diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e713723b..6710b2e9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ SET(SOURCES
     src/framework/ui/uibutton.cpp
     src/framework/ui/uilineedit.cpp
     src/framework/ui/uiwindow.cpp
-    src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp
     src/framework/ui/uianchor.cpp
     src/framework/ui/uilist.cpp
 )
diff --git a/modules/core/constants.lua b/modules/core/constants.lua
index c79df321..e5654526 100644
--- a/modules/core/constants.lua
+++ b/modules/core/constants.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--- AnchorPoint
+-- AnchorEdge
 AnchorNone = 0
 AnchorTop = 1
 AnchorBottom = 2
diff --git a/src/framework/const.h b/src/framework/const.h
index da642335..007ad766 100644
--- a/src/framework/const.h
+++ b/src/framework/const.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ enum AlignmentFlag {
     AlignCenter = AlignVerticalCenter | AlignHorizontalCenter
 };
 
-enum AnchorPoint {
+enum AnchorEdge {
     AnchorNone = 0,
     AnchorTop,
     AnchorBottom,
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/declarations.h b/src/framework/ui/declarations.h
index 18dfb745..9e00182d 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/declarations.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/declarations.h
@@ -5,27 +5,23 @@
 #include "const.h"
 
 class UIManager;
-class UILayout;
-class UIAnchorLayout;
-class UIStyle;
+class UIAnchor;
 class UIWidget;
 class UILabel;
 class UIButton;
 class UILineEdit;
 class UIWindow;
-class UIConsole;
 
 typedef std::shared_ptr<UIWidget> UIWidgetPtr;
 typedef std::weak_ptr<UIWidget> UIWidgetWeakPtr;
-typedef std::deque<UIWidgetPtr> UIWidgetList;
 
-typedef std::shared_ptr<UILayout> UILayoutPtr;
-typedef std::shared_ptr<UIAnchorLayout> UIAnchorLayoutPtr;
-typedef std::shared_ptr<UIStyle> UIStylePtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<UILabel> UILabelPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<UIButton> UIButtonPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<UILineEdit> UILineEditPtr;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<UIWindow> UIWindowPtr;
-typedef std::shared_ptr<UIConsole> UIConsolePtr;
+
+typedef std::vector<UIAnchor> UIAnchorList;
+typedef std::deque<UIWidgetPtr> UIWidgetList;
+typedef std::deque<UIWidgetWeakPtr> UIWeakWidgetList;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/ui.h b/src/framework/ui/ui.h
index 9d7dc420..f7b76b50 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/ui.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/ui.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "uiwidget.h"
 #include "uibutton.h"
 #include "uilabel.h"
-#include "uilayout.h"
 #include "uilineedit.h"
 #include "uiwindow.h"
 
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uianchor.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uianchor.cpp
index cc4155a4..6121c3ab 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uianchor.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uianchor.cpp
@@ -1,45 +1,31 @@
 #include "uianchor.h"
 #include "uiwidget.h"
 
-UIAnchor::UIAnchor(const UIWidgetPtr& anchoredWidget, AnchorPoint anchoredEdge, const AnchorLine& anchorLine)
-    : m_anchoredWidget(anchoredWidget), m_anchoredEdge(anchoredEdge), m_anchorLine(anchorLine) {
+UIAnchor::UIAnchor(AnchorEdge anchoredEdge, const std::string& hookedWidgetId, AnchorEdge hookedEdge) :
+    m_anchoredEdge(anchoredEdge), m_hookedWidgetId(hookedWidgetId), m_hookedEdge(hookedEdge) {
 }
 
-UIWidgetPtr UIAnchor::getAnchorLineWidget() const {
-    UIWidgetPtr anchoredWidget = m_anchoredWidget.lock();
-    if(anchoredWidget && !anchoredWidget->isDestroyed())
-        return anchoredWidget->backwardsGetWidgetById(m_anchorLine.widgetId);
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
-
-UIWidgetPtr UIAnchor::getAnchoredWidget() const {
-    return m_anchoredWidget.lock();
-}
+int UIAnchor::getHookedPoint() const {
+    UIWidgetPtr hookedWidget = getHookedWidget();
 
-AnchorPoint UIAnchor::getAnchoredEdge() const {
-    return m_anchoredEdge;
-}
-
-int UIAnchor::getAnchorLinePoint() const {
-    UIWidgetPtr anchorLineWidget = getAnchorLineWidget();
-    if(anchorLineWidget) {
-        switch(m_anchorLine.edge) {
+    if(hookedWidget) {
+        switch(m_hookedEdge) {
             case AnchorLeft:
-                return anchorLineWidget->getGeometry().left();
+                return hookedWidget->getRect().left();
             case AnchorRight:
-                return anchorLineWidget->getGeometry().right();
+                return hookedWidget->getRect().right();
             case AnchorTop:
-                return anchorLineWidget->getGeometry().top();
+                return hookedWidget->getRect().top();
             case AnchorBottom:
-                return anchorLineWidget->getGeometry().bottom();
+                return hookedWidget->getRect().bottom();
             case AnchorHorizontalCenter:
-                return anchorLineWidget->getGeometry().horizontalCenter();
+                return hookedWidget->getRect().horizontalCenter();
             case AnchorVerticalCenter:
-                return anchorLineWidget->getGeometry().verticalCenter();
+                return hookedWidget->getRect().verticalCenter();
             default:
                 break;
         }
     }
-    return -9999;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    return INVALID_POINT;
+}
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uianchor.h b/src/framework/ui/uianchor.h
index 9eff2968..06b79fdd 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uianchor.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uianchor.h
@@ -3,25 +3,27 @@
 
 #include "declarations.h"
 
