diff --git a/docs/events/key.md b/docs/events/key.md
index 516cdafa6..95fef1168 100644
--- a/docs/events/key.md
+++ b/docs/events/key.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The `Key` event is sent to a widget when the user presses a key on the keyboard.
 
 ## Attributes
 
-| attribute | type | purpose                  |
-| --------- | ---- | ------------------------ |
-| `key`     | str  | The key that was pressed |
+| attribute | type        | purpose                                                     |
+| --------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `key`     | str         | Name of the key that was pressed.                           |
+| `char`    | str or None | The character that was pressed, or None it isn't printable. |
diff --git a/docs/events/mouse_move.md b/docs/events/mouse_move.md
index b8d4774ac..ac69a4dc9 100644
--- a/docs/events/mouse_move.md
+++ b/docs/events/mouse_move.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 The `MouseMove` event is sent to a widget when the mouse pointer is moved over a widget.
 
-- [x] Bubbles
+- [ ] Bubbles
 - [x] Verbose
 
 ## Attributes
diff --git a/docs/examples/guide/input/key01.py b/docs/examples/guide/input/key01.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c04a7cd26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/guide/input/key01.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.widgets import TextLog
+from textual import events
+
+
+class InputApp(App):
+    """App to display key events."""
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        yield TextLog()
+
+    def on_key(self, event: events.Key) -> None:
+        self.query_one(TextLog).write(event)
+
+    def key_space(self) -> None:
+        self.bell()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = InputApp()
+    app.run()
diff --git a/docs/examples/guide/input/key02.css b/docs/examples/guide/input/key02.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d16e8f914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/guide/input/key02.css
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Screen {
+    layout: horizontal;
+}
+
+KeyLogger {
+    width: 1fr;
+    border: blank;
+}
+
+KeyLogger:focus {
+    border: wide $accent;
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/guide/input/key02.py b/docs/examples/guide/input/key02.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ea1a69d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/guide/input/key02.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.widgets import TextLog
+from textual import events
+
+
+class KeyLogger(TextLog):
+    def on_key(self, event: events.Key) -> None:
+        self.write(event)
+
+
+class InputApp(App):
+    """App to display key events."""
+
+    CSS_PATH = "input02.css"
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        yield KeyLogger()
+        yield KeyLogger()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = InputApp()
+    app.run()
diff --git a/docs/examples/guide/input/mouse01.css b/docs/examples/guide/input/mouse01.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95685d023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/guide/input/mouse01.css
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Screen {
+    layers: log ball;
+}
+
+TextLog {
+    layer: log;
+}
+
+PlayArea { 
+    background: transparent;
+    layer: ball;
+    
+}
+Ball {
+    layer: ball;
+    width: auto;
+    height: 1;
+    background: $secondary;
+    border: tall $secondary;    
+    color: $background;
+    box-sizing: content-box;
+    text-style: bold;
+    padding: 0 4;
+}
diff --git a/docs/examples/guide/input/mouse01.py b/docs/examples/guide/input/mouse01.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c9fb9543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/examples/guide/input/mouse01.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+
+from textual import events
+from textual.layout import Container
+from textual.widgets import Static, TextLog
+
+
+class PlayArea(Container):
+    def on_mount(self) -> None:
+        self.capture_mouse()
+
+    def on_mouse_move(self, event: events.MouseMove) -> None:
+        self.screen.query_one(TextLog).write(event)
+        self.query_one(Ball).offset = event.offset - (8, 2)
+
+
+class Ball(Static):
+    pass
+
+
+class MouseApp(App):
+    CSS_PATH = "mouse01.css"
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        yield TextLog()
+        yield PlayArea(Ball("Textual"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = MouseApp()
+    app.run()
diff --git a/docs/guide/input.md b/docs/guide/input.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..796e15ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/guide/input.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Input
+
+This chapter will discuss how to make your app respond to input in the form of key presses and mouse actions.
+
+!!! quote
+
+    More Input!
+
+    — Johnny Five
+
+## Key events
+
+The most fundamental way to receive input in via [Key](./events/key) events. Let's take a closer look at key events with an app that will display key events as you type.
+
+=== "key01.py"
+
+    ```python title="key01.py" hl_lines="12-13"
+    --8<-- "docs/examples/guide/input/key01.py"
+    ```
+
+=== "Output"
+
+    ```{.textual path="docs/examples/guide/input/key01.py", press="T,e,x,t,u,a,l,!,_"}
+    ```
+
+Note the key event handler which 
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 92829cf76..f81573416 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ nav:
     - "guide/CSS.md"
     - "guide/layout.md"
     - "guide/events.md"
+    - "guide/input.md"
     - "guide/actions.md"
     - "guide/reactivity.md"
     - "guide/widgets.md"
diff --git a/src/textual/_animator.py b/src/textual/_animator.py
index 9df02dd92..d32c4a01f 100644
--- a/src/textual/_animator.py
+++ b/src/textual/_animator.py
@@ -276,7 +276,12 @@ class Animator:
             if duration is not None:
                 animation_duration = duration
             else:
-                animation_duration = abs(value - start_value) / (speed or 50)
+                if hasattr(value, "get_distance_to"):
+                    animation_duration = value.get_distance_to(start_value) / (
+                        speed or 50
+                    )
+                else:
+                    animation_duration = abs(value - start_value) / (speed or 50)
 
