diff --git a/pages/main.xml b/pages/main.xml
index b4a58eb..1ec8acf 100644
--- a/pages/main.xml
+++ b/pages/main.xml
@@ -1,2 +1,28 @@
-<ColoredRectView r="20" g="40" b="60" />
-<!-- </ColoredRectView> -->
+<ConstraintLayout>
+    <BoxView margin="10" align_top_to_top="parent" align_left_to_left="parent">
+            <ColoredRectView r="123" g="12" b="34" />
+    </BoxView>
+
+    <BoxView
+        margin_left="10"
+        margin_right="10"
+        align_top_to_top="parent"
+        align_left_to_left="parent"
+        align_bottom_to_bottom="parent"
+        align_right_to_right="parent"
+        width="400"
+        height="parent"
+    >
+            <ColoredRectView r="30" g="30" b="30" />
+    </BoxView>
+
+    <BoxView
+        margin="10"
+        align_top_to_top="parent"
+        align_left_to_right="2"
+        align_bottom_to_bottom="parent"
+        width="200"
+    >
+            <ColoredRectView r="123" g="125" b="34" />
+    </BoxView>
+</ConstraintLayout>
diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index cb21fb3..f7f33ba 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ pub use cursors::{Cursor, set_cursor};
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::wasm_bindgen;
 
 use crate::{
+    log,
     parser::{self, TEST_XML},
     render::Renderer,
-    views::{View, default_view},
+    views::View,
 };
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ impl App {
         let (width, height) = (renderer.actual_width, renderer.actual_height);
 
         let root_view = parser::parse(TEST_XML);
+        log!("root: {:?}", root_view);
 
         let mut this = App {
             root_view: Some(root_view),
diff --git a/src/parser/interpreter.rs b/src/parser/interpreter.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b073eab..0000000
--- a/src/parser/interpreter.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-use crate::{
-    parser::Tag,
-    views::{ColorRectView, ConstraintLayout, View},
-};
-
-pub fn interpret_tag(tag: Tag) -> Box<dyn View> {
-    match tag.name.as_str() {
-        "ColoredRectView" => Box::new(ColorRectView::from_tag(&tag.attributes)),
-        "ConstraintLayout" => Box::new(ConstraintLayout::from_tag(&tag.attributes)),
-
-        _ => panic!("Unknown tag: {}", tag.name),
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index 100a2cd..401e9a6 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,63 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use crate::views::View;
+use crate::{
+    log,
+    views::{Bounds, BoxView, ColorRectView, ConstraintLayout, View},
+};
 
-mod interpreter;
 mod parser;
 
 pub const TEST_XML: &'static str = include_str!("../../pages/main.xml");
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct Tag {
-    name: String,
-    children: Vec<Tag>,
-    attributes: HashMap<String, String>,
+pub struct Tag {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub children: Vec<Tag>,
+    pub attributes: HashMap<String, String>,
+}
+
+impl Tag {
+    pub fn parse(&self) -> Box<dyn View> {
+        match self.name.as_str() {
+            "ColoredRectView" => ColorRectView::from_tag(&self.attributes, &self.children),
+            "ConstraintLayout" => ConstraintLayout::from_tag(&self.attributes, &self.children),
+            "BoxView" => BoxView::from_tag(&self.attributes, &self.children),
+
+            _ => panic!("Unknown tag: {}", self.name),
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn parse_bounds(attributes: &HashMap<String, String>) -> (Option<Bounds>, Option<Bounds>) {
+        let (mut width, mut height) = (None, None);
+
+        let parse_bound = |str: &str| -> Bounds {
+            match str {
+                "parent" => Bounds::MatchParent,
+                _ => {
+                    let bound = if let Ok(int) = str.parse::<i32>() {
+                        int as f32
+                    } else if let Ok(float) = str.parse::<f32>() {
+                        float
+                    } else {
+                        panic!("Invalid String");
+                    };
+
+                    Bounds::Pixels(bound)
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        for (key, value) in attributes {
+            match key.as_str() {
+                "width" => width = Some(parse_bound(value)),
+                "height" => height = Some(parse_bound(value)),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        (width, height)
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn parse(xml: &str) -> Box<dyn View> {
-    let tag = parser::parse_xml(xml);
-    interpreter::interpret_tag(tag)
+    parser::parse_xml(xml).parse()
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/parser.rs b/src/parser/parser.rs
index 6006a3b..eee52b9 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parser.rs
@@ -51,9 +51,15 @@ fn parse_tag(event: BytesStart<'_>, reader: &mut Reader<&[u8]>) -> Tag {
 
