
                 if (!(result instanceof Error)) {
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
             const ind = DocUtils.ActiveRecordings.indexOf(this);
             ind !== -1 && DocUtils.ActiveRecordings.splice(ind, 1);
 
-            CaptureManager.Instance.open(this.rootDoc);
+            CaptureManager.Instance.open(this.Document);
         }
     };
 
     setupDictation = () => {
         if (this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_dictation']) return;
-        const dictationText = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('dictation', NumCast(this.rootDoc.x), NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) + 10, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width), 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height));
+        const dictationText = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('dictation', NumCast(this.Document.x), NumCast(this.Document.y) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height) + 10, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width), 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height));
         const textField = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(dictationText);
         dictationText._layout_autoHeight = false;
         const dictationTextProto = Doc.GetProto(dictationText);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
index a51a83b26..127edaed7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         if (!this.compileParams.length) {
-            const params = ScriptCast(this.rootDoc[this.props.fieldKey])?.script.options.params as { [key: string]: any };
+            const params = ScriptCast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])?.script.options.params as { [key: string]: any };
             if (params) {
                 this.compileParams = Array.from(Object.keys(params))
                     .filter(p => !p.startsWith('_'))
@@ -78,30 +78,30 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
         return this.compileParams.map(p => p.split(':')[1].trim());
     }
     @computed({ keepAlive: true }) get rawScript() {
-        return ScriptCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey])?.script.originalScript ?? '';
+        return ScriptCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey])?.script.originalScript ?? '';
     }
     @computed({ keepAlive: true }) get functionName() {
-        return StrCast(this.rootDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '-functionName'], '');
+        return StrCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-functionName'], '');
     }
     @computed({ keepAlive: true }) get functionDescription() {
-        return StrCast(this.rootDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '-functionDescription'], '');
+        return StrCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-functionDescription'], '');
     }
     @computed({ keepAlive: true }) get compileParams() {
-        return Cast(this.rootDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '-params'], listSpec('string'), []);
+        return Cast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-params'], listSpec('string'), []);
     }
 
     set rawScript(value) {
-        Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey, new ScriptField(undefined, undefined, value), true);
+        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = new ScriptField(undefined, undefined, value);
     }
     set functionName(value) {
-        Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey + '-functionName', value, true);
+        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-functionName'] = value;
     }
     set functionDescription(value) {
-        Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey + '-functionDescription', value, true);
+        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-functionDescription'] = value;
     }
 
     set compileParams(value) {
-        Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, this.props.fieldKey + '-params', new List<string>(value), true);
+        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-params'] = new List<string>(value);
     }
 
     getValue(result: any, descrip: boolean) {
@@ -165,9 +165,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
 
     // only included in buttons, transforms scripting UI to a button
     @action
-    onFinish = () => {
-        this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey = 'layout';
-    };
+    onFinish = () => (this.layoutDoc.layout_fieldKey = 'layout');
 
     // displays error message
     @action
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
                   params,
                   typecheck: false,
               });
-        Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, this.fieldKey, result.compiled ? new ScriptField(result, undefined, this.rawText) : undefined, true);
+        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = result.compiled ? new ScriptField(result, undefined, this.rawText) : undefined;
         this.onError(result.compiled ? undefined : result.errors);
         return result.compiled;
     };
@@ -199,9 +197,9 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
     onRun = () => {
         if (this.onCompile()) {
             const bindings: { [name: string]: any } = {};
-            this.paramsNames.forEach(key => (bindings[key] = this.rootDoc[key]));
+            this.paramsNames.forEach(key => (bindings[key] = this.dataDoc[key]));
             // binds vars so user doesnt have to refer to everything as this.<var>
-            ScriptCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey], null)?.script.run({ ...bindings, self: this.rootDoc, this: this.layoutDoc }, this.onError);
+            ScriptCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey], null)?.script.run({ ...bindings, this: this.Document }, this.onError);
         }
     };
 
@@ -270,7 +268,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
     @action
     onDrop = (e: Event, de: DragManager.DropEvent, fieldKey: string) => {
         if (de.complete.docDragData) {
-            de.complete.docDragData.droppedDocuments.forEach(doc => Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, fieldKey, doc, true));
+            de.complete.docDragData.droppedDocuments.forEach(doc => (this.dataDoc[fieldKey] = doc));
             e.stopPropagation();
             return true;
         }
@@ -280,7 +278,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
     // deletes a param from all areas in which it is stored
     @action
     onDelete = (num: number) => {
-        Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, this.paramsNames[num], undefined, true);
+        this.dataDoc[this.paramsNames[num]] = undefined;
         this.compileParams.splice(num, 1);
         return true;
     };
@@ -290,13 +288,13 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
     viewChanged = (e: React.ChangeEvent, name: string) => {
         //@ts-ignore
         const val = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value;
-        Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, name, val[0] === 'S' ? val.substring(1) : val[0] === 'N' ? parseInt(val.substring(1)) : val.substring(1) === 'true', true);
+        this.dataDoc[name] = val[0] === 'S' ? val.substring(1) : val[0] === 'N' ? parseInt(val.substring(1)) : val.substring(1) === 'true';
     };
 
     // creates a copy of the script document
     onCopy = () => {
-        const copy = Doc.MakeCopy(this.rootDoc, true);
-        copy.x = NumCast(this.dataDoc.x) + NumCast(this.dataDoc._width);
+        const copy = Doc.MakeCopy(this.Document, true);
+        copy.x = NumCast(this.Document.x) + NumCast(this.dataDoc._width);
         this.props.addDocument?.(copy);
     };
 
@@ -346,8 +344,8 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
                     maxHeight={72}
                     height={35}
                     fontSize={14}
-                    contents={StrCast(DocCast(this.rootDoc[parameter])?.title, 'undefined')}
-                    GetValue={() => StrCast(DocCast(this.rootDoc[parameter])?.title, 'undefined')}
+                    contents={StrCast(DocCast(this.dataDoc[parameter])?.title, 'undefined')}
+                    GetValue={() => StrCast(DocCast(this.dataDoc[parameter])?.title, 'undefined')}
                     SetValue={action((value: string) => {
                         const script = CompileScript(value, {
                             addReturn: true,
@@ -357,7 +355,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
                         const results = script.compiled && script.run();
                         if (results && results.success) {
                             this._errorMessage = '';
-                            Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, parameter, results.result, true);
+                            this.dataDoc[parameter] = results.result;
                             return true;
                         }
                         this._errorMessage = 'invalid document';
@@ -370,7 +368,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
 
     // rendering when a string's value can be set in applied UI
     renderBasicType(parameter: string, isNum: boolean) {
-        const strVal = isNum ? NumCast(this.rootDoc[parameter]).toString() : StrCast(this.rootDoc[parameter]);
+        const strVal = isNum ? NumCast(this.dataDoc[parameter]).toString() : StrCast(this.dataDoc[parameter]);
         return (
             <div className="scriptingBox-paramInputs" style={{ overflowY: 'hidden' }}>
                 <EditableView
@@ -384,7 +382,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
                         const setValue = isNum ? parseInt(value) : value;
                         if (setValue !== undefined && setValue !== ' ') {
                             this._errorMessage = '';
-                            Doc.SetInPlace(this.rootDoc, parameter, setValue, true);
+                            this.dataDoc[parameter] = setValue;
                             return true;
                         }
                         this._errorMessage = 'invalid input';
@@ -405,7 +403,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
                             className="scriptingBox-viewPicker"
                             onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}
                             onChange={e => this.viewChanged(e, parameter)}
-                            value={typeof this.rootDoc[parameter] === 'string' ? 'S' + StrCast(this.rootDoc[parameter]) : typeof this.rootDoc[parameter] === 'number' ? 'N' + NumCast(this.rootDoc[parameter]) : 'B' + BoolCast(this.rootDoc[parameter])}>
+                            value={typeof this.dataDoc[parameter] === 'string' ? 'S' + StrCast(this.dataDoc[parameter]) : typeof this.dataDoc[parameter] === 'number' ? 'N' + NumCast(this.dataDoc[parameter]) : 'B' + BoolCast(this.dataDoc[parameter])}>
                             {types.map((type, i) => (
                                 <option key={i} className="scriptingBox-viewOption" value={(typeof type === 'string' ? 'S' : typeof type === 'number' ? 'N' : 'B') + type}>
                                     {' '}
@@ -703,7 +701,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
 
     // toolbar (with compile and apply buttons) for scripting UI
     renderScriptingTools() {
-        const buttonStyle = 'scriptingBox-button' + (StrCast(this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? '-finish' : '');
+        const buttonStyle = 'scriptingBox-button' + (StrCast(this.Document.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? '-finish' : '');
         return (
             <div className="scriptingBox-toolbar">
                 <button
@@ -731,7 +729,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
                     Save
                 </button>
 
-                {!StrCast(this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? null : ( // onClick, onChecked, etc need a Finish button to return to their default layout
+                {!StrCast(this.Document.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? null : ( // onClick, onChecked, etc need a Finish button to return to their default layout
                     <button
                         className={buttonStyle}
                         onPointerDown={e => {
@@ -777,7 +775,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
 
     // toolbar (with edit and run buttons and error message) for params UI
     renderTools(toolSet: string, func: () => void) {
-        const buttonStyle = 'scriptingBox-button' + (StrCast(this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? '-finish' : '');
+        const buttonStyle = 'scriptingBox-button' + (StrCast(this.Document.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? '-finish' : '');
         return (
             <div className="scriptingBox-toolbar">
                 <button
@@ -796,7 +794,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
                     }}>
                     {toolSet}
                 </button>
-                {!StrCast(this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? null : (
+                {!StrCast(this.Document.layout_fieldKey).startsWith('layout_on') ? null : (
                     <button
                         className={buttonStyle}
                         onPointerDown={e => {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index f87d94784..0f6c6724a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             this.player && this._contentRef && this._contentRef.requestFullscreen();
         }
         try {
-            this._youtubePlayer && this.props.addDocTab(this.rootDoc, OpenWhere.add);
+            this._youtubePlayer && this.props.addDocTab(this.Document, OpenWhere.add);
         } catch (e) {
             console.log('Video FullScreen Exception:', e);
         }
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 onClick: FollowLinkScript(),
             });
             this.props.addDocument?.(b);
-            DocUtils.MakeLink(b, this.rootDoc, { link_relationship: 'video snapshot' });
+            DocUtils.MakeLink(b, this.Document, { link_relationship: 'video snapshot' });
             Networking.PostToServer('/youtubeScreenshot', {
                 id: this.youtubeVideoId,
                 timecode: this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode,
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             //convert to desired file format
             const dataUrl = canvas.toDataURL('image/png'); // can also use 'image/png'
             // if you want to preview the captured image,
-            const retitled = StrCast(this.rootDoc.title).replace(/[ -\.:]/g, '');
+            const retitled = StrCast(this.Document.title).replace(/[ -\.:]/g, '');
             const encodedFilename = encodeURIComponent('snapshot' + retitled + '_' + (this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode || 0).toString().replace(/\./, '_'));
             const filename = basename(encodedFilename);
             Utils.convertDataUri(dataUrl, filename).then((returnedFilename: string) => returnedFilename && (cb ?? this.createSnapshotLink)(returnedFilename, downX, downY));
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         const marquee = AnchorMenu.Instance.GetAnchor?.(undefined, addAsAnnotation);
         if (!addAsAnnotation && marquee) marquee.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
         const anchor = addAsAnnotation
-            ? CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.rootDoc, this.dataDoc, this.annotationKey, timecode ? timecode : undefined, undefined, marquee, addAsAnnotation) || this.rootDoc
-            : Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ title: '#' + timecode, _timecodeToShow: timecode, annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), temporal: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+            ? CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.Document, this.dataDoc, this.annotationKey, timecode ? timecode : undefined, undefined, marquee, addAsAnnotation) || this.Document
+            : Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ title: '#' + timecode, _timecodeToShow: timecode, annotationOn: this.Document });
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), temporal: true } }, this.Document);
         return anchor;
     };
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             canvas.height = 100;
             canvas.width = 100;
             canvas.getContext('2d')?.drawImage(video, 0, 0, video.videoWidth, video.videoHeight, 0, 0, 100, 100);
-            const retitled = StrCast(this.rootDoc.title).replace(/[ -\.:]/g, '');
+            const retitled = StrCast(this.Document.title).replace(/[ -\.:]/g, '');
             const encodedFilename = encodeURIComponent('thumbnail' + retitled + '_' + video.currentTime.toString().replace(/\./, '_'));
             thumbnailPromises?.push(Utils.convertDataUri(canvas.toDataURL(), basename(encodedFilename), true));
             const newTime = video.currentTime + video.duration / (VideoBox.numThumbnails - 1);
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             const subitems: ContextMenuProps[] = [];
             subitems.push({ description: 'Full Screen', event: this.FullScreen, icon: 'expand' });
             subitems.push({ description: 'Take Snapshot', event: this.Snapshot, icon: 'expand-arrows-alt' });
-            this.rootDoc.type === DocumentType.SCREENSHOT &&
+            this.Document.type === DocumentType.SCREENSHOT &&
                 subitems.push({
                     description: 'Screen Capture',
                     event: async () => {
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                         key="video"
                         autoPlay={this._screenCapture}
                         ref={this.setVideoRef}
-                        style={this._fullScreen ? this.fullScreenSize() : this.isCropped ? { width: 'max-content', height: 'max-content', transform: `scale(${1 / NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale)})`, transformOrigin: 'top left' } : {}}
+                        style={this._fullScreen ? this.fullScreenSize() : this.isCropped ? { width: 'max-content', height: 'max-content', transform: `scale(${1 / NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale)})`, transformOrigin: 'top left' } : {}}
                         onCanPlay={this.videoLoad}
                         controls={VideoBox._nativeControls}
                         onPlay={() => this.Play()}
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     scaling = () => this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1;
 
     panelWidth = () => (this.props.PanelWidth() * this.heightPercent) / 100;
-    panelHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc._layout_fitWidth ? this.panelWidth() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.rootDoc) || 1) : (this.props.PanelHeight() * this.heightPercent) / 100);
+    panelHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc._layout_fitWidth ? this.panelWidth() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.dataDoc) || 1) : (this.props.PanelHeight() * this.heightPercent) / 100);
 
