From 42afc0250de658fc3e924864bfae5afb4edec335 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 12:03:40 -0400
Subject: major overhaul of field naming conventions.

---
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx | 102 ++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index 7a7d4fe37..e00cb8618 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reaction, runInAction, untracked } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { basename } from 'path';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, HeightSym, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         return LinkManager.Links(this.dataDoc);
     }
     @computed get heightPercent() {
-        return NumCast(this.layoutDoc._timelineHeightPercent, 100);
+        return NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_timelineHeightPercent, 100);
     } // current percent of video relative to VideoBox height
-    // @computed get rawDuration() { return NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + "-duration"]); }
+    // @computed get rawDuration() { return NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + "_duration"]); }
     @observable rawDuration: number = 0;
 
     @computed get youtubeVideoId() {
@@ -325,14 +325,14 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 y: NumCast(this.layoutDoc.y, 1),
                 _width: 150,
                 _height: 50,
-                title: (this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode || 0).toString(),
+                title: (this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode || 0).toString(),
                 onClick: FollowLinkScript(),
             });
             this.props.addDocument?.(b);
-            DocUtils.MakeLink(b, this.rootDoc, { linkRelationship: 'video snapshot' });
+            DocUtils.MakeLink(b, this.rootDoc, { link_relationship: 'video snapshot' });
             Networking.PostToServer('/youtubeScreenshot', {
                 id: this.youtubeVideoId,
-                timecode: this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode,
+                timecode: this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode,
             }).then(response => {
                 const resolved = response?.accessPaths?.agnostic?.client;
                 if (resolved) {
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             const dataUrl = canvas.toDataURL('image/png'); // can also use 'image/png'
             // if you want to preview the captured image,
             const retitled = StrCast(this.rootDoc.title).replace(/[ -\.:]/g, '');
-            const encodedFilename = encodeURIComponent('snapshot' + retitled + '_' + (this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode || 0).toString().replace(/\./, '_'));
+            const encodedFilename = encodeURIComponent('snapshot' + retitled + '_' + (this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode || 0).toString().replace(/\./, '_'));
             const filename = basename(encodedFilename);
             Utils.convertDataUri(dataUrl, filename).then((returnedFilename: string) => returnedFilename && (cb ?? this.createSnapshotLink)(returnedFilename, downX, downY));
         }
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     updateIcon = () => {
         const makeIcon = (returnedfilename: string) => {
             this.dataDoc.icon = new ImageField(returnedfilename);
-            this.dataDoc['icon-nativeWidth'] = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
-            this.dataDoc['icon-nativeHeight'] = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]();
+            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
+            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeHeight = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]();
         };
         this.Snapshot(undefined, undefined, makeIcon);
     };
@@ -373,18 +373,18 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             onClick: FollowLinkScript(),
             _width: 150,
             _height: (height / width) * 150,
-            title: '--snapshot' + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode) + ' image-',
+            title: '--snapshot' + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode) + ' image-',
         });
         Doc.SetNativeWidth(Doc.GetProto(imageSnapshot), Doc.NativeWidth(this.layoutDoc));
         Doc.SetNativeHeight(Doc.GetProto(imageSnapshot), Doc.NativeHeight(this.layoutDoc));
         this.props.addDocument?.(imageSnapshot);
-        const link = DocUtils.MakeLink(imageSnapshot, this.getAnchor(true), { linkRelationship: 'video snapshot' });
-        link && (Doc.GetProto(link.anchor2 as Doc).timecodeToHide = NumCast((link.anchor2 as Doc).timecodeToShow) + 3);
+        const link = DocUtils.MakeLink(imageSnapshot, this.getAnchor(true), { link_relationship: 'video snapshot' });
+        link && (Doc.GetProto(link.link_anchor_2 as Doc).timecodeToHide = NumCast((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc).timecodeToShow) + 3);
         setTimeout(() => downX !== undefined && downY !== undefined && DocumentManager.Instance.getFirstDocumentView(imageSnapshot)?.startDragging(downX, downY, 'move', true));
     };
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
-        const timecode = Cast(this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode, 'number', null);
+        const timecode = Cast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode, 'number', null);
         const marquee = AnchorMenu.Instance.GetAnchor?.(undefined, addAsAnnotation);
         if (!addAsAnnotation && marquee) marquee.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
         const anchor = CollectionStackedTimeline.createAnchor(this.rootDoc, this.dataDoc, this.annotationKey, timecode ? timecode : undefined, undefined, marquee, addAsAnnotation) || this.rootDoc;
@@ -402,16 +402,16 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         }
         if (Number.isFinite(this.player!.duration)) {
             this.rawDuration = this.player!.duration;
-            this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-duration'] = this.rawDuration;
-        } else this.rawDuration = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-duration']);
+            this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_duration'] = this.rawDuration;
+        } else this.rawDuration = NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_duration']);
     });
 
     // updates video time
     @action
     updateTimecode = () => {
-        this.player && (this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode = this.player.currentTime);
+        this.player && (this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode = this.player.currentTime);
         try {
-            this._youtubePlayer && (this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode = this._youtubePlayer.getCurrentTime?.());
+            this._youtubePlayer && (this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode = this._youtubePlayer.getCurrentTime?.());
         } catch (e) {
             console.log('Video Timecode Exception:', e);
         }
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
 
     // extracts video thumbnails and saves them as field of doc
     getVideoThumbnails = () => {
-        if (this.dataDoc.thumbnails !== undefined) return;
-        this.dataDoc.thumbnails = new List<string>();
+        if (this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] !== undefined) return;
+        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] = new List<string>();
         const thumbnailPromises: Promise<any>[] = [];
         const video = document.createElement('video');
 
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             if (newTime < video.duration) {
                 video.currentTime = newTime;
             } else {
-                Promise.all(thumbnailPromises).then(thumbnails => (this.dataDoc.thumbnails = new List<string>(thumbnails)));
+                Promise.all(thumbnailPromises).then(thumbnails => (this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] = new List<string>(thumbnails)));
             }
         };
 
@@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             // vref.onfullscreenchange = action((e) => this._fullScreen = vref.webkitDisplayingFullscreen);
             this._disposers.reactionDisposer?.();
             this._disposers.reactionDisposer = reaction(
-                () => NumCast(this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode),
+                () => NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode),
                 time => !this._playing && (vref.currentTime = time),
                 { fireImmediately: true }
             );
 
-            (!this.dataDoc.thumbnails || this.dataDoc.thumbnails.length != VideoBox.numThumbnails) && this.getVideoThumbnails();
+            (!this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] || this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'].length != VideoBox.numThumbnails) && this.getVideoThumbnails();
         }
     };
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                         this.dataDoc.layout = RecordingBox.LayoutString(this.fieldKey);
                         // delete assoicated video data
                         this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey] = '';
-                        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-duration'] = '';
+                        this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_duration'] = '';
                         // delete assoicated presentation data
                         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-presentation'] = '';
                     },
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                         key="video"
                         autoPlay={this._screenCapture}
                         ref={this.setVideoRef}
-                        style={this._fullScreen ? this.fullScreenSize() : this.isCropped ? { width: 'max-content', height: 'max-content', transform: `scale(${1 / NumCast(this.rootDoc._viewScale)})`, transformOrigin: 'top left' } : {}}
+                        style={this._fullScreen ? this.fullScreenSize() : this.isCropped ? { width: 'max-content', height: 'max-content', transform: `scale(${1 / NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale)})`, transformOrigin: 'top left' } : {}}
                         onCanPlay={this.videoLoad}
                         controls={VideoBox._nativeControls}
                         onPlay={() => this.Play()}
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             this._disposers.reactionDisposer?.();
             this._disposers.youtubeReactionDisposer?.();
             this._disposers.reactionDisposer = reaction(
-                () => this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode,
-                () => !this._playing && this.Seek(NumCast(this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode))
+                () => this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode,
+                () => !this._playing && this.Seek(NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode))
             );
             this._disposers.youtubeReactionDisposer = reaction(
                 () => Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.None && this.props.isSelected(true) && !SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() && !DocumentDecorations.Instance.Interacting,
@@ -677,15 +677,15 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 this._clicking = false;
                 if (this.props.isContentActive()) {
                     // const local = this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().scale(this.props.scaling?.() || 1).transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY);
-                    // this.layoutDoc._timelineHeightPercent = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, local[1] / this.props.PanelHeight() * 100));
+                    // this.layoutDoc._layout_timelineHeightPercent = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, local[1] / this.props.PanelHeight() * 100));
 
-                    this.layoutDoc._timelineHeightPercent = 80;
+                    this.layoutDoc._layout_timelineHeightPercent = 80;
                 }
                 return false;
             }),
             emptyFunction,
             () => {
-                this.layoutDoc._timelineHeightPercent = this.heightPercent !== 100 ? 100 : VideoBox.heightPercent;
+                this.layoutDoc._layout_timelineHeightPercent = this.heightPercent !== 100 ? 100 : VideoBox.heightPercent;
                 setTimeout(
                     action(() => (this._clicking = false)),
                     500
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         this._youtubeIframeId = VideoBox._youtubeIframeCounter++;
         this._youtubeContentCreated = this._forceCreateYouTubeIFrame ? true : true;
         const classname = 'videoBox-content-YouTube' + (this._fullScreen ? '-fullScreen' : '');
-        const start = untracked(() => Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode)));
+        const start = untracked(() => Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode)));
         return (
             <iframe
                 key={this._youtubeIframeId}
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     @action.bound
     addDocWithTimecode(doc: Doc | Doc[]): boolean {
         const docs = doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc;
-        const curTime = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode);
+        const curTime = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode);
         docs.forEach(doc => (doc._timecodeToHide = (doc._timecodeToShow = curTime) + 1));
         return this.addDocument(doc);
     }
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
 
     // starts marquee selection
     marqueeDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-        if (!e.altKey && e.button === 0 && NumCast(this.layoutDoc._viewScale, 1) === 1 && this.props.isContentActive(true) && ![InkTool.Highlighter, InkTool.Pen].includes(Doc.ActiveTool)) {
+        if (!e.altKey && e.button === 0 && NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 1) === 1 && this.props.isContentActive(true) && ![InkTool.Highlighter, InkTool.Pen].includes(Doc.ActiveTool)) {
             setupMoveUpEvents(
                 this,
                 e,
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             .scale(this.scaling())
             .translate(0, (-this.heightPercent / 100) * this.props.PanelHeight());
 
-    setPlayheadTime = (time: number) => (this.player!.currentTime = this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode = time);
+    setPlayheadTime = (time: number) => (this.player!.currentTime = this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode = time);
 
     timelineHeight = () => (this.props.PanelHeight() * (100 - this.heightPercent)) / 100;
 
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     scaling = () => this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1;
 
     panelWidth = () => (this.props.PanelWidth() * this.heightPercent) / 100;
-    panelHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc._fitWidth ? this.panelWidth() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.rootDoc) || 1) : (this.props.PanelHeight() * this.heightPercent) / 100);
+    panelHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc._layout_fitWidth ? this.panelWidth() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.rootDoc) || 1) : (this.props.PanelHeight() * this.heightPercent) / 100);
 
     screenToLocalTransform = () => {
         const offset = (this.props.PanelWidth() - this.panelWidth()) / 2 / this.scaling();
@@ -956,9 +956,11 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 <CollectionStackedTimeline
                     ref={action((r: any) => (this._stackedTimeline = r))}
                     {...this.props}
+                    dataFieldKey={this.fieldKey}
                     fieldKey={this.annotationKey}
                     dictationKey={this.fieldKey + '-dictation'}
                     mediaPath={this.audiopath}
+                    thumbnails={() => StrListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'])}
                     renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                     startTag={'_timecodeToShow' /* videoStart */}
                     endTag={'_timecodeToHide' /* videoEnd */}
@@ -1003,7 +1005,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         const anchy = NumCast(cropping.y);
         const anchw = NumCast(cropping._width);
         const anchh = NumCast(cropping._height);
-        const viewScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '-nativeWidth']) / anchw;
+        const viewScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']) / anchw;
         cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.rootDoc.title;
         cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._width);
         cropping.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y);
@@ -1014,25 +1016,25 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         cropping.onClick = undefined;
         const croppingProto = Doc.GetProto(cropping);
         croppingProto.annotationOn = undefined;
-        croppingProto.isPrototype = true;
+        croppingProto.isDataDoc = true;
         croppingProto.proto = Cast(this.rootDoc.proto, Doc, null)?.proto; // set proto of cropping's data doc to be IMAGE_PROTO
         croppingProto.type = DocumentType.VID;
         croppingProto.layout = VideoBox.LayoutString('data');
         croppingProto.data = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey] as ObjectField);
-        croppingProto['data-nativeWidth'] = anchw;
-        croppingProto['data-nativeHeight'] = anchh;
+        croppingProto['data_nativeWidth'] = anchw;
+        croppingProto['data_nativeHeight'] = anchh;
         croppingProto.videoCrop = true;
-        croppingProto.currentTimecode = this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode;
-        croppingProto.viewScale = viewScale;
-        croppingProto.viewScaleMin = viewScale;
-        croppingProto.panX = anchx / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.panY = anchy / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.panXMin = anchx / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.panXMax = anchw / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.panYMin = anchy / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.panYMax = anchh / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.layout_currentTimecode = this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode;
+        croppingProto.freeform_scale = viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_scaleMin = viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_ = anchx / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panY = anchy / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panXMin = anchx / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panXMax = anchw / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panYMin = anchy / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panYMax = anchh / viewScale;
         if (addCrop) {
-            DocUtils.MakeLink(region, cropping, { linkRelationship: 'cropped image' });
+            DocUtils.MakeLink(region, cropping, { link_relationship: 'cropped image' });
         }
         this.props.bringToFront(cropping);
         return cropping;
@@ -1050,7 +1052,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 style={{
                     pointerEvents: this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : undefined,
                     borderRadius,
-                    overflow: this.props.docViewPath?.().slice(-1)[0].fitWidth ? 'auto' : undefined,
+                    overflow: this.props.docViewPath?.().slice(-1)[0].layout_fitWidth ? 'auto' : undefined,
                 }}
                 onWheel={e => {
                     e.stopPropagation();
@@ -1116,7 +1118,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     @computed get UIButtons() {
         const bounds = this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().getBounds();
         const width = (bounds?.right || 0) - (bounds?.left || 0);
-        const curTime = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._currentTimecode) - (this.timeline?.clipStart || 0);
+        const curTime = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode) - (this.timeline?.clipStart || 0);
         return (
             <>
                 <div className="videobox-button" title={this._playing ? 'play' : 'pause'} onPointerDown={this.onPlayDown}>
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2


From df7257d1b39f51a7e00a495f0d4a2366f0e21f7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 22:04:36 -0400
Subject: fixed webpage link following by adding a presData for the current URL
 to all embedded docs.  fixed getView() in showDocuments to not get called
 with the proper anchors. changed unrendered MARKERs to CONFIGs. changed
 anchors to Configs or Markers as appropriate.

---
 src/client/documents/DocumentTypes.ts              |   2 +-
 src/client/documents/Documents.ts                  | 101 +++++++++--------
 src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts                |   8 +-
 src/client/util/DictationManager.ts                |   2 +-
 src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts                 |  11 +-
 src/client/util/LinkFollower.ts                    |  14 +--
 src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts                |  12 +--
 src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts                  |   2 +-
 src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx                 |   6 +-
 src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx                  |   8 +-
 src/client/views/MainView.tsx                      |   9 +-
 src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx              |   2 +-
 src/client/views/MetadataEntryMenu.tsx             | 119 ++++++++++++---------
 src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx             |  12 +--
 src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx                  |   4 +-
 src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx                 |  18 ++--
 .../views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx |   8 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx   |   8 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx    |   4 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx    |  12 +--
 .../views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx   |   4 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx |   6 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx       |   4 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx    |  10 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx        |   8 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx          |  10 +-
 .../collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx  |  19 ++--
 .../collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx |   4 +-
 .../collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx      |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx           |   7 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx   |   3 +-
 .../nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx      |   5 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx            |  20 ++--
 src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx         |   5 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx                |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx                  |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx                |   1 +
 src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx                  |  11 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx      |   4 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx    |   2 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx |  14 ++-
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx          |  60 +++++------
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx   |   2 +-
 src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx                 |   2 +-
 src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx              |   4 +-
 src/fields/Doc.ts                                  |   2 +-
 src/fields/util.ts                                 |   2 +-
 src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx                     |  18 ++--
 49 files changed, 328 insertions(+), 271 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/documents/DocumentTypes.ts b/src/client/documents/DocumentTypes.ts
index 2da3a24fd..e0eb20faa 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/DocumentTypes.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/DocumentTypes.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export enum DocumentType {
     LABEL = 'label', // simple text label
     BUTTON = 'button', // onClick button
     WEBCAM = 'webcam', // webcam
-    MARKER = 'marker', // generic marker document not intended to be viewed independently of its context (e.g., for text selections in PDF/Web/RTF)
+    CONFIG = 'config', // configuration document intended to specify a view layout configuration, but not be directly rendered (e.g., for saving the page# of a PDF, or view transform of a collection)
     DATE = 'date', // calendar view of a date
     SCRIPTING = 'script', // script editor
     EQUATION = 'equation', // equation editor
diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 849a5d6ae..2151d0ec7 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -184,16 +184,17 @@ export class DocumentOptions {
     _stayInCollection?: boolean; // whether the document should remain in its collection when someone tries to drag and drop it elsewhere
     _raiseWhenDragged?: boolean; // whether a document is brought to front when dragged.
     _hideContextMenu?: boolean; // whether the context menu can be shown
-    _viewType?: string; // sub type of a collection
-    viewType?: string; // sub type of a collection
+    _type_collection?: string; // sub type of a collection
+    type_collection?: string; // sub type of a collection
     _gridGap?: number; // gap between items in masonry view
+    freeform?: string; // placeholder just so that the key value pane has a divider to render for freeform view data
     _freeform_scale?: number; // how much a freeform view has been scaled (zoomed)
     _overflow?: string; // set overflow behavior
     _xMargin?: number; // gap between left edge of document and start of masonry/stacking layouts
     _yMargin?: number; // gap between top edge of dcoument and start of masonry/stacking layouts
     _xPadding?: number;
     _yPadding?: number;
-    _itemIndex?: number; // which item index the carousel viewer is showing
+    _carousel_index?: number; // which item index the carousel viewer is showing
     _layout_showSidebar?: boolean; //whether an annotationsidebar should be displayed for text docuemnts
     _singleLine?: boolean; // whether label box is restricted to one line of text
     _createDocOnCR?: boolean; // whether carriage returns and tabs create new text documents
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ export class DocumentOptions {
     _layout_fieldKey?: string;
     fieldValues?: List<any>; // possible field values used by fieldInfos
     fieldType?: string; // type of afield used by fieldInfos
-    unrendered?: boolean; // denotes an annotation that is not rendered with a DocumentView (e.g, rtf/pdf text selections and links to scroll locations in web/pdf)
+    layout_unrendered?: boolean; // denotes an annotation that is not rendered with a DocumentView (e.g, rtf/pdf text selections and links to scroll locations in web/pdf)
     'acl-Public'?: string; // public permissions
     '_acl-Public'?: string; // public permissions
     version?: string; // version identifier for a document
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ export class DocumentOptions {
     stroke_width?: number;
     freezeChildren?: string; // whether children are now allowed to be added and or removed from a collection
     treeViewHideTitle?: boolean; // whether to hide the top document title of a tree view
-    treeViewHideUnrendered?: boolean; // tells tree view not to display documents that have an 'unrendered' tag unless they also have a treeViewFieldKey tag (presBox)
+    treeViewHideUnrendered?: boolean; // tells tree view not to display documents that have an 'layout_unrendered' tag unless they also have a treeViewFieldKey tag (presBox)
     treeViewHideHeaderIfTemplate?: boolean; // whether to hide the header for a document in a tree view only if a childLayoutTemplate is provided (presBox)
     treeViewHideHeader?: boolean; // whether to hide the header for a document in a tree view
     treeViewHideHeaderFields?: boolean; // whether to hide the drop down options for tree view items.
@@ -625,10 +626,10 @@ export namespace Docs {
                 },
             ],
             [
-                DocumentType.MARKER,
+                DocumentType.CONFIG,
                 {
                     layout: { view: CollectionView, dataField: defaultDataKey },
-                    options: { layout_hideLinkButton: true, pointerEvents: 'none' },
+                    options: { layout_hideLinkButton: true, pointerEvents: 'none', layout_unrendered: true },
                 },
             ],
             [
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
                 viewDoc = Doc.assign(Doc.MakeDelegate(dataDoc, delegId), viewFirstProps, true, true);
             }
             Doc.assign(viewDoc, viewProps, true, true);
-            if (![DocumentType.LINK, DocumentType.MARKER, DocumentType.LABEL].includes(viewDoc.type as any)) {
+            if (![DocumentType.LINK, DocumentType.CONFIG, DocumentType.LABEL].includes(viewDoc.type as any)) {
                 DocUtils.MakeLinkToActiveAudio(() => viewDoc);
             }
 
@@ -1028,81 +1029,92 @@ export namespace Docs {
             return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MAP), new List(documents), options);
         }
 
-        export function MapMarkerDocument(lat: number, lng: number, infoWindowOpen: boolean, documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MARKER), new List(documents), { lat, lng, infoWindowOpen, ...options }, id);
-        }
-
         // shouldn't ever need to create a KVP document-- instead set the LayoutTemplateString to be a KeyValueBox for the DocumentView (see addDocTab in TabDocView)
         // export function KVPDocument(document: Doc, options: DocumentOptions = {}) {
         //     return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.KVP), document, { title: document.title + '.kvp', ...options });
         // }
 
         export function FreeformDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            const inst = InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _xPadding: 20, _yPadding: 20, ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
-            documents.map(d => (d.embedContainer = inst));
+            const inst = InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _xPadding: 20, _yPadding: 20, freeform: '', ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
+            documents.forEach(d => (d.embedContainer = inst));
             return inst;
         }
 
-        export function WebanchorDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MARKER), undefined, options, id);
+        export function WebConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), undefined, options, id);
         }
-
-        export function CollectionAnchorDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MARKER), options?.data, options, id);
+        export function CollectionConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
         }
-        export function TextanchorDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MARKER), options?.data, options, id);
+        export function PdfConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
         }
-
-        export function ImageanchorDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MARKER), options?.data, options, id);
+        export function TextConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
         }
-
-        export function InkAnchorDocument(options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MARKER), options?.data, options, id);
+        export function FunctionPlotConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
+        }
+        export function DataVizConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
+        }
+        export function LineChartConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
+        }
+        export function ComparisonConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
+        }
+        export function ImageConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
+        }
+        export function InkConfigDocument(options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.CONFIG), options?.data, options, id);
         }
 
-        export function HTMLAnchorDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.MARKER), new List(documents), options, id);
+        export function HTMLMarkerDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
+        }
+        export function MapMarkerDocument(lat: number, lng: number, infoWindowOpen: boolean, documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { lat, lng, infoWindowOpen, ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
         }
 
         export function PileDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _overflow: 'visible', enableDragWhenActive: true, _forceActive: true, _noAutoscroll: true, ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Pile }, id);
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _overflow: 'visible', enableDragWhenActive: true, _forceActive: true, _noAutoscroll: true, ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Pile }, id);
         }
 
         export function LinearDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Linear }, id);
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Linear }, id);
         }
 
         export function MapCollectionDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions = {}) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Map });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Map });
         }
 
         export function CarouselDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Carousel });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Carousel });
         }
 
         export function Carousel3DDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Carousel3D });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Carousel3D });
         }
 
         export function SchemaDocument(schemaHeaders: SchemaHeaderField[], documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { schemaHeaders: new List(schemaHeaders), ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Schema });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { schemaHeaders: new List(schemaHeaders), ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Schema });
         }
 
         export function TreeDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string, protoId?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _xMargin: 5, _yMargin: 5, ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Tree }, id, undefined, protoId);
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _xMargin: 5, _yMargin: 5, ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Tree }, id, undefined, protoId);
         }
 
         export function StackingDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string, protoId?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Stacking }, id, undefined, protoId);
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Stacking }, id, undefined, protoId);
         }
 
         export function NoteTakingDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string, protoId?: string) {
             return InstanceFromProto(
                 Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL),
                 new List(documents),
-                { columnHeaders: new List<SchemaHeaderField>([new SchemaHeaderField('Untitled')]), ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.NoteTaking },
+                { columnHeaders: new List<SchemaHeaderField>([new SchemaHeaderField('Untitled')]), ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.NoteTaking },
                 id,
                 undefined,
                 protoId
@@ -1110,14 +1122,14 @@ export namespace Docs {
         }
 
         export function MulticolumnDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Multicolumn });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Multicolumn });
         }
         export function MultirowDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Multirow });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Multirow });
         }
 
         export function MasonryDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Masonry });
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Masonry });
         }
 
         export function LabelDocument(options?: DocumentOptions) {
@@ -1156,7 +1168,12 @@ export namespace Docs {
         }
 
         export function DockDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, config: string, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { freezeChildren: 'remove|add', ...options, viewType: CollectionViewType.Docking, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Docking, dockingConfig: config }, id);
+            return InstanceFromProto(
+                Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL),
+                new List(documents),
+                { freezeChildren: 'remove|add', ...options, type_collection: CollectionViewType.Docking, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Docking, dockingConfig: config },
+                id
+            );
         }
 
         export function DirectoryImportDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}) {
diff --git a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
index 5cfd77937..26fe8f440 100644
--- a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
@@ -277,9 +277,9 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             {key: "Script",     creator: opts => Docs.Create.ScriptingDocument(null, opts), opts: { _width: 200, _height: 250, }},
             {key: "DataViz",    creator: opts => Docs.Create.DataVizDocument("/users/rz/Downloads/addresses.csv", opts),   opts: { _width: 300, _height: 300 }},
             {key: "Header",     creator: headerTemplate,                                    opts: { _width: 300, _height: 70, _headerPointerEvents: "all", _headerHeight: 12, _headerFontSize: 9, _layout_autoHeight: true, treeViewHideUnrendered: true}},
-            {key: "Trail",      creator: Docs.Create.PresDocument,                          opts: { _width: 400, _height: 30, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Stacking, targetDropAction: "embed" as any, treeViewHideTitle: true, _layout_fitWidth:true, _chromeHidden: true, boxShadow: "0 0" }},
+            {key: "Trail",      creator: Docs.Create.PresDocument,                          opts: { _width: 400, _height: 30, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Stacking, targetDropAction: "embed" as any, treeViewHideTitle: true, _layout_fitWidth:true, _chromeHidden: true, boxShadow: "0 0" }},
             {key: "Tab",        creator: opts => Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], opts),    opts: { _width: 500, _height: 800, _layout_fitWidth: true, _freeform_backgroundGrid: true, }},
-            {key: "Slide",      creator: opts => Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], opts),        opts: { _width: 300, _height: 200, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Tree, 
+            {key: "Slide",      creator: opts => Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], opts),        opts: { _width: 300, _height: 200, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Tree, 
                                                                                                 treeViewHasOverlay: true, _fontSize: "20px", _layout_autoHeight: true, 
                                                                                                 allowOverlayDrop: true, treeViewType: TreeViewType.outline, 
                                                                                                 backgroundColor: "white", _xMargin: 0, _yMargin: 0, _createDocOnCR: true 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     static setupSearcher(doc: Doc, field:string) {
         return DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts, items) => Docs.Create.SearchDocument(opts), {
                 dontRegisterView: true, backgroundColor: "dimgray", ignoreClick: true, title: "Search Panel", isSystem: true, childDropAction: "embed", 
-                _lockedPosition: true, _viewType: CollectionViewType.Schema, _searchDoc: true,  });
+                _lockedPosition: true, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Schema, _searchDoc: true,  });
     }
 
     /// Initializes the panel of draggable tools that is opened from the left sidebar.
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     // The sharing document also stores the user's color value which helps distinguish shared documents from personal documents
     static setupSharedDocs(doc: Doc, sharingDocumentId: string) {
         const addToDashboards = ScriptField.MakeScript(`addToDashboards(self)`);
-        const dashboardFilter = ScriptField.MakeFunction(`doc._viewType === '${CollectionViewType.Docking}'`, { doc: Doc.name });
+        const dashboardFilter = ScriptField.MakeFunction(`doc._type_collection === '${CollectionViewType.Docking}'`, { doc: Doc.name });
         const dblClkScript = "{scriptContext.openLevel(documentView); addDocToList(scriptContext.props.treeView.props.Document, 'viewed', documentView.rootDoc);}";
         
         const sharedScripts = {  treeViewChildDoubleClick: dblClkScript,  }
diff --git a/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts b/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
index 1cce21034..6c710728b 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ export namespace DictationManager {
                 expression: /view as (freeform|stacking|masonry|schema|tree)/g,
                 action: (target: DocumentView, matches: RegExpExecArray) => {
                     const mode = matches[1];
-                    mode && (target.props.Document._viewType = mode);
+                    mode && (target.props.Document._type_collection = mode);
                 },
                 restrictTo: [DocumentType.COL],
             }
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index 6eed4dc86..ea5770b6a 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
             (pass, toReturn) =>
                 toReturn ??
                 docViewArray.filter(view => view.rootDoc === doc).find(view => !pass || view.props.docViewPath().lastElement() === preferredCollection) ??
-                docViewArray.filter(view => Doc.GetProto(view.rootDoc) === doc).find(view => !pass || view.props.docViewPath().lastElement() === preferredCollection),
+                docViewArray.filter(view => Doc.AreProtosEqual(view.rootDoc, doc)).find(view => !pass || view.props.docViewPath().lastElement() === preferredCollection),
             undefined as Opt<DocumentView>
         );
     }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         while (
             containerDocContext.length &&
             containerDocContext[0]?.embedContainer &&
-            DocCast(containerDocContext[0].embedContainer)?.viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking &&
+            DocCast(containerDocContext[0].embedContainer)?.type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking &&
             (includeExistingViews || !DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(containerDocContext[0]))
         ) {
             containerDocContext = [Cast(containerDocContext[0].embedContainer, Doc, null), ...containerDocContext];
@@ -248,7 +248,10 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         if (docContextPath.some(doc => doc.hidden)) options.toggleTarget = false;
         let rootContextView = await new Promise<DocumentView>(res => {
             const viewIndex = docContextPath.findIndex(doc => this.getDocumentView(doc));
-            if (viewIndex !== -1) return res(this.getDocumentView(docContextPath[viewIndex])!);
+            if (viewIndex !== -1) {
+                viewIndex && docContextPath.splice(0, viewIndex);
+                return res(this.getDocumentView(docContextPath[0])!);
+            }
             options.didMove = true;
             docContextPath.some(doc => TabDocView.Activate(doc)) || DocumentViewInternal.addDocTabFunc(docContextPath[0], options.openLocation ?? OpenWhere.addRight);
             this.AddViewRenderedCb(docContextPath[0], dv => res(dv));
@@ -264,7 +267,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         docContextPath.shift();
         const childViewIterator = async (docView: DocumentView) => {
             const innerDoc = docContextPath.shift();
-            return { viewSpec: innerDoc, childDocView: innerDoc && !innerDoc.unrendered ? (await docView.ComponentView?.getView?.(innerDoc)) ?? this.getDocumentView(innerDoc) : undefined };
+            return { viewSpec: innerDoc, childDocView: innerDoc && !innerDoc.layout_unrendered ? (await docView.ComponentView?.getView?.(innerDoc)) ?? this.getDocumentView(innerDoc) : undefined };
         };
         const target = await this.focusViewsInPath(rootContextView, options, childViewIterator);
         this.restoreDocView(target.viewSpec, target.docView, options, target.contextView ?? target.docView, targetDoc);
diff --git a/src/client/util/LinkFollower.ts b/src/client/util/LinkFollower.ts
index 246f5bb8c..2812d6c88 100644
--- a/src/client/util/LinkFollower.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/LinkFollower.ts
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@ export class LinkFollower {
     };
 
     public static traverseLink(link: Opt<Doc>, sourceDoc: Doc, finished?: () => void, traverseBacklink?: boolean) {
+        const getView = (doc: Doc) => DocumentManager.Instance.getFirstDocumentView(DocCast(doc.layout_unrendered ? doc.annotationOn : doc));
+        const isAnchor = (sourceDoc: Doc, anchor: Doc) => Doc.AreProtosEqual(anchor, sourceDoc) || Doc.AreProtosEqual(anchor.annotationOn as Doc, sourceDoc);
         const linkDocs = link ? [link] : LinkManager.Links(sourceDoc);
-        const firstDocs = linkDocs.filter(linkDoc => Doc.AreProtosEqual(linkDoc.link_anchor_1 as Doc, sourceDoc) || Doc.AreProtosEqual((linkDoc.link_anchor_1 as Doc).annotationOn as Doc, sourceDoc)); // link docs where 'doc' is link_anchor_1
-        const secondDocs = linkDocs.filter(linkDoc => Doc.AreProtosEqual(linkDoc.link_anchor_2 as Doc, sourceDoc) || Doc.AreProtosEqual((linkDoc.link_anchor_2 as Doc).annotationOn as Doc, sourceDoc)); // link docs where 'doc' is link_anchor_2
-        const fwdLinkWithoutTargetView = firstDocs.find(d => DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentViews((d.link_anchor_2 as Doc).type === DocumentType.MARKER ? DocCast((d.link_anchor_2 as Doc).annotationOn) : (d.link_anchor_2 as Doc)).length === 0);
-        const backLinkWithoutTargetView = secondDocs.find(d => DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentViews((d.link_anchor_1 as Doc).type === DocumentType.MARKER ? DocCast((d.link_anchor_1 as Doc).annotationOn) : (d.link_anchor_1 as Doc)).length === 0);
-        const linkWithoutTargetDoc = traverseBacklink === undefined ? fwdLinkWithoutTargetView || backLinkWithoutTargetView : traverseBacklink ? backLinkWithoutTargetView : fwdLinkWithoutTargetView;
-        const linkDocList = linkWithoutTargetDoc && !sourceDoc.followAllLinks ? [linkWithoutTargetDoc] : traverseBacklink === undefined ? firstDocs.concat(secondDocs) : traverseBacklink ? secondDocs : firstDocs;
+        const fwdLinks = linkDocs.filter(l => isAnchor(sourceDoc, l.link_anchor_1 as Doc)); // link docs where 'sourceDoc' is link_anchor_1
+        const backLinks = linkDocs.filter(l => isAnchor(sourceDoc, l.link_anchor_2 as Doc)); // link docs where 'sourceDoc' is link_anchor_2
+        const fwdLinkWithoutTargetView = fwdLinks.find(l => !getView(DocCast(l.link_anchor_2)));
+        const backLinkWithoutTargetView = backLinks.find(l => !getView(DocCast(l.link_anchor_1)));
+        const linkWithoutTargetDoc = traverseBacklink === undefined ? fwdLinkWithoutTargetView ?? backLinkWithoutTargetView : traverseBacklink ? backLinkWithoutTargetView : fwdLinkWithoutTargetView;
+        const linkDocList = linkWithoutTargetDoc && !sourceDoc.followAllLinks ? [linkWithoutTargetDoc] : traverseBacklink === undefined ? fwdLinks.concat(backLinks) : traverseBacklink ? backLinks : fwdLinks;
         const followLinks = sourceDoc.followLinkToggle || sourceDoc.followAllLinks ? linkDocList : linkDocList.slice(0, 1);
         var count = 0;
         const allFinished = () => ++count === followLinks.length && finished?.();
diff --git a/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts b/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
index bfad93334..fba0a4f76 100644
--- a/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/SelectionManager.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { action, observable, ObservableMap } from 'mobx';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { DocCast } from '../../fields/Types';
-import { CollectionViewType, DocumentType } from '../documents/DocumentTypes';
+import { CollectionViewType } from '../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DocumentView } from '../views/nodes/DocumentView';
 import { LinkManager } from './LinkManager';
 import { ScriptingGlobals } from './ScriptingGlobals';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export namespace SelectionManager {
         @action
         SelectView(docView: DocumentView, ctrlPressed: boolean): void {
             // if doc is not in SelectedDocuments, add it
-            if (!manager.SelectedViewsMap.get(docView) && docView.props.Document.type !== DocumentType.MARKER) {
+            if (!manager.SelectedViewsMap.get(docView)) {
                 if (!ctrlPressed) {
                     if (LinkManager.currentLink && !LinkManager.Links(docView.rootDoc).includes(LinkManager.currentLink) && docView.rootDoc !== LinkManager.currentLink) {
                         LinkManager.currentLink = undefined;
@@ -103,14 +103,14 @@ export namespace SelectionManager {
 
     export function Views(): Array<DocumentView> {
         return manager.SelectedViews;
-        // Array.from(manager.SelectedViewsMap.keys()); //.filter(dv => manager.SelectedViews.get(dv)?._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking);
+        // Array.from(manager.SelectedViewsMap.keys()); //.filter(dv => manager.SelectedViews.get(dv)?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking);
     }
     export function SelectedSchemaDoc(): Doc | undefined {
         return manager.SelectedSchemaDocument;
     }
     export function Docs(): Doc[] {
-        return manager.SelectedViews.map(dv => dv.rootDoc).filter(doc => doc?._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking);
-        // Array.from(manager.SelectedViewsMap.values()).filter(doc => doc?._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking);
+        return manager.SelectedViews.map(dv => dv.rootDoc).filter(doc => doc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking);
+        // Array.from(manager.SelectedViewsMap.values()).filter(doc => doc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking);
     }
 }
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function SelectionManager_selectedDocType(type: string, expertMode: boolean, checkContext?: boolean) {
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function SelectionManager_selectedDocType(type: string, exp
         return SelectionManager.Views().lastElement()?.props.renderDepth === 0;
     }
     let selected = (sel => (checkContext ? DocCast(sel?.context) : sel))(SelectionManager.SelectedSchemaDoc() ?? SelectionManager.Docs().lastElement());
-    return selected?.type === type || selected?.viewType === type || !type;
+    return selected?.type === type || selected?.type_collection === type || !type;
 });
diff --git a/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts b/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
index a755c5dc9..f83b6af0e 100644
--- a/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class TrackMovements {
         if (this.recordingFFViews === null) return;
 
         // so that the size comparisons are correct, we must filter to only the FFViews
-        const isFFView = (doc: Doc) => doc && 'viewType' in doc && doc.viewType === 'freeform';
+        const isFFView = (doc: Doc) => doc && 'type_collection' in doc && doc.type_collection === 'freeform';
         const tabbedFFViews = new Set<Doc>();
         for (const DashDoc of tabbedDocs) {
             if (isFFView(DashDoc)) tabbedFFViews.add(DashDoc);
diff --git a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
index 02c5085a2..b51c77cb2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
@@ -66,18 +66,18 @@ export class DashboardView extends React.Component {
         if (this.selectedDashboardGroup === DashboardGroup.MyDashboards) {
             return allDashboards.filter(dashboard => Doc.GetProto(dashboard).author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail);
         } else {
-            const sharedDashboards = DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.data).filter(doc => doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking);
+            const sharedDashboards = DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.data).filter(doc => doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking);
             return sharedDashboards;
         }
     };
 
     isUnviewedSharedDashboard = (dashboard: Doc): boolean => {
-        // const sharedDashboards = DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.data).filter(doc => doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking);
+        // const sharedDashboards = DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.data).filter(doc => doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking);
         return !DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.viewed).includes(dashboard);
     };
 
     getSharedDashboards = () => {
-        const sharedDashs = DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.data).filter(doc => doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking);
+        const sharedDashs = DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.data).filter(doc => doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking);
         return sharedDashs.filter(dashboard => !DocListCast(Doc.MySharedDocs.viewed).includes(dashboard));
     };
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx b/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
index 14c5dc58d..3a8cec07e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,13 @@ export class InkingStroke extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
 
         if (!addAsAnnotation && !pinProps) return this.rootDoc;
 
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.InkAnchorDocument({ title: 'Ink anchor:' + this.rootDoc.title, presDuration: 1100, presTransition: 1000, unrendered: true, annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.InkConfigDocument({
+            title: 'Ink anchor:' + this.rootDoc.title,
+            // set presentation timing for restoring shape
+            presDuration: 1100,
+            presTransition: 1000,
+            annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+        });
         if (anchor) {
             anchor.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
             // /* addAsAnnotation &&*/ this.addDocument(anchor);
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
index ce29b63cd..853f9cace 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
     @observable private _sidebarContent: any = Doc.MyLeftSidebarPanel;
     @observable private _leftMenuFlyoutWidth: number = 0;
     @computed get _hideUI() {
-        return this.mainDoc && this.mainDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking;
+        return this.mainDoc && this.mainDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking;
     }
 
     @computed private get dashboardTabHeight() {
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
                 'viewTransition',
                 'treeViewOpen',
                 'layout_showSidebar',
+                'carousel_index',
                 'itemIndex', // for changing slides in presentations
                 'layout_sidebarWidthPercent',
                 'layout_currentTimecode',
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
                 'layout_scrollTop',
                 'hidden',
                 'layout_curPage',
-                'viewType',
+                'type_collection',
                 'chromeHidden',
                 'currentFrame',
                 'width',
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
             if (pathname.length > 1 && pathname[0] === 'doc') {
                 DocServer.GetRefField(pathname[1]).then(
                     action(field => {
-                        if (field instanceof Doc && field._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking) {
+                        if (field instanceof Doc && field._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking) {
                             Doc.GuestTarget = field;
                         }
                     })
@@ -693,7 +694,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
     sidebarScreenToLocal = () => new Transform(0, -this.topOfSidebarDoc, 1);
     mainContainerXf = () => this.sidebarScreenToLocal().translate(-this.leftScreenOffsetOfMainDocView, 0);
     static addDocTabFunc_impl = (doc: Doc, location: OpenWhere): boolean => {
-        const whereFields = doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [OpenWhere.dashboard] : location.split(':');
+        const whereFields = doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [OpenWhere.dashboard] : location.split(':');
         const keyValue = whereFields[1]?.includes('KeyValue');
         const whereMods: OpenWhereMod = whereFields.length > 1 ? (whereFields[1].replace('KeyValue', '') as OpenWhereMod) : OpenWhereMod.none;
         if (doc.dockingConfig) return DashboardView.openDashboard(doc);
diff --git a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
index eb0fd0c7a..1d6c94c13 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
             return marqueeAnno;
         }
 
-        const textRegionAnno = Docs.Create.HTMLAnchorDocument([], {
+        const textRegionAnno = Docs.Create.HTMLMarkerDocument([], {
             annotationOn: this.props.rootDoc,
             text: this.props.selectionText(),
             backgroundColor: 'transparent',
diff --git a/src/client/views/MetadataEntryMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/MetadataEntryMenu.tsx
index 82ec5a5b3..bcbdd3ccb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MetadataEntryMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MetadataEntryMenu.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
-import "./MetadataEntryMenu.scss";
+import './MetadataEntryMenu.scss';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { observable, action, runInAction, trace, computed, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { KeyValueBox } from './nodes/KeyValueBox';
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ export interface MetadataEntryProps {
 }
 
 @observer
-export class MetadataEntryMenu extends React.Component<MetadataEntryProps>{
-    @observable private _currentKey: string = "";
-    @observable private _currentValue: string = "";
+export class MetadataEntryMenu extends React.Component<MetadataEntryProps> {
+    @observable private _currentKey: string = '';
+    @observable private _currentValue: string = '';
     private _addChildren: boolean = false;
     @observable _allSuggestions: string[] = [];
     _suggestionDispser: IReactionDisposer | undefined;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class MetadataEntryMenu extends React.Component<MetadataEntryProps>{
         if (!this.userModified) {
             this.previewValue();
         }
-    }
+    };
 
     previewValue = async () => {
         let field: Field | undefined | null = null;
@@ -45,30 +45,30 @@ export class MetadataEntryMenu extends React.Component<MetadataEntryProps>{
             if (field === null) {
                 field = v;
             } else if (v !== field) {
-                value = "multiple values";
+                value = 'multiple values';
             }
         }
         if (value === undefined) {
             if (field !== null && field !== undefined) {
-                value = (onProto ? "" : "= ") + Field.toScriptString(field);
+                value = (onProto ? '' : '= ') + Field.toScriptString(field);
             } else {
-                value = "";
+                value = '';
             }
         }
         const s = value;
-        runInAction(() => this._currentValue = s);
-    }
+        runInAction(() => (this._currentValue = s));
+    };
 
     @action
     onValueChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         this._currentValue = e.target.value;
-        this.userModified = e.target.value.trim() !== "";
-    }
+        this.userModified = e.target.value.trim() !== '';
+    };
 
     @undoBatch
     @action
     onValueKeyDown = async (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
-        if (e.key === "Enter") {
+        if (e.key === 'Enter') {
             e.stopPropagation();
             const script = KeyValueBox.CompileKVPScript(this._currentValue);
             if (!script) return;
@@ -95,18 +95,18 @@ export class MetadataEntryMenu extends React.Component<MetadataEntryProps>{
                 this.clearInputs();
             }
         }
-    }
+    };
 
     @action
     clearInputs = () => {
-        this._currentKey = "";
-        this._currentValue = "";
+        this._currentKey = '';
+        this._currentValue = '';
         this.userModified = false;
         if (this.autosuggestRef.current) {
             const input: HTMLInputElement = (this.autosuggestRef.current as any).input;
             input && input.focus();
         }
-    }
+    };
 
     getKeySuggestions = (value: string) => {
         value = value.toLowerCase();
@@ -114,16 +114,18 @@ export class MetadataEntryMenu extends React.Component<MetadataEntryProps>{
         const keys = new Set<string>();
         docs.forEach(doc => Doc.allKeys(doc).forEach(key => keys.add(key)));
         return Array.from(keys).filter(key => key.toLowerCase().startsWith(value));
-    }
+    };
     getSuggestionValue = (suggestion: string) => suggestion;
 
     renderSuggestion = (suggestion: string) => {
-        return (null);
-    }
+        return null;
+    };
     componentDidMount() {
-        this._suggestionDispser = reaction(() => this._currentKey,
-            () => this._allSuggestions = this.getKeySuggestions(this._currentKey),
-            { fireImmediately: true });
+        this._suggestionDispser = reaction(
+            () => this._currentKey,
+            () => (this._allSuggestions = this.getKeySuggestions(this._currentKey)),
+            { fireImmediately: true }
+        );
     }
     componentWillUnmount() {
         this._suggestionDispser && this._suggestionDispser();
@@ -131,49 +133,64 @@ export class MetadataEntryMenu extends React.Component<MetadataEntryProps>{
 
     onClick = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         this._addChildren = !this._addChildren;
-    }
+    };
 
     private get considerChildOptions() {
-        if (!this.props.docs.every(doc => doc._viewType !== undefined)) {
+        if (!this.props.docs.every(doc => doc._type_collection !== undefined)) {
             return null;
         }
         return (
-            <div style={{ display: "flex" }}>
+            <div style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
                 Children:
-                <input type="checkbox" onChange={this.onClick} ></input>
+                <input type="checkbox" onChange={this.onClick}></input>
             </div>
         );
     }
 
     _ref = React.createRef<HTMLInputElement>();
     render() {
-        return (<div className="metadataEntry-outerDiv" id="metadataEntry-outer" onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
-            <div className="metadataEntry-inputArea">
-                <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "row" }}>
-                    <span>Key:</span>
-                    <div className="metadataEntry-autoSuggester" onClick={e => this.autosuggestRef.current!.input?.focus()}  >
-                        <Autosuggest inputProps={{ value: this._currentKey, onChange: this.onKeyChange }}
-                            getSuggestionValue={this.getSuggestionValue}
-                            suggestions={emptyPath}
-                            alwaysRenderSuggestions={false}
-                            renderSuggestion={this.renderSuggestion}
-                            onSuggestionsFetchRequested={emptyFunction}
-                            onSuggestionsClearRequested={emptyFunction}
-                            ref={this.autosuggestRef} />
+        return (
+            <div className="metadataEntry-outerDiv" id="metadataEntry-outer" onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                <div className="metadataEntry-inputArea">
+                    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'row' }}>
+                        <span>Key:</span>
+                        <div className="metadataEntry-autoSuggester" onClick={e => this.autosuggestRef.current!.input?.focus()}>
+                            <Autosuggest
+                                inputProps={{ value: this._currentKey, onChange: this.onKeyChange }}
+                                getSuggestionValue={this.getSuggestionValue}
+                                suggestions={emptyPath}
+                                alwaysRenderSuggestions={false}
+                                renderSuggestion={this.renderSuggestion}
+                                onSuggestionsFetchRequested={emptyFunction}
+                                onSuggestionsClearRequested={emptyFunction}
+                                ref={this.autosuggestRef}
+                            />
+                        </div>
                     </div>
+                    <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'row' }}>
+                        <span>Value:</span>
+                        <input className="metadataEntry-input" ref={this._ref} value={this._currentValue} onClick={e => this._ref.current!.focus()} onChange={this.onValueChange} onKeyDown={this.onValueKeyDown} />
+                    </div>
+                    {this.considerChildOptions}
                 </div>
-                <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "row" }}>
-                    <span>Value:</span>
-                    <input className="metadataEntry-input" ref={this._ref} value={this._currentValue} onClick={e => this._ref.current!.focus()} onChange={this.onValueChange} onKeyDown={this.onValueKeyDown} />
+                <div className="metadataEntry-keys">
+                    <ul>
+                        {this._allSuggestions
+                            .slice()
+                            .sort()
+                            .map(s => (
+                                <li
+                                    key={s}
+                                    onClick={action(() => {
+                                        this._currentKey = s;
+                                        this.previewValue();
+                                    })}>
+                                    {s}
+                                </li>
+                            ))}
+                    </ul>
                 </div>
-                {this.considerChildOptions}
-            </div>
-            <div className="metadataEntry-keys" >
-                <ul>
-                    {this._allSuggestions.slice().sort().map(s => <li key={s} onClick={action(() => { this._currentKey = s; this.previewValue(); })} >{s}</li>)}
-                </ul>
             </div>
-        </div>
         );
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
index 86230ca78..a37447505 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
@@ -281,11 +281,11 @@ export class PropertiesButtons extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
 
     @undoBatch
     handlePerspectiveChange = (e: any) => {
-        this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc._viewType = e.target.value);
+        this.selectedDoc && (this.selectedDoc._type_collection = e.target.value);
         SelectionManager.Views()
             .filter(dv => dv.docView)
             .map(dv => dv.docView!)
-            .forEach(docView => (docView.layoutDoc._viewType = e.target.value));
+            .forEach(docView => (docView.layoutDoc._type_collection = e.target.value));
     };
 
     @undoBatch
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ export class PropertiesButtons extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         const makeLabel = (value: string, label: string) => (
             <div className="radio" key={label}>
                 <label>
-                    <input type="radio" value={value} checked={(this.selectedDoc?._viewType ?? 'invalid') === value} onChange={this.handlePerspectiveChange} />
+                    <input type="radio" value={value} checked={(this.selectedDoc?._type_collection ?? 'invalid') === value} onChange={this.handlePerspectiveChange} />
                     {label}
                 </label>
             </div>
@@ -395,9 +395,9 @@ export class PropertiesButtons extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
         const isMap = this.selectedDoc?.type === DocumentType.MAP;
         const isCollection = this.selectedDoc?.type === DocumentType.COL;
         //TODO: will likely need to create separate note-taking view type here
-        const isStacking = this.selectedDoc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Stacking || this.selectedDoc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.NoteTaking;
-        const isFreeForm = this.selectedDoc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform;
-        const isTree = this.selectedDoc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Tree;
+        const isStacking = this.selectedDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Stacking || this.selectedDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.NoteTaking;
+        const isFreeForm = this.selectedDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform;
+        const isTree = this.selectedDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Tree;
         const isTabView = this.selectedTabView;
         const toggle = (ele: JSX.Element | null, style?: React.CSSProperties) => (
             <div className="propertiesButtons-button" style={style}>
diff --git a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
index 741e87644..e12621f35 100644
--- a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
         return target;
     };
     makeDocUnfiltered = (doc: Doc) => {
-        if (DocListCast(this.props.rootDoc[this.sidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
+        if (DocListCast(this.props.rootDoc[this.sidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
             if (this.props.layoutDoc[this.filtersKey]) {
                 this.props.layoutDoc[this.filtersKey] = new List<string>();
             }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
                         addDocument={this.addDocument}
                         ScreenToLocalTransform={this.screenToLocalTransform}
                         renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
-                        viewType={CollectionViewType.Stacking}
+                        type_collection={CollectionViewType.Stacking}
                         fieldKey={this.sidebarKey}
                         pointerEvents={returnAll}
                     />
diff --git a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
index e852d9297..28c61a11e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             const allSorts: { [key: string]: { color: string; label: string } | undefined } = {};
             allSorts[TreeSort.Down] = { color: 'blue', label: '↓' };
             allSorts[TreeSort.Up] = { color: 'crimson', label: '↑' };
-            if (doc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform) allSorts[TreeSort.Zindex] = { color: 'green', label: 'z' };
+            if (doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform) allSorts[TreeSort.Zindex] = { color: 'green', label: 'z' };
             allSorts[TreeSort.None] = { color: 'darkgray', label: '\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0' };
             return allSorts;
         case StyleProp.Highlighting:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             if (!backColor) return undefined;
             return lightOrDark(backColor);
         case StyleProp.BorderRounding:
-            return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'borderRounding'], StrCast(doc?.borderRounding, doc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Pile ? '50%' : ''));
+            return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'borderRounding'], StrCast(doc?.borderRounding, doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile ? '50%' : ''));
         case StyleProp.TitleHeight:
             return 15;
         case StyleProp.BorderPath:
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
         case StyleProp.JitterRotation:
             return Doc.IsComicStyle(doc) ? random(-1, 1, NumCast(doc?.x), NumCast(doc?.y)) * ((props?.PanelWidth() || 0) > (props?.PanelHeight() || 0) ? 5 : 10) : 0;
         case StyleProp.showCaption:
-            return doc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Carousel || props?.hideCaptions ? undefined : StrCast(doc?._layout_showCaption);
+            return doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Carousel || props?.hideCaptions ? undefined : StrCast(doc?._layout_showCaption);
         case StyleProp.HeaderMargin:
-            return ([CollectionViewType.Stacking, CollectionViewType.NoteTaking, CollectionViewType.Masonry, CollectionViewType.Tree].includes(doc?._viewType as any) ||
+            return ([CollectionViewType.Stacking, CollectionViewType.NoteTaking, CollectionViewType.Masonry, CollectionViewType.Tree].includes(doc?._type_collection as any) ||
                 (doc?.type === DocumentType.RTF && !layout_showTitle()?.includes('noMargin')) ||
                 doc?.type === DocumentType.LABEL) &&
                 layout_showTitle() &&
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                             ? undefined
                             : Cast((props?.renderDepth || 0) > 0 ? Doc.UserDoc().activeCollectionNestedBackground : Doc.UserDoc().activeCollectionBackground, 'string') ?? (darkScheme() ? Colors.BLACK : 'linear-gradient(#065fff, #85c1f9)'));
                     break;
-                //if (doc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Freeform && doc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Time) return "rgb(62,62,62)";
+                //if (doc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform && doc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Time) return "rgb(62,62,62)";
                 default:
                     docColor = docColor || (darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.WHITE);
                     break;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
                 case DocumentType.COL:
                     return StrCast(
                         doc?.boxShadow,
-                        doc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Pile
+                        doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile
                             ? '4px 4px 10px 2px'
                             : lockedPosition() || doc?._isGroup || docProps?.LayoutTemplateString
                             ? undefined // groups have no drop shadow -- they're supposed to be "invisible".  LayoutString's imply collection is being rendered as something else (e.g., title of a Slide)
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
         case StyleProp.PointerEvents:
             const isInk = doc && StrCast(Doc.Layout(doc).layout).includes(InkingStroke.name) && !props?.LayoutTemplateString;
             if (docProps?.DocumentView?.().ComponentView?.overridePointerEvents?.() !== undefined) return docProps?.DocumentView?.().ComponentView?.overridePointerEvents?.();
-            if (MainView.Instance._exploreMode || doc?.unrendered) return isInk ? 'visiblePainted' : 'all';
+            if (MainView.Instance._exploreMode || doc?.layout_unrendered) return isInk ? 'visiblePainted' : 'all';
             if (doc?.pointerEvents) return StrCast(doc.pointerEvents);
             if (props?.contentPointerEvents) return StrCast(props.contentPointerEvents);
             if (props?.pointerEvents?.() === 'none') return 'none';
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             return undefined; // fixes problem with tree view elements getting pointer events when the tree view is not active
         case StyleProp.Decorations:
             const lock = () => {
-                if (props?.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform) {
+                if (props?.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform) {
                     return doc?.pointerEvents !== 'none' ? null : (
                         <div className="styleProvider-lock" onClick={() => toggleLockedPosition(doc)}>
                             <FontAwesomeIcon icon={'lock'} style={{ color: 'red' }} size="lg" />
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export function DashboardToggleButton(doc: Doc, field: string, onIcon: IconProp,
  */
 export function DashboardStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<FieldViewProps | DocumentViewProps>, property: string) {
     if (doc && property.split(':')[0] === StyleProp.Decorations) {
-        return doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking ? null : (
+        return doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking ? null : (
             <>
                 {DashboardToggleButton(doc, 'hidden', 'eye-slash', 'eye', () => {
                     DocFocusOrOpen(doc, { toggleTarget: true, willZoomCentered: true, zoomScale: 0 }, DocCast(doc?.embedContainer ?? doc?.annotationOn));
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx
index a266c9207..b10b453bf 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarousel3DView.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
     isChildContentActive = () => (this.isContentActive() ? true : false);
 
     @computed get content() {
-        const currentIndex = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._itemIndex);
+        const currentIndex = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index);
         const displayDoc = (childPair: { layout: Doc; data: Doc }) => {
             return (
                 <DocumentView
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
     }
 
     changeSlide = (direction: number) => {
-        this.layoutDoc._itemIndex = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._itemIndex) + direction + this.childLayoutPairs.length) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
+        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) + direction + this.childLayoutPairs.length) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
     };
 
     onArrowClick = (e: React.MouseEvent, direction: number) => {
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ export class CollectionCarousel3DView extends CollectionSubView() {
     }
 