     loop {
         match reader.read_event_into(&mut buf) {
-            Err(e) => panic!("Error at position {}: {:?}", reader.error_position(), e),
+            Err(e) => {
+                log!("Error at position {}: {:?}", reader.error_position(), e);
+                panic!()
+            }
             // exits the loop when reaching end of file
-            Ok(Event::Eof) => panic!("Unexpected end of file"),
+            Ok(Event::Eof) => {
+                log!("Unexpected end of file");
+                panic!()
+            }
 
             Ok(Event::Start(e)) => {
                 children.push(parse_tag(e, reader));
diff --git a/src/render/renderer.rs b/src/render/renderer.rs
index c4c8882..cea6c79 100644
--- a/src/render/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/render/renderer.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
-use fontdue::layout::{CoordinateSystem, Layout, LayoutSettings, TextStyle};
 use wasm_bindgen::{Clamped, prelude::*};
 use web_sys::ImageData;
 
-use crate::render::{
-    RESOLUTION,
-    buffer::{Bitmap, ImgBuffer},
-    calc_resolution,
-    rand::Rnd,
-};
+use crate::render::{RESOLUTION, buffer::ImgBuffer, calc_resolution, rand::Rnd};
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub struct Renderer {
diff --git a/src/views/box_view.rs b/src/views/box_view.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..729fcc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/box_view.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+use std::any::TypeId;
+
+use crate::{
+    log,
+    parser::Tag,
+    render::Renderer,
+    views::{Bounds, Constraint, View},
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct BoxView {
+    view: Box<dyn View>,
+    bounds: (Option<Bounds>, Option<Bounds>),
+    constraints: (
+        Option<Constraint>,
+        Option<Constraint>,
+        Option<Constraint>,
+        Option<Constraint>,
+    ),
+}
+
+impl BoxView {
+    pub fn new(view: Box<dyn View>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            view,
+            bounds: (None, None),
+            constraints: (None, None, None, None),
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn set_bounds(&mut self, width: Option<Bounds>, height: Option<Bounds>) {
+        self.bounds = (width, height);
+    }
+    pub fn set_constraints(
+        &mut self,
+        top: Option<Constraint>,
+        left: Option<Constraint>,
+        right: Option<Constraint>,
+        bottom: Option<Constraint>,
+    ) {
+        self.constraints = (top, left, right, bottom)
+    }
+    pub fn bounds(&self, _ph: f32, _pw: f32) -> (Bounds, Bounds) {
+        (
+            *self.bounds.0.as_ref().unwrap_or(&Bounds::Pixels(100.)),
+            *self.bounds.1.as_ref().unwrap_or(&Bounds::Pixels(100.)),
+        )
+    }
+    pub fn get_constraints(
+        &self,
+    ) -> (
+        &Option<Constraint>,
+        &Option<Constraint>,
+        &Option<Constraint>,
+        &Option<Constraint>,
+    ) {
+        (
+            &self.constraints.0,
+            &self.constraints.1,
+            &self.constraints.2,
+            &self.constraints.3,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl View for BoxView {
+    fn draw(&mut self, renderer: &mut Renderer, x: f32, y: f32, w: f32, h: f32) {
+        self.view.draw(renderer, x, y, w, h);
+    }
+
+    fn resize(&mut self, x: f32, y: f32, w: f32, h: f32) {
+        self.view.resize(x, y, w, h);
+    }
+
+    fn from_tag(
+        attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+        children: &Vec<Tag>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn View> {
+        assert!(children.len() == 1, "BoxView must have exactly one child");
+
+        let (mut margin_top, mut margin_left, mut margin_right, mut margin_bottom) =
+            (None, None, None, None);
+
+        let (mut align_top, mut align_left, mut align_right, mut align_bottom) =
+            (None, None, None, None);
+
+        let parse_float = |var: &mut Option<f32>, value: &str| {
+            if let Ok(float) = value.parse::<f32>() {
+                *var = Some(float);
+            } else if let Ok(int) = value.parse::<i32>() {
+                let float = int as f32;
+                *var = Some(float);
+            } else {
+                panic!("Could not parse margin!")
+            }
+        };
+
+        let parse_align_refrence = |value: &String| -> usize {
+            match value.as_str() {
+                "parent" => 0,
+                _ => {
+                    if let Ok(parent) = value.parse::<usize>() {
+                        if parent >= children.len() {
+                            // panic!("Child {} does not exist!", parent);
+                        }
+                        parent
+                    } else {
+                        panic!("Could not parse refrence");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        for (key, value) in attributes {
+            match key.as_str() {
+                // Set margin on all sides
+                "margin" => {
+                    if let Ok(float) = value.parse::<f32>() {
+                        (margin_top, margin_left, margin_right, margin_bottom) =
+                            (Some(float), Some(float), Some(float), Some(float));
+                    } else if let Ok(int) = value.parse::<i32>() {
+                        let float = int as f32;
+                        (margin_top, margin_left, margin_right, margin_bottom) =
