diff --git a/src/core/frame.rs b/src/core/frame.rs
index cf91df4..4f555e9 100644
--- a/src/core/frame.rs
+++ b/src/core/frame.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pub struct Regioned {
 }
 
 impl Widget for Regioned {
-    fn draw(&self, painter: &mut Painter) {
+    fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) {
         painter.draw_within(&self.inner, self.region);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/image.rs b/src/core/image.rs
index b14a4aa..7d5950f 100644
--- a/src/core/image.rs
+++ b/src/core/image.rs
@@ -2,34 +2,23 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 use image::DynamicImage;
 
 pub struct Image {
-    handle: Option<TextureHandle>,
+    handle: TextureHandle,
 }
 
 impl Widget for Image {
-    fn draw(&self, painter: &mut Painter) {
-        if let Some(handle) = &self.handle {
-            painter.draw_texture(handle);
-        } else {
-            painter.write(RectPrimitive {
-                color: Color::MAGENTA,
-                inner_radius: 0.0,
-                radius: 0.0,
-                thickness: 0.0,
-            });
-        }
+    fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) {
+        painter.draw_texture(&self.handle);
+    }
+
+    fn size(&mut self, _: SizeCtx) -> Vec2 {
+        self.handle.size()
     }
 }
 
 pub fn image(image: impl LoadableImage) -> WidgetFnRet!(Image) {
-    let image = match image.get_image() {
-        Ok(image) => Some(image),
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("Failed to load image: {e}");
-            None
-        }
-    };
+    let image = image.get_image().expect("Failed to load image");
     move |ui| Image {
-        handle: image.map(|image| ui.add_texture(image)),
+        handle: ui.add_texture(image),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/rect.rs b/src/core/rect.rs
index 3c8b769..cca6c2b 100644
--- a/src/core/rect.rs
+++ b/src/core/rect.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Rect {
 }
 
 impl Widget for Rect {
-    fn draw(&self, painter: &mut Painter) {
+    fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) {
         painter.write(RectPrimitive {
             color: self.color,
             radius: self.radius,
diff --git a/src/core/span.rs b/src/core/span.rs
index ae85a57..acf56c3 100644
--- a/src/core/span.rs
+++ b/src/core/span.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ pub struct Span {
 }
 
 impl Widget for Span {
-    fn draw(&self, painter: &mut Painter) {
-        let total = self.sums();
+    fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) {
+        let total = self.setup(painter);
         let mut start = UIScalar::min();
         for (child, length) in &self.children {
             let mut child_region = UiRegion::full();
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ impl Widget for Span {
                     start.anchor += rel;
                     axis.bot_right.set(start);
                 }
+                SpanLen::Sized(size) => {
+                    let offset = size.axis(self.dir.axis);
+                    start.offset += offset;
+                    *axis.bot_right.offset = start.offset;
+                    child_region.bot_right.anchor = child_region.top_left.anchor;
+                    let opposite = !self.dir.axis;
+                    *child_region.bot_right.offset.axis_mut(opposite) += size.axis(opposite);
+                }
             }
             if self.dir.sign == Sign::Neg {
                 child_region.flip();
@@ -53,18 +61,23 @@ impl Span {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn sums(&self) -> SpanLenSums {
-        self.lengths().fold(SpanLenSums::default(), |mut s, l| {
-            match l {
-                SpanLen::Fixed(v) => s.fixed += v,
-                SpanLen::Ratio(v) => s.ratio += v,
-                SpanLen::Relative(v) => s.relative += v,
-            }
-            s
-        })
-    }
-    pub fn lengths(&self) -> impl ExactSizeIterator<Item = &SpanLen> {
-        self.children.iter().map(|(_, s)| s)
+    fn setup(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) -> SpanLenSums {
+        self.children
+            .iter_mut()
+            .fold(SpanLenSums::default(), |mut s, (id, l)| {
+                match l {
+                    SpanLen::Fixed(v) => s.fixed += *v,
+                    SpanLen::Ratio(v) => s.ratio += *v,
+                    SpanLen::Relative(v) => s.relative += *v,
+                    SpanLen::Sized(v) => {
+                        let size = painter.size(id);
+                        let len = size.axis(self.dir.axis);
+                        *v = size;
+                        s.fixed += len;
+                    }
+                }
+                s
+            })
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +91,10 @@ pub enum SpanLen {
     /// relative to the total space (of the entire span)
     /// eg. 0.5 means 1/2 of the total space
     Relative(f32),
+    /// size determined by the child widget itself
+    /// the value is not used externally, I just don't wanna make a duplicate enum
+    /// there are util functions instead so
+    Sized(Vec2),
 }
 
 pub fn fixed<N: UiNum>(x: N) -> SpanLen {
@@ -92,6 +109,10 @@ pub fn relative<N: UiNum>(x: N) -> SpanLen {
     SpanLen::Relative(x.to_f32())
 }
 
