diff --git a/config.nims b/config.nims
index aecb607b..959969cf 100644
--- a/config.nims
+++ b/config.nims
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ switch("styleCheck", "hint")
 --d:windyNoHttp
 --d:printDebugTimings
 --d:nimStrictDelete
+--deepcopy:on
 
 --hint:"ConvFromXtoItselfNotNeeded:off"
 
diff --git a/figuro.nimble b/figuro.nimble
index acacd545..67c0c2b5 100644
--- a/figuro.nimble
+++ b/figuro.nimble
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ srcDir        = "."
 # Dependencies
 
 # requires "nim >= 2.0.12"
-requires "https://github.com/elcritch/sigils >= 0.7.2"
+requires "sigils >= 0.9.4"
 requires "pixie >= 5.0.1"
 requires "cssgrid >= 0.6.1"
 requires "chroma >= 0.2.7"
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ requires "macroutils >= 1.2.0"
 requires "cdecl >= 0.7.5"
 requires "asynctools >= 0.1.1"
 requires "nimsimd >= 1.2.5"
-requires "threading"
+requires "threading >= 0.2.1"
 requires "nimscripter >= 1.1.5"
 requires "msgpack4nim"
 requires "stack_strings"
 requires "micros"
+requires "https://github.com/elcritch/windy#figuro-fixes"
diff --git a/figuro/common/nodes/ui.nim b/figuro/common/nodes/ui.nim
index 54fae866..ff6bcbce 100644
--- a/figuro/common/nodes/ui.nim
+++ b/figuro/common/nodes/ui.nim
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import sigils
 import ../../inputs
 import cssgrid
 import stack_strings
+import sigils/weakrefs
 
 export basics, sigils, inputs, cssgrid, stack_strings
 export unicode, monotimes
+export weakrefs
 
 when defined(nimscript):
   {.pragma: runtimeVar, compileTime.}
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ type
 
   Figuro* = ref object of Agent
     frame*: AppFrame
-    parent*: FiguroWeakRef
+    parent*: WeakRef[Figuro]
     uid*: NodeID
     name*: string
     children*: seq[Figuro]
@@ -84,9 +86,6 @@ type
     textLayout*: GlyphArrangement
     points*: seq[Position]
 
-  FiguroWeakRef* = object
-    cur* {.cursor.}: Figuro
-
   BasicFiguro* = ref object of Figuro
 
   StatefulFiguro*[T] = ref object of Figuro
@@ -97,33 +96,26 @@ type
 
 proc `=destroy`*(obj: type(Figuro()[])) =
   ## destroy
-  let objPtr = FiguroWeakRef(cur: cast[Figuro](addr obj))
+  let objPtr = unsafeWeakRef(cast[Figuro](addr(obj)))
   for child in obj.children:
     assert objPtr == child.parent
-    child.parent.cur = nil
-
-proc isNil*(fig: FiguroWeakRef): bool =
-  fig.cur.isNil()
-
-proc `[]`*(fig: FiguroWeakRef): Figuro =
-  cast[Figuro](fig.cur)
-
-proc children*(fig: FiguroWeakRef): seq[Figuro] =
-  fig.cur.children
+    child.parent.pt = nil
 
-proc unsafeWeakRef*(obj: Figuro): FiguroWeakRef =
-  result = FiguroWeakRef(cur: obj)
-
-template toRef*(fig: FiguroWeakRef): auto =
-  fig.cur
+proc children*(fig: WeakRef[Figuro]): seq[Figuro] =
+  fig{}.children
 
 proc hash*(a: AppFrame): Hash =
   a.root.hash()
 
+var lastNodeUID {.runtimeVar.} = 0
+
+proc nextFiguroId*(): NodeID =
+  lastNodeUID.inc()
+  result = lastNodeUID
+
 proc newFiguro*[T: Figuro](tp: typedesc[T]): T =
   result = T()
-  result.debugId = nextAgentId()
-  result.uid = result.debugId
+  result.uid = nextFiguroId()
 
 proc getName*(fig: Figuro): string =
   result = $fig.name
@@ -134,13 +126,12 @@ proc getId*(fig: Figuro): NodeID =
   if fig.isNil: NodeID -1
   else: fig.uid
 
