update to master

27 files changed, 508 insertions, 319 deletions

diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx
index 7e484f3df..4e4bd43bf 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ import { DocumentView } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
 import { FocusViewOptions } from '../nodes/FieldView';
 import './CollectionCarousel3DView.scss';
 import { CollectionSubView } from './CollectionSubView';
-const { default: { CAROUSEL3D_CENTER_SCALE, CAROUSEL3D_SIDE_SCALE, CAROUSEL3D_TOP } } = require('../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss'); // prettier-ignore
+const { CAROUSEL3D_CENTER_SCALE, CAROUSEL3D_SIDE_SCALE, CAROUSEL3D_TOP } = require('../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss');
+
 @observer
 export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
     @computed get scrollSpeed() {
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
         }
     };
 
+    @computed get carouselItems() {
+        return this.childLayoutPairs.filter(pair => pair.layout.type !== DocumentType.LINK);
+    }
+
     centerScale = Number(CAROUSEL3D_CENTER_SCALE);
     panelWidth = () => this._props.PanelWidth() / 3;
     panelHeight = () => this._props.PanelHeight() * Number(CAROUSEL3D_SIDE_SCALE);
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
             );
         };
 
-        return this.childLayoutPairs.map((childPair, index) => {
+        return this.carouselItems.map((childPair, index) => {
             return (
                 <div key={childPair.layout[Id]} className={`collectionCarousel3DView-item${index === currentIndex ? '-active' : ''} ${index}`} style={{ width: this.panelWidth() }}>
                     {displayDoc(childPair)}
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     changeSlide = (direction: number) => {
         SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
-        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) + direction + this.childLayoutPairs.length) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
+        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) + direction + this.carouselItems.length) % this.carouselItems.length;
     };
 
     onArrowClick = (direction: number) => {
@@ -154,7 +159,7 @@ export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
     }
 
     @computed get dots() {
-        return this.childLayoutPairs.map((_child, index) => <div key={Utils.GenerateGuid()} className={`dot${index === NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={() => (this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = index)} />);
+        return this.carouselItems.map((_child, index) => <div key={Utils.GenerateGuid()} className={`dot${index === NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={() => (this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = index)} />);
     }
     @computed get translateX() {
         const index = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx
index dae16bafb..9c370bfbb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { FieldViewProps } from '../nodes/FieldView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import './CollectionCarouselView.scss';
 import { CollectionSubView } from './CollectionSubView';
+import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 
 @observer
 export class CollectionCarouselView extends CollectionSubView() {
@@ -33,13 +34,17 @@ export class CollectionCarouselView extends CollectionSubView() {
         }
     };
 
+    @computed get carouselItems() {
+        return this.childLayoutPairs.filter(pair => pair.layout.type !== DocumentType.LINK);
+    }
+
     advance = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
-        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) + 1) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
+        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) + 1) % this.carouselItems.length;
     };
     goback = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
-        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) - 1 + this.childLayoutPairs.length) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
+        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) - 1 + this.carouselItems.length) % this.carouselItems.length;
     };
     captionStyleProvider = (doc: Doc | undefined, captionProps: Opt<FieldViewProps>, property: string): any => {
         // first look for properties on the document in the carousel, then fallback to properties on the container
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ export class CollectionCarouselView extends CollectionSubView() {
     captionWidth = () => this._props.PanelWidth() - 2 * this.marginX;
     @computed get content() {
         const index = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index);
-        const curDoc = this.childLayoutPairs?.[index];
+        const curDoc = this.carouselItems?.[index];
         const captionProps = { ...this._props, NativeScaling: returnOne, PanelWidth: this.captionWidth, fieldKey: 'caption', setHeight: undefined, setContentView: undefined };
         const carouselShowsCaptions = StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_showCaption);
         return !(curDoc?.layout instanceof Doc) ? null : (
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
index 8f1633122..b2897a9b7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
 import * as GoldenLayout from '../../../client/goldenLayout';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
 import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, DocData } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
-import { ImageCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
+import { FieldValue, ImageCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { ImageField } from '../../../fields/URLField';
-import { GetEffectiveAcl, inheritParentAcls } from '../../../fields/util';
+import { GetEffectiveAcl, inheritParentAcls, SetPropSetterCb } from '../../../fields/util';
 import { addStyleSheet, addStyleSheetRule, clearStyleSheetRules, DivHeight, DivWidth, emptyFunction, incrementTitleCopy } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../DocServer';
 import { Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import './CollectionDockingView.scss';
 import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './collectionFreeForm';
 import { CollectionSubView } from './CollectionSubView';
 import { TabDocView } from './TabDocView';
+import { ComputedField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
 const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 
 @observer
@@ -313,8 +314,26 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         }
     };
 
+    /**
+     * This publishes Docs having titles starting with '@' to Doc.myPublishedDocs
+     * Once published, any text that uses the 'title' in its body will automatically
+     * be linked to this published document.
+     * @param target
+     * @param title
+     */
+    titleChanged = (target: any, value: any) => {
+        const title = Field.toString(value);
+        if (title.startsWith('@') && !title.substring(1).match(/[\(\)\[\]@]/) && title.length > 1) {
+            const embedding = DocListCast(target.proto_embeddings).lastElement();
+            embedding && Doc.AddToMyPublished(embedding);
+        } else if (!title.startsWith('@')) {
+            DocListCast(target.proto_embeddings).forEach(doc => Doc.RemFromMyPublished(doc));
+        }
+    };
+
     componentDidMount: () => void = async () => {
         this._unmounting = false;
+        SetPropSetterCb('title', this.titleChanged); // this overrides any previously assigned callback for the property
         if (this._containerRef.current) {
             this._lightboxReactionDisposer = reaction(
                 () => LightboxView.LightboxDoc,
@@ -468,10 +487,15 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
             json = json.replace(origtab[Id], newtab[Id]);
             return newtab;
         });
-        const copy = Docs.Create.DockDocument(newtabs, json, { title: incrementTitleCopy(StrCast(doc.title)) });
-        DashboardView.SetupDashboardTrails(copy);
-        DashboardView.SetupDashboardCalendars(copy); // Zaul TODO: needed?
-        return DashboardView.openDashboard(copy);
+        const dashboardDoc = Docs.Create.DockDocument(newtabs, json, { title: incrementTitleCopy(StrCast(doc.title)) });
+
+        dashboardDoc.pane_count = 1;
+        dashboardDoc.myOverlayDocs = new List<Doc>();
+        dashboardDoc.myPublishedDocs = new List<Doc>();
+
+        DashboardView.SetupDashboardTrails(dashboardDoc);
+        DashboardView.SetupDashboardCalendars(dashboardDoc); // Zaul TODO: needed?
+        return DashboardView.openDashboard(dashboardDoc);
     }
 
     @action
@@ -512,13 +536,13 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         stack.header?.element.on('mousedown', (e: any) => {
             const dashboard = Doc.ActiveDashboard;
             if (dashboard && e.target === stack.header?.element[0] && e.button === 2) {
-                dashboard['pane-count'] = NumCast(dashboard['pane-count']) + 1;
+                dashboard.pane_count = NumCast(dashboard.pane_count) + 1;
                 const docToAdd = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], {
                     _width: this._props.PanelWidth(),
                     _height: this._props.PanelHeight(),
                     _freeform_backgroundGrid: true,
                     _layout_fitWidth: true,
-                    title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(dashboard['pane-count'])}`,
+                    title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(dashboard.pane_count)}`,
                 });
                 Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', docToAdd, undefined, undefined, true);
                 inheritParentAcls(this.Document, docToAdd, false);
@@ -530,13 +554,13 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
             action(() => {
                 const dashboard = Doc.ActiveDashboard;
                 if (dashboard) {
-                    dashboard['pane-count'] = NumCast(dashboard['pane-count']) + 1;
+                    dashboard.pane_count = NumCast(dashboard.pane_count) + 1;
                     const docToAdd = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], {
                         _width: this._props.PanelWidth(),
                         _height: this._props.PanelHeight(),
                         _layout_fitWidth: true,
                         _freeform_backgroundGrid: true,
-                        title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(dashboard['pane-count'])}`,
+                        title: `Untitled Tab ${NumCast(dashboard.pane_count)}`,
                     });
                     Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyHeaderBar, 'data', docToAdd, undefined, undefined, true);
                     inheritParentAcls(this.dataDoc, docToAdd, false);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx
index 763d2e3a6..7dcfd32bd 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow.tsx
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ export class CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow extends ObservableReactComponent<CMVF
         if (de.complete.docDragData) {
             const key = this._props.pivotField;
             const castedValue = this.getValue(this.heading);
-            const onLayoutDoc = this.onLayoutDoc(key);
             if (this._props.parent.onInternalDrop(e, de)) {
-                de.complete.docDragData.droppedDocuments.forEach(d => Doc.SetInPlace(d, key, castedValue, !onLayoutDoc));
+                key && de.complete.docDragData.droppedDocuments.forEach(d => Doc.SetInPlace(d, key, castedValue, !this.onLayoutDoc(key)));
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ export class CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow extends ObservableReactComponent<CMVF
                     return false;
                 }
             }
-            this._props.docList.forEach(d => Doc.SetInPlace(d, key, castedValue, true));
+            key && this._props.docList.forEach(d => Doc.SetInPlace(d, key, castedValue, true));
             this._heading = castedValue.toString();
             return true;
         }
@@ -155,10 +154,9 @@ export class CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow extends ObservableReactComponent<CMVF
         this._createEmbeddingSelected = false;
         const key = this._props.pivotField;
         const newDoc = Docs.Create.TextDocument('', { _layout_autoHeight: true, _width: 200, _layout_fitWidth: true, title: value });
-        const onLayoutDoc = this.onLayoutDoc(key);
         FormattedTextBox.SetSelectOnLoad(newDoc);
         FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoadChar = value;
-        (onLayoutDoc ? newDoc : newDoc[DocData])[key] = this.getValue(this._props.heading);
+        key && ((this.onLayoutDoc(key) ? 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)
     };
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ export class CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow extends ObservableReactComponent<CMVF
         action(() => {
             this._createEmbeddingSelected = false;
             const key = this._props.pivotField;
-            this._props.docList.forEach(d => Doc.SetInPlace(d, key, undefined, true));
+            key && this._props.docList.forEach(d => Doc.SetInPlace(d, key, undefined, true));
             if (this._props.parent.colHeaderData && this._props.headingObject) {
                 const index = this._props.parent.colHeaderData.indexOf(this._props.headingObject);
                 this._props.parent.colHeaderData.splice(index, 1);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index 8729ef549..4f25f69ef 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
 import { Toggle, ToggleType, Type } from 'browndash-components';
-import { action, computed, Lambda, makeObservable, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { Lambda, action, computed, makeObservable, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Utils, emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
-import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { CollectionViewType, DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
@@ -19,11 +20,10 @@ import { undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
 import { AntimodeMenu } from '../AntimodeMenu';
 import { EditableView } from '../EditableView';
 import { MainView } from '../MainView';
-import { DocumentView, DocumentViewInternal, returnEmptyDocViewList } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
 import { DefaultStyleProvider } from '../StyleProvider';
-import { CollectionLinearView } from './collectionLinear';
+import { DocumentView, DocumentViewInternal, returnEmptyDocViewList } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
 import './CollectionMenu.scss';
-import { DocData } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
+import { CollectionLinearView } from './collectionLinear';
 
 interface CollectionMenuProps {
     panelHeight: () => number;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.scss
index 4c2dcf9ab..95fda7b0a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @import '../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss';
 