-struct AnchorLine {
-    AnchorLine(std::string widgetId, AnchorPoint edge) : widgetId(widgetId), edge(edge) { }
-    std::string widgetId;
-    AnchorPoint edge;
-};
-
 class UIAnchor
 {
 public:
-    UIAnchor(const UIWidgetPtr& anchoredWidget, AnchorPoint anchoredEdge, const AnchorLine& anchorLine);
-    UIWidgetPtr getAnchorLineWidget() const;
-    UIWidgetPtr getAnchoredWidget() const;
-    AnchorPoint getAnchoredEdge() const;
-    int getAnchorLinePoint() const;
+    enum {
+        INVALID_POINT = -999999
+    };
+
+    UIAnchor(AnchorEdge anchoredEdge, const std::string& hookedWidgetId, AnchorEdge hookedEdge);
+
+    AnchorEdge getAnchoredEdge() const { return m_anchoredEdge; }
+    UIWidgetPtr getHookedWidget() const { return m_hookedWidget.lock(); }
+    std::string getHookedWidgetId() const { return m_hookedWidgetId; }
+    int getHookedPoint() const;
+
+    void setHookedWidget(const UIWidgetPtr hookedWidget) { m_hookedWidget = hookedWidget; }
 
 private:
-    UIWidgetWeakPtr m_anchoredWidget;
-    AnchorPoint m_anchoredEdge;
-    AnchorLine m_anchorLine;
+    AnchorEdge m_anchoredEdge;
+    UIWidgetWeakPtr m_hookedWidget;
+    std::string m_hookedWidgetId;
+    AnchorEdge m_hookedEdge;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6bbc2776..00000000
--- a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-#include "uianchorlayout.h"
-#include "uiwidget.h"
-
-bool UIAnchorLayout::addAnchor(const UIWidgetPtr& anchoredWidget, AnchorPoint anchoredEdge, const AnchorLine& anchorLine)
-{
-    UIAnchor anchor(anchoredWidget, anchoredEdge, anchorLine);
-    UIWidgetPtr anchorLineWidget = anchor.getAnchorLineWidget();
-
-    /*
-    if(!anchorLineWidget) {
-        logError("could not find the widget to anchor on, wrong id?");
-        return false;
-    }
-    */
-
-    // we can never anchor with itself
-    if(anchoredWidget == anchorLineWidget) {
-        logError("anchoring with itself is not possible");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // we must never anchor to an anchor child
-    if(anchoredWidget && hasWidgetInAnchorTree(anchorLineWidget, anchoredWidget)) {
-        logError("anchors is miss configured, you must never make an anchor chains in loops");
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    // avoid duplicated anchors
-    for(auto it = m_anchors.begin(); it != m_anchors.end(); ++it) {
-        const UIAnchor& otherAnchor = *it;
-        if(otherAnchor.getAnchoredWidget() == anchoredWidget && otherAnchor.getAnchoredEdge() == anchoredEdge) {
-            m_anchors.erase(it);
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // setup the anchor
-    m_anchors.push_back(anchor);
-
-    // recalculate anchored widget layout
-    updateWidget(anchoredWidget);
-    return true;
-}
-
-void UIAnchorLayout::updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget)
-{
-    Rect rect = widget->getGeometry();
-    bool verticalMoved = false;
-    bool horizontalMoved = false;
-
-    // FIXME: release expired anchors
-    for(const UIAnchor& anchor : m_anchors) {
-        if(anchor.getAnchoredWidget() == widget && anchor.getAnchorLineWidget()) {
-            int point = anchor.getAnchorLinePoint();
-            switch(anchor.getAnchoredEdge()) {
-                case AnchorHorizontalCenter:
-                    rect.moveHorizontalCenter(point + widget->getMarginLeft() - widget->getMarginRight());
-                    horizontalMoved = true;
-                    break;
-                case AnchorLeft:
-                    if(!horizontalMoved) {
-                        rect.moveLeft(point + widget->getMarginLeft());
-                        horizontalMoved = true;
-                    } else
-                        rect.setLeft(point + widget->getMarginLeft());
-                    break;
-                case AnchorRight:
-                    if(!horizontalMoved) {
-                        rect.moveRight(point - widget->getMarginRight());
-                        horizontalMoved = true;
-                    } else
-                        rect.setRight(point - widget->getMarginRight());
-                    break;
-                case AnchorVerticalCenter:
-                    rect.moveVerticalCenter(point + widget->getMarginTop() - widget->getMarginBottom());
-                    verticalMoved = true;
-                    break;
-                case AnchorTop:
-                    if(!verticalMoved) {
-                        rect.moveTop(point + widget->getMarginTop());
-                        verticalMoved = true;
-                    } else
-                        rect.setTop(point + widget->getMarginTop());
-                    break;
-                case AnchorBottom:
-                    if(!verticalMoved) {
-                        rect.moveBottom(point - widget->getMarginBottom());
-                        verticalMoved = true;
-                    } else
-                        rect.setBottom(point - widget->getMarginBottom());
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if(rect != widget->getGeometry())
-        widget->setGeometry(rect);
-}
-
-void UIAnchorLayout::updateWidgetChildren(const UIWidgetPtr& parent)
-{
-    for(const UIAnchor& anchor : m_anchors) {
-        if(anchor.getAnchorLineWidget() == parent) {
-            UIWidgetPtr child = anchor.getAnchoredWidget();
-            if(child)
-                updateWidget(child);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-bool UIAnchorLayout::hasWidgetInAnchorTree(const UIWidgetPtr& widget, const UIWidgetPtr& treeAnchor)
-{
-    for(const UIAnchor& anchor : m_anchors) {
-        if(anchor.getAnchorLineWidget() == treeAnchor) {
-            if(anchor.getAnchoredWidget() == widget || hasWidgetInAnchorTree(widget, anchor.getAnchoredWidget()))
-                return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.h b/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 04abb76c..00000000
--- a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef UIANCHORLAYOUT_H
-#define UIANCHORLAYOUT_H
-
-#include "uilayout.h"
-#include "uianchor.h"
-
-class UIAnchorLayout : public UILayout
-{
-public:
-    bool addAnchor(const UIWidgetPtr& anchoredWidget, AnchorPoint anchoredEdge, const AnchorLine& anchorLine);
-    void updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget);
-    void updateWidgetChildren(const UIWidgetPtr& parent);
-
-    bool hasWidgetInAnchorTree(const UIWidgetPtr& widget, const UIWidgetPtr& treeAnchor);
-
-private:
-    std::list<UIAnchor> m_anchors;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uibutton.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uibutton.cpp
index 6c959267..248ee09b 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uibutton.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uibutton.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void UIButton::render()
     UIWidget::render();
 