     @computed get dots() {
-        return this.childLayoutPairs.map((_child, index) => <div key={Utils.GenerateGuid()} className={`dot${index === NumCast(this.layoutDoc._itemIndex) ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={() => (this.layoutDoc._itemIndex = index)} />);
+        return this.childLayoutPairs.map((_child, index) => <div key={Utils.GenerateGuid()} className={`dot${index === NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) ? '-active' : ''}`} onClick={() => (this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = index)} />);
     }
 
     render() {
-        const index = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._itemIndex);
+        const index = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index);
         const translateX = this.panelWidth() * (1 - index);
 
         return (
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx
index 9ec78155c..0eb61a0b2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionCarouselView.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
 import { NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
-import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnZero, StopEvent } from '../../../Utils';
+import { returnFalse, returnZero, StopEvent } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { DocumentView, DocumentViewProps } from '../nodes/DocumentView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ export class CollectionCarouselView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     advance = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
-        this.layoutDoc._itemIndex = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._itemIndex) + 1) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
+        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) + 1) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
     };
     goback = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
         e.stopPropagation();
-        this.layoutDoc._itemIndex = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._itemIndex) - 1 + this.childLayoutPairs.length) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
+        this.layoutDoc._carousel_index = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index) - 1 + this.childLayoutPairs.length) % this.childLayoutPairs.length;
     };
     captionStyleProvider = (doc: Doc | undefined, captionProps: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string): any => {
         // first look for properties on the document in the carousel, then fallback to properties on the container
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class CollectionCarouselView extends CollectionSubView() {
     onContentDoubleClick = () => ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onChildDoubleClick);
     onContentClick = () => ScriptCast(this.layoutDoc.onChildClick);
     @computed get content() {
-        const index = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._itemIndex);
+        const index = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._carousel_index);
         const curDoc = this.childLayoutPairs?.[index];
         const captionProps = { ...this.props, fieldKey: 'caption', setHeight: undefined };
         const marginX = NumCast(this.layoutDoc['caption_xMargin']);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
index 3a4691484..cce21a3aa 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
         const instance = CollectionDockingView.Instance;
         if (instance) {
-            if (doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking && doc.layout_fieldKey === 'layout') {
+            if (doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking && doc.layout_fieldKey === 'layout') {
                 return DashboardView.openDashboard(doc);
             }
             const newItemStackConfig = {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class CollectionDockingView extends CollectionSubView() {
     @undoBatch
     @action
     public static AddSplit(document: Doc, pullSide: OpenWhereMod, stack?: any, panelName?: string, keyValue?: boolean) {
-        if (document?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking) return DashboardView.openDashboard(document);
+        if (document?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking) return DashboardView.openDashboard(document);
         if (!CollectionDockingView.Instance) return false;
         const tab = Array.from(CollectionDockingView.Instance.tabMap).find(tab => tab.DashDoc === document && !keyValue);
         if (tab) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index 615014c4a..570d9c8fb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ export class CollectionMenu extends AntimodeMenu<CollectionMenuProps> {
         //     [<CollectionViewBaseChrome key="chrome"
         //         docView={this.SelectedCollection}
         //         fieldKey={this.SelectedCollection.LayoutFieldKey}
-        //         type={StrCast(this.SelectedCollection?.props.Document._viewType, CollectionViewType.Invalid) as CollectionViewType} />,
+        //         type={StrCast(this.SelectedCollection?.props.Document._type_collection, CollectionViewType.Invalid) as CollectionViewType} />,
         //         prop,
         //         /*button*/]);
     }
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
     viewChanged = (e: React.ChangeEvent) => {
         const target = this.document !== Doc.MyLeftSidebarPanel ? this.document : (this.document.proto as Doc);
         //@ts-ignore
-        target._viewType = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value;
+        target._type_collection = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value;
     };
 
     commandChanged = (e: React.ChangeEvent) => {
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
                 const c = {
                     params: ['target'],
                     title: vtype,
-                    script: `this.target._viewType = '${StrCast(this.props.type)}'`,
-                    immediate: (source: Doc[]) => (this.document._viewType = Doc.getDocTemplate(source?.[0])),
+                    script: `this.target._type_collection = '${StrCast(this.props.type)}'`,
+                    immediate: (source: Doc[]) => (this.document._type_collection = Doc.getDocTemplate(source?.[0])),
                     initialize: emptyFunction,
                 };
                 DragManager.StartButtonDrag([this._viewRef.current!], c.script, StrCast(c.title), { target: this.document }, c.params, c.initialize, e.clientX, e.clientY);
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
                         key="float"
                         style={{
                             backgroundColor: this.props.docView.layoutDoc.z ? '121212' : undefined,
-                            pointerEvents: this.props.docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Freeform ? 'none' : undefined,
-                            color: this.props.docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Freeform ? 'dimgrey' : undefined,
+                            pointerEvents: this.props.docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform ? 'none' : undefined,
+                            color: this.props.docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform ? 'dimgrey' : undefined,
                         }}
                         onClick={undoBatch(() => this.props.docView.props.CollectionFreeFormDocumentView?.().float())}>
                         <FontAwesomeIcon icon={['fab', 'buffer']} size={'lg'} />
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
index 404ca5d65..e2e352857 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export type collectionStackingViewProps = {
     sortFunc?: (a: Doc, b: Doc) => number;
     chromeHidden?: boolean;
     // view type is stacking
-    viewType?: CollectionViewType;
+    type_collection?: CollectionViewType;
     NativeWidth?: () => number;
     NativeHeight?: () => number;
 };
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     }
     // are we stacking or masonry?
     @computed get isStackingView() {
-        return (this.props.viewType ?? this.layoutDoc._viewType) === CollectionViewType.Stacking;
+        return (this.props.type_collection ?? this.layoutDoc._type_collection) === CollectionViewType.Stacking;
     }
     // this is the number of StackingViewFieldColumns that we have
     @computed get numGroupColumns() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
index 008de1944..bcda13c8b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
                 rawdocs = rootDoc && !this.props.isAnnotationOverlay ? [Doc.GetProto(rootDoc)] : [];
             }
 
-            const childDocs = rawdocs.filter(d => !(d instanceof Promise) && GetEffectiveAcl(Doc.GetProto(d)) !== AclPrivate && (this.props.ignoreUnrendered || !d.unrendered)).map(d => d as Doc);
+            const childDocs = rawdocs.filter(d => !(d instanceof Promise) && GetEffectiveAcl(Doc.GetProto(d)) !== AclPrivate && (this.props.ignoreUnrendered || !d.layout_unrendered)).map(d => d as Doc);
 
             const childDocFilters = this.childDocFilters();
             const docRangeFilters = this.childDocRangeFilters();
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
                     const movedDocs = docDragData.droppedDocuments.filter((d, i) => docDragData.draggedDocuments[i] === d);
                     const addedDocs = docDragData.droppedDocuments.filter((d, i) => docDragData.draggedDocuments[i] !== d);
                     if (movedDocs.length) {
-                        const canAdd = this.props.Document._viewType === CollectionViewType.Pile || de.embedKey || this.props.Document.allowOverlayDrop || Doc.AreProtosEqual(Cast(movedDocs[0].annotationOn, Doc, null), this.props.Document);
+                        const canAdd = this.props.Document._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile || de.embedKey || this.props.Document.allowOverlayDrop || Doc.AreProtosEqual(Cast(movedDocs[0].annotationOn, Doc, null), this.props.Document);
                         added = docDragData.moveDocument(movedDocs, this.props.Document, canAdd ? this.addDocument : returnFalse);
                     } else {
                         ScriptCast(this.props.Document.dropConverter)?.script.run({ dragData: docDragData });
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
             }
             if (generatedDocuments.length) {
                 // Creating a dash document
-                const isFreeformView = this.props.Document._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform;
+                const isFreeformView = this.props.Document._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform;
                 const set = !isFreeformView
                     ? generatedDocuments
                     : generatedDocuments.length > 1
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
index 6135154c3..49a90d828 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ export class CollectionTimeView extends CollectionSubView() {
     }
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean) => {
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.HTMLAnchorDocument([], {
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.HTMLMarkerDocument([], {
             title: ComputedField.MakeFunction(`"${this.pivotField}"])`) as any,
             annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
         });
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinData: { viewType: true, pivot: true, filters: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinData: { type_collection: true, pivot: true, filters: true } }, this.rootDoc);
 
         if (addAsAnnotation) {
             // when added as an annotation, links to anchors can be found as links to the document even if the anchors are not rendered
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
index dd7bf1740..7913d3188 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionView.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
     }
 
     get collectionViewType(): CollectionViewType | undefined {
-        const viewField = StrCast(this.layoutDoc._viewType);
+        const viewField = StrCast(this.layoutDoc._type_collection);
         if (CollectionView._safeMode) {
             switch (viewField) {
                 case CollectionViewType.Freeform:
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
         }
     };
 
-    setupViewTypes(category: string, func: (viewType: CollectionViewType) => Doc) {
-        if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && this.rootDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking && !this.rootDoc.isGroup && !this.rootDoc.annotationOn) {
+    setupViewTypes(category: string, func: (type_collection: CollectionViewType) => Doc) {
+        if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && this.rootDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking && !this.rootDoc.isGroup && !this.rootDoc.annotationOn) {
             // prettier-ignore
             const subItems: ContextMenuProps[] = [
                 { description: 'Freeform',    event: () => func(CollectionViewType.Freeform), icon: 'signature' },
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
             !Doc.noviceMode &&
                 this.setupViewTypes('UI Controls...', vtype => {
                     const newRendition = Doc.MakeEmbedding(this.rootDoc);
-                    newRendition._viewType = vtype;
+                    newRendition._type_collection = vtype;
                     this.props.addDocTab(newRendition, OpenWhere.addRight);
                     return newRendition;
                 });
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export class CollectionView extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatab
             <div
                 className="collectionView"
                 onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
-                style={{ pointerEvents: this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform && this.rootDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : undefined }}>
+                style={{ pointerEvents: this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform && this.rootDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : undefined }}>
                 {this.renderSubView(this.collectionViewType, props)}
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index 69963736b..7e88959a4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
     //  lightbox - will add the document to any collection along the path from the document to the docking view that has a field isLightbox. if none is found, it adds to the full screen lightbox
     addDocTab = (doc: Doc, location: OpenWhere) => {
         SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
-        const whereFields = doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [OpenWhere.dashboard] : location.split(':');
+        const whereFields = doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [OpenWhere.dashboard] : location.split(':');
         const keyValue = whereFields[1]?.includes('KeyValue');
         const whereMods: OpenWhereMod = whereFields.length > 1 ? (whereFields[1].replace('KeyValue', '') as OpenWhereMod) : OpenWhereMod.none;
         if (doc.dockingConfig) return DashboardView.openDashboard(doc);
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
     };
 
     getCurrentFrame = () => {
-        return NumCast(Cast(PresBox.Instance.childDocs[PresBox.Instance.itemIndex].presentationTargetDoc, Doc, null)._currentFrame);
+        return NumCast(Cast(PresBox.Instance.activeItem.presentationTargetDoc, Doc, null)._currentFrame);
     };
     static Activate = (tabDoc: Doc) => {
         const tab = Array.from(CollectionDockingView.Instance?.tabMap!).find(tab => tab.DashDoc === tabDoc);
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
     PanelHeight = () => this._panelHeight;
     miniMapColor = () => this.tabColor;
     tabView = () => this._view;
-    disableMinimap = () => !this._document || this._document.layout !== CollectionView.LayoutString(Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this._document)) || this._document?._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Freeform;
+    disableMinimap = () => !this._document || this._document.layout !== CollectionView.LayoutString(Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this._document)) || this._document?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform;
     hideMinimap = () => this.disableMinimap() || BoolCast(this._document?.layout_hideMinimap);
 
     @computed get docView() {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
                     <div
                         className="miniMap-hidden"
                         style={{
-                            display: this.disableMinimap() || this._document._viewType !== 'freeform' ? 'none' : undefined,
+                            display: this.disableMinimap() || this._document._type_collection !== 'freeform' ? 'none' : undefined,
                             color: this._document.layout_hideMinimap ? Colors.BLACK : Colors.WHITE,
                             backgroundColor: this._document.layout_hideMinimap ? Colors.LIGHT_GRAY : Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE,
                             boxShadow: this._document.layout_hideMinimap ? Shadows.STANDARD_SHADOW : undefined,
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index 92b70cb5a..037148bb9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         return 'TreeView(' + this.props.document.title + ')';
     } // this makes mobx trace() statements more descriptive
     get defaultExpandedView() {
-        return this.doc.viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking
+        return this.doc.type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
             ? this.fieldKey
             : this.props.treeView.dashboardMode
             ? this.fieldKey
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
             title: '-title-',
             treeViewExpandedViewLock: true,
             treeViewExpandedView: 'data',
-            _viewType: CollectionViewType.Tree,
+            _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Tree,
             layout_hideLinkButton: true,
             _layout_showSidebar: true,
             _layout_fitWidth: true,
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         const data = () => (this.childDocs || this.props.treeView.dashboardMode ? this.fieldKey : '');
         const embeddings = () => (this.props.treeView.dashboardMode ? '' : 'embeddings');
         const fields = () => (Doc.noviceMode ? '' : 'fields');
-        const layout = Doc.noviceMode || this.doc.viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [] : ['layout'];
+        const layout = Doc.noviceMode || this.doc.type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [] : ['layout'];
         return [data(), ...layout, ...(this.props.treeView.fileSysMode ? [embeddings(), links(), annos()] : []), fields()].filter(m => m);
     }
     @action
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                 ? []
                 : this.props.treeView.fileSysMode && this.doc === Doc.GetProto(this.doc)
                 ? [openEmbedding, makeFolder]
-                : this.doc.viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking
+                : this.doc.type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
                 ? []
                 : [deleteItem, openEmbedding, focusDoc]),
         ];
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
 
     // renders the text version of a document as the header.  This is used in the file system mode and in other vanilla tree views.
     @computed get renderTitleAsHeader() {
-        return this.props.treeView.Document.treeViewHideUnrendered && this.doc.unrendered && !this.doc.treeViewFieldKey ? (
+        return this.props.treeView.Document.treeViewHideUnrendered && this.doc.layout_unrendered && !this.doc.treeViewFieldKey ? (
             <div></div>
         ) : (
             <>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index 4d18ebeea..5ac444147 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     @action
     nudge = (x: number, y: number, nudgeTime: number = 500) => {
         const collectionDoc = this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().rootDoc;
-        if (collectionDoc?._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Freeform || collectionDoc._freeform_ !== undefined) {
+        if (collectionDoc?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Freeform || collectionDoc._freeform_ !== undefined) {
             this.setPan(
                 NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panXFieldKey]) + ((this.props.PanelWidth() / 2) * x) / this.zoomScaling(), // nudge x,y as a function of panel dimension and scale
                 NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panYFieldKey]) + ((this.props.PanelHeight() / 2) * -y) / this.zoomScaling(),
@@ -1541,8 +1541,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         // create an anchor that saves information about the current state of the freeform view (pan, zoom, view type)
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.CollectionAnchorDocument({ title: 'ViewSpec - ' + StrCast(this.layoutDoc._viewType), unrendered: true, presTransition: 500, annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
-        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), pannable: !this.Document._isGroup, viewType: true, filters: true } }, this.rootDoc);
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.CollectionConfigDocument({ title: 'ViewSpec - ' + StrCast(this.layoutDoc._type_collection), layout_unrendered: true, presTransition: 500, annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
+        PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), pannable: !this.Document._isGroup, type_collection: true, filters: true } }, this.rootDoc);
 
         if (addAsAnnotation) {
             if (Cast(this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_annotations'], listSpec(Doc), null) !== undefined) {
@@ -1851,10 +1851,10 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     incrementalRender = action(() => {
         if (!LightboxView.LightboxDoc || LightboxView.IsLightboxDocView(this.props.docViewPath())) {
-            const unrendered = this.childDocs.filter(doc => !this._renderCutoffData.get(doc[Id]));
+            const layout_unrendered = this.childDocs.filter(doc => !this._renderCutoffData.get(doc[Id]));
             const loadIncrement = 5;
-            for (var i = 0; i < Math.min(unrendered.length, loadIncrement); i++) {
-                this._renderCutoffData.set(unrendered[i][Id] + '', true);
+            for (var i = 0; i < Math.min(layout_unrendered.length, loadIncrement); i++) {
+                this._renderCutoffData.set(layout_unrendered[i][Id] + '', true);
             }
         }
         this.childDocs.some(doc => !this._renderCutoffData.get(doc[Id])) && setTimeout(this.incrementalRender, 1);
@@ -1991,12 +1991,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 onDragOver={e => e.preventDefault()}
                 onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
                 style={{
-                    pointerEvents:
-                        this.props.Document.type === DocumentType.MARKER
-                            ? 'none' // bcz: ugh.. this is here to prevent markers, which render as freeform views, from grabbing events -- need a better approach.
-                            : SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() && this.childDocs.includes(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.lastElement())
-                            ? 'all'
-                            : (this.props.pointerEvents?.() as any),
+                    pointerEvents: SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() && this.childDocs.includes(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.lastElement()) ? 'all' : (this.props.pointerEvents?.() as any),
                     textAlign: this.isAnnotationOverlay ? 'initial' : undefined,
                     transform: `scale(${this.nativeDimScaling || 1})`,
                     width: `${100 / (this.nativeDimScaling || 1)}%`,
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index fdff13b54..47d7801e6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps & Marque
         }
 
         const newCollection = this.getCollection(selected, (e as KeyboardEvent)?.key === 't' ? Docs.Create.StackingDocument : undefined, group);
-        newCollection._panX = this.Bounds.left + this.Bounds.width / 2;
-        newCollection._panY = this.Bounds.top + this.Bounds.height / 2;
+        newCollection._freeform_panX = this.Bounds.left + this.Bounds.width / 2;
+        newCollection._freeform_panY = this.Bounds.top + this.Bounds.height / 2;
         newCollection._currentFrame = activeFrame;
         this.props.addDocument?.(newCollection);
         this.props.selectDocuments([newCollection]);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
index efd73a927..9d82e3198 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
         if (doc.icon === 'linkui') return this.getLinkUI();
         if (doc.icon === 'currentlyplayingui') return this.getCurrentlyPlayingUI();
 
-        const nested = doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Linear;
+        const nested = doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Linear;
         const hidden = doc.hidden === true;
 
         let dref: Opt<HTMLDivElement>;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx
index 3be2d9a77..3abe7a331 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ComparisonBox.tsx
@@ -86,7 +86,12 @@ export class ComparisonBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
     };
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.ImageanchorDocument({ title: 'ImgAnchor:' + this.rootDoc.title, presTransition: 1000, unrendered: true, annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.ComparisonConfigDocument({
+            title: 'ImgAnchor:' + this.rootDoc.title,
+            // set presentation timing properties for restoring view
+            presTransition: 1000,
+            annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+        });
         if (anchor) {
             if (!addAsAnnotation) anchor.backgroundColor = 'transparent';
             /* addAsAnnotation &&*/ this.addDocument(anchor);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx
index 5876efb01..baa45e278 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/DataVizBox.tsx
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ export class DataVizBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation?: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         const anchor =
             this._chartRenderer?.getAnchor(pinProps) ??
-            Docs.Create.TextanchorDocument({
-                unrendered: true,
+            Docs.Create.DataVizConfigDocument({
                 // when we clear selection -> we should have it so chartBox getAnchor returns undefined
                 // this is for when we want the whole doc (so when the chartBox getAnchor returns without a marker)
                 /*put in some options*/
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx
index 11f62a61f..661061d51 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/LineChart.tsx
@@ -163,7 +163,10 @@ export class LineChart extends React.Component<LineChartProps> {
 
     // create a document anchor that stores whatever is needed to reconstruct the viewing state (selection,zoom,etc)
     getAnchor = (pinProps?: PinProps) => {
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.TextanchorDocument({ title: 'line doc selection' + this._currSelected?.x, unrendered: true });
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.LineChartConfigDocument({
+            //
+            title: 'line doc selection' + this._currSelected?.x,
+        });
         PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: pinProps?.pinData }, this.props.dataDoc);
         anchor.presDataVizSelection = this._currSelected ? new List<number>([this._currSelected.x, this._currSelected.y]) : undefined;
         return anchor;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index d8494e58e..359b72352 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     defaultRestoreTargetView = (docView: DocumentView, anchor: Doc, focusSpeed: number, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
         const targetMatch =
             Doc.AreProtosEqual(anchor, this.rootDoc) || // anchor is this document, so anchor's properties apply to this document
-            (DocCast(anchor)?.unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocCast(anchor.annotationOn), this.rootDoc)) // the anchor is an unrendered annotation on this document, so anchor properties apply to this document
+            (DocCast(anchor)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocCast(anchor.annotationOn), this.rootDoc)) // the anchor is an layout_unrendered annotation on this document, so anchor properties apply to this document
                 ? true
                 : false;
         return targetMatch && PresBox.restoreTargetDocView(docView, anchor, focusSpeed) ? focusSpeed : undefined;
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             ) {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 // don't preventDefault anymore.  Goldenlayout, PDF text selection and RTF text selection all need it to go though
-                //if (this.props.isSelected(true) && this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.PDF && this.layoutDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking) e.preventDefault();
+                //if (this.props.isSelected(true) && this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.PDF && this.layoutDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking) e.preventDefault();
 
                 // listen to move events if document content isn't active or document is draggable
                 if (!this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition && (!this.isContentActive() || this.props.enableDragWhenActive || this.rootDoc.enableDragWhenActive)) {
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             !Doc.noviceMode && templateDoc && appearanceItems.push({ description: 'Open Template   ', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(templateDoc, OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'eye' });
             !appearance && appearanceItems.length && cm.addItem({ description: 'UI Controls...', subitems: appearanceItems, icon: 'compass' });
 
-            if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.PRES && ![CollectionViewType.Docking, CollectionViewType.Tree].includes(this.rootDoc._viewType as any)) {
+            if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc) && this.rootDoc.type !== DocumentType.PRES && ![CollectionViewType.Docking, CollectionViewType.Tree].includes(this.rootDoc._type_collection as any)) {
                 const existingOnClick = cm.findByDescription('OnClick...');
                 const onClicks: ContextMenuProps[] = existingOnClick && 'subitems' in existingOnClick ? existingOnClick.subitems : [];
 
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         if (!Doc.IsSystem(this.rootDoc)) {
             constantItems.push({ description: 'Export as Zip file', icon: 'download', event: async () => Doc.Zip(this.props.Document) });
             constantItems.push({ description: 'Import Zipped file', icon: 'upload', event: ({ x, y }) => this.importDocument() });
-            (this.rootDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking || !Doc.noviceMode) && constantItems.push({ description: 'Share', event: () => SharingManager.Instance.open(this.props.DocumentView()), icon: 'users' });
+            (this.rootDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking || !Doc.noviceMode) && constantItems.push({ description: 'Share', event: () => SharingManager.Instance.open(this.props.DocumentView()), icon: 'users' });
             if (this.props.removeDocument && Doc.ActiveDashboard !== this.props.Document) {
                 // need option to gray out menu items ... preferably with a '?' that explains why they're grayed out (eg., no permissions)
                 constantItems.push({ description: 'Close', event: this.deleteClicked, icon: 'times' });
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             LightboxView.LightboxDoc !== this.rootDoc &&
             this.thumb &&
             !Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocumentLinksButton.StartLink, this.rootDoc) &&
-            ((!childHighlighted() && !childOverlayed() && !Doc.isBrushedHighlightedDegree(this.rootDoc)) || this.rootDoc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking) &&
+            ((!childHighlighted() && !childOverlayed() && !Doc.isBrushedHighlightedDegree(this.rootDoc)) || this.rootDoc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking) &&
             !this._componentView?.isAnyChildContentActive?.()
             ? true
             : false;
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(doc, props, property);
     };
     // We need to use allrelatedLinks to get not just links to the document as a whole, but links to
-    // anchors that are not rendered as DocumentViews (marked as 'unrendered' with their 'annotationOn' set to this document).  e.g.,
+    // anchors that are not rendered as DocumentViews (marked as 'layout_unrendered' with their 'annotationOn' set to this document).  e.g.,
     //     - PDF text regions are rendered as an Annotations without generating a DocumentView, '
     //     - RTF selections are rendered via Prosemirror and have a mark which contains the Document ID for the annotation link
     //     - and links to PDF/Web docs at a certain scroll location never create an explicit view.
@@ -940,8 +940,8 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             link =>
                 Doc.AreProtosEqual(link.link_anchor_1 as Doc, this.rootDoc) ||
                 Doc.AreProtosEqual(link.link_anchor_2 as Doc, this.rootDoc) ||
-                ((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.rootDoc)) ||
-                ((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.rootDoc))
+                ((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_1 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.rootDoc)) ||
+                ((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.layout_unrendered && Doc.AreProtosEqual((link.link_anchor_2 as Doc)?.annotationOn as Doc, this.rootDoc))
         );
     }
     @computed get allLinks() {
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
     @computed get allLinkEndpoints() {
         // the small blue dots that mark the endpoints of links
         TraceMobx();
-        if (this.props.hideLinkAnchors || this.layoutDoc.layout_hideLinkAnchors || this.props.dontRegisterView || this.layoutDoc.unrendered) return null;
+        if (this.props.hideLinkAnchors || this.layoutDoc.layout_hideLinkAnchors || this.props.dontRegisterView || this.layoutDoc.layout_unrendered) return null;
         const filtered = DocUtils.FilterDocs(this.directLinks, this.props.docFilters?.() ?? [], []).filter(d => d.layout_linkDisplay);
         return filtered.map(link => (
             <div className="documentView-anchorCont" key={link[Id]}>
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
         return this.docView?._componentView?.reverseNativeScaling?.() ? 0 : returnVal(this.props.NativeHeight?.(), Doc.NativeHeight(this.layoutDoc, this.props.DataDoc, !this.layout_fitWidth));
     }
     @computed get shouldNotScale() {
-        return (this.layout_fitWidth && !this.nativeWidth) || [CollectionViewType.Docking].includes(this.Document._viewType as any);
+        return (this.layout_fitWidth && !this.nativeWidth) || [CollectionViewType.Docking].includes(this.Document._type_collection as any);
     }
     @computed get effectiveNativeWidth() {
         return this.shouldNotScale ? 0 : this.nativeWidth || NumCast(this.layoutDoc.width);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
index db72209ab..1a78583f9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/FunctionPlotBox.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ export class FunctionPlotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps>
         );
     }
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.TextanchorDocument({ annotationOn: this.rootDoc, unrendered: true });
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.FunctionPlotConfigDocument({
+            //
+            annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
+        });
         PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), datarange: true } }, this.rootDoc);
         anchor.presXRange = new List<number>(Array.from(this._plot.options.xAxis.domain));
         anchor.presYRange = new List<number>(Array.from(this._plot.options.yAxis.domain));
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
index 7d1d50cc7..068d39391 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
@@ -77,13 +77,12 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         const anchor =
             this._getAnchor?.(this._savedAnnotations, false) ?? // use marquee anchor, otherwise, save zoom/pan as anchor
-            Docs.Create.ImageanchorDocument({
+            Docs.Create.ImageConfigDocument({
                 title: 'ImgAnchor:' + this.rootDoc.title,
                 presPanX: NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX),
                 presPanY: NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY),
                 presViewScale: Cast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 'number', null),
                 presTransition: 1000,
-                unrendered: true,
                 annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
             });
         if (anchor) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx
index bc57148dc..6b26f494b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class MapBoxInfoWindow extends React.Component<MapBoxInfoWindowProps & Vi
                             removeDocument={this.removeDoc}
                             addDocument={this.addDoc}
                             renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
-                            viewType={CollectionViewType.Stacking}
+                            type_collection={CollectionViewType.Stacking}
                             pointerEvents={returnAll}
                         />
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
index edeaba322..95fbb274d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
@@ -238,9 +238,8 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
             ele.append(this._pdfViewer.selectionContent()!);
         }
         const docAnchor = () => {
-            const anchor = Docs.Create.TextanchorDocument({
+            const anchor = Docs.Create.PdfConfigDocument({
                 title: StrCast(this.rootDoc.title + '@' + NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop)?.toFixed(0)),
-                unrendered: true,
                 annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
             });
             return anchor;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index e00cb8618..3cfc3d696 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -1083,6 +1083,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                             ScreenToLocalTransform={this.screenToLocalTransform}
                             docFilters={this.timelineDocFilter}
                             select={emptyFunction}
+                            focus={emptyFunction}
                             NativeDimScaling={returnOne}
                             whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
                             removeDocument={this.removeDocument}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index 3da5d8f17..437079ca4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -296,8 +296,10 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
 
     @action
     getView = (doc: Doc) => {
+        if (Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc, this.rootDoc)) return new Promise<Opt<DocumentView>>(res => res(this.props.DocumentView?.()));
         if (this.rootDoc.layout_fieldKey === 'layout_icon') this.props.DocumentView?.().iconify();
-        if (this._url && WebCast(doc.presData).url.href !== this._url) this.setData(WebCast(doc.presData).url.href);
+        const webUrl = WebCast(doc.presData)?.url;
+        if (this._url && webUrl && webUrl.href !== this._url) this.setData(webUrl.href);
         if (this._sidebarRef?.current?.makeDocUnfiltered(doc) && !this.SidebarShown) this.toggleSidebar(false);
         return new Promise<Opt<DocumentView>>(res => DocumentManager.Instance.AddViewRenderedCb(doc, dv => res(dv)));
     };
@@ -320,10 +322,9 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         } catch (e) {}
         const anchor =
             this._getAnchor(this._savedAnnotations, false) ??
-            Docs.Create.WebanchorDocument({
+            Docs.Create.WebConfigDocument({
                 title: StrCast(this.rootDoc.title + ' ' + this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop),
                 y: NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop),
-                unrendered: true,
                 annotationOn: this.rootDoc,
             });
         PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), scrollable: pinProps?.pinData ? true : false, pannable: true } }, this.rootDoc);
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
                 removeDocument={this.removeDocument}
                 moveDocument={this.moveDocument}
-                addDocument={this.addDocument}
+                addDocument={this.addDocumentWrapper}
                 childPointerEvents={this.props.isContentActive() ? 'all' : undefined}
                 pointerEvents={this.annotationPointerEvents}
             />
@@ -996,7 +997,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.noDragsDocFilter, ...(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.length ? [] : [Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()])];
     childStyleProvider = (doc: Doc | undefined, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string): any => {
         if (doc instanceof Doc && property === StyleProp.PointerEvents) {
-            if (doc.textInlineAnnotations) return 'none';
+            if (this.inlineTextAnnotations.includes(doc)) return 'none';
         }
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(doc, props, property);
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
index 5e615f2c1..57aa852ac 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
                 const selected = SelectionManager.Docs().lastElement();
                 if (selected) {
                     if (StrCast(selected.type) === DocumentType.COL) {
-                        text = StrCast(selected._viewType);
+                        text = StrCast(selected._type_collection);
                     } else {
                         dropdown = false;
                         text = selected.type === DocumentType.RTF ? 'Text' : StrCast(selected.type);
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
 // toggle: Set overlay status of selected document
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function setView(view: string) {
     const selected = SelectionManager.Docs().lastElement();
-    selected ? (selected._viewType = view) : console.log('[FontIconBox.tsx] changeView failed');
+    selected ? (selected._type_collection = view) : console.log('[FontIconBox.tsx] changeView failed');
 });
 
 // toggle: Set overlay status of selected document
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx
index 6c61f6709..2642bc144 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashFieldView.tsx
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class DashFieldViewInternal extends React.Component<IDashFieldViewInterna
         let container = this.props.tbox.props.DocumentView?.().props.docViewPath().lastElement();
         if (container) {
             const embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(container.rootDoc);
-            embedding._viewType = CollectionViewType.Time;
+            embedding._type_collection = CollectionViewType.Time;
             const colHdrKey = '_' + container.LayoutFieldKey + '_columnHeaders';
             let list = Cast(embedding[colHdrKey], listSpec(SchemaHeaderField));
             if (!list) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index 023814a9d..9c06aa7d8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
 
     getAnchor = (addAsAnnotation: boolean, pinProps?: PinProps) => {
         if (!pinProps && this._editorView?.state.selection.empty) return this.rootDoc;
-        const anchor = Docs.Create.TextanchorDocument({ annotationOn: this.rootDoc, unrendered: true });
+        const anchor = Docs.Create.TextConfigDocument({ annotationOn: this.rootDoc });
         this.addDocument(anchor);
         this.makeLinkAnchor(anchor, OpenWhere.addRight, undefined, 'Anchored Selection', false, addAsAnnotation);
         PresBox.pinDocView(anchor, { pinDocLayout: pinProps?.pinDocLayout, pinData: { ...(pinProps?.pinData ?? {}), scrollable: true } }, this.rootDoc);
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         if (this._editorView && this._recordingStart) {
             if (this._break) {
                 const textanchorFunc = () => {
-                    const tanch = Docs.Create.TextanchorDocument({ title: 'dictation anchor', unrendered: true });
+                    const tanch = Docs.Create.TextConfigDocument({ title: 'dictation anchor' });
                     return this.addDocument(tanch) ? tanch : undefined;
                 };
                 const link = DocUtils.MakeLinkToActiveAudio(textanchorFunc, false).lastElement();
@@ -998,7 +998,13 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             const splitter = state.schema.marks.splitter.create({ id: Utils.GenerateGuid() });
             let tr = state.tr.addMark(sel.from, sel.to, splitter);
             if (sel.from !== sel.to) {
-                const anchor = anchorDoc ?? Docs.Create.TextanchorDocument({ title: '#' + this._editorView?.state.doc.textBetween(sel.from, sel.to), annotationOn: this.dataDoc, unrendered: true });
+                const anchor =
+                    anchorDoc ??
+                    Docs.Create.TextConfigDocument({
+                        //
+                        title: '#' + this._editorView?.state.doc.textBetween(sel.from, sel.to),
+                        annotationOn: this.dataDoc,
+                    });
                 const href = targetHref ?? Doc.localServerPath(anchor);
                 if (anchor !== anchorDoc && addAsAnnotation) this.addDocument(anchor);
                 tr.doc.nodesBetween(sel.from, sel.to, (node: any, pos: number, parent: any) => {
@@ -1022,7 +1028,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
     }
 
     getView = async (doc: Doc) => {
-        if (DocListCast(this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
+        if (DocListCast(this.rootDoc[this.SidebarKey]).find(anno => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(doc.annotationOn) : doc, anno))) {
             !this.SidebarShown && this.toggleSidebar(false);
             setTimeout(() => this._sidebarRef?.current?.makeDocUnfiltered(doc));
         }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
index 858d83b7a..3d1d11141 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export interface pinDataTypes {
     scrollable?: boolean;
     dataviz?: number[];
     pannable?: boolean;
-    viewType?: boolean;
+    type_collection?: boolean;
     inkable?: boolean;
     filters?: boolean;
     pivot?: boolean;
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @observable _presKeyEvents: boolean = false;
     @observable _forceKeyEvents: boolean = false;
     @computed get isTreeOrStack() {
-        return [CollectionViewType.Tree, CollectionViewType.Stacking].includes(StrCast(this.layoutDoc._viewType) as any);
+        return [CollectionViewType.Tree, CollectionViewType.Stacking].includes(StrCast(this.layoutDoc._type_collection) as any);
     }
     @computed get isTree() {
-        return this.layoutDoc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Tree;
+        return this.layoutDoc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Tree;
     }
     @computed get presFieldKey() {
         return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.presFieldKey, 'data');
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     }
     public static targetRenderedDoc = (doc: Doc) => {
         const targetDoc = Cast(doc?.presentationTargetDoc, Doc, null);
-        return targetDoc?.unrendered ? DocCast(targetDoc.annotationOn) : targetDoc;
+        return targetDoc?.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(targetDoc.annotationOn) : targetDoc;
     };
     @computed get scrollable() {
-        if ([DocumentType.PDF, DocumentType.WEB, DocumentType.RTF].includes(this.targetDoc.type as DocumentType) || this.targetDoc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Stacking) return true;
+        if ([DocumentType.PDF, DocumentType.WEB, DocumentType.RTF].includes(this.targetDoc.type as DocumentType) || this.targetDoc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Stacking) return true;
         return false;
     }
     @computed get panable() {
-        if ((this.targetDoc.type === DocumentType.COL && this.targetDoc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform) || this.targetDoc.type === DocumentType.IMG) return true;
+        if ((this.targetDoc.type === DocumentType.COL && this.targetDoc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform) || this.targetDoc.type === DocumentType.IMG) return true;
         return false;
     }
     @computed get selectedDocumentView() {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const targetList = PresBox.targetRenderedDoc(doc);
         if (doc.presIndexed !== undefined && targetList) {
             const listItems = (Cast(targetList[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(targetList)], listSpec(Doc), null)?.filter(d => d instanceof Doc) as Doc[]) ?? DocListCast(targetList[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(targetList) + '_annotations']);
-            return listItems.filter(doc => !doc.unrendered);
+            return listItems.filter(doc => !doc.layout_unrendered);
         }
     };
     // Called when the user activates 'next' - to move to the next part of the pres. trail
@@ -376,25 +376,25 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     static pinDataTypes(target?: Doc): pinDataTypes {
         const targetType = target?.type as any;
         const inkable = [DocumentType.INK].includes(targetType);
-        const scrollable = [DocumentType.PDF, DocumentType.RTF, DocumentType.WEB].includes(targetType) || target?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Stacking;
-        const pannable = [DocumentType.IMG, DocumentType.PDF].includes(targetType) || (targetType === DocumentType.COL && target?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform);
+        const scrollable = [DocumentType.PDF, DocumentType.RTF, DocumentType.WEB].includes(targetType) || target?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Stacking;
+        const pannable = [DocumentType.IMG, DocumentType.PDF].includes(targetType) || (targetType === DocumentType.COL && target?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform);
         const temporal = [DocumentType.AUDIO, DocumentType.VID].includes(targetType);
         const clippable = [DocumentType.COMPARISON].includes(targetType);
         const datarange = [DocumentType.FUNCPLOT].includes(targetType);
         const dataview = [DocumentType.INK, DocumentType.COL, DocumentType.IMG, DocumentType.RTF].includes(targetType) && target?.activeFrame === undefined;
         const poslayoutview = [DocumentType.COL].includes(targetType) && target?.activeFrame === undefined;
-        const viewType = targetType === DocumentType.COL;
+        const type_collection = targetType === DocumentType.COL;
         const filters = true;
         const pivot = true;
         const dataannos = false;
-        return { scrollable, pannable, inkable, viewType, pivot, filters, temporal, clippable, dataview, datarange, poslayoutview, dataannos };
+        return { scrollable, pannable, inkable, type_collection, pivot, filters, temporal, clippable, dataview, datarange, poslayoutview, dataannos };
     }
 
     @action
     playAnnotation = (anno: AudioField) => {};
     @action
     static restoreTargetDocView(bestTargetView: Opt<DocumentView>, activeItem: Doc, transTime: number, pinDocLayout: boolean = BoolCast(activeItem.presPinLayout), pinDataTypes?: pinDataTypes, targetDoc?: Doc) {
-        const bestTarget = bestTargetView?.rootDoc ?? (targetDoc?.unrendered ? DocCast(targetDoc?.annotationOn) : targetDoc);
+        const bestTarget = bestTargetView?.rootDoc ?? (targetDoc?.layout_unrendered ? DocCast(targetDoc?.annotationOn) : targetDoc);
         if (!bestTarget || activeItem === bestTarget) return;
         let changed = false;
         if (pinDocLayout) {
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 changed = true;
             }
         }
-        if ((pinDataTypes?.viewType && activeItem.presViewType !== undefined) || (!pinDataTypes && activeItem.presViewType !== undefined)) {
-            if (bestTarget._viewType !== activeItem.presViewType) {
-                bestTarget._viewType = activeItem.presViewType;
+        if ((pinDataTypes?.type_collection && activeItem.presViewType !== undefined) || (!pinDataTypes && activeItem.presViewType !== undefined)) {
+            if (bestTarget._type_collection !== activeItem.presViewType) {
+                bestTarget._type_collection = activeItem.presViewType;
                 changed = true;
             }
         }
@@ -517,13 +517,13 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         }
         if (pinDataTypes?.dataannos || (!pinDataTypes && activeItem.presAnnotations !== undefined)) {
             const fkey = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(bestTarget);
-            const oldItems = DocListCast(bestTarget[fkey + '_annotations']).filter(doc => doc.unrendered);
+            const oldItems = DocListCast(bestTarget[fkey + '_annotations']).filter(doc => doc.layout_unrendered);
             const newItems = DocListCast(activeItem.presAnnotations).map(doc => {
                 doc.hidden = false;
                 return doc;
             });
             const hiddenItems = DocListCast(bestTarget[fkey + '_annotations'])
-                .filter(doc => !doc.unrendered && !newItems.includes(doc))
+                .filter(doc => !doc.layout_unrendered && !newItems.includes(doc))
                 .map(doc => {
                     doc.hidden = true;
                     return doc;
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 pinProps.pinData.scrollable ||
                 pinProps.pinData.temporal ||
                 pinProps.pinData.pannable ||
-                pinProps.pinData.viewType ||
+                pinProps.pinData.type_collection ||
                 pinProps.pinData.clippable ||
                 pinProps.pinData.datarange ||
                 pinProps.pinData.dataview ||
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             }
             if (pinProps.pinData.dataannos) {
                 const fkey = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(targetDoc);
-                pinDoc.presAnnotations = new List<Doc>(DocListCast(Doc.GetProto(targetDoc)[fkey + '_annotations']).filter(doc => !doc.unrendered));
+                pinDoc.presAnnotations = new List<Doc>(DocListCast(Doc.GetProto(targetDoc)[fkey + '_annotations']).filter(doc => !doc.layout_unrendered));
             }
             if (pinProps.pinData.inkable) {
                 pinDoc.presFillColor = targetDoc.fillColor;
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                         })
                     )
                 );
-            if (pinProps.pinData.viewType) pinDoc.presViewType = targetDoc._viewType;
+            if (pinProps.pinData.type_collection) pinDoc.presViewType = targetDoc._type_collection;
             if (pinProps.pinData.filters) pinDoc.presDocFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(targetDoc.docFilters as ObjectField);
             if (pinProps.pinData.pivot) pinDoc.presPivotField = targetDoc._pivotField;
             if (pinProps.pinData.pannable) {
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const savedStates = docs.map(doc => {
             switch (doc.type) {
                 case DocumentType.COL:
-                    if (doc._viewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform) return { type: CollectionViewType.Freeform, doc, x: NumCast(doc.freeform_panX), y: NumCast(doc.freeform_panY), s: NumCast(doc.freeform_scale) };
+                    if (doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform) return { type: CollectionViewType.Freeform, doc, x: NumCast(doc.freeform_panX), y: NumCast(doc.freeform_panY), s: NumCast(doc.freeform_scale) };
                     break;
                 case DocumentType.INK:
                     if (doc.data instanceof InkField) {
@@ -815,8 +815,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                         case CollectionViewType.Freeform:
                             {
                                 const { x, y, s, doc } = savedState!;
-                                doc._panX = x;
-                                doc._panY = y;
+                                doc._freeform_panX = x;
+                                doc._freeform_panY = y;
                                 doc._freeform_scale = s;
                             }
                             break;
@@ -954,11 +954,11 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @undoBatch
     viewChanged = action((e: React.ChangeEvent) => {
         //@ts-ignore
-        const viewType = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value as CollectionViewType;
-        this.layoutDoc.presFieldKey = this.fieldKey + (viewType === CollectionViewType.Tree ? '-linearized' : '');
+        const type_collection = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value as CollectionViewType;
+        this.layoutDoc.presFieldKey = this.fieldKey + (type_collection === CollectionViewType.Tree ? '-linearized' : '');
         // pivot field may be set by the user in timeline view (or some other way) -- need to reset it here
-        [CollectionViewType.Tree || CollectionViewType.Stacking].includes(viewType) && (this.rootDoc._pivotField = undefined);
-        this.rootDoc._viewType = viewType;
+        [CollectionViewType.Tree || CollectionViewType.Stacking].includes(type_collection) && (this.rootDoc._pivotField = undefined);
+        this.rootDoc._type_collection = type_collection;
         if (this.isTreeOrStack) {
             this.layoutDoc._gridGap = 0;
         }
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @computed get toolbar() {
         const propIcon = SettingsManager.propertiesWidth > 0 ? 'angle-double-right' : 'angle-double-left';
         const propTitle = SettingsManager.propertiesWidth > 0 ? 'Close Presentation Panel' : 'Open Presentation Panel';
-        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._viewType) as CollectionViewType;
+        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const isMini: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
         const inOverlay = DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc);
         const activeColor = Colors.LIGHT_BLUE;
@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
      * presentPanel: The button to start the presentation / open minimized view of the presentation
      */
     @computed get topPanel() {
-        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._viewType) as CollectionViewType;
+        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const isMini: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
         const inOverlay = DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc);
         return (
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     render() {
         // needed to ensure that the childDocs are loaded for looking up fields
         this.childDocs.slice();
-        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._viewType) as CollectionViewType;
+        const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const presEnd = !this.layoutDoc.presLoop && this.itemIndex === this.childDocs.length - 1 && (this.activeItem.presIndexed === undefined || NumCast(this.activeItem.presIndexed) === (this.progressivizedItems(this.activeItem)?.length ?? 0));
         const presStart = !this.layoutDoc.presLoop && this.itemIndex === 0;
         const inOverlay = DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
index e48d2d674..4eb6aee25 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData(this.presBoxView?.sortArray() ?? []);
         if (!dragData.draggedDocuments.length) dragData.draggedDocuments.push(this.rootDoc);
         dragData.dropAction = 'move';
-        dragData.treeViewDoc = this.presBox?._viewType === CollectionViewType.Tree ? this.presBox : undefined; // this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.treeViewDoc;
+        dragData.treeViewDoc = this.presBox?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Tree ? this.presBox : undefined; // this.props.DocumentView?.()?.props.treeViewDoc;
         dragData.moveDocument = this.props.moveDocument;
         const dragItem: HTMLElement[] = [];
         if (dragArray.length === 1) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
index 40b745cc4..ac43b2956 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
     opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.noDragsDocFilter, ...(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.length ? [] : [Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()])];
     childStyleProvider = (doc: Doc | undefined, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string): any => {
         if (doc instanceof Doc && property === StyleProp.PointerEvents) {
-            if (doc.textInlineAnnotations) return 'none';
+            if (this.inlineTextAnnotations.includes(doc)) return 'none';
             return 'all';
         }
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(doc, props, property);
diff --git a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
index 536ec7c75..1c1b41f73 100644
--- a/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/search/SearchBox.tsx
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ export class SearchBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<SearchBoxProps>() {
     }
     @action
     static staticSearchCollection(rootDoc: Opt<Doc>, query: string) {
-        const blockedTypes = [DocumentType.PRESELEMENT, DocumentType.MARKER, DocumentType.KVP, DocumentType.FILTER, DocumentType.SEARCH, DocumentType.SEARCHITEM, DocumentType.FONTICON, DocumentType.BUTTON, DocumentType.SCRIPTING];
+        const blockedTypes = [DocumentType.PRESELEMENT, DocumentType.CONFIG, DocumentType.KVP, DocumentType.FILTER, DocumentType.SEARCH, DocumentType.SEARCHITEM, DocumentType.FONTICON, DocumentType.BUTTON, DocumentType.SCRIPTING];
         const blockedKeys = [
             'x',
             'y',
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ export class SearchBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<SearchBoxProps>() {
             'layout',
             'layout_keyValue',
             'layout_fitWidth',
-            'viewType',
+            'type_collection',
             'title_custom',
             'freeform_panX',
             'freeform_panY',
diff --git a/src/fields/Doc.ts b/src/fields/Doc.ts
index deda4c876..5312da009 100644
--- a/src/fields/Doc.ts
+++ b/src/fields/Doc.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
             Doc.MyFileOrphans instanceof Doc &&
             Doc.IsDocDataProto(doc) &&
             !Doc.IsSystem(doc) &&
-            ![DocumentType.MARKER, DocumentType.KVP, DocumentType.LINK, DocumentType.LINKANCHOR].includes(doc.type as any) &&
+            ![DocumentType.CONFIG, DocumentType.KVP, DocumentType.LINK, DocumentType.LINKANCHOR].includes(doc.type as any) &&
             !doc.isFolder &&
             !doc.annotationOn
         ) {
diff --git a/src/fields/util.ts b/src/fields/util.ts
index 2a6caaaa3..f4fd3200c 100644
--- a/src/fields/util.ts
+++ b/src/fields/util.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ export function distributeAcls(key: string, acl: SharingPermissions, target: Doc
     if (!visited) visited = [] as Doc[];
     if (!target || visited.includes(target)) return;
 
-    if ((target._viewType === CollectionViewType.Docking && visited.length > 1) || Doc.GetProto(visited[0]) !== Doc.GetProto(target)) {
+    if ((target._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking && visited.length > 1) || Doc.GetProto(visited[0]) !== Doc.GetProto(target)) {
         target[key] = acl;
         if (target !== Doc.GetProto(target)) {
             //apparently we can't call updateCachedAcls twice (once for the main dashboard, and again for the nested dashboard...???)
diff --git a/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx b/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx
index a543c2f70..471dc568b 100644
--- a/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx
+++ b/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
     @action
     componentDidMount = () => {
         // if the home menu is in list view -> adjust the menu toggle appropriately
-        this._menuListView = this._homeDoc._viewType === 'stacking' ? true : false;
+        this._menuListView = this._homeDoc._type_collection === 'stacking' ? true : false;
         Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.None; // ink should intially be set to none
         Doc.UserDoc().activeMobile = this._homeDoc; // active mobile set to home
         AudioBox.Enabled = true;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
 
     // The static ink menu that appears at the top
     @computed get inkMenu() {
-        return this._activeDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking || !this._ink ? null : <div className="colorSelector">{/* <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome /> */}</div>;
+        return this._activeDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking || !this._ink ? null : <div className="colorSelector">{/* <CollectionFreeFormViewChrome /> */}</div>;
     }
 
     // DocButton that uses UndoManager and handles the opacity change if CanUndo is true
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
 
     // DocButton for switching into ink mode
     @computed get drawInk() {
-        return !this.mainContainer || this._activeDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking ? null : (
+        return !this.mainContainer || this._activeDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking ? null : (
             <div className="docButton" id="inkButton" title={Doc.isDocPinned(this._activeDoc) ? 'Pen on' : 'Pen off'} onClick={this.onSwitchInking}>
                 <FontAwesomeIcon className="documentdecorations-icon" size="sm" icon="pen-nib" />
             </div>
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
 
     // DocButton: Button that appears on the bottom of the screen to initiate image upload
     @computed get uploadImageButton() {
-        if (this._activeDoc.type === DocumentType.COL && this._activeDoc !== this._homeDoc && this._activeDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking && this._activeDoc.title !== 'WORKSPACES') {
+        if (this._activeDoc.type === DocumentType.COL && this._activeDoc !== this._homeDoc && this._activeDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking && this._activeDoc.title !== 'WORKSPACES') {
             return (
                 <div className="docButton" id="imageButton" title={Doc.isDocPinned(this._activeDoc) ? 'Pen on' : 'Pen off'} onClick={this.toggleUpload}>
                     <FontAwesomeIcon className="documentdecorations-icon" size="sm" icon="upload" />
@@ -722,9 +722,9 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
     // Logic for switching the menu into the icons
     @action
     changeToIconView = () => {
-        if ((this._homeDoc._viewType = 'stacking')) {
+        if ((this._homeDoc._type_collection = 'stacking')) {
             this._menuListView = false;
-            this._homeDoc._viewType = 'masonry';
+            this._homeDoc._type_collection = 'masonry';
             this._homeDoc.columnWidth = 300;
             this._homeDoc._columnWidth = 300;
             const menuButtons = DocListCast(this._homeDoc.data);
@@ -742,8 +742,8 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
     // Logic for switching the menu into the stacking view
     @action
     changeToListView = () => {
-        if ((this._homeDoc._viewType = 'masonry')) {
-            this._homeDoc._viewType = 'stacking';
+        if ((this._homeDoc._type_collection = 'masonry')) {
+            this._homeDoc._type_collection = 'stacking';
             this._menuListView = true;
             const menuButtons = DocListCast(this._homeDoc.data);
             menuButtons.map(doc => {
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
     // Radial menu can only be used if it is a colleciton and it is not a homeDoc
     // (and cannot be used on Dashboard to avoid pin to presentation opening on right)
     @computed get displayRadialMenu() {
-        return this._activeDoc.type === 'collection' && this._activeDoc !== this._homeDoc && this._activeDoc._viewType !== CollectionViewType.Docking ? <RadialMenu /> : null;
+        return this._activeDoc.type === 'collection' && this._activeDoc !== this._homeDoc && this._activeDoc._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking ? <RadialMenu /> : null;
     }
 
     onDragOver = (e: React.DragEvent) => {
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2


From da5184d2113935df25633a6015e177a51e88df2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 16:18:20 -0400
Subject: fixed scrolling/panning on fitWidth images.  fixed drag/zoom
 conflicts for overlayDocs that are pannable.

---
 src/client/documents/Documents.ts                  |  6 +-
 src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts                 |  2 +-
 src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx           |  6 +-
 src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx              |  6 +-
 src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx                   |  5 +-
 src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx                |  8 +--
 .../views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx    |  2 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx    |  1 -
 src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx        |  5 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx          |  2 +-
 .../collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx  | 71 +++++++++++-----------
 .../collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx      | 21 ++++---
 src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx                |  4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx            |  2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss           |  4 --
 src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx            |  2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx                | 12 ++--
 src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx                  |  1 +
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx | 29 ++++-----
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.scss         |  1 +
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx          | 24 ++++----
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx   | 18 +++---
 src/fields/Doc.ts                                  |  9 +++
 23 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-)

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 5aa69e499..35747f746 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
                 DocumentType.IMG,
                 {
                     layout: { view: ImageBox, dataField: defaultDataKey },
-                    options: {},
+                    options: {freeform: '',},
                 },
             ],
             [
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
                 DocumentType.COL,
                 {
                     layout: { view: CollectionView, dataField: defaultDataKey },
-                    options: { _layout_fitWidth: true, _freeform_panX: 0, _freeform_panY: 0, _freeform_scale: 1 },
+                    options: { _layout_fitWidth: true, freeform: '', _freeform_panX: 0, _freeform_panY: 0, _freeform_scale: 1 },
                 },
             ],
             [
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
         // }
 
         export function FreeformDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            const inst = InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _xPadding: 20, _yPadding: 20, freeform: '', ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
+            const inst = InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _xPadding: 20, _yPadding: 20,  ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Freeform }, id);
             documents.forEach(d => (d.embedContainer = inst));
             return inst;
         }
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index ea5770b6a..642ea26da 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ export function DocFocusOrOpen(doc: Doc, options: DocFocusOptions = { willZoomCe
         if (dv && (!containingDoc || dv.props.docViewPath().lastElement()?.Document === containingDoc)) {
             DocumentManager.Instance.showDocumentView(dv, options).then(() => dv && Doc.linkFollowHighlight(dv.rootDoc));
         } else {
-            const container = DocCast(containingDoc ?? doc.embedContainer);
+            const container = DocCast(containingDoc ?? doc.embedContainer ?? doc);
             const showDoc = !Doc.IsSystem(container) ? container : doc;
             options.toggleTarget = undefined;
             DocumentManager.Instance.showDocument(showDoc, options, () => DocumentManager.Instance.showDocument(doc, { ...options, openLocation: undefined })).then(() => {
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
index 8077b9af1..beddc0e8a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, WidthSy
 import { InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
+import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { GetEffectiveAcl } from '../../fields/util';
 import { aggregateBounds, emptyFunction, numberValue, returnFalse, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../Utils';
 import { Docs } from '../documents/Documents';
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
     @action
     onBackgroundMove = (dragTitle: boolean, e: PointerEvent): boolean => {
         const dragDocView = SelectionManager.Views()[0];
-        if (DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data).includes(dragDocView.rootDoc)) return false;
+        const containers = new Set<Doc|undefined>();
+        SelectionManager.Views().forEach(v => containers.add(DocCast(v.rootDoc.embedContainer)));
+        if (containers.size > 1) return false;
         const { left, top } = dragDocView.getBounds() || { left: 0, top: 0 };
         const dragData = new DragManager.DocumentDragData(
             SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document),
diff --git a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
index 1d6c94c13..c9555ab91 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
                 annotationOn: this.props.rootDoc,
                 title: 'Annotation on ' + this.props.rootDoc.title,
             });
-            marqueeAnno.x = NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document.freeform_panXMin) + (parseInt(anno.style.left || '0') - containerOffset[0]) / scale / NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document._freeform_scale, 1);
-            marqueeAnno.y = NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document.freeform_panYMin) + (parseInt(anno.style.top || '0') - containerOffset[1]) / scale / NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document._freeform_scale, 1) + NumCast(this.props.scrollTop);
+            marqueeAnno.x = NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document.freeform_panX_min) + (parseInt(anno.style.left || '0') - containerOffset[0]) / scale / NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document._freeform_scale, 1);
+            marqueeAnno.y = NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document.freeform_panY_min) + (parseInt(anno.style.top || '0') - containerOffset[1]) / scale / NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document._freeform_scale, 1) + NumCast(this.props.scrollTop);
             marqueeAnno._height = parseInt(anno.style.height || '0') / scale / NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document._freeform_scale, 1);
             marqueeAnno._width = parseInt(anno.style.width || '0') / scale / NumCast(this.props.docView.props.Document._freeform_scale, 1);
             anno.remove();
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
         this._top = Math.min(this._startY, this._startY + this._height);
         this._width = Math.abs(this._width);
         this._height = Math.abs(this._height);
-        e.stopPropagation();
+        //e.stopPropagation(); // overlay documents are all 'active', yet they can be dragged. if we stop propagation, then they can be marqueed but not dragged.  if we don't stop, then they will be marqueed and dragged, but the marquee will be zero width since the doc will move along with the cursor.
     };
 
     onSelectEnd = (e: PointerEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
index 9baedae6d..00f9aa879 100644
--- a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
     }
 
     removeOverlayDoc = (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => {
-        (doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).forEach(doc => Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc));
+        (doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
         return true;
     };
 
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
                     offsety = 0;
                 const dref = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
                 const onPointerMove = action((e: PointerEvent, down: number[]) => {
+                 if (e.cancelBubble) return false;  // if the overlay doc processed the move event (e.g., to pan its contents), then the event should be marked as canceled since propagation can't be stopped
                     if (e.buttons === 1) {
                         d.overlayX = e.clientX + offsetx;
                         d.overlayY = e.clientY + offsety;
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
                 });
 
                 const onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-                    setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, onPointerMove, emptyFunction, emptyFunction);
+                    setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, onPointerMove, emptyFunction, emptyFunction, false);
                     offsetx = NumCast(d.overlayX) - e.clientX;
                     offsety = NumCast(d.overlayY) - e.clientY;
                 };
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
index 75514a090..0c89f1a27 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
@@ -1623,8 +1623,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                     </div>
                 );
             }
-            if (this.isPres) {
-                const selectedItem: boolean = PresBox.Instance?.selectedArray.size > 0;
+            if (this.isPres && PresBox.Instance) {
+                const selectedItem: boolean = PresBox.Instance.selectedArray.size > 0;
                 const type = [DocumentType.AUDIO, DocumentType.VID].includes(DocCast(PresBox.Instance.activeItem?.annotationOn)?.type as any as DocumentType)
                     ? (DocCast(PresBox.Instance.activeItem?.annotationOn)?.type as any as DocumentType)
                     : PresBox.targetRenderedDoc(PresBox.Instance.activeItem)?.type;
@@ -1636,8 +1636,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                         <div className="propertiesView-name" style={{ borderBottom: 0 }}>
                             {this.editableTitle}
                             <div className="propertiesView-presSelected">
-                                <div className="propertiesView-selectedCount">{PresBox.Instance?.selectedArray.size} selected</div>
-                                <div className="propertiesView-selectedList">{PresBox.Instance?.listOfSelected}</div>
+                                <div className="propertiesView-selectedCount">{PresBox.Instance.selectedArray.size} selected</div>
+                                <div className="propertiesView-selectedList">{PresBox.Instance.listOfSelected}</div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         {!selectedItem ? null : (
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
index 76dadc76d..e9cc2c894 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionDockingView.tsx
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(
                     case '<ScriptingRepl />': return OverlayView.Instance.addWindow(<ScriptingRepl />, { x: 300, y: 100, width: 200, height: 200, title: 'Scripting REPL' });
                     case "<UndoStack>": return OverlayView.Instance.addWindow(<UndoStack />, { x: 300, y: 100, width: 200, height: 200, title: 'Scripting REPL' });
                 }
-                Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc);
+                Doc.AddToMyOverlay(doc);
         }
     },
     'opens up document in location specified',
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index 570d9c8fb..d2338d742 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
     @action
     startRecording = () => {
         const doc = Docs.Create.ScreenshotDocument({ title: 'screen recording', _layout_fitWidth: true, _width: 400, _height: 200, mediaState: 'pendingRecording' });
-        //Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc);
         CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(doc, OpenWhereMod.right);
     };
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index 33fa434e1..b20d05433 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -292,13 +292,12 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
             PresBox.Instance?.clearSelectedArray();
             pinDoc && PresBox.Instance?.addToSelectedArray(pinDoc); //Update selected array
         });
-        if (
+        if ( // open the presentation trail if it's not already opened
             !Array.from(CollectionDockingView.Instance?.tabMap ?? [])
                 .map(d => d.DashDoc)
                 .includes(curPres)
         ) {
-            const docs = Cast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data, listSpec(Doc), []);
-            if (docs.includes(curPres)) docs.splice(docs.indexOf(curPres), 1);
+            if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(curPres)) Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(curPres);
             CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(curPres, OpenWhereMod.right);
             setTimeout(() => DocumentManager.Instance.showDocument(docList.lastElement(), { willPan: true }), 100); // keeps the pinned doc in view since the sidebar shifts things
         }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index f56eaee07..abbb0df4c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         const makeFolder = { script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(`scriptContext.makeFolder()`, { scriptContext: 'any' })!, icon: 'folder-plus', label: 'New Folder' };
         const deleteItem = { script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(`scriptContext.deleteItem()`, { scriptContext: 'any' })!, icon: 'folder-plus', label: 'Delete' };
         const folderOp = this.childDocs?.length ? [makeFolder] : [];
-        const openEmbedding = { script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(`openDoc(getEmbedding(self), ${OpenWhere.addRight})`)!, icon: 'copy', label: 'Open Embedding' };
+        const openEmbedding = { script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(`openDoc(getEmbedding(self), ${OpenWhere.addRight})`)!, icon: 'copy', label: 'Open New Embedding' };
         const focusDoc = { script: ScriptField.MakeFunction(`DocFocusOrOpen(self)`)!, icon: 'eye', label: 'Focus or Open' };
         return [
             ...(this.props.contextMenuItems ?? []).filter(mi => (!mi.filter ? true : mi.filter.script.run({ doc: this.doc })?.result)),
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index 9bf071cc0..3b5dd45d9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                     case InkTool.None:
                         if (!(this.props.layoutEngine?.() || StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layoutEngine))) {
                             this._hitCluster = this.pickCluster(this.getTransform().transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY));
-                            setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, this.onPointerMove, emptyFunction, emptyFunction, this._hitCluster !== -1 ? true : false);
+                            setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, this.onPointerMove, emptyFunction, emptyFunction, this._hitCluster !== -1 ? true : false, false);
                         }
                         break;
                 }
@@ -868,9 +868,14 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.None;
         } else {
             if (this.tryDragCluster(e, this._hitCluster)) {
+                e.stopPropagation(); // we're moving a cluster, so stop propagation and return true to end panning and let the document drag take over
                 return true;
             }
-            this.pan(e);
+            // pan the view if this is a regular collection, or it's an overlay and the overlay is zoomed (otherwise, there's nothing to pan)
+            if (!this.props.isAnnotationOverlay || (1 - NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1)/ this.getLocalTransform().inverse().Scale)) {
+                this.pan(e);                
+                e.stopPropagation();  // if we are actually panning, stop propagation -- this will preven things like the overlayView from dragging the document while we're panning
+            }
         }
         return false;
     };
@@ -1023,12 +1028,12 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale > 20) {
             deltaScale = 20 / invTransform.Scale;
         }
-        if (deltaScale < 1 && invTransform.Scale <= NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scaleMin, 1) && this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
+        if (deltaScale < 1 && invTransform.Scale <= NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1) && this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
             this.setPan(0, 0);
             return;
         }
-        if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale < NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scaleMin, 1) && this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
-            deltaScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scaleMin, 1) / invTransform.Scale;
+        if (deltaScale * invTransform.Scale < NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1) && this.isAnnotationOverlay) {
+            deltaScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1) / invTransform.Scale;
         }
 
         const localTransform = invTransform.scaleAbout(deltaScale, x, y);
@@ -1040,36 +1045,25 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     };
 
