Merge commit 'ecae4ae' into new_search

62 files changed, 2527 insertions, 1190 deletions

diff --git a/src/.DS_Store b/src/.DS_Store
index 90213270f..d70e95c0a 100644
--- a/src/.DS_Store
+++ b/src/.DS_Store
diff --git a/src/Utils.ts b/src/Utils.ts
index e07d4e82d..dec6245ef 100644
--- a/src/Utils.ts
+++ b/src/Utils.ts
@@ -87,10 +87,25 @@ export class Utils {
     }
 }
 
+export function OmitKeys(obj: any, keys: any, addKeyFunc?: (dup: any) => void) {
+    var dup: any = {};
+    for (var key in obj) {
+        if (keys.indexOf(key) === -1) {
+            dup[key] = obj[key];
+        }
+    }
+    addKeyFunc && addKeyFunc(dup);
+    return dup;
+}
+
 export function returnTrue() { return true; }
 
 export function returnFalse() { return false; }
 
+export function returnOne() { return 1; }
+
+export function returnZero() { return 0; }
+
 export function emptyFunction() { }
 
 export function emptyDocFunction(doc: Document) { }
diff --git a/src/client/DocServer.ts b/src/client/DocServer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a3e122e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/DocServer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import * as OpenSocket from 'socket.io-client';
+import { MessageStore, Types } from "./../server/Message";
+import { Opt, FieldWaiting, RefField, HandleUpdate } from '../fields/NewDoc';
+import { Utils } from '../Utils';
+import { SerializationHelper } from './util/SerializationHelper';
+
+export namespace DocServer {
+    const _cache: { [id: string]: RefField | Promise<Opt<RefField>> } = {};
+    const _socket = OpenSocket(`${window.location.protocol}//${window.location.hostname}:4321`);
+    const GUID: string = Utils.GenerateGuid();
+
+    export async function GetRefField(id: string): Promise<Opt<RefField>> {
+        let cached = _cache[id];
+        if (cached === undefined) {
+            const prom = Utils.EmitCallback(_socket, MessageStore.GetRefField, id).then(fieldJson => {
+                const field = fieldJson === undefined ? fieldJson : SerializationHelper.Deserialize(fieldJson);
+                if (field) {
+                    _cache[id] = field;
+                } else {
+                    delete _cache[id];
+                }
+                return field;
+            });
+            _cache[id] = prom;
+            return prom;
+        } else if (cached instanceof Promise) {
+            return cached;
+        } else {
+            return cached;
+        }
+    }
+
+    export function UpdateField(id: string, diff: any) {
+        Utils.Emit(_socket, MessageStore.UpdateField, { id, diff });
+    }
+
+    export function CreateField(initialState: any) {
+        if (!("id" in initialState)) {
+            throw new Error("Can't create a field on the server without an id");
+        }
+        Utils.Emit(_socket, MessageStore.CreateField, initialState);
+    }
+
+    function respondToUpdate(diff: any) {
+        const id = diff.id;
+        if (id === undefined) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const field = _cache[id];
+        const update = (f: Opt<RefField>) => {
+            if (f === undefined) {
+                return;
+            }
+            const handler = f[HandleUpdate];
+            if (handler) {
+                handler(diff);
+            }
+        };
+        if (field instanceof Promise) {
+            field.then(update);
+        } else {
+            update(field);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function connected(message: string) {
+        _socket.emit(MessageStore.Bar.Message, GUID);
+    }
+
+    Utils.AddServerHandler(_socket, MessageStore.Foo, connected);
+    Utils.AddServerHandler(_socket, MessageStore.UpdateField, respondToUpdate);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 3c36fe500..4febfa7eb 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export namespace Documents {
 
     function CreateImagePrototype(): Document {
         let imageProto = setupPrototypeOptions(imageProtoId, "IMAGE_PROTO", CollectionView.LayoutString("AnnotationsKey"),
-            { x: 0, y: 0, nativeWidth: 300, width: 300, layoutKeys: [KeyStore.Data, KeyStore.Annotations, KeyStore.Caption] });
+            { x: 0, y: 0, nativeWidth: 600, width: 300, layoutKeys: [KeyStore.Data, KeyStore.Annotations, KeyStore.Caption] });
         imageProto.SetText(KeyStore.BackgroundLayout, ImageBox.LayoutString());
         imageProto.SetNumber(KeyStore.CurPage, 0);
         return imageProto;
diff --git a/src/client/northstar/dash-fields/HistogramField.ts b/src/client/northstar/dash-fields/HistogramField.ts
index 82de51d56..c699691a4 100644
--- a/src/client/northstar/dash-fields/HistogramField.ts
+++ b/src/client/northstar/dash-fields/HistogramField.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { BasicField } from "../../../fields/BasicField";
 import { Field, FieldId } from "../../../fields/Field";
 import { CurrentUserUtils } from "../../../server/authentication/models/current_user_utils";
 import { Types } from "../../../server/Message";
+import { OmitKeys } from "../../../Utils";
 
 
 export class HistogramField extends BasicField<HistogramOperation> {
@@ -13,17 +14,8 @@ export class HistogramField extends BasicField<HistogramOperation> {
         super(data ? data : HistogramOperation.Empty, save, id);
     }
 
-    omitKeys(obj: any, keys: any) {
-        var dup: any = {};
-        for (var key in obj) {
-            if (keys.indexOf(key) === -1) {
-                dup[key] = obj[key];
-            }
-        }
-        return dup;
-    }
     toString(): string {
-        return JSON.stringify(this.omitKeys(this.Data, ['Links', 'BrushLinks', 'Result', 'BrushColors', 'FilterModels', 'FilterOperand']));
+        return JSON.stringify(OmitKeys(this.Data, ['Links', 'BrushLinks', 'Result', 'BrushColors', 'FilterModels', 'FilterOperand']));
     }
 
     Copy(): Field {
diff --git a/src/client/northstar/dash-nodes/HistogramBox.tsx b/src/client/northstar/dash-nodes/HistogramBox.tsx
index 2084fc346..0e84ace50 100644
--- a/src/client/northstar/dash-nodes/HistogramBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/northstar/dash-nodes/HistogramBox.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { CurrentUserUtils } from "../../../server/authentication/models/current_user_utils";
 import { ChartType, VisualBinRange } from '../../northstar/model/binRanges/VisualBinRange';
 import { VisualBinRangeHelper } from "../../northstar/model/binRanges/VisualBinRangeHelper";
-import { AggregateBinRange, AggregateFunction, BinRange, Catalog, DoubleValueAggregateResult, HistogramResult, Result } from "../../northstar/model/idea/idea";
+import { AggregateBinRange, AggregateFunction, BinRange, Catalog, DoubleValueAggregateResult, HistogramResult } from "../../northstar/model/idea/idea";
 import { ModelHelpers } from "../../northstar/model/ModelHelpers";
 import { HistogramOperation } from "../../northstar/operations/HistogramOperation";
 import { SizeConverter } from "../../northstar/utils/SizeConverter";
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class HistogramBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
             this.props.Document.GetTAsync(this.props.fieldKey, HistogramField).then((histoOp: Opt<HistogramField>) => runInAction(() => {
                 this.HistoOp = histoOp ? histoOp.Data : HistogramOperation.Empty;
                 if (this.HistoOp !== HistogramOperation.Empty) {
-                    reaction(() => this.props.Document.GetList(KeyStore.LinkedFromDocs, []), (docs: Document[]) => this.HistoOp.Links.splice(0, this.HistoOp.Links.length, ...docs), { fireImmediately: true });
+                    reaction(() => this.props.Document.GetList(KeyStore.LinkedFromDocs, [] as Document[]), (docs) => this.HistoOp.Links.splice(0, this.HistoOp.Links.length, ...docs), { fireImmediately: true });
                     reaction(() => this.props.Document.GetList(KeyStore.BrushingDocs, []).length,
                         () => {
                             let brushingDocs = this.props.Document.GetList(KeyStore.BrushingDocs, [] as Document[]);
diff --git a/src/client/northstar/manager/Gateway.ts b/src/client/northstar/manager/Gateway.ts
index 207a9ad19..d26f2724f 100644
--- a/src/client/northstar/manager/Gateway.ts
+++ b/src/client/northstar/manager/Gateway.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class Gateway {
 
     public async ClearCatalog(): Promise<void> {
         try {
-            const json = await this.MakePostJsonRequest("Datamart/ClearAllAugmentations", {});
+            await this.MakePostJsonRequest("Datamart/ClearAllAugmentations", {});
         }
         catch (error) {
             throw new Error("can not reach northstar's backend");
@@ -180,18 +180,18 @@ export class Gateway {
 
 
     public static ConstructUrl(appendix: string): string {
-        let base = Settings.Instance.ServerUrl;
+        let base = NorthstarSettings.Instance.ServerUrl;
         if (base.slice(-1) === "/") {
             base = base.slice(0, -1);
         }
-        let url = base + "/" + Settings.Instance.ServerApiPath + "/" + appendix;
+        let url = base + "/" + NorthstarSettings.Instance.ServerApiPath + "/" + appendix;
         return url;
     }
 }
 
 declare var ENV: any;
 
-export class Settings {
+export class NorthstarSettings {
     private _environment: any;
 
     @observable
@@ -248,10 +248,10 @@ export class Settings {
         return window.location.origin + "/";
     }
 
-    private static _instance: Settings;
+    private static _instance: NorthstarSettings;
 
     @action
-    public Update(environment: any): void {
+    public UpdateEnvironment(environment: any): void {
         /*let serverParam = new URL(document.URL).searchParams.get("serverUrl");
         if (serverParam) {
             if (serverParam === "debug") {
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ export class Settings {
         this.DegreeOfParallelism = environment.DEGREE_OF_PARALLISM;
     }
 
-    public static get Instance(): Settings {
+    public static get Instance(): NorthstarSettings {
         if (!this._instance) {
-            this._instance = new Settings();
+            this._instance = new NorthstarSettings();
         }
         return this._instance;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/northstar/model/binRanges/VisualBinRangeHelper.ts b/src/client/northstar/model/binRanges/VisualBinRangeHelper.ts
index 9671e55f8..a92412686 100644
--- a/src/client/northstar/model/binRanges/VisualBinRangeHelper.ts
+++ b/src/client/northstar/model/binRanges/VisualBinRangeHelper.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { NominalVisualBinRange } from "./NominalVisualBinRange";
 import { QuantitativeVisualBinRange } from "./QuantitativeVisualBinRange";
 import { AlphabeticVisualBinRange } from "./AlphabeticVisualBinRange";
 import { DateTimeVisualBinRange } from "./DateTimeVisualBinRange";
-import { Settings } from "../../manager/Gateway";
+import { NorthstarSettings } from "../../manager/Gateway";
 import { ModelHelpers } from "../ModelHelpers";
 import { AttributeTransformationModel } from "../../core/attribute/AttributeTransformationModel";
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index 3e093c8dc..3b5a5b470 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import React = require('react');
-import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { observable, action, computed } from 'mobx';
+import { computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { Document } from "../../fields/Document";
-import { DocumentView } from '../views/nodes/DocumentView';
-import { KeyStore } from '../../fields/KeyStore';
 import { FieldWaiting } from '../../fields/Field';
+import { KeyStore } from '../../fields/KeyStore';
 import { ListField } from '../../fields/ListField';
+import { DocumentView } from '../views/nodes/DocumentView';
 
 
 export class DocumentManager {
@@ -27,10 +25,6 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         // this.DocumentViews = new Array<DocumentView>();
     }
 
-    public getAllDocumentViews(collection: Document) {
-        return this.DocumentViews.filter(dv => dv.props.ContainingCollectionView && dv.props.ContainingCollectionView.props.Document === collection);
-    }
-
     public getDocumentView(toFind: Document): DocumentView | null {
 
         let toReturn: DocumentView | null;
@@ -39,7 +33,6 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         //gets document view that is in a freeform canvas collection
         DocumentManager.Instance.DocumentViews.map(view => {
             let doc = view.props.Document;
-            // if (view.props.ContainingCollectionView instanceof CollectionFreeFormView) {
 
             if (doc === toFind) {
                 toReturn = view;
@@ -51,7 +44,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
             }
         });
 
-        return (toReturn);
+        return toReturn;
     }
     public getDocumentViews(toFind: Document): DocumentView[] {
 
@@ -72,7 +65,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
             }
         });
 
-        return (toReturn);
+        return toReturn;
     }
 
     @computed
@@ -84,9 +77,8 @@ export class DocumentManager {
                     if (link instanceof Document) {
                         let linkToDoc = link.GetT(KeyStore.LinkedToDocs, Document);
                         if (linkToDoc && linkToDoc !== FieldWaiting) {
-                            DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentViews(linkToDoc).map(docView1 => {
-                                pairs.push({ a: dv, b: docView1, l: link });
-                            });
+                            DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentViews(linkToDoc).map(docView1 =>
+                                pairs.push({ a: dv, b: docView1, l: link }));
                         }
                     }
                     return pairs;
diff --git a/src/client/util/DragManager.ts b/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
index 2ee36d2ec..4bd654e15 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 import { action } from "mobx";
 import { Document } from "../../fields/Document";
+import { FieldWaiting } from "../../fields/Field";
+import { KeyStore } from "../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { emptyFunction } from "../../Utils";
 import { CollectionDockingView } from "../views/collections/CollectionDockingView";
 import { DocumentDecorations } from "../views/DocumentDecorations";
-import { Main } from "../views/Main";
-import { DocumentView } from "../views/nodes/DocumentView";
 import * as globalCssVariables from "../views/globalCssVariables.scss";
-import { KeyStore } from "../../fields/KeyStore";
-import { FieldWaiting } from "../../fields/Field";
+import { MainOverlayTextBox } from "../views/MainOverlayTextBox";
 
 export function SetupDrag(_reference: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>, docFunc: () => Document, moveFunc?: DragManager.MoveFunction, copyOnDrop: boolean = false) {
     let onRowMove = action((e: PointerEvent): void => {
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ export namespace DragManager {
             dragDiv.className = "dragManager-dragDiv";
             DragManager.Root().appendChild(dragDiv);
         }
-        Main.Instance.SetTextDoc();
+        MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.SetTextDoc();
 
         let scaleXs: number[] = [];
         let scaleYs: number[] = [];
diff --git a/src/client/util/ProsemirrorKeymap.ts b/src/client/util/ProsemirrorKeymap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00d086b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/util/ProsemirrorKeymap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { Schema } from "prosemirror-model";
+import {
+    wrapIn, setBlockType, chainCommands, toggleMark, exitCode,
+    joinUp, joinDown, lift, selectParentNode
+} from "prosemirror-commands";
+import { wrapInList, splitListItem, liftListItem, sinkListItem } from "prosemirror-schema-list";
+import { undo, redo } from "prosemirror-history";
+import { undoInputRule } from "prosemirror-inputrules";
+import { Transaction, EditorState } from "prosemirror-state";
+
+const mac = typeof navigator !== "undefined" ? /Mac/.test(navigator.platform) : false;
+
+export type KeyMap = { [key: string]: any };
+
+export default function buildKeymap<S extends Schema<any>>(schema: S, mapKeys?: KeyMap): KeyMap {
+    let keys: { [key: string]: any } = {}, type;
+
+    function bind(key: string, cmd: any) {
+        if (mapKeys) {
+            let mapped = mapKeys[key];
+            if (mapped === false) return;
+            if (mapped) key = mapped;
+        }
+        keys[key] = cmd;
+    }
+
+    bind("Mod-z", undo);
+    bind("Shift-Mod-z", redo);
+    bind("Backspace", undoInputRule);
+
+    if (!mac) {
+        bind("Mod-y", redo);
+    }
+
+    bind("Alt-ArrowUp", joinUp);
+    bind("Alt-ArrowDown", joinDown);
+    bind("Mod-BracketLeft", lift);
+    bind("Escape", selectParentNode);
+
+    if (type = schema.marks.strong) {
+        bind("Mod-b", toggleMark(type));
+        bind("Mod-B", toggleMark(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.marks.em) {
+        bind("Mod-i", toggleMark(type));
+        bind("Mod-I", toggleMark(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.marks.code) {
+        bind("Mod-`", toggleMark(type));
+    }
+
+    if (type = schema.nodes.bullet_list) {
+        bind("Ctrl-b", wrapInList(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.ordered_list) {
+        bind("Ctrl-n", wrapInList(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.blockquote) {
+        bind("Ctrl->", wrapIn(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.hard_break) {
+        let br = type, cmd = chainCommands(exitCode, (state, dispatch) => {
+            if (dispatch) {
+                dispatch(state.tr.replaceSelectionWith(br.create()).scrollIntoView());
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
+        bind("Mod-Enter", cmd);
+        bind("Shift-Enter", cmd);
+        if (mac) {
+            bind("Ctrl-Enter", cmd);
+        }
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.list_item) {
+        bind("Enter", splitListItem(type));
+        bind("Shift-Tab", liftListItem(type));
+        bind("Tab", sinkListItem(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.paragraph) {
+        bind("Shift-Ctrl-0", setBlockType(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.code_block) {
+        bind("Shift-Ctrl-\\", setBlockType(type));
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.heading) {
+        for (let i = 1; i <= 6; i++) {
+            bind("Shift-Ctrl-" + i, setBlockType(type, { level: i }));
+        }
+    }
+    if (type = schema.nodes.horizontal_rule) {
+        let hr = type;
+        bind("Mod-_", (state: EditorState<S>, dispatch: (tx: Transaction<S>) => void) => {
+            dispatch(state.tr.replaceSelectionWith(hr.create()).scrollIntoView());
+            return true;
+        });
+    }
+
+    return keys;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/util/RichTextSchema.tsx b/src/client/util/RichTextSchema.tsx
index 92944bec0..9ef71e305 100644
--- a/src/client/util/RichTextSchema.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/RichTextSchema.tsx
@@ -7,135 +7,134 @@ import { EditorState, Transaction, NodeSelection, } from "prosemirror-state";
 import { EditorView, } from "prosemirror-view";
 
 const pDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["p", 0], blockquoteDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["blockquote", 0], hrDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["hr"],
-  preDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["pre", ["code", 0]], brDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["br"], ulDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["ul", 0];
-
+    preDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["pre", ["code", 0]], brDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["br"], ulDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["ul", 0];
 
 // :: Object
 // [Specs](#model.NodeSpec) for the nodes defined in this schema.
 export const nodes: { [index: string]: NodeSpec } = {
-  // :: NodeSpec The top level document node.
-  doc: {
-    content: "block+"
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec A plain paragraph textblock. Represented in the DOM
-  // as a `<p>` element.
-  paragraph: {
-    content: "inline*",
-    group: "block",
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "p" }],
-    toDOM() { return pDOM; }
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec A blockquote (`<blockquote>`) wrapping one or more blocks.
-  blockquote: {
-    content: "block+",
-    group: "block",
-    defining: true,
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "blockquote" }],
-    toDOM() { return blockquoteDOM; }
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec A horizontal rule (`<hr>`).
-  horizontal_rule: {
-    group: "block",
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "hr" }],
-    toDOM() { return hrDOM; }
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec A heading textblock, with a `level` attribute that
-  // should hold the number 1 to 6. Parsed and serialized as `<h1>` to
-  // `<h6>` elements.
-  heading: {
-    attrs: { level: { default: 1 } },
-    content: "inline*",
-    group: "block",
-    defining: true,
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "h1", attrs: { level: 1 } },
-    { tag: "h2", attrs: { level: 2 } },
-    { tag: "h3", attrs: { level: 3 } },
-    { tag: "h4", attrs: { level: 4 } },
-    { tag: "h5", attrs: { level: 5 } },
-    { tag: "h6", attrs: { level: 6 } }],
-    toDOM(node: any) { return ["h" + node.attrs.level, 0]; }
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec A code listing. Disallows marks or non-text inline
-  // nodes by default. Represented as a `<pre>` element with a
-  // `<code>` element inside of it.
-  code_block: {
-    content: "text*",
-    marks: "",
-    group: "block",
-    code: true,
-    defining: true,
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "pre", preserveWhitespace: "full" }],
-    toDOM() { return preDOM; }
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec The text node.
-  text: {
-    group: "inline"
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec An inline image (`<img>`) node. Supports `src`,
-  // `alt`, and `href` attributes. The latter two default to the empty
-  // string.
-  image: {
-    inline: true,
-    attrs: {
-      src: {},
-      alt: { default: null },
-      title: { default: null }
-    },
-    group: "inline",
-    draggable: true,
-    parseDOM: [{
-      tag: "img[src]", getAttrs(dom: any) {
-        return {
-          src: dom.getAttribute("src"),
-          title: dom.getAttribute("title"),
-          alt: dom.getAttribute("alt")
-        };
-      }
-    }],
-    toDOM(node: any) { return ["img", node.attrs]; }
-  },
-
-  // :: NodeSpec A hard line break, represented in the DOM as `<br>`.
-  hard_break: {
-    inline: true,
-    group: "inline",
-    selectable: false,
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "br" }],
-    toDOM() { return brDOM; }
-  },
-
-  ordered_list: {
-    ...orderedList,
-    content: 'list_item+',
-    group: 'block'
-  },
-  //this doesn't currently work for some reason
-  bullet_list: {
-    ...bulletList,
-    content: 'list_item+',
-    group: 'block',
-    // parseDOM: [{ tag: "ul" }, { style: 'list-style-type=disc' }],
-    // toDOM() { return ulDOM }
-  },
-  //bullet_list: {
-  //  content: 'list_item+',
-  // group: 'block',
-  //active: blockActive(schema.nodes.bullet_list),
-  //enable: wrapInList(schema.nodes.bullet_list),
-  //run: wrapInList(schema.nodes.bullet_list),
-  //select: state => true,
-  // },
-  list_item: {
-    ...listItem,
-    content: 'paragraph block*'
-  }
+    // :: NodeSpec The top level document node.
+    doc: {
+        content: "block+"
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec A plain paragraph textblock. Represented in the DOM
+    // as a `<p>` element.
+    paragraph: {
+        content: "inline*",
+        group: "block",
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "p" }],
+        toDOM() { return pDOM; }
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec A blockquote (`<blockquote>`) wrapping one or more blocks.
+    blockquote: {
+        content: "block+",
+        group: "block",
+        defining: true,
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "blockquote" }],
+        toDOM() { return blockquoteDOM; }
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec A horizontal rule (`<hr>`).
+    horizontal_rule: {
+        group: "block",
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "hr" }],
+        toDOM() { return hrDOM; }
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec A heading textblock, with a `level` attribute that
+    // should hold the number 1 to 6. Parsed and serialized as `<h1>` to
+    // `<h6>` elements.
+    heading: {
+        attrs: { level: { default: 1 } },
+        content: "inline*",
+        group: "block",
+        defining: true,
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "h1", attrs: { level: 1 } },
+        { tag: "h2", attrs: { level: 2 } },
+        { tag: "h3", attrs: { level: 3 } },
+        { tag: "h4", attrs: { level: 4 } },
+        { tag: "h5", attrs: { level: 5 } },
+        { tag: "h6", attrs: { level: 6 } }],
+        toDOM(node: any) { return ["h" + node.attrs.level, 0]; }
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec A code listing. Disallows marks or non-text inline
+    // nodes by default. Represented as a `<pre>` element with a
+    // `<code>` element inside of it.
+    code_block: {
+        content: "text*",
+        marks: "",
+        group: "block",
+        code: true,
+        defining: true,
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "pre", preserveWhitespace: "full" }],
+        toDOM() { return preDOM; }
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec The text node.
+    text: {
+        group: "inline"
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec An inline image (`<img>`) node. Supports `src`,
+    // `alt`, and `href` attributes. The latter two default to the empty
+    // string.
+    image: {
+        inline: true,
+        attrs: {
+            src: {},
+            alt: { default: null },
+            title: { default: null }
+        },
+        group: "inline",
+        draggable: true,
+        parseDOM: [{
+            tag: "img[src]", getAttrs(dom: any) {
+                return {
+                    src: dom.getAttribute("src"),
+                    title: dom.getAttribute("title"),
+                    alt: dom.getAttribute("alt")
+                };
+            }
+        }],
+        toDOM(node: any) { return ["img", node.attrs]; }
+    },
+
+    // :: NodeSpec A hard line break, represented in the DOM as `<br>`.
+    hard_break: {
+        inline: true,
+        group: "inline",
+        selectable: false,
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "br" }],
+        toDOM() { return brDOM; }
+    },
+
+    ordered_list: {
+        ...orderedList,
+        content: 'list_item+',
+        group: 'block'
+    },
+    //this doesn't currently work for some reason
+    bullet_list: {
+        ...bulletList,
+        content: 'list_item+',
+        group: 'block',
+        // parseDOM: [{ tag: "ul" }, { style: 'list-style-type=disc' }],
+        // toDOM() { return ulDOM }
+    },
+    //bullet_list: {
+    //  content: 'list_item+',
+    // group: 'block',
+    //active: blockActive(schema.nodes.bullet_list),
+    //enable: wrapInList(schema.nodes.bullet_list),
+    //run: wrapInList(schema.nodes.bullet_list),
+    //select: state => true,
+    // },
+    list_item: {
+        ...listItem,
+        content: 'paragraph block*'
+    }
 };
 
 const emDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["em", 0];
@@ -145,84 +144,186 @@ const underlineDOM: DOMOutputSpecArray = ["underline", 0];
 