     screenToLocalTransform = () => {
         const offset = (this.props.PanelWidth() - this.panelWidth()) / 2 / this.scaling();
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         const cropping = Doc.MakeCopy(region, true);
         Doc.GetProto(region).backgroundColor = 'transparent';
         Doc.GetProto(region).lockedPosition = true;
-        Doc.GetProto(region).title = 'region:' + this.rootDoc.title;
+        Doc.GetProto(region).title = 'region:' + this.Document.title;
         Doc.GetProto(region).followLinkToggle = true;
         region._timecodeToHide = NumCast(region._timecodeToShow) + 0.0001;
         this.addDocument(region);
@@ -1007,10 +1007,10 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         const anchy = NumCast(cropping.y);
         const anchw = NumCast(cropping._width);
         const anchh = NumCast(cropping._height);
-        const viewScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']) / anchw;
-        cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.rootDoc.title;
-        cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._width);
-        cropping.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y);
+        const viewScale = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']) / anchw;
+        cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.Document.title;
+        cropping.x = NumCast(this.Document.x) + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width);
+        cropping.y = NumCast(this.Document.y);
         cropping._width = anchw * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
         cropping._height = anchh * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
         cropping.timecodeToHide = undefined;
@@ -1019,10 +1019,10 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         const croppingProto = Doc.GetProto(cropping);
         croppingProto.annotationOn = undefined;
         croppingProto.isDataDoc = true;
-        croppingProto.proto = Cast(this.rootDoc.proto, Doc, null)?.proto; // set proto of cropping's data doc to be IMAGE_PROTO
+        croppingProto.proto = Cast(this.Document.proto, Doc, null)?.proto; // set proto of cropping's data doc to be IMAGE_PROTO
         croppingProto.type = DocumentType.VID;
         croppingProto.layout = VideoBox.LayoutString('data');
-        croppingProto.data = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey] as ObjectField);
+        croppingProto.data = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] as ObjectField);
         croppingProto['data_nativeWidth'] = anchw;
         croppingProto['data_nativeHeight'] = anchh;
         croppingProto.videoCrop = true;
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                     {!this._mainCont.current || !this._annotationLayer.current ? null : (
                         <MarqueeAnnotator
                             ref={this._marqueeref}
-                            Document={this.rootDoc}
+                            Document={this.Document}
                             scrollTop={0}
                             annotationLayerScrollTop={0}
                             scaling={returnOne}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index 1e6d92327..b3afe6ba0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 this._scrollHeight = Math.max(this._scrollHeight, iframeContent.body.scrollHeight || 0);
                 if (this._scrollHeight) {
                     this.Document.nativeHeight = Math.min(NumCast(this.Document.nativeHeight), this._scrollHeight);
-                    this.layoutDoc.height = Math.min(NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height), (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) * NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeHeight)) / NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeWidth));
+                    this.layoutDoc.height = Math.min(NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height), (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) * NumCast(this.dataDoc.nativeHeight)) / NumCast(this.dataDoc.nativeWidth));
                 }
             };
             const swidth = Math.max(NumCast(this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth), iframeContent.body.scrollWidth || 0);
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     };
 
     back = (checkAvailable?: boolean) => {
-        const future = Cast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_future'], listSpec('string'));
-        const history = Cast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_history'], listSpec('string'), []);
+        const future = Cast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_future'], listSpec('string'));
+        const history = Cast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_history'], listSpec('string'), []);
         if (checkAvailable) return history.length;
         runInAction(() => {
             if (history.length) {
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         if (Field.toString(data) === this._url) return false;
         this._scrollHeight = 0;
         const oldUrl = this._url;
-        const history = Cast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_history'], listSpec('string'), []);
+        const history = Cast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_history'], listSpec('string'), []);
         const weburl = new WebField(Field.toString(data));
         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_future'] = new List<string>([]);
         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_history'] = new List<string>([...(history || []), oldUrl]);
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                         {...this.props}
                         whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
                         fieldKey={this.fieldKey + '_' + this._urlHash}
-                        rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                        Document={this.Document}
                         layoutDoc={this.layoutDoc}
                         dataDoc={this.dataDoc}
                         setHeight={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index 252a7d884..f3929533d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         return (this.props.forceAutoHeight || this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight) && !this.props.ignoreAutoHeight;
     }
     @computed get textHeight() {
-        return NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_height']);
+        return NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_height']);
     }
     @computed get scrollHeight() {
-        return NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_scrollHeight']);
+        return NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_scrollHeight']);
     }
     @computed get sidebarHeight() {
-        return !this.sidebarWidth() ? 0 : NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_height']);
+        return !this.sidebarWidth() ? 0 : NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_height']);
     }
     @computed get titleHeight() {
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.HeaderMargin) || 0;
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     }
     @computed get config() {
         this._keymap = buildKeymap(schema, this.props);
-        this._rules = new RichTextRules(this.rootDoc, this);
+        this._rules = new RichTextRules(this.Document, this);
         return {
             schema,
             plugins: [
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
             const targetCreator = (annotationOn?: Doc) => {
-                const target = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('Note linked to ' + this.rootDoc.title, 0, 0, 100, 100, undefined, annotationOn);
+                const target = DocUtils.GetNewTextDoc('Note linked to ' + this.Document.title, 0, 0, 100, 100, undefined, annotationOn);
                 FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = target[Id];
                 return target;
             };
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             const newText = state.doc.textBetween(0, state.doc.content.size, ' \n');
             const newJson = JSON.stringify(state.toJSON());
             const prevData = Cast(this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey], RichTextField, null); // the actual text in the text box
-            const templateData = this.rootDoc !== this.layoutDoc ? prevData : undefined; // the default text stored in a layout template
+            const templateData = this.Document !== this.layoutDoc ? prevData : undefined; // the default text stored in a layout template
             const protoData = Cast(Cast(dataDoc.proto, Doc, null)?.[this.fieldKey], RichTextField, null); // the default text inherited from a prototype
             const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(dataDoc);
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                             const numstring = NumCast(dataDoc[this.fieldKey], null);
                             dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = numstring !== undefined ? Number(newText) : new RichTextField(newJson, newText);
                             dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_noTemplate'] = true; // mark the data field as being split from the template if it has been edited
-                            textChange && ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onTextChanged, null)?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, text: newText });
+                            textChange && ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onTextChanged, null)?.script.run({ this: this.Document, text: newText });
                             unchanged = false;
                         }
                     } else {
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                         dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = undefined;
                         this._editorView.updateState(EditorState.fromJSON(this.config, JSON.parse((protoData || prevData).Data)));
                         dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_noTemplate'] = undefined; // mark the data field as not being split from any template it might have
-                        ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onTextChanged, null)?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, self: this.rootDoc, text: newText });
+                        ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onTextChanged, null)?.script.run({ this: this.layoutDoc, text: newText });
                         unchanged = false;
                     }
                     this._applyingChange = '';
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             tr = tr.setSelection(isNodeSel && false ? new NodeSelection(tr.doc.resolve(f)) : new TextSelection(tr.doc.resolve(f), tr.doc.resolve(t)));
             this._editorView?.dispatch(tr);
         }
-        oldAutoLinks.filter(oldLink => !newAutoLinks.has(oldLink) && oldLink.link_anchor_2 !== this.rootDoc).forEach(LinkManager.Instance.deleteLink);
+        oldAutoLinks.filter(oldLink => !newAutoLinks.has(oldLink) && oldLink.link_anchor_2 !== this.Document).forEach(LinkManager.Instance.deleteLink);
     };
 
     updateTitle = () => {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             (title.startsWith('-') || title.startsWith('@')) &&
             this._editorView &&
             !this.dataDoc.title_custom &&
-            (Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.rootDoc) === this.fieldKey || this.fieldKey === 'text')
+            (Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.Document) === this.fieldKey || this.fieldKey === 'text')
         ) {
             let node = this._editorView.state.doc;
             while (node.firstChild && node.firstChild.type.name !== 'text') node = node.firstChild;
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             if (!(cfield instanceof ComputedField)) {
                 this.dataDoc.title = (prefix + str.substring(0, Math.min(40, str.length)) + (str.length > 40 ? '...' : '')).trim();
                 if (str.startsWith('@') && str.length > 1) {
-                    Doc.AddToMyPublished(this.rootDoc);
+                    Doc.AddToMyPublished(this.Document);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     // creates links between terms in a document and published documents (myPublishedDocs) that have titles starting with an '@'
     hyperlinkTerm = (tr: any, target: Doc, newAutoLinks: Set<Doc>) => {
         const editorView = this._editorView;
-        if (editorView && (editorView as any).docView && !Doc.AreProtosEqual(target, this.rootDoc)) {
+        if (editorView && (editorView as any).docView && !Doc.AreProtosEqual(target, this.Document)) {
             const autoLinkTerm = StrCast(target.title).replace(/^@/, '');
             var alink: Doc | undefined;
             this.findInNode(editorView, editorView.state.doc, autoLinkTerm).forEach(sel => {
@@ -491,12 +491,12 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                         if (node.firstChild === null && !node.marks.find((m: Mark) => m.type.name === schema.marks.noAutoLinkAnchor.name) && node.marks.find((m: Mark) => m.type.name === schema.marks.splitter.name)) {
                             alink =
                                 alink ??
-                                (LinkManager.Links(this.rootDoc).find(
+                                (LinkManager.Links(this.Document).find(
                                     link =>
-                                        Doc.AreProtosEqual(Cast(link.link_anchor_1, Doc, null), this.rootDoc) && //
+                                        Doc.AreProtosEqual(Cast(link.link_anchor_1, Doc, null), this.Document) && //
                                         Doc.AreProtosEqual(Cast(link.link_anchor_2, Doc, null), target)
                                 ) ||
-                                    DocUtils.MakeLink(this.rootDoc, target, { link_relationship: LinkManager.AutoKeywords })!);
+                                    DocUtils.MakeLink(this.Document, target, { link_relationship: LinkManager.AutoKeywords })!);
                             newAutoLinks.add(alink);
                             // DocCast(alink.link_anchor_1).followLinkLocation = 'add:right';
                             const allAnchors = [{ href: Doc.localServerPath(target), title: 'a link', anchorId: this.props.Document[Id] }];
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     }
                     if (added) {
                         draggedDoc._freeform_fitContentsToBox = true;
-                        Doc.SetContainer(draggedDoc, this.rootDoc);
+                        Doc.SetContainer(draggedDoc, this.Document);
                         const view = this._editorView!;
                         try {
                             const pos = view.posAtCoords({ left: de.x, top: de.y })?.pos;
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         changeItems.push({
             description: 'plain',
             event: undoBatch(() => {
-                Doc.setNativeView(this.rootDoc);
+                Doc.setNativeView(this.Document);
                 this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeightMargins = undefined;
             }),
             icon: 'eye',
@@ -832,8 +832,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             description: 'metadata',
             event: undoBatch(() => {
                 this.dataDoc.layout_meta = Cast(Doc.UserDoc().emptyHeader, Doc, null)?.layout;
-                this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey = 'layout_meta';
-                setTimeout(() => (this.rootDoc._headerHeight = this.rootDoc._layout_autoHeightMargins = 50), 50);
+                this.Document.layout_fieldKey = 'layout_meta';
+                setTimeout(() => (this.layoutDoc._headerHeight = this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeightMargins = 50), 50);
             }),
             icon: 'eye',
         });
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 description: StrCast(note.title),
                 event: undoBatch(() => {
                     this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeightMargins = undefined;
-                    Doc.setNativeView(this.rootDoc);
-                    DocUtils.makeCustomViewClicked(this.rootDoc, Docs.Create.TreeDocument, StrCast(note.title), note);
+                    Doc.setNativeView(this.Document);
+                    DocUtils.makeCustomViewClicked(this.Document, Docs.Create.TreeDocument, StrCast(note.title), note);
                 }),
                 icon: icon,
             });
@@ -884,40 +884,23 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         !Doc.noviceMode &&
             appearanceItems.push({
                 description: 'Broadcast Message',
-                event: () => DocServer.GetRefField('rtfProto').then(proto => proto instanceof Doc && (proto.BROADCAST_MESSAGE = Cast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey], RichTextField)?.Text)),
+                event: () => DocServer.GetRefField('rtfProto').then(proto => proto instanceof Doc && (proto.BROADCAST_MESSAGE = Cast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey], RichTextField)?.Text)),
                 icon: 'expand-arrows-alt',
             });
 
         appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Change Style...', noexpand: true, subitems: changeItems, icon: 'external-link-alt' });
-        // this.rootDoc.isTemplateDoc && appearanceItems.push({ description: "Make Default Layout", event: async () => Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout = new PrefetchProxy(this.rootDoc), icon: "eye" });
 
         !Doc.noviceMode &&
             appearanceItems.push({
                 description: 'Make Default Layout',
                 event: () => {
                     if (!this.layoutDoc.isTemplateDoc) {
-                        const title = StrCast(this.rootDoc.title);
-                        this.rootDoc.title = 'text';
-                        MakeTemplate(this.rootDoc, true, title);
-                    } else if (!this.rootDoc.isTemplateDoc) {
-                        const title = StrCast(this.rootDoc.title);
-                        this.rootDoc.title = 'text';
-                        this.rootDoc.layout = this.layoutDoc.layout as string;
-                        this.rootDoc.title = this.layoutDoc.isTemplateForField as string;
-                        this.rootDoc.isTemplateDoc = false;
-                        this.rootDoc.isTemplateForField = '';
-                        this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey = 'layout';
-                        MakeTemplate(this.rootDoc, true, title);
-                        setTimeout(() => {
-                            this.rootDoc._layout_autoHeight = this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight; // layout_autoHeight, width and height
-                            this.rootDoc._width = this.layoutDoc._width || 300; // are stored on the template, since we're getting rid of the old template
-                            this.rootDoc._height = this.layoutDoc._height || 200; // we need to copy them over to the root.  This should probably apply to all '_' fields
-                            this.rootDoc._backgroundColor = Cast(this.layoutDoc._backgroundColor, 'string', null);
-                            this.rootDoc.backgroundColor = Cast(this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor, 'string', null);
-                        }, 10);
+                        const title = StrCast(this.Document.title);
+                        this.Document.title = 'text';
+                        MakeTemplate(this.Document, true, title);
                     }
-                    Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout = new PrefetchProxy(this.rootDoc);
-                    Doc.AddDocToList(Cast(Doc.UserDoc().template_notes, Doc, null), 'data', this.rootDoc);
+                    Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout = new PrefetchProxy(this.Document);
+                    Doc.AddDocToList(Cast(Doc.UserDoc().template_notes, Doc, null), 'data', this.Document);
                 },
                 icon: 'eye',
             });
@@ -971,7 +954,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
 
     generateImage = async () => {
         GPTPopup.Instance?.setTextAnchor(this.getAnchor(false));
-        GPTPopup.Instance?.setImgTargetDoc(this.rootDoc);
+        GPTPopup.Instance?.setImgTargetDoc(this.Document);
         GPTPopup.Instance.addToCollection = this.props.addDocument;
         GPTPopup.Instance.setImgDesc((this.dataDoc.text as RichTextField)?.Text);
         GPTPopup.Instance.generateImage();
@@ -1071,13 +1054,13 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 anchor.presentation_zoomText = true;
                 return anchor;
             }
-            return anchorDoc ?? this.rootDoc;
+            return anchorDoc ?? this.Document;
         }
-        return anchorDoc ?? this.rootDoc;
+        return anchorDoc ?? this.Document;
     }
 
     getView = async (doc: Doc) => {
-        if (DocListCast(this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
+        if (DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.SidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
             !this.SidebarShown && this.toggleSidebar(false);
             setTimeout(() => this._sidebarRef?.current?.makeDocUnfiltered(doc));
         }
@@ -1141,7 +1124,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 setTimeout(() => clearStyleSheetRules(FormattedTextBox._highlightStyleSheet), Math.max(this._focusSpeed || 0, 3000));
                 return focusSpeed;
             } else {
-                return this.props.focus(this.rootDoc, options);
+                return this.props.focus(this.Document, options);
             }
         }
     };
@@ -1150,12 +1133,12 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     // Since we also monitor all component height changes, this will update the document's height.
     resetNativeHeight = (scrollHeight: number) => {
         const nh = this.layoutDoc.isTemplateForField ? 0 : NumCast(this.layoutDoc._nativeHeight);
-        this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_height'] = scrollHeight;
+        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_height'] = scrollHeight;
         if (nh) this.layoutDoc._nativeHeight = scrollHeight;
     };
 
