diff --git a/PanoPainter.vcxproj b/PanoPainter.vcxproj
index 4284054..ccb777f 100644
--- a/PanoPainter.vcxproj
+++ b/PanoPainter.vcxproj
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="src\node_message_box.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\node_panel_brush.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\node_panel_color.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="src\node_panel_floating.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\node_panel_grid.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\node_panel_layer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="src\node_panel_quick.cpp" />
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\node_message_box.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\node_panel_brush.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\node_panel_color.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="src\node_panel_floating.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\node_panel_grid.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\node_panel_layer.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="src\node_panel_quick.h" />
diff --git a/PanoPainter.vcxproj.filters b/PanoPainter.vcxproj.filters
index 9f57f61..1c57556 100644
--- a/PanoPainter.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PanoPainter.vcxproj.filters
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="libs\yoga\yoga\Utils.cpp">
       <Filter>libs\yoga</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="src\node_panel_floating.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files\ui</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="src\app.h">
@@ -566,6 +569,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="src\serializer.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="src\node_panel_floating.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files\ui</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ResourceCompile Include="PanoPainter.rc">
diff --git a/data/layout.xml b/data/layout.xml
index a5bebbf..041d722 100644
--- a/data/layout.xml
+++ b/data/layout.xml
@@ -1270,6 +1270,20 @@ Here's a list of what's available in this release.
       </border>
     </border>
   </layout>
+  
+  <!-- DIALOG FLOATING -->
+  <layout id="tpl-panel-floating">
+    <border thickness="1" border-color=".2" pad="3" max-width="650" dir="col" mouse-capture="true">
+      <border height="30" pad="0 0 0 0" color=".4" align="center" justify="center" dir="row">
+        <button id="button-minimize" width="30" height="20" text="--" margin="0 0 0 5"/>
+        <node align="center" pad="0 30 0 30" justify="center" height="100%" grow="1">
+          <text text="Floating Panel"/>
+        </node>
+      </border>
+      <border id="container" height="400" color="0 0 0 .9" pad="10" dir="col">
+      </border>
+    </border>
+  </layout>
 
   <!-- MENU POPUP -->
   <layout id="popup-menu">
@@ -1447,8 +1461,8 @@ Here's a list of what's available in this release.
     </popup-menu>
   </layout>
 
-   <!-- MENU EXPERIMENTAL -->
- <layout id="experimental-menu">
+  <!-- MENU EXPERIMENTAL -->
+  <layout id="experimental-menu">
     <popup-menu positioning="absolute" position="100 100" width="150" thickness="1" border-color=".1" color=".4 .4 .4 .8" dir="col">
       <node dir="row">
         <button-custom id="experimental-timelapse" height="40" align="center" color=".2" pad="0 0 0 10" dir="row" grow="1">
@@ -1469,7 +1483,6 @@ Here's a list of what's available in this release.
     </popup-menu>
   </layout>
 
-  
   <!-- MENU TIMELAPSE -->
   <layout id="timelapse-menu">
     <popup-menu positioning="absolute" position="100 100" width="150" thickness="1" border-color=".1" color=".4 .4 .4 .8" dir="col">
diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index b767615..575bdf1 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ void App::update(float dt)
         if (n && n->m_display)
         {
             auto box = n->m_clip_uncut;
-            Node* p = n->parent;
+            Node* p = n->m_parent;
             if (dynamic_cast<NodeBrushPresetItem*>(n))
                 p = p;
             while (p)
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void App::update(float dt)
                 glm::vec2 off_s(pr, pb);
                 glm::vec4 pclip = { xy(p->m_clip_uncut) + off_p, zw(p->m_clip_uncut) - off_s - off_p };
                 box = rect_intersection(box, pclip);
-                p = p->parent;
+                p = p->m_parent;
             }
             //auto box = n->m_clip;
             //glm::ivec4 c = glm::vec4((int)box.x - 1, (int)(height / zoom - box.y - box.w) - 1, (int)box.z + 2, (int)box.w + 2) * zoom;
diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index 2ef2ad8..2b3e382 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ Node* Node::root()
 {
 