             animation = SimpleAnimation(
                 obj,
diff --git a/src/textual/_compositor.py b/src/textual/_compositor.py
index 074154056..74023b89c 100644
--- a/src/textual/_compositor.py
+++ b/src/textual/_compositor.py
@@ -501,7 +501,18 @@ class Compositor:
             raise errors.NoWidget("Widget is not in layout")
 
     def get_widget_at(self, x: int, y: int) -> tuple[Widget, Region]:
-        """Get the widget under the given point or None."""
+        """Get the widget under a given coordinate.
+
+        Args:
+            x (int): X Coordinate.
+            y (int): Y Coordinate.
+
+        Raises:
+            errors.NoWidget: If there is not widget underneath (x, y).
+
+        Returns:
+            tuple[Widget, Region]: A tuple of the widget and its region.
+        """
         # TODO: Optimize with some line based lookup
         contains = Region.contains
         for widget, cropped_region, region, *_ in self:
@@ -509,6 +520,21 @@ class Compositor:
                 return widget, region
         raise errors.NoWidget(f"No widget under screen coordinate ({x}, {y})")
 
+    def get_widgets_at(self, x: int, y: int) -> Iterable[tuple[Widget, Region]]:
+        """Get all widgets under a given coordinate.
+
+        Args:
+            x (int): X coordinate.
+            y (int): Y coordinate.
+
+        Returns:
+            Iterable[tuple[Widget, Region]]: Sequence of (WIDGET, REGION) tuples.
+        """
+        contains = Region.contains
+        for widget, cropped_region, region, *_ in self:
+            if contains(cropped_region, x, y) and widget.visible:
+                yield widget, region
+
     def get_style_at(self, x: int, y: int) -> Style:
         """Get the Style at the given cell or Style.null()
 
diff --git a/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py b/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py
index f14899be2..ef5ec1fa9 100644
--- a/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py
+++ b/src/textual/_xterm_parser.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import unicodedata
 import re
 from typing import Any, Callable, Generator, Iterable
 
@@ -228,7 +229,9 @@ class XTermParser(Parser[events.Event]):
                     for event in sequence_to_key_events(character):
                         on_token(event)
 
-    def _sequence_to_key_events(self, sequence: str) -> Iterable[events.Key]:
+    def _sequence_to_key_events(
+        self, sequence: str, _unicode_name=unicodedata.name
+    ) -> Iterable[events.Key]:
         """Map a sequence of code points on to a sequence of keys.
 
