cleanup and streamlining of scrapbook code.

7 files changed, 353 insertions, 727 deletions

diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 4ad9c9bd8..aea636040 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ export class DocumentOptions {
     toolType?: string; // type of pen tool
     expertMode?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('something available only in expert (not novice) mode');
 
+    placeholder_docType?: STRt = new StrInfo('type of document that this document accepts as a child', false, false, Array.from(Object.keys(DocumentType)));
+    placeholder_acceptTags?: List<string>;
+
     contextMenuFilters?: List<ScriptField>;
     contextMenuScripts?: List<ScriptField>;
     contextMenuLabels?: List<string>;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index b2b904509..12515a72c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -81,14 +81,11 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
     @observable _labelsVisibile: boolean = false;
     @observable _lassoPts: [number, number][] = [];
     @observable _lassoFreehand: boolean = false;
-      // ─── New Observables for “Pick 1 of N AI Scrapbook” ───
-    @observable aiChoices: Doc[] = [];      // temporary hidden Scrapbook docs
-    @observable pickerX = 0;                // popup x coordinate
-    @observable pickerY = 0;                // popup y coordinate
-    @observable pickerVisible = false;      // show/hide ScrapbookPicker
-
-
-    
+    // ─── New Observables for “Pick 1 of N AI Scrapbook” ───
+    @observable aiChoices: Doc[] = []; // temporary hidden Scrapbook docs
+    @observable pickerX = 0; // popup x coordinate
+    @observable pickerY = 0; // popup y coordinate
+    @observable pickerVisible = false; // show/hide ScrapbookPicker
 
     @computed get Transform() {
         return this._props.getTransform();
@@ -532,42 +529,39 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
         MarqueeOptionsMenu.Instance.fadeOut(true);
     });
 
-
     getAiPresetsDescriptors(): DocumentDescriptor[] {
-    const selected = this.marqueeSelect(false);
-    return selected.map((doc) => ({
-      type: typeof doc.$type === 'string' ? doc.$type : 'UNKNOWN',
-      tags: (() => {
-        const s = new Set<string>();
-        StrListCast(doc.$tags_chat ?? new List<string>()).forEach((t) => s.add(t));
-        return Array.from(s);
-      })(),
-    }));
-  }
-   
+        const selected = this.marqueeSelect(false);
+        return selected.map(doc => ({
+            type: typeof doc.$type === 'string' ? doc.$type : 'UNKNOWN',
+            tags: (() => {
+                const s = new Set<string>();
+                StrListCast(doc.$tags_chat ?? new List<string>()).forEach(t => s.add(t));
+                return Array.from(s);
+            })(),
+        }));
+    }
 
     generateScrapbook = action(async () => {
-   
         const selectedDocs = this.marqueeSelect(false);
         if (!selectedDocs.length) return;
 
-    const descriptors = this.getAiPresetsDescriptors();
-    if (descriptors.length === 0) {
-      alert('No documents selected to generate a scrapbook from!');
-      return;
-    }
+        const descriptors = this.getAiPresetsDescriptors();
+        if (descriptors.length === 0) {
+            alert('No documents selected to generate a scrapbook from!');
+            return;
+        }
 
         const aiPreset = await requestAiGeneratedPreset(descriptors);
         if (!aiPreset.length) {
-            alert("Failed to generate preset");
+            alert('Failed to generate preset');
             return;
         }
         const scrapbookPlaceholders: Doc[] = buildPlaceholdersFromConfigs(aiPreset);
         /*
         const scrapbookPlaceholders: Doc[] = aiPreset.map(cfg => {
             const placeholderDoc = Docs.Create.TextDocument(cfg.tag);
-            placeholderDoc.accepts_docType = cfg.type as DocumentType;
-            placeholderDoc.accepts_tagType = new List<string>(cfg.acceptTags ?? [cfg.tag]);
+            placeholderDoc.placeholder_docType = cfg.type as DocumentType;
+            placeholderDoc.placeholder_acceptTags = new List<string>(cfg.acceptTags ?? [cfg.tag]);
 
             const placeholder = new Doc();
             placeholder.proto = placeholderDoc;
@@ -586,25 +580,17 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
             y: this.Bounds.top,
             _width: 500,
             _height: 500,
-            title: 'AI-generated Scrapbook'
+            title: 'AI-generated Scrapbook',
         });
 
-
-
         // 3) Now grab that new scrapbook’s flat placeholders
         const flatPl = DocListCast(scrapbook[Doc.LayoutDataKey(scrapbook)]) as Doc[];
-        const unwrap = (items: Doc[]): Doc[] =>
-            items.flatMap(d =>
-            d.$type === DocumentType.COL
-                ? unwrap(DocListCast(d[Doc.LayoutDataKey(d)]))
-                : [d]
-            );
+        const unwrap = (items: Doc[]): Doc[] => items.flatMap(d => (d.$type === DocumentType.COL ? unwrap(DocListCast(d[Doc.LayoutDataKey(d)])) : [d]));
         const allPlaceholders = unwrap(flatPl);
 
         // 4) Slot each selectedDocs[i] into the first matching placeholder
         selectedDocs.forEach(realDoc => {
-            slotRealDocIntoPlaceholders(realDoc, allPlaceholders
-            );
+            slotRealDocIntoPlaceholders(realDoc, allPlaceholders);
         });
 
         const selected = this.marqueeSelect(false).map(d => {
@@ -625,9 +611,6 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
         this.hideMarquee();
     });
 