     @action
-    onPointerWheel = (e: React.WheelEvent): void => {
+    onPointerWheel = (e:React.WheelEvent): void => {
         if (this.Document._isGroup || !this.isContentActive()) return; // group style collections neither pan nor zoom
         PresBox.Instance?.pauseAutoPres();
-        if (this.layoutDoc._Transform || DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.props.Document) || this.props.Document.treeViewOutlineMode === TreeViewType.outline) return;
+        if (this.layoutDoc._Transform || this.props.Document.treeViewOutlineMode === TreeViewType.outline) return;
         e.stopPropagation();
+        const docHeight = NumCast(this.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.rootDoc)+"_nativeHeight"], this.nativeHeight);
+        const scrollable = NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.scaleFieldKey],1) ===1 && docHeight > this.props.PanelHeight() / this.nativeDimScaling ;
         switch (!e.ctrlKey ? Doc.UserDoc().freeformScrollMode : freeformScrollMode.Pan) {
             case freeformScrollMode.Pan:
                 // if ctrl is selected then zoom
-                if (e.ctrlKey) {
-                    if (this.props.isContentActive(true)) {
-                        if (this.props.isAnnotationOverlayScrollable) {
-                            // bcz: zooming on a webbox doesn't get the correct coordinates here for unknown reasons.
-                            // so better to do nothing than having things jump around.
-                        } else this.zoom(e.screenX, e.screenY, e.deltaY);
-                    }
-                } // otherwise pan
-                else if (this.props.isContentActive(true)) {
-                    const dx = -e.deltaX;
-                    const dy = -e.deltaY;
-                    if (e.shiftKey) {
-                        !this.props.isAnnotationOverlayScrollable && this.scrollPan({ deltaX: dy, deltaY: 0 });
-                    } else {
-                        !this.props.isAnnotationOverlayScrollable && this.scrollPan({ deltaX: dx, deltaY: dy });
-                    }
+                if (!e.ctrlKey && this.props.isContentActive(true)) {
+                    this.scrollPan({ deltaX: -e.deltaX, deltaY: e.shiftKey ? 0 :-Math.max(-1, Math.min(1,e.deltaY)) });
+                    break;
                 }
-                break;
             default:
             case freeformScrollMode.Zoom:
-                if (this.props.isContentActive(true)) {
-                    !this.props.isAnnotationOverlayScrollable && this.zoom(e.clientX, e.clientY, e.deltaY); // if (!this.props.isAnnotationOverlay) // bcz: do we want to zoom in on images/videos/etc?
+                if ((e.ctrlKey || !scrollable) && this.props.isContentActive(true)) {
+                    this.zoom(e.clientX, e.clientY,Math.max(-1, Math.min(1,e.deltaY))); // if (!this.props.isAnnotationOverlay) // bcz: do we want to zoom in on images/videos/etc?
+                    e.preventDefault();
                 }
                 break;
         }
@@ -1112,19 +1106,20 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 else if (ranges.yrange.max <= panY - panelHgtMin / 2) panY = ranges.yrange.min - (this.props.originTopLeft ? panelHgtMax / 2 : panelHgtMin / 2);
             }
         }
-        if (!this.layoutDoc._lockedTransform || LightboxView.LightboxDoc || DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.Document)) {
+        if (!this.layoutDoc._lockedTransform || LightboxView.LightboxDoc) {
             this.setPanZoomTransition(panTime);
-            const scale = this.getLocalTransform().inverse().Scale;
-            const minScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scaleMin, 1);
-            const minPanX = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panXMin, 0);
-            const minPanY = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panYMin, 0);
-            const newPanX = Math.min(minPanX + (1 - minScale / scale) * NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panXMax, this.nativeWidth), Math.max(minPanX, panX));
+            const minScale = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale_min, 1);
+            const scale = (1 - minScale/ this.getLocalTransform().inverse().Scale);
+            const minPanX = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panX_min, 0);
+            const minPanY = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panY_min, 0);
+            const maxPanX = NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_panX_max, this.nativeWidth);
+            const newPanX = Math.min(minPanX + scale *maxPanX, Math.max(minPanX, panX));
             const fitYscroll = (((this.nativeHeight / this.nativeWidth) * this.props.PanelWidth() - this.props.PanelHeight()) * this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale) / minScale;
             const nativeHeight = (this.props.PanelHeight() / this.props.PanelWidth() / (this.nativeHeight / this.nativeWidth)) * this.nativeHeight;
             const maxScrollTop = this.nativeHeight / this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale - this.props.PanelHeight();
             const maxPanY =
                 minPanY + // minPanY + scrolling introduced by view scaling + scrolling introduced by layout_fitWidth
-                (1 - minScale / scale) * NumCast(this.rootDoc._panYMax, nativeHeight) +
+                scale* NumCast(this.rootDoc._panY_max, nativeHeight) +
                 (!this.props.getScrollHeight?.() ? fitYscroll : 0); // when not zoomed, scrolling is handled via a scrollbar, not panning
             let newPanY = Math.max(minPanY, Math.min(maxPanY, panY));
             if (false && NumCast(this.rootDoc.layout_scrollTop) && NumCast(this.rootDoc._freeform_scale, minScale) !== minScale) {
@@ -1971,6 +1966,12 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     lightboxPanelWidth = () => Math.max(0, this.props.PanelWidth() - 30);
     lightboxPanelHeight = () => Math.max(0, this.props.PanelHeight() - 30);
     lightboxScreenToLocal = () => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(-15, -15);
+    onPassiveWheel = (e:WheelEvent) => {
+        const docHeight = NumCast(this.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(this.rootDoc)+"_nativeHeight"], this.nativeHeight);
+        const scrollable = NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.scaleFieldKey],1) ===1 && docHeight > this.props.PanelHeight() / this.nativeDimScaling ;
+        this.props.isSelected() && !scrollable && e.preventDefault()
+    }
+    _oldWheel:any;
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
         return (
@@ -1978,8 +1979,10 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 className="collectionfreeformview-container"
                 ref={r => {
                     this.createDashEventsTarget(r);
+                    this._oldWheel?.removeEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel);
+                    this._oldWheel= r;
                     // prevent wheel events from passivly propagating up through containers
-                    !this.props.isAnnotationOverlay && r?.addEventListener('wheel', (e: WheelEvent) => this.props.isSelected() && e.preventDefault(), { passive: false });
+                     r?.addEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel, { passive: false });
                 }}
                 onWheel={this.onPointerWheel}
                 onClick={this.onClick}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
index 2a68f9b58..1cc48bebe 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
@@ -686,6 +686,12 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
         );
     }
 
+    onPassiveWheel = (e:WheelEvent) => { 
+        // if scrollTop is 0, then don't let wheel trigger scroll on any container (which it would since onScroll won't be triggered on this)
+        if (!this._oldWheel.scrollTop && e.deltaY <= 0) e.preventDefault();
+        e.stopPropagation();
+    }
+    _oldWheel:any;
     @computed get keysDropdown() {
         return (
             <div className="schema-key-search">
@@ -699,16 +705,11 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 </div>
                 <div
                     className="schema-key-list"
-                    ref={r =>
-                        r?.addEventListener(
-                            'wheel', // if scrollTop is 0, then don't let wheel trigger scroll on any container (which it would since onScroll won't be triggered on this)
-                            (e: WheelEvent) => {
-                                if (!r.scrollTop && e.deltaY <= 0) e.preventDefault();
-                                e.stopPropagation();
-                            },
-                            { passive: false }
-                        )
-                    }>
+                    ref={r => {
+                        this._oldWheel?.removeEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel);
+                        this._oldWheel= r;
+                        r?.addEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel, { passive: false } );
+                    }}>
                     {this._menuKeys.map(key => (
                         <div
                             className="schema-search-result"
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
index 410e0bbdc..0cb849923 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/AudioBox.tsx
@@ -362,10 +362,10 @@ export class AudioBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 Doc.GetProto(newDoc).recordingSource = this.dataDoc;
                 Doc.GetProto(newDoc).recordingStart = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self.recordingSource["${this.fieldKey}-recordingStart"]`);
                 Doc.GetProto(newDoc).mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction('self.recordingSource.mediaState');
-                if (DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.rootDoc)) {
+                if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc)) {
                     newDoc.overlayX = this.rootDoc.x;
                     newDoc.overlayY = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._height);
-                    Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, newDoc);
+                    Doc.AddToMyOverlay(newDoc);
                 } else {
                     this.props.addDocument?.(newDoc);
                 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index 10ef1e6af..84f82a4b9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                 !this.Document.ignoreClick &&
                 e.button === 0 &&
                 this.pointerEvents !== 'none' &&
-                !DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc)
+                !Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.layoutDoc)
             ) {
                 e.stopPropagation();
                 // don't preventDefault anymore.  Goldenlayout, PDF text selection and RTF text selection all need it to go though
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss
index 2b4867321..57d36932e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
             position: relative;
             margin: 0;
         }
-        .keyValuePair-keyFieldMod,
         .keyValuePair-keyField {
             width: 100%;
             margin-left: 20px;
@@ -28,9 +27,6 @@
             overflow: auto;
             display: inline;
         }
-        .keyValuePair-keyFieldMod {
-            margin-left: 35px;
-        }
     }
 }
 .keyValuePair-td-value {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
index 509bb667e..91df928c4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
                             X
                         </button>
                         <input className="keyValuePair-td-key-check" type="checkbox" style={hover} onChange={this.handleCheck} ref={this.checkbox} />
-                        <div className={`keyValuePair-keyField${props.fieldKey.includes('_') ? 'Mod' : ''}`} style={{ color: keyStyle }}>
+                        <div className='keyValuePair-keyField' style={{ marginLeft: 35 * (props.fieldKey.match(/_/g)?.length ||0), color: keyStyle }}>
                             {'('.repeat(parenCount)}
                             {props.fieldKey}
                             {')'.repeat(parenCount)}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index 3cfc3d696..9cf929679 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 }),
                 returnFalse,
                 () => MarqueeAnnotator.clearAnnotations(this._savedAnnotations),
-                false
+                false, false
             );
         }
     };
@@ -1026,13 +1026,13 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         croppingProto.videoCrop = true;
         croppingProto.layout_currentTimecode = this.layoutDoc._layout_currentTimecode;
         croppingProto.freeform_scale = viewScale;
-        croppingProto.freeform_scaleMin = viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_scale_min = viewScale;
         croppingProto.freeform_ = anchx / viewScale;
         croppingProto.freeform_panY = anchy / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.freeform_panXMin = anchx / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.freeform_panXMax = anchw / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.freeform_panYMin = anchy / viewScale;
-        croppingProto.freeform_panYMax = anchh / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panX_min = anchx / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panX_max = anchw / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panY_min = anchy / viewScale;
+        croppingProto.freeform_panY_max = anchh / viewScale;
         if (addCrop) {
             DocUtils.MakeLink(region, cropping, { link_relationship: 'cropped image' });
         }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index 437079ca4..48808dbad 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                     ref={action((r: HTMLIFrameElement | null) => (this._iframe = r))}
                     src={url}
                     onLoad={this.iframeLoaded}
+                    scrolling="no" // ugh.. on windows, I get an inner scroll bar for the iframe's body even though the scrollHeight should be set to the full height of the document.  
                     // the 'allow-top-navigation' and 'allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation' attributes are left out to prevent iframes from redirecting the top-level Dash page
                     // sandbox={"allow-forms allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-same-origin allow-scripts"} />;
                     sandbox={`${this.layoutDoc.allowScripts ? 'allow-scripts' : ''} allow-forms allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-same-origin`}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index e85835002..fb0c0d2ab 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -917,10 +917,10 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     data_nativeWidth: result.nativeWidth,
                     data_nativeHeight: result.nativeHeight,
                 });
-                if (DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.rootDoc)) {
+                if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc)) {
                     newDoc.overlayX = this.rootDoc.x;
                     newDoc.overlayY = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._height);
-                    Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, newDoc);
+                    Doc.AddToMyOverlay(newDoc);
                 } else {
                     this.props.addDocument?.(newDoc);
                 }
@@ -2000,6 +2000,14 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         return this.props.fieldKey + (usePath && (!usePath.includes(':hover') || this._isHovering) ? `_${usePath.replace(':hover', '')}` : '');
     }
     @observable _isHovering = false;
+    onPassiveWheel = (e:WheelEvent) => { 
+        // if scrollTop is 0, then don't let wheel trigger scroll on any container (which it would since onScroll won't be triggered on this)
+        if (this.props.isContentActive() && !this.props.allowScroll) {
+            if (!NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop) && e.deltaY <= 0) e.preventDefault();
+            e.stopPropagation();
+        }
+    }
+    _oldWheel:any;
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
         const active = this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isSelected();
@@ -2019,18 +2027,11 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 className="formattedTextBox"
                 onPointerEnter={action(() => (this._isHovering = true))}
                 onPointerLeave={action(() => (this._isHovering = false))}
-                ref={r =>
-                    r?.addEventListener(
-                        'wheel', // if scrollTop is 0, then don't let wheel trigger scroll on any container (which it would since onScroll won't be triggered on this)
-                        (e: WheelEvent) => {
-                            if (this.props.isContentActive() && !this.props.allowScroll) {
-                                if (!NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop) && e.deltaY <= 0) e.preventDefault();
-                                e.stopPropagation();
-                            }
-                        },
-                        { passive: false }
-                    )
-                }
+                ref={r => {
+                    this._oldWheel?.removeEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel);
+                    this._oldWheel= r;
+                    r?.addEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel,  { passive: false } );
+                }}
                 style={{
                     ...(this.props.dontScale
                         ? {}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.scss
index eb91c82f3..bf56b4d9e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.scss
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@
         margin-right: unset;
         height: 100%;
         position: relative;
+        user-select: none;
     }
 
     select {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
index 14d463a6b..913018b69 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         this.turnOffEdit(true);
         this._disposers.selection = reaction(
             () => SelectionManager.Views(),
-            views => views.some(view => view.props.Document === this.rootDoc) && this.updateCurrentPresentation()
+            views => (!PresBox.Instance || views.some(view => view.props.Document === this.rootDoc)) && this.updateCurrentPresentation(),
+            {fireImmediately:true}
         );
         this._disposers.editing = reaction(
             () => this.layoutDoc.presStatus === PresStatus.Edit,
@@ -832,7 +833,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                     }
                 });
             LightboxView.SetLightboxDoc(undefined);
-            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, this.rootDoc);
+            Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(this.rootDoc);
             return PresStatus.Edit;
         };
     };
@@ -928,8 +929,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         return PresBox.OpenPresMinimized(this.rootDoc, [pt[0] + (this.props.PanelWidth() - 250), pt[1] + 10]);
     };
     exitMinimize = () => {
-        if (DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc)) {
-            Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, this.rootDoc);
+        if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.layoutDoc)) {
+            Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(this.rootDoc);
             CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(this.rootDoc, OpenWhereMod.right);
         }
         return PresStatus.Edit;
@@ -941,7 +942,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         doc.overlayY = pt[1];
         doc._height = 30;
         doc._width = PresBox.minimizedWidth;
-        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc);
+        Doc.AddToMyOverlay(doc);
         PresBox.Instance?.initializePresState(PresBox.Instance.itemIndex);
         return (doc.presStatus = PresStatus.Manual);
     }
@@ -1158,7 +1159,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 }
                 break;
             case 'Escape':
-                if (DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc)) {
+                if (Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.layoutDoc)) {
                     this.exitClicked();
                 } else if (this.layoutDoc.presStatus === PresStatus.Edit) {
                     this.clearSelectedArray();
@@ -2130,10 +2131,9 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const propTitle = SettingsManager.propertiesWidth > 0 ? 'Close Presentation Panel' : 'Open Presentation Panel';
         const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const isMini: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
-        const inOverlay = DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc);
         const activeColor = Colors.LIGHT_BLUE;
         const inactiveColor = Colors.WHITE;
-        return mode === CollectionViewType.Carousel3D || inOverlay ? null : (
+        return mode === CollectionViewType.Carousel3D || Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? null : (
             <div id="toolbarContainer" className={'presBox-toolbar'}>
                 {/* <Tooltip title={<><div className="dash-tooltip">{"Add new slide"}</div></>}><div className={`toolbar-button ${this.newDocumentTools ? "active" : ""}`} onClick={action(() => this.newDocumentTools = !this.newDocumentTools)}>
                     <FontAwesomeIcon icon={"plus"} />
@@ -2174,9 +2174,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @computed get topPanel() {
         const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const isMini: boolean = this.toolbarWidth <= 100;
-        const inOverlay = DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc);
         return (
-            <div className={`presBox-buttons${inOverlay ? ' inOverlay' : ''}`} style={{ background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.rootDoc ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : undefined, display: !this.rootDoc._chromeHidden ? 'none' : undefined }}>
+            <div className={`presBox-buttons${Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? ' inOverlay' : ''}`} style={{ background: Doc.ActivePresentation === this.rootDoc ? Colors.LIGHT_BLUE : undefined, display: !this.rootDoc._chromeHidden ? 'none' : undefined }}>
                 {isMini ? null : (
                     <select className="presBox-viewPicker" style={{ display: this.layoutDoc.presStatus === 'edit' ? 'block' : 'none' }} onPointerDown={e => e.stopPropagation()} onChange={this.viewChanged} value={mode}>
                         <option onPointerDown={StopEvent} value={CollectionViewType.Stacking}>
@@ -2226,7 +2225,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     @computed get playButtons() {
         const presEnd = !this.layoutDoc.presLoop && this.itemIndex === this.childDocs.length - 1 && (this.activeItem.presIndexed === undefined || NumCast(this.activeItem.presIndexed) === (this.progressivizedItems(this.activeItem)?.length ?? 0));
         const presStart: boolean = !this.layoutDoc.presLoop && this.itemIndex === 0;
-        const inOverlay = DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc);
+        const inOverlay = Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc);
         // Case 1: There are still other frames and should go through all frames before going to next slide
         return (
             <div className="presPanelOverlay" style={{ display: this.layoutDoc.presStatus !== 'edit' ? 'inline-flex' : 'none' }}>
@@ -2400,7 +2399,6 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const mode = StrCast(this.rootDoc._type_collection) as CollectionViewType;
         const presEnd = !this.layoutDoc.presLoop && this.itemIndex === this.childDocs.length - 1 && (this.activeItem.presIndexed === undefined || NumCast(this.activeItem.presIndexed) === (this.progressivizedItems(this.activeItem)?.length ?? 0));
         const presStart = !this.layoutDoc.presLoop && this.itemIndex === 0;
-        const inOverlay = DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(this.layoutDoc);
         return this.props.addDocTab === returnFalse ? ( // bcz: hack!! - addDocTab === returnFalse only when this is being rendered by the OverlayView which means the doc is a mini player
             <div className="miniPres" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()} onPointerEnter={action(e => (this._forceKeyEvents = true))}>
                 <div
@@ -2443,7 +2441,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                 </div>
             </div>
         ) : (
-            <div className="presBox-cont" style={{ minWidth: inOverlay ? PresBox.minimizedWidth : undefined }}>
+            <div className="presBox-cont" style={{ minWidth: Doc.IsInMyOverlay(this.rootDoc) ? PresBox.minimizedWidth : undefined }}>
                 {this.topPanel}
                 {this.toolbar}
                 {this.newDocumentToolbarDropdown}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
index 2279ffe84..1f40b82a3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
@@ -322,11 +322,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     };
 
     removeAllRecordingInOverlay = () => {
-        DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data).forEach(doc => {
-            if (doc.slides === this.rootDoc) {
-                Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc);
-            }
-        });
+        DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data).filter(doc => doc.slides === this.rootDoc).forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
     };
 
     static removeEveryExistingRecordingInOverlay = () => {
@@ -334,9 +330,9 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data).forEach(doc => {
             if (doc.slides !== null) {
                 // if it's a recording video, don't remove from overlay (user can lose data)
-                if (!PresElementBox.videoIsRecorded(DocCast(doc.slides))) return;
-
-                Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc);
+                if (PresElementBox.videoIsRecorded(DocCast(doc.slides))) {
+                    Doc.RemFromMyOverlay(doc);
+                }
             }
         });
     };
@@ -356,7 +352,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         if (!iconClick) PresElementBox.removeEveryExistingRecordingInOverlay();
 
         if (activeItem.recording) {
-            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, DocCast(activeItem.recording));
+            Doc.AddToMyOverlay(DocCast(activeItem.recording));
         }
     };
 
@@ -368,7 +364,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             // if we already have an existing recording
             this.showRecording(activeItem, true);
             //   // if we already have an existing recording
-            //   Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, Cast(activeItem.recording, Doc, null));
+            //   Doc.AddToMyOverlay(Cast(activeItem.recording, Doc, null));
         } else {
             // Remove every recording that already exists in overlay view
             // this is a design decision to clear to focus in on the recoding mode
@@ -392,7 +388,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             // make recording box appear in the bottom right corner of the screen
             recording.overlayX = window.innerWidth - recording[WidthSym]() - 20;
             recording.overlayY = window.innerHeight - recording[HeightSym]() - 20;
-            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, recording);
+            Doc.AddToMyOverlay(recording);
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/fields/Doc.ts b/src/fields/Doc.ts
index d8447deb6..128cfffb2 100644
--- a/src/fields/Doc.ts
+++ b/src/fields/Doc.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,15 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
     public static get MyTrails() {
         return DocCast(Doc.ActiveDashboard?.myTrails);
     }
+    public static IsInMyOverlay(doc:Doc) {
+        return DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs?.data).includes(doc);
+    }
+    public static AddToMyOverlay(doc:Doc) {
+        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc);
+    }
+    public static RemFromMyOverlay(doc:Doc) {
+        Doc.RemoveDocFromList(Doc.MyOverlayDocs, undefined, doc)
+    }
     public static get MyOverlayDocs() {
         return DocCast(Doc.UserDoc().myOverlayDocs);
     }
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2


From 562e965cbc3d7629014ad3902e1177d5cbefd57c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 18:48:59 -0400
Subject: updated Symbol naming.  fixed various compile errors related to type
 checking.

---
 src/client/documents/Documents.ts                  |   3 +-
 src/client/util/DictationManager.ts                |   4 +-
 src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts                 |   3 +-
 src/client/util/LinkManager.ts                     |  17 +-
 src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx                 |  23 ++-
 src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx                  |  14 +-
 src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx           |   9 +-
 src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx              |  11 +-
 src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx                  |  11 +-
 src/client/views/MainView.tsx                      |   4 +-
 src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx                   |   9 +-
 src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx                |  29 +--
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx    |   4 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx |  11 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx       |  19 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx   |  13 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx       |  19 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx        |  11 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx          |  15 +-
 .../CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx            |  11 +-
 .../collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx  |  25 +--
 .../collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx |   5 +-
 .../collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx      |  17 +-
 .../collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx           |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx                |   5 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx            |  17 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx             |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx                |  11 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx             |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx            |   7 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx          |  17 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx          |   5 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx                  |  27 +--
 .../views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx      |   3 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx           |  12 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx                |  17 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx                  |  25 +--
 src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx      |  11 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx      |   9 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx |  29 +--
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx   |  13 +-
 src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx                 |   5 +-
 src/fields/Doc.ts                                  | 228 ++++++++++-----------
 src/fields/DocSymbols.ts                           |  26 +++
 src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts                         |  21 +-
 src/fields/List.ts                                 |  92 ++++-----
 src/fields/util.ts                                 |  80 +++-----
 47 files changed, 496 insertions(+), 463 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/fields/DocSymbols.ts

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index 515a870b5..934b9e307 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { IconProp } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import { action, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { basename } from 'path';
 import { DateField } from '../../fields/DateField';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Initializing, Opt, updateCachedAcls } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, updateCachedAcls } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Initializing } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { HtmlField } from '../../fields/HtmlField';
 import { InkField, PointData } from '../../fields/InkField';
diff --git a/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts b/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
index 6c710728b..717473aa1 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DictationManager.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Doc, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../fields/Schema';
-import { Cast, CastCtor } from '../../fields/Types';
+import { Cast, CastCtor, DocCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { AudioField, ImageField } from '../../fields/URLField';
 import { Utils } from '../../Utils';
 import { Docs } from '../documents/Documents';
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ export namespace DictationManager {
                 {
                     action: (target: DocumentView) => {
                         const newBox = Docs.Create.TextDocument('', { _width: 400, _height: 200, title: 'My Outline', _layout_autoHeight: true });
-                        const proto = newBox.proto!;
+                        const proto = DocCast(newBox.proto);
                         const prompt = 'Press alt + r to start dictating here...';
                         const head = 3;
                         const anchor = head + prompt.length;
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index 642ea26da..1f8f4fd45 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         });
         if (toReturn.length === 0) {
             DocumentManager.Instance.DocumentViews.forEach(view => {
-                const doc = view.rootDoc.proto;
-                if (doc && doc[Id] && doc[Id] === id) {
+                if (Doc.GetProto(view.rootDoc)?.[Id] === id) {
                     toReturn.push(view);
                 }
             });
diff --git a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
index 5e6107e5f..41c2fa889 100644
--- a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, observable, observe } from 'mobx';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
-import { DirectLinksSym, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, Field, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, Field, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { DirectLinks } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { ProxyField } from '../../fields/Proxy';
 import { Cast, DocCast, PromiseValue, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ export class LinkManager {
                             a2 &&
                             Promise.all([Doc.GetProto(a1), Doc.GetProto(a2)]).then(
                                 action(protos => {
-                                    (protos[0] as Doc)?.[DirectLinksSym].add(link);
-                                    (protos[1] as Doc)?.[DirectLinksSym].add(link);
+                                    (protos[0] as Doc)?.[DirectLinks].add(link);
+                                    (protos[1] as Doc)?.[DirectLinks].add(link);
                                 })
                             );
                     });
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@ export class LinkManager {
             Promise.all([a1, a2]).then(
                 action(() => {
                     if (a1 instanceof Doc && a2 instanceof Doc && ((a1.author !== undefined && a2.author !== undefined) || link.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail)) {
-                        Doc.GetProto(a1)[DirectLinksSym].delete(link);
-                        Doc.GetProto(a2)[DirectLinksSym].delete(link);
-                        Doc.GetProto(link)[DirectLinksSym].delete(link);
+                        Doc.GetProto(a1)[DirectLinks].delete(link);
+                        Doc.GetProto(a2)[DirectLinks].delete(link);
+                        Doc.GetProto(link)[DirectLinks].delete(link);
                     }
                 })
             );
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ export class LinkManager {
         return this.relatedLinker(anchor);
     } // finds all links that contain the given anchor
     public getAllDirectLinks(anchor: Doc): Doc[] {
-        return Array.from(Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinksSym] ?? []);
+        return Array.from(Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinks] ?? []);
     } // finds all links that contain the given anchor
 
     relatedLinker = computedFn(function relatedLinker(this: any, anchor: Doc): Doc[] {
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ export class LinkManager {
             console.log('WAITING FOR DOC/PROTO IN LINKMANAGER');
             return [];
         }
-        const dirLinks = Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinksSym];
+        const dirLinks = Doc.GetProto(anchor)[DirectLinks];
         const annos = DocListCast(anchor[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(anchor) + '_annotations']);
         if (!annos) debugger;
         return annos.reduce((list, anno) => [...list, ...LinkManager.Instance.relatedLinker(anno)], Array.from(dirLinks).slice());
diff --git a/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx b/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
index 0eecb31cf..97e64ab71 100644
--- a/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
+++ b/src/client/util/SharingManager.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import Select from 'react-select';
 import * as RequestPromise from 'request-promise';
-import { AclAdmin, AclPrivate, AclSym, AclUnset, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, HierarchyMapping } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, HierarchyMapping } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclPrivate, DocAcl, AclUnset, DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
         const docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [target] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => docView.props.Document);
         return !docs
-            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym]))
+            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData]))
             .map(doc => {
                 doc.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail && !doc[myAcl] && distributeAcls(myAcl, SharingPermissions.Admin, doc, undefined, undefined, isDashboard);
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
 
         // ! ensures it returns true if document has been shared successfully, false otherwise
         return !docs
-            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym]))
+            .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData]))
             .map(doc => {
                 doc.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail && !doc[`acl-${Doc.CurrentUserEmailNormalized}`] && distributeAcls(`acl-${Doc.CurrentUserEmailNormalized}`, SharingPermissions.Admin, doc, undefined, undefined, isDashboard);
 
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
                 doc.isShared = true;
                 doc.backgroundColor = 'green';
             } else {
-                const acls = doc[DataSym][AclSym];
+                const acls = doc[DocData][DocAcl];
                 if (
                     Object.keys(acls)
                         .filter(key => key !== `acl-${Doc.CurrentUserEmailNormalized}` && key !== 'acl-Me')
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
         const groups = this.groupSort === 'ascending' ? groupList.slice().sort(this.sortGroups) : this.groupSort === 'descending' ? groupList.slice().sort(this.sortGroups).reverse() : groupList;
 
         // handles the case where multiple documents are selected
-        let docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.targetDoc : this.targetDoc?.[DataSym]] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document?.[DataSym]));
+        let docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.targetDoc : this.targetDoc?.[DocData]] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document?.[DocData]));
 
         if (this.myDocAcls) {
             const newDocs: Doc[] = [];
@@ -493,21 +494,21 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
             docs = newDocs.filter(doc => GetEffectiveAcl(doc) === AclAdmin);
         }
 
-        const targetDoc = this.layoutDocAcls ? docs[0] : docs[0]?.[DataSym];
+        const targetDoc = this.layoutDocAcls ? docs[0] : docs[0]?.[DocData];
 
         // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unnecessary-callback-wrapper
         const effectiveAcls = docs.map(doc => GetEffectiveAcl(doc));
         const admin = this.myDocAcls ? Boolean(docs.length) : effectiveAcls.every(acl => acl === AclAdmin);
 
         // users in common between all docs
-        const commonKeys = intersection(...docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym])).map(doc => doc?.[AclSym] && Object.keys(doc[AclSym])));
+        const commonKeys = intersection(...docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData])).map(doc => doc?.[DocAcl] && Object.keys(doc[DocAcl])));
 
         // the list of users shared with
         const userListContents: (JSX.Element | null)[] = users
             .filter(({ user }) => (docs.length > 1 ? commonKeys.includes(`acl-${normalizeEmail(user.email)}`) : docs[0]?.author !== user.email))
             .map(({ user, linkDatabase, sharingDoc, userColor }) => {
                 const userKey = `acl-${normalizeEmail(user.email)}`;
-                const uniform = docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym])).every(doc => doc?.[AclSym]?.[userKey] === docs[0]?.[AclSym]?.[userKey]);
+                const uniform = docs.map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData])).every(doc => doc?.[DocAcl]?.[userKey] === docs[0]?.[DocAcl]?.[userKey]);
                 const permissions = uniform ? StrCast(targetDoc?.[userKey]) : '-multiple-';
 
                 return !permissions ? null : (
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
         userListContents.unshift(
             sameAuthor ? (
                 <div key={'owner'} className={'container'}>
-                    <span className={'padding'}>{targetDoc?.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail ? 'Me' : targetDoc?.author}</span>
+                    <span className="padding">{targetDoc?.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail ? 'Me' : StrCast(targetDoc?.author)}</span>
                     <div className="edit-actions">
                         <div className={'permissions-dropdown'}>Owner</div>
                     </div>
@@ -555,8 +556,8 @@ export class SharingManager extends React.Component<{}> {
         const groupListContents = groupListMap.map(group => {
             const groupKey = `acl-${StrCast(group.title)}`;
             const uniform = docs
-                .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DataSym]))
-                .every(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey] : doc?.[DataSym]?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[DataSym]?.[AclSym]?.[groupKey]));
+                .map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : doc[DocData]))
+                .every(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey] : doc?.[DocData]?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey] === docs[0]?.[DocData]?.[DocAcl]?.[groupKey]));
             const permissions = uniform ? StrCast(targetDoc?.[`acl-${StrCast(group.title)}`]) : '-multiple-';
 
             return !permissions ? null : (
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
index ffb2d92f6..6fab4430d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { DateField } from '../../fields/DateField';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclPrivate, AclReadonly, AclSym, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
-import { InkTool } from '../../fields/InkField';
+import { DocListCast, Opt, Doc } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclPrivate, AclReadonly, DocAcl, DocData } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
 import { Cast, ScriptCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { denormalizeEmail, distributeAcls, GetEffectiveAcl, inheritParentAcls, SharingPermissions } from '../../fields/util';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function DocComponent<P extends DocComponentProps>() {
         }
         // This is the data part of a document -- ie, the data that is constant across all views of the document
         @computed get dataDoc() {
-            return this.props.Document[DataSym] as Doc;
+            return this.props.Document[DocData] as Doc;
         }
         // key where data is stored
         @computed get fieldKey() {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export function ViewBoxBaseComponent<P extends ViewBoxBaseProps>() {
         }
         // This is the data part of a document -- ie, the data that is constant across all views of the document
         @computed get dataDoc() {
-            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DataSym];
+            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DocData];
         }
         // key where data is stored
         @computed get fieldKey() {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
         }
         // This is the data part of a document -- ie, the data that is constant across all views of the document
         @computed get dataDoc() {
-            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DataSym];
+            return this.props.DataDoc && (this.props.Document.isTemplateForField || this.props.Document.isTemplateDoc) ? this.props.DataDoc : this.props.Document[DocData];
         }
 
         // key where data is stored
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
             if (this.props.filterAddDocument?.(docs) === false || docs.find(doc => Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc, this.props.Document) && Doc.LayoutField(doc) === Doc.LayoutField(this.props.Document))) {
                 return false;
             }
-            const targetDataDoc = this.props.Document[DataSym];
+            const targetDataDoc = this.props.Document[DocData];
             const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(targetDataDoc);
 
             if (effectiveAcl === AclPrivate || effectiveAcl === AclReadonly) {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
             }
             const added = docs;
             if (added.length) {
-                const aclKeys = Object.keys(this.props.Document[AclSym] ?? {});
+                const aclKeys = Object.keys(this.props.Document[DocAcl] ?? {});
                 aclKeys.forEach(key =>
                     added.forEach(d => {
                         if (d.author === denormalizeEmail(key.substring(4)) && !d.createdFrom) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
index 72c6d449a..e4d50b143 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { action, computed, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { FaUndo } from 'react-icons/fa';
 import { DateField } from '../../fields/DateField';
-import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, DocData, Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../fields/ScriptField';
@@ -279,8 +280,8 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                 // open centered in a new workspace with Shift Key
                 const embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(selectedDocs[0].rootDoc);
                 embedding.embedContainer = undefined;
-                embedding.x = -embedding[WidthSym]() / 2;
-                embedding.y = -embedding[HeightSym]() / 2;
+                embedding.x = -embedding[Width]() / 2;
+                embedding.y = -embedding[Height]() / 2;
                 CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([embedding], { title: 'Tab for ' + embedding.title }), OpenWhereMod.right);
             } else if (e.altKey) {
                 // open same document in new tab
@@ -765,7 +766,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
             seldocview.props.hideDeleteButton ||
             seldocview.rootDoc.hideDeleteButton ||
             SelectionManager.Views().some(docView => {
-                const collectionAcl = docView.props.docViewPath()?.lastElement() ? GetEffectiveAcl(docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement().rootDoc[DataSym]) : AclEdit;
+                const collectionAcl = docView.props.docViewPath()?.lastElement() ? GetEffectiveAcl(docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement().rootDoc[DocData]) : AclEdit;
                 return (docView.rootDoc.stayInCollection && !docView.rootDoc.timelineLabel) || (collectionAcl !== AclAdmin && collectionAcl !== AclEdit && GetEffectiveAcl(docView.rootDoc) !== AclAdmin);
             });
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx b/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx
index 025538160..e38474ea0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/InkTranscription.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import * as iink from 'iink-js';
 import { action, observable } from 'mobx';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField, InkTool } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { Cast, DateCast, NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { aggregateBounds } from '../../Utils';
@@ -283,8 +284,8 @@ export class InkTranscription extends React.Component {
             action(d => {
                 const x = NumCast(d.x);
                 const y = NumCast(d.y);
-                const width = d[WidthSym]();
-                const height = d[HeightSym]();
+                const width = d[Width]();
+                const height = d[Height]();
                 bounds.push({ x, y, width, height });
             })
         );
@@ -323,8 +324,8 @@ export class InkTranscription extends React.Component {
         // Gets a collection based on the selected nodes using a marquee view ref
         const newCollection = marqViewRef?.getCollection(selected, undefined, true);
         if (newCollection) {
-            newCollection.height = newCollection[HeightSym]();
-            newCollection.width = newCollection[WidthSym]();
+            newCollection.height = newCollection[Height]();
+            newCollection.width = newCollection[Width]();
             // if the grouping we are creating is an individual word
             if (word) {
                 newCollection.title = word;
diff --git a/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx b/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
index 545e20ed1..91452fbf5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/InkingStroke.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 import React = require('react');
 import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, RTFCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../fields/util';
@@ -370,10 +371,10 @@ export class InkingStroke extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const strokeColor = !closed && fillColor && fillColor !== 'transparent' ? fillColor : this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.Color) ?? StrCast(this.layoutDoc.color);
 
         // bcz: Hack!! Not really sure why, but having fractional values for width/height of mask ink strokes causes the dragging clone (see DragManager) to be offset from where it should be.
-        if (isInkMask && (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]()) || this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]()))) {
+        if (isInkMask && (this.layoutDoc[Width]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[Width]()) || this.layoutDoc[Height]() !== Math.round(this.layoutDoc[Height]()))) {
             setTimeout(() => {
-                this.layoutDoc._width = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]()));
-                this.layoutDoc._height = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]()));
+                this.layoutDoc._width = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[Width]()));
+                this.layoutDoc._height = Math.round(NumCast(this.layoutDoc[Height]()));
             });
         }
 
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ export class InkingStroke extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                         style={{
                             color: StrCast(this.layoutDoc.textColor, 'black'),
                             pointerEvents: this.props.isDocumentActive?.() ? 'all' : undefined,
-                            width: this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
+                            width: this.layoutDoc[Width](),
                             transform: `scale(${this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1})`,
                             transformOrigin: 'top left',
                             //top: (this.props.PanelHeight() - (lineHeightGuess * fsize + 20) * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)) / 2,
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
index 50f451c0a..8e112dddb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import 'normalize.css';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
+import { DocCast, StrCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../Utils';
 import { GoogleAuthenticationManager } from '../apis/GoogleAuthenticationManager';
 import { DocServer } from '../DocServer';
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
         this._leftMenuFlyoutWidth = this._leftMenuFlyoutWidth || 250;
         //setTimeout(action(() => (this._leftMenuFlyoutWidth += 0.5)));
 
-        this._sidebarContent.proto = button.target as any;
+        this._sidebarContent.proto = DocCast(button.target);
         this.LastButton = button;
     });
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
index 00f9aa879..59865cba3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import ReactLoading from 'react-loading';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../Utils';
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
                     offsety = 0;
                 const dref = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
                 const onPointerMove = action((e: PointerEvent, down: number[]) => {
-                 if (e.cancelBubble) return false;  // if the overlay doc processed the move event (e.g., to pan its contents), then the event should be marked as canceled since propagation can't be stopped
+                    if (e.cancelBubble) return false; // if the overlay doc processed the move event (e.g., to pan its contents), then the event should be marked as canceled since propagation can't be stopped
                     if (e.buttons === 1) {
                         d.overlayX = e.clientX + offsetx;
                         d.overlayY = e.clientY + offsety;
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
                             bringToFront={emptyFunction}
                             addDocument={undefined}
                             removeDocument={this.removeOverlayDoc}
-                            PanelWidth={d[WidthSym]}
-                            PanelHeight={d[HeightSym]}
+                            PanelWidth={d[Width]}
+                            PanelHeight={d[Height]}
                             ScreenToLocalTransform={this.docScreenToLocalXf(d)}
                             renderDepth={1}
                             hideDecorations={true}
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
index 5c3ed39a4..1111886d8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { intersection } from 'lodash';
 import { action, computed, Lambda, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { ColorState, SketchPicker } from 'react-color';
-import { AclAdmin, AclSym, DataSym, Doc, Field, FieldResult, HeightSym, HierarchyMapping, NumListCast, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Field, FieldResult, HierarchyMapping, NumListCast, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, DocAcl, DocData, Height, Width } from '../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkField } from '../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../fields/List';
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return this.selectedDoc?.type === DocumentType.LINK;
     }
     @computed get dataDoc() {
-        return this.selectedDoc?.[DataSym];
+        return this.selectedDoc?.[DocData];
     }
 
     @observable layoutFields: boolean = false;
@@ -116,16 +117,16 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         return this.selectedDoc?.type === DocumentType.INK;
     }
 
-    rtfWidth = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[WidthSym](), this.props.width - 20));
-    rtfHeight = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : this.rtfWidth() <= this.selectedDoc?.[WidthSym]() ? Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[HeightSym](), this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT) : this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT);
+    rtfWidth = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[Width](), this.props.width - 20));
+    rtfHeight = () => (!this.selectedDoc ? 0 : this.rtfWidth() <= this.selectedDoc?.[Width]() ? Math.min(this.selectedDoc?.[Height](), this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT) : this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT);
 
     @action
     docWidth = () => {
         if (this.selectedDoc) {
             const layoutDoc = this.selectedDoc;
             const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(layoutDoc, undefined, !layoutDoc._layout_fitWidth);
-            if (aspect) return Math.min(layoutDoc[WidthSym](), Math.min(this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT * aspect, this.props.width - 20));
-            return Doc.NativeWidth(layoutDoc) ? Math.min(layoutDoc[WidthSym](), this.props.width - 20) : this.props.width - 20;
+            if (aspect) return Math.min(layoutDoc[Width](), Math.min(this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT * aspect, this.props.width - 20));
+            return Doc.NativeWidth(layoutDoc) ? Math.min(layoutDoc[Width](), this.props.width - 20) : this.props.width - 20;
         } else {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
 
     @undoBatch
     setKeyValue = (value: string) => {
-        const docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 && this.selectedDoc ? [this.layoutFields ? Doc.Layout(this.selectedDoc) : this.dataDoc] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => (this.layoutFields ? dv.layoutDoc : dv.dataDoc));
+        const docs = SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 && this.selectedDoc ? [this.layoutFields ? Doc.Layout(this.selectedDoc) : this.dataDoc!] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => (this.layoutFields ? dv.layoutDoc : dv.dataDoc));
         docs.forEach(doc => {
             if (value.indexOf(':') !== -1) {
                 const newVal = value[0].toUpperCase() + value.substring(1, value.length);
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                 const tags = StrListCast(doc.tags);
                 if (!tags.includes(value)) {
                     tags.push(value);
-                    doc[DataSym].tags = tags.length ? new List<string>(tags) : undefined;
+                    doc[DocData].tags = tags.length ? new List<string>(tags) : undefined;
                 }
                 return true;
             }
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
      */
     @undoBatch
     changePermissions = (e: any, user: string) => {
-        const docs = (SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.selectedDoc] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document)).filter(doc => doc).map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc : DocCast(doc)[DataSym]));
+        const docs = (SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.selectedDoc] : SelectionManager.Views().map(dv => dv.props.Document)).filter(doc => doc).map(doc => (this.layoutDocAcls ? doc! : DocCast(doc)[DocData]));
         SharingManager.Instance.shareFromPropertiesSidebar(user, e.currentTarget.value as SharingPermissions, docs);
     };
 
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     @computed get sharingTable() {
         // all selected docs
         const docs =
-            SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.selectedDoc : this.selectedDoc?.[DataSym]] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document[DataSym]));
+            SelectionManager.Views().length < 2 && this.selectedDoc ? [this.layoutDocAcls ? this.selectedDoc : this.dataDoc!] : SelectionManager.Views().map(docView => (this.layoutDocAcls ? docView.props.Document : docView.props.Document[DocData]));
 
         const target = docs[0];
 
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         const showAdmin = effectiveAcls.every(acl => acl === AclAdmin);
 
         // users in common between all docs
-        const commonKeys: string[] = intersection(...docs.map(doc => doc?.[AclSym] && Object.keys(doc[AclSym]).filter(key => key !== 'acl-Me')));
+        const commonKeys: string[] = intersection(...docs.map(doc => doc?.[DocAcl] && Object.keys(doc[DocAcl]).filter(key => key !== 'acl-Me')));
 
         const tableEntries = [];
 
@@ -405,9 +406,9 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         if (commonKeys.length) {
             for (const key of commonKeys) {
                 const name = denormalizeEmail(key.substring(4));
-                const uniform = docs.every(doc => doc?.[AclSym]?.[key] === docs[0]?.[AclSym]?.[key]);
+                const uniform = docs.every(doc => doc?.[DocAcl]?.[key] === docs[0]?.[DocAcl]?.[key]);
                 if (name !== Doc.CurrentUserEmail && name !== target.author && name !== 'Public' && name !== 'Override' /* && sidebarUsersDisplayed![name] !== false*/) {
-                    tableEntries.push(this.sharingItem(name, showAdmin, uniform ? HierarchyMapping.get(target[AclSym][key])!.name : '-multiple-'));
+                    tableEntries.push(this.sharingItem(name, showAdmin, uniform ? HierarchyMapping.get(target[DocAcl][key])!.name : '-multiple-'));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
         // shifts the current user, owner, public to the top of the doc.
         // tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem("Override", showAdmin, docs.filter(doc => doc).every(doc => doc["acl-Override"] === docs[0]["acl-Override"]) ? (AclMap.get(target[AclSym]?.["acl-Override"]) || "None") : "-multiple-"));
         if (ownerSame) tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem(StrCast(target.author), showAdmin, 'Owner'));
-        tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem('Public', showAdmin, docs.filter(doc => doc).every(doc => doc['acl-Public'] === target['acl-Public']) ? target['acl-Public'] || SharingPermissions.None : '-multiple-'));
+        tableEntries.unshift(this.sharingItem('Public', showAdmin, StrCast(docs.filter(doc => doc).every(doc => doc['acl-Public'] === target['acl-Public']) ? target['acl-Public'] || SharingPermissions.None : '-multiple-')));
         tableEntries.unshift(
             this.sharingItem(
                 'Me',
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index 6dd76465e..dc430667b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { GestureUtils } from '../../../pen-gestures/GestureUtils';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
 
     @undoBatch
     viewChanged = (e: React.ChangeEvent) => {
-        const target = this.document !== Doc.MyLeftSidebarPanel ? this.document : (this.document.proto as Doc);
+        const target = this.document !== Doc.MyLeftSidebarPanel ? this.document : DocCast(this.document.proto);
         //@ts-ignore
         target._type_collection = e.target.selectedOptions[0].value;
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
index a65e23911..fc265e2b9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import React = require('react');
 import { CursorProperty } from 'csstype';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, Field, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 ref={r => (dref = r || undefined)}
                 Document={doc}
                 pointerEvents={this.blockPointerEventsWhenDragging}
-                DataDoc={dataDoc || (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DataSym], doc) && doc[DataSym])}
+                DataDoc={dataDoc ?? (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DocData], doc) ? doc[DocData] : undefined)}
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={width}
                 PanelHeight={height}
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         const existingHeader = this.colHeaderData.find(sh => sh.heading === heading);
         const existingWidth = existingHeader?.width ? existingHeader.width : 0;
         const maxWidth = existingWidth > 0 ? existingWidth * this.availableWidth : this.maxColWidth;
-        const width = d.layout_fitWidth ? maxWidth : d[WidthSym]();
+        const width = d.layout_fitWidth ? maxWidth : d[Width]();
         return Math.min(maxWidth - CollectionNoteTakingViewColumn.ColumnMargin, width < maxWidth ? width : maxWidth);
     }
 
@@ -294,8 +295,8 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         const childLayoutDoc = Doc.Layout(d, this.props.childLayoutTemplate?.());
         const childDataDoc = !d.isTemplateDoc && !d.isTemplateForField ? undefined : this.props.DataDoc;
         const maxHeight = (lim => (lim === 0 ? this.props.PanelWidth() : lim === -1 ? 10000 : lim))(NumCast(this.layoutDoc.childLimitHeight, -1));
-        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[WidthSym]() : 0);
-        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[HeightSym]() : 0);
+        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[Width]() : 0);
+        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[Height]() : 0);
         if (nw && nh) {
             const docWid = this.getDocWidth(d);
             return Math.min(maxHeight, (docWid * nh) / nw);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
index ea0fbbc54..bbc91aa6e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
     // toggles the pileup between starburst to compact
     toggleStarburst = action(() => {
         if (this.layoutEngine() === computeStarburstLayout.name) {
-            if (this.rootDoc[WidthSym]() !== NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500)) {
-                this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter = this.rootDoc[WidthSym]();
+            if (this.rootDoc[Width]() !== NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500)) {
+                this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter = this.rootDoc[Width]();
             }
             const defaultSize = 110;
-            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
-            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
             this.layoutDoc._width = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize);
             this.layoutDoc._height = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize);
             DocUtils.pileup(this.childDocs, undefined, undefined, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2, false);
@@ -87,10 +88,10 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
             this.props.Document._pileLayoutEngine = computePassLayout.name;
         } else {
             const defaultSize = NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500);
-            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
-            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
-            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
-            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]();
+            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
+            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
+            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
+            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight = this.layoutDoc[Height]();
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX = this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY = 0;
             this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc._height = defaultSize;
             this.props.Document._pileLayoutEngine = computeStarburstLayout.name;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
index e2e352857..56f53afe6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { CursorProperty } from 'csstype';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             const layout_fieldKey = StrCast(docView.LayoutFieldKey);
             const newDoc = Doc.MakeCopy(docView.rootDoc, true);
             const dataField = docView.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)];
-            newDoc[DataSym][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
+            newDoc[DocData][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
             if (layout_fieldKey !== 'layout' && docView.rootDoc[layout_fieldKey] instanceof Doc) {
                 newDoc[layout_fieldKey] = docView.rootDoc[layout_fieldKey];
             }
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             <DocumentView
                 ref={r => (dref = r || undefined)}
                 Document={doc}
-                DataDoc={dataDoc || (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DataSym], doc) && doc[DataSym])}
+                DataDoc={dataDoc ?? (!Doc.AreProtosEqual(doc[DocData], doc) ? doc[DocData] : undefined)}
                 renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                 PanelWidth={width}
                 PanelHeight={height}
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         const childLayoutDoc = Doc.Layout(d, this.props.childLayoutTemplate?.());
         const maxWidth = this.columnWidth / this.numGroupColumns;
         if (!this.layoutDoc._columnsFill && !(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d))) {
-            return Math.min(d[WidthSym](), maxWidth);
+            return Math.min(d[Width](), maxWidth);
         }
         return maxWidth;
     }
@@ -386,8 +387,8 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         const childLayoutDoc = Doc.Layout(d, this.props.childLayoutTemplate?.());
         const childDataDoc = !d.isTemplateDoc && !d.isTemplateForField ? undefined : this.props.DataDoc;
         const maxHeight = (lim => (lim === 0 ? this.props.PanelWidth() : lim === -1 ? 10000 : lim))(NumCast(this.layoutDoc.childLimitHeight, -1));
-        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[WidthSym]() : 0);
-        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[HeightSym]() : 0);
+        const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[Width]() : 0);
+        const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(childLayoutDoc, childDataDoc) || (!(childLayoutDoc._layout_fitWidth || this.props.childLayoutFitWidth?.(d)) ? d[Height]() : 0);
         if (nw && nh) {
             const colWid = this.columnWidth / (this.isStackingView ? this.numGroupColumns : 1);
             const docWid = this.layoutDoc._columnsFill ? colWid : Math.min(this.getDocWidth(d), colWid);
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
index 095e34c39..969658238 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
@@ -154,15 +155,15 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     @action
     remove = (doc: Doc | Doc[]): boolean => {
         const docs = doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc;
-        const targetDataDoc = this.doc[DataSym];
+        const targetDataDoc = this.doc[DocData];
         const value = DocListCast(targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey]);
         const result = value.filter(v => !docs.includes(v));
         if ((doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).some(doc => SelectionManager.Views().some(dv => Doc.AreProtosEqual(dv.rootDoc, doc)))) SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
-        if (result.length !== value.length) {
-            const ind = targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey].indexOf(doc);
-            const prev = ind && targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey][ind - 1];
+        if (result.length !== value.length && doc instanceof Doc) {
+            const ind = DocListCast(targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey]).indexOf(doc);
+            const prev = ind && DocListCast(targetDataDoc[this.props.fieldKey])[ind - 1];
             this.props.removeDocument?.(doc);
-            if (ind > 0) {
+            if (ind > 0 && prev) {
                 FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = prev[Id];
                 DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(prev, this.props.DocumentView?.())?.select(false);
             }
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     addDoc = (docs: Doc | Doc[], relativeTo: Opt<Doc>, before?: boolean): boolean => {
         const doAddDoc = (doc: Doc | Doc[]) =>
             (doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).reduce((flg, doc) => {
-                const res = flg && Doc.AddDocToList(this.doc[DataSym], this.props.fieldKey, doc, relativeTo, before);
+                const res = flg && Doc.AddDocToList(this.doc[DocData], this.props.fieldKey, doc, relativeTo, before);
                 res && (doc.embedContainer = this.props.Document);
                 return res;
             }, true);
@@ -368,8 +369,8 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     marginX = () => NumCast(this.doc._xMargin);
     marginTop = () => NumCast(this.doc._yMargin);
     marginBot = () => NumCast(this.doc._yMargin);
-    documentTitleWidth = () => Math.min(this.layoutDoc?.[WidthSym](), this.panelWidth());
-    documentTitleHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc?.[HeightSym]() || 0) - NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeightMargins);
+    documentTitleWidth = () => Math.min(this.layoutDoc?.[Width](), this.panelWidth());
+    documentTitleHeight = () => (this.layoutDoc?.[Height]() || 0) - NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_autoHeightMargins);
     truncateTitleWidth = () => this.treeViewtruncateTitleWidth;
     onChildClick = () => this.props.onChildClick?.() || ScriptCast(this.doc.onChildClick);
     panelWidth = () => Math.max(0, this.props.PanelWidth() - 2 * this.marginX() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1));
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index b20d05433..710e33b1c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import { clamp } from 'lodash';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
-import { DataSym, Doc, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { FieldId } from '../../../fields/RefField';
-import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, lightOrDark, returnEmptyDoclist, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents, simulateMouseClick, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../DocServer';
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
             PresBox.Instance?.clearSelectedArray();
             pinDoc && PresBox.Instance?.addToSelectedArray(pinDoc); //Update selected array
         });
-        if ( // open the presentation trail if it's not already opened
+        if (
+            // open the presentation trail if it's not already opened
             !Array.from(CollectionDockingView.Instance?.tabMap ?? [])
                 .map(d => d.DashDoc)
                 .includes(curPres)
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
                     LayoutTemplateString={this.props.keyValue ? KeyValueBox.LayoutString() : undefined}
                     hideTitle={this.props.keyValue}
                     Document={this._document}
-                    DataDoc={!Doc.AreProtosEqual(this._document[DataSym], this._document) ? this._document[DataSym] : undefined}
+                    DataDoc={!Doc.AreProtosEqual(this._document[DocData], this._document) ? this._document[DocData] : undefined}
                     onBrowseClick={MainView.Instance.exploreMode}
                     waitForDoubleClickToClick={MainView.Instance.waitForDoubleClick}
                     isContentActive={returnTrue}
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ export class TabMinimapView extends React.Component<TabMinimapViewProps> {
                                 return 'gray';
                         }
                     })(doc.type as DocumentType);
-                    return !background ? undefined : <div style={{ width: doc[WidthSym](), height: doc[HeightSym](), position: 'absolute', display: 'block', background }} />;
+                    return !background ? undefined : <div style={{ width: doc[Width](), height: doc[Height](), position: 'absolute', display: 'block', background }} />;
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index f5877fa1a..ca9471f6f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { IconProp } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core';
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../fields/RichTextField';
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         return NumCast(this.props.treeViewParent.maxEmbedHeight, 200);
     }
     @computed get dataDoc() {
-        return this.props.document.treeViewChildrenOnRoot ? this.doc : this.doc[DataSym];
+        return this.props.document.treeViewChildrenOnRoot ? this.doc : this.doc[DocData];
     }
     @computed get layoutDoc() {
         return Doc.Layout(this.doc);
@@ -191,10 +192,10 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
     };
     @undoBatch @action remove = (doc: Doc | Doc[], key: string) => {
         this.props.treeView.props.select(false);
-        const ind = this.dataDoc[key].indexOf(doc);
+        const ind = DocListCast(this.dataDoc[key]).indexOf(doc instanceof Doc ? doc : doc.lastElement());
 
         const res = (doc instanceof Doc ? [doc] : doc).reduce((flg, doc) => flg && Doc.RemoveDocFromList(this.dataDoc, key, doc), true);
-        res && ind > 0 && DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(this.dataDoc[key][ind - 1], this.props.treeView.props.DocumentView?.())?.select(false);
+        res && ind > 0 && DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(DocListCast(this.dataDoc[key])[ind - 1], this.props.treeView.props.DocumentView?.())?.select(false);
         return res;
     };
 
