diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/groups.js b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/groups.js
index 8e46b2f7682..bdb27a771f2 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/groups.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/groups.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ window.Group = function(listOfEls, options) {
   this._children = []; // an array of Items
   this._container = null;
   this._padding = 30;
+  this.defaultSize = new Point(TabItems.tabWidth * 1.5, TabItems.tabHeight * 1.5);
 
   var self = this;
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ window.Group = function(listOfEls, options) {
 };
 
 // ----------
-window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {  
+window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), new Subscribable(), {  
   // ----------  
   _getBoundingBox: function(els) {
     var el;
@@ -158,7 +159,14 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
   // ----------  
   setBounds: function(rect, immediately) {
     this.setPosition(rect.left, rect.top, immediately);
-    this.setSize(rect.width, rect.height, immediately);
+    this.setSize(rect.width, rect.height, immediately, {dontArrange: true});
+
+    var $titlebar = $('.titlebar', this._container);
+    var titleHeight = $titlebar.height();
+    var box = new Rect(rect);
+    box.top += titleHeight;
+    box.height -= titleHeight;
+    this.arrange({animate: !immediately, bounds: box});
   },
   
   // ----------  
@@ -176,11 +184,14 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
     if(immediately)
       $(this._container).css(options);
     else
-      $(this._container).animate(options);
+      $(this._container).animate(options).dequeue();
   },
 
   // ----------  
-  setSize: function(width, height, immediately) {
+  setSize: function(width, height, immediately, options) {
+    if(typeof(options) == 'undefined')
+      options = {};
+      
     var $titlebar = $('.titlebar', this._container);
     var titleHeight = $titlebar.height();
     
@@ -190,11 +201,18 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
       $(this._container).css(containerOptions);
       $titlebar.css(titleOptions);
     } else {
-      $(this._container).animate(containerOptions);
-      $titlebar.animate(titleOptions);
+      $(this._container).animate(containerOptions).dequeue();
+      $titlebar.animate(titleOptions).dequeue();
+    }
+    
+    if(!options.dontArrange) {
+      //TODO sort out the bounds and titlebar stuff for real 
+      var box = this.getBounds();
+      box.width = width;
+      box.top += titleHeight;
+      box.height = height - titleHeight;
+      this.arrange({animate: !immediately, bounds: box});
     }
-      
-    this.arrange({animate: !immediately});
   },
 
   // ----------  
@@ -203,16 +221,8 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
     $.each(toClose, function(index, child) {
       child.close();
     });
-  },
-  
-  // ----------
-  addOnClose: function(referenceObject, callback) {
-    Utils.error('Group.addOnClose not implemented');
-  },
-
-  // ----------
-  removeOnClose: function(referenceObject) {
-    Utils.error('Group.removeOnClose not implemented');
+    
+    this._sendOnClose();
   },
   
   // ----------  
@@ -299,7 +309,7 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
       this._children.splice(index, 1); 
 
     $el.data("group", null);
-    scaleTab( $el, 160/$el.width());
+    item.setSize(item.defaultSize.x, item.defaultSize.y);
     $el.droppable("enable");    
     item.removeOnClose(this);
     
@@ -323,13 +333,18 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
   },
     
   // ----------  
-  arrange: function(options){
-    if( options && options.animate == false ) animate = false;
-    else animate = true;
+  arrange: function(options) {
+    if( options && options.animate == false ) 
+      animate = false;
+    else 
+      animate = true;
+
+    if(typeof(options) == 'undefined')
+      options = {};
     
     /*if( this._children.length < 2 ) return;*/
     if( this._rectToBe ) var bb = this._rectToBe;
-    else var bb = this._getContainerBox();
+    else var bb = (options.bounds ? options.bounds : this._getContainerBox());
 
     var count = this._children.length;
     var bbAspect = bb.width/bb.height;
@@ -367,14 +382,12 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
     
     var x = pad; var y=pad; var numInCol = 0;
     for each(var item in this._children){
-      var sizeOptions = {width:tabW, height:tabH, top:y+bb.top, left:x+bb.left};
-      
-      if( animate ) $(item.getContainer()).animate(sizeOptions).dequeue();
-      else $(item.getContainer()).css(sizeOptions).dequeue();
+      item.setBounds(new Rect(x + bb.left, y + bb.top, tabW, tabH), !animate);
       
       x += tabW + pad;
       numInCol += 1;
-      if( numInCol >= best.numCols ) [x, numInCol, y] = [pad, 0, y+tabH+pad];
+      if( numInCol >= best.numCols ) 
+        [x, numInCol, y] = [pad, 0, y+tabH+pad];
     }
   },
   