-
-
-
     @action
     marqueeCommand = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
         const ee = e as unknown as KeyboardEvent & { propagationIsStopped?: boolean };
@@ -649,7 +632,7 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
             if (e.key === 'g') this.collection(e, true);
             if (e.key === 'c' || e.key === 't') this.collection(e);
             if (e.key === 's' || e.key === 'S') this.summary();
-            if (e.key === 'g' || e.key === 'G') this.generateScrapbook();    // ← scrapbook shortcut
+            if (e.key === 'g' || e.key === 'G') this.generateScrapbook(); // ← scrapbook shortcut
             if (e.key === 'p') this.pileup();
             this.cleanupInteractions(false);
         }
@@ -795,27 +778,26 @@ export class MarqueeView extends ObservableReactComponent<SubCollectionViewProps
     render() {
         return (
             <>
-            <div
-                className="marqueeView"
-                ref={r => {
-                    r?.addEventListener('dashDragMovePause', this.onDragMovePause as EventListenerOrEventListenerObject);
-                    this.MarqueeRef = r;
-                }}
-                style={{
-                    overflow: StrCast(this._props.Document._overflow),
-                    cursor: Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.Ink || this._visible ? 'crosshair' : 'pointer',
-                }}
-                onDragOver={e => e.preventDefault()}
-                onScroll={e => {
-                    e.currentTarget.scrollTop = e.currentTarget.scrollLeft = 0;
-                }}
-                onClick={this.onClick}
-                onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}>
-                {this._visible ? this.marqueeDiv : null}
-                {this.props.children}
-            </div>
-        </>
-    
+                <div
+                    className="marqueeView"
+                    ref={r => {
+                        r?.addEventListener('dashDragMovePause', this.onDragMovePause as EventListenerOrEventListenerObject);
+                        this.MarqueeRef = r;
+                    }}
+                    style={{
+                        overflow: StrCast(this._props.Document._overflow),
+                        cursor: Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.Ink || this._visible ? 'crosshair' : 'pointer',
+                    }}
+                    onDragOver={e => e.preventDefault()}
+                    onScroll={e => {
+                        e.currentTarget.scrollTop = e.currentTarget.scrollLeft = 0;
+                    }}
+                    onClick={this.onClick}
+                    onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}>
+                    {this._visible ? this.marqueeDiv : null}
+                    {this.props.children}
+                </div>
+            </>
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index 0c3179173..1768eb08d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { baseKeymap, selectAll, splitBlock } from 'prosemirror-commands';
 import { history } from 'prosemirror-history';
 import { inputRules } from 'prosemirror-inputrules';
 import { keymap } from 'prosemirror-keymap';
-import { runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { Fragment, Mark, Node, Slice } from 'prosemirror-model';
 import { EditorState, NodeSelection, Plugin, Selection, TextSelection, Transaction } from 'prosemirror-state';
 import { EditorView, NodeViewConstructor } from 'prosemirror-view';
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ import { removeMarkWithAttrs } from './prosemirrorPatches';
 import { RichTextMenu, RichTextMenuPlugin } from './RichTextMenu';
 import { RichTextRules } from './RichTextRules';
 import { schema } from './schema_rts';
-import { tickStep } from 'd3';
 // import * as applyDevTools from 'prosemirror-dev-tools';
 
 export interface FormattedTextBoxProps extends FieldViewProps {
@@ -310,30 +308,18 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FormattedTextB
         }
     };
 
-  autoTag = async () => {
+    autoTag = () => {
+        const rawText = RTFCast(this.Document[this.fieldKey])?.Text ?? StrCast(this.Document[this.fieldKey]);
+        const callType = rawText.includes('[placeholder]') ? GPTCallType.CLASSIFYTEXTMINIMAL : GPTCallType.CLASSIFYTEXTFULL;
 
-    const layoutKey = Doc.LayoutDataKey(this.Document);
-    const rawText = RTFCast(this.Document[layoutKey])?.Text ?? StrCast(this.Document[layoutKey]);
-
-    const callType = rawText.includes("[placeholder]")
-        ? GPTCallType.CLASSIFYTEXTMINIMAL
-        : GPTCallType.CLASSIFYTEXTFULL;
-
-    gptAPICall(rawText, callType).then(desc => {
-        runInAction(() => {
-            // Clear existing tags
-            this.Document.$tags_chat = new List<string>();
-
-            // Split GPT response into tokens and push individually
-            const tokens = desc.trim().split(/\s+/);
-            tokens.forEach(tok => {
-                (this.Document.$tags_chat as List<string>).push(tok);
-            });
-
-            this.Document._layout_showTags = true;
-        });
-    });
-};
+        gptAPICall(rawText, callType).then(
+            action(desc => {
+                // Split GPT response into tokens and push individually & clear existing tags
+                this.Document.$tags_chat = new List<string>(desc.trim().split(/\s+/));
+                this.Document._layout_showTags = true;
+            })
+        );
+    };
 
     leafText = (node: Node) => {
         if (node.type === this.EditorView?.state.schema.nodes.dashField) {
@@ -1298,13 +1284,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FormattedTextB
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
 
-        this._disposers.tagger = reaction(
-            () => ({ title: this.Document.title, sel: this._props.isSelected() }),
-            action(() => {
-                this.autoTag();
-            }),
-            { fireImmediately: true }
-        );
+        this._disposers.tagger = reaction(() => ({ title: this.Document.title, sel: this._props.isSelected() }), this.autoTag, { fireImmediately: true });
 
         if (!this._props.dontRegisterView) {
             this._disposers.record = reaction(
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.scss
index 8dc93df60..6ac2220f9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.scss
@@ -1,63 +1,66 @@
-
 .scrapbook-box {
-  /* Make sure the container fills its parent, and set a base background */
-  position: relative; /* so that absolute children (loading overlay, etc.) are positioned relative to this */
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  background: beige;
-  overflow: hidden; /* prevent scrollbars if children overflow */
+    /* Make sure the container fills its parent, and set a base background */
+    position: relative; /* so that absolute children (loading overlay, etc.) are positioned relative to this */
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    background: beige;
+    overflow: hidden; /* prevent scrollbars if children overflow */
 }
 
 /* Loading overlay that covers the entire scrapbook while AI-generation is in progress */
 .scrapbook-box-loading-overlay {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 100%;
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: center;
-  align-items: center;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
-  z-index: 10; /* sits above the ImageBox and other content */
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
+    z-index: 10; /* sits above the ImageBox and other content */
 }
 
 /* The <select> dropdown for choosing presets */
 .scrapbook-box-preset-select {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 8px;
-  left: 8px;
-  z-index: 20;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  border: 1px solid #ccc;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  background: white;
+    position: relative;
+    top: 8px;
+    left: 8px;
+    z-index: 20;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    border: 1px solid #ccc;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background: white;
 }
 
 /* Container for the “Regenerate Background” button */
 .scrapbook-box-ui {
-  position: absolute;
-  top: 8px;
-  right: 8px;
-  z-index: 20;
+    position: relative;
+    top: 8px;
+    right: 8px;
+    z-index: 20;
+    background: white;
+    width: 40px;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
 }
 
