diff --git a/config.ld b/config.ld
index 01c7a66..97489bd 100644
--- a/config.ld
+++ b/config.ld
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 file = {
     "init.moon",
+    "elements/box.moon",
     "elements/element.moon",
+    "elements/text.moon",
     "elements/window.moon",
+    "extensions/streamlined_get_set.moon",
     "main.moon",
     "util.moon",
     "Element.luadoc",
diff --git a/elements/element.lua b/elements/element.lua
index 72a9772..b54d458 100644
--- a/elements/element.lua
+++ b/elements/element.lua
@@ -22,16 +22,20 @@ do
       self.data.x = self.parent.data.x
       self.data.y = self.parent.data.y
       local _exp_0 = self.data.horizontal
-      if "center" == _exp_0 then
+      if "left" == _exp_0 then
+        self.data.x = self.data.x + self.data.padding
+      elseif "center" == _exp_0 then
         self.data.x = self.data.x + ((self.parent.data.w - self.data.w) / 2)
       elseif "right" == _exp_0 then
-        self.data.x = self.data.x + (self.parent.data.w - self.data.w)
+        self.data.x = self.data.x + (self.parent.data.w - self.data.w - self.data.padding)
       end
       local _exp_1 = self.data.vertical
-      if "center" == _exp_1 then
+      if "top" == _exp_1 then
+        self.data.y = self.data.y + self.data.padding
+      elseif "center" == _exp_1 then
         self.data.y = self.data.y + ((self.parent.data.h - self.data.h) / 2)
       elseif "bottom" == _exp_1 then
-        self.data.y = self.data.y + (self.parent.data.h - self.data.h)
+        self.data.y = self.data.y + (self.parent.data.h - self.data.h - self.data.padding)
       end
       if toPixel then
         self.data.x = floor(self.data.x)
@@ -46,21 +50,21 @@ do
       local dx, dy = self.data.x, self.data.y
       if x then
         self.data.x = x
+        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
       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
+        local _exp_0 = self.data.vertical
+        if "center" == _exp_0 then
+          self.data.y = self.data.y - (self.data.h / 2)
+        elseif "bottom" == _exp_0 then
+          self.data.y = self.data.y - self.data.h
+        end
       end
       if toPixel then
         self.data.x = floor(self.data.x)
@@ -76,7 +80,20 @@ do
       return self
     end,
     getPosition = function(self)
-      return self.data.x, self.data.y
+      local x, y = self.data.x, self.data.y
+      local _exp_0 = self.data.horizontal
+      if "center" == _exp_0 then
+        x = x + (self.data.w / 2)
+      elseif "right" == _exp_0 then
+        y = y + self.data.w
+      end
+      local _exp_1 = self.data.vertical
+      if "center" == _exp_1 then
+        y = y + (self.data.h / 2)
+      elseif "bottom" == _exp_1 then
+        y = y + self.data.h
+      end
+      return x, y
     end,
     setSize = function(self, w, h)
       if w then
@@ -93,6 +110,7 @@ do
     end,
     setWidth = function(self, w)
       self.data.w = w
+      self:align()
       return self
     end,
     getWidth = function(self)
@@ -100,11 +118,23 @@ do
     end,
     setHeight = function(self, h)
       self.data.h = h
+      self:align()
       return self
     end,
     getHeight = function(self)
       return self.data.h
     end,
+    adjustSize = function(self, w, h)
+      local W, H = self:getSize()
+      if w then
+        W = W + w
+      end
+      if h then
+        H = H + h
+      end
+      self:setSize(W, H)
+      return self
+    end,
     move = function(self, x, y)
       if x == nil then
         x = 0
@@ -112,15 +142,23 @@ do
       if y == nil then
         y = 0
       end
+      self.data.x = self.data.x + x
+      self.data.y = self.data.y + y
       local _list_0 = self.child
       for _index_0 = 1, #_list_0 do
         local child = _list_0[_index_0]
         child:move(x, y)
       end
-      self.data.x = self.data.x + x
-      self.data.y = self.data.y + y
       return self
     end,
+    setPadding = function(self, padding)
+      self.data.padding = padding
+      self:align()
+      return self
+    end,
+    getPadding = function(self)
+      return self.data.padding
+    end,
     delete = function(self)
       for i = #self.child, 1, -1 do
         self.child[i]:delete()
@@ -166,10 +204,18 @@ do
         self.data.type = "element"
       end
       if not (self.data.x) then
-        self.data.x = 0
+        if self.parent then
+          self.data.x = self.parent.data.x
+        else
+          self.data.x = 0
+        end
       end
       if not (self.data.y) then
-        self.data.y = 0
+        if self.parent then
+          self.data.y = self.parent.data.y
+        else
+          self.data.y = 0
+        end
       end
       if not (self.data.w) then
         self.data.w = 0
@@ -195,6 +241,9 @@ do
       if not (self.data.horizontal) then
         self.data.horizontal = "left"
       end
+      if not (self.data.padding) then
+        self.data.padding = 0
+      end
       self.child = { }
     end,
     __base = _base_0,
diff --git a/elements/element.moon b/elements/element.moon
index e75677a..d5e5404 100644
--- a/elements/element.moon
+++ b/elements/element.moon
@@ -19,18 +19,28 @@ class element
         @data.child = {} unless @data.child
         @data.type = "element" unless @data.type
 