+pub fn sized() -> SpanLen {
+    SpanLen::Sized(Vec2::ZERO)
+}
+
 impl<N: UiNum> From<N> for SpanLen {
     fn from(value: N) -> Self {
         Self::Ratio(value.to_f32())
diff --git a/src/core/stack.rs b/src/core/stack.rs
index dcdbab6..b4634eb 100644
--- a/src/core/stack.rs
+++ b/src/core/stack.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub struct Stack {
 }
 
 impl Widget for Stack {
-    fn draw(&self, painter: &mut Painter) {
+    fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) {
         for child in &self.children {
             painter.draw(child);
         }
diff --git a/src/core/text.rs b/src/core/text.rs
index 09a6ec3..349502d 100644
--- a/src/core/text.rs
+++ b/src/core/text.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+use cosmic_text::Metrics;
+
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 pub struct Text {
     pub content: String,
     pub attrs: TextAttrs,
+    buf: TextBuffer,
 }
 
 impl Text {
     pub fn size(mut self, size: impl UiNum) -> Self {
         self.attrs.size = size.to_f32();
+        self.attrs.line_height = self.attrs.size * 1.1;
         self
     }
     pub fn color(mut self, color: UiColor) -> Self {
@@ -21,16 +25,31 @@ impl Text {
 }
 
 impl Widget for Text {
-    fn draw(&self, painter: &mut Painter) {
+    fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) {
+        let (handle, offset) = painter.render_text(&mut self.buf, &self.content, &self.attrs);
+        let dims = handle.size();
+        let size = offset.size(&handle);
+        let mut region = painter.region().center().expand(size);
+        region.top_left.offset += offset.top_left;
+        region.bot_right.offset = region.top_left.offset + dims;
+        painter.draw_texture_at(&handle, region);
         // TODO: when on_update is added to painter,
-        // return & store TextureHandle to reuse
-        painter.draw_text(&self.content, &self.attrs);
+        // reuse TextureHandle
+    }
+
+    fn size(&mut self, ctx: SizeCtx) -> Vec2 {
+        let (handle, offset) =
+            ctx.text
+                .draw(&mut self.buf, &self.content, &self.attrs, ctx.textures);
+        offset.size(&handle)
     }
 }
 
 pub fn text(text: impl Into<String>) -> Text {
+    let attrs = TextAttrs::default();
     Text {
         content: text.into(),
-        attrs: TextAttrs::default(),
+        buf: TextBuffer::new_empty(Metrics::new(attrs.size, attrs.line_height)),
+        attrs,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/orientation.rs b/src/layout/orientation.rs
index 66b7244..c012ac9 100644
--- a/src/layout/orientation.rs
+++ b/src/layout/orientation.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::ops::Not;
+
 use crate::layout::{Vec2, vec2};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
@@ -25,6 +27,17 @@ pub enum Axis {
     Y,
 }
 
