diff --git a/elements/box.lua b/elements/box.lua
index 21eb50d..bdf92ff 100644
--- a/elements/box.lua
+++ b/elements/box.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ do
         self.data = nil
       end
       _class_0.__parent.__init(self, self.parent, self.data)
-      self.data.type = "box"
+      if self.data.type == "element" then
+        self.data.type = "box"
+      end
       if not (self.data.background) then
         self.data.background = background
       end
diff --git a/elements/box.moon b/elements/box.moon
index fde452c..2480716 100644
--- a/elements/box.moon
+++ b/elements/box.moon
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class box extends element
 
         super @parent, @data
 
-        @data.type = "box"
+        @data.type = "box" if @data.type == "element"
         @data.background = background unless @data.background
 
     draw: =>
diff --git a/elements/text.lua b/elements/text.lua
index 2ef1ec5..c0e268b 100644
--- a/elements/text.lua
+++ b/elements/text.lua
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ do
         fontFile = text
         text = ""
       end
-      self.data.type = "text"
+      if self.data.type == "element" then
+        self.data.type = "text"
+      end
       if not (self.data.text) then
         self.data.text = text
       end
diff --git a/elements/text.moon b/elements/text.moon
index 86ad45e..225a61e 100644
--- a/elements/text.moon
+++ b/elements/text.moon
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class text extends element
           fontFile = text
           text = ""
 
-        @data.type = "text"
+        @data.type = "text" if @data.type == "element"
         @data.text = text unless @data.text
         @data.fontFile = fontFile unless @data.fontFile
         @data.fontSize = fontSize unless @data.fontSize
diff --git a/elements/window.lua b/elements/window.lua
index 7b61ad0..24aacae 100644
--- a/elements/window.lua
+++ b/elements/window.lua
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ do
     end,
     maximize = function(self)
       if self.data.maximized then
-        self.data.x = self.data.previous.x
-        self.data.y = self.data.previous.y
         self:setSize(self.data.previous.w, self.data.previous.h)
+        self:align()
+        self:move(self.data.previous.x - self.data.x, self.data.previous.y - self.data.y)
       else
         self.data.previous.x = self.data.x
         self.data.previous.y = self.data.y
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ do
         self.data.y = self.parent.data.y
         self:setSize(self.parent.data.w, self.parent.data.h)
         table.insert(self.parent.child, table.remove(self.parent.child, self.parent:indexOf(self)))
+        self:align()
       end
       self.data.maximized = not self.data.maximized
-      self:align()
       return self
     end,
     minimize = function(self)
@@ -129,7 +129,9 @@ do
       end
       self.parent, self.data = parent, data
       _class_0.__parent.__init(self, self.parent, self.data)
-      self.data.type = "window"
+      if self.data.type == "element" then
+        self.data.type = "window"
+      end
       if not (self.data.w > 0) then
         self.data.w = 100
       end
@@ -152,14 +154,17 @@ do
       if not (self.data.previous) then
         self.data.previous = { }
       end
-      self.header = pop.box(self, self.data.titleBackground or {
+      self.header = pop.box(self, {
+        type = "box (window header)"
+      }, self.data.titleBackground or {
         25,
         180,
         230,
         255
       })
       self.title = pop.text(self.header, {
-        horizontal = "center"
+        horizontal = "center",
+        type = "text (window title)"
       }, title, self.data.titleColor or {
         255,
         255,
@@ -167,7 +172,8 @@ do
         255
       })
       self.window_area = pop.box(self, {
-        padding = 5
+        padding = 5,
+        type = "box (window area)"
       }, self.data.windowBackground or {
         200,
         200,
@@ -180,7 +186,8 @@ do
         self.closeButton = pop.box(self, {
           w = buttonSize,
           h = buttonSize,
-          horizontalMargin = self.data.header_width_reduction
+          horizontalMargin = self.data.header_width_reduction,
+          type = "box (window close button)"
         }, closeImage):align("right")
         self.closeButton.clicked = function(self, x, y, button)
           if button == pop.constants.left_mouse then
@@ -193,7 +200,8 @@ do
         self.maximizeButton = pop.box(self, {
           w = buttonSize,
           h = buttonSize,
-          horizontalMargin = self.data.header_width_reduction
+          horizontalMargin = self.data.header_width_reduction,
+          type = "box (window maximize button)"
         }, maximizeImage):align("right")
         self.maximizeButton.clicked = function(self, x, y, button)
           if button == pop.constants.left_mouse then
@@ -206,7 +214,8 @@ do
         self.minimizeButton = pop.box(self, {
           w = buttonSize,
           h = buttonSize,
-          horizontalMargin = self.data.header_width_reduction
+          horizontalMargin = self.data.header_width_reduction,
+          type = "box (window minimize button)"
         }, minimizeImage):align("right")
         self.minimizeButton.clicked = function(self, x, y, button)
           if button == pop.constants.left_mouse then
diff --git a/elements/window.moon b/elements/window.moon
index e803f8f..d87badb 100644
--- a/elements/window.moon
+++ b/elements/window.moon
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class window extends element
     new: (@parent, @data={}, title="Window") =>
         super @parent, @data
 