 // :: Object [Specs](#model.MarkSpec) for the marks in the schema.
 export const marks: { [index: string]: MarkSpec } = {
-  // :: MarkSpec A link. Has `href` and `title` attributes. `title`
-  // defaults to the empty string. Rendered and parsed as an `<a>`
-  // element.
-  link: {
-    attrs: {
-      href: {},
-      title: { default: null }
-    },
-    inclusive: false,
-    parseDOM: [{
-      tag: "a[href]", getAttrs(dom: any) {
-        return { href: dom.getAttribute("href"), title: dom.getAttribute("title") };
-      }
-    }],
-    toDOM(node: any) { return ["a", node.attrs, 0]; }
-  },
-
-  // :: MarkSpec An emphasis mark. Rendered as an `<em>` element.
-  // Has parse rules that also match `<i>` and `font-style: italic`.
-  em: {
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "i" }, { tag: "em" }, { style: "font-style=italic" }],
-    toDOM() { return emDOM; }
-  },
-
-  // :: MarkSpec A strong mark. Rendered as `<strong>`, parse rules
-  // also match `<b>` and `font-weight: bold`.
-  strong: {
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "strong" },
-    { tag: "b" },
-    { style: "font-weight" }],
-    toDOM() { return strongDOM; }
-  },
-
-  underline: {
-    parseDOM: [
-      { tag: 'u' },
-      { style: 'text-decoration=underline' }
-    ],
-    toDOM: () => ['span', {
-      style: 'text-decoration:underline'
-    }]
-  },
-
-  strikethrough: {
-    parseDOM: [
-      { tag: 'strike' },
-      { style: 'text-decoration=line-through' },
-      { style: 'text-decoration-line=line-through' }
-    ],
-    toDOM: () => ['span', {
-      style: 'text-decoration-line:line-through'
-    }]
-  },
-
-  subscript: {
-    excludes: 'superscript',
-    parseDOM: [
-      { tag: 'sub' },
-      { style: 'vertical-align=sub' }
-    ],
-    toDOM: () => ['sub']
-  },
-
-  superscript: {
-    excludes: 'subscript',
-    parseDOM: [
-      { tag: 'sup' },
-      { style: 'vertical-align=super' }
-    ],
-    toDOM: () => ['sup']
-  },
-
-
-  // :: MarkSpec Code font mark. Represented as a `<code>` element.
-  code: {
-    parseDOM: [{ tag: "code" }],
-    toDOM() { return codeDOM; }
-  }
+    // :: MarkSpec A link. Has `href` and `title` attributes. `title`
+    // defaults to the empty string. Rendered and parsed as an `<a>`
+    // element.
+    link: {
+        attrs: {
+            href: {},
+            title: { default: null }
+        },
+        inclusive: false,
+        parseDOM: [{
+            tag: "a[href]", getAttrs(dom: any) {
+                return { href: dom.getAttribute("href"), title: dom.getAttribute("title") };
+            }
+        }],
+        toDOM(node: any) { return ["a", node.attrs, 0]; }
+    },
+
+    // :: MarkSpec An emphasis mark. Rendered as an `<em>` element.
+    // Has parse rules that also match `<i>` and `font-style: italic`.
+    em: {
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "i" }, { tag: "em" }, { style: "font-style=italic" }],
+        toDOM() { return emDOM; }
+    },
+
+    // :: MarkSpec A strong mark. Rendered as `<strong>`, parse rules
+    // also match `<b>` and `font-weight: bold`.
+    strong: {
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "strong" },
+        { tag: "b" },
+        { style: "font-weight" }],
+        toDOM() { return strongDOM; }
+    },
+
+    underline: {
+        parseDOM: [
+            { tag: 'u' },
+            { style: 'text-decoration=underline' }
+        ],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'text-decoration:underline'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    strikethrough: {
+        parseDOM: [
+            { tag: 'strike' },
+            { style: 'text-decoration=line-through' },
+            { style: 'text-decoration-line=line-through' }
+        ],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'text-decoration-line:line-through'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    subscript: {
+        excludes: 'superscript',
+        parseDOM: [
+            { tag: 'sub' },
+            { style: 'vertical-align=sub' }
+        ],
+        toDOM: () => ['sub']
+    },
+
+    superscript: {
+        excludes: 'subscript',
+        parseDOM: [
+            { tag: 'sup' },
+            { style: 'vertical-align=super' }
+        ],
+        toDOM: () => ['sup']
+    },
+
+
+    // :: MarkSpec Code font mark. Represented as a `<code>` element.
+    code: {
+        parseDOM: [{ tag: "code" }],
+        toDOM() { return codeDOM; }
+    },
+
+
+    /* FONTS */
+    timesNewRoman: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    arial: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    georgia: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-family: Georgia, serif;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-family: Georgia, serif;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    comicSans: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-family: "Comic Sans MS", cursive, sans-serif;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-family: "Comic Sans MS", cursive, sans-serif;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    tahoma: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    impact: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    crimson: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-family: "Crimson Text", sans-serif;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-family: "Crimson Text", sans-serif;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    /** FONT SIZES */
+
+    p10: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-size: 10px;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-size: 10px;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    p12: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-size: 12px;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-size: 12px;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    p16: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-size: 16px;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-size: 16px;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    p24: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-size: 24px;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-size: 24px;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    p32: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-size: 32px;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-size: 32px;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    p48: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-size: 48px;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-size: 48px;'
+        }]
+    },
+
+    p72: {
+        parseDOM: [{ style: 'font-size: 72px;' }],
+        toDOM: () => ['span', {
+            style: 'font-size: 72px;'
+        }]
+    },
 };
 
 // :: Schema
diff --git a/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts b/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
index 2fa45a086..320553952 100644
--- a/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { observable, action } from "mobx";
 import { DocumentView } from "../views/nodes/DocumentView";
 import { Document } from "../../fields/Document";
 import { Main } from "../views/Main";
+import { MainOverlayTextBox } from "../views/MainOverlayTextBox";
 
 export namespace SelectionManager {
     class Manager {
@@ -25,7 +26,17 @@ export namespace SelectionManager {
         DeselectAll(): void {
             manager.SelectedDocuments.map(dv => dv.props.onActiveChanged(false));
             manager.SelectedDocuments = [];
-            Main.Instance.SetTextDoc();
+            MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.SetTextDoc();
+        }
+        @action
+        ReselectAll() {
+            let sdocs = manager.SelectedDocuments.map(d => d);
+            manager.SelectedDocuments = [];
+            return sdocs;
+        }
+        @action
+        ReselectAll2(sdocs: DocumentView[]) {
+            sdocs.map(s => SelectionManager.SelectDoc(s, false));
         }
     }
 
@@ -51,6 +62,10 @@ export namespace SelectionManager {
         if (found) manager.SelectDoc(found, false);
     }
 
+    export function ReselectAll() {
+        let sdocs = manager.ReselectAll();
+        manager.ReselectAll2(sdocs);
+    }
     export function SelectedDocuments(): Array<DocumentView> {
         return manager.SelectedDocuments;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/util/SerializationHelper.ts b/src/client/util/SerializationHelper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7273c3fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/util/SerializationHelper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+import { PropSchema, serialize, deserialize, custom, setDefaultModelSchema, getDefaultModelSchema, primitive, SKIP } from "serializr";
+import { Field } from "../../fields/NewDoc";
+
+export namespace SerializationHelper {
+    let serializing: number = 0;
+    export function IsSerializing() {
+        return serializing > 0;
+    }
+
+    export function Serialize(obj: Field): any {
+        if (!obj) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (typeof obj !== 'object') {
+            return obj;
+        }
+
+        serializing += 1;
+        if (!(obj.constructor.name in reverseMap)) {
+            throw Error(`type '${obj.constructor.name}' not registered. Make sure you register it using a @Deserializable decorator`);
+        }
+
+        const json = serialize(obj);
+        json.__type = reverseMap[obj.constructor.name];
+        serializing -= 1;
+        return json;
+    }
+
+    export function Deserialize(obj: any): any {
+        if (!obj) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if (typeof obj !== 'object') {
+            return obj;
+        }
+
+        serializing += 1;
+        if (!obj.__type) {
+            throw Error("No property 'type' found in JSON.");
+        }
+
+        if (!(obj.__type in serializationTypes)) {
+            throw Error(`type '${obj.__type}' not registered. Make sure you register it using a @Deserializable decorator`);
+        }
+
+        const value = deserialize(serializationTypes[obj.__type], obj);
+        serializing -= 1;
+        return value;
+    }
+}
+
+let serializationTypes: { [name: string]: any } = {};
+let reverseMap: { [ctor: string]: string } = {};
+
+export interface DeserializableOpts {
+    (constructor: Function): void;
+    withFields(fields: string[]): Function;
+}
+
+export function Deserializable(name: string): DeserializableOpts;
+export function Deserializable(constructor: Function): void;
+export function Deserializable(constructor: Function | string): DeserializableOpts | void {
+    function addToMap(name: string, ctor: Function) {
+        if (!(name in serializationTypes)) {
+            serializationTypes[name] = ctor;
+            reverseMap[ctor.name] = name;
+        } else {
+            throw new Error(`Name ${name} has already been registered as deserializable`);
+        }
+    }
+    if (typeof constructor === "string") {
+        return Object.assign((ctor: Function) => {
+            addToMap(constructor, ctor);
+        }, { withFields: Deserializable.withFields });
+    }
+    addToMap(constructor.name, constructor);
+}
+
+export namespace Deserializable {
+    export function withFields(fields: string[]) {
+        return function (constructor: { new(...fields: any[]): any }) {
+            Deserializable(constructor);
+            let schema = getDefaultModelSchema(constructor);
+            if (schema) {
+                schema.factory = context => {
+                    const args = fields.map(key => context.json[key]);
+                    return new constructor(...args);
+                };
+                // TODO A modified version of this would let us not reassign fields that we're passing into the constructor later on in deserializing
+                // fields.forEach(field => {
+                //     if (field in schema.props) {
+                //         let propSchema = schema.props[field];
+                //         if (propSchema === false) {
+                //             return;
+                //         } else if (propSchema === true) {
+                //             propSchema = primitive();
+                //         }
+                //         schema.props[field] = custom(propSchema.serializer,
+                //             () => {
+                //                 return SKIP;
+                //             });
+                //     }
+                // });
+            } else {
+                schema = {
+                    props: {},
+                    factory: context => {
+                        const args = fields.map(key => context.json[key]);
+                        return new constructor(...args);
+                    }
+                };
+                setDefaultModelSchema(constructor, schema);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+export function autoObject(): PropSchema {
+    return custom(
+        (s) => SerializationHelper.Serialize(s),
+        (s) => SerializationHelper.Deserialize(s)
+    );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/util/TooltipLinkingMenu.tsx b/src/client/util/TooltipLinkingMenu.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55e0eb909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/util/TooltipLinkingMenu.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { action, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from "mobx";
+import { Dropdown, DropdownSubmenu, MenuItem, MenuItemSpec, renderGrouped, icons, } from "prosemirror-menu"; //no import css
+import { baseKeymap, lift } from "prosemirror-commands";
+import { history, redo, undo } from "prosemirror-history";
+import { keymap } from "prosemirror-keymap";
+import { EditorState, Transaction, NodeSelection, TextSelection } from "prosemirror-state";
+import { EditorView } from "prosemirror-view";
+import { schema } from "./RichTextSchema";
+import { Schema, NodeType, MarkType } from "prosemirror-model";
+import React = require("react");
+import "./TooltipTextMenu.scss";
+const { toggleMark, setBlockType, wrapIn } = require("prosemirror-commands");
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
+import { wrapInList, bulletList, liftListItem, listItem } from 'prosemirror-schema-list';
+import {
+    faListUl,
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
+import { FieldViewProps } from "../views/nodes/FieldView";
+import { throwStatement } from "babel-types";
+
+const SVG = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+
+//appears above a selection of text in a RichTextBox to give user options such as Bold, Italics, etc.
+export class TooltipLinkingMenu {
+
+    private tooltip: HTMLElement;
+    private view: EditorView;
+    private editorProps: FieldViewProps;
+
+    constructor(view: EditorView, editorProps: FieldViewProps) {
+        this.view = view;
+        this.editorProps = editorProps;
+        this.tooltip = document.createElement("div");
+        this.tooltip.className = "tooltipMenu linking";
+
+        //add the div which is the tooltip
+        view.dom.parentNode!.parentNode!.appendChild(this.tooltip);
+
+        let target = "https://www.google.com";
+
+        let link = document.createElement("a");
+        link.href = target;
+        link.textContent = target;
+        link.target = "_blank";
+        link.style.color = "white";
+        this.tooltip.appendChild(link);
+
+        this.update(view, undefined);
+    }
+
+    //updates the tooltip menu when the selection changes
+    update(view: EditorView, lastState: EditorState | undefined) {
+        let state = view.state;
+        // Don't do anything if the document/selection didn't change
+        if (lastState && lastState.doc.eq(state.doc) &&
+            lastState.selection.eq(state.selection)) return;
+
+        // Hide the tooltip if the selection is empty
+        if (state.selection.empty) {
+            this.tooltip.style.display = "none";
+            return;
+        }
+
+        console.log("STORED:");
+        console.log(state.doc.content.firstChild!.content);
+
+        // Otherwise, reposition it and update its content
+        this.tooltip.style.display = "";
+        let { from, to } = state.selection;
+        let start = view.coordsAtPos(from), end = view.coordsAtPos(to);
+        // The box in which the tooltip is positioned, to use as base
+        let box = this.tooltip.offsetParent!.getBoundingClientRect();
+        // Find a center-ish x position from the selection endpoints (when
+        // crossing lines, end may be more to the left)
+        let left = Math.max((start.left + end.left) / 2, start.left + 3);
+        this.tooltip.style.left = (left - box.left) * this.editorProps.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale + "px";
+        let width = Math.abs(start.left - end.left) / 2 * this.editorProps.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale;
+        let mid = Math.min(start.left, end.left) + width;
+
+        this.tooltip.style.width = "auto";
+        this.tooltip.style.bottom = (box.bottom - start.top) * this.editorProps.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale + "px";
+    }
+
+    destroy() { this.tooltip.remove(); }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.scss b/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.scss
index 7deea3be6..5c2d66480 100644
--- a/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.scss
+++ b/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,248 @@
 @import "../views/globalCssVariables";
 
+.ProseMirror-textblock-dropdown {
+    min-width: 3em;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu {
+    margin: 0 -4px;
+    line-height: 1;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-tooltip .ProseMirror-menu {
+    width: -webkit-fit-content;
+    width: fit-content;
+    white-space: pre;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menuitem {
+    margin-right: 3px;
+    display: inline-block;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menuseparator {
+   // border-right: 1px solid #ddd;
+    margin-right: 3px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown, .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown-menu {
+    font-size: 90%;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown {
+    vertical-align: 1px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    position: relative;
+    padding-right: 15px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown-wrap {
+    padding: 1px 0 1px 4px;
+    display: inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown:after {
+    content: "";
+    border-left: 4px solid transparent;
+    border-right: 4px solid transparent;
+    border-top: 4px solid currentColor;
+    opacity: .6;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 4px;
+    top: calc(50% - 2px);
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown-menu, .ProseMirror-menu-submenu {
+    position: absolute;
+    background: $dark-color;
+    color:white;
+    border: 1px solid rgb(223, 223, 223);
+    padding: 2px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown-menu {
+    z-index: 15;
+    min-width: 6em;
+  }
+  
+  .linking {
+      text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown-item {
+    cursor: pointer;
+    padding: 2px 8px 2px 4px;
+    width: auto;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-dropdown-item:hover {
+    background: #2e2b2b;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-submenu-wrap {
+    position: relative;
+    margin-right: -4px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-submenu-label:after {
+    content: "";
+    border-top: 4px solid transparent;
+    border-bottom: 4px solid transparent;
+    border-left: 4px solid currentColor;
+    opacity: .6;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 4px;
+    top: calc(50% - 4px);
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-submenu {
+    display: none;
+    min-width: 4em;
+    left: 100%;
+    top: -3px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-active {
+    background: #eee;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-active {
+    background: #eee;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-disabled {
+    opacity: .3;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-submenu-wrap:hover .ProseMirror-menu-submenu, .ProseMirror-menu-submenu-wrap-active .ProseMirror-menu-submenu {
+    display: block;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menubar {
+    border-top-left-radius: inherit;
+    border-top-right-radius: inherit;
+    position: relative;
+    min-height: 1em;
+    color: white;
+    padding: 1px 6px;
+    top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid silver;
+    background:$dark-color;
+    z-index: 10;
+    -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
+    box-sizing: border-box;
+    overflow: visible;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-icon {
+    display: inline-block;
+    line-height: .8;
+    vertical-align: -2px; /* Compensate for padding */
+    padding: 2px 8px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-menu-disabled.ProseMirror-icon {
+    cursor: default;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-icon svg {
+    fill: currentColor;
+    height: 1em;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-icon span {
+    vertical-align: text-top;
+  }  
+.ProseMirror-example-setup-style hr {
+    padding: 2px 10px;
+    border: none;
+    margin: 1em 0;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-example-setup-style hr:after {
+    content: "";
+    display: block;
+    height: 1px;
+    background-color: silver;
+    line-height: 2px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror ul, .ProseMirror ol {
+    padding-left: 30px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror blockquote {
+    padding-left: 1em;
+    border-left: 3px solid #eee;
+    margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-example-setup-style img {
+    cursor: default;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-prompt {
+    background: white;
+    padding: 5px 10px 5px 15px;
+    border: 1px solid silver;
+    position: fixed;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    z-index: 11;
+    box-shadow: -.5px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-prompt h5 {
+    margin: 0;
+    font-weight: normal;
+    font-size: 100%;
+    color: #444;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-prompt input[type="text"],
+  .ProseMirror-prompt textarea {
+    background: #eee;
+    border: none;
+    outline: none;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-prompt input[type="text"] {
+    padding: 0 4px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-prompt-close {
+    position: absolute;
+    left: 2px; top: 1px;
+    color: #666;
+    border: none; background: transparent; padding: 0;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-prompt-close:after {
+    content: "✕";
+    font-size: 12px;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-invalid {
+    background: #ffc;
+    border: 1px solid #cc7;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    padding: 5px 10px;
+    position: absolute;
+    min-width: 10em;
+  }
+  
+  .ProseMirror-prompt-buttons {
+    margin-top: 5px;
+    display: none;
+  }
+
 .tooltipMenu {
     position: absolute;
-    z-index: 20;
+    z-index: 200;
     background: $dark-color;
     border: 1px solid silver;
     border-radius: 4px;
@@ -10,6 +250,7 @@
     margin-bottom: 7px;
     -webkit-transform: translateX(-50%);
     transform: translateX(-50%);
+    pointer-events: all;
 }
 
 .tooltipMenu:before {
@@ -39,7 +280,7 @@
     display: inline-block;
     border-right: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
     //color: rgb(19, 18, 18);
-    color: $light-color;
+    color: white;
     line-height: 1;
     padding: 0px 2px;
     margin: 1px;
@@ -52,4 +293,8 @@
   .underline {text-decoration: underline}
   .superscript {vertical-align:super}
   .subscript { vertical-align:sub }
-  .strikethrough {text-decoration-line:line-through}
\ No newline at end of file
+  .strikethrough {text-decoration-line:line-through}
+  .font-size-indicator {
+      font-size: 12px;
+      padding-right: 0px;
+  }
diff --git a/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.tsx b/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.tsx
index 7951e5686..a92cbd263 100644
--- a/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/TooltipTextMenu.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,43 @@
 import { action, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from "mobx";
-import { baseKeymap } from "prosemirror-commands";
+import { Dropdown, DropdownSubmenu, MenuItem, MenuItemSpec, renderGrouped, icons, } from "prosemirror-menu"; //no import css
+import { baseKeymap, lift } from "prosemirror-commands";
 import { history, redo, undo } from "prosemirror-history";
 import { keymap } from "prosemirror-keymap";
-import { EditorState, Transaction, NodeSelection } from "prosemirror-state";
+import { EditorState, Transaction, NodeSelection, TextSelection } from "prosemirror-state";
 import { EditorView } from "prosemirror-view";
 import { schema } from "./RichTextSchema";
-import { Schema, NodeType } from "prosemirror-model";
+import { Schema, NodeType, MarkType } from "prosemirror-model";
 import React = require("react");
 import "./TooltipTextMenu.scss";
 const { toggleMark, setBlockType, wrapIn } = require("prosemirror-commands");
 import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
-import { wrapInList, bulletList } from 'prosemirror-schema-list';
-import { faListUl } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
+import { wrapInList, bulletList, liftListItem, listItem } from 'prosemirror-schema-list';
+import {
+    faListUl,
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { FieldViewProps } from "../views/nodes/FieldView";
 import { throwStatement } from "babel-types";
 
+const SVG = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
 
 //appears above a selection of text in a RichTextBox to give user options such as Bold, Italics, etc.
 export class TooltipTextMenu {
 
     private tooltip: HTMLElement;
+    private num_icons = 0;
+    private view: EditorView;
+    private fontStyles: MarkType[];
+    private fontSizes: MarkType[];
     private editorProps: FieldViewProps;
+    private state: EditorState;
+    private fontSizeToNum: Map<MarkType, number>;
+    private fontStylesToName: Map<MarkType, string>;
+    private fontSizeIndicator: HTMLSpanElement = document.createElement("span");
 
     constructor(view: EditorView, editorProps: FieldViewProps) {
+        this.view = view;
+        this.state = view.state;
         this.editorProps = editorProps;
         this.tooltip = document.createElement("div");
         this.tooltip.className = "tooltipMenu";
@@ -32,7 +47,6 @@ export class TooltipTextMenu {
 
         //add additional icons
         library.add(faListUl);
-
         //add the buttons to the tooltip
         let items = [
             { command: toggleMark(schema.marks.strong), dom: this.icon("B", "strong") },
@@ -41,36 +55,145 @@ export class TooltipTextMenu {
             { command: toggleMark(schema.marks.strikethrough), dom: this.icon("S", "strikethrough") },
             { command: toggleMark(schema.marks.superscript), dom: this.icon("s", "superscript") },
             { command: toggleMark(schema.marks.subscript), dom: this.icon("s", "subscript") },
-            //this doesn't work currently - look into notion of active block
             { command: wrapInList(schema.nodes.bullet_list), dom: this.icon(":", "bullets") },
+            { command: lift, dom: this.icon("<", "lift") },
         ];
-        items.forEach(({ dom }) => this.tooltip.appendChild(dom));
-
-        //pointer down handler to activate button effects
-        this.tooltip.addEventListener("pointerdown", e => {
-            e.preventDefault();
-            view.focus();
-            items.forEach(({ command, dom }) => {
-                if (dom.contains(e.target as Node)) {
-                    let active = command(view.state, view.dispatch, view);
-                    //uncomment this if we want the bullet button to disappear if current selection is bulleted
-                    // dom.style.display = active ? "" : "none"
-                }
+        //add menu items
+        items.forEach(({ dom, command }) => {
+            this.tooltip.appendChild(dom);
+
+            //pointer down handler to activate button effects
+            dom.addEventListener("pointerdown", e => {
+                e.preventDefault();
+                view.focus();
+                command(view.state, view.dispatch, view);
             });
+
         });
 
+        //list of font styles
+        this.fontStylesToName = new Map();
+        this.fontStylesToName.set(schema.marks.timesNewRoman, "Times New Roman");
+        this.fontStylesToName.set(schema.marks.arial, "Arial");
+        this.fontStylesToName.set(schema.marks.georgia, "Georgia");
+        this.fontStylesToName.set(schema.marks.comicSans, "Comic Sans");
+        this.fontStylesToName.set(schema.marks.tahoma, "Tahoma");
+        this.fontStylesToName.set(schema.marks.impact, "Impact");
+        this.fontStylesToName.set(schema.marks.crimson, "Crimson Text");
+        this.fontStyles = Array.from(this.fontStylesToName.keys());
+
+        //font sizes
+        this.fontSizeToNum = new Map();
+        this.fontSizeToNum.set(schema.marks.p10, 10);
+        this.fontSizeToNum.set(schema.marks.p12, 12);
+        this.fontSizeToNum.set(schema.marks.p16, 16);
+        this.fontSizeToNum.set(schema.marks.p24, 24);
+        this.fontSizeToNum.set(schema.marks.p32, 32);
+        this.fontSizeToNum.set(schema.marks.p48, 48);
+        this.fontSizeToNum.set(schema.marks.p72, 72);
+        this.fontSizes = Array.from(this.fontSizeToNum.keys());
+
+        this.addFontDropdowns();
+
         this.update(view, undefined);
     }
 