         Args:
@@ -246,4 +249,16 @@ class XTermParser(Parser[events.Event]):
                     self.sender, key.value, sequence if len(sequence) == 1 else None
                 )
         elif len(sequence) == 1:
-            yield events.Key(self.sender, sequence, sequence)
+            try:
+                if not sequence.isalnum():
+                    name = (
+                        _unicode_name(sequence)
+                        .lower()
+                        .replace("-", "_")
+                        .replace(" ", "_")
+                    )
+                else:
+                    name = sequence
+                yield events.Key(self.sender, name, sequence)
+            except:
+                yield events.Key(self.sender, sequence, sequence)
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index ba33a57e4..48abc106d 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -1447,7 +1447,8 @@ class App(Generic[ReturnType], DOMNode):
         elif event.key == "shift+tab":
             self.focus_previous()
         else:
-            await self.press(event.key)
+            if not (await self.press(event.key)):
+                await self.dispatch_key(event)
 
     async def _on_shutdown_request(self, event: events.ShutdownRequest) -> None:
         log("shutdown request")
diff --git a/src/textual/css/query.py b/src/textual/css/query.py
index 202a0767a..1170228e3 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/query.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/query.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ a method which evaluates the query, such as first() and last().
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterator, TypeVar, overload
+from typing import Generic, TYPE_CHECKING, Iterator, TypeVar, overload
 
 import rich.repr
 
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ class WrongType(QueryError):
     pass
 
 
+QueryType = TypeVar("QueryType", bound="Widget")
+
+
 @rich.repr.auto(angular=True)
-class DOMQuery:
+class DOMQuery(Generic[QueryType]):
     __slots__ = [
         "_node",
         "_nodes",
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ class DOMQuery:
         return self._node
 
     @property
-    def nodes(self) -> list[Widget]:
+    def nodes(self) -> list[QueryType]:
         """Lazily evaluate nodes."""
         from ..widget import Widget
 
@@ -103,21 +106,21 @@ class DOMQuery:
         """True if non-empty, otherwise False."""
         return bool(self.nodes)
 
-    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[Widget]:
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[QueryType]:
         return iter(self.nodes)
 
-    def __reversed__(self) -> Iterator[Widget]:
+    def __reversed__(self) -> Iterator[QueryType]:
         return reversed(self.nodes)
 
     @overload
-    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> Widget:
+    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> QueryType:
         ...
 
     @overload
-    def __getitem__(self, index: slice) -> list[Widget]:
+    def __getitem__(self, index: slice) -> list[QueryType]:
         ...
 
-    def __getitem__(self, index: int | slice) -> Widget | list[Widget]:
+    def __getitem__(self, index: int | slice) -> QueryType | list[QueryType]:
         return self.nodes[index]
 
     def __rich_repr__(self) -> rich.repr.Result:
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ class DOMQuery:
                 for selectors in self._excludes
             )
 
-    def filter(self, selector: str) -> DOMQuery:
+    def filter(self, selector: str) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Filter this set by the given CSS selector.
 
         Args:
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ class DOMQuery:
 
         return DOMQuery(self.node, filter=selector, parent=self)
 
-    def exclude(self, selector: str) -> DOMQuery:
+    def exclude(self, selector: str) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Exclude nodes that match a given selector.
 
         Args:
@@ -166,7 +169,9 @@ class DOMQuery:
     def first(self, expect_type: type[ExpectType]) -> ExpectType:
         ...
 
-    def first(self, expect_type: type[ExpectType] | None = None) -> Widget | ExpectType:
+    def first(
+        self, expect_type: type[ExpectType] | None = None
+    ) -> QueryType | ExpectType:
         """Get the *first* match node.
 
         Args:
@@ -199,7 +204,9 @@ class DOMQuery:
     def last(self, expect_type: type[ExpectType]) -> ExpectType:
         ...
 
-    def last(self, expect_type: type[ExpectType] | None = None) -> Widget | ExpectType:
+    def last(
+        self, expect_type: type[ExpectType] | None = None
+    ) -> QueryType | ExpectType:
         """Get the *last* match node.
 