 .collectionNoteTakingView-DocumentButtons {
-    display: none;
+    opacity: 0;
     justify-content: space-between;
     margin: auto;
 }
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
     .editableView-container-editing-oneLine,
     .editableView-container-editing {
-        color: grey;
         padding: 10px;
         width: 100%;
     }
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
     .editableView-input {
         outline-color: black;
         letter-spacing: 2px;
-        color: grey;
         border: 0px;
         padding: 12px 10px 11px 10px;
     }
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@
     .editableView-input {
         outline-color: black;
         letter-spacing: 2px;
-        color: grey;
         border: 0px;
         padding: 12px 10px 11px 10px;
     }
@@ -51,9 +48,9 @@
     display: flex;
 }
 
-.collectionNoteTakingViewFieldColumn:hover {
+.collectionNoteTakingViewFieldColumnHover:hover {
     .collectionNoteTakingView-DocumentButtons {
-        display: flex;
+        opacity: 1;
     }
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +97,9 @@
         flex-direction: column;
         height: max-content;
     }
+    .collectionNoteTakingViewFieldColumnHover {
+        min-height: 100%; // if we use this, then we can't have autoHeight
+    }
 
     .collectionSchemaView-previewDoc {
         height: 100%;
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@
             overflow: visible;
             width: 100%;
             display: flex;
-            color: gray;
             align-items: center;
         }
     }
@@ -262,10 +261,6 @@
         background: $medium-gray;
         // overflow: hidden; overflow is visible so the color menu isn't hidden -ftong
 
-        .editableView-input {
-            color: $dark-gray;
-        }
-
         .editableView-input:hover,
         .editableView-container-editing:hover,
         .editableView-container-editing-oneLine:hover {
@@ -288,7 +283,6 @@
 
             .editableView-container-editing-oneLine,
             .editableView-container-editing {
-                color: grey;
                 padding: 10px;
             }
 
@@ -301,7 +295,6 @@
             .editableView-input {
                 padding: 12px 10px 11px 10px;
                 border: 0px;
-                color: grey;
                 text-align: center;
                 letter-spacing: 2px;
                 outline-color: black;
@@ -409,7 +402,6 @@
 
         .editableView-container-editing-oneLine,
         .editableView-container-editing {
-            color: grey;
             padding: 10px;
             width: 100%;
         }
@@ -423,13 +415,16 @@
         .editableView-input {
             outline-color: black;
             letter-spacing: 2px;
-            color: grey;
             border: 0px;
             padding: 12px 10px 11px 10px;
+            &::placeholder {
+                color: black;
+            }
         }
     }
 
     .collectionNoteTakingView-addDocumentButton {
+        opacity: 0.5;
         font-size: 75%;
         letter-spacing: 2px;
         cursor: pointer;
@@ -437,10 +432,12 @@
         .editableView-input {
             outline-color: black;
             letter-spacing: 2px;
-            color: grey;
             border: 0px;
             padding: 12px 10px 11px 10px;
         }
+        &:hover {
+            opacity: unset;
+        }
     }
 
     .collectionNoteTakingView-addGroupButton {
@@ -497,6 +494,24 @@
     .rc-switch-checked .rc-switch-inner {
         left: 8px;
     }
+
+    .collectionNoteTaking-pivotField {
+        display: none;
+    }
+    &:hover {
+        .collectionNoteTaking-pivotField {
+            display: unset;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+.collectionNoteTakingViewLight {
+    .collectionNoteTakingView-addDocumentButton,
+    .collectionNoteTakingView-addGroupButton {
+        .editableView-input::placeholder {
+            color: white;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
index 6318620e0..d8a0aebb1 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, observe, reaction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
@@ -9,24 +9,25 @@ import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { SchemaHeaderField } from '../../../fields/SchemaHeaderField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
-import { DivHeight, emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnZero, smoothScroll, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
+import { DivHeight, emptyFunction, lightOrDark, returnZero, smoothScroll, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../util/Transform';
-import { undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
+import { undoable, undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
 import { ContextMenu } from '../ContextMenu';
 import { ContextMenuProps } from '../ContextMenuItem';
+import { Colors } from '../global/globalEnums';
 import { LightboxView } from '../LightboxView';
 import { DocumentView } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
-import { FocusViewOptions, FieldViewProps } from '../nodes/FieldView';
+import { FieldViewProps, FocusViewOptions } from '../nodes/FieldView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import { StyleProp } from '../StyleProvider';
 import './CollectionNoteTakingView.scss';
 import { CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn } from './CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn';
 import { CollectionNoteTakingViewDivider } from './CollectionNoteTakingViewDivider';
 import { CollectionSubView } from './CollectionSubView';
-import { JsxElement } from 'typescript';
+import { FieldsDropdown } from '../FieldsDropdown';
 const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 
 /**
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
     _disposers: { [key: string]: IReactionDisposer } = {};
     _masonryGridRef: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
     _draggerRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
-    notetakingCategoryField = 'NotetakingCategory';
+    @computed get notetakingCategoryField() {
+        return StrCast(this.dataDoc.notetaking_column, StrCast(this.layoutDoc.pivotField, 'notetaking_column'));
+    }
     public DividerWidth = 16;
     @observable docsDraggedRowCol: number[] = [];
     @observable _scroll = 0;
@@ -153,25 +156,34 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         );
     };
 
+    @computed get allFieldValues() {
+        return new Set(this.childDocs.map(doc => StrCast(doc[this.notetakingCategoryField])));
+    }
+
     componentDidMount() {
         super.componentDidMount?.();
         document.addEventListener('pointerup', this.removeDocDragHighlight, true);
-        this._disposers.layout_autoHeight = reaction(
-            () => this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight,
-            layout_autoHeight => layout_autoHeight && this._props.setHeight?.(this.headerMargin + Math.max(...this._refList.map(DivHeight)))
+
+        this._disposers.autoColumns = reaction(
+            () => (this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoCreate ? Array.from(this.allFieldValues) : undefined),
+            columns => undoable(() => columns?.filter(col => !this.colHeaderData.some(h => h.heading === col)).forEach(col => this.addColumn(col)), 'adding columns')(),
+            { fireImmediately: true }
         );
 
         this._disposers.refList = reaction(
             () => ({ refList: this._refList.slice(), autoHeight: this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight && !LightboxView.Contains(this.DocumentView?.()) }),
             ({ refList, autoHeight }) => {
-                if (autoHeight) refList.forEach(r => this.observer.observe(r));
-                else this.observer.disconnect();
+                if (autoHeight) {
+                    refList.forEach(r => this.observer.observe(r));
+                    this._props.setHeight?.(this.headerMargin + Math.max(...this._refList.map(DivHeight)));
+                } else this.observer.disconnect();
             },
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
+        this.observer.disconnect();
         document.removeEventListener('pointerup', this.removeDocDragHighlight, true);
         super.componentWillUnmount();
         Object.keys(this._disposers).forEach(key => this._disposers[key]());
@@ -298,7 +310,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
     getDocWidth(d: Doc) {
         const heading = !d[this.notetakingCategoryField] ? 'unset' : Field.toString(d[this.notetakingCategoryField] as Field);
         const existingHeader = this.colHeaderData.find(sh => sh.heading === heading);
-        const existingWidth = existingHeader?.width ? existingHeader.width : 0;
+        const existingWidth = this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoSize ? 1 / (this.colHeaderData.length ?? 1) : existingHeader?.width ? existingHeader.width : 0;
         const maxWidth = existingWidth > 0 ? existingWidth * this.availableWidth : this.maxColWidth;
         const width = d.layout_fitWidth ? maxWidth : NumCast(d._width);
         return Math.min(maxWidth - CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn.ColumnMargin, width < maxWidth ? width : maxWidth);
@@ -370,7 +382,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
             // we alter the pivot fields of the docs in case they are moved to a new column.
             const colIndex = this.getColumnFromXCoord(xCoord);
             const colHeader = colIndex === undefined ? 'unset' : StrCast(this.colHeaderData[colIndex].heading);
-            DragManager.docsBeingDragged.forEach(d => (d[this.notetakingCategoryField] = colHeader));
+            DragManager.docsBeingDragged.map(doc => doc[DocData]).forEach(d => (d[this.notetakingCategoryField] = colHeader));
             // used to notify sections to re-render
             this.docsDraggedRowCol.length = 0;
             const columnFromCoord = this.getColumnFromXCoord(xCoord);
@@ -500,11 +512,12 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     editableViewProps = () => ({
         GetValue: () => '',
-        SetValue: this.addGroup,
-        contents: '+ New Column',
+        SetValue: this.addColumn,
+        contents: '+ Column',
     });
 
     refList = () => this._refList;
+    backgroundColor = () => this._props.DocumentView?.().backgroundColor();
 
     // sectionNoteTaking returns a CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn (which is an individual column)
     sectionNoteTaking = (heading: SchemaHeaderField | undefined, docList: Doc[]) => (
@@ -512,7 +525,9 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
             key={heading?.heading ?? 'unset'}
             PanelWidth={this._props.PanelWidth}
             refList={this._refList}
+            backgroundColor={this.backgroundColor}
             select={this._props.select}
+            isContentActive={this.isContentActive}
             addDocument={this.addDocument}
             chromeHidden={this.chromeHidden}
             colHeaderData={this.colHeaderData}
@@ -538,18 +553,26 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         />
     );
 
+    @undoBatch
+    remColumn = (value: SchemaHeaderField) => {
+        const colHdrData = Array.from(Cast(this._props.Document[this._props.fieldKey + '_columnHeaders'], listSpec(SchemaHeaderField), null));
+        if (value) {
+            const index = colHdrData.indexOf(value);
+            index !== -1 && colHdrData.splice(index, 1);
+            this.resizeColumns(colHdrData);
+        }
+    };
+
     // addGroup is called when adding a new columnHeader, adding a SchemaHeaderField to our list of
     // columnHeaders and resizing the existing columns to make room for our new one.
     @undoBatch
-    addGroup = (value: string) => {
-        if (this.colHeaderData) {
-            for (const header of this.colHeaderData) {
-                if (header.heading === value) {
-                    alert('You cannot use an existing column name. Please try a new column name');
-                    return value;
-                }
+    addColumn = (value: string) => {
+        this.colHeaderData.forEach(header => {
+            if (header.heading === value) {
+                alert('You cannot use an existing column name. Please try a new column name');
+                return value;
             }
-        }
+        });
         const columnHeaders = Array.from(Cast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_columnHeaders'], listSpec(SchemaHeaderField), null));
         const newColWidth = 1 / (this.numGroupColumns + 1);
         columnHeaders.push(new SchemaHeaderField(value, undefined, undefined, newColWidth));
@@ -557,11 +580,25 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         return true;
     };
 
