Merge branch 'master' into james-video-loading

71 files changed, 808 insertions, 895 deletions

diff --git a/src/client/DocServer.ts b/src/client/DocServer.ts
index ba64f993c..02b047a95 100644
--- a/src/client/DocServer.ts
+++ b/src/client/DocServer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import * as rp from 'request-promise';
 import * as io from 'socket.io-client';
-import { Doc, Opt, UpdatingFromServer } from '../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../fields/Doc';
+import { UpdatingFromServer } from '../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { FieldLoader } from '../fields/FieldLoader';
 import { HandleUpdate, Id, Parent } from '../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { ObjectField } from '../fields/ObjectField';
diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 75998ac40..77f0e1e5e 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { IconProp } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import { action, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { basename } from 'path';
 import { DateField } from '../../fields/DateField';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, FieldsSym, Initializing, Opt, updateCachedAcls } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, updateCachedAcls } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Initializing } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { HtmlField } from '../../fields/HtmlField';
 import { InkField, PointData } from '../../fields/InkField';
@@ -203,9 +204,9 @@ export class DocumentOptions {
     _maxFontSize?: number; // maximum font size for labelBoxes
     _columnWidth?: number;
     _columnsHideIfEmpty?: boolean; // whether stacking view column headings should be hidden
-    _fontSize?: string;
-    _fontFamily?: string;
-    _fontWeight?: string;
+    _text_fontSize?: string;
+    _text_fontFamily?: string;
+    _text_fontWeight?: string;
     _pivotField?: string; // field key used to determine headings for sections in stacking, masonry, pivot views
     _layout_curPage?: number; // current page of a PDF or other? paginated document
     _layout_currentTimecode?: number; // the current timecode of a time-based document (e.g., current time of a video)  value is in seconds
@@ -1001,7 +1002,6 @@ export namespace Docs {
             I.y = options.y as number;
             I._width = options._width as number;
             I._height = options._height as number;
-            I._fontFamily = 'cursive';
             I.author = Doc.CurrentUserEmail;
             I.rotation = 0;
             I.defaultDoubleClick = 'click';
diff --git a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
index 4a702cef3..6f6ac2d4a 100644
--- a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
                 template: (opts:DocumentOptions) => Docs.Create.MultirowDocument(
                     [
                         Docs.Create.MulticolumnDocument([], { title: "data", _height: 200,  isSystem: true }),
-                        Docs.Create.TextDocument("", { title: "text", _layout_fitWidth:true,  _height: 100, isSystem: true, _fontFamily: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc()._fontFamily), _fontSize: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc()._fontSize) })
+                        Docs.Create.TextDocument("", { title: "text", _layout_fitWidth:true,  _height: 100, isSystem: true, _text_fontFamily: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily), _text_fontSize: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize) })
                     ], opts)
             },
             {
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             {key: "Trail",      creator: Docs.Create.PresDocument,                          opts: { _width: 400, _height: 30, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Stacking, targetDropAction: "embed" as any, treeViewHideTitle: true, _layout_fitWidth:true, _chromeHidden: true, boxShadow: "0 0" }},
             {key: "Tab",        creator: opts => Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], opts),    opts: { _width: 500, _height: 800, _layout_fitWidth: true, _freeform_backgroundGrid: true, }},
             {key: "Slide",      creator: opts => Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], opts),        opts: { _width: 300, _height: 200, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Tree, 
-                                                                                                treeViewHasOverlay: true, _fontSize: "20px", _layout_autoHeight: true, 
+                                                                                                treeViewHasOverlay: true, _text_fontSize: "20px", _layout_autoHeight: true, 
                                                                                                 allowOverlayDrop: true, treeViewType: TreeViewType.outline, 
                                                                                                 backgroundColor: "white", _xMargin: 0, _yMargin: 0, _createDocOnCR: true 
                                                                                             }, funcs: {title: 'self.text?.Text'}},
@@ -426,13 +426,13 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     // Sets up the title of the button
     static mobileButtonText = (opts: DocumentOptions, buttonTitle: string) => Docs.Create.TextDocument(buttonTitle, {
         ...opts,
-        title: buttonTitle, _fontSize: "37px", _xMargin: 0, _yMargin: 0, ignoreClick: true, backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0)", isSystem: true
+        title: buttonTitle, _text_fontSize: "37px", _xMargin: 0, _yMargin: 0, ignoreClick: true, backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0)", isSystem: true
     }) as any as Doc
 
     // Sets up the description of the button
     static mobileButtonInfo = (opts: DocumentOptions, buttonInfo: string) => Docs.Create.TextDocument(buttonInfo, {
         ...opts,
-        title: "info", _fontSize: "25px", _xMargin: 0, _yMargin: 0, ignoreClick: true, backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0)", _dimMagnitude: 2, isSystem: true
+        title: "info", _text_fontSize: "25px", _xMargin: 0, _yMargin: 0, ignoreClick: true, backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0)", _dimMagnitude: 2, isSystem: true
     }) as any as Doc
 
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts b/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
index 6c710728b..717473aa1 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../fields/Schema';
-import { Cast, CastCtor } from '../../fields/Types';
+import { Cast, CastCtor, DocCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { AudioField, ImageField } from '../../fields/URLField';
 import { Utils } from '../../Utils';
 import { Docs } from '../documents/Documents';
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export namespace DictationManager {
                 {
                     action: (target: DocumentView) => {
                         const newBox = Docs.Create.TextDocument('', { _width: 400, _height: 200, title: 'My Outline', _layout_autoHeight: true });
-                        const proto = newBox.proto!;
+                        const proto = DocCast(newBox.proto);
                         const prompt = 'Press alt + r to start dictating here...';
                         const head = 3;
                         const anchor = head + prompt.length;
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index 642ea26da..7a88ca991 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { action, computed, observable, ObservableSet } from 'mobx';
-import { AnimationSym, Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Animation } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { listSpec } from '../../fields/Schema';
 import { Cast, DocCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
@@ -115,8 +116,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         });
         if (toReturn.length === 0) {
             DocumentManager.Instance.DocumentViews.forEach(view => {
-                const doc = view.rootDoc.proto;
-                if (doc && doc[Id] && doc[Id] === id) {
+                if (Doc.GetProto(view.rootDoc)?.[Id] === id) {
                     toReturn.push(view);
                 }
             });
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
             Doc.linkFollowHighlight(docView.rootDoc, undefined, options.effect);
             if (options.playAudio) DocumentManager.playAudioAnno(docView.rootDoc);
             if (options.toggleTarget && (!options.didMove || docView.rootDoc.hidden)) docView.rootDoc.hidden = !docView.rootDoc.hidden;
-            if (options.effect) docView.rootDoc[AnimationSym] = options.effect;
+            if (options.effect) docView.rootDoc[Animation] = options.effect;
 
             if (options.zoomTextSelections && Doc.UnhighlightTimer && contextView && viewSpec.textHtml) {
                 // if the docView is a text anchor, the contextView is the PDF/Web/Text doc
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
                 DocumentManager._overlayViews.add(contextView);
             }
             Doc.AddUnHighlightWatcher(() => {
-                docView.rootDoc[AnimationSym] = undefined;
+                docView.rootDoc[Animation] = undefined;
                 DocumentManager.removeOverlayViews();
                 contextView && (contextView.htmlOverlayEffect = '');
             });
diff --git a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
index 5e6107e5f..41c2fa889 100644
--- a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, observable, observe } from 'mobx';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
-import { DirectLinksSym, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, Field, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, Field, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { DirectLinks } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { ProxyField } from '../../fields/Proxy';
 import { Cast, DocCast, PromiseValue, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ export class LinkManager {
                             a2 &&
                             Promise.all([Doc.GetProto(a1), Doc.GetProto(a2)]).then(
                                 action(protos => {
-                                    (protos[0] as Doc)?.[DirectLinksSym].add(link);
-                                    (protos[1] as Doc)?.[DirectLinksSym].add(link);
+                                    (protos[0] as Doc)?.[DirectLinks].add(link);
+                                    (protos[1] as Doc)?.[DirectLinks].add(link);
                                 })
                             );
                     });
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@ export class LinkManager {
             Promise.all([a1, a2]).then(
                 action(() => {
                     if (a1 instanceof Doc && a2 instanceof Doc && ((a1.author !== undefined && a2.author !== undefined) || link.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail)) {
-                        Doc.GetProto(a1)[DirectLinksSym].delete(link);
-                        Doc.GetProto(a2)[DirectLinksSym].delete(link);
-                        Doc.GetProto(link)[DirectLinksSym].delete(link);
+                        Doc.GetProto(a1)[DirectLinks].delete(link);
+                        Doc.GetProto(a2)[DirectLinks].delete(link);
+                        Doc.GetProto(link)[DirectLinks].delete(link);
                     }
                 })
             );
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ export class LinkManager {
         return this.relatedLinker(anchor);
     } // finds all links that contain the given anchor
     public getAllDirectLinks(anchor: Doc): Doc[] {
-        return Array.from(Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinksSym] ?? []);
+        return Array.from(Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinks] ?? []);
     } // finds all links that contain the given anchor
 
     relatedLinker = computedFn(function relatedLinker(this: any, anchor: Doc): Doc[] {
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ export class LinkManager {
             console.log('WAITING FOR DOC/PROTO IN LINKMANAGER');
             return [];
         }
-        const dirLinks = Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinksSym];
+        const dirLinks = Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinks];
         const annos = DocListCast(anchor[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(anchor) + '_annotations']);
         if (!annos) debugger;
         return annos.reduce((list, anno) => [...list, ...LinkManager.Instance.relatedLinker(anno)], Array.from(dirLinks).slice());
diff --git a/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx b/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
index 0eecb31cf..97e64ab71 100644
--- a/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import Select from 'react-select';
 import * as RequestPromise from 'request-promise';
-import { AclAdmin, AclPrivate, AclSym, AclUnset, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, HierarchyMapping } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, HierarchyMapping } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclPrivate, DocAcl, AclUnset, DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
         const docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [target] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => docView.props.Document);
         return !docs
-            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym]))
+            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData]))
             .map(doc => {
                 doc.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail && !doc[myAcl] && distributeAcls(myAcl, SharingPermissions.Admin, doc, undefined, undefined, isDashboard);
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
         // ! ensures it returns true if document has been shared successfully, false otherwise
         return !docs
-            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym]))
+            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData]))
             .map(doc => {
                 doc.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail && !doc[`acl-${Doc.CurrentUserEmailNormalized}`] && distributeAcls(`acl-${Doc.CurrentUserEmailNormalized}`, SharingPermissions.Admin, doc, undefined, undefined, isDashboard);
 
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
                 doc.isShared = true;
                 doc.backgroundColor = 'green';
             } else {
-                const acls = doc[DataSym][AclSym];
+                const acls = doc[DocData][DocAcl];
                 if (
                     Object.keys(acls)
                         .filter(key => key !== `acl-${Doc.CurrentUserEmailNormalized}` && key !== 'acl-Me')
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
         const groups = this.groupSort === 'ascending' ? groupList.slice().sort(this.sortGroups) : this.groupSort === 'descending' ? groupList.slice().sort(this.sortGroups).reverse() : groupList;
 
         // handles the case where multiple documents are selected
-        let docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.targetDoc : this.targetDoc?.[DataSym]] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document?.[DataSym]));
+        let docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.targetDoc : this.targetDoc?.[DocData]] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document?.[DocData]));
 
         if (this.myDocAcls) {
             const newDocs: Doc[] = [];
@@ -493,21 +494,21 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
             docs = newDocs.filter(doc => GetEffectiveAcl(doc) === AclAdmin);
         }
 
-        const targetDoc = this.layoutDocAcls ? docs[0] : docs[0]?.[DataSym];
+        const targetDoc = this.layoutDocAcls ? docs[0] : docs[0]?.[DocData];
 
         // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unnecessary-callback-wrapper
         const effectiveAcls = docs.map(doc => GetEffectiveAcl(doc));
         const admin = this.myDocAcls ? Boolean(docs.length) : effectiveAcls.every(acl => acl === AclAdmin);
 
         // users in common between all docs
-        const commonKeys = intersection(...docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym])).map(doc => doc?.[AclSym] && Object.keys(doc[AclSym])));
+        const commonKeys = intersection(...docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData])).map(doc => doc?.[DocAcl] && Object.keys(doc[DocAcl])));
 
         // the list of users shared with
         const userListContents: (JSX.Element | null)[] = users
             .filter(({ user }) => (docs.length > 1 ? commonKeys.includes(`acl-${normalizeEmail(user.email)}`) : docs[0]?.author !== user.email))
             .map(({ user, linkDatabase, sharingDoc, userColor }) => {
                 const userKey = `acl-${normalizeEmail(user.email)}`;
-                const uniform = docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym])).every(doc => doc?.[AclSym]?.[userKey] === docs[0]?.[AclSym]?.[userKey]);
+                const uniform = docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData])).every(doc => doc?.[DocAcl]?.[userKey] === docs[0]?.[DocAcl]?.[userKey]);
                 const permissions = uniform ? StrCast(targetDoc?.[userKey]) : '-multiple-';
 
                 return !permissions ? null : (
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
         userListContents.unshift(
             sameAuthor ? (
                 <div key={'owner'} className={'container'}>
-                    <span className={'padding'}>{targetDoc?.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail ? 'Me' : targetDoc?.author}</span>
+                    <span className="padding">{targetDoc?.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail ? 'Me' : StrCast(targetDoc?.author)}</span>
                     <div className="edit-actions">
                         <div className={'permissions-dropdown'}>Owner</div>
                     </div>
@@ -555,8 +556,8 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
         const groupListContents = groupListMap.map(group => {
             const groupKey = `acl-${StrCast(group.title)}`;
             const uniform = docs
-                .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym]))
-                .every(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey] : doc?.[DataSym]?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[DataSym]?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey]));
+                .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData]))
+                .every(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey] : doc?.[DocData]?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[DocData]?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey]));
             const permissions = uniform ? StrCast(targetDoc?.[`acl-${StrCast(group.title)}`]) : '-multiple-';
 
             return !permissions ? null : (
diff --git a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
index fb41ca8af..94dd010c3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { Button, ColorPicker, FontSize, IconButton, Size } from 'browndash-compo
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { PrefetchProxy } from '../../fields/Proxy';
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ export class DashboardView extends React.Component {
         const dashboardDoc = Docs.Create.StandardCollectionDockingDocument([{ doc: freeformDoc, initialWidth: 600 }], { title: title }, id, 'row');
 
         // switching the tabs from the datadoc to the regular doc
-        const dashboardTabs = DocListCast(dashboardDoc[DataSym].data);
+        const dashboardTabs = DocListCast(dashboardDoc[DocData].data);
         dashboardDoc.data = new List<Doc>(dashboardTabs);
         dashboardDoc['pane-count'] = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
index ffb2d92f6..6fab4430d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { DateField } from '../../fields/DateField';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclPrivate, AclReadonly, AclSym, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
-import { InkTool } from '../../fields/InkField';
+import { DocListCast, Opt, Doc } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclPrivate, AclReadonly, DocAcl, DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { Cast, ScriptCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { denormalizeEmail, distributeAcls, GetEffectiveAcl, inheritParentAcls, SharingPermissions } from '../../fields/util';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function DocComponent<P extends DocComponentProps>() {
         }
         // This is the data part of a document -- ie, the data that is constant across all views of the document
         @computed get dataDoc() {
-            return this.props.Document[DataSym] as Doc;
+            return this.props.Document[DocData] as Doc;
         }
         // key where data is stored
         @computed get fieldKey() {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function ViewBoxBaseComponent<P extends ViewBoxBaseProps>() {
         }
         // This is the data part of a document -- ie, the data that is constant across all views of the document
         @computed get dataDoc() {
-            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DataSym];
+            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DocData];
         }
         // key where data is stored
         @computed get fieldKey() {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
         }
         // This is the data part of a document -- ie, the data that is constant across all views of the document
         @computed get dataDoc() {
-            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DataSym];
+            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DocData];
         }
 
         // key where data is stored
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ 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.props.Document[DataSym];
+            const targetDataDoc = this.props.Document[DocData];
             const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(targetDataDoc);
 
             if (effectiveAcl === AclPrivate || effectiveAcl === AclReadonly) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
             }
             const added = docs;
             if (added.length) {
-                const aclKeys = Object.keys(this.props.Document[AclSym] ?? {});
+                const aclKeys = Object.keys(this.props.Document[DocAcl] ?? {});
                 aclKeys.forEach(key =>
                     added.forEach(d => {
                         if (d.author === denormalizeEmail(key.substring(4)) && !d.createdFrom) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
index 72c6d449a..e4d50b143 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { action, computed, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { FaUndo } from 'react-icons/fa';
 import { DateField } from '../../fields/DateField';
-import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, DocData, Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../fields/ScriptField';
@@ -279,8 +280,8 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                 // open centered in a new workspace with Shift Key
                 const embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(selectedDocs[0].rootDoc);
                 embedding.embedContainer = undefined;
-                embedding.x = -embedding[WidthSym]() / 2;
-                embedding.y = -embedding[HeightSym]() / 2;
+                embedding.x = -embedding[Width]() / 2;
+                embedding.y = -embedding[Height]() / 2;
                 CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([embedding], { title: 'Tab for ' + embedding.title }), OpenWhereMod.right);
             } else if (e.altKey) {
                 // open same document in new tab
@@ -765,7 +766,7 @@ 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[DataSym]) : AclEdit;
+                const collectionAcl = docView.props.docViewPath()?.lastElement() ? GetEffectiveAcl(docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement().rootDoc[DocData]) : AclEdit;
                 return (docView.rootDoc.stayInCollection && !docView.rootDoc.timelineLabel) || (collectionAcl !== AclAdmin && collectionAcl !== AclEdit && GetEffectiveAcl(docView.rootDoc) !== AclAdmin);
             });
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx b/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx
index 025538160..e38474ea0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import * as iink from 'iink-js';
 import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField, InkTool } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { Cast, DateCast, NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { aggregateBounds } from '../../Utils';
@@ -283,8 +284,8 @@ export class InkTranscription extends React.Component {
             action(d => {
                 const x = NumCast(d.x);
                 const y = NumCast(d.y);
-                const width = d[WidthSym]();
-                const height = d[HeightSym]();
+                const width = d[Width]();
+                const height = d[Height]();
                 bounds.push({ x, y, width, height });
             })
         );
@@ -323,8 +324,8 @@ export class InkTranscription extends React.Component {
         // Gets a collection based on the selected nodes using a marquee view ref
         const newCollection = marqViewRef?.getCollection(selected, undefined, true);
         if (newCollection) {
-            newCollection.height = newCollection[HeightSym]();
-            newCollection.width = newCollection[WidthSym]();
+            newCollection.height = newCollection[Height]();
+            newCollection.width = newCollection[Width]();
             // if the grouping we are creating is an individual word
             if (word) {
                 newCollection.title = word;
diff --git a/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx b/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
index 545e20ed1..c915ae65a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 import React = require('react');
 import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, RTFCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../fields/util';
@@ -370,10 +371,10 @@ export class InkingStroke extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const strokeColor = !closed && fillColor && fillColor !== 'transparent' ? fillColor : this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color) ?? StrCast(this.layoutDoc.color);
 
         // bcz: Hack!! Not really sure why, but having fractional values for width/height of mask ink strokes causes the dragging clone (see DragManager) to be offset from where it should be.
-        if (isInkMask && (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]()) || this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]()))) {
+        if (isInkMask && (this.layoutDoc[Width]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[Width]()) || this.layoutDoc[Height]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[Height]()))) {
             setTimeout(() => {
-                this.layoutDoc._width = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]()));
-                this.layoutDoc._height = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]()));
+                this.layoutDoc._width = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[Width]()));
+                this.layoutDoc._height = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[Height]()));
             });
         }
 
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ export class InkingStroke extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 downHdlr,
                 mask
             );
-        const fsize = +StrCast(this.props.Document.fontSize, '12px').replace('px', '');
+        const fsize = +StrCast(this.props.Document._text_fontSize, '12px').replace('px', '');
         // bootsrap 3 style sheet sets line height to be 20px for default 14 point font size.
         // this attempts to figure out the lineHeight ratio by inquiring the body's lineHeight and dividing by the fontsize which should yield 1.428571429
         // see: https://bibwild.wordpress.com/2019/06/10/bootstrap-3-to-4-changes-in-how-font-size-line-height-and-spacing-is-done-or-what-happened-to-line-height-computed/
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ export class InkingStroke extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                         style={{
                             color: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.textColor, 'black'),
                             pointerEvents: this.props.isDocumentActive?.() ? 'all' : undefined,
-                            width: this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
+                            width: this.layoutDoc[Width](),
                             transform: `scale(${this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1})`,
                             transformOrigin: 'top left',
                             //top: (this.props.PanelHeight() - (lineHeightGuess * fsize + 20) * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)) / 2,
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
index 50f451c0a..8e112dddb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import 'normalize.css';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
+import { DocCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../Utils';
 import { GoogleAuthenticationManager } from '../apis/GoogleAuthenticationManager';
 import { DocServer } from '../DocServer';
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
         this._leftMenuFlyoutWidth = this._leftMenuFlyoutWidth || 250;
         //setTimeout(action(() => (this._leftMenuFlyoutWidth += 0.5)));
 
-        this._sidebarContent.proto = button.target as any;
+        this._sidebarContent.proto = DocCast(button.target);
         this.LastButton = button;
     });
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
index c9555ab91..6c36d39b9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, observable, ObservableMap, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, DataSym, Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ 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[DataSym]);
+        const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this.props.rootDoc[DocData]);
         const annotationDoc = [AclAugment, AclSelfEdit, AclEdit, AclAdmin].includes(effectiveAcl) && this.makeAnnotationDocument(color, isLinkButton, savedAnnotations);
         addAsAnnotation && !savedAnnotations && annotationDoc && this.props.addDocument(annotationDoc);
         return (annotationDoc as Doc) ?? undefined;
diff --git a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
index 00f9aa879..59865cba3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import ReactLoading from 'react-loading';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../Utils';
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
                     offsety = 0;
                 const dref = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
                 const onPointerMove = action((e: PointerEvent, down: number[]) => {
-                 if (e.cancelBubble) return false;  // if the overlay doc processed the move event (e.g., to pan its contents), then the event should be marked as canceled since propagation can't be stopped
+                    if (e.cancelBubble) return false; // if the overlay doc processed the move event (e.g., to pan its contents), then the event should be marked as canceled since propagation can't be stopped
                     if (e.buttons === 1) {
                         d.overlayX = e.clientX + offsetx;
                         d.overlayY = e.clientY + offsety;
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
                             bringToFront={emptyFunction}
                             addDocument={undefined}
                             removeDocument={this.removeOverlayDoc}
-                            PanelWidth={d[WidthSym]}
-                            PanelHeight={d[HeightSym]}
+                            PanelWidth={d[Width]}
+                            PanelHeight={d[Height]}
                             ScreenToLocalTransform={this.docScreenToLocalXf(d)}
                             renderDepth={1}
                             hideDecorations={true}
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
index 5c3ed39a4..00e077f96 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { intersection } from 'lodash';
 import { action, computed, Lambda, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { ColorState, SketchPicker } from 'react-color';
-import { AclAdmin, AclSym, DataSym, Doc, Field, FieldResult, HeightSym, HierarchyMapping, NumListCast, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Field, FieldResult, HierarchyMapping, NumListCast, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, DocAcl, DocData, Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return this.selectedDoc?.type === DocumentType.LINK;
     }
     @computed get dataDoc() {
-        return this.selectedDoc?.[DataSym];
+        return this.selectedDoc?.[DocData];
     }
 