     const ButtonStateStyle& currentStyle = m_statesStyle[m_state];
-    Rect textRect = getGeometry();
+    Rect textRect = getRect();
 
     if(currentStyle.image) {
         g_graphics.bindColor(currentStyle.color);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void UIButton::onMousePress(UIMouseEvent& event)
 void UIButton::onMouseRelease(UIMouseEvent& event)
 {
     if(m_state == ButtonDown) {
-        if(m_onClick && getGeometry().contains(event.pos()))
+        if(m_onClick && getRect().contains(event.pos()))
             m_onClick();
         m_state = (isHovered() && isEnabled()) ? ButtonHover : ButtonUp;
     } else
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uievent.h b/src/framework/ui/uievent.h
index 083d849b..5e23532a 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uievent.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uievent.h
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ private:
     bool m_hovered;
 };
 
-class UIGeometryUpdateEvent : public UIEvent
+class UIRectUpdateEvent : public UIEvent
 {
 public:
-    UIGeometryUpdateEvent(const Rect& oldRect, const Rect& rect)
+    UIRectUpdateEvent(const Rect& oldRect, const Rect& rect)
         : m_oldRect(oldRect), m_rect(rect) { }
 
     Point pos() const { return m_rect.topLeft(); }
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uilayout.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 78af228f..00000000
--- a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#include "uilayout.h"
-
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.h b/src/framework/ui/uilayout.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 574bae1a..00000000
--- a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef UILAYOUT_H
-#define UILAYOUT_H
-
-#include "declarations.h"
-
-class UILayout
-{
-public:
-    virtual void updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget) = 0;
-    virtual void updateWidgetChildren(const UIWidgetPtr& widget) = 0;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.cpp
index 9a09d09e..f5945dd3 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ UILineEdit::UILineEdit() : UIWidget(UITypeLabel)
 UILineEditPtr UILineEdit::create()
 {
     UILineEditPtr lineEdit(new UILineEdit);
-    lineEdit->setStyle("LineEdit");
     return lineEdit;
 }
 
@@ -38,13 +37,16 @@ void UILineEdit::render()
 {
     UIWidget::render();
 
+    if(!m_rect.isValid())
+        return;
+
     //TODO: text rendering could be much optimized by using vertex buffer or caching the render into a texture
 
     int textLength = m_text.length();
     const TexturePtr& texture = m_font->getTexture();
-    for(int i=0;i<textLength;++i) {
+
+    for(int i=0;i<textLength;++i)
         g_graphics.drawTexturedRect(m_glyphsCoords[i], texture, m_glyphsTexCoords[i]);
-    }
 
     // render cursor
     if(isExplicitlyEnabled() && hasFocus() && m_cursorPos >= 0) {
@@ -334,7 +336,7 @@ int UILineEdit::getTextPos(Point pos)
     return candidatePos;
 }
 
-void UILineEdit::onGeometryUpdate(UIGeometryUpdateEvent& event)
+void UILineEdit::onRectUpdate(UIRectUpdateEvent& event)
 {
     update();
 }
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.h b/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.h
index 4efa67e1..c06ed907 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uilineedit.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     int getTextPos(Point pos);
 
 protected:
-    virtual void onGeometryUpdate(UIGeometryUpdateEvent& event);
+    virtual void onRectUpdate(UIRectUpdateEvent& event);
     virtual void onFocusChange(UIFocusEvent& event);
     virtual void onKeyPress(UIKeyEvent& event);
     virtual void onMousePress(UIMouseEvent& event);
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uimanager.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uimanager.cpp
index c4dcacda..df7b2362 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uimanager.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uimanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "uimanager.h"
 #include "ui.h"
-#include "uianchorlayout.h"
 
 #include <framework/otml/otml.h>
 #include <framework/graphics/graphics.h>
@@ -13,9 +12,6 @@ void UIManager::init()
     m_rootWidget = UIWidgetPtr(new UIWidget);
     m_rootWidget->setId("root");
     m_rootWidget->setHovered(true);
-
-    UIAnchorLayoutPtr anchorLayout(new UIAnchorLayout);
-    m_rootWidget->setLayout(anchorLayout);
     m_rootWidget->resize(g_graphics.getScreenSize());
 }
 
@@ -187,7 +183,7 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIManager::loadWidgetFromOTML(const OTMLNodePtr& widgetNode)
         throw OTMLException(styleNode, "cannot determine widget type");
 
     widget->loadStyleFromOTML(styleNode);
-    widget->updateGeometry();
+    widget->updateLayout();
 
     for(const OTMLNodePtr& childNode : widgetNode->children()) {
         if(!childNode->isUnique())
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
index 432653d0..b1124adc 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #include "uiwidget.h"
 #include "uimanager.h"
-#include "uilayout.h"
-#include "uianchorlayout.h"
 