@@ -384,6 +397,7 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
     
     $(container).draggable({
       start: function(){
+        $dragged = $(this);
         $(container).data("origPosition", $(container).position());
         $.each(self._children, function(index, child) {
           child.dragData = {startBounds: child.getBounds()};
@@ -398,10 +412,17 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
             child.dragData.startBounds.top + dY, 
             true);
         });
+
+/*         $(this).css({zIndex: zIndex}); */
+/*         zIndex += 1; */
       }, 
       stop: function() {
-        self.pushAway();
-      }
+        if(!$dragged.hasClass('willGroup') && !$dragged.data('group'))
+          Items.item(this).pushAway();
+
+        $dragged = null; 
+      },
+/*       zIndex: 999 */
     });
     
     $(container).droppable({
@@ -418,7 +439,7 @@ window.Group.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
         $dragged.removeClass("willGroup");
         self.add( $dragged, {left:event.pageX, top:event.pageY} )
       },
-      accept: ".tab",
+      accept: ".tab, .group",
     });
         
     $(container).resizable({
@@ -567,20 +588,8 @@ window.Groups = {
 };
 
 // ##########
-function scaleTab( el, factor ){  
-  var $el = $(el);
-
-  $el.animate({
-    width: $el.width()*factor,
-    height: $el.height()*factor,
-    fontSize: parseInt($el.css("fontSize"))*factor,
-  },250).dequeue();
-}
-
-
 $(".tab").data('isDragging', false)
   .draggable(window.Groups.dragOptions)
   .droppable(window.Groups.dropOptions);
 
-
 })();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/items.js b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/items.js
index 57c7ccb7699..003edf71ca0 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/items.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/items.js
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 //   addOnClose: function(referenceObject, callback)
 //   removeOnClose: function(referenceObject)
 // 
-// In addition, it must have a property, isAnItem, set to true. 
+// In addition, it must have these properties:
+//   isAnItem, set to true (set by Item)
+//   defaultSize, a Point
+//    
 // Its container must also have a jQuery data named 'item' that points to the item.
 
 window.Item = function() {
@@ -94,14 +97,10 @@ window.Items = {
   getTopLevelItems: function() {
     var items = [];
     
-    $('.tab').each(function() {
+    $('.tab, .group').each(function() {
       $this = $(this);
       if(!$this.data('group'))
-        items.push($this.data('tabItem'));
-    });
-    
-    $('.group').each(function() {
-      items.push($(this).data('group'));
+        items.push($this.data('item'));
     });
     
     return items;
diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/tabitems.js b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/tabitems.js
index fb709ddcad8..3cc42634b93 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/tabitems.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/tabitems.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ window.TabItem = function(container, tab) {
   this.container = container;
   this.tab = tab;
   
+  this.defaultSize = new Point(TabItems.tabWidth, TabItems.tabHeight);
+  
   $(this.container).data('item', this);
 };
 
@@ -19,32 +21,22 @@ window.TabItem.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
   
   // ----------  
   setBounds: function(rect, immediately) {
-    this.setPosition(rect.left, rect.top, immediately);
-    this.setSize(rect.width, rect.height, immediately);
+    var css = $.extend(this._getSizeCSS(rect.width, rect.height), {
+      left: rect.left,
+      top: rect.top,
+    });
+    
+    this._change(css, immediately);
   },
   
