diff --git a/data/layout.xml b/data/layout.xml
index 01ec334..b7628c9 100644
--- a/data/layout.xml
+++ b/data/layout.xml
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@
         </button-custom>
         -->
       </border>
+
+      <!--<scroll id="drop-top" color="0 0 0 .5" min-height="10" mouse-capture="true" rtl="ltr"/>-->
+
       <!-- central row -->
       <node grow="1" dir="row" wrap="1" height="0" id="central-row">
         <border color="0 0 0 0.6" pad="0 5 55 0" justify="center" dir="col" wrap="1" flood-events="1" mouse-capture="true">
@@ -466,7 +469,7 @@
           </button-custom>
         </border>
 
-        <scroll id="drop-left" color="0 0 0 .6" min-width="10" mouse-capture="true" rtl="ltr"/>
+        <scroll id="drop-left" color="0 0 0 .5" min-width="10" mouse-capture="true" rtl="ltr"/>
 
         <node dir="col" width="1" grow="1" height="100%">
           <!-- timeline -->
@@ -482,23 +485,23 @@
               </button-custom>
             </border>
           </node>
-          
+
           <!--tools options-->
           <border id="tools-container" color="0 0 0 0.3" dir="row" justify="center" mouse-capture="true">
           </border>
           
           <node dir="row" height="200" grow="1">
+            <!--floating area-->
+            <node id="floatings" positioning="absolute" color="0 0 0 1" width="100%" grow="1" height="100%" rtl="ltr"/>
             <!--quick bar-->
             <node justify="center" align="center" dir="col" rtl="ltr">
               <panel-quick id="panel-quick"/>
               <node height="0" grow="1" max-height="50"/>
             </node>
-            <!--floating area-->
-            <node id="floatings" color="0 0 0 1" width="1" grow="1" height="100%" rtl="ltr"/>
           </node>
         </node>
 
-        <scroll id="drop-right" color="0 0 0 .6" min-width="10" mouse-capture="true" rtl="ltr"/>
+        <scroll id="drop-right" color="0 0 0 .5" min-width="10" mouse-capture="true" rtl="ltr"/>
         
         <!--<node height="100%" width="1" grow="1" dir="col" align="center" justify="flex-start" rtl="ltr">
           <border border-color="0 0 0 0" thickness="2" color=".2 .2 .2 .6" pad="10" dir="row" margin="2 0 0 0">
@@ -523,8 +526,11 @@
         </node>-->
       
       </node>
+      
+      <!--<scroll id="drop-bottom" color="0 0 0 .5" min-height="10" mouse-capture="true" rtl="ltr"/>-->
+
       <!-- status bar -->
-      <border height="10" color="0 0 0 .6" mouse-capture="true"/>
+      <!--<border height="10" color="0 0 0 .6" mouse-capture="true"/>-->
       <!--<border height="30" width="100%" color=".15" border-color=".3" dir="row" pad="0 0 0 10" align="center">
         --><!--<text-input width="100" height="100%" color=".3"/>--><!--
         <text text="Status Bar: nothing to show here."/>
diff --git a/src/app_layout.cpp b/src/app_layout.cpp
index 3686d21..51cf626 100644
--- a/src/app_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/app_layout.cpp
@@ -919,6 +919,7 @@ void App::init_menu_tools()
                         fpanel->m_container->add_child(animation);
                         fpanel->SetHeight(300);
                         fpanel->m_title->set_text("Animation");
+                        fpanel->m_droppable = false;
                         grid->SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeRelative);
                         grid->SetPosition(0, 0);
                         grid->SetWidthP(100);
@@ -1626,6 +1627,7 @@ void App::ui_restore()
             break;
         case NodePanelFloating::kClass::Animation:
             f->m_container->add_child(animation);
+            f->m_droppable = false;
             //grid->find("title")->SetVisibility(false);
             animation->SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeRelative);
             animation->SetPosition(0, 0);
diff --git a/src/node_panel_floating.cpp b/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
index 59ad652..a9317a3 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
+++ b/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
@@ -114,39 +114,42 @@ kEventResult NodePanelFloating::handle_event(Event* e)
                 m_outline->SetPosition(m_parent->m_pos + m_drag_start_pos + me->m_pos - m_drag_start_cur);
                 m_outline->SetSize(GetSize());
 
