diff --git a/docs/classes/element.html b/docs/classes/element.html
index 04015b0..ba53958 100644
--- a/docs/classes/element.html
+++ b/docs/classes/element.html
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#element.debugDraw-todo7">element.debugDraw-todo7</a></td>
 	<td class="summary">doc me</td>
 	</tr>
+	<tr>
+	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#element.debugDraw-todo7-todo8">element.debugDraw-todo7-todo8</a></td>
+	<td class="summary">document this</td>
+	</tr>
 </table>
 <h2><a href="#Methods">Methods</a></h2>
 <table class="function_list">
@@ -111,6 +115,10 @@
 	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#element.move">element.move (self, x, y)</a></td>
 	<td class="summary">Moves an element by specified x/y.</td>
 	</tr>
+	<tr>
+	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#element.delete">element.delete (self)</a></td>
+	<td class="summary">Deletes references to this element and then deletes it.</td>
+	</tr>
 </table>
 
 <br/>
@@ -133,6 +141,20 @@
 
 
 
+</dd>
+    <dt>
+    <a name = "element.debugDraw-todo7-todo8"></a>
+    <strong>element.debugDraw-todo7-todo8</strong>
+    </dt>
+    <dd>
+    document this
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 </dd>
 </dl>
     <h2 class="section-header "><a name="Methods"></a>Methods</h2>
@@ -404,6 +426,28 @@
 
 
 
+</dd>
+    <dt>
+    <a name = "element.delete"></a>
+    <strong>element.delete (self)</strong>
+    </dt>
+    <dd>
+    Deletes references to this element and then deletes it.
+
+
+    <h3>Parameters:</h3>
+    <ul>
+        <li><span class="parameter">self</span>
+
+
+
+        </li>
+    </ul>
+
+
+
+
+
 </dd>
 </dl>
 
@@ -412,7 +456,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-08 17:10:29 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/classes/window.html b/docs/classes/window.html
index a398c84..7510ea9 100644
--- a/docs/classes/window.html
+++ b/docs/classes/window.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 <h2><a href="#Issues">Issues</a></h2>
 <table class="function_list">
 	<tr>
-	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#window.new-todo8">window.new-todo8</a></td>
+	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#window.new-todo9">window.new-todo9</a></td>
 	<td class="summary">if data, do stuff about it</td>
 	</tr>
 </table>
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
 