+impl Not for Axis {
+    type Output = Self;
+
+    fn not(self) -> Self::Output {
+        match self {
+            Self::X => Self::Y,
+            Self::Y => Self::X,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Dir {
     pub axis: Axis,
@@ -47,3 +60,19 @@ pub enum Sign {
     Neg,
     Pos,
 }
+
+impl Vec2 {
+    pub fn axis(&self, axis: Axis) -> f32 {
+        match axis {
+            Axis::X => self.x,
+            Axis::Y => self.y,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn axis_mut(&mut self, axis: Axis) -> &mut f32 {
+        match axis {
+            Axis::X => &mut self.x,
+            Axis::Y => &mut self.y,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/layout/painter.rs b/src/layout/painter.rs
index 82839db..4dafe03 100644
--- a/src/layout/painter.rs
+++ b/src/layout/painter.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-use image::GenericImageView;
-
 use crate::{
     layout::{
-        Active, SensorMap, TextAttrs, TextData, TextureHandle, Textures, UiRegion, Vec2, WidgetId,
-        WidgetInstance, Widgets,
+        Active, SensorMap, SizeCtx, TextAttrs, TextBuffer, TextData, TextOffset, TextureHandle,
+        Textures, UiRegion, Vec2, WidgetId, WidgetInstance, Widgets,
     },
     render::{Primitive, PrimitiveHandle, Primitives},
     util::Id,
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ pub struct Painter<'a> {
 impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
     #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub(super) fn new(
-        nodes: &'a Widgets,
+        widgets: &'a Widgets,
         primitives: &'a mut Primitives,
         sensors_map: &'a SensorMap,
         active: &'a mut Active,
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
         screen_size: Vec2,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            widgets: nodes,
+            widgets,
             active,
             sensors_map,
             primitives,
@@ -59,9 +57,14 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Writes a primitive to be rendered
+    pub fn write_at<P: Primitive>(&mut self, data: P, region: UiRegion) -> PrimitiveHandle<P> {
+        self.primitives.write(data, region)
+    }
+
     /// Writes a primitive to be rendered
     pub fn write<P: Primitive>(&mut self, data: P) -> PrimitiveHandle<P> {
-        self.primitives.write(data, self.state.region)
+        self.write_at(data, self.state.region)
     }
 
     /// Draws a widget within this widget's region.
@@ -81,9 +84,6 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
     }
 
     fn draw_raw_at(&mut self, id: &Id, region: UiRegion) {
-        if self.active.widgets.contains_key(id) {
-            panic!("widget drawn twice!");
-        }
         self.state.children.push(id.duplicate());
 
         // &mut self is passed to avoid copying all of the "static" pointers in self
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
 
         // draw widgets
         let start_i = self.primitives.cur_pos();
-        self.widgets.get_dyn(id).draw(self);
+        self.widgets.get_dyn_dynamic(id).draw(self);
         let end_i = self.primitives.cur_pos();
 
         // restore state
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
 
     pub fn draw_texture(&mut self, handle: &TextureHandle) {
         self.state.textures.push(handle.clone());
-        self.write(handle.inner);
+        self.write(handle.primitive());
     }
 
     pub fn draw_texture_at(&mut self, handle: &TextureHandle, region: UiRegion) {
@@ -132,11 +132,14 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
         self.state.region = old;
     }
 
-    pub fn draw_text(&mut self, content: &str, attrs: &TextAttrs) {
-        let handle = self.text.draw(content, attrs, self.textures);
-        let dims: Vec2 = self.textures[&handle].dimensions().into();
-        let region = self.state.region.center().expand(dims);
-        self.draw_texture_at(&handle, region);
+    /// returns (handle, offset from top left)
+    pub fn render_text(
+        &mut self,
+        buffer: &mut TextBuffer,
+        content: &str,
+        attrs: &TextAttrs,
+    ) -> (TextureHandle, TextOffset) {
+        self.text.draw(buffer, content, attrs, self.textures)
     }
 
     pub fn region(&self) -> UiRegion {
@@ -147,6 +150,14 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
         self.state.region.in_size(self.screen_size)
     }
 
+    pub fn size<W>(&mut self, id: &WidgetId<W>) -> Vec2 {
+        self.widgets.get_dyn_dynamic(&id.id).size(SizeCtx {
+            size: self.region().in_size(self.screen_size),
+            text: self.text,
+            textures: self.textures,
+        })
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn redraw(&mut self, id: &Id) {
         if !self.active.widgets.contains_key(id) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/layout/text.rs b/src/layout/text.rs
index a9678cb..a3500fd 100644
--- a/src/layout/text.rs
+++ b/src/layout/text.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use cosmic_text::{Attrs, Buffer, FontSystem, Metrics, Shaping, SwashCache};
 use image::{Rgba, RgbaImage};
 
 use crate::{
-    layout::{TextureHandle, Textures, UiColor},
+    layout::{TextureHandle, Textures, UiColor, Vec2},
     util::HashMap,
 };
 
@@ -20,12 +20,15 @@ impl Default for TextData {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct TextAttrs {
     pub color: UiColor,
     pub size: f32,
     pub line_height: f32,
 }
 