+    //adds font size and font style dropdowns
+    addFontDropdowns() {
+        //filtering function - might be unecessary
+        let cut = (arr: MenuItem[]) => arr.filter(x => x);
+        //font STYLES
+        let fontBtns: MenuItem[] = [];
+        this.fontStylesToName.forEach((name, mark) => {
+            fontBtns.push(this.dropdownBtn(name, "font-family: " + name + ", sans-serif; width: 120px;", mark, this.view, this.changeToMarkInGroup, this.fontStyles));
+        });
+
+        //font size indicator
+        this.fontSizeIndicator = this.icon("12", "font-size-indicator");
+
+        //font SIZES
+        let fontSizeBtns: MenuItem[] = [];
+        this.fontSizeToNum.forEach((number, mark) => {
+            fontSizeBtns.push(this.dropdownBtn(String(number), "width: 50px;", mark, this.view, this.changeToMarkInGroup, this.fontSizes));
+        });
+
+        //dropdown to hold font btns
+        let dd_fontStyle = new Dropdown(cut(fontBtns), { label: "Font Style", css: "color:white;" }) as MenuItem;
+        let dd_fontSize = new Dropdown(cut(fontSizeBtns), { label: "Font Size", css: "color:white; margin-left: -6px;" }) as MenuItem;
+        this.tooltip.appendChild(dd_fontStyle.render(this.view).dom);
+        this.tooltip.appendChild(this.fontSizeIndicator);
+        this.tooltip.appendChild(dd_fontSize.render(this.view).dom);
+        dd_fontStyle.render(this.view).dom.nodeValue = "TEST";
+        console.log(dd_fontStyle.render(this.view).dom.nodeValue);
+    }
+
+    //for a specific grouping of marks (passed in), remove all and apply the passed-in one to the selected text
+    changeToMarkInGroup(markType: MarkType, view: EditorView, fontMarks: MarkType[]) {
+        let { empty, $cursor, ranges } = view.state.selection as TextSelection;
+        let state = view.state;
+        let dispatch = view.dispatch;
+
+        //remove all other active font marks
+        fontMarks.forEach((type) => {
+            if (dispatch) {
+                if ($cursor) {
+                    if (type.isInSet(state.storedMarks || $cursor.marks())) {
+                        dispatch(state.tr.removeStoredMark(type));
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    let has = false, tr = state.tr;
+                    for (let i = 0; !has && i < ranges.length; i++) {
+                        let { $from, $to } = ranges[i];
+                        has = state.doc.rangeHasMark($from.pos, $to.pos, type);
+                    }
+                    for (let i of ranges) {
+                        let { $from, $to } = i;
+                        if (has) {
+                            toggleMark(type)(view.state, view.dispatch, view);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }); //actually apply font
+        return toggleMark(markType)(view.state, view.dispatch, view);
+    }
+
+    //makes a button for the drop down
+    //css is the style you want applied to the button
+    dropdownBtn(label: string, css: string, markType: MarkType, view: EditorView, changeToMarkInGroup: (markType: MarkType<any>, view: EditorView, groupMarks: MarkType[]) => any, groupMarks: MarkType[]) {
+        return new MenuItem({
+            title: "",
+            label: label,
+            execEvent: "",
+            class: "menuicon",
+            css: css,
+            enable(state) { return true; },
+            run() {
+                changeToMarkInGroup(markType, view, groupMarks);
+            }
+        });
+    }
     // Helper function to create menu icons
     icon(text: string, name: string) {
         let span = document.createElement("span");
-        span.className = "menuicon " + name;
+        span.className = name + " menuicon";
         span.title = name;
         span.textContent = text;
+        span.style.color = "white";
         return span;
     }
 
+    //method for checking whether node can be inserted
+    canInsert(state: EditorState, nodeType: NodeType<Schema<string, string>>) {
+        let $from = state.selection.$from;
+        for (let d = $from.depth; d >= 0; d--) {
+            let index = $from.index(d);
+            if ($from.node(d).canReplaceWith(index, index, nodeType)) return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
     //adapted this method - use it to check if block has a tag (ie bulleting)
     blockActive(type: NodeType<Schema<string, string>>, state: EditorState) {
         let attrs = {};
@@ -89,15 +212,6 @@ export class TooltipTextMenu {
         }
     }
 
-    //this doesn't currently work but could be used to use icons for buttons
-    unorderedListIcon(): HTMLSpanElement {
-        let span = document.createElement("span");
-        let icon = document.createElement("FontAwesomeIcon");
-        icon.className = "menuicon fa fa-smile-o";
-        span.appendChild(icon);
-        return span;
-    }
-
     // Create an icon for a heading at the given level
     heading(level: number) {
         return {
@@ -132,10 +246,52 @@ export class TooltipTextMenu {
         let width = Math.abs(start.left - end.left) / 2 * this.editorProps.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale;
         let mid = Math.min(start.left, end.left) + width;
 
-        //THIS WIDTH IS 15 * NUMBER OF ICONS + 15
-        this.tooltip.style.width = 122 + "px";
+        this.tooltip.style.width = 220 + "px";
         this.tooltip.style.bottom = (box.bottom - start.top) * this.editorProps.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale + "px";
+
+        let activeStyles = this.activeMarksOnSelection(this.fontStyles);
+        if (activeStyles.length === 1) {
+            // if we want to update something somewhere with active font name
+            let fontName = this.fontStylesToName.get(activeStyles[0]);
+        } else if (activeStyles.length === 0) {
+            //crimson on default
+        }
+
+        //update font size indicator
+        let activeSizes = this.activeMarksOnSelection(this.fontSizes);
+        if (activeSizes.length === 1) { //if there's only one active font size
+            let size = this.fontSizeToNum.get(activeSizes[0]);
+            if (size) {
+                this.fontSizeIndicator.innerHTML = String(size);
+            }
+            //should be 14 on default
+        } else if (activeSizes.length === 0) {
+            this.fontSizeIndicator.innerHTML = "14";
+            //multiple font sizes selected
+        } else {
+            this.fontSizeIndicator.innerHTML = "";
+        }
+    }
+
+    //finds all active marks on selection
+    activeMarksOnSelection(markGroup: MarkType[]) {
+        //current selection
+        let { empty, $cursor, ranges } = this.view.state.selection as TextSelection;
+        let state = this.view.state;
+        let dispatch = this.view.dispatch;
+
+        let activeMarks = markGroup.filter(mark => {
+            if (dispatch) {
+                let has = false, tr = state.tr;
+                for (let i = 0; !has && i < ranges.length; i++) {
+                    let { $from, $to } = ranges[i];
+                    return state.doc.rangeHasMark($from.pos, $to.pos, mark);
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        });
+        return activeMarks;
     }
 
     destroy() { this.tooltip.remove(); }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
index 2dc496bc1..16fac0694 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
-import { action, computed, observable, trace, runInAction } from "mobx";
+import { action, computed, observable } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { Key } from "../../fields/Key";
-//import ContentEditable from 'react-contenteditable'
 import { KeyStore } from "../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { ListField } from "../../fields/ListField";
 import { NumberField } from "../../fields/NumberField";
-import { Document } from "../../fields/Document";
 import { TextField } from "../../fields/TextField";
-import { DragManager, DragLinksAsDocuments } from "../util/DragManager";
+import { emptyFunction } from "../../Utils";
+import { DragLinksAsDocuments, DragManager } from "../util/DragManager";
 import { SelectionManager } from "../util/SelectionManager";
-import { CollectionView } from "./collections/CollectionView";
+import { undoBatch } from "../util/UndoManager";
 import './DocumentDecorations.scss';
+import { MainOverlayTextBox } from "./MainOverlayTextBox";
 import { DocumentView } from "./nodes/DocumentView";
 import { LinkMenu } from "./nodes/LinkMenu";
 import React = require("react");
-import { FieldWaiting } from "../../fields/Field";
-import { emptyFunction } from "../../Utils";
-import { Main } from "./Main";
-import { undo } from "prosemirror-history";
-import { undoBatch } from "../util/UndoManager";
 const higflyout = require("@hig/flyout");
 export const { anchorPoints } = higflyout;
 export const Flyout = higflyout.default;
@@ -74,7 +69,18 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{}, { value: string }>
                 // TODO: Change field with switch statement
             }
             else {
-                this._title = "changed";
+                if (this._documents.length > 0) {
+                    let field = this._documents[0].props.Document.Get(this._fieldKey);
+                    if (field instanceof TextField) {
+                        this._documents.forEach(d =>
+                            d.props.Document.Set(this._fieldKey, new TextField(this._title)));
+                    }
+                    else if (field instanceof NumberField) {
+                        this._documents.forEach(d =>
+                            d.props.Document.Set(this._fieldKey, new NumberField(+this._title)));
+                    }
+                    this._title = "changed";
+                }
             }
             e.target.blur();
         }
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{}, { value: string }>
         this._dragging = true;
         document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.onBackgroundMove);
         document.removeEventListener("pointerup", this.onBackgroundUp);
-        DragManager.StartDocumentDrag(SelectionManager.SelectedDocuments().map(docView => docView.ContentRef.current!), dragData, e.x, e.y, {
+        DragManager.StartDocumentDrag(SelectionManager.SelectedDocuments().map(docView => docView.ContentDiv!), dragData, e.x, e.y, {
             handlers: {
                 dragComplete: action(() => this._dragging = false),
             },
@@ -180,8 +186,6 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{}, { value: string }>
     }
     onMinimizeMove = (e: PointerEvent): void => {
         e.stopPropagation();
-        if (e.button === 0) {
-        }
     }
     onMinimizeUp = (e: PointerEvent): void => {
         e.stopPropagation();
@@ -304,9 +308,10 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{}, { value: string }>
                 break;
         }
 
-        Main.Instance.SetTextDoc();
+        MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.SetTextDoc();
         SelectionManager.SelectedDocuments().forEach(element => {
-            const rect = element.screenRect();
+            const rect = element.ContentDiv ? element.ContentDiv.getBoundingClientRect() : new DOMRect();
+
             if (rect.width !== 0) {
                 let doc = element.props.Document;
                 let width = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0);
diff --git a/src/client/views/EditableView.scss b/src/client/views/EditableView.scss
index be3c5069a..ea401eaf9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/EditableView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/EditableView.scss
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
     overflow-wrap: break-word;
     word-wrap: break-word;
     hyphens: auto;
-    max-width: 300px;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/Main.scss b/src/client/views/Main.scss
index 13cadb10d..4373534b2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/Main.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/Main.scss
@@ -168,24 +168,6 @@ button:hover {
     left:0;
     overflow: scroll;
 }
-.mainDiv-textInput {
-    background-color: rgba(248, 6, 6, 0.001);
-    width: 200px;
-    height: 200px;
-    position:absolute;
-    overflow: visible;
-    top: 0;
-    left: 0;
-    z-index: $mainTextInput-zindex;
-    .formattedTextBox-cont {
-        background-color: rgba(248, 6, 6, 0.001);
-        width: 100%;
-        height: 100%;
-        position:absolute;
-        top: 0;
-        left: 0;
-    }
-}
 #mainContent-div {
     width:100%;
     height:100%;
diff --git a/src/client/views/Main.tsx b/src/client/views/Main.tsx
index ed61aa5a7..0469211fa 100644
--- a/src/client/views/Main.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/Main.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { IconName, library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import { faFilePdf, faFilm, faFont, faGlobeAsia, faImage, faMusic, faObjectGroup, faPenNib, faRedoAlt, faTable, faTree, faUndoAlt } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
-import { action, computed, configure, observable, runInAction, trace } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed, configure, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import "normalize.css";
 import * as React from 'react';
@@ -9,26 +9,25 @@ import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import Measure from 'react-measure';
 import * as request from 'request';
 import { Document } from '../../fields/Document';
-import { Field, FieldWaiting, Opt } from '../../fields/Field';
+import { Field, FieldWaiting, Opt, FIELD_WAITING } from '../../fields/Field';
 import { KeyStore } from '../../fields/KeyStore';
 import { ListField } from '../../fields/ListField';
 import { WorkspacesMenu } from '../../server/authentication/controllers/WorkspacesMenu';
 import { CurrentUserUtils } from '../../server/authentication/models/current_user_utils';
 import { MessageStore } from '../../server/Message';
-import { Utils, returnTrue, emptyFunction, emptyDocFunction } from '../../Utils';
-import * as rp from 'request-promise';
 import { RouteStore } from '../../server/RouteStore';
 import { ServerUtils } from '../../server/ServerUtil';
+import { emptyDocFunction, emptyFunction, returnTrue, Utils, returnOne } from '../../Utils';
 import { Documents } from '../documents/Documents';
 import { ColumnAttributeModel } from '../northstar/core/attribute/AttributeModel';
 import { AttributeTransformationModel } from '../northstar/core/attribute/AttributeTransformationModel';
-import { Gateway, Settings } from '../northstar/manager/Gateway';
-import { AggregateFunction, Catalog, Point } from '../northstar/model/idea/idea';
+import { Gateway, NorthstarSettings } from '../northstar/manager/Gateway';
+import { AggregateFunction, Catalog } from '../northstar/model/idea/idea';
 import '../northstar/model/ModelExtensions';
 import { HistogramOperation } from '../northstar/operations/HistogramOperation';
 import '../northstar/utils/Extensions';
 import { Server } from '../Server';
-import { SetupDrag, DragManager } from '../util/DragManager';
+import { SetupDrag } from '../util/DragManager';
 import { Transform } from '../util/Transform';
 import { UndoManager } from '../util/UndoManager';
 import { CollectionDockingView } from './collections/CollectionDockingView';
@@ -36,41 +35,27 @@ import { ContextMenu } from './ContextMenu';
 import { DocumentDecorations } from './DocumentDecorations';
 import { InkingControl } from './InkingControl';
 import "./Main.scss";
+import { MainOverlayTextBox } from './MainOverlayTextBox';
 import { DocumentView } from './nodes/DocumentView';
-import { FormattedTextBox } from './nodes/FormattedTextBox';
-import { REPLCommand } from 'repl';
-import { Key } from '../../fields/Key';
 import { PreviewCursor } from './PreviewCursor';
 
 
 @observer
 export class Main extends React.Component {
-    // dummy initializations keep the compiler happy
-    @observable private mainfreeform?: Document;
+    public static Instance: Main;
+    @observable private _workspacesShown: boolean = false;
     @observable public pwidth: number = 0;
     @observable public pheight: number = 0;
-    private _northstarSchemas: Document[] = [];
-
-    @computed private get mainContainer(): Document | undefined {
-        let doc = this.userDocument.GetT(KeyStore.ActiveWorkspace, Document);
-        return doc === FieldWaiting ? undefined : doc;
-    }
 
-    private set mainContainer(doc: Document | undefined) {
-        if (doc) {
-            this.userDocument.Set(KeyStore.ActiveWorkspace, doc);
-        }
+    @computed private get mainContainer(): Document | undefined | FIELD_WAITING {
+        return CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument.GetT(KeyStore.ActiveWorkspace, Document);
     }
-
-    private get userDocument(): Document {
-        return CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument;
+    private set mainContainer(doc: Document | undefined | FIELD_WAITING) {
+        doc && CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument.Set(KeyStore.ActiveWorkspace, doc);
     }
 
-    public static Instance: Main;
-
     constructor(props: Readonly<{}>) {
         super(props);
-        this._textProxyDiv = React.createRef();
         Main.Instance = this;
         // causes errors to be generated when modifying an observable outside of an action
         configure({ enforceActions: "observed" });
@@ -99,9 +84,17 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
         this.initEventListeners();
         this.initAuthenticationRouters();
 
-        this.initializeNorthstar();
+        try {
+            this.initializeNorthstar();
+        } catch (e) {
+
+        }
     }
 
+    componentDidMount() { window.onpopstate = this.onHistory; }
+
+    componentWillUnmount() { window.onpopstate = null; }
+
     onHistory = () => {
         if (window.location.pathname !== RouteStore.home) {
             let pathname = window.location.pathname.split("/");
@@ -114,14 +107,6 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
         }
     }
 
-    componentDidMount() {
-        window.onpopstate = this.onHistory;
-    }
-
-    componentWillUnmount() {
-        window.onpopstate = null;
-    }
-
     initEventListeners = () => {
         // window.addEventListener("pointermove", (e) => this.reportLocation(e))
         window.addEventListener("drop", (e) => e.preventDefault(), false); // drop event handler
@@ -137,7 +122,7 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
     initAuthenticationRouters = () => {
         // Load the user's active workspace, or create a new one if initial session after signup
         if (!CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId) {
-            this.userDocument.GetTAsync(KeyStore.ActiveWorkspace, Document).then(doc => {
+            CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument.GetTAsync(KeyStore.ActiveWorkspace, Document).then(doc => {
                 if (doc) {
                     CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId = doc.Id;
                     this.openWorkspace(doc);
@@ -146,19 +131,15 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
                 }
             });
         } else {
-            Server.GetField(CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId).then(field => {
-                if (field instanceof Document) {
-                    this.openWorkspace(field);
-                } else {
-                    this.createNewWorkspace(CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId);
-                }
-            });
+            Server.GetField(CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId).then(field =>
+                field instanceof Document ? this.openWorkspace(field) :
+                    this.createNewWorkspace(CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId));
         }
     }
 
     @action
     createNewWorkspace = (id?: string): void => {
-        this.userDocument.GetTAsync<ListField<Document>>(KeyStore.Workspaces, ListField).then(action((list: Opt<ListField<Document>>) => {
+        CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument.GetTAsync<ListField<Document>>(KeyStore.Workspaces, ListField).then(action((list: Opt<ListField<Document>>) => {
             if (list) {
                 let freeformDoc = Documents.FreeformDocument([], { x: 0, y: 400, title: "mini collection" });
                 var dockingLayout = { content: [{ type: 'row', content: [CollectionDockingView.makeDocumentConfig(freeformDoc)] }] };
@@ -179,139 +160,48 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
     openWorkspace = (doc: Document, fromHistory = false): void => {
         this.mainContainer = doc;
         fromHistory || window.history.pushState(null, doc.Title, "/doc/" + doc.Id);
-        this.userDocument.GetTAsync(KeyStore.OptionalRightCollection, Document).then(col => {
+        CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument.GetTAsync(KeyStore.OptionalRightCollection, Document).then(col =>
             // if there is a pending doc, and it has new data, show it (syip: we use a timeout to prevent collection docking view from being uninitialized)
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                if (col) {
-                    col.GetTAsync<ListField<Document>>(KeyStore.Data, ListField, (f: Opt<ListField<Document>>) => {
-                        if (f && f.Data.length > 0) {
-                            CollectionDockingView.Instance.AddRightSplit(col);
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
-            }, 100);
-        });
-    }
-
-    @observable
-    workspacesShown: boolean = false;
-
-    areWorkspacesShown = () => this.workspacesShown;
-    @action
-    toggleWorkspaces = () => {
-        this.workspacesShown = !this.workspacesShown;
-    }
-
-    pwidthFunc = () => this.pwidth;
-    pheightFunc = () => this.pheight;
-    noScaling = () => 1;
-
-    @observable _textDoc?: Document = undefined;
-    _textRect: any;
-    _textXf: Transform = Transform.Identity();
-    _textScroll: number = 0;
-    _textFieldKey: Key = KeyStore.Data;
-    _textColor: string | null = null;
-    _textTargetDiv: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
-    _textProxyDiv: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
-    @action
-    SetTextDoc(textDoc?: Document, textFieldKey?: Key, div?: HTMLDivElement, tx?: Transform) {
-        if (this._textTargetDiv) {
-            this._textTargetDiv.style.color = this._textColor;
-        }
-
-        this._textDoc = undefined;
-        this._textDoc = textDoc;
-        this._textFieldKey = textFieldKey!;
-        this._textXf = tx ? tx : Transform.Identity();
-        this._textTargetDiv = div;
-        if (div) {
-            this._textColor = div.style.color;
-            div.style.color = "transparent";
-            this._textRect = div.getBoundingClientRect();
-            this._textScroll = div.scrollTop;
-        }
-    }
-
-    @action
-    textScroll = (e: React.UIEvent) => {
-        if (this._textProxyDiv.current && this._textTargetDiv) {
-            this._textTargetDiv.scrollTop = this._textScroll = this._textProxyDiv.current.children[0].scrollTop;
-        }
-    }
-
-    textBoxDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-        if (e.button !== 0 || e.metaKey || e.altKey) {
-            document.addEventListener("pointermove", this.textBoxMove);
-            document.addEventListener('pointerup', this.textBoxUp);
-        }
-    }
-    textBoxMove = (e: PointerEvent) => {
-        if (e.movementX > 1 || e.movementY > 1) {
-            document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.textBoxMove);
-            document.removeEventListener('pointerup', this.textBoxUp);
-            let dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData([this._textDoc!]);
-            const [left, top] = this._textXf
-                .inverse()
-                .transformPoint(0, 0);
-            dragData.xOffset = e.clientX - left;
-            dragData.yOffset = e.clientY - top;
-            DragManager.StartDocumentDrag([this._textTargetDiv!], dragData, e.clientX, e.clientY, {
-                handlers: {
-                    dragComplete: action(emptyFunction),
-                },
-                hideSource: false
-            });
-        }
-    }
-    textBoxUp = (e: PointerEvent) => {
-        document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.textBoxMove);
-        document.removeEventListener('pointerup', this.textBoxUp);
-    }
-
-    @computed
-    get activeTextBox() {
-        if (this._textDoc) {
-            let x: number = this._textRect.x;
-            let y: number = this._textRect.y;
-            let w: number = this._textRect.width;
-            let h: number = this._textRect.height;
-            let t = this._textXf.transformPoint(0, 0);
-            let s = this._textXf.transformPoint(1, 0);
-            s[0] = Math.sqrt((s[0] - t[0]) * (s[0] - t[0]) + (s[1] - t[1]) * (s[1] - t[1]));
-            return <div className="mainDiv-textInput" style={{ pointerEvents: "none", transform: `translate(${x}px, ${y}px) scale(${1 / s[0]},${1 / s[0]})`, width: "auto", height: "auto" }} >
-                <div className="mainDiv-textInput" onPointerDown={this.textBoxDown} ref={this._textProxyDiv} onScroll={this.textScroll} style={{ pointerEvents: "none", transform: `scale(${1}, ${1})`, width: `${w * s[0]}px`, height: `${h * s[0]}px` }}>
-                    <FormattedTextBox fieldKey={this._textFieldKey!} isOverlay={true} Document={this._textDoc} isSelected={returnTrue} select={emptyFunction} isTopMost={true}
-                        selectOnLoad={true} onActiveChanged={emptyFunction} active={returnTrue} ScreenToLocalTransform={() => this._textXf} focus={emptyDocFunction} />
-                </div>
-            </ div>;
-        }
-        else return (null);
+            setTimeout(() =>
+                col && col.GetTAsync<ListField<Document>>(KeyStore.Data, ListField, (f: Opt<ListField<Document>>) =>
+                    f && f.Data.length > 0 && CollectionDockingView.Instance.AddRightSplit(col))
+                , 100)
+        );
     }
 
     @computed
     get mainContent() {
-        return !this.mainContainer ? (null) :
-            <DocumentView Document={this.mainContainer}
-                addDocument={undefined}
-                removeDocument={undefined}
-                ScreenToLocalTransform={Transform.Identity}
-                ContentScaling={this.noScaling}
-                PanelWidth={this.pwidthFunc}
-                PanelHeight={this.pheightFunc}
-                isTopMost={true}
-                selectOnLoad={false}
-                focus={emptyDocFunction}
-                parentActive={returnTrue}
-                onActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
-                ContainingCollectionView={undefined} />;
+        let pwidthFunc = () => this.pwidth;
+        let pheightFunc = () => this.pheight;
+        let noScaling = () => 1;
+        let mainCont = this.mainContainer;
+        return <Measure onResize={action((r: any) => { this.pwidth = r.entry.width; this.pheight = r.entry.height; })}>
+            {({ measureRef }) =>
+                <div ref={measureRef} id="mainContent-div">
+                    {!mainCont ? (null) :
+                        <DocumentView Document={mainCont}
+                            addDocument={undefined}
+                            removeDocument={undefined}
+                            ScreenToLocalTransform={Transform.Identity}
+                            ContentScaling={noScaling}
+                            PanelWidth={pwidthFunc}
+                            PanelHeight={pheightFunc}
+                            isTopMost={true}
+                            selectOnLoad={false}
+                            focus={emptyDocFunction}
+                            parentActive={returnTrue}
+                            onActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
+                            ContainingCollectionView={undefined} />}
+                </div>
+            }
+        </Measure>;
     }
 
     /* for the expandable add nodes menu. Not included with the miscbuttons because once it expands it expands the whole div with it, making canvas interactions limited. */
     @computed
     get nodesMenu() {
         let imgurl = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Cat03.jpg/1200px-Cat03.jpg";
-        let pdfurl = "http://www.adobe.com/support/products/enterprise/knowledgecenter/media/c4611_sample_explain.pdf";
+        let pdfurl = "http://www.adobe.com/support/products/enterprise/knowledgecenter/media/c27211_sample_explain.pdf";
         let weburl = "https://cs.brown.edu/courses/cs166/";
         let audiourl = "http://techslides.com/demos/samples/sample.mp3";
         let videourl = "http://techslides.com/demos/sample-videos/small.mp4";
@@ -321,7 +211,7 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
         let addSchemaNode = action(() => Documents.SchemaDocument([], { width: 200, height: 200, title: "a schema collection" }));
         let addTreeNode = action(() => Documents.TreeDocument(this._northstarSchemas, { width: 250, height: 400, title: "northstar schemas", copyDraggedItems: true }));
         let addVideoNode = action(() => Documents.VideoDocument(videourl, { width: 200, height: 200, title: "video node" }));
-        let addPDFNode = action(() => Documents.PdfDocument(pdfurl, { width: 200, height: 200, title: "a schema collection" }));
+        let addPDFNode = action(() => Documents.PdfDocument(pdfurl, { width: 200, height: 200, title: "a pdf doc" }));
         let addImageNode = action(() => Documents.ImageDocument(imgurl, { width: 200, height: 200, title: "an image of a cat" }));
         let addWebNode = action(() => Documents.WebDocument(weburl, { width: 200, height: 200, title: "a sample web page" }));
         let addAudioNode = action(() => Documents.AudioDocument(audiourl, { width: 200, height: 200, title: "audio node" }));
@@ -360,6 +250,7 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
     get miscButtons() {
         let workspacesRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
         let logoutRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
+        let toggleWorkspaces = () => runInAction(() => this._workspacesShown = !this._workspacesShown);
 
         let clearDatabase = action(() => Utils.Emit(Server.Socket, MessageStore.DeleteAll, {}));
         return [
@@ -370,55 +261,50 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
                 <button className="toolbar-button round-button" title="Ink" onClick={() => InkingControl.Instance.toggleDisplay()}><FontAwesomeIcon icon="pen-nib" size="sm" /></button>
             </div >,
             <div className="main-buttonDiv" key="workspaces" style={{ top: '34px', left: '2px', position: 'absolute' }} ref={workspacesRef}>
-                <button onClick={this.toggleWorkspaces}>Workspaces</button></div>,
+                <button onClick={toggleWorkspaces}>Workspaces</button></div>,
             <div className="main-buttonDiv" key="logout" style={{ top: '34px', right: '1px', position: 'absolute' }} ref={logoutRef}>
                 <button onClick={() => request.get(ServerUtils.prepend(RouteStore.logout), emptyFunction)}>Log Out</button></div>
         ];
     }
 
