diff --git a/src/core/text.rs b/src/core/text.rs
index 4f089ff..83fbccf 100644
--- a/src/core/text.rs
+++ b/src/core/text.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 pub struct Text {
-    content: String,
-    attrs: TextAttrs,
+    pub content: String,
+    pub attrs: TextAttrs,
 }
 
 impl Text {
diff --git a/src/core/trait_fns.rs b/src/core/trait_fns.rs
index 49be97c..9b0a851 100644
--- a/src/core/trait_fns.rs
+++ b/src/core/trait_fns.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 use super::*;
-use crate::layout::{Dir, UiPos, UiRegion, Vec2, WidgetArrLike, WidgetFnRet, WidgetLike};
+use crate::layout::{
+    Dir, UiPos, UiRegion, Vec2, WidgetArrLike, WidgetFnRet, WidgetIdFnRet, WidgetLike,
+};
 
-pub trait CoreWidget<W: 'static, Ctx: 'static, Tag> {
+pub trait CoreWidget<W, Ctx: 'static, Tag> {
     fn pad(self, padding: impl Into<Padding>) -> WidgetFnRet!(Regioned, Ctx);
     fn center(self, size: impl Into<Vec2>) -> WidgetFnRet!(Regioned, Ctx);
     fn region(self, region: UiRegion) -> WidgetFnRet!(Regioned, Ctx);
+    fn label(self, label: impl Into<String>) -> WidgetIdFnRet!(W, Ctx);
 }
 
 impl<W: WidgetLike<Ctx, Tag>, Ctx: 'static, Tag> CoreWidget<W::Widget, Ctx, Tag> for W {
@@ -28,6 +31,14 @@ impl<W: WidgetLike<Ctx, Tag>, Ctx: 'static, Tag> CoreWidget<W::Widget, Ctx, Tag>
             inner: self.add(ui).erase_type(),
         }
     }
+
+    fn label(self, label: impl Into<String>) -> WidgetIdFnRet!(W::Widget, Ctx) {
+        |ui| {
+            let id = self.add(ui);
+            ui.set_label(&id, label.into());
+            id
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait CoreWidgetArr<const LEN: usize, Ctx: 'static, Tag> {
diff --git a/src/layout/id.rs b/src/layout/id.rs
index 0a167dd..0d6006e 100644
--- a/src/layout/id.rs
+++ b/src/layout/id.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ impl<W> Drop for WidgetId<W> {
 }
 
 pub struct IdTag;
+pub struct IdFnTag;
 
 // pub trait WidgetIdFn<W, Ctx> = FnOnce(&mut Ui<Ctx>) -> WidgetId<W>;
 macro_rules! WidgetIdFnRet {
@@ -126,14 +127,14 @@ impl<F: FnOnce(&mut Ui<Ctx>) -> W, W: Widget<Ctx>, Ctx> Idable<Ctx, FnTag> for F
     }
 }
 
-impl<W: 'static, Ctx> WidgetLike<Ctx, FnTag> for WidgetId<W> {
+impl<W: 'static, Ctx> WidgetLike<Ctx, IdTag> for WidgetId<W> {
     type Widget = W;
     fn add(self, _: &mut Ui<Ctx>) -> WidgetId<W> {
         self
     }
 }
 
-impl<W: 'static, F: FnOnce(&mut Ui<Ctx>) -> WidgetId<W>, Ctx> WidgetLike<Ctx, IdTag> for F {
+impl<W: 'static, F: FnOnce(&mut Ui<Ctx>) -> WidgetId<W>, Ctx> WidgetLike<Ctx, IdFnTag> for F {
     type Widget = W;
     fn add(self, ui: &mut Ui<Ctx>) -> WidgetId<W> {
         self(ui)
diff --git a/src/layout/painter.rs b/src/layout/painter.rs
index 4e643e8..e6791fa 100644
--- a/src/layout/painter.rs
+++ b/src/layout/painter.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::{
         WidgetInstance, Widgets,
     },
     render::{Primitive, PrimitiveHandle, Primitives},
-    util::Id,
+    util::{HashMap, Id},
 };
 
 struct State {
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct Painter<'a, Ctx: 'static> {
     pub(super) primitives: &'a mut Primitives,
     textures: &'a mut Textures,
     text: &'a mut TextData,
+    labels: &'a HashMap<Id, String>,
     screen_size: Vec2,
     /// state of what's currently being drawn
     state: State,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ impl<'a, Ctx> Painter<'a, Ctx> {
         text: &'a mut TextData,
         textures: &'a mut Textures,
         screen_size: Vec2,
+        labels: &'a HashMap<Id, String>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             widgets: nodes,
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ impl<'a, Ctx> Painter<'a, Ctx> {
             text,
             textures,
             screen_size,
+            labels,
             state: State {
                 region: UiRegion::full(),
                 children: Vec::new(),
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ impl<'a, Ctx> Painter<'a, Ctx> {
             id,
             WidgetInstance {
                 region,
-                primitives: (start_i..end_i).into(),
+                span: start_i..end_i,
                 children: child_state.children,
                 parent: child_state.parent,
             },
@@ -168,21 +171,51 @@ impl<'a, Ctx> Painter<'a, Ctx> {
         }
         let instance = self.free(id);
         self.state.id = instance.parent;
-        self.primitives.prepare(instance.primitives.into());
+        self.primitives.prepare(instance.span.clone());
         self.draw_raw_at(id, instance.region);
-        let delta = self.primitives.apply(instance.primitives.into());
-        if let Some(parent) = self.state.id.take() {
-            self.shift_end(parent, delta);
+        let start = instance.span.start;
+        let delta = self.primitives.apply(instance.span);
+        if delta != 0
+            && let Some(parent) = self.state.id.take()
+        {
+            self.shift_parent(parent, start, delta);
         }
     }
 