 #include <framework/core/eventdispatcher.h>
 #include <framework/graphics/image.h>
@@ -9,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <framework/graphics/fontmanager.h>
 #include <framework/otml/otmlnode.h>
 #include <framework/graphics/graphics.h>
+#include "uianchor.h"
 
 UIWidget::UIWidget(UIWidgetType type)
 {
@@ -18,7 +17,10 @@ UIWidget::UIWidget(UIWidgetType type)
     m_hovered = false;
     m_focusable = true;
     m_destroyed = false;
-    m_updateScheduled = false;
+    m_layoutUpdated = true;
+    m_updateEventScheduled = false;
+    m_layoutUpdateScheduled = false;
+    m_childrenLayoutUpdateScheduled = false;
     m_opacity = 255;
     m_marginLeft = m_marginRight = m_marginTop = m_marginBottom = 0;
     m_backgroundColor = Color::white;
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ void UIWidget::loadStyleFromOTML(const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode)
             } else if(what == "centerIn") {
                 centerIn(node->value());
             } else {
-                AnchorPoint myEdge = fw::translateAnchorPoint(what);
+                AnchorEdge myEdge = fw::translateAnchorEdge(what);
 
                 std::string anchorDescription = node->value();
                 std::vector<std::string> split;
@@ -167,15 +169,15 @@ void UIWidget::loadStyleFromOTML(const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode)
                     throw OTMLException(node, "invalid anchor description");
 
                 std::string target = split[0];
-                AnchorPoint targetEdge = fw::translateAnchorPoint(split[1]);
+                AnchorEdge hookedEdge = fw::translateAnchorEdge(split[1]);
 
                 if(myEdge == AnchorNone)
                     throw OTMLException(node, "invalid anchor edge");
 
-                if(targetEdge == AnchorNone)
+                if(hookedEdge == AnchorNone)
                     throw OTMLException(node, "invalid anchor target edge");
 
-                addAnchor(myEdge, target, targetEdge);
+                addAnchor(myEdge, target, hookedEdge);
             }
         }
         else if(node->tag() == "onLoad") {
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ void UIWidget::render()
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
     if(m_image)
-        m_image->draw(getGeometry());
+        m_image->draw(getRect());
 
     for(const UIWidgetPtr& child : m_children) {
         if(child->isExplicitlyVisible()) {
@@ -203,23 +205,13 @@ void UIWidget::render()
 
             // debug draw box
             //g_graphics.bindColor(Color::green);
-            //g_graphics.drawBoundingRect(child->getGeometry());
+            //g_graphics.drawBoundingRect(child->getRect());
 
             g_graphics.setOpacity(oldOpacity);
         }
     }
 }
 
-void UIWidget::updateGeometry()
-{
-    assert(!m_destroyed);
-
-    if(UILayoutPtr layout = getLayout()) {
-        layout->updateWidget(asUIWidget());
-        layout->updateWidgetChildren(asUIWidget());
-    }
-}
-
 void UIWidget::setParent(const UIWidgetPtr& parent)
 {
     assert(!m_destroyed);
@@ -247,32 +239,33 @@ void UIWidget::setStyle(const std::string& styleName)
         loadStyleFromOTML(styleNode);
 
         // forces layout recalculation
-        updateGeometry();
+        updateLayout();
     } catch(std::exception& e) {
         logError("couldn't change widget '", m_id, "' style: ", e.what());
     }
 }
 
-void UIWidget::setGeometry(const Rect& rect)
+void UIWidget::setRect(const Rect& rect)
 {
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
     Rect oldRect = m_rect;
     m_rect = rect;
-    if(UILayoutPtr layout = getLayout())
-        layout->updateWidgetChildren(asUIWidget());
 
-    // avoid massive updates
-    if(!m_updateScheduled) {
+    // updates children geometry
+    updateChildrenLayout();
+
+    // avoid massive update events
+    if(!m_updateEventScheduled) {
         UIWidgetPtr self = asUIWidget();
         g_dispatcher.addEvent([self, oldRect]() {
-            self->m_updateScheduled = false;
-            UIGeometryUpdateEvent e(oldRect, self->getGeometry());
+            self->m_updateEventScheduled = false;
+            UIRectUpdateEvent e(oldRect, self->getRect());
             // this widget could be destroyed before the event happens
             if(!self->isDestroyed())
-                self->onGeometryUpdate(e);
+                self->onRectUpdate(e);
         });
-        m_updateScheduled = true;
+        m_updateEventScheduled = true;
     }
 }
 
@@ -310,16 +303,12 @@ bool UIWidget::hasChild(const UIWidgetPtr& child)
     return false;
 }
 
-UILayoutPtr UIWidget::getLayout() const
+UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::getRootParent()
 {
-    assert(!m_destroyed);
-
-    if(m_layout)
-        return m_layout;
-    else if(getParent() && getParent()->getLayout())
-        return getParent()->getLayout();
-    // fallback to root layout
-    return g_ui.getRootWidget()->getLayout();
+    if(UIWidgetPtr parent = getParent())
+        return parent->getRootParent();
+    else
+        return asUIWidget();
 }
 
 UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::getChildAfter(const UIWidgetPtr& relativeChild)
@@ -383,7 +372,7 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::getChildByPos(const Point& childPos)
 
     for(auto it = m_children.rbegin(); it != m_children.rend(); ++it) {
         const UIWidgetPtr& widget = (*it);
-        if(widget->isExplicitlyVisible() && widget->getGeometry().contains(childPos))
+        if(widget->isExplicitlyVisible() && widget->getRect().contains(childPos))
             return widget;
     }
 
