diff --git a/emigui/src/containers/area.rs b/emigui/src/containers/area.rs
index 3ffb3b9a..05f2e703 100644
--- a/emigui/src/containers/area.rs
+++ b/emigui/src/containers/area.rs
@@ -91,13 +91,15 @@ impl Area {
     }
 }
 
-impl Area {
-    // TODO
-    // pub fn show(self, ui: &Ui, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) {
-    //     let default_pos = self.default_pos.unwrap_or_else(|| ui.top_left() + pos2(100.0, 100.0)); // TODO
-    // }
+struct Prepared {
+    layer: Layer,
+    state: State,
+    movable: bool,
+    content_ui: Ui,
+}
 
-    pub fn show(self, ctx: &Arc<Context>, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) -> InteractInfo {
+impl Area {
+    fn prepare(self, ctx: &Arc<Context>) -> Prepared {
         let Area {
             id,
             movable,
@@ -120,19 +122,45 @@ impl Area {
         state.pos = fixed_pos.unwrap_or(state.pos);
         state.pos = state.pos.round();
 
-        let mut ui = Ui::new(
+        let content_ui = Ui::new(
             ctx.clone(),
             layer,
             id,
             Rect::from_min_size(state.pos, Vec2::infinity()),
         );
-        add_contents(&mut ui);
-        state.size = (ui.child_bounds().max - state.pos).ceil();
+
+        Prepared {
+            layer,
+            state,
+            movable,
+            content_ui,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn show(self, ctx: &Arc<Context>, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) -> InteractInfo {
+        let mut prepared = self.prepare(ctx);
+        add_contents(&mut prepared.content_ui);
+        Self::finish(ctx, prepared)
+    }
+
+    fn finish(ctx: &Arc<Context>, prepared: Prepared) -> InteractInfo {
+        let Prepared {
+            layer,
+            mut state,
+            movable,
+            content_ui,
+        } = prepared;
+
+        state.size = (content_ui.child_bounds().max - state.pos).ceil();
 
         let rect = Rect::from_min_size(state.pos, state.size);
         let clip_rect = Rect::everything(); // TODO: get from context
 
-        let interact_id = if movable { Some(id.with("move")) } else { None };
+        let interact_id = if movable {
+            Some(layer.id.with("move"))
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
         let move_interact = ctx.interact(layer, clip_rect, rect, interact_id);
 
         let input = ctx.input();
diff --git a/emigui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs b/emigui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs
index 7fee1955..f9af3e61 100644
--- a/emigui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs
+++ b/emigui/src/containers/collapsing_header.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,13 @@ impl CollapsingHeader {
     }
 }
 
+struct Prepared {
+    id: Id,
+    state: State,
+}
+
 impl CollapsingHeader {
-    pub fn show<R>(self, ui: &mut Ui, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R) -> Option<R> {
+    fn prepare(self, ui: &mut Ui) -> Prepared {
         assert!(
             ui.layout().dir() == Direction::Vertical,
             "Horizontal collapsing is unimplemented"
@@ -231,14 +236,14 @@ impl CollapsingHeader {
             },
         );
 
-        ui.expand_to_include_child(interact.rect); // TODO: remove, just a test
+        Prepared { id, state }
+    }
 
+    pub fn show<R>(self, ui: &mut Ui, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R) -> Option<R> {
+        let Prepared { id, mut state } = self.prepare(ui);
         let r_interact = state.add_contents(ui, |ui| ui.indent(id, add_contents).0);
         let ret = r_interact.map(|ri| ri.0);
-
         ui.memory().collapsing_headers.insert(id, state);
-        ui.response(interact);
-
         ret
     }
 }
diff --git a/emigui/src/containers/resize.rs b/emigui/src/containers/resize.rs
index 2ef54bef..d41372e5 100644
--- a/emigui/src/containers/resize.rs
+++ b/emigui/src/containers/resize.rs
@@ -168,8 +168,16 @@ impl Resize {
     }
 }
 