     Node* ret = this;
-    while (ret->parent)
-        ret = ret->parent;
+    while (ret->m_parent)
+        ret = ret->m_parent;
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ const Node* Node::init_template(const char* id)
 void Node::add_child(Node* n)
 {
     m_children.emplace_back(n);
-    n->parent = this;
+    n->m_parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, YGNodeGetChildCount(y_node));
     n->added(this);
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ void Node::add_child(Node* n)
 void Node::add_child(Node* n, int index)
 {
     m_children.emplace_back(n);
-    n->parent = this;
+    n->m_parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, index);
     n->added(this);
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void Node::add_child(Node* n, int index)
 void Node::add_child(std::shared_ptr<Node> n)
 {
     m_children.push_back(n);
-    n->parent = this;
+    n->m_parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, YGNodeGetChildCount(y_node));
     n->added(this);
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ void Node::add_child(std::shared_ptr<Node> n)
 void Node::add_child(std::shared_ptr<Node> n, int index)
 {
     m_children.insert(m_children.begin() + index, n);
-    n->parent = this;
+    n->m_parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, index);
     n->added(this);
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ void Node::mouse_capture()
 
 void Node::mouse_release()
 {
-    if (!parent)
+    if (!m_parent)
         return;
 
     auto& c = root()->current_mouse_capture;
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ void Node::mouse_release()
 
 void Node::key_capture()
 {
-    if (!parent)
+    if (!m_parent)
         return;
 
     root()->current_key_capture = this;
@@ -545,10 +545,10 @@ Node::Node(Node&& o)
     m_nodeID_s = std::move(o.m_nodeID_s);
     m_children = std::move(o.m_children);
     for (auto& c : m_children)
-        c->parent = this;
+        c->m_parent = this;
     m_nodeID = o.m_nodeID;
     m_display = o.m_display;
-    parent = o.parent;
+    m_parent = o.m_parent;
     y_node = o.y_node;
     m_pos = o.m_pos;
     m_size = o.m_size;
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ Node::Node(Node&& o)
     m_zoom = o.m_zoom;
     m_mouse_ignore = o.m_mouse_ignore;
     o.y_node = nullptr;
-    o.parent = nullptr;
+    o.m_parent = nullptr;
 
     m_manager = o.m_manager;
     current_mouse_capture = o.current_mouse_capture;
@@ -748,20 +748,20 @@ void Node::SetVisibility(bool visible)
     if (m_display && !visible)
     {
         // hide
-        int idx = parent->get_child_index(this);
-        YGNodeRemoveChild(parent->y_node, y_node);
+        int idx = m_parent->get_child_index(this);
+        YGNodeRemoveChild(m_parent->y_node, y_node);
         y_placeholder = YGNodeNew();
-        YGNodeInsertChild(parent->y_node, y_placeholder, idx);
+        YGNodeInsertChild(m_parent->y_node, y_placeholder, idx);
     }
     else if (!m_display && visible)
     {
-        int count = YGNodeGetChildCount(parent->y_node);
+        int count = YGNodeGetChildCount(m_parent->y_node);
         for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
         {
-            if (YGNodeGetChild(parent->y_node, i) == y_placeholder)
+            if (YGNodeGetChild(m_parent->y_node, i) == y_placeholder)
             {
-                YGNodeRemoveChild(parent->y_node, y_placeholder);
-                YGNodeInsertChild(parent->y_node, y_node, i);
+                YGNodeRemoveChild(m_parent->y_node, y_placeholder);
+                YGNodeInsertChild(m_parent->y_node, y_node, i);
                 YGNodeFree(y_placeholder);
                 y_placeholder = nullptr;
                 break;
@@ -836,25 +836,25 @@ void Node::update_internal(const glm::vec2& origin, const glm::mat4& proj)
     float w = YGNodeLayoutGetWidth(y_node);
     float h = YGNodeLayoutGetHeight(y_node);
     auto old_size = m_size;
-    glm::vec2 parent_offset = parent ? parent->m_pos_offset_childred : glm::vec2(0.f);
+    glm::vec2 parent_offset = m_parent ? m_parent->m_pos_offset_childred : glm::vec2(0.f);
     m_pos = glm::floor(origin + glm::vec2(x, y) + m_pos_offset + parent_offset);
     m_pos_origin = glm::floor(origin + glm::vec2(x, y));
     m_size = glm::floor(glm::vec2(w, h));
 