@@ -399,35 +388,19 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::getChildByIndex(int childIndex)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::recursiveGetChildById(const std::string& childId)
+UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::recursiveGetChildById(const std::string& id)
 {
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
-    if(getId() == childId || childId == "self")
-        return asUIWidget();
-    else if(childId == "parent")
-        return getParent();
-    else if(childId == "root")
-        return g_ui.getRootWidget();
-    else if(childId == "prev") {
-        if(UIWidgetPtr parent = getParent())
-            return parent->getChildBefore(asUIWidget());
-    } else if(childId == "next") {
-        if(UIWidgetPtr parent = getParent())
-            return parent->getChildAfter(asUIWidget());
-    } else {
+    UIWidgetPtr widget = getChildById(id);
+    if(!widget) {
         for(const UIWidgetPtr& child : m_children) {
-            if(child->getId() == childId)
-                return child;
-        }
-        for(const UIWidgetPtr& child : m_children) {
-            if(UIWidgetPtr subChild = child->recursiveGetChildById(childId)) {
-                if(subChild->getId() == childId)
-                    return subChild;
-            }
+            widget = child->recursiveGetChildById(id);
+            if(widget)
+                break;
         }
     }
-    return nullptr;
+    return widget;
 }
 
 UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::recursiveGetChildByPos(const Point& childPos)
@@ -435,7 +408,7 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::recursiveGetChildByPos(const Point& childPos)
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
     for(const UIWidgetPtr& child : m_children) {
-        if(child->getGeometry().contains(childPos)) {
+        if(child->getRect().contains(childPos)) {
             if(UIWidgetPtr subChild = child->recursiveGetChildByPos(childPos))
                 return subChild;
             return child;
@@ -449,27 +422,12 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::backwardsGetWidgetById(const std::string& id)
 {
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
-    UIWidgetPtr widget;
-    if(getId() == id || id == "self")
-        widget = asUIWidget();
-    else if(id == "parent")
-        widget = getParent();
-    else if(id == "root")
-        widget = g_ui.getRootWidget();
-    else if(id == "prev") {
-        if(UIWidgetPtr parent = getParent())
-            widget = parent->getChildBefore(asUIWidget());
-    } else if(id == "next") {
-        if(UIWidgetPtr parent = getParent())
-            widget = parent->getChildAfter(asUIWidget());
-    } else {
-        widget = recursiveGetChildById(id);
-        if(widget)
-            return widget;
-
+    UIWidgetPtr widget = getChildById(id);
+    if(!widget) {
         if(UIWidgetPtr parent = getParent())
             widget = parent->backwardsGetWidgetById(id);
     }
+
     return widget;
 }
 
@@ -503,8 +461,11 @@ void UIWidget::addChild(const UIWidgetPtr& childToAdd)
     m_children.push_back(childToAdd);
     childToAdd->setParent(asUIWidget());
 
-    // updates geometry
-    updateGeometry();
+    // recalculate anchors
+    getRootParent()->recalculateAnchoredWidgets();
+
+    // may need to update children layout
+    updateChildrenLayout();
 
     // always focus new children
     if(childToAdd->isFocusable())
@@ -529,8 +490,11 @@ void UIWidget::insertChild(const UIWidgetPtr& childToInsert, int index)
     m_children.insert(it, childToInsert);
     childToInsert->setParent(asUIWidget());
 
-    // updates geometry
-    updateGeometry();
+    // recalculate anchors
+    getRootParent()->recalculateAnchoredWidgets();
+
+    // may need to update children layout
+    updateChildrenLayout();
 }
 
 void UIWidget::removeChild(const UIWidgetPtr& childToRemove)
@@ -555,6 +519,13 @@ void UIWidget::removeChild(const UIWidgetPtr& childToRemove)
     // reset child parent
     assert(childToRemove->getParent() == asUIWidget());
     childToRemove->setParent(nullptr);
+
+    // recalculate anchors
+    UIWidgetPtr parent = getRootParent();
+    parent->recalculateAnchoredWidgets();
+
+    // may need to update children layout
+    updateChildrenLayout();
 }
 
 void UIWidget::focusNextChild(FocusReason reason)
@@ -633,32 +604,227 @@ void UIWidget::unlockChild(const UIWidgetPtr& childToUnlock)
     }
 }
 
-void UIWidget::addAnchor(AnchorPoint edge, const std::string& targetId, AnchorPoint targetEdge)
+void UIWidget::updateLayout()
 {
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
-    UIAnchorLayoutPtr layout = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<UIAnchorLayout>(getLayout());
-    assert(layout);
-    if(layout)
-        layout->addAnchor(asUIWidget(), edge, AnchorLine(targetId, targetEdge));
+    if(!m_layoutUpdateScheduled) {
+        m_layoutUpdateScheduled = true;
+        UIWidgetPtr self = asUIWidget();
+        g_dispatcher.addEvent([self] {
+            self->m_layoutUpdateScheduled = false;
+            if(!self->isDestroyed())
+                self->internalUpdateLayout();
+        });
+    }
 }
 
-void UIWidget::centerIn(const std::string& targetId)
+void UIWidget::updateChildrenLayout()
 {
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
-    addAnchor(AnchorHorizontalCenter, targetId, AnchorHorizontalCenter);
-    addAnchor(AnchorVerticalCenter, targetId, AnchorVerticalCenter);
+    if(!m_childrenLayoutUpdateScheduled) {
+        m_childrenLayoutUpdateScheduled = true;
+        UIWidgetPtr self = asUIWidget();
+        g_dispatcher.addEvent([self] {
+            self->m_childrenLayoutUpdateScheduled = false;
+            if(!self->isDestroyed())
+                self->internalUpdateChildrenLayout();
+        });
+    }
 }
 
-void UIWidget::fill(const std::string& targetId)
+bool UIWidget::addAnchor(AnchorEdge edge, const std::string& hookedWidgetId, AnchorEdge hookedEdge)
 {
     assert(!m_destroyed);
 