+    @computed
+    get workspaceMenu() {
+        let areWorkspacesShown = () => this._workspacesShown;
+        let toggleWorkspaces = () => runInAction(() => this._workspacesShown = !this._workspacesShown);
+        let workspaces = CurrentUserUtils.UserDocument.GetT<ListField<Document>>(KeyStore.Workspaces, ListField);
+        return (!workspaces || workspaces === FieldWaiting || this.mainContainer === FieldWaiting) ? (null) :
+            <WorkspacesMenu active={this.mainContainer} open={this.openWorkspace}
+                new={this.createNewWorkspace} allWorkspaces={workspaces.Data}
+                isShown={areWorkspacesShown} toggle={toggleWorkspaces} />;
+    }
+
     render() {
-        let workspaceMenu: any = null;
-        let workspaces = this.userDocument.GetT<ListField<Document>>(KeyStore.Workspaces, ListField);
-        if (workspaces && workspaces !== FieldWaiting) {
-            workspaceMenu = <WorkspacesMenu active={this.mainContainer} open={this.openWorkspace} new={this.createNewWorkspace} allWorkspaces={workspaces.Data}
-                isShown={this.areWorkspacesShown} toggle={this.toggleWorkspaces} />;
-        }
         return (
-            <>
-                <div id="main-div">
-                    <DocumentDecorations />
-                    <Measure onResize={(r: any) => runInAction(() => {
-                        this.pwidth = r.entry.width;
-                        this.pheight = r.entry.height;
-                    })}>
-                        {({ measureRef }) =>
-                            <div ref={measureRef} id="mainContent-div">
-                                {this.mainContent}
-                                <PreviewCursor />
-                            </div>
-                        }
-                    </Measure>
-                    <ContextMenu />
-                    {this.nodesMenu}
-                    {this.miscButtons}
-                    {workspaceMenu}
-                    <InkingControl />
-                </div>
-                {this.activeTextBox}
-            </>
+            <div id="main-div">
+                <DocumentDecorations />
+                {this.mainContent}
+                <PreviewCursor />
+                <ContextMenu />
+                {this.nodesMenu}
+                {this.miscButtons}
+                {this.workspaceMenu}
+                <InkingControl />
+                <MainOverlayTextBox />
+            </div>
         );
     }
 
     // --------------- Northstar hooks ------------- /
+    private _northstarSchemas: Document[] = [];
 
-    @action AddToNorthstarCatalog(ctlog: Catalog) {
-        CurrentUserUtils.NorthstarDBCatalog = CurrentUserUtils.NorthstarDBCatalog ? CurrentUserUtils.NorthstarDBCatalog : ctlog;
+    @action SetNorthstarCatalog(ctlog: Catalog) {
+        CurrentUserUtils.NorthstarDBCatalog = ctlog;
         if (ctlog && ctlog.schemas) {
             ctlog.schemas.map(schema => {
-                let promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
                 let schemaDocuments: Document[] = [];
-                CurrentUserUtils.GetAllNorthstarColumnAttributes(schema).map(attr => {
-                    let prom = Server.GetField(attr.displayName! + ".alias").then(action((field: Opt<Field>) => {
+                let attributesToBecomeDocs = CurrentUserUtils.GetAllNorthstarColumnAttributes(schema);
+                Promise.all(attributesToBecomeDocs.reduce((promises, attr) => {
+                    promises.push(Server.GetField(attr.displayName! + ".alias").then(action((field: Opt<Field>) => {
                         if (field instanceof Document) {
                             schemaDocuments.push(field);
                         } else {
@@ -429,32 +315,17 @@ export class Main extends React.Component {
                                 new AttributeTransformationModel(atmod, AggregateFunction.Count));
                             schemaDocuments.push(Documents.HistogramDocument(histoOp, { width: 200, height: 200, title: attr.displayName! }, undefined, attr.displayName! + ".alias"));
                         }
-                    }));
-                    promises.push(prom);
-                });
-                Promise.all(promises).finally(() => {
-                    let schemaDoc = Documents.TreeDocument(schemaDocuments, { width: 50, height: 100, title: schema.displayName! });
-                    this._northstarSchemas.push(schemaDoc);
-                });
+                    })));
+                    return promises;
+                }, [] as Promise<void>[])).finally(() =>
+                    this._northstarSchemas.push(Documents.TreeDocument(schemaDocuments, { width: 50, height: 100, title: schema.displayName! })));
             });
         }
     }
     async initializeNorthstar(): Promise<void> {
-        let envPath = "/assets/env.json";
-        const response = await fetch(envPath, {
-            redirect: "follow",
-            method: "GET",
-            credentials: "include"
-        });
-        const env = await response.json();
-        Settings.Instance.Update(env);
-        let cat = Gateway.Instance.ClearCatalog();
-        cat.then(async () => {
-            this.AddToNorthstarCatalog(await Gateway.Instance.GetCatalog());
-            // if (!CurrentUserUtils.GetNorthstarSchema("Book1"))
-            //     this.AddToNorthstarCatalog(await Gateway.Instance.GetSchema("http://www.cs.brown.edu/~bcz/Book1.csv", "Book1"));
-        });
-
+        const getEnvironment = await fetch("/assets/env.json", { redirect: "follow", method: "GET", credentials: "include" });
+        NorthstarSettings.Instance.UpdateEnvironment(await getEnvironment.json());
+        Gateway.Instance.ClearCatalog().then(async () => this.SetNorthstarCatalog(await Gateway.Instance.GetCatalog()));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainOverlayTextBox.scss b/src/client/views/MainOverlayTextBox.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..697d68c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/views/MainOverlayTextBox.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+@import "globalCssVariables";
+.mainOverlayTextBox-textInput {
+    background-color: rgba(248, 6, 6, 0.001);
+    width: 200px;
+    height: 200px;
+    position:absolute;
+    overflow: visible;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    z-index: $mainTextInput-zindex;
+    .formattedTextBox-cont {
+        background-color: rgba(248, 6, 6, 0.001);
+        width: 100%;
+        height: 100%;
+        position:absolute;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainOverlayTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/MainOverlayTextBox.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..141b3ad74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/client/views/MainOverlayTextBox.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { action, observable, trace } from 'mobx';
+import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
+import "normalize.css";
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Document } from '../../fields/Document';
+import { Key } from '../../fields/Key';
+import { KeyStore } from '../../fields/KeyStore';
+import { emptyDocFunction, emptyFunction, returnTrue } from '../../Utils';
+import '../northstar/model/ModelExtensions';
+import '../northstar/utils/Extensions';
+import { DragManager } from '../util/DragManager';
+import { Transform } from '../util/Transform';
+import "./MainOverlayTextBox.scss";
+import { FormattedTextBox } from './nodes/FormattedTextBox';
+
+interface MainOverlayTextBoxProps {
+}
+
+@observer
+export class MainOverlayTextBox extends React.Component<MainOverlayTextBoxProps> {
+    public static Instance: MainOverlayTextBox;
+    @observable public TextDoc?: Document = undefined;
+    public TextScroll: number = 0;
+    private _textRect: any;
+    private _textXf: Transform = Transform.Identity();
+    private _textFieldKey: Key = KeyStore.Data;
+    private _textColor: string | null = null;
+    private _textTargetDiv: HTMLDivElement | undefined;
+    private _textProxyDiv: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
+
+    constructor(props: MainOverlayTextBoxProps) {
+        super(props);
+        this._textProxyDiv = React.createRef();
+        MainOverlayTextBox.Instance = this;
+    }
+
+    @action
+    SetTextDoc(textDoc?: Document, textFieldKey?: Key, div?: HTMLDivElement, tx?: Transform) {
+        if (this._textTargetDiv) {
+            this._textTargetDiv.style.color = this._textColor;
+        }
+
+        this.TextDoc = textDoc;
+        this._textFieldKey = textFieldKey!;
+        this._textXf = tx ? tx : Transform.Identity();
+        this._textTargetDiv = div;
+        if (div) {
+            this._textColor = div.style.color;
+            div.style.color = "transparent";
+            this._textRect = div.getBoundingClientRect();
+            this.TextScroll = div.scrollTop;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @action
+    textScroll = (e: React.UIEvent) => {
+        if (this._textProxyDiv.current && this._textTargetDiv) {
+            this.TextScroll = (e as any)._targetInst.stateNode.scrollTop;//  this._textProxyDiv.current.children[0].scrollTop;
+            this._textTargetDiv.scrollTop = this.TextScroll;
+        }
+    }
+
+    textBoxDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+        if (e.button !== 0 || e.metaKey || e.altKey) {
+            document.addEventListener("pointermove", this.textBoxMove);
+            document.addEventListener('pointerup', this.textBoxUp);
+        }
+    }
+    textBoxMove = (e: PointerEvent) => {
+        if (e.movementX > 1 || e.movementY > 1) {
+            document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.textBoxMove);
+            document.removeEventListener('pointerup', this.textBoxUp);
+            let dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData([this.TextDoc!]);
+            const [left, top] = this._textXf
+                .inverse()
+                .transformPoint(0, 0);
+            dragData.xOffset = e.clientX - left;
+            dragData.yOffset = e.clientY - top;
+            DragManager.StartDocumentDrag([this._textTargetDiv!], dragData, e.clientX, e.clientY, {
+                handlers: {
+                    dragComplete: action(emptyFunction),
+                },
+                hideSource: false
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    textBoxUp = (e: PointerEvent) => {
+        document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.textBoxMove);
+        document.removeEventListener('pointerup', this.textBoxUp);
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        if (this.TextDoc) {
+            let x: number = this._textRect.x;
+            let y: number = this._textRect.y;
+            let w: number = this._textRect.width;
+            let h: number = this._textRect.height;
+            let t = this._textXf.transformPoint(0, 0);
+            let s = this._textXf.transformPoint(1, 0);
+            s[0] = Math.sqrt((s[0] - t[0]) * (s[0] - t[0]) + (s[1] - t[1]) * (s[1] - t[1]));
+            return <div className="mainOverlayTextBox-textInput" style={{ pointerEvents: "none", transform: `translate(${x}px, ${y}px) scale(${1 / s[0]},${1 / s[0]})`, width: "auto", height: "auto" }} >
+                <div className="mainOverlayTextBox-textInput" onPointerDown={this.textBoxDown} ref={this._textProxyDiv} onScroll={this.textScroll} style={{ pointerEvents: "none", transform: `scale(${1}, ${1})`, width: `${w * s[0]}px`, height: `${h * s[0]}px` }}>
+                    <FormattedTextBox fieldKey={this._textFieldKey} isOverlay={true} Document={this.TextDoc} isSelected={returnTrue} select={emptyFunction} isTopMost={true}
+                        selectOnLoad={true} ContainingCollectionView={undefined} onActiveChanged={emptyFunction} active={returnTrue} ScreenToLocalTransform={() => this._textXf} focus={emptyDocFunction} />
+                </div>
+            </ div>;
+        }
+        else return (null);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionBaseView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionBaseView.tsx
index b5eaab349..4fda38a26 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionBaseView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionBaseView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action } from 'mobx';
+import { action, computed } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Document } from '../../../fields/Document';
@@ -61,13 +61,16 @@ export class CollectionBaseView extends React.Component<CollectionViewProps> {
     }
 
     createsCycle(documentToAdd: Document, containerDocument: Document): boolean {
-        let data = documentToAdd.GetList<Document>(KeyStore.Data, []);
-        for (const doc of data) {
+        if (!(documentToAdd instanceof Document)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        let data = documentToAdd.GetList(KeyStore.Data, [] as Document[]);
+        for (const doc of data.filter(d => d instanceof Document)) {
             if (this.createsCycle(doc, containerDocument)) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
-        let annots = documentToAdd.GetList<Document>(KeyStore.Annotations, []);
+        let annots = documentToAdd.GetList(KeyStore.Annotations, [] as Document[]);
         for (const annot of annots) {
             if (this.createsCycle(annot, containerDocument)) {
                 return true;
@@ -80,12 +83,16 @@ export class CollectionBaseView extends React.Component<CollectionViewProps> {
         }
         return false;
     }
+    @computed get isAnnotationOverlay() { return this.props.fieldKey && this.props.fieldKey.Id === KeyStore.Annotations.Id; } // bcz: ? Why do we need to compare Id's?
 
     @action.bound
     addDocument(doc: Document, allowDuplicates: boolean = false): boolean {
         let props = this.props;
         var curPage = props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.CurPage, -1);
         doc.SetOnPrototype(KeyStore.Page, new NumberField(curPage));
+        if (this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
+            doc.SetNumber(KeyStore.Zoom, this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Scale, 1));
+        }
         if (curPage >= 0) {
             doc.SetOnPrototype(KeyStore.AnnotationOn, props.Document);
         }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.scss
index 0e7e0afa7..50da2b11d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 .collectiondockingview-content {
     height: 100%;
+    text-align:center;
+    .documentView-node-topmost {
+        text-align:left;
+        transform-origin: center top;
+        display: inline-block;
+    }
+}
+.collectiondockingview-content-height {
+    height: 100%;
 }
 .lm_active .messageCounter{
     color:white;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
index eb1cd1c09..2b886adb6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Document } from "../../../fields/Document";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import Measure from "react-measure";
 import { FieldId, Opt, Field, FieldWaiting } from "../../../fields/Field";
-import { Utils, returnTrue, emptyFunction, emptyDocFunction } from "../../../Utils";
+import { Utils, returnTrue, emptyFunction, emptyDocFunction, returnOne } from "../../../Utils";
 import { Server } from "../../Server";
 import { undoBatch } from "../../util/UndoManager";
 import { DocumentView } from "../nodes/DocumentView";
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ServerUtils } from "../../../server/ServerUtil";
 import { DragManager, DragLinksAsDocuments } from "../../util/DragManager";
 import { TextField } from "../../../fields/TextField";
 import { ListField } from "../../../fields/ListField";
+import { thisExpression } from "babel-types";
 
 @observer
 export class CollectionDockingView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps> {
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProp
         } catch (e) {
 
         }
-        this._goldenLayout.destroy();
+        if (this._goldenLayout) this._goldenLayout.destroy();
         this._goldenLayout = null;
         window.removeEventListener('resize', this.onResize);
     }
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProp
                             let counter: any = this.htmlToElement(`<div class="messageCounter">${count}</div>`);
                             tab.element.append(counter);
                             counter.DashDocId = tab.contentItem.config.props.documentId;
-                            (tab as any).reactionDisposer = reaction(() => [f.GetT(KeyStore.LinkedFromDocs, ListField), f.GetT(KeyStore.LinkedToDocs, ListField)],
+                            tab.reactionDisposer = reaction(() => [f.GetT(KeyStore.LinkedFromDocs, ListField), f.GetT(KeyStore.LinkedToDocs, ListField)],
                                 (lists) => {
                                     let count = (lists.length > 0 && lists[0] && lists[0]!.Data ? lists[0]!.Data.length : 0) +
                                         (lists.length > 1 && lists[1] && lists[1]!.Data ? lists[1]!.Data.length : 0);
@@ -327,19 +328,31 @@ export class DockedFrameRenderer extends React.Component<DockedFrameProps> {
 
     private _nativeWidth = () => this._document!.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, this._panelWidth);
     private _nativeHeight = () => this._document!.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, this._panelHeight);
-    private _contentScaling = () => this._panelWidth / (this._nativeWidth() ? this._nativeWidth() : this._panelWidth);
+    private _contentScaling = () => {
+        let wscale = this._panelWidth / (this._nativeWidth() ? this._nativeWidth() : this._panelWidth);
+        if (wscale * this._nativeHeight() > this._panelHeight)
+            return this._panelHeight / (this._nativeHeight() ? this._nativeHeight() : this._panelHeight);
+        return wscale;
+    }
 
     ScreenToLocalTransform = () => {
-        let { scale, translateX, translateY } = Utils.GetScreenTransform(this._mainCont.current!);
-        return CollectionDockingView.Instance.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-translateX, -translateY).scale(scale / this._contentScaling());
+        let { scale, translateX, translateY } = Utils.GetScreenTransform(this._mainCont.current!.children[0].firstChild as HTMLElement);
+        let scaling = scale;
+        {
+            let { scale, translateX, translateY } = Utils.GetScreenTransform(this._mainCont.current!);
+            scaling = scale;
+        }
+        return CollectionDockingView.Instance.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-translateX, -translateY).scale(scaling / this._contentScaling());
     }
 
     render() {
         if (!this._document) {
             return (null);
         }
+        let wscale = this._panelWidth / (this._nativeWidth() ? this._nativeWidth() : this._panelWidth);
+        let name = (wscale * this._nativeHeight() > this._panelHeight) ? "" : "-height";
         var content =
-            <div className="collectionDockingView-content" ref={this._mainCont}>
+            <div className={`collectionDockingView-content${name}`} ref={this._mainCont}>
                 <DocumentView key={this._document.Id} Document={this._document}
                     addDocument={undefined}
                     removeDocument={undefined}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPDFView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPDFView.tsx
index 6cbe59012..229bc4059 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPDFView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPDFView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { action, computed, observable } from "mobx";
+import { action } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { ContextMenu } from "../ContextMenu";
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class CollectionPDFView extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
         let props = { ...this.props, ...renderProps };
         return (
             <>
-                <CollectionFreeFormView {...props} />
+                <CollectionFreeFormView {...props} CollectionView={this} />
                 {this.props.isSelected() ? this.uIButtons : (null)}
             </>
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.scss
index 40e49bb5f..c8bfedff4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.scss
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
     padding: 0px;
     font-size: 100%;
 }
+
+ul {
+    list-style-type: disc;
+}
+
 #schema-options-header {
     text-align: center;
     padding: 0px;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
index fdb82690a..1defdba7e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { Field, Opt } from "../../../fields/Field";
 import { Key } from "../../../fields/Key";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { ListField } from "../../../fields/ListField";
-import { emptyDocFunction, emptyFunction, returnFalse } from "../../../Utils";
+import { emptyDocFunction, emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnOne } from "../../../Utils";
 import { Server } from "../../Server";
 import { SetupDrag } from "../../util/DragManager";
 import { CompileScript, ToField } from "../../util/Scripting";
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView {
         let props: FieldViewProps = {
             Document: rowProps.value[0],
             fieldKey: rowProps.value[1],
+            ContainingCollectionView: this.props.CollectionView,
             isSelected: returnFalse,
             select: emptyFunction,
             isTopMost: false,
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView {
 
     @computed
     get columns() {
-        return this.props.Document.GetList<Key>(KeyStore.ColumnsKey, []);
+        return this.props.Document.GetList(KeyStore.ColumnsKey, [] as Key[]);
     }
 
     @action
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView {
 
     @computed
     get findAllDocumentKeys(): { [id: string]: boolean } {
-        const docs = this.props.Document.GetList<Document>(this.props.fieldKey, []);
+        const docs = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]);
         let keys: { [id: string]: boolean } = {};
         if (this._optionsActivated > -1) {
             // bcz: ugh.  this is untracked since otherwise a large collection of documents will blast the server for all their fields.
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView {
     }
     @action
     setScaling = (r: any) => {
-        const children = this.props.Document.GetList<Document>(this.props.fieldKey, []);
+        const children = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]);
         const selected = children.length > this._selectedIndex ? children[this._selectedIndex] : undefined;
         this._panelWidth = r.entry.width;
         this._panelHeight = r.entry.height ? r.entry.height : this._panelHeight;
@@ -252,8 +253,10 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView {
     getPreviewTransform = (): Transform => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(- this.borderWidth - this.DIVIDER_WIDTH - this._dividerX - this._tableWidth, - this.borderWidth).scale(1 / this._contentScaling);
 
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
-        if (e.button === 1 && this.props.isSelected() && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
-            e.stopPropagation();
+        if (e.button === 0 && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
+            if (this.props.isSelected())
+                e.stopPropagation();
+            else e.preventDefault();
         }
     }
 
@@ -292,7 +295,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView {
         library.add(faCog);
         library.add(faPlus);
         const columns = this.columns;
-        const children = this.props.Document.GetList<Document>(this.props.fieldKey, []);
+        const children = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]);
         const selected = children.length > this._selectedIndex ? children[this._selectedIndex] : undefined;
         //all the keys/columns that will be displayed in the schema
         const allKeys = this.findAllDocumentKeys;
@@ -312,7 +315,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView {
                                 ContentScaling={this.getContentScaling}
                                 PanelWidth={this.getPanelWidth}
                                 PanelHeight={this.getPanelHeight}
-                                ContainingCollectionView={undefined}
+                                ContainingCollectionView={this.props.CollectionView}
                                 focus={emptyDocFunction}
                                 parentActive={this.props.active}
                                 onActiveChanged={this.props.onActiveChanged} /> : null}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
index d91db68bb..d3d69b1af 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import { Server } from "../../Server";
 import { FieldViewProps } from "../nodes/FieldView";
 import * as rp from 'request-promise';
 import { emptyFunction } from "../../../Utils";
+import { CollectionView } from "./CollectionView";
+import { CollectionPDFView } from "./CollectionPDFView";
+import { CollectionVideoView } from "./CollectionVideoView";
 
 export interface CollectionViewProps extends FieldViewProps {
     addDocument: (document: Document, allowDuplicates?: boolean) => boolean;
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ export interface CollectionViewProps extends FieldViewProps {
 }
 
 export interface SubCollectionViewProps extends CollectionViewProps {
+    CollectionView: CollectionView | CollectionPDFView | CollectionVideoView;
 }
 
 export type CursorEntry = TupleField<[string, string], [number, number]>;
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@ export class CollectionSubView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps> {
                 }).then(async (res: Response) => {
                     (await res.json()).map(action((file: any) => {
                         let path = window.location.origin + file;
-                        let docPromise = this.getDocumentFromType(type, path, { ...options, nativeWidth: 300, width: 300, title: dropFileName });
+                        let docPromise = this.getDocumentFromType(type, path, { ...options, nativeWidth: 600, width: 300, title: dropFileName });
 
                         docPromise.then(action((doc?: Document) => {
                             let docs = this.props.Document.GetT(KeyStore.Data, ListField);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.scss
index 973eead97..8ecc5b67b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.scss
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
     .docContainer:hover {
         .delete-button {
             display: inline;
-            width: auto;
+            // width: auto;
         }
     }
 
     .delete-button {
         color: $intermediate-color;
-        float: right;
+        // float: right;
         margin-left: 15px;
-        margin-top: 3px;
+        // margin-top: 3px;
         display: inline;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionVideoView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionVideoView.tsx
index 6c9780adb..29fb342c6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionVideoView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionVideoView.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class CollectionVideoView extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
         let props = { ...this.props, ...renderProps };
         return (
             <>
-                <CollectionFreeFormView {...props} />
+                <CollectionFreeFormView {...props} CollectionView={this} />
                 {this.props.isSelected() ? this.uIButtons : (null)}
             </>
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
index 8abd0a02d..675e720e2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { CurrentUserUtils } from '../../../server/authentication/models/current_
 import { KeyStore } from '../../../fields/KeyStore';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
+import { trace } from 'mobx';
 
 @observer
 export class CollectionView extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
@@ -18,18 +19,20 @@ export class CollectionView extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
     private SubView = (type: CollectionViewType, renderProps: CollectionRenderProps) => {
         let props = { ...this.props, ...renderProps };
         switch (type) {
-            case CollectionViewType.Schema: return (<CollectionSchemaView {...props} />);
-            case CollectionViewType.Docking: return (<CollectionDockingView {...props} />);
-            case CollectionViewType.Tree: return (<CollectionTreeView {...props} />);
+            case CollectionViewType.Schema: return (<CollectionSchemaView {...props} CollectionView={this} />);
+            case CollectionViewType.Docking: return (<CollectionDockingView {...props} CollectionView={this} />);
+            case CollectionViewType.Tree: return (<CollectionTreeView {...props} CollectionView={this} />);
             case CollectionViewType.Freeform:
             default:
-                return (<CollectionFreeFormView {...props} />);
+                return (<CollectionFreeFormView {...props} CollectionView={this} />);
         }
         return (null);
     }
 