-    fn shift_end(&mut self, id: Id, delta: isize) {
-        let instance = self.active.widgets.get_mut(&id).unwrap();
-        let end = &mut instance.primitives.end;
+    fn shift_parent(&mut self, parent: Id, start: usize, delta: isize) {
+        let instance = self.active.widgets.get_mut(&parent).unwrap();
+        let end = &mut instance.span.end;
         *end = end.strict_add_signed(delta);
-        if let Some(parent) = &instance.parent {
-            let parent = parent.duplicate();
-            self.shift_end(parent, delta);
+        // ids are supposed to be unique so theoretically no cloning is needed
+        // leaving for now for testing
+        let parent = instance.parent.as_ref().map(|p| p.duplicate());
+        for child in instance
+            .children
+            .iter()
+            .map(|id| id.duplicate())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        {
+            self.shift_child(&child, start, delta);
+        }
+        if let Some(parent) = parent {
+            self.shift_parent(parent, start, delta);
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn shift_child(&mut self, child: &Id, start: usize, delta: isize) {
+        let instance = self.active.widgets.get_mut(child).unwrap();
+        if instance.span.start <= start {
+            return;
+        }
+        instance.span.start = instance.span.start.strict_add_signed(delta);
+        instance.span.end = instance.span.end.strict_add_signed(delta);
+        for child in instance
+            .children
+            .iter()
+            .map(|id| id.duplicate())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        {
+            self.shift_child(&child, start, delta);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/layout/ui.rs b/src/layout/ui.rs
index 09513ca..e124581 100644
--- a/src/layout/ui.rs
+++ b/src/layout/ui.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use std::{
     any::{Any, TypeId},
-    ops::{Index, IndexMut},
-    range::Range,
+    ops::{Index, IndexMut, Range},
     sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, channel},
 };
 
 pub struct Ui<Ctx> {
     base: Option<WidgetId>,
     widgets: Widgets<Ctx>,
+    labels: HashMap<Id, String>,
     updates: Vec<WidgetId>,
     recv: Receiver<Id>,
     send: Sender<Id>,
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ impl<Ctx> Ui<Ctx> {
         w.add(self)
     }
 
+    /// useful for debugging
+    pub fn set_label<W>(&mut self, id: &WidgetId<W>, label: String) {
+        self.labels.insert(id.id.duplicate(), label);
+    }
+
     pub fn add_widget<W: Widget<Ctx>>(&mut self, w: W) -> WidgetId<W> {
         self.push(w)
     }
@@ -56,8 +61,8 @@ impl<Ctx> Ui<Ctx> {
         id
     }
 
-    pub fn set<W: Widget<Ctx>>(&mut self, i: &WidgetId<W>, w: W) {
-        self.widgets.insert(i.id.duplicate(), w);
+    pub fn set<W: Widget<Ctx>>(&mut self, id: &WidgetId<W>, w: W) {
+        self.widgets.insert(id.id.duplicate(), w);
     }
 
     pub fn set_base<Tag>(&mut self, w: impl WidgetLike<Ctx, Tag>) {
@@ -108,6 +113,7 @@ impl<Ctx> Ui<Ctx> {
             &mut self.text,
             &mut self.textures,
             self.size,
+            &self.labels,
         );
         if let Some(base) = &self.base {
             painter.draw(base);
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ impl<Ctx> Ui<Ctx> {
     where
         Ctx: 'static,
     {
+        self.free();
         let mut painter = Painter::new(
             &self.widgets,
             &mut self.primitives,
@@ -140,6 +147,7 @@ impl<Ctx> Ui<Ctx> {
             &mut self.text,
             &mut self.textures,
             self.size,
+            &self.labels,
         );
         for id in self.updates.drain(..) {
             painter.redraw(&id.id);
@@ -149,6 +157,7 @@ impl<Ctx> Ui<Ctx> {
     /// free any resources that don't have references anymore
     fn free(&mut self) {
         for id in self.recv.try_iter() {
+            self.labels.remove(&id);
             self.widgets.delete(id);
         }
         self.textures.free();
@@ -244,6 +253,7 @@ impl<Ctx: 'static> Default for Ui<Ctx> {
         Self {
             base: Default::default(),
             widgets: Widgets::new(),
+            labels: Default::default(),
             updates: Default::default(),
             primitives: Default::default(),
             textures: Textures::new(),
@@ -260,7 +270,7 @@ impl<Ctx: 'static> Default for Ui<Ctx> {
 