-    addAnchor(AnchorLeft, targetId, AnchorLeft);
-    addAnchor(AnchorRight, targetId, AnchorRight);
-    addAnchor(AnchorTop, targetId, AnchorTop);
-    addAnchor(AnchorBottom, targetId, AnchorBottom);
+    UIAnchor anchor(edge, hookedWidgetId, hookedEdge);
+
+    UIWidgetPtr hookedWidget = backwardsGetWidgetById(hookedWidgetId);
+    anchor.setHookedWidget(hookedWidget);
+
+    // we can never anchor with itself
+    if(hookedWidget == asUIWidget()) {
+        logError("anchoring with itself is not possible");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // we must never anchor to an anchor child
+    //TODO: this check
+
+    // duplicated anchors must be replaced
+    for(auto it = m_anchors.begin(); it != m_anchors.end(); ++it) {
+        const UIAnchor& otherAnchor = *it;
+        if(otherAnchor.getAnchoredEdge() == edge) {
+            m_anchors.erase(it);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    m_anchors.push_back(anchor);
+
+    updateLayout();
+    return true;
+}
+
+void UIWidget::centerIn(const std::string& hookedWidgetId)
+{
+    assert(!m_destroyed);
+
+    addAnchor(AnchorHorizontalCenter, hookedWidgetId, AnchorHorizontalCenter);
+    addAnchor(AnchorVerticalCenter, hookedWidgetId, AnchorVerticalCenter);
+}
+
+void UIWidget::fill(const std::string& hookedWidgetId)
+{
+    assert(!m_destroyed);
+
+    addAnchor(AnchorLeft, hookedWidgetId, AnchorLeft);
+    addAnchor(AnchorRight, hookedWidgetId, AnchorRight);
+    addAnchor(AnchorTop, hookedWidgetId, AnchorTop);
+    addAnchor(AnchorBottom, hookedWidgetId, AnchorBottom);
+}
+
+void UIWidget::internalUpdateLayout()
+{
+    assert(!m_destroyed);
+
+    for(const UIAnchor& anchor : m_anchors) {
+        // ignore invalid anchors
+        if(!anchor.getHookedWidget())
+            continue;
+
+        // the update should only happens if the hooked widget is already updated
+        if(!anchor.getHookedWidget()->m_layoutUpdated)
+            return;
+    }
+
+    Rect newRect = m_rect;
+    bool verticalMoved = false;
+    bool horizontalMoved = false;
+
+    // calculate new rect based on anchors
+    for(const UIAnchor& anchor : m_anchors) {
+        int point = anchor.getHookedPoint();
+
+        // ignore invalid anchors
+        if(point == UIAnchor::INVALID_POINT)
+            continue;
+
+        switch(anchor.getAnchoredEdge()) {
+            case AnchorHorizontalCenter:
+                newRect.moveHorizontalCenter(point + getMarginLeft() - getMarginRight());
+                horizontalMoved = true;
+                break;
+            case AnchorLeft:
+                if(!horizontalMoved) {
+                    newRect.moveLeft(point + getMarginLeft());
+                    horizontalMoved = true;
+                } else
+                    newRect.setLeft(point + getMarginLeft());
+                break;
+            case AnchorRight:
+                if(!horizontalMoved) {
+                    newRect.moveRight(point - getMarginRight());
+                    horizontalMoved = true;
+                } else
+                    newRect.setRight(point - getMarginRight());
+                break;
+            case AnchorVerticalCenter:
+                newRect.moveVerticalCenter(point + getMarginTop() - getMarginBottom());
+                verticalMoved = true;
+                break;
+            case AnchorTop:
+                if(!verticalMoved) {
+                    newRect.moveTop(point + getMarginTop());
+                    verticalMoved = true;
+                } else
+                    newRect.setTop(point + getMarginTop());
+                break;
+            case AnchorBottom:
+                if(!verticalMoved) {
+                    newRect.moveBottom(point - getMarginBottom());
+                    verticalMoved = true;
+                } else
+                    newRect.setBottom(point - getMarginBottom());
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    m_layoutUpdated = true;
+
+    // changes the rect only if really needed
+    if(newRect != m_rect) {
+        // setRect will update children layout too
+        setRect(newRect);
+    } else {
+        // update children
+        internalUpdateChildrenLayout();
+    }
+}
+
+void UIWidget::internalUpdateChildrenLayout()
+{
+    assert(!m_destroyed);
+
+    // reset all children anchors update state
+    resetLayoutUpdateState(false);
+
+    // update children layouts
+    for(const UIWidgetWeakPtr& anchoredWidgetWeak : m_anchoredWidgets) {
+        if(UIWidgetPtr anchoredWidget = anchoredWidgetWeak.lock())
+            anchoredWidget->updateLayout();
+    }
+}
+
+void UIWidget::resetLayoutUpdateState(bool resetOwn)
+{
+    if(resetOwn)
+        m_layoutUpdated = false;
+
+    // resets children layout update state too
+    for(const UIWidgetWeakPtr& anchoredWidgetWeak : m_anchoredWidgets) {
+        if(UIWidgetPtr anchoredWidget = anchoredWidgetWeak.lock())
+            anchoredWidget->resetLayoutUpdateState(true);
+    }
+}
+
+void UIWidget::addAnchoredWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget)
+{
+    // prevent duplicated anchored widgets
+    for(const UIWidgetWeakPtr& anchoredWidget : m_anchoredWidgets)
+        if(anchoredWidget.lock() == widget)
+            return;
+    m_anchoredWidgets.push_back(widget);
+}
+
+void UIWidget::recalculateAnchoredWidgets()
+{
+    clearAnchoredWidgets();
+    computeAnchoredWidgets();
+}
+
+void UIWidget::clearAnchoredWidgets()
+{
+    m_anchoredWidgets.clear();
+    for(const UIWidgetPtr& child : m_children)
+        child->clearAnchoredWidgets();
+}
+
+void UIWidget::computeAnchoredWidgets()
+{
+    // update anchors's hooked widget
+    for(UIAnchor& anchor : m_anchors) {
+        UIWidgetPtr hookedWidget = backwardsGetWidgetById(anchor.getHookedWidgetId());
+        anchor.setHookedWidget(hookedWidget);
+        if(hookedWidget)
+            hookedWidget->addAnchoredWidget(asUIWidget());
+    }
+
+    for(const UIWidgetPtr& child : m_children)
+        child->computeAnchoredWidgets();
 }
 
 void UIWidget::onFocusChange(UIFocusEvent& event)
@@ -726,7 +892,7 @@ void UIWidget::onMousePress(UIMouseEvent& event)
             continue;
 
