diff --git a/controlsize.go b/controlsize.go
index d4d9d31..7a608d2 100644
--- a/controlsize.go
+++ b/controlsize.go
@@ -38,17 +38,3 @@ type controlSizing interface {
 	commitResize(c *allocation, d *sysSizeData)
 	getAuxResizeInfo(d *sysSizeData)
 }
-
-// vertical stack: no concept of neighbor, but not too hard to add a vertical neighbor
-// horizontal stack:
-	var current *allocation
-	// ...
-	as := s.controls[i].allocate(...)
-	if current != nil {
-		current.neighbor = as[0].self
-	}
-	current = as[0]
-	// append all of as
-// grid:
-	// same as above, except current is set to nil on each new row
-	// adding a vertical neighbor would require storing an extra list
diff --git a/grid.go b/grid.go
index ca2d5b9..f454945 100644
--- a/grid.go
+++ b/grid.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (g *Grid) make(window *sysData) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (g *Grid) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest) {
+func (g *Grid) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sysSizeData) (allocations []*allocation) {
 	max := func(a int, b int) int {
 		if a > b {
 			return a
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ func (g *Grid) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest)
 		return b
 	}
 
+	var current *allocation		// for neighboring
+
+	// before we do anything, steal the margin so nested Stacks/Grids don't double down
+	margin := d.margin
+	d.margin = 0
+_=margin
 	// 1) clear data structures
 	for i := range g.rowheights {
 		g.rowheights[i] = 0
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ func (g *Grid) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest)
 	// 2) get preferred sizes; compute row/column sizes
 	for row, xcol := range g.controls {
 		for col, c := range xcol {
-			w, h := c.preferredSize()
+			w, h := c.preferredSize(d)
 			g.widths[row][col] = w
 			g.heights[row][col] = h
 			g.rowheights[row] = max(g.rowheights[row], h)
@@ -167,6 +173,7 @@ func (g *Grid) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest)
 	// 4) draw
 	startx := x
 	for row, xcol := range g.controls {
+		current = nil		// reset on new columns
 		for col, c := range xcol {
 			w := g.widths[row][col]
 			h := g.heights[row][col]
@@ -174,7 +181,12 @@ func (g *Grid) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest)
 				w = g.colwidths[col]
 				h = g.rowheights[row]
 			}
-			c.setRect(x, y, w, h, rr)
+			as := c.allocation(x, y, w, h, d)
+			if current != nil {			// connect first left to first right
+				current.neighbor = c
+			}
+			current = as[0]				// next left is first subwidget
+			allocations = append(allocations, as...)
 			x += g.colwidths[col]
 		}
 		x = startx
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ func (g *Grid) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest)
 }
 
 // filling and stretchy are ignored for preferred size calculation
-func (g *Grid) preferredSize() (width int, height int) {
+func (g *Grid) preferredSize(d *sysSizeData) (width int, height int) {
 	max := func(a int, b int) int {
 		if a > b {
 			return a
@@ -202,7 +214,7 @@ func (g *Grid) preferredSize() (width int, height int) {
 	// 2) get preferred sizes; compute row/column sizes
 	for row, xcol := range g.controls {
 		for col, c := range xcol {
-			w, h := c.preferredSize()
+			w, h := c.preferredSize(d)
 			g.widths[row][col] = w
 			g.heights[row][col] = h
 			g.rowheights[row] = max(g.rowheights[row], h)
@@ -218,3 +230,11 @@ func (g *Grid) preferredSize() (width int, height int) {
 	}
 	return width, height
 }
+
+func (g *Grid) commitResize(c *allocation, d *sysSizeData) {
+	// this is to satisfy Control; nothing to do here
+}
+
+func (g *Grid) getAuxResizeInfo(d *sysSizeData) {
+	// this is to satisfy Control; nothing to do here
+}
diff --git a/stack.go b/stack.go
index bbc78ec..a0c3104 100644
--- a/stack.go
+++ b/stack.go
@@ -77,12 +77,17 @@ func (s *Stack) make(window *sysData) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Stack) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest) {
+func (s *Stack) allocate(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sysSizeData) (allocations []*allocation) {
 	var stretchywid, stretchyht int
+	var current *allocation		// for neighboring
 
 	if len(s.controls) == 0 { // do nothing if there's nothing to do
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
+	// before we do anything, steal the margin so nested Stacks/Grids don't double down
+	margin := d.margin
+	d.margin = 0
+_=margin
 	// 1) get height and width of non-stretchy controls; figure out how much space is alloted to stretchy controls
 	stretchywid = width
 	stretchyht = height
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ func (s *Stack) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest
 			nStretchy++
 			continue
 		}
-		w, h := c.preferredSize()
+		w, h := c.preferredSize(d)
 		if s.orientation == horizontal { // all controls have same height
 			s.width[i] = w
 			s.height[i] = height
@@ -120,18 +125,25 @@ func (s *Stack) setRect(x int, y int, width int, height int, rr *[]resizerequest
 	}
 	// 3) now actually place controls
 	for i, c := range s.controls {
-		c.setRect(x, y, s.width[i], s.height[i], rr)
+		as := c.allocate(x, y, s.width[i], s.height[i], d)
+		if s.orientation == horizontal {		// no vertical neighbors
+			if current != nil {			// connect first left to first right
+				current.neighbor = c
+			}
+			current = as[0]				// next left is first subwidget
+		}
+		allocations = append(allocations, as...)
 		if s.orientation == horizontal {
 			x += s.width[i]
 		} else {
 			y += s.height[i]
 		}
 	}
-	return
+	return allocations
 }
 
 // The preferred size of a Stack is the sum of the preferred sizes of non-stretchy controls + (the number of stretchy controls * the largest preferred size among all stretchy controls).
-func (s *Stack) preferredSize() (width int, height int) {
+func (s *Stack) preferredSize(d *sysSizeData) (width int, height int) {
 	max := func(a int, b int) int {
 		if a > b {
 			return a
@@ -146,7 +158,7 @@ func (s *Stack) preferredSize() (width int, height int) {
 		return 0, 0
 	}
 	for i, c := range s.controls {
-		w, h := c.preferredSize()
+		w, h := c.preferredSize(d)
 		if s.stretchy[i] {
 			nStretchy++
 			maxswid = max(maxswid, w)
@@ -172,6 +184,15 @@ func (s *Stack) preferredSize() (width int, height int) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (s *Stack) commitResize(c *allocation, d *sysSizeData) {
+	// this is to satisfy Control; nothing to do here
+}
+
+func (s *Stack) getAuxResizeInfo(d *sysSizeData) {
+	// this is to satisfy Control; nothing to do here
+}
+
+
 // Space returns a null Control intended for padding layouts with blank space.
 // It appears to its owner as a Control of 0x0 size.
 //