diff --git a/src/abr.cpp b/src/abr.cpp
index 9369039..5514549 100644
--- a/src/abr.cpp
+++ b/src/abr.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ bool ABR::section_samp()
     {
         auto samp_size = ru32();
         auto uid = rpascal();
+        printf("sample brush %s\n", uid.c_str());
         skip(4);
         auto image = parse_vmem();
         if (image->channels.size() >= 3)
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ bool ABR::section_patt()
         auto image_mode = ru32();
         if (!(image_mode == 1 || image_mode == 3))
         {
+            printf("skip image mode  %d\n", image_mode);
             skip(patt_length - 8);
             snap();
             continue;
@@ -113,16 +115,16 @@ bool ABR::section_patt()
 std::shared_ptr<ABR::Image> ABR::parse_vmem()
 {
     // Virtual Memory Array List
-    auto version = ru32(); // = 3
-    auto length = ru32();
-    auto rect = rrect();
-    auto channels = ru32();
+    auto vmem_version = ru32(); // = 3
+    auto vmem_length = ru32();
+    auto vmem_rect = rrect();
+    auto vmem_channels = ru32();
     // The following is a virtual memory array,
     // repeated for the number of channels 
     // + one for a user mask + one for a sheet mask.
-    channels += 2; // user and sheet mask
-    auto ret = std::make_shared<Image>(version, rect);
-    for (int ch = 0; ch < channels; ch++)
+    vmem_channels += 2; // user and sheet mask
+    auto ret = std::make_shared<Image>(vmem_version, vmem_rect);
+    for (int ch = 0; ch < vmem_channels; ch++)
     {
         auto array_written = ru32(); // skip if 0
         if (array_written == 0)
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<ABR::Image> ABR::parse_vmem()
         }
         else if (compression == 1)
         {
+            auto start = pos();
             auto height = rect.height();
             // contain the compressed length of each scanline
             std::vector<uint16_t> scanlines;
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<ABR::Image> ABR::parse_vmem()
                 raw.insert(raw.end(), decoded.begin(), decoded.end());
             }
             ret->channels.emplace_back(depth, rect, compression, raw);
+            auto len = pos() - start;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -300,6 +304,7 @@ bool ABR::open(const std::string& path)
         init(asset.read_all(), asset.m_len, BinaryStream::ByteOrder::BigEndian);
         auto version_major = ru16();
         auto version_minor = ru16();
+        printf("ABR %d.%d\n", version_major, version_minor);
         while (!eof())
         {
             if (rstring(4) != "8BIM")
diff --git a/src/abr.h b/src/abr.h
index 2f8f2f1..4d4e4f0 100644
--- a/src/abr.h
+++ b/src/abr.h
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ public:
                 n = -n + 1;
 
                 j++;
+                auto ch = ru8();
                 for (int c = 0; c < n; c++)
-                    data.push_back(ru8());
+                    data.push_back(ch);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ class ABR : public BinaryStream
         Type::Vec items;
         virtual std::string str(int indent, const std::string& prefix) const override
         {
-            auto ret = std::string(indent, '-') + fmt::format("list: {} props:", items.size());
+            auto ret = std::string(indent, '-') + fmt::format("list: {} items:", items.size());
             for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++)
                 ret += "\n" + items[i]->str(indent + 1, fmt::format("{}) ", i));
             return ret;
@@ -371,11 +372,11 @@ private:
             auto& method = m_parser_table[t];
             return method();
         }
-        else if (m_parser_table.find(pick(4)) != m_parser_table.end())
-        {
-            auto& method = m_parser_table[rstring(4)];
-            return method();
-        }
+        //else if (m_parser_table.find(pick(4)) != m_parser_table.end())
+        //{
+        //    auto& method = m_parser_table[rstring(4)];
+        //    return method();
+        //}
         return nullptr;
     }
     std::map<std::string, std::function<Type::Ref()>> m_parser_table;
diff --git a/src/app.h b/src/app.h
index 9120ad8..e0e12c3 100644
--- a/src/app.h
+++ b/src/app.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ public:
     LayoutManager layout;
     NodeMessageBox* msgbox;
     NodeSettings* settings;
-    NodePopupMenu* popup = nullptr;
-    NodePopupMenu* subpopup = nullptr;
     NodePopupMenu* menu_file = nullptr;
     NodePopupMenu* menu_edit = nullptr;
     NodePopupMenu* menu_layers = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/app_dialogs.cpp b/src/app_dialogs.cpp
index 4b95209..9795a84 100644
--- a/src/app_dialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/app_dialogs.cpp
@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@ void App::dialog_resize()
         ActionManager::clear();
         dialog->destroy();
     };
-
-    popup->mouse_release();
-    popup->destroy();
 }
 