     @observable layoutFields: boolean = false;
@@ -116,19 +117,18 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return this.selectedDoc?.type === DocumentType.INK;
     }
 
-    rtfWidth = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[WidthSym](), this.props.width - 20));
-    rtfHeight = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : this.rtfWidth() <= this.selectedDoc?.[WidthSym]() ? Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[HeightSym](), this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT) : this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT);
+    rtfWidth = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[Width](), this.props.width - 20));
+    rtfHeight = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : this.rtfWidth() <= this.selectedDoc?.[Width]() ? Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[Height](), this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT) : this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT);
 
     @action
     docWidth = () => {
         if (this.selectedDoc) {
             const layoutDoc = this.selectedDoc;
             const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(layoutDoc, undefined, !layoutDoc._layout_fitWidth);
-            if (aspect) return Math.min(layoutDoc[WidthSym](), Math.min(this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT * aspect, this.props.width - 20));
-            return Doc.NativeWidth(layoutDoc) ? Math.min(layoutDoc[WidthSym](), this.props.width - 20) : this.props.width - 20;
-        } else {
-            return 0;
+            if (aspect) return Math.min(layoutDoc[Width](), Math.min(this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT * aspect, this.props.width - 20));
+            return Doc.NativeWidth(layoutDoc) ? Math.min(layoutDoc[Width](), this.props.width - 20) : this.props.width - 20;
         }
+        return 0;
     };
 
     @action
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
 
     @undoBatch
     setKeyValue = (value: string) => {
-        const docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 && this.selectedDoc ? [this.layoutFields ? Doc.Layout(this.selectedDoc) : this.dataDoc] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => (this.layoutFields ? dv.layoutDoc : dv.dataDoc));
+        const docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 && this.selectedDoc ? [this.layoutFields ? Doc.Layout(this.selectedDoc) : this.dataDoc!] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => (this.layoutFields ? dv.layoutDoc : dv.dataDoc));
         docs.forEach(doc => {
             if (value.indexOf(':') !== -1) {
                 const newVal = value[0].toUpperCase() + value.substring(1, value.length);
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                 const tags = StrListCast(doc.tags);
                 if (!tags.includes(value)) {
                     tags.push(value);
-                    doc[DataSym].tags = tags.length ? new List<string>(tags) : undefined;
+                    doc[DocData].tags = tags.length ? new List<string>(tags) : undefined;
                 }
                 return true;
             }
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ 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)[DataSym]));
+        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]));
         SharingManager.Instance.shareFromPropertiesSidebar(user, e.currentTarget.value as SharingPermissions, docs);
     };
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     @computed get sharingTable() {
         // all selected docs
         const docs =
-            SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.selectedDoc : this.selectedDoc?.[DataSym]] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document[DataSym]));
+            SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 && this.selectedDoc ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.selectedDoc : this.dataDoc!] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document[DocData]));
 
         const target = docs[0];
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         const showAdmin = effectiveAcls.every(acl => acl === AclAdmin);
 
         // users in common between all docs
-        const commonKeys: string[] = intersection(...docs.map(doc => doc?.[AclSym] && Object.keys(doc[AclSym]).filter(key => key !== 'acl-Me')));
+        const commonKeys: string[] = intersection(...docs.map(doc => doc?.[DocAcl] && Object.keys(doc[DocAcl]).filter(key => key !== 'acl-Me')));
 
         const tableEntries = [];
 
@@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         if (commonKeys.length) {
             for (const key of commonKeys) {
                 const name = denormalizeEmail(key.substring(4));
-                const uniform = docs.every(doc => doc?.[AclSym]?.[key] === docs[0]?.[AclSym]?.[key]);
+                const uniform = docs.every(doc => doc?.[DocAcl]?.[key] === docs[0]?.[DocAcl]?.[key]);
                 if (name !== Doc.CurrentUserEmail && name !== target.author && name !== 'Public' && name !== 'Override' /* && sidebarUsersDisplayed![name] !== false*/) {
-                    tableEntries.push(this.sharingItem(name, showAdmin, uniform ? HierarchyMapping.get(target[AclSym][key])!.name : '-multiple-'));
+                    tableEntries.push(this.sharingItem(name, showAdmin, uniform ? HierarchyMapping.get(target[DocAcl][key])!.name : '-multiple-'));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         // shifts the current user, owner, public to the top of the doc.
         // tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem("Override", showAdmin, docs.filter(doc => doc).every(doc => doc["acl-Override"] === docs[0]["acl-Override"]) ? (AclMap.get(target[AclSym]?.["acl-Override"]) || "None") : "-multiple-"));
         if (ownerSame) tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem(StrCast(target.author), showAdmin, 'Owner'));
-        tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem('Public', showAdmin, docs.filter(doc => doc).every(doc => doc['acl-Public'] === target['acl-Public']) ? target['acl-Public'] || SharingPermissions.None : '-multiple-'));
+        tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem('Public', showAdmin, StrCast(docs.filter(doc => doc).every(doc => doc['acl-Public'] === target['acl-Public']) ? target['acl-Public'] || SharingPermissions.None : '-multiple-')));
         tableEntries.unshift(
             this.sharingItem(
                 'Me',
@@ -434,9 +434,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     }
 
     @action
-    toggleCheckbox = () => {
-        this.layoutFields = !this.layoutFields;
-    };
+    toggleCheckbox = () => (this.layoutFields = !this.layoutFields);
 
     @computed get editableTitle() {
         const titles = new Set<string>();
@@ -534,18 +532,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                     marginLeft: title === '∠:' ? '39px' : '',
                 }}>
                 <div className="inputBox-title"> {title} </div>
-                <input
-                    className="inputBox-input"
-                    type="text"
-                    value={value}
-                    readOnly={true}
-                    onChange={e => {
-                        setter(e.target.value);
-                    }}
-                    onKeyPress={e => {
-                        e.stopPropagation();
-                    }}
-                />
+                <input className="inputBox-input" type="text" value={value} onChange={e => setter(e.target.value)} onKeyPress={e => e.stopPropagation()} />
                 <div className="inputBox-button">
                     <div className="inputBox-button-up" key="up2" onPointerDown={undoBatch(action(() => this.upDownButtons('up', key)))}>
                         <FontAwesomeIcon icon="caret-up" color="white" size="sm" />
@@ -569,55 +556,50 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
 
     @action
     upDownButtons = (dirs: string, field: string) => {
+        const selDoc = this.selectedDoc;
+        if (!selDoc) return;
+        //prettier-ignore
         switch (field) {
-            case 'Xps':
-                this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.x = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.x) + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10));
-                break;
-            case 'Yps':
-                this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.y = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.y) + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10));
-                break;
-            case 'stk':
-                this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.stroke_width = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.stroke_width) + (dirs === 'up' ? 0.1 : -0.1));
-                break;
+            case 'Xps': selDoc.x = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.x) + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10); break;
+            case 'Yps': selDoc.y = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.y) + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10); break;
+            case 'stk': selDoc.stroke_width = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.stroke_width) + (dirs === 'up' ? 0.1 : -0.1); break;
             case 'wid':
-                const oldWidth = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?._width);
-                const oldHeight = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?._height);
-                const oldX = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.x);
-                const oldY = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.y);
-                this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc._width = oldWidth + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10));
-                const doc = this.selectedDoc;
-                if (doc?.type === DocumentType.INK && doc.x && doc.y && doc._height && doc._width) {
-                    const ink = Cast(doc.data, InkField)?.inkData;
+                const oldWidth = NumCast(selDoc._width);
+                const oldHeight = NumCast(selDoc._height);
+                const oldX = NumCast(selDoc.x);
+                const oldY = NumCast(selDoc.y);
+                selDoc._width = oldWidth + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10);
+                if (selDoc.type === DocumentType.INK && selDoc.x && selDoc.y && selDoc._height && selDoc._width) {
+                    const ink = Cast(selDoc.data, InkField)?.inkData;
                     if (ink) {
                         const newPoints: { X: number; Y: number }[] = [];
                         for (var j = 0; j < ink.length; j++) {
                             // (new x — oldx) + (oldxpoint * newWidt)/oldWidth
-                            const newX = NumCast(doc.x) - oldX + (ink[j].X * NumCast(doc._width)) / oldWidth;
-                            const newY = NumCast(doc.y) - oldY + (ink[j].Y * NumCast(doc._height)) / oldHeight;
+                            const newX = NumCast(selDoc.x) - oldX + (ink[j].X * NumCast(selDoc._width)) / oldWidth;
+                            const newY = NumCast(selDoc.y) - oldY + (ink[j].Y * NumCast(selDoc._height)) / oldHeight;
                             newPoints.push({ X: newX, Y: newY });
                         }
-                        doc.data = new InkField(newPoints);
+                        selDoc.data = new InkField(newPoints);
                     }
                 }
                 break;
             case 'hgt':
-                const oWidth = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?._width);
-                const oHeight = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?._height);
-                const oX = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.x);
-                const oY = NumCast(this.selectedDoc?.y);
-                this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc._height = oHeight + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10));
-                const docu = this.selectedDoc;
-                if (docu?.type === DocumentType.INK && docu.x && docu.y && docu._height && docu._width) {
-                    const ink = Cast(docu.data, InkField)?.inkData;
+                const oWidth = NumCast(selDoc._width);
+                const oHeight = NumCast(selDoc._height);
+                const oX = NumCast(selDoc.x);
+                const oY = NumCast(selDoc.y);
+                selDoc._height = oHeight + (dirs === 'up' ? 10 : -10);
+                if (selDoc.type === DocumentType.INK && selDoc.x && selDoc.y && selDoc._height && selDoc._width) {
+                    const ink = Cast(selDoc.data, InkField)?.inkData;
                     if (ink) {
                         const newPoints: { X: number; Y: number }[] = [];
                         for (var j = 0; j < ink.length; j++) {
                             // (new x — oldx) + (oldxpoint * newWidt)/oldWidth
-                            const newX = NumCast(docu.x) - oX + (ink[j].X * NumCast(docu._width)) / oWidth;
-                            const newY = NumCast(docu.y) - oY + (ink[j].Y * NumCast(docu._height)) / oHeight;
+                            const newX = NumCast(selDoc.x) - oX + (ink[j].X * NumCast(selDoc._width)) / oWidth;
+                            const newY = NumCast(selDoc.y) - oY + (ink[j].Y * NumCast(selDoc._height)) / oHeight;
                             newPoints.push({ X: newX, Y: newY });
                         }
-                        docu.data = new InkField(newPoints);
+                        selDoc.data = new InkField(newPoints);
                     }
                 }
                 break;
@@ -657,21 +639,11 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return this.inputBoxDuo(
             'hgt',
             this.shapeHgt,
-            undoable((val: string) => {
-                if (!isNaN(Number(val))) {
-                    this.shapeHgt = val;
-                }
-                return true;
-            }, 'set height'),
+            undoable((val: string) => !isNaN(Number(val)) && (this.shapeHgt = val), 'set height'),
             'H:',
             'wid',
             this.shapeWid,
-            undoable((val: string) => {
-                if (!isNaN(Number(val))) {
-                    this.shapeWid = val;
-                }
-                return true;
-            }, 'set width'),
+            undoable((val: string) => !isNaN(Number(val)) && (this.shapeWid = val), 'set width'),
             'W:'
         );
     }
@@ -679,21 +651,11 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return this.inputBoxDuo(
             'Xps',
             this.shapeXps,
-            undoable((val: string) => {
-                if (val !== '0' && !isNaN(Number(val))) {
-                    this.shapeXps = val;
-                }
-                return true;
-            }, 'set x coord'),
+            undoable((val: string) => val !== '0' && !isNaN(Number(val)) && (this.shapeXps = val), 'set x coord'),
             'X:',
             'Yps',
             this.shapeYps,
-            undoable((val: string) => {
-                if (val !== '0' && !isNaN(Number(val))) {
-                    this.shapeYps = val;
-                }
-                return true;
-            }, 'set y coord'),
+            undoable((val: string) => val !== '0' && !isNaN(Number(val)) && (this.shapeYps = val), 'set y coord'),
             'Y:'
         );
     }
@@ -701,36 +663,24 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     @observable private _fillBtn = false;
     @observable private _lineBtn = false;
 
-    private _lastFill = '#D0021B';
-    private _lastLine = '#D0021B';
     private _lastDash: any = '2';
 
     @computed get colorFil() {
-        const ccol = this.getField('fillColor') || '';
-        ccol && (this._lastFill = ccol);
-        return ccol;
+        return StrCast(this.selectedDoc?.fillColor);
     }
     @computed get colorStk() {
-        const ccol = this.getField('color') || '';
-        ccol && (this._lastLine = ccol);
-        return ccol;
+        return StrCast(this.selectedDoc?.color);
     }
     set colorFil(value) {
-        value && (this._lastFill = value);
         this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.fillColor = value ? value : undefined);
     }
     set colorStk(value) {
-        value && (this._lastLine = value);
         this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.color = value ? value : undefined);
     }
 
-    colorButton(value: string, type: string, setter: () => {}) {
-        // return <div className="properties-flyout" onPointerEnter={e => this.changeScrolling(false)}
-        //     onPointerLeave={e => this.changeScrolling(true)}>
-        //     <Flyout anchorPoint={anchorPoints.LEFT_TOP}
-        //         content={type === "fill" ? this.fillPicker : this.linePicker}>
+    colorButton(value: string, type: string, setter: () => void) {
         return (
-            <div className="color-button" key="color" onPointerDown={undoBatch(action(e => setter()))}>
+            <div className="color-button" key="color" onPointerDown={action(e => setter())}>
                 <div
                     className="color-button-preview"
                     style={{
@@ -743,31 +693,17 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                 {value === '' || value === 'transparent' ? <p style={{ fontSize: 25, color: 'red', marginTop: -14 }}>☒</p> : ''}
             </div>
         );
-        //     </Flyout>
-        // </div>;
     }
 
-    @undoBatch
-    @action
-    switchStk = (color: ColorState) => {
-        const val = String(color.hex);
-        this.colorStk = val;
-        return true;
-    };
-    @undoBatch
-    @action
-    switchFil = (color: ColorState) => {
-        const val = String(color.hex);
-        this.colorFil = val;
-        return true;
-    };
-
-    colorPicker(setter: (color: string) => {}, type: string) {
+    colorPicker(color: string, setter: (color: string) => void) {
         return (
             <SketchPicker
-                onChange={type === 'stk' ? this.switchStk : this.switchFil}
+                onChange={undoable(
+                    action((color: ColorState) => setter(color.hex)),
+                    'set stroke color property'
+                )}
                 presetColors={['#D0021B', '#F5A623', '#F8E71C', '#8B572A', '#7ED321', '#417505', '#9013FE', '#4A90E2', '#50E3C2', '#B8E986', '#000000', '#4A4A4A', '#9B9B9B', '#FFFFFF', '#f1efeb', 'transparent']}
-                color={type === 'stk' ? this.colorStk : this.colorFil}
+                color={color}
             />
         );
     }
@@ -776,22 +712,20 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return this.colorButton(this.colorFil, 'fill', () => {
             this._fillBtn = !this._fillBtn;
             this._lineBtn = false;
-            return true;
         });
     }
     @computed get lineButton() {
         return this.colorButton(this.colorStk, 'line', () => {
             this._lineBtn = !this._lineBtn;
             this._fillBtn = false;
-            return true;
         });
     }
 
     @computed get fillPicker() {
-        return this.colorPicker((color: string) => (this.colorFil = color), 'fil');
+        return this.colorPicker(this.colorFil, (color: string) => (this.colorFil = color));
     }
     @computed get linePicker() {
-        return this.colorPicker((color: string) => (this.colorStk = color), 'stk');
+        return this.colorPicker(this.colorStk, (color: string) => (this.colorStk = color));
     }
 
     @computed get strokeAndFill() {
@@ -813,15 +747,9 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         );
     }
 
-    @computed get solidStk() {
-        return this.selectedDoc?.color && (!this.selectedDoc?.stroke_dash || this.selectedDoc?.stroke_dash === '0') ? true : false;
-    }
     @computed get dashdStk() {
         return this.selectedDoc?.stroke_dash || '';
     }
-    @computed get unStrokd() {
-        return this.selectedDoc?.color ? true : false;
-    }
     @computed get widthStk() {
         return this.getField('stroke_width') || '1';
     }
@@ -834,12 +762,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     @computed get markTail() {
         return this.getField('stroke_endMarker') || '';
     }
-    set solidStk(value) {
-        this.dashdStk = '';
-        this.unStrokd = !value;
-    }
     set dashdStk(value) {
-        value && (this._lastDash = value) && (this.unStrokd = false);
+        value && (this._lastDash = value);
         this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.stroke_dash = value ? this._lastDash : undefined);
     }
     set markScal(value) {
@@ -848,9 +772,6 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     set widthStk(value) {
         this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.stroke_width = Number(value));
     }
-    set unStrokd(value) {
-        this.colorStk = value ? '' : this._lastLine;
-    }
     set markHead(value) {
         this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc.stroke_startMarker = value);
     }
@@ -868,7 +789,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     regInput = (key: string, value: any, setter: (val: string) => {}) => {
         return (
             <div className="inputBox">
-                <input className="inputBox-input" type="text" readOnly={true} value={value} onChange={e => setter(e.target.value)} />
+                <input className="inputBox-input" type="text" value={value} onChange={e => setter(e.target.value)} />
                 <div className="inputBox-button">
                     <div className="inputBox-button-up" key="up2" onPointerDown={undoBatch(action(() => this.upDownButtons('up', key)))}>
                         <FontAwesomeIcon icon="caret-up" color="white" size="sm" />
@@ -1163,27 +1084,28 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     // handleDescriptionChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => { this.link_description = e.target.value; }
     // handleRelationshipChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => { this.link_relationship = e.target.value; }
 
-    @undoBatch
-    handleDescriptionChange = action((value: string) => {
-        if (LinkManager.currentLink && this.selectedDoc) {
-            this.setDescripValue(value);
-            return true;
-        }
-    });
-
-    @undoBatch
-    handlelinkRelationshipChange = action((value: string) => {
-        if (LinkManager.currentLink && this.selectedDoc) {
-            this.setlinkRelationshipValue(value);
-            return true;
-        }
-    });
+    handleDescriptionChange = undoable(
+        action((value: string) => {
+            if (LinkManager.currentLink && this.selectedDoc) {
+                this.setDescripValue(value);
+            }
+        }),
+        'change link description'
+    );
+
+    handlelinkRelationshipChange = undoable(
+        action((value: string) => {
+            if (LinkManager.currentLink && this.selectedDoc) {
+                this.setlinkRelationshipValue(value);
+            }
+        }),
+        'change link relationship'
+    );
 
     @undoBatch
     setDescripValue = action((value: string) => {
         if (LinkManager.currentLink) {
             Doc.GetProto(LinkManager.currentLink).link_description = value;
-            return true;
         }
     });
 
@@ -1315,7 +1237,6 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                 autoComplete={'off'}
                 id="link_relationship_input"
                 value={StrCast(LinkManager.currentLink?.link_relationship)}
-                readOnly={true}
                 onKeyDown={this.onRelationshipKey}
                 onBlur={this.onSelectOutRelationship}
                 onChange={e => this.handlelinkRelationshipChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
@@ -1332,8 +1253,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                 autoComplete="off"
                 style={{ textAlign: 'left' }}
                 id="link_description_input"
-                value={Field.toString(LinkManager.currentLink?.link_description as any as Field)}
-                readOnly={true}
+                value={StrCast(LinkManager.currentLink?.link_description)}
                 onKeyDown={this.onDescriptionKey}
                 onBlur={this.onSelectOutDesc}
                 onChange={e => this.handleDescriptionChange(e.currentTarget.value)}
@@ -1687,19 +1607,6 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                                 {this.openSlideOptions ? <div className="propertiesView-presTrails-content">{PresBox.Instance.mediaOptionsDropdown}</div> : null}
                             </div>
                         )}
-                        {/* <div className="propertiesView-presTrails">
-                        <div className="propertiesView-presTrails-title"
-                            onPointerDown={action(() => { this.openAddSlide = !this.openAddSlide; })}
-                            style={{ backgroundColor: this.openAddSlide ? "black" : "" }}>
-                            &nbsp; <FontAwesomeIcon icon={"plus"} /> &nbsp; Add new slide
-                        <div className="propertiesView-presTrails-title-icon">
-                                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={this.openAddSlide ? "caret-down" : "caret-right"} size="lg" color="white" />
-                            </div>
-                        </div>
-                        {this.openAddSlide ? <div className="propertiesView-presTrails-content">
-                            {PresBox.Instance.newDocumentDropdown}
-                        </div> : null}
-                    </div> */}
                     </div>
                 );
             }
diff --git a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
index c9e52a1db..498e2ccba 100644
--- a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
             _height: 50,
             _layout_fitWidth: true,
             _layout_autoHeight: true,
-            _fontSize: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize),
-            _fontFamily: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily),
+            _text_fontSize: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize),
+            _text_fontFamily: StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily),
         });
         FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = target[Id];
         FormattedTextBox.DontSelectInitialText = true;
diff --git a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
index 5efecaf3a..cf0177f4b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ import { TreeSort } from './collections/TreeView';
 import { Colors } from './global/globalEnums';
 import { InkingStroke } from './InkingStroke';
 import { MainView } from './MainView';
-import { DocumentViewProps, OpenWhere } from './nodes/DocumentView';
+import { DocumentViewProps } from './nodes/DocumentView';
 import { FieldViewProps } from './nodes/FieldView';
 import { KeyValueBox } from './nodes/KeyValueBox';
 import { SliderBox } from './nodes/SliderBox';
 import './StyleProvider.scss';
 import React = require('react');
-import { SchemaRowBox } from './collections/collectionSchema/SchemaRowBox';
 