@@ -410,7 +411,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
     embeddedPanelHeight = () => {
         const layoutDoc = (temp => temp && Doc.expandTemplateLayout(temp, this.props.document))(this.props.treeView.props.childLayoutTemplate?.()) || this.layoutDoc;
         return Math.min(
-            layoutDoc[HeightSym](),
+            layoutDoc[Height](),
             this.MAX_EMBED_HEIGHT,
             (() => {
                 const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(layoutDoc);
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                     ? !Doc.NativeHeight(layoutDoc)
                         ? NumCast(layoutDoc._height)
                         : Math.min((this.embeddedPanelWidth() * NumCast(layoutDoc.scrollHeight, Doc.NativeHeight(layoutDoc))) / (Doc.NativeWidth(layoutDoc) || NumCast(this.props.treeViewParent._height)))
-                    : (this.embeddedPanelWidth() * layoutDoc[HeightSym]()) / layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
+                    : (this.embeddedPanelWidth() * layoutDoc[Height]()) / layoutDoc[Width]();
             })()
         );
     };
@@ -1190,7 +1191,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                 const childLayout = Doc.Layout(pair.layout);
                 const rowHeight = () => {
                     const aspect = Doc.NativeAspect(childLayout);
-                    return aspect ? Math.min(childLayout[WidthSym](), rowWidth()) / aspect : childLayout[HeightSym]();
+                    return aspect ? Math.min(childLayout[Width](), rowWidth()) / aspect : childLayout[Height]();
                 };
                 return (
                     <TreeView
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
index fee4705e6..1e76d373c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLayoutEngines.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Doc, Field, FieldResult, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Field, FieldResult } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id, ToString } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../../fields/ObjectField';
 import { RefField } from '../../../../fields/RefField';
@@ -90,8 +91,8 @@ export function computePassLayout(poolData: Map<string, PoolData>, pivotDoc: Doc
         docMap.set(layout[Id], {
             x: NumCast(layout.x),
             y: NumCast(layout.y),
-            width: layout[WidthSym](),
-            height: layout[HeightSym](),
+            width: layout[Width](),
+            height: layout[Height](),
             pair: { layout, data },
             transition: 'all .3s',
             replica: '',
@@ -105,8 +106,8 @@ export function computeStarburstLayout(poolData: Map<string, PoolData>, pivotDoc
     const burstDiam = [NumCast(pivotDoc._width), NumCast(pivotDoc._height)];
     const burstScale = NumCast(pivotDoc._starburstDocScale, 1);
     childPairs.forEach(({ layout, data }, i) => {
-        const aspect = layout[HeightSym]() / layout[WidthSym]();
-        const docSize = Math.min(Math.min(400, layout[WidthSym]()), Math.min(400, layout[WidthSym]()) / aspect) * burstScale;
+        const aspect = layout[Height]() / layout[Width]();
+        const docSize = Math.min(Math.min(400, layout[Width]()), Math.min(400, layout[Width]()) / aspect) * burstScale;
         const deg = (i / childPairs.length) * Math.PI * 2;
         docMap.set(layout[Id], {
             x: Math.min(burstDiam[0] / 2 - docSize, Math.max(-burstDiam[0] / 2, (Math.cos(deg) * burstDiam[0]) / 2 - docSize / 2)),
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index 8b9698293..811a77fa8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction,
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField, InkTool, PointData, Segment } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
@@ -707,7 +708,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             case GestureUtils.Gestures.Rectangle:
                 if (this._inkToTextStartX && this._inkToTextStartY) {
                     const end = this.getTransform().transformPoint(Math.max(...ge.points.map(p => p.X)), Math.max(...ge.points.map(p => p.Y)));
-                    const setDocs = this.getActiveDocuments().filter(s => s.proto?.type === 'rtf' && s.color);
+                    const setDocs = this.getActiveDocuments().filter(s => DocCast(s.proto)?.type === DocumentType.RTF && s.color);
                     const sets = setDocs.map(sd => {
                         return Cast(sd.text, RichTextField)?.Text as string;
                     });
@@ -719,9 +720,9 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                     const inks = this.getActiveDocuments().filter(doc => {
                         if (doc.type === 'ink') {
                             const l = NumCast(doc.x);
-                            const r = l + doc[WidthSym]();
+                            const r = l + doc[Width]();
                             const t = NumCast(doc.y);
-                            const b = t + doc[HeightSym]();
+                            const b = t + doc[Height]();
                             const pass = !(this._inkToTextStartX! > r || end[0] < l || this._inkToTextStartY! > b || end[1] < t);
                             return pass;
                         }
@@ -1201,7 +1202,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
     calculatePanIntoView = (doc: Doc, xf: Transform, scale?: number) => {
         const layoutdoc = Doc.Layout(doc);
         const pt = xf.transformPoint(NumCast(doc.x), NumCast(doc.y));
-        const pt2 = xf.transformPoint(NumCast(doc.x) + layoutdoc[WidthSym](), NumCast(doc.y) + layoutdoc[HeightSym]());
+        const pt2 = xf.transformPoint(NumCast(doc.x) + layoutdoc[Width](), NumCast(doc.y) + layoutdoc[Height]());
         const bounds = { left: pt[0], right: pt2[0], top: pt[1], bot: pt2[1], width: pt2[0] - pt[0], height: pt2[1] - pt[1] };
 
         if (scale !== undefined) {
@@ -1251,7 +1252,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             const layout_fieldKey = StrCast(docView.LayoutFieldKey);
             const newDoc = Doc.MakeCopy(docView.rootDoc, true);
             const dataField = docView.rootDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)];
-            newDoc[DataSym][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
+            newDoc[DocData][Doc.LayoutFieldKey(newDoc)] = dataField === undefined || Cast(dataField, listSpec(Doc), null)?.length !== undefined ? new List<Doc>([]) : undefined;
             if (below) newDoc.y = NumCast(docView.rootDoc.y) + NumCast(docView.rootDoc._height) + 10;
             else newDoc.x = NumCast(docView.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(docView.rootDoc._width) + 10;
             if (layout_fieldKey !== 'layout' && docView.rootDoc[layout_fieldKey] instanceof Doc) {
@@ -1291,8 +1292,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                 onBrowseClick={this.onBrowseClickHandler}
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={childLayout.z ? this.getContainerTransform : this.getTransform}
-                PanelWidth={childLayout[WidthSym]}
-                PanelHeight={childLayout[HeightSym]}
+                PanelWidth={childLayout[Width]}
+                PanelHeight={childLayout[Height]}
                 docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
                 docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
@@ -1558,14 +1559,14 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 this._disposers.groupBounds = reaction(
                     () => {
                         if (this.Document._isGroup && this.childDocs.length === this.childDocList?.length) {
-                            const clist = this.childDocs.map(cd => ({ x: NumCast(cd.x), y: NumCast(cd.y), width: cd[WidthSym](), height: cd[HeightSym]() }));
+                            const clist = this.childDocs.map(cd => ({ x: NumCast(cd.x), y: NumCast(cd.y), width: cd[Width](), height: cd[Height]() }));
                             return aggregateBounds(clist, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._xPadding), NumCast(this.layoutDoc._yPadding));
                         }
                         return undefined;
                     },
                     cbounds => {
                         if (cbounds) {
-                            const c = [NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / 2, NumCast(this.layoutDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]() / 2];
+                            const c = [NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2, NumCast(this.layoutDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2];
                             const p = [NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panXFieldKey]), NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.panYFieldKey])];
                             const pbounds = {
                                 x: cbounds.x - p[0] + c[0],
@@ -1631,8 +1632,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         CollectionFreeFormView.UpdateIcon(
             this.layoutDoc[Id] + '-icon' + new Date().getTime(),
             this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().ContentDiv!,
-            this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
-            this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](),
+            this.layoutDoc[Width](),
+            this.layoutDoc[Height](),
             this.props.PanelWidth(),
             this.props.PanelHeight(),
             0,
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index 641088675..d50c8d2c4 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, DataSym, Doc, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, DocData } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkData, InkField, InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps & Marque
         } else {
             this._downX = x;
             this._downY = y;
-            const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this.props.Document[DataSym]);
+            const effectiveAcl = GetEffectiveAcl(this.props.Document[DocData]);
             if ([AclAdmin, AclEdit, AclAugment].includes(effectiveAcl)) {
                 PreviewCursor.Show(x, y, this.onKeyPress, this.props.addLiveTextDocument, this.props.getTransform, this.props.addDocument, this.props.nudge, this.props.slowLoadDocuments);
             }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
index 3561844da..ca6b8705d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DocCast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnTrue, StopEvent, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { CollectionViewType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
@@ -40,12 +41,12 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
         this._dropDisposer?.();
         this._widthDisposer?.();
         this._selectedDisposer?.();
-        this.childLayoutPairs.map((pair, ind) => ScriptCast(pair.layout.proto?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log));
+        this.childLayoutPairs.map((pair, ind) => ScriptCast(DocCast(pair.layout.proto)?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log));
     }
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this._widthDisposer = reaction(
-            () => 5 + NumCast(this.rootDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (doc[WidthSym]() || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
+            () => 5 + NumCast(this.rootDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (doc[Width]() || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
             width => this.childDocs.length && (this.layoutDoc._width = width),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                         if (isSelected) {
                             selected = pair;
                         } else {
-                            ScriptCast(pair.layout.proto?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log);
+                            ScriptCast(DocCast(pair.layout.proto)?.onPointerUp)?.script.run({ this: pair.layout.proto }, console.log);
                         }
                     });
                     if (selected && selected.layout) {
-                        ScriptCast(selected.layout.proto?.onPointerDown)?.script.run({ this: selected.layout.proto }, console.log);
+                        ScriptCast(DocCast(selected.layout.proto)?.onPointerDown)?.script.run({ this: selected.layout.proto }, console.log);
                     }
                 }),
             { fireImmediately: true }
@@ -204,8 +205,8 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                     rootSelected={this.props.isSelected}
                     removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
                     ScreenToLocalTransform={docXf}
-                    PanelWidth={doc[WidthSym]}
-                    PanelHeight={nested || doc._height ? doc[HeightSym] : this.dimension}
+                    PanelWidth={doc[Width]}
+                    PanelHeight={nested || doc._height ? doc[Height] : this.dimension}
                     renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                     dontRegisterView={BoolCast(this.rootDoc.childDontRegisterViews)}
                     focus={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
index 01bfbcddb..876693474 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import DatePicker from 'react-datepicker';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Field } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../../fields/RichTextField';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, DateCast, FieldValue } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DateCast, DocCast, FieldValue } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { ImageField } from '../../../../fields/URLField';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnZero, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { FInfo } from '../../../documents/Documents';
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
                 break;
             }
             protoCount++;
-            doc = doc.proto;
+            doc = DocCast(doc.proto);
         }
         const parenCount = Math.max(0, protoCount - 1);
         const color = protoCount === 0 || (fieldKey.startsWith('_') && Document[fieldKey] === undefined) ? 'black' : 'blue';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx
index 330cc3971..aae759702 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ColorBox.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import React = require('react');
 import { action } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { ColorState, SketchPicker } from 'react-color';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export class ColorBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     }
 
     render() {
-        const scaling = Math.min(this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth ? 10000 : this.props.PanelHeight() / this.rootDoc[HeightSym](), this.props.PanelWidth() / this.rootDoc[WidthSym]());
+        const scaling = Math.min(this.layoutDoc.layout_fitWidth ? 10000 : this.props.PanelHeight() / this.rootDoc[Height](), this.props.PanelWidth() / this.rootDoc[Width]());
         return (
             <div
                 className={`colorBox-container${this.props.isContentActive() ? '-interactive' : ''}`}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index cc105326f..1c7ef5217 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { computedFn } from 'mobx-utils';
 import { Bounce, Fade, Flip, LightSpeed, Roll, Rotate, Zoom } from 'react-reveal';
-import { AclPrivate, AnimationSym, DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclPrivate, Animation, DocData, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
@@ -794,7 +795,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         const helpItems: ContextMenuProps[] = help && 'subitems' in help ? help.subitems : [];
         !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Text Shortcuts Ctrl+/', event: () => this.props.addDocTab(Docs.Create.PdfDocument('/assets/cheat-sheet.pdf', { _width: 300, _height: 300 }), OpenWhere.addRight), icon: 'keyboard' });
         !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print Document in Console', event: () => console.log(this.props.Document), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
-        !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print DataDoc in Console', event: () => console.log(this.props.Document[DataSym]), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
+        !Doc.noviceMode && helpItems.push({ description: 'Print DataDoc in Console', event: () => console.log(this.props.Document[DocData]), icon: 'hand-point-right' });
 
         let documentationDescription: string | undefined = undefined;
         let documentationLink: string | undefined = undefined;
@@ -1146,7 +1147,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
     renderDoc = (style: object) => {
         TraceMobx();
-        return !DocCast(this.Document) || GetEffectiveAcl(this.Document[DataSym]) === AclPrivate
+        return !DocCast(this.Document) || GetEffectiveAcl(this.Document[DocData]) === AclPrivate
             ? null
             : this.docContents ?? (
                   <div
@@ -1231,7 +1232,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                     pointerEvents: this.pointerEvents === 'visiblePainted' ? 'none' : this.pointerEvents,
                 }}>
                 <>
-                    {DocumentViewInternal.AnimationEffect(renderDoc, this.rootDoc[AnimationSym], this.rootDoc)}
+                    {DocumentViewInternal.AnimationEffect(renderDoc, this.rootDoc[Animation], this.rootDoc)}
                     {borderPath?.jsx}
                 </>
             </div>
@@ -1265,8 +1266,8 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
 
     public setAnimEffect = (presEffect: Doc, timeInMs: number, afterTrans?: () => void) => {
         this.AnimEffectTimer && clearTimeout(this.AnimEffectTimer);
-        this.rootDoc[AnimationSym] = presEffect;
-        this.AnimEffectTimer = setTimeout(() => (this.rootDoc[AnimationSym] = undefined), timeInMs);
+        this.rootDoc[Animation] = presEffect;
+        this.AnimEffectTimer = setTimeout(() => (this.rootDoc[Animation] = undefined), timeInMs);
     };
     public setViewTransition = (transProp: string, timeInMs: number, afterTrans?: () => void, dataTrans = false) => {
         this.rootDoc._viewTransition = `${transProp} ${timeInMs}ms`;
@@ -1579,7 +1580,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function toggleDetail(dv: DocumentView, detailLayoutKeySuff
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function updateLinkCollection(linkCollection: Doc) {
     const linkSource = Cast(linkCollection.linkSource, Doc, null);
     const collectedLinks = DocListCast(Doc.GetProto(linkCollection).data);
-    let wid = linkSource[WidthSym]();
+    let wid = linkSource[Width]();
     const links = LinkManager.Links(linkSource);
     links.forEach(link => {
         const other = LinkManager.getOppositeAnchor(link, linkSource);
@@ -1589,7 +1590,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function updateLinkCollection(linkCollection: Doc) {
             embedding.x = wid;
             embedding.y = 0;
             embedding._lockedPosition = false;
-            wid += otherdoc[WidthSym]();
+            wid += otherdoc[Width]();
             Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(linkCollection), 'data', embedding);
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx
index f17ab06e7..8c6eb4532 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/EquationBox.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import EquationEditor from 'equation-editor-react';
 import { action, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class EquationBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         }
         if (e.key === 'Tab') {
             const graph = Docs.Create.FunctionPlotDocument([this.rootDoc], {
-                x: NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
+                x: NumCast(this.layoutDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width](),
                 y: NumCast(this.layoutDoc.y),
                 _width: 400,
                 _height: 300,
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class EquationBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                     fontSize: StrCast(this.rootDoc._fontSize),
                 }}
                 onKeyDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
-                <EquationEditor ref={this._ref} value={this.dataDoc.text || 'x'} spaceBehavesLikeTab={true} onChange={this.onChange} autoCommands="pi theta sqrt sum prod alpha beta gamma rho" autoOperatorNames="sin cos tan" />
+                <EquationEditor ref={this._ref} value={StrCast(this.dataDoc.text, 'x')} spaceBehavesLikeTab={true} onChange={this.onChange} autoCommands="pi theta sqrt sum prod alpha beta gamma rho" autoOperatorNames="sin cos tan" />
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
index 068d39391..5b302e7ce 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ImageBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { extname } from 'path';
-import { DataSym, Doc, DocListCast, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { DocData, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         );
         const layoutDoc = this.layoutDoc;
         this._disposers.path = reaction(
-            () => ({ nativeSize: this.nativeSize, width: this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() }),
+            () => ({ nativeSize: this.nativeSize, width: this.layoutDoc[Width]() }),
             ({ nativeSize, width }) => {
                 if (layoutDoc === this.layoutDoc || !this.layoutDoc._height) {
                     this.layoutDoc._height = (width * nativeSize.nativeHeight) / nativeSize.nativeWidth;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
             } else if (de.altKey || !this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey]) {
                 const layoutDoc = de.complete.docDragData?.draggedDocuments[0];
                 const targetField = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(layoutDoc);
-                const targetDoc = layoutDoc[DataSym];
+                const targetDoc = layoutDoc[DocData];
                 if (targetDoc[targetField] instanceof ImageField) {
                     this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(targetDoc[targetField] as ImageField);
                     Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeWidth(targetDoc), this.fieldKey);
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
         croppingProto.freeform_panYMax = anchh / viewScale;
         if (addCrop) {
             DocUtils.MakeLink(region, cropping, { link_relationship: 'cropped image' });
-            cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.rootDoc[WidthSym]();
+            cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.rootDoc[Width]();
             cropping.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y);
             this.props.addDocTab(cropping, OpenWhere.inParent);
         }
@@ -302,7 +303,7 @@ export class ImageBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     }
 
     considerGooglePhotosLink = () => {
-        const remoteUrl = this.dataDoc.googlePhotosUrl;
+        const remoteUrl = StrCast(this.dataDoc.googlePhotosUrl); // bcz: StrCast or URLCast???
         return !remoteUrl ? null : <img draggable={false} style={{ transformOrigin: 'bottom right' }} id={'google-photos'} src={'/assets/google_photos.png'} onClick={() => window.open(remoteUrl)} />;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
index 88a82e8e6..5b6b0b5a7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValueBox.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class KeyValueBox extends React.Component<FieldViewProps> {
     public static ApplyKVPScript(doc: Doc, key: string, kvpScript: KVPScript, forceOnDelegate?: boolean): boolean {
         const { script, type, onDelegate } = kvpScript;
         //const target = onDelegate ? Doc.Layout(doc.layout) : Doc.GetProto(doc); // bcz: TODO need to be able to set fields on layout templates
-        const target = forceOnDelegate || onDelegate || key.startsWith('_') ? doc : doc.proto || doc;
+        const target = forceOnDelegate || onDelegate || key.startsWith('_') ? doc : DocCast(doc.proto, doc);
         let field: Field;
         if (type === 'computed') {
             field = new ComputedField(script);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
index 91df928c4..4e348c67c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { KeyValueBox } from './KeyValueBox';
 import './KeyValueBox.scss';
 import './KeyValuePair.scss';
 import React = require('react');
+import { DocCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 
 // Represents one row in a key value plane
 
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
                 break;
             }
             protoCount++;
-            doc = doc.proto;
+            doc = DocCast(doc.proto);
         }
         const parenCount = Math.max(0, protoCount - 1);
         const keyStyle = protoCount === 0 ? 'black' : 'blue';
@@ -104,12 +105,12 @@ export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
                             onClick={undoBatch(() => {
                                 if (Object.keys(props.Document).indexOf(props.fieldKey) !== -1) {
                                     delete props.Document[props.fieldKey];
-                                } else delete props.Document.proto![props.fieldKey];
+                                } else delete DocCast(props.Document.proto)?.[props.fieldKey];
                             })}>
                             X
                         </button>
                         <input className="keyValuePair-td-key-check" type="checkbox" style={hover} onChange={this.handleCheck} ref={this.checkbox} />
-                        <div className='keyValuePair-keyField' style={{ marginLeft: 35 * (props.fieldKey.match(/_/g)?.length ||0), color: keyStyle }}>
+                        <div className="keyValuePair-keyField" style={{ marginLeft: 35 * (props.fieldKey.match(/_/g)?.length || 0), color: keyStyle }}>
                             {'('.repeat(parenCount)}
                             {props.fieldKey}
                             {')'.repeat(parenCount)}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
index 450176a49..079e1b56d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import wiki from 'wikijs';
-import { Doc, DocCastAsync, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocCastAsync, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast, PromiseValue, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnEmptyString, returnFalse, returnNone, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../DocServer';
-import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
+import { Docs } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
 import { LinkFollower } from '../../util/LinkFollower';
@@ -183,17 +184,17 @@ export class LinkDocPreview extends React.Component<LinkDocPreviewProps> {
 
     width = () => {
         if (!this._targetDoc) return 225;
-        if (this._targetDoc[WidthSym]() < this._targetDoc?.[HeightSym]()) {
-            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[HeightSym]()) * this._targetDoc[WidthSym]()) / this._targetDoc[HeightSym]();
+        if (this._targetDoc[Width]() < this._targetDoc?.[Height]()) {
+            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[Height]()) * this._targetDoc[Width]()) / this._targetDoc[Height]();
         }
-        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[WidthSym](), 225));
+        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[Width](), 225));
     };
     height = () => {
         if (!this._targetDoc) return 225;
-        if (this._targetDoc[WidthSym]() > this._targetDoc?.[HeightSym]()) {
-            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[WidthSym]()) * this._targetDoc[HeightSym]()) / this._targetDoc[WidthSym]();
+        if (this._targetDoc[Width]() > this._targetDoc?.[Height]()) {
+            return (Math.min(225, this._targetDoc[Width]()) * this._targetDoc[Height]()) / this._targetDoc[Width]();
         }
-        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[HeightSym](), 225));
+        return Math.min(225, NumCast(this._targetDoc?.[Height](), 225));
     };
     @computed get previewHeader() {
         return !this._linkDoc || !this._markerTargetDoc || !this._targetDoc || !this._linkSrc ? null : (
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
index 9354f9639..18fcc951a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { Autocomplete, GoogleMap, GoogleMapProps, Marker } from '@react-google-m
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                         .ScreenToLocalTransform()
                         .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)
                         .transformDirection(delta[0], delta[1]);
-                    const fullWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
+                    const fullWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
                     const mapWidth = fullWidth - this.sidebarWidth();
                     if (this.sidebarWidth() + localDelta[0] > 0) {
                         this._showSidebar = true;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
index 95fbb274d..6ee1b67f2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as Pdfjs from 'pdfjs-dist';
 import 'pdfjs-dist/web/pdf_viewer.css';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { ComputedField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         super(props);
         const nw = Doc.NativeWidth(this.Document, this.dataDoc) || 927;
         const nh = Doc.NativeHeight(this.Document, this.dataDoc) || 1200;
-        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[WidthSym]() * (nh / nw));
+        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[Width]() * (nh / nw));
         if (this.pdfUrl) {
             if (PDFBox.pdfcache.get(this.pdfUrl.url.href)) runInAction(() => (this._pdf = PDFBox.pdfcache.get(this.pdfUrl!.url.href)));
             else if (PDFBox.pdfpromise.get(this.pdfUrl.url.href)) PDFBox.pdfpromise.get(this.pdfUrl.url.href)?.then(action((pdf: any) => (this._pdf = pdf)));
@@ -104,15 +105,15 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
 
         const docViewContent = this.props.docViewPath().lastElement().ContentDiv!;
         const newDiv = docViewContent.cloneNode(true) as HTMLDivElement;
-        newDiv.style.width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]().toString();
-        newDiv.style.height = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]().toString();
+        newDiv.style.width = this.layoutDoc[Width]().toString();
+        newDiv.style.height = this.layoutDoc[Height]().toString();
         this.replaceCanvases(docViewContent, newDiv);
         const htmlString = this._pdfViewer?._mainCont.current && new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(newDiv);
 
         const anchx = NumCast(cropping.x);
         const anchy = NumCast(cropping.y);
-        const anchw = cropping[WidthSym]() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-        const anchh = cropping[HeightSym]() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const anchw = cropping[Width]() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
+        const anchh = cropping[Height]() * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
         const viewScale = 1;
         cropping.title = 'crop: ' + this.rootDoc.title;
         cropping.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + NumCast(this.rootDoc._width);
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
             CollectionFreeFormView.UpdateIcon(
                 filename,
                 docViewContent,
-                this.layoutDoc[WidthSym](),
-                this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](),
+                this.layoutDoc[Width](),
+                this.layoutDoc[Height](),
                 this.props.PanelWidth(),
                 this.props.PanelHeight(),
                 NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop),
@@ -260,8 +261,8 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         this.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_numPages'] = np;
         Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, Math.max(Doc.NativeWidth(this.dataDoc), (nw * 96) / 72));
         Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, (nh * 96) / 72);
-        this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.dataDoc) || 1);
-        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[WidthSym]() * (nh / nw));
+        this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[Width]() / (Doc.NativeAspect(this.dataDoc) || 1);
+        !this.Document._layout_fitWidth && (this.Document._height = this.Document[Width]() * (nh / nw));
     };
 
     public search = action((searchString: string, bwd?: boolean, clear: boolean = false) => {
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 const ratio = (curNativeWidth + ((onButton ? 1 : -1) * localDelta[0]) / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)) / nativeWidth;
                 if (ratio >= 1) {
                     this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = nativeWidth * ratio;
-                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() + localDelta[0]);
+                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[Width]() + localDelta[0]);
                     this.layoutDoc._show_sidebar = nativeWidth !== this.layoutDoc._nativeWidth;
                 }
                 return false;
@@ -357,11 +358,11 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         const curNativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth, nativeWidth);
         if (preview) {
             this._previewNativeWidth = nativeWidth * sideratio;
-            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
             this._showSidebar = true;
         } else {
             this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = nativeWidth * pdfratio;
-            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
             this.layoutDoc._show_sidebar = nativeWidth !== this.layoutDoc._nativeWidth;
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
index 80b12b96e..04f11a5df 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/RecordingBox/RecordingBox.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { DocumentType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { Presentation } from '../../../util/TrackMovements';
 import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
+import { DocCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 
 @observer
 export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent() {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export class RecordingBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent() {
     render() {
         return (
             <div className="recordingBox" ref={this._ref}>
-                {!this.result && <RecordingView setResult={this.setResult} setDuration={this.setVideoDuration} id={this.rootDoc.proto?.[Id] || ''} />}
+                {!this.result && <RecordingView setResult={this.setResult} setDuration={this.setVideoDuration} id={DocCast(this.rootDoc.proto)?.[Id] || ''} />}
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
index 7bf765042..1e178b123 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/ScreenshotBox.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import { computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 // import { BufferAttribute, Camera, Vector2, Vector3 } from 'three';
 import { DateField } from '../../../fields/DateField';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { ComputedField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { Cast, NumCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
+import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { AudioField, VideoField } from '../../../fields/URLField';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, returnOne, returnZero } from '../../../Utils';
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from './formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import './ScreenshotBox.scss';
 import { VideoBox } from './VideoBox';
+
 declare class MediaRecorder {
     constructor(e: any, options?: any); // whatever MediaRecorder has
 }
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
         if (!nativeWidth || !nativeHeight) {
             if (!nativeWidth) Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, 1200);
             Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, (nativeWidth || 1200) / aspect);
-            this.layoutDoc._height = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() || 0) / aspect;
+            this.layoutDoc._height = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() || 0) / aspect;
         }
     };
 
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
         dictationTextProto.mediaState = ComputedField.MakeFunction('self.recordingSource.mediaState');
         this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation'] = dictationText;
     };
-    videoPanelHeight = () => (NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'], this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]()) / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'], this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]())) * this.props.PanelWidth();
+    videoPanelHeight = () => (NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeHeight'], this.layoutDoc[Height]()) / NumCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'], this.layoutDoc[Width]())) * this.props.PanelWidth();
     formattedPanelHeight = () => Math.max(0, this.props.PanelHeight() - this.videoPanelHeight());
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ export class ScreenshotBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatabl
                         {!(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation'] instanceof Doc) ? null : (
                             <FormattedTextBox
                                 {...this.props}
-                                Document={this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation']}
+                                Document={DocCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-dictation'])}
                                 fieldKey={'text'}
                                 PanelHeight={this.formattedPanelHeight}
                                 select={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index 9cf929679..34dcde23b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reaction, runInAction, untracked } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { basename } from 'path';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, StrListCast } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
 import { ObjectField } from '../../../fields/ObjectField';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentType } from '../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { Networking } from '../../Network';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
+import { FollowLinkScript } from '../../util/LinkFollower';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../util/LinkManager';
 import { ReplayMovements } from '../../util/ReplayMovements';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../util/SelectionManager';
@@ -33,8 +35,6 @@ import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
 import { RecordingBox } from './RecordingBox';
 import { PinProps, PresBox } from './trails';
 import './VideoBox.scss';
-import { ScriptField } from '../../../fields/ScriptField';
-import { FollowLinkScript } from '../../util/LinkFollower';
 const path = require('path');
 
 /**
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     // returns the presentation data if it exists, null otherwise
     @computed get presentation() {
         const data = this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '-presentation'];
-        return data ? JSON.parse(data) : null;
+        return data ? JSON.parse(StrCast(data)) : null;
     }
 
     @computed private get timeline() {
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     updateIcon = () => {
         const makeIcon = (returnedfilename: string) => {
             this.dataDoc.icon = new ImageField(returnedfilename);
-            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeWidth = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]();
-            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeHeight = this.layoutDoc[HeightSym]();
+            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
+            this.dataDoc.icon_nativeHeight = this.layoutDoc[Height]();
         };
         this.Snapshot(undefined, undefined, makeIcon);
     };
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 { fireImmediately: true }
             );
 
-            (!this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] || this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'].length != VideoBox.numThumbnails) && this.getVideoThumbnails();
+            (!this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails'] || StrListCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_thumbnails']).length != VideoBox.numThumbnails) && this.getVideoThumbnails();
         }
     };
 
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                 }),
                 returnFalse,
                 () => MarqueeAnnotator.clearAnnotations(this._savedAnnotations),
-                false, false
+                false,
+                false
             );
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index a898398a1..48f77469f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as WebRequest from 'web-request';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { HtmlField } from '../../../fields/HtmlField';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { List } from '../../../fields/List';
+import { RefField } from '../../../fields/RefField';
 import { listSpec } from '../../../fields/Schema';
 import { Cast, ImageCast, NumCast, StrCast, WebCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
 import { ImageField, WebField } from '../../../fields/URLField';
 import { TraceMobx } from '../../../fields/util';
-import { addStyleSheet, addStyleSheetRule, clearStyleSheetRules, emptyFunction, getWordAtPoint, removeStyleSheetRule, returnFalse, returnOne, returnTrue, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll, StopEvent, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
+import { addStyleSheet, addStyleSheetRule, clearStyleSheetRules, emptyFunction, getWordAtPoint, returnFalse, returnOne, returnZero, setupMoveUpEvents, smoothScroll, Utils } from '../../../Utils';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager } from '../../util/DragManager';
@@ -37,7 +39,6 @@ import { LinkDocPreview } from './LinkDocPreview';
 import { PinProps, PresBox } from './trails';
 import './WebBox.scss';
 import React = require('react');
-import { RefField } from '../../../fields/RefField';
 const { CreateImage } = require('./WebBoxRenderer');
 const _global = (window /* browser */ || global) /* node */ as any;
 const htmlToText = require('html-to-text');
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return this._url ? WebBox.urlHash(this._url) + '' : '';
     }
     @computed get scrollHeight() {
-        return Math.max(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](), this._scrollHeight);
+        return Math.max(this.layoutDoc[Height](), this._scrollHeight);
     }
     @computed get allAnnotations() {
         return DocListCast(this.dataDoc[this.annotationKey]);
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 if (!nativeWidth || !nativeHeight || Math.abs(nativeWidth / nativeHeight - youtubeaspect) > 0.05) {
                     if (!nativeWidth) Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.layoutDoc, 600);
                     Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.layoutDoc, (nativeWidth || 600) / youtubeaspect);
-                    this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() / youtubeaspect;
+                    this.layoutDoc._height = this.layoutDoc[Width]() / youtubeaspect;
                 }
             } // else it's an HTMLfield
         } else if (this.webField && !this.dataDoc.text) {
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     focus = (anchor: Doc, options: DocFocusOptions) => {
         if (anchor !== this.rootDoc && this._outerRef.current) {
             const windowHeight = this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-            const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(NumCast(anchor.y), anchor[HeightSym](), NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, Math.max(NumCast(anchor.y) + anchor[HeightSym](), this._scrollHeight));
+            const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(NumCast(anchor.y), anchor[Height](), NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, Math.max(NumCast(anchor.y) + anchor[Height](), this._scrollHeight));
             if (scrollTo !== undefined) {
                 if (this._initialScroll === undefined) {
                     const focusTime = options.zoomTime ?? 500;
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 this._scrollHeight = Math.max(this._scrollHeight, (iframeContent.body.children[0] as any)?.scrollHeight || 0);
                 if (this._scrollHeight) {
                     this.rootDoc.nativeHeight = Math.min(NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeHeight), this._scrollHeight);
-                    this.layoutDoc.height = Math.min(this.layoutDoc[HeightSym](), (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeHeight)) / NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeWidth));
+                    this.layoutDoc.height = Math.min(this.layoutDoc[Height](), (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeHeight)) / NumCast(this.rootDoc.nativeWidth));
                 }
             };
             initHeights();
@@ -784,7 +785,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 if (ratio >= 1) {
                     this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = nativeWidth * ratio;
                     this.layoutDoc.nativeHeight = nativeHeight * (1 + ratio);
-                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() + localDelta[0]);
+                    onButton && (this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc[Width]() + localDelta[0]);
                     this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar = nativeWidth !== this.layoutDoc._nativeWidth;
                 }
                 return false;
@@ -820,9 +821,9 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     toggleSidebar = action((preview: boolean = false) => {
         var nativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']);
         if (!nativeWidth) {
-            const defaultNativeWidth = this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey] instanceof WebField ? 850 : this.Document[WidthSym]();
+            const defaultNativeWidth = this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey] instanceof WebField ? 850 : this.Document[Width]();
             Doc.SetNativeWidth(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeWidth(this.dataDoc) || defaultNativeWidth);
-            Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeHeight(this.dataDoc) || (this.Document[HeightSym]() / this.Document[WidthSym]()) * defaultNativeWidth);
+            Doc.SetNativeHeight(this.dataDoc, Doc.NativeHeight(this.dataDoc) || (this.Document[Height]() / this.Document[Width]()) * defaultNativeWidth);
             nativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth']);
         }
         const sideratio = ((!this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth || this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth === nativeWidth ? WebBox.openSidebarWidth : 0) + nativeWidth) / nativeWidth;
@@ -830,11 +831,11 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         const curNativeWidth = NumCast(this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth, nativeWidth);
         if (preview) {
             this._previewNativeWidth = nativeWidth * sideratio;
-            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this._previewWidth = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * sideratio) / curNativeWidth;
             this._showSidebar = true;
         } else {
             this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar = !this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar;
-            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
+            this.layoutDoc._width = (this.layoutDoc[Width]() * nativeWidth * pdfratio) / curNativeWidth;
             if (!this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar && !(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey] instanceof WebField)) {
                 this.layoutDoc.nativeWidth = this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_nativeWidth'] = undefined;
             } else {
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
index fb29f95f4..7f08de246 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import { action, computed, observable, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { ColorState, SketchPicker } from 'react-color';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, StrListCast, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, StrListCast } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
 import { ScriptField } from '../../../../fields/ScriptField';
 import { BoolCast, Cast, NumCast, ScriptCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
@@ -757,8 +758,8 @@ export function createInkGroup(inksToGroup?: Doc[], isSubGroup?: boolean) {
                 action(d => {
                     const x = NumCast(d.x);
                     const y = NumCast(d.y);
-                    const width = d[WidthSym]();
-                    const height = d[HeightSym]();
+                    const width = d[Width]();
+                    const height = d[Height]();
                     bounds.push({ x, y, width, height });
                 })
             );
@@ -795,8 +796,8 @@ export function createInkGroup(inksToGroup?: Doc[], isSubGroup?: boolean) {
             // TODO: nda - this is the code to actually get a new grouped collection
             const newCollection = marqViewRef?.getCollection(selected, undefined, true);
             if (newCollection) {
-                newCollection.height = newCollection[HeightSym]();
-                newCollection.width = newCollection[WidthSym]();
+                newCollection.height = newCollection[Height]();
+                newCollection.width = newCollection[Width]();
             }
 
             // nda - bug: when deleting a stroke before leaving writing mode, delete the stroke from unprocessed ink docs
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
index c929b7ff3..1d41eb379 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { action, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { NodeSelection } from 'prosemirror-state';
 import * as ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client';
-import { Doc, HeightSym, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
-import { Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
+import { NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnFalse, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { DocServer } from '../../../DocServer';
 import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../../documents/Documents';
@@ -210,8 +211,8 @@ export class DashDocViewInternal extends React.Component<IDashDocViewInternal> {
                     addDocTab={this._textBox.props.addDocTab}
                     pinToPres={returnFalse}
                     renderDepth={this._textBox.props.renderDepth + 1}
-                    PanelWidth={this._finalLayout[WidthSym]}
-                    PanelHeight={this._finalLayout[HeightSym]}
+                    PanelWidth={this._finalLayout[Width]}
+                    PanelHeight={this._finalLayout[Height]}
                     focus={this.outerFocus}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={returnFalse}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index fb0c0d2ab..bea789a5c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import { Fragment, Mark, Node, Slice } from 'prosemirror-model';
 import { EditorState, NodeSelection, Plugin, TextSelection, Transaction } from 'prosemirror-state';
 import { EditorView } from 'prosemirror-view';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
-import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, CssSym, Doc, DocListCast, Field, ForceServerWrite, HeightSym, Opt, StrListCast, UpdatingFromServer, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclAugment, AclEdit, AclSelfEdit, DocCss, ForceServerWrite, Height, UpdatingFromServer, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../../fields/InkField';
+import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { PrefetchProxy } from '../../../../fields/Proxy';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../../fields/RichTextField';
 import { RichTextUtils } from '../../../../fields/RichTextUtils';
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import { DragManager } from '../../../util/DragManager';
 import { MakeTemplate } from '../../../util/DropConverter';
 import { IsFollowLinkScript } from '../../../util/LinkFollower';
 import { LinkManager } from '../../../util/LinkManager';
+import { RTFMarkup } from '../../../util/RTFMarkup';
 import { SelectionManager } from '../../../util/SelectionManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../../util/SnappingManager';
 import { undoBatch, UndoManager } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
@@ -68,8 +71,6 @@ import { schema } from './schema_rts';
 import { SummaryView } from './SummaryView';
 import applyDevTools = require('prosemirror-dev-tools');
 import React = require('react');
-import { RTFMarkup } from '../../../util/RTFMarkup';
-import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 const translateGoogleApi = require('translate-google-api');
 export const GoogleRef = 'googleDocId';
 type PullHandler = (exportState: Opt<GoogleApiClientUtils.Docs.ImportResult>, dataDoc: Doc) => void;
@@ -544,8 +545,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             } else if (de.embedKey) {
                 const target = dragData.droppedDocuments[0];
                 const node = schema.nodes.dashDoc.create({
-                    width: target[WidthSym](),
-                    height: target[HeightSym](),
+                    width: target[Width](),
+                    height: target[Height](),
                     title: 'dashDoc',
                     docId: target[Id],
                     float: 'unset',
@@ -646,7 +647,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             const hr = Math.round(Date.now() / 1000 / 60 / 60);
             numberRange(10).map(i => addStyleSheetRule(FormattedTextBox._userStyleSheet, 'UM-hr-' + (hr - i), { opacity: ((10 - i - 1) / 10).toString() }));
         }
-        this.layoutDoc[CssSym] = this.layoutDoc[CssSym] + 1; // css changes happen outside of react/mobx.  so we need to set a flag that will notify anyone intereted in layout changes triggered by css changes (eg., CollectionLinkView)
+        this.layoutDoc[DocCss] = this.layoutDoc[DocCss] + 1; // css changes happen outside of react/mobx.  so we need to set a flag that will notify anyone intereted in layout changes triggered by css changes (eg., CollectionLinkView)
     };
 
     @observable _showSidebar = false;
@@ -682,7 +683,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             .scale(this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)
             .transformDirection(delta[0], delta[1]);
         const sidebarWidth = (NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) * Number(this.layout_sidebarWidthPercent.replace('%', ''))) / 100;
-        const width = this.layoutDoc[WidthSym]() + localDelta[0];
+        const width = this.layoutDoc[Width]() + localDelta[0];
         this.layoutDoc._layout_sidebarWidthPercent = Math.max(0, (sidebarWidth + localDelta[0]) / width) * 100 + '%';
         this.layoutDoc.width = width;
         this.layoutDoc._layout_showSidebar = this.layoutDoc._layout_sidebarWidthPercent !== '0%';
@@ -1163,7 +1164,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             () => {
                 const dataDoc = Doc.IsDelegateField(DocCast(this.layoutDoc?.proto), this.fieldKey) ? DocCast(this.layoutDoc?.proto) : this?.dataDoc;
                 const whichDoc = !this.dataDoc || !this.layoutDoc ? undefined : dataDoc?.[this.fieldKey + '_noTemplate'] || !this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey] ? dataDoc : this.layoutDoc;
-                return !whichDoc ? undefined : { data: Cast(whichDoc[this.fieldKey], RichTextField, null), str: Field.toString(whichDoc[this.fieldKey]) };
+                return !whichDoc ? undefined : { data: Cast(whichDoc[this.fieldKey], RichTextField, null), str: Field.toString(DocCast(whichDoc[this.fieldKey])) };
             },
             incomingValue => {
                 if (this._editorView && this._applyingChange !== this.fieldKey) {
@@ -1208,7 +1209,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             () => this.props.isSelected(),
             action(selected => {
                 if (FormattedTextBox._globalHighlights.has('Bold Text')) {
-                    this.layoutDoc[CssSym] = this.layoutDoc[CssSym] + 1; // css change happens outside of mobx/react, so this will notify anyone interested in the layout that it has changed
+                    this.layoutDoc[DocCss] = this.layoutDoc[DocCss] + 1; // css change happens outside of mobx/react, so this will notify anyone interested in the layout that it has changed
                 }
                 if (RichTextMenu.Instance?.view === this._editorView && !selected) {
                     RichTextMenu.Instance?.updateMenu(undefined, undefined, undefined);
@@ -2000,14 +2001,14 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         return this.props.fieldKey + (usePath && (!usePath.includes(':hover') || this._isHovering) ? `_${usePath.replace(':hover', '')}` : '');
     }
     @observable _isHovering = false;
-    onPassiveWheel = (e:WheelEvent) => { 
+    onPassiveWheel = (e: WheelEvent) => {
         // if scrollTop is 0, then don't let wheel trigger scroll on any container (which it would since onScroll won't be triggered on this)
         if (this.props.isContentActive() && !this.props.allowScroll) {
             if (!NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop) && e.deltaY <= 0) e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
         }
-    }
-    _oldWheel:any;
+    };
+    _oldWheel: any;
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
         const active = this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isSelected();
@@ -2029,8 +2030,8 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 onPointerLeave={action(() => (this._isHovering = false))}
                 ref={r => {
                     this._oldWheel?.removeEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel);
-                    this._oldWheel= r;
-                    r?.addEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel,  { passive: false } );
+                    this._oldWheel = r;
+                    r?.addEventListener('wheel', this.onPassiveWheel, { passive: false });
                 }}
                 style={{
                     ...(this.props.dontScale
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
index f197a8a8d..154c879a0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { FontAwesomeIcon } from '@fortawesome/react-fontawesome';
 import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';
 import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, reaction, runInAction } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, HeightSym, Opt, WidthSym } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Opt } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height, Width } from '../../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from '../../../../fields/List';
 import { Cast, DocCast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnFalse, returnTrue, setupMoveUpEvents } from '../../../../Utils';
-import { Docs, DocUtils } from '../../../documents/Documents';
+import { Docs } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { CollectionViewType } from '../../../documents/DocumentTypes';
 import { DocumentManager } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
 import { DragManager } from '../../../util/DragManager';
@@ -322,7 +323,9 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
     };
 
     removeAllRecordingInOverlay = () => {
-        DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data).filter(doc => doc.slides === this.rootDoc).forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
+        DocListCast(Doc.MyOverlayDocs.data)
+            .filter(doc => doc.slides === this.rootDoc)
+            .forEach(Doc.RemFromMyOverlay);
     };
 
     static removeEveryExistingRecordingInOverlay = () => {
@@ -386,8 +389,8 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             activeItem.recording = recording;
 
             // make recording box appear in the bottom right corner of the screen
-            recording.overlayX = window.innerWidth - recording[WidthSym]() - 20;
-            recording.overlayY = window.innerHeight - recording[HeightSym]() - 20;
+            recording.overlayX = window.innerWidth - recording[Width]() - 20;
+            recording.overlayY = window.innerHeight - recording[Height]() - 20;
             Doc.AddToMyOverlay(recording);
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
index 999e3eeb6..bc0cad636 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { action, computed, IReactionDisposer, observable, ObservableMap, reactio
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import * as Pdfjs from 'pdfjs-dist';
 import 'pdfjs-dist/web/pdf_viewer.css';
-import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, HeightSym, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Doc, DocListCast, Field, Opt } from '../../../fields/Doc';
+import { Height } from '../../../fields/DocSymbols';
 import { Id } from '../../../fields/FieldSymbols';
 import { InkTool } from '../../../fields/InkField';
 import { Cast, NumCast, StrCast } from '../../../fields/Types';
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
         let focusSpeed: Opt<number>;
         if (doc !== this.props.rootDoc && mainCont) {
             const windowHeight = this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-            const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(scrollTop, doc[HeightSym](), NumCast(this.props.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, this._scrollHeight);
+            const scrollTo = Utils.scrollIntoView(scrollTop, doc[Height](), NumCast(this.props.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop), windowHeight, windowHeight * 0.1, this._scrollHeight);
             if (scrollTo !== undefined && scrollTo !== this.props.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop) {
                 if (!this._pdfViewer) this._initialScroll = { loc: scrollTo, easeFunc: options.easeFunc };
                 else if (!options.instant) this._scrollStopper = smoothScroll((focusSpeed = options.zoomTime ?? 500), mainCont, scrollTo, options.easeFunc, this._scrollStopper);
diff --git a/src/fields/Doc.ts b/src/fields/Doc.ts
index d0e5d03b3..72eeedcff 100644
--- a/src/fields/Doc.ts
+++ b/src/fields/Doc.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,38 @@ import { SelectionManager } from '../client/util/SelectionManager';
 import { afterDocDeserialize, autoObject, Deserializable, SerializationHelper } from '../client/util/SerializationHelper';
 import { undoable, UndoManager } from '../client/util/UndoManager';
 import { decycle } from '../decycler/decycler';
+import * as JSZipUtils from '../JSZipUtils';
 import { DashColor, incrementTitleCopy, intersectRect, Utils } from '../Utils';
 import { DateField } from './DateField';
-import { Copy, HandleUpdate, Id, OnUpdate, Parent, Self, SelfProxy, ToScriptString, ToString, Update } from './FieldSymbols';
+import {
+    AclAdmin,
+    AclAugment,
+    AclEdit,
+    AclPrivate,
+    AclReadonly,
+    AclSelfEdit,
+    AclUnset,
+    Animation,
+    CachedUpdates,
+    DirectLinks,
+    DocAcl,
+    DocCss,
+    DocData,
+    DocFields,
+    DocLayout,
+    FieldKeys,
+    FieldTuples,
+    ForceServerWrite,
+    Height,
+    Highlight,
+    Initializing,
+    Self,
+    SelfProxy,
+    Update,
+    UpdatingFromServer,
+    Width,
+} from './DocSymbols';
+import { Copy, HandleUpdate, Id, OnUpdate, Parent, ToScriptString, ToString } from './FieldSymbols';
 import { InkField, InkTool } from './InkField';
 import { List, ListFieldName } from './List';
 import { ObjectField } from './ObjectField';
@@ -26,7 +55,6 @@ import { Cast, DocCast, FieldValue, NumCast, StrCast, ToConstructor } from './Ty
 import { AudioField, CsvField, ImageField, PdfField, VideoField, WebField } from './URLField';
 import { deleteProperty, GetEffectiveAcl, getField, getter, makeEditable, makeReadOnly, normalizeEmail, setter, SharingPermissions, updateFunction } from './util';
 import JSZip = require('jszip');
-import * as JSZipUtils from '../JSZipUtils';
 export namespace Field {
     export function toKeyValueString(doc: Doc, key: string): string {
         const onDelegate = Object.keys(doc).includes(key.replace(/^_/, ''));
@@ -93,28 +121,6 @@ export function DocListCast(field: FieldResult, defaultVal: Doc[] = []) {
     return Cast(field, listSpec(Doc), defaultVal).filter(d => d instanceof Doc) as Doc[];
 }
 
-export const WidthSym = Symbol('Width');
-export const HeightSym = Symbol('Height');
-export const AnimationSym = Symbol('Animation');
-export const HighlightSym = Symbol('Highlight');
-export const DataSym = Symbol('Data');
-export const LayoutSym = Symbol('Layout');
-export const FieldsSym = Symbol('Fields');
-export const CssSym = Symbol('Css');
-export const AclSym = Symbol('Acl');
-export const DirectLinksSym = Symbol('DirectLinks');
-export const AclUnset = Symbol('AclUnset');
-export const AclPrivate = Symbol('AclOwnerOnly');
-export const AclReadonly = Symbol('AclReadOnly');
-export const AclAugment = Symbol('AclAugment');
-export const AclSelfEdit = Symbol('AclSelfEdit');
-export const AclEdit = Symbol('AclEdit');
-export const AclAdmin = Symbol('AclAdmin');
-export const UpdatingFromServer = Symbol('UpdatingFromServer');
-export const Initializing = Symbol('Initializing');
-export const ForceServerWrite = Symbol('ForceServerWrite');
-export const CachedUpdates = Symbol('Cached updates');
-
 export enum aclLevel {
     unset = -1,
     unshared = 0,
@@ -141,15 +147,15 @@ export const ReverseHierarchyMap: Map<string, { level: aclLevel; acl: symbol }>
 export function updateCachedAcls(doc: Doc) {
     if (!doc) return;
 
-    const target = (doc as any)?.__fields ?? doc;
+    const target = (doc as any)?.__fieldTuples ?? doc;
     const permissions: { [key: string]: symbol } = !target.author || target.author === Doc.CurrentUserEmail ? { 'acl-Me': AclAdmin } : {};
     Object.keys(target).filter(key => key.startsWith('acl') && (permissions[key] = ReverseHierarchyMap.get(StrCast(target[key]))!.acl));
-    if (Object.keys(permissions).length || doc[AclSym]?.length) {
-        runInAction(() => (doc[AclSym] = permissions));
+    if (Object.keys(permissions).length || doc[DocAcl]?.length) {
+        runInAction(() => (doc[DocAcl] = permissions));
     }
 
     if (doc.proto instanceof Promise) {
-        doc.proto.then(updateCachedAcls);
+        doc.proto.then(proto => updateCachedAcls(DocCast(proto)));
         return doc.proto;
     }
 }
@@ -295,25 +301,20 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
             set: setter,
             get: getter,
             // getPrototypeOf: (target) => Cast(target[SelfProxy].proto, Doc) || null, // TODO this might be able to replace the proto logic in getter
-            has: (target, key) => GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate && key in target.__fields,
+            has: (target, key) => GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate && key in target.__fieldTuples,
             ownKeys: target => {
-                const obj = {} as any;
-                if (GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate) Object.assign(obj, target.___fieldKeys);
-                runInAction(() => (obj.__LAYOUT__ = target.__LAYOUT__));
-                return Object.keys(obj);
+                const keys = GetEffectiveAcl(target) !== AclPrivate ? Object.keys(target[FieldKeys]) : [];
+                return [...keys, '__LAYOUT__'];
             },
             getOwnPropertyDescriptor: (target, prop) => {
-                if (prop.toString() === '__LAYOUT__') {
+                if (prop.toString() === '__LAYOUT__' || !(prop in target[FieldKeys])) {
                     return Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, prop);
                 }
-                if (prop in target.__fieldKeys) {
-                    return {
-                        configurable: true, //TODO Should configurable be true?
-                        enumerable: true,
-                        value: 0, //() => target.__fields[prop])
-                    };
-                }
-                return Reflect.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, prop);
+                return {
+                    configurable: true, //TODO Should configurable be true?
+                    enumerable: true,
+                    value: 0, //() => target.__fieldTuples[prop])
+                };
             },
             deleteProperty: deleteProperty,
             defineProperty: () => {
@@ -327,41 +328,35 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
         return docProxy;
     }
 
-    proto: Opt<Doc>;
     [key: string]: FieldResult;
 
     @serializable(alias('fields', map(autoObject(), { afterDeserialize: afterDocDeserialize })))
-    private get __fields() {
-        return this.___fields;
+    private get __fieldTuples() {
+        return this[FieldTuples];
     }
-    private set __fields(value) {
-        this.___fields = value;
+    private set __fieldTuples(value) {
+        // called by deserializer to set all fields in one shot
+        this[FieldTuples] = value;
         for (const key in value) {
             const field = value[key];
-            field !== undefined && (this.__fieldKeys[key] = true);
+            field !== undefined && (this[FieldKeys][key] = true);
             if (!(field instanceof ObjectField)) continue;
             field[Parent] = this[Self];
             field[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(this[Self], key, field, this[SelfProxy]);
         }
     }
-    private get __fieldKeys() {
-        return this.___fieldKeys;
-    }
-    private set __fieldKeys(value) {
-        this.___fieldKeys = value;
-    }
 
-    @observable private ___fields: any = {};
-    @observable private ___fieldKeys: any = {};
+    @observable private [FieldTuples]: any = {};
+    @observable private [FieldKeys]: any = {};
     /// all of the raw acl's that have been set on this document.  Use GetEffectiveAcl to determine the actual ACL of the doc for editing
-    @observable public [AclSym]: { [key: string]: symbol } = {};
-    @observable public [CssSym]: number = 0; // incrementer denoting a change to CSS layout
-    @observable public [DirectLinksSym]: Set<Doc> = new Set();
-    @observable public [AnimationSym]: Opt<Doc>;
-    @observable public [HighlightSym]: boolean = false;
+    @observable public [DocAcl]: { [key: string]: symbol } = {};
+    @observable public [DocCss]: number = 0; // incrementer denoting a change to CSS layout
+    @observable public [DirectLinks]: Set<Doc> = new Set();
+    @observable public [Animation]: Opt<Doc>;
+    @observable public [Highlight]: boolean = false;
     static __Anim(Doc: Doc) {
         // for debugging to print AnimationSym field easily.
-        return Doc[AnimationSym];
+        return Doc[Animation];
     }
 
     private [UpdatingFromServer]: boolean = false;
@@ -374,15 +369,15 @@ export class Doc extends RefField {
 
     private [Self] = this;
     private [SelfProxy]: any;
-    public [FieldsSym] = () => this[Self].___fields; // Object.keys(this).reduce((fields, key) => { fields[key] = this[key]; return fields; }, {} as any);
-    public [WidthSym] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._width);
-    public [HeightSym] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._height);
+    public [DocFields] = () => this[Self][FieldTuples]; // Object.keys(this).reduce((fields, key) => { fields[key] = this[key]; return fields; }, {} as any);
+    public [Width] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._width);
+    public [Height] = () => NumCast(this[SelfProxy]._height);
     public [ToScriptString] = () => `idToDoc("${this[Self][Id]}")`;
     public [ToString] = () => `Doc(${GetEffectiveAcl(this[SelfProxy]) === AclPrivate ? '-inaccessible-' : this[SelfProxy].title})`;
-    public get [LayoutSym]() {
+    public get [DocLayout]() {
         return this[SelfProxy].__LAYOUT__;
     }
-    public get [DataSym](): Doc {
+    public get [DocData](): Doc {
         const self = this[SelfProxy];
         return self.resolvedDataDoc && !self.isTemplateForField ? self : Doc.GetProto(Cast(Doc.Layout(self).resolvedDataDoc, Doc, null) || self);
     }
@@ -535,17 +530,17 @@ export namespace Doc {
         if (key.startsWith('_')) key = key.substring(1);
         const hasProto = Doc.GetProto(doc) !== doc ? Doc.GetProto(doc) : undefined;
         const onDeleg = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(doc).indexOf(key) !== -1;
-        const onProto = hasProto && Object.getOwnPropertyNames(doc.proto).indexOf(key) !== -1;
+        const onProto = hasProto && Object.getOwnPropertyNames(hasProto).indexOf(key) !== -1;
         if (onDeleg || !hasProto || (!onProto && !defaultProto)) {
             doc[key] = value;
-        } else doc.proto![key] = value;
+        } else hasProto[key] = value;
     }
     export function GetAllPrototypes(doc: Doc): Doc[] {
         const protos: Doc[] = [];
         let d: Opt<Doc> = doc;
         while (d) {
             protos.push(d);
-            d = FieldValue(d.proto);
+            d = DocCast(FieldValue(d.proto));
         }
         return protos;
     }
@@ -585,7 +580,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
     // return the doc's proto, but rather recursively searches through the proto inheritance chain
     // and returns the document who's proto is undefined or whose proto is marked as a data doc ('isDataDoc').
     export function GetProto(doc: Doc): Doc {
-        const proto = doc && (Doc.GetT(doc, 'isDataDoc', 'boolean', true) ? doc : doc.proto || doc);
+        const proto = doc && (Doc.GetT(doc, 'isDataDoc', 'boolean', true) ? doc : DocCast(doc.proto, doc));
         return proto === doc ? proto : Doc.GetProto(proto);
     }
     export function GetDataDoc(doc: Doc): Doc {
@@ -599,7 +594,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         let proto: Doc | undefined = doc;
         while (proto) {
             Object.keys(proto).forEach(key => results.add(key));
-            proto = proto.proto;
+            proto = DocCast(FieldValue(proto.proto));
         }
 
         return Array.from(results);
@@ -676,7 +671,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         const bounds = docList.reduce(
             (bounds, doc) => {
                 const [sptX, sptY] = [NumCast(doc.x), NumCast(doc.y)];
-                const [bptX, bptY] = [sptX + doc[WidthSym](), sptY + doc[HeightSym]()];
+                const [bptX, bptY] = [sptX + doc[Width](), sptY + doc[Height]()];
                 return {
                     x: Math.min(sptX, bounds.x),
                     y: Math.min(sptY, bounds.y),
@@ -700,7 +695,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         embedding.title = ComputedField.MakeFunction(`renameEmbedding(this)`);
         embedding.author = Doc.CurrentUserEmail;
 
-        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(doc)[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', embedding);
+        Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(doc)[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', embedding);
 
         return embedding;
     }
@@ -772,7 +767,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
                 }
             })
         );
-        Array.from(doc[DirectLinksSym]).forEach(async link => {
+        Array.from(doc[DirectLinks]).forEach(async link => {
             if (
                 cloneLinks ||
                 ((cloneMap.has(DocCast(link.link_anchor_1)?.[Id]) || cloneMap.has(DocCast(DocCast(link.link_anchor_1)?.annotationOn)?.[Id])) &&
@@ -930,7 +925,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
             if (templateLayoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc === (targetDoc.rootDocument || Doc.GetProto(targetDoc))) {
                 expandedTemplateLayout = templateLayoutDoc; // reuse an existing template layout if its for the same document with the same params
             } else {
-                templateLayoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc && (templateLayoutDoc = Cast(templateLayoutDoc.proto, Doc, null) || templateLayoutDoc); // if the template has already been applied (ie, a nested template), then use the template's prototype
+                templateLayoutDoc.resolvedDataDoc && (templateLayoutDoc = DocCast(templateLayoutDoc.proto, templateLayoutDoc)); // if the template has already been applied (ie, a nested template), then use the template's prototype
                 if (!targetDoc[expandedLayoutFieldKey]) {
                     _pendingMap.set(targetDoc[Id] + expandedLayoutFieldKey, true);
                     setTimeout(
@@ -969,7 +964,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
             const field = ProxyField.WithoutProxy(() => doc[key]);
             if (key === 'proto' && copyProto) {
                 if (doc.proto instanceof Doc && overwrite.proto instanceof Doc) {
-                    overwrite[key] = Doc.Overwrite(doc[key]!, overwrite.proto);
+                    overwrite[key] = Doc.Overwrite(doc.proto, overwrite.proto);
                 }
             } else {
                 if (field instanceof RefField) {
@@ -991,38 +986,37 @@ export namespace Doc {
         const copy = new Doc(copyProtoId, true);
         updateCachedAcls(copy);
         const exclude = [...StrListCast(doc.cloneFieldFilter), 'dragFactory_count', 'cloneFieldFilter'];
-        Object.keys(doc).forEach(key => {
-            if (exclude.includes(key)) return;
-            const cfield = ComputedField.WithoutComputed(() => FieldValue(doc[key]));
-            const field = key === 'author' ? Doc.CurrentUserEmail : ProxyField.WithoutProxy(() => doc[key]);
-            if (key === 'proto' && copyProto) {
-                if (doc[key] instanceof Doc) {
-                    copy[key] = Doc.MakeCopy(doc[key]!, false);
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (field instanceof RefField) {
-                    copy[key] = field;
-                } else if (cfield instanceof ComputedField) {
-                    copy[key] = cfield[Copy](); // ComputedField.MakeFunction(cfield.script.originalScript);
-                } else if (field instanceof ObjectField) {
-                    copy[key] =
-                        doc[key] instanceof Doc
-                            ? key.includes('layout[')
-                                ? undefined
-                                : doc[key] // reference documents except remove documents that are expanded teplate fields
-                            : ObjectField.MakeCopy(field);
-                } else if (field instanceof Promise) {
-                    debugger; //This shouldn't happend...
+        Object.keys(doc)
+            .filter(key => !exclude.includes(key))
+            .forEach(key => {
+                if (key === 'proto' && copyProto) {
+                    if (doc.proto instanceof Doc) {
+                        copy[key] = Doc.MakeCopy(doc.proto, false);
+                    }
                 } else {
-                    copy[key] = field;
+                    const cfield = ComputedField.WithoutComputed(() => FieldValue(doc[key]));
+                    const field = key === 'author' ? Doc.CurrentUserEmail : ProxyField.WithoutProxy(() => doc[key]);
+                    if (field instanceof RefField) {
+                        copy[key] = field;
+                    } else if (cfield instanceof ComputedField) {
+                        copy[key] = cfield[Copy](); // ComputedField.MakeFunction(cfield.script.originalScript);
+                    } else if (field instanceof ObjectField) {
+                        copy[key] =
+                            doc[key] instanceof Doc && key.includes('layout[')
+                                ? undefined // remove expanded template field documents
+                                : ObjectField.MakeCopy(field);
+                    } else if (field instanceof Promise) {
+                        debugger; //This shouldn't happend...
+                    } else {
+                        copy[key] = field;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-        });
+            });
         if (copyProto) {
             Doc.GetProto(copy).embedContainer = undefined;
             Doc.GetProto(copy).proto_embeddings = new List<Doc>([copy]);
         } else {
-            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(copy)[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', copy);
+            Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(copy)[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', copy);
         }
         copy.embedContainer = undefined;
         Doc.defaultAclPrivate && (copy['acl-Public'] = 'Not Shared');
@@ -1045,7 +1039,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
             Object.keys(doc)
                 .filter(key => key.startsWith('acl'))
                 .forEach(key => (delegate[key] = doc[key]));
-            if (!Doc.IsSystem(doc)) Doc.AddDocToList(doc[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
+            if (!Doc.IsSystem(doc)) Doc.AddDocToList(doc[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
             title && (delegate.title = title);
             delegate[Initializing] = false;
             Doc.AddFileOrphan(delegate);
@@ -1069,7 +1063,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         delegate[Initializing] = true;
         delegate.proto = delegateProto;
         delegate.author = Doc.CurrentUserEmail;
-        Doc.AddDocToList(delegateProto[DataSym], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
+        Doc.AddDocToList(delegateProto[DocData], 'proto_embeddings', delegate);
         delegate[Initializing] = false;
         delegateProto[Initializing] = false;
         return delegate;
@@ -1173,7 +1167,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
     }
     export const brushManager = new DocBrush();
 