+                            (Some(float), Some(float), Some(float), Some(float));
+                    } else {
+                        panic!("Could not parse margin!")
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Margin for specific directions
+                "margin_top" => parse_float(&mut margin_top, value),
+                "margin_left" => parse_float(&mut margin_left, value),
+                "margin_right" => parse_float(&mut margin_right, value),
+                "margin_bottom" => parse_float(&mut margin_bottom, value),
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (key, value) in attributes {
+            match key.as_str() {
+                // Alignment
+                "align_top_to_top" => {
+                    align_top = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::TopParent(margin_top.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Top(margin_top.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+                "align_top_to_bottom" => {
+                    align_top = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::BottomParent(margin_top.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Bottom(margin_top.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+
+                "align_left_to_left" => {
+                    align_left = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::LeftParent(margin_left.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Left(margin_left.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+                "align_left_to_right" => {
+                    align_left = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::RightParent(margin_left.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Right(margin_left.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+
+                "align_right_to_right" => {
+                    align_right = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::RightParent(margin_right.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Right(margin_right.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+                "align_right_to_left" => {
+                    align_right = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::LeftParent(margin_right.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Left(margin_right.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+
+                "align_bottom_to_bottom" => {
+                    align_bottom = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::BottomParent(margin_bottom.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Bottom(margin_bottom.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+                "align_bottom_to_top" => {
+                    align_bottom = Some(match parse_align_refrence(value) {
+                        0 => Constraint::TopParent(margin_bottom.unwrap_or(0.)),
+                        n => Constraint::Top(margin_bottom.unwrap_or(0.), n - 1),
+                    })
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut b = Self::new(children[0].parse());
+
+        b.constraints = (align_top, align_left, align_right, align_bottom);
+        b.bounds = Tag::parse_bounds(attributes);
+
+        Box::new(b)
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn std::any::Any> {
+        self
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/views/color_rect_view.rs b/src/views/color_rect_view.rs
index 54e9344..2e93958 100644
--- a/src/views/color_rect_view.rs
+++ b/src/views/color_rect_view.rs
@@ -1,41 +1,17 @@
 use crate::{
+    parser::Tag,
     render::Renderer,
-    views::{
-        Bounds, LayoutView, View,
-        constraint_layout::{Constraint, ConstraintView},
-    },
+    views::{Bounds, Constraint, View},
 };
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ColorRectView {
     color: (u8, u8, u8),
-    bounds: (Option<Bounds>, Option<Bounds>),
-    constraints: (
-        Option<Constraint>,
-        Option<Constraint>,
-        Option<Constraint>,
-        Option<Constraint>,
-    ),
 }
 
 impl ColorRectView {
     pub fn new(r: u8, g: u8, b: u8) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            color: (r, g, b),
-            bounds: (None, None),
-            constraints: (None, None, None, None),
-        }
-    }
-    pub fn set_bounds(&mut self, width: Option<Bounds>, height: Option<Bounds>) {
-        self.bounds = (width, height);
-    }
-    pub fn set_constraints(
-        &mut self,
-        top: Option<Constraint>,
-        left: Option<Constraint>,
-        right: Option<Constraint>,
-        bottom: Option<Constraint>,
-    ) {
-        self.constraints = (top, left, right, bottom)
+        Self { color: (r, g, b) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -47,10 +23,18 @@ impl View for ColorRectView {
 
     fn resize(&mut self, _x: f32, _y: f32, _w: f32, _h: f32) {}
 
-    fn from_tag(attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>) -> Self
+    fn from_tag(
+        attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+        children: &Vec<Tag>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn View>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
+        assert!(
+            children.is_empty(),
+            "ColorRectView does not support children"
+        );
+
         let r = attributes
             .get("r")
             .unwrap_or(&"0".to_string())
@@ -67,33 +51,10 @@ impl View for ColorRectView {
             .parse()
             .unwrap();
 