 /* The button itself */
 .scrapbook-box-ui-button {
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 6px;
-  padding: 4px 8px;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  color: black;
-  background: white;
-  border: 1px solid #ccc;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  white-space: nowrap;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    padding: 4px 8px;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    color: black;
+    background: white;
+    border: 1px solid #ccc;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .scrapbook-box-ui-button:hover {
-  background: #f5f5f5;
+    background: #f5f5f5;
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.tsx
index 52e3c26dc..fcb82a6ba 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookBox.tsx
@@ -1,510 +1,259 @@
-import { action, makeObservable, observable, reaction, computed } from 'mobx';
+import { IconButton, Size } from '@dash/components';
+import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, makeObservable, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
+import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import ReactLoading from 'react-loading';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
+import { DateCast, DocCast, NumCast, toList } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { Docs } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
+import { DragManager } from '../../../util/DragManager';
+import { SnappingManager } from '../../../util/SnappingManager';
+import { undoable } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
 import { CollectionView } from '../../collections/CollectionView';
 import { ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent } from '../../DocComponent';
-import { AspectRatioLimits } from '../../smartdraw/FireflyConstants';
+import { AspectRatioLimits, FireflyImageDimensions } from '../../smartdraw/FireflyConstants';
+import { SmartDrawHandler } from '../../smartdraw/SmartDrawHandler';
 import { DocumentView } from '../DocumentView';
 import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from '../FieldView';
-import { DragManager } from '../../../util/DragManager';
-import { toList } from '../../../../fields/Types';
-import { undoable } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
-import ReactLoading from 'react-loading';
-import { NumCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
-import { ScrapbookItemConfig } from './ScrapbookPreset';
 import { ImageBox } from '../ImageBox';
-import { FireflyImageDimensions } from '../../smartdraw/FireflyConstants';
-import { SmartDrawHandler } from '../../smartdraw/SmartDrawHandler';
-import { ImageCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
-import { SnappingManager } from '../../../util/SnappingManager';
-import { IReactionDisposer } from 'mobx';
-import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { runInAction } from 'mobx';
-import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { faRedoAlt }   from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
-import { getPresetNames, createPreset } from './ScrapbookPresetRegistry';
 import './ScrapbookBox.scss';
-import { isDestArraysEqual } from 'pdfjs-dist/types/web/pdf_history';
-
-
-export function buildPlaceholdersFromConfigs(configs: ScrapbookItemConfig[]): Doc[] {
-  const placeholders: Doc[] = [];
-
-  for (const cfg of configs) {
-    if (cfg.children && cfg.children.length) {
-      const childDocs = cfg.children.map(child => {
-        const doc = Docs.Create.TextDocument("[placeholder] " + child.tag);
-        doc.accepts_docType = child.type;
-        doc.accepts_tagType = new List<string>(child.acceptTags ?? [child.tag]);
-
-        const ph = new Doc();
-        ph.proto = doc;
-        ph.original = doc;
-        ph.x = child.x;
-        ph.y = child.y;
-        if (child.width != null) ph._width = child.width;
-        if (child.height != null) ph._height = child.height;
-        return ph;
-      });
-
-      const protoW = cfg.containerWidth ?? cfg.width;
-      const protoH = cfg.containerHeight ?? cfg.height;
-      // Create a stacking document with the child placeholders
-      const containerProto = Docs.Create.StackingDocument(childDocs, {
-        ...(protoW != null ? { _width: protoW } : {}),
-        ...(protoH != null ? { _height: protoH } : {}),
-        title: cfg.tag,
-      });
-
-      const ph = new Doc();
-      ph.proto = containerProto;
-      ph.original = containerProto;
-      ph.x = cfg.x;
-      ph.y = cfg.y;
-      if (cfg.width != null) ph._width = cfg.width;
-      if (cfg.height != null) ph._height = cfg.height;
-      placeholders.push(ph);
-    } 
-    
-    else {
-      const doc = Docs.Create.TextDocument("[placeholder] " + cfg.tag);
-      doc.accepts_docType = cfg.type;
-      doc.accepts_tagType = new List<string>(cfg.acceptTags ?? [cfg.tag]);
-
-      const ph = new Doc();
-      ph.proto = doc;
-      ph.original = doc;
-      ph.x = cfg.x;
-      ph.y = cfg.y;
-      if (cfg.width != null) ph._width = cfg.width;
-      if (cfg.height != null) ph._height = cfg.height;
-      placeholders.push(ph);
-    }
-  }
+import { ScrapbookItemConfig } from './ScrapbookPreset';
+import { createPreset, getPresetNames } from './ScrapbookPresetRegistry';
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 
-  return placeholders;
+function createPlaceholder(cfg: ScrapbookItemConfig, doc: Doc) {
+    const placeholder = new Doc();
+    placeholder.proto = doc;
+    placeholder.original = doc;
+    placeholder.x = cfg.x;
+    placeholder.y = cfg.y;
+    if (cfg.width !== null) placeholder._width = cfg.width;
+    if (cfg.height !== null) placeholder._height = cfg.height;
+    return placeholder;
 }
-export function slotRealDocIntoPlaceholders(
-  realDoc: Doc,
-  placeholders: Doc[]
-): boolean {
- const realTags = new Set<string>(
-  StrListCast(realDoc.$tags_chat ?? new List<string>())
-    .map(t => t.toLowerCase())
-);
 
-  // Find placeholder with most matching tags
-  let bestMatch: Doc | null = null;
-  let maxMatches = 0;
-/*
-                 (d.accepts_docType === docs[0].$type ||   // match fields based on type, or by analyzing content .. simple example of matching text in placeholder to dropped doc's type
-                  RTFCast(d[Doc.LayoutDataKey(d)])?.Text.includes(StrCast(docs[0].$type)))*/
-
-  placeholders.forEach(ph => {
-    if (ph.accepts_docType !== realDoc.$type) {
-      // Skip this placeholder entirely if types do not match.
-      return;
-    };
-    const phTagTypes = StrListCast(ph.accepts_tagType ?? new List<string>())
-  .map(t => t.toLowerCase());
-    console.log({ realTags, phTagTypes });
-    const matches = phTagTypes.filter(tag => realTags.has(tag));
+function createMessagePlaceholder(cfg: ScrapbookItemConfig) {
+    return createPlaceholder(cfg, 
+        Docs.Create.TextDocument(cfg.message ?? ('[placeholder] ' + cfg.acceptTags?.[0]), { placeholder: "", placeholder_docType: cfg.type, placeholder_acceptTags: new List<string>(cfg.acceptTags) })
+    ); // prettier-ignore
+}
+export function buildPlaceholdersFromConfigs(configs: ScrapbookItemConfig[]) {
+    return configs.map(cfg => {
+        if (cfg.children?.length) {
+            const childDocs = cfg.children.map(createMessagePlaceholder);
+            const protoW = cfg.containerWidth ?? cfg.width;
+            const protoH = cfg.containerHeight ?? cfg.height;
+            // Create a stacking document with the child placeholders
+            const containerProto = Docs.Create.StackingDocument(childDocs, {
+                ...(protoW !== null ? { _width: protoW } : {}),
+                ...(protoH !== null ? { _height: protoH } : {}),
+                title: cfg.message,
+            });
+            return createPlaceholder(cfg, containerProto);
+        }
+        return createMessagePlaceholder(cfg);
+    });
+}
+export function slotRealDocIntoPlaceholders(realDoc: Doc, placeholders: Doc[]): boolean {
+    const realTags = new Set<string>(StrListCast(realDoc.$tags_chat).map(t => t.toLowerCase?.() ?? ''));
+
+    // Find placeholder with most matching tags
+    let bestMatch: Doc | null = null;
+    let maxMatches = 0;
+
+    // match fields based on type, or by analyzing content .. simple example of matching text in placeholder to dropped doc's type
+    placeholders
+        .filter(ph => ph.placeholder_docType === realDoc.$type) // Skip this placeholder entirely if types do not match.
+        .forEach(ph => {
+            const matches = StrListCast(ph.placeholder_acceptTags)
+                .map(t => t.toLowerCase?.())
+                .filter(tag => realTags.has(tag));
+
+            if (matches.length > maxMatches) {
+                maxMatches = matches.length;
+                bestMatch = ph;
+            }
+        });
 