+pub type TextBuffer = Buffer;
+
 impl Default for TextAttrs {
     fn default() -> Self {
         let size = 14.0;
@@ -38,35 +41,57 @@ impl Default for TextAttrs {
 }
 
 impl TextData {
+    /// returns (handle, offset from top left)
     pub fn draw(
         &mut self,
+        buffer: &mut TextBuffer,
         content: &str,
         attrs: &TextAttrs,
         textures: &mut Textures,
-    ) -> TextureHandle {
-        let metrics = Metrics::new(attrs.size, attrs.line_height);
-        let mut buffer = Buffer::new(&mut self.font_system, metrics);
-        let mut buffer = buffer.borrow_with(&mut self.font_system);
-        buffer.set_text(content, &Attrs::new(), Shaping::Advanced);
-
-        // dawg what is this api ???
+    ) -> (TextureHandle, TextOffset) {
+        buffer.set_metrics(
+            &mut self.font_system,
+            Metrics::new(attrs.size, attrs.line_height),
+        );
+        buffer.set_text(
+            &mut self.font_system,
+            content,
+            &Attrs::new(),
+            Shaping::Advanced,
+        );
         let mut pixels = HashMap::new();
         let mut min_x = 0;
         let mut min_y = 0;
         let mut max_x = 0;
         let mut max_y = 0;
         let c = attrs.color;
-        buffer.draw(
-            &mut self.swash_cache,
-            cosmic_text::Color::rgba(c.r, c.g, c.b, c.a),
-            |x, y, _, _, color| {
-                min_x = min_x.min(x);
-                min_y = min_y.min(y);
-                max_x = max_x.max(x);
-                max_y = max_y.max(y);
-                pixels.insert((x, y), Rgba(color.as_rgba()));
-            },
-        );
+        let mut max_width = 0.0f32;
+        for run in buffer.layout_runs() {
+            for glyph in run.glyphs.iter() {
+                let physical_glyph = glyph.physical((0., 0.), 1.0);
+
+                let glyph_color = match glyph.color_opt {
+                    Some(some) => some,
+                    None => cosmic_text::Color::rgba(c.r, c.g, c.b, c.a),
+                };
+
+                self.swash_cache.with_pixels(
+                    &mut self.font_system,
+                    physical_glyph.cache_key,
+                    glyph_color,
+                    |x, y, color| {
+                        let x = physical_glyph.x + x;
+                        let y = run.line_y as i32 + physical_glyph.y + y;
+                        min_x = min_x.min(x);
+                        min_y = min_y.min(y);
+                        max_x = max_x.max(x);
+                        max_y = max_y.max(y);
+                        pixels.insert((x, y), Rgba(color.as_rgba()));
+                    },
+                );
+            }
+            max_width = max_width.max(run.line_w);
+        }
         let width = (max_x - min_x + 1) as u32;
         let height = (max_y - min_y + 1) as u32;
         let mut image = RgbaImage::new(width, height);
@@ -75,6 +100,25 @@ impl TextData {
             let y = (y - min_y) as u32;
             image.put_pixel(x, y, color);
         }
-        textures.add(image)
+        let offset = TextOffset {
+            top_left: Vec2::new(min_x as f32, min_y as f32),
+            bot_right: Vec2::new(
+                max_width - max_x as f32,
+                attrs.line_height * buffer.lines.len() as f32 - max_y as f32,
+            ),
+        };
+        (textures.add(image), offset)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct TextOffset {
+    pub top_left: Vec2,
+    pub bot_right: Vec2,
+}
+
+impl TextOffset {
+    pub fn size(&self, handle: &TextureHandle) -> Vec2 {
+        handle.size() - self.top_left + self.bot_right
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/texture.rs b/src/layout/texture.rs
index 62e7ec0..c28e79f 100644
--- a/src/layout/texture.rs
+++ b/src/layout/texture.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ use std::{
     sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, channel},
 };
 
-use image::DynamicImage;
+use image::{DynamicImage, GenericImageView};
 
