--- a/UIPainter.st	Wed Jun 18 18:26:32 2014 +0200
+++ b/UIPainter.st	Fri Jun 20 08:39:28 2014 +0200
@@ -6206,7 +6206,7 @@
 !
 
 doStepDown
-    "moves the selected widget one step down in the hierarchy"
+    "moves the selected widget(s) one step down in the hierarchy"
 
     treeView doStepOver:1
 !
@@ -6224,7 +6224,7 @@
 !
 
 doStepUp
-    "moves the selected widget one step up in the hierarchy"
+    "moves the selected widget(s) one step up in the hierarchy"
 
     treeView doStepOver:-1
 !
@@ -6995,11 +6995,19 @@
     "returns true if any selection exists and all widgets in the selection
      can change their layout through to a move or align operation"
 
-    ^(selection size == 1)  and: 
-    [(selection at: 1) ~~ 1 and:   
-    [self selectedNode parent children size > 1]] 
-
-
+"/ old code (only allow if a single item is selected):
+"/
+"/    ^(selection size == 1)  and: 
+"/    [(selection at: 1) ~~ 1 and:   
+"/    [self selectedNode parent children size > 1]] 
+
+    ^ self selectedNodes 
+        conform:[:eachSelectedNode |
+            |parent|
+
+            (parent := eachSelectedNode parent) notNil
+            and:[parent children size > 1]
+        ].
 !
 
 canExchangeSelectionLayouts 
@@ -7189,6 +7197,58 @@
     self selectNodes:itemList asOrderedCollection.
 !
 
+doStep:item over:anIndex
+    "moves a single child 'anIndex' forward or backward in list of children.
+     positive index: move down; negative index: move up"
+
+    |idx size parentItem parentItemsView itemsView canvas prevSelection|
+
+    self askForSelectionChangeAllowed ifFalse:[^ self].
+
+    (    item isNil
+     or:[(parentItem := item parent) isNil
+     or:[(size := parentItem children size) < 2
+     or:[(idx  := parentItem indexOfChild:item) == 0]]]
+    ) ifTrue:[
+        ^ self
+    ].
+
+    idx := idx + anIndex.
+
+    idx < 1 ifTrue:[idx := size]
+           ifFalse:[idx > size ifTrue:[idx := 1]].
+
+    prevSelection := self selectedNodes.
+    self setSelection:nil.
+
+    model remove:item.
+    model add:item beforeIndex:idx below:parentItem.
+
+    idx := parentItem indexOfChild:item.
+    itemsView := item contents view.
+    parentItemsView := parentItem contents view.
+
+    canvas := self canvas.
+    canvas hideSelection.
+
+    itemsView isView ifFalse:[
+        "/ a component - has its own collection (and therefore indexing) - sigh
+        idx := idx - ((1 to:idx-1) count:[:i | (parentItem children at:i) contents view isView]).
+        parentItemsView changeSequenceOrderFor:itemsView to:idx.
+    ] ifTrue:[
+        "/ a view - has its own collection (and therefore indexing) - sigh
+        idx := idx - ((1 to:idx-1) count:[:i | (parentItem children at:i) contents view isView not]).
+        parentItemsView changeSequenceOrderFor:itemsView to:idx.
+    ].
+
+    parentItemsView specClass isLayoutContainer ifFalse:[
+        "/ spVw components notEmptyOrNil ifTrue:[ self halt ].
+        parentItemsView subViews do:[:v| v raise ].
+    ].
+    self selectNodes:prevSelection.
+    canvas showSelection.
+!
+
 doStepIn
     "move the currently selected widget into the next available container below"
     
@@ -7223,6 +7283,19 @@
 
     self askForSelectionChangeAllowed ifFalse:[^ self].
 
+    anIndex < 0 ifTrue:[
+        "/ moving up
+        self selectedNodes do:[:eachNode |
+            self doStep:eachNode over:anIndex.
+        ].
+    ] ifFalse:[
+        "/ moving down
+        self selectedNodes reverseDo:[:eachNode |
+            self doStep:eachNode over:anIndex.
+        ].
+    ].
+    ^ self.
+
     (    (item := self selectedNode) isNil
      or:[(parentItem := item parent) isNil
      or:[(size := parentItem children size) < 2