-    if (parent)
+    if (m_parent)
     {
         // correct the padding clip
         // should not clip the padded area
         // useful to draw decorations
-        float pt = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(parent->y_node, YGEdgeTop);
-        float pr = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(parent->y_node, YGEdgeRight);
-        float pb = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(parent->y_node, YGEdgeBottom);
-        float pl = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(parent->y_node, YGEdgeLeft);
+        float pt = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(m_parent->y_node, YGEdgeTop);
+        float pr = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(m_parent->y_node, YGEdgeRight);
+        float pb = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(m_parent->y_node, YGEdgeBottom);
+        float pl = YGNodeLayoutGetPadding(m_parent->y_node, YGEdgeLeft);
         glm::vec2 off_p(pl, pt);
         glm::vec2 off_s(pr, pb);
-        glm::vec4 pclip = { xy(parent->m_clip) + off_p, zw(parent->m_clip) - (off_s + off_p)};
+        glm::vec4 pclip = { xy(m_parent->m_clip) + off_p, zw(m_parent->m_clip) - (off_s + off_p)};
         m_clip_uncut = glm::vec4(m_pos - glm::vec2(1), m_size + glm::vec2(2));
-        m_clip = rect_intersection(m_clip_uncut, parent->m_clip);
+        m_clip = rect_intersection(m_clip_uncut, m_parent->m_clip);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ void Node::clone_children(Node* dest) const
     {
         Node* cn = c->clone();
         dest->m_children.emplace_back(cn);
-        cn->parent = dest;
+        cn->m_parent = dest;
         cn->m_manager = dest->m_manager;
         cn->loaded();
         YGNodeInsertChild(dest->y_node, cn->y_node, YGNodeGetChildCount(dest->y_node));
diff --git a/src/node.h b/src/node.h
index 7f314a7..654e6d4 100644
--- a/src/node.h
+++ b/src/node.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Node
 {
     friend class LayoutManager;
 public:
-    Node* parent{ nullptr };
+    Node* m_parent{ nullptr };
     YGNodeRef y_node{ nullptr };
     class LayoutManager* m_manager;
     uint16_t m_nodeID;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public:
     {
         auto* n = new T;
         n->m_manager = m_manager;
-        n->parent = parent;
+        n->m_parent = m_parent;
         n->init();
         n->create();
         n->loaded();
diff --git a/src/node_dialog_picker.cpp b/src/node_dialog_picker.cpp
index 737892e..6b5a3d1 100644
--- a/src/node_dialog_picker.cpp
+++ b/src/node_dialog_picker.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ kEventResult NodeColorPicker::handle_event(Event* e)
                 m_color_old->m_color = m_color_cur->m_color;
             }
             mouse_release();
-            parent->remove_child(this);
+            m_parent->remove_child(this);
             if (on_popup_close)
                 on_popup_close(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/node_panel_brush.cpp b/src/node_panel_brush.cpp
index 012915b..f242b1b 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_brush.cpp
+++ b/src/node_panel_brush.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelBrush::handle_event(Event* e)
         if (!m_mouse_inside)
         {
             mouse_release();
-            parent->remove_child(this);
+            m_parent->remove_child(this);
             if (on_popup_close)
                 on_popup_close(this);
         }
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelBrushPreset::handle_event(Event* e)
         if (!m_mouse_inside)
         {
             mouse_release();
-            parent->remove_child(this);
+            m_parent->remove_child(this);
             if (on_popup_close)
                 on_popup_close(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/node_panel_color.cpp b/src/node_panel_color.cpp
index 7b46754..058e286 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_color.cpp
+++ b/src/node_panel_color.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelColor::handle_event(Event* e)
         if (!m_mouse_inside)
         {
             mouse_release();
-            parent->remove_child(this);
+            m_parent->remove_child(this);
             if (on_popup_close)
                 on_popup_close(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/node_panel_floating.cpp b/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..356f5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#include "pch.h"
+#include "node_panel_floating.h"
+