-    export class DocData {
+    export class UserDocData {
         @observable _user_doc: Doc = undefined!;
         @observable _sharing_doc: Doc = undefined!;
         @observable _searchQuery: string = '';
@@ -1183,7 +1177,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
     // a layout field or 'layout' is given.
     export function Layout(doc: Doc, layout?: Doc): Doc {
         const overrideLayout = layout && Cast(doc[`${StrCast(layout.isTemplateForField, 'data')}-layout[` + layout[Id] + ']'], Doc, null);
-        return overrideLayout || doc[LayoutSym] || doc;
+        return overrideLayout || doc[DocLayout] || doc;
     }
     export function SetLayout(doc: Doc, layout: Doc | string) {
         doc[StrCast(doc.layout_fieldKey, 'layout')] = layout;
@@ -1198,12 +1192,12 @@ export namespace Doc {
         return Doc.NativeWidth(doc, dataDoc, useDim) / (Doc.NativeHeight(doc, dataDoc, useDim) || 1);
     }
     export function NativeWidth(doc?: Doc, dataDoc?: Doc, useWidth?: boolean) {
-        return !doc ? 0 : NumCast(doc._nativeWidth, NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeWidth'], useWidth ? doc[WidthSym]() : 0));
+        return !doc ? 0 : NumCast(doc._nativeWidth, NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeWidth'], useWidth ? doc[Width]() : 0));
     }
     export function NativeHeight(doc?: Doc, dataDoc?: Doc, useHeight?: boolean) {
         if (!doc) return 0;
-        const nheight = (Doc.NativeWidth(doc, dataDoc, useHeight) * doc[HeightSym]()) / doc[WidthSym]();
-        const dheight = NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeHeight'], useHeight ? doc[HeightSym]() : 0);
+        const nheight = (Doc.NativeWidth(doc, dataDoc, useHeight) * doc[Height]()) / doc[Width]();
+        const dheight = NumCast((dataDoc || doc)[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc) + '_nativeHeight'], useHeight ? doc[Height]() : 0);
         return NumCast(doc._nativeHeight, nheight || dheight);
     }
     export function SetNativeWidth(doc: Doc, width: number | undefined, fieldKey?: string) {
@@ -1213,7 +1207,7 @@ export namespace Doc {
         doc[(fieldKey ?? Doc.LayoutFieldKey(doc)) + '_nativeHeight'] = height;
     }
 
-    const manager = new DocData();
+    const manager = new UserDocData();
     export function SearchQuery(): string {
         return manager._searchQuery;
     }
@@ -1348,16 +1342,16 @@ export namespace Doc {
     export var highlightedDocs = new ObservableSet<Doc>();
     export function IsHighlighted(doc: Doc) {
         if (!doc || GetEffectiveAcl(doc) === AclPrivate || GetEffectiveAcl(Doc.GetProto(doc)) === AclPrivate || doc.opacity === 0) return false;
-        return doc[HighlightSym] || Doc.GetProto(doc)[HighlightSym];
+        return doc[Highlight] || Doc.GetProto(doc)[Highlight];
     }
     export function HighlightDoc(doc: Doc, dataAndDisplayDocs = true, presEffect?: Doc) {
         runInAction(() => {
             highlightedDocs.add(doc);
-            doc[HighlightSym] = true;
-            doc[AnimationSym] = presEffect;
+            doc[Highlight] = true;
+            doc[Animation] = presEffect;
             if (dataAndDisplayDocs) {
                 highlightedDocs.add(Doc.GetProto(doc));
-                Doc.GetProto(doc)[HighlightSym] = true;
+                Doc.GetProto(doc)[Highlight] = true;
             }
         });
     }
@@ -1367,8 +1361,8 @@ export namespace Doc {
             (doc ? [doc] : Array.from(highlightedDocs)).forEach(doc => {
                 highlightedDocs.delete(doc);
                 highlightedDocs.delete(Doc.GetProto(doc));
-                doc[HighlightSym] = Doc.GetProto(doc)[HighlightSym] = false;
-                doc[AnimationSym] = undefined;
+                doc[Highlight] = Doc.GetProto(doc)[Highlight] = false;
+                doc[Animation] = undefined;
             });
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/fields/DocSymbols.ts b/src/fields/DocSymbols.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65decc147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fields/DocSymbols.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+export const Update = Symbol('DocUpdate');
+export const Self = Symbol('DocSelf');
+export const SelfProxy = Symbol('DocSelfProxy');
+export const FieldKeys = Symbol('DocFieldKeys');
+export const FieldTuples = Symbol('DocFieldTuples');
+export const Width = Symbol('DocWidth');
+export const Height = Symbol('DocHeight');
+export const Animation = Symbol('DocAnimation');
+export const Highlight = Symbol('DocHighlight');
+export const DocData = Symbol('DocData');
+export const DocLayout = Symbol('DocLayout');
+export const DocFields = Symbol('DocFields');
+export const DocCss = Symbol('DocCss');
+export const DocAcl = Symbol('DocAcl');
+export const DirectLinks = Symbol('DocDirectLinks');
+export const AclUnset = Symbol('DocAclUnset');
+export const AclPrivate = Symbol('DocAclOwnerOnly');
+export const AclReadonly = Symbol('DocAclReadOnly');
+export const AclAugment = Symbol('DocAclAugment');
+export const AclSelfEdit = Symbol('DocAclSelfEdit');
+export const AclEdit = Symbol('DocAclEdit');
+export const AclAdmin = Symbol('DocAclAdmin');
+export const UpdatingFromServer = Symbol('DocUpdatingFromServer');
+export const Initializing = Symbol('DocInitializing');
+export const ForceServerWrite = Symbol('DocForceServerWrite');
+export const CachedUpdates = Symbol('DocCachedUpdates');
diff --git a/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts b/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts
index e50c2856f..c381f14f5 100644
--- a/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts
+++ b/src/fields/FieldSymbols.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
-export const Update = Symbol('Update');
-export const Self = Symbol('Self');
-export const SelfProxy = Symbol('SelfProxy');
-export const HandleUpdate = Symbol('HandleUpdate');
-export const Id = Symbol('Id');
-export const OnUpdate = Symbol('OnUpdate');
-export const Parent = Symbol('Parent');
-export const Copy = Symbol('Copy');
-export const ToValue = Symbol('ToValue');
-export const ToScriptString = Symbol('ToScriptString');
-export const ToPlainText = Symbol('ToPlainText');
-export const ToString = Symbol('ToString');
+export const HandleUpdate = Symbol('FieldHandleUpdate');
+export const Id = Symbol('FieldId');
+export const OnUpdate = Symbol('FieldOnUpdate');
+export const Parent = Symbol('FieldParent');
+export const Copy = Symbol('FieldCopy');
+export const ToValue = Symbol('FieldToValue');
+export const ToScriptString = Symbol('FieldToScriptString');
+export const ToPlainText = Symbol('FieldToPlainText');
+export const ToString = Symbol('FieldToString');
diff --git a/src/fields/List.ts b/src/fields/List.ts
index dfd24cf7a..033fa569b 100644
--- a/src/fields/List.ts
+++ b/src/fields/List.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { alias, list, serializable } from 'serializr';
 import { DocServer } from '../client/DocServer';
 import { ScriptingGlobals } from '../client/util/ScriptingGlobals';
 import { afterDocDeserialize, autoObject, Deserializable } from '../client/util/SerializationHelper';
+import { FieldTuples, Self, SelfProxy, Update } from './DocSymbols';
 import { Field } from './Doc';
-import { Copy, OnUpdate, Parent, Self, SelfProxy, ToScriptString, ToString, Update } from './FieldSymbols';
+import { Copy, OnUpdate, Parent, ToScriptString, ToString } from './FieldSymbols';
 import { ObjectField } from './ObjectField';
 import { ProxyField } from './Proxy';
 import { RefField } from './RefField';
@@ -21,12 +22,12 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         if (value instanceof RefField) {
             throw new Error('fill with RefFields not supported yet');
         }
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.fill(value, start, end);
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.fill(value, start, end);
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     pop(): any {
-        const field = toRealField(this[Self].__fields.pop());
+        const field = toRealField(this[Self].__fieldTuples.pop());
         this[Update]();
         return field;
     },
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         items = items.map(toObjectField);
 
         const list = this[Self];
-        const length = list.__fields.length;
+        const length = list.__fieldTuples.length;
         for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
             const item = items[i];
             //TODO Error checking to make sure parent doesn't already exist
@@ -43,23 +44,23 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
                 item[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(list, i + length, item, this);
             }
         }
-        const res = list.__fields.push(...items);
+        const res = list.__fieldTuples.push(...items);
         this[Update]({ op: '$addToSet', items, length: length + items.length });
         return res;
     }),
     reverse() {
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.reverse();
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.reverse();
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     shift() {
-        const res = toRealField(this[Self].__fields.shift());
+        const res = toRealField(this[Self].__fieldTuples.shift());
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     sort(cmpFunc: any) {
         this[Self].__realFields(); // coerce retrieving entire array
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.sort(cmpFunc ? (first: any, second: any) => cmpFunc(toRealField(first), toRealField(second)) : undefined);
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.sort(cmpFunc ? (first: any, second: any) => cmpFunc(toRealField(first), toRealField(second)) : undefined);
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         this[Self].__realFields(); // coerce retrieving entire array
         items = items.map(toObjectField);
         const list = this[Self];
-        const removed = list.__fields.filter((item: any, i: number) => i >= start && i < start + deleteCount);
+        const removed = list.__fieldTuples.filter((item: any, i: number) => i >= start && i < start + deleteCount);
         for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
             const item = items[i];
             //TODO Error checking to make sure parent doesn't already exist
@@ -77,18 +78,18 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
                 item[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(list, i + start, item, this);
             }
         }
-        let hintArray: {val : any, index : number}[] = [];
-        for(let i = start; i < start + deleteCount; i++) {
-            hintArray.push({val : list.__fields[i], index : i});
+        let hintArray: { val: any; index: number }[] = [];
+        for (let i = start; i < start + deleteCount; i++) {
+            hintArray.push({ val: list.__fieldTuples[i], index: i });
         }
-        const res = list.__fields.splice(start, deleteCount, ...items);
+        const res = list.__fieldTuples.splice(start, deleteCount, ...items);
         // the hint object sends the starting index of the slice and the number
-        // of elements to delete. 
+        // of elements to delete.
         this[Update](
             items.length === 0 && deleteCount
-                ? { op: '$remFromSet', items: removed, hint : { start : start, deleteCount : deleteCount }, length: list.__fields.length }
-                : items.length && !deleteCount && start === list.__fields.length
-                ? { op: '$addToSet', items, length: list.__fields.length }
+                ? { op: '$remFromSet', items: removed, hint: { start: start, deleteCount: deleteCount }, length: list.__fieldTuples.length }
+                : items.length && !deleteCount && start === list.__fieldTuples.length
+                ? { op: '$addToSet', items, length: list.__fieldTuples.length }
                 : undefined
         );
         return res.map(toRealField);
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
     unshift(...items: any[]) {
         items = items.map(toObjectField);
         const list = this[Self];
-        const length = list.__fields.length;
+        const length = list.__fieldTuples.length;
         for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
             const item = items[i];
             //TODO Error checking to make sure parent doesn't already exist
@@ -106,32 +107,32 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
                 item[OnUpdate] = updateFunction(list, i, item, this);
             }
         }
-        const res = this[Self].__fields.unshift(...items);
+        const res = this[Self].__fieldTuples.unshift(...items);
         this[Update]();
         return res;
     },
     /// Accessor methods
     concat: action(function (this: any, ...items: any[]) {
         this[Self].__realFields();
-        return this[Self].__fields.map(toRealField).concat(...items);
+        return this[Self].__fieldTuples.map(toRealField).concat(...items);
     }),
     includes(valueToFind: any, fromIndex: number) {
         if (valueToFind instanceof RefField) {
             return this[Self].__realFields().includes(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         } else {
-            return this[Self].__fields.includes(valueToFind, fromIndex);
+            return this[Self].__fieldTuples.includes(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         }
     },
     indexOf(valueToFind: any, fromIndex: number) {
         if (valueToFind instanceof RefField) {
             return this[Self].__realFields().indexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         } else {
-            return this[Self].__fields.indexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
+            return this[Self].__fieldTuples.indexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         }
     },
     join(separator: any) {
         this[Self].__realFields();
-        return this[Self].__fields.map(toRealField).join(separator);
+        return this[Self].__fieldTuples.map(toRealField).join(separator);
     },
     lastElement() {
         return this[Self].__realFields().lastElement();
@@ -140,12 +141,12 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         if (valueToFind instanceof RefField) {
             return this[Self].__realFields().lastIndexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         } else {
-            return this[Self].__fields.lastIndexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
+            return this[Self].__fieldTuples.lastIndexOf(valueToFind, fromIndex);
         }
     },
     slice(begin: number, end: number) {
         this[Self].__realFields();
-        return this[Self].__fields.slice(begin, end).map(toRealField);
+        return this[Self].__fieldTuples.slice(begin, end).map(toRealField);
     },
 
     /// Iteration methods
@@ -156,55 +157,55 @@ const listHandlers: any = {
         return this[Self].__realFields().every(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.every((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.every((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     filter(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().filter(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.filter((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.filter((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     find(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().find(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.find((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.find((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     findIndex(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().findIndex(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.findIndex((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.findIndex((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     forEach(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().forEach(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.forEach((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.forEach((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     map(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().map(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.map((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.map((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     reduce(callback: any, initialValue: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().reduce(callback, initialValue);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.reduce((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.reduce((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
     },
     reduceRight(callback: any, initialValue: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().reduceRight(callback, initialValue);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.reduceRight((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.reduceRight((acc:any, element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(acc, toRealField(element), index, array), initialValue);
     },
     some(callback: any, thisArg: any) {
         return this[Self].__realFields().some(callback, thisArg);
         // TODO This is probably more efficient, but technically the callback can take the array, which would mean we would have to map the actual array anyway.
         // If we don't want to support the array parameter, we should use this version instead
-        // return this[Self].__fields.some((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
+        // return this[Self].__fieldTuples.some((element:any, index:number, array:any) => callback(toRealField(element), index, array), thisArg);
     },
     values() {
         return this[Self].__realFields().values();
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ type ListUpdate<T> = ListSpliceUpdate<T> | ListIndexUpdate<T>;
 
 type StoredType<T extends Field> = T extends RefField ? ProxyField<T> : T;
 
-export const ListFieldName="fields";
+export const ListFieldName = 'fields';
 @Deserializable('list')
 class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
     constructor(fields?: T[]) {
@@ -254,9 +255,9 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
         const list = new Proxy<this>(this, {
             set: setter,
             get: listGetter,
-            ownKeys: target => Object.keys(target.__fields),
+            ownKeys: target => Object.keys(target.__fieldTuples),
             getOwnPropertyDescriptor: (target, prop) => {
-                if (prop in target.__fields) {
+                if (prop in target[FieldTuples]) {
                     return {
                         configurable: true, //TODO Should configurable be true?
                         enumerable: true,
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
     // this requests all ProxyFields at the same time to avoid the overhead
     // of separate network requests and separate updates to the React dom.
     private __realFields() {
-        const unrequested = this.__fields.filter(f => f instanceof ProxyField && f.needsRequesting).map(f => f as ProxyField<RefField>);
+        const unrequested = this[FieldTuples].filter(f => f instanceof ProxyField && f.needsRequesting).map(f => f as ProxyField<RefField>);
         // if we find any ProxyFields that don't have a current value, then
         // start the server request for all of them
         if (unrequested.length) {
@@ -293,17 +294,16 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
             // will await the batch request and return the requested field value.
             unrequested.forEach(p => p.setExternalValuePromise(allSetPromise));
         }
-        return this.__fields.map(toRealField);
+        return this[FieldTuples].map(toRealField);
     }
 
-    public static FieldDataName = 'fields';
     @serializable(alias(ListFieldName, list(autoObject(), { afterDeserialize: afterDocDeserialize })))
-    private get __fields() {
-        return this.___fields;
+    private get __fieldTuples() {
+        return this[FieldTuples];
     }
 
-    private set __fields(value) {
-        this.___fields = value;
+    private set __fieldTuples(value) {
+        this[FieldTuples] = value;
         for (const key in value) {
             const field = value[key];
             if (field instanceof ObjectField) {
@@ -314,14 +314,14 @@ class ListImpl<T extends Field> extends ObjectField {
     }
 
     [Copy]() {
-        const copiedData = this[Self].__fields.map(f => (f instanceof ObjectField ? f[Copy]() : f));
+        const copiedData = this[Self].__fieldTuples.map(f => (f instanceof ObjectField ? f[Copy]() : f));
         const deepCopy = new ListImpl<T>(copiedData as any);
         return deepCopy;
     }
 
     // @serializable(alias("fields", list(autoObject())))
     @observable
-    private ___fields: StoredType<T>[] = [];
+    private [FieldTuples]: StoredType<T>[] = [];
 
     private [Update] = (diff: any) => {
         // console.log(diff);
diff --git a/src/fields/util.ts b/src/fields/util.ts
index a2b445d6c..62f27c7d2 100644
--- a/src/fields/util.ts
+++ b/src/fields/util.ts
@@ -7,28 +7,9 @@ import { SerializationHelper } from '../client/util/SerializationHelper';
 import { UndoManager } from '../client/util/UndoManager';
 import { returnZero } from '../Utils';
 import CursorField from './CursorField';
-import {
-    AclAdmin,
-    AclEdit,
-    aclLevel,
-    AclPrivate,
-    AclSelfEdit,
-    AclSym,
-    DataSym,
-    Doc,
-    DocListCast,
-    DocListCastAsync,
-    ForceServerWrite,
-    HeightSym,
-    HierarchyMapping,
-    Initializing,
-    LayoutSym,
-    ReverseHierarchyMap,
-    updateCachedAcls,
-    UpdatingFromServer,
-    WidthSym,
-} from './Doc';
-import { Id, OnUpdate, Parent, SelfProxy, ToValue, Update } from './FieldSymbols';
+import { aclLevel, Doc, DocListCast, DocListCastAsync, HierarchyMapping, ReverseHierarchyMap, updateCachedAcls } from './Doc';
+import { AclAdmin, AclEdit, AclPrivate, AclSelfEdit, DocAcl, DocData, DocLayout, FieldKeys, ForceServerWrite, Height, Initializing, SelfProxy, Update, UpdatingFromServer, Width } from './DocSymbols';
+import { Id, OnUpdate, Parent, ToValue } from './FieldSymbols';
 import { List } from './List';
 import { ObjectField } from './ObjectField';
 import { PrefetchProxy, ProxyField } from './Proxy';
@@ -56,7 +37,7 @@ const _setterImpl = action(function (target: any, prop: string | symbol | number
     if (value !== undefined) {
         value = value[SelfProxy] || value;
     }
-    const curValue = target.__fields[prop];
+    const curValue = target.__fieldTuples[prop];
     if (curValue === value || (curValue instanceof ProxyField && value instanceof RefField && curValue.fieldId === value[Id])) {
         // TODO This kind of checks correctly in the case that curValue is a ProxyField and value is a RefField, but technically
         // curValue should get filled in with value if it isn't already filled in, in case we fetched the referenced field some other way
@@ -88,11 +69,11 @@ const _setterImpl = action(function (target: any, prop: string | symbol | number
 
     if (writeToDoc) {
         if (value === undefined) {
-            target.__fieldKeys && delete target.__fieldKeys[prop];
-            delete target.__fields[prop];
+            delete target[FieldKeys][prop];
+            delete target.__fieldTuples[prop];
         } else {
-            target.__fieldKeys && (target.__fieldKeys[prop] = true);
-            target.__fields[prop] = value;
+            target[FieldKeys][prop] = true;
+            target.__fieldTuples[prop] = value;
         }
 
         if (writeToServer) {
@@ -148,12 +129,12 @@ export function denormalizeEmail(email: string) {
  */
 export function inheritParentAcls(parent: Doc, child: Doc) {
     return;
-    const dataDoc = parent[DataSym];
-    for (const key of Object.keys(dataDoc)) {
-        // if the default acl mode is private, then don't inherit the acl-Public permission, but set it to private.
-        const permission = key === 'acl-Public' && Doc.defaultAclPrivate ? AclPrivate : dataDoc[key];
-        key.startsWith('acl') && distributeAcls(key, permission, child);
-    }
+    // const dataDoc = parent[DataSym];
+    // for (const key of Object.keys(dataDoc)) {
+    //     // if the default acl mode is private, then don't inherit the acl-Public permission, but set it to private.
+    //     const permission = key === 'acl-Public' && Doc.defaultAclPrivate ? AclPrivate : dataDoc[key];
+    //     key.startsWith('acl') && distributeAcls(key, permission, child);
+    // }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -212,7 +193,7 @@ export function SetCachedGroups(groups: string[]) {
     runInAction(() => cachedGroups.push(...groups));
 }
 function getEffectiveAcl(target: any, user?: string): symbol {
-    const targetAcls = target[AclSym];
+    const targetAcls = target[DocAcl];
     if (targetAcls?.['acl-Me'] === AclAdmin || GetCachedGroupByName('Admin')) return AclAdmin;
 
     const userChecked = user || Doc.CurrentUserEmail; // if the current user is the author of the document / the current user is a member of the admin group
@@ -237,7 +218,7 @@ function getEffectiveAcl(target: any, user?: string): symbol {
         return DocServer?.Control?.isReadOnly?.() && HierarchyMapping.get(effectiveAcl)!.level < aclLevel.editable ? AclEdit : effectiveAcl;
     }
     // authored documents are private until an ACL is set.
-    const targetAuthor = target.__fields?.author || target.author; // target may be a Doc of Proxy, so check __fields.author and .author
+    const targetAuthor = target.__fieldTuples?.author || target.author; // target may be a Doc of Proxy, so check __fieldTuples.author and .author
     if (targetAuthor && targetAuthor !== userChecked) return AclPrivate;
     return AclAdmin;
 }
@@ -277,7 +258,7 @@ export function distributeAcls(key: string, acl: SharingPermissions, target: Doc
     }
 
     let dataDocChanged = false;
-    const dataDoc = target[DataSym];
+    const dataDoc = target[DocData];
     if (dataDoc && (!inheritingFromCollection || !dataDoc[key] || ReverseHierarchyMap.get(StrCast(dataDoc[key]))! > ReverseHierarchyMap.get(acl)!)) {
         if (GetEffectiveAcl(dataDoc) === AclAdmin) {
             dataDoc[key] = acl;
@@ -290,13 +271,13 @@ export function distributeAcls(key: string, acl: SharingPermissions, target: Doc
         // maps over the children of the document
         DocListCast(dataDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(dataDoc)]).forEach(d => {
             distributeAcls(key, acl, d, inheritingFromCollection, visited);
-            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DataSym], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
+            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DocData], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
         });
 
         // maps over the annotations of the document
         DocListCast(dataDoc[Doc.LayoutFieldKey(dataDoc) + '_annotations']).forEach(d => {
             distributeAcls(key, acl, d, inheritingFromCollection, visited);
-            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DataSym], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
+            distributeAcls(key, acl, d[DocData], inheritingFromCollection, visited);
         });
     }
 
@@ -311,16 +292,16 @@ export function setter(target: any, in_prop: string | symbol | number, value: an
     // if you're trying to change an acl but don't have Admin access / you're trying to change it to something that isn't an acceptable acl, you can't
     if (typeof prop === 'string' && prop.startsWith('acl') && (effectiveAcl !== AclAdmin || ![...Object.values(SharingPermissions), undefined].includes(value))) return true;
 
-    if (typeof prop === 'string' && prop !== '__id' && prop !== '__fields' && prop.startsWith('_')) {
+    if (typeof prop === 'string' && prop !== '__id' && prop !== '__fieldTuples' && prop.startsWith('_')) {
         if (!prop.startsWith('__')) prop = prop.substring(1);
         if (target.__LAYOUT__) {
             target.__LAYOUT__[prop] = value;
             return true;
         }
     }
-    if (target.__fields[prop] instanceof ComputedField) {
-        if (target.__fields[prop].setterscript && value !== undefined && !(value instanceof ComputedField)) {
-            return ScriptCast(target.__fields[prop])?.setterscript?.run({ self: target[SelfProxy], this: target[SelfProxy], value }).success ? true : false;
+    if (target.__fieldTuples[prop] instanceof ComputedField) {
+        if (target.__fieldTuples[prop].setterscript && value !== undefined && !(value instanceof ComputedField)) {
+            return ScriptCast(target.__fieldTuples[prop])?.setterscript?.run({ self: target[SelfProxy], this: target[SelfProxy], value }).success ? true : false;
         }
     }
     return _setter(target, prop, value, receiver);
@@ -330,14 +311,13 @@ export function getter(target: any, prop: string | symbol, proxy: any): any {
     // prettier-ignore
     switch (prop) {
         case 'then' :   return undefined;
-        case '__fields' :   case '__id':  
-        case 'constructor': case 'toString': case 'valueOf':  
-        case 'factory':     case 'serializeInfo': 
+        case 'constructor':   case 'toString': case 'valueOf':  
+        case 'serializeInfo': case 'factory':     
                         return target[prop];
-        case AclSym :   return target[AclSym];
-        case $mobx:     return target.__fields[prop];
-        case LayoutSym: return target.__LAYOUT__;
-        case HeightSym: case WidthSym: if (GetEffectiveAcl(target) === AclPrivate) return returnZero;
+        case DocAcl :   return target[DocAcl];
+        case $mobx:     return target.__fieldTuples[prop];
+        case DocLayout: return target.__LAYOUT__;
+        case Height: case Width: if (GetEffectiveAcl(target) === AclPrivate) return returnZero;
         default :
             if (typeof prop === 'symbol')  return target[prop];
             if (prop.startsWith('isMobX')) return target[prop];
@@ -351,7 +331,7 @@ export function getter(target: any, prop: string | symbol, proxy: any): any {
 }
 
 function getFieldImpl(target: any, prop: string | number, proxy: any, ignoreProto: boolean = false): any {
-    const field = target.__fields[prop];
+    const field = target.__fieldTuples[prop];
     const value = field?.[ToValue]?.(proxy); // converts ComputedFields to values, or unpacks ProxyFields into Proxys
     if (value) return value.value;
     if (field === undefined && !ignoreProto && prop !== 'proto') {
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2


From bf16eca7a84adfdf1c5970e7e4793568ee70325d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bobzel <zzzman@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 22:14:29 -0400
Subject: fixed updating cached docs when opening a backlinks collection. 
 added some FieldInfo types and added 'enumeration' field display in schema
 view.  fixed bug in schema view column sizing.   updated a bunch of standard
 field names to be more consistent.

---
 src/client/documents/Documents.ts                  | 471 +++++++++++----------
 src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts                | 115 ++---
 src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts                 |   2 +-
 src/client/util/DragManager.ts                     |   2 +-
 src/client/util/LinkManager.ts                     |   2 +-
 src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts                  |   3 +-
 src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx                 |   9 +-
 src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx                  |   2 -
 src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx             |   2 +-
 src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx           |  16 +-
 src/client/views/FilterPanel.tsx                   |  12 +-
 src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx                |   8 +-
 src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx                  |  12 +-
 src/client/views/MainView.tsx                      |  20 +-
 src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx              |   2 +-
 src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx                   |   4 +-
 src/client/views/Palette.tsx                       |   4 +-
 src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx             |   4 +-
 .../views/PropertiesDocBacklinksSelector.tsx       |   4 +-
 src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx                |  44 +-
 src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx                  |  12 +-
 src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx                 |  23 +-
 src/client/views/TemplateMenu.tsx                  |   4 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx    |  10 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx | 104 ++---
 .../views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx       |  21 +-
 .../collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx      |  14 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx   |  12 +-
 src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx |  29 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx       |  18 +-
 .../views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx       |  12 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx        |   8 +-
 src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx          |  24 +-
 .../CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx                 |  16 +-
 .../collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx  |  14 +-
 .../collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx |   2 +-
 .../collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx      |  18 +-
 .../CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx                  |   4 +-
 .../CollectionMultirowView.tsx                     |   4 +-
 .../collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss     |   2 +-
 .../collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx      |  56 +--
 .../collectionSchema/SchemaColumnHeader.tsx        |   3 +-
 .../collections/collectionSchema/SchemaRowBox.tsx  |  10 +-
 .../collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx           |  55 ++-
 src/client/views/linking/LinkMenuGroup.tsx         |   2 +-
 src/client/views/linking/LinkPopup.tsx             |   4 +-
 .../views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentLinksButton.tsx     |   6 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx            |  43 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx            |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx                |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/LinkAnchorBox.tsx           |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx          |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx           |   8 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx          |   8 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx |   2 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx                  |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.scss               |   5 -
 src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.tsx                |  38 --
 src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx                |   4 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx                  |   8 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx      |   2 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx      |   4 +-
 .../views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx |  22 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx          |  14 +-
 src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx   |  10 +-
 src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx                 |  10 +-
 src/fields/Doc.ts                                  |  44 +-
 src/fields/documentSchemas.ts                      |  10 +-
 src/fields/util.ts                                 |   8 +-
 src/mobile/AudioUpload.tsx                         |  10 +-
 src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx                     |   4 +-
 72 files changed, 740 insertions(+), 761 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.scss
 delete mode 100644 src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.tsx

(limited to 'src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx')

diff --git a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
index c1abd6e71..a91d5806c 100644
--- a/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
+++ b/src/client/documents/Documents.ts
@@ -110,18 +110,28 @@ class DocInfo extends FInfo {
     }
 }
 class DimInfo extends FInfo {
-    fieldType? = 'DimUnit';
+    fieldType? = 'enumeration';
     values? = [DimUnit.Pixel, DimUnit.Ratio];
-    readOnly = true;
+    readOnly = false;
 }
 class PEInfo extends FInfo {
-    fieldType? = 'pointerEvents';
+    fieldType? = 'enumeration';
     values? = ['all', 'none'];
-    readOnly = true;
+    readOnly = false;
 }
 class DAInfo extends FInfo {
-    fieldType? = 'dropActionType';
+    fieldType? = 'enumeration';
     values? = ['embed', 'copy', 'move', 'same', 'proto', 'none'];
+    readOnly = false;
+}
+class CTypeInfo extends FInfo {
+    fieldType? = 'enumeration';
+    values? = Array.from(Object.keys(CollectionViewType));
+    readOnly = false;
+}
+class DTypeInfo extends FInfo {
+    fieldType? = 'enumeration';
+    values? = Array.from(Object.keys(DocumentType));
     readOnly = true;
 }
 class DateInfo extends FInfo {
@@ -134,272 +144,267 @@ type STRt = StrInfo | string;
 type DOCt = DocInfo | Doc;
 type DIMt = DimInfo | typeof DimUnit.Pixel | typeof DimUnit.Ratio;
 type PEVt = PEInfo | 'none' | 'all';
+type COLLt = CTypeInfo | CollectionViewType;
 type DROPt = DAInfo | dropActionType;
 type DATEt = DateInfo | number;
+type DTYPEt = DTypeInfo | string;
 export class DocumentOptions {
+    // coordinate and dimensions depending on view
     x?: NUMt = new NumInfo('x coordinate of document in a freeform view');
     y?: NUMt = new NumInfo('y coordinage of document in a freeform view');
     z?: NUMt = new NumInfo('whether document is in overlay (1) or not (0)', false, [1, 0]);
-    isSystem?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is this a system created/owned doc', true);
-    type?: STRt = new StrInfo('type of document', true, Array.from(Object.keys(DocumentType)));
-    title?: string;
-    author_date?: DATEt = new DateInfo('date the document was created', true);
-    _dropAction?: DROPt = new DAInfo("what should happen to this document when it's dropped somewhere else");
-    allowOverlayDrop?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('can documents be dropped onto this document without using dragging title bar or holding down embed key (ctrl)?', true);
-    childDropAction?: DROPt = new DAInfo("what should happen to the source document when it's dropped onto a child of a collection ");
-    targetDropAction?: DROPt = new DAInfo('what should happen to the source document when ??? ');
-    userColor?: STRt = new StrInfo('color associated with a Dash user (seen in header fields of shared documents)');
-    color?: STRt = new StrInfo('foreground color data doc');
-    backgroundColor?: STRt = new StrInfo('background color for data doc');
-    _layout_autoHeight?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether document automatically resizes vertically to display contents');
-    _headerHeight?: NUMt = new NumInfo('height of document header used for displaying title');
-    _headerFontSize?: NUMt = new NumInfo('font size of header of custom notes');
-    _headerPointerEvents?: PEVt = new PEInfo('types of events the header of a custom text document can consume');
-    _freeform_panX?: NUMt = new NumInfo('horizontal pan location of a freeform view');
-    _freeform_panY?: NUMt = new NumInfo('vertical pan location of a freeform view');
+    _dimMagnitude?: NUMt = new NumInfo("magnitude of collectionMulti{row,col} element's width or height");
+    _dimUnit?: DIMt = new DimInfo("units of collectionMulti{row,col} element's width or height - 'px' or '*' for pixels or relative units");
+    lat?: NUMt = new NumInfo('latitude coordinate for map views');
+    lng?: NUMt = new NumInfo('longitude coordinate for map views');
+    _timecodeToShow?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the time that a document should be displayed (e.g., when an annotation shows up as a video plays)');
+    _timecodeToHide?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the time that a document should be hidden');
     _width?: NUMt = new NumInfo('displayed width of a document');
     _height?: NUMt = new NumInfo('displayed height of document');
     data_nativeWidth?: NUMt = new NumInfo('native width of data field contents (e.g., the pixel width of an image)');
     data_nativeHeight?: NUMt = new NumInfo('native height of data field contents (e.g., the pixel height of an image)');
+    linearBtnWidth?: NUMt = new NumInfo('unexpanded width of a linear menu button (button "width" changes when it expands)');
     _nativeWidth?: NUMt = new NumInfo('native width of document contents (e.g., the pixel width of an image)');
     _nativeHeight?: NUMt = new NumInfo('native height of document contents (e.g., the pixel height of an image)');
     _nativeDimModifiable?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('native dimensions can be modified using document decoration reizers');
     _nativeHeightUnfrozen?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('native height can be changed independent of width by dragging decoration resizers');
-    _dimMagnitude?: NUMt = new NumInfo("magnitude of collectionMulti{row,col} element's width or height");
-    _dimUnit?: DIMt = new DimInfo("units of collectionMulti{row,col} element's width or height - 'px' or '*' for pixels or relative units");
+
+    'acl-Public'?: string; // public permissions
+    '_acl-Public'?: string; // public permissions
+    type?: DTYPEt = new DTypeInfo('type of document', true);
+    _type_collection?: COLLt = new CTypeInfo('how collection is rendered'); // sub type of a collection
+    title?: STRt = new StrInfo('title of document');
+    caption?: RichTextField;
+    author?: string; // STRt = new StrInfo('creator of document'); // bcz: don't change this. Otherwise, the userDoc's field Infos will have a FieldInfo assigned to its author field which will render it unreadable
+    author_date?: DATEt = new DateInfo('date the document was created', true);
+    annotationOn?: DOCt = new DocInfo('document annotated by this document');
+    color?: STRt = new StrInfo('foreground color data doc');
+    hidden?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether the document is not rendered by its collection');
+    backgroundColor?: STRt = new StrInfo('background color for data doc');
+    opacity?: NUMt = new NumInfo('document opacity');
+    viewTransitionTime?: NUMt = new NumInfo('transition duration for view parameters');
+    dontRegisterView?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('are views of this document registered so that they can be found when following links, etc');
+    dontUndo?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether button clicks should be undoable (true for Undo/Redo/and sidebar) AND whether modifications to document are undoable (true for linearview menu buttons to prevent open/close from entering undo stack)');
+    _headerHeight?: NUMt = new NumInfo('height of document header used for displaying title');
+    _headerFontSize?: NUMt = new NumInfo('font size of header of custom notes');
+    _headerPointerEvents?: PEVt = new PEInfo('types of events the header of a custom text document can consume');
+    _lockedPosition?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo("lock the x,y coordinates of the document so that it can't be dragged");
+    _lockedTransform?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('lock the freeform_panx,freeform_pany and scale parameters of the document so that it be panned/zoomed');
+
+    layout?: string | Doc; // default layout string or template document
+    layout_keyValue?: STRt = new StrInfo('layout definition for showing keyValue view of document');
+    layout_explainer?: STRt = new StrInfo('explanation displayed at top of a collection to describe its purpose');
+    layout_headerButton?: DOCt = new DocInfo('the (button) Doc to display at the top of a collection.');
+    layout_disableBrushing?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to suppress border highlighting');
+    layout_unrendered?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('denotes an annotation that is not rendered with a DocumentView (e.g, rtf/pdf text selections and links to scroll locations in web/pdf)');
+    layout_hideOpenButton?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to hide the open full screen button when selected');
+    layout_hideDocumentButtonBar?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to hide the document decorations lower button bar when selected');
+    layout_hideLinkAnchors?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('suppresses link anchor dots from being displayed');
+    layout_hideAllLinks?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether all individual blue anchor dots should be hidden');
+    layout_hideResizeHandles?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to hide the resize handles when selected');
+    layout_hideLinkButton?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether the blue link counter button should be hidden');
+    layout_hideDecorationTitle?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to suppress the document decortations title when selected');
+    layout_borderRounding?: string;
+    layout_boxShadow?: string; // box-shadow css string OR "standard" to use dash standard box shadow
+    layout_maxAutoHeight?: NUMt = new NumInfo('maximum height for newly created (eg, from pasting) text documents');
+    _layout_autoHeight?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether document automatically resizes vertically to display contents');
+    _layout_curPage?: NUMt = new NumInfo('current page of a PDF or other? paginated document');
+    _layout_currentTimecode?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the current timecode of a time-based document (e.g., current time of a video)  value is in seconds');
+    _layout_hideContextMenu?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether the context menu can be shown');
     _layout_fitWidth?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether document should scale its contents to fit its rendered width or not (e.g., for PDFviews)');
-    _layoutFitContentsToBox?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether a freeformview should zoom/scale to create a shrinkwrapped view of its content');
-    _contentBounds?: List<number>; // the (forced) bounds of the document to display. format is: [left, top, right, bottom]
-    _lockedPosition?: boolean; // lock the x,y coordinates of the document so that it can't be dragged
-    _lockedTransform?: boolean; // lock the freeform_panx,freeform_pany and scale parameters of the document so that it be panned/zoomed
-    _followLinkToggle?: boolean; // whether document, when clicked, toggles display of its link target
+    _layout_fitContentsToBox?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether a freeformview should zoom/scale to create a shrinkwrapped view of its content');
+    _layout_fieldKey?: STRt = new StrInfo('the field key containing the current layout definition');
+    _layout_enableAltContentUI?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to show alternate content button');
     _layout_showTitle?: string; // field name to display in header (:hover is an optional suffix)
-    _layout_altContentUI?: boolean; // whether to show alternate content button
-    _isLightbox?: boolean; // whether a collection acts as a lightbox by opening lightbox links by hiding all other documents in collection besides link target
+    _layout_showSidebar?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether an annotationsidebar should be displayed for text docuemnts');
     _layout_showCaption?: string; // which field to display in the caption area.  leave empty to have no caption
-    _layoutScrollTop?: number; // scroll location for pdfs
-    _noAutoscroll?: boolean; // whether collections autoscroll when this item is dragged
-    _chromeHidden?: boolean; // whether the editing chrome for a document is hidden
-    _searchDoc?: boolean; // is this a search document (used to change UI for search results in schema view)
-    _forceActive?: boolean; // flag to handle pointer events when not selected (or otherwise active)
-    enableDragWhenActive?: boolean; // allow dragging even if document contentts are active (e.g., tree, groups)
-    _stayInCollection?: boolean; // whether the document should remain in its collection when someone tries to drag and drop it elsewhere
-    _raiseWhenDragged?: boolean; // whether a document is brought to front when dragged.
-    _hideContextMenu?: boolean; // whether the context menu can be shown
-    _type_collection?: string; // sub type of a collection
-    type_collection?: string; // sub type of a collection
-    _gridGap?: number; // gap between items in masonry view
-    freeform?: string; // placeholder just so that the key value pane has a divider to render for freeform view data
-    _freeform_scale?: number; // how much a freeform view has been scaled (zoomed)
-    _overflow?: string; // set overflow behavior
-    _xMargin?: number; // gap between left edge of document and start of masonry/stacking layouts
-    _yMargin?: number; // gap between top edge of dcoument and start of masonry/stacking layouts
-    _xPadding?: number;
-    _yPadding?: number;
-    _carousel_index?: number; // which item index the carousel viewer is showing
-    _layout_showSidebar?: boolean; //whether an annotationsidebar should be displayed for text docuemnts
+
+    _chromeHidden?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether the editing chrome for a document is hidden');
+    _gridGap?: NUMt = new NumInfo('gap between items in masonry view');
+    _xMargin?: NUMt = new NumInfo('gap between left edge of document and start of masonry/stacking layouts');
+    _yMargin?: NUMt = new NumInfo('gap between top edge of dcoument and start of masonry/stacking layouts');
+    _xPadding?: NUMt = new NumInfo('x padding');
+    _yPadding?: NUMt = new NumInfo('y padding');
     _singleLine?: boolean; // whether label box is restricted to one line of text
     _createDocOnCR?: boolean; // whether carriage returns and tabs create new text documents
-    _minFontSize?: number; // minimum font size for labelBoxes
-    _maxFontSize?: number; // maximum font size for labelBoxes
-    _columnWidth?: number;
-    _columnsHideIfEmpty?: boolean; // whether stacking view column headings should be hidden
-    _text_fontSize?: string;
-    _text_fontFamily?: string;
-    _text_fontWeight?: string;
-    _pivotField?: string; // field key used to determine headings for sections in stacking, masonry, pivot views
-    _layout_curPage?: number; // current page of a PDF or other? paginated document
-    _layout_currentTimecode?: number; // the current timecode of a time-based document (e.g., current time of a video)  value is in seconds
-    _currentFrame?: number; // the current frame of a frame-based collection (e.g., progressive slide)
-    _timecodeToShow?: number; // the time that a document should be displayed (e.g., when an annotation shows up as a video plays)
-    _timecodeToHide?: number; // the time that a document should be hidden
-    _timelineLabel?: boolean; // whether the document exists on a timeline
+    _columnWidth?: NUMt = new NumInfo('width of table column');
+    _columnsHideIfEmpty?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether stacking view column headings should be hidden');
     _caption_xMargin?: NUMt = new NumInfo('x margin of caption inside of a carousel collection', true);
     _caption_yMargin?: NUMt = new NumInfo('y margin of caption inside of a carousel collection', true);
     icon_nativeWidth?: NUMt = new NumInfo('native width of icon view', true);
     icon_nativeHeight?: NUMt = new NumInfo('native height of icon view', true);
-    dragFactory_count?: NUMt = new NumInfo('number of items created from a drag button (used for setting title with incrementing index)', true);
-    openFactoryLocation?: string; // an OpenWhere value to place the factory created document
-    openFactoryAsDelegate?: boolean; //
-    lat?: number;
-    lng?: number;
-    infoWindowOpen?: boolean;
-    author?: string;
-    _layout_fieldKey?: string;
-    fieldValues?: List<any>; // possible field values used by fieldInfos
-    fieldType?: string; // type of afield used by fieldInfos
-    layout_unrendered?: boolean; // denotes an annotation that is not rendered with a DocumentView (e.g, rtf/pdf text selections and links to scroll locations in web/pdf)
-    'acl-Public'?: string; // public permissions
-    '_acl-Public'?: string; // public permissions
-    version?: string; // version identifier for a document
-    label?: string;
-    hidden?: boolean;
-    _hidden?: boolean;
-    pointerEvents?: string; // pointer events that the documentview should have
-    mediaState?: string; // status of audio/video media document: "pendingRecording", "recording", "paused", "playing"
-    recording?: boolean; // whether WebCam is recording or not
-    autoPlayAnchors?: boolean; // whether to play audio/video when an anchor is clicked in a stackedTimeline.
-    dontPlayLinkOnSelect?: boolean; // whether an audio/video should start playing when a link is followed to it.
-    linkSource?: Doc; // the source document for a collection of backlinks
+    _text_fontSize?: string;
+    _text_fontFamily?: string;
+    _text_fontWeight?: string;
+    _pivotField?: string; // field key used to determine headings for sections in stacking, masonry, pivot views
+
+    infoWindowOpen?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether info window corresponding to pin is open (on MapDocuments)');
+    _carousel_index?: NUMt = new NumInfo('which item index the carousel viewer is showing');
+    _label_minFontSize?: NUMt = new NumInfo('minimum font size for labelBoxes');
+    _label_maxFontSize?: NUMt = new NumInfo('maximum font size for labelBoxes');
+    stroke_width?: NUMt = new NumInfo('width of an ink stroke');
+    icon_label?: STRt = new StrInfo('label to use for a fontIcon doc (otherwise, the title is used)');
+    mediaState?: STRt = new StrInfo('status of audio/video media document: "pendingRecording", "recording", "paused", "playing"');
+    recording?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether WebCam is recording or not');
+    autoPlayAnchors?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to play audio/video when an anchor is clicked in a stackedTimeline.');
+    dontPlayLinkOnSelect?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether an audio/video should start playing when a link is followed to it.');
     updateContentsScript?: ScriptField; // reactive script invoked when viewing a document that can update contents of a collection (or do anything)
     toolTip?: string; // tooltip to display on hover
     toolType?: string; // type of pen tool
-    expertMode?: boolean; // something available only in expert (not novice) mode
+    expertMode?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('something available only in expert (not novice) mode');
+
+    contentPointerEvents?: string; // pointer events allowed for content of a document view.  eg. set to "none" in menuSidebar for sharedDocs so that you can select a document, but not interact with its contents
     contextMenuFilters?: List<ScriptField>;
     contextMenuScripts?: List<ScriptField>;
     contextMenuLabels?: List<string>;
     contextMenuIcons?: List<string>;
-    defaultDoubleClick?: 'ignore' | 'default'; // ignore double clicks, or deafult (undefined) means open document full screen
-    waitForDoubleClickToClick?: 'always' | 'never' | 'default'; // whether a click function wait for double click to expire.  'default' undefined = wait only if there's a click handler, "never" = never wait, "always" = alway wait
-    dontUndo?: boolean; // whether button clicks should be undoable ( true for Undo/Redo/and sidebar) AND whether modifications to document are undoable (true for linearview menu buttons to prevent open/close from entering undo stack)
-    layout?: string | Doc; // default layout string for a document
-    contentPointerEvents?: string; // pointer events allowed for content of a document view.  eg. set to "none" in menuSidebar for sharedDocs so that you can select a document, but not interact with its contents
-    childLimitHeight?: number; // whether to limit the height of collection children.  0 - means  height can be no bigger than width
+    childFilters_boolean?: string;
+    childFilters?: List<string>;
+    childLimitHeight?: NUMt = new NumInfo('whether to limit the height of collection children.  0 - means  height can be no bigger than width');
     childLayoutTemplate?: Doc; // template for collection to use to render its children (see PresBox layout in tree view)
     childLayoutString?: string; // template string for collection to use to render its children
-    childDocumentsActive?: boolean; // whether child documents are active when parent is document active
-    childDontRegisterViews?: boolean;
-    childHideLinkButton?: boolean; // hide link buttons on all children
+    childDocumentsActive?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether child documents are active when parent is document active');
+    childDontRegisterViews?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether child document views should be registered so that they can be found when following links, etc');
+    childHideLinkButton?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('hide link buttons on all children');
     childContextMenuFilters?: List<ScriptField>;
     childContextMenuScripts?: List<ScriptField>;
     childContextMenuLabels?: List<string>;
     childContextMenuIcons?: List<string>;
-    followLinkZoom?: boolean; // whether to zoom to the target of a link
-    layout_hideLinkButton?: boolean; // whether the blue link counter button should be hidden
-    disableDocBrushing?: boolean; // whether to suppress border highlighting
-    layout_hideDecorationTitle?: boolean;
-    hideOpenButton?: boolean;
-    layout_hideResizeHandles?: boolean;
-    hideDocumentButtonBar?: boolean;
-    hideAllLinks?: boolean; // whether all individual blue anchor dots should be hidden
-    isTemplateForField?: string; // the field key for which the containing document is a rendering template
-    isTemplateDoc?: boolean;
     targetScriptKey?: string; // where to write a template script (used by collections with click templates which need to target onClick, onDoubleClick, etc)
-    templates?: List<string>;
-    hero?: ImageField; // primary image that best represents a compound document (e.g., for a buxton device document that has multiple images)
-    caption?: RichTextField;
-    opacity?: number;
-    defaultBackgroundColor?: string;
-    _layout_autoMoveAnchors?: boolean; // whether link endpoint should move around the edges of a document to make shortest path to other link endpoint
-    layout_hideLinkAnchors?: boolean; // suppresses link anchor dots from being displayed
-    isFolder?: boolean;
-    lastFrame?: number; // the last frame of a frame-based collection (e.g., progressive slide)
-    activeFrame?: number; // the active frame of a document in a frame base collection
-    appearFrame?: number; // the frame in which the document appears
-    viewTransitionTime?: number; // transition duration for view parameters
-    presPanX?: number; // panX saved as a view spec
-    presPanY?: number; // panY saved as a view spec
-    presViewScale?: number; // viewScale saved as a view Spec
-    presTransition?: number; //the time taken for the transition TO a document
-    presDuration?: number; //the duration of the slide in presentation view
-    presZoomText?: boolean; // whether text anchors should shown in a larger box when following links to make them stand out
-    borderRounding?: string;
-    boxShadow?: string; // box-shadow css string OR "standard" to use dash standard box shadow
+
+    lastFrame?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the last frame of a frame-based collection (e.g., progressive slide)');
+    activeFrame?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the active frame of a document in a frame base collection');
+    appearFrame?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the frame in which the document appears');
+    _currentFrame?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the current frame of a frame-based collection (e.g., progressive slide)');
+
+    isSystem?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is this a system created/owned doc', true);
+    isBaseProto?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is doc a base level prototype for data documents as opposed to data documents which are prototypes for layout documents.  base protos are not cloned during a deep');
+    isTemplateForField?: string; // the field key for which the containing document is a rendering template
+    isTemplateDoc?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is the document a template for creating other documents');
+    isGroup?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('should collection use a grouping UI behavior');
+    isFolder?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is document a tree view folder');
+    _isTimelineLabel?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is document a timeline label');
+    _isLightbox?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether a collection acts as a lightbox by opening lightbox links by hiding all other documents in collection besides link target');
+
+    presPanX?: NUMt = new NumInfo('panX saved as a view spec');
+    presPanY?: NUMt = new NumInfo('panY saved as a view spec');
+    presViewScale?: NUMt = new NumInfo('viewScale saved as a view Spec');
+    presTransition?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the time taken for the transition TO a document');
+    presDuration?: NUMt = new NumInfo('the duration of the slide in presentation view');
+    presZoomText?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether text anchors should shown in a larger box when following links to make them stand out');
+
     data?: any;
-    isBaseProto?: boolean; // this Doc is base level prototype for data documents as opposed to data documents which are prototypes for layout documents.  base protos are not cloned during a deep
-    dontRegisterView?: boolean;
-    lookupField?: ScriptField; // script that returns the value of a field. This script is passed the rootDoc, layoutDoc, field, and container of the document.  see PresBox.
+    data_useCors?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether CORS protocol should be used for web page');
     columnHeaders?: List<SchemaHeaderField>; // headers for stacking views
     schemaHeaders?: List<SchemaHeaderField>; // headers for schema view
-    dockingConfig?: string;
-    annotationOn?: Doc;
-    followLinkToggle?: boolean;
-    isGroup?: boolean; // whether a collection should use a grouping UI behavior
-    _removeDropProperties?: List<string>; // list of properties that should be removed from a document when it is dropped.  e.g., a creator button may be forceActive to allow it be dragged, but the forceActive property can be removed from the dropped document
+    dockingConfig?: STRt = new StrInfo('configuration of golden layout windows (applies only if doc is rendered as a CollectionDockingView)');
+    icon?: string; // icon used by fonticonbox to render button
     noteType?: string;
-    // BACKGROUND GRID
+
+    // freeform properties
     _freeform_backgroundGrid?: boolean;
+    _freeform_scale?: NUMt = new NumInfo('how much a freeform view has been scaled (zoomed)');
+    _freeform_panX?: NUMt = new NumInfo('horizontal pan location of a freeform view');
+    _freeform_panY?: NUMt = new NumInfo('vertical pan location of a freeform view');
+    _freeform_noAutoPan?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('disables autopanning when this item is dragged');
+    _freeform_noZoom?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('disables zooming');
 
     //BUTTONS
     buttonText?: string;
-    iconShape?: string; // shapes of the fonticon border
     btnType?: string;
     btnList?: List<string>;
     docColorBtn?: string;
     userColorBtn?: string;
-    canClick?: string;
     script?: ScriptField;
-    numBtnMax?: number;
-    numBtnMin?: number;
+    numBtnMax?: NUMt = new NumInfo('maximum value of a number button');
+    numBtnMin?: NUMt = new NumInfo('minimum value of a number button');
     switchToggle?: boolean;
     badgeValue?: ScriptField;
 
     //LINEAR VIEW
-    linearViewIsExpanded?: boolean; // is linear view expanded
-    linearViewExpandable?: boolean; // can linear view be expanded
-    linearViewToggleButton?: string; // button to open close linear view group
-    linearViewSubMenu?: boolean;
-    linearBtnWidth?: number;
-    flexGap?: number; // Linear view flex gap
+    linearView_IsExpanded?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is linear view expanded');
+    linearView_Expandable?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('can linear view be expanded');
+    linearView_SubMenu?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('is doc a sub menu of more linear views');
+    flexGap?: NUMt = new NumInfo('Linear view flex gap');
     flexDirection?: 'unset' | 'row' | 'column' | 'row-reverse' | 'column-reverse';
 
-    layout_linkView?: Doc; // view template for a link document
-    layout_keyValue?: string; // view tempalte for key value docs
     link_description?: string; // added for links
     link_relationship?: string; // type of relatinoship a link represents
-    layout_linkDisplay?: boolean; // whether a link line should be dipslayed between the two link anchors
-    layout_linkDisplayArrow?: boolean; // whether to display link's directional arrowhead
+    link_displayLine?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether a link line should be dipslayed between the two link anchors');
+    link_displayArrow?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo("whether to display link's directional arrowhead");
     link_anchor_1?: Doc;
     link_anchor_2?: Doc;
-    link_anchor_1_useLinkSmallAnchor?: boolean; // whether link_anchor_1 of a link should use a miniature anchor dot (as when the anchor is a text selection)
-    link_anchor_2_useLinkSmallAnchor?: boolean; // whether link_anchor_1 of a link should use a miniature anchor dot (as when the anchor is a text selection)
-    ignoreClick?: boolean;
+    link_autoMoveAnchors?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether link endpoint should move around the edges of a document to make shortest path to other link endpoint');
+    link_anchor_1_useSmallAnchor?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether link_anchor_1 of a link should use a miniature anchor dot (as when the anchor is a text selection)');
+    link_anchor_2_useSmallAnchor?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether link_anchor_1 of a link should use a miniature anchor dot (as when the anchor is a text selection)');
+    link_relationshipList?: List<string>; // for storing different link relationships (when set by user in the link editor)
+    link_relationshipSizes?: List<number>; //stores number of links contained in each relationship
+    link_colorList?: List<string>; // colors of links corresponding to specific link relationships
+    followLinkZoom?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to zoom to the target of a link');
+    followLinkToggle?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether target of link should be toggled on and off when following a link to it');
+    followLinkLocation?: STRt = new StrInfo('where to open link target when following link');
+    followLinkAnimEffect?: STRt = new StrInfo('animation effect triggered on target of link');
+    followLinkAnimDirection?: STRt = new StrInfo('direction modifier for animation effect');
+
+    ignoreClick?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether clicks on document should be ignored');
     onClick?: ScriptField;
     onDoubleClick?: ScriptField;
     onChildClick?: ScriptField; // script given to children of a collection to execute when they are clicked
     onChildDoubleClick?: ScriptField; // script given to children of a collection to execute when they are double clicked
+    defaultDoubleClick?: 'ignore' | 'default'; // ignore double clicks, or deafult (undefined) means open document full screen
+    waitForDoubleClickToClick?: 'always' | 'never' | 'default'; // whether a click function wait for double click to expire.  'default' undefined = wait only if there's a click handler, "never" = never wait, "always" = alway wait
     onPointerDown?: ScriptField;
     onPointerUp?: ScriptField;
+    dragFactory_count?: NUMt = new NumInfo('number of items created from a drag button (used for setting title with incrementing index)', true);
+    openFactoryLocation?: string; // an OpenWhere value to place the factory created document
+    openFactoryAsDelegate?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('create a delegate of the factory');
+    _forceActive?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('flag to handle pointer events when not selected (or otherwise active)');
+    enableDragWhenActive?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('allow dragging even if document contentts are active (e.g., tree, groups)');
+    _stayInCollection?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether the document should remain in its collection when someone tries to drag and drop it elsewhere');
+    _raiseWhenDragged?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether a document is brought to front when dragged.');
+    allowOverlayDrop?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('can documents be dropped onto this document without using dragging title bar or holding down embed key (ctrl)?', true);
+    childDropAction?: DROPt = new DAInfo("what should happen to the source document when it's dropped onto a child of a collection ");
+    targetDropAction?: DROPt = new DAInfo('what should happen to the source document when ??? ');
+    _dropAction?: DROPt = new DAInfo("what should happen to this document when it's dropped somewhere else");
+    _removeDropProperties?: List<string>; // list of properties that should be removed from a document when it is dropped.  e.g., a creator button may be forceActive to allow it be dragged, but the forceActive property can be removed from the dropped document
+    cloneFieldFilter?: List<string>; // fields not to copy when the document is clonedclipboard?: Doc;
     dropConverter?: ScriptField; // script to run when documents are dropped on this Document.
     dragFactory?: Doc; // document to create when dragging with a suitable onDragStart script
     clickFactory?: Doc; // document to create when clicking on a button with a suitable onClick script
     onDragStart?: ScriptField; //script to execute at start of drag operation --  e.g., when a "creator" button is dragged this script generates a different document to drop
-    cloneFieldFilter?: List<string>; // fields not to copy when the document is clonedclipboard?: Doc;
-    filterBoolean?: string;
-    data_useCors?: boolean;
-    icon?: string; // icon used by fonticonbox to render button
-    target?: Doc; // available for use in scripts as the primary target document
-    sourcePanel?: Doc; // panel to display in 'targetContainer' as the result of a button onClick script
-    targetContainer?: Doc; // document whose proto will be set to 'panel' as the result of a onClick click script
-    searchFileTypes?: List<string>; // file types allowed in a search query
-    stroke_width?: number;
-    freezeChildren?: string; // whether children are now allowed to be added and or removed from a collection
-    treeViewHideTitle?: boolean; // whether to hide the top document title of a tree view
-    treeViewHideUnrendered?: boolean; // tells tree view not to display documents that have an 'layout_unrendered' tag unless they also have a treeViewFieldKey tag (presBox)
-    treeViewHideHeaderIfTemplate?: boolean; // whether to hide the header for a document in a tree view only if a childLayoutTemplate is provided (presBox)
-    treeViewHideHeader?: boolean; // whether to hide the header for a document in a tree view
-    treeViewHideHeaderFields?: boolean; // whether to hide the drop down options for tree view items.
+    target?: Doc; // available for use in scripts.  used to provide a document parameter to the script (Note, this is a convenience entry since any field could be used for parameterizing a script)
+
+    treeViewHideTitle?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to hide the top document title of a tree view');
+    treeViewHideUnrendered?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo("tells tree view not to display documents that have an 'layout_unrendered' tag unless they also have a treeViewFieldKey tag (presBox)");
+    treeViewHideHeaderIfTemplate?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to hide the header for a document in a tree view only if a childLayoutTemplate is provided (presBox)');
+    treeViewHideHeader?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to hide the header for a document in a tree view');
+    treeViewHideHeaderFields?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether to hide the drop down options for tree view items.');
     treeViewChildDoubleClick?: ScriptField; //
-    // Action Button
-    buttonMenu?: boolean; // whether a action button should be displayed
-    buttonMenuDoc?: Doc;
-    explainer?: string;
-
-    treeViewOpenIsTransient?: boolean; // ignores the treeViewOpen Doc flag, allowing a treeViewItem's expand/collapse state to be independent of other views of the same document in the same or any other tree view
-    _treeViewOpen?: boolean; // whether this document is expanded in a tree view  (note: need _ and regular versions since this can be specified for both proto and layout docs)
-    treeViewOpen?: boolean; // whether this document is expanded in a tree view
+    treeViewOpenIsTransient?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo("ignores the treeViewOpen Doc flag, allowing a treeViewItem's expand/collapse state to be independent of other views of the same document in the same or any other tree view");
+    treeViewOpen?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether this document is expanded in a tree view');
     treeViewExpandedView?: string; // which field/thing is displayed when this item is opened in tree view
-    treeViewExpandedViewLock?: boolean; // whether the expanded view can be changed
+    treeViewExpandedViewLock?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether the expanded view can be changed');
     treeViewChecked?: ScriptField; // script to call when a tree view checkbox is checked
-    treeViewTruncateTitleWidth?: number;
-    treeViewHasOverlay?: boolean; // whether the treeview has an overlay for freeform annotations
+    treeViewTruncateTitleWidth?: NUMt = new NumInfo('maximum width of a treew view title before truncation');
+    treeViewHasOverlay?: BOOLt = new BoolInfo('whether the treeview has an overlay for freeform annotations');
     treeViewType?: string; // whether treeview is a Slide, file system, or (default) collection hierarchy
-    sidebarColor?: string; // background color of text sidebar
-    sidebarViewType?: string; // collection type of text sidebar
-    docMaxAutoHeight?: number; // maximum height for newly created (eg, from pasting) text documents
+    treeViewFreezeChildren?: STRt = new StrInfo('set (add, remove, add|remove) to disable adding, removing or both from collection');
+
+    sidebar_color?: string; // background color of text sidebar
+    sidebar_collectionType?: string; // collection type of text sidebar
+
     text?: string;
-    textTransform?: string; // is linear view expanded
-    letterSpacing?: string; // is linear view expanded
+    textTransform?: string;
+    letterSpacing?: string;
     iconTemplate?: string; // name of icon template style
-    selectedIndex?: number; // which item in a linear view has been selected using the "thumb doc" ui
+    selectedIndex?: NUMt = new NumInfo("which item in a linear view has been selected using the 'thumb doc' ui");
+
+    fieldValues?: List<any>; // possible values a field can have (used by FieldInfo's only)
+    fieldType?: string; // display type of a field, e.g. string, number, enumeration (used by FieldInfo's only)
+
     clipboard?: Doc;
-    searchQuery?: string; // for quersyBox
-    useLinkSmallAnchor?: boolean; // whether links to this document should use a miniature linkAnchorBox
-    border?: string; //for searchbox
     hoverBackgroundColor?: string; // background color of a label when hovered
-    link_relationshipList?: List<string>; // for storing different link relationships (when set by user in the link editor)
-    link_relationshipSizes?: List<number>; //stores number of links contained in each relationship
-    linkColorList?: List<string>; // colors of links corresponding to specific link relationships
+    userColor?: STRt = new StrInfo('color associated with a Dash user (seen in header fields of shared documents)');
 }
 export namespace Docs {
     export let newAccount: boolean = false;
@@ -986,7 +991,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
             I.layout = InkingStroke.LayoutString('stroke');
             I.layout_fitWidth = true;
             I.layout_hideDecorationTitle = true; // don't show title when selected
-            // I.hideOpenButton = true; // don't show open full screen button when selected
+            // I.layout_hideOpenButton = true; // don't show open full screen button when selected
             I.color = color;
             I.fillColor = fillColor;
             I.stroke = new InkField(points);
@@ -1088,7 +1093,12 @@ export namespace Docs {
         }
 
         export function PileDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { _overflow: 'visible', enableDragWhenActive: true, _forceActive: true, _noAutoscroll: true, ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Pile }, id);
+            return InstanceFromProto(
+                Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL),
+                new List(documents),
+                { enableDragWhenActive: true, _forceActive: true, _freeform_noZoom: true, _freeform_noAutoPan: true, ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Pile },
+                id
+            );
         }
 
         export function LinearDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
@@ -1177,12 +1187,7 @@ export namespace Docs {
         }
 
         export function DockDocument(documents: Array<Doc>, config: string, options: DocumentOptions, id?: string) {
-            return InstanceFromProto(
-                Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL),
-                new List(documents),
-                { freezeChildren: 'remove|add', ...options, type_collection: CollectionViewType.Docking, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Docking, dockingConfig: config },
-                id
-            );
+            return InstanceFromProto(Prototypes.get(DocumentType.COL), new List(documents), { treeViewFreezeChildren: 'remove|add', ...options, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Docking, dockingConfig: config }, id);
         }
 
         export function DirectoryImportDocument(options: DocumentOptions = {}) {
@@ -1227,18 +1232,18 @@ export namespace Docs {
 export namespace DocUtils {
     /**
      * @param docs
-     * @param docFilters
-     * @param docRangeFilters
+     * @param childFilters
+     * @param childFiltersByRanges
      * @param parentCollection
-     * Given a list of docs and docFilters, @returns the list of Docs that match those filters
+     * Given a list of docs and childFilters, @returns the list of Docs that match those filters
      */
-    export function FilterDocs(childDocs: Doc[], docFilters: string[], docRangeFilters: string[], parentCollection?: Doc) {
-        if (!docFilters?.length && !docRangeFilters?.length) {
+    export function FilterDocs(childDocs: Doc[], childFilters: string[], childFiltersByRanges: string[], parentCollection?: Doc) {
+        if (!childFilters?.length && !childFiltersByRanges?.length) {
             return childDocs.filter(d => !d.cookies); // remove documents that need a cookie if there are no filters to provide one
         }
 
         const filterFacets: { [key: string]: { [value: string]: string } } = {}; // maps each filter key to an object with value=>modifier fields
-        docFilters.forEach(filter => {
+        childFilters.forEach(filter => {
             const fields = filter.split(':');
             const key = fields[0];
             const value = fields[1];
@@ -1249,7 +1254,7 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
             filterFacets[key][value] = modifiers;
         });
 