 void App::dialog_export_cubes()
@@ -517,7 +514,4 @@ void App::dialog_layer_rename()
         dialog->destroy();
         App::I.hideKeyboard();
     };
-
-    popup->mouse_release();
-    popup->destroy();
 }
diff --git a/src/app_layout.cpp b/src/app_layout.cpp
index fd45ed7..906c45b 100644
--- a/src/app_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/app_layout.cpp
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ void App::init_menu_file()
     {
         menu_file->on_click = [=](Node*) {
             glm::vec2 pos = menu_file->m_pos + glm::vec2(0, menu_file->m_size.y);
-            popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("file-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
+            auto popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("file-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
             popup->update();
             if (YGNodeStyleGetDirection(layout[main_id]->y_node) == YGDirectionRTL)
                 pos.x = pos.x - popup->m_size.x + menu_file->m_size.x;
@@ -393,13 +393,13 @@ void App::init_menu_file()
             popup->m_capture_children = false;
 
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-newdoc"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     dialog_newdoc();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-import"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     App::I.pick_image([this](std::string path){
                         Image img;
                         async_start();
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void App::init_menu_file()
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-open"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     //dialog_open();
                     App::I.pick_file({"ppi","PPI"}, [this](std::string path){
                        App::I.open_document(path);
@@ -431,13 +431,13 @@ void App::init_menu_file()
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-browse"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     dialog_browse();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-save"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     if (Canvas::I->m_newdoc)
                     {
                         dialog_save();
@@ -450,27 +450,27 @@ void App::init_menu_file()
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-save-as"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     dialog_save();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-save-ver"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     Canvas::I->m_newdoc ? dialog_save() : dialog_save_ver();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-export"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     dialog_export(".jpg");
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-export-tick"))
-                b->on_click = [this,b](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, b, popup](Node*) {
                     glm::vec2 pos = b->m_pos + glm::vec2(b->m_size.x, 0);
-                    subpopup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("file-submenu-export")]->m_children[0]->clone();
+                    auto subpopup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("file-submenu-export")]->m_children[0]->clone();
                     subpopup->update();
                     if (YGNodeStyleGetDirection(layout[main_id]->y_node) == YGDirectionRTL)
                         pos.x = pos.x - subpopup->m_size.x + b->m_size.x;
@@ -482,14 +482,14 @@ void App::init_menu_file()
                     subpopup->m_mouse_ignore = false;
                     subpopup->m_flood_events = true;
                     subpopup->m_capture_children = false;
-                    subpopup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-submenu-export-png")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                    subpopup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-submenu-export-png")->on_click = [this, subpopup, popup](Node*) {
                         dialog_export(".png");
                         subpopup->mouse_release();
                         subpopup->destroy();
                         popup->mouse_release();
                         popup->destroy();
                     };
-                    subpopup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-submenu-export-layers")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                    subpopup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-submenu-export-layers")->on_click = [this, subpopup, popup](Node*) {
                         dialog_export_layers();
                         subpopup->mouse_release();
                         subpopup->destroy();
@@ -498,31 +498,31 @@ void App::init_menu_file()
                     };
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-share"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     share_file(doc_path);
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-resize"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     dialog_resize();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
 			if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-export-cubes"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     dialog_export_cubes();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
 			if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-cloud-upload"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     cloud_upload();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
                 };
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("file-cloud-browse"))
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     cloud_browse();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ void App::init_menu_edit()
     {
         menu_file->on_click = [=](Node*) {
             glm::vec2 pos = menu_file->m_pos + glm::vec2(0, menu_file->m_size.y);
-            popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("edit-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
+            auto popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("edit-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
             popup->update();
             if (YGNodeStyleGetDirection(layout[main_id]->y_node) == YGDirectionRTL)
                 pos.x = pos.x - popup->m_size.x + menu_file->m_size.x;
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ void App::init_menu_timelapse()
     {
         menu_file->on_click = [=](Node*) {
             glm::vec2 pos = menu_file->m_pos + glm::vec2(0, menu_file->m_size.y);
-            popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("timelapse-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
+            auto popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("timelapse-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
             popup->update();
             if (YGNodeStyleGetDirection(layout[main_id]->y_node) == YGDirectionRTL)
                 pos.x = pos.x - popup->m_size.x + menu_file->m_size.x;
@@ -580,19 +580,19 @@ void App::init_menu_timelapse()
                 }
             }
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("timelapse-start")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("timelapse-start")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 App::I.rec_running ? App::I.rec_stop() : App::I.rec_start();
                 popup->mouse_release();
                 popup->destroy();
             };
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("timelapse-clear")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("timelapse-clear")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 App::I.rec_clear();
                 popup->mouse_release();
                 popup->destroy();
             };
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("timelapse-export")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("timelapse-export")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 popup->mouse_release();
                 popup->destroy();
                 App::I.rec_export("");
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ void App::init_menu_about()
     {
         menu_file->on_click = [=](Node*) {
             glm::vec2 pos = menu_file->m_pos + glm::vec2(0, menu_file->m_size.y);
-            popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("about-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
+            auto popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("about-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
             popup->update();
             if (YGNodeStyleGetDirection(layout[main_id]->y_node) == YGDirectionRTL)
                 pos.x = pos.x - popup->m_size.x + menu_file->m_size.x;
@@ -620,13 +620,13 @@ void App::init_menu_about()
             popup->m_flood_events = true;
             popup->m_capture_children = false;
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("about-app")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("about-app")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 dialog_about();
                 popup->mouse_release();
                 popup->destroy();
             };
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("about-doc")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("about-doc")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
 //                 auto path = Asset::absolute("data/doc/test.pdf");
 //                 display_file(path);
                 dialog_usermanual();
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ void App::init_menu_about()
                     sprintf(label, "What's new in %d.%d.%d?", g_version_major, g_version_minor, g_version_fix);
                     text->set_text(label);
                 }
-                item->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                item->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     dialog_changelog();
                     popup->mouse_release();
                     popup->destroy();
@@ -651,15 +651,17 @@ void App::init_menu_about()
             