+struct Prepared {
+    id: Id,
+    state: State,
+    is_new: bool,
+    corner_interact: Option<InteractInfo>,
+    content_ui: Ui,
+}
+
 impl Resize {
-    pub fn show<R>(mut self, ui: &mut Ui, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R) -> R {
+    fn prepare(&mut self, ui: &mut Ui) -> Prepared {
         let id = self.id.unwrap_or_else(|| ui.make_child_id("resize"));
         self.min_size = self.min_size.min(ui.available().size());
         self.max_size = self.max_size.min(ui.available().size());
@@ -232,27 +240,49 @@ impl Resize {
 
         let inner_rect = Rect::from_min_size(position, state.size);
 
-        let (ret, desired_size);
-        {
-            let mut content_clip_rect = ui
-                .clip_rect()
-                .intersect(inner_rect.expand(ui.style().clip_rect_margin));
+        let mut content_clip_rect = ui
+            .clip_rect()
+            .intersect(inner_rect.expand(ui.style().clip_rect_margin));
 
-            // If we pull the resize handle to shrink, we want to TRY to shink it.
-            // After laying out the contents, we might be much bigger.
-            // In those cases we don't want the clip_rect to be smaller, because
-            // then we will clip the contents of the region even thought the result gets larger. This is simply ugly!
-            // So we use the memory of last_frame_size to make the clip rect large enough.
-            content_clip_rect.max = content_clip_rect
-                .max
-                .max(content_clip_rect.min + last_frame_size)
-                .min(ui.clip_rect().max); // Respect parent region
+        // If we pull the resize handle to shrink, we want to TRY to shink it.
+        // After laying out the contents, we might be much bigger.
+        // In those cases we don't want the clip_rect to be smaller, because
+        // then we will clip the contents of the region even thought the result gets larger. This is simply ugly!
+        // So we use the memory of last_frame_size to make the clip rect large enough.
+        content_clip_rect.max = content_clip_rect
+            .max
+            .max(content_clip_rect.min + last_frame_size)
+            .min(ui.clip_rect().max); // Respect parent region
 
-            let mut contents_ui = ui.child_ui(inner_rect);
-            contents_ui.set_clip_rect(content_clip_rect);
-            ret = add_contents(&mut contents_ui);
-            desired_size = contents_ui.bounding_size();
-        };
+        let mut content_ui = ui.child_ui(inner_rect);
+        content_ui.set_clip_rect(content_clip_rect);
+
+        Prepared {
+            id,
+            state,
+            is_new,
+            corner_interact,
+            content_ui,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn show<R>(mut self, ui: &mut Ui, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R) -> R {
+        let mut prepared = self.prepare(ui);
+        let ret = add_contents(&mut prepared.content_ui);
+        self.finish(ui, prepared);
+        ret
+    }
+
+    fn finish(self, ui: &mut Ui, prepared: Prepared) {
+        let Prepared {
+            id,
+            mut state,
+            is_new,
+            corner_interact,
+            content_ui,
+        } = prepared;
+
+        let desired_size = content_ui.bounding_size();
         let desired_size = desired_size.ceil(); // Avoid rounding errors in math
 
         // ------------------------------
@@ -279,7 +309,7 @@ impl Resize {
         // ------------------------------
 
         if self.outline && corner_interact.is_some() {
-            let rect = Rect::from_min_size(position, state.size);
+            let rect = Rect::from_min_size(content_ui.top_left(), state.size);
             let rect = rect.expand(2.0); // breathing room for content
             ui.add_paint_cmd(paint::PaintCmd::Rect {
                 rect,
@@ -298,8 +328,6 @@ impl Resize {
         }
 
         ui.memory().resize.insert(id, state);
-
-        ret
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/emigui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs b/emigui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
index 1a7bfab7..0ec34211 100644
--- a/emigui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
+++ b/emigui/src/containers/scroll_area.rs
@@ -44,15 +44,30 @@ impl ScrollArea {
     }
 }
 