+Node* NodePanelFloating::clone_instantiate() const
+{
+    return new this_class;
+}
+
+void NodePanelFloating::clone_finalize(Node* dest) const
+{
+    parent::clone_finalize(dest);
+    auto n = static_cast<this_class*>(dest);
+    n->init_controls();
+}
+
+void NodePanelFloating::init()
+{
+    parent::init();
+    init_template("tpl-panel-floating");
+    init_controls();
+}
+
+void NodePanelFloating::init_controls()
+{
+    SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeAbsolute);
+    SetPosition({ 0, 0 });
+    m_mouse_ignore = false;
+    m_flood_events = true;
+    m_capture_children = true;
+    m_container = find("container");
+    m_button_minimize = find<NodeButton>("button-minimize");
+    m_button_minimize->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+        m_container->ToggleVisibility();
+    };
+}
+
+kEventResult NodePanelFloating::handle_event(Event* e)
+{
+    parent::handle_event(e);
+    kEventResult ret = kEventResult::Available;
+    auto me = static_cast<MouseEvent*>(e);
+    switch (e->m_type)
+    {
+    case kEventType::MouseDownL:
+        m_dragging = true;
+        m_drag_start_pos = m_pos;
+        m_drag_start_cur = me->m_pos;
+        mouse_capture();
+        ret = kEventResult::Consumed;
+        break;
+    case kEventType::MouseMove:
+        if (m_dragging)
+        {
+            auto newpos = glm::clamp(m_drag_start_pos + me->m_pos - m_drag_start_cur, { 0, 0 }, root()->m_size - m_size);
+            SetPosition(newpos);
+            ret = kEventResult::Consumed;
+        }
+        break;
+    case kEventType::MouseUpL:
+        m_dragging = false;
+        mouse_release();
+        ret = kEventResult::Consumed;
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/node_panel_floating.h b/src/node_panel_floating.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12cc1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_panel_floating.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "node_border.h"
+#include "node_button.h"
+
+class NodePanelFloating : public NodeBorder
+{
+    bool m_dragging = false;
+    glm::vec2 m_drag_start_pos;
+    glm::vec2 m_drag_start_cur;
+    NodeButton* m_button_minimize;
+public:
+    Node* m_container;
+    using this_class = NodePanelFloating;
+    using parent = NodeBorder;
+    virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
+    virtual void clone_finalize(Node* dest) const override;
+    virtual kEventResult handle_event(Event* e) override;
+    virtual void init() override;
+    void init_controls();
+};
diff --git a/src/node_panel_grid.cpp b/src/node_panel_grid.cpp
index 31d1b57..68f52ac 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_grid.cpp
+++ b/src/node_panel_grid.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelGrid::handle_event(Event* e)
         if (!m_mouse_inside)
         {
             mouse_release();
-            parent->remove_child(this);
+            m_parent->remove_child(this);
             if (on_popup_close)
                 on_popup_close(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/node_panel_layer.cpp b/src/node_panel_layer.cpp
index 70a3e60..fcfc44c 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_layer.cpp
+++ b/src/node_panel_layer.cpp
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelLayer::handle_event(Event* e)
         if (!m_mouse_inside)
         {
             mouse_release();
-            parent->remove_child(this);
+            m_parent->remove_child(this);
             if (on_popup_close)
                 on_popup_close(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/node_panel_stroke.cpp b/src/node_panel_stroke.cpp
index 0892947..51ba5ee 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_stroke.cpp
+++ b/src/node_panel_stroke.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void NodePanelStroke::init_controls()
                 on_brush_changed(this, m_brush_popup->get_texture_path(index), m_brush_popup->get_thumb_path(index));
             m_brush_thumb->set_image(m_brush_popup->get_thumb_path(index));
             //m_brush_popup->mouse_release();
-            //m_brush_popup->parent->remove_child(m_brush_popup.get());
+            //m_brush_popup->m_parent->remove_child(m_brush_popup.get());
         };
     };
 
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelStroke::handle_event(Event* e)
         if (!m_mouse_inside)
         {
             mouse_release();
-            parent->remove_child(this);
+            m_parent->remove_child(this);
             if (on_popup_close)
                 on_popup_close(this);
         }