 export enum StyleProp {
     TreeViewIcon = 'treeViewIcon',
@@ -37,13 +36,13 @@ export enum StyleProp {
     BackgroundColor = 'backgroundColor', // background color of a document view
     FillColor = 'fillColor', // fill color of an ink stroke or shape
     WidgetColor = 'widgetColor', // color to display UI widgets on a document view -- used for the sidebar divider dragger on a text note
-    HideLinkButton = 'hideLinkButton', // hides the blue-dot link button.  used when a document acts like a button
+    HideLinkBtn = 'hideLinkButton', // hides the blue-dot link button.  used when a document acts like a button
     PointerEvents = 'pointerEvents', // pointer events for DocumentView -- inherits pointer events if not specified
     Decorations = 'decorations', // additional decoration to display above a DocumentView -- currently only used to display a Lock for making things background
     HeaderMargin = 'headerMargin', // margin at top of documentview, typically for displaying a title -- doc contents will start below that
-    showCaption = 'layout_showCaption',
+    ShowCaption = 'layout_showCaption',
     TitleHeight = 'titleHeight', // Height of Title area
-    layout_showTitle = 'layout_showTitle', // whether to display a title on a Document (optional :hover suffix)
+    ShowTitle = 'layout_showTitle', // whether to display a title on a Document (optional :hover suffix)
     JitterRotation = 'jitterRotation', // whether documents should be randomly rotated
     BorderPath = 'customBorder', // border path for document view
     FontSize = 'fontSize', // size of text font
@@ -96,8 +95,9 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
     const lockedPosition = () => doc && BoolCast(doc._lockedPosition);
     const backgroundCol = () => props?.styleProvider?.(doc, props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor);
     const opacity = () => props?.styleProvider?.(doc, props, StyleProp.Opacity);
-    const layout_showTitle = () => props?.styleProvider?.(doc, props, StyleProp.layout_showTitle);
+    const layout_showTitle = () => props?.styleProvider?.(doc, props, StyleProp.ShowTitle);
     const random = (min: number, max: number, x: number, y: number) => /* min should not be equal to max */ min + (((Math.abs(x * y) * 9301 + 49297) % 233280) / 233280) * (max - min);
+    // prettier-ignore
     switch (property.split(':')[0]) {
         case StyleProp.TreeViewIcon:
             const img = ImageCast(doc?.icon, ImageCast(doc?.data));
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                 return <img src={url} width={20} height={15} style={{ margin: 'auto', display: 'block', objectFit: 'contain' }} />;
             }
             return Doc.toIcon(doc, isOpen);
-
         case StyleProp.TreeViewSortings:
             const allSorts: { [key: string]: { color: string; label: string } | undefined } = {};
             allSorts[TreeSort.Down] = { color: 'blue', label: '↓' };
@@ -131,21 +130,17 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                 }
             }
             return undefined;
-        case StyleProp.DocContents:
-            return undefined;
-        case StyleProp.WidgetColor:
-            return isAnnotated ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : darkScheme() ? 'lightgrey' : 'dimgrey';
-        case StyleProp.Opacity:
-            return props?.LayoutTemplateString?.includes(KeyValueBox.name) ? 1 : Cast(doc?._opacity, 'number', Cast(doc?.opacity, 'number', null));
-        case StyleProp.HideLinkButton:
-            return props?.hideLinkButton || (!selected && doc?.layout_hideLinkButton);
-        case StyleProp.FontSize:
-            return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'fontSize'], StrCast(doc?._fontSize, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize)));
-        case StyleProp.FontFamily:
-            return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'fontFamily'], StrCast(doc?._fontFamily, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily)));
-        case StyleProp.FontWeight:
-            return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'fontWeight'], StrCast(doc?._fontWeight, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontWeight)));
-        case StyleProp.layout_showTitle:
+        case StyleProp.DocContents:return undefined;
+        case StyleProp.WidgetColor:return isAnnotated ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : darkScheme() ? 'lightgrey' : 'dimgrey';
+        case StyleProp.Opacity:    return props?.LayoutTemplateString?.includes(KeyValueBox.name) ? 1 : Cast(doc?._opacity, "number", Cast(doc?.opacity, 'number', null));
+        case StyleProp.HideLinkBtn:return props?.hideLinkButton || (!selected && doc?.layout_hideLinkButton);
+        case StyleProp.FontSize:   return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'fontSize'],   StrCast(doc?._text_fontSize,   StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize)));
+        case StyleProp.FontFamily: return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'fontFamily'], StrCast(doc?._text_fontFamily, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily)));
+        case StyleProp.FontWeight: return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'fontWeight'], StrCast(doc?._text_fontWeight, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontWeight)));
+        case StyleProp.FillColor:  return StrCast(doc?._fillColor, StrCast(doc?.fillColor, 'transparent'));
+        case StyleProp.ShowCaption:return doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Carousel || props?.hideCaptions ? undefined : StrCast(doc?._layout_showCaption);
+        case StyleProp.TitleHeight:return 15;
+        case StyleProp.ShowTitle:
             return (
                 (doc &&
                     !doc.presentationTargetDoc &&
@@ -162,8 +157,6 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                     )) ||
                 ''
             );
-        case StyleProp.FillColor:
-            return Cast(doc?._fillColor, 'string', Cast(doc?.fillColor, 'string', 'transparent'));
         case StyleProp.Color:
             if (MainView.Instance.LastButton === doc) return Colors.DARK_GRAY;
             const docColor: Opt<string> = StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'color'], StrCast(doc?._color));
@@ -174,8 +167,6 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             return lightOrDark(backColor);
         case StyleProp.BorderRounding:
             return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'borderRounding'], StrCast(doc?.borderRounding, doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile ? '50%' : ''));
-        case StyleProp.TitleHeight:
-            return 15;
         case StyleProp.BorderPath:
             const borderPath = Doc.IsComicStyle(doc) &&
                 props?.renderDepth &&
@@ -194,8 +185,6 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                   };
         case StyleProp.JitterRotation:
             return Doc.IsComicStyle(doc) ? random(-1, 1, NumCast(doc?.x), NumCast(doc?.y)) * ((props?.PanelWidth() || 0) > (props?.PanelHeight() || 0) ? 5 : 10) : 0;
-        case StyleProp.showCaption:
-            return doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Carousel || props?.hideCaptions ? undefined : StrCast(doc?._layout_showCaption);
         case StyleProp.HeaderMargin:
             return ([CollectionViewType.Stacking, CollectionViewType.NoteTaking, CollectionViewType.Masonry, CollectionViewType.Tree].includes(doc?._type_collection as any) ||
                 (doc?.type === DocumentType.RTF && !layout_showTitle()?.includes('noMargin')) ||
@@ -207,55 +196,29 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
         case StyleProp.BackgroundColor: {
             if (MainView.Instance.LastButton === doc) return Colors.LIGHT_GRAY;
             let docColor: Opt<string> = StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + '_backgroundColor'], StrCast(doc?._backgroundColor, isCaption ? 'rgba(0,0,0,0.4)' : ''));
+            // prettier-ignore
             switch (doc?.type) {
-                case DocumentType.PRESELEMENT:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? '' : '');
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.PRES:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? 'transparent' : 'transparent');
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.FONTICON:
-                    docColor = boxBackground ? undefined : docColor || Colors.DARK_GRAY;
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.RTF:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY);
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.FILTER:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : 'rgba(105, 105, 105, 0.432)');
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.INK:
-                    docColor = doc?.stroke_isInkMask ? 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)' : undefined;
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.SLIDER:
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.EQUATION:
-                    docColor = docColor || 'transparent';
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.LABEL:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY);
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.BUTTON:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY);
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.LINKANCHOR:
-                    docColor = isAnchor ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : 'transparent';
-                    break;
-                case DocumentType.LINK:
-                    docColor = (isAnchor ? docColor : '') || 'transparent';
-                    break;
+                case DocumentType.SLIDER:      break;
+                case DocumentType.PRESELEMENT: docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? '' : ''); break;
+                case DocumentType.PRES:        docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? 'transparent' : 'transparent'); break;
+                case DocumentType.FONTICON:    docColor = boxBackground ? undefined : docColor || Colors.DARK_GRAY; break;
+                case DocumentType.RTF:         docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY); break;
+                case DocumentType.FILTER:      docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : 'rgba(105, 105, 105, 0.432)'); break;
+                case DocumentType.INK:         docColor = doc?.stroke_isInkMask ? 'rgba(0,0,0,0.7)' : undefined; break;
+                case DocumentType.EQUATION:    docColor = docColor || 'transparent'; break;
+                case DocumentType.LABEL:       docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY); break;
+                case DocumentType.BUTTON:      docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY); break;
+                case DocumentType.LINKANCHOR:  docColor = isAnchor ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : 'transparent'; break;
+                case DocumentType.LINK:        docColor = (isAnchor ? docColor : '') || 'transparent'; break;
                 case DocumentType.IMG:
                 case DocumentType.WEB:
                 case DocumentType.PDF:
                 case DocumentType.MAP:
                 case DocumentType.SCREENSHOT:
-                case DocumentType.VID:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY);
-                    break;
+                case DocumentType.VID:         docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY); break;
                 case DocumentType.COL:
                     if (StrCast(Doc.LayoutField(doc)).includes(SliderBox.name)) break;
-                    docColor =
-                        docColor ||
-                        (Doc.IsSystem(doc)
+                    docColor = docColor || (Doc.IsSystem(doc)
                             ? darkScheme()
                                 ? Colors.DARK_GRAY
                                 : Colors.LIGHT_GRAY // system docs (seen in treeView) get a grayish background
@@ -266,12 +229,9 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                             : Cast((props?.renderDepth || 0) > 0 ? Doc.UserDoc().activeCollectionNestedBackground : Doc.UserDoc().activeCollectionBackground, 'string') ?? (darkScheme() ? Colors.BLACK : 'linear-gradient(#065fff, #85c1f9)'));
                     break;
                 //if (doc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform && doc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Time) return "rgb(62,62,62)";
-                default:
-                    docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.WHITE);
-                    break;
+                default: docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.WHITE);
             }
-            if (docColor && !doc) docColor = DashColor(docColor).fade(0.5).toString();
-            return docColor;
+            return (docColor && !doc) ? DashColor(docColor).fade(0.5).toString() : docColor;
         }
         case StyleProp.BoxShadow: {
             if (!doc || opacity() === 0 || doc.noShadow) return undefined; // if it's not visible, then no shadow)
@@ -378,13 +338,9 @@ export function DashboardToggleButton(doc: Doc, field: string, onIcon: IconProp,
  */
 export function DashboardStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<FieldViewProps | DocumentViewProps>, property: string) {
     if (doc && property.split(':')[0] === StyleProp.Decorations) {
-        return doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking ? null : (
-            <>
-                {DashboardToggleButton(doc, 'hidden', 'eye-slash', 'eye', () => {
-                    DocFocusOrOpen(doc, { toggleTarget: true, willZoomCentered: true, zoomScale: 0 }, DocCast(doc?.embedContainer ?? doc?.annotationOn));
-                })}
-            </>
-        );
+        return doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
+            ? null
+            : DashboardToggleButton(doc, 'hidden', 'eye-slash', 'eye', () => DocFocusOrOpen(doc, { toggleTarget: true, willZoomCentered: true, zoomScale: 0 }, DocCast(doc?.embedContainer ?? doc?.annotationOn)));
     }
     return DefaultStyleProvider(doc, props, property);
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx
index 528781991..64f9c6a87 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import React = require('react');
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { PastelSchemaPalette, SchemaHeaderField } from '../../../fields/SchemaHeaderField';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ export class CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow extends React.Component<CMVFieldRowPr
         const onLayoutDoc = this.onLayoutDoc(key);
         FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = newDoc[Id];
         FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoadChar = value;
-        (onLayoutDoc ? newDoc : newDoc[DataSym])[key] = this.getValue(this.props.heading);
+        (onLayoutDoc ? newDoc : newDoc[DocData])[key] = this.getValue(this.props.heading);
         const docs = this.props.parent.childDocList;
         return docs ? (docs.splice(0, 0, newDoc) ? true : false) : this.props.parent.props.addDocument?.(newDoc) || false; // should really extend addDocument to specify insertion point (at beginning of list)
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index 6dd76465e..dc430667b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
+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';
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
 
     @undoBatch
     viewChanged = (e: React.ChangeEvent) => {
-        const target = this.document !== Doc.MyLeftSidebarPanel ? this.document : (this.document.proto as Doc);
+        const target = this.document !== Doc.MyLeftSidebarPanel ? this.document : DocCast(this.document.proto);
         //@ts-ignore
         target._type_collection = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value;
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
index a65e23911..fc265e2b9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import React = require('react');
 import { CursorProperty } from 'csstype';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, Field, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 ref={r => (dref = r || undefined)}
                 Document={doc}
                 pointerEvents={this.blockPointerEventsWhenDragging}
-                DataDoc={dataDoc || (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DataSym], doc) && doc[DataSym])}
+                DataDoc={dataDoc ?? (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DocData], doc) ? doc[DocData] : undefined)}
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={width}
                 PanelHeight={height}
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         const existingHeader = this.colHeaderData.find(sh => sh.heading === heading);
         const existingWidth = existingHeader?.width ? existingHeader.width : 0;
         const maxWidth = existingWidth > 0 ? existingWidth * this.availableWidth : this.maxColWidth;
-        const width = d.layout_fitWidth ? maxWidth : d[WidthSym]();
+        const width = d.layout_fitWidth ? maxWidth : d[Width]();
         return Math.min(maxWidth - CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn.ColumnMargin, width < maxWidth ? width : maxWidth);
     }
 
@@ -294,8 +295,8 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         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)) ? d[WidthSym]() : 0);
-        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[HeightSym]() : 0);
+        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[Width]() : 0);
+        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[Height]() : 0);
         if (nw && nh) {
             const docWid = this.getDocWidth(d);
             return Math.min(maxHeight, (docWid * nh) / nw);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
index ea0fbbc54..bbc91aa6e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
     // toggles the pileup between starburst to compact
     toggleStarburst = action(() => {
         if (this.layoutEngine() === computeStarburstLayout.name) {
-            if (this.rootDoc[WidthSym]() !== NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500)) {
-                this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter = this.rootDoc[WidthSym]();
+            if (this.rootDoc[Width]() !== NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500)) {
+                this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter = this.rootDoc[Width]();
             }
             const defaultSize = 110;
-            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
-            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
             this.layoutDoc._width = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize);
             this.layoutDoc._height = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize);
             DocUtils.pileup(this.childDocs, undefined, undefined, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2, false);
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
             this.props.Document._pileLayoutEngine = computePassLayout.name;
         } else {
             const defaultSize = NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500);
-            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
-            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
-            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
-            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]();
+            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
+            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
+            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
+            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight = this.layoutDoc[Height]();
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX = this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY = 0;
             this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc._height = defaultSize;
             this.props.Document._pileLayoutEngine = computeStarburstLayout.name;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
index e2e352857..56f53afe6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { CursorProperty } from 'csstype';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             const layout_fieldKey = StrCast(docView.LayoutFieldKey);
             const newDoc = Doc.MakeCopy(docView.rootDoc, true);
             const dataField = docView.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)];
-            newDoc[DataSym][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
+            newDoc[DocData][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
             if (layout_fieldKey !== 'layout' && docView.rootDoc[layout_fieldKey] instanceof Doc) {
                 newDoc[layout_fieldKey] = docView.rootDoc[layout_fieldKey];
             }
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             <DocumentView
                 ref={r => (dref = r || undefined)}
                 Document={doc}
-                DataDoc={dataDoc || (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DataSym], doc) && doc[DataSym])}
+                DataDoc={dataDoc ?? (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DocData], doc) ? doc[DocData] : undefined)}
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={width}
                 PanelHeight={height}
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         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))) {
-            return Math.min(d[WidthSym](), maxWidth);
+            return Math.min(d[Width](), maxWidth);
         }
         return maxWidth;
     }
@@ -386,8 +387,8 @@ 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)) ? d[WidthSym]() : 0);
-        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[HeightSym]() : 0);
+        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[Width]() : 0);
+        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? 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);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
index cfe78afa1..967d1d40e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import * as rp from 'request-promise';
 import CursorField from '../../../fields/CursorField';
-import { AclPrivate, Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclPrivate } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
index 095e34c39..969658238 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
@@ -154,15 +155,15 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     @action
     remove = (doc: Doc | Doc[]): boolean => {
         const docs = doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc;
-        const targetDataDoc = this.doc[DataSym];
+        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 (result.length !== value.length) {
-            const ind = targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey].indexOf(doc);
-            const prev = ind && targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey][ind - 1];
+        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];
             this.props.removeDocument?.(doc);
-            if (ind > 0) {
+            if (ind > 0 && prev) {
                 FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = prev[Id];
                 DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(prev, this.props.DocumentView?.())?.select(false);
             }
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     addDoc = (docs: Doc | Doc[], relativeTo: Opt<Doc>, before?: boolean): boolean => {
         const doAddDoc = (doc: Doc | Doc[]) =>
             (doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).reduce((flg, doc) => {
-                const res = flg && Doc.AddDocToList(this.doc[DataSym], this.props.fieldKey, doc, relativeTo, before);
+                const res = flg && Doc.AddDocToList(this.doc[DocData], this.props.fieldKey, doc, relativeTo, before);
                 res && (doc.embedContainer = this.props.Document);
                 return res;
             }, true);
@@ -368,8 +369,8 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     marginX = () => NumCast(this.doc._xMargin);
     marginTop = () => NumCast(this.doc._yMargin);
     marginBot = () => NumCast(this.doc._yMargin);
-    documentTitleWidth = () => Math.min(this.layoutDoc?.[WidthSym](), this.panelWidth());
-    documentTitleHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc?.[HeightSym]() || 0) - NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeightMargins);
+    documentTitleWidth = () => Math.min(this.layoutDoc?.[Width](), this.panelWidth());
+    documentTitleHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc?.[Height]() || 0) - NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeightMargins);
     truncateTitleWidth = () => this.treeViewtruncateTitleWidth;
     onChildClick = () => this.props.onChildClick?.() || ScriptCast(this.doc.onChildClick);
     panelWidth = () => Math.max(0, this.props.PanelWidth() - 2 * this.marginX() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1));
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index b20d05433..710e33b1c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import { clamp } from 'lodash';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
-import { DataSym, Doc, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { FieldId } from '../../../fields/RefField';
-import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, lightOrDark, returnEmptyDoclist, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, simulateMouseClick, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../DocServer';
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
             PresBox.Instance?.clearSelectedArray();
             pinDoc && PresBox.Instance?.addToSelectedArray(pinDoc); //Update selected array
         });
-        if ( // open the presentation trail if it's not already opened
+        if (
+            // open the presentation trail if it's not already opened
             !Array.from(CollectionDockingView.Instance?.tabMap ?? [])
                 .map(d => d.DashDoc)
                 .includes(curPres)
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
                     LayoutTemplateString={this.props.keyValue ? KeyValueBox.LayoutString() : undefined}
                     hideTitle={this.props.keyValue}
                     Document={this._document}
-                    DataDoc={!Doc.AreProtosEqual(this._document[DataSym], this._document) ? this._document[DataSym] : undefined}
+                    DataDoc={!Doc.AreProtosEqual(this._document[DocData], this._document) ? this._document[DocData] : undefined}
                     onBrowseClick={MainView.Instance.exploreMode}
                     waitForDoubleClickToClick={MainView.Instance.waitForDoubleClick}
                     isContentActive={returnTrue}
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ export class TabMinimapView extends React.Component<TabMinimapViewProps> {
                                 return 'gray';
                         }
                     })(doc.type as DocumentType);
-                    return !background ? undefined : <div style={{ width: doc[WidthSym](), height: doc[HeightSym](), position: 'absolute', display: 'block', background }} />;
+                    return !background ? undefined : <div style={{ width: doc[Width](), height: doc[Height](), position: 'absolute', display: 'block', background }} />;
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index f5877fa1a..ca9471f6f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { IconProp } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         return NumCast(this.props.treeViewParent.maxEmbedHeight, 200);
     }
     @computed get dataDoc() {
-        return this.props.document.treeViewChildrenOnRoot ? this.doc : this.doc[DataSym];
+        return this.props.document.treeViewChildrenOnRoot ? this.doc : this.doc[DocData];
     }
     @computed get layoutDoc() {
         return Doc.Layout(this.doc);
@@ -191,10 +192,10 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
     };
     @undoBatch @action remove = (doc: Doc | Doc[], key: string) => {
         this.props.treeView.props.select(false);
-        const ind = this.dataDoc[key].indexOf(doc);
+        const ind = DocListCast(this.dataDoc[key]).indexOf(doc instanceof Doc ? doc : doc.lastElement());
 
         const res = (doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).reduce((flg, doc) => flg && Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, key, doc), true);
-        res && ind > 0 && DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.dataDoc[key][ind - 1], this.props.treeView.props.DocumentView?.())?.select(false);
+        res && ind > 0 && DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(DocListCast(this.dataDoc[key])[ind - 1], this.props.treeView.props.DocumentView?.())?.select(false);
         return res;
     };
 