-        @data.type = "window"
+        @data.type = "window" if @data.type == "element"
         @data.w = 100 unless @data.w > 0
         @data.h = 80 unless @data.h > 0
 
@@ -41,27 +41,28 @@ class window extends element
         unless @data.previous
             @data.previous = {}
 
-        @header = pop.box @, @data.titleBackground or {25, 180, 230, 255}
-        @title = pop.text @header, {horizontal: "center"}, title, @data.titleColor or {255, 255, 255, 255}
-        @window_area = pop.box @, {padding: 5}, @data.windowBackground or {200, 200, 210, 255}
+        @header = pop.box @, {type: "box (window header)"}, @data.titleBackground or {25, 180, 230, 255}
+        @title = pop.text @header, {horizontal: "center", type: "text (window title)"}, title, @data.titleColor or {255, 255, 255, 255}
+        @window_area = pop.box @, {padding: 5, type: "box (window area)"}, @data.windowBackground or {200, 200, 210, 255}
 
         -- buttons! :D
         @data.header_width_reduction = 0
         buttonSize = @title\getHeight! + 1
         if @data.closeable
-            @closeButton = pop.box(@, {w: buttonSize, h: buttonSize, horizontalMargin: @data.header_width_reduction}, closeImage)\align "right"
+            @closeButton = pop.box(@, {w: buttonSize, h: buttonSize, horizontalMargin: @data.header_width_reduction, type: "box (window close button)"}, closeImage)\align "right"
             @closeButton.clicked = (x, y, button) =>
                 if button == pop.constants.left_mouse
                     @parent\close!
             @data.header_width_reduction += buttonSize
         if @data.maximizeable
-            @maximizeButton = pop.box(@, {w: buttonSize, h: buttonSize, horizontalMargin: @data.header_width_reduction}, maximizeImage)\align "right"
+            @maximizeButton = pop.box(@, {w: buttonSize, h: buttonSize, horizontalMargin: @data.header_width_reduction, type: "box (window maximize button)"}, maximizeImage)\align "right"
             @maximizeButton.clicked = (x, y, button) =>
                 if button == pop.constants.left_mouse
                     @parent\maximize!
+                --return nil --probably not needed
             @data.header_width_reduction += buttonSize
         if @data.minimizeable
-            @minimizeButton = pop.box(@, {w: buttonSize, h: buttonSize, horizontalMargin: @data.header_width_reduction}, minimizeImage)\align "right"
+            @minimizeButton = pop.box(@, {w: buttonSize, h: buttonSize, horizontalMargin: @data.header_width_reduction, type: "box (window minimize button)"}, minimizeImage)\align "right"
             @minimizeButton.clicked = (x, y, button) =>
                 if button == pop.constants.left_mouse
                     @parent\minimize!
@@ -204,9 +205,9 @@ class window extends element
 
     maximize: =>
         if @data.maximized
-            @data.x = @data.previous.x
-            @data.y = @data.previous.y
             @setSize @data.previous.w, @data.previous.h
+            @align!
+            @move @data.previous.x - @data.x, @data.previous.y - @data.y
         else
             @data.previous.x = @data.x
             @data.previous.y = @data.y
@@ -216,8 +217,8 @@ class window extends element
             @data.y = @parent.data.y
             @setSize @parent.data.w, @parent.data.h
             table.insert @parent.child, table.remove(@parent.child, @parent\indexOf @)
+            @align!
         @data.maximized = not @data.maximized
-        @align!
         return @
 