-proc getId*(fig: FiguroWeakRef): NodeID =
+proc getId*(fig: WeakRef[Figuro]): NodeID =
   if fig.isNil: NodeID -1
   else: fig[].uid
 
-proc doTick*(fig: Figuro,
-             tickCount: int,
-             now: MonoTime) {.signal.}
+proc doTick*(fig: Figuro, tickCount: int, now: MonoTime) {.signal.}
+
 proc doDraw*(fig: Figuro) {.signal.}
 proc doLoad*(fig: Figuro) {.signal.}
 proc doHover*(fig: Figuro,
@@ -237,7 +228,7 @@ template bubble*(signal: typed, parent: typed) =
   connect(node, `signal`, parent, `signal Bubble`)
 
 template bubble*(signal: typed) =
-  connect(node, `signal`, node.parent.cur, `signal Bubble`)
+  connect(node, `signal`, node.parent[], `signal Bubble`)
 
 proc printFiguros*(n: Figuro, depth = 0) =
   echo "  ".repeat(depth), "render: ", n.getId,
diff --git a/figuro/ui/apis.nim b/figuro/ui/apis.nim
index fcb3cce3..085ebee2 100644
--- a/figuro/ui/apis.nim
+++ b/figuro/ui/apis.nim
@@ -311,10 +311,11 @@ proc findRoot*(node: Figuro): Figuro =
   result = node
   var cnt = 0
   while not result.parent.isNil() and result.unsafeWeakRef() != result.parent:
-    result = result.parent.toRef
-    cnt.inc
-    if cnt > 10_000:
-      raise newException(IndexDefect, "error finding root")
+    withRef result.parent, parent:
+      result = parent
+      cnt.inc
+      if cnt > 10_000:
+        raise newException(IndexDefect, "error finding root")
 
 ## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ##             Node Layouts and Constraints
diff --git a/figuro/ui/core.nim b/figuro/ui/core.nim
index abf81a4d..e98fded5 100644
--- a/figuro/ui/core.nim
+++ b/figuro/ui/core.nim
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ proc resetToDefault*(node: Figuro, kind: NodeKind) =
   node.zlevel = 0.ZLevel
   node.attrs = {}
   
-
 var nodeDepth = 0
 proc nd*(): string =
   for i in 0..nodeDepth:
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ proc nd*(): string =
 
 proc disable(fig: Figuro) =
   if not fig.isNil:
-    fig.parent.cur = nil
+    fig.parent.pt = nil
     fig.attrs.incl inactive
     for child in fig.children:
       disable(child)
@@ -196,8 +195,7 @@ proc preNode*[T: Figuro](kind: NodeKind, name: string, node: var T, parent: Figu
     node.name = name
 
   template configNewNode(node: untyped) =
-    node.debugId = nextAgentId()
-    node.uid = node.debugId
+    node.uid = nextFiguroId()
     node.parent = parent.unsafeWeakRef()
     node.frame = parent.frame
     configNodeName(node, name)
@@ -234,7 +232,6 @@ proc preNode*[T: Figuro](kind: NodeKind, name: string, node: var T, parent: Figu
 
   # echo nd(), "preNode: Start: ", id, " node: ", node.getId, " parent: ", parent.getId
 
-  node.uid = node.debugId
   node.kind = kind
   node.highlight = parent.highlight
   node.transparency = parent.transparency
diff --git a/tests/unittests/ttransfer.nim b/tests/unittests/ttransfer.nim
index e6736a5e..d74488ee 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/ttransfer.nim
+++ b/tests/unittests/ttransfer.nim
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ suite "test layers":
     var node = self
     block:
       node.zlevel = 20
-      discard node.name.tryAdd("root")
+      # discard node.name.tryAdd("root")
+      node.name = "root"
       rectangle "body":
         rectangle "child0":
           discard