diff --git a/ColorButton.py b/ColorButton.py
index 302c7204..cc967c3b 100644
--- a/ColorButton.py
+++ b/ColorButton.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class ColorButton(QtGui.QPushButton):
     sigColorChanging = QtCore.Signal(object)  ## emitted whenever a new color is picked in the color dialog
     sigColorChanged = QtCore.Signal(object)   ## emitted when the selected color is accepted (user clicks OK)
     
-    def __init__(self, color=(128,128,128)):
-        QtGui.QPushButton.__init__(self)
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, color=(128,128,128)):
+        QtGui.QPushButton.__init__(self, parent)
         self.setColor(color)
         self.colorDialog = QtGui.QColorDialog()
         self.colorDialog.setOption(QtGui.QColorDialog.ShowAlphaChannel, True)
diff --git a/GraphicsView.py b/GraphicsView.py
index 246111b4..2895d09b 100644
--- a/GraphicsView.py
+++ b/GraphicsView.py
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ class GraphicsView(QtGui.QGraphicsView):
         #prof.finish()
         
     def close(self):
+        self.centralWidget = None
+        self.scene().clear()
+        #print "  ", self.scene().itemCount()
+        self.currentItem = None
+        self.sceneObj = None
         self.closed = True
         
     def useOpenGL(self, b=True):
diff --git a/ImageView.py b/ImageView.py
index e1d3ad66..ce7a80be 100644
--- a/ImageView.py
+++ b/ImageView.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
         #QtGui.QWidget.__dtor__(self)
         
     def close(self):
+        self.ui.roiPlot.close()
         self.ui.graphicsView.close()
         self.ui.gradientWidget.sigGradientChanged.disconnect(self.updateImage)
         self.scene.clear()
@@ -159,7 +160,6 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
         del self.imageDisp
         #self.image = None
         #self.imageDisp = None
-        self.ui.roiPlot.close()
         self.setParent(None)
         
     def keyPressEvent(self, ev):
diff --git a/MultiPlotItem.py b/MultiPlotItem.py
index 81fae566..2f73c9e5 100644
--- a/MultiPlotItem.py
+++ b/MultiPlotItem.py
@@ -66,4 +66,6 @@ class MultiPlotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
     def close(self):
         for p in self.plots:
             p[0].close()
-        
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.plots = None
+        for i in range(self.layout.count()):
+            self.layout.removeAt(i)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MultiPlotWidget.py b/MultiPlotWidget.py
index 0bf576f9..8071127a 100644
--- a/MultiPlotWidget.py
+++ b/MultiPlotWidget.py
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ class MultiPlotWidget(GraphicsView):
 
     def close(self):
         self.mPlotItem.close()
-        self.setParent(None)
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.mPlotItem = None
+        self.setParent(None)
+        GraphicsView.close(self)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PIL_Fix/Image.py-1.6 b/PIL_Fix/Image.py-1.6
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/PlotItem.py b/PlotItem.py
index cb1973a6..347e0c12 100644
--- a/PlotItem.py
+++ b/PlotItem.py
@@ -60,12 +60,13 @@ class PlotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         self.autoBtn = QtGui.QToolButton()
         self.autoBtn.setText('A')
         self.autoBtn.hide()
-        
+        self.proxies = []
         for b in [self.ctrlBtn, self.autoBtn]:
             proxy = QtGui.QGraphicsProxyWidget(self)
             proxy.setWidget(b)
             proxy.setAcceptHoverEvents(False)
             b.setStyleSheet("background-color: #000000; color: #888; font-size: 6pt")
+            self.proxies.append(proxy)
         #QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ctrlBtn, QtCore.SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.ctrlBtnClicked)
         self.ctrlBtn.clicked.connect(self.ctrlBtnClicked)
         #QtCore.QObject.connect(self.autoBtn, QtCore.SIGNAL('clicked()'), self.enableAutoScale)
@@ -155,9 +156,9 @@ class PlotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         c.setupUi(w)
         dv = QtGui.QDoubleValidator(self)
         self.ctrlMenu = QtGui.QMenu()
-        ac = QtGui.QWidgetAction(self)
-        ac.setDefaultWidget(w)
-        self.ctrlMenu.addAction(ac)
+        self.menuAction = QtGui.QWidgetAction(self)
+        self.menuAction.setDefaultWidget(w)
+        self.ctrlMenu.addAction(self.menuAction)
         