         Args:
@@ -251,7 +258,7 @@ class DOMQuery:
                 if isinstance(node, filter_type):
                     yield node
 
-    def set_class(self, add: bool, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery:
+    def set_class(self, add: bool, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Set the given class name(s) according to a condition.
 
         Args:
@@ -264,31 +271,33 @@ class DOMQuery:
             node.set_class(add, *class_names)
         return self
 
-    def add_class(self, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery:
+    def add_class(self, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Add the given class name(s) to nodes."""
         for node in self:
             node.add_class(*class_names)
         return self
 
-    def remove_class(self, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery:
+    def remove_class(self, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Remove the given class names from the nodes."""
         for node in self:
             node.remove_class(*class_names)
         return self
 
-    def toggle_class(self, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery:
+    def toggle_class(self, *class_names: str) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Toggle the given class names from matched nodes."""
         for node in self:
             node.toggle_class(*class_names)
         return self
 
-    def remove(self) -> DOMQuery:
+    def remove(self) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Remove matched nodes from the DOM"""
         for node in self:
             node.remove()
         return self
 
-    def set_styles(self, css: str | None = None, **update_styles) -> DOMQuery:
+    def set_styles(
+        self, css: str | None = None, **update_styles
+    ) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Set styles on matched nodes.
 
         Args:
@@ -308,7 +317,9 @@ class DOMQuery:
                 node.refresh(layout=True)
         return self
 
-    def refresh(self, *, repaint: bool = True, layout: bool = False) -> DOMQuery:
+    def refresh(
+        self, *, repaint: bool = True, layout: bool = False
+    ) -> DOMQuery[QueryType]:
         """Refresh matched nodes.
 
         Args:
diff --git a/src/textual/css/scalar.py b/src/textual/css/scalar.py
index 5edaec995..91f4d2998 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/scalar.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/scalar.py
@@ -327,6 +327,14 @@ class ScalarOffset(NamedTuple):
         """Get a null scalar offset (0, 0)."""
         return NULL_SCALAR
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_offset(cls, offset: tuple[int, int]) -> ScalarOffset:
+        x, y = offset
+        return cls(
+            Scalar(x, Unit.CELLS, Unit.WIDTH),
+            Scalar(y, Unit.CELLS, Unit.HEIGHT),
+        )
+
     def __bool__(self) -> bool:
         x, y = self
         return bool(x.value or y.value)
diff --git a/src/textual/dom.py b/src/textual/dom.py
index 0df51234f..ffbc8f587 100644
--- a/src/textual/dom.py
+++ b/src/textual/dom.py
@@ -675,7 +675,17 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
                 return child
         raise NoMatchingNodesError(f"No child found with id={id!r}")
 
-    def query(self, selector: str | None = None) -> DOMQuery:
+    ExpectType = TypeVar("ExpectType", bound="Widget")
+
+    @overload
+    def query(self, selector: str | None) -> DOMQuery:
+        ...
+
+    @overload
+    def query(self, selector: type[ExpectType]) -> DOMQuery[ExpectType]:
+        ...
+
+    def query(self, selector: str | type | None = None) -> DOMQuery:
         """Get a DOM query matching a selector.
 
         Args:
@@ -686,9 +696,13 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
         """
         from .css.query import DOMQuery
 
-        return DOMQuery(self, filter=selector)
+        query: str | None
+        if isinstance(selector, str) or selector is None:
+            query = selector
+        else:
+            query = selector.__name__
 
-    ExpectType = TypeVar("ExpectType")
+        return DOMQuery(self, filter=query)
 
     @overload
     def query_one(self, selector: str) -> Widget:
@@ -723,7 +737,7 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
             query_selector = selector
         else:
             query_selector = selector.__name__
-        query = DOMQuery(self, filter=query_selector)
+        query: DOMQuery[Widget] = DOMQuery(self, filter=query_selector)
 
         if expect_type is None:
             return query.first()
diff --git a/src/textual/events.py b/src/textual/events.py
index a110fd142..0f78fb644 100644
--- a/src/textual/events.py
+++ b/src/textual/events.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from rich.style import Style
 
 from ._types import MessageTarget
 from .geometry import Offset, Size
-from .keys import KEY_VALUES, Keys
 from .message import Message
 