-    if (matches.length > maxMatches) {
-      maxMatches = matches.length;
-      bestMatch = ph;
+    if (bestMatch && maxMatches > 0) {
+        setTimeout(undoable(() => (bestMatch!.proto = realDoc), 'Scrapbook add'));
+        return true;
     }
 
-  });
-
-  if (bestMatch && maxMatches > 0) {
-    setTimeout(
-      undoable(() => {
-        bestMatch!.proto = realDoc;
-      }, 'Scrapbook add'),
-      0
-    );
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  return false;
+    return false;
 }
 
 // Scrapbook view: a container that lays out its child items in a template
 @observer
 export class ScrapbookBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
-    @observable selectedPreset = getPresetNames()[0];
-
-    @observable createdDate: string;
-    @observable loading = false;
-    @observable src = '';
-    @observable imgDoc: Doc | undefined;
+    public static LayoutString(fieldStr: string) {
+        return FieldView.LayoutString(ScrapbookBox, fieldStr);
+    }
     private _disposers: { [name: string]: IReactionDisposer } = {};
-    private imageBoxRef = React.createRef<ImageBox>();
-
+    private _imageBoxRef = React.createRef<ImageBox>();
 
     constructor(props: FieldViewProps) {
         super(props);
         makeObservable(this);
-        const existingItems = DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] as List<Doc>);
-    if (!existingItems || existingItems.length === 0) {
-      // Only wire up reaction/setTitle if it's truly a brand-new, empty Scrapbook
-      reaction(
-        () => this.selectedPreset,
-        presetName => this.initScrapbook(presetName),
-        { fireImmediately: true }
-      );
-
-      this.createdDate = this.getFormattedDate();
-      this.setTitle();
-    } else {
-      // If items are already present, just preserve whatever was injected.
-      // We still want `createdDate` set so that the UI title bar can show it if needed.
-      this.createdDate = this.getFormattedDate();
     }
-     
 
-        // ensure we always have a List<Doc> in dataDoc['items']
-        if (!this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]) {
-            this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = new List<Doc>();
-        }
-  
-    }
-
-    public static LayoutString(fieldStr: string) {
-        return FieldView.LayoutString(ScrapbookBox, fieldStr);
-    }
+    @observable _selectedPreset = getPresetNames()[0];
+    @observable _loading = false;
 
-    getFormattedDate(): string {
-        return new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
+    @computed get createdDate() {
+        return DateCast(this.dataDoc.$author_date)?.date.toLocaleDateString(undefined, {
             year: 'numeric',
             month: 'short',
             day: 'numeric',
         });
     }
-
-    
-    @action
-    initScrapbook(name: string) {
-        const configs = createPreset(name); 
-      // 1) ensure title is set
-      const title = `Scrapbook - ${this.createdDate}`;
-      if (this.dataDoc.title !== title) {
-        this.dataDoc.title = title;
-      }
-    
-      // 2) build placeholders from the preset
-      const placeholders = buildPlaceholdersFromConfigs(configs);
-
-      // 3) commit them into the field
-      this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = new List<Doc>(placeholders);
-    }
-
-    
+    @computed get ScrapbookLayoutDocs()  { return DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]); } // prettier-ignore
+    @computed get BackgroundDoc()        { return DocCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_background']); } // prettier-ignore
+    set ScrapbookLayoutDocs(doc: Doc[])  { this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = new List(doc); } // prettier-ignore
+    set BackgroundDoc(doc: Opt<Doc>)     { this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_background'] = doc; } // prettier-ignore
 