         if HAVE_WIDGETGROUP:
             self.stateGroup = WidgetGroup(self.ctrlMenu)
@@ -284,9 +285,46 @@ class PlotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         
     def close(self):
         #print "delete", self
+        ## All this crap is needed to avoid PySide trouble. 
+        ## The problem seems to be whenever scene.clear() leads to deletion of widgets (either through proxies or qgraphicswidgets)
+        ## the solution is to manually remove all widgets before scene.clear() is called
+        if self.ctrlMenu is None: ## already shut down
+            return
+        self.ctrlMenu.setParent(None)
+        self.ctrlMenu = None
+        
+        self.ctrlBtn.setParent(None)
+        self.ctrlBtn = None
+        self.autoBtn.setParent(None)
+        self.autoBtn = None
+        
+        for k in self.scales:
+            i = self.scales[k]['item']
+            i.close()
+            
+        self.scales = None
+        self.scene().removeItem(self.vb)
+        self.vb = None
+        for i in range(self.layout.count()):
+            self.layout.removeAt(i)
+            
+        for p in self.proxies:
+            try:
+                p.setWidget(None)
+            except RuntimeError:
+                break
+            self.scene().removeItem(p)
+        self.proxies = []
+        
+        self.menuAction.releaseWidget(self.menuAction.defaultWidget())
+        self.menuAction.setParent(None)
+        self.menuAction = None
+        
         if self.manager is not None:
             self.manager.sigWidgetListChanged.disconnect(self.updatePlotList)
             self.manager.removeWidget(self.name)
+        #else:
+            #print "no manager"
 
     def registerPlot(self, name):
         self.name = name
@@ -1042,6 +1080,8 @@ class PlotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         #ev.accept()
 
     def resizeEvent(self, ev):
+        if self.ctrlBtn is None:  ## already closed down
+            return
         self.ctrlBtn.move(0, self.size().height() - self.ctrlBtn.size().height())
         self.autoBtn.move(self.ctrlBtn.width(), self.size().height() - self.autoBtn.size().height())
         
@@ -1190,6 +1230,8 @@ class PlotWidgetManager(QtCore.QObject):
             del self.widgets[name]
             #self.emit(QtCore.SIGNAL('widgetListChanged'), self.widgets.keys())
             self.sigWidgetListChanged.emit(self.widgets.keys())
+        else:
+            print "plot %s not managed" % name
         
         
     def listWidgets(self):
diff --git a/PlotWidget.py b/PlotWidget.py
index 244dad2f..c95547e7 100644
--- a/PlotWidget.py
+++ b/PlotWidget.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class PlotWidget(GraphicsView):
         #self.scene().clear()
         #self.mPlotItem.close()
         self.setParent(None)
+        GraphicsView.close(self)
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr):  ## implicitly wrap methods from plotItem
         if hasattr(self.plotItem, attr):
diff --git a/Point.py b/Point.py
index a215755e..48f122da 100644
--- a/Point.py
+++ b/Point.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Distributed under MIT/X11 license. See license.txt for more infomation.
 """
 
 from PyQt4 import QtCore
-from math import acos
+import numpy as np
 
 def clip(x, mn, mx):
     if x > mx:
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ class Point(QtCore.QPointF):
         return (self[0]**2 + self[1]**2) ** 0.5
     
     def angle(self, a):
-        """Returns the angle between this vector and the vector a."""
+        """Returns the angle in degrees between this vector and the vector a."""
         n1 = self.length()
         n2 = a.length()
         if n1 == 0. or n2 == 0.:
             return None
         ## Probably this should be done with arctan2 instead..
-        ang = acos(clip(self.dot(a) / (n1 * n2), -1.0, 1.0)) ### in radians
+        ang = np.arccos(clip(self.dot(a) / (n1 * n2), -1.0, 1.0)) ### in radians
         c = self.cross(a)
         if c > 0:
             ang *= -1.
-        return ang
+        return ang * 180. / np.pi
     
     def dot(self, a):
         """Returns the dot product of a and this Point."""
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ class Point(QtCore.QPointF):
     def cross(self, a):
         a = Point(a)
         return self[0]*a[1] - self[1]*a[0]
+        
+    def proj(self, b):
+        """Return the projection of this vector onto the vector b"""
+        b1 = b / b.length()
+        return self.dot(b1) * b1
     