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("about-crash"))
             {
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     LOG("crashing");
                     App::I.crash_test();
+                    popup->mouse_release();
+                    popup->destroy();
                 };
             }
 
             if (auto b = popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("about-perf"))
             {
-                b->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+                b->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                     LOG("perf");
                     auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
                     Canvas::I->stroke_start({ 0, 0, 0 }, 0.9f, Canvas::I->m_current_brush);
@@ -684,6 +686,8 @@ void App::init_menu_about()
                     static char str[256];
                     sprintf(str, "Time %lld ms", ms);
                     App::I.message_box("Performance test", str);
+                    popup->mouse_release();
+                    popup->destroy();
                 };
             }
         };
@@ -702,7 +706,7 @@ void App::init_menu_layer()
     {
         menu_file->on_click = [=](Node*) {
             glm::vec2 pos = menu_file->m_pos + glm::vec2(0, menu_file->m_size.y);
-            popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("layers-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
+            auto popup = (NodePopupMenu*)layout[const_hash("layers-menu")]->m_children[0]->clone();
             popup->update();
             if (YGNodeStyleGetDirection(layout[main_id]->y_node) == YGDirectionRTL)
                 pos.x = pos.x - popup->m_size.x + menu_file->m_size.x;
@@ -714,20 +718,20 @@ void App::init_menu_layer()
             popup->m_mouse_ignore = false;
             popup->m_flood_events = true;
             popup->m_capture_children = false;
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("clear-grids")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("clear-grids")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 CanvasModeGrid* mode = (CanvasModeGrid*)Canvas::modes[(int)kCanvasMode::Grid][0];
                 mode->clear();
                 popup->mouse_release();
                 popup->destroy();
             };
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("camera-reset")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("camera-reset")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 canvas->reset_camera();
                 popup->mouse_release();
                 popup->destroy();
             };
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-clear")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-clear")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 canvas->m_canvas->clear();
                 popup->mouse_release();
                 popup->destroy();
@@ -737,8 +741,10 @@ void App::init_menu_layer()
                     find<NodeText>("menu-label")->
                     set_text(("Clear Layer " + layers->m_current_layer->m_label_text).c_str());
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-rename")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-rename")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 dialog_layer_rename();
+                popup->mouse_release();
+                popup->destroy();
             };
             if (layers->m_current_layer)
                 popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-rename")->
@@ -749,7 +755,7 @@ void App::init_menu_layer()
                     find<NodeText>("menu-label")->
                     set_text("Rename Layer (Select a layer)");
 
-            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-merge")->on_click = [this](Node*) {
+            popup->find<NodeButtonCustom>("layer-merge")->on_click = [this, popup](Node*) {
                 const auto& order = canvas->m_canvas->m_order;
                 //layers->get_child_index(layers->)
                 int current_idx_order = std::distance(order.begin(), std::find(order.begin(), order.end(), canvas->m_canvas->m_current_layer_idx));