     @action
-    setTitle() {
-        const title = `Scrapbook - ${this.createdDate}`;
-        if (this.dataDoc.title !== title) {
-            this.dataDoc.title = title;
-            if (!this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]){
-            const image = Docs.Create.TextDocument('[placeholder] person image');
-            image.accepts_docType = DocumentType.IMG;
-            image.accepts_tagType = 'PERSON' 
-            const placeholder = new Doc();
-            placeholder.proto = image;
-            placeholder.original = image;
-            placeholder._width = 250;
-            placeholder._height = 200;
-            placeholder.x = 0;
-            placeholder.y = -100;
-          
-            
-            const summary = Docs.Create.TextDocument('[placeholder] long summary');
-            summary.accepts_docType = DocumentType.RTF;
-            summary.accepts_tagType = 'lengthy description';
-            const placeholder2 = new Doc();
-            placeholder2.proto = summary;
-            placeholder2.original = summary;
-            placeholder2.x = 0;
-            placeholder2.y = 200;
-            placeholder2._width = 250;
-        
-            
-            const sidebar = Docs.Create.TextDocument('[placeholder] brief sidebar');
-            sidebar.accepts_docType = DocumentType.RTF;
-            sidebar.accepts_tagType = 'title'; 
-            const placeholder3 = new Doc();
-            placeholder3.proto = sidebar;
-            placeholder3.original = sidebar;
-            placeholder3.x = 280;
-            placeholder3.y = -50;
-            placeholder3._width = 50; 
-            placeholder3._height = 200;
-
-          
-
-            const internalImg = Docs.Create.TextDocument('[placeholder] landscape internal');
-            internalImg.accepts_docType = DocumentType.IMG;
-            internalImg.accepts_tagType = 'LANDSCAPE'
-            const placeholder5 = new Doc();
-            placeholder5.proto = internalImg;
-            placeholder5.original = internalImg;
-            placeholder5._width = 50;
-            placeholder5._height = 100;
-            placeholder5.x = 0;
-            placeholder5.y = -100;
-
-            const collection = Docs.Create.StackingDocument([placeholder5], { _width: 300, _height: 300, title: "internal coll" });
-            //collection.accepts_docType = DocumentType.COL; don't mark this field
-            const placeholder4 = new Doc();
-            placeholder4.proto = collection;
-            placeholder4.original = collection;
-            placeholder4.x = -200;
-            placeholder4.y = -100;
-            placeholder4._width = 100;
-            placeholder4._height = 200;
-
-            const starter = Docs.Create.TextDocument('To create a scrapbook from existing documents, marquee select. For existing scrapbook arrangements, select a preset from the dropdown.');
-            starter.accepts_docType = DocumentType.RTF;
-            starter.accepts_tagType = 'n/a'
-            const starterplaceholder = new Doc();
-            starterplaceholder.proto = summary;
-            starterplaceholder.original = summary;
-            starterplaceholder.x = 0;
-            starterplaceholder.y = 0;
-            starterplaceholder._width = 250;
-        
-
-            
-
-
-            /*note-to-self
-            would doing:
-
-            const collection = Docs.Create.ScrapbookDocument([placeholder, placeholder2, placeholder3]);
-            create issues with references to the same object?*/
-
-            /*note-to-self
-            Should we consider that there are more collections than just COL type collections?
-            when spreading*/
-
-           /*note-to-self
-           difference between passing a new List<Doc> versus just the raw array?
-           */
-           this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = new List<Doc>([starterplaceholder]);
-            }
+    setDefaultPlaceholder = () => {
+        this.ScrapbookLayoutDocs = [
+            createMessagePlaceholder({
+                message: 'To create a scrapbook from existing documents, marquee select. For existing scrapbook arrangements, select a preset from the dropdown.',
+                type: DocumentType.RTF,
+                width: 250,
+                height: 200,
+                x: 0,
+                y: 0,
+            }),
+        ];
+
+        const placeholder1 = createMessagePlaceholder({ acceptTags: ['PERSON'], type: DocumentType.IMG, width: 250, height: 200, x: 0, y: -100 });
+        const placeholder2 = createMessagePlaceholder({ acceptTags: ['lengthy description'], type: DocumentType.RTF, width: 250, height: undefined, x: 0, y: 200 });
+        const placeholder3 = createMessagePlaceholder({ acceptTags: ['title'], type: DocumentType.RTF, width: 50, height: 200, x: 280, y: -50 });
+        const placeholder4 = createPlaceholder( { width: 100, height: 200, x: -200, y: -100 }, Docs.Create.StackingDocument([
+                             createMessagePlaceholder({ acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], type: DocumentType.IMG, width: 50, height: 100, x: 0, y: -100 })
+                             ], { _width: 300, _height: 300, title: 'internal coll' })); // prettier-ignore
+        console.log('UNUSED', placeholder4, placeholder3, placeholder2, placeholder1);
+        /* note-to-self
+                    would doing:
+                        const collection = Docs.Create.ScrapbookDocument([placeholder, placeholder2, placeholder3]);
+                        create issues with references to the same object? */
+
+        /*note-to-self
+                    Should we consider that there are more collections than just COL type collections?
+                    when spreading */
+
+        /*note-to-self
+                    difference between passing a new List<Doc> versus just the raw array? */
+    };
 
-          
-        }
-    }
+    selectPreset = action((presetName: string) => (this.ScrapbookLayoutDocs = buildPlaceholdersFromConfigs(createPreset(presetName))));
 
     componentDidMount() {
-        this.setTitle();
-        this.generateAiImage();
+        const title = `Scrapbook - ${this.createdDate}`;
+        if (!this.ScrapbookLayoutDocs.length) this.setDefaultPlaceholder();
+        if (!this.BackgroundDoc) this.generateAiImage(this.regenPrompt);
+        if (this.dataDoc.title !== title) this.dataDoc.title = title; // ensure title is set
 
         this._disposers.propagateResize = reaction(
             () => ({ w: this.layoutDoc._width, h: this.layoutDoc._height }),
             (dims, prev) => {
-              // prev is undefined on the first run, so bail early
-              if (!prev || !SnappingManager.ShiftKey || !this.imgDoc) return;
-          
-              // either guard the ref…
-              const imageBox = this.imageBoxRef.current;
-              if (!imageBox) return;
-          
-              // …or just hard-code the fieldKey if you know it’s always `"data"`
-              const key = imageBox.props.fieldKey;
-          
-              runInAction(() => {
-                if(!this.imgDoc){
-                    return
+                const imageBox = this._imageBoxRef.current;
+                // prev is undefined on the first run
+                if (prev && SnappingManager.ShiftKey && this.BackgroundDoc && imageBox) {
+                    this.BackgroundDoc[imageBox.fieldKey + '_outpaintOriginalWidth'] = prev.w;
+                    this.BackgroundDoc[imageBox.fieldKey + '_outpaintOriginalHeight'] = prev.h;
+                    imageBox.layoutDoc._width = dims.w;
+                    imageBox.layoutDoc._height = dims.h;
                 }
-                // use prev.w/h (the *old* size) as your orig dims
-                this.imgDoc[key + '_outpaintOriginalWidth']  = prev.w;
-                this.imgDoc[key + '_outpaintOriginalHeight'] = prev.h;
-                ;(this.imageBoxRef.current as any).layoutDoc._width  = dims.w
-                ;(this.imageBoxRef.current as any).layoutDoc._height = dims.h
-          
-              });
             }
         );
     }
 