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
     embeddedPanelHeight = () => {
         const layoutDoc = (temp => temp && Doc.expandTemplateLayout(temp, this.props.document))(this.props.treeView.props.childLayoutTemplate?.()) || this.layoutDoc;
         return Math.min(
-            layoutDoc[HeightSym](),
+            layoutDoc[Height](),
             this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT,
             (() => {
                 const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(layoutDoc);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                     ? !Doc.NativeHeight(layoutDoc)
                         ? NumCast(layoutDoc._height)
                         : Math.min((this.embeddedPanelWidth() * NumCast(layoutDoc.scrollHeight, Doc.NativeHeight(layoutDoc))) / (Doc.NativeWidth(layoutDoc) || NumCast(this.props.treeViewParent._height)))
-                    : (this.embeddedPanelWidth() * layoutDoc[HeightSym]()) / layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
+                    : (this.embeddedPanelWidth() * layoutDoc[Height]()) / layoutDoc[Width]();
             })()
         );
     };
@@ -1190,7 +1191,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                 const childLayout = Doc.Layout(pair.layout);
                 const rowHeight = () => {
                     const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(childLayout);
-                    return aspect ? Math.min(childLayout[WidthSym](), rowWidth()) / aspect : childLayout[HeightSym]();
+                    return aspect ? Math.min(childLayout[Width](), rowWidth()) / aspect : childLayout[Height]();
                 };
                 return (
                     <TreeView
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
index fee4705e6..1e76d373c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Doc, Field, FieldResult, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Field, FieldResult } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id, ToString } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../../fields/ObjectField';
 import { RefField } from '../../../../fields/RefField';
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ export function computePassLayout(poolData: Map<string, PoolData>, pivotDoc: Doc
         docMap.set(layout[Id], {
             x: NumCast(layout.x),
             y: NumCast(layout.y),
-            width: layout[WidthSym](),
-            height: layout[HeightSym](),
+            width: layout[Width](),
+            height: layout[Height](),
             pair: { layout, data },
             transition: 'all .3s',
             replica: '',
@@ -105,8 +106,8 @@ export function computeStarburstLayout(poolData: Map<string, PoolData>, pivotDoc
     const burstDiam = [NumCast(pivotDoc._width), NumCast(pivotDoc._height)];
     const burstScale = NumCast(pivotDoc._starburstDocScale, 1);
     childPairs.forEach(({ layout, data }, i) => {
-        const aspect = layout[HeightSym]() / layout[WidthSym]();
-        const docSize = Math.min(Math.min(400, layout[WidthSym]()), Math.min(400, layout[WidthSym]()) / aspect) * burstScale;
+        const aspect = layout[Height]() / layout[Width]();
+        const docSize = Math.min(Math.min(400, layout[Width]()), Math.min(400, layout[Width]()) / aspect) * burstScale;
         const deg = (i / childPairs.length) * Math.PI * 2;
         docMap.set(layout[Id], {
             x: Math.min(burstDiam[0] / 2 - docSize, Math.max(-burstDiam[0] / 2, (Math.cos(deg) * burstDiam[0]) / 2 - docSize / 2)),
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
index 68ba3d368..6202dcacc 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { CssSym, Doc, Field } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Field } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocCss } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
@@ -35,10 +36,10 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
             () => [
                 this.props.A.props.ScreenToLocalTransform(),
                 Cast(Cast(Cast(this.props.A.rootDoc, Doc, null)?.link_anchor_1, Doc, null)?.annotationOn, Doc, null)?.layout_scrollTop,
-                Cast(Cast(Cast(this.props.A.rootDoc, Doc, null)?.link_anchor_1, Doc, null)?.annotationOn, Doc, null)?.[CssSym],
+                Cast(Cast(Cast(this.props.A.rootDoc, Doc, null)?.link_anchor_1, Doc, null)?.annotationOn, Doc, null)?.[DocCss],
                 this.props.B.props.ScreenToLocalTransform(),
                 Cast(Cast(Cast(this.props.A.rootDoc, Doc, null)?.link_anchor_2, Doc, null)?.annotationOn, Doc, null)?.layout_scrollTop,
-                Cast(Cast(Cast(this.props.A.rootDoc, Doc, null)?.link_anchor_2, Doc, null)?.annotationOn, Doc, null)?.[CssSym],
+                Cast(Cast(Cast(this.props.A.rootDoc, Doc, null)?.link_anchor_2, Doc, null)?.annotationOn, Doc, null)?.[DocCss],
             ],
             action(() => {
                 this._start = Date.now();
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index 8b9698293..811a77fa8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction,
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField, InkTool, PointData, Segment } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             case GestureUtils.Gestures.Rectangle:
                 if (this._inkToTextStartX && this._inkToTextStartY) {
                     const end = this.getTransform().transformPoint(Math.max(...ge.points.map(p => p.X)), Math.max(...ge.points.map(p => p.Y)));
-                    const setDocs = this.getActiveDocuments().filter(s => s.proto?.type === 'rtf' && s.color);
+                    const setDocs = this.getActiveDocuments().filter(s => DocCast(s.proto)?.type === DocumentType.RTF && s.color);
                     const sets = setDocs.map(sd => {
                         return Cast(sd.text, RichTextField)?.Text as string;
                     });
@@ -719,9 +720,9 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                     const inks = this.getActiveDocuments().filter(doc => {
                         if (doc.type === 'ink') {
                             const l = NumCast(doc.x);
-                            const r = l + doc[WidthSym]();
+                            const r = l + doc[Width]();
                             const t = NumCast(doc.y);
-                            const b = t + doc[HeightSym]();
+                            const b = t + doc[Height]();
                             const pass = !(this._inkToTextStartX! > r || end[0] < l || this._inkToTextStartY! > b || end[1] < t);
                             return pass;
                         }
@@ -1201,7 +1202,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     calculatePanIntoView = (doc: Doc, xf: Transform, scale?: number) => {
         const layoutdoc = Doc.Layout(doc);
         const pt = xf.transformPoint(NumCast(doc.x), NumCast(doc.y));
-        const pt2 = xf.transformPoint(NumCast(doc.x) + layoutdoc[WidthSym](), NumCast(doc.y) + layoutdoc[HeightSym]());
+        const pt2 = xf.transformPoint(NumCast(doc.x) + layoutdoc[Width](), NumCast(doc.y) + layoutdoc[Height]());
         const bounds = { left: pt[0], right: pt2[0], top: pt[1], bot: pt2[1], width: pt2[0] - pt[0], height: pt2[1] - pt[1] };
 
         if (scale !== undefined) {
@@ -1251,7 +1252,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             const layout_fieldKey = StrCast(docView.LayoutFieldKey);
             const newDoc = Doc.MakeCopy(docView.rootDoc, true);
             const dataField = docView.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)];
-            newDoc[DataSym][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
+            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) {
@@ -1291,8 +1292,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                 onBrowseClick={this.onBrowseClickHandler}
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={childLayout.z ? this.getContainerTransform : this.getTransform}
-                PanelWidth={childLayout[WidthSym]}
-                PanelHeight={childLayout[HeightSym]}
+                PanelWidth={childLayout[Width]}
+                PanelHeight={childLayout[Height]}
                 docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
                 docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
@@ -1558,14 +1559,14 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 this._disposers.groupBounds = reaction(
                     () => {
                         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: cd[WidthSym](), height: cd[HeightSym]() }));
+                            const clist = this.childDocs.map(cd => ({ x: NumCast(cd.x), y: NumCast(cd.y), width: cd[Width](), height: cd[Height]() }));
                             return aggregateBounds(clist, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xPadding), NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yPadding));
                         }
                         return undefined;
                     },
                     cbounds => {
                         if (cbounds) {
-                            const c = [NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / 2, NumCast(this.layoutDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() / 2];
+                            const c = [NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2, NumCast(this.layoutDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2];
                             const p = [NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panXFieldKey]), NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panYFieldKey])];
                             const pbounds = {
                                 x: cbounds.x - p[0] + c[0],
@@ -1631,8 +1632,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         CollectionFreeFormView.UpdateIcon(
             this.layoutDoc[Id] + '-icon' + new Date().getTime(),
             this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().ContentDiv!,
-            this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
-            this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](),
+            this.layoutDoc[Width](),
+            this.layoutDoc[Height](),
             this.props.PanelWidth(),
             this.props.PanelHeight(),
             0,
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index 641088675..d50c8d2c4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, DataSym, Doc, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, DocData } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField, InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps & Marque
         } else {
             this._downX = x;
             this._downY = y;
-            const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this.props.Document[DataSym]);
+            const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this.props.Document[DocData]);
             if ([AclAdmin, AclEdit, AclAugment].includes(effectiveAcl)) {
                 PreviewCursor.Show(x, y, this.onKeyPress, this.props.addLiveTextDocument, this.props.getTransform, this.props.addDocument, this.props.nudge, this.props.slowLoadDocuments);
             }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
index 3561844da..ca6b8705d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnTrue, StopEvent, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { CollectionViewType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
         this._dropDisposer?.();
         this._widthDisposer?.();
         this._selectedDisposer?.();
-        this.childLayoutPairs.map((pair, ind) => ScriptCast(pair.layout.proto?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log));
+        this.childLayoutPairs.map((pair, ind) => ScriptCast(DocCast(pair.layout.proto)?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log));
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this._widthDisposer = reaction(
-            () => 5 + NumCast(this.rootDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (doc[WidthSym]() || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
+            () => 5 + NumCast(this.rootDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (doc[Width]() || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
             width => this.childDocs.length && (this.layoutDoc._width = width),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                         if (isSelected) {
                             selected = pair;
                         } else {
-                            ScriptCast(pair.layout.proto?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log);
+                            ScriptCast(DocCast(pair.layout.proto)?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log);
                         }
                     });
                     if (selected && selected.layout) {
-                        ScriptCast(selected.layout.proto?.onPointerDown)?.script.run({ this: selected.layout.proto }, console.log);
+                        ScriptCast(DocCast(selected.layout.proto)?.onPointerDown)?.script.run({ this: selected.layout.proto }, console.log);
                     }
                 }),
             { fireImmediately: true }
@@ -204,8 +205,8 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                     rootSelected={this.props.isSelected}
                     removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
                     ScreenToLocalTransform={docXf}
-                    PanelWidth={doc[WidthSym]}
-                    PanelHeight={nested || doc._height ? doc[HeightSym] : this.dimension}
+                    PanelWidth={doc[Width]}
+                    PanelHeight={nested || doc._height ? doc[Height] : this.dimension}
                     renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                     dontRegisterView={BoolCast(this.rootDoc.childDontRegisterViews)}
                     focus={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
index 01bfbcddb..876693474 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import DatePicker from 'react-datepicker';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Field } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../../fields/RichTextField';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, DateCast, FieldValue } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DateCast, DocCast, FieldValue } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { ImageField } from '../../../../fields/URLField';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnZero, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { FInfo } from '../../../documents/Documents';
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
                 break;
             }
             protoCount++;
-            doc = doc.proto;
+            doc = DocCast(doc.proto);
         }
         const parenCount = Math.max(0, protoCount - 1);
         const color = protoCount === 0 || (fieldKey.startsWith('_') && Document[fieldKey] === undefined) ? 'black' : 'blue';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx
index 330cc3971..aae759702 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import React = require('react');
 import { action } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { ColorState, SketchPicker } from 'react-color';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export class ColorBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     }
 
     render() {
-        const scaling = Math.min(this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth ? 10000 : this.props.PanelHeight() / this.rootDoc[HeightSym](), this.props.PanelWidth() / this.rootDoc[WidthSym]());
+        const scaling = Math.min(this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth ? 10000 : this.props.PanelHeight() / this.rootDoc[Height](), this.props.PanelWidth() / this.rootDoc[Width]());
         return (
             <div
                 className={`colorBox-container${this.props.isContentActive() ? '-interactive' : ''}`}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx
index 3816bddfa..60480ac33 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { AnimationSym, Doc } from '../../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { Id } from '../../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../../../fields/List';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../../../../Utils';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
index 05a3b56f7..e954d0484 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { computed } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { AclPrivate, Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclPrivate } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
 import { Cast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { GetEffectiveAcl, TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index cc105326f..0769e26d0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import { Bounce, Fade, Flip, LightSpeed, Roll, Rotate, Zoom } from 'react-reveal';
-import { AclPrivate, AnimationSym, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclPrivate, Animation, DocData, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         return Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.layoutDoc);
     }
     @computed get layout_showTitle() {
-        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.layout_showTitle) as Opt<string>;
+        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.ShowTitle) as Opt<string>;
     }
     @computed get NativeDimScaling() {
         return this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1;
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         return this.props?.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.HeaderMargin) || 0;
     }
     @computed get layout_showCaption() {
-        return this.props?.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.showCaption) || 0;
+        return this.props?.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.ShowCaption) || 0;
     }
     @computed get titleHeight() {
         return this.props?.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.TitleHeight) || 0;
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         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[DataSym]), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
+        !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print DataDoc in Console', event: () => console.log(this.props.Document[DocData]), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
 
         let documentationDescription: string | undefined = undefined;
         let documentationLink: string | undefined = undefined;
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     anchorStyleProvider = (doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string): any => {
         // prettier-ignore
         switch (property.split(':')[0]) {
-            case StyleProp.layout_showTitle:     return '';
+            case StyleProp.ShowTitle:     return '';
             case StyleProp.PointerEvents: return 'none';
             case StyleProp.Highlighting:  return undefined;
         }
@@ -1146,7 +1147,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
     renderDoc = (style: object) => {
         TraceMobx();
-        return !DocCast(this.Document) || GetEffectiveAcl(this.Document[DataSym]) === AclPrivate
+        return !DocCast(this.Document) || GetEffectiveAcl(this.Document[DocData]) === AclPrivate
             ? null
             : this.docContents ?? (
                   <div
@@ -1158,8 +1159,8 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                           opacity: this.opacity,
                           cursor: Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.None ? 'grab' : 'crosshair',
                           color: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.color, 'inherit'),
-                          fontFamily: StrCast(this.Document._fontFamily, 'inherit'),
-                          fontSize: Cast(this.Document._fontSize, 'string', null),
+                          fontFamily: StrCast(this.Document._text_fontFamily, 'inherit'),
+                          fontSize: Cast(this.Document._text_fontSize, 'string', null),
                           transform: this._animateScalingTo ? `scale(${this._animateScalingTo})` : undefined,
                           transition: !this._animateScalingTo ? StrCast(this.Document.dataTransition) : `transform ${this.animateScaleTime / 1000}s ease-${this._animateScalingTo < 1 ? 'in' : 'out'}`,
                       }}>
@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                     pointerEvents: this.pointerEvents === 'visiblePainted' ? 'none' : this.pointerEvents,
                 }}>
                 <>
-                    {DocumentViewInternal.AnimationEffect(renderDoc, this.rootDoc[AnimationSym], this.rootDoc)}
+                    {DocumentViewInternal.AnimationEffect(renderDoc, this.rootDoc[Animation], this.rootDoc)}
                     {borderPath?.jsx}
                 </>
             </div>
@@ -1265,8 +1266,8 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
 
     public setAnimEffect = (presEffect: Doc, timeInMs: number, afterTrans?: () => void) => {
         this.AnimEffectTimer && clearTimeout(this.AnimEffectTimer);
-        this.rootDoc[AnimationSym] = presEffect;
-        this.AnimEffectTimer = setTimeout(() => (this.rootDoc[AnimationSym] = undefined), timeInMs);
+        this.rootDoc[Animation] = presEffect;
+        this.AnimEffectTimer = setTimeout(() => (this.rootDoc[Animation] = undefined), timeInMs);
     };
     public setViewTransition = (transProp: string, timeInMs: number, afterTrans?: () => void, dataTrans = false) => {
         this.rootDoc._viewTransition = `${transProp} ${timeInMs}ms`;
@@ -1337,7 +1338,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         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;
     }
     @computed get hideLinkButton() {
-        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.HideLinkButton + (this.isSelected() ? ':selected' : ''));
+        return this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.HideLinkBtn + (this.isSelected() ? ':selected' : ''));
     }
     @computed get linkCountView() {
         const hideCount = this.props.renderDepth === -1 || SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() || (this.isSelected() && this.props.renderDepth) || !this._isHovering || this.hideLinkButton;
@@ -1579,7 +1580,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function toggleDetail(dv: DocumentView, detailLayoutKeySuff
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function updateLinkCollection(linkCollection: Doc) {
     const linkSource = Cast(linkCollection.linkSource, Doc, null);
     const collectedLinks = DocListCast(Doc.GetProto(linkCollection).data);
-    let wid = linkSource[WidthSym]();
+    let wid = linkSource[Width]();
     const links = LinkManager.Links(linkSource);
     links.forEach(link => {
         const other = LinkManager.getOppositeAnchor(link, linkSource);
@@ -1589,7 +1590,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function updateLinkCollection(linkCollection: Doc) {
             embedding.x = wid;
             embedding.y = 0;
             embedding._lockedPosition = false;
-            wid += otherdoc[WidthSym]();
+            wid += otherdoc[Width]();
             Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(linkCollection), 'data', embedding);
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx
index f17ab06e7..8d45c5724 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import EquationEditor from 'equation-editor-react';
 import { action, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class EquationBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         }
         if (e.key === 'Tab') {
             const graph = Docs.Create.FunctionPlotDocument([this.rootDoc], {
-                x: NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
+                x: NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width](),
                 y: NumCast(this.layoutDoc.y),
                 _width: 400,
                 _height: 300,
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ export class EquationBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                     width: 'fit-content', // `${100 / scale}%`,
                     height: `${100 / scale}%`,
                     pointerEvents: !this.props.isSelected() ? 'none' : undefined,
-                    fontSize: StrCast(this.rootDoc._fontSize),
+                    fontSize: StrCast(this.rootDoc._text_fontSize),
                 }}
                 onKeyDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
-                <EquationEditor ref={this._ref} value={this.dataDoc.text || 'x'} spaceBehavesLikeTab={true} onChange={this.onChange} autoCommands="pi theta sqrt sum prod alpha beta gamma rho" autoOperatorNames="sin cos tan" />
+                <EquationEditor ref={this._ref} value={StrCast(this.dataDoc.text, 'x')} spaceBehavesLikeTab={true} onChange={this.onChange} autoCommands="pi theta sqrt sum prod alpha beta gamma rho" autoOperatorNames="sin cos tan" />
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
index 068d39391..5b302e7ce 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { extname } from 'path';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         );
         const layoutDoc = this.layoutDoc;
         this._disposers.path = reaction(
-            () => ({ nativeSize: this.nativeSize, width: this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() }),
+            () => ({ nativeSize: this.nativeSize, width: this.layoutDoc[Width]() }),
             ({ nativeSize, width }) => {
                 if (layoutDoc === this.layoutDoc || !this.layoutDoc._height) {
                     this.layoutDoc._height = (width * nativeSize.nativeHeight) / nativeSize.nativeWidth;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             } else if (de.altKey || !this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]) {
                 const layoutDoc = de.complete.docDragData?.draggedDocuments[0];
                 const targetField = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(layoutDoc);
-                const targetDoc = layoutDoc[DataSym];
+                const targetDoc = layoutDoc[DocData];
                 if (targetDoc[targetField] instanceof ImageField) {
                     this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(targetDoc[targetField] as ImageField);
                     Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeWidth(targetDoc), this.fieldKey);
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         croppingProto.freeform_panYMax = anchh / viewScale;
         if (addCrop) {
             DocUtils.MakeLink(region, cropping, { link_relationship: 'cropped image' });
-            cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.rootDoc[WidthSym]();
+            cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.rootDoc[Width]();
             cropping.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y);
             this.props.addDocTab(cropping, OpenWhere.inParent);
         }
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     }
 
     considerGooglePhotosLink = () => {
-        const remoteUrl = this.dataDoc.googlePhotosUrl;
+        const remoteUrl = StrCast(this.dataDoc.googlePhotosUrl); // bcz: StrCast or URLCast???
         return !remoteUrl ? null : <img draggable={false} style={{ transformOrigin: 'bottom right' }} id={'google-photos'} src={'/assets/google_photos.png'} onClick={() => window.open(remoteUrl)} />;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
index 88a82e8e6..5b6b0b5a7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class KeyValueBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
     public static ApplyKVPScript(doc: Doc, key: string, kvpScript: KVPScript, forceOnDelegate?: boolean): boolean {
         const { script, type, onDelegate } = kvpScript;
         //const target = onDelegate ? Doc.Layout(doc.layout) : Doc.GetProto(doc); // bcz: TODO need to be able to set fields on layout templates
-        const target = forceOnDelegate || onDelegate || key.startsWith('_') ? doc : doc.proto || doc;
+        const target = forceOnDelegate || onDelegate || key.startsWith('_') ? doc : DocCast(doc.proto, doc);
         let field: Field;
         if (type === 'computed') {
             field = new ComputedField(script);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
index 91df928c4..4e348c67c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { KeyValueBox } from './KeyValueBox';
 import './KeyValueBox.scss';
 import './KeyValuePair.scss';
 import React = require('react');
+import { DocCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 
 // Represents one row in a key value plane
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
                 break;
             }
             protoCount++;
-            doc = doc.proto;
+            doc = DocCast(doc.proto);
         }
         const parenCount = Math.max(0, protoCount - 1);
         const keyStyle = protoCount === 0 ? 'black' : 'blue';
@@ -104,12 +105,12 @@ export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
                             onClick={undoBatch(() => {
                                 if (Object.keys(props.Document).indexOf(props.fieldKey) !== -1) {
                                     delete props.Document[props.fieldKey];
-                                } else delete props.Document.proto![props.fieldKey];
+                                } else delete DocCast(props.Document.proto)?.[props.fieldKey];
                             })}>
                             X
                         </button>
                         <input className="keyValuePair-td-key-check" type="checkbox" style={hover} onChange={this.handleCheck} ref={this.checkbox} />
-                        <div className='keyValuePair-keyField' style={{ marginLeft: 35 * (props.fieldKey.match(/_/g)?.length ||0), color: keyStyle }}>
+                        <div className="keyValuePair-keyField" style={{ marginLeft: 35 * (props.fieldKey.match(/_/g)?.length || 0), color: keyStyle }}>
                             {'('.repeat(parenCount)}
                             {props.fieldKey}
                             {')'.repeat(parenCount)}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx
index 32026ea9c..73823041c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ export class LabelBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps & LabelBoxProp
                     className="labelBox-mainButton"
                     style={{
                         backgroundColor: this.hoverColor,
-                        fontSize: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._fontSize),
+                        fontSize: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._text_fontSize),
                         color: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._color),
-                        fontFamily: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._fontFamily) || 'inherit',
+                        fontFamily: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._text_fontFamily) || 'inherit',
                         letterSpacing: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.letterSpacing),
                         textTransform: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.textTransform) as any,
                         paddingLeft: NumCast(this.rootDoc._xPadding),
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
index 450176a49..079e1b56d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import wiki from 'wikijs';
-import { Doc, DocCastAsync, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocCastAsync, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast, PromiseValue, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnEmptyString, returnFalse, returnNone, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../DocServer';
-import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
+import { Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { LinkFollower } from '../../util/LinkFollower';
@@ -183,17 +184,17 @@ export class LinkDocPreview extends React.Component<LinkDocPreviewProps> {
 
     width = () => {
         if (!this._targetDoc) return 225;
-        if (this._targetDoc[WidthSym]() < this._targetDoc?.[HeightSym]()) {
-            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[HeightSym]()) * this._targetDoc[WidthSym]()) / this._targetDoc[HeightSym]();
+        if (this._targetDoc[Width]() < this._targetDoc?.[Height]()) {
+            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[Height]()) * this._targetDoc[Width]()) / this._targetDoc[Height]();
         }
-        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[WidthSym](), 225));
+        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[Width](), 225));
     };
     height = () => {
         if (!this._targetDoc) return 225;
-        if (this._targetDoc[WidthSym]() > this._targetDoc?.[HeightSym]()) {
-            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[WidthSym]()) * this._targetDoc[HeightSym]()) / this._targetDoc[WidthSym]();
+        if (this._targetDoc[Width]() > this._targetDoc?.[Height]()) {
+            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[Width]()) * this._targetDoc[Height]()) / this._targetDoc[Width]();
         }
-        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[HeightSym](), 225));
+        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[Height](), 225));
     };
     @computed get previewHeader() {
         return !this._linkDoc || !this._markerTargetDoc || !this._targetDoc || !this._linkSrc ? null : (
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
index 9b0fddce4..f03954789 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import BingMapsReact from 'bingmaps-react';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                         .ScreenToLocalTransform()
                         .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)
                         .transformDirection(delta[0], delta[1]);
-                    const fullWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
+                    const fullWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
                     const mapWidth = fullWidth - this.sidebarWidth();
                     if (this.sidebarWidth() + localDelta[0] > 0) {
                         this._showSidebar = true;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
index 9354f9639..18fcc951a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { Autocomplete, GoogleMap, GoogleMapProps, Marker } from '@react-google-m
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                         .ScreenToLocalTransform()
                         .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)
                         .transformDirection(delta[0], delta[1]);
-                    const fullWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
+                    const fullWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
                     const mapWidth = fullWidth - this.sidebarWidth();
                     if (this.sidebarWidth() + localDelta[0] > 0) {
                         this._showSidebar = true;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
index 95fbb274d..6ee1b67f2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as Pdfjs from 'pdfjs-dist';
 import 'pdfjs-dist/web/pdf_viewer.css';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { ComputedField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         super(props);
         const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(this.Document, this.dataDoc) || 927;
         const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(this.Document, this.dataDoc) || 1200;
-        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[WidthSym]() * (nh / nw));
+        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[Width]() * (nh / nw));
         if (this.pdfUrl) {
             if (PDFBox.pdfcache.get(this.pdfUrl.url.href)) runInAction(() => (this._pdf = PDFBox.pdfcache.get(this.pdfUrl!.url.href)));
             else if (PDFBox.pdfpromise.get(this.pdfUrl.url.href)) PDFBox.pdfpromise.get(this.pdfUrl.url.href)?.then(action((pdf: any) => (this._pdf = pdf)));
@@ -104,15 +105,15 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
 