-        Self::new(r, g, b)
+        Box::new(Self::new(r, g, b))
     }
-}
 
-impl LayoutView for ColorRectView {
-    fn bounds(&self, _ph: f32, _pw: f32) -> (Bounds, Bounds) {
-        (
-            *self.bounds.0.as_ref().unwrap_or(&Bounds::Pixels(100.)),
-            *self.bounds.1.as_ref().unwrap_or(&Bounds::Pixels(100.)),
-        )
-    }
-}
-
-impl ConstraintView for ColorRectView {
-    fn get_constraints(
-        &self,
-    ) -> (
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-    ) {
-        (
-            &self.constraints.0,
-            &self.constraints.1,
-            &self.constraints.2,
-            &self.constraints.3,
-        )
+    fn as_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn std::any::Any> {
+        self
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/constraint_layout.rs b/src/views/constraint_layout.rs
index 903016d..9a4dc47 100644
--- a/src/views/constraint_layout.rs
+++ b/src/views/constraint_layout.rs
@@ -1,38 +1,23 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
-use crate::{
-    render::Renderer,
-    views::{LayoutView, View},
+use std::{
+    any::{Any, TypeId},
+    collections::HashMap,
 };
 
-pub enum Constraint {
-    Left(f32, usize),
-    Right(f32, usize),
-    Top(f32, usize),
-    Bottom(f32, usize),
-
-    LeftParent(f32),
-    RightParent(f32),
-    TopParent(f32),
-    BottomParent(f32),
-}
-
-pub trait ConstraintView: LayoutView {
-    fn get_constraints(
-        &self,
-    ) -> (
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-        &Option<Constraint>,
-    );
-}
+use crate::{
+    log,
+    parser::Tag,
+    render::Renderer,
+    views::{Constraint, View, box_view::BoxView},
+};
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ConstraintLayout {
-    pub children: Vec<Box<dyn ConstraintView>>,
+    pub children: Vec<BoxView>,
     child_positions: Option<HashMap<usize, Rect>>,
+    child_order: Option<Vec<usize>>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 struct Rect {
     x: f32,
     y: f32,
@@ -41,7 +26,7 @@ struct Rect {
 }
 
 impl ConstraintLayout {
-    pub fn new(children: Vec<Box<dyn ConstraintView>>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(children: Vec<BoxView>) -> Self {
         for child in &children {
             let (top, left, right, bottom) = child.get_constraints();
 
@@ -55,10 +40,15 @@ impl ConstraintLayout {
             );
         }
 
-        ConstraintLayout {
+        let mut this = ConstraintLayout {
             children,
             child_positions: None,
-        }
+            child_order: None,
+        };
+
+        this.recalculate_child_render_order();
+
+        this
     }
 
     pub fn recalculate_positions(&mut self, x: f32, y: f32, self_w: f32, self_h: f32) {
@@ -69,19 +59,11 @@ impl ConstraintLayout {
 
         let mut calculated_positions: HashMap<usize, Rect> = HashMap::new();
 
-        let dependencies = self
-            .children
-            .iter()
-            .map(|c| {
-                let constraints = c.get_constraints();
-                [constraints.0, constraints.1, constraints.2, constraints.3]
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let child_order = self.child_order.as_ref().unwrap();
+        for idx in child_order {
+            let child: &mut BoxView = &mut self.children[*idx];
 