-        const filteredDocs = docFilters.length
+        const filteredDocs = childFilters.length
             ? childDocs.filter(d => {
                   if (d.z) return true;
                   // if the document needs a cookie but no filter provides the cookie, then the document does not pass the filter
@@ -1293,7 +1298,7 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
                                 return Field.toString(d[facetKey] as Field).includes(value);
                             });
                       // if we're ORing them together, the default return is false, and we return true for a doc if it satisfies any one set of criteria
-                      if (parentCollection?.filterBoolean === 'OR') {
+                      if (parentCollection?.childFilters_boolean === 'OR') {
                           if (satisfiesUnsetsFacets && satisfiesExistsFacets && satisfiesCheckFacets && !failsNotEqualFacets && satisfiesMatchFacets) return true;
                       }
                       // if we're ANDing them together, the default return is true, and we return false for a doc if it doesn't satisfy any set of criteria
@@ -1301,14 +1306,14 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
                           if (!satisfiesUnsetsFacets || !satisfiesExistsFacets || !satisfiesCheckFacets || failsNotEqualFacets || (matches.length && !satisfiesMatchFacets)) return false;
                       }
                   }
-                  return (parentCollection?.currentFilter as Doc)?.filterBoolean === 'OR' ? false : true;
+                  return (parentCollection?.currentFilter as Doc)?.childFilters_boolean === 'OR' ? false : true;
               })
             : childDocs;
         const rangeFilteredDocs = filteredDocs.filter(d => {
-            for (let i = 0; i < docRangeFilters.length; i += 3) {
-                const key = docRangeFilters[i];
-                const min = Number(docRangeFilters[i + 1]);
-                const max = Number(docRangeFilters[i + 2]);
+            for (let i = 0; i < childFiltersByRanges.length; i += 3) {
+                const key = childFiltersByRanges[i];
+                const min = Number(childFiltersByRanges[i + 1]);
+                const max = Number(childFiltersByRanges[i + 2]);
                 const val = typeof d[key] === 'string' ? (Number(StrCast(d[key])).toString() === StrCast(d[key]) ? Number(StrCast(d[key])) : undefined) : Cast(d[key], 'number', null);
                 if (val === undefined) {
                     //console.log("Should 'undefined' pass range filter or not?")
@@ -1325,11 +1330,11 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
         broadcastEvent && runInAction(() => (DocumentManager.Instance.RecordingEvent = DocumentManager.Instance.RecordingEvent + 1));
         return DocUtils.ActiveRecordings.map(audio => {
             const sourceDoc = getSourceDoc();
-            return sourceDoc && DocUtils.MakeLink(sourceDoc, audio.getAnchor(true) || audio.props.Document, { layout_linkDisplay: false, link_relationship: 'recording annotation:linked recording', link_description: 'recording timeline' });
+            return sourceDoc && DocUtils.MakeLink(sourceDoc, audio.getAnchor(true) || audio.props.Document, { link_displayLine: false, link_relationship: 'recording annotation:linked recording', link_description: 'recording timeline' });
         });
     }
 
-    export function MakeLink(source: Doc, target: Doc, linkSettings: { link_relationship?: string; link_description?: string; layout_linkDisplay?: boolean }, id?: string, showPopup?: number[]) {
+    export function MakeLink(source: Doc, target: Doc, linkSettings: { link_relationship?: string; link_description?: string; link_displayLine?: boolean }, id?: string, showPopup?: number[]) {
         if (!linkSettings.link_relationship) linkSettings.link_relationship = target.type === DocumentType.RTF ? 'Commentary:Comments On' : 'link';
         const sv = DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(source);
         if (target.doc === Doc.UserDoc()) return undefined;
@@ -1370,15 +1375,15 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
                 source,
                 target,
                 {
-                    title: ComputedField.MakeFunction('generateLinkTitle(self)') as any,
-                    link_anchor_1_useLinkSmallAnchor: source.useLinkSmallAnchor ? true : undefined,
-                    link_anchor_2_useLinkSmallAnchor: target.useLinkSmallAnchor ? true : undefined,
                     'acl-Public': SharingPermissions.Augment,
                     '_acl-Public': SharingPermissions.Augment,
-                    layout_linkDisplay: linkSettings.layout_linkDisplay,
+                    title: ComputedField.MakeFunction('generateLinkTitle(self)') as any,
+                    link_anchor_1_useSmallAnchor: source.useSmallAnchor ? true : undefined,
+                    link_anchor_2_useSmallAnchor: target.useSmallAnchor ? true : undefined,
+                    link_displayLine: linkSettings.link_displayLine,
                     link_relationship: linkSettings.link_relationship,
                     link_description: linkSettings.link_description,
-                    _layout_autoMoveAnchors: true,
+                    link_autoMoveAnchors: true,
                     _layout_showCaption: 'link_description',
                     _layout_showTitle: 'link_relationship',
                 },
@@ -1706,14 +1711,14 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
         if (context && !hasContextAnchor && (context.type === DocumentType.VID || context.type === DocumentType.WEB || context.type === DocumentType.PDF || context.type === DocumentType.IMG)) {
             const pushpin = Docs.Create.FontIconDocument({
                 title: 'pushpin',
-                label: '',
+                icon_label: '',
                 annotationOn: Cast(doc.annotationOn, Doc, null),
                 followLinkToggle: true,
                 icon: 'map-pin',
                 x: Cast(doc.x, 'number', null),
                 y: Cast(doc.y, 'number', null),
                 backgroundColor: '#ACCEF7',
-                hideAllLinks: true,
+                layout_hideAllLinks: true,
                 _width: 15,
                 _height: 15,
                 _xPadding: 0,
@@ -1804,7 +1809,7 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
             _xMargin: noMargins ? 0 : undefined,
             _yMargin: noMargins ? 0 : undefined,
             annotationOn,
-            docMaxAutoHeight: maxHeight,
+            layout_maxAutoHeight: maxHeight,
             backgroundColor,
             _width: width || 200,
             _height: 35,
@@ -1812,7 +1817,7 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
             y: y,
             _layout_fitWidth: true,
             _layout_autoHeight: true,
-            _layout_altContentUI: BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc().defaultToFlashcards),
+            _layout_enableAltContentUI: BoolCast(Doc.UserDoc().defaultToFlashcards),
             title,
         });
         const template = Doc.UserDoc().defaultTextLayout;
@@ -1842,18 +1847,18 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
     }
 
     /**
-     * uploadFilesToDocs will take in an array of Files, and creates documents for the 
-     * new files. 
-     * 
+     * uploadFilesToDocs will take in an array of Files, and creates documents for the
+     * new files.
+     *
      * @param files an array of files that will be uploaded
      * @param options options to use while uploading
-     * @returns 
+     * @returns
      */
     export async function uploadFilesToDocs(files: File[], options: DocumentOptions) {
         const generatedDocuments: Doc[] = [];
 
-        // These files do not have overwriteDocs, so we do not set the guid and let the client generate one. 
-        const fileNoGuidPairs: Networking.FileGuidPair[] = files.map(file => ({file}));
+        // These files do not have overwriteDocs, so we do not set the guid and let the client generate one.
+        const fileNoGuidPairs: Networking.FileGuidPair[] = files.map(file => ({ file }));
 
         const upfiles = await Networking.UploadFilesToServer(fileNoGuidPairs);
         for (const {
@@ -1867,8 +1872,8 @@ export namespace DocUtils {
 
     export function uploadFileToDoc(file: File, options: DocumentOptions, overwriteDoc: Doc) {
         const generatedDocuments: Doc[] = [];
-        // Since this file has an overwriteDoc, we can set the client tracking guid to the overwriteDoc's guid. 
-        Networking.UploadFilesToServer([{file, guid: overwriteDoc[Id]}]).then(upfiles => {
+        // Since this file has an overwriteDoc, we can set the client tracking guid to the overwriteDoc's guid.
+        Networking.UploadFilesToServer([{ file, guid: overwriteDoc[Id] }]).then(upfiles => {
             const {
                 source: { name, type },
                 result,
diff --git a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
index 6f6ac2d4a..59041862f 100644
--- a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { MainView } from "../views/MainView";
 import { ButtonType } from "../views/nodes/button/FontIconBox";
 import { OpenWhere } from "../views/nodes/DocumentView";
 import { OverlayView } from "../views/OverlayView";
-import { DragManager } from "./DragManager";
+import { DragManager, dropActionType } from "./DragManager";
 import { MakeTemplate } from "./DropConverter";
 import { FollowLinkScript } from "./LinkFollower";
 import { LinkManager } from "./LinkManager";
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
 
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = {
             title: "Experimental Tools", _xMargin: 0, _layout_showTitle: "title", _chromeHidden: true,
-            _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, _forceActive: true, isSystem: true,
+            _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, _forceActive: true, isSystem: true,
             _layout_autoHeight: true, _width: 500, _height: 300, _layout_fitWidth: true, _columnWidth: 35, ignoreClick: true, _lockedPosition: true,
         };
         const reqdScripts = { dropConverter : "convertToButtons(dragData)" };
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const reqdClickList = reqdTempOpts.map(opts => {
             const allOpts = {...reqdClickOpts, ...opts.opts};
             const clickDoc = tempClicks ? DocListCast(tempClicks.data).find(doc => doc.title === opts.opts.title): undefined;
-            return DocUtils.AssignOpts(clickDoc, allOpts) ?? MakeTemplate(Docs.Create.ScriptingDocument(ScriptField.MakeScript(opts.script, {heading:Doc.name, checked:"boolean", containingTreeView:Doc.name}), allOpts), true, opts.opts.title);
+            return DocUtils.AssignOpts(clickDoc, allOpts) ?? MakeTemplate(Docs.Create.ScriptingDocument(ScriptField.MakeScript(opts.script, {heading:Doc.name, checked:"boolean", containingTreeView:Doc.name}), allOpts), true, opts.opts.title?.toString());
         });
 
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = {title: "click editor templates", _height:75, isSystem: true};
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
                 {onClick:"deiconifyView(documentView)", onDoubleClick: "deiconifyViewToLightbox(documentView)", });
         };
         const labelBox = (opts: DocumentOptions, data?:string) => Docs.Create.LabelDocument({
-            textTransform: "unset", letterSpacing: "unset", _singleLine: false, _minFontSize: 14, _maxFontSize: 24, borderRounding: "5px",  _width: 150, _height: 70, _xPadding: 10, _yPadding: 10, ...opts
+            textTransform: "unset", letterSpacing: "unset", _singleLine: false, _label_minFontSize: 14, _label_maxFontSize: 24, layout_borderRounding: "5px",  _width: 150, _height: 70, _xPadding: 10, _yPadding: 10, ...opts
         });
         const imageBox = (opts: DocumentOptions, url?:string) => Docs.Create.ImageDocument(url ?? "http://www.cs.brown.edu/~bcz/noImage.png", { "icon_nativeWidth": 360 / 4, "icon_nativeHeight": 270 / 4, iconTemplate:DocumentType.IMG,  _width: 360 / 4, _height: 270 / 4,  _layout_showTitle: "title", ...opts });
         const fontBox = (opts:DocumentOptions, data?:string) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument({ _nativeHeight: 30, _nativeWidth: 30, _width: 30, _height: 30, ...opts  });
@@ -260,10 +260,11 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const emptyThings:{key:string,  // the field name where the empty thing will be stored
                           opts:DocumentOptions,   // the document options that are required for the empty thing
                           funcs?:{[key:string]: any},  // computed fields that are rquired for the empth thing
+                          scripts?:{[key:string]: any},
                           creator:(opts:DocumentOptions)=> any // how to create the empty thing if it doesn't exist
               }[] = [
             {key: "Note",       creator: opts => Docs.Create.TextDocument("", opts),        opts: { _width: 200, _layout_autoHeight: true }},
-            {key: "Flashcard",  creator: opts => Docs.Create.TextDocument("", opts),        opts: { _width: 200, _layout_autoHeight: true, _layout_altContentUI: true}},
+            {key: "Flashcard",  creator: opts => Docs.Create.TextDocument("", opts),        opts: { _width: 200, _layout_autoHeight: true, _layout_enableAltContentUI: true}},
             {key: "Equation",   creator: opts => Docs.Create.EquationDocument(opts),        opts: { _width: 300, _height: 35, }},
             {key: "Noteboard",  creator: opts => Docs.Create.NoteTakingDocument([], opts),  opts: { _width: 250, _height: 200, _layout_fitWidth: true}},
             {key: "Simulation", creator: opts => Docs.Create.SimulationDocument(opts),      opts: { _width: 300, _height: 300, }},
@@ -274,11 +275,11 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             {key: "Map",        creator: opts => Docs.Create.MapDocument([], opts),         opts: { _width: 800, _height: 600, _layout_fitWidth: true, _layout_showSidebar: true,  }},
             {key: "Screengrab", creator: Docs.Create.ScreenshotDocument,                    opts: { _width: 400, _height: 200 }},
             {key: "WebCam",     creator: opts => Docs.Create.WebCamDocument("", opts),      opts: { _width: 400, _height: 200, recording:true, isSystem: true, cloneFieldFilter: new List<string>(["isSystem"]) }},
-            {key: "Button",     creator: Docs.Create.ButtonDocument,                        opts: { _width: 150, _height: 50, _xPadding: 10, _yPadding: 10, onClick: FollowLinkScript()}},
+            {key: "Button",     creator: Docs.Create.ButtonDocument,                        opts: { _width: 150, _height: 50, _xPadding: 10, _yPadding: 10}, scripts: {onClick: FollowLinkScript()?.script.originalScript ?? ""}},
             {key: "Script",     creator: opts => Docs.Create.ScriptingDocument(null, opts), opts: { _width: 200, _height: 250, }},
             {key: "DataViz",    creator: opts => Docs.Create.DataVizDocument("/users/rz/Downloads/addresses.csv", opts),   opts: { _width: 300, _height: 300 }},
             {key: "Header",     creator: headerTemplate,                                    opts: { _width: 300, _height: 70, _headerPointerEvents: "all", _headerHeight: 12, _headerFontSize: 9, _layout_autoHeight: true, treeViewHideUnrendered: true}},
-            {key: "Trail",      creator: Docs.Create.PresDocument,                          opts: { _width: 400, _height: 30, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Stacking, targetDropAction: "embed" as any, treeViewHideTitle: true, _layout_fitWidth:true, _chromeHidden: true, boxShadow: "0 0" }},
+            {key: "Trail",      creator: Docs.Create.PresDocument,                          opts: { _width: 400, _height: 30, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Stacking, targetDropAction: "embed" as dropActionType, treeViewHideTitle: true, _layout_fitWidth:true, _chromeHidden: true, layout_boxShadow: "0 0" }},
             {key: "Tab",        creator: opts => Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], opts),    opts: { _width: 500, _height: 800, _layout_fitWidth: true, _freeform_backgroundGrid: true, }},
             {key: "Slide",      creator: opts => Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], opts),        opts: { _width: 300, _height: 200, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Tree, 
                                                                                                 treeViewHasOverlay: true, _text_fontSize: "20px", _layout_autoHeight: true, 
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
                                                                                             }, funcs: {title: 'self.text?.Text'}},
             ];
 
-        emptyThings.forEach(thing => DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, "empty"+thing.key, (opts) => thing.creator(opts), {...standardOps(thing.key), ...thing.opts}, undefined, undefined, thing.funcs));
+        emptyThings.forEach(thing => DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, "empty"+thing.key, (opts) => thing.creator(opts), {...standardOps(thing.key), ...thing.opts}, undefined, thing.scripts, thing.funcs));
         
         return [
             { toolTip: "Tap or drag to create a note",            title: "Note", icon: "sticky-note",   dragFactory: doc.emptyNote as Doc,       clickFactory: DocCast(doc.emptyNote)},
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const creatorBtns = CurrentUserUtils.creatorBtnDescriptors(doc).map((reqdOpts) => {
             const btn = dragCreatorDoc ? DocListCast(dragCreatorDoc.data).find(doc => doc.title === reqdOpts.title): undefined;
             const opts:DocumentOptions = {...OmitKeys(reqdOpts, ["funcs", "scripts", "backgroundColor"]).omit, 
-                _width: 35, _height: 35, _hideContextMenu: true, _stayInCollection: true, 
+                _width: 35, _height: 35, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, _stayInCollection: true, 
                 btnType: ButtonType.ToolButton, backgroundColor: reqdOpts.backgroundColor ?? Colors.DARK_GRAY, color: Colors.WHITE, isSystem: true,
                 _removeDropProperties: new List<string>(["_stayInCollection"]),
                 };
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         });
 
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = {
-            title: "Basic Item Creators", _layout_showTitle: "title", _xMargin: 0, _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, _chromeHidden: true, isSystem: true,
+            title: "Basic Item Creators", _layout_showTitle: "title", _xMargin: 0, _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, _chromeHidden: true, isSystem: true,
             _layout_autoHeight: true, _width: 500, _height: 300, _layout_fitWidth: true, _columnWidth: 40, ignoreClick: true, _lockedPosition: true, _forceActive: true,
              childDropAction: 'embed' 
         };
@@ -367,14 +368,14 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             const btnDoc = myLeftSidebarMenu ? DocListCast(myLeftSidebarMenu.data).find(doc => doc.title === title) : undefined;
             const reqdBtnOpts:DocumentOptions = {
                 title, icon, target, btnType: ButtonType.MenuButton, isSystem: true, dontUndo: true, dontRegisterView: true,
-                _width: 60, _height: 60,  _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true,
+                _width: 60, _height: 60,  _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true,
                 _removeDropProperties: new List<string>(["_stayInCollection"]),
             };
             return DocUtils.AssignScripts(DocUtils.AssignOpts(btnDoc, reqdBtnOpts) ?? Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(reqdBtnOpts), scripts, funcs);
         });
 
         const reqdStackOpts:DocumentOptions ={
-            title: "menuItemPanel", childDropAction: "same", backgroundColor: Colors.DARK_GRAY, boxShadow: "rgba(0,0,0,0)",  dontRegisterView: true, ignoreClick: true,
+            title: "menuItemPanel", childDropAction: "same", backgroundColor: Colors.DARK_GRAY, layout_boxShadow: "rgba(0,0,0,0)",  dontRegisterView: true, ignoreClick: true,
             _chromeHidden: true, _gridGap: 0, _yMargin: 0, _yPadding: 0, _xMargin: 0, _layout_autoHeight: false, _width: 60, _columnWidth: 60, _lockedPosition: true, isSystem: true,
         };
         return DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts, items) => Docs.Create.StackingDocument(items??[], opts), reqdStackOpts, menuBtns, { dropConverter: "convertToButtons(dragData)" });
@@ -413,14 +414,14 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     static mobileButton = (opts: DocumentOptions, docs: Doc[]) => Docs.Create.MulticolumnDocument(docs, {
         ...opts,
          _nativeWidth: 900, _nativeHeight: 250, _width: 900, _height: 250, _yMargin: 15,
-        borderRounding: "5px", boxShadow: "0 0", isSystem: true
+        layout_borderRounding: "5px", layout_boxShadow: "0 0", isSystem: true
     }) as any as Doc
 
     // sets up the text container for the information contained within the mobile button
     static mobileTextContainer = (opts: DocumentOptions, docs: Doc[]) => Docs.Create.MultirowDocument(docs, {
         ...opts,
         _nativeWidth: 450, _nativeHeight: 250, _width: 450, _height: 250, _yMargin: 25,
-        backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0)", borderRounding: "0", boxShadow: "0 0", ignoreClick: true, isSystem: true
+        backgroundColor: "rgba(0,0,0,0)", layout_borderRounding: "0", layout_boxShadow: "0 0", ignoreClick: true, isSystem: true
     }) as any as Doc
 
     // Sets up the title of the button
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     static setupSearcher(doc: Doc, field:string) {
         return DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts, items) => Docs.Create.SearchDocument(opts), {
                 dontRegisterView: true, backgroundColor: "dimgray", ignoreClick: true, title: "Search Panel", isSystem: true, childDropAction: "embed", 
-                _lockedPosition: true, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Schema, _searchDoc: true,  });
+                _lockedPosition: true, _type_collection: CollectionViewType.Schema  });
     }
 
     /// Initializes the panel of draggable tools that is opened from the left sidebar.
@@ -467,8 +468,8 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const creatorBtns = CurrentUserUtils.setupCreatorButtons(doc, DocListCast(myTools?.data)?.length ? DocListCast(myTools.data)[0]:undefined);
         const templateBtns = CurrentUserUtils.setupExperimentalTemplateButtons(doc,DocListCast(myTools?.data)?.length > 1 ? DocListCast(myTools.data)[1]:undefined);
         const reqdToolOps:DocumentOptions = {
-            title: "My Tools", isSystem: true, ignoreClick: true, boxShadow: "0 0",
-            _layout_showTitle: "title", _width: 500, _yMargin: 20, _lockedPosition: true, _forceActive: true, _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, _chromeHidden: true, 
+            title: "My Tools", isSystem: true, ignoreClick: true, layout_boxShadow: "0 0",
+            _layout_showTitle: "title", _width: 500, _yMargin: 20, _lockedPosition: true, _forceActive: true, _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, _chromeHidden: true, 
         };
         return DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts, items) => Docs.Create.StackingDocument(items??[], opts), reqdToolOps, [creatorBtns, templateBtns]);
     }
@@ -480,10 +481,10 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const toggleDarkTheme = `this.colorScheme = this.colorScheme ? undefined : "${ColorScheme.Dark}"`;
         const newDashboard = `createNewDashboard()`;
 
-        const reqdBtnOpts:DocumentOptions = { _forceActive: true,  _width: 30, _height: 30, _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true,
+        const reqdBtnOpts:DocumentOptions = { _forceActive: true,  _width: 30, _height: 30, _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true,
              title: "new dashboard", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton, toolTip: "Create new dashboard", buttonText: "New trail", icon: "plus", isSystem: true };
         const reqdBtnScript = {onClick: newDashboard,}
-        const newDashboardButton = DocUtils.AssignScripts(DocUtils.AssignOpts(DocCast(myDashboards?.buttonMenuDoc), reqdBtnOpts) ?? Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(reqdBtnOpts), reqdBtnScript);
+        const newDashboardButton = DocUtils.AssignScripts(DocUtils.AssignOpts(DocCast(myDashboards?.layout_headerButton), reqdBtnOpts) ?? Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(reqdBtnOpts), reqdBtnScript);
        
         const contextMenuScripts = [/*newDashboard*/] as string[];
         const contextMenuLabels = [/*"Create New Dashboard"*/]  as string[];
@@ -493,15 +494,15 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         const childContextMenuLabels =  ["Toggle Dark Theme", "Toggle Comic Mode", "Snapshot Dashboard", "Share Dashboard", "Remove Dashboard", "Reset Dashboard"];// entries must be kept in synch with childContextMenuScripts, childContextMenuIcons, and childContextMenuFilters
         const childContextMenuIcons = ["chalkboard", "tv", "camera", "users", "times", "trash"]; // entries must be kept in synch with childContextMenuScripts, childContextMenuLabels, and childContextMenuFilters
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = {
-            title: "My Dashboards", childHideLinkButton: true, freezeChildren: "remove|add", treeViewHideTitle: true, boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true,
+            title: "My Dashboards", childHideLinkButton: true, treeViewFreezeChildren: "remove|add", treeViewHideTitle: true, layout_boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true,
             targetDropAction: "same", treeViewType: TreeViewType.fileSystem, isFolder: true, isSystem: true,  treeViewTruncateTitleWidth: 350, ignoreClick: true, 
-            buttonMenu: true, buttonMenuDoc: newDashboardButton, childDropAction: "embed",
+            layout_headerButton: newDashboardButton, childDropAction: "embed",
             _layout_showTitle: "title", _height: 400, _gridGap: 5, _forceActive: true, _lockedPosition: true,
             contextMenuLabels:new List<string>(contextMenuLabels),
             contextMenuIcons:new List<string>(contextMenuIcons),
             childContextMenuLabels:new List<string>(childContextMenuLabels),
             childContextMenuIcons:new List<string>(childContextMenuIcons),
-            explainer: "This is your collection of dashboards. A dashboard represents the tab configuration of your workspace. To manage documents as folders, go to the Files."
+            layout_explainer: "This is your collection of dashboards. A dashboard represents the tab configuration of your workspace. To manage documents as folders, go to the Files."
         };
         myDashboards = DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts) => Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], opts), reqdOpts);
         if (Cast(myDashboards.contextMenuScripts, listSpec(ScriptField), null)?.length !== contextMenuScripts.length) {
@@ -523,19 +524,19 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         
         const newFolder = `TreeView_addNewFolder()`;
         const newFolderOpts: DocumentOptions = {
-            _forceActive: true, _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, _width: 30, _height: 30,
+            _forceActive: true, _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, _width: 30, _height: 30,
             title: "New folder", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton, toolTip: "Create new folder", buttonText: "New folder", icon: "folder-plus", isSystem: true
         };
         const newFolderScript = { onClick: newFolder};
-        const newFolderButton = DocUtils.AssignScripts(DocUtils.AssignOpts(DocCast(myFilesystem?.buttonMenuDoc), newFolderOpts) ?? Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(newFolderOpts), newFolderScript);
+        const newFolderButton = DocUtils.AssignScripts(DocUtils.AssignOpts(DocCast(myFilesystem?.layout_headerButton), newFolderOpts) ?? Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(newFolderOpts), newFolderScript);
         
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = { _layout_showTitle: "title", _height: 100, _gridGap: 5, _forceActive: true, _lockedPosition: true, 
-            title: "My Documents", buttonMenu: true, buttonMenuDoc: newFolderButton, treeViewHideTitle: true, targetDropAction: "proto", isSystem: true,
-            isFolder: true, treeViewType: TreeViewType.fileSystem, childHideLinkButton: true, boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true, 
+            title: "My Documents", layout_headerButton: newFolderButton, treeViewHideTitle: true, targetDropAction: "proto", isSystem: true,
+            isFolder: true, treeViewType: TreeViewType.fileSystem, childHideLinkButton: true, layout_boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true, 
             treeViewTruncateTitleWidth: 350, ignoreClick: true, childDropAction: "embed",
             childContextMenuLabels: new List<string>(["Create new folder"]),
             childContextMenuIcons: new List<string>(["plus"]),
-            explainer: "This is your file manager where you can create folders to keep track of documents independently of your dashboard."
+            layout_explainer: "This is your file manager where you can create folders to keep track of documents independently of your dashboard."
         };
         myFilesystem = DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts, items) => Docs.Create.TreeDocument(items??[], opts), reqdOpts, [myFileOrphans]);
         const childContextMenuScripts = [newFolder];
@@ -548,21 +549,21 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     /// initializes the panel displaying docs that have been recently closed
     static setupRecentlyClosed(doc: Doc, field:string) {
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = { _layout_showTitle: "title", _lockedPosition: true, _gridGap: 5, _forceActive: true, 
-            title: "My Recently Closed", buttonMenu: true, childHideLinkButton: true, treeViewHideTitle: true, childDropAction: "embed", isSystem: true,
-            treeViewTruncateTitleWidth: 350, ignoreClick: true,  boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true, targetDropAction: "same",
+            title: "My Recently Closed", childHideLinkButton: true, treeViewHideTitle: true, childDropAction: "embed", isSystem: true,
+            treeViewTruncateTitleWidth: 350, ignoreClick: true,  layout_boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true, targetDropAction: "same",
             contextMenuLabels: new List<string>(["Empty recently closed"]),
             contextMenuIcons:new List<string>(["trash"]),
-            explainer: "Recently closed documents appear in this menu. They will only be deleted if you explicity empty this list."
+            layout_explainer: "Recently closed documents appear in this menu. They will only be deleted if you explicity empty this list."
         };
         const recentlyClosed = DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts) => Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], opts), reqdOpts);
 
         const clearAll = (target:string) => `getProto(${target}).data = new List([])`;
-        const clearBtnsOpts:DocumentOptions = { _width: 30, _height: 30, _forceActive: true, _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, 
+        const clearBtnsOpts:DocumentOptions = { _width: 30, _height: 30, _forceActive: true, _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, 
             title: "Empty", target: recentlyClosed, btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,  buttonText: "Empty", icon: "trash", isSystem: true,
             toolTip: "Empty recently closed",};
-        const clearDocsButton = DocUtils.AssignDocField(recentlyClosed, "clearDocsBtn", (opts) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(opts), clearBtnsOpts, undefined, {onClick: clearAll("self.target")});
+        DocUtils.AssignDocField(recentlyClosed, "layout_headerButton", (opts) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(opts), clearBtnsOpts, undefined, {onClick: clearAll("self.target")});
 
-        if (recentlyClosed.buttonMenuDoc !== clearDocsButton) Doc.GetProto(recentlyClosed).buttonMenuDoc = clearDocsButton;
+        //if (recentlyClosed.layout_headerButton !== clearDocsButton) Doc.GetProto(recentlyClosed).layout_headerButton = clearDocsButton;
         
         if (!Cast(recentlyClosed.contextMenuScripts, listSpec(ScriptField),null)?.find((script) => script.script.originalScript === clearAll("self"))) {
             recentlyClosed.contextMenuScripts = new List<ScriptField>([ScriptField.MakeScript(clearAll("self"))!])
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     static setupUserDocView(doc: Doc, field:string) {
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = {
             _lockedPosition: true, _gridGap: 5, _forceActive: true, title: Doc.CurrentUserEmail +"-view",
-            boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true, targetDropAction: "same", ignoreClick: true, isSystem: true,
+            layout_boxShadow: "0 0", childDontRegisterViews: true, targetDropAction: "same", ignoreClick: true, isSystem: true,
             treeViewHideTitle: true, treeViewTruncateTitleWidth: 350
         };
         if (!doc[field]) DocUtils.AssignOpts(doc, {treeViewOpen: true, treeViewExpandedView: "fields" });
@@ -582,14 +583,14 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     }
 
     static linearButtonList = (opts: DocumentOptions, docs: Doc[]) => Docs.Create.LinearDocument(docs, {
-        ...opts, _gridGap: 0, _xMargin: 5, _yMargin: 5, boxShadow: "0 0", _forceActive: true,
+        ...opts, _gridGap: 0, _xMargin: 5, _yMargin: 5, layout_boxShadow: "0 0", _forceActive: true,
         dropConverter: ScriptField.MakeScript("convertToButtons(dragData)", { dragData: DragManager.DocumentDragData.name }),
         _lockedPosition: true, isSystem: true, flexDirection: "row"
     })
 
     static createToolButton = (opts: DocumentOptions) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument({
-        btnType: ButtonType.ToolButton, _forceActive: true, _hideContextMenu: true, 
-        _removeDropProperties: new List<string>([ "_hideContextMenu", "stayInCollection"]), 
+        btnType: ButtonType.ToolButton, _forceActive: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, 
+        _removeDropProperties: new List<string>([ "_layout_hideContextMenu", "stayInCollection"]), 
         _nativeWidth: 40, _nativeHeight: 40, _width: 40, _height: 40, isSystem: true, ...opts,
     })
 
@@ -609,8 +610,8 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         ];
         const btns = btnDescs.map(desc => dockBtn({_width: 30, _height: 30, defaultDoubleClick: 'ignore', dontUndo: true, _stayInCollection: true, ...desc.opts}, desc.scripts));
         const dockBtnsReqdOpts:DocumentOptions = {
-            title: "docked buttons", _height: 40, flexGap: 0, boxShadow: "standard", childDropAction: 'embed',
-            childDontRegisterViews: true, linearViewIsExpanded: true, linearViewExpandable: true, ignoreClick: true
+            title: "docked buttons", _height: 40, flexGap: 0, layout_boxShadow: "standard", childDropAction: 'embed',
+            childDontRegisterViews: true, linearView_IsExpanded: true, linearView_Expandable: true, ignoreClick: true
         };
         reaction(() => UndoManager.redoStack.slice(), () => Doc.GetProto(btns.find(btn => btn.title === "redo")!).opacity = UndoManager.CanRedo() ? 1 : 0.4, { fireImmediately: true });
         reaction(() => UndoManager.undoStack.slice(), () => Doc.GetProto(btns.find(btn => btn.title === "undo")!).opacity = UndoManager.CanUndo() ? 1 : 0.4, { fireImmediately: true });
@@ -701,12 +702,12 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             { title: "Back",    icon: "chevron-left",  toolTip: "Prev Animation Frame", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,         expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)'}, width: 20,  scripts: { onClick: 'prevKeyFrame(_readOnly_)'}},
             { title: "Num", icon:"",toolTip: "Frame Number (click to toggle edit mode)",btnType: ButtonType.TextButton,          expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)', buttonText: 'selectedDocs()?.lastElement()?.currentFrame?.toString()'}, width: 20, scripts: { onClick: '{ return curKeyFrame(_readOnly_);}'}},
             { title: "Fwd",     icon: "chevron-right", toolTip: "Next Animation Frame", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,         expertMode: true,  toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: '!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)'}, width: 20,  scripts: { onClick: 'nextKeyFrame(_readOnly_)'}},
-            { title: "Text",    icon: "Text",          toolTip: "Text functions",       subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.textTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.RTF,            funcs: {                                                                             linearViewIsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
-            { title: "Ink",     icon: "Ink",           toolTip: "Ink functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.inkTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.INK,            funcs: {                                                                             linearViewIsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`}, scripts: { onClick: 'setInkToolDefaults()'} }, // Always available
-            { title: "Doc",     icon: "Doc",           toolTip: "Freeform Doc tools",   subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.freeTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode, true)`, linearViewIsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
-            { title: "View",    icon: "View",          toolTip: "View tools",           subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.viewTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearViewIsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
-            { title: "Web",     icon: "Web",           toolTip: "Web functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.webTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.WEB,            funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearViewIsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Only when Web is selected
-            { title: "Schema",  icon: "Schema",linearBtnWidth:58,toolTip: "Schema functions",    subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.schemaTools(), expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Schema,   funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearViewIsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} } // Only when Schema is selected
+            { title: "Text",    icon: "Text",          toolTip: "Text functions",       subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.textTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.RTF,            funcs: {                                                                             linearView_IsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
+            { title: "Ink",     icon: "Ink",           toolTip: "Ink functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.inkTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.INK,            funcs: {                                                                             linearView_IsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`}, scripts: { onClick: 'setInkToolDefaults()'} }, // Always available
+            { title: "Doc",     icon: "Doc",           toolTip: "Freeform Doc tools",   subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.freeTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode, true)`, linearView_IsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
+            { title: "View",    icon: "View",          toolTip: "View tools",           subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.viewTools(),   expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Freeform, funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearView_IsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Always available
+            { title: "Web",     icon: "Web",           toolTip: "Web functions",        subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.webTools(),    expertMode: false, toolType:DocumentType.WEB,            funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearView_IsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} }, // Only when Web is selected
+            { title: "Schema",  icon: "Schema",linearBtnWidth:58,toolTip: "Schema functions",subMenu: CurrentUserUtils.schemaTools(), expertMode: false, toolType:CollectionViewType.Schema,   funcs: {hidden: `!SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`, linearView_IsExpanded: `SelectionManager_selectedDocType(self.toolType, self.expertMode)`} } // Only when Schema is selected
         ];
     }
 
@@ -719,7 +720,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             _nativeWidth: params.width ?? 30, _width: params.width ?? 30,
             _height: 30, _nativeHeight: 30, linearBtnWidth: params.linearBtnWidth,
             toolType: params.toolType, expertMode: params.expertMode,
-            _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, _lockedPosition: true,
+            _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, _lockedPosition: true,
             _removeDropProperties: new List<string>([ "_stayInCollection"]),
         };
         const reqdFuncs:{[key:string]:any} = {
@@ -731,7 +732,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
 
     /// Initializes all the default buttons for the top bar context menu
     static setupContextMenuButtons(doc: Doc, field="myContextMenuBtns") {
-        const reqdCtxtOpts:DocumentOptions = { title: "context menu buttons", dontUndo:true, flexGap: 0, childDropAction: 'embed', childDontRegisterViews: true,  linearViewIsExpanded: true, ignoreClick: true, linearViewExpandable: false, _height: 35 };
+        const reqdCtxtOpts:DocumentOptions = { title: "context menu buttons", dontUndo:true, flexGap: 0, childDropAction: 'embed', childDontRegisterViews: true,  linearView_IsExpanded: true, ignoreClick: true, linearView_Expandable: false, _height: 35 };
         const ctxtMenuBtnsDoc = DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts, items) => this.linearButtonList(opts, items??[]), reqdCtxtOpts, undefined);
         const ctxtMenuBtns = CurrentUserUtils.contextMenuTools().map(params => {
             const menuBtnDoc = DocListCast(ctxtMenuBtnsDoc?.data).find(doc => doc.title === params.title);
@@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             } else {
                 const reqdSubMenuOpts = { ...OmitKeys(params, ["scripts", "funcs", "subMenu"]).omit, dontUndo: true,
                     childDontRegisterViews: true, flexGap: 0, _height: 30, ignoreClick: params.scripts?.onClick ? false : true,
-                    linearViewSubMenu: true, linearViewExpandable: true, };
+                    linearView_SubMenu: true, linearView_Expandable: true, };
                 const items = params.subMenu?.map(sub =>
                     this.setupContextMenuButton(sub, DocListCast(menuBtnDoc?.data).find(doc => doc.title === sub.title))
                 );
@@ -793,8 +794,8 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
             "acl-Public": SharingPermissions.Augment, "_acl-Public": SharingPermissions.Augment,
             childDropAction: "embed", isSystem: true, contentPointerEvents: "all", childLimitHeight: 0, _yMargin: 0, _gridGap: 15, childDontRegisterViews:true,
             // NOTE: treeViewHideTitle & _layout_showTitle is for a TreeView's editable title, _layout_showTitle is for DocumentViews title bar
-            _layout_showTitle: "title", treeViewHideTitle: true, ignoreClick: true, _lockedPosition: true, boxShadow: "0 0", _chromeHidden: true, dontRegisterView: true, 
-            explainer: "This is where documents or dashboards that other users have shared with you will appear. To share a document or dashboard right click and select 'Share'"
+            _layout_showTitle: "title", treeViewHideTitle: true, ignoreClick: true, _lockedPosition: true, layout_boxShadow: "0 0", _chromeHidden: true, dontRegisterView: true, 
+            layout_explainer: "This is where documents or dashboards that other users have shared with you will appear. To share a document or dashboard right click and select 'Share'"
         };
         
         DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, "mySharedDocs", opts => Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], opts, sharingDocumentId + "layout", sharingDocumentId), sharedDocOpts, undefined, sharedScripts);
@@ -803,17 +804,17 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     /// Import option on the left side button panel 
     static setupImportSidebar(doc: Doc, field:string) {   
         const reqdOpts:DocumentOptions = {
-            title: "My Imports", _forceActive: true, buttonMenu: true, ignoreClick: true, _layout_showTitle: "title", 
-            _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, childLimitHeight: 0,
-            childDropAction: "copy", _layout_autoHeight: true, _yMargin: 50, _gridGap: 15, boxShadow: "0 0", _lockedPosition: true, isSystem: true, _chromeHidden: true,
-            dontRegisterView: true, explainer: "This is where documents that are Imported into Dash will go."
+            title: "My Imports", _forceActive: true, ignoreClick: true, _layout_showTitle: "title", 
+            _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, childLimitHeight: 0,
+            childDropAction: "copy", _layout_autoHeight: true, _yMargin: 50, _gridGap: 15, layout_boxShadow: "0 0", _lockedPosition: true, isSystem: true, _chromeHidden: true,
+            dontRegisterView: true, layout_explainer: "This is where documents that are Imported into Dash will go."
         };
         const myImports = DocUtils.AssignDocField(doc, field, (opts) => Docs.Create.StackingDocument([], opts), reqdOpts);
     
         const reqdBtnOpts:DocumentOptions = { _forceActive: true, toolTip: "Import from computer",
-            _width: 30, _height: 30, _stayInCollection: true, _hideContextMenu: true, title: "Import", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton, 
+            _width: 30, _height: 30, _stayInCollection: true, _layout_hideContextMenu: true, title: "Import", btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton, 
             buttonText: "Import", icon: "upload", isSystem: true };
-        DocUtils.AssignDocField(myImports, "buttonMenuDoc", (opts) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(opts), reqdBtnOpts, undefined, { onClick: "importDocument()" });
+        DocUtils.AssignDocField(myImports, "layout_headerButton", (opts) => Docs.Create.FontIconDocument(opts), reqdBtnOpts, undefined, { onClick: "importDocument()" });
         return myImports;
     }
     /// Updates the UserDoc to have all required fields, docs, etc.  No changes should need to be
@@ -850,7 +851,7 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         doc.defaultAclPrivate ?? (doc.defaultAclPrivate = false);
         doc.savedFilters ?? (doc.savedFilters = new List<Doc>());
         doc.filterDocCount = 0;
-        doc.freezeChildren = "remove|add";
+        doc.treeViewFreezeChildren = "remove|add";
         this.setupLinkDocs(doc, linkDatabaseId);
         this.setupSharedDocs(doc, sharingDocumentId);  // sets up the right sidebar collection for mobile upload documents and sharing
         this.setupDefaultIconTemplates(doc);  // creates a set of icon templates triggered by the document deoration icon
diff --git a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
index 7a88ca991..612f16ce9 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DocumentManager.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class DocumentManager {
         while (
             containerDocContext.length &&
             containerDocContext[0]?.embedContainer &&
-            DocCast(containerDocContext[0].embedContainer)?.type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking &&
+            DocCast(containerDocContext[0].embedContainer)?._type_collection !== CollectionViewType.Docking &&
             (includeExistingViews || !DocumentManager.Instance.getDocumentView(containerDocContext[0]))
         ) {
             containerDocContext = [Cast(containerDocContext[0].embedContainer, Doc, null), ...containerDocContext];
diff --git a/src/client/util/DragManager.ts b/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
index fb4a8985c..668de5408 100644
--- a/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/DragManager.ts
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ export namespace DragManager {
 
             const target = document.elementFromPoint(e.x, e.y);
 
-            if (target && !Doc.UserDoc()._noAutoscroll && !options?.noAutoscroll && !dragData.draggedDocuments?.some((d: any) => d._noAutoscroll)) {
+            if (target && !Doc.UserDoc()._noAutoscroll && !options?.noAutoscroll && !dragData.draggedDocuments?.some((d: any) => d._freeform_noAutoPan)) {
                 const autoScrollHandler = () => {
                     target.dispatchEvent(
                         new CustomEvent<React.DragEvent>('dashDragAutoScroll', {
diff --git a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
index 41c2fa889..dbb05917e 100644
--- a/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/LinkManager.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class LinkManager {
     public createlink_relationshipLists = () => {
         //create new lists for link relations and their associated colors if the lists don't already exist
         !Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipList && (Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipList = new List<string>());
-        !Doc.UserDoc().linkColorList && (Doc.UserDoc().linkColorList = new List<string>());
+        !Doc.UserDoc().link_ColorList && (Doc.UserDoc().link_ColorList = new List<string>());
         !Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipSizes && (Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipSizes = new List<number>());
     };
 
diff --git a/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts b/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
index f83b6af0e..0e56ee1bc 100644
--- a/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/TrackMovements.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { NumCast } from '../../fields/Types';
 import { Doc, DocListCast } from '../../fields/Doc';
 import { CollectionDockingView } from '../views/collections/CollectionDockingView';
 import { Id } from '../../fields/FieldSymbols';
+import { CollectionViewType } from '../documents/DocumentTypes';
 
 export type Movement = {
     time: number;
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ export class TrackMovements {
         if (this.recordingFFViews === null) return;
 
         // so that the size comparisons are correct, we must filter to only the FFViews
-        const isFFView = (doc: Doc) => doc && 'type_collection' in doc && doc.type_collection === 'freeform';
+        const isFFView = (doc: Doc) => doc && doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Freeform;
         const tabbedFFViews = new Set<Doc>();
         for (const DashDoc of tabbedDocs) {
             if (isFFView(DashDoc)) tabbedFFViews.add(DashDoc);
diff --git a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
index 94dd010c3..50cf2226e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DashboardView.tsx
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export class DashboardView extends React.Component {
             _width: 30,
             _height: 30,
             _stayInCollection: true,
-            _hideContextMenu: true,
+            _layout_hideContextMenu: true,
             title: 'New trail',
             toolTip: 'Create new trail',
             btnType: ButtonType.ClickButton,
@@ -415,16 +415,15 @@ export class DashboardView extends React.Component {
             childDropAction: 'embed',
             treeViewTruncateTitleWidth: 150,
             ignoreClick: true,
-            buttonMenu: true,
-            buttonMenuDoc: myTrailsBtn,
+            layout_headerButton: myTrailsBtn,
             contextMenuIcons: new List<string>(['plus']),
             contextMenuLabels: new List<string>(['Create New Trail']),
             _lockedPosition: true,
-            boxShadow: '0 0',
+            layout_boxShadow: '0 0',
             childDontRegisterViews: true,
             targetDropAction: 'same',
             isSystem: true,
-            explainer: 'All of the trails that you have created will appear here.',
+            layout_explainer: 'All of the trails that you have created will appear here.',
         };
         const myTrails = DocUtils.AssignScripts(Docs.Create.TreeDocument([], reqdOpts), { treeViewChildDoubleClick: 'openPresentation(documentView.rootDoc)' });
         dashboardDoc.myTrails = new PrefetchProxy(myTrails);
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
index 6fab4430d..db24229dc 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocComponent.tsx
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ export function ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<P extends ViewBoxAnnotatableProps>()
 
         isAnyChildContentActive = () => this._isAnyChildContentActive;
 
-        lookupField = (field: string) => ScriptCast((this.layoutDoc as any).lookupField)?.script.run({ self: this.layoutDoc, data: this.rootDoc, field: field }).result;
-
         protected _multiTouchDisposer?: InteractionUtils.MultiTouchEventDisposer;
 
         @computed public get annotationKey() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
index 547d844ca..35b0b22a8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentButtonBar.tsx
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ export class DocumentButtonBar extends React.Component<{ views: () => (DocumentV
                         <LinkPopup
                             key="popup"
                             showPopup={this._showLinkPopup}
-                            linkCreated={link => (link.layout_linkDisplay = !IsFollowLinkScript(this.props.views().lastElement()?.rootDoc.onClick))}
+                            linkCreated={link => (link.link_displayLine = !IsFollowLinkScript(this.props.views().lastElement()?.rootDoc.onClick))}
                             linkCreateAnchor={() => this.props.views().lastElement()?.ComponentView?.getAnchor?.(true)}
                             linkFrom={() => this.props.views().lastElement()?.rootDoc}
                         />
diff --git a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
index e4d50b143..528b82e3e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/DocumentDecorations.tsx
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                         const docMax = Math.min(NumCast(doc.width) / 2, NumCast(doc.height) / 2);
                         const ratio = dist / maxDist;
                         const radius = Math.min(1, ratio) * docMax;
-                        doc.borderRounding = `${radius}px`;
+                        doc.layout_borderRounding = `${radius}px`;
                     });
                 return false;
             }, // moveEvent
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                     let dW = docwidth * (dWin / refWidth);
                     let dH = docheight * (dHin / refHeight);
                     const scale = docView.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().Scale;
-                    const modifyNativeDim = (e.ctrlKey || doc.layout_forceReflow) && doc.nativeDimModifiable && ((!dragBottom && !dragTop) || e.ctrlKey || doc.nativeHeightUnfrozen);
+                    const modifyNativeDim = (e.ctrlKey && doc.nativeDimModifiable) || (doc.layout_forceReflow && !dragBottom && !dragTop) || (doc.nativeHeightUnfrozen && (dragBottom || dragTop || e.ctrlKey));
                     if (nwidth && nheight) {
                         if (nwidth / nheight !== docwidth / docheight && !dragBottom && !dragTop) {
                             docheight = (nheight / nwidth) * docwidth;
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
                                 }
                             }
                             if (!modifyNativeDim) {
-                                actualdH = Math.min((nheight / nwidth) * docwidth, actualdH);
+                                actualdH = (nheight / nwidth) * docwidth; //, actualdH);
                             }
                             doc._height = actualdH;
                         }
@@ -750,13 +750,13 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
         const hideDecorations = seldocview.props.hideDecorations || seldocview.rootDoc.hideDecorations;
         const hideResizers = hideDecorations || seldocview.props.hideResizeHandles || seldocview.rootDoc.layout_hideResizeHandles || this._isRounding || this._isRotating;
         const hideTitle = hideDecorations || seldocview.props.hideDecorationTitle || seldocview.rootDoc.layout_hideDecorationTitle || this._isRounding || this._isRotating;
-        const hideDocumentButtonBar = hideDecorations || seldocview.props.hideDocumentButtonBar || seldocview.rootDoc.hideDocumentButtonBar || this._isRounding || this._isRotating;
+        const hideDocumentButtonBar = hideDecorations || seldocview.props.hideDocumentButtonBar || seldocview.rootDoc.layout_hideDocumentButtonBar || this._isRounding || this._isRotating;
         // if multiple documents have been opened at the same time, then don't show open button
         const hideOpenButton =
             hideDecorations ||
             seldocview.props.hideOpenButton ||
-            seldocview.rootDoc.hideOpenButton ||
-            SelectionManager.Views().some(docView => docView.props.Document._stayInCollection || docView.props.Document.isGroup || docView.props.Document.hideOpenButton) ||
+            seldocview.rootDoc.layout_hideOpenButton ||
+            SelectionManager.Views().some(docView => docView.rootDoc._stayInCollection || docView.rootDoc.isGroup || docView.rootDoc.layout_hideOpenButton) ||
             this._isRounding ||
             this._isRotating;
         const hideDeleteButton =
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
             seldocview.rootDoc.hideDeleteButton ||
             SelectionManager.Views().some(docView => {
                 const collectionAcl = docView.props.docViewPath()?.lastElement() ? GetEffectiveAcl(docView.props.docViewPath().lastElement().rootDoc[DocData]) : AclEdit;
-                return (docView.rootDoc.stayInCollection && !docView.rootDoc.timelineLabel) || (collectionAcl !== AclAdmin && collectionAcl !== AclEdit && GetEffectiveAcl(docView.rootDoc) !== AclAdmin);
+                return (docView.rootDoc.stayInCollection && !docView.rootDoc._isTimelineLabel) || (collectionAcl !== AclAdmin && collectionAcl !== AclEdit && GetEffectiveAcl(docView.rootDoc) !== AclAdmin);
             });
 
         const topBtn = (key: string, icon: string, pointerDown: undefined | ((e: React.PointerEvent) => void), click: undefined | ((e: any) => void), title: string) => (
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ export class DocumentDecorations extends React.Component<{ PanelWidth: number; P
 