+    removeEmptyColumns = undoable(() => {
+        this.colHeaderData.filter(h => !this.allFieldValues.has(h.heading)).forEach(this.remColumn);
+    }, 'remove empty Columns');
+
     onContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         // need to test if propagation has stopped because GoldenLayout forces a parallel react hierarchy to be created for its top-level layout
         if (!e.isPropagationStopped()) {
             const subItems: ContextMenuProps[] = [];
-            subItems.push({ description: `${this.layoutDoc._columnsFill ? 'Variable Size' : 'Autosize'} Column`, event: () => (this.layoutDoc._columnsFill = !this.layoutDoc._columnsFill), icon: 'plus' });
+            subItems.push({
+                description: `${this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoCreate ? 'Manually' : 'Automatically'} Create columns`,
+                event: () => (this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoCreate = !this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoCreate),
+                icon: 'computer',
+            });
+            subItems.push({ description: 'Remove Empty Columns', event: this.removeEmptyColumns, icon: 'computer' });
+            subItems.push({
+                description: `${this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoSize ? 'Variable Size' : 'Autosize'} Columns`,
+                event: () => (this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoSize = !this.layoutDoc._notetaking_columns_autoSize),
+                icon: 'plus',
+            });
             subItems.push({ description: `${this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight ? 'Variable Height' : 'Auto Height'}`, event: () => (this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight = !this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight), icon: 'plus' });
             subItems.push({ description: 'Clear All', event: () => (this.dataDoc.data = new List([])), icon: 'times' });
             ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: 'Options...', subitems: subItems, icon: 'eye' });
@@ -614,12 +651,11 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         TraceMobx();
         return (
             <div
-                className="collectionNoteTakingView"
+                className={`collectionNoteTakingView ${lightOrDark(this.backgroundColor()) === Colors.WHITE ? 'collectionNoteTakingViewLight' : ''}`}
                 ref={this.createRef}
-                key="notes"
                 style={{
-                    overflowY: this._props.isContentActive() ? 'auto' : 'hidden',
-                    background: this._props.styleProvider?.(this.Document, this._props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
+                    overflowY: this.isContentActive() ? 'auto' : 'hidden',
+                    background: this.backgroundColor(),
                     pointerEvents: this.backgroundEvents,
                 }}
                 onScroll={action(e => (this._scroll = e.currentTarget.scrollTop))}
@@ -630,6 +666,16 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
                 onWheel={e => this._props.isContentActive() && e.stopPropagation()}>
                 <>{this.renderedSections}</>
+                <div className="collectionNotetaking-pivotField" style={{ right: 0, top: 0, position: 'absolute' }}>
+                    <FieldsDropdown
+                        Document={this.Document}
+                        selectFunc={undoable(fieldKey => {
+                            this.layoutDoc._pivotField = fieldKey;
+                            this.removeEmptyColumns();
+                        }, 'change pivot field')}
+                        placeholder={StrCast(this.layoutDoc._pivotField)}
+                    />
+                </div>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn.tsx
index db178d500..448b11b05 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { returnEmptyString } from '../../../Utils';
+import { lightOrDark, returnEmptyString } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
-import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { SchemaHeaderField } from '../../../fields/SchemaHeaderField';
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import './CollectionNoteTakingView.scss';
 interface CSVFieldColumnProps {
     Document: Doc;
     TemplateDataDocument: Opt<Doc>;
+    backgroundColor?: (() => string) | undefined;
     docList: Doc[];
     heading: string;
     pivotField: string;
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ interface CSVFieldColumnProps {
     gridGap: number;
     headings: () => object[];
     select: (ctrlPressed: boolean) => void;
+    isContentActive: () => boolean | undefined;
     renderChildren: (docs: Doc[]) => JSX.Element[];
     addDocument: (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => boolean;
     createDropTarget: (ele: HTMLDivElement) => void;
@@ -57,10 +58,16 @@ interface CSVFieldColumnProps {
  */
 @observer
 export class CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<CSVFieldColumnProps> {
-    @observable private _background = 'inherit';
+    @observable private _hover = false;
+
+    constructor(props: CSVFieldColumnProps) {
+        super(props);
+        makeObservable(this);
+    }
 
     // columnWidth returns the width of a column in absolute pixels
     @computed get columnWidth() {
+        if (this._props.Document._notetaking_columns_autoSize) return this._props.availableWidth / (this._props.colHeaderData?.length || 1);
         if (!this._props.colHeaderData || !this._props.headingObject || this._props.colHeaderData.length === 1) return `${(this._props.availableWidth / this._props.PanelWidth()) * 100}%`;
         const i = this._props.colHeaderData.findIndex(hd => hd.heading === this._props.headingObject?.heading && hd.color === this._props.headingObject.color);
         return ((this._props.colHeaderData[i].width * this._props.availableWidth) / this._props.PanelWidth()) * 100 + '%';
@@ -122,8 +129,8 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<CSV
         return false;
     };
 
-    @action pointerEntered = () => SnappingManager.IsDragging && (this._background = '#b4b4b4');
-    @action pointerLeave = () => (this._background = 'inherit');
+    @action pointerEntered = () => (this._hover = true);
+    @action pointerLeave = () => (this._hover = false);
     @undoBatch
     addTextNote = (char: string) => this.addNewTextDoc('-typed text-', false, true);
 
@@ -147,7 +154,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<CSV
     deleteColumn = () => {
         const colHdrData = Array.from(Cast(this._props.Document[this._props.fieldKey + '_columnHeaders'], listSpec(SchemaHeaderField), null));
         if (this._props.headingObject) {
-            this._props.docList.forEach(d => (d[this._props.pivotField] = undefined));
+            //          this._props.docList.forEach(d => (d[DocData][this._props.pivotField] = undefined));
             colHdrData.splice(colHdrData.indexOf(this._props.headingObject), 1);
             this._props.resizeColumns(colHdrData);
         }
@@ -273,11 +280,11 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<CSV
                         </div>
 
                         {!this._props.chromeHidden ? (
-                            <div className="collectionNoteTakingView-DocumentButtons" style={{ marginBottom: 10 }}>
-                                <div key={`${heading}-add-document`} className="collectionNoteTakingView-addDocumentButton">
-                                    <EditableView GetValue={returnEmptyString} SetValue={this.addNewTextDoc} textCallback={this.addTextNote} placeholder={"Type ':' for commands"} contents={'+ New Node'} menuCallback={this.menuCallback} />
+                            <div className="collectionNoteTakingView-DocumentButtons" style={{ display: this._props.isContentActive() ? 'flex' : 'none', marginBottom: 10 }}>
+                                <div className="collectionNoteTakingView-addDocumentButton" style={{ color: lightOrDark(this._props.backgroundColor?.()) }}>
+                                    <EditableView GetValue={returnEmptyString} SetValue={this.addNewTextDoc} textCallback={this.addTextNote} placeholder={"Type ':' for commands"} contents={'+ Node'} menuCallback={this.menuCallback} />
                                 </div>
-                                <div key={`${this._props.Document[Id]}-addGroup`} className="collectionNoteTakingView-addDocumentButton">
+                                <div className="collectionNoteTakingView-addDocumentButton" style={{ color: lightOrDark(this._props.backgroundColor?.()) }}>
                                     <EditableView {...this._props.editableViewProps()} />
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -292,17 +299,17 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<CSV
         TraceMobx();
         return (
             <div
-                className="collectionNoteTakingViewFieldColumn"
-                key={this._heading}
+                className="collectionNoteTakingViewFieldColumnHover"
+                onPointerEnter={this.pointerEntered}
+                onPointerLeave={this.pointerLeave}
                 style={{
                     width: this.columnWidth,
-                    background: this._background,
+                    background: this._hover && SnappingManager.IsDragging ? '#b4b4b4' : 'inherit',
                     marginLeft: this._props.headings().findIndex((h: any) => h[0] === this._props.headingObject) === 0 ? NumCast(this._props.Document.xMargin) : 0,
-                }}
-                ref={this.createColumnDropRef}
-                onPointerEnter={this.pointerEntered}
-                onPointerLeave={this.pointerLeave}>
-                {this.innards}
+                }}>
+                <div className="collectionNoteTakingViewFieldColumn" key={this._heading} ref={this.createColumnDropRef}>
+                    {this.innards}
+                </div>
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewDivider.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewDivider.tsx
index 5e4bce19d..50a97b978 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewDivider.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingViewDivider.tsx
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingViewDivider extends ObservableReactComponent<Di
                         width: 12,
                         borderRight: '4px solid #282828',
                         borderLeft: '4px solid #282828',
+                        position: 'fixed',
+                        pointerEvents: 'none',
+                    }}
+                />
+                <div
+                    className="columnResizer-handler"
+                    onPointerDown={e => this.registerResizing(e)}
+                    style={{
+                        height: '95%',
+                        width: 12,
+                        borderRight: '4px solid #282828',
+                        borderLeft: '4px solid #282828',
                     }}
                 />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
index 7d7f0bb61..9d68c621b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
+import { dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../util/UndoManager';
 import { OpenWhere } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ import { computePassLayout, computeStarburstLayout } from './collectionFreeForm'
 import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView';
 import './CollectionPileView.scss';
 import { CollectionSubView } from './CollectionSubView';
-import { dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 
 @observer
 export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
index 5c47d4b9e..656f850b3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
                                     <StackedTimelineAnchor
                                         {...this._props}
                                         mark={d.anchor}
+                                        containerViewPath={this._props.containerViewPath}
                                         rangeClickScript={this.rangeClickScript}
                                         rangePlayScript={this.rangePlayScript}
                                         left={left - this._scroll}
@@ -701,6 +702,7 @@ interface StackedTimelineAnchorProps {
     layoutDoc: Doc;
     isDocumentActive?: () => boolean | undefined;
     ScreenToLocalTransform: () => Transform;
+    containerViewPath?: () => DocumentView[];
     _timeline: HTMLDivElement | null;
     focus: FocusFuncType;
     currentTimecode: () => number;
@@ -796,12 +798,15 @@ class StackedTimelineAnchor extends ObservableReactComponent<StackedTimelineAnch
         );
     };
 
+    resetTitle = () => {
+        this._props.mark[DocData].title = ComputedField.MakeFunction(
+            `["${this._props.endTag}"] ? "#" + formatToTime(this["${this._props.startTag}"]) + "-" + formatToTime(this["${this._props.endTag}"]) : "#" + formatToTime(this["${this._props.startTag}"]`
+        );
+    };
     // context menu
     contextMenuItems = () => {
         const resetTitle = {
-            script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(
-                `this.title = this["${this._props.endTag}"] ? "#" + formatToTime(this["${this._props.startTag}"]) + "-" + formatToTime(this["${this._props.endTag}"]) : "#" + formatToTime(this["${this._props.startTag}"])`
-            )!,
+            method: this.resetTitle,
             icon: 'folder-plus',
             label: 'Reset Title',
         };
@@ -826,7 +831,7 @@ class StackedTimelineAnchor extends ObservableReactComponent<StackedTimelineAnch
                     ref={action((r: DocumentView | null) => (anchor.view = r))}
                     Document={mark}
                     TemplateDataDocument={undefined}
-                    containerViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
+                    containerViewPath={this._props.containerViewPath}
                     pointerEvents={this.noEvents ? returnNone : undefined}
                     styleProvider={this._props.styleProvider}
                     renderDepth={this._props.renderDepth + 1}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
index ea1caf58f..bf0393883 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { SchemaHeaderField } from '../../../fields/SchemaHeaderField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
-import { DivHeight, emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnFalse, returnNone, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
+import { DivHeight, emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnNone, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { CollectionViewType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { EditableView } from '../EditableView';
 import { LightboxView } from '../LightboxView';
 import { CollectionFreeFormDocumentView } from '../nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView';
 import { DocumentView } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
-import { FocusViewOptions, FieldViewProps } from '../nodes/FieldView';
+import { FieldViewProps, FocusViewOptions } from '../nodes/FieldView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import { StyleProp } from '../StyleProvider';
 import { CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow } from './CollectionMasonryViewFieldRow';
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
         super.componentWillUnmount();
+        this.observer.disconnect();
         Object.keys(this._disposers).forEach(key => this._disposers[key]());
     }
 