-
     @action
-    async generateAiImage(prompt?: string) {
-          this.loading = true;
-          try {
-            // 1) Default to regenPrompt if none provided
-            if (!prompt) prompt = this.regenPrompt;
-        
-            // 2) Measure the scrapbook’s current size
-            const w = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width, 1);
-            const h = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height, 1);
-            const ratio = w / h;
-        
-            // 3) Pick the Firefly preset that best matches the aspect ratio
-            let preset = FireflyImageDimensions.Square;
-            if (ratio > AspectRatioLimits[FireflyImageDimensions.Widescreen]) {
-              preset = FireflyImageDimensions.Widescreen;
-            } else if (ratio > AspectRatioLimits[FireflyImageDimensions.Landscape]) {
-              preset = FireflyImageDimensions.Landscape;
-            } else if (ratio < AspectRatioLimits[FireflyImageDimensions.Portrait]) {
-              preset = FireflyImageDimensions.Portrait;
-            }
-        
-            // 4) Call exactly the same CreateWithFirefly that ImageBox uses
-            const doc = await SmartDrawHandler.CreateWithFirefly(prompt, preset);
-        
-            if (doc instanceof Doc) {
-              // 5) Hook it into your state
-              this.imgDoc = doc;
-              const imgField = ImageCast(doc.data);
-              this.src      = imgField?.url.href ?? '';
-            } else {
-              alert('Failed to generate document.');
-              this.src = '';
-            }
-          } catch (e) {
-            alert(`Generation error: ${e}`);
-          } finally {
-            runInAction(() => {
-              this.loading = false;
-            });
-          }
-        }
-      
-    childRejectDrop = (de: DragManager.DropEvent, subView?: DocumentView) => {
-        return true; // disable dropping documents onto any child of the scrapbook.
-    };
-    rejectDrop = (de: DragManager.DropEvent, subView?: DocumentView) => {
-        // Test to see if the dropped doc is dropped on an acceptable location (anywerhe? on a specific box).
-        // const draggedDocs = de.complete.docDragData?.draggedDocuments;
-        return false; // allow all Docs to be dropped onto scrapbook -- let filterAddDocument make the final decision.
+    generateAiImage = (prompt: string) => {
+        this._loading = true;
+
+        const ratio = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width, 1) / NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height, 1); // Measure the scrapbook’s current aspect
+        const choosePresetForDimensions = (() => { // Pick the Firefly preset that best matches the aspect ratio
+            if (ratio > AspectRatioLimits[FireflyImageDimensions.Widescreen]) return FireflyImageDimensions.Widescreen;
+            if (ratio > AspectRatioLimits[FireflyImageDimensions.Landscape]) return FireflyImageDimensions.Landscape;
+            if (ratio < AspectRatioLimits[FireflyImageDimensions.Portrait]) return FireflyImageDimensions.Portrait;
+            return FireflyImageDimensions.Square;
+        })(); // prettier-ignore
+
+        SmartDrawHandler.CreateWithFirefly(prompt, choosePresetForDimensions)  // Call exactly the same CreateWithFirefly that ImageBox uses
+            .then(action(doc => {
+                if (doc instanceof Doc) {
+                    this.BackgroundDoc = doc; // set the background image directly on the scrapbook 
+                } else {
+                    alert('Failed to generate document.');
+                }
+            }))
+            .catch(e => alert(`Generation error: ${e}`))
+            .finally(action(() => (this._loading = false))); // prettier-ignore
     };
 
-    filterAddDocument = (docIn: Doc | Doc[]) => {
-        const docs = toList(docIn); //The docs being added to the scrapbook
-
-        // 1) Grab all template slots:
-        const slots = DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]);
-
-        // 2) recursive unwrap:
-        const unwrap = (items: Doc[]): Doc[] =>
-            items.flatMap(d =>
-            d.$type === DocumentType.COL
-                ? unwrap(DocListCast(d[Doc.LayoutDataKey(d)]))
-                : [d]
-            );
-
-        // 3) produce a flat list of every doc, unwrapping any number of nested COLs
-        const allDocs: Doc[] = unwrap(slots);
-          if (docs?.length === 1) {
-        return slotRealDocIntoPlaceholders(
-            docs[0],
-            allDocs,
-        )
-            ? false
-            : false;
-    }
-
-    return false;
-};
-     
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    childRejectDrop = (de: DragManager.DropEvent, subView?: DocumentView) => true; // disable dropping documents onto any child of the scrapbook.
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    rejectDrop = (de: DragManager.DropEvent, subView?: DocumentView) => false; // allow all Docs to be dropped onto scrapbook -- let filterAddDocument make the final decision.
+
+    /**
+     * iterate through all items and their children and return a flat list of leaf placeholder content Docs
+     * @param items
+     * @returns list of placeholder content Docs
+     */
+    unwrapPlaceholders = (items: Doc[]): Doc[] => items.flatMap(d => (d.$type === DocumentType.COL ? this.unwrapPlaceholders(DocListCast(d[Doc.LayoutDataKey(d)])) : [d]));
+
+    /**
+     * Filter function to determine if a document can be added to the scrapbook.
+     * This checks if the document matches any of the placeholder slots in the scrapbook.
+     * @param docs - The document(s) being added to the scrapbook.
+     * @returns true if the document can be added, false otherwise.
+     */
+    filterAddDocument = (docs: Doc | Doc[]) => {
+        toList(docs).forEach(doc => slotRealDocIntoPlaceholders(doc, this.unwrapPlaceholders(this.ScrapbookLayoutDocs)));
+        return false;
+    };
 
     @computed get regenPrompt() {
-        const slots = DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]);
-        
-        const unwrap = (items: Doc[]): Doc[] =>
-            items.flatMap(d =>
-                d.$type === DocumentType.COL
-                    ? unwrap(DocListCast(d[Doc.LayoutDataKey(d)]))
-                    : [d]
-            );
-    
-        const allDocs: Doc[] = unwrap(slots);
-        const internalTagsSet = new Set<string>();
-        
-        allDocs.forEach(doc => {
-            const tags = StrListCast(doc.$tags_chat ?? new List<string>());
-            tags.forEach(tag => 
-                 {if (!tag.startsWith("ASPECT_")) {
-            internalTagsSet.add(tag);
-            }
-    });
-        });
-    
+        const allDocs = this.unwrapPlaceholders(this.ScrapbookLayoutDocs); // find all non-collections in scrapbook (e.g., placeholder content docs)
+        const internalTagsSet = new Set<string>(allDocs.flatMap(doc => StrListCast(doc.$tags_chat).filter(tag => !tag.startsWith?.('ASPECT_'))));
         const internalTags = Array.from(internalTagsSet).join(', ');
-      
-    
-        return internalTags
-            ? `Create a new scrapbook background featuring: ${internalTags}`
-            : 'A serene mountain landscape at sunrise, ultra-wide, pastel sky, abstract, scrapbook background';
-    }
-       
-   render() {
-    return (
-      <div className="scrapbook-box">
-        {this.loading && (
-          <div className="scrapbook-box-loading-overlay">
-            <ReactLoading type="spin" width={50} height={50} />
-          </div>
-        )}
-
-        {this.src && this.imgDoc && (
-          <ImageBox
-            ref={this.imageBoxRef}
-            {...this._props}
-            Document={this.imgDoc}
-            fieldKey="data"
-          />
-        )}
-
-        <select
-          className="scrapbook-box-preset-select"
-          value={this.selectedPreset}
-          onChange={e => (this.selectedPreset = e.currentTarget.value)}
-        >
-          {getPresetNames().map(name => (
-            <option key={name} value={name}>
-              {name}
-            </option>
-          ))}
-        </select>
 