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Point(%f, %f)" % (self[0], self[1])
@@ -128,4 +133,7 @@ class Point(QtCore.QPointF):
         return min(self[0], self[1])
     
     def max(self):
-        return max(self[0], self[1])
\ No newline at end of file
+        return max(self[0], self[1])
+        
+    def copy(self):
+        return Point(self)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Transform.py b/Transform.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0529b89c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Transform.py
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+from Point import Point
+import numpy as np
+
+class Transform(QtGui.QTransform):
+    """Transform that can always be represented as a combination of 3 matrices: scale * rotate * translate
+    
+    This transform always has 0 shear."""
+    def __init__(self, init=None):
+        QtGui.QTransform.__init__(self)
+        self.reset()
+        
+        if isinstance(init, dict):
+            self.restoreState(init)
+        elif isinstance(init, Transform):
+            self._state = {
+                'pos': Point(init._state['pos']),
+                'scale': Point(init._state['scale']),
+                'angle': init._state['angle']
+            }
+            self.update()
+        elif isinstance(init, QtGui.QTransform):
+            self.setFromQTransform(init)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self._state = {
+            'pos': Point(0,0),
+            'scale': Point(1,1),
+            'angle': 0.0  ## in degrees
+        }
+        self.update()
+        
+    def setFromQTransform(self, tr):
+        p1 = Point(tr.map(0., 0.))
+        p2 = Point(tr.map(1., 0.))
+        p3 = Point(tr.map(0., 1.))
+        
+        dp2 = Point(p2-p1)
+        dp3 = Point(p3-p1)
+        
+        ## detect flipped axes
+        if dp2.angle(dp3) > 0:
+            da = 180
+            sy = -1.0
+        else:
+            da = 0
+            sy = 1.0
+            
+        self._state = {
+            'pos': Point(p1),
+            'scale': Point(dp2.length(), dp3.length() * sy),
+            'angle': (np.arctan2(dp2[1], dp2[0]) * 180. / np.pi) + da
+        }
+        self.update()
+        
+    def translate(self, *args):
+        """Acceptable arguments are: 
+           x, y
+           [x, y]
+           Point(x,y)"""
+        t = Point(*args)
+        self.setTranslate(self._state['pos']+t)
+        
+    def setTranslate(self, *args):
+        """Acceptable arguments are: 
+           x, y
+           [x, y]
+           Point(x,y)"""
+        self._state['pos'] = Point(*args)
+        self.update()
+        
+    def scale(self, *args):
+        """Acceptable arguments are: 
+           x, y
+           [x, y]
+           Point(x,y)"""
+        s = Point(*args)
+        self.setScale(self._state['scale'] * s)
+        
+    def setScale(self, *args):
+        """Acceptable arguments are: 
+           x, y
+           [x, y]
+           Point(x,y)"""
+        self._state['scale'] = Point(*args)
+        self.update()
+        
+    def rotate(self, angle):
+        """Rotate the transformation by angle (in degrees)"""
+        self.setRotate(self._state['angle'] + angle)
+        
+    def setRotate(self, angle):