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             <DocumentView
                 ref={action((r: DocumentView) => r?.ContentDiv && this.docRefs.set(doc, r))}
                 Document={doc}
-                TemplateDataDocument={dataDoc ?? (Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DocData], doc) ? undefined : doc[DocData])}
+                TemplateDataDocument={dataDoc}
                 renderDepth={this._props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={panelWidth}
                 PanelHeight={panelHeight}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx
index 6a3cb759e..c5292f880 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
 import { DivHeight, DivWidth, emptyFunction, returnEmptyString, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
-import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
+import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../util/Transform';
 import { undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
@@ -66,11 +66,26 @@ export class CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<
 
     _ele: HTMLElement | null = null;
 
+    protected onInternalPreDrop = (e: Event, de: DragManager.DropEvent, targetDropAction: dropActionType) => {
+        const dragData = de.complete.docDragData;
+        if (dragData) {
+            const sourceDragAction = dragData.dropAction;
+            const sameCollection = !dragData.draggedDocuments.some(d => !this._props.docList.includes(d));
+            dragData.dropAction = !sameCollection // if doc from another tree
+                ? sourceDragAction || targetDropAction // then use the source's dragAction otherwise the target's
+                : sourceDragAction === dropActionType.inPlace // if source drag is inPlace
+                  ? sourceDragAction // keep the doc in place
+                  : dropActionType.same; // otherwise use same tree semantics to move within tree
+
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+    };
+
     // This is likely similar to what we will be doing. Why do we need to make these refs?
     // is that the only way to have drop targets?
     createColumnDropRef = (ele: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
         this.dropDisposer?.();
-        if (ele) this.dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(ele, this.columnDrop.bind(this), this._props.Document);
+        if (ele) this.dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(ele, this.columnDrop.bind(this), this._props.Document, this.onInternalPreDrop.bind(this));
         else if (this._ele) this.props.refList.splice(this.props.refList.indexOf(this._ele), 1);
         this._ele = ele;
     };
@@ -112,7 +127,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<
             if (this._props.colHeaderData?.map(i => i.heading).indexOf(castedValue.toString()) !== -1) {
                 return false;
             }
-            this._props.docList.forEach(d => (d[this._props.pivotField] = castedValue));
+            this._props.pivotField && this._props.docList.forEach(d => (d[this._props.pivotField] = castedValue));
             if (this._props.headingObject) {
                 this._props.headingObject.setHeading(castedValue.toString());
                 this._heading = this._props.headingObject.heading;
@@ -137,7 +152,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<
         if (!value && !forceEmptyNote) return false;
         const key = this._props.pivotField;
         const newDoc = Docs.Create.TextDocument(value, { _height: 18, _width: 200, _layout_fitWidth: true, title: value, _layout_autoHeight: true });
-        newDoc[key] = this.getValue(this._props.heading);
+        key && (newDoc[key] = this.getValue(this._props.heading));
         const maxHeading = this._props.docList.reduce((maxHeading, doc) => (NumCast(doc.heading) > maxHeading ? NumCast(doc.heading) : maxHeading), 0);
         const heading = maxHeading === 0 || this._props.docList.length === 0 ? 1 : maxHeading === 1 ? 2 : 3;
         newDoc.heading = heading;
@@ -148,7 +163,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<
 
     @action
     deleteColumn = () => {
-        this._props.docList.forEach(d => (d[this._props.pivotField] = undefined));
+        this._props.pivotField && this._props.docList.forEach(d => (d[this._props.pivotField] = undefined));
         if (this._props.colHeaderData && this._props.headingObject) {
             const index = this._props.colHeaderData.indexOf(this._props.headingObject);
             this._props.colHeaderData.splice(index, 1);
@@ -345,7 +360,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingViewFieldColumn extends ObservableReactComponent<
                     <div>
                         <div
                             key={`${heading}-stack`}
-                            className={`collectionStackingView-masonrySingle`}
+                            className="collectionStackingView-masonrySingle"
                             style={{
                                 padding: `${columnYMargin}px ${0}px ${this._props.yMargin}px ${0}px`,
                                 margin: 'auto',
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
index 59a695a3d..32198e3a2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as rp from 'request-promise';
 import { Utils, returnFalse } from '../../../Utils';
 import CursorField from '../../../fields/CursorField';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
-import { AclPrivate } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
+import { AclPrivate, DocData } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ import { GestureUtils } from '../../../pen-gestures/GestureUtils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../DocServer';
 import { Networking } from '../../Network';
 import { CollectionViewType, DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
+import { ViewBoxBaseComponent } from '../DocComponent';
 import { DocUtils, Docs, DocumentOptions } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { ImageUtils } from '../../util/Import & Export/ImageUtils';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { UndoManager, undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
-import { ViewBoxBaseComponent } from '../DocComponent';
 import { LoadingBox } from '../nodes/LoadingBox';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import { CollectionView, CollectionViewProps } from './CollectionView';
@@ -196,13 +196,16 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
         @undoBatch
         protected onGesture(e: Event, ge: GestureUtils.GestureEvent) {}
 
-        protected onInternalPreDrop(e: Event, de: DragManager.DropEvent, dropAction: dropActionType) {
-            if (de.complete.docDragData) {
-                // if the dropEvent's dragAction is, say 'embed', but we're just dragging within a collection, we may not actually want to make an embedding.
-                // so we check if our collection has a dropAction set on it and if so, we use that instead.
-                if (dropAction && !de.complete.docDragData.draggedDocuments.some(d => d.embedContainer === this.Document && this.childDocs.includes(d))) {
-                    de.complete.docDragData.dropAction = dropAction;
-                }
+        protected onInternalPreDrop(e: Event, de: DragManager.DropEvent, targetDropAction: dropActionType) {
+            const dragData = de.complete.docDragData;
+            if (dragData) {
+                const sourceDragAction = dragData.dropAction;
+                const sameCollection = !dragData.draggedDocuments.some(d => d.embedContainer !== this._props.Document);
+                dragData.dropAction = !sameCollection // if doc from another tree
+                    ? sourceDragAction || targetDropAction // then use the source's dragAction otherwise the target's
+                    : sourceDragAction === dropActionType.inPlace // if source drag is inPlace
+                      ? sourceDragAction // keep the doc in place
+                      : dropActionType.same; // otherwise use same tree semantics to move within tree
                 e.stopPropagation();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
index b92edd165..37452ddfb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class CollectionTimeView extends CollectionSubView() {
     }
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean) => {
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.HTMLMarkerDocument([], {
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
             title: ComputedField.MakeFunction(`"${this.pivotField}"])`) as any,
             annotationOn: this.Document,
         });
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
index 3b37bdcfa..5741fc29b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { DivHeight, emptyFunction, returnAll, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFil
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
+import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../../util/ScriptingGlobals';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../util/Transform';
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './collectionFreeForm';
 import { CollectionSubView } from './CollectionSubView';
 import './CollectionTreeView.scss';
 import { TreeView } from './TreeView';
-import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../../util/ScriptingGlobals';
 const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 
 export type collectionTreeViewProps = {
@@ -157,14 +157,12 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
         const dragData = de.complete.docDragData;
         if (dragData) {
             const sourceDragAction = dragData.dropAction;
-            const sameTree = () => Doc.AreProtosEqual(dragData.treeViewDoc, this.Document);
-            const isAlreadyInTree = () => sameTree || dragData.draggedDocuments.some(d => d.embedContainer === this.Document && this.childDocs.includes(d));
-            dragData.dropAction =
-                targetDropAction && !isAlreadyInTree() // if dropped document is not in the tree
-                    ? targetDropAction // then use the target's drop action if it's specified
-                    : !sameTree() || sourceDragAction === dropActionType.inPlace // if doc from another tree, or a non inPlace source drag action is specified
-                      ? sourceDragAction // use the source dragAction
-                      : dropActionType.same; // otherwise use same tree semantics to move within tree
+            const sameTree = dragData.treeViewDoc?.[DocData] === this.dataDoc;
+            dragData.dropAction = !sameTree // if doc from another tree
+                ? sourceDragAction || targetDropAction // then use the source's dragAction otherwise the target's
+                : sourceDragAction === dropActionType.inPlace // if source drag is inPlace
+                  ? sourceDragAction // keep the doc in place
+                  : dropActionType.same; // otherwise use same tree semantics to move within tree
             e.stopPropagation();
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index 699ec3b95..5cb7b149b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../ObservableReactComponent';
 import { DefaultStyleProvider, StyleProp } from '../StyleProvider';
 import { Colors } from '../global/globalEnums';
 import { DocumentView, OpenWhere, OpenWhereMod, returnEmptyDocViewList } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
-import { FocusViewOptions, FieldViewProps } from '../nodes/FieldView';
+import { FieldViewProps, FocusViewOptions } from '../nodes/FieldView';
 import { KeyValueBox } from '../nodes/KeyValueBox';
 import { DashFieldView } from '../nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView';
 import { PinProps, PresBox, PresMovement } from '../nodes/trails';
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends ObservableReactComponent<TabDocViewProps> {
                     addDocument={undefined}
                     removeDocument={this.remDocTab}
                     addDocTab={this.addDocTab}
+                    suppressSetHeight={this._document._layout_fitWidth ? true : false}
                     ScreenToLocalTransform={this.ScreenToLocalTransform}
                     dontCenter={'y'}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.whenChildContentActiveChanges}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index c6bbcb0a5..4fd49f8fe 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import { DocUtils, Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../util/LinkManager';
-import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../../util/ScriptingGlobals';
 import { SettingsManager } from '../../util/SettingsManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../util/Transform';
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ import { CollectionTreeView, TreeViewType } from './CollectionTreeView';
 import { CollectionView } from './CollectionView';
 import { TreeSort } from './TreeSort';
 import './TreeView.scss';
-const { default: { TREE_BULLET_WIDTH } } = require('../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss'); // prettier-ignore
+const { TREE_BULLET_WIDTH } = require('../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss'); // prettier-ignore
 