         // mouse press events only go to children that contains the mouse position
-        if(child->getGeometry().contains(event.pos()) && child == getChildByPos(event.pos())) {
+        if(child->getRect().contains(event.pos()) && child == getChildByPos(event.pos())) {
             // focus it
             if(child->isFocusable())
                 focusChild(child, MouseFocusReason);
@@ -775,7 +941,7 @@ void UIWidget::onMouseMove(UIMouseEvent& event)
 
         // check if the mouse is relally over this child
         bool overChild = (isHovered() &&
-                          child->getGeometry().contains(event.pos()) &&
+                          child->getRect().contains(event.pos()) &&
                           child == getChildByPos(event.pos()));
         if(overChild != child->isHovered()) {
             child->setHovered(overChild);
@@ -806,7 +972,7 @@ void UIWidget::onMouseWheel(UIMouseEvent& event)
             continue;
 
         // mouse wheel events only go to children that contains the mouse position
-        if(child->getGeometry().contains(event.pos()) && child == getChildByPos(event.pos())) {
+        if(child->getRect().contains(event.pos()) && child == getChildByPos(event.pos())) {
             event.accept();
             child->onMouseWheel(event);
         }
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
index e6548d53..3d9a8bda 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
@@ -27,34 +27,30 @@ public:
     /// Draw widget on screen
     virtual void render();
 
-    /// Notifies the layout system that this widget has changed and may need to change geometry
-    void updateGeometry();
-
     void setEnabled(bool enable) { m_enabled = enable; }
-    void setLayout(const UILayoutPtr& layout) { m_layout = layout; }
     void setId(const std::string& id) { m_id = id; }
     void setFocusable(bool focusable) { m_focusable = focusable; }
     void setHovered(bool hovered) { m_hovered = hovered; }
     void setVisible(bool visible) { m_visible = visible; }
     void setParent(const UIWidgetPtr& parent);
     void setStyle(const std::string& styleName);
-    void setGeometry(const Rect& rect);
+    void setRect(const Rect& rect);
     void setX(int x) { move(Point(x, getY())); }
     void setY(int y) { move(Point(getX(), y)); }
     void setWidth(int width) { resize(Size(width, getHeight())); }
     void setHeight(int height) { resize(Size(getWidth(), height)); }
-    void resize(const Size& size) { setGeometry(Rect(getPosition(), size)); updateGeometry(); }
-    void move(const Point& pos) { setGeometry(Rect(pos, getSize())); }
+    void resize(const Size& size) { setRect(Rect(getPosition(), size)); }
+    void move(const Point& pos) { setRect(Rect(pos, getSize())); }
 
     void setImage(const ImagePtr& image) { m_image = image; }
     virtual void setFont(const FontPtr& font) { m_font = font; }
     void setOpacity(int opacity) { m_opacity = opacity; }
     void setBackgroundColor(const Color& color) { m_backgroundColor = color; }
     void setForegroundColor(const Color& color) { m_foregroundColor = color; }
-    void setMarginLeft(int margin) { m_marginLeft = margin; updateGeometry(); }
-    void setMarginRight(int margin) { m_marginRight = margin; updateGeometry(); }
-    void setMarginTop(int margin) { m_marginTop = margin; updateGeometry(); }
-    void setMarginBottom(int margin) { m_marginBottom = margin; updateGeometry(); }
+    void setMarginLeft(int margin) { m_marginLeft = margin; updateLayout(); }
+    void setMarginRight(int margin) { m_marginRight = margin; updateLayout(); }
+    void setMarginTop(int margin) { m_marginTop = margin; updateLayout(); }
+    void setMarginBottom(int margin) { m_marginBottom = margin; updateLayout(); }
 
     void hide() { setVisible(false); }
     void show() { setVisible(true); }
@@ -72,13 +68,13 @@ public:
     bool hasChild(const UIWidgetPtr& child);
 
     UIWidgetType getWidgetType() const { return m_type; }
-    UILayoutPtr getLayout() const;
     std::string getId() const { return m_id; }
     int getChildCount() const { return m_children.size(); }
     UIWidgetPtr getParent() const { return m_parent.lock(); }
+    UIWidgetPtr getRootParent();
     Point getPosition() const { return m_rect.topLeft(); }
     Size getSize() const { return m_rect.size(); }
-    Rect getGeometry() const { return m_rect; }
+    Rect getRect() const { return m_rect; }
     int getX() const { return m_rect.x(); }
     int getY() const { return m_rect.y(); }
     int getWidth() const { return m_rect.width(); }
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ public:
     UIWidgetPtr getChildById(const std::string& childId);
     UIWidgetPtr getChildByPos(const Point& childPos);
     UIWidgetPtr getChildByIndex(int childIndex);
-    UIWidgetPtr recursiveGetChildById(const std::string& childId);
+    UIWidgetPtr recursiveGetChildById(const std::string& id);
     UIWidgetPtr recursiveGetChildByPos(const Point& childPos);
     UIWidgetPtr backwardsGetWidgetById(const std::string& id);
 