 MouseEventT = TypeVar("MouseEventT", bound="MouseEvent")
@@ -317,6 +316,14 @@ class MouseEvent(InputEvent, bubble=True):
         yield "meta", self.meta, False
         yield "ctrl", self.ctrl, False
 
+    @property
+    def offset(self) -> Offset:
+        return Offset(self.x, self.y)
+
+    @property
+    def screen_offset(self) -> Offset:
+        return Offset(self.screen_x, self.screen_y)
+
     @property
     def style(self) -> Style:
         return self._style or Style()
@@ -325,7 +332,7 @@ class MouseEvent(InputEvent, bubble=True):
     def style(self, style: Style) -> None:
         self._style = style
 
-    def offset(self, x: int, y: int) -> MouseEvent:
+    def _apply_offset(self, x: int, y: int) -> MouseEvent:
         return self.__class__(
             self.sender,
             x=self.x + x,
@@ -343,7 +350,7 @@ class MouseEvent(InputEvent, bubble=True):
 
 
 @rich.repr.auto
-class MouseMove(MouseEvent, bubble=True, verbose=True):
+class MouseMove(MouseEvent, bubble=False, verbose=True):
     """Sent when the mouse cursor moves."""
 
 
diff --git a/src/textual/message.py b/src/textual/message.py
index 237874a1a..c808aed80 100644
--- a/src/textual/message.py
+++ b/src/textual/message.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import ClassVar
+from typing import ClassVar, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import rich.repr
 
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from . import _clock
 from .case import camel_to_snake
 from ._types import MessageTarget as MessageTarget
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .widget import Widget
+
 
 @rich.repr.auto
 class Message:
@@ -109,3 +112,11 @@ class Message:
         """
         self._stop_propagation = stop
         return self
+
+    async def _bubble_to(self, widget: Widget) -> None:
+        """Bubble to a widget (typically the parent).
+
+        Args:
+            widget (Widget): Target of bubble.
+        """
+        await widget.post_message(self)
diff --git a/src/textual/message_pump.py b/src/textual/message_pump.py
index c53a68373..2eb201317 100644
--- a/src/textual/message_pump.py
+++ b/src/textual/message_pump.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class MessagePump(metaclass=MessagePumpMeta):
                 # parent is sender, so we stop propagation after parent
                 message.stop()
             if self.is_parent_active and not self._parent._closing:
-                await self._parent.post_message(message)
+                await message._bubble_to(self._parent)
 
     def check_idle(self) -> None:
         """Prompt the message pump to call idle if the queue is empty."""
diff --git a/src/textual/screen.py b/src/textual/screen.py
index 355769a49..8db9b91d7 100644
--- a/src/textual/screen.py
+++ b/src/textual/screen.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import sys
+from typing import Iterable
 
 import rich.repr
 from rich.console import RenderableType
@@ -106,6 +107,18 @@ class Screen(Widget):
         """
         return self._compositor.get_widget_at(x, y)
 
+    def get_widgets_at(self, x: int, y: int) -> Iterable[tuple[Widget, Region]]:
+        """Get all widgets under a given coordinate.
+
+        Args:
+            x (int): X coordinate.
+            y (int): Y coordinate.
+
+        Returns:
+            Iterable[tuple[Widget, Region]]: Sequence of (WIDGET, REGION) tuples.
+        """
+        return self._compositor.get_widgets_at(x, y)
+
     def get_style_at(self, x: int, y: int) -> Style:
         """Get the style under a given coordinate.
 