+    get isAnnotationOverlay() { return this.props.fieldKey && this.props.fieldKey.Id === KeyStore.Annotations.Id; } // bcz: ? Why do we need to compare Id's?
+
     onContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
-        if (!e.isPropagationStopped() && this.props.Document.Id !== CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId) { // need to test this because GoldenLayout causes a parallel hierarchy in the React DOM for its children and the main document view7
+        if (!this.isAnnotationOverlay && !e.isPropagationStopped() && this.props.Document.Id !== CurrentUserUtils.MainDocId) { // need to test this because GoldenLayout causes a parallel hierarchy in the React DOM for its children and the main document view7
             ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Freeform", event: undoBatch(() => this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.ViewType, CollectionViewType.Freeform)) });
             ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Schema", event: undoBatch(() => this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.ViewType, CollectionViewType.Schema)) });
             ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Treeview", event: undoBatch(() => this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.ViewType, CollectionViewType.Tree)) });
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
index 081b3eb6c..8868f7df0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
         let l = this.props.LinkDocs;
         let a = this.props.A;
         let b = this.props.B;
-        let x1 = a.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) + (a.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : a.GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0) / 2);
-        let y1 = a.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) + (a.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : a.GetNumber(KeyStore.Height, 0) / 2);
-        let x2 = b.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) + (b.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : b.GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0) / 2);
-        let y2 = b.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) + (b.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : b.GetNumber(KeyStore.Height, 0) / 2);
+        let x1 = a.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) + (a.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : a.Width() / 2);
+        let y1 = a.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) + (a.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : a.Height() / 2);
+        let x2 = b.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) + (b.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : b.Width() / 2);
+        let y2 = b.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) + (b.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 5 : b.Height() / 2);
         return (
             <line key={Utils.GenerateGuid()} className="collectionfreeformlinkview-linkLine" onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}
                 style={{ strokeWidth: `${l.length * 5}` }}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinksView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinksView.tsx
index 647c83d4d..cd74d3a84 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinksView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinksView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { computed, reaction, trace, IReactionDisposer } from "mobx";
+import { computed, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { Document } from "../../../../fields/Document";
-import { FieldWaiting } from "../../../../fields/Field";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { ListField } from "../../../../fields/ListField";
 import { Utils } from "../../../../Utils";
@@ -17,9 +16,9 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinksView extends React.Component<CollectionViewP
 
     _brushReactionDisposer?: IReactionDisposer;
     componentDidMount() {
-        this._brushReactionDisposer = reaction(() => this.props.Document.GetList<Document>(this.props.fieldKey, []).map(doc => doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0)),
+        this._brushReactionDisposer = reaction(() => this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]).map(doc => doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0)),
             () => {
-                let views = this.props.Document.GetList<Document>(this.props.fieldKey, []);
+                let views = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]);
                 for (let i = 0; i < views.length; i++) {
                     for (let j = 0; j < views.length; j++) {
                         let srcDoc = views[j];
@@ -85,19 +84,17 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinksView extends React.Component<CollectionViewP
             let targetViews = this.documentAnchors(connection.b);
             let possiblePairs: { a: Document, b: Document, }[] = [];
             srcViews.map(sv => targetViews.map(tv => possiblePairs.push({ a: sv.props.Document, b: tv.props.Document })));
-            possiblePairs.map(possiblePair => {
-                if (!drawnPairs.reduce((found, drawnPair) => {
+            possiblePairs.map(possiblePair =>
+                drawnPairs.reduce((found, drawnPair) => {
                     let match = (possiblePair.a === drawnPair.a && possiblePair.b === drawnPair.b);
-                    if (match) {
-                        if (!drawnPair.l.reduce((found, link) => found || link.Id === connection.l.Id, false)) {
-                            drawnPair.l.push(connection.l);
-                        }
+                    if (match && !drawnPair.l.reduce((found, link) => found || link.Id === connection.l.Id, false)) {
+                        drawnPair.l.push(connection.l);
                     }
                     return match || found;
-                }, false)) {
-                    drawnPairs.push({ a: possiblePair.a, b: possiblePair.b, l: [connection.l] });
-                }
-            });
+                }, false)
+                ||
+                drawnPairs.push({ a: possiblePair.a, b: possiblePair.b, l: [connection.l] })
+            );
             return drawnPairs;
         }, [] as { a: Document, b: Document, l: Document[] }[]);
         return connections.map(c => <CollectionFreeFormLinkView key={Utils.GenerateGuid()} A={c.a} B={c.b} LinkDocs={c.l} />);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors.tsx
index 751ea8190..cf0a6de00 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors extends React.Component<CollectionV
     protected getCursors(): CursorEntry[] {
         let doc = this.props.Document;
         let id = CurrentUserUtils.id;
-        let cursors = doc.GetList<CursorEntry>(KeyStore.Cursors, []);
+        let cursors = doc.GetList(KeyStore.Cursors, [] as CursorEntry[]);
         let notMe = cursors.filter(entry => entry.Data[0][0] !== id);
         return id ? notMe : [];
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss
index 26c794e91..392bd514f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.scss
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   }
   .formattedTextBox-cont {
     background: $light-color-secondary;
+    overflow: visible;
   }
  
   opacity: 0.99;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index d416c3619..97708ce19 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from "mobx";
+import { action, computed, observable, trace } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import Measure from "react-measure";
 import { Document } from "../../../../fields/Document";
-import { FieldWaiting } from "../../../../fields/Field";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../../fields/KeyStore";
-import { NumberField } from "../../../../fields/NumberField";
-import { TextField } from "../../../../fields/TextField";
-import { emptyFunction, returnFalse } from "../../../../Utils";
+import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnOne } from "../../../../Utils";
 import { DocumentManager } from "../../../util/DocumentManager";
 import { DragManager } from "../../../util/DragManager";
 import { SelectionManager } from "../../../util/SelectionManager";
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ import { Transform } from "../../../util/Transform";
 import { undoBatch } from "../../../util/UndoManager";
 import { COLLECTION_BORDER_WIDTH } from "../../../views/globalCssVariables.scss";
 import { InkingCanvas } from "../../InkingCanvas";
-import { Main } from "../../Main";
+import { MainOverlayTextBox } from "../../MainOverlayTextBox";
 import { CollectionFreeFormDocumentView } from "../../nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView";
 import { DocumentContentsView } from "../../nodes/DocumentContentsView";
 import { DocumentViewProps } from "../../nodes/DocumentView";
@@ -28,24 +25,40 @@ import v5 = require("uuid/v5");
 
 @observer
 export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
-    public _canvasRef = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
     private _selectOnLoaded: string = ""; // id of document that should be selected once it's loaded (used for click-to-type)
+    private _lastX: number = 0;
+    private _lastY: number = 0;
+    @observable private _pwidth: number = 0;
+    @observable private _pheight: number = 0;
 
-    public addLiveTextBox = (newBox: Document) => {
-        // mark this collection so that when the text box is created we can send it the SelectOnLoad prop to focus itself and receive text input
-        this._selectOnLoaded = newBox.Id;
+    @computed get nativeWidth() { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0); }
+    @computed get nativeHeight() { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, 0); }
+    private get borderWidth() { return this.isAnnotationOverlay ? 0 : COLLECTION_BORDER_WIDTH; }
+    private get isAnnotationOverlay() { return this.props.fieldKey && this.props.fieldKey.Id === KeyStore.Annotations.Id; } // bcz: ? Why do we need to compare Id's?
+    private childViews = () => this.views;
+    private panX = () => this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanX, 0);
+    private panY = () => this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanY, 0);
+    private zoomScaling = () => this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Scale, 1);
+    private centeringShiftX = () => !this.nativeWidth ? this._pwidth / 2 : 0;  // shift so pan position is at center of window for non-overlay collections
+    private centeringShiftY = () => !this.nativeHeight ? this._pheight / 2 : 0;// shift so pan position is at center of window for non-overlay collections
+    private getTransform = (): Transform => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-this.borderWidth, -this.borderWidth).translate(-this.centeringShiftX(), -this.centeringShiftY()).transform(this.getLocalTransform());
+    private getContainerTransform = (): Transform => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-this.borderWidth, -this.borderWidth);
+    private getLocalTransform = (): Transform => Transform.Identity().scale(1 / this.zoomScaling()).translate(this.panX(), this.panY());
+    private addLiveTextBox = (newBox: Document) => {
+        this._selectOnLoaded = newBox.Id;// track the new text box so we can give it a prop that tells it to focus itself when it's displayed
         this.addDocument(newBox, false);
     }
-
-    public addDocument = (newBox: Document, allowDuplicates: boolean) =>
-        this.props.addDocument(this.bringToFront(newBox), false)
-
-    public selectDocuments = (docs: Document[]) => {
+    private addDocument = (newBox: Document, allowDuplicates: boolean) => {
+        if (this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
+            newBox.SetNumber(KeyStore.Zoom, this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Scale, 1));
+        }
+        return this.props.addDocument(this.bringToFront(newBox), false);
+    }
+    private selectDocuments = (docs: Document[]) => {
         SelectionManager.DeselectAll;
         docs.map(doc => DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(doc)).filter(dv => dv).map(dv =>
             SelectionManager.SelectDoc(dv!, true));
     }
-
     public getActiveDocuments = () => {
         var curPage = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.CurPage, -1);
         return this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]).reduce((active, doc) => {
@@ -57,23 +70,6 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
         }, [] as Document[]);
     }
 
-    @observable public DownX: number = 0;
-    @observable public DownY: number = 0;
-    @observable private _lastX: number = 0;
-    @observable private _lastY: number = 0;
-    @observable private _pwidth: number = 0;
-    @observable private _pheight: number = 0;
-
-    @computed get panX(): number { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanX, 0); }
-    @computed get panY(): number { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanY, 0); }
-    @computed get scale(): number { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Scale, 1); }
-    @computed get isAnnotationOverlay() { return this.props.fieldKey && this.props.fieldKey.Id === KeyStore.Annotations.Id; } // bcz: ? Why do we need to compare Id's?
-    @computed get nativeWidth() { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0); }
-    @computed get nativeHeight() { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, 0); }
-    @computed get zoomScaling() { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Scale, 1); }
-    @computed get centeringShiftX() { return !this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0) ? this._pwidth / 2 : 0; }  // shift so pan position is at center of window for non-overlay collections
-    @computed get centeringShiftY() { return !this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, 0) ? this._pheight / 2 : 0; }// shift so pan position is at center of window for non-overlay collections
-
     @undoBatch
     @action
     drop = (e: Event, de: DragManager.DropEvent) => {
@@ -93,6 +89,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
                     }
                     this.bringToFront(d);
                 });
+                SelectionManager.ReselectAll();
             }
             return true;
         }
@@ -107,13 +104,17 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
 
     @action
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
-        if (((e.button === 2 && (!this.isAnnotationOverlay || this.zoomScaling !== 1)) || e.button === 0) && this.props.active()) {
+        let childSelected = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]).filter(doc => doc).reduce((childSelected, doc) => {
+            var dv = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(doc);
+            return childSelected || (dv && SelectionManager.IsSelected(dv) ? true : false);
+        }, false);
+        if (((e.button === 2 && (!this.isAnnotationOverlay || this.zoomScaling() !== 1)) || (e.button === 0 && e.altKey)) && (childSelected || this.props.active())) {
             document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.onPointerMove);
             document.addEventListener("pointermove", this.onPointerMove);
             document.removeEventListener("pointerup", this.onPointerUp);
             document.addEventListener("pointerup", this.onPointerUp);
-            this._lastX = this.DownX = e.pageX;
-            this._lastY = this.DownY = e.pageY;
+            this._lastX = e.pageX;
+            this._lastY = e.pageY;
         }
     }
 
@@ -126,15 +127,16 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
 
     @action
     onPointerMove = (e: PointerEvent): void => {
-        if (!e.cancelBubble && this.props.active()) {
-            if ((!this.isAnnotationOverlay || this.zoomScaling !== 1) && !e.shiftKey) {
-                let x = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanX, 0);
-                let y = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanY, 0);
-                let docs = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]);
+        if (!e.cancelBubble) {
+            let x = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanX, 0);
+            let y = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanY, 0);
+            let docs = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]);
+            let [dx, dy] = this.getTransform().transformDirection(e.clientX - this._lastX, e.clientY - this._lastY);
+            if (!this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
                 let minx = docs.length ? docs[0].GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) : 0;
-                let maxx = docs.length ? docs[0].GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0) + minx : minx;
+                let maxx = docs.length ? docs[0].Width() + minx : minx;
                 let miny = docs.length ? docs[0].GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) : 0;
-                let maxy = docs.length ? docs[0].GetNumber(KeyStore.Height, 0) + miny : miny;
+                let maxy = docs.length ? docs[0].Height() + miny : miny;
                 let ranges = docs.filter(doc => doc).reduce((range, doc) => {
                     let x = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0);
                     let xe = x + doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0);
@@ -143,63 +145,64 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
                     return [[range[0][0] > x ? x : range[0][0], range[0][1] < xe ? xe : range[0][1]],
                     [range[1][0] > y ? y : range[1][0], range[1][1] < ye ? ye : range[1][1]]];
                 }, [[minx, maxx], [miny, maxy]]);
-                let panelwidth = this._pwidth / this.scale / 2;
-                let panelheight = this._pheight / this.scale / 2;
-                let [dx, dy] = this.getTransform().transformDirection(e.clientX - this._lastX, e.clientY - this._lastY);
+                let panelwidth = this._pwidth / this.zoomScaling() / 2;
+                let panelheight = this._pheight / this.zoomScaling() / 2;
                 if (x - dx < ranges[0][0] - panelwidth) x = ranges[0][1] + panelwidth + dx;
                 if (x - dx > ranges[0][1] + panelwidth) x = ranges[0][0] - panelwidth + dx;
                 if (y - dy < ranges[1][0] - panelheight) y = ranges[1][1] + panelheight + dy;
                 if (y - dy > ranges[1][1] + panelheight) y = ranges[1][0] - panelheight + dy;
-                this.SetPan(x - dx, y - dy);
-                this._lastX = e.pageX;
-                this._lastY = e.pageY;
-                e.stopPropagation();
-                e.preventDefault();
             }
+            this.setPan(x - dx, y - dy);
+            this._lastX = e.pageX;
+            this._lastY = e.pageY;
+            e.stopPropagation();
+            e.preventDefault();
         }
     }
 
     @action
     onPointerWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent): void => {
-        this.props.select(false);
+        // if (!this.props.active()) {
+        //     return;
+        // }
+        let childSelected = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]).filter(doc => doc).reduce((childSelected, doc) => {
+            var dv = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(doc);
+            return childSelected || (dv && SelectionManager.IsSelected(dv) ? true : false);
+        }, false);
+        if (!this.props.isSelected() && !childSelected && !this.props.isTopMost) {
+            return;
+        }
         e.stopPropagation();
-        let coefficient = 1000;
+        const coefficient = 1000;
 
         if (e.ctrlKey) {
-            var nativeWidth = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0);
-            var nativeHeight = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, 0);
-            const coefficient = 1000;
             let deltaScale = (1 - (e.deltaY / coefficient));
-            this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, nativeWidth * deltaScale);
-            this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, nativeHeight * deltaScale);
+            this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, this.nativeWidth * deltaScale);
+            this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, this.nativeHeight * deltaScale);
             e.stopPropagation();
             e.preventDefault();
         } else {
             // if (modes[e.deltaMode] === 'pixels') coefficient = 50;
             // else if (modes[e.deltaMode] === 'lines') coefficient = 1000; // This should correspond to line-height??
-            let transform = this.getTransform();
-
             let deltaScale = (1 - (e.deltaY / coefficient));
-            if (deltaScale * this.zoomScaling < 1 && this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
-                deltaScale = 1 / this.zoomScaling;
+            if (deltaScale * this.zoomScaling() < 1 && this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
+                deltaScale = 1 / this.zoomScaling();
             }
-            let [x, y] = transform.transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
-
-            let localTransform = this.getLocalTransform();
-            localTransform = localTransform.inverse().scaleAbout(deltaScale, x, y);
-            // console.log(localTransform)
+            let [x, y] = this.getTransform().transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
+            let localTransform = this.getLocalTransform().inverse().scaleAbout(deltaScale, x, y);
 
             this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.Scale, localTransform.Scale);
-            this.SetPan(-localTransform.TranslateX / localTransform.Scale, -localTransform.TranslateY / localTransform.Scale);
+            this.setPan(-localTransform.TranslateX / localTransform.Scale, -localTransform.TranslateY / localTransform.Scale);
+            e.stopPropagation();
         }
     }
 
     @action
-    private SetPan(panX: number, panY: number) {
-        Main.Instance.SetTextDoc();
-        var x1 = this.getLocalTransform().inverse().Scale;
-        const newPanX = Math.min((1 - 1 / x1) * this.nativeWidth, Math.max(0, panX));
-        const newPanY = Math.min((1 - 1 / x1) * this.nativeHeight, Math.max(0, panY));
+    setPan(panX: number, panY: number) {
+        MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.SetTextDoc();
+        var scale = this.getLocalTransform().inverse().Scale;
+        const newPanX = Math.min((1 - 1 / scale) * this.nativeWidth, Math.max(0, panX));
+        const newPanY = Math.min((1 - 1 / scale) * this.nativeHeight, Math.max(0, panY));
         this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.PanX, this.isAnnotationOverlay ? newPanX : panX);
         this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.PanY, this.isAnnotationOverlay ? newPanY : panY);
     }
@@ -215,39 +218,18 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
 
     @action
     bringToFront(doc: Document) {
-        const { fieldKey: fieldKey, Document: Document } = this.props;
-
-        const value: Document[] = Document.GetList<Document>(fieldKey, []).slice();
-        value.sort((doc1, doc2) => {
-            if (doc1 === doc) {
-                return 1;
-            }
-            if (doc2 === doc) {
-                return -1;
-            }
+        this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]).slice().sort((doc1, doc2) => {
+            if (doc1 === doc) return 1;
+            if (doc2 === doc) return -1;
             return doc1.GetNumber(KeyStore.ZIndex, 0) - doc2.GetNumber(KeyStore.ZIndex, 0);
-        }).map((doc, index) =>
-            doc.SetNumber(KeyStore.ZIndex, index + 1));
+        }).map((doc, index) => doc.SetNumber(KeyStore.ZIndex, index + 1));
         return doc;
     }
 
-    @computed get backgroundLayout(): string | undefined {
-        let field = this.props.Document.GetT(KeyStore.BackgroundLayout, TextField);
-        if (field && field !== FieldWaiting) {
-            return field.Data;
-        }
-    }
-    @computed get overlayLayout(): string | undefined {
-        let field = this.props.Document.GetT(KeyStore.OverlayLayout, TextField);
-        if (field && field !== FieldWaiting) {
-            return field.Data;
-        }
-    }
-
     focusDocument = (doc: Document) => {
-        let x = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) + doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0) / 2;
-        let y = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) + doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Height, 0) / 2;
-        this.SetPan(x, y);
+        this.setPan(
+            doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) + doc.Width() / 2,
+            doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) + doc.Height() / 2);
         this.props.focus(this.props.Document);
     }
 
@@ -262,8 +244,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
             selectOnLoad: document.Id === this._selectOnLoaded,
             PanelWidth: document.Width,
             PanelHeight: document.Height,
-            ContentScaling: this.noScaling,
-            ContainingCollectionView: undefined,
+            ContentScaling: returnOne,
+            ContainingCollectionView: this.props.CollectionView,
             focus: this.focusDocument,
             parentActive: this.props.active,
             onActiveChanged: this.props.active,
@@ -273,71 +255,103 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView {
     @computed
     get views() {
         var curPage = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.CurPage, -1);
-        return this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]).filter(doc => doc).reduce((prev, doc) => {
+        let docviews = this.props.Document.GetList(this.props.fieldKey, [] as Document[]).filter(doc => doc).reduce((prev, doc) => {
             var page = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Page, -1);
             if (page === curPage || page === -1) {
                 prev.push(<CollectionFreeFormDocumentView key={doc.Id} {...this.getDocumentViewProps(doc)} />);
             }
             return prev;
         }, [] as JSX.Element[]);
-    }
 
-    @computed
-    get backgroundView() {
-        return !this.backgroundLayout ? (null) :
-            (<DocumentContentsView {...this.getDocumentViewProps(this.props.Document)}
-                layoutKey={KeyStore.BackgroundLayout} isTopMost={this.props.isTopMost} isSelected={returnFalse} select={emptyFunction} />);
-    }
-    @computed
-    get overlayView() {
-        return !this.overlayLayout ? (null) :
-            (<DocumentContentsView {...this.getDocumentViewProps(this.props.Document)}
-                layoutKey={KeyStore.OverlayLayout} isTopMost={this.props.isTopMost} isSelected={returnFalse} select={emptyFunction} />);
+        setTimeout(() => this._selectOnLoaded = "", 600);// bcz: surely there must be a better way ....
+
+        return docviews;
     }
 
-    @computed
-    get borderWidth() {
-        return this.isAnnotationOverlay ? 0 : COLLECTION_BORDER_WIDTH;
+    @action
+    onResize = (r: any) => {
+        this._pwidth = r.entry.width;
+        this._pheight = r.entry.height;
+    }
+    @action
+    onCursorMove = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+        super.setCursorPosition(this.getTransform().transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY));
     }
-    getTransform = (): Transform => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-this.borderWidth, -this.borderWidth).translate(-this.centeringShiftX, -this.centeringShiftY).transform(this.getLocalTransform());
-    getContainerTransform = (): Transform => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-this.borderWidth, -this.borderWidth);
-    getLocalTransform = (): Transform => Transform.Identity().scale(1 / this.scale).translate(this.panX, this.panY);
-    noScaling = () => 1;
-    childViews = () => this.views;
 