   // ----------
   setPosition: function(left, top, immediately) {
-    if(immediately) 
-      $(this.container).css({left: left, top: top});
-    else {
-      TabMirror.pausePainting();
-      $(this.container).animate({left: left, top: top}, {complete: function() {
-        TabMirror.resumePainting();
-      }});
-    }
+    this._change({left: left, top: top}, immediately);
   },
 
   // ----------  
   setSize: function(width, height, immediately) {
-    if(immediately)
-      $(this.container).css({width: width, height: height});
-    else {
-      TabMirror.pausePainting();
-      $(this.container).animate({width: width, height: height}, {complete: function() {
-        TabMirror.resumePainting();
-      }});
-    }
+    this._change(this._getSizeCSS(width, height), immediately);
   },
 
   // ----------
@@ -60,17 +52,45 @@ window.TabItem.prototype = $.extend(new Item(), {
   // ----------
   removeOnClose: function(referenceObject) {
     this.tab.mirror.removeOnClose(referenceObject);      
+  },
+  
+  // ----------  
+  _getSizeCSS: function(width, height) {
+    var scale = width / TabItems.tabWidth;
+    
+    return {
+      width: width,
+      height: height,
+      fontSize: TabItems.fontSize * scale
+    };
+  },
+  
+  // ----------  
+  _change: function(css, immediately) {
+    if(immediately) 
+      $(this.container).css(css);
+    else {
+      TabMirror.pausePainting();
+      $(this.container).animate(css, {complete: function() {
+        TabMirror.resumePainting();
+      }}).dequeue();
+    }
   }
 });
 
 // ##########
 window.TabItems = {
+  tabWidth: 160,
+  tabHeight: 137, 
+  fontSize: 9,
+
   init: function() {
     var self = this;
     
     function mod($div){
       Utils.log('mod');
       if(window.Groups) {        
+        $div.data('isDragging', false);
         $div.draggable(window.Groups.dragOptions);
         $div.droppable(window.Groups.dropOptions);
       }
diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/ui.js b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/ui.js
index a2cda59a675..70d107029d0 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/ui.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/app/ui.js
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ var Tabbar = {
 // ##########
 window.Page = {
   startX: 30, 
-  startY: 70, 
-  tabWidth: 160,
-  tabHeight: 137, 
-  
+  startY: 70,
+    
   init: function() {    
     Utils.homeTab.raw.maxWidth = 60;
     Utils.homeTab.raw.minWidth = 60;
@@ -181,7 +179,7 @@ var grid = new ArrangeClass("Grid", function(value) {
   if(typeof(value) == 'boolean')
     immediately = value;
 
-  var box = new Rect(Page.startX, Page.startY, Page.tabWidth, Page.tabHeight); 
+  var box = new Rect(Page.startX, Page.startY, TabItems.tabWidth, TabItems.tabHeight); 
   $(".tab:visible").each(function(i){
     var item = Items.item(this);
     item.setBounds(box, immediately);
diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/mirror.js b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/mirror.js
index 412a2176b2e..bfe2bb112d7 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/mirror.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/mirror.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TabCanvas.prototype = {
   }
 }
 
-// ----------
+// ##########
 function Mirror(tab, manager) {
   this.tab = tab;
   this.manager = manager;
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ function Mirror(tab, manager) {
   this.favEl = $('.fav', div).get(0);
   this.nameEl = $('.name', div).get(0);
   this.canvasEl = $('.thumb', div).get(0);
-  this.onCloseSubscribers = [];
       
   var doc = this.tab.contentDocument;
   if( !_isIframe(doc) ) {
@@ -134,52 +133,29 @@ function Mirror(tab, manager) {
   }
 }
 
-Mirror.prototype.triggerPaint = function() {
-	var date = new Date();
-	this.needsPaint = date.getTime();
-};
-
-Mirror.prototype.forceCanvasSize = function(w, h) {
-  this.canvasSizeForced = true;
-  var $canvas = $(this.canvasEl);
-  $canvas.attr('width', w);
-  $canvas.attr('height', h);
-  this.tabCanvas.paint();
-};
-
-Mirror.prototype.unforceCanvasSize = function() {
-  this.canvasSizeForced = false;
-};
-
-Mirror.prototype.addOnClose = function(referenceElement, callback) {
-  var existing = jQuery.grep(this.onCloseSubscribers, function(element) {
-    return element.referenceElement == referenceElement;
-  });
+Mirror.prototype = $.extend(new Subscribable(), {  
+  // ----------
+  triggerPaint: function() {
+  	var date = new Date();
+  	this.needsPaint = date.getTime();
+  },
   