         // Radius constants
         const useRounding = seldocview.ComponentView instanceof ImageBox || seldocview.ComponentView instanceof FormattedTextBox || seldocview.ComponentView instanceof CollectionFreeFormView;
-        const borderRadius = numberValue(StrCast(seldocview.rootDoc.borderRounding));
+        const borderRadius = numberValue(StrCast(seldocview.rootDoc.layout_borderRounding));
         const docMax = Math.min(NumCast(seldocview.rootDoc.width) / 2, NumCast(seldocview.rootDoc.height) / 2);
         const maxDist = Math.min((this.Bounds.r - this.Bounds.x) / 2, (this.Bounds.b - this.Bounds.y) / 2);
         const radiusHandle = (borderRadius / docMax) * maxDist;
diff --git a/src/client/views/FilterPanel.tsx b/src/client/views/FilterPanel.tsx
index 53c1f1018..fe42628cd 100644
--- a/src/client/views/FilterPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/FilterPanel.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class FilterPanel extends React.Component<filterProps> {
      * The current attributes selected to filter based on
      */
     @computed get activeFilters() {
-        return StrListCast(this.targetDoc?._docFilters);
+        return StrListCast(this.targetDoc?._childFilters);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ export class FilterPanel extends React.Component<filterProps> {
     @observable _chosenFacets = new ObservableMap<string, 'text' | 'checkbox' | 'slider' | 'range'>();
     @computed get activeFacets() {
         const facets = new Map<string, 'text' | 'checkbox' | 'slider' | 'range'>(this._chosenFacets);
-        StrListCast(this.targetDoc?._docFilters).map(filter => facets.set(filter.split(':')[0], filter.split(':')[2] === 'match' ? 'text' : 'checkbox'));
-        setTimeout(() => StrListCast(this.targetDoc?._docFilters).map(action(filter => this._chosenFacets.set(filter.split(':')[0], filter.split(':')[2] === 'match' ? 'text' : 'checkbox'))));
+        StrListCast(this.targetDoc?._childFilters).map(filter => facets.set(filter.split(':')[0], filter.split(':')[2] === 'match' ? 'text' : 'checkbox'));
+        setTimeout(() => StrListCast(this.targetDoc?._childFilters).map(action(filter => this._chosenFacets.set(filter.split(':')[0], filter.split(':')[2] === 'match' ? 'text' : 'checkbox'))));
         return facets;
     }
     /**
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class FilterPanel extends React.Component<filterProps> {
                         <Select placeholder="Add a filter..." options={options} isMulti={false} onChange={val => this.facetClick((val as UserOptions).value)} onKeyDown={e => e.stopPropagation()} value={null} closeMenuOnSelect={true} />
                     </div>
                     <div className="filterBox-select-bool">
-                        <select className="filterBox-selection" onChange={action(e => this.targetDoc && (this.targetDoc._filterBoolean = (e.target as any).value))} defaultValue={StrCast(this.targetDoc?.filterBoolean)}>
+                        <select className="filterBox-selection" onChange={action(e => this.targetDoc && (this.targetDoc._childFilters_boolean = (e.target as any).value))} defaultValue={StrCast(this.targetDoc?.childFilters_boolean)}>
                             {['AND', 'OR'].map(bool => (
                                 <option value={bool} key={bool}>
                                     {bool}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export class FilterPanel extends React.Component<filterProps> {
                 return (
                     <input
                         placeholder={
-                            StrListCast(this.targetDoc._docFilters)
+                            StrListCast(this.targetDoc._childFilters)
                                 .find(filter => filter.split(':')[0] === facetHeader)
                                 ?.split(':')[1] ?? '-empty-'
                         }
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ export class FilterPanel extends React.Component<filterProps> {
                             <input
                                 style={{ width: 20, marginLeft: 20 }}
                                 checked={
-                                    StrListCast(this.targetDoc._docFilters)
+                                    StrListCast(this.targetDoc._childFilters)
                                         .find(filter => filter.split(':')[0] === facetHeader && filter.split(':')[1] == facetValue)
                                         ?.split(':')[2] === 'check'
                                 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx b/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx
index 141e99c66..0951bff22 100644
--- a/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/GestureOverlay.tsx
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export class GestureOverlay extends Touchable<GestureOverlayProps> {
                 title: 'buttons',
                 _layout_autoHeight: true,
                 _yMargin: 5,
-                linearViewIsExpanded: true,
+                linearView_IsExpanded: true,
                 backgroundColor: 'white',
                 isSystem: true,
             });
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class GestureOverlay extends Touchable<GestureOverlayProps> {
                 _width: 300,
                 _height: 25,
                 _layout_autoHeight: true,
-                linearViewIsExpanded: true,
+                linearView_IsExpanded: true,
                 flexDirection: 'column',
                 isSystem: true,
             });
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ export class GestureOverlay extends Touchable<GestureOverlayProps> {
                 focus={emptyFunction}
                 whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                 bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
+                childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
                 searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
             />
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx b/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx
index 1b309a6be..286d39943 100644
--- a/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/LightboxView.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class LightboxView extends React.Component<LightboxViewProps> {
     @observable private static _layoutTemplateString: Opt<string>;
     @observable private static _doc: Opt<Doc>;
     @observable private static _docTarget: Opt<Doc>;
-    @observable private static _docFilters: string[] = []; // filters
+    @observable private static _childFilters: string[] = []; // filters
     private static _savedState: Opt<LightboxSavedState>;
     private static _history: Opt<{ doc: Doc; target?: Doc }[]> = [];
     @observable private static _future: Opt<Doc[]> = [];
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class LightboxView extends React.Component<LightboxViewProps> {
             this.LightboxDoc.layout_fieldKey = this._savedState.layout_fieldKey;
         }
         if (!doc) {
-            this._docFilters && (this._docFilters.length = 0);
+            this._childFilters && (this._childFilters.length = 0);
             this._future = this._history = [];
             Doc.ActiveTool = InkTool.None;
             MainView.Instance._exploreMode = false;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export class LightboxView extends React.Component<LightboxViewProps> {
     @action
     public static SetCookie(cookie: string) {
         if (this.LightboxDoc && cookie) {
-            this._docFilters = (f => (this._docFilters ? [this._docFilters.push(f) as any, this._docFilters][1] : [f]))(`cookies:${cookie}:provide`);
+            this._childFilters = (f => (this._childFilters ? [this._childFilters.push(f) as any, this._childFilters][1] : [f]))(`cookies:${cookie}:provide`);
         }
     }
     public static AddDocTab = (doc: Doc, location: OpenWhere, layoutTemplate?: Doc | string) => {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class LightboxView extends React.Component<LightboxViewProps> {
             layoutTemplate
         );
     };
-    docFilters = () => LightboxView._docFilters || [];
+    childFilters = () => LightboxView._childFilters || [];
     addDocTab = LightboxView.AddDocTab;
     @action public static Next() {
         const doc = LightboxView._doc!;
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ export class LightboxView extends React.Component<LightboxViewProps> {
                             renderDepth={0}
                             rootSelected={returnTrue}
                             docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
-                            docFilters={this.docFilters}
-                            docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFilters={this.childFilters}
+                            childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                             searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                             addDocument={undefined}
                             removeDocument={undefined}
diff --git a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
index 8e112dddb..b0e992cb6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MainView.tsx
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
                     focus={emptyFunction}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                 />
             </div>
@@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
                     focus={emptyFunction}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     suppressSetHeight={true}
                     renderDepth={this._hideUI ? 0 : -1}
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
                         focus={emptyFunction}
                         whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                         bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                        docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                        docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                         searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     />
                 </div>
@@ -767,8 +767,8 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
                     isContentActive={returnTrue}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     scriptContext={this}
                 />
@@ -903,8 +903,8 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component {
                     renderDepth={0}
                     focus={emptyFunction}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                 />
                 {['watching', 'recording'].includes(String(this.userDoc?.presentationMode) ?? '') ? <div style={{ border: '.5rem solid green', padding: '5px' }}>{StrCast(this.userDoc?.presentationMode)}</div> : <></>}
diff --git a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
index 6c36d39b9..a4a2c1df9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/MarqueeAnnotator.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class MarqueeAnnotator extends React.Component<MarqueeAnnotatorProps> {
                           if (!e.aborted && e.linkDocument) {
                               Doc.GetProto(e.linkDocument).link_relationship = 'cropped image';
                               Doc.GetProto(e.linkDocument).title = 'crop: ' + this.props.docView.rootDoc.title;
-                              Doc.GetProto(e.linkDocument).layout_linkDisplay = false;
+                              Doc.GetProto(e.linkDocument).link_displayLine = false;
                           }
                       },
                   });
diff --git a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
index 59865cba3..339507f65 100644
--- a/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/OverlayView.tsx
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ export class OverlayView extends React.Component {
                             docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
                             addDocTab={DocumentViewInternal.addDocTabFunc}
                             pinToPres={emptyFunction}
-                            docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                            docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                             searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                         />
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/Palette.tsx b/src/client/views/Palette.tsx
index 3ad28c418..749eb08a2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/Palette.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/Palette.tsx
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export default class Palette extends React.Component<PaletteProps> {
                             styleProvider={returnEmptyString}
                             whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                             bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                            docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                            docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                             searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                         />
                         <div className="palette-cover" style={{ transform: `translate(${Math.max(0, this._selectedIndex) * 50.75 + 23}px, 0px)` }}></div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
index 76828a576..11b89fd69 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesButtons.tsx
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@ export class PropertiesButtons extends React.Component<{}, {}> {
                     const containerDoc = dv.rootDoc;
                     //containerDoc.followAllLinks =
                     // containerDoc.noShadow =
-                    // containerDoc.disableDocBrushing =
+                    // containerDoc.layout_disableBrushing =
                     // containerDoc._forceActive =
                     //containerDoc._freeform_fitContentsToBox =
                     containerDoc._isLightbox = !containerDoc._isLightbox;
                     //containerDoc._xPadding = containerDoc._yPadding = containerDoc._isLightbox ? 10 : undefined;
                     const containerContents = DocListCast(dv.dataDoc[dv.props.fieldKey ?? Doc.LayoutFieldKey(containerDoc)]);
                     //dv.rootDoc.onClick = ScriptField.MakeScript('{self.data = undefined; documentView.select(false)}', { documentView: 'any' });
-                    containerContents.forEach(doc => LinkManager.Links(doc).forEach(link => (link.layout_linkDisplay = false)));
+                    containerContents.forEach(doc => LinkManager.Links(doc).forEach(link => (link.link_displayLine = false)));
                 });
             }
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesDocBacklinksSelector.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesDocBacklinksSelector.tsx
index 7b21629da..3e69bcba6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesDocBacklinksSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesDocBacklinksSelector.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type PropertiesDocBacklinksSelectorProps = {
 @observer
 export class PropertiesDocBacklinksSelector extends React.Component<PropertiesDocBacklinksSelectorProps> {
     getOnClick = (link: Doc) => {
-        const linkSource = this.props.Document;
-        const other = LinkManager.getOppositeAnchor(link, linkSource);
+        const linkAnchor = this.props.Document;
+        const other = LinkManager.getOppositeAnchor(link, linkAnchor);
         const otherdoc = !other ? undefined : other.annotationOn && other.type !== DocumentType.RTF ? Cast(other.annotationOn, Doc, null) : other;
 
         if (otherdoc) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
index 00e077f96..1f2e21dd5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/PropertiesView.tsx
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                         PanelHeight={panelHeight}
                         focus={emptyFunction}
                         ScreenToLocalTransform={this.getTransform}
-                        docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                        docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                         searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                         addDocument={returnFalse}
                         moveDocument={undefined}
@@ -941,26 +941,26 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Updates this.filterDoc's currentFilter and saves the docFilters on the currentFilter
+     * Updates this.filterDoc's currentFilter and saves the childFilters on the currentFilter
      */
     updateFilterDoc = (doc: Doc) => {
         if (this.selectedDoc) {
             if (doc === this.selectedDoc.currentFilter) return; // causes problems if you try to reapply the same doc
-            const savedDocFilters = doc._docFiltersList;
-            const currentDocFilters = this.selectedDoc._docFilters;
-            this.selectedDoc._docFilters = new List<string>();
-            (this.selectedDoc.currentFilter as Doc)._docFiltersList = currentDocFilters;
+            const savedDocFilters = doc._childFiltersList;
+            const currentDocFilters = this.selectedDoc._childFilters;
+            this.selectedDoc._childFilters = new List<string>();
+            (this.selectedDoc.currentFilter as Doc)._childFiltersList = currentDocFilters;
             this.selectedDoc.currentFilter = doc;
-            doc._docFiltersList = new List<string>();
-            this.selectedDoc._docFilters = savedDocFilters;
+            doc._childFiltersList = new List<string>();
+            this.selectedDoc._childFilters = savedDocFilters;
 
-            const savedDocRangeFilters = doc._docRangeFiltersList;
-            const currentDocRangeFilters = this.selectedDoc._docRangeFilters;
-            this.selectedDoc._docRangeFilters = new List<string>();
-            (this.selectedDoc.currentFilter as Doc)._docRangeFiltersList = currentDocRangeFilters;
+            const savedDocRangeFilters = doc._childFiltersByRangesList;
+            const currentDocRangeFilters = this.selectedDoc._childFiltersByRanges;
+            this.selectedDoc._childFiltersByRanges = new List<string>();
+            (this.selectedDoc.currentFilter as Doc)._childFiltersByRangesList = currentDocRangeFilters;
             this.selectedDoc.currentFilter = doc;
-            doc._docRangeFiltersList = new List<string>();
-            this.selectedDoc._docRangeFilters = savedDocRangeFilters;
+            doc._childFiltersByRangesList = new List<string>();
+            this.selectedDoc._childFiltersByRanges = savedDocRangeFilters;
         }
     };
 
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
             Doc.GetProto(LinkManager.currentLink).link_relationship = value;
             const linkRelationshipList = StrListCast(Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipList);
             const linkRelationshipSizes = NumListCast(Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipSizes);
-            const linkColorList = StrListCast(Doc.UserDoc().linkColorList);
+            const linkColorList = StrListCast(Doc.UserDoc().link_ColorList);
 
             // if the relationship does not exist in the list, add it and a corresponding unique randomly generated color
             if (!linkRelationshipList?.includes(value)) {
@@ -1328,8 +1328,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                                     <div className="propertiesView-input inline">
                                         <p>Show link</p>
                                         <button
-                                            style={{ background: !LinkManager.currentLink?.layout_linkDisplay ? '' : '#4476f7', borderRadius: 3 }}
-                                            onPointerDown={e => this.toggleLinkProp(e, 'layout_linkDisplay')}
+                                            style={{ background: !LinkManager.currentLink?.link_displayLine ? '' : '#4476f7', borderRadius: 3 }}
+                                            onPointerDown={e => this.toggleLinkProp(e, 'link_displayLine')}
                                             onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
                                             className="propertiesButton">
                                             <FontAwesomeIcon className="fa-icon" icon={faArrowRight as IconLookup} size="lg" />
@@ -1338,8 +1338,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                                     <div className="propertiesView-input inline" style={{ marginLeft: 10 }}>
                                         <p>Auto-move anchors</p>
                                         <button
-                                            style={{ background: !LinkManager.currentLink?.layout_autoMoveAnchors ? '' : '#4476f7', borderRadius: 3 }}
-                                            onPointerDown={e => this.toggleLinkProp(e, 'layout_autoMoveAnchors')}
+                                            style={{ background: !LinkManager.currentLink?.link_autoMoveAnchors ? '' : '#4476f7', borderRadius: 3 }}
+                                            onPointerDown={e => this.toggleLinkProp(e, 'link_autoMoveAnchors')}
                                             onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
                                             className="propertiesButton">
                                             <FontAwesomeIcon className="fa-icon" icon={faAnchor as IconLookup} size="lg" />
@@ -1348,8 +1348,8 @@ export class PropertiesView extends React.Component<PropertiesViewProps> {
                                     <div className="propertiesView-input inline" style={{ marginLeft: 10 }}>
                                         <p>Display arrow</p>
                                         <button
-                                            style={{ background: !LinkManager.currentLink?.layout_linkDisplayArrow ? '' : '#4476f7', borderRadius: 3 }}
-                                            onPointerDown={e => this.toggleLinkProp(e, 'layout_linkDisplayArrow')}
+                                            style={{ background: !LinkManager.currentLink?.link_displayArrow ? '' : '#4476f7', borderRadius: 3 }}
+                                            onPointerDown={e => this.toggleLinkProp(e, 'link_displayArrow')}
                                             onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
                                             className="propertiesButton">
                                             <FontAwesomeIcon className="fa-icon" icon={faArrowRight as IconLookup} size="lg" />
diff --git a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
index 498e2ccba..db273cc88 100644
--- a/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/SidebarAnnos.tsx
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
         return Array.from(keys.keys()).sort();
     }
     get filtersKey() {
-        return '_' + this.sidebarKey + '_docFilters';
+        return '_' + this.sidebarKey + '_childFilters';
     }
 
     anchorMenuClick = (anchor: Doc) => {
-        const startup = StrListCast(this.props.rootDoc.docFilters)
+        const startup = StrListCast(this.props.rootDoc.childFilters)
             .map(filter => filter.split(':')[0])
             .join(' ');
         const target = Docs.Create.TextDocument(startup, {
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
         FormattedTextBox.SelectOnLoad = target[Id];
         FormattedTextBox.DontSelectInitialText = true;
         const link = DocUtils.MakeLink(anchor, target, { link_relationship: 'inline comment:comment on' });
-        link && (link.layout_linkDisplay = false);
+        link && (link.link_displayLine = false);
 
-        const taggedContent = this.docFilters()
+        const taggedContent = this.childFilters()
             .filter(data => data.split(':')[0])
             .map(data => {
                 const key = data.split(':')[0];
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
     addDocument = (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => this.props.sidebarAddDocument(doc, this.sidebarKey);
     moveDocument = (doc: Doc | Doc[], targetCollection: Doc | undefined, addDocument: (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => boolean) => this.props.moveDocument(doc, targetCollection, addDocument, this.sidebarKey);
     removeDocument = (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => this.props.removeDocument(doc, this.sidebarKey);
-    docFilters = () => [...StrListCast(this.props.layoutDoc._docFilters), ...StrListCast(this.props.layoutDoc[this.filtersKey])];
+    childFilters = () => [...StrListCast(this.props.layoutDoc._childFilters), ...StrListCast(this.props.layoutDoc[this.filtersKey])];
     layout_showTitle = () => 'title';
     setHeightCallback = (height: number) => this.props.setHeight?.(height + this.filtersHeight());
     sortByLinkAnchorY = (a: Doc, b: Doc) => {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export class SidebarAnnos extends React.Component<FieldViewProps & ExtraProps> {
                         ref={this._stackRef}
                         PanelHeight={this.panelHeight}
                         PanelWidth={this.panelWidth}
-                        docFilters={this.docFilters}
+                        childFilters={this.childFilters}
                         sortFunc={this.sortByLinkAnchorY}
                         setHeight={this.setHeightCallback}
                         isAnnotationOverlay={false}
diff --git a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
index cf0177f4b..9199bf931 100644
--- a/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/StyleProvider.tsx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             allSorts[TreeSort.None] = { color: 'darkgray', label: '\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0' };
             return allSorts;
         case StyleProp.Highlighting:
-            if (doc && !doc.disableDocBrushing && !props?.disableDocBrushing) {
+            if (doc && !doc.layout_disableBrushing && !props?.disableBrushing) {
                 const selected = SelectionManager.Views().some(dv => dv.rootDoc === doc);
                 const highlightIndex = Doc.isBrushedHighlightedDegree(doc) || (selected ? Doc.DocBrushStatus.selfBrushed : 0);
                 const highlightColor = ['transparent', 'rgb(68, 118, 247)', selected ? 'black' : 'rgb(68, 118, 247)', 'orange', 'lightBlue'][highlightIndex];
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             if (!backColor) return undefined;
             return lightOrDark(backColor);
         case StyleProp.BorderRounding:
-            return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'borderRounding'], StrCast(doc?.borderRounding, doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile ? '50%' : ''));
+            return StrCast(doc?.[fieldKey + 'borderRounding'], StrCast(doc?.layout_borderRounding, doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile ? '50%' : ''));
         case StyleProp.BorderPath:
             const borderPath = Doc.IsComicStyle(doc) &&
                 props?.renderDepth &&
@@ -235,38 +235,37 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
         }
         case StyleProp.BoxShadow: {
             if (!doc || opacity() === 0 || doc.noShadow) return undefined; // if it's not visible, then no shadow)
-            if (doc.boxShadow === 'standard') return Shadows.STANDARD_SHADOW;
+            if (doc.layout_boxShadow === 'standard') return Shadows.STANDARD_SHADOW;
             if (IsFollowLinkScript(doc?.onClick) && LinkManager.Links(doc).length && ![DocumentType.LINK, DocumentType.INK].includes(doc.type as any)) return StrCast(doc?._linkButtonShadow, 'lightblue 0em 0em 1em');
             switch (doc?.type) {
                 case DocumentType.COL:
                     return StrCast(
-                        doc?.boxShadow,
+                        doc?.layout_borderRounding,
                         doc?._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Pile
                             ? '4px 4px 10px 2px'
                             : lockedPosition() || doc?._isGroup || docProps?.LayoutTemplateString
                             ? undefined // groups have no drop shadow -- they're supposed to be "invisible".  LayoutString's imply collection is being rendered as something else (e.g., title of a Slide)
-                            : `${darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.MEDIUM_GRAY} ${StrCast(doc.boxShadow, '0.2vw 0.2vw 0.8vw')}`
+                            : `${darkScheme() ? Colors.DARK_GRAY : Colors.MEDIUM_GRAY} ${StrCast(doc.layout_borderRounding, '0.2vw 0.2vw 0.8vw')}`
                     );
 
                 case DocumentType.LABEL:
                     if (doc?.annotationOn !== undefined) return 'black 2px 2px 1px';
                 default:
                     return doc.z
-                        ? `#9c9396  ${StrCast(doc?.boxShadow, '10px 10px 0.9vw')}` // if it's a floating doc, give it a big shadow
+                        ? `#9c9396  ${StrCast(doc?.layout_boxShadow, '10px 10px 0.9vw')}` // if it's a floating doc, give it a big shadow
                         : props?.docViewPath().lastElement()?.rootDoc._freeform_useClusters
-                        ? `${backgroundCol()} ${StrCast(doc.boxShadow, `0vw 0vw ${(lockedPosition() ? 100 : 50) / (docProps?.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)}px`)}` // if it's just in a cluster, make the shadown roughly match the cluster border extent
+                        ? `${backgroundCol()} ${StrCast(doc.layout_boxShadow, `0vw 0vw ${(lockedPosition() ? 100 : 50) / (docProps?.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)}px`)}` // if it's just in a cluster, make the shadown roughly match the cluster border extent
                         : NumCast(doc.group, -1) !== -1
-                        ? `gray ${StrCast(doc.boxShadow, `0vw 0vw ${(lockedPosition() ? 100 : 50) / (docProps?.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)}px`)}` // if it's just in a cluster, make the shadown roughly match the cluster border extent
+                        ? `gray ${StrCast(doc.layout_boxShadow, `0vw 0vw ${(lockedPosition() ? 100 : 50) / (docProps?.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1)}px`)}` // if it's just in a cluster, make the shadown roughly match the cluster border extent
                         : lockedPosition()
                         ? undefined // if it's a background & has a cluster color, make the shadow spread really big
-                        : StrCast(doc.boxShadow, '');
+                        : StrCast(doc.layout_boxShadow, '');
             }
         }
         case StyleProp.PointerEvents:
             const isInk = doc && StrCast(Doc.Layout(doc).layout).includes(InkingStroke.name) && !props?.LayoutTemplateString;
             if (docProps?.DocumentView?.().ComponentView?.overridePointerEvents?.() !== undefined) return docProps?.DocumentView?.().ComponentView?.overridePointerEvents?.();
             if (MainView.Instance._exploreMode || doc?.layout_unrendered) return isInk ? 'visiblePainted' : 'all';
-            if (doc?.pointerEvents) return StrCast(doc.pointerEvents);
             if (props?.contentPointerEvents) return StrCast(props.contentPointerEvents);
             if (props?.pointerEvents?.() === 'none') return 'none';
             if (opacity() === 0) return 'none';
@@ -284,9 +283,9 @@ export function DefaultStyleProvider(doc: Opt<Doc>, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps
             };
             const filter = () => {
                 const showFilterIcon =
-                    StrListCast(doc?._docFilters).length || StrListCast(doc?._docRangeFilters).length
+                    StrListCast(doc?._childFilters).length || StrListCast(doc?._childFiltersByRanges).length
                         ? '#18c718bd' //'hasFilter'
-                        : docProps?.docFilters?.().filter(f => Utils.IsRecursiveFilter(f) && f !== Utils.noDragsDocFilter).length || docProps?.docRangeFilters().length
+                        : docProps?.childFilters?.().filter(f => Utils.IsRecursiveFilter(f) && f !== Utils.noDragsDocFilter).length || docProps?.childFiltersByRanges().length
                         ? 'orange' //'inheritsFilter'
                         : undefined;
                 return !showFilterIcon ? null : (
diff --git a/src/client/views/TemplateMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/TemplateMenu.tsx
index 814a95ab8..62f47ba71 100644
--- a/src/client/views/TemplateMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/TemplateMenu.tsx
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ export class TemplateMenu extends React.Component<TemplateMenuProps> {
                     styleProvider={DefaultStyleProvider}
                     setHeight={returnFalse}
                     docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     rootSelected={returnFalse}
                     onCheckedClick={this.scriptField}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
index dc430667b..fc3f713ce 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionMenu.tsx
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ export class CollectionMenu extends AntimodeMenu<CollectionMenuProps> {
                     renderDepth={0}
                     focus={emptyFunction}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                 />
             </div>
@@ -277,16 +277,16 @@ export class CollectionViewBaseChrome extends React.Component<CollectionViewMenu
     _saveFilterCommand = {
         params: ['target'],
         title: 'save filter',
-        script: `self.target._docFilters = compareLists(self['target-docFilters'],self.target._docFilters) ? undefined : copyField(self['target-docFilters']); 
+        script: `self.target._childFilters = compareLists(self['target-childFilters'],self.target._childFilters) ? undefined : copyField(self['target-childFilters']); 
                  self.target._searchFilterDocs = compareLists(self['target-searchFilterDocs'],self.target._searchFilterDocs) ? undefined: copyField(self['target-searchFilterDocs']);`,
         immediate: undoBatch((source: Doc[]) => {
-            this.target._docFilters = undefined;
+            this.target._childFilters = undefined;
             this.target._searchFilterDocs = undefined;
         }),
         initialize: (button: Doc) => {
             const activeDash = Doc.ActiveDashboard;
             if (activeDash) {
-                button['target-docFilters'] = (Doc.MySearcher._docFilters || activeDash._docFilters) instanceof ObjectField ? ObjectField.MakeCopy((Doc.MySearcher._docFilters || activeDash._docFilters) as any as ObjectField) : undefined;
+                button['target-childFilters'] = (Doc.MySearcher._childFilters || activeDash._childFilters) instanceof ObjectField ? ObjectField.MakeCopy((Doc.MySearcher._childFilters || activeDash._childFilters) as any as ObjectField) : undefined;
                 button['target-searchFilterDocs'] = activeDash._searchFilterDocs instanceof ObjectField ? ObjectField.MakeCopy(activeDash._searchFilterDocs as any as ObjectField) : undefined;
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
index fc265e2b9..675f23970 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionNoteTakingView.tsx
@@ -201,13 +201,17 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
     };
 
     styleProvider = (doc: Doc | undefined, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string) => {
-        if (property === StyleProp.BoxShadow && doc && DragManager.docsBeingDragged.includes(doc)) {
-            return `#9c9396  ${StrCast(doc?.boxShadow, '10px 10px 0.9vw')}`;
-        }
-        if (property === StyleProp.Opacity && doc) {
-            if (this.props.childOpacity) {
-                return this.props.childOpacity();
-            }
+        switch (property) {
+            case StyleProp.BoxShadow:
+                if (doc && DragManager.docsBeingDragged.includes(doc)) {
+                    return `#9c9396 ${StrCast(doc?.layout_boxShadow, '10px 10px 0.9vw')}`;
+                }
+                break;
+            case StyleProp.Opacity:
+                if (doc && this.props.childOpacity) {
+                    return this.props.childOpacity();
+                }
+                break;
         }
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(doc, props, property);
     };
@@ -251,11 +255,11 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={noteTakingDocTransform}
                 focus={this.focusDocument}
-                docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
+                childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
                 hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle?.()}
                 hideResizeHandles={this.props.childHideResizeHandles?.()}
                 hideTitle={this.props.childHideTitle?.()}
-                docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
+                childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                 addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
                 moveDocument={this.props.moveDocument}
@@ -603,42 +607,6 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
         return eles;
     }
 
-    @computed get buttonMenu() {
-        const menuDoc: Doc = Cast(this.rootDoc.buttonMenuDoc, Doc, null);
-        if (menuDoc) {
-            const width = NumCast(menuDoc._width, 30);
-            const height = NumCast(menuDoc._height, 30);
-            return (
-                <div className="buttonMenu-docBtn" style={{ width, height }}>
-                    <DocumentView
-                        Document={menuDoc}
-                        DataDoc={menuDoc}
-                        isContentActive={this.props.isContentActive}
-                        isDocumentActive={returnTrue}
-                        addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
-                        moveDocument={this.props.moveDocument}
-                        addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
-                        pinToPres={emptyFunction}
-                        rootSelected={this.props.isSelected}
-                        removeDocument={this.props.removeDocument}
-                        ScreenToLocalTransform={Transform.Identity}
-                        PanelWidth={() => 35}
-                        PanelHeight={() => 35}
-                        renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth}
-                        focus={emptyFunction}
-                        styleProvider={this.props.styleProvider}
-                        docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
-                        whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
-                        bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                        docFilters={this.props.docFilters}
-                        docRangeFilters={this.props.docRangeFilters}
-                        searchFilterDocs={this.props.searchFilterDocs}
-                    />
-                </div>
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
     @computed get nativeWidth() {
         return Doc.NativeWidth(this.layoutDoc);
     }
@@ -658,35 +626,25 @@ export class CollectionNoteTakingView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     render() {
         TraceMobx();
-        const buttonMenu = this.rootDoc.buttonMenu;
-        const noviceExplainer = StrCast(this.rootDoc.explainer);
         return (
-            <>
-                {buttonMenu || noviceExplainer ? (
-                    <div className="documentButtonMenu" key="buttons">
-                        {buttonMenu ? this.buttonMenu : null}
-                        {Doc.UserDoc().noviceMode && noviceExplainer ? <div className="documentExplanation">{noviceExplainer}</div> : null}
-                    </div>
-                ) : null}
-                <div
-                    className="collectionNoteTakingView"
-                    ref={this.createRef}
-                    key="notes"
-                    style={{
-                        overflowY: this.props.isContentActive() ? 'auto' : 'hidden',
-                        background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
-                        pointerEvents: this.backgroundEvents ? 'all' : undefined,
-                    }}
-                    onScroll={action(e => (this._scroll = e.currentTarget.scrollTop))}
-                    onPointerLeave={action(e => (this.docsDraggedRowCol.length = 0))}
-                    onPointerMove={e => e.buttons && this.onPointerMove(false, e.clientX, e.clientY)}
-                    onDragOver={e => this.onPointerMove(true, e.clientX, e.clientY)}
-                    onDrop={this.onExternalDrop.bind(this)}
-                    onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
-                    onWheel={e => this.props.isContentActive(true) && e.stopPropagation()}>
-                    {this.renderedSections}
-                </div>
-            </>
+            <div
+                className="collectionNoteTakingView"
+                ref={this.createRef}
+                key="notes"
+                style={{
+                    overflowY: this.props.isContentActive() ? 'auto' : 'hidden',
+                    background: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.rootDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
+                    pointerEvents: this.backgroundEvents ? 'all' : undefined,
+                }}
+                onScroll={action(e => (this._scroll = e.currentTarget.scrollTop))}
+                onPointerLeave={action(e => (this.docsDraggedRowCol.length = 0))}
+                onPointerMove={e => e.buttons && this.onPointerMove(false, e.clientX, e.clientY)}
+                onDragOver={e => this.onPointerMove(true, e.clientX, e.clientY)}
+                onDrop={this.onExternalDrop.bind(this)}
+                onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
+                onWheel={e => this.props.isContentActive(true) && e.stopPropagation()}>
+                {this.renderedSections}
+            </div>
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
index bbc91aa6e..57d9bbb49 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionPileView.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         if (this.layoutEngine() !== computePassLayout.name && this.layoutEngine() !== computeStarburstLayout.name) {
-            this.Document._pileLayoutEngine = computePassLayout.name;
+            this.Document._freeform_pileEngine = computePassLayout.name;
         }
         this._originalChrome = this.layoutDoc._chromeHidden;
         this.layoutDoc._chromeHidden = true;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
         Object.values(this._disposers).forEach(disposer => disposer?.());
     }
 
-    layoutEngine = () => StrCast(this.Document._pileLayoutEngine);
+    layoutEngine = () => StrCast(this.Document._freeform_pileEngine);
 
     @undoBatch
     addPileDoc = (doc: Doc | Doc[]) => {
@@ -73,28 +73,29 @@ export class CollectionPileView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     // toggles the pileup between starburst to compact
     toggleStarburst = action(() => {
+        this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale = undefined;
         if (this.layoutEngine() === computeStarburstLayout.name) {
             if (this.rootDoc[Width]() !== NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500)) {
                 this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter = this.rootDoc[Width]();
             }
             const defaultSize = 110;
-            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
-            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
-            this.layoutDoc._width = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth, defaultSize);
-            this.layoutDoc._height = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight, defaultSize);
+            this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileWidth, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2 - NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileHeight, defaultSize) / 2;
+            this.layoutDoc._width = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileWidth, defaultSize);
+            this.layoutDoc._height = NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileHeight, defaultSize);
             DocUtils.pileup(this.childDocs, undefined, undefined, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._width) / 2, false);
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX = 0;
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY = -10;
-            this.props.Document._pileLayoutEngine = computePassLayout.name;
+            this.props.Document._freeform_pileEngine = computePassLayout.name;
         } else {
             const defaultSize = NumCast(this.rootDoc._starburstDiameter, 500);
             this.rootDoc.x = NumCast(this.rootDoc.x) + this.layoutDoc[Width]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
             this.rootDoc.y = NumCast(this.rootDoc.y) + this.layoutDoc[Height]() / 2 - defaultSize / 2;
-            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
-            this.layoutDoc._starburstPileHeight = this.layoutDoc[Height]();
+            this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileWidth = this.layoutDoc[Width]();
+            this.layoutDoc._freeform_pileHeight = this.layoutDoc[Height]();
             this.layoutDoc._freeform_panX = this.layoutDoc._freeform_panY = 0;
             this.layoutDoc._width = this.layoutDoc._height = defaultSize;
-            this.props.Document._pileLayoutEngine = computeStarburstLayout.name;
+            this.props.Document._freeform_pileEngine = computeStarburstLayout.name;
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
index b131d38d8..9d5cb257a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackedTimeline.tsx
@@ -404,15 +404,15 @@ export class CollectionStackedTimeline extends CollectionSubView<CollectionStack
             docAnchor ??
             Docs.Create.LabelDocument({
                 title: ComputedField.MakeFunction(`self["${endTag}"] ? "#" + formatToTime(self["${startTag}"]) + "-" + formatToTime(self["${endTag}"]) : "#" + formatToTime(self["${startTag}"])`) as any,
-                _minFontSize: 12,
-                _maxFontSize: 24,
+                _label_minFontSize: 12,
+                _label_maxFontSize: 24,
                 _stayInCollection: true,
                 backgroundColor: 'rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.5)',
                 layout_hideLinkButton: true,
                 onClick: FollowLinkScript(),
                 annotationOn: rootDoc,
-                _timelineLabel: true,
-                borderRounding: anchorEndTime === undefined ? '100%' : undefined,
+                _isTimelineLabel: true,
+                layout_borderRounding: anchorEndTime === undefined ? '100%' : undefined,
             });
         Doc.GetProto(anchor)[startTag] = anchorStartTime;
         Doc.GetProto(anchor)[endTag] = anchorEndTime;
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ class StackedTimelineAnchor extends React.Component<StackedTimelineAnchorProps>
             if (timelineOnly) {
                 if (!left && time !== undefined && time <= NumCast(anchor[this.props.startTag])) time = undefined;
                 Doc.SetInPlace(anchor, left ? this.props.startTag : this.props.endTag, time, true);
-                if (!left) Doc.SetInPlace(anchor, 'borderRounding', time !== undefined ? undefined : '100%', true);
+                if (!left) Doc.SetInPlace(anchor, 'layout_borderRounding', time !== undefined ? undefined : '100%', true);
             } else {
                 anchor[left ? '_timecodeToShow' : '_timecodeToHide'] = time;
             }
@@ -820,8 +820,8 @@ class StackedTimelineAnchor extends React.Component<StackedTimelineAnchorProps>
                     focus={focusFunc}
                     isContentActive={returnFalse}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     rootSelected={returnFalse}
                     onClick={script}
                     onDoubleClick={this.props.layoutDoc.autoPlayAnchors ? undefined : doublescript}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
index 56f53afe6..3c0d8cbc3 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionStackingView.tsx
@@ -346,11 +346,11 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={stackedDocTransform}
                 focus={this.focusDocument}
-                docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
+                childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
                 hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle?.()}
                 hideResizeHandles={this.props.childHideResizeHandles?.()}
                 hideTitle={this.props.childHideTitle?.()}
-                docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
+                childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                 xPadding={NumCast(this.layoutDoc._childXPadding, this.props.childXPadding)}
                 yPadding={NumCast(this.layoutDoc._childYPadding, this.props.childYPadding)}
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     return35 = () => 35;
     @computed get buttonMenu() {
-        const menuDoc: Doc = Cast(this.rootDoc.buttonMenuDoc, Doc, null);
+        const menuDoc: Doc = Cast(this.rootDoc.layout_headerButton, Doc, null);
         // TODO:glr Allow support for multiple buttons
         if (menuDoc) {
             const width: number = NumCast(menuDoc._width, 30);
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                         docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
                         whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                         bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                        docFilters={this.props.docFilters}
-                        docRangeFilters={this.props.docRangeFilters}
+                        childFilters={this.props.childFilters}
+                        childFiltersByRanges={this.props.childFiltersByRanges}
                         searchFilterDocs={this.props.searchFilterDocs}
                     />
                 </div>
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ export class CollectionStackingView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
             contents: '+ ADD A GROUP',
         };
         const buttonMenu = this.rootDoc.buttonMenu;
-        const noviceExplainer = this.rootDoc.explainer;
+        const noviceExplainer = this.rootDoc.layout_explainer;
         return (
             <>
                 {buttonMenu || noviceExplainer ? (
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
index 967d1d40e..d1b7f6ff6 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionSubView.tsx
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
         private gestureDisposer?: GestureUtils.GestureEventDisposer;
         protected _multiTouchDisposer?: InteractionUtils.MultiTouchEventDisposer;
         protected _mainCont?: HTMLDivElement;
-        @observable _focusFilters: Opt<string[]>; // docFilters that are overridden when previewing a link to an anchor which has docFilters set on it
-        @observable _focusRangeFilters: Opt<string[]>; // docRangeFilters that are overridden when previewing a link to an anchor which has docRangeFilters set on it
+        @observable _focusFilters: Opt<string[]>; // childFilters that are overridden when previewing a link to an anchor which has childFilters set on it
+        @observable _focusRangeFilters: Opt<string[]>; // childFiltersByRanges that are overridden when previewing a link to an anchor which has childFiltersByRanges set on it
         protected createDashEventsTarget = (ele: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
             //used for stacking and masonry view
             this.dropDisposer?.();
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
         get childDocList() {
             return Cast(this.dataField, listSpec(Doc));
         }
-        collectionFilters = () => this._focusFilters ?? StrListCast(this.props.Document._docFilters);
-        collectionRangeDocFilters = () => this._focusRangeFilters ?? Cast(this.props.Document._docRangeFilters, listSpec('string'), []);
+        collectionFilters = () => this._focusFilters ?? StrListCast(this.props.Document._childFilters);
+        collectionRangeDocFilters = () => this._focusRangeFilters ?? Cast(this.props.Document._childFiltersByRanges, listSpec('string'), []);
         // child filters apply to the descendants of the documents in this collection
-        childDocFilters = () => [...(this.props.docFilters?.().filter(f => Utils.IsRecursiveFilter(f)) || []), ...this.collectionFilters()];
+        childDocFilters = () => [...(this.props.childFilters?.().filter(f => Utils.IsRecursiveFilter(f)) || []), ...this.collectionFilters()];
         // unrecursive filters apply to the documents in the collection, but no their children.  See Utils.noRecursionHack
-        unrecursiveDocFilters = () => [...(this.props.docFilters?.().filter(f => !Utils.IsRecursiveFilter(f)) || [])];
-        childDocRangeFilters = () => [...(this.props.docRangeFilters?.() || []), ...this.collectionRangeDocFilters()];
+        unrecursiveDocFilters = () => [...(this.props.childFilters?.().filter(f => !Utils.IsRecursiveFilter(f)) || [])];
+        childDocRangeFilters = () => [...(this.props.childFiltersByRanges?.() || []), ...this.collectionRangeDocFilters()];
         searchFilterDocs = () => this.props.searchFilterDocs?.() ?? DocListCast(this.props.Document._searchFilterDocs);
         @computed.struct get childDocs() {
             TraceMobx();
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
             const childDocs = rawdocs.filter(d => !(d instanceof Promise) && GetEffectiveAcl(Doc.GetProto(d)) !== AclPrivate && (this.props.ignoreUnrendered || !d.layout_unrendered)).map(d => d as Doc);
 
             const childDocFilters = this.childDocFilters();
-            const docRangeFilters = this.childDocRangeFilters();
+            const childFiltersByRanges = this.childDocRangeFilters();
             const searchDocs = this.searchFilterDocs();
-            if (this.props.Document.dontRegisterView || (!childDocFilters.length && !this.unrecursiveDocFilters().length && !docRangeFilters.length && !searchDocs.length)) {
+            if (this.props.Document.dontRegisterView || (!childDocFilters.length && !this.unrecursiveDocFilters().length && !childFiltersByRanges.length && !searchDocs.length)) {
                 return childDocs.filter(cd => !cd.cookies); // remove any documents that require a cookie if there are no filters to provide one
             }
 
             const docsforFilter: Doc[] = [];
             childDocs.forEach(d => {
                 // dragging facets
-                const dragged = this.props.docFilters?.().some(f => f.includes(Utils.noDragsDocFilter));
+                const dragged = this.props.childFilters?.().some(f => f.includes(Utils.noDragsDocFilter));
                 if (dragged && DragManager.docsBeingDragged.includes(d)) return false;
-                let notFiltered = d.z || Doc.IsSystem(d) || DocUtils.FilterDocs([d], this.unrecursiveDocFilters(), docRangeFilters, this.props.Document).length > 0;
+                let notFiltered = d.z || Doc.IsSystem(d) || DocUtils.FilterDocs([d], this.unrecursiveDocFilters(), childFiltersByRanges, this.props.Document).length > 0;
                 if (notFiltered) {
-                    notFiltered = (!searchDocs.length || searchDocs.includes(d)) && DocUtils.FilterDocs([d], childDocFilters, docRangeFilters, this.props.Document).length > 0;
+                    notFiltered = (!searchDocs.length || searchDocs.includes(d)) && DocUtils.FilterDocs([d], childDocFilters, childFiltersByRanges, this.props.Document).length > 0;
                     const fieldKey = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(d);
                     const annos = !Field.toString(Doc.LayoutField(d) as Field).includes(CollectionView.name);
                     const data = d[annos ? fieldKey + '_annotations' : fieldKey];
@@ -131,13 +131,14 @@ export function CollectionSubView<X>(moreProps?: X) {
                         let subDocs = [...DocListCast(data), ...DocListCast(side)];
                         if (subDocs.length > 0) {
                             let newarray: Doc[] = [];
-                            notFiltered = notFiltered || (!searchDocs.length && DocUtils.FilterDocs(subDocs, childDocFilters, docRangeFilters, d).length);
+                            notFiltered = notFiltered || (!searchDocs.length && DocUtils.FilterDocs(subDocs, childDocFilters, childFiltersByRanges, d).length);
                             while (subDocs.length > 0 && !notFiltered) {
                                 newarray = [];
                                 subDocs.forEach(t => {
                                     const fieldKey = Doc.LayoutFieldKey(t);
                                     const annos = !Field.toString(Doc.LayoutField(t) as Field).includes(CollectionView.name);
-                                    notFiltered = notFiltered || ((!searchDocs.length || searchDocs.includes(t)) && ((!childDocFilters.length && !docRangeFilters.length) || DocUtils.FilterDocs([t], childDocFilters, docRangeFilters, d).length));
+                                    notFiltered =
+                                        notFiltered || ((!searchDocs.length || searchDocs.includes(t)) && ((!childDocFilters.length && !childFiltersByRanges.length) || DocUtils.FilterDocs([t], childDocFilters, childFiltersByRanges, d).length));
                                     DocListCast(t[annos ? fieldKey + '_annotations' : fieldKey]).forEach(newdoc => newarray.push(newdoc));
                                     annos && DocListCast(t[fieldKey + '_sidebar']).forEach(newdoc => newarray.push(newdoc));
                                 });
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
index 49a90d828..60e6815e5 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTimeView.tsx
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ export class CollectionTimeView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     goTo = (prevFilterIndex: number) => {
         this.layoutDoc._pivotField = this.layoutDoc['_prevPivotFields' + prevFilterIndex];
-        this.layoutDoc._docFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.layoutDoc['_prevDocFilter' + prevFilterIndex] as ObjectField);
-        this.layoutDoc._docRangeFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.layoutDoc['_prevDocRangeFilters' + prevFilterIndex] as ObjectField);
+        this.layoutDoc._childFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.layoutDoc['_prevDocFilter' + prevFilterIndex] as ObjectField);
+        this.layoutDoc._childFiltersByRanges = ObjectField.MakeCopy(this.layoutDoc['_prevDocRangeFilters' + prevFilterIndex] as ObjectField);
         this.layoutDoc._prevFilterIndex = prevFilterIndex;
     };
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class CollectionTimeView extends CollectionSubView() {
         if (prevFilterIndex > 0) {
             this.goTo(prevFilterIndex - 1);
         } else {
-            this.layoutDoc._docFilters = new List([]);
+            this.layoutDoc._childFilters = new List([]);
         }
     };
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class CollectionTimeView extends CollectionSubView() {
             <div className="collectionTimeView-innards" key="timeline" style={{ pointerEvents: this.props.isContentActive() ? undefined : 'none' }} onClick={this.contentsDown}>
                 <CollectionFreeFormView
                     {...this.props}
-                    engineProps={{ pivotField: this.pivotField, docFilters: this.childDocFilters, docRangeFilters: this.childDocRangeFilters }}
+                    engineProps={{ pivotField: this.pivotField, childFilters: this.childDocFilters, childFiltersByRanges: this.childDocRangeFilters }}
                     fitContentsToBox={returnTrue}
                     childClickScript={this._childClickedScript}
                     viewDefDivClick={this.layoutEngine() === computeTimelineLayout.name ? undefined : this._viewDefDivClick}
@@ -276,12 +276,12 @@ export class CollectionTimeView extends CollectionSubView() {
 ScriptingGlobals.add(function pivotColumnClick(pivotDoc: Doc, bounds: ViewDefBounds) {
     const pivotField = StrCast(pivotDoc._pivotField, 'author');
     let prevFilterIndex = NumCast(pivotDoc._prevFilterIndex);
-    const originalFilter = StrListCast(ObjectField.MakeCopy(pivotDoc._docFilters as ObjectField));
-    pivotDoc['_prevDocFilter' + prevFilterIndex] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(pivotDoc._docFilters as ObjectField);
-    pivotDoc['_prevDocRangeFilters' + prevFilterIndex] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(pivotDoc._docRangeFilters as ObjectField);
+    const originalFilter = StrListCast(ObjectField.MakeCopy(pivotDoc._childFilters as ObjectField));
+    pivotDoc['_prevDocFilter' + prevFilterIndex] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(pivotDoc._childFilters as ObjectField);
+    pivotDoc['_prevDocRangeFilters' + prevFilterIndex] = ObjectField.MakeCopy(pivotDoc._childFiltersByRanges as ObjectField);
     pivotDoc['_prevPivotFields' + prevFilterIndex] = pivotField;
     pivotDoc._prevFilterIndex = ++prevFilterIndex;
-    pivotDoc._docFilters = new List();
+    pivotDoc._childFilters = new List();
     setTimeout(
         action(() => {
             const filterVals = bounds.payload as string[];
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function pivotColumnClick(pivotDoc: Doc, bounds: ViewDefBou
                     pivotDoc._pivotField = filterVals[0];
                 }
             }
-            const newFilters = StrListCast(pivotDoc._docFilters);
+            const newFilters = StrListCast(pivotDoc._childFilters);
             if (newFilters.length && originalFilter.length && newFilters.lastElement() === originalFilter.lastElement()) {
                 pivotDoc._prevFilterIndex = --prevFilterIndex;
                 pivotDoc['_prevDocFilter' + prevFilterIndex] = undefined;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
index 969658238..ed1e0c067 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/CollectionTreeView.tsx
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
                 PanelHeight={this.documentTitleHeight}
                 NativeDimScaling={returnOne}
                 onKey={this.onKey}
-                docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                 searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                 addDocument={returnFalse}
                 moveDocument={returnFalse}
@@ -314,12 +314,12 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
     }
 
     @computed get noviceExplainer() {
-        return !Doc.noviceMode || !this.rootDoc.explainer ? null : <div className="documentExplanation"> {StrCast(this.rootDoc.explainer)} </div>;
+        return !Doc.noviceMode || !this.rootDoc.layout_explainer ? null : <div className="documentExplanation"> {StrCast(this.rootDoc.layout_explainer)} </div>;
     }
 
     return35 = () => 35;
     @computed get buttonMenu() {
-        const menuDoc = Cast(this.rootDoc.buttonMenuDoc, Doc, null);
+        const menuDoc = Cast(this.rootDoc.layout_headerButton, Doc, null);
         // To create a multibutton menu add a CollectionLinearView
         return !menuDoc ? null : (
             <div className="buttonMenu-docBtn" style={{ width: NumCast(menuDoc._width, 30), height: NumCast(menuDoc._height, 30) }}>
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ export class CollectionTreeView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collectionTree
                     docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={this.props.docFilters}
-                    docRangeFilters={this.props.docRangeFilters}
+                    childFilters={this.props.childFilters}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={this.props.childFiltersByRanges}
                     searchFilterDocs={this.props.searchFilterDocs}
                 />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
index 710e33b1c..75e4e8abf 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TabDocView.tsx
@@ -432,8 +432,8 @@ export class TabDocView extends React.Component<TabDocViewProps> {
                     PanelWidth={this.PanelWidth}
                     PanelHeight={this.PanelHeight}
                     styleProvider={DefaultStyleProvider}
-                    docFilters={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
-                    docRangeFilters={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocRangeFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
+                    childFilters={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocRangeFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
                     searchFilterDocs={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.searchFilterDocs ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
                     addDocument={undefined}
                     removeDocument={this.remDocTab}
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ export class TabMinimapView extends React.Component<TabMinimapViewProps> {
                     styleProvider={TabMinimapView.miniStyleProvider}
                     addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
                     pinToPres={TabDocView.PinDoc}
-                    docFilters={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
-                    docRangeFilters={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocRangeFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
+                    childFilters={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.childDocRangeFilters ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
                     searchFilterDocs={CollectionDockingView.Instance?.searchFilterDocs ?? returnEmptyDoclist}
                     fitContentsToBox={returnTrue}
                 />
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
index ca9471f6f..9039875c1 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/TreeView.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         return 'TreeView(' + this.props.document.title + ')';
     } // this makes mobx trace() statements more descriptive
     get defaultExpandedView() {
-        return this.doc.type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
+        return this.doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
             ? this.fieldKey
             : this.props.treeView.dashboardMode
             ? this.fieldKey
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         };
         const addDoc = inside ? localAdd : parentAddDoc;
         const move = (!dropAction || dropAction === 'proto' || dropAction === 'move' || dropAction === 'same') && moveDocument;
-        const canAdd = (!this.props.treeView.outlineMode && !StrCast((inside ? this.props.document : this.props.treeViewParent)?.freezeChildren).includes('add')) || forceAdd;
+        const canAdd = (!this.props.treeView.outlineMode && !StrCast((inside ? this.props.document : this.props.treeViewParent)?.treeViewFreezeChildren).includes('add')) || forceAdd;
         if (canAdd) {
             this.props.parentTreeView instanceof TreeView && (this.props.parentTreeView.dropping = true);
             const res = UndoManager.RunInTempBatch(() => droppedDocuments.reduce((added, d) => (move ? move(d, undefined, addDoc) || (dropAction === 'proto' ? addDoc(d) : false) : addDoc(d)) || added, false));
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         const data = () => (this.childDocs || this.props.treeView.dashboardMode ? this.fieldKey : '');
         const embeddings = () => (this.props.treeView.dashboardMode ? '' : 'embeddings');
         const fields = () => (Doc.noviceMode ? '' : 'fields');
-        const layout = Doc.noviceMode || this.doc.type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [] : ['layout'];
+        const layout = Doc.noviceMode || this.doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking ? [] : ['layout'];
         return [data(), ...layout, ...(this.props.treeView.fileSysMode ? [embeddings(), links(), annos()] : []), fields()].filter(m => m);
     }
     @action
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
         return this.props.treeViewHideHeaderFields() || this.doc.treeViewHideHeaderFields ? null : (
             <>
                 {customHeaderButtons} {/* e.g.,. hide button is set by dashboardStyleProvider */}
-                {this.doc.hideContextMenu ? null : (
+                {this.doc._layout_hideContextMenu ? null : (
                     <FontAwesomeIcon
                         title="context menu"
                         key="bars"
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                 ? []
                 : this.props.treeView.fileSysMode && this.doc === Doc.GetProto(this.doc)
                 ? [openEmbedding, makeFolder]
-                : this.doc.type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
+                : this.doc._type_collection === CollectionViewType.Docking
                 ? []
                 : [deleteItem, openEmbedding, focusDoc]),
         ];
@@ -930,13 +930,13 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                 focus={this.refocus}
                 whenChildContentsActiveChanged={this.props.whenChildContentsActiveChanged}
                 bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                disableDocBrushing={this.props.treeView.props.disableDocBrushing}
+                disableBrushing={this.props.treeView.props.disableBrushing}
                 hideLinkButton={BoolCast(this.props.treeView.props.Document.childHideLinkButton)}
                 dontRegisterView={BoolCast(this.props.treeView.props.Document.childDontRegisterViews, this.props.dontRegisterView)}
                 xPadding={NumCast(this.props.treeView.props.Document.childXPadding, this.props.treeView.props.childXPadding)}
                 yPadding={NumCast(this.props.treeView.props.Document.childYPadding, this.props.treeView.props.childYPadding)}
-                docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                 searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
             />
         );
@@ -1010,8 +1010,8 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                     treeViewDoc={this.props.treeView?.props.Document}
                     rootSelected={returnTrue}
                     docViewPath={this.props.treeView.props.docViewPath}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
                     moveDocument={this.move}
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                     yPadding={NumCast(this.props.treeView.props.Document.childYPadding, this.props.treeView.props.childYPadding)}
                     addDocTab={this.props.addDocTab}
                     pinToPres={this.props.treeView.props.pinToPres}
-                    disableDocBrushing={this.props.treeView.props.disableDocBrushing}
+                    disableBrushing={this.props.treeView.props.disableBrushing}
                     bringToFront={returnFalse}
                     scriptContext={this}
                 />
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ export class TreeView extends React.Component<TreeViewProps> {
                         onCheckedClick={onCheckedClick}
                         onChildClick={onChildClick}
                         renderDepth={renderDepth}
-                        removeDoc={StrCast(treeViewParent.freezeChildren).includes('remove') ? undefined : remove}
+                        removeDoc={StrCast(treeViewParent.treeViewFreezeChildren).includes('remove') ? undefined : remove}
                         addDocument={addDocument}
                         styleProvider={styleProvider}
                         panelWidth={rowWidth}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
index 6202dcacc..f1d98d22a 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormLinkView.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
             0
         ); // since the render code depends on querying the Dom through getBoudndingClientRect, we need to delay triggering render()
         setTimeout(
-            action(() => (!LinkDocs.length || !linkDoc.layout_linkDisplay) && (this._opacity = 0.05)),
+            action(() => (!LinkDocs.length || !linkDoc.link_displayLine) && (this._opacity = 0.05)),
             750
         ); // this will unhighlight the link line.
         const a = A.ContentDiv.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
         const targetBhyperlink = Array.from(window.document.getElementsByClassName((linkDoc.link_anchor_2 as Doc)[Id])).lastElement();
         if ((!targetAhyperlink && !a.width) || (!targetBhyperlink && !b.width)) return;
         if (!targetAhyperlink) {
-            if (linkDoc.layout_autoMoveAnchors) {
+            if (linkDoc.link_autoMoveAnchors) {
                 linkDoc.link_anchor_1_x = ((apt.point.x - aleft) / awidth) * 100;
                 linkDoc.link_anchor_1_y = ((apt.point.y - atop) / aheight) * 100;
             }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
             else linkDoc.opacity = 1;
         }
         if (!targetBhyperlink) {
-            if (linkDoc.layout_autoMoveAnchors) {
+            if (linkDoc.link_autoMoveAnchors) {
                 linkDoc.link_anchor_2_x = ((bpt.point.x - bleft) / bwidth) * 100;
                 linkDoc.link_anchor_2_y = ((bpt.point.y - btop) / bheight) * 100;
             }
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
         const { a, b, pt1norm, pt2norm, aActive, bActive, textX, textY, pt1, pt2 } = this.renderData;
         const linkRelationship = Field.toString(link?.link_relationship as any as Field); //get string representing relationship
         const linkRelationshipList = Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipList as List<string>;
-        const linkColorList = Doc.UserDoc().linkColorList as List<string>;
+        const linkColorList = Doc.UserDoc().link_ColorList as List<string>;
         const linkRelationshipSizes = Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipSizes as List<number>;
         const currRelationshipIndex = linkRelationshipList.indexOf(linkRelationship);
         const linkDescription = Field.toString(link.link_description as any as Field);
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
         //thickness varies linearly from 3px to 12px for increasing link count
         const strokeWidth = linkSize === -1 ? '3px' : Math.floor(2 + 10 * (linkSize / Math.max(...linkRelationshipSizes))) + 'px';
 
-        if (link.layout_linkDisplayArrow === undefined) {
-            link.layout_linkDisplayArrow = false;
+        if (link.link_displayArrow === undefined) {
+            link.link_displayArrow = false;
         }
 
-        return link.opacity === 0 || !a.width || !b.width || (!link.layout_linkDisplay && !aActive && !bActive) ? null : (
+        return link.opacity === 0 || !a.width || !b.width || (!link.link_displayLine && !aActive && !bActive) ? null : (
             <>
                 <defs>
                     <marker id={`${link[Id] + 'arrowhead'}`} markerWidth="4" markerHeight="3" refX="0" refY="1.5" orient="auto">
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormLinkView extends React.Component<CollectionFreeFo
                     style={{ pointerEvents: 'visibleStroke', opacity: this._opacity, stroke, strokeWidth }}
                     onClick={this.onClickLine}
                     d={`M ${pt1[0]} ${pt1[1]} C ${pt1[0] + pt1norm[0]} ${pt1[1] + pt1norm[1]}, ${pt2[0] + pt2norm[0]} ${pt2[1] + pt2norm[1]}, ${pt2[0]} ${pt2[1]}`}
-                    markerEnd={link.layout_linkDisplayArrow ? `url(#${link[Id] + 'arrowhead'})` : ''}
+                    markerEnd={link.link_displayArrow ? `url(#${link[Id] + 'arrowhead'})` : ''}
                 />
                 {textX === undefined || !linkDescription ? null : (
                     <text filter={`url(#${link[Id] + 'background'})`} className="collectionfreeformlinkview-linkText" x={textX} y={textY} onPointerDown={this.pointerDown}>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index 811a77fa8..11151e74e 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
 
     @action
     zoom = (pointX: number, pointY: number, deltaY: number): void => {
-        if (this.Document._isGroup) return;
+        if (this.Document._isGroup || this.Document._freeform_noZoom) return;
         let deltaScale = deltaY > 0 ? 1 / 1.05 : 1.05;
         if (deltaScale < 0) deltaScale = -deltaScale;
         const [x, y] = this.getTransform().transformPoint(pointX, pointY);
@@ -1294,8 +1294,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 ScreenToLocalTransform={childLayout.z ? this.getContainerTransform : this.getTransform}
                 PanelWidth={childLayout[Width]}
                 PanelHeight={childLayout[Height]}
-                docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
-                docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
+                childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
+                childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                 isDocumentActive={this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ? this.props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
                 isContentActive={this.props.childContentsActive ?? emptyFunction}
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                 dontRegisterView={this.props.dontRenderDocuments || this.props.dontRegisterView}
                 pointerEvents={this.pointerEvents}
                 //rotation={this.props.styleProvider?.(childLayout, this.props, StyleProp.JitterRotation) || 0}
-                //fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox || BoolCast(this.props.freezeChildDimensions)} // bcz: check this
+                //fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox || BoolCast(this.props.treeViewFreezeChildDimensions)} // bcz: check this
             />
         );
     }
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
         if ((e as any).handlePan || this.props.isAnnotationOverlay) return;
         (e as any).handlePan = true;
 
-        if (!this.layoutDoc._noAutoscroll && !this.props.renderDepth && this._marqueeRef) {
+        if (!this.layoutDoc._freeform_noAutoPan && !this.props.renderDepth && this._marqueeRef) {
             const dragX = e.detail.clientX;
             const dragY = e.detail.clientY;
             const bounds = this._marqueeRef?.getBoundingClientRect();
@@ -2007,8 +2007,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<Partial<collection
                             onKey={this.onKeyDown}
                             onDoubleClick={this.onChildDoubleClickHandler}
                             onBrowseClick={this.onBrowseClickHandler}
-                            docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
-                            docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
+                            childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
+                            childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                             searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                             isDocumentActive={this.props.childDocumentsActive?.() ? this.props.isDocumentActive : this.isContentActive}
                             isContentActive={this.props.childContentsActive ?? emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index d50c8d2c4..534275610 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps & Marque
             followLinkToggle: true,
             _width: 200,
             _height: 200,
-            _layoutFitContentsToBox: true,
+            _layout_fitContentsToBox: true,
             _layout_showSidebar: true,
             title: 'overview',
         });
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
index ca6b8705d..65578f214 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionLinear/CollectionLinearView.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import './CollectionLinearView.scss';
 /**
  * CollectionLinearView is the class for rendering the horizontal collection
  * of documents, it useful for horizontal menus. It can either be expandable
- * or not using the linearViewExpandable field.
+ * or not using the linearView_Expandable field.
  * It is used in the following locations:
  * - It is used in the popup menu on the bottom left (see docButtons() in MainView.tsx)
  * - It is used for the context sensitive toolbar at the top (see contMenuButtons() in CollectionMenu.tsx)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
 
     componentDidMount() {
         this._widthDisposer = reaction(
-            () => 5 + NumCast(this.rootDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (doc[Width]() || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
+            () => 5 + NumCast(this.rootDoc.linearBtnWidth, this.dimension()) + (this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsExpanded ? this.childDocs.filter(doc => !doc.hidden).reduce((tot, doc) => (doc[Width]() || this.dimension()) + tot + 4, 0) : 0),
             width => this.childDocs.length && (this.layoutDoc._width = width),
             { fireImmediately: true }
         );
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                     docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={this.props.docFilters}
-                    docRangeFilters={this.props.docRangeFilters}
+                    childFilters={this.props.childFilters}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={this.props.childFiltersByRanges}
                     searchFilterDocs={this.props.searchFilterDocs}
                     hideResizeHandles={true}
                 />
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
     render() {
         const flexDir = StrCast(this.Document.flexDirection); // Specify direction of linear view content
         const flexGap = NumCast(this.Document.flexGap); // Specify the gap between linear view content
-        const isExpanded = BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded);
+        const isExpanded = BoolCast(this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsExpanded);
 
         const menuOpener = (
             <label
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
         );
 
         return (
-            <div className={`collectionLinearView-outer ${this.layoutDoc.linearViewSubMenu}`} style={{ backgroundColor: this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded ? undefined : 'transparent' }}>
+            <div className={`collectionLinearView-outer ${this.layoutDoc.linearView_SubMenu}`} style={{ backgroundColor: this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsExpanded ? undefined : 'transparent' }}>
                 <div className="collectionLinearView" ref={this.createDashEventsTarget} onContextMenu={this.myContextMenu} style={{ minHeight: this.dimension() }}>
-                    {!this.props.Document.linearViewExpandable ? null : (
+                    {!this.props.Document.linearView_Expandable ? null : (
                         <Tooltip title={<div className="dash-tooltip">{isExpanded ? 'Close' : 'Open'}</div>} placement="top">
                             {menuOpener}
                         </Tooltip>
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ export class CollectionLinearView extends CollectionSubView() {
                                 scriptContext: this.props.scriptContext,
                                 documentView: this.props.DocumentView?.(),
                             });
-                            this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded = this.addMenuToggle.current!.checked;
+                            this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsExpanded = this.addMenuToggle.current!.checked;
                         })}
                     />
 