     render() {
-        const [dx, dy] = [this.centeringShiftX, this.centeringShiftY];
-        const panx: number = -this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanX, 0);
-        const pany: number = -this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.PanY, 0);
-        const zoom: number = this.zoomScaling;// needs to be a variable outside of the <Measure> otherwise, reactions won't fire
-        const backgroundView = this.backgroundView; // needs to be a variable outside of the <Measure> otherwise, reactions won't fire
-        const overlayView = this.overlayView;// needs to be a variable outside of the <Measure> otherwise, reactions won't fire
-
+        const containerName = `collectionfreeformview${this.isAnnotationOverlay ? "-overlay" : "-container"}`;
         return (
-            <Measure onResize={(r: any) => runInAction(() => { this._pwidth = r.entry.width; this._pheight = r.entry.height; })}>
+            <Measure onResize={this.onResize}>
                 {({ measureRef }) => (
-                    <div className={`collectionfreeformview-measure`} ref={measureRef}>
-                        <div className={`collectionfreeformview${this.isAnnotationOverlay ? "-overlay" : "-container"}`}
-                            onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} onPointerMove={(e) => super.setCursorPosition(this.getTransform().transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY))}
-                            onDrop={this.onDrop.bind(this)} onDragOver={this.onDragOver} onWheel={this.onPointerWheel} ref={this.createDropTarget}>
+                    <div className="collectionfreeformview-measure" ref={measureRef}>
+                        <div className={containerName} ref={this.createDropTarget} onWheel={this.onPointerWheel}
+                            onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} onPointerMove={this.onCursorMove} onDrop={this.onDrop.bind(this)} onDragOver={this.onDragOver} >
                             <MarqueeView container={this} activeDocuments={this.getActiveDocuments} selectDocuments={this.selectDocuments}
                                 addDocument={this.addDocument} removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument} addLiveTextDocument={this.addLiveTextBox}
                                 getContainerTransform={this.getContainerTransform} getTransform={this.getTransform}>
-                                <div className="collectionfreeformview" ref={this._canvasRef}
-                                    style={{ transform: `translate(${dx}px, ${dy}px) scale(${zoom}, ${zoom}) translate(${panx}px, ${pany}px)` }}>
-                                    {backgroundView}
-                                    <CollectionFreeFormLinksView {...this.props}>
+                                <CollectionFreeFormViewPannableContents centeringShiftX={this.centeringShiftX} centeringShiftY={this.centeringShiftY}
+                                    zoomScaling={this.zoomScaling} panX={this.panX} panY={this.panY}>
+                                    <CollectionFreeFormBackgroundView {...this.getDocumentViewProps(this.props.Document)} />
+                                    <CollectionFreeFormLinksView {...this.props} key="freeformLinks">
                                         <InkingCanvas getScreenTransform={this.getTransform} Document={this.props.Document} >
                                             {this.childViews}
                                         </InkingCanvas>
                                     </CollectionFreeFormLinksView>
-                                    <CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors {...this.props} />
-                                </div>
-                                {overlayView}
+                                    <CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors {...this.props} key="remoteCursors" />
+                                </CollectionFreeFormViewPannableContents>
+                                <CollectionFreeFormOverlayView {...this.getDocumentViewProps(this.props.Document)} />
                             </MarqueeView>
                         </div>
                     </div>)}
             </Measure>
         );
     }
+}
+
+@observer
+class CollectionFreeFormOverlayView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
+    @computed get overlayView() {
+        let overlayLayout = this.props.Document.GetText(KeyStore.OverlayLayout, "");
+        return !overlayLayout ? (null) :
+            (<DocumentContentsView {...this.props} layoutKey={KeyStore.OverlayLayout}
+                isTopMost={this.props.isTopMost} isSelected={returnFalse} select={emptyFunction} />);
+    }
+    render() {
+        return this.overlayView;
+    }
+}
+
+@observer
+class CollectionFreeFormBackgroundView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
+    @computed get backgroundView() {
+        let backgroundLayout = this.props.Document.GetText(KeyStore.BackgroundLayout, "");
+        return !backgroundLayout ? (null) :
+            (<DocumentContentsView {...this.props} layoutKey={KeyStore.BackgroundLayout}
+                isTopMost={this.props.isTopMost} isSelected={returnFalse} select={emptyFunction} />);
+    }
+    render() {
+        return this.backgroundView;
+    }
+}
+
+interface CollectionFreeFormViewPannableContentsProps {
+    centeringShiftX: () => number;
+    centeringShiftY: () => number;
+    panX: () => number;
+    panY: () => number;
+    zoomScaling: () => number;
+}
+
+@observer
+class CollectionFreeFormViewPannableContents extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFormViewPannableContentsProps>{
+    render() {
+        const cenx = this.props.centeringShiftX();
+        const ceny = this.props.centeringShiftY();
+        const panx = -this.props.panX();
+        const pany = -this.props.panY();
+        const zoom = this.props.zoomScaling();// needs to be a variable outside of the <Measure> otherwise, reactions won't fire
+        return <div className="collectionfreeformview" style={{ transform: `translate(${cenx}px, ${ceny}px) scale(${zoom}, ${zoom}) translate(${panx}px, ${pany}px)` }}>
+            {this.props.children}
+        </div>;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.scss
index e5ffcec76..ae0a9fd48 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.scss
@@ -13,4 +13,14 @@
     border-width: 1px;
     border-color: black;
     pointer-events: none;
+    .marquee-legend {
+        bottom:-18px;
+        left:0;
+        position: absolute;
+        font-size: 9;
+        white-space:nowrap;
+    }
+    .marquee-legend::after {
+        content: "Press: C (collection), or Delete"
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index a4722a6f8..65f461b27 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<MarqueeViewProps>
                 d.SetNumber(KeyStore.X, d.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0) - bounds.left - bounds.width / 2);
                 d.SetNumber(KeyStore.Y, d.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0) - bounds.top - bounds.height / 2);
                 d.SetNumber(KeyStore.Page, -1);
-                d.SetText(KeyStore.Title, "" + d.GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0) + " " + d.GetNumber(KeyStore.Height, 0));
                 return d;
             });
             let ink = this.props.container.props.Document.GetT(KeyStore.Ink, InkField);
@@ -160,7 +159,6 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<MarqueeViewProps>
                 pany: 0,
                 width: bounds.width,
                 height: bounds.height,
-                backgroundColor: "Transparent",
                 ink: inkData ? this.marqueeInkSelect(inkData) : undefined,
                 title: "a nested collection"
             });
@@ -209,10 +207,11 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<MarqueeViewProps>
         let selRect = this.Bounds;
         let selection: Document[] = [];
         this.props.activeDocuments().map(doc => {
+            var z = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Zoom, 1);
             var x = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0);
             var y = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0);
-            var w = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Width, 0);
-            var h = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Height, 0);
+            var w = doc.Width() / z;
+            var h = doc.Height() / z;
             if (this.intersectRect({ left: x, top: y, width: w, height: h }, selRect)) {
                 selection.push(doc);
             }
@@ -224,7 +223,9 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<MarqueeViewProps>
     get marqueeDiv() {
         let p = this.props.getContainerTransform().transformPoint(this._downX < this._lastX ? this._downX : this._lastX, this._downY < this._lastY ? this._downY : this._lastY);
         let v = this.props.getContainerTransform().transformDirection(this._lastX - this._downX, this._lastY - this._downY);
-        return <div className="marquee" style={{ transform: `translate(${p[0]}px, ${p[1]}px)`, width: `${Math.abs(v[0])}`, height: `${Math.abs(v[1])}` }} />;
+        return <div className="marquee" style={{ transform: `translate(${p[0]}px, ${p[1]}px)`, width: `${Math.abs(v[0])}`, height: `${Math.abs(v[1])}` }} >
+            <span className="marquee-legend" />
+        </div>;
     }
 
     render() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
index 77f41105f..8cf7a0dd2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/CollectionFreeFormDocumentView.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { computed } from "mobx";
+import { computed, trace } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { NumberField } from "../../../fields/NumberField";
@@ -6,28 +6,21 @@ import { Transform } from "../../util/Transform";
 import { DocumentView, DocumentViewProps } from "./DocumentView";
 import "./DocumentView.scss";
 import React = require("react");
-import { thisExpression } from "babel-types";
+import { OmitKeys } from "../../../Utils";
 
+export interface CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewProps extends DocumentViewProps {
+}
 
 @observer
-export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
+export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFormDocumentViewProps> {
     private _mainCont = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
 
-    constructor(props: DocumentViewProps) {
-        super(props);
-    }
-    get screenRect(): ClientRect | DOMRect {
-        if (this._mainCont.current) {
-            return this._mainCont.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-        }
-        return new DOMRect();
-    }
-
     @computed
     get transform(): string {
-        return `scale(${this.props.ContentScaling()}, ${this.props.ContentScaling()}) translate(${this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0)}px, ${this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0)}px)`;
+        return `scale(${this.props.ContentScaling()}, ${this.props.ContentScaling()}) translate(${this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0)}px, ${this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0)}px) scale(${this.zoom}, ${this.zoom}) `;
     }
 
+    @computed get zoom(): number { return 1 / this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Zoom, 1); }
     @computed get zIndex(): number { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.ZIndex, 0); }
     @computed get width(): number { return this.props.Document.Width(); }
     @computed get height(): number { return this.props.Document.Height(); }
@@ -52,28 +45,40 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormDocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentView
         this.props.Document.SetData(KeyStore.ZIndex, h, NumberField);
     }
 
-    contentScaling = () => this.nativeWidth > 0 ? this.width / this.nativeWidth : 1;
-
     getTransform = (): Transform =>
         this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform()
             .translate(-this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.X, 0), -this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.Y, 0))
-            .scale(1 / this.contentScaling())
+            .scale(1 / this.contentScaling()).scale(1 / this.zoom)
+
+    contentScaling = () => this.nativeWidth > 0 ? this.width / this.nativeWidth : 1;
+    panelWidth = () => this.props.Document.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 10 : this.props.PanelWidth();
+    panelHeight = () => this.props.Document.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 10 : this.props.PanelHeight();
 
     @computed
     get docView() {
-        return <DocumentView {...this.props}
+        return <DocumentView {...OmitKeys(this.props, ['zoomFade'])}
             ContentScaling={this.contentScaling}
             ScreenToLocalTransform={this.getTransform}
             PanelWidth={this.panelWidth}
             PanelHeight={this.panelHeight}
         />;
     }
-    panelWidth = () => this.props.Document.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 10 : this.props.PanelWidth();
-    panelHeight = () => this.props.Document.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false) ? 10 : this.props.PanelHeight();
 
     render() {
+        let zoomFade = 1;
+        // //var zoom = doc.GetNumber(KeyStore.Zoom, 1);
+        // let transform = (this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().scale(this.props.ContentScaling())).inverse();
+        // var [sptX, sptY] = transform.transformPoint(0, 0);
+        // let [bptX, bptY] = transform.transformPoint(this.props.PanelWidth(), this.props.PanelHeight());
+        // let w = bptX - sptX;
+        // //zoomFade = area < 100 || area > 800 ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, 2 - 5 * (zoom < this.scale ? this.scale / zoom : zoom / this.scale))) : 1;
+        // let fadeUp = .75 * 1800;
+        // let fadeDown = .075 * 1800;
+        // zoomFade = w < fadeDown || w > fadeUp ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, 2 - (w < fadeDown ? fadeDown / w : w / fadeUp))) : 1;
+
         return (
             <div className="collectionFreeFormDocumentView-container" ref={this._mainCont} style={{
+                opacity: zoomFade,
                 transformOrigin: "left top",
                 transform: this.transform,
                 pointerEvents: "all",
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
index 5836da396..76f852601 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentContentsView.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { HistogramBox } from "../../northstar/dash-nodes/HistogramBox";
 import React = require("react");
 import { Document } from "../../../fields/Document";
 import { FieldViewProps } from "./FieldView";
-import { Without } from "../../../Utils";
+import { Without, OmitKeys } from "../../../Utils";
 const JsxParser = require('react-jsx-parser').default; //TODO Why does this need to be imported like this?
 
 type BindingProps = Without<FieldViewProps, 'fieldKey'>;
@@ -44,34 +44,8 @@ export class DocumentContentsView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps & {
 
 
     CreateBindings(): JsxBindings {
-        let
-            {
-                Document,
-                isSelected,
-                select,
-                isTopMost,
-                selectOnLoad,
-                ScreenToLocalTransform,
-                addDocument,
-                removeDocument,
-                onActiveChanged,
-                parentActive: active,
-            } = this.props;
-        let bindings: JsxBindings = {
-            props: {
-                Document,
-                isSelected,
-                select,
-                isTopMost,
-                selectOnLoad,
-                ScreenToLocalTransform,
-                active,
-                onActiveChanged,
-                addDocument,
-                removeDocument,
-                focus,
-            }
-        };
+        let bindings: JsxBindings = { props: OmitKeys(this.props, ['parentActive'], (obj: any) => obj.active = this.props.parentActive) };
+
         for (const key of this.layoutKeys) {
             bindings[key.Name + "Key"] = key; // this maps string values of the form <keyname>Key to an actual key Kestore.keyname  e.g,   "DataKey" => KeyStore.Data
         }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.scss
index a946ac1a8..690ee50e8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 @import "../globalCssVariables";
 
-.documentView-node {
+.documentView-node, .documentView-node-topmost {
   position: inherit;
   top: 0;
   left:0;
   background: $light-color; //overflow: hidden;
+  transform-origin: left top;
 
   &.minimized {
     width: 30px;
@@ -28,12 +29,16 @@
     height: calc(100% - 20px);
   }
 }
+.documentView-node-topmost {
+    background: white;
+}
 
 .minimized-box {
   height: 10px;
   width: 10px;
   border-radius: 2px;
-  background: $dark-color
+  background: $dark-color;
+  transform-origin: left top;
 }
 
 .minimized-box:hover {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index 4d7a85316..b99e449be 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
-import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, reaction, runInAction, trace } from "mobx";
+import { action, computed, runInAction } from "mobx";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import { BooleanField } from "../../../fields/BooleanField";
 import { Document } from "../../../fields/Document";
 import { Field, FieldWaiting, Opt } from "../../../fields/Field";
 import { Key } from "../../../fields/Key";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { ListField } from "../../../fields/ListField";
-import { BooleanField } from "../../../fields/BooleanField";
 import { TextField } from "../../../fields/TextField";
 import { ServerUtils } from "../../../server/ServerUtil";
-import { Utils, emptyFunction } from "../../../Utils";
+import { emptyFunction, Utils } from "../../../Utils";
 import { Documents } from "../../documents/Documents";
 import { DocumentManager } from "../../util/DocumentManager";
 import { DragManager } from "../../util/DragManager";
 import { SelectionManager } from "../../util/SelectionManager";
 import { Transform } from "../../util/Transform";
+import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from "../../util/UndoManager";
 import { CollectionDockingView } from "../collections/CollectionDockingView";
+import { CollectionPDFView } from "../collections/CollectionPDFView";
+import { CollectionVideoView } from "../collections/CollectionVideoView";
 import { CollectionView } from "../collections/CollectionView";
 import { ContextMenu } from "../ContextMenu";
 import { DocumentContentsView } from "./DocumentContentsView";
 import "./DocumentView.scss";
 import React = require("react");
-import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from "../../util/UndoManager";
 
 
 export interface DocumentViewProps {
-    ContainingCollectionView: Opt<CollectionView>;
+    ContainingCollectionView: Opt<CollectionView | CollectionPDFView | CollectionVideoView>;
     Document: Document;
     addDocument?: (doc: Document, allowDuplicates?: boolean) => boolean;
     removeDocument?: (doc: Document) => boolean;
@@ -63,14 +65,12 @@ export function FakeJsxArgs(keys: string[], fields: string[] = []): JsxArgs {
     let Keys: { [name: string]: any } = {};
     let Fields: { [name: string]: any } = {};
     for (const key of keys) {
-        let fn = emptyFunction;
-        Object.defineProperty(fn, "name", { value: key + "Key" });
-        Keys[key] = fn;
+        Object.defineProperty(emptyFunction, "name", { value: key + "Key" });
+        Keys[key] = emptyFunction;
     }
     for (const field of fields) {
-        let fn = emptyFunction;
-        Object.defineProperty(fn, "name", { value: field });
-        Fields[field] = fn;
+        Object.defineProperty(emptyFunction, "name", { value: field });
+        Fields[field] = emptyFunction;
     }
     let args: JsxArgs = {
         Document: function Document() { },
@@ -83,21 +83,24 @@ export function FakeJsxArgs(keys: string[], fields: string[] = []): JsxArgs {
 
 @observer
 export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
-    private _mainCont = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
-    public get ContentRef() {
-        return this._mainCont;
-    }
     private _downX: number = 0;
     private _downY: number = 0;
+    private _mainCont = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
+    private _dropDisposer?: DragManager.DragDropDisposer;
+
+    public get ContentDiv() { return this._mainCont.current; }
     @computed get active(): boolean { return SelectionManager.IsSelected(this) || this.props.parentActive(); }
     @computed get topMost(): boolean { return this.props.isTopMost; }
     @computed get layout(): string { return this.props.Document.GetText(KeyStore.Layout, "<p>Error loading layout data</p>"); }
     @computed get layoutKeys(): Key[] { return this.props.Document.GetData(KeyStore.LayoutKeys, ListField, new Array<Key>()); }
     @computed get layoutFields(): Key[] { return this.props.Document.GetData(KeyStore.LayoutFields, ListField, new Array<Key>()); }
-    screenRect = (): ClientRect | DOMRect => this._mainCont.current ? this._mainCont.current.getBoundingClientRect() : new DOMRect();
+
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
         this._downX = e.clientX;
         this._downY = e.clientY;
+        if (e.button === 2 && !this.isSelected()) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (e.shiftKey && e.buttons === 2) {
             if (this.props.isTopMost) {
                 this.startDragging(e.pageX, e.pageY, e.altKey || e.ctrlKey);
@@ -116,11 +119,9 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         }
     }
 
-    private dropDisposer?: DragManager.DragDropDisposer;
-
     componentDidMount() {
         if (this._mainCont.current) {
-            this.dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(this._mainCont.current, {
+            this._dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(this._mainCont.current, {
                 handlers: { drop: this.drop.bind(this) }
             });
         }
@@ -128,29 +129,26 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate() {
-        if (this.dropDisposer) {
-            this.dropDisposer();
+        if (this._dropDisposer) {
+            this._dropDisposer();
         }
         if (this._mainCont.current) {
-            this.dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(this._mainCont.current, {
+            this._dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(this._mainCont.current, {
                 handlers: { drop: this.drop.bind(this) }
             });
         }
     }
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
-        if (this.dropDisposer) {
-            this.dropDisposer();
+        if (this._dropDisposer) {
+            this._dropDisposer();
         }
         runInAction(() => DocumentManager.Instance.DocumentViews.splice(DocumentManager.Instance.DocumentViews.indexOf(this), 1));
     }
 
     startDragging(x: number, y: number, dropAliasOfDraggedDoc: boolean) {
         if (this._mainCont.current) {
-            const [left, top] = this.props
-                .ScreenToLocalTransform()
-                .inverse()
-                .transformPoint(0, 0);
+            const [left, top] = this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().inverse().transformPoint(0, 0);
             let dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData([this.props.Document]);
             dragData.aliasOnDrop = dropAliasOfDraggedDoc;
             dragData.xOffset = x - left;
@@ -169,10 +167,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         if (e.cancelBubble) {
             return;
         }
-        if (
-            Math.abs(this._downX - e.clientX) > 3 ||
-            Math.abs(this._downY - e.clientY) > 3
-        ) {
+        if (Math.abs(this._downX - e.clientX) > 3 || Math.abs(this._downY - e.clientY) > 3) {
             document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.onPointerMove);
             document.removeEventListener("pointerup", this.onPointerUp);
             if (!this.topMost || e.buttons === 2 || e.altKey) {
@@ -186,22 +181,17 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         document.removeEventListener("pointermove", this.onPointerMove);
         document.removeEventListener("pointerup", this.onPointerUp);
         e.stopPropagation();
-        if (!SelectionManager.IsSelected(this) &&
-            e.button !== 2 &&
-            Math.abs(e.clientX - this._downX) < 4 &&
-            Math.abs(e.clientY - this._downY) < 4
-        ) {
+        if (!SelectionManager.IsSelected(this) && e.button !== 2 &&
+            Math.abs(e.clientX - this._downX) < 4 && Math.abs(e.clientY - this._downY) < 4) {
             SelectionManager.SelectDoc(this, e.ctrlKey);
         }
     }
-    stopPropogation = (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
+    stopPropagation = (e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
     }
 
     deleteClicked = (): void => {
-        if (this.props.removeDocument) {
-            this.props.removeDocument(this.props.Document);
-        }
+        this.props.removeDocument && this.props.removeDocument(this.props.Document);
     }
 
     fieldsClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
@@ -210,32 +200,22 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         }
     }
     fullScreenClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
-        CollectionDockingView.Instance.OpenFullScreen(this.props.Document);
+        CollectionDockingView.Instance.OpenFullScreen((this.props.Document.GetPrototype() as Document).MakeDelegate());
         ContextMenu.Instance.clearItems();
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Close Full Screen",
-            event: this.closeFullScreenClicked
-        });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Close Full Screen", event: this.closeFullScreenClicked });
         ContextMenu.Instance.displayMenu(e.pageX - 15, e.pageY - 15);
     }
 
     closeFullScreenClicked = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         CollectionDockingView.Instance.CloseFullScreen();
         ContextMenu.Instance.clearItems();
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Full Screen",
-            event: this.fullScreenClicked
-        });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Full Screen", event: this.fullScreenClicked });
         ContextMenu.Instance.displayMenu(e.pageX - 15, e.pageY - 15);
     }
 
     @action
     public minimize = (): void => {
-        this.props.Document.SetData(
-            KeyStore.Minimized,
-            true as boolean,
-            BooleanField
-        );
+        this.props.Document.SetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, true);
         SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
     }
 
@@ -251,9 +231,9 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
                 sourceDoc.GetTAsync(KeyStore.Prototype, Document).then(protoSrc =>
                     runInAction(() => {
                         let batch = UndoManager.StartBatch("document view drop");
-                        linkDoc.Set(KeyStore.Title, new TextField("New Link"));
-                        linkDoc.Set(KeyStore.LinkDescription, new TextField(""));
-                        linkDoc.Set(KeyStore.LinkTags, new TextField("Default"));
+                        linkDoc.SetText(KeyStore.Title, "New Link");
+                        linkDoc.SetText(KeyStore.LinkDescription, "");
+                        linkDoc.SetText(KeyStore.LinkTags, "Default");
 
                         let dstTarg = protoDest ? protoDest : destDoc;
                         let srcTarg = protoSrc ? protoSrc : sourceDoc;
@@ -284,11 +264,8 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
     }
 
     onDrop = (e: React.DragEvent) => {
-        if (e.isDefaultPrevented()) {
-            return;
-        }
         let text = e.dataTransfer.getData("text/plain");
-        if (text && text.startsWith("<div")) {
+        if (!e.isDefaultPrevented() && text && text.startsWith("<div")) {
             let oldLayout = this.props.Document.GetText(KeyStore.Layout, "");
             let layout = text.replace("{layout}", oldLayout);
             this.props.Document.SetText(KeyStore.Layout, layout);
@@ -300,145 +277,58 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
     @action
     onContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         e.stopPropagation();
-        let moved =
-            Math.abs(this._downX - e.clientX) > 3 ||
-            Math.abs(this._downY - e.clientY) > 3;
-        if (moved || e.isDefaultPrevented()) {
+        if (Math.abs(this._downX - e.clientX) > 3 || Math.abs(this._downY - e.clientY) > 3 ||
+            e.isDefaultPrevented()) {
             e.preventDefault();
             return;
         }
         e.preventDefault();
 
-        if (!this.isMinimized()) {
-            ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-                description: "Minimize",
-                event: this.minimize
-            });
-        }
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Full Screen",
-            event: this.fullScreenClicked
-        });
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Fields",
-            event: this.fieldsClicked
-        });
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Center",
-            event: () => this.props.focus(this.props.Document)
-        });
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Open Right",
-            event: () =>
-                CollectionDockingView.Instance.AddRightSplit(this.props.Document)
-        });
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Copy URL",
-            event: () => {
-                Utils.CopyText(ServerUtils.prepend("/doc/" + this.props.Document.Id));
-            }
-        });
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Copy ID",
-            event: () => {
-                Utils.CopyText(this.props.Document.Id);
-            }
-        });
+        !this.isMinimized() && ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Minimize", event: this.minimize });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Full Screen", event: this.fullScreenClicked });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Fields", event: this.fieldsClicked });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Center", event: () => this.props.focus(this.props.Document) });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Open Right", event: () => CollectionDockingView.Instance.AddRightSplit(this.props.Document) });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Copy URL", event: () => Utils.CopyText(ServerUtils.prepend("/doc/" + this.props.Document.Id)) });
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Copy ID", event: () => Utils.CopyText(this.props.Document.Id) });
         //ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Docking", event: () => this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.ViewType, CollectionViewType.Docking) })
+        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({ description: "Delete", event: this.deleteClicked });
         ContextMenu.Instance.displayMenu(e.pageX - 15, e.pageY - 15);
-        if (!this.topMost) {
-            // DocumentViews should stop propagation of this event
-            e.stopPropagation();
-        }
-
-        ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
-            description: "Delete",
-            event: this.deleteClicked
-        });
-        ContextMenu.Instance.displayMenu(e.pageX - 15, e.pageY - 15);
-        SelectionManager.SelectDoc(this, e.ctrlKey);
-    }
-
-    isMinimized = () => {
-        let field = this.props.Document.GetT(KeyStore.Minimized, BooleanField);
-        if (field && field !== FieldWaiting) {
-            return field.Data;
-        }
+        if (!SelectionManager.IsSelected(this))
+            SelectionManager.SelectDoc(this, false);
     }
 
     @action
-    expand = () => {
-        this.props.Document.SetData(
-            KeyStore.Minimized,
-            false as boolean,
-            BooleanField
-        );
-    }
-
+    expand = () => this.props.Document.SetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false)
+    isMinimized = () => this.props.Document.GetBoolean(KeyStore.Minimized, false);
     isSelected = () => SelectionManager.IsSelected(this);
+    select = (ctrlPressed: boolean) => SelectionManager.SelectDoc(this, ctrlPressed);
 
-    select = (ctrlPressed: boolean) => {
-        SelectionManager.SelectDoc(this, ctrlPressed);
-    }
-
-    @computed get nativeWidth(): number { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0); }
-    @computed get nativeHeight(): number { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, 0); }
-    @computed
-    get contents() {
-        return (<DocumentContentsView
-            {...this.props}
-            isSelected={this.isSelected}
-            select={this.select}
-            layoutKey={KeyStore.Layout}
-        />);
-    }
+    @computed get nativeWidth() { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0); }
+    @computed get nativeHeight() { return this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, 0); }
+    @computed get contents() { return (<DocumentContentsView {...this.props} isSelected={this.isSelected} select={this.select} layoutKey={KeyStore.Layout} />); }
 
     render() {
-        if (!this.props.Document) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
         var scaling = this.props.ContentScaling();
-        var nativeWidth = this.nativeWidth;
-        var nativeHeight = this.nativeHeight;
+        var nativeHeight = this.nativeHeight > 0 ? this.nativeHeight.toString() + "px" : "100%";
+        var nativeWidth = this.nativeWidth > 0 ? this.nativeWidth.toString() + "px" : "100%";
 
         if (this.isMinimized()) {
-            return (
-                <div
-                    className="minimized-box"
-                    ref={this._mainCont}
-                    style={{
-                        transformOrigin: "left top",
-                        transform: `scale(${scaling} , ${scaling})`
-                    }}
-                    onClick={this.expand}
-                    onDrop={this.onDrop}
-                    onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}
-                />
-            );
-        } else {
-            var backgroundcolor = this.props.Document.GetText(
-                KeyStore.BackgroundColor,
-                ""
-            );
-            return (
-                <div
-                    className="documentView-node"
-                    ref={this._mainCont}
-                    style={{
-                        background: backgroundcolor,
-                        width: nativeWidth > 0 ? nativeWidth.toString() + "px" : "100%",
-                        height: nativeHeight > 0 ? nativeHeight.toString() + "px" : "100%",
-                        transformOrigin: "left top",
-                        transform: `scale(${scaling} , ${scaling})`
-                    }}
-                    onDrop={this.onDrop}
-                    onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
-                    onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}
-                >
-                    {this.contents}
-                </div>
-            );
+            return <div className="minimized-box" ref={this._mainCont} onClick={this.expand} onDrop={this.onDrop}
+                style={{ transform: `scale(${scaling} , ${scaling})` }} onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} />;
         }
+        return (
+            <div className={`documentView-node${this.props.isTopMost ? "-topmost" : ""}`}
+                ref={this._mainCont}
+                style={{
+                    background: this.props.Document.GetText(KeyStore.BackgroundColor, ""),
+                    width: nativeWidth, height: nativeHeight,
+                    transform: `scale(${scaling}, ${scaling})`
+                }}
+                onDrop={this.onDrop} onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu} onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown}
+            >
+                {this.contents}
+            </div>
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FieldView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/FieldView.tsx
index 0037d7b28..ebd25f937 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FieldView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FieldView.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React = require("react");
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { computed } from "mobx";
-import { Field, FieldWaiting, FieldValue } from "../../../fields/Field";
+import { Field, FieldWaiting, FieldValue, Opt } from "../../../fields/Field";
 import { Document } from "../../../fields/Document";
 import { TextField } from "../../../fields/TextField";
 import { NumberField } from "../../../fields/NumberField";
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ import { ListField } from "../../../fields/ListField";
 import { DocumentContentsView } from "./DocumentContentsView";
 import { Transform } from "../../util/Transform";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
-import { returnFalse, emptyDocFunction } from "../../../Utils";
+import { returnFalse, emptyDocFunction, emptyFunction, returnOne } from "../../../Utils";
+import { CollectionView } from "../collections/CollectionView";
+import { CollectionPDFView } from "../collections/CollectionPDFView";
+import { CollectionVideoView } from "../collections/CollectionVideoView";
 