         const docViewContent = this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().ContentDiv!;
         const newDiv = docViewContent.cloneNode(true) as HTMLDivElement;
-        newDiv.style.width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]().toString();
-        newDiv.style.height = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]().toString();
+        newDiv.style.width = this.layoutDoc[Width]().toString();
+        newDiv.style.height = this.layoutDoc[Height]().toString();
         this.replaceCanvases(docViewContent, newDiv);
         const htmlString = this._pdfViewer?._mainCont.current && new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(newDiv);
 
         const anchx = NumCast(cropping.x);
         const anchy = NumCast(cropping.y);
-        const anchw = cropping[WidthSym]() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-        const anchh = cropping[HeightSym]() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const anchw = cropping[Width]() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const anchh = 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);
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
             CollectionFreeFormView.UpdateIcon(
                 filename,
                 docViewContent,
-                this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
-                this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](),
+                this.layoutDoc[Width](),
+                this.layoutDoc[Height](),
                 this.props.PanelWidth(),
                 this.props.PanelHeight(),
                 NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop),
@@ -260,8 +261,8 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_numPages'] = np;
         Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, Math.max(Doc.NativeWidth(this.dataDoc), (nw * 96) / 72));
         Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, (nh * 96) / 72);
-        this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.dataDoc) || 1);
-        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[WidthSym]() * (nh / nw));
+        this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[Width]() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.dataDoc) || 1);
+        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[Width]() * (nh / nw));
     };
 
     public search = action((searchString: string, bwd?: boolean, clear: boolean = false) => {
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 const ratio = (curNativeWidth + ((onButton ? 1 : -1) * localDelta[0]) / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)) / nativeWidth;
                 if (ratio >= 1) {
                     this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = nativeWidth * ratio;
-                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() + localDelta[0]);
+                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[Width]() + localDelta[0]);
                     this.layoutDoc._show_sidebar = nativeWidth !== this.layoutDoc._nativeWidth;
                 }
                 return false;
@@ -357,11 +358,11 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         const curNativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth, nativeWidth);
         if (preview) {
             this._previewNativeWidth = nativeWidth * sideratio;
-            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
             this._showSidebar = true;
         } else {
             this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = nativeWidth * pdfratio;
-            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
             this.layoutDoc._show_sidebar = nativeWidth !== this.layoutDoc._nativeWidth;
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
index 80b12b96e..04f11a5df 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { DocumentType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { Presentation } from '../../../util/TrackMovements';
 import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
+import { DocCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 
 @observer
 export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent() {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent() {
     render() {
         return (
             <div className="recordingBox" ref={this._ref}>
-                {!this.result && <RecordingView setResult={this.setResult} setDuration={this.setVideoDuration} id={this.rootDoc.proto?.[Id] || ''} />}
+                {!this.result && <RecordingView setResult={this.setResult} setDuration={this.setVideoDuration} id={DocCast(this.rootDoc.proto)?.[Id] || ''} />}
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
index 7bf765042..1e178b123 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import { computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 // import { BufferAttribute, Camera, Vector2, Vector3 } from 'three';
 import { DateField } from '../../../fields/DateField';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { ComputedField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { Cast, NumCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
+import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { AudioField, VideoField } from '../../../fields/URLField';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnOne, returnZero } from '../../../Utils';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from './formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import './ScreenshotBox.scss';
 import { VideoBox } from './VideoBox';
+
 declare class MediaRecorder {
     constructor(e: any, options?: any); // whatever MediaRecorder has
 }
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
         if (!nativeWidth || !nativeHeight) {
             if (!nativeWidth) Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, 1200);
             Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, (nativeWidth || 1200) / aspect);
-            this.layoutDoc._height = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() || 0) / aspect;
+            this.layoutDoc._height = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() || 0) / aspect;
         }
     };
 
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
         dictationTextProto.mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction('self.recordingSource.mediaState');
         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation'] = dictationText;
     };
-    videoPanelHeight = () => (NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'], this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]()) / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'], this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]())) * this.props.PanelWidth();
+    videoPanelHeight = () => (NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'], this.layoutDoc[Height]()) / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'], this.layoutDoc[Width]())) * this.props.PanelWidth();
     formattedPanelHeight = () => Math.max(0, this.props.PanelHeight() - this.videoPanelHeight());
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
                         {!(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation'] instanceof Doc) ? null : (
                             <FormattedTextBox
                                 {...this.props}
-                                Document={this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation']}
+                                Document={DocCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation'])}
                                 fieldKey={'text'}
                                 PanelHeight={this.formattedPanelHeight}
                                 select={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/SliderBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/SliderBox.tsx
index b96977f32..430b20eb5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/SliderBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/SliderBox.tsx
@@ -12,50 +12,56 @@ import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
 import { Handle, Tick, TooltipRail, Track } from './SliderBox-components';
 import './SliderBox.scss';
 
-
 @observer
 export class SliderBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
-    public static LayoutString(fieldKey: string) { return FieldView.LayoutString(SliderBox, fieldKey); }
+    public static LayoutString(fieldKey: string) {
+        return FieldView.LayoutString(SliderBox, fieldKey);
+    }
 
-    get minThumbKey() { return this.fieldKey + "-minThumb"; }
-    get maxThumbKey() { return this.fieldKey + "-maxThumb"; }
-    get minKey() { return this.fieldKey + "-min"; }
-    get maxKey() { return this.fieldKey + "-max"; }
+    get minThumbKey() {
+        return this.fieldKey + '-minThumb';
+    }
+    get maxThumbKey() {
+        return this.fieldKey + '-maxThumb';
+    }
+    get minKey() {
+        return this.fieldKey + '-min';
+    }
+    get maxKey() {
+        return this.fieldKey + '-max';
+    }
     specificContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         const funcs: ContextMenuProps[] = [];
-        funcs.push({ description: "Edit Thumb Change Script", icon: "edit", event: (obj: any) => ScriptBox.EditButtonScript("On Thumb Change ...", this.props.Document, "onThumbChange", obj.x, obj.y) });
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Options...", subitems: funcs, icon: "asterisk" });
-    }
-    onChange = (values: readonly number[]) => runInAction(() => {
-        this.dataDoc[this.minThumbKey] = values[0];
-        this.dataDoc[this.maxThumbKey] = values[1];
-        ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onThumbChanged, null)?.script.run({
-            self: this.rootDoc,
-            scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext, range: values, this: this.layoutDoc
+        funcs.push({ description: 'Edit Thumb Change Script', icon: 'edit', event: (obj: any) => ScriptBox.EditButtonScript('On Thumb Change ...', this.props.Document, 'onThumbChange', obj.x, obj.y) });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: 'Options...', subitems: funcs, icon: 'asterisk' });
+    };
+    onChange = (values: readonly number[]) =>
+        runInAction(() => {
+            this.dataDoc[this.minThumbKey] = values[0];
+            this.dataDoc[this.maxThumbKey] = values[1];
+            ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onThumbChanged, null)?.script.run({
+                self: this.rootDoc,
+                scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext,
+                range: values,
+                this: this.layoutDoc,
+            });
         });
-    })
 
     render() {
         const domain = [NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.minKey]), NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.maxKey])];
         const defaultValues = [NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.minThumbKey]), NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.maxThumbKey])];
-        return domain[1] <= domain[0] ? (null) : (
-            <div className="sliderBox-outerDiv" onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu} onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}
-                style={{ boxShadow: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BoxShadow) }}>
-                <div className="sliderBox-mainButton"
-                    onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu} style={{
+        return domain[1] <= domain[0] ? null : (
+            <div className="sliderBox-outerDiv" onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu} onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()} style={{ boxShadow: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BoxShadow) }}>
+                <div
+                    className="sliderBox-mainButton"
+                    onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu}
+                    style={{
                         background: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.backgroundColor),
-                        color: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.color, "black"),
-                        fontSize: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._fontSize), letterSpacing: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.letterSpacing)
-                    }} >
-                    <Slider
-                        mode={2}
-                        step={Math.min(1, .1 * (domain[1] - domain[0]))}
-                        domain={domain}
-                        rootStyle={{ position: "relative", width: "100%" }}
-                        onChange={this.onChange}
-                        values={defaultValues}
-                    >
-
+                        color: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.color, 'black'),
+                        fontSize: StrCast(this.layoutDoc._text_fontSize),
+                        letterSpacing: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.letterSpacing),
+                    }}>
+                    <Slider mode={2} step={Math.min(1, 0.1 * (domain[1] - domain[0]))} domain={domain} rootStyle={{ position: 'relative', width: '100%' }} onChange={this.onChange} values={defaultValues}>
                         <Rail>{railProps => <TooltipRail {...railProps} />}</Rail>
                         <Handles>
                             {({ handles, activeHandleID, getHandleProps }) => (
@@ -64,13 +70,7 @@ export class SliderBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                                         const value = i === 0 ? defaultValues[0] : defaultValues[1];
                                         return (
                                             <div title={String(value)}>
-                                                <Handle
-                                                    key={handle.id}
-                                                    handle={handle}
-                                                    domain={domain}
-                                                    isActive={handle.id === activeHandleID}
-                                                    getHandleProps={getHandleProps}
-                                                />
+                                                <Handle key={handle.id} handle={handle} domain={domain} isActive={handle.id === activeHandleID} getHandleProps={getHandleProps} />
                                             </div>
                                         );
                                     })}
@@ -81,13 +81,7 @@ export class SliderBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                             {({ tracks, getTrackProps }) => (
                                 <div className="slider-tracks">
                                     {tracks.map(({ id, source, target }) => (
-                                        <Track
-                                            key={id}
-                                            source={source}
-                                            target={target}
-                                            disabled={false}
-                                            getTrackProps={getTrackProps}
-                                        />
+                                        <Track key={id} source={source} target={target} disabled={false} getTrackProps={getTrackProps} />
                                     ))}
                                 </div>
                             )}
@@ -95,13 +89,8 @@ export class SliderBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                         <Ticks count={5}>
                             {({ ticks }) => (
                                 <div className="slider-ticks">
-                                    {ticks.map((tick) => (
-                                        <Tick
-                                            key={tick.id}
-                                            tick={tick}
-                                            count={ticks.length}
-                                            format={(val: number) => val.toString()}
-                                        />
+                                    {ticks.map(tick => (
+                                        <Tick key={tick.id} tick={tick} count={ticks.length} format={(val: number) => val.toString()} />
                                     ))}
                                 </div>
                             )}
@@ -111,4 +100,4 @@ export class SliderBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             </div>
         );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index 9cf929679..34dcde23b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reaction, runInAction, untracked } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { basename } from 'path';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { Networking } from '../../Network';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
+import { FollowLinkScript } from '../../util/LinkFollower';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../util/LinkManager';
 import { ReplayMovements } from '../../util/ReplayMovements';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
@@ -33,8 +35,6 @@ import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
 import { RecordingBox } from './RecordingBox';
 import { PinProps, PresBox } from './trails';
 import './VideoBox.scss';
-import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { FollowLinkScript } from '../../util/LinkFollower';
 const path = require('path');
 
 /**
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     // returns the presentation data if it exists, null otherwise
     @computed get presentation() {
         const data = this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-presentation'];
-        return data ? JSON.parse(data) : null;
+        return data ? JSON.parse(StrCast(data)) : null;
     }
 
     @computed private get timeline() {
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     updateIcon = () => {
         const makeIcon = (returnedfilename: string) => {
             this.dataDoc.icon = new ImageField(returnedfilename);
-            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
-            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeHeight = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]();
+            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
+            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeHeight = this.layoutDoc[Height]();
         };
         this.Snapshot(undefined, undefined, makeIcon);
     };
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 { fireImmediately: true }
             );
 
-            (!this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] || this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'].length != VideoBox.numThumbnails) && this.getVideoThumbnails();
+            (!this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] || StrListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails']).length != VideoBox.numThumbnails) && this.getVideoThumbnails();
         }
     };
 
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 }),
                 returnFalse,
                 () => MarqueeAnnotator.clearAnnotations(this._savedAnnotations),
-                false, false
+                false,
+                false
             );
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index a898398a1..48f77469f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as WebRequest from 'web-request';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { HtmlField } from '../../../fields/HtmlField';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
+import { RefField } from '../../../fields/RefField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { Cast, ImageCast, NumCast, StrCast, WebCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { ImageField, WebField } from '../../../fields/URLField';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
-import { addStyleSheet, addStyleSheetRule, clearStyleSheetRules, emptyFunction, getWordAtPoint, removeStyleSheetRule, returnFalse, returnOne, returnTrue, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll, StopEvent, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
+import { addStyleSheet, addStyleSheetRule, clearStyleSheetRules, emptyFunction, getWordAtPoint, returnFalse, returnOne, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ import { LinkDocPreview } from './LinkDocPreview';
 import { PinProps, PresBox } from './trails';
 import './WebBox.scss';
 import React = require('react');
-import { RefField } from '../../../fields/RefField';
 const { CreateImage } = require('./WebBoxRenderer');
 const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 const htmlToText = require('html-to-text');
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return this._url ? WebBox.urlHash(this._url) + '' : '';
     }
     @computed get scrollHeight() {
-        return Math.max(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](), this._scrollHeight);
+        return Math.max(this.layoutDoc[Height](), this._scrollHeight);
     }
     @computed get allAnnotations() {
         return DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.annotationKey]);
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 if (!nativeWidth || !nativeHeight || Math.abs(nativeWidth / nativeHeight - youtubeaspect) > 0.05) {
                     if (!nativeWidth) Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.layoutDoc, 600);
                     Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.layoutDoc, (nativeWidth || 600) / youtubeaspect);
-                    this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / youtubeaspect;
+                    this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[Width]() / youtubeaspect;
                 }
             } // else it's an HTMLfield
         } else if (this.webField && !this.dataDoc.text) {
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     focus = (anchor: Doc, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
         if (anchor !== this.rootDoc && this._outerRef.current) {
             const windowHeight = this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-            const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(NumCast(anchor.y), anchor[HeightSym](), NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, Math.max(NumCast(anchor.y) + anchor[HeightSym](), this._scrollHeight));
+            const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(NumCast(anchor.y), anchor[Height](), NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, Math.max(NumCast(anchor.y) + anchor[Height](), this._scrollHeight));
             if (scrollTo !== undefined) {
                 if (this._initialScroll === undefined) {
                     const focusTime = options.zoomTime ?? 500;
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 this._scrollHeight = Math.max(this._scrollHeight, (iframeContent.body.children[0] as any)?.scrollHeight || 0);
                 if (this._scrollHeight) {
                     this.rootDoc.nativeHeight = Math.min(NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeHeight), this._scrollHeight);
-                    this.layoutDoc.height = Math.min(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](), (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeHeight)) / NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeWidth));
+                    this.layoutDoc.height = Math.min(this.layoutDoc[Height](), (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeHeight)) / NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeWidth));
                 }
             };
             initHeights();
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 if (ratio >= 1) {
                     this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = nativeWidth * ratio;
                     this.layoutDoc.nativeHeight = nativeHeight * (1 + ratio);
-                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() + localDelta[0]);
+                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[Width]() + localDelta[0]);
                     this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar = nativeWidth !== this.layoutDoc._nativeWidth;
                 }
                 return false;
@@ -820,9 +821,9 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     toggleSidebar = action((preview: boolean = false) => {
         var nativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']);
         if (!nativeWidth) {
-            const defaultNativeWidth = this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey] instanceof WebField ? 850 : this.Document[WidthSym]();
+            const defaultNativeWidth = this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey] instanceof WebField ? 850 : this.Document[Width]();
             Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeWidth(this.dataDoc) || defaultNativeWidth);
-            Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeHeight(this.dataDoc) || (this.Document[HeightSym]() / this.Document[WidthSym]()) * defaultNativeWidth);
+            Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeHeight(this.dataDoc) || (this.Document[Height]() / this.Document[Width]()) * defaultNativeWidth);
             nativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']);
         }
         const sideratio = ((!this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth || this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth === nativeWidth ? WebBox.openSidebarWidth : 0) + nativeWidth) / nativeWidth;
@@ -830,11 +831,11 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         const curNativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth, nativeWidth);
         if (preview) {
             this._previewNativeWidth = nativeWidth * sideratio;
-            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
             this._showSidebar = true;
         } else {
             this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar = !this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar;
-            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
             if (!this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar && !(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] instanceof WebField)) {
                 this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'] = undefined;
             } else {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBadge.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBadge.tsx
index 3b5aac221..b50588ce2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBadge.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import { observer } from "mobx-react";
-import * as React from "react";
-import { AclPrivate, Doc, DocListCast } from "../../../../fields/Doc";
-import { GetEffectiveAcl } from "../../../../fields/util";
-import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, setupMoveUpEvents } from "../../../../Utils";
-import { DragManager } from "../../../util/DragManager";
-import "./FontIconBadge.scss";
+import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import './FontIconBadge.scss';
 
 interface FontIconBadgeProps {
     value: string | undefined;
@@ -25,13 +21,17 @@ export class FontIconBadge extends React.Component<FontIconBadgeProps> {
     // }
 
     render() {
-        if (this.props.value === undefined) return (null);
-        return <div className="fontIconBadge-container" ref={this._notifsRef}>
-            <div className="fontIconBadge" style={{ "display": "initial" }}
-               // onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} 
-               >
-                {this.props.value}
+        if (this.props.value === undefined) return null;
+        return (
+            <div className="fontIconBadge-container" ref={this._notifsRef}>
+                <div
+                    className="fontIconBadge"
+                    style={{ display: 'initial' }}
+                    // onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}
+                >
+                    {this.props.value}
+                </div>
             </div>
-        </div>;
+        );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
index fb29f95f4..601759dbb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { ColorState, SketchPicker } from 'react-color';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../../../fields/ScriptField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
@@ -757,8 +758,8 @@ export function createInkGroup(inksToGroup?: Doc[], isSubGroup?: boolean) {
                 action(d => {
                     const x = NumCast(d.x);
                     const y = NumCast(d.y);
-                    const width = d[WidthSym]();
-                    const height = d[HeightSym]();
+                    const width = d[Width]();
+                    const height = d[Height]();
                     bounds.push({ x, y, width, height });
                 })
             );
@@ -795,8 +796,8 @@ export function createInkGroup(inksToGroup?: Doc[], isSubGroup?: boolean) {
             // TODO: nda - this is the code to actually get a new grouped collection
             const newCollection = marqViewRef?.getCollection(selected, undefined, true);
             if (newCollection) {
-                newCollection.height = newCollection[HeightSym]();
-                newCollection.width = newCollection[WidthSym]();
+                newCollection.height = newCollection[Height]();
+                newCollection.width = newCollection[Width]();
             }
 
             // nda - bug: when deleting a stroke before leaving writing mode, delete the stroke from unprocessed ink docs
@@ -942,7 +943,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function toggleSingleLineSchema(checkResult?: boolean) {
  *      groupBy
  */
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function setGroupBy(key: string, checkResult?: boolean) {
-    SelectionManager.Docs().map(doc => (doc._fontFamily = key));
+    SelectionManager.Docs().map(doc => (doc._text_fontFamily = key));
     const editorView = RichTextMenu.Instance.TextView?.EditorView;
     if (checkResult) {
         return StrCast((editorView ? RichTextMenu.Instance : Doc.UserDoc()).fontFamily);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
index c929b7ff3..1d41eb379 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { NodeSelection } from 'prosemirror-state';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
-import { Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
+import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../../DocServer';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../../documents/Documents';
@@ -210,8 +211,8 @@ export class DashDocViewInternal extends React.Component<IDashDocViewInternal> {
                     addDocTab={this._textBox.props.addDocTab}
                     pinToPres={returnFalse}
                     renderDepth={this._textBox.props.renderDepth + 1}
-                    PanelWidth={this._finalLayout[WidthSym]}
-                    PanelHeight={this._finalLayout[HeightSym]}
+                    PanelWidth={this._finalLayout[Width]}
+                    PanelHeight={this._finalLayout[Height]}
                     focus={this.outerFocus}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={returnFalse}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx
index 2642bc144..b4fb7a44e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
-import { DataSym, Doc, Field } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../../fields/Schema';
 import { SchemaHeaderField } from '../../../../fields/SchemaHeaderField';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index fb0c0d2ab..105fb9003 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import { Fragment, Mark, Node, Slice } from 'prosemirror-model';
 import { EditorState, NodeSelection, Plugin, TextSelection, Transaction } from 'prosemirror-state';
 import { EditorView } from 'prosemirror-view';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, CssSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, ForceServerWrite, HeightSym, Opt, StrListCast, UpdatingFromServer, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, DocCss, ForceServerWrite, Height, UpdatingFromServer, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
+import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { PrefetchProxy } from '../../../../fields/Proxy';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { RichTextUtils } from '../../../../fields/RichTextUtils';
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import { DragManager } from '../../../util/DragManager';
 import { MakeTemplate } from '../../../util/DropConverter';
 import { IsFollowLinkScript } from '../../../util/LinkFollower';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../../util/LinkManager';
+import { RTFMarkup } from '../../../util/RTFMarkup';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
@@ -68,8 +71,6 @@ import { schema } from './schema_rts';
 import { SummaryView } from './SummaryView';
 import applyDevTools = require('prosemirror-dev-tools');
 import React = require('react');
-import { RTFMarkup } from '../../../util/RTFMarkup';
-import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 const translateGoogleApi = require('translate-google-api');
 export const GoogleRef = 'googleDocId';
 type PullHandler = (exportState: Opt<GoogleApiClientUtils.Docs.ImportResult>, dataDoc: Doc) => void;
@@ -544,8 +545,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             } else if (de.embedKey) {
                 const target = dragData.droppedDocuments[0];
                 const node = schema.nodes.dashDoc.create({
-                    width: target[WidthSym](),
-                    height: target[HeightSym](),
+                    width: target[Width](),
+                    height: target[Height](),
                     title: 'dashDoc',
                     docId: target[Id],
                     float: 'unset',
@@ -646,7 +647,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             const hr = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000 / 60 / 60);
             numberRange(10).map(i => addStyleSheetRule(FormattedTextBox._userStyleSheet, 'UM-hr-' + (hr - i), { opacity: ((10 - i - 1) / 10).toString() }));
         }
-        this.layoutDoc[CssSym] = this.layoutDoc[CssSym] + 1; // css changes happen outside of react/mobx.  so we need to set a flag that will notify anyone intereted in layout changes triggered by css changes (eg., CollectionLinkView)
+        this.layoutDoc[DocCss] = this.layoutDoc[DocCss] + 1; // css changes happen outside of react/mobx.  so we need to set a flag that will notify anyone intereted in layout changes triggered by css changes (eg., CollectionLinkView)
     };
 