-  if(existing.size) {
-    Utils.assert('should only ever be one', existing.size == 1);
-    existing[0].callback = callback;
-  } else {  
-    this.onCloseSubscribers.push({
-      referenceElement: referenceElement, 
-      callback: callback
-    });
+  // ----------
+  forceCanvasSize: function(w, h) {
+    this.canvasSizeForced = true;
+    var $canvas = $(this.canvasEl);
+    $canvas.attr('width', w);
+    $canvas.attr('height', h);
+    this.tabCanvas.paint();
+  },
+  
+  // ----------
+  unforceCanvasSize: function() {
+    this.canvasSizeForced = false;
   }
-};
+});
 
-Mirror.prototype.removeOnClose = function(referenceElement) {
-  this.onCloseSubscribers = jQuery.grep(this.onCloseSubscribers, function(element) {
-    return element.referenceElement == referenceElement;
-  }, true);
-};
-
-Mirror.prototype._sendOnClose = function() {
-  jQuery.each(this.onCloseSubscribers, function(index, object) { 
-    object.callback(this);
-  });
-};
-
-// ----------
+// ##########
 var TabMirror = function( ){ this.init() }
 TabMirror.prototype = {
   init: function(){
diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/utils.js b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/utils.js
index 37873261408..2eab9dc86db 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/utils.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabcandy/core/utils.js
@@ -116,6 +116,45 @@ window.Rect.prototype = {
   }
 };
 
+// ##########
+// TODO generalize for any number of events
+window.Subscribable = function() {
+  this.onCloseSubscribers = [];
+};
+
+window.Subscribable.prototype = {
+  // ----------
+  addOnClose: function(referenceElement, callback) {
+    var existing = jQuery.grep(this.onCloseSubscribers, function(element) {
+      return element.referenceElement == referenceElement;
+    });
+    
+    if(existing.size) {
+      Utils.assert('should only ever be one', existing.size == 1);
+      existing[0].callback = callback;
+    } else {  
+      this.onCloseSubscribers.push({
+        referenceElement: referenceElement, 
+        callback: callback
+      });
+    }
+  },
+  
+  // ----------
+  removeOnClose: function(referenceElement) {
+    this.onCloseSubscribers = jQuery.grep(this.onCloseSubscribers, function(element) {
+      return element.referenceElement == referenceElement;
+    }, true);
+  },
+  
+  // ----------
+  _sendOnClose: function() {
+    jQuery.each(this.onCloseSubscribers, function(index, object) { 
+      object.callback(this);
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 // ##########
 var Utils = {
   // ___ Windows and Tabs
diff --git a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabcandy/tabcandy.css b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabcandy/tabcandy.css
index a37edbf365a..2ba1ff8fb9e 100644
--- a/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabcandy/tabcandy.css
+++ b/browser/themes/pinstripe/browser/tabcandy/tabcandy.css
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 }
 
 .willGroup{
+  border: 1px inset rgba(255,0,0,1);
   -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(255,0,0,1);
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ input.name{
 /* Resizable
 ----------------------------------*/
 .resizer{
-  background-image: url(chrome://tabcandy/content/img/shared/resizer.png);
+  background-image: url(../img/resizer.png);
 }
 
 .ui-resizable { position: relative;}
diff --git a/content/candies/revision-a/index.html b/content/candies/revision-a/index.html
index 5fe3f2a5a13..a538af8618a 100644
--- a/content/candies/revision-a/index.html
+++ b/content/candies/revision-a/index.html
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   }
   
   .tab{
+    font-size: 9px;
     position: absolute;
     display: block;
     float:left;
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
   }
   
   .name{
-    font-size: 9px;
     display:block;
     width:160px;
     white-space: nowrap;