-        let sorted = topological_sort(&dependencies);
-
-        for idx in sorted {
-            let child = &mut self.children[idx];
+            log!("{:?}", child.get_constraints());
 
             let (c_top, c_left, c_right, c_bottom) = child.get_constraints();
             let (c_width, c_height) = child.bounds(self_w, self_h);
@@ -152,7 +134,7 @@ impl ConstraintLayout {
             };
 
             calculated_positions.insert(
-                idx,
+                *idx,
                 Rect {
                     x: x,
                     y: y,
@@ -164,6 +146,19 @@ impl ConstraintLayout {
 
         self.child_positions = Some(calculated_positions);
     }
+
+    pub fn recalculate_child_render_order(&mut self) {
+        let dependencies = self
+            .children
+            .iter()
+            .map(|c| {
+                let constraints = c.get_constraints();
+                [constraints.0, constraints.1, constraints.2, constraints.3]
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+        self.child_order = Some(topological_sort(&dependencies));
+    }
 }
 
 impl View for ConstraintLayout {
@@ -180,11 +175,30 @@ impl View for ConstraintLayout {
         self.recalculate_positions(x, y, w, h);
     }
 
-    fn from_tag(attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>) -> Self
+    fn from_tag(
+        attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+        children: &Vec<Tag>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn View>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
-        todo!()
+        let mut parsed_children = Vec::new();
+
+        for child in children {
+            let child = child.parse();
+
+            if let Ok(b) = child.as_any().downcast::<BoxView>() {
+                parsed_children.push(*b);
+            } else {
+                panic!("Constraint Layout must contain only BoxView!")
+            }
+        }
+
+        Box::new(Self::new(parsed_children))
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn std::any::Any> {
+        self
     }
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +233,8 @@ fn dfs(
     result: &mut Vec<usize>,
 ) {
     if states[node] == VisitState::Visiting {
-        panic!("Cycle detected in constraint graph at node {}", node);
+        log!("Cycle detected in constraint graph at node {}", node);
+        panic!();
     }
 
     if states[node] == VisitState::Visited {
diff --git a/src/views/mod.rs b/src/views/mod.rs
index f04d57e..a7df1ac 100644
--- a/src/views/mod.rs
+++ b/src/views/mod.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,30 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
-use crate::{
-    render::Renderer,
-    views::constraint_layout::{Constraint, ConstraintView},
+use std::{
+    any::{Any, TypeId},
+    collections::HashMap,
+    fmt::Debug,
 };
 
+use crate::{parser::Tag, render::Renderer};
+
+mod box_view;
 mod color_rect_view;
 mod constraint_layout;
 mod text_view;
 mod vertical_layout;
 
+pub use box_view::BoxView;
 pub use color_rect_view::ColorRectView;
 pub use constraint_layout::ConstraintLayout;
-pub use text_view::TextView;
-pub use vertical_layout::VerticalLayout;
 
-pub trait View {
+pub trait View: Debug {
     fn draw(&mut self, renderer: &mut Renderer, x: f32, y: f32, w: f32, h: f32);
     fn resize(&mut self, x: f32, y: f32, w: f32, h: f32);
 
-    fn from_tag(attributes: &HashMap<String, String>) -> Self
+    fn from_tag(attributes: &HashMap<String, String>, children: &Vec<Tag>) -> Box<dyn View>
     where
         Self: Sized;
+
+    fn as_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn Any>;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
@@ -30,17 +33,32 @@ pub enum Bounds {
     Pixels(f32),
 }
 
-pub trait LayoutView: View {
-    // fn set_bounds(&mut self, width: Option<Bounds>, height: Option<Bounds>);
-    fn bounds(&self, pw: f32, ph: f32) -> (Bounds, Bounds);
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Constraint {
+    Left(f32, usize),
+    Right(f32, usize),
+    Top(f32, usize),
+    Bottom(f32, usize),
+
+    LeftParent(f32),
+    RightParent(f32),
+    TopParent(f32),
+    BottomParent(f32),
 }
 
-// pub trait ViewPosition: Drawable {
-//     // fn draw(&self)
+// pub trait ConstraintView: View {
+//     fn get_constraints(
+//         &self,
+//     ) -> (
+//         &Option<Constraint>,
+//         &Option<Constraint>,
+//         &Option<Constraint>,
+//         &Option<Constraint>,
+//     );
 // }
 
 pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
-    let mut a = ColorRectView::new(127, 0, 0);
+    let mut a = BoxView::new(Box::new(ColorRectView::new(127, 0, 0)));
 
     let temp_margin = 10.0;
 