+        """Set the transformation rotation to angle (in degrees)"""
+        self._state['angle'] = angle
+        self.update()
+
+    def __div__(self, t):
+        """A / B  ==  B^-1 * A"""
+        dt = t.inverted()[0] * self
+        return Transform(dt)
+        
+    def __mul__(self, t):
+        return Transform(QtGui.QTransform.__mul__(self, t))
+
+    def saveState(self):
+        p = self._state['pos']
+        s = self._state['scale']
+        if s[0] == 0:
+            raise Exception('Invalid scale')
+        return {'pos': (p[0], p[1]), 'scale': (s[0], s[1]), 'angle': self._state['angle']}
+
+    def restoreState(self, state):
+        self._state['pos'] = Point(state.get('pos', (0,0)))
+        self._state['scale'] = Point(state.get('scale', (1.,1.)))
+        self._state['angle'] = state.get('angle', 0)
+        self.update()
+
+    def update(self):
+        QtGui.QTransform.reset(self)
+        ## modifications to the transform are multiplied on the right, so we need to reverse order here.
+        QtGui.QTransform.translate(self, *self._state['pos'])
+        QtGui.QTransform.rotate(self, self._state['angle'])
+        QtGui.QTransform.scale(self, *self._state['scale'])
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return str(self.saveState())
+        
+    def matrix(self):
+        return np.array([[self.m11(), self.m12(), self.m13()],[self.m21(), self.m22(), self.m23()],[self.m31(), self.m32(), self.m33()]])
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    import widgets
+    import GraphicsView
+    from functions import *
+    app = QtGui.QApplication([])
+    win = QtGui.QMainWindow()
+    win.show()
+    cw = GraphicsView.GraphicsView()
+    #cw.enableMouse()  
+    win.setCentralWidget(cw)
+    s = QtGui.QGraphicsScene()
+    cw.setScene(s)
+    
+    b = QtGui.QGraphicsRectItem(-5, -5, 10, 10)
+    b.setPen(QtGui.QPen(mkPen('y')))
+    t1 = QtGui.QGraphicsTextItem()
+    t1.setHtml('<span style="color: #F00">R</span>')
+    s.addItem(b)
+    s.addItem(t1)
+    
+    tr1 = Transform()
+    tr2 = Transform()
+    tr3 = QtGui.QTransform()
+    tr3.translate(20, 0)
+    tr3.rotate(45)
+    print "QTransform -> Transform:", Transform(tr3)
+    
+    print "tr1:", tr1
+    
+    tr2.translate(20, 0)
+    tr2.rotate(45)
+    print "tr2:", tr2
+    
+    dt = tr2/tr1
+    print "tr2 / tr1 = ", dt
+    
+    print "tr2 * tr1 = ", tr2*tr1
+    
+    tr4 = Transform()
+    tr4.scale(-1, 1)
+    tr4.rotate(30)
+    print "tr1 * tr4 = ", tr1*tr4
+    
+    w1 = widgets.TestROI((0,0), (50, 50))
+    w2 = widgets.TestROI((0,0), (150, 150))
+    s.addItem(w1)
+    s.addItem(w2)
+    w1Base = w1.getState()
+    w2Base = w2.getState()
+    def update():
+        tr1 = w1.getGlobalTransform(w1Base)
+        tr2 = w2.getGlobalTransform(w2Base)
+        t1.setTransform(tr1 * tr2)
+        w1.setState(w1Base)
+        w1.applyGlobalTransform(tr2)
+    w1.sigRegionChanged.connect(update)
+    w2.sigRegionChanged.connect(update)
+    
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index f15464ec..618436ac 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from graphicsWindows import *
 #import PlotWidget
 #import ImageView
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
+from Point import Point
+from Transform import Transform
 
