diff --git a/core/src/widget/handle.rs b/core/src/widget/handle.rs
index 96cb936..832ffff 100644
--- a/core/src/widget/handle.rs
+++ b/core/src/widget/handle.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ pub struct WidgetView<W: ?Sized = dyn Widget> {
     ty: *const W,
 }
 
+pub type WidgetHandles<W> = (WidgetHandle<W>, WidgetView<W>);
+
 impl<W: Widget + ?Sized + Unsize<dyn Widget>> WidgetHandle<W> {
     pub fn any(self) -> WidgetHandle<dyn Widget> {
         self
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ impl<W: ?Sized> WidgetHandle<W> {
         WidgetView { ty, id }
     }
 
-    pub fn handles(self) -> (Self, WidgetView<W>) {
+    pub fn handles(self) -> WidgetHandles<W> {
         let weak = self.weak();
         (self, weak)
     }
diff --git a/core/src/widget/like.rs b/core/src/widget/like.rs
index 1bfa5bc..ada9bf7 100644
--- a/core/src/widget/like.rs
+++ b/core/src/widget/like.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use std::marker::Unsize;
 
-pub trait WidgetLike<Tag> {
+pub trait WidgetLike<Tag>: Sized {
     type Widget: Widget + ?Sized + Unsize<dyn Widget> + 'static;
 
     fn add(self, ui: &mut Ui) -> WidgetHandle<Self::Widget>;
@@ -9,22 +9,20 @@ pub trait WidgetLike<Tag> {
     fn with_id<W2>(
         self,
         f: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui, WidgetHandle<Self::Widget>) -> WidgetHandle<W2>,
-    ) -> impl WidgetIdFn<W2>
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
+    ) -> impl WidgetIdFn<W2> {
         move |ui| {
             let id = self.add(ui);
             f(ui, id)
         }
     }
 
-    fn set_root(self, ui: &mut Ui)
-    where
-        Self: Sized,
-    {
+    fn set_root(self, ui: &mut Ui) {
         ui.set_root(self);
     }
+
+    fn handles(self, ui: &mut Ui) -> WidgetHandles<Self::Widget> {
+        self.add(ui).handles()
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait WidgetArrLike<const LEN: usize, Tag> {
diff --git a/src/bin/test/main.rs b/src/bin/test/main.rs
index ada9dc8..ce72f30 100644
--- a/src/bin/test/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/test/main.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ impl DefaultAppState for Client {
                 .width(rest(3)),
         )
             .span(Dir::RIGHT)
-            .add(ui)
-            .handles();
+            .handles(ui);
 
         let span_test = (
             rrect.color(Color::GREEN).width(100),
@@ -53,15 +52,14 @@ impl DefaultAppState for Client {
             .span(Dir::LEFT)
             .add(ui);
 
-        let span_add = Span::empty(Dir::RIGHT).add(ui).handles();
+        let span_add = Span::empty(Dir::RIGHT).handles(ui);
 
         let add_button = rect(Color::LIME)
             .radius(30)
             .on(CursorSense::click(), move |ctx| {
                 let child = ctx
                     .ui
-                    .add(image(include_bytes!("assets/sungals.png")).center())
-                    .any();
+                    .add(image(include_bytes!("assets/sungals.png")).center());
                 ctx.ui[span_add.1].children.push(child);
             })
             .sized((150, 150))
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@ impl DefaultAppState for Client {
             .span(Dir::DOWN)
             .add(ui);
 
-        let texts = Span::empty(Dir::DOWN).gap(10).add(ui).handles();
+        let texts = Span::empty(Dir::DOWN).gap(10).handles(ui);
         let msg_area = texts.0.scroll().masked().background(rect(Color::SKY));
         let add_text = wtext("add")
             .editable(false)
@@ -116,10 +114,9 @@ impl DefaultAppState for Client {
                     .wrap(true)
                     .attr::<Selectable>(());
                 let msg_box = text.background(rect(Color::WHITE.darker(0.5))).add(ctx.ui);
-                ctx.ui[texts.1].children.push(msg_box.any());
+                ctx.ui[texts.1].children.push(msg_box);
             })
-            .add(ui)
-            .handles();
+            .handles(ui);
         let text_edit_scroll = (
             msg_area.height(rest(1)),
             (
@@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ impl DefaultAppState for Client {
             .span(Dir::DOWN)
             .add(ui);
 
-        let main = WidgetPtr::new().add(ui).handles();
+        let main = WidgetPtr::new().handles(ui);
 
         let vals = Rc::new(RefCell::new((0, Vec::new())));
         let mut switch_button = |color, to: WidgetHandle, label| {
@@ -190,7 +187,7 @@ impl DefaultAppState for Client {
         )
             .span(Dir::RIGHT);
 