     @computed get contentScaling() {
-        return Doc.NativeAspect(this.rootDoc, this.dataDoc, false) ? this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1 : 1;
+        return Doc.NativeAspect(this.Document, this.dataDoc, false) ? this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1 : 1;
     }
     componentDidMount() {
         !this.props.dontSelectOnLoad && this.props.setContentView?.(this); // this tells the DocumentView that this AudioBox is the "content" of the document.  this allows the DocumentView to indirectly call getAnchor() on the AudioBox when making a link.
@@ -1188,7 +1171,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     (!Array.from(FormattedTextBox._globalHighlights).includes('Bold Text') || this.props.isSelected()) && //
                     layout_autoHeight &&
                     newHeight &&
-                    newHeight !== this.rootDoc.height &&
+                    newHeight !== this.layoutDoc.height &&
                     !this.props.dontRegisterView
                 ) {
                     this.props.setHeight?.(newHeight);
@@ -1252,9 +1235,9 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         );
 
         this._disposers.search = reaction(
-            () => Doc.IsSearchMatch(this.rootDoc),
+            () => Doc.IsSearchMatch(this.Document),
             search => (search ? this.highlightSearchTerms([Doc.SearchQuery()], search.searchMatch < 0) : this.unhighlightSearchTerms()),
-            { fireImmediately: Doc.IsSearchMatchUnmemoized(this.rootDoc) ? true : false }
+            { fireImmediately: Doc.IsSearchMatchUnmemoized(this.Document) ? true : false }
         );
 
         this._disposers.selected = reaction(
@@ -1420,7 +1403,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     const dashField = view.state.schema.nodes.paragraph.create({}, [
                         view.state.schema.nodes.dashField.create({ fieldKey: 'text', docId: pdfAnchor[Id], hideKey: true, editable: false }, undefined, [
                             view.state.schema.marks.linkAnchor.create({
-                                allAnchors: [{ href: `/doc/${this.rootDoc[Id]}`, title: this.rootDoc.title, anchorId: `${this.rootDoc[Id]}` }],
+                                allAnchors: [{ href: `/doc/${this.Document[Id]}`, title: this.Document.title, anchorId: `${this.Document[Id]}` }],
                                 title: `from: ${DocCast(pdfAnchor.embedContainer).title}`,
                                 noPreview: true,
                                 docref: false,
@@ -1430,7 +1413,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                         ]),
                     ]);
 
-                    const link = DocUtils.MakeLink(pdfAnchor, this.rootDoc, { link_relationship: 'PDF pasted' });
+                    const link = DocUtils.MakeLink(pdfAnchor, this.Document, { link_relationship: 'PDF pasted' });
                     if (link) {
                         view.dispatch(view.state.tr.replaceSelectionWith(dashField, false).scrollIntoView().setMeta('paste', true).setMeta('uiEvent', 'paste'));
                     }
@@ -1528,7 +1511,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             (this._editorView as any).TextView = this;
         }
 
-        const selectOnLoad = this.rootDoc[Id] === FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad && (!LightboxView.LightboxDoc || LightboxView.IsLightboxDocView(this.props.docViewPath()));
+        const selectOnLoad = this.Document[Id] === FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad && (!LightboxView.LightboxDoc || LightboxView.IsLightboxDocView(this.props.docViewPath()));
         if (this._editorView && selectOnLoad && !this.props.dontRegisterView && !this.props.dontSelectOnLoad && this.isActiveTab(this.ProseRef)) {
             const selLoadChar = FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoadChar;
             FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = '';
@@ -1571,8 +1554,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             ...(Doc.UserDoc().fontColor !== 'transparent' && Doc.UserDoc().fontColor ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.pFontColor, { color: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontColor) })] : []),
             ...(Doc.UserDoc().fontStyle === 'italics' ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.em)] : []),
             ...(Doc.UserDoc().textDecoration === 'underline' ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.underline)] : []),
-            ...(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.pFontFamily, { family: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.FontFamily) })] : []),
-            ...(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.pFontSize, { fontSize: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.FontSize) })] : []),
+            ...(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.pFontFamily, { family: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.FontFamily) })] : []),
+            ...(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.pFontSize, { fontSize: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.FontSize) })] : []),
             ...(Doc.UserDoc().fontWeight === 'bold' ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.strong)] : []),
             ...[schema.marks.user_mark.create({ userid: Doc.CurrentUserEmail, modified: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) })],
         ];
@@ -1765,7 +1748,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         }
     }
     startUndoTypingBatch() {
-        !this._undoTyping && (this._undoTyping = UndoManager.StartBatch('text edits on ' + this.rootDoc.title));
+        !this._undoTyping && (this._undoTyping = UndoManager.StartBatch('text edits on ' + this.Document.title));
     }
     public endUndoTypingBatch() {
         this._undoTyping?.end();
@@ -1814,12 +1797,12 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             }
             this._lastText = curText;
         }
-        if (StrCast(this.rootDoc.title).startsWith('@') && !this.dataDoc.title_custom) {
+        if (StrCast(this.Document.title).startsWith('@') && !this.dataDoc.title_custom) {
             UndoManager.RunInBatch(() => {
                 this.dataDoc.title_custom = true;
                 this.dataDoc.layout_showTitle = 'title';
                 const tr = this._editorView!.state.tr;
-                this._editorView?.dispatch(tr.setSelection(new TextSelection(tr.doc.resolve(0), tr.doc.resolve(StrCast(this.rootDoc.title).length + 2))).deleteSelection());
+                this._editorView?.dispatch(tr.setSelection(new TextSelection(tr.doc.resolve(0), tr.doc.resolve(StrCast(this.Document.title).length + 2))).deleteSelection());
             }, 'titler');
         }
     };
@@ -1845,7 +1828,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         let stopPropagation = true;
         for (var i = state.selection.from; i <= state.selection.to; i++) {
             const node = state.doc.resolve(i);
-            if (state.doc.content.size - 1 > i && node?.marks?.().some(mark => mark.type === schema.marks.user_mark && mark.attrs.userid !== Doc.CurrentUserEmail) && [AclAugment, AclSelfEdit].includes(GetEffectiveAcl(this.rootDoc))) {
+            if (state.doc.content.size - 1 > i && node?.marks?.().some(mark => mark.type === schema.marks.user_mark && mark.attrs.userid !== Doc.CurrentUserEmail) && [AclAugment, AclSelfEdit].includes(GetEffectiveAcl(this.Document))) {
                 e.preventDefault();
             }
         }
@@ -1868,7 +1851,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 if (this._lastTimedMark?.attrs.userid === Doc.CurrentUserEmail) break;
             case ' ':
                 if (e.code !== 'Space') {
-                    [AclEdit, AclAugment, AclAdmin].includes(GetEffectiveAcl(this.rootDoc)) &&
+                    [AclEdit, AclAugment, AclAdmin].includes(GetEffectiveAcl(this.Document)) &&
                         this._editorView!.dispatch(this._editorView!.state.tr.removeStoredMark(schema.marks.user_mark).addStoredMark(schema.marks.user_mark.create({ userid: Doc.CurrentUserEmail, modified: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) })));
                 }
                 break;
@@ -1904,9 +1887,9 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             const scrollHeight = this.ProseRef && Math.min(NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_maxAutoHeight, proseHeight), proseHeight);
             if (this.props.setHeight && scrollHeight && !this.props.dontRegisterView) {
                 // if top === 0, then the text box is growing upward (as the overlay caption) which doesn't contribute to the height computation
-                const setScrollHeight = () => (this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_scrollHeight'] = scrollHeight);
+                const setScrollHeight = () => (this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_scrollHeight'] = scrollHeight);
 
-                if (this.rootDoc === this.layoutDoc || this.layoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc) {
+                if (this.Document === this.layoutDoc || this.layoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc) {
                     setScrollHeight();
                 } else {
                     setTimeout(setScrollHeight, 10); // if we have a template that hasn't been resolved yet, we can't set the height or we'd be setting it on the unresolved template.  So set a timeout and hope its arrived...
@@ -1922,7 +1905,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     };
     sidebarMoveDocument = (doc: Doc | Doc[], targetCollection: Doc | undefined, addDocument: (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => boolean) => this.moveDocument(doc, targetCollection, addDocument, this.SidebarKey);
     sidebarRemDocument = (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => this.removeDocument(doc, this.SidebarKey);
-    setSidebarHeight = (height: number) => (this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_height'] = height);
+    setSidebarHeight = (height: number) => (this.dataDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_height'] = height);
     sidebarWidth = () => (Number(this.layout_sidebarWidthPercent.substring(0, this.layout_sidebarWidthPercent.length - 1)) / 100) * this.props.PanelWidth();
     sidebarScreenToLocal = () =>
         this.props
@@ -1951,7 +1934,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         TraceMobx();
         const annotated = DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.SidebarKey]).filter(d => d?.author).length;
         const color = !annotated ? Colors.WHITE : Colors.BLACK;
-        const backgroundColor = !annotated ? (this.sidebarWidth() ? Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE : Colors.BLACK) : this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.WidgetColor + (annotated ? ':annotated' : ''));
+        const backgroundColor = !annotated ? (this.sidebarWidth() ? Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE : Colors.BLACK) : this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.WidgetColor + (annotated ? ':annotated' : ''));
 
         return !annotated && (!this.props.isContentActive() || SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() || Doc.ActiveTool !== InkTool.None) ? null : (
             <div
@@ -1973,7 +1956,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 <SidebarAnnos
                     ref={this._sidebarRef}
                     {...this.props}
-                    rootDoc={this.rootDoc}
+                    Document={this.Document}
                     layoutDoc={this.layoutDoc}
                     dataDoc={this.dataDoc}
                     usePanelWidth={true}
@@ -2028,12 +2011,12 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     }
     cycleAlternateText = () => {
         if (this.layoutDoc._layout_enableAltContentUI) {
-            const usePath = this.rootDoc[`_${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`];
-            this.rootDoc[`_${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`] = usePath === undefined ? 'alternate' : usePath === 'alternate' ? 'alternate:hover' : undefined;
+            const usePath = this.layoutDoc[`_${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`];
+            this.layoutDoc[`_${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`] = usePath === undefined ? 'alternate' : usePath === 'alternate' ? 'alternate:hover' : undefined;
         }
     };
     @computed get overlayAlternateIcon() {
-        const usePath = this.rootDoc[`_${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`];
+        const usePath = this.layoutDoc[`_${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`];
         return (
             <Tooltip
                 title={
@@ -2065,13 +2048,13 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         );
     }
     @computed get fieldKey() {
-        const usePath = StrCast(this.rootDoc[`${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`]);
+        const usePath = StrCast(this.layoutDoc[`${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`]);
         return this.props.fieldKey + (usePath && (!usePath.includes(':hover') || this._isHovering || this.props.isContentActive()) ? `_${usePath.replace(':hover', '')}` : '');
     }
     @observable _isHovering = false;
     onPassiveWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
         if (e.clientX > this.ProseRef!.getBoundingClientRect().right) {
-            if (this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_type_collection'] === CollectionViewType.Freeform) {
+            if (this.dataDoc[this.SidebarKey + '_type_collection'] === CollectionViewType.Freeform) {
                 // if the scrolled freeform is a child of the sidebar component, we need to let the event go through
                 // so react can let the freeform view handle it. We prevent default to stop any containing views from scrolling
                 e.preventDefault();
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBoxComment.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBoxComment.tsx
index e7ca26d5c..4212d46eb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBoxComment.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBoxComment.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBoxComment {
             naft &&
                 LinkDocPreview.SetLinkInfo({
                     docProps: textBox.props,
-                    linkSrc: textBox.rootDoc,
+                    linkSrc: textBox.Document,
                     linkDoc: linkDoc ? (DocServer.GetCachedRefField(linkDoc) as Doc) : undefined,
                     location: (pos => [pos.left, pos.top + 25])(view.coordsAtPos(state.selection.from - Math.max(0, nbef - 1))),
                     hrefs,
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2


From cebe9d2a567c20b99c8c394cfa598ee9d4d53ece Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:07:52 -0500
Subject: a bunch more fixes to making things observable.  fixed calling
 super.componentDidUpdate on subsclasses

---
 src/Utils.ts                                       |  17 +--
 src/client/util/BranchingTrailManager.tsx          |  12 +-
 src/client/util/CaptureManager.tsx                 |   3 +-
 src/client/util/GroupManager.tsx                   |   6 +-
 src/client/util/PingManager.ts                     |   3 +-
 src/client/util/RTFMarkup.tsx                      |   3 +-
 src/client/util/ReplayMovements.ts                 |   3 +-
 src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts                |  10 +-
 src/client/util/ServerStats.tsx                    |   3 +-
 src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx                 |   3 +-
 src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts                  |   4 +-
 src/client/util/reportManager/ReportManager.tsx    |   3 +-
 src/client/views/ContextMenu.tsx                   |   2 +-
 src/client/views/DictationOverlay.tsx              |   3 +-
 src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx             | 133 ++-------------------
 src/client/views/EditableView.tsx                  |   1 +
 src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx                |  17 +--
 src/client/views/InkStrokeProperties.ts            |   3 +-
 src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx                  |   3 +-
 src/client/views/MainView.tsx                      |   2 +-
 src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx              |   2 +-
 src/client/views/ObservableReactComponent.tsx      |  10 +-
 src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx                |   2 +-
 src/client/views/ScriptBox.tsx                     |   3 +-
 src/client/views/ScriptingRepl.tsx                 |  37 ++----
 src/client/views/animationtimeline/Region.tsx      |   3 +-
 .../views/animationtimeline/TimelineMenu.tsx       |   5 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx    |   4 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx    |   7 +-
 .../collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx      |   4 +-
 .../CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx          |   2 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx    |   1 -
 src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx        |   1 +
 src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx          |   1 +
 .../CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx                |   3 +-
 .../CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx                   |  14 +--
 .../collectionFreeForm/MarqueeOptionsMenu.tsx      |   5 +-
 .../CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx                  |  78 ++++++------
 .../CollectionMultirowView.tsx                     |  74 ++++++------
 .../views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx            |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx         |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx                |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx          |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapAnchorMenu.tsx    |   5 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx                  |   2 +-
 .../nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationBox.tsx      |   3 +-
 .../nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationWeight.tsx   |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/RadialMenu.tsx              |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx           |  13 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx            |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx                |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx                  |   2 +-
 .../nodes/formattedText/DashDocCommentView.tsx     |   2 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/EquationEditor.tsx   |   2 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/EquationView.tsx     |   3 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx          |   3 +-
 src/client/views/pdf/AnchorMenu.tsx                |   2 +-
 src/client/views/pdf/GPTPopup/GPTPopup.tsx         |   6 +-
 src/client/views/search/CheckBox.scss              |  58 ---------
 src/client/views/search/CheckBox.tsx               | 130 --------------------
 src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.scss     |  20 ----
 src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.tsx      |  83 -------------
 src/client/views/search/IconBar.scss               |  10 --
 src/client/views/search/IconBar.tsx                |  73 -----------
 src/client/views/search/IconButton.scss            |  53 --------
 src/client/views/search/IconButton.tsx             | 118 ------------------
 src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.scss         |  69 -----------
 src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.tsx          |  37 ------
 src/client/views/search/SearchBox.scss             |   1 -
 src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx              |   3 +-
 src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.scss             |  41 -------
 src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.tsx              |  85 -------------
 src/fields/URLField.ts                             |   2 +-
 src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts                      |   4 +-
 76 files changed, 224 insertions(+), 1126 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/CheckBox.scss
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/CheckBox.tsx
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.scss
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.tsx
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/IconBar.scss
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/IconBar.tsx
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/IconButton.scss
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/IconButton.tsx
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.scss
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.tsx
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.scss
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.tsx

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/Utils.ts b/src/Utils.ts
index 3a2bbf9a1..5f9475f23 100644
--- a/src/Utils.ts
+++ b/src/Utils.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { DocumentType } from './client/documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { Colors } from './client/views/global/globalEnums';
 import { Message } from './server/Message';
 import * as Color from 'color';
-import { action, makeObservable } from 'mobx';
+import { action } from 'mobx';
 
 export namespace Utils {
     export let CLICK_TIME = 300;
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ export namespace Utils {
         return uuid.v5(seed, uuid.v5.URL);
     }
 