-        @data.x = 0 unless @data.x
-        @data.y = 0 unless @data.y
+        unless @data.x
+            if @parent
+                @data.x = @parent.data.x
+            else
+                @data.x = 0
+        unless @data.y
+            if @parent
+                @data.y = @parent.data.y
+            else
+                @data.y = 0
         @data.w = 0 unless @data.w
         @data.h = 0 unless @data.h
 
         @data.update = true if @data.update == nil
         @data.draw = true if @data.draw == nil
         @data.hoverable = true if @data.hoverable == nil
+        --@data.static = false if @data.static == nil
 
         @data.align = true if (@data.align == nil) and @parent
         @data.vertical = "top" unless @data.vertical
         @data.horizontal = "left" unless @data.horizontal
+        @data.padding = 0 unless @data.padding
 
         @child = {}
 
@@ -45,16 +55,20 @@ class element
         @data.y = @parent.data.y
 
         switch @data.horizontal
+            when "left"
+                @data.x += @data.padding
             when "center"
                 @data.x += (@parent.data.w - @data.w) / 2
             when "right"
-                @data.x += @parent.data.w - @data.w
+                @data.x += @parent.data.w - @data.w - @data.padding
 
         switch @data.vertical
+            when "top"
+                @data.y += @data.padding
             when "center"
                 @data.y += (@parent.data.h - @data.h) / 2
             when "bottom"
-                @data.y += @parent.data.h - @data.h
+                @data.y += @parent.data.h - @data.h - @data.padding
 
         if toPixel
             @data.x = floor @data.x
@@ -67,23 +81,20 @@ class element
         dx, dy = @data.x, @data.y
 
         if x
-            --dx = x - @data.x
             @data.x = x
+            switch @data.horizontal
+                when "center"
+                    @data.x -= @data.w / 2
+                when "right"
+                    @data.x -= @data.w
+
         if y
-            --dy = y - @data.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
+            switch @data.vertical
+                when "center"
+                    @data.y -= @data.h / 2
+                when "bottom"
+                    @data.y -= @data.h
 
         if toPixel
             @data.x = floor @data.x
@@ -98,9 +109,22 @@ class element
         return @
 
     --- @todo doc me
-    --- @todo rewrite me to return value based on alignment instead of just x/y
     getPosition: =>
-      return @data.x, @data.y
+        x, y = @data.x, @data.y
+
+        switch @data.horizontal
+            when "center"
+                x += @data.w / 2
+            when "right"
+                y += @data.w
+
+        switch @data.vertical
+            when "center"
+                y += @data.h / 2
+            when "bottom"
+                y += @data.h
+
+        return x, y
 
     --- Sets an element's width/height. Fixes alignment if needed.
     --- @tparam integer w[opt] Width.
@@ -127,6 +151,7 @@ class element
     --- @treturn element self
     setWidth: (w) =>
         @data.w = w
+        @align!
         return @
 
     --- Returns an element's width.
@@ -139,6 +164,7 @@ class element
     --- @treturn element self
     setHeight: (h) =>
         @data.h = h
+        @align!
         return @
 
     --- Returns an element's height.
@@ -146,16 +172,40 @@ class element
     getHeight: =>
         return @data.h
 
+    --- @todo doc me
+    adjustSize: (w, h) =>
+        W, H = @getSize!
+
+        if w
+            W += w
+        if h
+            H += h
+
+        @setSize W, H
+
+        return @
+
     --- Moves an element by specified x/y.
     --- @treturn element self
     move: (x=0, y=0) =>
-        for child in *@child
-            child\move x, y
+        --if @data.static return @
 