 plots = []
 images = []
diff --git a/examples/test_Arrow.py b/examples/test_Arrow.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/test_ImageItem.py b/examples/test_ImageItem.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/test_ImageView.py b/examples/test_ImageView.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/test_PlotWidget.py b/examples/test_PlotWidget.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/test_draw.py b/examples/test_draw.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/examples/test_scatterPlot.py b/examples/test_scatterPlot.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/graphicsItems.py b/graphicsItems.py
index 7d28784d..be3dc028 100644
--- a/graphicsItems.py
+++ b/graphicsItems.py
@@ -256,8 +256,11 @@ class ImageItem(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
     def getLevels(self):
         return self.whiteLevel, self.blackLevel
 
-    def updateImage(self, image=None, copy=True, autoRange=False, clipMask=None, white=None, black=None):
-        axh = {'x': 0, 'y': 1, 'c': 2}
+    def updateImage(self, image=None, copy=True, autoRange=False, clipMask=None, white=None, black=None, axes=None):
+        if axes is None:
+            axh = {'x': 0, 'y': 1, 'c': 2}
+        else:
+            axh = axes
         #print "Update image", black, white
         if white is not None:
             self.whiteLevel = white
@@ -280,8 +283,12 @@ class ImageItem(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
         
         # Determine scale factors
         if autoRange or self.blackLevel is None:
-            self.blackLevel = self.image.min()
-            self.whiteLevel = self.image.max()
+            if self.image.dtype is np.ubyte:
+                self.blackLevel = 0
+                self.whiteLevel = 255
+            else:
+                self.blackLevel = self.image.min()
+                self.whiteLevel = self.image.max()
         #print "Image item using", self.blackLevel, self.whiteLevel
         
         if self.blackLevel != self.whiteLevel:
@@ -324,7 +331,6 @@ class ImageItem(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
                 print "Weave compile failed, falling back to slower version."
             self.image.shape = shape
             im = ((self.image - black) * scale).clip(0.,255.).astype(np.ubyte)
-                
 
         try:
             im1 = np.empty((im.shape[axh['y']], im.shape[axh['x']], 4), dtype=np.ubyte)
@@ -341,10 +347,13 @@ class ImageItem(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
             im1[..., 3] = alpha
         elif im.ndim == 3: #color image
             im2 = im.transpose(axh['y'], axh['x'], axh['c'])
+            ##      [B G R A]    Reorder colors
+            order = [2,1,0,3] ## for some reason, the colors line up as BGR in the final image.
             
             for i in range(0, im.shape[axh['c']]):
-                im1[..., 2-i] = im2[..., i]    ## for some reason, the colors line up as BGR in the final image.
+                im1[..., order[i]] = im2[..., i]    
             
+            ## fill in unused channels with 0 or alpha
             for i in range(im.shape[axh['c']], 3):
                 im1[..., i] = 0
             if im.shape[axh['c']] < 4:
@@ -781,7 +790,7 @@ class PlotCurveItem(GraphicsObject):
     def mouseMoveEvent(self, ev):
         #GraphicsObject.mouseMoveEvent(self, ev)
         self.mouseMoved = True
-        print "move"
+        #print "move"
         
     def mouseReleaseEvent(self, ev):
         #GraphicsObject.mouseReleaseEvent(self, ev)
@@ -848,9 +857,9 @@ class CurvePoint(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
             
         p1 = self.parentItem().mapToScene(QtCore.QPointF(x[i1], y[i1]))
         p2 = self.parentItem().mapToScene(QtCore.QPointF(x[i2], y[i2]))
-        ang = np.arctan2(p2.y()-p1.y(), p2.x()-p1.x())
+        ang = np.arctan2(p2.y()-p1.y(), p2.x()-p1.x()) ## returns radians
         self.resetTransform()
-        self.rotate(180+ ang * 180 / np.pi)
+        self.rotate(180+ ang * 180 / np.pi) ## takes degrees
         QtGui.QGraphicsItem.setPos(self, *newPos)
         return True
         
@@ -940,7 +949,7 @@ class CurveArrow(CurvePoint):
 
 class ScatterPlotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
     
-    sigPointClicked = QtCore.Signal(object)
+    sigPointClicked = QtCore.Signal(object, object)
     
     def __init__(self, spots=None, pxMode=True, pen=None, brush=None, size=5):
         QtGui.QGraphicsWidget.__init__(self)
@@ -1027,7 +1036,7 @@ class ScatterPlotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         pass
 
     def pointClicked(self, point):
-        self.sigPointClicked.emit(point)
+        self.sigPointClicked.emit(self, point)
 
     def points(self):
         return self.spots[:]
@@ -1044,6 +1053,7 @@ class SpotItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         self.pen = pen
         self.brush = brush
         self.path = QtGui.QPainterPath()
+        self.size = size
         #s2 = size/2.
         self.path.addEllipse(QtCore.QRectF(-0.5, -0.5, 1, 1))
         self.scale(size, size)
@@ -1236,7 +1246,7 @@ class LabelItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         
     def setAngle(self, angle):
         self.angle = angle
-        self.item.resetMatrix()
+        self.item.resetTransform()
         self.item.rotate(angle)
         self.updateMin()
         
@@ -1310,6 +1320,11 @@ class ScaleItem(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         
         self.grid = False
             