 pub struct WidgetInstance {
     pub region: UiRegion,
-    pub primitives: Range<usize>,
+    pub span: Range<usize>,
     pub children: Vec<Id>,
     pub parent: Option<Id>,
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3c089ee..1935c7b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #![feature(const_trait_impl)]
 #![feature(const_from)]
 #![feature(map_try_insert)]
-#![feature(new_range_api)]
 
 pub mod core;
 pub mod layout;
diff --git a/src/render/texture.rs b/src/render/texture.rs
index b78c19c..2bc3468 100644
--- a/src/render/texture.rs
+++ b/src/render/texture.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ impl GpuTextures {
                 TextureUpdate::Free(i) => self.free(i),
             }
         }
+        // if changed {
+        //     println!("{}", self.views.len());
+        // }
         changed
     }
     fn set(&mut self, i: u32, image: &DynamicImage) {
diff --git a/src/testing/app.rs b/src/testing/app.rs
index 6466a26..b766298 100644
--- a/src/testing/app.rs
+++ b/src/testing/app.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ impl ApplicationHandler for App {
             let window = event_loop
                 .create_window(Window::default_attributes())
                 .unwrap();
-            let (ui, ids) = Client::create_ui();
-            let client = Client::new(window.into(), ids);
+            let (ui, cui) = Client::create_ui();
+            let client = Client::new(window.into(), cui);
             self.client = Some((client, ui));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/testing/mod.rs b/src/testing/mod.rs
index 97d79cb..3bae7f5 100644
--- a/src/testing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/testing/mod.rs
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@ pub fn main() {
 pub struct Client {
     renderer: Renderer,
     input: Input,
-    ui: UiIds,
+    ui: ClientUi,
 }
 
-pub struct UiIds {
-    span_add: WidgetId<Span>,
+pub struct ClientUi {
+    info: WidgetId<Text>,
+    old_num: usize,
 }
 
 impl Client {
-    pub fn create_ui() -> (Ui<Self>, UiIds) {
+    pub fn create_ui() -> (Ui<Self>, ClientUi) {
         let mut ui = Ui::new();
         let span_add = ui.id();
         let rect = Rect {
@@ -109,10 +110,15 @@ impl Client {
             )
                 .span(Dir::RIGHT, [1, 1, 1]),
         );
-        let test_button = Rect::new(Color::PURPLE)
+        let s = span_add.clone();
+        let add_button = Rect::new(Color::LIME)
             .radius(30)
             .on(Sense::PressStart, move |ctx| {
-                println!("{}", ctx.ui.num_widgets());
+                let child = ctx
+                    .ui
+                    .add(image(include_bytes!("assets/sungals.png")))
+                    .erase_type();
+                ctx.ui[&s].children.push((child, ratio(1)));
             })
             .region(
                 UiPos::corner(Corner::BotRight)
@@ -131,22 +137,35 @@ impl Client {
                     .expand((150, 150))
                     .shifted((75, -75)),
             );
+
+        let info = ui.add(text(""));
+        let info_sect = info.clone().region(
+            UiPos::corner(Corner::TopRight)
+                .expand((150, 150))
+                .shifted((-75, 0)),
+        );
         ui.set_base(
             (
-                tabs,
-                (pad_test.pad(10).id(&main), test_button, del_button).stack(),
+                tabs.label("tabs"),
+                (
+                    pad_test.pad(10).id(&main),
+                    add_button.label("add button"),
+                    del_button.label("del button"),
+                    info_sect.label("info sect"),
+                )
+                    .stack().label("main stack"),
             )
-                .span(Dir::DOWN, [fixed(40), ratio(1)]),
+                .span(Dir::DOWN, [fixed(40), ratio(1)]).label("root"),
         );
-        (ui, UiIds { span_add })
+        (ui, ClientUi { info, old_num: 0 })
     }
 
-    pub fn new(window: Arc<Window>, ui: UiIds) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(window: Arc<Window>, ui: ClientUi) -> Self {
         let renderer = Renderer::new(window);
         Self {
             renderer,
-            ui,
             input: Input::default(),
+            ui,
         }
     }
 
@@ -166,17 +185,13 @@ impl Client {
                 ui.resize((size.width, size.height));
                 self.renderer.resize(&size)
             }
-            WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { event, .. } => {
-                if event.state.is_pressed() {
-                    let child = ui
-                        .add(image(include_bytes!("assets/sungals.png")))
-                        .erase_type();
-                    ui[&self.ui.span_add].children.push((child, ratio(1)));
-                    self.renderer.window().request_redraw();
-                }
-            }
             _ => (),
         }
+        let num = ui.num_widgets();
+        if num != self.ui.old_num {
+            ui[&self.ui.info].content = format!("widgets: {}", num);
+            self.ui.old_num = num;
+        }
         if ui.needs_redraw() {
             self.renderer.window().request_redraw();
         }