     @observable _showSidebar = false;
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)
             .transformDirection(delta[0], delta[1]);
         const sidebarWidth = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) * Number(this.layout_sidebarWidthPercent.replace('%', ''))) / 100;
-        const width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() + localDelta[0];
+        const width = this.layoutDoc[Width]() + localDelta[0];
         this.layoutDoc._layout_sidebarWidthPercent = Math.max(0, (sidebarWidth + localDelta[0]) / width) * 100 + '%';
         this.layoutDoc.width = width;
         this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar = this.layoutDoc._layout_sidebarWidthPercent !== '0%';
@@ -1163,7 +1164,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             () => {
                 const dataDoc = Doc.IsDelegateField(DocCast(this.layoutDoc?.proto), this.fieldKey) ? DocCast(this.layoutDoc?.proto) : this?.dataDoc;
                 const whichDoc = !this.dataDoc || !this.layoutDoc ? undefined : dataDoc?.[this.fieldKey + '_noTemplate'] || !this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey] ? dataDoc : this.layoutDoc;
-                return !whichDoc ? undefined : { data: Cast(whichDoc[this.fieldKey], RichTextField, null), str: Field.toString(whichDoc[this.fieldKey]) };
+                return !whichDoc ? undefined : { data: Cast(whichDoc[this.fieldKey], RichTextField, null), str: Field.toString(DocCast(whichDoc[this.fieldKey])) };
             },
             incomingValue => {
                 if (this._editorView && this._applyingChange !== this.fieldKey) {
@@ -1208,7 +1209,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             () => this.props.isSelected(),
             action(selected => {
                 if (FormattedTextBox._globalHighlights.has('Bold Text')) {
-                    this.layoutDoc[CssSym] = this.layoutDoc[CssSym] + 1; // css change happens outside of mobx/react, so this will notify anyone interested in the layout that it has changed
+                    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);
@@ -1509,16 +1510,18 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             const { from, to } = tr.selection;
             // for some reason, the selection is sometimes lost in the sidebar view when prosemirror syncs the seledtion with the dom, so reset the selection after the document has ben fully instantiated.
             if (FormattedTextBox.DontSelectInitialText) setTimeout(() => this._editorView?.dispatch(tr.setSelection(new TextSelection(tr.doc.resolve(from), tr.doc.resolve(to)))), 250);
-            this._editorView.state.storedMarks = [
-                ...(this._editorView.state.storedMarks ?? []),
-                ...(!this._editorView.state.storedMarks?.some(mark => mark.type === schema.marks.user_mark) ? [schema.marks.user_mark.create({ userid: Doc.CurrentUserEmail, modified: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) })] : []),
-                ...(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().fontWeight === 'bold' ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.strong)] : []),
-            ];
+            this._editorView.dispatch(
+                this._editorView.state.tr.setStoredMarks([
+                    ...(this._editorView.state.storedMarks ?? []),
+                    ...(!this._editorView.state.storedMarks?.some(mark => mark.type === schema.marks.user_mark) ? [schema.marks.user_mark.create({ userid: Doc.CurrentUserEmail, modified: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) })] : []),
+                    ...(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().fontWeight === 'bold' ? [schema.mark(schema.marks.strong)] : []),
+                ])
+            );
             if (FormattedTextBox.PasteOnLoad) {
                 const pdfAnchorId = FormattedTextBox.PasteOnLoad.clipboardData?.getData('dash/pdfAnchor');
                 FormattedTextBox.PasteOnLoad = undefined;
@@ -2000,14 +2003,14 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         return this.props.fieldKey + (usePath && (!usePath.includes(':hover') || this._isHovering) ? `_${usePath.replace(':hover', '')}` : '');
     }
     @observable _isHovering = false;
-    onPassiveWheel = (e:WheelEvent) => { 
+    onPassiveWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
         // 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() && !this.props.allowScroll) {
             if (!NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop) && e.deltaY <= 0) e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
         }
-    }
-    _oldWheel:any;
+    };
+    _oldWheel: any;
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
         const active = this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isSelected();
@@ -2029,8 +2032,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 onPointerLeave={action(() => (this._isHovering = false))}
                 ref={r => {
                     this._oldWheel?.removeEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel);
-                    this._oldWheel= r;
-                    r?.addEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel,  { passive: false } );
+                    this._oldWheel = r;
+                    r?.addEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel, { passive: false });
                 }}
                 style={{
                     ...(this.props.dontScale
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/ProsemirrorExampleTransfer.ts b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/ProsemirrorExampleTransfer.ts
index 4dfe07b24..8d57cc081 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/ProsemirrorExampleTransfer.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/ProsemirrorExampleTransfer.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { Schema } from 'prosemirror-model';
 import { splitListItem, wrapInList } from 'prosemirror-schema-list';
 import { EditorState, NodeSelection, TextSelection, Transaction } from 'prosemirror-state';
 import { liftTarget } from 'prosemirror-transform';
-import { AclAugment, AclSelfEdit, Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAugment, AclSelfEdit } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { GetEffectiveAcl } from '../../../../fields/util';
 import { Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { Docs } from '../../../documents/Documents';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx
index 5e0041b84..7c3e4baad 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextMenu.tsx
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
 
         this.activeListType = this.getActiveListStyle();
         this._activeAlignment = this.getActiveAlignment();
-        this._activeFontFamily = !activeFamilies.length ? StrCast(this.TextView?.Document.fontFamily, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily, 'Arial')) : activeFamilies.length === 1 ? String(activeFamilies[0]) : 'various';
+        this._activeFontFamily = !activeFamilies.length ? StrCast(this.TextView?.Document._text_fontFamily, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily, 'Arial')) : activeFamilies.length === 1 ? String(activeFamilies[0]) : 'various';
         this._activeFontSize = !activeSizes.length ? StrCast(this.TextView?.Document.fontSize, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontSize, '10px')) : activeSizes[0];
         this._activeFontColor = !activeColors.length ? StrCast(this.TextView?.Document.fontColor, StrCast(Doc.UserDoc().fontColor, 'black')) : activeColors.length > 0 ? String(activeColors[0]) : '...';
         this._activeHighlightColor = !activeHighlights.length ? '' : activeHighlights.length > 0 ? String(activeHighlights[0]) : '...';
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
                 m.type === state.schema.marks.marker && activeHighlights.add(String(m.attrs.highlight));
             });
         } else if (SelectionManager.Views().some(dv => dv.ComponentView instanceof EquationBox)) {
-            SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => StrCast(dv.rootDoc._fontSize) && activeSizes.add(StrCast(dv.rootDoc._fontSize)));
+            SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => StrCast(dv.rootDoc._text_fontSize) && activeSizes.add(StrCast(dv.rootDoc._text_fontSize)));
         }
         return { activeFamilies: Array.from(activeFamilies), activeSizes: Array.from(activeSizes), activeColors: Array.from(activeColors), activeHighlights: Array.from(activeHighlights) };
     }
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
                 this.view.focus();
             }
         } else if (SelectionManager.Views().some(dv => dv.ComponentView instanceof EquationBox)) {
-            SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => (dv.rootDoc._fontSize = fontSize));
-        } else Doc.UserDoc()._fontSize = fontSize;
+            SelectionManager.Views().forEach(dv => (dv.rootDoc._text_fontSize = fontSize));
+        } else Doc.UserDoc().fontSize = fontSize;
         this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props);
     };
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
             const fmark = this.view.state.schema.marks.pFontFamily.create({ family: family });
             this.setMark(fmark, this.view.state, (tx: any) => this.view!.dispatch(tx.addStoredMark(fmark)), true);
             this.view.focus();
-        } else Doc.UserDoc()._fontFamily = family;
+        } else Doc.UserDoc().fontFamily = family;
         this.updateMenu(this.view, undefined, this.props);
     };
 
@@ -758,11 +758,11 @@ export class RichTextMenu extends AntimodeMenu<AntimodeMenuProps> {
         //         <div className="collectionMenu-divider" key="divider 3" />
         //         {[this.createMarksDropdown(this.activeFontSize, this.fontSizeOptions, "font size", action((val: string) => {
         //             this.activeFontSize = val;
-        //             SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document._fontSize = val);
+        //             SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document._text_fontSize = val);
         //         })),
         //         this.createMarksDropdown(this.activeFontFamily, this.fontFamilyOptions, "font family", action((val: string) => {
         //             this.activeFontFamily = val;
-        //             SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document._fontFamily = val);
+        //             SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document._text_fontFamily = val);
         //         })),
         //         <div className="collectionMenu-divider" key="divider 4" />,
         //         this.createNodesDropdown(this.activeListType, this.listTypeOptions, "list type", () => ({})),
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
index 104aed058..ac1e7ce5d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/RichTextRules.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { ellipsis, emDash, InputRule, smartQuotes, textblockTypeInputRule } from 'prosemirror-inputrules';
 import { NodeSelection, TextSelection } from 'prosemirror-state';
-import { DataSym, Doc, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { ComputedField } from '../../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
-import { normalizeEmail } from '../../../../fields/util';
+import { NumCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../../DocServer';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../../documents/Documents';
@@ -76,12 +76,21 @@ export class RichTextRules {
 
             //Create annotation to a field on the text document
             new InputRule(new RegExp(/>>$/), (state, match, start, end) => {
-                const textDoc = this.Document[DataSym];
+                const textDoc = this.Document[DocData];
                 const numInlines = NumCast(textDoc.inlineTextCount);
                 textDoc.inlineTextCount = numInlines + 1;
                 const inlineFieldKey = 'inline' + numInlines; // which field on the text document this annotation will write to
                 const inlineLayoutKey = 'layout_' + inlineFieldKey; // the field holding the layout string that will render the inline annotation
-                const textDocInline = Docs.Create.TextDocument('', { _layout_fieldKey: inlineLayoutKey, _width: 75, _height: 35, annotationOn: textDoc, _layout_fitWidth: true, _layout_autoHeight: true, _fontSize: '9px', title: 'inline comment' });
+                const textDocInline = Docs.Create.TextDocument('', {
+                    _layout_fieldKey: inlineLayoutKey,
+                    _width: 75,
+                    _height: 35,
+                    annotationOn: textDoc,
+                    _layout_fitWidth: true,
+                    _layout_autoHeight: true,
+                    _text_fontSize: '9px',
+                    title: 'inline comment',
+                });
                 textDocInline.title = inlineFieldKey; // give the annotation its own title
                 textDocInline.title_custom = true; // And make sure that it's 'custom' so that editing text doesn't change the title of the containing doc
                 textDocInline.isTemplateForField = inlineFieldKey; // this is needed in case the containing text doc is converted to a template at some point
@@ -268,7 +277,7 @@ export class RichTextRules {
                 }
                 if (value !== '' && value !== undefined) {
                     const num = value.match(/^[0-9.]$/);
-                    this.Document[DataSym][fieldKey] = value === 'true' ? true : value === 'false' ? false : num ? Number(value) : value;
+                    this.Document[DocData][fieldKey] = value === 'true' ? true : value === 'false' ? false : num ? Number(value) : value;
                 }
                 const fieldView = state.schema.nodes.dashField.create({ fieldKey, docId, hideKey: false });
                 return state.tr.setSelection(new TextSelection(state.doc.resolve(start), state.doc.resolve(end))).replaceSelectionWith(fieldView, true);
@@ -303,11 +312,11 @@ export class RichTextRules {
             new InputRule(new RegExp(/#([a-zA-Z_\-]+[a-zA-Z_\-0-9]*)\s$/), (state, match, start, end) => {
                 const tag = match[1];
                 if (!tag) return state.tr;
-                //this.Document[DataSym]['#' + tag] = '#' + tag;
-                const tags = StrListCast(this.Document[DataSym].tags);
+                //this.Document[DocData]['#' + tag] = '#' + tag;
+                const tags = StrListCast(this.Document[DocData].tags);
                 if (!tags.includes(tag)) {
                     tags.push(tag);
-                    this.Document[DataSym].tags = new List<string>(tags);
+                    this.Document[DocData].tags = new List<string>(tags);
                 }
                 const fieldView = state.schema.nodes.dashField.create({ fieldKey: '#' + tag });
                 return state.tr
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
index 913018b69..884811317 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableSet, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { AnimationSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, FieldResult, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, FieldResult, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Animation } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Copy, Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkField } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         this._disposers.selection = reaction(
             () => SelectionManager.Views(),
             views => (!PresBox.Instance || views.some(view => view.props.Document === this.rootDoc)) && this.updateCurrentPresentation(),
-            {fireImmediately:true}
+            { fireImmediately: true }
         );
         this._disposers.editing = reaction(
             () => this.layoutDoc.presStatus === PresStatus.Edit,
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const finished = () => {
             afterNav?.();
             console.log('Finish Slide Nav: ' + targetDoc.title);
-            targetDoc[AnimationSym] = undefined;
+            targetDoc[Animation] = undefined;
         };
         const selViewCache = Array.from(this.selectedArray);
         const dragViewCache = Array.from(this._dragArray);
@@ -733,7 +734,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             }
         }
         if (targetDoc) {
-            if (activeItem.presentationTargetDoc instanceof Doc) activeItem.presentationTargetDoc[AnimationSym] = undefined;
+            if (activeItem.presentationTargetDoc instanceof Doc) activeItem.presentationTargetDoc[Animation] = undefined;
 
             DocumentManager.Instance.AddViewRenderedCb(LightboxView.LightboxDoc, dv => {
                 // if target or the doc it annotates is not in the lightbox, then close the lightbox
@@ -2067,13 +2068,13 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     createTemplate = (layout: string, input?: string) => {
         const x = this.activeItem && this.targetDoc ? NumCast(this.targetDoc.x) : 0;
         const y = this.activeItem && this.targetDoc ? NumCast(this.targetDoc.y) + NumCast(this.targetDoc._height) + 20 : 0;
-        const title = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change title', { title: 'Slide title', _width: 380, _height: 60, x: 10, y: 58, _fontSize: '24pt' });
-        const subtitle = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change subtitle', { title: 'Slide subtitle', _width: 380, _height: 50, x: 10, y: 118, _fontSize: '16pt' });
-        const header = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change header', { title: 'Slide header', _width: 380, _height: 65, x: 10, y: 80, _fontSize: '20pt' });
-        const contentTitle = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change title', { title: 'Slide title', _width: 380, _height: 60, x: 10, y: 10, _fontSize: '24pt' });
-        const content = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change text', { title: 'Slide text', _width: 380, _height: 145, x: 10, y: 70, _fontSize: '14pt' });
-        const content1 = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change text', { title: 'Column 1', _width: 185, _height: 140, x: 10, y: 80, _fontSize: '14pt' });
-        const content2 = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change text', { title: 'Column 2', _width: 185, _height: 140, x: 205, y: 80, _fontSize: '14pt' });
+        const title = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change title', { title: 'Slide title', _width: 380, _height: 60, x: 10, y: 58, _text_fontSize: '24pt' });
+        const subtitle = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change subtitle', { title: 'Slide subtitle', _width: 380, _height: 50, x: 10, y: 118, _text_fontSize: '16pt' });
+        const header = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change header', { title: 'Slide header', _width: 380, _height: 65, x: 10, y: 80, _text_fontSize: '20pt' });
+        const contentTitle = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change title', { title: 'Slide title', _width: 380, _height: 60, x: 10, y: 10, _text_fontSize: '24pt' });
+        const content = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change text', { title: 'Slide text', _width: 380, _height: 145, x: 10, y: 70, _text_fontSize: '14pt' });
+        const content1 = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change text', { title: 'Column 1', _width: 185, _height: 140, x: 10, y: 80, _text_fontSize: '14pt' });
+        const content2 = () => Docs.Create.TextDocument('Click to change text', { title: 'Column 2', _width: 185, _height: 140, x: 205, y: 80, _text_fontSize: '14pt' });
         // prettier-ignore
         switch (layout) {
             case 'blank': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], { title: input ? input : 'Blank slide', _width: 400, _height: 225, x, y });
@@ -2175,7 +2176,9 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const isMini: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
         return (
-            <div className={`presBox-buttons${Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? ' inOverlay' : ''}`} style={{ background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.rootDoc ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : undefined, display: !this.rootDoc._chromeHidden ? 'none' : undefined }}>
+            <div
+                className={`presBox-buttons${Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? ' inOverlay' : ''}`}
+                style={{ background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.rootDoc ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : undefined, display: !this.rootDoc._chromeHidden ? 'none' : undefined }}>
                 {isMini ? null : (
                     <select className="presBox-viewPicker" style={{ display: this.layoutDoc.presStatus === 'edit' ? 'block' : 'none' }} onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()} onChange={this.viewChanged} value={mode}>
                         <option onPointerDown={StopEvent} value={CollectionViewType.Stacking}>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
index f197a8a8d..154c879a0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../../Utils';
-import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../../documents/Documents';
+import { Docs } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { CollectionViewType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager } from '../../../util/DragManager';
@@ -322,7 +323,9 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     };
 
     removeAllRecordingInOverlay = () => {
-        DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data).filter(doc => doc.slides === this.rootDoc).forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
+        DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data)
+            .filter(doc => doc.slides === this.rootDoc)
+            .forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
     };
 
     static removeEveryExistingRecordingInOverlay = () => {
@@ -386,8 +389,8 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             activeItem.recording = recording;
 
             // make recording box appear in the bottom right corner of the screen
-            recording.overlayX = window.innerWidth - recording[WidthSym]() - 20;
-            recording.overlayY = window.innerHeight - recording[HeightSym]() - 20;
+            recording.overlayX = window.innerWidth - recording[Width]() - 20;
+            recording.overlayY = window.innerHeight - recording[Height]() - 20;
             Doc.AddToMyOverlay(recording);
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
index 999e3eeb6..bc0cad636 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reactio
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as Pdfjs from 'pdfjs-dist';
 import 'pdfjs-dist/web/pdf_viewer.css';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
         let focusSpeed: Opt<number>;
         if (doc !== this.props.rootDoc && mainCont) {
             const windowHeight = this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-            const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(scrollTop, doc[HeightSym](), NumCast(this.props.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, this._scrollHeight);
+            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) {
                 if (!this._pdfViewer) this._initialScroll = { loc: scrollTo, easeFunc: options.easeFunc };
                 else if (!options.instant) this._scrollStopper = smoothScroll((focusSpeed = options.zoomTime ?? 500), mainCont, scrollTo, options.easeFunc, this._scrollStopper);
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
index 3479cd20f..d13c09443 100644
--- a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { DirectLinksSym, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DirectLinks } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { DocCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ export class SearchBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<SearchBoxProps>() {
         this._results.forEach((_, doc) => {
             this._pageRanks.set(doc, 1.0 / this._results.size);
 
-            if (Doc.GetProto(doc)[DirectLinksSym].size === 0) {
+            if (Doc.GetProto(doc)[DirectLinks].size === 0) {
                 this._linkedDocsOut.set(doc, new Set(this._results.keys()));
 
                 this._results.forEach((_, linkedDoc) => {
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ export class SearchBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<SearchBoxProps>() {
             } else {
                 const linkedDocSet = new Set<Doc>();
 
-                Doc.GetProto(doc)[DirectLinksSym].forEach(link => {
+                Doc.GetProto(doc)[DirectLinks].forEach(link => {
                     const d1 = link?.link_anchor_1 as Doc;
                     const d2 = link?.link_anchor_2 as Doc;
                     if (doc === d1 && this._results.has(d2)) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/topbar/TopBar.tsx b/src/client/views/topbar/TopBar.tsx
index 9bd2ba5ce..71daad1a9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/topbar/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/topbar/TopBar.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { FaBug, FaCamera, FaStamp } from 'react-icons/fa';
-import { AclAdmin, Doc } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import {  Doc } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { GetEffectiveAcl } from '../../../fields/util';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
diff --git a/src/fields/Doc.ts b/src/fields/Doc.ts
index d0e5d03b3..72eeedcff 100644
--- a/src/fields/Doc.ts
+++ b/src/fields/Doc.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,38 @@ import { SelectionManager } from '../client/util/SelectionManager';
 import { afterDocDeserialize, autoObject, Deserializable, SerializationHelper } from '../client/util/SerializationHelper';
 import { undoable, UndoManager } from '../client/util/UndoManager';
 import { decycle } from '../decycler/decycler';
+import * as JSZipUtils from '../JSZipUtils';
 import { DashColor, incrementTitleCopy, intersectRect, Utils } from '../Utils';
 import { DateField } from './DateField';
-import { Copy, HandleUpdate, Id, OnUpdate, Parent, Self, SelfProxy, ToScriptString, ToString, Update } from './FieldSymbols';
+import {
+    AclAdmin,
+    AclAugment,
+    AclEdit,
+    AclPrivate,
+    AclReadonly,
+    AclSelfEdit,
+    AclUnset,
+    Animation,
+    CachedUpdates,
+    DirectLinks,
+    DocAcl,
+    DocCss,
+    DocData,
+    DocFields,
+    DocLayout,
+    FieldKeys,
+    FieldTuples,
+    ForceServerWrite,
+    Height,
+    Highlight,
+    Initializing,
+    Self,
+    SelfProxy,
+    Update,
+    UpdatingFromServer,
+    Width,
+} from './DocSymbols';
+import { Copy, HandleUpdate, Id, OnUpdate, Parent, ToScriptString, ToString } from './FieldSymbols';
 import { InkField, InkTool } from './InkField';
 import { List, ListFieldName } from './List';
 import { ObjectField } from './ObjectField';
@@ -26,7 +55,6 @@ import { Cast, DocCast, FieldValue, NumCast, StrCast, ToConstructor } from './Ty
 import { AudioField, CsvField, ImageField, PdfField, VideoField, WebField } from './URLField';
 import { deleteProperty, GetEffectiveAcl, getField, getter, makeEditable, makeReadOnly, normalizeEmail, setter, SharingPermissions, updateFunction } from './util';
 import JSZip = require('jszip');
-import * as JSZipUtils from '../JSZipUtils';
 export namespace Field {
     export function toKeyValueString(doc: Doc, key: string): string {
         const onDelegate = Object.keys(doc).includes(key.replace(/^_/, ''));
@@ -93,28 +121,6 @@ export function DocListCast(field: FieldResult, defaultVal: Doc[] = []) {
     return Cast(field, listSpec(Doc), defaultVal).filter(d => d instanceof Doc) as Doc[];
 }
 