-                std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Node>> nodes;
-                if (auto uir = root()->find("ui-root"))
-                    nodes = uir->get_children_at_point(me->m_pos);
                 bool docked = false;
-                for (auto const& c : nodes)
+                if (m_droppable)
                 {
-                    if (c->m_nodeID_s.find("drop") == 0)
+                    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Node>> nodes;
+                    if (auto uir = root()->find("ui-root"))
+                        nodes = uir->get_children_at_point(me->m_pos);
+                    for (auto const& c : nodes)
                     {
-                        m_outline->SetPosition(c->m_pos);
-                        m_outline->SetSize(c->m_size);
-                        m_drop_placeholder->remove_from_parent();
-                        int i = 0;
-                        float y = 0;
-                        for (; i < c->m_children.size(); i++)
+                        if (c->m_nodeID_s.find("drop") == 0)
                         {
-                            if (c->m_children[i] == m_drop_placeholder)
-                                continue;
-                            float y = c->m_children[i]->m_pos.y - c->m_pos.y + c->m_children[i]->m_size.y / 2.f;
-                            float my = me->m_pos.y - c->m_pos.y;
-                            if (my <= y)
-                                break;
+                            m_outline->SetPosition(c->m_pos);
+                            m_outline->SetSize(c->m_size);
+                            m_drop_placeholder->remove_from_parent();
+                            int i = 0;
+                            float y = 0;
+                            for (; i < c->m_children.size(); i++)
+                            {
+                                if (c->m_children[i] == m_drop_placeholder)
+                                    continue;
+                                float y = c->m_children[i]->m_pos.y - c->m_pos.y + c->m_children[i]->m_size.y / 2.f;
+                                float my = me->m_pos.y - c->m_pos.y;
+                                if (my <= y)
+                                    break;
+                            }
+                            i = std::min(i, (int)c->m_children.size());
+                            if (/*m_parent != c.get() && */m_drop_placeholder->m_parent != c.get())
+                            {
+                                c->add_child(m_drop_placeholder, i);
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                c->move_child(m_drop_placeholder.get(), i);
+                            }
+                            docked = true;
+                            break;
                         }
-                        i = std::min(i, (int)c->m_children.size());
-                        if (/*m_parent != c.get() && */m_drop_placeholder->m_parent != c.get())
-                        {
-                            c->add_child(m_drop_placeholder, i);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            c->move_child(m_drop_placeholder.get(), i);
-                        }
-                        docked = true;
-                        break;
                     }
                 }
                 if (!docked && m_drop_placeholder->m_parent)
@@ -183,29 +186,31 @@ kEventResult NodePanelFloating::handle_event(Event* e)
                 m_drop_placeholder->destroy();
                 m_drop_placeholder->remove_from_parent();
             }
-            std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Node>> nodes;
-            if (auto uir = root()->find("ui-root"))
-                nodes = uir->get_children_at_point(me->m_pos);
             bool docked = false;
-            auto ref = m_parent->m_children[m_parent->get_child_index(this)];
-            for (auto const& c : nodes)
+            if (m_droppable)
             {
-                if (c->m_nodeID_s.find("drop") == 0)
+                std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Node>> nodes;
+                if (auto uir = root()->find("ui-root"))
+                    nodes = uir->get_children_at_point(me->m_pos);
+                for (auto const& c : nodes)
                 {
-                    SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeRelative);
-                    SetPosition(0, 0);
-                    if (m_dock.lock() != c)
+                    if (c->m_nodeID_s.find("drop") == 0)
                     {
-                        SetWidth(350);
-                        c->add_child(ref, drop_pos);
-                        m_dock = c;
+                        SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeRelative);
+                        SetPosition(0, 0);
+                        if (m_dock.lock() != c)
+                        {
+                            SetWidth(350);
+                            c->add_child(shared_from_this(), drop_pos);
+                            m_dock = c;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            c->move_child(this, std::min((int)c->m_children.size() - 1, drop_pos));
+                        }
+                        docked = true;
+                        break;
                     }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        c->move_child(ref.get(), std::min((int)c->m_children.size() - 1, drop_pos));
-                    }
-                    docked = true;
-                    break;
                 }
             }
             if (!docked && !m_dock.expired())
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelFloating::handle_event(Event* e)
                 SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeAbsolute);
                 auto newpos = glm::clamp(outline_pos - cont->m_pos, { 0, 0 }, cont->m_size - m_size);
                 SetPosition(newpos);
-                cont->add_child(ref);
+                cont->add_child(shared_from_this());
                 m_dock.reset();
             }
             m_outline = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/node_panel_floating.h b/src/node_panel_floating.h
index 9ecb0ae..ff1a735 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_floating.h
+++ b/src/node_panel_floating.h
@@ -15,12 +15,15 @@ class NodePanelFloating : public NodeBorder
     NodeBorder* m_outline;
     std::shared_ptr<NodeBorder> m_drop_placeholder;
 public:
-    Node* m_container;
-    NodeText* m_title;
-    std::weak_ptr<Node> m_dock;
     using this_class = NodePanelFloating;
     using parent = NodeBorder;
     enum class kClass : uint8_t { Presets, Color, ColorAdv, Layers, Brush, Grids, Animation, Generic } m_class = kClass::Generic;
+
+    Node* m_container;
+    NodeText* m_title;
+    std::weak_ptr<Node> m_dock;
+    bool m_droppable = true;
+
     virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
     virtual void clone_finalize(Node* dest) const override;
     virtual kEventResult handle_event(Event* e) override;