diff --git a/tools/animator.cpp b/tools/animator.cpp
index 30bc761..3521910 100644
--- a/tools/animator.cpp
+++ b/tools/animator.cpp
@@ -18,21 +18,26 @@ namespace animator {
   void FSM::init(const std::string &sprite_name) {
     $timer.start();
     $sprite_name = sprite_name;
-    $ui.init($sprite_name);
+
+    // this loads the animation
+    reload();
+
+    sf::Vector2u new_size{(unsigned int)$anim.sheet.frame_width, (unsigned int)$anim.sheet.frame_height};
+    $window = sf::RenderWindow(sf::VideoMode(new_size), "Animation Crafting Tool");
+    $window.setPosition({0,0});
+
+    $ui.init($sprite_name, win_size.x, win_size.y);
     $sprite = $ui.get_sprite();
 
     // need to keep these aroung
     $pos = $sprite->getPosition();
     $scale = $sprite->getScale();
 
-    $window.setPosition({0,0});
-
     if(YES_SYNC) {
       $window.setVerticalSyncEnabled(VSYNC);
       if(FRAME_LIMIT) $window.setFramerateLimit(FRAME_LIMIT);
     }
 
-    reload();
   }
 
   void FSM::event(Event ev, std::any data) {
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ namespace animator {
 
   void FSM::render() {
     $window.clear();
-    $ui.render($window);
+    $ui.render($window, true);
     $window.display();
   }
 
@@ -144,8 +149,9 @@ namespace animator {
     return !in_state(State::END);
   }
 
-  void UI::init(const std::string& sprite_name) {
-    $ui.position(0,0, BOSS_VIEW_WIDTH, BOSS_VIEW_HEIGHT);
+  void UI::init(const std::string& sprite_name, int width, int height) {
+    fmt::println("IN UI SIZE IS {},{}", width, height);
+    $ui.position(0,0, width, height);
     $ui.layout("[=viewer]");
 
     auto viewer = $ui.entity("viewer");
@@ -154,8 +160,12 @@ namespace animator {
     $ui.init();
   }
 
-  void UI::render(sf::RenderWindow& window) {
+  void UI::render(sf::RenderWindow& window, bool debug) {
     $ui.render(window);
+
+    if(debug) {
+      $ui.debug_layout(window);
+    }
   }
 
   bool UI::mouse(float x, float y, guecs::Modifiers mods) {
diff --git a/tools/animator.hpp b/tools/animator.hpp
index 5eab6be..7fce351 100644
--- a/tools/animator.hpp
+++ b/tools/animator.hpp
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ namespace animator {
     guecs::UI $ui;
 
     void button(const std::string& name, std::function<void(guecs::Modifiers mods)> cb);
-    void init(const std::string& sprite_name);
-    void render(sf::RenderWindow& window);
+    void init(const std::string& sprite_name, int width, int height);
+    void render(sf::RenderWindow& window, bool debug=false);
     bool mouse(float x, float y, guecs::Modifiers mods);
     std::shared_ptr<sf::Sprite> get_sprite();
   };
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace animator {
   struct FSM : public DeadSimpleFSM<State, Event> {
     UI $ui;
     gui::routing::Router $router;
-    sf::RenderWindow $window{sf::VideoMode({SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT}), "Animation Crafting Tool"};
+    sf::RenderWindow $window;
     sf::Vector2f $pos{0,0};
     sf::Vector2f $scale{0,0};
     std::shared_ptr<sf::Sprite> $sprite = nullptr;