@@ -114,16 +110,33 @@ public:
     void lockChild(const UIWidgetPtr& childToLock);
     void unlockChild(const UIWidgetPtr& childToUnlock);
 
-    // for using only with anchor layouts
-    void addAnchor(AnchorPoint edge, const std::string& targetId, AnchorPoint targetEdge);
-    void centerIn(const std::string& targetId);
-    void fill(const std::string& targetId);
+    void updateLayout();
+    void updateChildrenLayout();
+
+    bool addAnchor(AnchorEdge edge, const std::string& hookedWidgetId, AnchorEdge hookedEdge);
+    void centerIn(const std::string& hookedWidgetId);
+    void fill(const std::string& hookedWidgetId);
 
     UIWidgetPtr asUIWidget() { return std::static_pointer_cast<UIWidget>(shared_from_this()); }
 
+private:
+    void internalUpdateLayout();
+    void internalUpdateChildrenLayout();
+
+    void addAnchoredWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget);
+    void recalculateAnchoredWidgets();
+    void clearAnchoredWidgets();
+    void computeAnchoredWidgets();
+    void resetLayoutUpdateState(bool resetOwn);
+
+    bool m_layoutUpdated;
+    bool m_updateEventScheduled;
+    bool m_layoutUpdateScheduled;
+    bool m_childrenLayoutUpdateScheduled;
+
 protected:
     /// Triggered when widget is moved or resized
-    virtual void onGeometryUpdate(UIGeometryUpdateEvent& event) { }
+    virtual void onRectUpdate(UIRectUpdateEvent& event) { }
     // Triggered when widget change visibility/enabled/style/children/parent/layout/...
     //virtual void onChange(const UIEvent& event);
     /// Triggered when widget gets or loses focus
@@ -155,9 +168,9 @@ protected:
     bool m_hovered;
     bool m_focusable;
     bool m_destroyed;
-    bool m_updateScheduled;
     Rect m_rect;
-    UILayoutPtr m_layout;
+    UIAnchorList m_anchors;
+    UIWeakWidgetList m_anchoredWidgets;
     UIWidgetWeakPtr m_parent;
     UIWidgetList m_children;
     UIWidgetList m_lockedWidgets;
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.cpp
index dfc19379..e14028d0 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void UIWindow::loadStyleFromOTML(const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode)
 void UIWindow::render()
 {
     // draw window head
-    Rect headRect = getGeometry();
+    Rect headRect = getRect();
     headRect.setHeight(m_headHeight);
 
     if(m_headImage && m_headHeight > 0) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void UIWindow::render()
     }
 
     // draw window body
-    Rect bodyRect = getGeometry();
+    Rect bodyRect = getRect();
     bodyRect.setTop(headRect.bottom() + 1);
     if(m_bodyImage)
         m_bodyImage->draw(bodyRect);
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ void UIWindow::render()
     UIWidget::render();
 }
 
-void UIWindow::onGeometryUpdate(UIGeometryUpdateEvent& event)
+void UIWindow::onRectUpdate(UIRectUpdateEvent& event)
 {
     // bind window rect to parent rect
     Rect boundRect = event.rect();
     UIWidgetPtr parent = getParent();
     if(parent) {
-        Rect parentRect = parent->getGeometry();
+        Rect parentRect = parent->getRect();
         if(boundRect.left() < parentRect.left())
             boundRect.moveLeft(parentRect.left());
         if(boundRect.top() < parentRect.top())
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void UIWindow::onGeometryUpdate(UIGeometryUpdateEvent& event)
     }
 
     if(boundRect != event.rect())
-        setGeometry(boundRect);
+        setRect(boundRect);
 }
 
 void UIWindow::onFocusChange(UIFocusEvent& event)
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ void UIWindow::onFocusChange(UIFocusEvent& event)
 
 void UIWindow::onMousePress(UIMouseEvent& event)
 {
-    Rect headRect = getGeometry();
+    Rect headRect = getRect();
     headRect.setHeight(m_headHeight);
     if(headRect.contains(event.pos())) {
         m_moving = true;
-        m_movingReference = event.pos() - getGeometry().topLeft();
+        m_movingReference = event.pos() - getRect().topLeft();
     } else
         UIWidget::onMousePress(event);
 }
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.h b/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.h
index b7c06a73..16582d31 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwindow.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public:
     std::string getTitle() const { return m_title; }
 
 protected:
-    virtual void onGeometryUpdate(UIGeometryUpdateEvent& event);
+    virtual void onRectUpdate(UIRectUpdateEvent& event);
     virtual void onFocusChange(UIFocusEvent& event);
     virtual void onMousePress(UIMouseEvent& event);
     virtual void onMouseRelease(UIMouseEvent& event);
diff --git a/src/framework/util/translator.cpp b/src/framework/util/translator.cpp
index ba46a078..f406f798 100644
--- a/src/framework/util/translator.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/util/translator.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AlignmentFlag fw::translateAlignment(std::string aligment)
         return AlignCenter;
 }
 
-AnchorPoint fw::translateAnchorPoint(const std::string& anchorPoint)
+AnchorEdge fw::translateAnchorEdge(const std::string& anchorPoint)
 {
     if(anchorPoint == "left")
         return AnchorLeft;
diff --git a/src/framework/util/translator.h b/src/framework/util/translator.h
index b3420aee..8aae9cd4 100644
--- a/src/framework/util/translator.h
+++ b/src/framework/util/translator.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 namespace fw {
 
 AlignmentFlag translateAlignment(std::string aligment);
-AnchorPoint translateAnchorPoint(const std::string& anchorPoint);
+AnchorEdge translateAnchorEdge(const std::string& anchorPoint);
 
 };