 export interface TreeViewProps {
     treeView: CollectionTreeView;
@@ -450,7 +449,9 @@ export class TreeView extends ObservableReactComponent<TreeViewProps> {
         const addDoc = inside ? this.localAdd : parentAddDoc;
         const canAdd = !StrCast((inside ? this.Document : this._props.treeViewParent)?.treeView_FreezeChildren).includes('add') || forceAdd;
         if (canAdd && (dropAction !== dropActionType.inPlace || droppedDocuments.every(d => d.embedContainer === this._props.parentTreeView?.Document))) {
-            const move = (!dropAction || canEmbed || dropAction === dropActionType.proto || dropAction === dropActionType.move || dropAction === dropActionType.same || dropAction === dropActionType.inPlace) && moveDocument;
+            const move =
+                (!dropAction || (canEmbed && dropAction !== dropActionType.copy) || dropAction === dropActionType.proto || dropAction === dropActionType.move || dropAction === dropActionType.same || dropAction === dropActionType.inPlace) &&
+                moveDocument;
             this._props.parentTreeView instanceof TreeView && (this._props.parentTreeView.dropping = true);
             const res = droppedDocuments.reduce((added, d) => (move ? move(d, undefined, addDoc) || (dropAction === dropActionType.proto ? addDoc(d) : false) : addDoc(d)) || added, false);
             this._props.parentTreeView instanceof TreeView && (this._props.parentTreeView.dropping = false);
@@ -574,11 +575,21 @@ export class TreeView extends ObservableReactComponent<TreeViewProps> {
             <div style={{ display: 'flex', overflow: 'auto' }} key={'newKeyValue'}>
                 <EditableView
                     key="editableView"
-                    contents={'+key:value'}
+                    contents={'+key=value'}
                     height={13}
                     fontSize={12}
                     GetValue={returnEmptyString}
-                    SetValue={value => value.indexOf(':') !== -1 && KeyValueBox.SetField(doc, value.substring(0, value.indexOf(':')), value.substring(value.indexOf(':') + 1, value.length), true)}
+                    SetValue={input => {
+                        const match = input.match(/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)(=|=:=)([a-zA-Z,_@\?\+\-\*\/\ 0-9\(\)]+)/);
+                        if (match) {
+                            const key = match[1];
+                            const assign = match[2];
+                            const val = match[3];
+                            KeyValueBox.SetField(doc, key, assign + val, false);
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                        return false;
+                    }}
                 />
             </div>
         );
@@ -919,7 +930,7 @@ export class TreeView extends ObservableReactComponent<TreeViewProps> {
                 case 'Tab':
                     e.stopPropagation?.();
                     e.preventDefault?.();
-                    setTimeout(() => RichTextMenu.Instance.TextView?.EditorView?.focus(), 150);
+                    setTimeout(() => RichTextMenu.Instance?.TextView?.EditorView?.focus(), 150);
                     UndoManager.RunInBatch(() => (e.shiftKey ? this._props.outdentDocument?.(true) : this._props.indentDocument?.(true)), 'tab');
                     return true;
                 case 'Backspace':
@@ -1055,7 +1066,7 @@ export class TreeView extends ObservableReactComponent<TreeViewProps> {
                                 this,
                                 e,
                                 () => {
-                                    this._dref?.startDragging(e.clientX, e.clientY, '' as any);
+                                    (this._dref ?? this._docRef)?.startDragging(e.clientX, e.clientY, '' as any);
                                     return true;
                                 },
                                 returnFalse,
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx
index 58f6b1593..73dd7fea3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoState.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as React from 'react';
 import { SettingsManager } from '../../../util/SettingsManager';
 import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../../ObservableReactComponent';
 import './CollectionFreeFormView.scss';
-// import assets from './assets/link.png';
+import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 
 /**
  * An Fsa Arc.  The first array element is a test condition function that will be observed.
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ import './CollectionFreeFormView.scss';
 export type infoArc = [() => any, (res?: any) => infoState];
 
 export const StateMessage = Symbol('StateMessage');
-export const StateEntryFunc = Symbol('StateEntryFunc');
 export const StateMessageGIF = Symbol('StateMessageGIF');
+export const StateEntryFunc = Symbol('StateEntryFunc');
 export class infoState {
     [StateMessage]: string = '';
-    [StateEntryFunc]?: () => any;
     [StateMessageGIF]?: string = '';
+    [StateEntryFunc]?: () => any;
     [key: string]: infoArc;
-    constructor(message: string, arcs: { [key: string]: infoArc }, entryFunc?: () => any, messageGif?: string) {
+    constructor(message: string, arcs: { [key: string]: infoArc }, messageGif?: string, entryFunc?: () => any) {
         this[StateMessage] = message;
         Object.assign(this, arcs);
-        this[StateEntryFunc] = entryFunc;
         this[StateMessageGIF] = messageGif;
+        this[StateEntryFunc] = entryFunc;
     }
 }
 
@@ -36,16 +36,17 @@ export class infoState {
  * @param arcs an object with fields containing @infoArcs (an object with field names indicating the arc transition and
  * field values being a tuple of an arc transition trigger function (that returns a truthy value when the arc should fire),
  * and an arc transition action function (that sets the next state)
+ * @param gif the gif displayed when in this state
  * @param entryFunc a function to call when entering the state
  * @returns an FSA state
  */
 export function InfoState(
     msg: string, //
     arcs: { [key: string]: infoArc },
-    entryFunc?: () => any,
-    gif?: string
+    gif?: string,
+    entryFunc?: () => any
 ) {
-    return new infoState(msg, arcs, entryFunc, gif);
+    return new infoState(msg, arcs, gif, entryFunc);
 }
 
 export interface CollectionFreeFormInfoStateProps {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export interface CollectionFreeFormInfoStateProps {
 @observer
 export class CollectionFreeFormInfoState extends ObservableReactComponent<CollectionFreeFormInfoStateProps> {
     _disposers: IReactionDisposer[] = [];
-    @observable _hide = false;
+    @observable _expanded = false;
 
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
@@ -72,22 +73,16 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoState extends ObservableReactComponent<Collec
     }
 
     clearState = () => this._disposers.map(disposer => disposer());
-    initState = () =>
-        (this._disposers = this.Arcs.map(arc => ({ test: arc[0], act: arc[1] })).map(arc => {
-            return reaction(
-                //
+    initState = () => (this._disposers = 
+        this.Arcs.map(arc => ({ test: arc[0], act: arc[1] })).map(
+            arc => reaction(
                 arc.test,
-                res => {
-                    if (res) {
-                        const next = arc.act(res);
-                        this._props.next(next);
-                    }
-                },
+                res => res && this._props.next(arc.act(res)),
                 { fireImmediately: true }
-            );
-        }));
+            )
+        )); // prettier-ignore
 
-    componentDidMount(): void {
+    componentDidMount() {
         this.initState();
     }
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Readonly<CollectionFreeFormInfoStateProps>) {
@@ -95,17 +90,24 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoState extends ObservableReactComponent<Collec
         this.clearState();
         this.initState();
     }
-    componentWillUnmount(): void {
+    componentWillUnmount() {
         this.clearState();
     }
+
     render() {
+        const gif = this.State?.[StateMessageGIF];
         return (
-            <div className="collectionFreeform-infoUI" style={{ display: this._hide ? 'none' : undefined }}>
-                <div className="msg">{this.State?.[StateMessage]}</div>
-                <div className="gif-container" style={{ display: this.State?.[StateMessageGIF] ? undefined : 'none' }}>
-                    <img className="gif" src={this.State?.[StateMessageGIF]} alt="state message gif"></img>
+            <div className={'collectionFreeform-infoUI'}>
+                <p className="collectionFreeform-infoUI-msg">
+                    {this.State?.[StateMessage]}
+                    <button className={'collectionFreeform-' + (!gif ? 'hidden' : 'infoUI-button')} onClick={action(() => (this._expanded = !this._expanded))}>
+                        {this._expanded ? 'Less...' : 'More...'}
+                    </button>
+                </p>
+                <div className={'collectionFreeform-' + (!this._expanded || !gif ? 'hidden' : 'infoUI-gif-container')}>
+                    <img src={`/assets/${gif}`} alt="state message gif" />
                 </div>
-                <div style={{ position: 'absolute', top: -10, left: -10 }}>
+                <div className="collectionFreeform-infoUI-close">
                     <IconButton icon="x" color={SettingsManager.userColor} size={Size.XSMALL} type={Type.TERT} background={SettingsManager.userBackgroundColor} onClick={action(e => this.props.close())} />
                 </div>
             </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx
index 43b877705..cc729decc 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormInfoUI.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { DocumentManager } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../../util/LinkManager';
 import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../../ObservableReactComponent';
 import { DocButtonState, DocumentLinksButton } from '../../nodes/DocumentLinksButton';
+import { TopBar } from '../../topbar/TopBar';
 import { CollectionFreeFormInfoState, InfoState, StateEntryFunc, infoState } from './CollectionFreeFormInfoState';
 import { CollectionFreeFormView } from './CollectionFreeFormView';
 import './CollectionFreeFormView.scss';
@@ -25,12 +26,12 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoUI extends ObservableReactComponent<Collectio
     constructor(props: any) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
-        this.currState = this.setupStates();
+        this._currState = this.setupStates();
     }
     _originalbackground: string | undefined;
 
     @observable _currState: infoState | undefined = undefined;
-    get currState() { return this._currState!; } // prettier-ignore
+    get currState() { return this._currState; } // prettier-ignore
     set currState(val) { runInAction(() => (this._currState = val)); } // prettier-ignore
 
     componentWillUnmount(): void {
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoUI extends ObservableReactComponent<Collectio
         const docNewY = () => firstDoc()?.y;
 
         const linkStart = () => DocumentLinksButton.StartLink;
+        const linkUnstart = () => !DocumentLinksButton.StartLink;
 
         const numDocLinks = () => LinkManager.Instance.getAllDirectLinks(firstDoc())?.length;
         const linkMenuOpen = () => DocButtonState.Instance.LinkEditorDocView;
@@ -74,81 +76,85 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoUI extends ObservableReactComponent<Collectio
         const presentationMode = () => Doc.ActivePresentation?.presentation_status;
 