+            
+    def close(self):
+        self.scene().removeItem(self.label)
+        self.label = None
+        self.scene().removeItem(self)
         
     def setGrid(self, grid):
         """Set the alpha value for the grid, or False to disable."""
@@ -1722,7 +1737,7 @@ class ViewBox(QtGui.QGraphicsWidget):
         m = QtGui.QTransform()
         
         ## First center the viewport at 0
-        self.childGroup.resetMatrix()
+        self.childGroup.resetTransform()
         center = self.transform().inverted()[0].map(bounds.center())
         #print "  transform to center:", center
         if self.yInverted:
@@ -2009,6 +2024,7 @@ class InfiniteLine(GraphicsObject):
         self.currentPen = self.pen
         
     def setAngle(self, angle):
+        """Takes angle argument in degrees."""
         self.angle = ((angle+45) % 180) - 45   ##  -45 <= angle < 135
         self.updateLine()
         
diff --git a/widgets.py b/widgets.py
index 5b275bc2..6f36fe22 100644
--- a/widgets.py
+++ b/widgets.py
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ for use as region-of-interest markers. ROI class automatically handles extractio
 of array data from ImageItems.
 """
 
-from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui, QtOpenGL, QtSvg
+from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+if not hasattr(QtCore, 'Signal'):
+    QtCore.Signal = QtCore.pyqtSignal
 #from numpy import array, arccos, dot, pi, zeros, vstack, ubyte, fromfunction, ceil, floor, arctan2
 import numpy as np
 from numpy.linalg import norm
 import scipy.ndimage as ndimage
 from Point import *
+from Transform import Transform
 from math import cos, sin
 import functions as fn
 #from ObjectWorkaround import *
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ def rectStr(r):
 
 
 class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
+    """Generic region-of-interest widget. 
+    Can be used for implementing many types of selection box with rotate/translate/scale handles."""
     
     sigRegionChangeFinished = QtCore.Signal(object)
     sigRegionChangeStarted = QtCore.Signal(object)
@@ -54,10 +59,11 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
             self.pen = fn.mkPen(pen)
         self.handlePen = QtGui.QPen(QtGui.QColor(150, 255, 255))
         self.handles = []
-        self.state = {'pos': pos, 'size': size, 'angle': angle}
+        self.state = {'pos': pos, 'size': size, 'angle': angle}  ## angle is in degrees for ease of Qt integration
         self.lastState = None
         self.setPos(pos)
-        self.rotate(-angle * 180. / np.pi)
+        #self.rotate(-angle * 180. / np.pi)
+        self.rotate(-angle)
         self.setZValue(10)
         self.isMoving = False
         
@@ -114,7 +120,8 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
     def setAngle(self, angle, update=True):
         self.state['angle'] = angle
         tr = QtGui.QTransform()
-        tr.rotate(-angle * 180 / np.pi)
+        #tr.rotate(-angle * 180 / np.pi)
+        tr.rotate(angle)
         self.setTransform(tr)
         if update:
             self.updateHandles()
@@ -129,10 +136,10 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
         pos = Point(pos)
         return self.addHandle({'name': name, 'type': 'f', 'pos': pos, 'item': item})
     
-    def addScaleHandle(self, pos, center, axes=None, item=None, name=None):
+    def addScaleHandle(self, pos, center, axes=None, item=None, name=None, lockAspect=False):
         pos = Point(pos)
         center = Point(center)
-        info = {'name': name, 'type': 's', 'center': center, 'pos': pos, 'item': item}
+        info = {'name': name, 'type': 's', 'center': center, 'pos': pos, 'item': item, 'lockAspect': lockAspect}
         if pos.x() == center.x():
             info['xoff'] = True
         if pos.y() == center.y():
@@ -212,6 +219,11 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
                 h['item'].hide()
 
     def mousePressEvent(self, ev):
+        ## Bug: sometimes we get events we shouldn't.
+        p = ev.pos()
+        if not self.isMoving and not self.shape().contains(p):
+            ev.ignore()
+            return        
         if ev.button() == QtCore.Qt.LeftButton:
             self.setSelected(True)
             if self.translatable:
@@ -344,6 +356,11 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
             if self.scaleSnap or (modifiers & QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier):
                 lp1[0] = round(lp1[0] / self.snapSize) * self.snapSize
                 lp1[1] = round(lp1[1] / self.snapSize) * self.snapSize
+                
+            ## preserve aspect ratio (this can override snapping)
+            if h['lockAspect'] or (modifiers & QtCore.Qt.AltModifier):
+                #arv = Point(self.preMoveState['size']) - 
+                lp1 = lp1.proj(lp0)
             