-        {this._props.isContentActive() && (
-          <div className="scrapbook-box-ui">
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              title="Regenerate Background"
-              onClick={() => this.generateAiImage(this.regenPrompt)}
-              className="scrapbook-box-ui-button"
-            >
-              <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faRedoAlt} />
-              <span>Regenerate Background</span>
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        return internalTags ? `Create a new scrapbook background featuring: ${internalTags}` : 'A serene mountain landscape at sunrise, ultra-wide, pastel sky, abstract, scrapbook background';
+    }
 
-        <CollectionView
-          {...this._props}
-          setContentViewBox={emptyFunction}
-          rejectDrop={this.rejectDrop}
-          childRejectDrop={this.childRejectDrop}
-          filterAddDocument={this.filterAddDocument}
-        />
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
+    render() {
+        return (
+            <div className="scrapbook-box">
+                <div style={{ display: this._loading ? undefined : 'none' }} className="scrapbook-box-loading-overlay">
+                    <ReactLoading type="spin" width={50} height={50} />
+                </div>
+
+                {this.BackgroundDoc && <ImageBox ref={this._imageBoxRef} {...this._props} Document={this.BackgroundDoc} fieldKey="data" />}
+                <div style={{ display: this._props.isContentActive() ? 'flex' : 'none', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', padding: '0 10px' }}>
+                    <select className="scrapbook-box-preset-select" value={this._selectedPreset} onChange={action(e => this.selectPreset((this._selectedPreset = e.currentTarget.value)))}>
+                        {getPresetNames().map(name => (
+                            <option key={name} value={name}>
+                                {name}
+                            </option>
+                        ))}
+                    </select>
+                    <div className="scrapbook-box-ui" style={{ opacity: this._loading ? 0.5 : 1 }}>
+                        <IconButton size={Size.SMALL} tooltip="regenerate a new background" label="back-ground" icon={<FontAwesomeIcon icon="redo-alt" size="sm" />} onClick={() => !this._loading && this.generateAiImage(this.regenPrompt)} />
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <CollectionView {...this._props} setContentViewBox={emptyFunction} rejectDrop={this.rejectDrop} childRejectDrop={this.childRejectDrop} filterAddDocument={this.filterAddDocument} />
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
 }
 
-
-
 Docs.Prototypes.TemplateMap.set(DocumentType.SCRAPBOOK, {
     layout: { view: ScrapbookBox, dataField: 'items' },
     options: {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPreset.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPreset.tsx
index 706b9dafd..fe33741af 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPreset.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPreset.tsx
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 import { DocumentType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 
 export enum ScrapbookPresetType {
-    Default   = 'Default',
-    Classic   = 'Classic',
+    Default = 'Default',
+    Classic = 'Classic',
     None = 'Select Template',
-    Collage   = 'Collage',
+    Collage = 'Collage',
     Spotlight = 'Spotlight',
-    Gallery   = 'Gallery'
+    Gallery = 'Gallery',
 }
 
 export interface ScrapbookItemConfig {
-    type: DocumentType;
-    /** text shown in the placeholder bubble */
-    tag: string;
-    /** what this slot actually accepts (defaults to `tag`) */
-    acceptTags?: string[];
-
     x: number;
     y: number;
+
+    message?: string; // optional text to display instead of [placeholder] + acceptTags[0]
+    type?: DocumentType;
+    /** what this slot actually accepts (defaults to `tag`) */
+    acceptTags?: string[];
     /** the frame this placeholder occupies */
     width?: number;
     height?: number;
@@ -30,147 +29,65 @@ export interface ScrapbookItemConfig {
 export class ScrapbookPreset {
     static createPreset(presetType: ScrapbookPresetType): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
         switch (presetType) {
-             case ScrapbookPresetType.None:
-                return ScrapbookPreset.createNonePreset();     
-            case ScrapbookPresetType.Classic:
-                return ScrapbookPreset.createClassicPreset();
-            case ScrapbookPresetType.Collage:
-                return ScrapbookPreset.createCollagePreset();
-            case ScrapbookPresetType.Spotlight:
-                return ScrapbookPreset.createSpotlightPreset();
-            case ScrapbookPresetType.Default:
-                return ScrapbookPreset.createDefaultPreset();   
-            case ScrapbookPresetType.Gallery:
-                return ScrapbookPreset.createGalleryPreset();     
+            case ScrapbookPresetType.None:      return ScrapbookPreset.createNonePreset();     
+            case ScrapbookPresetType.Classic:   return ScrapbookPreset.createClassicPreset();
+            case ScrapbookPresetType.Collage:   return ScrapbookPreset.createCollagePreset();
+            case ScrapbookPresetType.Spotlight: return ScrapbookPreset.createSpotlightPreset();
+            case ScrapbookPresetType.Default:   return ScrapbookPreset.createDefaultPreset();   
+            case ScrapbookPresetType.Gallery:   return ScrapbookPreset.createGalleryPreset();     
             default:
                 throw new Error(`Unknown preset type: ${presetType}`);
-        }
+        } // prettier-ignore
     }
 
-     private static createNonePreset(): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
-        return [
-       
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: 'To create a scrapbook from existing documents, marquee select. For existing scrapbook arrangements, select a preset from the dropdown.',
-              acceptTags: ['n/a'],
-              x: 0, y: 0, width: 250, height: 200
-            },
-          
-        ];
+    private static createNonePreset(): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
+        return [{ message: 'To create a scrapbook from existing documents, marquee select. For existing scrapbook arrangements, select a preset from the dropdown.', type: DocumentType.RTF, acceptTags: [], x: 0, y: 0, width: 250, height: 200 }];
     }
 
     private static createClassicPreset(): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
         return [
-            { type: DocumentType.IMG,
-              tag: '[placeholder] LANDSCAPE',
-              acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'],
-              x: 0, y: -100, width: 250, height: 200
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: '[placeholder] caption',
-              acceptTags: ['sentence'],
-              x: 0, y: 200, width: 250, height: 50
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: '[placeholder] lengthy description',
-              acceptTags: ['paragraphs'],
-              x: 280, y: -50, width: 50, height: 200
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.IMG,
-              tag: '[placeholder] PERSON',
-              acceptTags: ['PERSON'],
-              x: -200, y: -100, width: 100, height: 200
-            },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: '[placeholder] LANDSCAPE', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 0, y: -100, width: 250, height: 200 },
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: '[placeholder] caption', acceptTags: ['sentence'], x: 0, y: 200, width: 250, height: 50 },
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: '[placeholder] lengthy description', acceptTags: ['paragraphs'], x: 280, y: -50, width: 50, height: 200 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: '[placeholder] PERSON', acceptTags: ['PERSON'], x: -200, y: -100, width: 100, height: 200 },
         ];
     }
 