         // set of states
-        const start = InfoState('Click anywhere and begin typing to create your first text document.', {
-            docCreated: [() => numDocs(), () => {
-                docX = firstDoc()?.x;
-                docY = firstDoc()?.y;
-                return oneDoc;
-            }],
-        }, setBackground("blue")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const oneDoc = InfoState('Hello world! You can drag and drop to move your document around.', {
-            // docCreated: [() => numDocs() > 1, () => multipleDocs],
-            docDeleted: [() => numDocs() < 1, () => start],
-            docMoved: [() => (docX && docX != docNewX()) || (docY && docY != docNewY()), () => {
-                docX = firstDoc()?.x;
-                docY = firstDoc()?.y;
-                return movedDoc1;
-              }],
-        }, setBackground("red")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const movedDoc1 = InfoState('Great moves. Try creating a second document.', {
-            docCreated: [() => numDocs() == 2, () => multipleDocs],
-            docDeleted: [() => numDocs() < 1, () => start],
-            docMoved: [() => (docX && docX != docNewX()) || (docY && docY != docNewY()), () => {
-                docX = firstDoc()?.x;
-                docY = firstDoc()?.y;
-                return movedDoc2;
-              }],
-        }, setBackground("yellow")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const movedDoc2 = InfoState('Slick moves. Try creating a second document.', {
-            docCreated: [() => numDocs() == 2, () => multipleDocs],
-            docDeleted: [() => numDocs() < 1, () => start],
-            docMoved: [() => (docX && docX != docNewX()) || (docY && docY != docNewY()), () => {
-                docX = firstDoc()?.x;
-                docY = firstDoc()?.y;
-                return movedDoc3;
-              }],
-        }, setBackground("pink")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const movedDoc3 = InfoState('Groovy moves. Try creating a second document.', {
-            docCreated: [() => numDocs() == 2, () => multipleDocs],
-            docDeleted: [() => numDocs() < 1, () => start],
-            docMoved: [() => (docX && docX != docNewX()) || (docY && docY != docNewY()), () => {
-                docX = firstDoc()?.x;
-                docY = firstDoc()?.y;
-                return movedDoc1;
-              }],
-        }, setBackground("green")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const multipleDocs = InfoState('Let\'s create a new link. Click the link icon on one of your documents.', {
-            linkStarted: [() => linkStart(), () => startedLink],
-            docRemoved: [() => numDocs() < 2, () => oneDoc],
-        }, setBackground("purple")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const startedLink = InfoState('Now click the highlighted link icon on your other document.', {
-            linkCreated: [() => numDocLinks(), () => madeLink],
-            docRemoved: [() => numDocs() < 2, () => oneDoc],
-        }, setBackground("orange")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const madeLink = InfoState('You made your first link! You can view your links by selecting the blue dot.', {
-            linkCreated: [() => !numDocLinks(), () => multipleDocs],
-            linkViewed: [() => linkMenuOpen(), () => {
-                alert(numDocLinks() + " cheer for " + numDocLinks() + " link!");
-                return viewedLink;
-            }],
-        }, setBackground("blue")); // prettier-ignore
-
-        const viewedLink = InfoState('Great work. You are now ready to create your own hypermedia world.', {
-            linkDeleted: [() => !numDocLinks(), () => multipleDocs],
-            docRemoved: [() => numDocs() < 2, () => oneDoc],
-            docCreated: [() => numDocs() == 3, () => {
-                trail = pin().length;
-                return presentDocs;
-            }],
-            activePen: [() => activeTool() === InkTool.Pen, () => penMode],
-        }, setBackground("black")); // prettier-ignore
+        const start = InfoState(
+            'Click anywhere and begin typing to create your first text document.',
+            {
+                docCreated: [() => numDocs(), () => {
+                    docX = firstDoc()?.x;
+                    docY = firstDoc()?.y;
+                    return oneDoc;
+                }],
+            }
+        ); // prettier-ignore
+
+        const oneDoc = InfoState(
+            'Hello world! You can drag and drop to move your document around.',
+            {
+                // docCreated: [() => numDocs() > 1, () => multipleDocs],
+                docDeleted: [() => numDocs() < 1, () => start],
+                docMoved: [() => (docX && docX != docNewX()) || (docY && docY != docNewY()), () => {
+                    docX = firstDoc()?.x;
+                    docY = firstDoc()?.y;
+                    return movedDoc;
+                }],
+            }
+        ); // prettier-ignore
+
+        const movedDoc = InfoState(
+            'Great moves. Try creating a second document. You can see the list of supported document types by typing a colon (\":\")',
+            {
+                docCreated: [() => numDocs() == 2, () => multipleDocs],
+                docDeleted: [() => numDocs() < 1, () => start],
+            },
+            'dash-colon-menu.gif',
+            () => TopBar.Instance.FlipDocumentationIcon()
+        ); // prettier-ignore
+
+        const multipleDocs = InfoState(
+            'Let\'s create a new link. Click the link icon on one of your documents.',
+            {
+                linkStarted: [() => linkStart(), () => startedLink],
+                docRemoved: [() => numDocs() < 2, () => oneDoc],
+            },
+            'dash-create-link-board.gif'
+        ); // prettier-ignore
+
+        const startedLink = InfoState(
+            'Now click the highlighted link icon on your other document.',
+            {
+                linkUnstart: [() => linkUnstart(), () => multipleDocs],
+                linkCreated: [() => numDocLinks(), () => madeLink],
+                docRemoved: [() => numDocs() < 2, () => oneDoc],
+            },
+            'dash-create-link-board.gif'
+        ); // prettier-ignore
+
+        const madeLink = InfoState(
+            'You made your first link! You can view your links by selecting the blue dot.',
+            {
+                linkCreated: [() => !numDocLinks(), () => multipleDocs],
+                linkViewed: [() => linkMenuOpen(), () => {
+                    alert(numDocLinks() + " cheer for " + numDocLinks() + " link!");
+                    return viewedLink;
+                }],
+            },
+            'dash-following-link.gif'
+        ); // prettier-ignore
+
+        const viewedLink = InfoState(
+            'Great work. You are now ready to create your own hypermedia world. Click the ? icon in the top right corner to learn more.',
+            {
+                linkDeleted: [() => !numDocLinks(), () => multipleDocs],
+                docRemoved: [() => numDocs() < 2, () => oneDoc],
+                docCreated: [() => numDocs() == 3, () => {
+                    trail = pin().length;
+                    return presentDocs;
+                }],
+                activePen: [() => activeTool() === InkTool.Pen, () => penMode],
+            },
+            'documentation.png',
+            () => TopBar.Instance.FlipDocumentationIcon()
+        ); // prettier-ignore
 
         const presentDocs = InfoState(
             'Another document! You could make a presentation. Click the pin icon in the top left corner.',
@@ -162,7 +168,6 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoUI extends ObservableReactComponent<Collectio
                 ],
                 docRemoved: [() => numDocs() < 3, () => viewedLink],
             },
-            setBackground('black'),
             '/assets/dash-pin-with-view.gif'
         );
 
@@ -242,14 +247,17 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormInfoUI extends ObservableReactComponent<Collectio
             docCreated: [() => numDocs() == 4, () => completed],
         });
 
-        const completed = InfoState('Eager to learn more? Click the ? icon in the top right corner to read our full documentation.', {
-            docRemoved: [() => numDocs() == 1, () => oneDoc],
-        }, setBackground("white")); // prettier-ignore
+        const completed = InfoState(
+            'Eager to learn more? Click the ? icon in the top right corner to read our full documentation.',
+            { docRemoved: [() => numDocs() == 1, () => oneDoc] },
+            'documentation.png',
+            () => TopBar.Instance.FlipDocumentationIcon()
+        ); // prettier-ignore
 
         return start;
     };
 
     render() {
-        return <CollectionFreeFormInfoState next={this.setCurrState} close={this._props.close} infoState={this.currState} />;
+        return !this.currState ? null : <CollectionFreeFormInfoState next={this.setCurrState} close={this._props.close} infoState={this.currState} />;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
index b8c0967c1..c83c26509 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { RefField } from '../../../../fields/RefField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../../fields/Schema';
 import { Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { aggregateBounds } from '../../../../Utils';
-import * as React from 'react';
 
 export interface ViewDefBounds {
     type: string;
@@ -240,6 +239,7 @@ export function computePivotLayout(poolData: Map<string, PoolData>, pivotDoc: Do
                 y: -y + (pivotAxisWidth - hgt) / 2,
                 width: wid,
                 height: hgt,
+                backgroundColor: StrCast(layoutDoc.backgroundColor),
                 pair: { layout: doc },
                 replica: val.replicas[i],
             });
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ function normalizeResults(
     minWidth: number,
     extras: ViewDefBounds[]
 ): ViewDefResult[] {
-    const grpEles = groupNames.map(gn => ({ x: gn.x, y: gn.y, width: gn.width, height: gn.height } as ViewDefBounds));
+    const grpEles = groupNames.map(gn => ({ x: gn.x, y: gn.y, width: gn.width, height: gn.height }) as ViewDefBounds);
     const docEles = Array.from(docMap.entries()).map(ele => ele[1]);
     const aggBounds = aggregateBounds(
         extras.concat(grpEles.concat(docEles.map(de => ({ ...de, type: 'doc', payload: '' })))).filter(e => e.zIndex !== -99),
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss
index 9e7d364ea..2c94446fb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss
@@ -273,33 +273,34 @@
 
     margin: 15px;
     padding: 10px;
+    .collectionFreeform-infoUI-close {
+        position: absolute;
+        top: -10;
+        left: -10;
+    }
 
-    .msg {
+    .collectionFreeform-infoUI-msg {
+        position: relative;
+        max-width: 500;
+        margin: 10;
+    }
+    .collectionFreeform-infoUI-button {
+        border-radius: 50px;
+        font-size: 12px;
+        padding: 6;
         position: relative;
-        // display: block;
-        -webkit-user-select: none;
-        -khtml-user-select: none;
-        -moz-user-select: none;
-        -o-user-select: none;
-        user-select: none;
     }
 
-    .gif-container {
+    .collectionFreeform-infoUI-gif-container {
         position: relative;
         margin-top: 5px;
-        // display: block;
+        pointer-events: none;
 