-use crate::{render::TexturePrimitive, util::RefCounter};
+use crate::{layout::Vec2, render::TexturePrimitive, util::RefCounter};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct TextureHandle {
-    pub inner: TexturePrimitive,
+    inner: TexturePrimitive,
+    size: Vec2,
     counter: RefCounter,
     send: Sender<u32>,
 }
@@ -25,10 +26,11 @@ pub struct Textures {
 }
 
 pub enum TextureUpdate<'a> {
-    PushFree,
     Push(&'a DynamicImage),
     Set(u32, &'a DynamicImage),
     Free(u32),
+    PushFree,
+    SetFree,
 }
 
 enum Update {
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ impl Textures {
         }
     }
     pub fn add(&mut self, image: impl Into<DynamicImage>) -> TextureHandle {
-        let view_idx = self.push(image.into());
+        let image = image.into();
+        let size = image.dimensions().into();
+        let view_idx = self.push(image);
         // 0 == default in renderer; TODO: actually create samplers here
         let sampler_idx = 0;
         TextureHandle {
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ impl Textures {
                 view_idx,
                 sampler_idx,
             },
+            size,
             counter: RefCounter::new(),
             send: self.send.clone(),
         }
@@ -89,12 +94,24 @@ impl Textures {
                 .as_ref()
                 .map(TextureUpdate::Push)
                 .unwrap_or(TextureUpdate::PushFree),
-            Update::Set(i) => TextureUpdate::Set(i, self.images[i as usize].as_ref().unwrap()),
+            Update::Set(i) => self.images[i as usize]
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(|img| TextureUpdate::Set(i, img))
+                .unwrap_or(TextureUpdate::SetFree),
             Update::Free(i) => TextureUpdate::Free(i),
         })
     }
 }
 
+impl TextureHandle {
+    pub fn primitive(&self) -> TexturePrimitive {
+        self.inner
+    }
+    pub fn size(&self) -> Vec2 {
+        self.size
+    }
+}
+
 impl Drop for TextureHandle {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         if self.counter.drop() {
diff --git a/src/layout/ui.rs b/src/layout/ui.rs
index ca9500f..18f60f1 100644
--- a/src/layout/ui.rs
+++ b/src/layout/ui.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use std::{
     any::{Any, TypeId},
-    ops::{Index, IndexMut, Range},
+    ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Index, IndexMut, Range},
     sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender, channel},
 };
 
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ pub struct Ui {
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct Widgets {
     ids: IdTracker,
-    map: HashMap<Id, Box<dyn Widget>>,
+    map: HashMap<Id, WidgetData>,
+}
+
+pub struct WidgetData {
+    widget: Box<dyn Widget>,
+    borrowed: bool,
 }
 
 impl Ui {
@@ -212,40 +217,57 @@ impl Widgets {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_dyn(&self, id: &Id) -> &dyn Widget {
-        self.map.get(id).unwrap().as_ref()
+    pub fn get_dyn(&self, id: &Id) -> Option<&dyn Widget> {
+        Some(self.map.get(id)?.widget.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_dyn_mut(&mut self, id: &Id) -> Option<&mut dyn Widget> {
+        Some(self.map.get_mut(id)?.widget.as_mut())
+    }
+
+    /// get_dyn but dynamic borrow checking of widgets
+    /// lets you do recursive (tree) operations, like the painter does
+    pub fn get_dyn_dynamic(&self, id: &Id) -> WidgetWrapper<'_> {
+        // must guarantee no other mutable references to this widget exist
+        // done through the borrow variable
+        let data: &mut WidgetData = unsafe { std::mem::transmute(self.map.get(id)) };
+        if data.borrowed {
+            panic!("tried to mutably borrow the same widget twice");
+        }
+        WidgetWrapper {
+            widget: data.widget.as_mut(),
+            borrowed: &mut data.borrowed,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn get_static<W: Widget>(&self, id: &StaticWidgetId<W>) -> Option<&W> {
-        self.map.get(&id.id.id()).unwrap().as_any().downcast_ref()
+        self.get_dyn(&id.id.id())?.as_any().downcast_ref()
     }
 
     pub fn get_static_mut<W: Widget>(&mut self, id: &StaticWidgetId<W>) -> Option<&mut W> {
-        self.map
-            .get_mut(&id.id.id())
-            .unwrap()
-            .as_any_mut()
-            .downcast_mut()
+        self.get_dyn_mut(&id.id.id())?.as_any_mut().downcast_mut()
     }
 
     pub fn get<W: Widget>(&self, id: &WidgetId<W>) -> Option<&W> {
-        self.map.get(&id.id).unwrap().as_any().downcast_ref()
+        self.get_dyn(&id.id)?.as_any().downcast_ref()
     }
 
     pub fn get_mut<W: Widget>(&mut self, id: &WidgetId<W>) -> Option<&mut W> {
-        self.map
-            .get_mut(&id.id)
-            .unwrap()
-            .as_any_mut()
-            .downcast_mut()
+        self.get_dyn_mut(&id.id)?.as_any_mut().downcast_mut()
     }
 