 
 //
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ import { returnFalse, emptyDocFunction } from "../../../Utils";
 //
 export interface FieldViewProps {
     fieldKey: Key;
+    ContainingCollectionView: Opt<CollectionView | CollectionPDFView | CollectionVideoView>;
     Document: Document;
     isSelected: () => boolean;
     select: (isCtrlPressed: boolean) => void;
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ export class FieldView extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
                     isSelected={returnFalse}
                     select={returnFalse}
                     layoutKey={KeyStore.Layout}
-                    ContainingCollectionView={undefined}
+                    ContainingCollectionView={this.props.ContainingCollectionView}
                     parentActive={this.props.active}
                     onActiveChanged={this.props.onActiveChanged} />
             );
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.scss
index 3978c3d38..5eb2bf7ce 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   outline: none !important;
 }
 
-.formattedTextBox-cont {
+.formattedTextBox-cont-scroll, .formattedTextBox-cont-hidden {
   background: $light-color-secondary;
   padding: 0.9em;
   border-width: 0px;
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
   height: 100%;
   pointer-events: all;
 }
+.formattedTextBox-cont-hidden {
+    overflow: hidden;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
 
 .menuicon {
   display: inline-block;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index a49497f8f..bff8ca7a4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 import { action, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from "mobx";
 import { baseKeymap } from "prosemirror-commands";
-import { history, redo, undo } from "prosemirror-history";
+import { history } from "prosemirror-history";
 import { keymap } from "prosemirror-keymap";
 import { EditorState, Plugin, Transaction } from "prosemirror-state";
 import { EditorView } from "prosemirror-view";
 import { FieldWaiting, Opt } from "../../../fields/Field";
+import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { RichTextField } from "../../../fields/RichTextField";
+import { TextField } from "../../../fields/TextField";
+import { Document } from "../../../fields/Document";
+import buildKeymap from "../../util/ProsemirrorKeymap";
 import { inpRules } from "../../util/RichTextRules";
 import { schema } from "../../util/RichTextSchema";
+import { TooltipLinkingMenu } from "../../util/TooltipLinkingMenu";
 import { TooltipTextMenu } from "../../util/TooltipTextMenu";
 import { ContextMenu } from "../../views/ContextMenu";
-import { Main } from "../Main";
+import { MainOverlayTextBox } from "../MainOverlayTextBox";
 import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from "./FieldView";
 import "./FormattedTextBox.scss";
 import React = require("react");
-import { TextField } from "../../../fields/TextField";
-import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 const { buildMenuItems } = require("prosemirror-example-setup");
 const { menuBar } = require("prosemirror-menu");
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
     }
     private _ref: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
     private _editorView: Opt<EditorView>;
+    private _gotDown: boolean = false;
     private _reactionDisposer: Opt<IReactionDisposer>;
     private _inputReactionDisposer: Opt<IReactionDisposer>;
     private _proxyReactionDisposer: Opt<IReactionDisposer>;
@@ -81,29 +85,34 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
             inpRules, //these currently don't do anything, but could eventually be helpful
             plugins: this.props.isOverlay ? [
                 history(),
-                keymap({ "Mod-z": undo, "Mod-y": redo }),
+                keymap(buildKeymap(schema)),
                 keymap(baseKeymap),
-                this.tooltipMenuPlugin()
+                this.tooltipTextMenuPlugin(),
+                // this.tooltipLinkingMenuPlugin(),
+                new Plugin({
+                    props: {
+                        attributes: { class: "ProseMirror-example-setup-style" }
+                    }
+                })
             ] : [
                     history(),
-                    keymap({ "Mod-z": undo, "Mod-y": redo }),
+                    keymap(buildKeymap(schema)),
                     keymap(baseKeymap),
                 ]
         };
 
         if (this.props.isOverlay) {
-            this._inputReactionDisposer = reaction(() => Main.Instance._textDoc && Main.Instance._textDoc.Id,
+            this._inputReactionDisposer = reaction(() => MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.TextDoc && MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.TextDoc.Id,
                 () => {
                     if (this._editorView) {
                         this._editorView.destroy();
                     }
-
-                    this.setupEditor(config);
+                    this.setupEditor(config, MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.TextDoc); // bcz: not sure why, but the order of events is such that this.props.Document hasn't updated yet, so without forcing the editor to the MainOverlayTextBox, it will display the previously focused textbox
                 }
             );
         } else {
             this._proxyReactionDisposer = reaction(() => this.props.isSelected(),
-                () => this.props.isSelected() && Main.Instance.SetTextDoc(this.props.Document, this.props.fieldKey, this._ref.current!, this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform()));
+                () => this.props.isSelected() && MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.SetTextDoc(this.props.Document, this.props.fieldKey, this._ref.current!, this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform()));
         }
 
         this._reactionDisposer = reaction(
@@ -119,20 +128,18 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
                 }
             }
         );
-        this.setupEditor(config);
+        this.setupEditor(config, this.props.Document);
     }
 
-    private setupEditor(config: any) {
-        let state: EditorState;
-        let field = this.props.Document ? this.props.Document.GetT(this.props.fieldKey, RichTextField) : undefined;
-        if (field && field !== FieldWaiting && field.Data) {
-            state = EditorState.fromJSON(config, JSON.parse(field.Data));
-        } else {
-            state = EditorState.create(config);
-        }
+    shouldComponentUpdate() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private setupEditor(config: any, doc?: Document) {
+        let field = doc ? doc.GetT(this.props.fieldKey, RichTextField) : undefined;
         if (this._ref.current) {
             this._editorView = new EditorView(this._ref.current, {
-                state,
+                state: field && field.Data ? EditorState.fromJSON(config, JSON.parse(field.Data)) : EditorState.create(config),
                 dispatchTransaction: this.dispatchTransaction
             });
         }
@@ -158,10 +165,6 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
         }
     }
 
-    shouldComponentUpdate() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     @action
     onChange(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
         const { fieldKey, Document } = this.props;
@@ -170,13 +173,17 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
     }
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
         if (e.button === 1 && this.props.isSelected() && !e.altKey && !e.ctrlKey && !e.metaKey) {
+            console.log("first");
             e.stopPropagation();
         }
         if (e.button === 2) {
+            this._gotDown = true;
+            console.log("second");
             e.preventDefault();
         }
     }
     onPointerUp = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
+        console.log("pointer up");
         if (e.buttons === 1 && this.props.isSelected() && !e.altKey) {
             e.stopPropagation();
         }
@@ -184,10 +191,10 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
 
     onFocused = (e: React.FocusEvent): void => {
         if (!this.props.isOverlay) {
-            Main.Instance.SetTextDoc(this.props.Document, this.props.fieldKey, this._ref.current!, this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform());
+            MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.SetTextDoc(this.props.Document, this.props.fieldKey, this._ref.current!, this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform());
         } else {
             if (this._ref.current) {
-                this._ref.current.scrollTop = Main.Instance._textScroll;
+                this._ref.current.scrollTop = MainOverlayTextBox.Instance.TextScroll;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -196,6 +203,10 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
     textCapability = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => { };
 
     specificContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
+        if (!this._gotDown) {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            return;
+        }
         ContextMenu.Instance.addItem({
             description: "Text Capability",
             event: this.textCapability
@@ -216,10 +227,12 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
     }
 
     onPointerWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent): void => {
-        e.stopPropagation();
+        if (this.props.isSelected()) {
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
     }
 
-    tooltipMenuPlugin() {
+    tooltipTextMenuPlugin() {
         let myprops = this.props;
         return new Plugin({
             view(_editorView) {
@@ -227,16 +240,27 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends React.Component<(FieldViewProps & Formatte
             }
         });
     }
+
+    tooltipLinkingMenuPlugin() {
+        let myprops = this.props;
+        return new Plugin({
+            view(_editorView) {
+                return new TooltipLinkingMenu(_editorView, myprops);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     onKeyPress(e: React.KeyboardEvent) {
         e.stopPropagation();
+        if (e.keyCode === 9) e.preventDefault();
         // stop propagation doesn't seem to stop propagation of native keyboard events.
         // so we set a flag on the native event that marks that the event's been handled.
         // (e.nativeEvent as any).DASHFormattedTextBoxHandled = true;
     }
     render() {
+        let style = this.props.isSelected() || this.props.isOverlay ? "scroll" : "hidden";
         return (
-            <div
-                className={`formattedTextBox-cont`}
+            <div className={`formattedTextBox-cont-${style}`}
                 onKeyDown={this.onKeyPress}
                 onKeyPress={this.onKeyPress}
                 onFocus={this.onFocused}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.scss
index 487038841..f4b3837ff 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
   max-height: 100%;
 }
 
+.imageBox-dot {
+    position:absolute;
+    bottom: 10;
+    left: 0;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    width:20px;
+    height:20px;
+    background:gray;
+}
+
 .imageBox-cont img {
     height: 100%;
     width:100%;
@@ -18,4 +28,4 @@
   border: none;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
index 6b0a3a799..71b431b84 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
@@ -1,51 +1,84 @@
 
-import { action, observable, trace } from 'mobx';
+import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import Lightbox from 'react-image-lightbox';
 import 'react-image-lightbox/style.css'; // This only needs to be imported once in your app
+import { Document } from '../../../fields/Document';
 import { FieldWaiting } from '../../../fields/Field';
 import { ImageField } from '../../../fields/ImageField';
 import { KeyStore } from '../../../fields/KeyStore';
+import { ListField } from '../../../fields/ListField';
+import { Utils } from '../../../Utils';
+import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
+import { undoBatch } from '../../util/UndoManager';
 import { ContextMenu } from "../../views/ContextMenu";
 import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
 import "./ImageBox.scss";
 import React = require("react");
-import { Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 
 @observer
 export class ImageBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
 
     public static LayoutString() { return FieldView.LayoutString(ImageBox); }
-    private _ref: React.RefObject<HTMLDivElement>;
     private _imgRef: React.RefObject<HTMLImageElement>;
     private _downX: number = 0;
     private _downY: number = 0;
     private _lastTap: number = 0;
     @observable private _photoIndex: number = 0;
     @observable private _isOpen: boolean = false;
+    private dropDisposer?: DragManager.DragDropDisposer;
 
     constructor(props: FieldViewProps) {
         super(props);
 
-        this._ref = React.createRef();
         this._imgRef = React.createRef();
-        this.state = {
-            photoIndex: 0,
-            isOpen: false,
-        };
     }
 
     @action
     onLoad = (target: any) => {
         var h = this._imgRef.current!.naturalHeight;
         var w = this._imgRef.current!.naturalWidth;
-        this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0) * h / w);
+        if (this._photoIndex === 0) this.props.Document.SetNumber(KeyStore.NativeHeight, this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 0) * h / w);
     }
 
-    componentDidMount() {
+
+    protected createDropTarget = (ele: HTMLDivElement) => {
+        if (this.dropDisposer) {
+            this.dropDisposer();
+        }
+        if (ele) {
+            this.dropDisposer = DragManager.MakeDropTarget(ele, { handlers: { drop: this.drop.bind(this) } });
+        }
+    }
+    onDrop = (e: React.DragEvent) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        e.preventDefault();
+        console.log("IMPLEMENT ME PLEASE");
     }
 
-    componentWillUnmount() {
+
+    @undoBatch
+    drop = (e: Event, de: DragManager.DropEvent) => {
+        if (de.data instanceof DragManager.DocumentDragData) {
+            de.data.droppedDocuments.map(action((drop: Document) => {
+                let layout = drop.GetText(KeyStore.BackgroundLayout, "");
+                if (layout.indexOf(ImageBox.name) !== -1) {
+                    let imgData = this.props.Document.Get(KeyStore.Data);
+                    if (imgData instanceof ImageField && imgData) {
+                        this.props.Document.Set(KeyStore.Data, new ListField([imgData]));
+                    }
+                    let imgList = this.props.Document.GetList(KeyStore.Data, [] as any[]);
+                    if (imgList) {
+                        let field = drop.Get(KeyStore.Data);
+                        if (field === FieldWaiting) { }
+                        else if (field instanceof ImageField) imgList.push(field);
+                        else if (field instanceof ListField) imgList.push(field.Data);
+                    }
+                    e.stopPropagation();
+                }
+            }));
+            // de.data.removeDocument()  bcz: need to implement
+        }
     }
 
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent): void => {
@@ -70,8 +103,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
         e.stopPropagation();
     }
 
-    lightbox = (path: string) => {
-        const images = [path];
+    lightbox = (images: string[]) => {
         if (this._isOpen) {
             return (<Lightbox
                 mainSrc={images[this._photoIndex]}
@@ -102,15 +134,34 @@ export class ImageBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
         }
     }
 
+    @action
+    onDotDown(index: number) {
+        this._photoIndex = index;
+    }
+
+    dots(paths: string[]) {
+        let nativeWidth = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 1);
+        let dist = Math.min(nativeWidth / paths.length, 40);
+        let left = (nativeWidth - paths.length * dist) / 2;
+        return paths.map((p, i) =>
+            <div className="imageBox-placer" key={i} >
+                <div className="imageBox-dot" style={{ background: (i === this._photoIndex ? "black" : "gray"), transform: `translate(${i * dist + left}px, 0px)` }} onPointerDown={(e: React.PointerEvent) => { e.stopPropagation(); this.onDotDown(i); }} />
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+
     render() {
         let field = this.props.Document.Get(this.props.fieldKey);
-        let path = field === FieldWaiting ? "https://image.flaticon.com/icons/svg/66/66163.svg" :
-            field instanceof ImageField ? field.Data.href : "http://www.cs.brown.edu/~bcz/face.gif";
+        let paths: string[] = ["http://www.cs.brown.edu/~bcz/face.gif"];
+        if (field === FieldWaiting) paths = ["https://image.flaticon.com/icons/svg/66/66163.svg"];
+        else if (field instanceof ImageField) paths = [field.Data.href];
+        else if (field instanceof ListField) paths = field.Data.filter(val => val as ImageField).map(p => (p as ImageField).Data.href);
         let nativeWidth = this.props.Document.GetNumber(KeyStore.NativeWidth, 1);
         return (
-            <div className="imageBox-cont" onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} ref={this._ref} onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu}>
-                <img src={path} width={nativeWidth} alt="Image not found" ref={this._imgRef} onLoad={this.onLoad} />
-                {this.lightbox(path)}
+            <div className="imageBox-cont" onPointerDown={this.onPointerDown} onDrop={this.onDrop} ref={this.createDropTarget} onContextMenu={this.specificContextMenu}>
+                <img src={paths[Math.min(paths.length, this._photoIndex)]} style={{ objectFit: (this._photoIndex === 0 ? undefined : "contain") }} width={nativeWidth} alt="Image not found" ref={this._imgRef} onLoad={this.onLoad} />
+                {paths.length > 1 ? this.dots(paths) : (null)}
+                {this.lightbox(paths)}
             </div>);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
index 29e4af160..ddbec014b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ export class KeyValueBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
         super(props);
     }
 
-
-
-    shouldComponentUpdate() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     @action
     onEnterKey = (e: React.KeyboardEvent): void => {
         if (e.key === 'Enter') {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss
index 04d002c7b..01701e02c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 @import "../globalCssVariables";
 
-.container{
-    width:100%;
-    height:100%;
-    display: flex;                 
-    flex-direction: row;           
-    flex-wrap: nowrap;              
-    justify-content: space-between; 
-}
 
 .keyValuePair-td-key {
     display:inline-block;
-    width: 50%;
+    .keyValuePair-td-key-container{
+        width:100%;
+        height:100%;
+        display: flex;                 
+        flex-direction: row;           
+        flex-wrap: nowrap;              
+        justify-content: space-between; 
+        .keyValuePair-td-key-delete{
+            position: relative;
+            background-color: transparent;
+            color:red;
+        }
+        .keyValuePair-keyField {
+            width:100%;
+            text-align: center;
+            position: relative;
+            overflow: auto;
+        }
+    }
 }
 .keyValuePair-td-value {
     display:inline-block;
-    width: 50%;
-}
-.keyValuePair-keyField {
-    width:100%;
-    text-align: center;
-    position: relative;
-    overflow: auto;
-}
-.delete{
-    position: relative;
-    background-color: transparent;
-    color:red;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
index 3e0b61c3d..5d69f23b2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import 'react-image-lightbox/style.css'; // This only needs to be imported once in your app
-import "./KeyValueBox.scss";
-import "./KeyValuePair.scss";
-import React = require("react");
-import { FieldViewProps, FieldView } from './FieldView';
-import { Opt, Field } from '../../../fields/Field';
+import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
-import { observable, action } from 'mobx';
+import 'react-image-lightbox/style.css'; // This only needs to be imported once in your app
 import { Document } from '../../../fields/Document';
+import { Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Field';
 import { Key } from '../../../fields/Key';
+import { emptyDocFunction, emptyFunction, returnFalse } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Server } from "../../Server";
-import { EditableView } from "../EditableView";
 import { CompileScript, ToField } from "../../util/Scripting";
 import { Transform } from '../../util/Transform';
-import { returnFalse, emptyFunction, emptyDocFunction } from '../../../Utils';
+import { EditableView } from "../EditableView";
+import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
+import "./KeyValueBox.scss";
+import "./KeyValuePair.scss";
+import React = require("react");
 
 // Represents one row in a key value plane
 
@@ -25,28 +25,23 @@ export interface KeyValuePairProps {
 @observer
 export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
 
-    @observable
-    private key: Opt<Key>;
+    @observable private key: Opt<Key>;
 
     constructor(props: KeyValuePairProps) {
         super(props);
         Server.GetField(this.props.fieldId,
-            action((field: Opt<Field>) => {
-                if (field) {
-                    this.key = field as Key;
-                }
-            }));
+            action((field: Opt<Field>) => field instanceof Key && (this.key = field)));
 
     }
 
 
     render() {
         if (!this.key) {
-            return <tr><td>error</td><td></td></tr>;
-
+            return <tr><td>error</td><td /></tr>;
         }
         let props: FieldViewProps = {
             Document: this.props.doc,
+            ContainingCollectionView: undefined,
             fieldKey: this.key,
             isSelected: returnFalse,
             select: emptyFunction,
@@ -57,19 +52,17 @@ export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
             ScreenToLocalTransform: Transform.Identity,
             focus: emptyDocFunction,
         };
-        let contents = (
-            <FieldView {...props} />
-        );
+        let contents = <FieldView {...props} />;
         return (
             <tr className={this.props.rowStyle}>
                 <td className="keyValuePair-td-key" style={{ width: `${this.props.keyWidth}%` }}>
-                    <div className="container">
-                        <button className="delete" onClick={() => {
+                    <div className="keyValuePair-td-key-container">
+                        <button className="keyValuePair-td-key-delete" onClick={() => {
                             let field = props.Document.Get(props.fieldKey);
-                            if (field && field instanceof Field) {
-                                props.Document.Set(props.fieldKey, undefined);
-                            }
-                        }}>X</button>
+                            field && field instanceof Field && props.Document.Set(props.fieldKey, undefined);
+                        }}>
+                            X
+                        </button>
                         <div className="keyValuePair-keyField">{this.key.Name}</div>
                     </div>
                 </td>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.scss
index c73bc0c47..2ad1129a4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
     overflow: scroll;
 }
 
+#webBox-htmlSpan {
+    position: absolute;
+    top:0;
+    left:0;
+}
+
 .webBox-button {
     padding : 0vw;
     border: none;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index 90ce72c41..1edb4d826 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -18,21 +18,40 @@ export class WebBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
 
     @computed get html(): string { return this.props.Document.GetHtml(KeyStore.Data, ""); }
 
+    _ignore = 0;
+    onPreWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent) => {
+        this._ignore = e.timeStamp;
+    }
+    onPrePointer = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+        this._ignore = e.timeStamp;
+    }
+    onPostPointer = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
+        if (this._ignore !== e.timeStamp) {
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+    }
+    onPostWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent) => {
+        if (this._ignore !== e.timeStamp) {
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+    }
     render() {
         let field = this.props.Document.Get(this.props.fieldKey);
         let path = field === FieldWaiting ? "https://image.flaticon.com/icons/svg/66/66163.svg" :
             field instanceof WebField ? field.Data.href : "https://crossorigin.me/" + "https://cs.brown.edu";
 
-        let content = this.html ?
-            <span dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: this.html }}></span> :
-            <div style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", position: "absolute" }}>
-                <iframe src={path} style={{ position: "absolute", width: "100%", height: "100%" }}></iframe>
-                {this.props.isSelected() ? (null) : <div style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", position: "absolute" }} />}
+        let content =
+            <div style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", position: "absolute" }} onWheel={this.onPostWheel} onPointerDown={this.onPostPointer} onPointerMove={this.onPostPointer} onPointerUp={this.onPostPointer}>
+                {this.html ? <span id="webBox-htmlSpan" dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: this.html }} /> :
+                    <iframe src={path} style={{ position: "absolute", width: "100%", height: "100%" }} />}
             </div>;
 
         return (
-            <div className="webBox-cont"  >
-                {content}
-            </div>);
+            <>
+                <div className="webBox-cont"  >
+                    {content}
+                </div>
+                {this.props.isSelected() ? (null) : <div onWheel={this.onPreWheel} onPointerDown={this.onPrePointer} onPointerMove={this.onPrePointer} onPointerUp={this.onPrePointer} style={{ width: "100%", height: "100%", position: "absolute" }} />}
+            </>);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/debug/Test.tsx b/src/debug/Test.tsx
index 11f2b0c4e..6a677f80f 100644
--- a/src/debug/Test.tsx
+++ b/src/debug/Test.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,87 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
-import JsxParser from 'react-jsx-parser';
+import { serialize, deserialize, map } from 'serializr';
+import { URLField, Doc, createSchema, makeInterface, makeStrictInterface, List, ListSpec } from '../fields/NewDoc';
+import { SerializationHelper } from '../client/util/SerializationHelper';
 
-class Hello extends React.Component<{ firstName: string, lastName: string }> {
-    render() {
-        return <div>Hello {this.props.firstName} {this.props.lastName}</div>;
-    }
-}
+const schema1 = createSchema({
+    hello: "number",
+    test: "string",
+    fields: "boolean",
+    url: URLField,
+    testDoc: Doc
+});
+
+const TestDoc = makeInterface(schema1);
+type TestDoc = makeInterface<typeof schema1>;
+
+const schema2 = createSchema({
+    hello: URLField,
+    test: "boolean",
+    fields: { List: "number" } as ListSpec<number>,
+    url: "number",
+    testDoc: URLField
+});
+
+const Test2Doc = makeStrictInterface(schema2);
+type Test2Doc = makeStrictInterface<typeof schema2>;
+
+const schema3 = createSchema({
+    test: "boolean",
+});
+
+const Test3Doc = makeStrictInterface(schema3);
+type Test3Doc = makeStrictInterface<typeof schema3>;
+
+const assert = (bool: boolean) => {
+    if (!bool) throw new Error();
+};
 
 class Test extends React.Component {
+    onClick = () => {
+        const url = new URLField(new URL("http://google.com"));
+        const doc = new Doc();
+        const doc2 = new Doc();
+        doc.hello = 5;
+        doc.fields = "test";
+        doc.test = "hello doc";
+        doc.url = url;
+        doc.testDoc = doc2;
+
+
+        const test1: TestDoc = TestDoc(doc);
+        const test2: Test2Doc = Test2Doc(doc);
+        assert(test1.hello === 5);
+        assert(test1.fields === undefined);
+        assert(test1.test === "hello doc");
+        assert(test1.url === url);
+        assert(test1.testDoc === doc2);
+        test1.myField = 20;
+        assert(test1.myField === 20);
+
+        assert(test2.hello === undefined);
+        // assert(test2.fields === "test");
+        assert(test2.test === undefined);
+        assert(test2.url === undefined);
+        assert(test2.testDoc === undefined);
+        test2.url = 35;
+        assert(test2.url === 35);
+        const l = new List<number>();
+        //TODO push, and other array functions don't go through the proxy
+        l.push(1);
+        //TODO currently length, and any other string fields will get serialized
+        l.length = 3;
+        l[2] = 5;
+        console.log(l.slice());
+        console.log(SerializationHelper.Serialize(l));
+    }
+
     render() {
-        let jsx = "<Hello {...props}/>";
-        let bindings = {
-            props: {
-                firstName: "First",
-                lastName: "Last"
-            }
-        };
-        return <JsxParser jsx={jsx} bindings={bindings} components={{ Hello }}></JsxParser>;
+        return <button onClick={this.onClick}>Click me</button>;
     }
 }
 