@@ -53,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
     );
     a.set_bounds(Some(Bounds::Pixels(200.)), Some(Bounds::Pixels(100.)));
 
-    let mut b = ColorRectView::new(0, 127, 0);
+    let mut b = BoxView::new(Box::new(ColorRectView::new(0, 127, 0)));
 
     b.set_constraints(
         Some(Constraint::TopParent(temp_margin)),
@@ -62,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
         None,
     );
 
-    let mut c = ColorRectView::new(0, 0, 127);
+    let mut c = BoxView::new(Box::new(ColorRectView::new(0, 0, 127)));
 
     c.set_constraints(
         None,
@@ -71,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
         Some(Constraint::BottomParent(temp_margin)),
     );
 
-    let mut d = ColorRectView::new(127, 127, 0);
+    let mut d = BoxView::new(Box::new(ColorRectView::new(127, 127, 0)));
 
     d.set_constraints(
         None,
@@ -80,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
         Some(Constraint::BottomParent(temp_margin)),
     );
 
-    let mut center = ColorRectView::new(127, 127, 0);
+    let mut center = BoxView::new(Box::new(ColorRectView::new(127, 127, 0)));
 
     center.set_constraints(
         Some(Constraint::TopParent(temp_margin)),
@@ -91,7 +109,7 @@ pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
 
     center.set_bounds(Some(Bounds::Pixels(350.)), Some(Bounds::Pixels(350.)));
 
-    let mut center_top = ColorRectView::new(127, 0, 127);
+    let mut center_top = BoxView::new(Box::new(ColorRectView::new(127, 0, 127)));
 
     center_top.set_constraints(
         Some(Constraint::Bottom(0., 4)),
@@ -103,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
         Some(Constraint::Top(0., 4)),
     );
 
-    let mut inside_top = ColorRectView::new(127, 0, 127);
+    let mut inside_top = BoxView::new(Box::new(ColorRectView::new(127, 0, 127)));
 
     inside_top.set_constraints(
         Some(Constraint::Bottom(0., 4)),
@@ -116,13 +134,7 @@ pub fn default_view() -> Box<dyn View> {
     );
 
     Box::new(ConstraintLayout::new(vec![
-        Box::new(a),
-        Box::new(b),
-        Box::new(c),
-        Box::new(d),
-        Box::new(center),
-        Box::new(center_top),
-        Box::new(inside_top),
+        a, b, c, d, center, center_top, inside_top,
     ]))
 
     // Box::new(VerticalLayout::new(vec![
diff --git a/src/views/text_view.rs b/src/views/text_view.rs
index d872259..40e0cb9 100644
--- a/src/views/text_view.rs
+++ b/src/views/text_view.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 use fontdue::layout::{CoordinateSystem, Layout, LayoutSettings, TextStyle};
 
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+
 use crate::{
     fonts::{FONTS, FontHandle},
+    parser::Tag,
     render::{Renderer, buffer::Bitmap},
-    views::{Bounds, LayoutView, View},
+    views::{Bounds, View},
 };
 
 pub struct TextView {
@@ -11,7 +14,6 @@ pub struct TextView {
     text: String,
     scale: f32,
     font: FontHandle,
-    bounds: (Option<Bounds>, Option<Bounds>),
 }
 
 impl TextView {
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ impl TextView {
             text,
             scale: 20.,
             font: FontHandle::AtiksonHyperlegibleRegular,
-            bounds: (None, None),
         };
 
         let font = (s.font as usize).clone();
@@ -39,9 +40,6 @@ impl TextView {
 
         s
     }
-    pub fn set_bounds(&mut self, width: Option<Bounds>, height: Option<Bounds>) {
-        self.bounds = (width, height);
-    }
 }
 
 impl View for TextView {
@@ -79,24 +77,44 @@ impl View for TextView {
         // todo!()
     }
 
-    fn from_tag(attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>) -> Self
+    fn from_tag(
+        attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
+        children: &Vec<Tag>,
+    ) -> Box<dyn View>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
+        assert!(children.is_empty(), "TextView does not support children");
         todo!()
+        // Self::new(attributes)
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn std::any::Any> {
+        self
     }
 }
 