@@ -315,7 +328,9 @@ class Screen(Widget):
                     event._set_forwarded()
                     await self.post_message(event)
                 else:
-                    await widget._forward_event(event.offset(-region.x, -region.y))
+                    await widget._forward_event(
+                        event._apply_offset(-region.x, -region.y)
+                    )
 
         elif isinstance(event, (events.MouseScrollDown, events.MouseScrollUp)):
             try:
diff --git a/src/textual/scroll_view.py b/src/textual/scroll_view.py
index dc0842ce1..64373d72d 100644
--- a/src/textual/scroll_view.py
+++ b/src/textual/scroll_view.py
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ class ScrollView(Widget):
             virtual_size (Size): New virtual size.
             container_size (Size): New container size.
         """
-
-        virtual_size = self.virtual_size
-        if self._size != size:
+        if self._size != size or virtual_size != self.virtual_size:
             self._size = size
-            self._container_size = size
+            virtual_size = self.virtual_size
+            self._container_size = size - self.gutter.totals
             self._scroll_update(virtual_size)
             self.scroll_to(self.scroll_x, self.scroll_y)
+            self.refresh()
 
     def render(self) -> RenderableType:
         """Render the scrollable region (if `render_lines` is not implemented).
diff --git a/src/textual/widget.py b/src/textual/widget.py
index 0f89fab12..236e03295 100644
--- a/src/textual/widget.py
+++ b/src/textual/widget.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from ._layout import Layout
 from ._segment_tools import align_lines
 from ._styles_cache import StylesCache
 from ._types import Lines
+from .css.scalar import ScalarOffset
 from .binding import NoBinding
 from .box_model import BoxModel, get_box_model
 from .dom import DOMNode, NoScreen
@@ -255,6 +256,14 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
             self.allow_horizontal_scroll or self.allow_vertical_scroll
         )
 
+    @property
+    def offset(self) -> Offset:
+        return self.styles.offset.resolve(self.size, self.app.size)
+
+    @offset.setter
+    def offset(self, offset: Offset) -> None:
+        self.styles.offset = ScalarOffset.from_offset(offset)
+
     def get_component_rich_style(self, name: str) -> Style:
         """Get a *Rich* style for a component.
 
@@ -1526,7 +1535,11 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
             virtual_size (Size): Virtual (scrollable) size.
             container_size (Size): Container size (size of parent).
         """
-        if self._size != size or self.virtual_size != virtual_size:
+        if (
+            self._size != size
+            or self.virtual_size != virtual_size
+            or self._container_size != container_size
+        ):
             self._size = size
             self.virtual_size = virtual_size
             self._container_size = container_size
@@ -1543,6 +1556,7 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         """
         self._refresh_scrollbars()
         width, height = self.container_size
+
         if self.show_vertical_scrollbar:
             self.vertical_scrollbar.window_virtual_size = virtual_size.height
             self.vertical_scrollbar.window_size = (
diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py b/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py
index af0ecb827..090bd965c 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_text_log.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from typing import cast
+
 from rich.console import RenderableType
+from rich.pretty import Pretty
+from rich.protocol import is_renderable
 from rich.segment import Segment
 
 from ..reactive import var
@@ -46,19 +50,26 @@ class TextLog(ScrollView, can_focus=True):
     def _on_styles_updated(self) -> None:
         self._line_cache.clear()
 
-    def write(self, content: RenderableType) -> None:
+    def write(self, content: RenderableType | object) -> None:
         """Write text or a rich renderable.
 
         Args:
             content (RenderableType): Rich renderable (or text).
         """
+
+        renderable: RenderableType
+        if not is_renderable(content):
+            renderable = Pretty(content)
+        else:
+            renderable = cast(RenderableType, content)
+
         console = self.app.console
         width = max(self.min_width, self.size.width or self.min_width)
 
         render_options = console.options.update_width(width)
         if not self.wrap:
             render_options = render_options.update(overflow="ignore", no_wrap=True)
-        segments = self.app.console.render(content, render_options)
+        segments = self.app.console.render(renderable, render_options)
         lines = list(Segment.split_lines(segments))
         self.max_width = max(
             self.max_width,