     pub fn insert(&mut self, id: Id, widget: impl Widget) {
-        self.map.insert(id, Box::new(widget));
+        self.insert_any(id, Box::new(widget));
     }
 
     pub fn insert_any(&mut self, id: Id, widget: Box<dyn Widget>) {
-        self.map.insert(id, widget);
+        self.map.insert(
+            id,
+            WidgetData {
+                widget,
+                borrowed: false,
+            },
+        );
     }
 
     pub fn delete(&mut self, id: Id) {
@@ -266,6 +288,37 @@ impl Widgets {
     }
 }
 
+pub struct WidgetWrapper<'a> {
+    widget: &'a mut dyn Widget,
+    borrowed: &'a mut bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> WidgetWrapper<'a> {
+    pub fn new(widget: &'a mut dyn Widget, borrowed: &'a mut bool) -> Self {
+        Self { widget, borrowed }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for WidgetWrapper<'_> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        *self.borrowed = false;
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for WidgetWrapper<'_> {
+    type Target = dyn Widget;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.widget
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for WidgetWrapper<'_> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        self.widget
+    }
+}
+
 impl dyn Widget {
     pub fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
         self
diff --git a/src/layout/widget.rs b/src/layout/widget.rs
index cc5049c..17aca0a 100644
--- a/src/layout/widget.rs
+++ b/src/layout/widget.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-use crate::layout::{Painter, Ui, WidgetId, WidgetIdFnRet};
+use crate::layout::{Painter, TextData, Textures, Ui, Vec2, WidgetId, WidgetIdFnRet};
 
 use std::{any::Any, marker::PhantomData};
 
 pub trait Widget: Any {
-    fn draw(&self, painter: &mut Painter);
+    fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter);
+    fn size(&mut self, ctx: SizeCtx) -> Vec2 {
+        ctx.size
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct SizeCtx<'a> {
+    pub size: Vec2,
+    pub text: &'a mut TextData,
+    pub textures: &'a mut Textures,
 }
 
 pub struct WidgetTag;
diff --git a/src/render/texture.rs b/src/render/texture.rs
index 7bd81c8..30d6ecd 100644
--- a/src/render/texture.rs
+++ b/src/render/texture.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ impl GpuTextures {
             match update {
                 TextureUpdate::Push(image) => self.push(image),
                 TextureUpdate::Set(i, image) => self.set(i, image),
+                TextureUpdate::SetFree => self.view_count += 1,
                 TextureUpdate::Free(i) => self.free(i),
                 TextureUpdate::PushFree => self.push_free(),
             }
diff --git a/src/testing/mod.rs b/src/testing/mod.rs
index dca7dff..e8b61e4 100644
--- a/src/testing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/testing/mod.rs
@@ -88,11 +88,25 @@ impl Client {
             (rect, text(label).size(30)).stack()
         };
 
+        let text_test = ui.add_static(
+            (
+                text("this is a").size(30),
+                text("teeeeeeeest").size(30),
+                text("okkk\nokkkkkk!").size(30),
+                text("hmm").size(30),
+                text("a").size(30),
+                text("'").size(30),
+                text("pretty cool right?").size(30),
+            )
+                .span(Dir::RIGHT, [sized(); _]),
+        );
+
         let tabs = ui.add(
             (
                 switch_button(Color::RED, pad_test, "pad test"),
                 switch_button(Color::GREEN, span_test, "span test"),
                 switch_button(Color::BLUE, span_add, "span add test"),
+                switch_button(Color::MAGENTA, text_test, "text test"),
             )
                 .span(Dir::RIGHT, [1; _]),
         );
@@ -102,7 +116,7 @@ impl Client {
                 let child = ui
                     .add(image(include_bytes!("assets/sungals.png")))
                     .erase_type();
-                ui[span_add].children.push((child, ratio(1)));
+                ui[span_add].children.push((child, sized()));
             })
             .region(
                 UiPos::corner(Corner::BotRight)
@@ -134,7 +148,7 @@ impl Client {
                     main,
                     add_button.label("add button"),
                     del_button.label("del button"),
-                    info_sect.label("info sect"),
+                    // info_sect.label("info sect"),
                 )
                     .stack()
                     .label("main stack"),