-export const WidthSym = Symbol('Width');
-export const HeightSym = Symbol('Height');
-export const AnimationSym = Symbol('Animation');
-export const HighlightSym = Symbol('Highlight');
-export const DataSym = Symbol('Data');
-export const LayoutSym = Symbol('Layout');
-export const FieldsSym = Symbol('Fields');
-export const CssSym = Symbol('Css');
-export const AclSym = Symbol('Acl');
-export const DirectLinksSym = Symbol('DirectLinks');
-export const AclUnset = Symbol('AclUnset');
-export const AclPrivate = Symbol('AclOwnerOnly');
-export const AclReadonly = Symbol('AclReadOnly');
-export const AclAugment = Symbol('AclAugment');
-export const AclSelfEdit = Symbol('AclSelfEdit');
-export const AclEdit = Symbol('AclEdit');
-export const AclAdmin = Symbol('AclAdmin');
-export const UpdatingFromServer = Symbol('UpdatingFromServer');
-export const Initializing = Symbol('Initializing');
-export const ForceServerWrite = Symbol('ForceServerWrite');
-export const CachedUpdates = Symbol('Cached updates');
-
 export enum aclLevel {
     unset = -1,
     unshared = 0,
@@ -141,15 +147,15 @@ export const ReverseHierarchyMap: Map<string, { level: aclLevel; acl: symbol }>
 export function updateCachedAcls(doc: Doc) {
     if (!doc) return;
 
-    const target = (doc as any)?.__fields ?? doc;
+    const target = (doc as any)?.__fieldTuples ?? doc;
     const permissions: { [key: string]: symbol } = !target.author || target.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail ? { 'acl-Me': AclAdmin } : {};
     Object.keys(target).filter(key => key.startsWith('acl') && (permissions[key] = ReverseHierarchyMap.get(StrCast(target[key]))!.acl));
-    if (Object.keys(permissions).length || doc[AclSym]?.length) {
-        runInAction(() => (doc[AclSym] = permissions));
+    if (Object.keys(permissions).length || doc[DocAcl]?.length) {
+        runInAction(() => (doc[DocAcl] = permissions));
     }
 
     if (doc.proto instanceof Promise) {
-        doc.proto.then(updateCachedAcls);
+        doc.proto.then(proto => updateCachedAcls(DocCast(proto)));
         return doc.proto;
     }
 }
@@ -295,25 +301,20 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
             set: setter,
             get: getter,
             // getPrototypeOf: (target) => Cast(target[SelfProxy].proto, Doc) || null, // TODO this might be able to replace the proto logic in getter
-            has: (target, key) => GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate && key in target.__fields,
+            has: (target, key) => GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate && key in target.__fieldTuples,
             ownKeys: target => {
-                const obj = {} as any;
-                if (GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate) Object.assign(obj, target.___fieldKeys);
-                runInAction(() => (obj.__LAYOUT__ = target.__LAYOUT__));
-                return Object.keys(obj);
+                const keys = GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate ? Object.keys(target[FieldKeys]) : [];
+                return [...keys, '__LAYOUT__'];
             },
             getOwnPropertyDescriptor: (target, prop) => {
-                if (prop.toString() === '__LAYOUT__') {
+                if (prop.toString() === '__LAYOUT__' || !(prop in target[FieldKeys])) {
                     return Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, prop);
                 }
-                if (prop in target.__fieldKeys) {
-                    return {
-                        configurable: true, //TODO Should configurable be true?
-                        enumerable: true,
-                        value: 0, //() => target.__fields[prop])
-                    };
-                }
-                return Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, prop);
+                return {
+                    configurable: true, //TODO Should configurable be true?
+                    enumerable: true,
+                    value: 0, //() => target.__fieldTuples[prop])
+                };
             },
             deleteProperty: deleteProperty,
             defineProperty: () => {
@@ -327,41 +328,35 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
         return docProxy;
     }
 
-    proto: Opt<Doc>;
     [key: string]: FieldResult;
 
     @serializable(alias('fields', map(autoObject(), { afterDeserialize: afterDocDeserialize })))
-    private get __fields() {
-        return this.___fields;
+    private get __fieldTuples() {
+        return this[FieldTuples];
     }
-    private set __fields(value) {
-        this.___fields = value;
+    private set __fieldTuples(value) {
+        // called by deserializer to set all fields in one shot
+        this[FieldTuples] = value;
         for (const key in value) {
             const field = value[key];
-            field !== undefined && (this.__fieldKeys[key] = true);
+            field !== undefined && (this[FieldKeys][key] = true);
             if (!(field instanceof ObjectField)) continue;
             field[Parent] = this[Self];
             field[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(this[Self], key, field, this[SelfProxy]);
         }
     }
-    private get __fieldKeys() {
-        return this.___fieldKeys;
-    }
-    private set __fieldKeys(value) {
-        this.___fieldKeys = value;
-    }
 
-    @observable private ___fields: any = {};
-    @observable private ___fieldKeys: any = {};
+    @observable private [FieldTuples]: any = {};
+    @observable private [FieldKeys]: any = {};
     /// all of the raw acl's that have been set on this document.  Use GetEffectiveAcl to determine the actual ACL of the doc for editing
-    @observable public [AclSym]: { [key: string]: symbol } = {};
-    @observable public [CssSym]: number = 0; // incrementer denoting a change to CSS layout
-    @observable public [DirectLinksSym]: Set<Doc> = new Set();
-    @observable public [AnimationSym]: Opt<Doc>;
-    @observable public [HighlightSym]: boolean = false;
+    @observable public [DocAcl]: { [key: string]: symbol } = {};
+    @observable public [DocCss]: number = 0; // incrementer denoting a change to CSS layout
+    @observable public [DirectLinks]: Set<Doc> = new Set();
+    @observable public [Animation]: Opt<Doc>;
+    @observable public [Highlight]: boolean = false;
     static __Anim(Doc: Doc) {
         // for debugging to print AnimationSym field easily.
-        return Doc[AnimationSym];
+        return Doc[Animation];
     }
 
     private [UpdatingFromServer]: boolean = false;
@@ -374,15 +369,15 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
 
     private [Self] = this;
     private [SelfProxy]: any;
-    public [FieldsSym] = () => this[Self].___fields; // Object.keys(this).reduce((fields, key) => { fields[key] = this[key]; return fields; }, {} as any);
-    public [WidthSym] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._width);
-    public [HeightSym] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._height);
+    public [DocFields] = () => this[Self][FieldTuples]; // Object.keys(this).reduce((fields, key) => { fields[key] = this[key]; return fields; }, {} as any);
+    public [Width] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._width);
+    public [Height] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._height);
     public [ToScriptString] = () => `idToDoc("${this[Self][Id]}")`;
     public [ToString] = () => `Doc(${GetEffectiveAcl(this[SelfProxy]) === AclPrivate ? '-inaccessible-' : this[SelfProxy].title})`;
-    public get [LayoutSym]() {
+    public get [DocLayout]() {
         return this[SelfProxy].__LAYOUT__;
     }
-    public get [DataSym](): Doc {
+    public get [DocData](): Doc {
         const self = this[SelfProxy];
         return self.resolvedDataDoc && !self.isTemplateForField ? self : Doc.GetProto(Cast(Doc.Layout(self).resolvedDataDoc, Doc, null) || self);
     }
@@ -535,17 +530,17 @@ export namespace Doc {
         if (key.startsWith('_')) key = key.substring(1);
         const hasProto = Doc.GetProto(doc) !== doc ? Doc.GetProto(doc) : undefined;
         const onDeleg = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(doc).indexOf(key) !== -1;
-        const onProto = hasProto && Object.getOwnPropertyNames(doc.proto).indexOf(key) !== -1;
+        const onProto = hasProto && Object.getOwnPropertyNames(hasProto).indexOf(key) !== -1;
         if (onDeleg || !hasProto || (!onProto && !defaultProto)) {
             doc[key] = value;
-        } else doc.proto![key] = value;
+        } else hasProto[key] = value;
     }
     export function GetAllPrototypes(doc: Doc): Doc[] {
         const protos: Doc[] = [];
         let d: Opt<Doc> = doc;
         while (d) {
             protos.push(d);
-            d = FieldValue(d.proto);
+            d = DocCast(FieldValue(d.proto));
         }
         return protos;
     }
@@ -585,7 +580,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
     // return the doc's proto, but rather recursively searches through the proto inheritance chain
     // and returns the document who's proto is undefined or whose proto is marked as a data doc ('isDataDoc').
     export function GetProto(doc: Doc): Doc {
-        const proto = doc && (Doc.GetT(doc, 'isDataDoc', 'boolean', true) ? doc : doc.proto || doc);
+        const proto = doc && (Doc.GetT(doc, 'isDataDoc', 'boolean', true) ? doc : DocCast(doc.proto, doc));
         return proto === doc ? proto : Doc.GetProto(proto);
     }
     export function GetDataDoc(doc: Doc): Doc {
@@ -599,7 +594,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         let proto: Doc | undefined = doc;
         while (proto) {
             Object.keys(proto).forEach(key => results.add(key));
-            proto = proto.proto;
+            proto = DocCast(FieldValue(proto.proto));
         }
 
         return Array.from(results);
@@ -676,7 +671,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         const bounds = docList.reduce(
             (bounds, doc) => {
                 const [sptX, sptY] = [NumCast(doc.x), NumCast(doc.y)];
-                const [bptX, bptY] = [sptX + doc[WidthSym](), sptY + doc[HeightSym]()];
+                const [bptX, bptY] = [sptX + doc[Width](), sptY + doc[Height]()];
                 return {
                     x: Math.min(sptX, bounds.x),
                     y: Math.min(sptY, bounds.y),
@@ -700,7 +695,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         embedding.title = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`renameEmbedding(this)`);
         embedding.author = Doc.CurrentUserEmail;
 
-        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(doc)[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', embedding);
+        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(doc)[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', embedding);
 
         return embedding;
     }
@@ -772,7 +767,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
                 }
             })
         );
-        Array.from(doc[DirectLinksSym]).forEach(async link => {
+        Array.from(doc[DirectLinks]).forEach(async link => {
             if (
                 cloneLinks ||
                 ((cloneMap.has(DocCast(link.link_anchor_1)?.[Id]) || cloneMap.has(DocCast(DocCast(link.link_anchor_1)?.annotationOn)?.[Id])) &&
@@ -930,7 +925,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
             if (templateLayoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc === (targetDoc.rootDocument || Doc.GetProto(targetDoc))) {
                 expandedTemplateLayout = templateLayoutDoc; // reuse an existing template layout if its for the same document with the same params
             } else {
-                templateLayoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc && (templateLayoutDoc = Cast(templateLayoutDoc.proto, Doc, null) || templateLayoutDoc); // if the template has already been applied (ie, a nested template), then use the template's prototype
+                templateLayoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc && (templateLayoutDoc = DocCast(templateLayoutDoc.proto, templateLayoutDoc)); // if the template has already been applied (ie, a nested template), then use the template's prototype
                 if (!targetDoc[expandedLayoutFieldKey]) {
                     _pendingMap.set(targetDoc[Id] + expandedLayoutFieldKey, true);
                     setTimeout(
@@ -969,7 +964,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
             const field = ProxyField.WithoutProxy(() => doc[key]);
             if (key === 'proto' && copyProto) {
                 if (doc.proto instanceof Doc && overwrite.proto instanceof Doc) {
-                    overwrite[key] = Doc.Overwrite(doc[key]!, overwrite.proto);
+                    overwrite[key] = Doc.Overwrite(doc.proto, overwrite.proto);
                 }
             } else {
                 if (field instanceof RefField) {
@@ -991,38 +986,37 @@ export namespace Doc {
         const copy = new Doc(copyProtoId, true);
         updateCachedAcls(copy);
         const exclude = [...StrListCast(doc.cloneFieldFilter), 'dragFactory_count', 'cloneFieldFilter'];
-        Object.keys(doc).forEach(key => {
-            if (exclude.includes(key)) return;
-            const cfield = ComputedField.WithoutComputed(() => FieldValue(doc[key]));
-            const field = key === 'author' ? Doc.CurrentUserEmail : ProxyField.WithoutProxy(() => doc[key]);
-            if (key === 'proto' && copyProto) {
-                if (doc[key] instanceof Doc) {
-                    copy[key] = Doc.MakeCopy(doc[key]!, false);
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (field instanceof RefField) {
-                    copy[key] = field;
-                } else if (cfield instanceof ComputedField) {
-                    copy[key] = cfield[Copy](); // ComputedField.MakeFunction(cfield.script.originalScript);
-                } else if (field instanceof ObjectField) {
-                    copy[key] =
-                        doc[key] instanceof Doc
-                            ? key.includes('layout[')
-                                ? undefined
-                                : doc[key] // reference documents except remove documents that are expanded teplate fields
-                            : ObjectField.MakeCopy(field);
-                } else if (field instanceof Promise) {
-                    debugger; //This shouldn't happend...
+        Object.keys(doc)
+            .filter(key => !exclude.includes(key))
+            .forEach(key => {
+                if (key === 'proto' && copyProto) {
+                    if (doc.proto instanceof Doc) {
+                        copy[key] = Doc.MakeCopy(doc.proto, false);
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    copy[key] = field;
+                    const cfield = ComputedField.WithoutComputed(() => FieldValue(doc[key]));
+                    const field = key === 'author' ? Doc.CurrentUserEmail : ProxyField.WithoutProxy(() => doc[key]);
+                    if (field instanceof RefField) {
+                        copy[key] = field;
+                    } else if (cfield instanceof ComputedField) {
+                        copy[key] = cfield[Copy](); // ComputedField.MakeFunction(cfield.script.originalScript);
+                    } else if (field instanceof ObjectField) {
+                        copy[key] =
+                            doc[key] instanceof Doc && key.includes('layout[')
+                                ? undefined // remove expanded template field documents
+                                : ObjectField.MakeCopy(field);
+                    } else if (field instanceof Promise) {
+                        debugger; //This shouldn't happend...
+                    } else {
+                        copy[key] = field;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-        });
+            });
         if (copyProto) {
             Doc.GetProto(copy).embedContainer = undefined;
             Doc.GetProto(copy).proto_embeddings = new List<Doc>([copy]);
         } else {
-            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(copy)[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', copy);
+            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(copy)[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', copy);
         }
         copy.embedContainer = undefined;
         Doc.defaultAclPrivate && (copy['acl-Public'] = 'Not Shared');
@@ -1045,7 +1039,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
             Object.keys(doc)
                 .filter(key => key.startsWith('acl'))
                 .forEach(key => (delegate[key] = doc[key]));
-            if (!Doc.IsSystem(doc)) Doc.AddDocToList(doc[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
+            if (!Doc.IsSystem(doc)) Doc.AddDocToList(doc[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
             title && (delegate.title = title);
             delegate[Initializing] = false;
             Doc.AddFileOrphan(delegate);
@@ -1069,7 +1063,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         delegate[Initializing] = true;
         delegate.proto = delegateProto;
         delegate.author = Doc.CurrentUserEmail;
-        Doc.AddDocToList(delegateProto[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
+        Doc.AddDocToList(delegateProto[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
         delegate[Initializing] = false;
         delegateProto[Initializing] = false;
         return delegate;
@@ -1173,7 +1167,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
     }
     export const brushManager = new DocBrush();
 
-    export class DocData {
+    export class UserDocData {
         @observable _user_doc: Doc = undefined!;
         @observable _sharing_doc: Doc = undefined!;
         @observable _searchQuery: string = '';
@@ -1183,7 +1177,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
     // a layout field or 'layout' is given.
     export function Layout(doc: Doc, layout?: Doc): Doc {
         const overrideLayout = layout && Cast(doc[`${StrCast(layout.isTemplateForField, 'data')}-layout[` + layout[Id] + ']'], Doc, null);
-        return overrideLayout || doc[LayoutSym] || doc;
+        return overrideLayout || doc[DocLayout] || doc;
     }
     export function SetLayout(doc: Doc, layout: Doc | string) {
         doc[StrCast(doc.layout_fieldKey, 'layout')] = layout;
@@ -1198,12 +1192,12 @@ export namespace Doc {
         return Doc.NativeWidth(doc, dataDoc, useDim) / (Doc.NativeHeight(doc, dataDoc, useDim) || 1);
     }
     export function NativeWidth(doc?: Doc, dataDoc?: Doc, useWidth?: boolean) {
-        return !doc ? 0 : NumCast(doc._nativeWidth, NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeWidth'], useWidth ? doc[WidthSym]() : 0));
+        return !doc ? 0 : NumCast(doc._nativeWidth, NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeWidth'], useWidth ? doc[Width]() : 0));
     }
     export function NativeHeight(doc?: Doc, dataDoc?: Doc, useHeight?: boolean) {
         if (!doc) return 0;
-        const nheight = (Doc.NativeWidth(doc, dataDoc, useHeight) * doc[HeightSym]()) / doc[WidthSym]();
-        const dheight = NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeHeight'], useHeight ? doc[HeightSym]() : 0);
+        const nheight = (Doc.NativeWidth(doc, dataDoc, useHeight) * doc[Height]()) / doc[Width]();
+        const dheight = NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeHeight'], useHeight ? doc[Height]() : 0);
         return NumCast(doc._nativeHeight, nheight || dheight);
     }
     export function SetNativeWidth(doc: Doc, width: number | undefined, fieldKey?: string) {
@@ -1213,7 +1207,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         doc[(fieldKey ?? Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc)) + '_nativeHeight'] = height;
     }
 
-    const manager = new DocData();
+    const manager = new UserDocData();
     export function SearchQuery(): string {
         return manager._searchQuery;
     }
@@ -1348,16 +1342,16 @@ export namespace Doc {
     export var highlightedDocs = new ObservableSet<Doc>();
     export function IsHighlighted(doc: Doc) {
         if (!doc || GetEffectiveAcl(doc) === AclPrivate || GetEffectiveAcl(Doc.GetProto(doc)) === AclPrivate || doc.opacity === 0) return false;
-        return doc[HighlightSym] || Doc.GetProto(doc)[HighlightSym];
+        return doc[Highlight] || Doc.GetProto(doc)[Highlight];
     }
     export function HighlightDoc(doc: Doc, dataAndDisplayDocs = true, presEffect?: Doc) {
         runInAction(() => {
             highlightedDocs.add(doc);
-            doc[HighlightSym] = true;
-            doc[AnimationSym] = presEffect;
+            doc[Highlight] = true;
+            doc[Animation] = presEffect;
             if (dataAndDisplayDocs) {
                 highlightedDocs.add(Doc.GetProto(doc));
-                Doc.GetProto(doc)[HighlightSym] = true;
+                Doc.GetProto(doc)[Highlight] = true;
             }
         });
     }
@@ -1367,8 +1361,8 @@ export namespace Doc {
             (doc ? [doc] : Array.from(highlightedDocs)).forEach(doc => {
                 highlightedDocs.delete(doc);
                 highlightedDocs.delete(Doc.GetProto(doc));
-                doc[HighlightSym] = Doc.GetProto(doc)[HighlightSym] = false;
-                doc[AnimationSym] = undefined;
+                doc[Highlight] = Doc.GetProto(doc)[Highlight] = false;
+                doc[Animation] = undefined;
             });
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/fields/DocSymbols.ts b/src/fields/DocSymbols.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65decc147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fields/DocSymbols.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export const Update = Symbol('DocUpdate');
+export const Self = Symbol('DocSelf');
+export const SelfProxy = Symbol('DocSelfProxy');
+export const FieldKeys = Symbol('DocFieldKeys');
+export const FieldTuples = Symbol('DocFieldTuples');
+export const Width = Symbol('DocWidth');
+export const Height = Symbol('DocHeight');
+export const Animation = Symbol('DocAnimation');
+export const Highlight = Symbol('DocHighlight');
+export const DocData = Symbol('DocData');
+export const DocLayout = Symbol('DocLayout');
+export const DocFields = Symbol('DocFields');
+export const DocCss = Symbol('DocCss');
+export const DocAcl = Symbol('DocAcl');
+export const DirectLinks = Symbol('DocDirectLinks');
+export const AclUnset = Symbol('DocAclUnset');
+export const AclPrivate = Symbol('DocAclOwnerOnly');
+export const AclReadonly = Symbol('DocAclReadOnly');
+export const AclAugment = Symbol('DocAclAugment');
+export const AclSelfEdit = Symbol('DocAclSelfEdit');
+export const AclEdit = Symbol('DocAclEdit');
+export const AclAdmin = Symbol('DocAclAdmin');
+export const UpdatingFromServer = Symbol('DocUpdatingFromServer');
+export const Initializing = Symbol('DocInitializing');
+export const ForceServerWrite = Symbol('DocForceServerWrite');
+export const CachedUpdates = Symbol('DocCachedUpdates');
diff --git a/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts b/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts
index e50c2856f..c381f14f5 100644
--- a/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts
+++ b/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-export const Update = Symbol('Update');
-export const Self = Symbol('Self');
-export const SelfProxy = Symbol('SelfProxy');
-export const HandleUpdate = Symbol('HandleUpdate');
-export const Id = Symbol('Id');
-export const OnUpdate = Symbol('OnUpdate');
-export const Parent = Symbol('Parent');
-export const Copy = Symbol('Copy');
-export const ToValue = Symbol('ToValue');
-export const ToScriptString = Symbol('ToScriptString');
-export const ToPlainText = Symbol('ToPlainText');
-export const ToString = Symbol('ToString');
+export const HandleUpdate = Symbol('FieldHandleUpdate');
+export const Id = Symbol('FieldId');
+export const OnUpdate = Symbol('FieldOnUpdate');
+export const Parent = Symbol('FieldParent');
+export const Copy = Symbol('FieldCopy');
+export const ToValue = Symbol('FieldToValue');
+export const ToScriptString = Symbol('FieldToScriptString');
+export const ToPlainText = Symbol('FieldToPlainText');
+export const ToString = Symbol('FieldToString');
diff --git a/src/fields/List.ts b/src/fields/List.ts
index dfd24cf7a..033fa569b 100644
--- a/src/fields/List.ts
+++ b/src/fields/List.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { alias, list, serializable } from 'serializr';
 import { DocServer } from '../client/DocServer';
 import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../client/util/ScriptingGlobals';
 import { afterDocDeserialize, autoObject, Deserializable } from '../client/util/SerializationHelper';
+import { FieldTuples, Self, SelfProxy, Update } from './DocSymbols';
 import { Field } from './Doc';
-import { Copy, OnUpdate, Parent, Self, SelfProxy, ToScriptString, ToString, Update } from './FieldSymbols';
+import { Copy, OnUpdate, Parent, ToScriptString, ToString } from './FieldSymbols';
 import { ObjectField } from './ObjectField';
 import { ProxyField } from './Proxy';
 import { RefField } from './RefField';
@@ -21,12 +22,12 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         if (value instanceof RefField) {
             throw new Error('fill with RefFields not supported yet');
         }
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.fill(value, start, end);
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.fill(value, start, end);
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     pop(): any {
-        const field = toRealField(this[Self].__fields.pop());
+        const field = toRealField(this[Self].__fieldTuples.pop());
         this[Update]();
         return field;
     },
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         items = items.map(toObjectField);
 