-    export function GenerateMongoId(id: string): string {
-        return id.length !== 36 ? Utils.GenerateDeterministicGuid(id) : id;
-    }
-
     export function GuestID() {
         return '__guest__';
     }
@@ -440,17 +436,6 @@ export namespace Utils {
         socket.on(message, (room: any) => handler(socket, room));
     }
 }
-export function copyProps(thing: { props: any; _props: any }, prevProps: any) {
-    Object.keys(prevProps).forEach(action(pkey =>
-        (prevProps)[pkey] !== (thing.props as any)[pkey] &&
-            ((thing._props as any)[pkey] = (thing.props as any)[pkey]))); // prettier-ignore
-}
-export function copyPropsFull(thing: { _prevProps: any; props: any; _props: any }) {
-    Object.keys(thing._prevProps).forEach(action(pkey => 
-        (thing._prevProps as any)[pkey] !== (thing.props as any)[pkey] && 
-            ((thing._props as any)[pkey] = (thing.props as any)[pkey]))); // prettier-ignore
-    thing._prevProps = thing.props;
-}
 
 export function OmitKeys(obj: any, keys: string[], pattern?: string, addKeyFunc?: (dup: any) => void): { omit: any; extract: any } {
     const omit: any = { ...obj };
diff --git a/src/client/util/BranchingTrailManager.tsx b/src/client/util/BranchingTrailManager.tsx
index a224b84f4..11f16493f 100644
--- a/src/client/util/BranchingTrailManager.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/BranchingTrailManager.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc } from '../../fields/Doc';
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ export class BranchingTrailManager extends React.Component {
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         if (!BranchingTrailManager.Instance) {
             BranchingTrailManager.Instance = this;
         }
     }
 
     setupUi = () => {
-        OverlayView.Instance.addWindow(<BranchingTrailManager></BranchingTrailManager>, { x: 100, y: 150, width: 1000, title: 'Branching Trail'});
+        OverlayView.Instance.addWindow(<BranchingTrailManager></BranchingTrailManager>, { x: 100, y: 150, width: 1000, title: 'Branching Trail' });
         // OverlayView.Instance.forceUpdate();
         console.log(OverlayView.Instance);
         // let hi = Docs.Create.TextDocument("beee", {
@@ -30,11 +31,10 @@ export class BranchingTrailManager extends React.Component {
         // })
         // hi.overlayX = 100;
         // hi.overlayY = 100;
-        
+
         // Doc.AddToMyOverlay(hi);
         console.log(DocumentManager._overlayViews);
     };
-    
 
     // stack of the history
     @observable private slideHistoryStack: String[] = [];
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class BranchingTrailManager extends React.Component {
         if (this.prevPresId === null || this.prevPresId !== presId) {
             Doc.UserDoc().isBranchingMode = true;
             this.setPrevPres(presId);
-            
+
             // REVERT THE SET
             const stringified = [presId, targetDocId].toString();
             if (this.containsSet.has([presId, targetDocId].toString())) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class BranchingTrailManager extends React.Component {
 
         const newStack = this.slideHistoryStack.slice(0, removeIndex);
         const removed = this.slideHistoryStack.slice(removeIndex);
-        
+
         this.setSlideHistoryStack(newStack);
 
         removed.forEach(info => this.containsSet.delete(info.toString()));
diff --git a/src/client/util/CaptureManager.tsx b/src/client/util/CaptureManager.tsx
index 271cf7495..071fc1ee9 100644
--- a/src/client/util/CaptureManager.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/CaptureManager.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc } from '../../fields/Doc';
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export class CaptureManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
     constructor(props: {}) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         CaptureManager.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/GroupManager.tsx b/src/client/util/GroupManager.tsx
index c8c93b7d0..90f65b648 100644
--- a/src/client/util/GroupManager.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/GroupManager.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Button, IconButton, Size, Type } from 'browndash-components';
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import Select from 'react-select';
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import './GroupManager.scss';
 import { GroupMemberView } from './GroupMemberView';
 import { SettingsManager } from './SettingsManager';
 import { SharingManager, User } from './SharingManager';
+import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../views/ObservableReactComponent';
 
 /**
  * Interface for options for the react-select component
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export interface UserOptions {
 }
 
 @observer
-export class GroupManager extends React.Component<{}> {
+export class GroupManager extends ObservableReactComponent<{}> {
     static Instance: GroupManager;
     @observable isOpen: boolean = false; // whether the GroupManager is to be displayed or not.
     @observable private users: string[] = []; // list of users populated from the database.
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export class GroupManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
     constructor(props: Readonly<{}>) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         GroupManager.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/PingManager.ts b/src/client/util/PingManager.ts
index 4dd2fcd35..865f8bc02 100644
--- a/src/client/util/PingManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/PingManager.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { Networking } from '../Network';
 import { CurrentUserUtils } from './CurrentUserUtils';
 export class PingManager {
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class PingManager {
     private _interval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
     INTERVAL_SECONDS = 1;
     constructor() {
+        makeObservable(this);
         PingManager._instance = this;
         this._interval = setInterval(this.sendPing, this.INTERVAL_SECONDS * 1000);
     }
diff --git a/src/client/util/RTFMarkup.tsx b/src/client/util/RTFMarkup.tsx
index 495af6abd..f96d8a5df 100644
--- a/src/client/util/RTFMarkup.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/RTFMarkup.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { MainViewModal } from '../views/MainViewModal';
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export class RTFMarkup extends React.Component<{}> {
 
     constructor(props: {}) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         RTFMarkup.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/ReplayMovements.ts b/src/client/util/ReplayMovements.ts
index d99630f82..b881f18b4 100644
--- a/src/client/util/ReplayMovements.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/ReplayMovements.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
+import { IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { Doc, IdToDoc } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { CollectionDockingView } from '../views/collections/CollectionDockingView';
 import { CollectionFreeFormView } from '../views/collections/collectionFreeForm';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export class ReplayMovements {
         return ReplayMovements._instance;
     }
     constructor() {
+        makeObservable(this);
         // init the global instance
         ReplayMovements._instance = this;
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts b/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
index 4bd6647c0..07bbde36c 100644
--- a/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ export class SelectionManager {
         this.Instance.SelectedSchemaDocument = doc;
     };
 
-    @action
-    public static SelectView = (docView: DocumentView | undefined, extendSelection: boolean): void => {
+    public static SelectView = action((docView: DocumentView | undefined, extendSelection: boolean): void => {
         if (!docView) this.DeselectAll();
         else if (!docView.SELECTED) {
             if (!extendSelection) this.DeselectAll();
@@ -40,16 +39,15 @@ export class SelectionManager {
             docView.SELECTED = true;
             docView._props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged(true);
         }
-    };
+    });
 
-    @action
-    public static DeselectView = (docView?: DocumentView): void => {
+    public static DeselectView = action((docView?: DocumentView): void => {
         if (docView && this.Instance.SelectedViews.includes(docView)) {
             docView.SELECTED = false;
             this.Instance.SelectedViews.splice(this.Instance.SelectedViews.indexOf(docView), 1);
             docView._props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged(false);
         }
-    };
+    });
 
     public static DeselectAll = (except?: Doc): void => {
         const found = this.Instance.SelectedViews.find(dv => dv.Document === except);
diff --git a/src/client/util/ServerStats.tsx b/src/client/util/ServerStats.tsx
index 7d5e0458d..c8df9182d 100644
--- a/src/client/util/ServerStats.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/ServerStats.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { MainViewModal } from '../views/MainViewModal';
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class ServerStats extends React.Component<{}> {
 
     constructor(props: {}) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         ServerStats.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx b/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
index 7176b568e..ac7de9872 100644
--- a/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Button, IconButton, Size, Type } from 'browndash-components';
 import { concat, intersection } from 'lodash';
-import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import Select from 'react-select';
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
     constructor(props: {}) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         SharingManager.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts b/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
index 0e56ee1bc..0b197cf9a 100644
--- a/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IReactionDisposer, observable, observe, reaction } from 'mobx';
+import { IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, observe, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { CollectionDockingView } from '../views/collections/CollectionDockingView';
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class TrackMovements {
     constructor() {
         // init the global instance
         TrackMovements._instance = this;
-
+        makeObservable(this);
         // init the instance variables
         this.currentPresentation = TrackMovements.NULL_PRESENTATION;
         this.tracking = false;
diff --git a/src/client/util/reportManager/ReportManager.tsx b/src/client/util/reportManager/ReportManager.tsx
index 738902a31..0c49aeed4 100644
--- a/src/client/util/reportManager/ReportManager.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/reportManager/ReportManager.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as uuid from 'uuid';
 import '.././SettingsManager.scss';
 import './ReportManager.scss';
 import ReactLoading from 'react-loading';
-import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { BsX, BsArrowsAngleExpand, BsArrowsAngleContract } from 'react-icons/bs';
 import { CgClose } from 'react-icons/cg';
 import { HiOutlineArrowLeft } from 'react-icons/hi';
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export class ReportManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
     constructor(props: {}) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         ReportManager.Instance = this;
 
         // initializing Github connection
diff --git a/src/client/views/ContextMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/ContextMenu.tsx
index e55bf24a1..8dcdd80e5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/ContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/ContextMenu.tsx
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export class ContextMenu extends ObservableReactComponent<{}> {
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
-        ContextMenu.Instance = this;
         makeObservable(this);
+        ContextMenu.Instance = this;
     }
 
     public setIgnoreEvents(ignore: boolean) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/DictationOverlay.tsx b/src/client/views/DictationOverlay.tsx
index 0bdcdc303..e098bc361 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DictationOverlay.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DictationOverlay.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { DictationManager } from '../util/DictationManager';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export class DictationOverlay extends React.Component {
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         DictationOverlay.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
index 50ca3af06..47829d12a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
@@ -3,32 +3,26 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
 import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, setupMoveUpEvents, simulateMouseClick } from '../../Utils';
 import { Doc } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../fields/RichTextField';
-import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
-import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, setupMoveUpEvents, simulateMouseClick } from '../../Utils';
-import { GoogleAuthenticationManager } from '../apis/GoogleAuthenticationManager';
-import { Pulls, Pushes } from '../apis/google_docs/GoogleApiClientUtils';
-import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../documents/Documents';
+import { Cast, DocCast } from '../../fields/Types';
+import { DocUtils } from '../documents/Documents';
 import { DragManager } from '../util/DragManager';
 import { IsFollowLinkScript } from '../util/LinkFollower';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SharingManager } from '../util/SharingManager';
-import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../util/UndoManager';
-import { CollectionDockingView } from './collections/CollectionDockingView';
-import { TabDocView } from './collections/TabDocView';
+import { UndoManager, undoBatch } from '../util/UndoManager';
 import './DocumentButtonBar.scss';
+import { ObservableReactComponent } from './ObservableReactComponent';
+import { TabDocView } from './collections/TabDocView';
 import { Colors } from './global/globalEnums';
 import { LinkPopup } from './linking/LinkPopup';
-import { MetadataEntryMenu } from './MetadataEntryMenu';
 import { DocumentLinksButton } from './nodes/DocumentLinksButton';
-import { DocumentView, DocumentViewInternal, OpenWhere, OpenWhereMod } from './nodes/DocumentView';
+import { DocumentView, DocumentViewInternal, OpenWhere } from './nodes/DocumentView';
 import { DashFieldView } from './nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView';
-import { GoogleRef } from './nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import { PinProps } from './nodes/trails';
-import { TemplateMenu } from './TemplateMenu';
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { ObservableReactComponent } from './ObservableReactComponent';
 // import * as higflyout from '@hig/flyout';
 // export const { anchorPoints } = higflyout;
 // export const Flyout = higflyout.default;
@@ -60,10 +54,10 @@ export class DocumentButtonBar extends ObservableReactComponent<{ views: () => (
     public static hasPushedHack = false;
     public static hasPulledHack = false;
 
-    constructor(props: { views: () => (DocumentView | undefined)[] }) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
-        DocumentButtonBar.Instance = this;
         makeObservable(this);
+        DocumentButtonBar.Instance = this;
     }
 
     public startPullOutcome = action((success: boolean) => {
@@ -115,103 +109,6 @@ export class DocumentButtonBar extends ObservableReactComponent<{ views: () => (
         return this._props.views()?.[0];
     }
 
-    @computed
-    get considerGoogleDocsPush() {
-        const targetDoc = this.view0?.Document;
-        const published = targetDoc && Doc.GetProto(targetDoc)[GoogleRef] !== undefined;
-        const animation = this.isAnimatingPulse ? 'shadow-pulse 1s linear infinite' : 'none';
-        return !targetDoc ? null : (
-            <Tooltip
-                title={
-                    <>
-                        <div className="dash-tooltip">{`${published ? 'Push' : 'Publish'} to Google Docs`}</div>
-                    </>
-                }>
-                <div
-                    className="documentButtonBar-button"
-                    style={{ animation }}
-                    onClick={async () => {
-                        await GoogleAuthenticationManager.Instance.fetchOrGenerateAccessToken();
-                        !published && runInAction(() => (this.isAnimatingPulse = true));
-                        DocumentButtonBar.hasPushedHack = false;
-                        targetDoc[Pushes] = NumCast(targetDoc[Pushes]) + 1;
-                    }}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon className="documentdecorations-icon" icon={published ? (this.pushIcon as any) : cloud} size={published ? 'sm' : 'xs'} />
-                </div>
-            </Tooltip>
-        );
-    }
-
-    @computed
-    get considerGoogleDocsPull() {
-        const targetDoc = this.view0?.Document;
-        const dataDoc = targetDoc && Doc.GetProto(targetDoc);
-        const animation = this.isAnimatingFetch ? 'spin 0.5s linear infinite' : 'none';
-
-        const title = (() => {
-            switch (this.openHover) {
-                default:
-                case UtilityButtonState.Default:
-                    return `${!dataDoc?.googleDocUnchanged ? 'Pull from' : 'Fetch'} Google Docs`;
-                case UtilityButtonState.OpenRight:
-                    return 'Open in Right Split';
-                case UtilityButtonState.OpenExternally:
-                    return 'Open in new Browser Tab';
-            }
-        })();
-
-        return !targetDoc || !dataDoc || !dataDoc[GoogleRef] ? null : (
-            <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{title}</div>}>
-                <div
-                    className="documentButtonBar-button"
-                    style={{ backgroundColor: this.pullColor }}
-                    onPointerEnter={action(e => {
-                        if (e.altKey) {
-                            this.openHover = UtilityButtonState.OpenExternally;
-                        } else if (e.shiftKey) {
-                            this.openHover = UtilityButtonState.OpenRight;
-                        }
-                    })}
-                    onPointerLeave={action(() => (this.openHover = UtilityButtonState.Default))}
-                    onClick={async e => {
-                        const googleDocUrl = `https://docs.google.com/document/d/${dataDoc[GoogleRef]}/edit`;
-                        if (e.shiftKey) {
-                            e.preventDefault();
-                            let googleDoc = await Cast(dataDoc.googleDoc, Doc);
-                            if (!googleDoc) {
-                                const options = { _width: 600, _nativeWidth: 960, _nativeHeight: 800, data_useCors: false };
-                                googleDoc = Docs.Create.WebDocument(googleDocUrl, options);
-                                dataDoc.googleDoc = googleDoc;
-                            }
-                            CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(googleDoc, OpenWhereMod.right);
-                        } else if (e.altKey) {
-                            e.preventDefault();
-                            window.open(googleDocUrl);
-                        } else {
-                            this.clearPullColor();
-                            DocumentButtonBar.hasPulledHack = false;
-                            targetDoc[Pulls] = NumCast(targetDoc[Pulls]) + 1;
-                            dataDoc.googleDocUnchanged && runInAction(() => (this.isAnimatingFetch = true));
-                        }
-                    }}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon
-                        className="documentdecorations-icon"
-                        size="sm"
-                        style={{ WebkitAnimation: animation, MozAnimation: animation }}
-                        icon={(() => {
-                            // prettier-ignore
-                            switch (this.openHover) {
-                                default:
-                                case UtilityButtonState.Default: return dataDoc.googleDocUnchanged === false ? (this.pullIcon as any) : fetch;
-                                case UtilityButtonState.OpenRight: return 'arrow-alt-circle-right';
-                                case UtilityButtonState.OpenExternally: return 'share';
-                            }
-                        })()}
-                    />
-                </div>
-            </Tooltip>
-        );
-    }
     @observable subFollow = '';
     @computed
     get followLinkButton() {
@@ -579,8 +476,6 @@ export class DocumentButtonBar extends ObservableReactComponent<{ views: () => (
         if (!doc || !this.view0) return null;
 