-ReactDOM.render((
-    <div style={{ position: "absolute", width: "100%", height: "100%" }}>
-        <Test />
-    </div>),
+ReactDOM.render(
+    <Test />,
     document.getElementById('root')
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fields/KeyStore.ts b/src/fields/KeyStore.ts
index da2d7268f..16a909eb8 100644
--- a/src/fields/KeyStore.ts
+++ b/src/fields/KeyStore.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export namespace KeyStore {
     export const Width = new Key("Width");
     export const Height = new Key("Height");
     export const ZIndex = new Key("ZIndex");
+    export const Zoom = new Key("Zoom");
     export const Data = new Key("Data");
     export const Annotations = new Key("Annotations");
     export const ViewType = new Key("ViewType");
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export namespace KeyStore {
     export const CopyDraggedItems = new Key("CopyDraggedItems");
 
     export const KeyList: Key[] = [Prototype, X, Y, Page, Title, Author, PanX, PanY, Scale, NativeWidth, NativeHeight,
-        Width, Height, ZIndex, Data, Annotations, ViewType, Layout, BackgroundColor, BackgroundLayout, OverlayLayout, LayoutKeys,
+        Width, Height, ZIndex, Zoom, Data, Annotations, ViewType, Layout, BackgroundColor, BackgroundLayout, OverlayLayout, LayoutKeys,
         LayoutFields, ColumnsKey, SchemaSplitPercentage, Caption, ActiveWorkspace, DocumentText, BrushingDocs, LinkedToDocs, LinkedFromDocs,
         LinkDescription, LinkTags, Thumbnail, ThumbnailPage, CurPage, AnnotationOn, NumPages, Ink, Cursors, OptionalRightCollection,
         Archives, Workspaces, Minimized, CopyDraggedItems
diff --git a/src/fields/NewDoc.ts b/src/fields/NewDoc.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c22df4b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fields/NewDoc.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+import { observable, action } from "mobx";
+import { UndoManager } from "../client/util/UndoManager";
+import { serializable, primitive, map, alias, list } from "serializr";
+import { autoObject, SerializationHelper, Deserializable } from "../client/util/SerializationHelper";
+import { Utils } from "../Utils";
+import { DocServer } from "../client/DocServer";
+
+export const HandleUpdate = Symbol("HandleUpdate");
+const Id = Symbol("Id");
+export abstract class RefField {
+    @serializable(alias("id", primitive()))
+    private __id: string;
+    readonly [Id]: string;
+
+    constructor(id?: string) {
+        this.__id = id || Utils.GenerateGuid();
+        this[Id] = this.__id;
+    }
+
+    protected [HandleUpdate]?(diff: any): void;
+}
+
+const Update = Symbol("Update");
+const OnUpdate = Symbol("OnUpdate");
+const Parent = Symbol("Parent");
+export class ObjectField {
+    protected [OnUpdate]?: (diff?: any) => void;
+    private [Parent]?: Doc;
+}
+
+function url() {
+    return {
+        serializer: function (value: URL) {
+            return value.href;
+        },
+        deserializer: function (jsonValue: string, done: (err: any, val: any) => void) {
+            done(undefined, new URL(jsonValue));
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+@Deserializable("url")
+export class URLField extends ObjectField {
+    @serializable(url())
+    readonly url: URL;
+
+    constructor(url: URL) {
+        super();
+        this.url = url;
+    }
+}
+
+@Deserializable("proxy")
+export class ProxyField<T extends RefField> extends ObjectField {
+    constructor();
+    constructor(value: T);
+    constructor(value?: T) {
+        super();
+        if (value) {
+            this.cache = value;
+            this.fieldId = value[Id];
+        }
+    }
+
+    @serializable(primitive())
+    readonly fieldId: string = "";
+
+    // This getter/setter and nested object thing is 
+    // because mobx doesn't play well with observable proxies
+    @observable.ref
+    private _cache: { readonly field: T | undefined } = { field: undefined };
+    private get cache(): T | undefined {
+        return this._cache.field;
+    }
+    private set cache(field: T | undefined) {
+        this._cache = { field };
+    }
+
+    private failed = false;
+    private promise?: Promise<any>;
+
+    value(callback?: ((field: T | undefined) => void)): T | undefined | null {
+        if (this.cache) {
+            callback && callback(this.cache);
+            return this.cache;
+        }
+        if (this.failed) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        if (!this.promise) {
+            // this.promise = Server.GetField(this.fieldId).then(action((field: any) => {
+            //     this.promise = undefined;
+            //     this.cache = field;
+            //     if (field === undefined) this.failed = true;
+            //     return field;
+            // }));
+            this.promise = new Promise(r => r());
+        }
+        callback && this.promise.then(callback);
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+export type Field = number | string | boolean | ObjectField | RefField;
+export type Opt<T> = T | undefined;
+export type FieldWaiting = null;
+export const FieldWaiting: FieldWaiting = null;
+
+const Self = Symbol("Self");
+
+function setter(target: any, prop: string | symbol | number, value: any, receiver: any): boolean {
+    if (SerializationHelper.IsSerializing()) {
+        target[prop] = value;
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (typeof prop === "symbol") {
+        target[prop] = value;
+        return true;
+    }
+    const curValue = target.__fields[prop];
+    if (curValue === value || (curValue instanceof ProxyField && value instanceof RefField && curValue.fieldId === value[Id])) {
+        // TODO This kind of checks correctly in the case that curValue is a ProxyField and value is a RefField, but technically
+        // curValue should get filled in with value if it isn't already filled in, in case we fetched the referenced field some other way
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (value instanceof RefField) {
+        value = new ProxyField(value);
+    }
+    if (value instanceof ObjectField) {
+        if (value[Parent] && value[Parent] !== target) {
+            throw new Error("Can't put the same object in multiple documents at the same time");
+        }
+        value[Parent] = target;
+        value[OnUpdate] = (diff?: any) => {
+            if (!diff) diff = SerializationHelper.Serialize(value);
+            target[Update]({ [prop]: diff });
+        };
+    }
+    if (curValue instanceof ObjectField) {
+        delete curValue[Parent];
+        delete curValue[OnUpdate];
+    }
+    target.__fields[prop] = value;
+    target[Update]({ ["fields." + prop]: value instanceof ObjectField ? SerializationHelper.Serialize(value) : (value === undefined ? null : value) });
+    UndoManager.AddEvent({
+        redo: () => receiver[prop] = value,
+        undo: () => receiver[prop] = curValue
+    });
+    return true;
+}
+
+function getter(target: any, prop: string | symbol | number, receiver: any): any {
+    if (typeof prop === "symbol") {
+        return target.__fields[prop] || target[prop];
+    }
+    if (SerializationHelper.IsSerializing()) {
+        return target[prop];
+    }
+    return getField(target, prop, receiver);
+}
+
+function getField(target: any, prop: string | number, ignoreProto: boolean = false, callback?: (field: Field | undefined) => void): any {
+    const field = target.__fields[prop];
+    if (field instanceof ProxyField) {
+        return field.value(callback);
+    }
+    if (field === undefined && !ignoreProto) {
+        const proto = getField(target, "prototype", true);
+        if (proto instanceof Doc) {
+            let field = proto[prop];
+            callback && callback(field === null ? undefined : field);
+            return field;
+        }
+    }
+    callback && callback(field);
+    return field;
+
+}
+
+@Deserializable("list")
+class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        const list = new Proxy<this>(this, {
+            set: function (a, b, c, d) { return setter(a, b, c, d); },
+            get: getter,
+            deleteProperty: () => { throw new Error("Currently properties can't be deleted from documents, assign to undefined instead"); },
+            defineProperty: () => { throw new Error("Currently properties can't be defined on documents using Object.defineProperty"); },
+        });
+        return list;
+    }
+
+    [key: number]: T | null | undefined;
+
+    @serializable(alias("fields", list(autoObject())))
+    @observable
+    private __fields: (T | null | undefined)[] = [];
+
+    private [Update] = (diff: any) => {
+        console.log(diff);
+        const update = this[OnUpdate];
+        update && update(diff);
+    }
+
+    private [Self] = this;
+}
+export type List<T extends Field> = ListImpl<T> & T[];
+export const List: { new <T extends Field>(): List<T> } = ListImpl as any;
+
+@Deserializable("doc").withFields(["id"])
+export class Doc extends RefField {
+    constructor(id?: string, forceSave?: boolean) {
+        super(id);
+        const doc = new Proxy<this>(this, {
+            set: setter,
+            get: getter,
+            deleteProperty: () => { throw new Error("Currently properties can't be deleted from documents, assign to undefined instead"); },
+            defineProperty: () => { throw new Error("Currently properties can't be defined on documents using Object.defineProperty"); },
+        });
+        if (!id || forceSave) {
+            DocServer.CreateField(SerializationHelper.Serialize(doc));
+        }
+        return doc;
+    }
+
+    [key: string]: Field | null | undefined;
+
+    @serializable(alias("fields", map(autoObject())))
+    @observable
+    private __fields: { [key: string]: Field | null | undefined } = {};
+
+    private [Update] = (diff: any) => {
+        DocServer.UpdateField(this[Id], diff);
+    }
+
+    private [Self] = this;
+}
+
+export namespace Doc {
+    export function GetAsync(doc: Doc, key: string, ignoreProto: boolean = false): Promise<Field | undefined> {
+        const self = doc[Self];
+        return new Promise(res => getField(self, key, ignoreProto, res));
+    }
+    export const Prototype = Symbol("Prototype");
+}
+
+export const GetAsync = Doc.GetAsync;
+
+export type ToType<T> =
+    T extends "string" ? string :
+    T extends "number" ? number :
+    T extends "boolean" ? boolean :
+    T extends ListSpec<infer U> ? List<U> :
+    T extends { new(...args: any[]): infer R } ? R : never;
+
+export type ToConstructor<T> =
+    T extends string ? "string" :
+    T extends number ? "number" :
+    T extends boolean ? "boolean" : { new(...args: any[]): T };
+
+export type ToInterface<T> = {
+    [P in keyof T]: ToType<T[P]>;
+};
+
+// type ListSpec<T extends Field[]> = { List: FieldCtor<Head<T>> | ListSpec<Tail<T>> };
+export type ListSpec<T> = { List: FieldCtor<T> };
+
+// type ListType<U extends Field[]> = { 0: List<ListType<Tail<U>>>, 1: ToType<Head<U>> }[HasTail<U> extends true ? 0 : 1];
+
+type Head<T extends any[]> = T extends [any, ...any[]] ? T[0] : never;
+type Tail<T extends any[]> =
+    ((...t: T) => any) extends ((_: any, ...tail: infer TT) => any) ? TT : [];
+type HasTail<T extends any[]> = T extends ([] | [any]) ? false : true;
+
+interface Interface {
+    [key: string]: ToConstructor<Field> | ListSpec<Field>;
+    // [key: string]: ToConstructor<Field> | ListSpec<Field[]>;
+}
+
+type FieldCtor<T extends Field> = ToConstructor<T> | ListSpec<T>;
+
+function Cast<T extends FieldCtor<Field>>(field: Field | undefined, ctor: T): ToType<T> | undefined {
+    if (field !== undefined) {
+        if (typeof ctor === "string") {
+            if (typeof field === ctor) {
+                return field as ToType<T>;
+            }
+        } else if (typeof ctor === "object") {
+            if (field instanceof List) {
+                return field as ToType<T>;
+            }
+        } else if (field instanceof (ctor as any)) {
+            return field as ToType<T>;
+        }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+}
+
+export type makeInterface<T extends Interface> = Partial<ToInterface<T>> & Doc;
+export function makeInterface<T extends Interface>(schema: T): (doc: Doc) => makeInterface<T> {
+    return function (doc: any) {
+        return new Proxy(doc, {
+            get(target, prop) {
+                const field = target[prop];
+                if (prop in schema) {
+                    return Cast(field, (schema as any)[prop]);
+                }
+                return field;
+            }
+        });
+    };
+}
+
+export type makeStrictInterface<T extends Interface> = Partial<ToInterface<T>>;
+export function makeStrictInterface<T extends Interface>(schema: T): (doc: Doc) => makeStrictInterface<T> {
+    const proto = {};
+    for (const key in schema) {
+        const type = schema[key];
+        Object.defineProperty(proto, key, {
+            get() {
+                return Cast(this.__doc[key], type as any);
+            },
+            set(value) {
+                value = Cast(value, type as any);
+                if (value !== undefined) {
+                    this.__doc[key] = value;
+                    return;
+                }
+                throw new TypeError("Expected type " + type);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    return function (doc: any) {
+        const obj = Object.create(proto);
+        obj.__doc = doc;
+        return obj;
+    };
+}
+
+export function createSchema<T extends Interface>(schema: T): T {
+    return schema;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/server/Message.ts b/src/server/Message.ts
index bbe4ffcad..843a923d1 100644
--- a/src/server/Message.ts
+++ b/src/server/Message.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ export interface Transferable {
     readonly data?: any;
 }
 
+export interface Reference {
+    readonly id: string;
+}
+
+export interface Diff extends Reference {
+    readonly diff: any;
+}
+
 export namespace MessageStore {
     export const Foo = new Message<string>("Foo");
     export const Bar = new Message<string>("Bar");
@@ -32,4 +40,8 @@ export namespace MessageStore {
     export const GetFields = new Message<string[]>("Get Fields"); // send string[] of 'id' get Transferable[] back
     export const GetDocument = new Message<string>("Get Document");
     export const DeleteAll = new Message<any>("Delete All");
+
+    export const GetRefField = new Message<string>("Get Ref Field");
+    export const UpdateField = new Message<Diff>("Update Ref Field");
+    export const CreateField = new Message<Reference>("Create Ref Field");
 }
diff --git a/src/server/authentication/models/current_user_utils.ts b/src/server/authentication/models/current_user_utils.ts
index 13eddafbf..5d4479c88 100644
--- a/src/server/authentication/models/current_user_utils.ts
+++ b/src/server/authentication/models/current_user_utils.ts
@@ -1,81 +1,37 @@
-import { DashUserModel } from "./user_model";
+import { computed, observable, action, runInAction } from "mobx";
 import * as rp from 'request-promise';
-import { RouteStore } from "../../RouteStore";
-import { ServerUtils } from "../../ServerUtil";
+import { Documents } from "../../../client/documents/Documents";
+import { Attribute, AttributeGroup, Catalog, Schema } from "../../../client/northstar/model/idea/idea";
+import { ArrayUtil } from "../../../client/northstar/utils/ArrayUtil";
 import { Server } from "../../../client/Server";
 import { Document } from "../../../fields/Document";
 import { KeyStore } from "../../../fields/KeyStore";
 import { ListField } from "../../../fields/ListField";
-import { Documents } from "../../../client/documents/Documents";
-import { Schema, Attribute, AttributeGroup, Catalog } from "../../../client/northstar/model/idea/idea";
-import { observable, computed, action } from "mobx";
-import { ArrayUtil } from "../../../client/northstar/utils/ArrayUtil";
+import { RouteStore } from "../../RouteStore";
+import { ServerUtils } from "../../ServerUtil";
 
 export class CurrentUserUtils {
     private static curr_email: string;
     private static curr_id: string;
-    private static user_document: Document;
+    @observable private static user_document: Document;
     //TODO tfs: these should be temporary...
     private static mainDocId: string | undefined;
-    @observable private static catalog?: Catalog;
-
-    public static get email(): string {
-        return this.curr_email;
-    }
-
-    public static get id(): string {
-        return this.curr_id;
-    }
-
-    public static get UserDocument(): Document {
-        return this.user_document;
-    }
 
-    public static get MainDocId(): string | undefined {
-        return this.mainDocId;
-    }
-
-    public static set MainDocId(id: string | undefined) {
-        this.mainDocId = id;
-    }
-
-    @computed public static get NorthstarDBCatalog(): Catalog | undefined {
-        return this.catalog;
-    }
-    public static set NorthstarDBCatalog(ctlog: Catalog | undefined) {
-        this.catalog = ctlog;
-    }
-    public static GetNorthstarSchema(name: string): Schema | undefined {
-        return !this.catalog || !this.catalog.schemas ? undefined :
-            ArrayUtil.FirstOrDefault<Schema>(this.catalog.schemas, (s: Schema) => s.displayName === name);
-    }
-    public static GetAllNorthstarColumnAttributes(schema: Schema) {
-        if (!schema || !schema.rootAttributeGroup) {
-            return [];
-        }
-        const recurs = (attrs: Attribute[], g: AttributeGroup) => {
-            if (g.attributes) {
-                attrs.push.apply(attrs, g.attributes);
-                if (g.attributeGroups) {
-                    g.attributeGroups.forEach(ng => recurs(attrs, ng));
-                }
-            }
-        };
-        const allAttributes: Attribute[] = new Array<Attribute>();
-        recurs(allAttributes, schema.rootAttributeGroup);
-        return allAttributes;
-    }
+    public static get email() { return this.curr_email; }
+    public static get id() { return this.curr_id; }
+    @computed public static get UserDocument() { return this.user_document; }
+    public static get MainDocId() { return this.mainDocId; }
+    public static set MainDocId(id: string | undefined) { this.mainDocId = id; }
 
     private static createUserDocument(id: string): Document {
         let doc = new Document(id);
-
         doc.Set(KeyStore.Workspaces, new ListField<Document>());
         doc.Set(KeyStore.OptionalRightCollection, Documents.SchemaDocument([], { title: "Pending documents" }));
         return doc;
     }
 
     public static loadCurrentUser(): Promise<any> {
-        let userPromise = rp.get(ServerUtils.prepend(RouteStore.getCurrUser)).then((response) => {
+        let userPromise = rp.get(ServerUtils.prepend(RouteStore.getCurrUser)).then(response => {
             if (response) {
                 let obj = JSON.parse(response);
                 CurrentUserUtils.curr_id = obj.id as string;
@@ -86,17 +42,34 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         });
         let userDocPromise = rp.get(ServerUtils.prepend(RouteStore.getUserDocumentId)).then(id => {
             if (id) {
-                return Server.GetField(id).then(field => {
-                    if (field instanceof Document) {
-                        this.user_document = field;
-                    } else {
-                        this.user_document = this.createUserDocument(id);
-                    }
-                });
+                return Server.GetField(id).then(field =>
+                    runInAction(() => this.user_document = field instanceof Document ? field : this.createUserDocument(id)));
             } else {
                 throw new Error("There should be a user id! Why does Dash think there isn't one?");
             }
         });
         return Promise.all([userPromise, userDocPromise]);
     }
+
+    /* Northstar catalog ... really just for testing so this should eventually go away */
+    @observable private static _northstarCatalog?: Catalog;
+    @computed public static get NorthstarDBCatalog() { return this._northstarCatalog; }
+    public static set NorthstarDBCatalog(ctlog: Catalog | undefined) { this._northstarCatalog = ctlog; }
+
+    public static GetNorthstarSchema(name: string): Schema | undefined {
+        return !this._northstarCatalog || !this._northstarCatalog.schemas ? undefined :
+            ArrayUtil.FirstOrDefault<Schema>(this._northstarCatalog.schemas, (s: Schema) => s.displayName === name);
+    }
+    public static GetAllNorthstarColumnAttributes(schema: Schema) {
+        const recurs = (attrs: Attribute[], g?: AttributeGroup) => {
+            if (g && g.attributes) {
+                attrs.push.apply(attrs, g.attributes);
+                if (g.attributeGroups) {
+                    g.attributeGroups.forEach(ng => recurs(attrs, ng));
+                }
+            }
+            return attrs;
+        };
+        return recurs([] as Attribute[], schema ? schema.rootAttributeGroup : undefined);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/server/authentication/models/user_model.ts b/src/server/authentication/models/user_model.ts
index 1c6926517..ee85e1c05 100644
--- a/src/server/authentication/models/user_model.ts
+++ b/src/server/authentication/models/user_model.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ mongoose.connection.on('disconnected', function () {
 export type DashUserModel = mongoose.Document & {
     email: string,
     password: string,
-    passwordResetToken: string | undefined,
-    passwordResetExpires: Date | undefined,
+    passwordResetToken?: string,
+    passwordResetExpires?: Date,
 
     userDocumentId: string;
 
@@ -67,11 +67,17 @@ const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
  */
 userSchema.pre("save", function save(next) {
     const user = this as DashUserModel;
-    if (!user.isModified("password")) { return next(); }
+    if (!user.isModified("password")) {
+        return next();
+    }
     bcrypt.genSalt(10, (err, salt) => {
-        if (err) { return next(err); }
+        if (err) {
+            return next(err);
+        }
         bcrypt.hash(user.password, salt, () => void {}, (err: mongoose.Error, hash) => {
-            if (err) { return next(err); }
+            if (err) {
+                return next(err);
+            }
             user.password = hash;
             next();
         });
@@ -79,9 +85,7 @@ userSchema.pre("save", function save(next) {
 });
 
 const comparePassword: comparePasswordFunction = function (this: DashUserModel, candidatePassword, cb) {
-    bcrypt.compare(candidatePassword, this.password, (err: mongoose.Error, isMatch: boolean) => {
-        cb(err, isMatch);
-    });
+    bcrypt.compare(candidatePassword, this.password, cb);
 };
 
 userSchema.methods.comparePassword = comparePassword;
diff --git a/src/server/database.ts b/src/server/database.ts
index 5c70da931..1e8004328 100644
--- a/src/server/database.ts
+++ b/src/server/database.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ export class Database {
         this.MongoClient.connect(this.url, (err, client) => this.db = client.db());
     }
 
-    public update(id: string, value: any, callback: () => void) {
+    public update(id: string, value: any, callback: () => void, upsert = true, collectionName = Database.DocumentsCollection) {
         if (this.db) {
-            let collection = this.db.collection('documents');
+            let collection = this.db.collection(collectionName);
             const prom = this.currentWrites[id];
             let newProm: Promise<void>;
             const run = (): Promise<void> => {
                 return new Promise<void>(resolve => {
-                    collection.updateOne({ _id: id }, { $set: value }, { upsert: true }
+                    collection.updateOne({ _id: id }, { $set: value }, { upsert }
                         , (err, res) => {
                             if (err) {
                                 console.log(err.message);
@@ -51,15 +51,17 @@ export class Database {
             this.db && this.db.collection(collectionName).deleteMany({}, res));
     }
 
-    public insert(kvpairs: any, collectionName = Database.DocumentsCollection) {
-        this.db && this.db.collection(collectionName).insertOne(kvpairs, (err, res) =>
-            err // &&  console.log(err)
-        );
+    public insert(value: any, collectionName = Database.DocumentsCollection) {
+        if ("id" in value) {
+            value._id = value.id;
+            delete value.id;
+        }
+        this.db && this.db.collection(collectionName).insertOne(value);
     }
 
     public getDocument(id: string, fn: (result?: Transferable) => void, collectionName = Database.DocumentsCollection) {
         this.db && this.db.collection(collectionName).findOne({ id: id }, (err, result) =>
-            fn(result ? ({ id: result._id, type: result.type, data: result.data }) : undefined))
+            fn(result ? ({ id: result._id, type: result.type, data: result.data }) : undefined));
     }
 
     public getDocuments(ids: string[], fn: (result: Transferable[]) => void, collectionName = Database.DocumentsCollection) {
diff --git a/src/server/index.ts b/src/server/index.ts
index cb4268a2d..a68dabc0c 100644
--- a/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/server/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { getForgot, getLogin, getLogout, getReset, getSignup, postForgot, postLo
 import { DashUserModel } from './authentication/models/user_model';
 import { Client } from './Client';
 import { Database } from './database';
-import { MessageStore, Transferable, Types } from "./Message";
+import { MessageStore, Transferable, Types, Diff } from "./Message";
 import { RouteStore } from './RouteStore';
 const app = express();
 const config = require('../../webpack.config');
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ server.on("connection", function (socket: Socket) {
     Utils.AddServerHandlerCallback(socket, MessageStore.GetField, getField);
     Utils.AddServerHandlerCallback(socket, MessageStore.GetFields, getFields);
     Utils.AddServerHandler(socket, MessageStore.DeleteAll, deleteFields);
+
+    Utils.AddServerHandler(socket, MessageStore.CreateField, CreateField);
+    Utils.AddServerHandler(socket, MessageStore.UpdateField, diff => UpdateField(socket, diff));
+    Utils.AddServerHandler(socket, MessageStore.GetRefField, GetRefField);
 });
 
 async function deleteFields() {
@@ -275,5 +279,18 @@ function setField(socket: Socket, newValue: Transferable) {
     }
 }
 
+function GetRefField([id, callback]: [string, (result?: Transferable) => void]) {
+    Database.Instance.getDocument(id, callback, "newDocuments");
+}
+
+function UpdateField(socket: Socket, diff: Diff) {
+    Database.Instance.update(diff.id, diff.diff,
+        () => socket.broadcast.emit(MessageStore.UpdateField.Message, diff), false, "newDocuments");
+}
+
+function CreateField(newValue: any) {
+    Database.Instance.insert(newValue, "newDocuments");
+}
+
 server.listen(serverPort);
 console.log(`listening on port ${serverPort}`);
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