     <dl class="function">
     <dt>
-    <a name = "window.new-todo8"></a>
-    <strong>window.new-todo8</strong>
+    <a name = "window.new-todo9"></a>
+    <strong>window.new-todo9</strong>
     </dt>
     <dd>
     if data, do stuff about it
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-08 17:10:29 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 236677d..fd405bc 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-08 17:10:29 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/Element.html b/docs/modules/Element.html
index e2afd70..d71248a 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Element.html
+++ b/docs/modules/Element.html
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-08 17:10:29 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/main.html b/docs/modules/main.html
index 715d204..35d8039 100644
--- a/docs/modules/main.html
+++ b/docs/modules/main.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-08 17:10:29 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/pop.html b/docs/modules/pop.html
index 5ac5fa6..d9be5ff 100644
--- a/docs/modules/pop.html
+++ b/docs/modules/pop.html
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ table.insert element.parent, element.parent\removeChild(element),
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-08 17:10:29 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/docs/modules/util.html b/docs/modules/util.html
index 492101e..3e1857a 100644
--- a/docs/modules/util.html
+++ b/docs/modules/util.html
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 </div> <!-- id="main" -->
 <div id="about">
 <i>generated by <a href="http://github.com/stevedonovan/LDoc">LDoc 1.4.3</a></i>
-<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-08 17:10:29 </i>
+<i style="float:right;">Last updated 2017-04-09 02:01:53 </i>
 </div> <!-- id="about" -->
 </div> <!-- id="container" -->
 </body>
diff --git a/elements/element.lua b/elements/element.lua
index b2430d7..b02cf3c 100644
--- a/elements/element.lua
+++ b/elements/element.lua
@@ -49,6 +49,34 @@ do
       end
       return self
     end,
+    setPosition = function(self, x, y, toPixel)
+      if toPixel == nil then
+        toPixel = true
+      end
+      if x then
+        self.data.x = x
+      end
+      if y then
+        self.data.y = y
+      end
+      local _exp_0 = self.data.horizontal
+      if "center" == _exp_0 then
+        self.data.x = self.data.x - (self.data.w / 2)
+      elseif "right" == _exp_0 then
+        self.data.x = self.data.x - self.data.w
+      end
+      local _exp_1 = self.data.vertical
+      if "center" == _exp_1 then
+        self.data.y = self.data.y - (self.data.h / 2)
+      elseif "bottom" == _exp_1 then
+        self.data.y = self.data.y - self.data.h
+      end
+      if toPixel then
+        self.data.x = floor(self.data.x)
+        self.data.y = floor(self.data.y)
+      end
+      return self
+    end,
     setSize = function(self, w, h)
       if w then
         self.data.w = w
@@ -86,6 +114,20 @@ do
       self.data.x = self.data.x + x
       self.data.y = self.data.y + y
       return self
+    end,
+    delete = function(self)
+      for i = 1, #self.parent.child do
+        if self.parent.child[i] == self then
+          table.remove(self.parent.child, i)
+          break
+        end
+      end
+      for i = 1, #self.parent.data.child do
+        if self.parent.data.child[i] == self.data then
+          table.remove(self.parent.data.child, i)
+          break
+        end
+      end
     end
   }
   _base_0.__index = _base_0
@@ -117,7 +159,7 @@ do
         self.data.h = 0
       end
       if self.data.update == nil then
-        self.data.update = false
+        self.data.update = true
       end
       if self.data.draw == nil then
         self.data.draw = true
diff --git a/elements/element.moon b/elements/element.moon
index 0d6a206..6c7a64a 100644
--- a/elements/element.moon
+++ b/elements/element.moon
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class element
         @data.y = 0 unless @data.y
         @data.w = 0 unless @data.w
         @data.h = 0 unless @data.h
-        @data.update = false if @data.update == nil
+        @data.update = true if @data.update == nil
         @data.draw = true if @data.draw == nil
         @data.type = "element" unless @data.type
         @data.align = true if (@data.align == nil) and @parent
@@ -73,6 +73,31 @@ class element
 
         return @
 
+    --- @todo document this
+    setPosition: (x, y, toPixel=true) =>
+        if x
+            @data.x = x
+        if y
+            @data.y = y
+
+        switch @data.horizontal
+            when "center"
+                @data.x -= @data.w / 2
+            when "right"
+                @data.x -= @data.w
+
+        switch @data.vertical
+            when "center"
+                @data.y -= @data.h / 2
+            when "bottom"
+                @data.y -= @data.h
+
+        if toPixel
+            @data.x = floor @data.x
+            @data.y = floor @data.y
+
+        return @
+
     --- Sets an element's width/height. Fixes alignment if needed.
     --- @tparam integer w[opt] Width.
     --- @tparam integer h[opt] Height.
@@ -123,3 +148,23 @@ class element
         @data.x += x
         @data.y += y
         return @
+
+    --- Deletes references to this element and then deletes it.
+    delete: =>
+      --for i=1, #@child
+      --  @child[i]\delete!
+      --@data.child -- for each child, delete its parent ref!
+
+      for i=1, #@parent.child
+          if @parent.child[i] == @
+              table.remove @parent.child, i
+              break
+
+      for i=1, #@parent.data.child
+          if @parent.data.child[i] == @data
+              table.remove @parent.data.child, i
+              break
+
+      --@parent = nil
+      --@data.parent = nil -- really should be for all @data -> nil, and for all @ -> nil
+      --@ = nil
diff --git a/init.moon b/init.moon
index b6cf021..1f60176 100644
--- a/init.moon
+++ b/init.moon
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ pop.import = (data, parent=pop.screen) ->
         data = loads(data)
         element = pop.create(data.type, parent, data)
     else
-        element = pop.elements[data.type](parent, data)
+        element = pop.elements[data.type](parent, data) --why is it not the same as the other way?
         insert parent.child, element
 
     for i = 1, #data.child