     minimize: =>
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index c453fca..0b4804c 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -219,12 +219,19 @@ pop.mousemoved = function(x, y, dx, dy, element)
   if element == nil then
     element = pop.screen
   end
+  local previously_hovered
+  if element == pop.screen then
+    previously_hovered = pop.hovered
+  end
   if element.data.draw and element.data.hoverable and (x >= element.data.x) and (x <= element.data.x + element.data.w) and (y >= element.data.y) and (y <= element.data.y + element.data.h) then
     pop.hovered = element
     for i = 1, #element.child do
       pop.mousemoved(x, y, dx, dy, element.child[i])
     end
   end
+  if element == pop.screen and pop.hovered ~= previously_hovered then
+    log("  pop.hovered: " .. tostring(pop.hovered) .. " (" .. tostring(pop.hovered.data.type) .. ")")
+  end
   if pop.focused and pop.focused.mousemoved and element == pop.screen then
     return pop.focused:mousemoved(x - pop.focused.data.x, y - pop.focused.data.y, dx, dy)
   end
@@ -252,7 +259,11 @@ pop.mousepressed = function(x, y, button, element)
     end
     if element.mousepressed then
       handled = element:mousepressed(x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button)
+      if handled ~= false then
+        log("   " .. tostring(handled) .. " (handled)", tostring(element) .. " (" .. tostring(element.data.type) .. ")")
+      end
       if handled then
+        log("   ^ focused")
         pop.focused = element
       end
     end
@@ -277,26 +288,30 @@ pop.mousereleased = function(x, y, button, element)
         mousereleasedHandled = element:mousereleased(x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button)
       end
       if clickedHandled ~= false then
+        log("   " .. tostring(clickedHandled) .. " (click handled)", tostring(element) .. " (" .. tostring(element.data.type) .. ")")
+      end
+      if clickedHandled then
+        log("   ^ focused")
         pop.focused = element
       end
+      if mousereleasedHandled ~= false then
+        log("   " .. tostring(mousereleasedHandled) .. " (release handled)", tostring(element) .. " (" .. tostring(element.data.type) .. ")")
+      end
     end
   else
     log("mousereleased", x, y, button)
-    do
-      element = pop.focused
-      if element then
-        if element.data.draw and (x >= element.data.x) and (x <= element.data.x + element.data.w) and (y >= element.data.y) and (y <= element.data.y + element.data.h) then
-          if element.clicked then
-            clickedHandled = element:clicked(x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button)
-          end
-        end
-        if element.mousereleased then
-          mousereleasedHandled = element:mousereleased(x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button)
-        end
-        if clickedHandled ~= false or mousereleasedHandled ~= false then
-          return clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled
+    if element == pop.focused then
+      if element.data.draw and (x >= element.data.x) and (x <= element.data.x + element.data.w) and (y >= element.data.y) and (y <= element.data.y + element.data.h) then
+        if element.clicked then
+          clickedHandled = element:clicked(x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button)
         end
       end
+      if element.mousereleased then
+        mousereleasedHandled = element:mousereleased(x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button)
+      end
+      if clickedHandled ~= false or mousereleasedHandled ~= false then
+        return clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled
+      end
     end
     pop.mousereleased(x, y, button, pop.screen)
   end
diff --git a/init.moon b/init.moon
index 6d59c10..e279a87 100644
--- a/init.moon
+++ b/init.moon
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ pop.draw = (element=pop.screen) ->
 --- @treturn boolean Was the event handled?
 
 pop.mousemoved = (x, y, dx, dy, element=pop.screen) ->
+    local previously_hovered
+    if element == pop.screen
+        previously_hovered = pop.hovered
+
     -- first we find out if we're hovering over anything and set pop.hovered
     if element.data.draw and element.data.hoverable and (x >= element.data.x) and (x <= element.data.x + element.data.w) and (y >= element.data.y) and (y <= element.data.y + element.data.h)
         -- okay, we're over this element for sure, but let's check its children
@@ -275,6 +279,10 @@ pop.mousemoved = (x, y, dx, dy, element=pop.screen) ->
         for i = 1, #element.child
             pop.mousemoved x, y, dx, dy, element.child[i]
 