         const isText = () => doc[this.view0!.LayoutFieldKey] instanceof RichTextField;
-        const considerPull = () => isText() && this.considerGoogleDocsPull;
-        const considerPush = () => isText() && this.considerGoogleDocsPush;
         return (
             <div className="documentButtonBar">
                 <div className="documentButtonBar-button">
@@ -608,14 +503,6 @@ export class DocumentButtonBar extends ObservableReactComponent<{ views: () => (
                 <div className="documentButtonBar-button">{this.pinButton}</div>
                 <div className="documentButtonBar-button">{this.recordButton}</div>
                 {!Doc.UserDoc()['documentLinksButton-fullMenu'] ? null : <div className="documentButtonBar-button">{this.shareButton}</div>}
-                {!Doc.UserDoc()['documentLinksButton-fullMenu'] ? null : (
-                    <div className="documentButtonBar-button" style={{ display: !considerPush() ? 'none' : '' }}>
-                        {this.considerGoogleDocsPush}
-                    </div>
-                )}
-                <div className="documentButtonBar-button" style={{ display: !considerPull() ? 'none' : '' }}>
-                    {this.considerGoogleDocsPull}
-                </div>
                 <div className="documentButtonBar-button">{this.menuButton}</div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/EditableView.tsx b/src/client/views/EditableView.tsx
index 836a184eb..73ac1b032 100644
--- a/src/client/views/EditableView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/EditableView.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export class EditableView extends ObservableReactComponent<EditableProps> {
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<EditableProps>) {
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         if (this._editing && this._props.editing === false) {
             this._inputref?.value && this.finalizeEdit(this._inputref.value, false, true, false);
         } else if (this._props.editing !== undefined) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx b/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx
index 214da5541..33cda6a62 100644
--- a/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as fitCurve from 'fit-curve';
-import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction, toJS } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnEmptyString, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../Utils';
 import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ import {
 } from './InkingStroke';
 import { checkInksToGroup } from './global/globalScripts';
 import { DocumentView } from './nodes/DocumentView';
+import { ObservableReactComponent } from './ObservableReactComponent';
 
 interface GestureOverlayProps {
     isActive: boolean;
 }
 @observer
-export class GestureOverlay extends React.Component<React.PropsWithChildren<GestureOverlayProps>> {
+export class GestureOverlay extends ObservableReactComponent<React.PropsWithChildren<GestureOverlayProps>> {
     static Instance: GestureOverlay;
     static Instances: GestureOverlay[] = [];
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export class GestureOverlay extends React.Component<React.PropsWithChildren<Gest
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
-
+        makeObservable(this);
         GestureOverlay.Instances.push(this);
     }
 
@@ -92,9 +93,9 @@ export class GestureOverlay extends React.Component<React.PropsWithChildren<Gest
         GestureOverlay.Instances.splice(GestureOverlay.Instances.indexOf(this), 1);
         GestureOverlay.Instance = GestureOverlay.Instances.lastElement();
     }
-    componentDidMount = () => {
+    componentDidMount() {
         GestureOverlay.Instance = this;
-    };
+    }
 
     @action
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
@@ -383,9 +384,9 @@ export class GestureOverlay extends React.Component<React.PropsWithChildren<Gest
         return GestureOverlay.getBounds(this._points);
     }
 
-    @computed get elements() {
+    get elements() {
         const selView = GestureOverlay.DownDocView;
-        const width = Number(ActiveInkWidth()) * NumCast(selView?.Document._freeform_scale, 1); // * (selView?.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale || 1);
+        const width = Number(ActiveInkWidth()) * NumCast(selView?.Document._freeform_scale, 1); // * (selView?._props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale || 1);
         const rect = this._overlayRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
         const B = { left: -20000, right: 20000, top: -20000, bottom: 20000, width: 40000, height: 40000 }; //this.getBounds(this._points, true);
         B.left = B.left - width / 2;
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ export class GestureOverlay extends React.Component<React.PropsWithChildren<Gest
 
     render() {
         return (
-            <div className="gestureOverlay-cont" style={{ pointerEvents: this.props.isActive ? 'all' : 'none' }} ref={this._overlayRef} onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}>
+            <div className="gestureOverlay-cont" style={{ pointerEvents: this._props.isActive ? 'all' : 'none' }} ref={this._overlayRef} onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}>
                 {this.showMobileInkOverlay ? <MobileInkOverlay /> : null}
                 {this.elements}
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/InkStrokeProperties.ts b/src/client/views/InkStrokeProperties.ts
index 884c74f9b..69c663a3e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/InkStrokeProperties.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/InkStrokeProperties.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Bezier } from 'bezier-js';
-import { action, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { Doc, NumListCast, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { InkData, InkField, InkTool, PointData } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class InkStrokeProperties {
 
     constructor() {
         InkStrokeProperties._Instance = this;
+        makeObservable(this);
         reaction(
             () => this._controlButton,
             button => button && (Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.None)
diff --git a/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx b/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx
index de2ce3189..98d1e58e5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IconProp } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Toggle, ToggleType, Type } from 'browndash-components';
-import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, FieldResult, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export class LightboxView extends React.Component<LightboxViewProps> {
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         if (LightboxView.Instance) console.log('SDFSFASFASFSALFKJD:SLFJS:LDFJKS:LFJS:LDJFL:SDFJL:SDJF:LSJ');
         LightboxView.Instance = this;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
index f65675792..636f8761f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export class MainView extends ObservableReactComponent<{}> {
         document.removeEventListener('linkAnnotationToDash', Hypothesis.linkListener);
     }
 
-    constructor(props: Readonly<{}>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         DocumentViewInternal.addDocTabFunc = MainView.addDocTabFunc_impl;
diff --git a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
index 2e27d1f70..285476b14 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, DocData } from '../../field
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { GetEffectiveAcl } from '../../fields/util';
-import { copyProps, unimplementedFunction, Utils } from '../../Utils';
+import { unimplementedFunction, Utils } from '../../Utils';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../documents/Documents';
 import { DragManager } from '../util/DragManager';
 import { FollowLinkScript } from '../util/LinkFollower';
diff --git a/src/client/views/ObservableReactComponent.tsx b/src/client/views/ObservableReactComponent.tsx
index 2d8dc9af9..9b2b00903 100644
--- a/src/client/views/ObservableReactComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/ObservableReactComponent.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import { makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { copyProps } from '../../Utils';
 import './AntimodeMenu.scss';
-export interface AntimodeMenuProps {}
 
 /**
  * This is an abstract class that serves as the base for a PDF-style or Marquee-style
@@ -10,12 +8,14 @@ export interface AntimodeMenuProps {}
  */
 export abstract class ObservableReactComponent<T> extends React.Component<T, {}> {
     @observable _props: React.PropsWithChildren<T>;
-    constructor(props: React.PropsWithChildren<T>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         this._props = props;
         makeObservable(this);
     }
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<T>): void {
-        copyProps(this, prevProps);
+        Object.keys(prevProps).forEach(action(pkey =>
+            (prevProps as any)[pkey] !== (this.props as any)[pkey] &&
+                ((this._props as any)[pkey] = (this.props as any)[pkey]))); // prettier-ignore
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
index c857c2d6b..2fcb5d12a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends ObservableReactComponent<PropertiesViewProps
     private _widthUndo?: UndoManager.Batch;
 
     public static Instance: PropertiesView | undefined;
-    constructor(props: React.PropsWithChildren<PropertiesViewProps>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         PropertiesView.Instance = this;
diff --git a/src/client/views/ScriptBox.tsx b/src/client/views/ScriptBox.tsx
index 416162aeb..086f40e96 100644
--- a/src/client/views/ScriptBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/ScriptBox.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export class ScriptBox extends React.Component<ScriptBoxProps> {
 
     constructor(props: ScriptBoxProps) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         this._scriptText = props.initialText || '';
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/ScriptingRepl.tsx b/src/client/views/ScriptingRepl.tsx
index 5f20bc745..acf0ecff4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/ScriptingRepl.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/ScriptingRepl.tsx
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ export class ScriptingObjectDisplay extends ObservableReactComponent<ReplProps>
         const val = this._props.value;
         const proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(val);
         const name = (proto && proto.constructor && proto.constructor.name) || String(val);
-        const title = this._props.name ? (
+        const title = (
             <>
-                <b>{this._props.name} : </b>
+                {this.props.name ? <b>{this._props.name} : </b> : <></>}
                 {name}
             </>
-        ) : (
-            name
         );
         if (this.collapsed) {
             return (
@@ -86,31 +84,19 @@ export class ScriptingValueDisplay extends ObservableReactComponent<replValuePro
 
     render() {
         const val = this._props.name ? this._props.value[this._props.name] : this._props.value;
+        const title = (name: string) => (
+            <>
+                {this._props.name ? <b>{this._props.name} : </b> : <> </>}
+                {name}
+            </>
+        );
         if (typeof val === 'object') {
             return <ScriptingObjectDisplay scrollToBottom={this._props.scrollToBottom} value={val} name={this._props.name} />;
         } else if (typeof val === 'function') {
             const name = '[Function]';
-            const title = this._props.name ? (
-                <>
-                    <b>{this._props.name} : </b>
-                    {name}
-                </>
-            ) : (
-                name
-            );
-            return <div className="scriptingObject-leaf">{title}</div>;
-        } else {
-            const name = String(val);
-            const title = this._props.name ? (
-                <>
-                    <b>{this._props.name} : </b>
-                    {name}
-                </>
-            ) : (
-                name
-            );
-            return <div className="scriptingObject-leaf">{title}</div>;
+            return <div className="scriptingObject-leaf">{title('[Function]')}</div>;
         }
+        return <div className="scriptingObject-leaf">{title(String(val))}</div>;
     }
 }
 
@@ -254,7 +240,8 @@ export class ScriptingRepl extends ObservableReactComponent<{}> {
         ele && ele.scroll({ behavior: 'auto', top: ele.scrollHeight });
     }
 
-    componentDidUpdate() {
+    componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<{}>) {
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         if (this.shouldScroll) {
             this.shouldScroll = false;
             this.scrollToBottom();
diff --git a/src/client/views/animationtimeline/Region.tsx b/src/client/views/animationtimeline/Region.tsx
index abbc8203d..b09456cd7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/animationtimeline/Region.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/animationtimeline/Region.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ export class Region extends React.Component<IProps> {
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
     }
     componentDidMount() {
         setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/src/client/views/animationtimeline/TimelineMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/animationtimeline/TimelineMenu.tsx
index 1769c41bd..97a571dc4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/animationtimeline/TimelineMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/animationtimeline/TimelineMenu.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IconLookup } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import { faChartLine, faClipboard } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Utils } from '../../../Utils';
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ export class TimelineMenu extends React.Component {
     @observable private _y = 0;
     @observable private _currentMenu: JSX.Element[] = [];
 
-    constructor(props: Readonly<{}>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         TimelineMenu.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
index 0d3ff8bba..97d5cfc70 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
     private _goldenLayout: any = null;
     static _highlightStyleSheet: any = addStyleSheet();
 
-    constructor(props: SubCollectionViewProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
-        if (this._props.renderDepth < 0) runInAction(() => (CollectionDockingView.Instance = this));
+        if (this._props.renderDepth < 0) CollectionDockingView.Instance = this;
         //Why is this here?
         (window as any).React = React;
         (window as any).ReactDOM = ReactDOM;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index 3ade2ab56..443aa3f17 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
 import { Toggle, ToggleType, Type } from 'browndash-components';
-import { action, computed, Lambda, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, Lambda, makeObservable, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
-import { copyProps, emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
+import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { CollectionViewType, DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ export class CollectionMenu extends AntimodeMenu<CollectionMenuProps> {
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         this.FieldKey = '';
         CollectionMenu.Instance = this;
         this._canFade = false; // don't let the inking menu fade away
-        runInAction(() => (this.Pinned = Cast(Doc.UserDoc()['menuCollections-pinned'], 'boolean', true)));
+        this.Pinned = Cast(Doc.UserDoc()['menuCollections-pinned'], 'boolean', true);
         this.jumpTo(300, 300);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
index d37a942d0..fb8bc4da2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export enum TrimScope {
 }
 
 @observer
-export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<SubCollectionViewProps & CollectionStackedTimelineProps>() {
+export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStackedTimelineProps>() {
     @observable static SelectingRegion: CollectionStackedTimeline | undefined = undefined;
     @observable public static CurrentlyPlaying: DocumentView[];
     constructor(props: any) {
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ class StackedTimelineAnchor extends ObservableReactComponent<StackedTimelineAnch
     _lastTimecode: number;
     _disposer: IReactionDisposer | undefined;
 
-    constructor(props: React.PropsWithChildren<StackedTimelineAnchorProps>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         this._lastTimecode = this._props.currentTimecode();
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx
index 2302bfbc3..f9d575da2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<
     @observable _heading = '';
     @observable _color = '';
 
-    constructor(props: CSVFieldColumnProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         this._heading = this._props.headingObject ? this._props.headingObject.heading : this._props.heading;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
index f1ef52e60..0673b264b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
         switch (type) {
             default:
             case CollectionViewType.Freeform:     return <CollectionFreeFormView    key="collview" {...props} />;
-            case CollectionViewType.Docking:      return <CollectionDockingView     key="collview" {...props} />;
             case CollectionViewType.Schema:       return <CollectionSchemaView      key="collview" {...props} />;
             case CollectionViewType.Docking:      return <CollectionDockingView     key="collview" {...props} />;
             case CollectionViewType.Tree:         return <CollectionTreeView        key="collview" {...props} />;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index 2eb13fd2f..783817b06 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends ObservableReactComponent<TabDocViewProps> {
         runInAction(() => TabDocView._allTabs.add(this));
     }
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<TabDocViewProps>) {
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         this._view && DocumentManager.Instance.AddView(this._view);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index 52ecdfbec..a7705ea7e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ export class TreeView extends ObservableReactComponent<TreeViewProps> {
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<TreeViewProps>) {
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         this._disposers.opening = reaction(
             () => this.treeViewOpen,
             open => !open && (this._renderCount = 20)
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx
index 0d5fcdaeb..66aa29de0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../../ObservableReactComponent';
 import './CollectionFreeFormView.scss';
-import { copyProps } from '../../../../Utils';
 
 /**
  * An Fsa Arc.  The first array element is a test condition function that will be observed.
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoState extends ObservableReactComponent<Collec
         this.initState();
     }
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<CollectionFreeFormInfoStateProps>) {
-        copyProps(this, prevProps);
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         this.clearState();
         this.initState();
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx
index 4d3752c02..5637f9aeb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx
@@ -18,23 +18,19 @@ export interface CollectionFreeFormInfoUIProps {
 export class CollectionFreeFormInfoUI extends ObservableReactComponent<CollectionFreeFormInfoUIProps> {
     private _disposers: { [name: string]: IReactionDisposer } = {};
 