         const list = this[Self];
-        const length = list.__fields.length;
+        const length = list.__fieldTuples.length;
         for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
             const item = items[i];
             //TODO Error checking to make sure parent doesn't already exist
@@ -43,23 +44,23 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
                 item[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(list, i + length, item, this);
             }
         }
-        const res = list.__fields.push(...items);
+        const res = list.__fieldTuples.push(...items);
         this[Update]({ op: '$addToSet', items, length: length + items.length });
         return res;
     }),
     reverse() {
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.reverse();
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.reverse();
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     shift() {
-        const res = toRealField(this[Self].__fields.shift());
+        const res = toRealField(this[Self].__fieldTuples.shift());
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     sort(cmpFunc: any) {
         this[Self].__realFields(); // coerce retrieving entire array
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.sort(cmpFunc ? (first: any, second: any) => cmpFunc(toRealField(first), toRealField(second)) : undefined);
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.sort(cmpFunc ? (first: any, second: any) => cmpFunc(toRealField(first), toRealField(second)) : undefined);
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         this[Self].__realFields(); // coerce retrieving entire array
         items = items.map(toObjectField);
         const list = this[Self];
-        const removed = list.__fields.filter((item: any, i: number) => i >= start && i < start + deleteCount);
+        const removed = list.__fieldTuples.filter((item: any, i: number) => i >= start && i < start + deleteCount);
         for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
             const item = items[i];
             //TODO Error checking to make sure parent doesn't already exist
@@ -77,18 +78,18 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
                 item[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(list, i + start, item, this);
             }
         }
-        let hintArray: {val : any, index : number}[] = [];
-        for(let i = start; i < start + deleteCount; i++) {
-            hintArray.push({val : list.__fields[i], index : i});
+        let hintArray: { val: any; index: number }[] = [];
+        for (let i = start; i < start + deleteCount; i++) {
+            hintArray.push({ val: list.__fieldTuples[i], index: i });
         }
-        const res = list.__fields.splice(start, deleteCount, ...items);
+        const res = list.__fieldTuples.splice(start, deleteCount, ...items);
         // the hint object sends the starting index of the slice and the number
-        // of elements to delete. 
+        // of elements to delete.
         this[Update](
             items.length === 0 && deleteCount
-                ? { op: '$remFromSet', items: removed, hint : { start : start, deleteCount : deleteCount }, length: list.__fields.length }
-                : items.length && !deleteCount && start === list.__fields.length
-                ? { op: '$addToSet', items, length: list.__fields.length }
+                ? { op: '$remFromSet', items: removed, hint: { start: start, deleteCount: deleteCount }, length: list.__fieldTuples.length }
+                : items.length && !deleteCount && start === list.__fieldTuples.length
+                ? { op: '$addToSet', items, length: list.__fieldTuples.length }
                 : undefined
         );
         return res.map(toRealField);
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
     unshift(...items: any[]) {
         items = items.map(toObjectField);
         const list = this[Self];
-        const length = list.__fields.length;
+        const length = list.__fieldTuples.length;
         for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
             const item = items[i];
             //TODO Error checking to make sure parent doesn't already exist
@@ -106,32 +107,32 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
                 item[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(list, i, item, this);
             }
         }
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.unshift(...items);
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.unshift(...items);
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     /// Accessor methods
     concat: action(function (this: any, ...items: any[]) {
         this[Self].__realFields();
-        return this[Self].__fields.map(toRealField).concat(...items);
+        return this[Self].__fieldTuples.map(toRealField).concat(...items);
     }),
     includes(valueToFind: any, fromIndex: number) {
         if (valueToFind instanceof RefField) {
             return this[Self].__realFields().includes(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         } else {
-            return this[Self].__fields.includes(valueToFind, fromIndex);
+            return this[Self].__fieldTuples.includes(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         }
     },
     indexOf(valueToFind: any, fromIndex: number) {
         if (valueToFind instanceof RefField) {
             return this[Self].__realFields().indexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         } else {
-            return this[Self].__fields.indexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
+            return this[Self].__fieldTuples.indexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         }
     },
     join(separator: any) {
         this[Self].__realFields();
-        return this[Self].__fields.map(toRealField).join(separator);
+        return this[Self].__fieldTuples.map(toRealField).join(separator);
     },
     lastElement() {
         return this[Self].__realFields().lastElement();
@@ -140,12 +141,12 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         if (valueToFind instanceof RefField) {
             return this[Self].__realFields().lastIndexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         } else {
-            return this[Self].__fields.lastIndexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
+            return this[Self].__fieldTuples.lastIndexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         }
     },
     slice(begin: number, end: number) {
         this[Self].__realFields();
-        return this[Self].__fields.slice(begin, end).map(toRealField);
+        return this[Self].__fieldTuples.slice(begin, end).map(toRealField);
     },
 
     /// Iteration methods
@@ -156,55 +157,55 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         return this[Self].__realFields().every(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.every((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.every((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     filter(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().filter(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.filter((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.filter((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     find(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().find(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.find((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.find((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     findIndex(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().findIndex(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.findIndex((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.findIndex((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     forEach(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().forEach(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.forEach((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.forEach((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     map(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().map(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.map((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.map((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     reduce(callback: any, initialValue: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().reduce(callback, initialValue);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.reduce((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.reduce((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
     },
     reduceRight(callback: any, initialValue: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().reduceRight(callback, initialValue);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.reduceRight((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.reduceRight((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
     },
     some(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().some(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.some((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.some((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     values() {
         return this[Self].__realFields().values();
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ type ListUpdate<T> = ListSpliceUpdate<T> | ListIndexUpdate<T>;
 
 type StoredType<T extends Field> = T extends RefField ? ProxyField<T> : T;
 
-export const ListFieldName="fields";
+export const ListFieldName = 'fields';
 @Deserializable('list')
 class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
     constructor(fields?: T[]) {
@@ -254,9 +255,9 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
         const list = new Proxy<this>(this, {
             set: setter,
             get: listGetter,
-            ownKeys: target => Object.keys(target.__fields),
+            ownKeys: target => Object.keys(target.__fieldTuples),
             getOwnPropertyDescriptor: (target, prop) => {
-                if (prop in target.__fields) {
+                if (prop in target[FieldTuples]) {
                     return {
                         configurable: true, //TODO Should configurable be true?
                         enumerable: true,
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
     // this requests all ProxyFields at the same time to avoid the overhead
     // of separate network requests and separate updates to the React dom.
     private __realFields() {
-        const unrequested = this.__fields.filter(f => f instanceof ProxyField && f.needsRequesting).map(f => f as ProxyField<RefField>);
+        const unrequested = this[FieldTuples].filter(f => f instanceof ProxyField && f.needsRequesting).map(f => f as ProxyField<RefField>);
         // if we find any ProxyFields that don't have a current value, then
         // start the server request for all of them
         if (unrequested.length) {
@@ -293,17 +294,16 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
             // will await the batch request and return the requested field value.
             unrequested.forEach(p => p.setExternalValuePromise(allSetPromise));
         }
-        return this.__fields.map(toRealField);
+        return this[FieldTuples].map(toRealField);
     }
 
-    public static FieldDataName = 'fields';
     @serializable(alias(ListFieldName, list(autoObject(), { afterDeserialize: afterDocDeserialize })))
-    private get __fields() {
-        return this.___fields;
+    private get __fieldTuples() {
+        return this[FieldTuples];
     }
 
-    private set __fields(value) {
-        this.___fields = value;
+    private set __fieldTuples(value) {
+        this[FieldTuples] = value;
         for (const key in value) {
             const field = value[key];
             if (field instanceof ObjectField) {
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
     }
 
     [Copy]() {
-        const copiedData = this[Self].__fields.map(f => (f instanceof ObjectField ? f[Copy]() : f));
+        const copiedData = this[Self].__fieldTuples.map(f => (f instanceof ObjectField ? f[Copy]() : f));
         const deepCopy = new ListImpl<T>(copiedData as any);
         return deepCopy;
     }
 
     // @serializable(alias("fields", list(autoObject())))
     @observable
-    private ___fields: StoredType<T>[] = [];
+    private [FieldTuples]: StoredType<T>[] = [];
 
     private [Update] = (diff: any) => {
         // console.log(diff);
diff --git a/src/fields/Schema.ts b/src/fields/Schema.ts
index 7ad376a28..f035eeb0d 100644
--- a/src/fields/Schema.ts
+++ b/src/fields/Schema.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-import { Interface, ToInterface, Cast, ToConstructor, HasTail, Head, Tail, ListSpec, ToType, DefaultFieldConstructor } from "./Types";
-import { Doc, Field } from "./Doc";
-import { ObjectField } from "./ObjectField";
-import { RefField } from "./RefField";
-import { SelfProxy } from "./FieldSymbols";
-import { List } from "./List";
+import { Interface, ToInterface, Cast, ToConstructor, HasTail, Head, Tail, ListSpec, ToType, DefaultFieldConstructor } from './Types';
+import { Doc, Field } from './Doc';
+import { ObjectField } from './ObjectField';
+import { RefField } from './RefField';
+import { SelfProxy } from './DocSymbols';
+import { List } from './List';
 
 type AllToInterface<T extends Interface[]> = {
-    1: ToInterface<Head<T>> & AllToInterface<Tail<T>>,
-    0: ToInterface<Head<T>>
+    1: ToInterface<Head<T>> & AllToInterface<Tail<T>>;
+    0: ToInterface<Head<T>>;
 }[HasTail<T> extends true ? 1 : 0];
 
 export const emptySchema = createSchema({});
@@ -28,36 +28,40 @@ export function makeInterface<T extends Interface[]>(...schemas: T): InterfaceFu
             schema[key] = s[key];
         }
     }
-    const proto = new Proxy({}, {
-        get(target: any, prop, receiver) {
-            const field = receiver.doc?.[prop];
-            if (prop in schema) {
-                const desc = prop === "proto" ? Doc : (schema as any)[prop]; // bcz: proto doesn't appear in schemas ... maybe it should?
-                if (typeof desc === "object" && "defaultVal" in desc && "type" in desc) {//defaultSpec
-                    return Cast(field, desc.type, desc.defaultVal);
-                }
-                if (typeof desc === "function" && !ObjectField.isPrototypeOf(desc) && !RefField.isPrototypeOf(desc)) {
-                    const doc = Cast(field, Doc);
-                    if (doc === undefined) {
-                        return undefined;
+    const proto = new Proxy(
+        {},
+        {
+            get(target: any, prop, receiver) {
+                const field = receiver.doc?.[prop];
+                if (prop in schema) {
+                    const desc = prop === 'proto' ? Doc : (schema as any)[prop]; // bcz: proto doesn't appear in schemas ... maybe it should?
+                    if (typeof desc === 'object' && 'defaultVal' in desc && 'type' in desc) {
+                        //defaultSpec
+                        return Cast(field, desc.type, desc.defaultVal);
                     }
-                    if (doc instanceof Doc) {
-                        return desc(doc);
+                    if (typeof desc === 'function' && !ObjectField.isPrototypeOf(desc) && !RefField.isPrototypeOf(desc)) {
+                        const doc = Cast(field, Doc);
+                        if (doc === undefined) {
+                            return undefined;
+                        }
+                        if (doc instanceof Doc) {
+                            return desc(doc);
+                        }
+                        return doc.then(doc => doc && desc(doc));
                     }
-                    return doc.then(doc => doc && desc(doc));
+                    return Cast(field, desc);
                 }
-                return Cast(field, desc);
-            }
-            return field;
-        },
-        set(target: any, prop, value, receiver) {
-            receiver.doc && (receiver.doc[prop] = value);  // receiver.doc may be undefined as the result of a change in acls
-            return true;
+                return field;
+            },
+            set(target: any, prop, value, receiver) {
+                receiver.doc && (receiver.doc[prop] = value); // receiver.doc may be undefined as the result of a change in acls
+                return true;
+            },
         }
-    });
+    );
     // !(doc instanceof Doc) && (throw new Error("Currently wrapping a schema in another schema isn't supported"));
     const fn = (doc: Doc) => Object.create(proto, { doc: { value: doc[SelfProxy], writable: false } });
-    return ((doc?: Doc | Doc[]) => (doc instanceof List ? doc : undefined)?.map?.(fn) ?? fn((doc as Doc) ?? new Doc)) as InterfaceFunc<T>;
+    return ((doc?: Doc | Doc[]) => (doc instanceof List ? doc : undefined)?.map?.(fn) ?? fn((doc as Doc) ?? new Doc())) as InterfaceFunc<T>;
 }
 
 export type makeStrictInterface<T extends Interface> = Partial<ToInterface<T>>;
@@ -75,8 +79,8 @@ export function makeStrictInterface<T extends Interface>(schema: T): (doc: Doc)
                     this.__doc[key] = value;
                     return;
                 }
-                throw new TypeError("Expected type " + type);
-            }
+                throw new TypeError('Expected type ' + type);
+            },
         });
     }
     return function (doc: any) {
@@ -95,12 +99,12 @@ export function createSchema<T extends Interface>(schema: T): T & { proto: ToCon
 }
 
 export function listSpec<U extends ToConstructor<Field>>(type: U): ListSpec<ToType<U>> {
-    return { List: type as any };//TODO Types
+    return { List: type as any }; //TODO Types
 }
 
 export function defaultSpec<T extends ToConstructor<Field>>(type: T, defaultVal: ToType<T>): DefaultFieldConstructor<ToType<T>> {
     return {
         type: type as any,
-        defaultVal
+        defaultVal,
     };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts b/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts
index a5361b98a..7a0a18929 100644
--- a/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts
+++ b/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ export const documentSchema = createSchema({
     _columnsHideIfEmpty: 'boolean', // whether empty stacking view column headings should be hidden
     // _columnHeaders: listSpec(SchemaHeaderField), // header descriptions for stacking/masonry
     // _schemaHeaders: listSpec(SchemaHeaderField), // header descriptions for schema views
-    _fontSize: 'string',
-    _fontFamily: 'string',
+    _text_fontSize: 'string',
+    _text_fontFamily: 'string',
     _layout_sidebarWidthPercent: 'string', // percent of text window width taken up by sidebar
 
     // appearance properties on the data document
diff --git a/src/fields/util.ts b/src/fields/util.ts
index a2b445d6c..62f27c7d2 100644
--- a/src/fields/util.ts
+++ b/src/fields/util.ts
@@ -7,28 +7,9 @@ import { SerializationHelper } from '../client/util/SerializationHelper';
 import { UndoManager } from '../client/util/UndoManager';
 import { returnZero } from '../Utils';
 import CursorField from './CursorField';
-import {
-    AclAdmin,
-    AclEdit,
-    aclLevel,
-    AclPrivate,
-    AclSelfEdit,
-    AclSym,
-    DataSym,
-    Doc,
-    DocListCast,
-    DocListCastAsync,
-    ForceServerWrite,
-    HeightSym,
-    HierarchyMapping,
-    Initializing,
-    LayoutSym,
-    ReverseHierarchyMap,
-    updateCachedAcls,
-    UpdatingFromServer,
-    WidthSym,
-} from './Doc';
-import { Id, OnUpdate, Parent, SelfProxy, ToValue, Update } from './FieldSymbols';
+import { aclLevel, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, HierarchyMapping, ReverseHierarchyMap, updateCachedAcls } from './Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, AclPrivate, AclSelfEdit, DocAcl, DocData, DocLayout, FieldKeys, ForceServerWrite, Height, Initializing, SelfProxy, Update, UpdatingFromServer, Width } from './DocSymbols';
+import { Id, OnUpdate, Parent, ToValue } from './FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from './List';
 import { ObjectField } from './ObjectField';
 import { PrefetchProxy, ProxyField } from './Proxy';
@@ -56,7 +37,7 @@ const _setterImpl = action(function (target: any, prop: string | symbol | number
     if (value !== undefined) {
         value = value[SelfProxy] || value;
     }
-    const curValue = target.__fields[prop];
+    const curValue = target.__fieldTuples[prop];
     if (curValue === value || (curValue instanceof ProxyField && value instanceof RefField && curValue.fieldId === value[Id])) {
         // TODO This kind of checks correctly in the case that curValue is a ProxyField and value is a RefField, but technically
         // curValue should get filled in with value if it isn't already filled in, in case we fetched the referenced field some other way
@@ -88,11 +69,11 @@ const _setterImpl = action(function (target: any, prop: string | symbol | number
 
     if (writeToDoc) {
         if (value === undefined) {
-            target.__fieldKeys && delete target.__fieldKeys[prop];
-            delete target.__fields[prop];
+            delete target[FieldKeys][prop];
+            delete target.__fieldTuples[prop];
         } else {
-            target.__fieldKeys && (target.__fieldKeys[prop] = true);
-            target.__fields[prop] = value;
+            target[FieldKeys][prop] = true;
+            target.__fieldTuples[prop] = value;
         }
 
         if (writeToServer) {
@@ -148,12 +129,12 @@ export function denormalizeEmail(email: string) {
  */
 export function inheritParentAcls(parent: Doc, child: Doc) {
     return;
-    const dataDoc = parent[DataSym];
-    for (const key of Object.keys(dataDoc)) {
-        // if the default acl mode is private, then don't inherit the acl-Public permission, but set it to private.
-        const permission = key === 'acl-Public' && Doc.defaultAclPrivate ? AclPrivate : dataDoc[key];
-        key.startsWith('acl') && distributeAcls(key, permission, child);
-    }
+    // const dataDoc = parent[DataSym];
+    // for (const key of Object.keys(dataDoc)) {
+    //     // if the default acl mode is private, then don't inherit the acl-Public permission, but set it to private.
+    //     const permission = key === 'acl-Public' && Doc.defaultAclPrivate ? AclPrivate : dataDoc[key];
+    //     key.startsWith('acl') && distributeAcls(key, permission, child);
+    // }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -212,7 +193,7 @@ export function SetCachedGroups(groups: string[]) {
     runInAction(() => cachedGroups.push(...groups));
 }
 function getEffectiveAcl(target: any, user?: string): symbol {
-    const targetAcls = target[AclSym];
+    const targetAcls = target[DocAcl];
     if (targetAcls?.['acl-Me'] === AclAdmin || GetCachedGroupByName('Admin')) return AclAdmin;
 
     const userChecked = user || Doc.CurrentUserEmail; // if the current user is the author of the document / the current user is a member of the admin group
@@ -237,7 +218,7 @@ function getEffectiveAcl(target: any, user?: string): symbol {
         return DocServer?.Control?.isReadOnly?.() && HierarchyMapping.get(effectiveAcl)!.level < aclLevel.editable ? AclEdit : effectiveAcl;
     }
     // authored documents are private until an ACL is set.
-    const targetAuthor = target.__fields?.author || target.author; // target may be a Doc of Proxy, so check __fields.author and .author
+    const targetAuthor = target.__fieldTuples?.author || target.author; // target may be a Doc of Proxy, so check __fieldTuples.author and .author
     if (targetAuthor && targetAuthor !== userChecked) return AclPrivate;
     return AclAdmin;
 }
@@ -277,7 +258,7 @@ export function distributeAcls(key: string, acl: SharingPermissions, target: Doc
     }
 
     let dataDocChanged = false;
-    const dataDoc = target[DataSym];
+    const dataDoc = target[DocData];
     if (dataDoc && (!inheritingFromCollection || !dataDoc[key] || ReverseHierarchyMap.get(StrCast(dataDoc[key]))! > ReverseHierarchyMap.get(acl)!)) {
         if (GetEffectiveAcl(dataDoc) === AclAdmin) {
             dataDoc[key] = acl;
@@ -290,13 +271,13 @@ export function distributeAcls(key: string, acl: SharingPermissions, target: Doc
         // maps over the children of the document
         DocListCast(dataDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(dataDoc)]).forEach(d => {
             distributeAcls(key, acl, d, inheritingFromCollection, visited);
-            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DataSym], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
+            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DocData], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
         });
 
         // maps over the annotations of the document
         DocListCast(dataDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(dataDoc) + '_annotations']).forEach(d => {
             distributeAcls(key, acl, d, inheritingFromCollection, visited);
-            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DataSym], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
+            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DocData], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
         });
     }
 
@@ -311,16 +292,16 @@ export function setter(target: any, in_prop: string | symbol | number, value: an
     // if you're trying to change an acl but don't have Admin access / you're trying to change it to something that isn't an acceptable acl, you can't
     if (typeof prop === 'string' && prop.startsWith('acl') && (effectiveAcl !== AclAdmin || ![...Object.values(SharingPermissions), undefined].includes(value))) return true;
 
-    if (typeof prop === 'string' && prop !== '__id' && prop !== '__fields' && prop.startsWith('_')) {
+    if (typeof prop === 'string' && prop !== '__id' && prop !== '__fieldTuples' && prop.startsWith('_')) {
         if (!prop.startsWith('__')) prop = prop.substring(1);
         if (target.__LAYOUT__) {
             target.__LAYOUT__[prop] = value;
             return true;
         }
     }
-    if (target.__fields[prop] instanceof ComputedField) {
-        if (target.__fields[prop].setterscript && value !== undefined && !(value instanceof ComputedField)) {
-            return ScriptCast(target.__fields[prop])?.setterscript?.run({ self: target[SelfProxy], this: target[SelfProxy], value }).success ? true : false;
+    if (target.__fieldTuples[prop] instanceof ComputedField) {
+        if (target.__fieldTuples[prop].setterscript && value !== undefined && !(value instanceof ComputedField)) {
+            return ScriptCast(target.__fieldTuples[prop])?.setterscript?.run({ self: target[SelfProxy], this: target[SelfProxy], value }).success ? true : false;
         }
     }
     return _setter(target, prop, value, receiver);
@@ -330,14 +311,13 @@ export function getter(target: any, prop: string | symbol, proxy: any): any {
     // prettier-ignore
     switch (prop) {
         case 'then' :   return undefined;
-        case '__fields' :   case '__id':  
-        case 'constructor': case 'toString': case 'valueOf':  
-        case 'factory':     case 'serializeInfo': 
+        case 'constructor':   case 'toString': case 'valueOf':  
+        case 'serializeInfo': case 'factory':     
                         return target[prop];
-        case AclSym :   return target[AclSym];
-        case $mobx:     return target.__fields[prop];
-        case LayoutSym: return target.__LAYOUT__;
-        case HeightSym: case WidthSym: if (GetEffectiveAcl(target) === AclPrivate) return returnZero;
+        case DocAcl :   return target[DocAcl];
+        case $mobx:     return target.__fieldTuples[prop];
+        case DocLayout: return target.__LAYOUT__;
+        case Height: case Width: if (GetEffectiveAcl(target) === AclPrivate) return returnZero;
         default :
             if (typeof prop === 'symbol')  return target[prop];
             if (prop.startsWith('isMobX')) return target[prop];
@@ -351,7 +331,7 @@ export function getter(target: any, prop: string | symbol, proxy: any): any {
 }
 
 function getFieldImpl(target: any, prop: string | number, proxy: any, ignoreProto: boolean = false): any {
-    const field = target.__fields[prop];
+    const field = target.__fieldTuples[prop];
     const value = field?.[ToValue]?.(proxy); // converts ComputedFields to values, or unpacks ProxyFields into Proxys
     if (value) return value.value;
     if (field === undefined && !ignoreProto && prop !== 'proto') {