     private static createGalleryPreset(): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
         return [
-          { type: DocumentType.IMG, tag: 'Gallery 1', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: -150, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
-          { type: DocumentType.IMG, tag: 'Gallery 2', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x:   0, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
-          { type: DocumentType.IMG, tag: 'Gallery 3', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 150, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
-          { type: DocumentType.IMG, tag: 'Gallery 4', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: -150, y:   0, width: 150, height: 150 },
-          { type: DocumentType.IMG, tag: 'Gallery 5', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x:   0, y:   0, width: 150, height: 150 },
-          { type: DocumentType.IMG, tag: 'Gallery 6', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 150, y:   0, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'Gallery 1', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: -150, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'Gallery 2', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 0, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'Gallery 3', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 150, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'Gallery 4', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: -150, y: 0, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'Gallery 5', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 0, y: 0, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'Gallery 6', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 150, y: 0, width: 150, height: 150 },
         ];
-      }
-      
+    }
 
     private static createDefaultPreset(): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
         return [
-            { type: DocumentType.IMG,
-              tag: 'image',
-              acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'],
-              x: 0, y: -100, width: 250, height: 200
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: 'summary',
-              acceptTags: ['sentence'],
-              x: 0, y: 200, width: 250
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: 'sidebar',
-              acceptTags: ['paragraphs'],
-              x: 280, y: -50, width: 50, height: 200
-            },
-            {
-              type: DocumentType.COL,
-              tag: 'internal coll',
-              x: -200, y: -100, width: 100, height: 200,
-              containerWidth: 300, containerHeight: 300,
-              children: [
-                { type: DocumentType.IMG,
-                  tag: 'image internal',
-                  acceptTags: ['PERSON'],
-                  x: 0, y: 0, width: 50, height: 100
-                }
-              ]
-            }
-        ];
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'image',   acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'],  x:    0, y: -100, width: 250, height: 200 },
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: 'summary', acceptTags: ['sentence'],   x:    0, y: 200,  width: 250 },
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: 'sidebar', acceptTags: ['paragraphs'], x:  280, y: -50,  width:  50, height: 200 },
+            { containerWidth: 300, containerHeight: 300,                              x: -200, y: -100, width: 100, height: 200,
+              children: [{ type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'image internal', acceptTags: ['PERSON'], x: 0, y: 0, width: 50, height: 100 }], },
+        ]; // prettier-ignore
     }
 
     private static createCollagePreset(): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
         return [
-            { type: DocumentType.IMG,
-              tag: 'LANDSCAPE',
-              acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'],
-              x: -150, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.IMG,
-              tag: 'PERSON',
-              acceptTags: ['PERSON'],
-              x: 0, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: 'caption',
-              acceptTags: ['sentence'],
-              x: -150, y: 0, width: 300, height: 100
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: 'lengthy description',
-              acceptTags: ['paragraphs'],
-              x: 0, y: 100, width: 300, height: 100
-            }
-        ];
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'LANDSCAPE',           acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'],  x: -150, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'PERSON',              acceptTags: ['PERSON'],     x:    0, y: -150, width: 150, height: 150 },
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: 'caption',             acceptTags: ['sentence'],   x: -150, y:    0, width: 300, height: 100 },
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: 'lengthy description', acceptTags: ['paragraphs'], x:   0,  y:  100, width: 300, height: 100 },
+        ]; // prettier-ignore
     }
 
     private static createSpotlightPreset(): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
         return [
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: 'title',
-              acceptTags: ['word'],
-              x: 0, y: -180, width: 300, height: 40
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.IMG,
-              tag: 'LANDSCAPE',
-              acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'],
-              x: 0, y: 0, width: 300, height: 200
-            },
-            { type: DocumentType.RTF,
-              tag: 'caption',
-              acceptTags: ['sentence'],
-              x: 0, y: 230, width: 300, height: 50
-            }
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: 'title', acceptTags: ['word'], x: 0, y: -180, width: 300, height: 40 },
+            { type: DocumentType.IMG, message: 'LANDSCAPE', acceptTags: ['LANDSCAPE'], x: 0, y: 0, width: 300, height: 200 },
+            { type: DocumentType.RTF, message: 'caption', acceptTags: ['sentence'], x: 0, y: 230, width: 300, height: 50 },
         ];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPresetRegistry.ts b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPresetRegistry.ts
index c6d67ab73..3a2189d00 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPresetRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/scrapbook/ScrapbookPresetRegistry.ts
@@ -6,39 +6,31 @@ type PresetGenerator = () => ScrapbookItemConfig[];
 // Internal map of preset name to generator
 const presetRegistry = new Map<string, PresetGenerator>();
 
-
-
-
 /**
  * Register a new scrapbook preset under the given name.
  */
 export function registerPreset(name: string, gen: PresetGenerator) {
-  presetRegistry.set(name, gen);
+    presetRegistry.set(name, gen);
 }
 
 /**
  * List all registered preset names.
  */
 export function getPresetNames(): string[] {
-  return Array.from(presetRegistry.keys());
+    return Array.from(presetRegistry.keys());
 }
 
 /**
  * Create the config array for the named preset.
  */
 export function createPreset(name: string): ScrapbookItemConfig[] {
-  const gen = presetRegistry.get(name);
-  if (!gen) throw new Error(`Unknown scrapbook preset: ${name}`);
-  return gen();
+    const gen = presetRegistry.get(name);
+    if (!gen) throw new Error(`Unknown scrapbook preset: ${name}`);
+    return gen();
 }
 
 // ------------------------
 // Register built-in presets
 import { ScrapbookPreset } from './ScrapbookPreset';
 
-registerPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.None, () => ScrapbookPreset.createPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.None));
-registerPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Classic, () => ScrapbookPreset.createPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Classic));
-registerPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Collage, () => ScrapbookPreset.createPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Collage));
-registerPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Spotlight, () => ScrapbookPreset.createPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Spotlight));
-registerPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Default, () => ScrapbookPreset.createPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Default));
-registerPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Gallery, () => ScrapbookPreset.createPreset(ScrapbookPresetType.Gallery));
+Object.keys(ScrapbookPresetType).forEach(key => registerPreset(key, () => ScrapbookPreset.createPreset(key as ScrapbookPresetType))); // pretter-ignore