-    @observable _currState: infoState | undefined = undefined;
-    get currState() {
-        return this._currState!;
-    }
-    set currState(val) {
-        this._currState = val;
-    }
-
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         this.currState = this.setupStates();
     }
 
+    @observable _currState: infoState | undefined = undefined;
+    get currState() { return this._currState!; } // prettier-ignore
+    set currState(val) { runInAction(() => (this._currState = val)); } // prettier-ignore
+
     setCurrState = (state: infoState) => {
         if (state) {
-            runInAction(() => (this.currState = state));
+            this.currState = state;
             this.currState[StateEntryFunc]?.();
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeOptionsMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeOptionsMenu.tsx
index 7aa68b0d9..79cc534dc 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeOptionsMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeOptionsMenu.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { IconButton } from 'browndash-components';
-import { computed } from 'mobx';
+import { computed, makeObservable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { unimplementedFunction } from '../../../../Utils';
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ export class MarqueeOptionsMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
     public hideMarquee: () => void = unimplementedFunction;
     public pinWithView: (e: KeyboardEvent | React.PointerEvent | undefined) => void = unimplementedFunction;
     public isShown = () => this._opacity > 0;
-    constructor(props: Readonly<{}>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         MarqueeOptionsMenu.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
index b951a4b17..9132c0436 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
     private get totalRatioAllocation(): number | undefined {
         const layoutInfoLen = this.resolvedLayoutInformation.widthSpecifiers.length;
         if (layoutInfoLen > 0 && this.totalFixedAllocation !== undefined) {
-            return this.props.PanelWidth() - (this.totalFixedAllocation + resizerWidth * (layoutInfoLen - 1)) - 2 * NumCast(this.props.Document._xMargin);
+            return this._props.PanelWidth() - (this.totalFixedAllocation + resizerWidth * (layoutInfoLen - 1)) - 2 * NumCast(this._props.Document._xMargin);
         }
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
         let offset = 0;
         for (const { layout: candidate } of this.childLayoutPairs) {
             if (candidate === layout) {
-                return this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-offset / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1), 0);
+                return this._props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-offset / (this._props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1), 0);
             }
             offset += this.lookupPixels(candidate) + resizerWidth;
         }
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
                             if (this.childDocs.includes(d)) {
                                 if (dropInd > this.childDocs.indexOf(d)) dropInd--;
                             }
-                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d);
-                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
+                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, this._props.fieldKey, d);
+                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.dataDoc, this._props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this._props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
                         }
                     })
                 );
@@ -237,56 +237,56 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
     onChildClickHandler = () => ScriptCast(this.Document.onChildClick);
     onChildDoubleClickHandler = () => ScriptCast(this.Document.onChildDoubleClick);
 
-    isContentActive = () => this.props.isSelected() || this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isAnyChildContentActive();
+    isContentActive = () => this._props.isSelected() || this._props.isContentActive() || this._props.isAnyChildContentActive();
     isChildContentActive = () => {
-        const childDocsActive = this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.Document.childDocumentsActive;
-        return this.props.isContentActive?.() === false || childDocsActive === false
+        const childDocsActive = this._props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.Document.childDocumentsActive;
+        return this._props.isContentActive?.() === false || childDocsActive === false
             ? false //
-            : this.props.isDocumentActive?.() && childDocsActive
+            : this._props.isDocumentActive?.() && childDocsActive
               ? true
               : undefined;
     };
     getDisplayDoc = (childLayout: Doc) => {
         const width = () => this.lookupPixels(childLayout);
-        const height = () => this.props.PanelHeight() - 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin) - (BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
+        const height = () => this._props.PanelHeight() - 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin) - (BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
         const dxf = () =>
             this.lookupIndividualTransform(childLayout)
                 .translate(-NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin), -NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin))
-                .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-        const shouldNotScale = () => this.props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(childLayout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
+                .scale(this._props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const shouldNotScale = () => this._props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(childLayout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
         return (
             <DocumentView
                 Document={childLayout}
                 TemplateDataDocument={childLayout.resolvedDataDoc as Doc}
-                styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
-                docViewPath={this.props.docViewPath}
-                LayoutTemplate={this.props.childLayoutTemplate}
-                LayoutTemplateString={this.props.childLayoutString}
-                renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
+                styleProvider={this._props.styleProvider}
+                docViewPath={this._props.docViewPath}
+                LayoutTemplate={this._props.childLayoutTemplate}
+                LayoutTemplateString={this._props.childLayoutString}
+                renderDepth={this._props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={width}
                 PanelHeight={height}
                 rootSelected={this.rootSelected}
-                dragAction={(this.props.Document.childDragAction ?? this.props.childDragAction) as dropActionType}
+                dragAction={(this._props.Document.childDragAction ?? this._props.childDragAction) as dropActionType}
                 onClick={this.onChildClickHandler}
                 onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                 suppressSetHeight={true}
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={dxf}
                 isContentActive={this.isChildContentActive}
-                isDocumentActive={this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() || this.Document._childDocumentsActive ? this.props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
-                hideResizeHandles={childLayout.layout_fitWidth || this.props.childHideResizeHandles ? true : false}
-                hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle}
-                fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox}
-                focus={this.props.focus}
+                isDocumentActive={this._props.childDocumentsActive?.() || this.Document._childDocumentsActive ? this._props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
+                hideResizeHandles={childLayout.layout_fitWidth || this._props.childHideResizeHandles ? true : false}
+                hideDecorationTitle={this._props.childHideDecorationTitle}
+                fitContentsToBox={this._props.fitContentsToBox}
+                focus={this._props.focus}
                 childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
                 childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
-                dontRegisterView={this.props.dontRegisterView}
-                addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
-                moveDocument={this.props.moveDocument}
-                removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
-                whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
-                addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
-                pinToPres={this.props.pinToPres}
+                dontRegisterView={this._props.dontRegisterView}
+                addDocument={this._props.addDocument}
+                moveDocument={this._props.moveDocument}
+                removeDocument={this._props.removeDocument}
+                whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this._props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
+                addDocTab={this._props.addDocTab}
+                pinToPres={this._props.pinToPres}
                 bringToFront={returnFalse}
                 dontCenter={StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_dontCenter) as any} // 'y', 'x', 'xy'
             />
@@ -306,16 +306,16 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 <Tooltip title={'Tab: ' + StrCast(layout.title)}>
                     <div className="document-wrapper" key={'wrapper' + i} style={{ flexDirection: 'column', width: this.lookupPixels(layout) }}>
                         {this.getDisplayDoc(layout)}
-                        <Button tooltip="Remove document from header bar" icon={<FontAwesomeIcon icon="times" size="lg" />} onClick={undoable(e => this.props.removeDocument?.(layout), 'close doc')} color={SettingsManager.userColor} />
+                        <Button tooltip="Remove document from header bar" icon={<FontAwesomeIcon icon="times" size="lg" />} onClick={undoable(e => this._props.removeDocument?.(layout), 'close doc')} color={SettingsManager.userColor} />
                         <WidthLabel layout={layout} collectionDoc={this.Document} />
                     </div>
                 </Tooltip>,
                 <ResizeBar
                     width={resizerWidth}
                     key={'resizer' + i}
-                    styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
-                    isContentActive={this.props.isContentActive}
-                    select={this.props.select}
+                    styleProvider={this._props.styleProvider}
+                    isContentActive={this._props.isContentActive}
+                    select={this._props.select}
                     columnUnitLength={this.getColumnUnitLength}
                     toLeft={layout}
                     toRight={childLayoutPairs[i + 1]?.layout}
@@ -332,12 +332,12 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 className={'collectionMulticolumnView_contents'}
                 ref={this.createDashEventsTarget}
                 style={{
-                    width: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.props.Document._xMargin)}px)`,
-                    height: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.props.Document._yMargin)}px)`,
-                    marginLeft: NumCast(this.props.Document._xMargin),
-                    marginRight: NumCast(this.props.Document._xMargin),
-                    marginTop: NumCast(this.props.Document._yMargin),
-                    marginBottom: NumCast(this.props.Document._yMargin),
+                    width: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.Document._xMargin)}px)`,
+                    height: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.Document._yMargin)}px)`,
+                    marginLeft: NumCast(this.Document._xMargin),
+                    marginRight: NumCast(this.Document._xMargin),
+                    marginTop: NumCast(this.Document._yMargin),
+                    marginBottom: NumCast(this.Document._yMargin),
                 }}>
                 {this.contents}
             </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
index f1c6c6e1e..cf65bf12a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
     private get totalRatioAllocation(): number | undefined {
         const layoutInfoLen = this.resolvedLayoutInformation.heightSpecifiers.length;
         if (layoutInfoLen > 0 && this.totalFixedAllocation !== undefined) {
-            return this.props.PanelHeight() - (this.totalFixedAllocation + resizerHeight * (layoutInfoLen - 1)) - 2 * NumCast(this.props.Document._yMargin);
+            return this._props.PanelHeight() - (this.totalFixedAllocation + resizerHeight * (layoutInfoLen - 1)) - 2 * NumCast(this._props.Document._yMargin);
         }
     }
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
         let offset = 0;
         for (const { layout: candidate } of this.childLayoutPairs) {
             if (candidate === layout) {
-                return this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(0, -offset / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1));
+                return this._props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(0, -offset / (this._props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1));
             }
             offset += this.lookupPixels(candidate) + resizerHeight;
         }
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
                             if (this.childDocs.includes(d)) {
                                 if (dropInd > this.childDocs.indexOf(d)) dropInd--;
                             }
-                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d);
-                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.dataDoc, this.props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
+                            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, this._props.fieldKey, d);
+                            Doc.AddDocToList(this.dataDoc, this._props.fieldKey, d, DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this._props.fieldKey])[dropInd], undefined, dropInd === -1);
                         }
                     })
                 );
@@ -233,32 +233,32 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
     onChildClickHandler = () => ScriptCast(this.Document.onChildClick);
     onChildDoubleClickHandler = () => ScriptCast(this.Document.onChildDoubleClick);
 
-    isContentActive = () => this.props.isSelected() || this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isAnyChildContentActive();
+    isContentActive = () => this._props.isSelected() || this._props.isContentActive() || this._props.isAnyChildContentActive();
     isChildContentActive = () => {
-        const childDocsActive = this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.Document.childDocumentsActive;
-        return this.props.isContentActive?.() === false || childDocsActive === false
+        const childDocsActive = this._props.childDocumentsActive?.() ?? this.Document.childDocumentsActive;
+        return this._props.isContentActive?.() === false || childDocsActive === false
             ? false //
-            : this.props.isDocumentActive?.() && childDocsActive
+            : this._props.isDocumentActive?.() && childDocsActive
               ? true
               : undefined;
     };
     getDisplayDoc = (layout: Doc) => {
         const height = () => this.lookupPixels(layout);
-        const width = () => this.props.PanelWidth() - 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin) - (BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
+        const width = () => this._props.PanelWidth() - 2 * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin) - (BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.showWidthLabels) ? 20 : 0);
         const dxf = () =>
             this.lookupIndividualTransform(layout)
                 .translate(-NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xMargin), -NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yMargin))
-                .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-        const shouldNotScale = () => this.props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(layout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
+                .scale(this._props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const shouldNotScale = () => this._props.fitContentsToBox?.() || BoolCast(layout.freeform_fitContentsToBox);
         return (
             <DocumentView
                 Document={layout}
                 TemplateDataDocument={layout.resolvedDataDoc as Doc}
-                styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
-                docViewPath={this.props.docViewPath}
-                LayoutTemplate={this.props.childLayoutTemplate}
-                LayoutTemplateString={this.props.childLayoutString}
-                renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
+                styleProvider={this._props.styleProvider}
+                docViewPath={this._props.docViewPath}
+                LayoutTemplate={this._props.childLayoutTemplate}
+                LayoutTemplateString={this._props.childLayoutString}
+                renderDepth={this._props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={width}
                 PanelHeight={height}
                 rootSelected={this.rootSelected}
@@ -267,22 +267,22 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={dxf}
                 isContentActive={this.isChildContentActive}
-                isDocumentActive={this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() || this.Document._childDocumentsActive ? this.props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
-                hideResizeHandles={layout.layout_fitWidth || this.props.childHideResizeHandles ? true : false}
-                hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle}
-                fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox}
-                dragAction={this.props.childDragAction}
-                focus={this.props.focus}
+                isDocumentActive={this._props.childDocumentsActive?.() || this.Document._childDocumentsActive ? this._props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
+                hideResizeHandles={layout.layout_fitWidth || this._props.childHideResizeHandles ? true : false}
+                hideDecorationTitle={this._props.childHideDecorationTitle}
+                fitContentsToBox={this._props.fitContentsToBox}
+                dragAction={this._props.childDragAction}
+                focus={this._props.focus}
                 childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
                 childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
-                dontRegisterView={this.props.dontRegisterView}
-                addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
-                moveDocument={this.props.moveDocument}
-                removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
-                whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
-                addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
-                pinToPres={this.props.pinToPres}
+                dontRegisterView={this._props.dontRegisterView}
+                addDocument={this._props.addDocument}
+                moveDocument={this._props.moveDocument}
+                removeDocument={this._props.removeDocument}
+                whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this._props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
+                addDocTab={this._props.addDocTab}
+                pinToPres={this._props.pinToPres}
                 bringToFront={returnFalse}
                 dontCenter={StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_dontCenter) as any} // 'y', 'x', 'xy'
             />
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 </div>,
                 <ResizeBar
                     height={resizerHeight}
-                    styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
-                    isContentActive={this.props.isContentActive}
+                    styleProvider={this._props.styleProvider}
+                    isContentActive={this._props.isContentActive}
                     key={'resizer' + i}
                     columnUnitLength={this.getRowUnitLength}
                     toTop={layout}
@@ -323,12 +323,12 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
             <div
                 className={'collectionMultirowView_contents'}
                 style={{
-                    width: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.props.Document._xMargin)}px)`,
-                    height: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.props.Document._yMargin)}px)`,
-                    marginLeft: NumCast(this.props.Document._xMargin),
-                    marginRight: NumCast(this.props.Document._xMargin),
-                    marginTop: NumCast(this.props.Document._yMargin),
-                    marginBottom: NumCast(this.props.Document._yMargin),
+                    width: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.Document._xMargin)}px)`,
+                    height: `calc(100% - ${2 * NumCast(this.Document._yMargin)}px)`,
+                    marginLeft: NumCast(this.Document._xMargin),
+                    marginRight: NumCast(this.Document._xMargin),
+                    marginTop: NumCast(this.Document._yMargin),
+                    marginBottom: NumCast(this.Document._yMargin),
                 }}
                 ref={this.createDashEventsTarget}>
                 {this.contents}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
index c97c879af..548734dab 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewWrapper extends DocComponent<Collecti
     PanelWidth = ()        => this._props.autoDim ? this._props.PanelWidth?.() : this.Width; // prettier-ignore
     PanelHeight = ()       => this._props.autoDim ? this._props.PanelHeight?.() : this.Height; // prettier-ignore
 
-    componentDidUpdate() {
+    componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<React.PropsWithChildren<CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewWrapperProps & { fieldKey: string }>>) {
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         this.WrapperKeys.forEach(action(keys => ((this as any)[keys.upper] = (this.props as any)[keys.lower])));
     }
     render() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index 343f770d5..ab413e6f2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends ObservableReactComponent<DocumentViewProps> {
         return this._selected;
     }
     public set SELECTED(val) {
-        this._selected = val;
+        runInAction(() => (this._selected = val));
     }
     @observable public static Interacting = false;
     @observable public static LongPress = false;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
index 29bffb583..c26579e66 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class FunctionPlotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>
     _plotId = '';
     _plotEle: any;
 