-impl ScrollArea {
-    pub fn show(self, outer_ui: &mut Ui, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui)) {
-        let ctx = outer_ui.ctx().clone();
+struct Prepared {
+    id: Id,
+    state: State,
+    current_scroll_bar_width: f32,
+    always_show_scroll: bool,
+    inner_rect: Rect,
+    content_ui: Ui,
+}
 
-        let scroll_area_id = outer_ui.make_child_id("scroll_area");
-        let mut state = ctx
+impl ScrollArea {
+    fn prepare(self, ui: &mut Ui) -> Prepared {
+        let Self {
+            max_height,
+            always_show_scroll,
+            auto_hide_scroll,
+        } = self;
+
+        let ctx = ui.ctx().clone();
+
+        let id = ui.make_child_id("scroll_area");
+        let state = ctx
             .memory()
             .scroll_areas
-            .get(&scroll_area_id)
+            .get(&id)
             .cloned()
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
@@ -62,29 +77,55 @@ impl ScrollArea {
 
         let max_scroll_bar_width = 16.0;
 
-        let current_scroll_bar_width = if state.show_scroll || !self.auto_hide_scroll {
+        let current_scroll_bar_width = if state.show_scroll || !auto_hide_scroll {
             max_scroll_bar_width // TODO: animate?
         } else {
             0.0
         };
 
         let outer_size = vec2(
-            outer_ui.available().width(),
-            outer_ui.available().height().min(self.max_height),
+            ui.available().width(),
+            ui.available().height().min(max_height),
         );
 
         let inner_size = outer_size - vec2(current_scroll_bar_width, 0.0);
-        let inner_rect = Rect::from_min_size(outer_ui.available().min, inner_size);
+        let inner_rect = Rect::from_min_size(ui.available().min, inner_size);
 
-        let mut content_ui = outer_ui.child_ui(Rect::from_min_size(
+        let mut content_ui = ui.child_ui(Rect::from_min_size(
             inner_rect.min - state.offset,
             vec2(inner_size.x, f32::INFINITY),
         ));
-        let mut content_clip_rect = outer_ui.clip_rect().intersect(inner_rect);
-        content_clip_rect.max.x = outer_ui.clip_rect().max.x - current_scroll_bar_width; // Nice handling of forced resizing beyond the possible
+        let mut content_clip_rect = ui.clip_rect().intersect(inner_rect);
+        content_clip_rect.max.x = ui.clip_rect().max.x - current_scroll_bar_width; // Nice handling of forced resizing beyond the possible
         content_ui.set_clip_rect(content_clip_rect);
 
-        add_contents(&mut content_ui);
+        Prepared {
+            id,
+            state,
+            always_show_scroll,
+            inner_rect,
+            current_scroll_bar_width,
+            content_ui,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn show<R>(self, ui: &mut Ui, add_contents: impl FnOnce(&mut Ui) -> R) -> R {
+        let mut prepared = self.prepare(ui);
+        let ret = add_contents(&mut prepared.content_ui);
+        Self::finish(ui, prepared);
+        ret
+    }
+
+    fn finish(ui: &mut Ui, prepared: Prepared) {
+        let Prepared {
+            id,
+            mut state,
+            inner_rect,
+            always_show_scroll,
+            current_scroll_bar_width,
+            content_ui,
+        } = prepared;
+
         let content_size = content_ui.bounding_size();
 
         let inner_rect = Rect::from_min_size(
@@ -100,22 +141,22 @@ impl ScrollArea {
             inner_rect.size() + vec2(current_scroll_bar_width, 0.0),
         );
 
-        let content_is_too_small = content_size.y > inner_size.y;
+        let content_is_too_small = content_size.y > inner_rect.height();
 
         if content_is_too_small {
             // Dragg contents to scroll (for touch screens mostly):
-            let content_interact = outer_ui.interact_rect(inner_rect, scroll_area_id.with("area"));
+            let content_interact = ui.interact_rect(inner_rect, id.with("area"));
             if content_interact.active {
-                state.offset.y -= ctx.input().mouse_move.y;
+                state.offset.y -= ui.input().mouse_move.y;
             }
         }
 