         @data.x += x
         @data.y += y
+
+        for child in *@child
+            child\move x, y
+
         return @
 
+    setPadding: (padding) =>
+        @data.padding = padding
+        @align!
+        return @
+
+    getPadding: =>
+        return @data.padding
+
     --- Deletes references to this element and then deletes it.
     delete: =>
         for i=#@child, 1, -1
diff --git a/extensions/streamlined_get_set.lua b/extensions/streamlined_get_set.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32bd558
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/streamlined_get_set.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+local graphics
+graphics = love.graphics
+local sub, len
+do
+  local _obj_0 = string
+  sub, len = _obj_0.sub, _obj_0.len
+end
+local path = sub(..., 1, len(...) - len("/extensions/streamlined_get_set"))
+local element = require(tostring(path) .. "/elements/element")
+local box = require(tostring(path) .. "/elements/box")
+local text = require(tostring(path) .. "/elements/text")
+element.__base.position = function(self, x, y)
+  if x or y then
+    return self:setPosition(x, y)
+  else
+    return self:getPosition()
+  end
+end
+element.__base.size = function(self, w, h)
+  if w or h then
+    return self:setSize(w, h)
+  else
+    return self:getSize()
+  end
+end
+element.__base.width = function(self, w)
+  if w then
+    return self:setWidth(w)
+  else
+    return self:getWidth()
+  end
+end
+elements.__base.height = function(self, h)
+  if h then
+    return self:setHeight(h)
+  else
+    return self:getHeight()
+  end
+end
diff --git a/extensions/streamlined_get_set.moon b/extensions/streamlined_get_set.moon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d40bc67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/streamlined_get_set.moon
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+--- @todo doc me (and add me to config.ld)
+-- Adds methods to elements using a single function for get and set operations.
+-- ex: instead of getWidth() and setWidth(value), width() and width(value)
+
+import graphics from love
+import sub, len from string
+
+path = sub ..., 1, len(...) - len "/extensions/streamlined_get_set"
+element = require "#{path}/elements/element"
+box = require "#{path}/elements/box"
+text = require "#{path}/elements/text"
+
+element.__base.position = (x, y) =>
+  if x or y
+    return @setPosition x, y
+  else
+    return @getPosition!
+
+element.__base.size = (w, h) =>
+  if w or h
+    return @setSize w, h
+  else
+    return @getSize!
+
+element.__base.width = (w) =>
+  if w
+    return @setWidth w
+  else
+    return @getWidth!
+
+elements.__base.height = (h) =>
+  if h
+    return @setHeight h
+  else
+    return @getHeight!
+
+--- @todo continue copying from old version... (and add new things or whatever)
diff --git a/extensions/utility.lua b/extensions/utility.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a3506f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/utility.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+local graphics
+graphics = love.graphics
+local sub, len
+do
+  local _obj_0 = string
+  sub, len = _obj_0.sub, _obj_0.len
+end
+local path = sub(..., 1, len(...) - len("/extensions/streamlined_get_set"))
+local element = require(tostring(path) .. "/elements/element")
+element.__base.fill = function(self)
+  self.data.x = self.parent.data.x + self.data.padding
+  self.data.y = self.parent.data.y + self.data.padding
+  self.data.w = self.parent.data.w - self.data.padding * 2
+  self.data.h = self.parent.data.h - self.data.padding * 2
+end
diff --git a/extensions/utility.moon b/extensions/utility.moon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..566e279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/utility.moon
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- @todo doc me
+--- Functions I am not certain should be part of base classes, but nevertheless
+--- may be useful.
+
+import graphics from love
+import sub, len from string
+
+path = sub ..., 1, len(...) - len "/extensions/streamlined_get_set"
+element = require "#{path}/elements/element"
+--box = require "#{path}/elements/box"
+--text = require "#{path}/elements/text"
+
+element.__base.fill = =>
+  @data.x = @parent.data.x + @data.padding
+  @data.y = @parent.data.y + @data.padding
+  @data.w = @parent.data.w - @data.padding*2
+  @data.h = @parent.data.h - @data.padding*2
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 4acc4b1..04505b2 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,144 @@
 local pop = require("")
-pop.text("Hello World!"):align("center", "center")
+local debug = false
+love.load = function()
+  pop.text("Hello World!"):align("center", "center")
+  local centerBox = pop.box({
+    w = 200,
+    h = 200
+  }, {
+    255,
+    255,
+    0,
+    120
+  }):align("center", "center")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    w = 10,
+    h = 20
+  }):align("left", "top")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    w = 30,
+    h = 30
+  }):align("center", "top")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    w = 5,
+    h = 40
+  }):align("left", "center")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    w = 50,
+    h = 50
+  }):align("right", "center")
+  pop.box(centerBox):align("left", "bottom"):setSize(5, 5)
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    w = 25,
+    h = 10
+  }):align("center", "bottom")
+  pop.text(centerBox, "Align me!"):align("right", "top")
+  pop.window(centerBox):align("right", "bottom")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    w = 10,
+    h = 20,
+    background = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }):align("left", "top")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    w = 30,
+    h = 30,
+    background = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }):align("center", "top")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    w = 5,
+    h = 40,
+    background = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }):align("left", "center")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    w = 50,
+    h = 50,
+    background = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }):align("right", "center")
+  pop.text(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    color = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }, "Text!"):align("left", "bottom")
+  pop.box(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    w = 25,
+    h = 10,
+    background = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }):align("center", "bottom")
+  pop.text(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    color = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }, "Align me!"):align("right", "top")
+  return pop.window(centerBox, {
+    padding = 5,
+    titleColor = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      0,
+      150
+    },
+    titleBackground = {
+      0,
+      0,
+      255,
+      100
+    },
+    windowBackground = {
+      200,
+      200,
+      255,
+      100
+    }
+  }):align("right", "bottom")
+end
 love.draw = function()
-  return pop.draw()
+  pop.draw()
+  if debug then
+    return pop.debugDraw()
+  end
 end
 love.keypressed = function(key)
   if key == "escape" then
     return love.event.quit()
+  elseif key == "d" then
+    debug = not debug
   end
 end
diff --git a/main.moon b/main.moon
index 2b0cf74..b6b37f6 100644
--- a/main.moon
+++ b/main.moon
@@ -3,18 +3,42 @@
 --- @license The MIT License (MIT)
 
