--- a/UIObjectView.st	Tue Mar 18 10:58:13 1997 +0100
+++ b/UIObjectView.st	Fri Mar 28 15:57:20 1997 +0100
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ObjectView subclass:#UIObjectView
-	instanceVariableNames:'inputView testMode undoHistory copiedExtent actionData
-		createClass clipChildren selectionHiddenLevel
+	instanceVariableNames:'inputView testMode undoHistory copiedExtent copiedLayout
+		actionData createClass clipChildren selectionHiddenLevel
 		setOfSuperViewsSizeChanged'
 	classVariableNames:''
 	poolDictionaries:''
@@ -464,10 +464,11 @@
 createWidgetWithClass:aClass
     "prepare to create new widgets
     "
-    createClass := aClass.
-    pressAction := [:pressPoint | self startCreate:pressPoint].
-    self cursor:Cursor origin.
-
+    aClass notNil ifTrue:[
+        createClass := aClass.
+        pressAction := [:aPoint| self startCreate:aPoint].
+        self cursor:Cursor origin.
+    ]
 
 !
 
@@ -501,14 +502,13 @@
 endCreate
     "end a widget create drag
     "
-    |layout x y object|
+    |object specClass|
 
     object := actionData object.
     self invertOutlineOf:object.
     inputView raise.
 
-    object superView specClass basicNew setupInitialLayoutFor:object.
-
+    self setupInitialLayoutFor:object.
     self changed:#tree.
     self select:object.
     actionData := nil.
@@ -521,24 +521,39 @@
     self subclassResponsibility
 !
 
+setupInitialLayoutFor:anObject
+    "setup initial layout for an object; !!!! some kludge !!!!
+    "
+    |spec topSpec|
+
+    topSpec := anObject superView specClass basicNew.
+
+    topSpec class isLayoutContainer ifFalse:[
+
+"/ ... KLUDGE ....
+
+        spec := anObject specClass.
+
+        (    spec == ViewSpec
+         or:[spec == SubCanvasSpec
+         or:[spec == TextEditorSpec
+         or:[spec == SequenceViewSpec]]]
+        ) ifTrue:[
+            anObject geometryLayout:(anObject bounds asLayout).
+          ^ self
+        ]
+    ].
+    topSpec setupInitialLayoutFor:anObject.
+
+!
+
 startCreate:aPoint
     "start a widget create
     "
     |widget object start frame delta|
 
-    self selection notNil ifTrue:[
-        self numberOfSelections > 1 ifTrue:[
-            self warn:'to much elements selected'.
-          ^ self setDefaultActions.
-        ].
-        self unselect
-    ].
-
-    (    (widget := self findObjectAt:aPoint) notNil
-     and:[widget specClass supportsSubComponents]
-    ) ifFalse:[
-        widget := self
-    ].
+    self unselect.
+    widget := self findContainerViewAt:aPoint.
 
     motionAction  := [:movePoint| self doDragCreate:movePoint].
     releaseAction := [ self endCreate].
@@ -559,8 +574,6 @@
     self actionCreate:object frame:frame delta:delta.
     object extent:(actionData minExtent).
     object realize.
-
-    self actionCreate:object frame:frame delta:delta.
     self invertOutlineOf:object.
 ! !
 
@@ -1062,6 +1075,14 @@
 
 !UIObjectView methodsFor:'searching'!
 
+findContainerViewAt:aPoint
+    "find container view responds to aPoint.
+    "
+    ^ self subclassResponsibility
+
+
+!
+
 findObjectAt:aPoint
     "find the origin/corner of the currentWidget
     "
@@ -1428,6 +1449,23 @@
 
 !
 
+copyLayout
+    "copy the layout from the selected object
+    "
+    |object|
+
+    object := self singleSelection.
+
+    object notNil ifTrue:[
+        copiedLayout := object geometryLayout copy
+    ] ifFalse:[
+        self warn:'exactly one element must be selected'.
+    ]
+
+
+
+!
+
 pasteExtent
     "paste the copied extent to all objects in the selection
     "
@@ -1449,6 +1487,16 @@
 
 !
 
+pasteLayout
+    "paste layout to all objects in the selection
+    "
+    copiedLayout notNil ifTrue:[
+        self transition:#pasteLayout dimensionDo:[:v|
+            v geometryLayout:(copiedLayout copy)
+        ]    
+    ]    
+!
+
 pasteWidth
     "paste the copied extent width to all objects in the selection
     "