         // TODO: check that nothing else is being inteacted with
-        if outer_ui.contains_mouse(outer_rect) && ctx.memory().active_id.is_none() {
-            state.offset.y -= ctx.input().scroll_delta.y;
+        if ui.contains_mouse(outer_rect) && ui.memory().active_id.is_none() {
+            state.offset.y -= ui.input().scroll_delta.y;
         }
 
-        let show_scroll_this_frame = content_is_too_small || self.always_show_scroll;
+        let show_scroll_this_frame = content_is_too_small || always_show_scroll;
         if show_scroll_this_frame || state.show_scroll {
             let left = inner_rect.right() + 2.0;
             let right = outer_rect.right();
@@ -137,18 +178,18 @@ impl ScrollArea {
             );
 
             // intentionally use same id for inside and outside of handle
-            let interact_id = scroll_area_id.with("vertical");
-            let handle_interact = outer_ui.interact_rect(handle_rect, interact_id);
+            let interact_id = id.with("vertical");
+            let handle_interact = ui.interact_rect(handle_rect, interact_id);
 
-            if let Some(mouse_pos) = ctx.input().mouse_pos {
+            if let Some(mouse_pos) = ui.input().mouse_pos {
                 if handle_interact.active {
                     if inner_rect.top() <= mouse_pos.y && mouse_pos.y <= inner_rect.bottom() {
                         state.offset.y +=
-                            ctx.input().mouse_move.y * content_size.y / inner_rect.height();
+                            ui.input().mouse_move.y * content_size.y / inner_rect.height();
                     }
                 } else {
                     // Check for mouse down outside handle:
-                    let scroll_bg_interact = outer_ui.interact_rect(outer_scroll_rect, interact_id);
+                    let scroll_bg_interact = ui.interact_rect(outer_scroll_rect, interact_id);
 
                     if scroll_bg_interact.active {
                         // Center scroll at mouse pos:
@@ -167,18 +208,18 @@ impl ScrollArea {
                 pos2(right, from_content(state.offset.y + inner_rect.height())),
             );
 
-            let style = outer_ui.style();
+            let style = ui.style();
             let handle_fill_color = style.interact(&handle_interact).fill_color;
             let handle_outline = style.interact(&handle_interact).rect_outline;
 
-            outer_ui.add_paint_cmd(paint::PaintCmd::Rect {
+            ui.add_paint_cmd(paint::PaintCmd::Rect {
                 rect: outer_scroll_rect,
                 corner_radius,
-                fill_color: Some(outer_ui.style().dark_bg_color),
+                fill_color: Some(ui.style().dark_bg_color),
                 outline: None,
             });
 
-            outer_ui.add_paint_cmd(paint::PaintCmd::Rect {
+            ui.add_paint_cmd(paint::PaintCmd::Rect {
                 rect: handle_rect.expand(-2.0),
                 corner_radius,
                 fill_color: Some(handle_fill_color),
@@ -192,12 +233,12 @@ impl ScrollArea {
         //     content_size.y.min(inner_rect.size().y), // respect vertical height.
         // );
         let size = outer_rect.size();
-        outer_ui.reserve_space(size, None);
+        ui.reserve_space(size, None);
 
         state.offset.y = state.offset.y.min(content_size.y - inner_rect.height());
         state.offset.y = state.offset.y.max(0.0);
         state.show_scroll = show_scroll_this_frame;
 
-        outer_ui.memory().scroll_areas.insert(scroll_area_id, state);
+        ui.memory().scroll_areas.insert(id, state);
     }
 }
diff --git a/emigui/src/ui.rs b/emigui/src/ui.rs
index ce6ee1ef..21e50c2f 100644
--- a/emigui/src/ui.rs
+++ b/emigui/src/ui.rs
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ impl Ui {
             .interact(self.layer, self.clip_rect, rect, Some(id))
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
     pub fn response(&mut self, interact: InteractInfo) -> GuiResponse {
         // TODO: unify GuiResponse and InteractInfo. They are the same thing!
         GuiResponse {