 pop = require ""
+debug = false
 
-pop.text("Hello World!")\align "center", "center"
+love.load = ->
+    pop.text("Hello World!")\align "center", "center"
+
+    -- alignment testing
+    centerBox = pop.box({w: 200, h: 200}, {255, 255, 0, 120})\align "center", "center"
+    pop.box(centerBox, {w: 10, h: 20})\align "left", "top"
+    pop.box(centerBox, {w: 30, h: 30})\align "center", "top"
+    pop.box(centerBox, {w: 5, h: 40})\align "left", "center"
+    pop.box(centerBox, {w: 50, h: 50})\align "right", "center"
+    pop.box(centerBox)\align("left", "bottom")\setSize 5, 5
+    pop.box(centerBox, {w: 25, h: 10})\align "center", "bottom"
+    pop.text(centerBox, "Align me!")\align "right", "top"
+    pop.window(centerBox)\align "right", "bottom"
+
+    pop.box(centerBox, {padding: 5, w: 10, h: 20, background: {0, 0, 255, 100}})\align "left", "top"
+    pop.box(centerBox, {padding: 5, w: 30, h: 30, background: {0, 0, 255, 100}})\align "center", "top"
+    pop.box(centerBox, {padding: 5, w: 5, h: 40, background: {0, 0, 255, 100}})\align "left", "center"
+    pop.box(centerBox, {padding: 5, w: 50, h: 50, background: {0, 0, 255, 100}})\align "right", "center"
+    pop.text(centerBox, {padding: 5, color: {0, 0, 255, 100}}, "Text!")\align("left", "bottom")--\setSize 5, 5
+    pop.box(centerBox, {padding: 5, w: 25, h: 10, background: {0, 0, 255, 100}})\align "center", "bottom"
+    pop.text(centerBox, {padding: 5, color: {0, 0, 255, 100}}, "Align me!")\align "right", "top"
+    pop.window(centerBox, {padding: 5, titleColor: {0, 0, 0, 150}, titleBackground: {0, 0, 255, 100}, windowBackground: {200, 200, 255, 100}})\align "right", "bottom"
 
 --- @todo finish writing callbacks!
 
 love.draw = ->
     pop.draw!
-    --pop.debugDraw!
+    pop.debugDraw! if debug
 
 love.keypressed = (key) ->
     if key == "escape"
         love.event.quit!
+    elseif key == "d"
+        debug = not debug