+    -- if we're hovering over something different, log it
+    if element == pop.screen and pop.hovered != previously_hovered
+        log "  pop.hovered: #{pop.hovered} (#{pop.hovered.data.type})"
+
     --- @todo Implement a way for an element to attach itself to `love.mousemoved()` events?
     -- checking element against pop.screen so that this only gets called once
     if pop.focused and pop.focused.mousemoved and element == pop.screen
@@ -323,7 +331,10 @@ pop.mousepressed = (x, y, button, element) ->
         -- if a child hasn't handled it yet, try to handle it, and set pop.focused
         if element.mousepressed
             handled = element\mousepressed x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button
+            if handled != false
+                log "   #{handled} (handled)", "#{element} (#{element.data.type})"
             if handled   -- you have to explicitly handle a mousepressed event to become focused
+                log "   ^ focused"
                 pop.focused = element
 
     -- return whether or not we have handled the event
@@ -365,6 +376,9 @@ pop.mousereleased = (x, y, button, element) ->
 
             -- if we clicked, we're focused!
             if clickedHandled != false
+                log "   #{clickedHandled} (click handled)", "#{element} (#{element.data.type})"
+            if clickedHandled
+                log "   ^ focused"
                 pop.focused = element
                 --- @todo Figure out how to bring a focused element to the front of view (aka the first element in its parent's children).
                 --- (If I do it right here, the for loop above may break! I need to test/figure this out.)
@@ -372,12 +386,14 @@ pop.mousereleased = (x, y, button, element) ->
                 -- basically, move focused element to front of its parent's child
                 --element.parent\focusChild element
                 --table.insert element.parent, element.parent\removeChild(element),
+            if mousereleasedHandled != false
+                log "   #{mousereleasedHandled} (release handled)", "#{element} (#{element.data.type})"
 
     -- else, check for focused element, and then default to pop.screen to begin! (and print that we received an event)
     else
         log "mousereleased", x, y, button
 
-        if element = pop.focused
+        if element == pop.focused
             if element.data.draw and (x >= element.data.x) and (x <= element.data.x + element.data.w) and (y >= element.data.y) and (y <= element.data.y + element.data.h)
                 if element.clicked
                     clickedHandled = element\clicked x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button
@@ -385,7 +401,6 @@ pop.mousereleased = (x, y, button, element) ->
             if element.mousereleased
                 mousereleasedHandled = element\mousereleased x - element.data.x, y - element.data.y, button
             if clickedHandled != false or mousereleasedHandled != false
-                --print "#{clickedHandled}, #{mousereleasedHandled}, #{element}, #{element.data.type}"
                 return clickedHandled, mousereleasedHandled
 
         pop.mousereleased x, y, button, pop.screen
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index b833481..141d15f 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local pop = require("")
 local debug = false
 love.load = function()
   pop.text("Hello World!"):align("center", "center")
-  pop.window({
+  local testWindow = pop.window({
     windowBackground = {
       200,
       200,
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ love.load = function()
     maximizeable = true,
     minimizeable = true
   }, "Testing Window"):move(20, 20):setSize(200, 100):align("right", "top")
+  print(testWindow.window_area)
+  pop.window({
+    maximizeable = true
+  }, "Test Window #2"):align("center", "bottom")
   local centerBox = pop.box({
     w = 200,
     h = 200
diff --git a/main.moon b/main.moon
index 8025959..71def8a 100644
--- a/main.moon
+++ b/main.moon
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ debug = false
 
 love.load = ->
     pop.text("Hello World!")\align "center", "center"
-    pop.window({windowBackground: {200, 200, 200}, closeable: true, maximizeable: true, minimizeable: true}, "Testing Window")\move(20, 20)\setSize(200, 100)\align "right", "top"
+    testWindow = pop.window({windowBackground: {200, 200, 200}, closeable: true, maximizeable: true, minimizeable: true}, "Testing Window")\move(20, 20)\setSize(200, 100)\align "right", "top"
+    print testWindow.window_area
+
+    pop.window({maximizeable: true}, "Test Window #2")\align "center", "bottom"
 
     -- alignment testing
     centerBox = pop.box({w: 200, h: 200}, {255, 255, 0, 120})\align "center", "center"