             ## determine scale factors and new size of ROI
             hs = h['pos'] - c
@@ -392,15 +409,16 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
                 return
             
             ## determine new rotation angle, constrained if necessary
-            ang = newState['angle'] + lp0.angle(lp1)
+            ang = newState['angle'] - lp0.angle(lp1)
             if ang is None:  ## this should never happen..
                 return
             if self.rotateSnap or (modifiers & QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier):
-                ang = round(ang / (np.pi/12.)) * (np.pi/12.)
+                ang = round(ang / 15.) * 15.  ## 180/12 = 15
             
             ## create rotation transform
             tr = QtGui.QTransform()
-            tr.rotate(-ang * 180. / np.pi)
+            #tr.rotate(-ang * 180. / np.pi)
+            tr.rotate(ang)
             
             ## mvoe ROI so that center point remains stationary after rotate
             cc = self.mapToParent(cs) - (tr.map(cs) + self.state['pos'])
@@ -473,7 +491,8 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
             if ang is None:
                 return
             if self.rotateSnap or (modifiers & QtCore.Qt.ControlModifier):
-                ang = round(ang / (np.pi/12.)) * (np.pi/12.)
+                #ang = round(ang / (np.pi/12.)) * (np.pi/12.)
+                ang = round(ang / 15.) * 15.
             
             hs = abs(h['pos'][scaleAxis] - c[scaleAxis])
             newState['size'][scaleAxis] = lp1.length() / hs
@@ -484,7 +503,8 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
                 
             c1 = c * newState['size']
             tr = QtGui.QTransform()
-            tr.rotate(-ang * 180. / np.pi)
+            #tr.rotate(-ang * 180. / np.pi)
+            tr.rotate(-ang)
             
             cc = self.mapToParent(cs) - (tr.map(c1) + self.state['pos'])
             newState['angle'] = ang
@@ -576,7 +596,8 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
     def stateRect(self, state):
         r = QtCore.QRectF(0, 0, state['size'][0], state['size'][1])
         tr = QtGui.QTransform()
-        tr.rotate(-state['angle'] * 180 / np.pi)
+        #tr.rotate(-state['angle'] * 180 / np.pi)
+        tr.rotate(-state['angle'])
         r = tr.mapRect(r)
         return r.adjusted(state['pos'][0], state['pos'][1], state['pos'][0], state['pos'][1])
     
@@ -751,11 +772,60 @@ class ROI(QtGui.QGraphicsObject):
         ### Untranspose array before returning
         #return arr5.transpose(tr2)
 
-    
-
-
-
+    def getGlobalTransform(self, relativeTo=None):
+        """Return global transformation (rotation angle+translation) required to move from relative state to current state. If relative state isn't specified,
+        then we use the state of the ROI when mouse is pressed."""
+        if relativeTo == None:
+            relativeTo = self.preMoveState
+        st = self.getState()
         
+        ## this is only allowed because we will be comparing the two 
+        relativeTo['scale'] = relativeTo['size']
+        st['scale'] = st['size']
+        
+        
+        
+        t1 = Transform(relativeTo)
+        t2 = Transform(st)
+        return t2/t1
+        
+        
+        #st = self.getState()
+        
+        ### rotation
+        #ang = (st['angle']-relativeTo['angle']) * 180. / 3.14159265358
+        #rot = QtGui.QTransform()
+        #rot.rotate(-ang)
+
+        ### We need to come up with a universal transformation--one that can be applied to other objects 
+        ### such that all maintain alignment. 
+        ### More specifically, we need to turn the ROI's position and angle into
+        ### a rotation _around the origin_ and a translation.
+        
+        #p0 = Point(relativeTo['pos'])
+
+        ### base position, rotated
+        #p1 = rot.map(p0)
+        
+        #trans = Point(st['pos']) - p1
+        #return trans, ang
+
+    def applyGlobalTransform(self, tr):
+        st = self.getState()
+        st['scale'] = st['size']
+        st = Transform(st)
+        #trans = QtGui.QTransform()
+        #trans.translate(*translate)
+        #trans.rotate(-rotate)
+        
+        #x2, y2 = trans.map(*st['pos'])
+        
+        #self.setAngle(st['angle']+rotate*np.pi/180.)
+        #self.setPos([x2, y2])
+        st = (st * tr).saveState()
+        st['size'] = st['scale']
+        self.setState(st)
+
 