-        justify-content: center;
-        align-items: center;
-        -webkit-user-select: none;
-        -khtml-user-select: none;
-        -moz-user-select: none;
-        -o-user-select: none;
-        user-select: none;
-
-        .gif {
-            background-color: transparent;
+        > img {
             height: 300px;
         }
     }
+    .collectionFreeform-hidden {
+        display: none;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index 4e8c2badf..9a0f34074 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { Bezier } from 'bezier-js';
 import { Colors } from 'browndash-components';
-import { IReactionDisposer, action, computed, makeObservable, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { DashColor, OmitKeys, Utils, aggregateBounds, emptyFunction, intersectRect, lightOrDark, returnFalse, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
@@ -18,9 +17,10 @@ import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../
 import { ImageField } from '../../../../fields/URLField';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../../fields/util';
 import { GestureUtils } from '../../../../pen-gestures/GestureUtils';
+import { aggregateBounds, DashColor, emptyFunction, intersectRect, lightOrDark, OmitKeys, returnFalse, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { CognitiveServices } from '../../../cognitive_services/CognitiveServices';
+import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { CollectionViewType, DocumentType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
-import { DocUtils, Docs } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../../util/DragManager';
 import { ReplayMovements } from '../../../util/ReplayMovements';
@@ -30,26 +30,26 @@ import { SelectionManager } from '../../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { freeformScrollMode } from '../../../util/SettingsManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../../util/Transform';
-import { UndoManager, undoBatch, undoable } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
+import { undoable, undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
+import { Timeline } from '../../animationtimeline/Timeline';
 import { ContextMenu } from '../../ContextMenu';
 import { GestureOverlay } from '../../GestureOverlay';
 import { CtrlKey } from '../../GlobalKeyHandler';
 import { ActiveInkWidth, InkingStroke, SetActiveInkColor, SetActiveInkWidth } from '../../InkingStroke';
 import { LightboxView } from '../../LightboxView';
-import { StyleProp } from '../../StyleProvider';
-import { Timeline } from '../../animationtimeline/Timeline';
 import { CollectionFreeFormDocumentView } from '../../nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView';
 import { SchemaCSVPopUp } from '../../nodes/DataVizBox/SchemaCSVPopUp';
 import { DocumentView, OpenWhere } from '../../nodes/DocumentView';
 import { FieldViewProps, FocusViewOptions } from '../../nodes/FieldView';
-import { CreateImage } from '../../nodes/WebBoxRenderer';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import { PinProps, PresBox } from '../../nodes/trails/PresBox';
+import { CreateImage } from '../../nodes/WebBoxRenderer';
+import { StyleProp } from '../../StyleProvider';
 import { CollectionSubView } from '../CollectionSubView';
 import { TreeViewType } from '../CollectionTreeView';
 import { CollectionFreeFormBackgroundGrid } from './CollectionFreeFormBackgroundGrid';
 import { CollectionFreeFormInfoUI } from './CollectionFreeFormInfoUI';
-import { PoolData, ViewDefBounds, ViewDefResult, computePassLayout, computePivotLayout, computeStarburstLayout, computeTimelineLayout } from './CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines';
+import { computePassLayout, computePivotLayout, computeStarburstLayout, computeTimelineLayout, PoolData, ViewDefBounds, ViewDefResult } from './CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines';
 import { CollectionFreeFormPannableContents } from './CollectionFreeFormPannableContents';
 import { CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors } from './CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors';
 import './CollectionFreeFormView.scss';
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     @observable _paintedId = 'id' + Utils.GenerateGuid().replace(/-/g, '');
     @computed get paintFunc() {
-        const field = this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey];
+        const field = this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey];
         const paintFunc = StrCast(Field.toJavascriptString(Cast(field, RichTextField, null)?.Text as Field)).trim();
         return !paintFunc
             ? ''
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     // this search order, for example, allows icons of cropped images to find the panx/pany/zoom on the cropped image's data doc instead of the usual layout doc because the zoom/panX/panY define the cropped image
     panX = () => this.freeformData()?.bounds.cx ?? NumCast(this.Document[this.panXFieldKey], NumCast(Cast(this.Document.resolvedDataDoc, Doc, null)?.freeform_panX, 1));
     panY = () => this.freeformData()?.bounds.cy ?? NumCast(this.Document[this.panYFieldKey], NumCast(Cast(this.Document.resolvedDataDoc, Doc, null)?.freeform_panY, 1));
-    zoomScaling = () => this.freeformData()?.scale ?? NumCast(Doc.Layout(this.Document)[this.scaleFieldKey], NumCast(Cast(this.Document.resolvedDataDoc, Doc, null)?.[this.scaleFieldKey], 1));
+    zoomScaling = () => this.freeformData()?.scale ?? NumCast(Doc.Layout(this.Document)[this.scaleFieldKey], 1); //, NumCast(DocCast(this.Document.resolvedDataDoc)?.[this.scaleFieldKey], 1));
     PanZoomCenterXf = () =>
         this._props.isAnnotationOverlay && this.zoomScaling() === 1 ? `` : `translate(${this.cachedCenteringShiftX}px, ${this.cachedCenteringShiftY}px) scale(${this.zoomScaling()}) translate(${-this.panX()}px, ${-this.panY()}px)`;
     ScreenToContentsXf = () => this.screenToFreeformContentsXf.copy();
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             //     options.didMove = true;
             // }
         }
-        if (anchor.type !== DocumentType.CONFIG && !DocListCast(this.Document[this.fieldKey ?? Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.Document)]).includes(anchor)) return;
+        if (anchor.type !== DocumentType.CONFIG && !DocListCast(this.Document[this.fieldKey ?? Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.Document)]).includes(anchor) && !this.childLayoutPairs.map(pair => pair.layout).includes(anchor)) return;
         const xfToCollection = options?.docTransform ?? Transform.Identity();
         const savedState = { panX: NumCast(this.Document[this.panXFieldKey]), panY: NumCast(this.Document[this.panYFieldKey]), scale: options?.willZoomCentered ? this.Document[this.scaleFieldKey] : undefined };
         const cantTransform = this.fitContentsToBox || ((this.Document.isGroup || this.layoutDoc._lockedTransform) && !LightboxView.LightboxDoc);
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     getView = async (doc: Doc, options: FocusViewOptions): Promise<Opt<DocumentView>> =>
         new Promise<Opt<DocumentView>>(res => {
             if (doc.hidden && this._lightboxDoc !== doc) options.didMove = !(doc.hidden = false);
+            if (doc === this.Document) return res(this.DocumentView?.());
             const findDoc = (finish: (dv: DocumentView) => void) => DocumentManager.Instance.AddViewRenderedCb(doc, dv => finish(dv));
             findDoc(dv => res(dv));
         });
@@ -564,7 +565,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     clusterStyleProvider = (doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<FieldViewProps>, property: string) => {
         let styleProp = this._props.styleProvider?.(doc, props, property); // bcz: check 'props'  used to be renderDepth + 1
         if (doc && this.childDocList?.includes(doc))
-            switch (property) {
+            switch (property.split(':')[0]) {
                 case StyleProp.BackgroundColor:
                     const cluster = NumCast(doc?.layout_cluster);
                     if (this.Document._freeform_useClusters && doc?.type !== DocumentType.IMG) {
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     };
 
     trySelectCluster = (addToSel: boolean) => {
-        if (this._hitCluster !== -1) {
+        if (addToSel && this._hitCluster !== -1) {
             !addToSel && SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
             const eles = this.childLayoutPairs.map(pair => pair.layout).filter(cd => (this.Document._freeform_useClusters ? NumCast(cd.layout_cluster) : NumCast(cd.group, -1)) === this._hitCluster);
             this.selectDocuments(eles);
@@ -658,7 +659,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                       x: B.x - inkWidth / 2,
                       y: B.y - inkWidth / 2,
                       _width: B.width + inkWidth,
-                      _height: B.height + inkWidth }, // prettier-ignore
+                      _height: B.height + inkWidth,
+                      stroke_showLabel: BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc().activeInkHideTextLabels)}, // prettier-ignore
                     inkWidth
                 );
                 if (Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.Write) {
@@ -1466,7 +1468,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                     this._lightboxDoc = doc;
                     return true;
                 }
-                if (this.childDocList?.includes(doc)) {
+                if (doc === this.Document || this.childDocList?.includes(doc) || this.childLayoutPairs.map(pair => pair.layout)?.includes(doc)) {
                     if (doc.hidden) doc.hidden = false;
                     return true;
                 }
@@ -1491,15 +1493,16 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         const rotation = Cast(_rotation,'number',
             !this.layoutDoc._rotation_jitter ? null
                 : NumCast(this.layoutDoc._rotation_jitter) * random(-1, 1, NumCast(x), NumCast(y)) );
+        const childProps = { ...this._props, fieldKey: '', styleProvider: this.clusterStyleProvider };
         return {
             x: Number.isNaN(NumCast(x)) ? 0 : NumCast(x),
             y: Number.isNaN(NumCast(y)) ? 0 : NumCast(y),
             z: Cast(z, 'number'),
             autoDim,
             rotation,
-            color: Cast(color, 'string') ? StrCast(color) : this._props.styleProvider?.(childDoc, this._props, StyleProp.Color),
-            backgroundColor: Cast(backgroundColor, 'string') ? StrCast(backgroundColor) : this.clusterStyleProvider(childDoc, this._props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
-            opacity: !_width ? 0 : this._keyframeEditing ? 1 : Cast(opacity, 'number') ?? this._props.styleProvider?.(childDoc, this._props, StyleProp.Opacity),
+            color: Cast(color, 'string') ? StrCast(color) : this.clusterStyleProvider(childDoc, childProps, StyleProp.Color),
+            backgroundColor: Cast(backgroundColor, 'string') ? StrCast(backgroundColor) : this.clusterStyleProvider(childDoc, childProps, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
+            opacity: !_width ? 0 : this._keyframeEditing ? 1 : Cast(opacity, 'number') ?? this.clusterStyleProvider?.(childDoc, childProps, StyleProp.Opacity),
             zIndex: Cast(zIndex, 'number'),
             width: _width,
             height: _height,
@@ -1609,7 +1612,12 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         // create an anchor that saves information about the current state of the freeform view (pan, zoom, view type)
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({ title: 'ViewSpec - ' + StrCast(this.layoutDoc._type_collection), layout_unrendered: true, presentation_transition: 500, annotationOn: this.Document });
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.ConfigDocument({
+            title: 'ViewSpec - ' + StrCast(this.layoutDoc._type_collection),
+            layout_unrendered: true,
+            presentation_transition: 500,
+            annotationOn: this.Document,
+        });
         PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), pannable: !this.Document.isGroup, type_collection: true, filters: true } }, this.Document);
 
         if (addAsAnnotation) {
@@ -1622,8 +1630,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         return anchor;
     };
 
-    @action closeInfo = () => (this.Document._hideInfo = true);
-    infoUI = () => (this.Document._hideInfo || this.Document.annotationOn || this._props.renderDepth ? null : <CollectionFreeFormInfoUI Document={this.Document} Freeform={this} close={this.closeInfo} />);
+    @action closeInfo = () => (Doc.IsInfoUIDisabled = true);
+    infoUI = () => (Doc.IsInfoUIDisabled || this.Document.annotationOn || this._props.renderDepth ? null : <CollectionFreeFormInfoUI Document={this.Document} Freeform={this} close={this.closeInfo} />);
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this._props.setContentViewBox?.(this);
@@ -1918,7 +1926,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 horizLines.push(topLeftInScreen[1], topLeftInScreen[1] + docSize[1] / 2, topLeftInScreen[1] + docSize[1]); // horiz center line
                 vertLines.push(topLeftInScreen[0], topLeftInScreen[0] + docSize[0] / 2, topLeftInScreen[0] + docSize[0]); // right line
             });
-        SnappingManager.addSnapLines(horizLines, vertLines);
+        this.layoutDoc._freeform_snapLines && SnappingManager.addSnapLines(horizLines, vertLines);
     };
 
     incrementalRendering = () => this.childDocs.filter(doc => !this._renderCutoffData.get(doc[Id])).length !== 0;
@@ -2067,7 +2075,9 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                     width: `${100 / (this.nativeDimScaling || 1)}%`,
                     height: this._props.getScrollHeight?.() ?? `${100 / (this.nativeDimScaling || 1)}%`,
                 }}>
-                {this.paintFunc ? null : this._lightboxDoc ? (
+                {this.paintFunc ? (
+                    <FormattedTextBox {...this.props} /> // need this so that any live dashfieldviews will update the underlying text that the code eval reads
+                ) : this._lightboxDoc ? (
                     <div style={{ padding: 15, width: '100%', height: '100%' }}>
                         <DocumentView
                             {...this._props}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index b913e05ad..6eca91e9d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -101,13 +101,15 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
     };
 
     @action
-    onKeyPress = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
         //make textbox and add it to this collection
         // tslint:disable-next-line:prefer-const
         const cm = ContextMenu.Instance;
         const [x, y] = this.Transform.transformPoint(this._downX, this._downY);
         if (e.key === '?') {
-            cm.setDefaultItem('?', (str: string) => this._props.addDocTab(Docs.Create.WebDocument(`https://bing.com/search?q=${str}`, { _width: 400, x, y, _height: 512, _nativeWidth: 850, title: 'bing', data_useCors: true }), OpenWhere.addRight));
+            cm.setDefaultItem('?', (str: string) =>
+                this._props.addDocTab(Docs.Create.WebDocument(`https://wikipedia.org/wiki/${str}`, { _width: 400, x, y, _height: 512, _nativeWidth: 850, title: `wiki:${str}`, data_useCors: true }), OpenWhere.addRight)
+            );
             cm.displayMenu(this._downX, this._downY, undefined, true);
             e.stopPropagation();
         } else if (e.key === 'u' && this._props.ungroup) {
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
             const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this._props.Document[DocData]);
             if ([AclAdmin, AclEdit, AclAugment].includes(effectiveAcl)) {
                 PreviewCursor.Instance.Doc = doc;
-                PreviewCursor.Show(x, y, this.onKeyPress, this._props.addLiveTextDocument, this._props.getTransform, this._props.addDocument, this._props.nudge, this._props.slowLoadDocuments);
+                PreviewCursor.Show(x, y, this.onKeyDown, this._props.addLiveTextDocument, this._props.getTransform, this._props.addDocument, this._props.nudge, this._props.slowLoadDocuments);
             }
             this.clearSelection();
         }
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
             _layout_showSidebar: true,
             title: 'overview',
         });
-        const portal = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument(selected, { x: this.Bounds.left + 200, y: this.Bounds.top, isGroup: true, backgroundColor: 'transparent' });
+        const portal = Docs.Create.FreeformDocument(selected, { title: 'summarized documents', x: this.Bounds.left + 200, y: this.Bounds.top, isGroup: true, backgroundColor: 'transparent' });
         DocUtils.MakeLink(summary, portal, { link_relationship: 'summary of:summarized by' });
 
         portal.hidden = true;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss
index ac0bd2378..9768877ff 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss
@@ -226,6 +226,15 @@
     align-items: center;
 }
 