-    constructor(props: React.PropsWithChildren<FieldViewProps>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         this._plotId = 'graph' + FunctionPlotBox.GraphCount++;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
index b1ccd38ba..876f13370 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     private _marqueeref = React.createRef<MarqueeAnnotator>();
     @observable _curSuffix = '';
 
-    constructor(props: ViewBoxAnnotatableProps & FieldViewProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         this._props.setContentView?.(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
index fa7a55bc7..d0a9f10b4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import wiki from 'wikijs';
 import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
 import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast, PromiseValue, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
-import { copyProps, emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnEmptyString, returnFalse, returnNone, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
+import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnEmptyString, returnFalse, returnNone, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../DocServer';
 import { Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class LinkDocPreview extends ObservableReactComponent<LinkDocPreviewProps
         this.updateHref();
     }
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<LinkDocPreviewProps>) {
-        copyProps(this, prevProps);
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         if (prevProps.linkSrc !== this._props.linkSrc || prevProps.linkDoc !== this._props.linkDoc || prevProps.hrefs !== this._props.hrefs) this.init();
     }
     componentDidMount() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapAnchorMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapAnchorMenu.tsx
index b458e5a28..66c4dc7b8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapAnchorMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapAnchorMenu.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { IReactionDisposer, ObservableMap, reaction } from 'mobx';
+import { IReactionDisposer, ObservableMap, makeObservable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { returnFalse, setupMoveUpEvents, unimplementedFunction } from '../../../../Utils';
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ export class MapAnchorMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
         return this._left > 0;
     }
 
-    constructor(props: Readonly<{}>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         MapAnchorMenu.Instance = this;
         MapAnchorMenu.Instance._canFade = false;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
index 213f88177..733febd2d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return ImageCast(this.layoutDoc['thumb-frozen'], ImageCast(this.layoutDoc.thumb))?.url;
     }
 
-    constructor(props: ViewBoxAnnotatableProps & FieldViewProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(this.Document, this.dataDoc) || 927;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationBox.tsx
index c498a58d6..e75b1ab6f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationBox.tsx
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ export class PhysicsSimulationBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewP
         ];
     }
 
-    componentDidUpdate() {
+    componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<React.PropsWithChildren<FieldViewProps>>) {
+        super.componentDidUpdate(prevProps);
         if (this.xMax !== this.props.PanelWidth() * 0.6 || this.yMax != this.props.PanelHeight()) {
             this.xMax = this.props.PanelWidth() * 0.6;
             this.yMax = this.props.PanelHeight();
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationWeight.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationWeight.tsx
index 99333991f..f5077a07e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationWeight.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PhysicsBox/PhysicsSimulationWeight.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { computed, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from 'mobx';
+import { computed, IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import './PhysicsSimulationBox.scss';
 import * as React from 'react';
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ interface IState {
 export default class Weight extends React.Component<IWeightProps, IState> {
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         this.state = {
             angleLabel: 0,
             clickPositionX: 0,
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/RadialMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/RadialMenu.tsx
index 191877cb5..061a46f03 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/RadialMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/RadialMenu.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import './RadialMenu.scss';
 import { RadialMenuItem, RadialMenuProps } from './RadialMenuItem';
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ export class RadialMenu extends React.Component {
     static Instance: RadialMenu;
     static readonly buffer = 20;
 
-    constructor(props: Readonly<{}>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
-
+        makeObservable(this);
         RadialMenu.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
index a7ff8ff8f..d5d31b407 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 // import { Canvas } from '@react-three/fiber';
-import { computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { computed, makeObservable, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 // import { BufferAttribute, Camera, Vector2, Vector3 } from 'three';
 import { DateField } from '../../../fields/DateField';
@@ -123,14 +123,8 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
-        if (this.dataDoc.videoWall) {
-            this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = undefined;
-            this.layoutDoc.nativeHeight = undefined;
-            this.layoutDoc.popOff = 0;
-            this.layoutDoc.popOut = 1;
-        } else {
-            this.setupDictation();
-        }
+        makeObservable(this);
+        this.setupDictation();
     }
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean) => {
         const startTime = Cast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode, 'number', null) || (this._videoRec ? (Date.now() - (this.recordingStart || 0)) / 1000 : undefined);
@@ -173,7 +167,6 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
     };
 
     @computed get content() {
-        if (this.layoutDoc.videoWall) return null;
         return (
             <video
                 className={'videoBox-content'}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
index 127edaed7..7e7eaee45 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScriptingBox.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 let ReactTextareaAutocomplete = require('@webscopeio/react-textarea-autocomplete').default;
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc } from '../../../fields/Doc';
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export class ScriptingBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatable
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         if (!this.compileParams.length) {
             const params = ScriptCast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])?.script.options.params as { [key: string]: any };
             if (params) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index ebe86318d..df73dffe4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     private _playRegionTimer: any = null; // timeout for playback
     private _controlsFadeTimer: any = null; // timeout for controls fade
 
-    constructor(props: ViewBoxAnnotatableProps & FieldViewProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         this._props.setContentView?.(this);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index 2f92f1edb..57045e2af 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return Cast(this.Document[this._props.fieldKey], WebField)?.url;
     }
 
-    constructor(props: ViewBoxAnnotatableProps & FieldViewProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         this._webUrl = this._url; // setting the weburl will change the src parameter of the embedded iframe and force a navigation to it.
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocCommentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocCommentView.tsx
index d6b053c8e..b7d2a24c2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocCommentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocCommentView.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ interface IDashDocCommentViewInternal {
 }
 
 export class DashDocCommentViewInternal extends React.Component<IDashDocCommentViewInternal> {
-    constructor(props: IDashDocCommentViewInternal) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         this.onPointerLeaveCollapsed = this.onPointerLeaveCollapsed.bind(this);
         this.onPointerEnterCollapsed = this.onPointerEnterCollapsed.bind(this);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationEditor.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationEditor.tsx
index 07c70af77..b4102e08e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationEditor.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class EquationEditor extends Component<EquationEditorProps> {
     // Element needs to be in the class format and thus requires a constructor. The steps that are run
     // in the constructor is to make sure that React can succesfully communicate with the equation
     // editor.
-    constructor(props: EquationEditorProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
 
         this.element = createRef();
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationView.tsx
index 5ee5d25c3..331ed1980 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/EquationView.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import './DashFieldView.scss';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from './FormattedTextBox';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { AnyArray } from 'mongoose';
 
 export class EquationView {
     dom: HTMLDivElement; // container for label and value
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export class EquationViewInternal extends React.Component<IEquationViewInternal>
     _fieldKey: string;
     _ref: React.RefObject<EquationEditor> = React.createRef();
 
-    constructor(props: IEquationViewInternal) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         this._fieldKey = this.props.fieldKey;
         this._textBoxDoc = this.props.tbox.props.Document;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index 997c3f86d..ad2fab8b0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         return url.startsWith(document.location.origin) ? new URL(url).pathname.split('doc/').lastElement() : ''; // docId
     }
 
-    constructor(props: React.PropsWithChildren<FieldViewProps & FormattedTextBoxProps>) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         FormattedTextBox.Instance = this;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
index 4ff816812..17993d88e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
-import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableSet, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, ObservableSet, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, FieldResult, NumListCast, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { Animation } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         if (!PresBox.navigateToDocScript) {
             PresBox.navigateToDocScript = ScriptField.MakeFunction('navigateToDoc(this.presentation_targetDoc, self)')!;
         }
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/AnchorMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/AnchorMenu.tsx
index a8c83ded6..d0688c338 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/AnchorMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/AnchorMenu.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class AnchorMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
     private _commentRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
     private _cropRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
 
-    constructor(props: AntimodeMenuProps) {
+    constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
         AnchorMenu.Instance = this;
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/GPTPopup/GPTPopup.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/GPTPopup/GPTPopup.tsx
index 0cda36509..cdd0cb95a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/GPTPopup/GPTPopup.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/GPTPopup/GPTPopup.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import './GPTPopup.scss';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import ReactLoading from 'react-loading';
 import { TypeAnimation } from 'react-type-animation';
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { AnchorMenu } from '../AnchorMenu';
 import { gptImageCall } from '../../../apis/gpt/GPT';
 import { Networking } from '../../../Network';
 import { Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
+import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../../ObservableReactComponent';
 
 export enum GPTPopupMode {
     SUMMARY,
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ export enum GPTPopupMode {
 interface GPTPopupProps {}
 
 @observer
-export class GPTPopup extends React.Component<GPTPopupProps> {
+export class GPTPopup extends ObservableReactComponent<GPTPopupProps> {
     static Instance: GPTPopup;
 
     @observable
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ export class GPTPopup extends React.Component<GPTPopupProps> {
 