-impl LayoutView for TextView {
-    fn bounds(&self, _ph: f32, _pw: f32) -> (Bounds, Bounds) {
-        // let (x, y) = renderer.undistort(x as f32, y as f32);
+// impl LayoutView for TextView {
+//     fn bounds(&self, _ph: f32, _pw: f32) -> (Bounds, Bounds) {
+//         // let (x, y) = renderer.undistort(x as f32, y as f32);
 
-        let (mut width, mut height): (usize, usize) = (0, 0);
-        for glyph in self.layout.glyphs() {
-            width = width.max(glyph.x as usize + glyph.width);
-            height = height.max(glyph.y as usize + glyph.height);
-        }
+//         let (mut width, mut height): (usize, usize) = (0, 0);
+//         for glyph in self.layout.glyphs() {
+//             width = width.max(glyph.x as usize + glyph.width);
+//             height = height.max(glyph.y as usize + glyph.height);
+//         }
 
-        (Bounds::Pixels(width as f32), Bounds::Pixels(height as f32))
+//         (Bounds::Pixels(width as f32), Bounds::Pixels(height as f32))
+//     }
+// }
+
+impl Debug for TextView {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("TextView")
+            // .field("layout", &self.layout)
+            .field("text", &self.text)
+            .field("scale", &self.scale)
+            .field("font", &self.font)
+            .finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/views/vertical_layout.rs b/src/views/vertical_layout.rs
index e788404..fae9f79 100644
--- a/src/views/vertical_layout.rs
+++ b/src/views/vertical_layout.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-use crate::views::{Bounds, LayoutView, View};
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
+use crate::{
+    parser::Tag,
+    views::{Bounds, View, box_view::BoxView},
+};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct VerticalLayout {
-    pub views: Vec<Box<dyn LayoutView>>,
+    pub views: Vec<BoxView>,
     pub bounds: (Option<Bounds>, Option<Bounds>),
 }
 
 impl VerticalLayout {
-    pub fn new(views: Vec<Box<dyn LayoutView>>) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(views: Vec<BoxView>) -> Self {
         Self {
             views,
             bounds: (None, None),
@@ -42,34 +48,43 @@ impl View for VerticalLayout {
         }
     }
     fn resize(&mut self, x: f32, y: f32, w: f32, h: f32) {}
-    fn from_tag(attributes: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>) -> Self
+
+    fn from_tag(attributes: &HashMap<String, String>, children: &Vec<Tag>) -> Box<dyn View>
     where
         Self: Sized,
     {
-        todo!()
+        todo!("");
+        // Box::new(Self {
+        //     views: children.iter().map(|tag| tag.parse()).collect(),
+        //     bounds: (None, None),
+        // })
+    }
+
+    fn as_any(self: Box<Self>) -> Box<dyn std::any::Any> {
+        self
     }
 }
 
-impl LayoutView for VerticalLayout {
-    fn bounds(&self, pw: f32, ph: f32) -> (Bounds, Bounds) {
-        let (mut maxx, mut totaly): (f32, f32) = (0., 0.);
-        for view in &self.views {
-            let (vx, vy) = view.bounds(pw, ph);
+// impl LayoutView for VerticalLayout {
+//     fn bounds(&self, pw: f32, ph: f32) -> (Bounds, Bounds) {
+//         let (mut maxx, mut totaly): (f32, f32) = (0., 0.);
+//         for view in &self.views {
+//             let (vx, vy) = view.bounds(pw, ph);
 
-            let vx = match vx {
-                super::Bounds::MatchParent => pw,
-                super::Bounds::Pixels(x) => x,
-            };
+//             let vx = match vx {
+//                 super::Bounds::MatchParent => pw,
+//                 super::Bounds::Pixels(x) => x,
+//             };
 
-            let vy = match vy {
-                super::Bounds::MatchParent => ph,
-                super::Bounds::Pixels(x) => x,
-            };
+//             let vy = match vy {
+//                 super::Bounds::MatchParent => ph,
+//                 super::Bounds::Pixels(x) => x,
+//             };
 
-            maxx = maxx.max(vx);
-            totaly += vy;
-        }
+//             maxx = maxx.max(vx);
+//             totaly += vy;
+//         }
 
-        (Bounds::Pixels(maxx), Bounds::Pixels(totaly))
-    }
-}
+//         (Bounds::Pixels(maxx), Bounds::Pixels(totaly))
+//     }
+// }