-                    {!this.layoutDoc.linearViewIsExpanded ? null : (
+                    {!this.layoutDoc.linearView_IsExpanded ? null : (
                         <div
                             className="collectionLinearView-content"
                             style={{
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
index 78d3d1b6e..34fa0343d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMulticolumnView.tsx
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ export class CollectionMulticolumnView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle?.()}
                 fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox}
                 focus={this.props.focus}
-                docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
-                docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
+                childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
+                childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                 dontRegisterView={this.props.dontRegisterView}
                 addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
index 4d61dc272..bab77ed48 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionMulticolumn/CollectionMultirowView.tsx
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ export class CollectionMultirowView extends CollectionSubView() {
                 hideDecorationTitle={this.props.childHideDecorationTitle?.()}
                 fitContentsToBox={this.props.fitContentsToBox}
                 focus={this.props.focus}
-                docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
-                docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
+                childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
+                childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                 dontRegisterView={this.props.dontRegisterView}
                 addDocument={this.props.addDocument}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss
index 3a0c2c85c..52ebb7763 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.scss
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 .schema-header-row {
     cursor: grab;
-    justify-content: flex-end;
+    //justify-content: flex-end;
 
     .row-menu {
         display: flex;
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
index 36abad87e..15424de98 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/CollectionSchemaView.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export enum ColumnType {
     Date,
     Image,
     RTF,
+    Enumeration,
     Any,
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export const FInfotoColType: { [key: string]: ColumnType } = {
     date: ColumnType.Date,
     image: ColumnType.Image,
     rtf: ColumnType.RTF,
+    enumeration: ColumnType.Enumeration,
 };
 
 const defaultColumnKeys: string[] = ['title', 'type', 'author', 'author_date', 'text'];
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
     private _makeNewColumn: boolean = false;
     private _documentOptions: DocumentOptions = new DocumentOptions();
     private _tableContentRef: HTMLDivElement | null = null;
+    private _menuTarget = React.createRef<HTMLDivElement>();
 
     static _rowHeight: number = 50;
     static _rowSingleLineHeight: number = 32;
@@ -77,6 +80,11 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
     @observable _filterSearchValue: string = '';
     @observable _selectedCell: [Doc, number] | undefined;
 
+    // target HTMLelement portal for showing a popup menu to edit cell values.
+    public get MenuTarget() {
+        return this._menuTarget.current;
+    }
+
     @computed get _selectedDocs() {
         return SelectionManager.Docs().filter(doc => Doc.AreProtosEqual(DocCast(doc.embedContainer), this.rootDoc));
     }
@@ -336,9 +344,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
     dragColumn = (e: PointerEvent, index: number) => {
         const dragData = new DragManager.ColumnDragData(index);
         const dragEles = [this._colEles[index]];
-        this.childDocs.forEach(doc => {
-            dragEles.push(this._rowEles.get(doc).children[1].children[index]);
-        });
+        this.childDocs.forEach(doc => dragEles.push(this._rowEles.get(doc).children[1].children[index]));
         DragManager.StartColumnDrag(dragEles, dragData, e.x, e.y);
 
         document.removeEventListener('pointermove', this.highlightDropColumn);
@@ -352,24 +358,28 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
         return true;
     };
 
-    @action
-    highlightDropColumn = (e: PointerEvent) => {
-        e.stopPropagation();
-        const mouseX = this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY)[0];
+    findDropIndex = (mouseX: number) => {
         let index: number | undefined;
         this.displayColumnWidths.reduce((total, curr, i) => {
             if (total <= mouseX && total + curr >= mouseX) {
-                if (mouseX <= total + curr / 2) index = i;
+                if (mouseX <= total + curr) index = i;
                 else index = i + 1;
             }
             return total + curr;
         }, CollectionSchemaView._rowMenuWidth);
+        return index;
+    };
 
+    @action
+    highlightDropColumn = (e: PointerEvent) => {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        const mouseX = this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().transformPoint(e.clientX, e.clientY)[0];
+        const index = this.findDropIndex(mouseX);
         this._colEles.forEach((colRef, i) => {
             let leftStyle = '';
             let rightStyle = '';
-            if (i + 1 === index) rightStyle = `solid 2px ${Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE}`;
-            if (i === index && i === 0) leftStyle = `solid 2px ${Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE}`;
+            if (i + 1 === index) rightStyle = `solid 12px ${Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE}`;
+            if (i === index && i === 0) leftStyle = `solid 12px ${Colors.MEDIUM_BLUE}`;
             colRef.style.borderLeft = leftStyle;
             colRef.style.borderRight = rightStyle;
             this.childDocs.forEach(doc => {
@@ -426,15 +436,8 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
         if (de.complete.columnDragData) {
             e.stopPropagation();
             const mouseX = this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().transformPoint(de.x, de.y)[0];
-            let index = de.complete.columnDragData.colIndex;
-            this.displayColumnWidths.reduce((total, curr, i) => {
-                if (total <= mouseX && total + curr >= mouseX) {
-                    if (mouseX <= total + curr / 2) index = i;
-                    else index = i + 1;
-                }
-                return total + curr;
-            }, CollectionSchemaView._rowMenuWidth);
-            this.moveColumn(de.complete.columnDragData.colIndex, index);
+            const index = this.findDropIndex(mouseX);
+            this.moveColumn(de.complete.columnDragData.colIndex, index ?? de.complete.columnDragData.colIndex);
 
             this._colEles.forEach((colRef, i) => {
                 colRef.style.borderLeft = '';
@@ -607,7 +610,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
         this._menuKeys = this.documentKeys.filter(value => value.toLowerCase().includes(this._menuValue.toLowerCase()));
     };
 
-    getFieldFilters = (field: string) => StrListCast(this.Document._docFilters).filter(filter => filter.split(':')[0] == field);
+    getFieldFilters = (field: string) => StrListCast(this.Document._childFilters).filter(filter => filter.split(':')[0] == field);
 
     removeFieldFilters = (field: string) => {
         this.getFieldFilters(field).forEach(filter => Doc.setDocFilter(this.Document, field, filter.split(':')[1], 'remove'));
@@ -760,7 +763,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
             }
         });
 
-        const filters = StrListCast(this.Document._docFilters);
+        const filters = StrListCast(this.Document._childFilters);
         return keyOptions.map(key => {
             let bool = false;
             if (filters !== undefined) {
@@ -832,6 +835,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
     render() {
         return (
             <div className="collectionSchemaView" ref={(ele: HTMLDivElement | null) => this.createDashEventsTarget(ele)} onDrop={this.onExternalDrop.bind(this)}>
+                <div ref={this._menuTarget} style={{ background: 'red', top: 0, left: 0, position: 'absolute', zIndex: 10000 }}></div>
                 <div
                     className="schema-table"
                     onWheel={e => this.props.isContentActive() && e.stopPropagation()}
@@ -860,6 +864,7 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
                                 openContextMenu={this.openContextMenu}
                                 dragColumn={this.dragColumn}
                                 setColRef={this.setColRef}
+                                isContentActive={this.props.isContentActive}
                             />
                         ))}
                     </div>
@@ -894,8 +899,8 @@ export class CollectionSchemaView extends CollectionSubView() {
                                 isContentActive={returnTrue}
                                 isDocumentActive={returnFalse}
                                 ScreenToLocalTransform={this.screenToLocal}
-                                docFilters={this.childDocFilters}
-                                docRangeFilters={this.childDocRangeFilters}
+                                childFilters={this.childDocFilters}
+                                childFiltersByRanges={this.childDocRangeFilters}
                                 searchFilterDocs={this.searchFilterDocs}
                                 styleProvider={DefaultStyleProvider}
                                 docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
@@ -940,6 +945,7 @@ class CollectionSchemaViewDocs extends React.Component<CollectionSchemaViewDocsP
                                 LayoutTemplateString={SchemaRowBox.LayoutString(this.props.schema.props.fieldKey)}
                                 Document={doc}
                                 DataDoc={dataDoc}
+                                yPadding={index}
                                 renderDepth={this.props.schema.props.renderDepth + 1}
                                 PanelWidth={this.tableWidthFunc}
                                 PanelHeight={this.props.rowHeight}
@@ -949,8 +955,8 @@ class CollectionSchemaViewDocs extends React.Component<CollectionSchemaViewDocsP
                                 enableDragWhenActive={true}
                                 onClickScriptDisable="always"
                                 focus={this.props.schema.focusDocument}
-                                docFilters={this.props.schema.childDocFilters}
-                                docRangeFilters={this.props.schema.childDocRangeFilters}
+                                childFilters={this.props.schema.childDocFilters}
+                                childFiltersByRanges={this.props.schema.childDocRangeFilters}
                                 searchFilterDocs={this.props.schema.searchFilterDocs}
                                 rootSelected={this.props.schema.rootSelected}
                                 ScreenToLocalTransform={this.childScreenToLocal(index)}
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaColumnHeader.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaColumnHeader.tsx
index 46c2f622b..65e47f441 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaColumnHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaColumnHeader.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export interface SchemaColumnHeaderProps {
     columnIndex: number;
     sortField: string;
     sortDesc: boolean;
+    isContentActive: (outsideReaction?: boolean | undefined) => boolean | undefined;
     setSort: (field: string | undefined, desc?: boolean) => void;
     removeColumn: (index: number) => void;
     rowHeight: () => number;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export class SchemaColumnHeader extends React.Component<SchemaColumnHeaderProps>
 
     @action
     onPointerDown = (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
-        setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, e => this.props.dragColumn(e, this.props.columnIndex), emptyFunction, emptyFunction, false);
+        this.props.isContentActive(true) && setupMoveUpEvents(this, e, e => this.props.dragColumn(e, this.props.columnIndex), emptyFunction, emptyFunction, false);
     };
 
     render() {
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaRowBox.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaRowBox.tsx
index 978b65053..4f3503751 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaRowBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaRowBox.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Doc } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { BoolCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { DragManager } from '../../../util/DragManager';
 import { SnappingManager } from '../../../util/SnappingManager';
-import { undoable, undoBatch } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
+import { undoable } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
 import { ViewBoxBaseComponent } from '../../DocComponent';
 import { Colors } from '../../global/globalEnums';
 import { OpenWhere } from '../../nodes/DocumentView';
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from '../../nodes/FieldView';
 import { CollectionSchemaView } from './CollectionSchemaView';
 import './CollectionSchemaView.scss';
 import { SchemaTableCell } from './SchemaTableCell';
+import { Transform } from '../../../util/Transform';
 
 @observer
 export class SchemaRowBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
@@ -143,6 +144,13 @@ export class SchemaRowBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                             selectedCell={this.selectedCell}
                             setColumnValues={this.setColumnValues}
                             oneLine={BoolCast(this.schemaDoc?._singleLine)}
+                            menuTarget={this.schemaView.MenuTarget}
+                            transform={() => {
+                                const ind = index === this.schemaView.columnKeys.length - 1 ? this.schemaView.columnKeys.length - 3 : index;
+                                const x = this.schemaView?.displayColumnWidths.reduce((p, c, i) => (i <= ind ? p + c : p), 0);
+                                const y = (this.props.yPadding ?? 0) * this.props.PanelHeight();
+                                return new Transform(x + CollectionSchemaView._rowMenuWidth, y, 1);
+                            }}
                         />
                     ))}
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
index 876693474..97264508c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionSchema/SchemaTableCell.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import React = require('react');
+import * as React from 'react';
+import Select, { MenuPlacement } from 'react-select';
 import { action, computed, observable } from 'mobx';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 import { extname } from 'path';
@@ -6,12 +7,11 @@ import DatePicker from 'react-datepicker';
 import { DateField } from '../../../../fields/DateField';
 import { Doc, DocListCast, Field } from '../../../../fields/Doc';
 import { RichTextField } from '../../../../fields/RichTextField';
-import { BoolCast, Cast, DateCast, DocCast, FieldValue } from '../../../../fields/Types';
+import { BoolCast, Cast, DateCast, DocCast, FieldValue, StrCast } from '../../../../fields/Types';
 import { ImageField } from '../../../../fields/URLField';
 import { emptyFunction, returnEmptyDoclist, returnEmptyFilter, returnFalse, returnZero, Utils } from '../../../../Utils';
 import { FInfo } from '../../../documents/Documents';
 import { DocFocusOrOpen } from '../../../util/DocumentManager';
-import { dropActionType } from '../../../util/DragManager';
 import { Transform } from '../../../util/Transform';
 import { undoable, undoBatch } from '../../../util/UndoManager';
 import { EditableView } from '../../EditableView';
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from '../../nodes/FieldView';
 import { FormattedTextBox } from '../../nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox';
 import { KeyValueBox } from '../../nodes/KeyValueBox';
 import { DefaultStyleProvider } from '../../StyleProvider';
-import { ColumnType, FInfotoColType } from './CollectionSchemaView';
+import { CollectionSchemaView, ColumnType, FInfotoColType } from './CollectionSchemaView';
 import './CollectionSchemaView.scss';
 
 export interface SchemaTableCellProps {
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ export interface SchemaTableCellProps {
     oneLine?: boolean; // whether all input should fit on one line vs allowing textare multiline inputs
     allowCRs?: boolean; // allow carriage returns in text input (othewrise CR ends the edit)
     finishEdit?: () => void; // notify container that edit is over (eg. to hide view in DashFieldView)
+    options?: string[];
+    menuTarget: HTMLDivElement | null;
+    transform: () => Transform;
 }
 
 @observer
@@ -64,8 +67,8 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
         const color = protoCount === 0 || (fieldKey.startsWith('_') && Document[fieldKey] === undefined) ? 'black' : 'blue';
         const textDecoration = color !== 'black' && parenCount ? 'underline' : '';
         const fieldProps: FieldViewProps = {
-            docFilters: returnEmptyFilter,
-            docRangeFilters: returnEmptyFilter,
+            childFilters: returnEmptyFilter,
+            childFiltersByRanges: returnEmptyFilter,
             searchFilterDocs: returnEmptyDoclist,
             styleProvider: DefaultStyleProvider,
             docViewPath: returnEmptyDoclist,
@@ -129,15 +132,15 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
     }
 
     get getCellType() {
+        const columnTypeStr = this.props.getFinfo(this.props.fieldKey)?.fieldType;
         const cellValue = this.props.Document[this.props.fieldKey];
         if (cellValue instanceof ImageField) return ColumnType.Image;
         if (cellValue instanceof DateField) return ColumnType.Date;
         if (cellValue instanceof RichTextField) return ColumnType.RTF;
         if (typeof cellValue === 'number') return ColumnType.Any;
-        if (typeof cellValue === 'string') return ColumnType.Any;
+        if (typeof cellValue === 'string' && columnTypeStr !== 'enumeration') return ColumnType.Any;
         if (typeof cellValue === 'boolean') return ColumnType.Boolean;
 
-        const columnTypeStr = this.props.getFinfo(this.props.fieldKey)?.fieldType;
         if (columnTypeStr && columnTypeStr in FInfotoColType) {
             return FInfotoColType[columnTypeStr];
         }
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ export class SchemaTableCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
             case ColumnType.Image: return <SchemaImageCell {...this.props} />;
             case ColumnType.Boolean: return <SchemaBoolCell {...this.props} />;
             case ColumnType.RTF: return <SchemaRTFCell {...this.props} />;
+            case ColumnType.Enumeration: return <SchemaEnumerationCell {...this.props} options={this.props.getFinfo(this.props.fieldKey)?.values?.map(val => val.toString())} />;
             case ColumnType.Date: // return <SchemaDateCell {...this.props} />;
             default:  return this.defaultCellContent;
         }
@@ -311,3 +315,38 @@ export class SchemaBoolCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
         );
     }
 }
+@observer
+export class SchemaEnumerationCell extends React.Component<SchemaTableCellProps> {
+    @computed get selected() {
+        const selected: [Doc, number] | undefined = this.props.selectedCell();
+        return this.props.isRowActive() && selected?.[0] === this.props.Document && selected[1] === this.props.col;
+    }
+    render() {
+        const { color, textDecoration, fieldProps, cursor, pointerEvents } = SchemaTableCell.renderProps(this.props);
+        const options = this.props.options?.map(facet => ({ value: facet, label: facet }));
+        return (
+            <div className="schemaSelectionCell" style={{ display: 'flex', color, textDecoration, cursor, pointerEvents }}>
+                <div style={{ width: '100%' }}>
+                    <Select
+                        styles={{
+                            menuPortal: base => ({
+                                ...base,
+                                left: 0,
+                                top: 0,
+                                transform: `translate(${this.props.transform().TranslateX}px, ${this.props.transform().TranslateY}px)`,
+                                width: Number(base.width) * this.props.transform().Scale,
+                                zIndex: 9999,
+                            }),
+                        }}
+                        menuPortalTarget={this.props.menuTarget}
+                        menuPosition={'absolute'}
+                        placeholder={StrCast(this.props.Document[this.props.fieldKey], 'select...')}
+                        options={options}
+                        isMulti={false}
+                        onChange={val => KeyValueBox.SetField(this.props.Document, this.props.fieldKey.replace(/^_/, ''), `"${val?.value ?? ''}"`)}
+                    />
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/client/views/linking/LinkMenuGroup.tsx b/src/client/views/linking/LinkMenuGroup.tsx
index b9d56541a..8324a97d9 100644
--- a/src/client/views/linking/LinkMenuGroup.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/linking/LinkMenuGroup.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export class LinkMenuGroup extends React.Component<LinkMenuGroupProps> {
 
     getBackgroundColor = (): string => {
         const link_relationshipList = StrListCast(Doc.UserDoc().link_relationshipList);
-        const linkColorList = StrListCast(Doc.UserDoc().linkColorList);
+        const linkColorList = StrListCast(Doc.UserDoc().link_ColorList);
         let color = 'white';
         // if this link's relationship property is not default "link", set its color
         if (link_relationshipList) {
diff --git a/src/client/views/linking/LinkPopup.tsx b/src/client/views/linking/LinkPopup.tsx
index 5f2d4a7b6..664a0fa4f 100644
--- a/src/client/views/linking/LinkPopup.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/linking/LinkPopup.tsx
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ export class LinkPopup extends React.Component<LinkPopupProps> {
                         docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
                         whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                         bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                        docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                        docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                         searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     />
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx
index 60480ac33..d84e34d52 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DataVizBox/components/TableBox.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class TableBox extends React.Component<TableBoxProps> {
                                                             DragManager.StartAnchorAnnoDrag([header.current!], new DragManager.AnchorAnnoDragData(this.props.docView()!, sourceAnchorCreator, targetCreator), downX, downY, {
                                                                 dragComplete: e => {
                                                                     if (!e.aborted && e.annoDragData && e.annoDragData.linkSourceDoc && e.annoDragData.dropDocument && e.linkDocument) {
-                                                                        e.linkDocument.layout_linkDisplay = true;
+                                                                        e.linkDocument.link_displayLine = true;
                                                                         // e.annoDragData.linkSourceDoc.followLinkToggle = e.annoDragData.dropDocument.annotationOn === this.props.rootDoc;
                                                                         // e.annoDragData.linkSourceDoc.followLinkZoom = false;
                                                                     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentLinksButton.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentLinksButton.tsx
index bd1952ecb..7723a088d 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentLinksButton.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentLinksButton.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ export class DocumentLinksButton extends React.Component<DocumentLinksButtonProp
             e,
             this.onLinkButtonMoved,
             emptyFunction,
-            action((e, doubleTap) => doubleTap && DocumentView.showBackLinks(this.props.View.rootDoc)),
+            action((e, doubleTap) => {
+                doubleTap && DocumentView.showBackLinks(this.props.View.rootDoc);
+            }),
             undefined,
             undefined,
             action(() => (DocumentLinksButton.LinkEditorDocView = this.props.View))
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ export class DocumentLinksButton extends React.Component<DocumentLinksButtonProp
 
     @computed get filteredLinks() {
         const results = [] as Doc[];
-        const filters = this.props.View.props.docFilters();
+        const filters = this.props.View.props.childFilters();
         Array.from(new Set<Doc>(this.props.View.allLinks)).forEach(link => {
             if (DocUtils.FilterDocs([link], filters, []).length || DocUtils.FilterDocs([link.link_anchor_2 as Doc], filters, []).length || DocUtils.FilterDocs([link.link_anchor_1 as Doc], filters, []).length) {
                 results.push(link);
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
index 687683e6e..461066b1b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/DocumentView.tsx
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ export interface DocumentViewSharedProps {
     setTitleFocus?: () => void;
     focus: DocFocusFunc;
     layout_fitWidth?: (doc: Doc) => boolean | undefined;
-    docFilters: () => string[];
-    docRangeFilters: () => string[];
+    childFilters: () => string[];
+    childFiltersByRanges: () => string[];
     searchFilterDocs: () => Doc[];
     layout_showTitle?: () => string;
     whenChildContentsActiveChanged: (isActive: boolean) => void;
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export interface DocumentViewSharedProps {
     hideCaptions?: boolean;
     ignoreAutoHeight?: boolean;
     forceAutoHeight?: boolean;
-    disableDocBrushing?: boolean; // should highlighting for this view be disabled when same document in another view is hovered over.
+    disableBrushing?: boolean; // should highlighting for this view be disabled when same document in another view is hovered over.
     onClickScriptDisable?: 'never' | 'always'; // undefined = only when selected
     enableDragWhenActive?: boolean;
     waitForDoubleClickToClick?: () => 'never' | 'always' | undefined;
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
 
     @action
     onContextMenu = (e?: React.MouseEvent, pageX?: number, pageY?: number) => {
-        if (e && this.rootDoc._hideContextMenu && Doc.noviceMode) {
+        if (e && this.rootDoc._layout_hideContextMenu && Doc.noviceMode) {
             e.preventDefault();
             e.stopPropagation();
             //!this.props.isSelected(true) && SelectionManager.SelectView(this.props.DocumentView(), false);
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
             ? true
             : false;
     };
-    docFilters = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), ...StrListCast(this.layoutDoc.docFilters)];
+    childFilters = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), ...StrListCast(this.layoutDoc.childFilters)];
     contentPointerEvents = () => (!this.disableClickScriptFunc && this.onClickHandler ? 'none' : this.pointerEvents);
     @computed get contents() {
         TraceMobx();
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                     docViewPath={this.props.viewPath}
                     thumbShown={this.thumbShown}
                     setContentView={this.setContentView}
-                    docFilters={this.docFilters}
+                    childFilters={this.childFilters}
                     NativeDimScaling={this.props.NativeDimScaling}
                     PanelHeight={this.panelHeight}
                     setHeight={!this.props.suppressSetHeight ? this.setHeight : undefined}
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                     setTitleFocus={this.setTitleFocus}
                     layout_fieldKey={this.finalLayoutKey}
                 />
-                {this.layoutDoc.hideAllLinks ? null : this.allLinkEndpoints}
+                {this.layoutDoc.layout_hideAllLinks ? null : this.allLinkEndpoints}
             </div>
         );
     }
@@ -960,12 +960,12 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
         TraceMobx();
         return LinkManager.Instance.getAllRelatedLinks(this.rootDoc);
     }
-    hideLink = computedFn((link: Doc) => () => (link.layout_linkDisplay = false));
+    hideLink = computedFn((link: Doc) => () => (link.link_displayLine = false));
     @computed get allLinkEndpoints() {
         // the small blue dots that mark the endpoints of links
         TraceMobx();
         if (this.props.hideLinkAnchors || this.layoutDoc.layout_hideLinkAnchors || this.props.dontRegisterView || this.layoutDoc.layout_unrendered) return null;
-        const filtered = DocUtils.FilterDocs(this.directLinks, this.props.docFilters?.() ?? [], []).filter(d => d.layout_linkDisplay);
+        const filtered = DocUtils.FilterDocs(this.directLinks, this.props.childFilters?.() ?? [], []).filter(d => d.link_displayLine);
         return filtered.map(link => (
             <div className="documentView-anchorCont" key={link[Id]}>
                 <DocumentView
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ export class DocumentViewInternal extends DocComponent<DocumentViewInternalProps
                 gumStream = stream;
                 recorder = new MediaRecorder(stream);
                 recorder.ondataavailable = async (e: any) => {
-                    const [{ result }] = await Networking.UploadFilesToServer({file: e.data});
+                    const [{ result }] = await Networking.UploadFilesToServer({ file: e.data });
                     if (!(result instanceof Error)) {
                         const audioField = new AudioField(result.accessPaths.agnostic.client);
                         const audioAnnos = Cast(dataDoc[field + '-audioAnnotations'], listSpec(AudioField), null);
@@ -1296,13 +1296,13 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
     }
 
     // shows a stacking view collection (by default, but the user can change) of all documents linked to the source
-    public static showBackLinks(linkSource: Doc) {
-        const docId = Doc.CurrentUserEmail + Doc.GetProto(linkSource)[Id] + '-pivotish';
+    public static showBackLinks(linkAnchor: Doc) {
+        const docId = Doc.CurrentUserEmail + Doc.GetProto(linkAnchor)[Id] + '-pivotish';
         // prettier-ignore
-        DocServer.GetRefField(docId).then(docx => docx instanceof Doc &&
+        DocServer.GetRefField(docId).then(docx =>
             LightboxView.SetLightboxDoc(
-                docx || // reuse existing pivot view of documents, or else create a new collection
-                Docs.Create.StackingDocument([], { title: linkSource.title + '-pivot', _width: 500, _height: 500, linkSource, updateContentsScript: ScriptField.MakeScript('updateLinkCollection(self)') }, docId)
+                (docx as Doc) ?? // reuse existing pivot view of documents, or else create a new collection
+                Docs.Create.StackingDocument([], { title: linkAnchor.title + '-pivot', _width: 500, _height: 500, target: linkAnchor, updateContentsScript: ScriptField.MakeScript('updateLinkCollection(self, self.target)') }, docId)
             )
         );
     }
@@ -1490,8 +1490,8 @@ export class DocumentView extends React.Component<DocumentViewProps> {
             // increase max auto height if document has been resized to be greater than current max
             () => NumCast(this.layoutDoc._height),
             action(height => {
-                const docMax = NumCast(this.layoutDoc.docMaxAutoHeight);
-                if (docMax && docMax < height) this.layoutDoc.docMaxAutoHeight = height;
+                const docMax = NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_maxAutoHeight);
+                if (docMax && docMax < height) this.layoutDoc.layout_maxAutoHeight = height;
             })
         );
         !BoolCast(this.props.Document.dontRegisterView, this.props.dontRegisterView) && DocumentManager.Instance.AddView(this);
@@ -1577,16 +1577,16 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function toggleDetail(dv: DocumentView, detailLayoutKeySuff
     else dv.switchViews(true, detailLayoutKeySuffix, undefined, true);
 });
 
-ScriptingGlobals.add(function updateLinkCollection(linkCollection: Doc) {
-    const linkSource = Cast(linkCollection.linkSource, Doc, null);
+ScriptingGlobals.add(function updateLinkCollection(linkCollection: Doc, linkSource: Doc) {
     const collectedLinks = DocListCast(Doc.GetProto(linkCollection).data);
     let wid = linkSource[Width]();
+    let embedding:Doc|undefined;
     const links = LinkManager.Links(linkSource);
     links.forEach(link => {
         const other = LinkManager.getOppositeAnchor(link, linkSource);
-        const otherdoc = !other ? undefined : other.annotationOn ? Cast(other.annotationOn, Doc, null) : other;
+        const otherdoc = DocCast(other?.annotationOn ?? other);
         if (otherdoc && !collectedLinks?.some(d => Doc.AreProtosEqual(d, otherdoc))) {
-            const embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(otherdoc);
+            embedding = Doc.MakeEmbedding(otherdoc);
             embedding.x = wid;
             embedding.y = 0;
             embedding._lockedPosition = false;
@@ -1594,5 +1594,6 @@ ScriptingGlobals.add(function updateLinkCollection(linkCollection: Doc) {
             Doc.AddDocToList(Doc.GetProto(linkCollection), 'data', embedding);
         }
     });
+    embedding && DocServer.UPDATE_SERVER_CACHE();// if a new embedding was made, update the client's server cache so that it will not come back as a promise
     return links;
 });
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
index 4e348c67c..64f25cb22 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/KeyValuePair.tsx
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ export class KeyValuePair extends React.Component<KeyValuePairProps> {
         const props: FieldViewProps = {
             Document: this.props.doc,
             DataDoc: this.props.doc,
-            docFilters: returnEmptyFilter,
-            docRangeFilters: returnEmptyFilter,
+            childFilters: returnEmptyFilter,
+            childFiltersByRanges: returnEmptyFilter,
             searchFilterDocs: returnEmptyDoclist,
             styleProvider: DefaultStyleProvider,
             docViewPath: returnEmptyDoclist,
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx
index 73823041c..52f3575cb 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LabelBox.tsx
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ export class LabelBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps & LabelBoxProp
         const params = {
             rotateText: null,
             fontSizeFactor: 1,
-            minimumFontSize: NumCast(this.rootDoc._minFontSize, 8),
-            maximumFontSize: NumCast(this.rootDoc._maxFontSize, 1000),
+            minimumFontSize: NumCast(this.rootDoc._label_minFontSize, 8),
+            maximumFontSize: NumCast(this.rootDoc._label_maxFontSize, 1000),
             limitingDimension: 'both',
             horizontalAlign: 'center',
             verticalAlign: 'center',
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkAnchorBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkAnchorBox.tsx
index f38ef634c..e86b881a8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkAnchorBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkAnchorBox.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class LinkAnchorBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             } else {
                 this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_x'] = ((pt[0] - bounds.left) / bounds.width) * 100;
                 this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_y'] = ((pt[1] - bounds.top) / bounds.height) * 100;
-                this.rootDoc.layout_autoMoveAnchors = false;
+                this.rootDoc.link_autoMoveAnchors = false;
             }
         }
         return false;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class LinkAnchorBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         const y = NumCast(this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_y'], 100);
         const background = this.props.styleProvider?.(this.dataDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor + ':anchor');
         const anchor = this.fieldKey === 'link_anchor_1' ? 'link_anchor_2' : 'link_anchor_1';
-        const anchorScale = !this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_useLinkSmallAnchor'] && (x === 0 || x === 100 || y === 0 || y === 100) ? 1 : 0.25;
+        const anchorScale = !this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey + '_useSmallAnchor'] && (x === 0 || x === 100 || y === 0 || y === 100) ? 1 : 0.25;
         const targetTitle = StrCast((this.dataDoc[anchor] as Doc)?.title);
         const selView = SelectionManager.Views().lastElement()?.props.LayoutTemplateString?.includes('link_anchor_1')
             ? 'link_anchor_1'
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
index 079e1b56d..86191de63 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/LinkDocPreview.tsx
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ export class LinkDocPreview extends React.Component<LinkDocPreviewProps> {
                             addDocTab={returnFalse}
                             pinToPres={returnFalse}
                             dontRegisterView={true}
-                            docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                            docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                             searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                             renderDepth={0}
                             suppressSetHeight={true}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
index f03954789..93e54ffb7 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox.tsx
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_sidebarWidthPercent, '0%');
     }
     @computed get sidebarColor() {
-        return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebarColor, StrCast(this.layoutDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_backgroundColor'], '#e4e4e4'));
+        return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebar_color, StrCast(this.layoutDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_backgroundColor'], '#e4e4e4'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     panelWidth = () => this.props.PanelWidth() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1) - this.sidebarWidth();
     panelHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
     scrollXf = () => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(0, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop));
-    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
-    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()];
+    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
+    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()];
     infoWidth = () => this.props.PanelWidth() / 5;
     infoHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() / 5;
     anchorMenuClick = () => this._sidebarRef.current?.anchorMenuClick;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ export class MapBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     };
     bingMapReady = (map: any) => (this._bingMap = map.map);
     render() {
-        const renderAnnotations = (docFilters?: () => string[]) => null;
+        const renderAnnotations = (childFilters?: () => string[]) => null;
         return (
             <div className="mapBox" ref={this._ref}>
                 <div
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
index 18fcc951a..72f37b62c 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBox2.tsx
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_sidebarWidthPercent, '0%');
     }
     @computed get sidebarColor() {
-        return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebarColor, StrCast(this.layoutDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_backgroundColor'], '#e4e4e4'));
+        return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebar_color, StrCast(this.layoutDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_backgroundColor'], '#e4e4e4'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -547,8 +547,8 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     panelWidth = () => this.props.PanelWidth() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1) - this.sidebarWidth();
     panelHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
     scrollXf = () => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(0, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop));
-    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
-    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()];
+    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
+    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()];
     infoWidth = () => this.props.PanelWidth() / 5;
     infoHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() / 5;
     anchorMenuClick = () => this._sidebarRef.current?.anchorMenuClick;
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ export class MapBox2 extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return (window as any).Microsoft.Maps;
     }
     render() {
-        const renderAnnotations = (docFilters?: () => string[]) => null;
+        const renderAnnotations = (childFilters?: () => string[]) => null;
         return (
             <div className="MapBox2" ref={this._ref}>
                 <div
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx
index 6b26f494b..577101445 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/MapBox/MapBoxInfoWindow.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export class MapBoxInfoWindow extends React.Component<MapBoxInfoWindowProps & Vi
                             fieldKey="data"
                             NativeWidth={returnZero}
                             NativeHeight={returnZero}
-                            docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                            childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
                             setHeight={emptyFunction}
                             isAnnotationOverlay={false}
                             select={emptyFunction}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
index 6ee1b67f2..c210176b0 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/PDFBox.tsx
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         return PDFBox.sidebarResizerWidth + nativeDiff * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
     };
     @undoBatch
-    toggleSidebarType = () => (this.rootDoc.sidebarViewType = this.rootDoc.sidebarViewType === CollectionViewType.Freeform ? CollectionViewType.Stacking : CollectionViewType.Freeform);
+    toggleSidebarType = () => (this.rootDoc.sidebar_collectionType = this.rootDoc.sidebar_collectionType === CollectionViewType.Freeform ? CollectionViewType.Stacking : CollectionViewType.Freeform);
     specificContextMenu = (e: React.MouseEvent): void => {
         const cm = ContextMenu.Instance;
         const options = cm.findByDescription('Options...');
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ export class PDFBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         };
         return (
             <div className={'formattedTextBox-sidebar' + (Doc.ActiveTool !== InkTool.None ? '-inking' : '')} style={{ width: '100%', right: 0, backgroundColor: `white` }}>
-                {renderComponent(StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebarViewType))}
+                {renderComponent(StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebar_collectionType))}
             </div>
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.scss b/src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index b5f90aa1e..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-.queryBox, .queryBox-dragging {
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%; 
-    position: absolute;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b6056be6..000000000
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/QueryBox.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-// import React = require("react");
-// import { IReactionDisposer } from "mobx";
-// import { observer } from "mobx-react";
-// import { documentSchema } from "../../../new_fields/documentSchemas";
-// import { Id } from '../../../new_fields/FieldSymbols';
-// import { makeInterface, listSpec } from "../../../new_fields/Schema";
-// import { StrCast, Cast } from "../../../new_fields/Types";
-// import { ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent } from '../DocComponent';
-// import { SearchBox } from "../search/SearchBox";
-// import { FieldView, FieldViewProps } from './FieldView';
-// import "./QueryBox.scss";
-// import { List } from "../../../new_fields/List";
-// import { SnappingManager } from "../../util/SnappingManager";
-
-// type QueryDocument = makeInterface<[typeof documentSchema]>;
-// const QueryDocument = makeInterface(documentSchema);
-
-// @observer
-// export class QueryBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps, QueryDocument>(QueryDocument) {
-//     public static LayoutString(fieldKey: string) { return FieldView.LayoutString(QueryBox, fieldKey); }
-//     _docListChangedReaction: IReactionDisposer | undefined;
-//     componentDidMount() {
-//     }
-
-//     componentWillUnmount() {
-//         this._docListChangedReaction?.();
-//     }
-
-//     render() {
-//         const dragging = !SnappingManager.GetIsDragging() ? "" : "-dragging";
-//         return <div className={`queryBox${dragging}`} onWheel={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} >
-            
-//             <SearchBox  Document={this.props.Document}  />
-//         </div >;
-//     }
-// }
-
-// //<SearchBox id={this.props.Document[Id]} sideBar={side} Document={this.props.Document} searchQuery={StrCast(this.dataDoc.searchQuery)} filterQuery={this.dataDoc.filterQuery} />
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
index 34dcde23b..1f52c2d92 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/VideoBox.tsx
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
     marqueeFitScaling = () => ((this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1) * this.heightPercent) / 100;
     marqueeOffset = () => [((this.panelWidth() / 2) * (1 - this.heightPercent / 100)) / (this.heightPercent / 100), 0];
 
-    timelineDocFilter = () => [`_timelineLabel:true,${Utils.noRecursionHack}:x`];
+    timelineDocFilter = () => [`_isTimelineLabel:true,${Utils.noRecursionHack}:x`];
 
     // renders video controls
     componentUI = (boundsLeft: number, boundsTop: number) => {
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ export class VideoBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProp
                             PanelHeight={this.panelHeight}
                             isAnyChildContentActive={returnFalse}
                             ScreenToLocalTransform={this.screenToLocalTransform}
-                            docFilters={this.timelineDocFilter}
+                            childFilters={this.timelineDocFilter}
                             select={emptyFunction}
                             focus={emptyFunction}
                             NativeDimScaling={returnOne}
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
index 48f77469f..2ff0245d2 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/WebBox.tsx
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
         const previewScale = this._previewNativeWidth ? 1 - this.sidebarWidth() / this._previewNativeWidth : 1;
         const pointerEvents = this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition ? 'none' : (this.props.pointerEvents?.() as any);
         const scale = previewScale * (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-        const renderAnnotations = (docFilters: () => string[]) => (
+        const renderAnnotations = (childFilters: () => string[]) => (
             <CollectionFreeFormView
                 {...this.props}
                 setContentView={this.setInnerContent}
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
                 NativeDimScaling={returnOne}
                 focus={this.focus}
                 dropAction="embed"
-                docFilters={docFilters}
+                childFilters={childFilters}
                 select={emptyFunction}
                 isAnyChildContentActive={returnFalse}
                 bringToFront={emptyFunction}
@@ -995,8 +995,8 @@ export class WebBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<ViewBoxAnnotatableProps
     panelHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
     scrollXf = () => this.props.ScreenToLocalTransform().translate(0, NumCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_scrollTop));
     anchorMenuClick = () => this._sidebarRef.current?.anchorMenuClick;
-    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
-    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.noDragsDocFilter, ...(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.length ? [] : [Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()])];
+    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
+    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.noDragsDocFilter, ...(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.length ? [] : [Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()])];
     childStyleProvider = (doc: Doc | undefined, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string): any => {
         if (doc instanceof Doc && property === StyleProp.PointerEvents) {
             if (this.inlineTextAnnotations.includes(doc)) return 'none';
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
index 601759dbb..5bba51ec8 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/button/FontIconBox.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export class FontIconBox extends DocComponent<ButtonProps>() {
 
     // Determining UI Specs
     @computed get label() {
-        return StrCast(this.rootDoc.label, StrCast(this.rootDoc.title));
+        return StrCast(this.rootDoc.icon_label, StrCast(this.rootDoc.title));
     }
     Icon = (color: string) => {
         const icon = StrCast(this.dataDoc[this.fieldKey ?? 'icon'] ?? this.dataDoc.icon, 'user') as any;
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
index 1d41eb379..48f4c2afd 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/DashDocView.tsx
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ export class DashDocViewInternal extends React.Component<IDashDocViewInternal> {
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={returnFalse}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
                     dontRegisterView={false}
-                    docFilters={this.props.tbox?.props.docFilters}
-                    docRangeFilters={this.props.tbox?.props.docRangeFilters}
+                    childFilters={this.props.tbox?.props.childFilters}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={this.props.tbox?.props.childFiltersByRanges}
                     searchFilterDocs={this.props.tbox?.props.searchFilterDocs}
                 />
             </div>
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
index 105fb9003..115777c18 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/formattedText/FormattedTextBox.tsx
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         return this._showSidebar ? '20%' : StrCast(this.layoutDoc._layout_sidebarWidthPercent, '0%');
     }
     @computed get sidebarColor() {
-        return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebarColor, StrCast(this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey + '_backgroundColor'], '#e4e4e4'));
+        return StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebar_color, StrCast(this.layoutDoc[this.fieldKey + '_backgroundColor'], '#e4e4e4'));
     }
     @computed get layout_autoHeight() {
         return (this.props.forceAutoHeight || this.layoutDoc._layout_autoHeight) && !this.props.ignoreAutoHeight;
@@ -811,9 +811,9 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
             icon: !this.Document._layout_noSidebar ? 'eye-slash' : 'eye',
         });
         uicontrols.push({
-            description: (this.Document._layout_altContentUI ? 'Hide' : 'Show') + ' Alt Content UI',
-            event: () => (this.layoutDoc._layout_altContentUI = !this.layoutDoc._layout_altContentUI),
-            icon: !this.Document._layout_altContentUI ? 'eye-slash' : 'eye',
+            description: (this.Document._layout_enableAltContentUI ? 'Hide' : 'Show') + ' Alt Content UI',
+            event: () => (this.layoutDoc._layout_enableAltContentUI = !this.layoutDoc._layout_enableAltContentUI),
+            icon: !this.Document._layout_enableAltContentUI ? 'eye-slash' : 'eye',
         });
         uicontrols.push({ description: 'Show Highlights...', noexpand: true, subitems: highlighting, icon: 'hand-point-right' });
         !Doc.noviceMode &&
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
 
         const state = this._editorView!.state;
         const curText = state.doc.textBetween(0, state.doc.content.size, ' \n');
-        if (this.layoutDoc.sidebarViewType === 'translation' && !this.fieldKey.includes('translation') && curText.endsWith(' ') && curText !== this._lastText) {
+        if (this.layoutDoc.sidebar_collectionType === 'translation' && !this.fieldKey.includes('translation') && curText.endsWith(' ') && curText !== this._lastText) {
             try {
                 translateGoogleApi(curText, { from: 'en', to: 'es' }).then((result1: any) => {
                     setTimeout(
@@ -1837,7 +1837,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                 return toNum(height) + Math.max(0, toNum(marginTop)) + Math.max(0, toNum(marginBottom));
             };
             const proseHeight = !this.ProseRef ? 0 : children.reduce((p, child) => p + toHgt(child), margins);
-            const scrollHeight = this.ProseRef && Math.min(NumCast(this.layoutDoc.docMaxAutoHeight, proseHeight), proseHeight);
+            const scrollHeight = this.ProseRef && Math.min(NumCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_maxAutoHeight, proseHeight), proseHeight);
             if (this.props.setHeight && scrollHeight && !this.props.dontRegisterView) {
                 // if top === 0, then the text box is growing upward (as the overlay caption) which doesn't contribute to the height computation
                 const setScrollHeight = () => (this.rootDoc[this.fieldKey + '_scrollHeight'] = scrollHeight);
@@ -1949,19 +1949,19 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                         fitContentsToBox={this.fitContentsToBox}
                         noSidebar={true}
                         treeViewHideTitle={true}
-                        fieldKey={this.layoutDoc.sidebarViewType === 'translation' ? `${this.fieldKey}_translation` : `${this.fieldKey}_sidebar`}
+                        fieldKey={this.layoutDoc.sidebar_collectionType === 'translation' ? `${this.fieldKey}_translation` : `${this.fieldKey}_sidebar`}
                     />
                 </div>
             );
         };
         return (
             <div className={'formattedTextBox-sidebar' + (Doc.ActiveTool !== InkTool.None ? '-inking' : '')} style={{ width: `${this.layout_sidebarWidthPercent}`, backgroundColor: `${this.sidebarColor}` }}>
-                {renderComponent(StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebarViewType))}
+                {renderComponent(StrCast(this.layoutDoc.sidebar_collectionType))}
             </div>
         );
     }
     cycleAlternateText = () => {
-        if (this.layoutDoc._layout_altContentUI) {
+        if (this.layoutDoc._layout_enableAltContentUI) {
             const usePath = this.rootDoc[`${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`];
             this.rootDoc[`_${this.props.fieldKey}_usePath`] = usePath === undefined ? 'alternate' : usePath === 'alternate' ? 'alternate:hover' : undefined;
         }
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
         const active = this.props.isContentActive() || this.props.isSelected();
         const selected = active;
         const scale = (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1) * NumCast(this.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 1);
-        const rounded = StrCast(this.layoutDoc.borderRounding) === '100%' ? '-rounded' : '';
+        const rounded = StrCast(this.layoutDoc.layout_borderRounding) === '100%' ? '-rounded' : '';
         const interactive = (Doc.ActiveTool === InkTool.None || SnappingManager.GetIsDragging()) && (this.layoutDoc.z || !this.layoutDoc._lockedPosition);
         if (!selected && FormattedTextBoxComment.textBox === this) setTimeout(FormattedTextBoxComment.Hide);
         const minimal = this.props.ignoreAutoHeight;
@@ -2096,7 +2096,7 @@ export class FormattedTextBox extends ViewBoxAnnotatableComponent<FieldViewProps
                     {this.noSidebar || this.props.dontSelectOnLoad || !this.SidebarShown || this.layout_sidebarWidthPercent === '0%' ? null : this.sidebarCollection}
                     {this.noSidebar || this.Document._layout_noSidebar || this.props.dontSelectOnLoad || this.Document._createDocOnCR ? null : this.sidebarHandle}
                     {this.audioHandle}
-                    {this.layoutDoc._layout_altContentUI ? this.overlayAlternateIcon : null}
+                    {this.layoutDoc._layout_enableAltContentUI ? this.overlayAlternateIcon : null}
                 </div>
             </div>
         );
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
index 884811317..ac20126f1 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresBox.tsx
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         }
 
         if ((pinDataTypes?.filters && activeItem.presDocFilters !== undefined) || (!pinDataTypes && activeItem.presDocFilters !== undefined)) {
-            if (bestTarget.docFilters !== activeItem.presDocFilters) {
-                bestTarget.docFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(activeItem.presDocFilters as ObjectField) || new List<string>([]);
+            if (bestTarget.childFilters !== activeItem.presDocFilters) {
+                bestTarget.childFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(activeItem.presDocFilters as ObjectField) || new List<string>([]);
                 changed = true;
             }
         }
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                     )
                 );
             if (pinProps.pinData.type_collection) pinDoc.presViewType = targetDoc._type_collection;
-            if (pinProps.pinData.filters) pinDoc.presDocFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(targetDoc.docFilters as ObjectField);
+            if (pinProps.pinData.filters) pinDoc.presDocFilters = ObjectField.MakeCopy(targetDoc.childFilters as ObjectField);
             if (pinProps.pinData.pivot) pinDoc.presPivotField = targetDoc._pivotField;
             if (pinProps.pinData.pannable) {
                 pinDoc.presPanX = NumCast(targetDoc._freeform_panX);
@@ -2078,10 +2078,10 @@ export class PresBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
         // prettier-ignore
         switch (layout) {
             case 'blank': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([], { title: input ? input : 'Blank slide', _width: 400, _height: 225, x, y });
-            case 'title': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([title(), subtitle()], { title: input ? input : 'Title slide', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layoutFitContentsToBox: true, x, y });
-            case 'header': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([header()], { title: input ? input : 'Section header', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layoutFitContentsToBox: true, x, y });
-            case 'content': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([contentTitle(), content()], { title: input ? input : 'Title and content', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layoutFitContentsToBox: true, x, y });
-            case 'twoColumns': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([contentTitle(), content1(), content2()], { title: input ? input : 'Title and two columns', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layoutFitContentsToBox: true, x, y })
+            case 'title': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([title(), subtitle()], { title: input ? input : 'Title slide', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layout_fitContentsToBox: true, x, y });
+            case 'header': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([header()], { title: input ? input : 'Section header', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layout_fitContentsToBox: true, x, y });
+            case 'content': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([contentTitle(), content()], { title: input ? input : 'Title and content', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layout_fitContentsToBox: true, x, y });
+            case 'twoColumns': return Docs.Create.FreeformDocument([contentTitle(), content1(), content2()], { title: input ? input : 'Title and two columns', _width: 400, _height: 225, _layout_fitContentsToBox: true, x, y })
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
index 154c879a0..34e069046 100644
--- a/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/nodes/trails/PresElementBox.tsx
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                     ScreenToLocalTransform={Transform.Identity}
                     renderDepth={this.props.renderDepth + 1}
                     docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
-                    docFilters={this.props.docFilters}
-                    docRangeFilters={this.props.docRangeFilters}
+                    childFilters={this.props.childFilters}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={this.props.childFiltersByRanges}
                     searchFilterDocs={this.props.searchFilterDocs}
                     rootSelected={returnTrue}
                     addDocument={returnFalse}
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
             const recording = Docs.Create.WebCamDocument('', {
                 _width: 384,
                 _height: 216,
-                hideDocumentButtonBar: true,
+                layout_hideDocumentButtonBar: true,
                 layout_hideDecorationTitle: true,
-                hideOpenButton: true,
+                layout_hideOpenButton: true,
                 // hideDeleteButton: true,
                 cloneFieldFilter: new List<string>(['isSystem']),
             });
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ export class PresElementBox extends ViewBoxBaseComponent<FieldViewProps>() {
                         style={{
                             display: 'infline-block',
                             backgroundColor: this.props.styleProvider?.(this.layoutDoc, this.props, StyleProp.BackgroundColor),
-                            //boxShadow: presBoxColor && presBoxColor !== 'white' && presBoxColor !== 'transparent' ? (isCurrent ? '0 0 0px 1.5px' + presBoxColor : undefined) : undefined,
+                            //layout_boxShadow: presBoxColor && presBoxColor !== 'white' && presBoxColor !== 'transparent' ? (isCurrent ? '0 0 0px 1.5px' + presBoxColor : undefined) : undefined,
                             border: presBoxColor && presBoxColor !== 'white' && presBoxColor !== 'transparent' ? (isCurrent ? presBoxColor + ' solid 2.5px' : undefined) : undefined,
                         }}>
                         <div
diff --git a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
index bc0cad636..dd202418b 100644
--- a/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/pdf/PDFViewer.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
     @observable isAnnotating = false;
     // key where data is stored
     @computed get allAnnotations() {
-        return DocUtils.FilterDocs(DocListCast(this.props.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_annotations']), this.props.docFilters(), this.props.docRangeFilters());
+        return DocUtils.FilterDocs(DocListCast(this.props.dataDoc[this.props.fieldKey + '_annotations']), this.props.childFilters(), this.props.childFiltersByRanges());
     }
     @computed get inlineTextAnnotations() {
         return this.allAnnotations.filter(a => a.textInlineAnnotations);
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
     overlayTransform = () => this.scrollXf().scale(1 / NumCast(this.props.layoutDoc._freeform_scale, 1));
     panelWidth = () => this.props.PanelWidth() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
     panelHeight = () => this.props.PanelHeight() / (this.props.NativeDimScaling?.() || 1);
-    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
-    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.docFilters(), Utils.noDragsDocFilter, ...(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.length ? [] : [Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()])];
+    transparentFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.IsTransparentFilter()];
+    opaqueFilter = () => [...this.props.childFilters(), Utils.noDragsDocFilter, ...(DragManager.docsBeingDragged.length ? [] : [Utils.IsOpaqueFilter()])];
     childStyleProvider = (doc: Doc | undefined, props: Opt<DocumentViewProps>, property: string): any => {
         if (doc instanceof Doc && property === StyleProp.PointerEvents) {
             if (this.inlineTextAnnotations.includes(doc)) return 'none';
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
         return this.props.styleProvider?.(doc, props, property);
     };
 
-    renderAnnotations = (docFilters: () => string[], mixBlendMode?: any, display?: string) => (
+    renderAnnotations = (childFilters: () => string[], mixBlendMode?: any, display?: string) => (
         <div
             className="pdfViewerDash-overlay"
             style={{
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ export class PDFViewer extends React.Component<IViewerProps> {
                 isAnyChildContentActive={returnFalse}
                 isAnnotationOverlayScrollable={true}
                 dropAction="embed"
-                docFilters={docFilters}
+                childFilters={childFilters}
                 select={emptyFunction}
                 bringToFront={emptyFunction}
                 styleProvider={this.childStyleProvider}
diff --git a/src/fields/Doc.ts b/src/fields/Doc.ts
index 72eeedcff..92ae64567 100644
--- a/src/fields/Doc.ts
+++ b/src/fields/Doc.ts
@@ -1415,18 +1415,18 @@ export namespace Doc {
     }
     export function setDocRangeFilter(container: Opt<Doc>, key: string, range?: number[]) {
         if (!container) return;
-        const docRangeFilters = Cast(container._docRangeFilters, listSpec('string'), []);
-        for (let i = 0; i < docRangeFilters.length; i += 3) {
-            if (docRangeFilters[i] === key) {
-                docRangeFilters.splice(i, 3);
+        const childFiltersByRanges = Cast(container._childFiltersByRanges, listSpec('string'), []);
+        for (let i = 0; i < childFiltersByRanges.length; i += 3) {
+            if (childFiltersByRanges[i] === key) {
+                childFiltersByRanges.splice(i, 3);
                 break;
             }
         }
         if (range !== undefined) {
-            docRangeFilters.push(key);
-            docRangeFilters.push(range[0].toString());
-            docRangeFilters.push(range[1].toString());
-            container._docRangeFilters = new List<string>(docRangeFilters);
+            childFiltersByRanges.push(key);
+            childFiltersByRanges.push(range[0].toString());
+            childFiltersByRanges.push(range[1].toString());
+            container._childFiltersByRanges = new List<string>(childFiltersByRanges);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1435,35 +1435,35 @@ export namespace Doc {
     // based on the modifiers :"check", "x", undefined
     export function setDocFilter(container: Opt<Doc>, key: string, value: any, modifiers: 'remove' | 'match' | 'check' | 'x' | 'exists' | 'unset', toggle?: boolean, fieldPrefix?: string, append: boolean = true) {
         if (!container) return;
-        const filterField = '_' + (fieldPrefix ? fieldPrefix + '_' : '') + 'docFilters';
-        const docFilters = StrListCast(container[filterField]);
+        const filterField = '_' + (fieldPrefix ? fieldPrefix + '_' : '') + 'childFilters';
+        const childFilters = StrListCast(container[filterField]);
         runInAction(() => {
-            for (let i = 0; i < docFilters.length; i++) {
-                const fields = docFilters[i].split(':'); // split key:value:modifier
+            for (let i = 0; i < childFilters.length; i++) {
+                const fields = childFilters[i].split(':'); // split key:value:modifier
                 if (fields[0] === key && (fields[1] === value || modifiers === 'match' || (fields[2] === 'match' && modifiers === 'remove'))) {
                     if (fields[2] === modifiers && modifiers && fields[1] === value) {
                         if (toggle) modifiers = 'remove';
                         else return;
                     }
-                    docFilters.splice(i, 1);
-                    container[filterField] = new List<string>(docFilters);
+                    childFilters.splice(i, 1);
+                    container[filterField] = new List<string>(childFilters);
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            if (!docFilters.length && modifiers === 'match' && value === undefined) {
+            if (!childFilters.length && modifiers === 'match' && value === undefined) {
                 container[filterField] = undefined;
             } else if (modifiers !== 'remove') {
-                !append && (docFilters.length = 0);
-                docFilters.push(key + ':' + value + ':' + modifiers);
-                container[filterField] = new List<string>(docFilters);
+                !append && (childFilters.length = 0);
+                childFilters.push(key + ':' + value + ':' + modifiers);
+                container[filterField] = new List<string>(childFilters);
             }
         });
     }
     export function readDocRangeFilter(doc: Doc, key: string) {
-        const docRangeFilters = Cast(doc._docRangeFilters, listSpec('string'), []);
-        for (let i = 0; i < docRangeFilters.length; i += 3) {
-            if (docRangeFilters[i] === key) {
-                return [Number(docRangeFilters[i + 1]), Number(docRangeFilters[i + 2])];
+        const childFiltersByRanges = Cast(doc._childFiltersByRanges, listSpec('string'), []);
+        for (let i = 0; i < childFiltersByRanges.length; i += 3) {
+            if (childFiltersByRanges[i] === key) {
+                return [Number(childFiltersByRanges[i + 1]), Number(childFiltersByRanges[i + 2])];
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts b/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts
index 7a0a18929..757d507be 100644
--- a/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts
+++ b/src/fields/documentSchemas.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export const documentSchema = createSchema({
 
     // appearance properties on the data document
     backgroundColor: 'string', // background color of document
-    borderRounding: 'string', // border radius rounding of document
-    boxShadow: 'string', // the amount of shadow around the perimeter of a document
+    layout_borderRounding: 'string', // border radius rounding of document
+    layout_boxShadow: 'string', // the amount of shadow around the perimeter of a document
     color: 'string', // foreground color of document
     freeform_fitContentsToBox: 'boolean', // whether freeform view contents should be zoomed/panned to fill the area of the document view box
     fontSize: 'string',
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ export const documentSchema = createSchema({
     onDragStart: ScriptField, // script to run when document is dragged (without being selected).  the script should return the Doc to be dropped.
     followLinkLocation: 'string', // flag for where to place content when following a click interaction (e.g., add:right, lightbox, default, )
     hideLinkButton: 'boolean', // whether the blue link counter button should be hidden
-    hideAllLinks: 'boolean', // whether all individual blue anchor dots should be hidden
-    layout_linkDisplay: 'boolean', // whether a link connection should be shown between link anchor endpoints.
+    layout_hideAllLinks: 'boolean', // whether all individual blue anchor dots should be hidden
+    link_displayLine: 'boolean', // whether a link connection should be shown between link anchor endpoints.
     isLightbox: 'boolean', // whether the marked object will display addDocTab() calls that target "lightbox" destinations
     layers: listSpec('string'), // which layers the document is part of
     _lockedPosition: 'boolean', // whether the document can be moved (dragged)
     _lockedTransform: 'boolean', // whether a freeformview can pan/zoom
-    layout_linkDisplayArrow: 'boolean', // toggles directed arrows
+    link_displayArrow: 'boolean', // toggles directed arrows
 
     // drag drop properties
     _stayInCollection: 'boolean', // whether document can be dropped into a different collection
diff --git a/src/fields/util.ts b/src/fields/util.ts
index 62f27c7d2..f365adf4b 100644
--- a/src/fields/util.ts
+++ b/src/fields/util.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { PrefetchProxy, ProxyField } from './Proxy';
 import { RefField } from './RefField';
 import { RichTextField } from './RichTextField';
 import { SchemaHeaderField } from './SchemaHeaderField';
-import { ComputedField } from './ScriptField';
+import { ComputedField, ScriptField } from './ScriptField';
 import { ScriptCast, StrCast } from './Types';
 
 function _readOnlySetter(): never {
@@ -69,10 +69,12 @@ const _setterImpl = action(function (target: any, prop: string | symbol | number
 
     if (writeToDoc) {
         if (value === undefined) {
-            delete target[FieldKeys][prop];
+            target[FieldKeys] && delete target[FieldKeys][prop]; // Lists don't have a FieldKeys field
             delete target.__fieldTuples[prop];
         } else {
-            target[FieldKeys][prop] = true;
+            // bcz: uncomment to see if server is being updated
+            // console.log(prop + ' = ' + value + '(' + curValue + ')');
+            target[FieldKeys] && (target[FieldKeys][prop] = true); // Lists don't have a FieldKeys field
             target.__fieldTuples[prop] = value;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/mobile/AudioUpload.tsx b/src/mobile/AudioUpload.tsx
index c3423e2a5..7a1dde9fb 100644
--- a/src/mobile/AudioUpload.tsx
+++ b/src/mobile/AudioUpload.tsx
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export class AudioUpload extends React.Component {
                 title: 'mobile audio',
                 _width: 300,
                 _height: 300,
-                _layoutFitContentsToBox: true,
-                boxShadow: '0 0',
+                _layout_fitContentsToBox: true,
+                layout_boxShadow: '0 0',
             }),
             Doc
         )
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export class AudioUpload extends React.Component {
                             Doc
                         ) as Doc,
                     ],
-                    { title: 'mobile audio', _width: 300, _height: 300, _layoutFitContentsToBox: true, boxShadow: '0 0' }
+                    { title: 'mobile audio', _width: 300, _height: 300, _layout_fitContentsToBox: true, layout_boxShadow: '0 0' }
                 ),
                 Doc
             )
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ export class AudioUpload extends React.Component {
                         pinToPres={emptyFunction}
                         rootSelected={returnTrue}
                         removeDocument={undefined}
-                        docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                        docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                        childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                         searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                         ScreenToLocalTransform={Transform.Identity}
                         PanelWidth={() => 600}
diff --git a/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx b/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx
index 471dc568b..584a7b432 100644
--- a/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx
+++ b/src/mobile/MobileInterface.tsx
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ export class MobileInterface extends React.Component {
                     docViewPath={returnEmptyDoclist}
                     whenChildContentsActiveChanged={emptyFunction}
                     bringToFront={emptyFunction}
-                    docFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
-                    docRangeFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFilters={returnEmptyFilter}
+                    childFiltersByRanges={returnEmptyFilter}
                     searchFilterDocs={returnEmptyDoclist}
                 />
             </div>
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