 class Handle(QtGui.QGraphicsItem):
     
@@ -783,6 +853,7 @@ class Handle(QtGui.QGraphicsItem):
         self.pen.setCosmetic(True)
         self.isMoving = False
         self.sides, self.startAng = self.types[typ]
+        self.buildPath()
             
     def connectROI(self, roi, i):
         self.roi.append((roi, i))
@@ -791,6 +862,12 @@ class Handle(QtGui.QGraphicsItem):
         return self.bounds
         
     def mousePressEvent(self, ev):
+        # Bug: sometimes we get events not meant for us!
+        p = ev.pos()
+        if not self.isMoving and not self.path.contains(p):
+            ev.ignore()
+            return        
+        
         #print "handle press"
         if ev.button() == QtCore.Qt.LeftButton:
             self.isMoving = True
@@ -833,6 +910,20 @@ class Handle(QtGui.QGraphicsItem):
         for r in self.roi:
             r[0].movePoint(r[1], pos, modifiers)
         
+    def buildPath(self):
+        size = self.radius
+        self.path = QtGui.QPainterPath()
+        ang = self.startAng
+        dt = 2*np.pi / self.sides
+        for i in range(0, self.sides+1):
+            x = size * cos(ang)
+            y = size * sin(ang)
+            ang += dt
+            if i == 0:
+                self.path.moveTo(x, y)
+            else:
+                self.path.lineTo(x, y)            
+            
     def paint(self, p, opt, widget):
         ## determine rotation of transform
         m = self.sceneTransform()
@@ -851,15 +942,19 @@ class Handle(QtGui.QGraphicsItem):
             self.prepareGeometryChange()
         p.setRenderHints(p.Antialiasing, True)
         p.setPen(self.pen)
-        ang = self.startAng + va
-        dt = 2*np.pi / self.sides
-        for i in range(0, self.sides):
-            x1 = size * cos(ang)
-            y1 = size * sin(ang)
-            x2 = size * cos(ang+dt)
-            y2 = size * sin(ang+dt)
-            ang += dt
-            p.drawLine(Point(x1, y1), Point(x2, y2))
+        
+        p.rotate(va * 180. / 3.1415926)
+        p.drawPath(self.path)        
+        
+        #ang = self.startAng + va
+        #dt = 2*np.pi / self.sides
+        #for i in range(0, self.sides):
+            #x1 = size * cos(ang)
+            #y1 = size * sin(ang)
+            #x2 = size * cos(ang+dt)
+            #y2 = size * sin(ang+dt)
+            #ang += dt
+            #p.drawLine(Point(x1, y1), Point(x2, y2))
         
 
 
@@ -902,10 +997,11 @@ class LineROI(ROI):
         d = pos2-pos1
         l = d.length()
         ang = Point(1, 0).angle(d)
-        c = Point(-width/2. * sin(ang), -width/2. * cos(ang))
+        ra = ang * np.pi / 180.
+        c = Point(-width/2. * sin(ra), -width/2. * cos(ra))
         pos1 = pos1 + c
         
-        ROI.__init__(self, pos1, size=Point(l, width), angle=ang*180/np.pi, **args)
+        ROI.__init__(self, pos1, size=Point(l, width), angle=ang, **args)
         self.addScaleRotateHandle([0, 0.5], [1, 0.5])
         self.addScaleRotateHandle([1, 0.5], [0, 0.5])
         self.addScaleHandle([0.5, 1], [0.5, 0.5])