+.schemaRTFCell {
+    display: flex;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    position: relative;
+    min-width: 10px;
+    min-height: 10px;
+}
+
 .schema-row {
     cursor: grab;
     justify-content: flex-end;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
index 12f0ad5e9..6a956f2ac 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,34 @@
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable, ObservableMap, observe, trace } from 'mobx';
+import { Popup, PopupTrigger, Type } from 'browndash-components';
+import { ObservableMap, action, computed, makeObservable, observable, observe } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyString, returnFalse, returnIgnore, returnNever, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, NumListCast, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../../fields/Schema';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
-import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyString, returnFalse, returnIgnore, returnNever, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll } from '../../../../Utils';
-import { Docs, DocumentOptions, DocUtils, FInfo } from '../../../documents/Documents';
+import { DocUtils, Docs, DocumentOptions, FInfo } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager, dropActionType } from '../../../util/DragManager';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../../util/SelectionManager';
-import { undoable, undoBatch } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
+import { SettingsManager } from '../../../util/SettingsManager';
+import { undoBatch, undoable } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
 import { ContextMenu } from '../../ContextMenu';
 import { EditableView } from '../../EditableView';
+import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../../ObservableReactComponent';
+import { DefaultStyleProvider, StyleProp } from '../../StyleProvider';
 import { Colors } from '../../global/globalEnums';
 import { DocumentView } from '../../nodes/DocumentView';
-import { FocusViewOptions, FieldViewProps } from '../../nodes/FieldView';
+import { FieldViewProps, FocusViewOptions } from '../../nodes/FieldView';
 import { KeyValueBox } from '../../nodes/KeyValueBox';
-import { ObservableReactComponent } from '../../ObservableReactComponent';
-import { DefaultStyleProvider, StyleProp } from '../../StyleProvider';
 import { CollectionSubView } from '../CollectionSubView';
 import './CollectionSchemaView.scss';
 import { SchemaColumnHeader } from './SchemaColumnHeader';
 import { SchemaRowBox } from './SchemaRowBox';
-import { Popup, PopupTrigger, Type } from 'browndash-components';
-import { SettingsManager } from '../../../util/SettingsManager';
-const { default: { SCHEMA_NEW_NODE_HEIGHT } } = require('../../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss'); // prettier-ignore
+const { SCHEMA_NEW_NODE_HEIGHT } = require('../../global/globalCssVariables.module.scss'); // prettier-ignore
 
 export enum ColumnType {
     Number,
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'Backspace': {
-                    this.removeDocument(this._selectedDocs);
+                    undoable(() => this.removeDocument(this._selectedDocs), 'delete schema row');
                     break;
                 }
                 case 'Escape': {
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
     };
 
     @action
-    addNewKey = (key: string, defaultVal: any) => this.childDocs.forEach(doc => (doc[key] = defaultVal));
+    addNewKey = (key: string, defaultVal: any) => this.childDocs.forEach(doc => (doc[DocData][key] = defaultVal));
 
     @undoBatch
     removeColumn = (index: number) => {
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
index ed1b519b4..bf36b2668 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
+import { Popup, Size, Type } from 'browndash-components';
 import { action, computed, makeObservable, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { extname } from 'path';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import DatePicker from 'react-datepicker';
+import 'react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css';
 import Select from 'react-select';
 import { Utils, emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnZero } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
@@ -12,6 +15,9 @@ import { BoolCast, Cast, DateCast, DocCast, FieldValue, StrCast } from '../../..
 import { ImageField } from '../../../../fields/URLField';
 import { FInfo, FInfoFieldType } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocFocusOrOpen } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
+import { dropActionType } from '../../../util/DragManager';
+import { SettingsManager } from '../../../util/SettingsManager';
+import { SnappingManager } from '../../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../../util/Transform';
 import { undoBatch, undoable } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
 import { EditableView } from '../../EditableView';
@@ -24,12 +30,6 @@ import { KeyValueBox } from '../../nodes/KeyValueBox';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import { ColumnType, FInfotoColType } from './CollectionSchemaView';
 import './CollectionSchemaView.scss';
-import 'react-datepicker/dist/react-datepicker.css';
-import { Popup, Size, Type } from 'browndash-components';
-import { IconLookup, faCaretDown } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
-import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { SettingsManager } from '../../../util/SettingsManager';
-import { dropActionType } from '../../../util/DragManager';
 
 export interface SchemaTableCellProps {
     Document: Doc;
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ export interface SchemaTableCellProps {
     options?: string[];
     menuTarget: HTMLDivElement | null;
     transform: () => Transform;
+    autoFocus?: boolean; // whether to set focus on creation, othwerise wait for a click
+    rootSelected?: () => boolean;
 }
 
 @observer
@@ -89,16 +91,18 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends ObservableReactComponent<SchemaTableCellPro
             select: emptyFunction,
             dragAction: dropActionType.move,
             renderDepth: 1,
+            noSidebar: true,
             isContentActive: returnFalse,
             whenChildContentsActiveChanged: emptyFunction,
             ScreenToLocalTransform: Transform.Identity,
             focus: emptyFunction,
             addDocTab: SchemaTableCell.addFieldDoc,
             pinToPres: returnZero,
-            Document,
+            Document: DocCast(Document.rootDocument, Document),
             fieldKey: fieldKey,
             PanelWidth: columnWidth,
             PanelHeight: props.rowHeight,
+            rootSelected: props.rootSelected,
         };
         const readOnly = getFinfo(fieldKey)?.readOnly ?? false;
         const cursor = !readOnly ? 'text' : 'default';
@@ -124,17 +128,20 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends ObservableReactComponent<SchemaTableCellPro
                     pointerEvents,
                 }}>
                 <EditableView
+                    ref={r => this.selected && this._props.autoFocus && r?.setIsFocused(true)}
                     oneLine={this._props.oneLine}
                     allowCRs={this._props.allowCRs}
                     contents={undefined}
                     fieldContents={fieldProps}
                     editing={this.selected ? undefined : false}
-                    GetValue={() => Field.toKeyValueString(this._props.Document, this._props.fieldKey)}
+                    GetValue={() => Field.toKeyValueString(fieldProps.Document, this._props.fieldKey, SnappingManager.MetaKey)}
                     SetValue={undoable((value: string, shiftDown?: boolean, enterKey?: boolean) => {
                         if (shiftDown && enterKey) {
                             this._props.setColumnValues(this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), value);
+                            this._props.finishEdit?.();
+                            return true;
                         }
-                        const ret = KeyValueBox.SetField(this._props.Document, this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), value, Doc.IsDataProto(this._props.Document) ? true : undefined);
+                        const ret = KeyValueBox.SetField(fieldProps.Document, this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), value, Doc.IsDataProto(fieldProps.Document) ? true : undefined);
                         this._props.finishEdit?.();
                         return ret;
                     }, 'edit schema cell')}
@@ -206,7 +213,7 @@ export class SchemaImageCell extends ObservableReactComponent<SchemaTableCellPro
 
     get url() {
         const field = Cast(this._props.Document[this._props.fieldKey], ImageField, null); // retrieve the primary image URL that is being rendered from the data doc
-        const alts = DocListCast(this._props.Document[this._props.fieldKey + '-alternates']); // retrieve alternate documents that may be rendered as alternate images
+        const alts = DocListCast(this._props.Document[this._props.fieldKey + '_alternates']); // retrieve alternate documents that may be rendered as alternate images
         const altpaths = alts
             .map(doc => Cast(doc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc)], ImageField, null)?.url)
             .filter(url => url)
@@ -312,13 +319,15 @@ export class SchemaRTFCell extends ObservableReactComponent<SchemaTableCellProps
         const selected: [Doc, number] | undefined = this._props.selectedCell();
         return this._props.isRowActive() && selected?.[0] === this._props.Document && selected[1] === this._props.col;
     }
+
+    // if the text box blurs and none of its contents are focused(), then the edit finishes
     selectedFunc = () => this.selected;
     render() {
         const { color, textDecoration, fieldProps, cursor, pointerEvents } = SchemaTableCell.renderProps(this._props);
         fieldProps.isContentActive = this.selectedFunc;
         return (
-            <div className="schemaRTFCell" style={{ display: 'flex', fontStyle: this.selected ? undefined : 'italic', width: '100%', height: '100%', position: 'relative', color, textDecoration, cursor, pointerEvents }}>
-                {this.selected ? <FormattedTextBox {...fieldProps} /> : (field => (field ? Field.toString(field) : ''))(FieldValue(fieldProps.Document[fieldProps.fieldKey]))}
+            <div className="schemaRTFCell" style={{ fontStyle: this.selected ? undefined : 'italic', color, textDecoration, cursor, pointerEvents }}>
+                {this.selected ? <FormattedTextBox {...fieldProps} autoFocus={true} onBlur={() => this._props.finishEdit?.()} /> : (field => (field ? Field.toString(field) : ''))(FieldValue(fieldProps.Document[fieldProps.fieldKey]))}
             </div>
         );
     }
@@ -345,8 +354,7 @@ export class SchemaBoolCell extends ObservableReactComponent<SchemaTableCellProp
                     onChange={undoBatch((value: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement> | undefined) => {
                         if ((value?.nativeEvent as any).shiftKey) {
                             this._props.setColumnValues(this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), (color === 'black' ? '=' : '') + value?.target?.checked.toString());
-                        }
-                        KeyValueBox.SetField(this._props.Document, this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), (color === 'black' ? '=' : '') + value?.target?.checked.toString());
+                        } else KeyValueBox.SetField(this._props.Document, this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), (color === 'black' ? '=' : '') + value?.target?.checked.toString());
                     })}
                 />
                 <EditableView
@@ -357,8 +365,10 @@ export class SchemaBoolCell extends ObservableReactComponent<SchemaTableCellProp
                     SetValue={undoBatch((value: string, shiftDown?: boolean, enterKey?: boolean) => {
                         if (shiftDown && enterKey) {
                             this._props.setColumnValues(this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), value);
+                            this._props.finishEdit?.();
+                            return true;
                         }
-                        const set = KeyValueBox.SetField(this._props.Document, this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), value);
+                        const set = KeyValueBox.SetField(this._props.Document, this._props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), value, Doc.IsDataProto(this._props.Document) ? true : undefined);
                         this._props.finishEdit?.();
                         return set;
                     })}