     constructor(props: GPTPopupProps) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         GPTPopup.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/CheckBox.scss b/src/client/views/search/CheckBox.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 4892facbc..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/CheckBox.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-@import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-
-.checkboxfilter {
-    display: flex;
-    margin-top: 0px;
-    padding: 3px;
-
-    .outer {
-        display: flex;
-        position: relative;
-        justify-content: center;
-        align-items: center;
-        margin-top: 0px;
-
-        .check-container:hover ~ .check-box {
-            background-color: $medium-blue;
-        }
-
-        .check-container {
-            width: 40px;
-            height: 40px;
-            position: absolute;
-            z-index: 1000;
-
-            .checkmark {
-                z-index: 1000;
-                position: absolute;
-                fill-opacity: 0;
-                stroke-width: 4px;
-                // stroke: white;
-                stroke: gray;
-            }
-        }
-
-        .check-box {
-            z-index: 900;
-            position: relative;
-            height: 20px;
-            width: 20px;
-            overflow: visible;
-            background-color: transparent;
-            border-style: solid;
-            border-color: $medium-gray;
-            border-width: 2px;
-            -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-            -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-            -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-            transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        }
-    }
-
-    .checkbox-title {
-        display: flex;
-        align-items: center;
-        text-transform: capitalize;
-        margin-left: 15px;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/CheckBox.tsx b/src/client/views/search/CheckBox.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a1e551ec..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/CheckBox.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { observable, action, runInAction, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from 'mobx';
-import "./CheckBox.scss";
-
-interface CheckBoxProps {
-    originalStatus: boolean;
-    updateStatus(newStatus: boolean): void;
-    title: string;
-    parent: any;
-    numCount: number;
-    default: boolean;
-}
-
-@observer
-export class CheckBox extends React.Component<CheckBoxProps>{
-    // true = checked, false = unchecked
-    @observable private _status: boolean;
-    // @observable private uncheckTimeline: anime.AnimeTimelineInstance;
-    // @observable private checkTimeline: anime.AnimeTimelineInstance;
-    @observable private checkRef: any;
-    @observable private _resetReaction?: IReactionDisposer;
-
-
-    constructor(props: CheckBoxProps) {
-        super(props);
-        this._status = this.props.originalStatus;
-        this.checkRef = React.createRef();
-
-        // this.checkTimeline = anime.timeline({
-        //     loop: false,
-        //     autoplay: false,
-        //     direction: "normal",
-        // }); this.uncheckTimeline = anime.timeline({
-        //     loop: false,
-        //     autoplay: false,
-        //     direction: "normal",
-        // });
-    }
-
-    // componentDidMount = () => {
-    //     this.uncheckTimeline.add({
-    //         targets: this.checkRef.current,
-    //         easing: "easeInOutQuad",
-    //         duration: 500,
-    //         opacity: 0,
-    //     });
-    //     this.checkTimeline.add({
-    //         targets: this.checkRef.current,
-    //         easing: "easeInOutQuad",
-    //         duration: 500,
-    //         strokeDashoffset: [anime.setDashoffset, 0],
-    //         opacity: 1
-    //     });
-
-    //     if (this.props.originalStatus) {
-    //         this.checkTimeline.play();
-    //         this.checkTimeline.restart();
-    //     }
-
-    //     this._resetReaction = reaction(
-    //         () => this.props.parent._resetBoolean,
-    //         () => {
-    //             if (this.props.parent._resetBoolean) {
-    //                 runInAction(() => {
-    //                     this.reset();
-    //                     this.props.parent._resetCounter++;
-    //                     if (this.props.parent._resetCounter === this.props.numCount) {
-    //                         this.props.parent._resetCounter = 0;
-    //                         this.props.parent._resetBoolean = false;
-    //                     }
-    //                 });
-    //             }
-    //         },
-    //     );
-    // }
-
-    // @action.bound
-    // reset() {
-    //     if (this.props.default) {
-    //         if (!this._status) {
-    //             this._status = true;
-    //             this.checkTimeline.play();
-    //             this.checkTimeline.restart();
-    //         }
-    //     }
-    //     else {
-    //         if (this._status) {
-    //             this._status = false;
-    //             this.uncheckTimeline.play();
-    //             this.uncheckTimeline.restart();
-    //         }
-    //     }
-
-    //     this.props.updateStatus(this.props.default);
-    // }
-
-    @action.bound
-    onClick = () => {
-        // if (this._status) {
-        //     this.uncheckTimeline.play();
-        //     this.uncheckTimeline.restart();
-        // }
-        // else {
-        //     this.checkTimeline.play();
-        //     this.checkTimeline.restart();
-
-        // }
-        // this._status = !this._status;
-        // this.props.updateStatus(this._status);
-
-    }
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <div className="checkboxfilter" onClick={this.onClick}>
-                <div className="outer">
-                    <div className="check-container">
-                        <svg viewBox="0 12 40 40">
-                            <path ref={this.checkRef} className="checkmark" d="M14.1 27.2l7.1 7.2 16.7-18" />
-                        </svg>
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="check-box" />
-                </div>
-                <div className="checkbox-title">{this.props.title}</div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.scss b/src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 6105df570..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-@import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-
-.collection-filters {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    width: 100%;
-
-    &.main {
-        width: 47%;
-        float: left;
-    }
-
-    &.optional {
-        width: 60%;
-        display: grid;
-        grid-template-columns: 50% 50%;
-        float: right;
-        opacity: 0;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.tsx b/src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 48d0b2ddb..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/CollectionFilters.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { observable, action } from 'mobx';
-import { CheckBox } from './CheckBox';
-import "./CollectionFilters.scss";
-import * as anime from 'animejs';
-
-interface CollectionFilterProps {
-    collectionStatus: boolean;
-    updateCollectionStatus(val: boolean): void;
-    collectionSelfStatus: boolean;
-    updateSelfCollectionStatus(val: boolean): void;
-    collectionParentStatus: boolean;
-    updateParentCollectionStatus(val: boolean): void;
-}
-
-export class CollectionFilters extends React.Component<CollectionFilterProps> {
-
-    static Instance: CollectionFilters;
-
-    @observable public _resetBoolean = false;
-    @observable public _resetCounter: number = 0;
-    
-    @observable private _collectionsSelected = this.props.collectionStatus;
-    @observable private _timeline: anime.AnimeTimelineInstance;
-    @observable private _ref: any;
-
-    constructor(props: CollectionFilterProps) {
-        super(props);
-        CollectionFilters.Instance = this;
-        this._ref = React.createRef();
-
-        this._timeline = anime.timeline({
-            loop: false,
-            autoplay: false,
-            direction: "reverse",
-        });
-    }
-
-    componentDidMount = () => {
-        this._timeline.add({
-            targets: this._ref.current,
-            easing: "easeInOutQuad",
-            duration: 500,
-            opacity: 1,
-        });
-
-        if (this._collectionsSelected) {
-            this._timeline.play();
-            this._timeline.reverse();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    resetCollectionFilters() { this._resetBoolean = true; }
-
-    @action.bound
-    updateColStat(val: boolean) {
-        this.props.updateCollectionStatus(val);
-
-        if (this._collectionsSelected !== val) {
-            this._timeline.play();
-            this._timeline.reverse();
-        }
-
-        this._collectionsSelected = val;
-    }
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <div>
-                <div className="collection-filters">
-                    <div className="collection-filters main">
-                        <CheckBox default={false} title={"limit to current collection"} parent={this} numCount={3} updateStatus={this.updateColStat} originalStatus={this.props.collectionStatus} />
-                    </div>
-                    <div className="collection-filters optional" ref={this._ref}>
-                        <CheckBox default={true} title={"Search in self"} parent={this} numCount={3} updateStatus={this.props.updateSelfCollectionStatus} originalStatus={this.props.collectionSelfStatus} />
-                        <CheckBox default={true} title={"Search in parent"} parent={this} numCount={3} updateStatus={this.props.updateParentCollectionStatus} originalStatus={this.props.collectionParentStatus} />
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/IconBar.scss b/src/client/views/search/IconBar.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 05aa099f7..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/IconBar.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-@import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-
-.icon-bar {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    justify-content: space-evenly;
-    height: auto;
-    width: 100%;
-    flex-direction: row-reverse;
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/IconBar.tsx b/src/client/views/search/IconBar.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 540c1b5e1..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/IconBar.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
-import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
-import './IconBar.scss';
-import { IconButton } from './IconButton';
-import './IconButton.scss';
-
-export interface IconBarProps {
-    setIcons: (icons: string[]) => void;
-}
-
-@observer
-export class IconBar extends React.Component<IconBarProps> {
-    public _allIcons: string[] = [DocumentType.AUDIO, DocumentType.COL, DocumentType.IMG, DocumentType.LINK, DocumentType.PDF, DocumentType.RTF, DocumentType.VID, DocumentType.WEB, DocumentType.MAP];
-
-    @observable private _icons: string[] = this._allIcons;
-
-    static Instance: IconBar;
-
-    @observable public _resetClicked: boolean = false;
-    @observable public _selectAllClicked: boolean = false;
-    @observable public _reset: number = 0;
-    @observable public _select: number = 0;
-
-    @action.bound
-    updateIcon(newArray: string[]) {
-        this._icons = newArray;
-        this.props.setIcons?.(this._icons);
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    getIcons(): string[] {
-        return this._icons;
-    }
-
-    constructor(props: any) {
-        super(props);
-        IconBar.Instance = this;
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    getList(): string[] {
-        return this.getIcons();
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    updateList(newList: string[]) {
-        this.updateIcon(newList);
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    resetSelf = () => {
-        this._resetClicked = true;
-        this.updateList([]);
-    };
-
-    @action.bound
-    selectAll = () => {
-        this._selectAllClicked = true;
-        this.updateList(this._allIcons);
-    };
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <div className="icon-bar">
-                {this._allIcons.map((type: string) => (
-                    <IconButton key={type.toString()} type={type} />
-                ))}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/IconButton.scss b/src/client/views/search/IconButton.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index d2a2ea369..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/IconButton.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-@import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-
-.type-outer {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: center;
-    width: 30px;
-
-    .type-icon {
-        height: 30px;
-        width: 30px;
-        color: $white;
-        // background-color: rgb(194, 194, 197);
-        background-color: gray;
-        border-radius: 50%;
-        display: flex;
-        justify-content: center;
-        align-items: center;
-        -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        font-size: 2em;
-
-        .fontawesome-icon {
-            height: 15px;
-            width: 15px;
-        }
-    }
-
-    .filter-description {
-        text-transform: capitalize;
-        font-size: 10;
-        text-align: center;
-        height: 15px;
-        margin-top: 5px;
-        opacity: 1;
-        -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-    }
-
-    .type-icon:hover {
-        transform: scale(1.1);
-        background-color: $medium-blue;
-        opacity: 1;
-
-        + .filter-description {
-            opacity: 1;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/IconButton.tsx b/src/client/views/search/IconButton.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 20084b64d..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/IconButton.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import * as _ from 'lodash';
-import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
-import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
-import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-import { IconBar } from './IconBar';
-import './IconButton.scss';
-import './SearchBox.scss';
-
-interface iconButtonProps {
-    type: string;
-}
-
-@observer
-export class IconButton extends React.Component<iconButtonProps> {
-    @observable private _isSelected: boolean = IconBar.Instance.getIcons().indexOf(this.props.type) !== -1;
-    @observable private _hover = false;
-    private _resetReaction?: IReactionDisposer;
-    private _selectAllReaction?: IReactionDisposer;
-
-    static Instance: IconButton;
-    constructor(props: iconButtonProps) {
-        super(props);
-        IconButton.Instance = this;
-    }
-
-    componentDidMount = () => {
-        this._resetReaction = reaction(
-            () => IconBar.Instance._resetClicked,
-            action(() => {
-                if (IconBar.Instance._resetClicked) {
-                    this._isSelected = false;
-                    IconBar.Instance._reset++;
-                    if (IconBar.Instance._reset === 9) {
-                        IconBar.Instance._reset = 0;
-                        IconBar.Instance._resetClicked = false;
-                    }
-                }
-            })
-        );
-
-        this._selectAllReaction = reaction(
-            () => IconBar.Instance._selectAllClicked,
-            action(() => {
-                if (IconBar.Instance._selectAllClicked) {
-                    this._isSelected = true;
-                    IconBar.Instance._select++;
-                    if (IconBar.Instance._select === 9) {
-                        IconBar.Instance._select = 0;
-                        IconBar.Instance._selectAllClicked = false;
-                    }
-                }
-            })
-        );
-    };
-
-    @action.bound
-    getIcon() {
-        switch (this.props.type) {
-            case DocumentType.NONE:  return 'ban';
-            case DocumentType.AUDIO: return 'music';
-            case DocumentType.COL:   return 'object-group';
-            case DocumentType.IMG:   return 'image';
-            case DocumentType.LINK:  return 'link';
-            case DocumentType.PDF:   return 'file-pdf';
-            case DocumentType.RTF:   return 'sticky-note';
-            case DocumentType.VID:   return 'video';
-            case DocumentType.WEB:   return 'globe-asia';
-            case DocumentType.MAP:   return 'map-marker-alt';
-            default:                 return 'caret-down';
-        } // prettier-ignore
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    onClick = () => {
-        const newList: string[] = IconBar.Instance.getIcons();
-
-        if (!this._isSelected) {
-            this._isSelected = true;
-            newList.push(this.props.type);
-        } else {
-            this._isSelected = false;
-            _.pull(newList, this.props.type);
-        }
-
-        IconBar.Instance.updateIcon(newList);
-    };
-
-    selected = {
-        opacity: 1,
-        backgroundColor: '#121721',
-        //backgroundColor: "rgb(128, 128, 128)"
-    };
-
-    notSelected = {
-        opacity: 0.2,
-        backgroundColor: '#121721',
-    };
-
-    hoverStyle = {
-        opacity: 1,
-        backgroundColor: 'rgb(128, 128, 128)',
-        //backgroundColor: "rgb(178, 206, 248)" //$medium-blue
-    };
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <div className="type-outer" id={this.props.type + '-filter'} onMouseEnter={() => (this._hover = true)} onMouseLeave={() => (this._hover = false)} onClick={this.onClick}>
-                <div className="type-icon" id={this.props.type + '-icon'} style={this._hover ? this.hoverStyle : this._isSelected ? this.selected : this.notSelected}>
-                    <FontAwesomeIcon className="fontawesome-icon" icon={this.getIcon()} />
-                </div>
-                {/* <div className="filter-description">{this.props.type}</div> */}
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.scss b/src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 917635c0b..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-@import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-
-$height-icon: 15px;
-$width-line: 30px;
-$height-line: 4px;
-
-$transition-time: 0.4s;
-$rotation: 45deg;
-$translateY: calc($height-icon / 2);
-$translateX: 0;
-
-#hamburger-icon {
-    width: $width-line;
-    height: $height-icon;
-    position: relative;
-    display: block;
-    transition: all $transition-time;
-    -webkit-transition: all $transition-time;
-    -moz-transition: all $transition-time;
-
-    .line {
-        display: block;
-        background: $medium-gray;
-        width: $width-line;
-        height: $height-line;
-        position: absolute;
-        left: 0;
-        border-radius: calc($height-line / 2);
-        transition: all $transition-time;
-        -webkit-transition: all $transition-time;
-        -moz-transition: all $transition-time;
-
-        &.line-1 {
-            top: 0;
-        }
-
-        &.line-2 {
-            top: 50%;
-        }
-
-        &.line-3 {
-            top: 100%;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-.filter-header.active {
-    .line-1 {
-        transform: translateY($translateY) translateX($translateX) rotate($rotation);
-        -webkit-transform: translateY($translateY) translateX($translateX) rotate($rotation);
-        -moz-transform: translateY($translateY) translateX($translateX) rotate($rotation);
-    }
-
-    .line-2 {
-        opacity: 0;
-    }
-
-    .line-3 {
-        transform: translateY($translateY * -1) translateX($translateX) rotate($rotation * -1);
-        -webkit-transform: translateY($translateY * -1) translateX($translateX) rotate($rotation * -1);
-        -moz-transform: translateY($translateY * -1) translateX($translateX) rotate($rotation * -1);
-    }
-}
-
-.filter-header:hover #hamburger-icon {
-    transform: scale(1.1);
-    -webkit-transform: scale(1.1);
-    -moz-transform: scale(1.1);
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.tsx b/src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fa4a0fca..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/NaviconButton.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import "./NaviconButton.scss";
-import * as $ from 'jquery';
-import { observable } from 'mobx';
-
-export interface NaviconProps {
-    onClick(): void;
-}
-
-export class NaviconButton extends React.Component<NaviconProps> {
-
-    @observable private _ref: React.RefObject<HTMLAnchorElement> = React.createRef();
-
-    componentDidMount = () => {
-        const that = this;
-        if (this._ref.current) {
-            this._ref.current.addEventListener("click", function (e) {
-                e.preventDefault();
-                if (that._ref.current) {
-                    that._ref.current.classList.toggle('active');
-                    return false;
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <a id="hamburger-icon" href="#" ref={this._ref} title="Menu">
-                <span className="line line-1"></span>
-                <span className="line line-2"></span>
-                <span className="line line-3"></span>
-            </a>
-        );
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.scss b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.scss
index a3c4bd2ed..09e459f7d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-@import './NaviconButton.scss';
 
 .searchBox-container {
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
index 3172ff9c0..ccfccb771 100644
--- a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export class SearchBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<SearchBoxProps>() {
      */
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
         SearchBox.Instance = this;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.scss b/src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e27db2bc..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-@import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
-
-.toggle-title {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    color: $white;
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    justify-content: space-around;
-    padding: 5px;
-
-    .toggle-option {
-        width: 50%;
-        text-align: center;
-        -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
-        color: gray;
-        font-size: 13;
-    }
-}
-
-.toggle-bar {
-    // height: 50px;
-    height: 30px;
-    width: 100px;
-    background-color: $medium-gray;
-    border-radius: 10px;
-    padding: 5px;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-
-    .toggle-button {
-        // width: 275px;
-        width: 40px;
-        height: 100%;
-        border-radius: 10px;
-        background-color: $white;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.tsx b/src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 466822eba..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/search/ToggleBar.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { observable, action, runInAction, computed } from 'mobx';
-import "./SearchBox.scss";
-import "./ToggleBar.scss";
-import * as anime from 'animejs';
-
-export interface ToggleBarProps {
-    originalStatus: boolean;
-    optionOne: string;
-    optionTwo: string;
-    handleChange(): void;
-    getStatus(): boolean;
-}
-
-@observer
-export class ToggleBar extends React.Component<ToggleBarProps>{
-    static Instance: ToggleBar;
-
-    @observable private _forwardTimeline: anime.AnimeTimelineInstance;
-    @observable private _toggleButton: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-    @observable private _originalStatus: boolean = this.props.originalStatus;
-
-    constructor(props: ToggleBarProps) {
-        super(props);
-        ToggleBar.Instance = this;
-        this._toggleButton = React.createRef();
-        this._forwardTimeline = anime.timeline({
-            loop: false,
-            autoplay: false,
-            direction: "reverse",
-        });
-    }
-
-    componentDidMount = () => {
-        const totalWidth = 265;
-
-        if (this._originalStatus) {
-            this._forwardTimeline.add({
-                targets: this._toggleButton.current,
-                translateX: totalWidth,
-                easing: "easeInOutQuad",
-                duration: 500
-            });
-        }
-        else {
-            this._forwardTimeline.add({
-                targets: this._toggleButton.current,
-                translateX: -totalWidth,
-                easing: "easeInOutQuad",
-                duration: 500
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    onclick() {
-        this._forwardTimeline.play();
-        this._forwardTimeline.reverse();
-        this.props.handleChange();
-    }
-
-    @action.bound
-    public resetToggle = () => {
-        if (!this.props.getStatus()) {
-            this._forwardTimeline.play();
-            this._forwardTimeline.reverse();
-            this.props.handleChange();
-        }
-    }
-
-    render() {
-        return (
-            <div>
-                <div className="toggle-title">
-                    <div className="toggle-option" style={{ opacity: (this.props.getStatus() ? 1 : .4) }}>{this.props.optionOne}</div>
-                    <div className="toggle-option" style={{ opacity: (this.props.getStatus() ? .4 : 1) }}>{this.props.optionTwo}</div>
-                </div>
-                <div className="toggle-bar" id="toggle-bar" onClick={this.onclick} style={{ flexDirection: (this._originalStatus ? "row" : "row-reverse") }}>
-                    <div className="toggle-button" id="toggle-button" ref={this._toggleButton} />
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        );
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fields/URLField.ts b/src/fields/URLField.ts
index 8ac20b1e5..817b62373 100644
--- a/src/fields/URLField.ts
+++ b/src/fields/URLField.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export abstract class URLField extends ObjectField {
         if (Utils.prepend(this.url?.pathname) === this.url?.href) {
             return `new ${this.constructor.name}("${this.url.pathname}")`;
         }
-        return `new ${this.constructor.name}("${this.url.href}")`;
+        return `new ${this.constructor.name}("${this.url?.href}")`;
     }
     [ToString]() {
         if (Utils.prepend(this.url?.pathname) === this.url?.href) {
diff --git a/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts b/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts
index ab3982cc5..cd9b635bd 100644
--- a/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts
+++ b/src/server/DashUploadUtils.ts
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ export namespace DashUploadUtils {
     }
 
     function resolveExistingFile(name: string, pat: string, directory: Directory, mimetype?: string | null, duration?: number, rawText?: string): Upload.FileResponse<Upload.FileInformation> {
-        const data = { size: 0, filepath: pat, name, type: mimetype ?? '', originalFilename: name, newFilename: path.basename(pat), mimetype, hashAlgorithm: false as any };
-        const file = { ...data, toJSON: () => ({ ...data, length: 0, filename: data.filepath.replace(/.*\//, ''), mtime: new Date(), mimetype, toJson: () => undefined as any }) };
+        const data = { size: 0, filepath: pat, name, type: mimetype ?? '', originalFilename: name, newFilename: path.basename(pat), mimetype: mimetype || null, hashAlgorithm: false as any };
+        const file = { ...data, toJSON: () => ({ ...data, length: 0, filename: data.filepath.replace(/.*\//, ''), mtime: new Date(), mimetype: mimetype || null, toJson: () => undefined as any }) };
         return {
             source: file || null,
             result: {
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