-        let info = wtext("").add(ui).handles();
+        let info = wtext("").handles(ui);
         let info_sect = info.0.pad(10).align(Align::RIGHT);
 
         ((tabs.height(40), main.0.pad(10)).span(Dir::DOWN), info_sect)
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index eacc093..9bb3847 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -43,17 +43,16 @@ pub mod eventable {
             f: impl WidgetEventFn<Ctx, E::Data, WL::Widget>,
         ) -> impl WidgetIdFn<WL::Widget> {
             move |ui| {
-                let id = self.add(ui);
-                let id_ = id.weak();
-                ui.register_event(&id, event, move |ctx| {
+                let id = self.handles(ui);
+                ui.register_event(&id.1, event, move |ctx| {
                     f(EventIdCtx {
-                        id: id_,
+                        id: id.1,
                         state: ctx.state,
                         data: ctx.data,
                         ui: ctx.ui,
                     });
                 });
-                id
+                id.0
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/widget/trait_fns.rs b/src/widget/trait_fns.rs
index 5c6a061..32a4492 100644
--- a/src/widget/trait_fns.rs
+++ b/src/widget/trait_fns.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ widget_trait! {
     fn pad(self, padding: impl Into<Padding>) -> impl WidgetFn<Pad> {
         |ui| Pad {
             padding: padding.into(),
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
         }
     }
 
     fn align(self, align: impl Into<Align>) -> impl WidgetFn<Aligned> {
         move |ui| Aligned {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             align: align.into(),
         }
     }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ widget_trait! {
     fn sized(self, size: impl Into<Size>) -> impl WidgetFn<Sized> {
         let size = size.into();
         move |ui| Sized {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             x: Some(size.x),
             y: Some(size.y),
         }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ widget_trait! {
     fn max_width(self, len: impl Into<Len>) -> impl WidgetFn<MaxSize> {
         let len = len.into();
         move |ui| MaxSize {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             x: Some(len),
             y: None,
         }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ widget_trait! {
     fn max_height(self, len: impl Into<Len>) -> impl WidgetFn<MaxSize> {
         let len = len.into();
         move |ui| MaxSize {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             x: None,
             y: Some(len),
         }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ widget_trait! {
     fn width(self, len: impl Into<Len>) -> impl WidgetFn<Sized> {
         let len = len.into();
         move |ui| Sized {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             x: Some(len),
             y: None,
         }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ widget_trait! {
     fn height(self, len: impl Into<Len>) -> impl WidgetFn<Sized> {
         let len = len.into();
         move |ui| Sized {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             x: None,
             y: Some(len),
         }
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ widget_trait! {
 
     fn offset(self, amt: impl Into<UiVec2>) -> impl WidgetFn<Offset> {
         move |ui| Offset {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             amt: amt.into(),
         }
     }
 
     fn scroll(self) -> impl WidgetIdFn<Scroll> {
         move |ui| {
-            Scroll::new(self.add(ui).any(), Axis::Y)
+            Scroll::new(self.add(ui), Axis::Y)
                 .on(CursorSense::Scroll, |ctx| {
                     let s = &mut ctx.ui[ctx.id];
                     s.scroll(ctx.data.scroll_delta.y * 50.0);
@@ -98,33 +98,33 @@ widget_trait! {
 
     fn masked(self) -> impl WidgetFn<Masked> {
         move |ui| Masked {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
         }
     }
 
     fn background<T>(self, w: impl WidgetLike<T>) -> impl WidgetFn<Stack> {
         move |ui| Stack {
-            children: vec![w.add(ui).any(), self.add(ui).any()],
+            children: vec![w.add(ui), self.add(ui)],
             size: StackSize::Child(1),
         }
     }
 
     fn foreground<T>(self, w: impl WidgetLike<T>) -> impl WidgetFn<Stack> {
         move |ui| Stack {
-            children: vec![self.add(ui).any(), w.add(ui).any()],
+            children: vec![self.add(ui), w.add(ui)],
             size: StackSize::Child(0),
         }
     }
 
     fn layer_offset(self, offset: usize) -> impl WidgetFn<LayerOffset> {
         move |ui| LayerOffset {
-            inner: self.add(ui).any(),
+            inner: self.add(ui),
             offset,
         }
     }
 
     fn to_any(self) -> impl WidgetIdFn {
-        |ui| self.add(ui).any()
+        |ui| self.add(ui)
     }
 }