diff --git a/examples/basic.css b/examples/basic.css
index bc40ac4f6..72d825b07 100644
--- a/examples/basic.css
+++ b/examples/basic.css
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
 App > View {
   layout: dock;
   docks: side=left/1 header=top footer=bottom;
-  layers: base panels;
 }
 
 #sidebar {
   text: bold #09312e on #3caea3;
-  dock-group: side;
+  dock: side;
   width: 30;
   height: 1fr;
-  layer: panels;
   border-right: outer #09312e;
   offset-x: -100%;
-  transition: offset 1.2s in_cubic 200ms;
+  transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
 }
 
 #sidebar.-active {
   offset-x: 0;
+  transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
+  text: on red;
 }
 
 #header {
   text: on #173f5f;
-  dock-group: header;
+  dock: header;
   height: 3;
   border: hkey white;
 }
 
 #footer {
-  dock-group: header;
+  dock: header;
   height: 3;
   border-top: hkey #0f2b41;
   text: #3a3009 on #f6d55c;
 }
 
 #content {
-  dock-group: header;
-  text: on #20639b;
+  dock: header;
+  text: bold on #20639b;
 }
diff --git a/examples/basic.py b/examples/basic.py
index 476b4225d..cdd72fe6e 100644
--- a/examples/basic.py
+++ b/examples/basic.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class BasicApp(App):
     """A basic app demonstrating CSS"""
 
     def on_load(self):
+        """Bind keys here."""
         self.bind("tab", "toggle_class('#sidebar', '-active')")
 
     def on_mount(self):
@@ -18,4 +19,4 @@ class BasicApp(App):
         )
 
 
-BasicApp.run(log="textual.log", css_file="basic.css", watch_css=True)
+BasicApp.run(css_file="basic.css", watch_css=True)
diff --git a/examples/example.css b/examples/example.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f5dc0507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/example.css
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+App > View {
+  layout: dock;
+  docks: side=left/1 header=top footer=bottom;
+}
+
+#sidebar {
+  text: bold #09312e on #3caea3;
+  dock: side;
+  width: 30;
+  height: 1fr;
+  border-right: outer #09312e;
+  offset-x: -100%;
+  transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
+}
+
+#sidebar.-active {
+  offset-x: 0;
+  transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
+}
+
+#header {
+  text: on #173f5f;
+  dock: header;
+  height: 3;
+  border: hkey white;
+}
+
+#footer {
+  dock: header;
+  height: 3;
+  border-top: hkey #0f2b41;
+  text: #3a3009 on #f6d55c;
+}
+
+#content {
+  dock: header;
+  text: bold on #20639b;
+}
diff --git a/src/textual/_animator.py b/src/textual/_animator.py
index 041ae0b0a..5ae39d4a6 100644
--- a/src/textual/_animator.py
+++ b/src/textual/_animator.py
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 import asyncio
 import sys
 from time import time
-from tracemalloc import start
-from typing import Callable, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Callable, TypeVar
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ class SimpleAnimation(Animation):
             factor = min(1.0, (time - self.start_time) / self.duration)
             eased_factor = self.easing(factor)
 
-            log("ANIMATE", self.start_value, self.end_value)
             if isinstance(self.start_value, Animatable):
                 assert isinstance(
                     self.end_value, Animatable, "end_value must be animatable"
@@ -117,6 +115,7 @@ class BoundAnimator:
 class Animator:
     def __init__(self, target: MessageTarget, frames_per_second: int = 60) -> None:
         self._animations: dict[tuple[object, str], SimpleAnimation] = {}
+        self.target = target
         self._timer = Timer(
             target,
             1 / frames_per_second,
@@ -144,13 +143,13 @@ class Animator:
         self,
         obj: object,
         attribute: str,
-        value: float,
+        value: Any,
         *,
         duration: float | None = None,
         speed: float | None = None,
         easing: EasingFunction | str = DEFAULT_EASING,
     ) -> None:
-        log("animate", obj, attribute, value)
+
         start_time = time()
 
         animation_key = (id(obj), attribute)
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ class Animator:
                 start_time,
                 duration=duration,
                 speed=speed,
-                easing=easing,
+                easing=easing_function,
             )
 
         if animation is None:
@@ -206,3 +205,4 @@ class Animator:
                 animation = self._animations[animation_key]
                 if animation(animation_time):
                     del self._animations[animation_key]
+            self.target.view.refresh(True, True)
diff --git a/src/textual/_linux_driver.py b/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
index 7f4df92b2..4010a4c38 100644
--- a/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
+++ b/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class LinuxDriver(Driver):
             if not self.exit_event.is_set():
                 signal.signal(signal.SIGWINCH, signal.SIG_DFL)
                 self._disable_mouse_support()
+                termios.tcflush(self.fileno, termios.TCIFLUSH)
                 self.exit_event.set()
                 if self._key_thread is not None:
                     self._key_thread.join()
diff --git a/src/textual/_parser.py b/src/textual/_parser.py
index 60ed2d3c7..a303cea4a 100644
--- a/src/textual/_parser.py
+++ b/src/textual/_parser.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from typing import (
     TypeVar,
     Generic,
     Union,
-    Iterator,
     Iterable,
 )
 
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index bd3a46ff7..74f1c7455 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ class App(DOMNode):
 
     @property
     def size(self) -> Size:
-        width, height = self.console.size
         return Size(*self.console.size)
 
     def log(self, *args: Any, verbosity: int = 1, **kwargs) -> None:
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ class App(DOMNode):
                 self.reset_styles()
                 self.stylesheet = stylesheet
                 self.stylesheet.update(self)
-                self.view.refresh(layout=True)
+                self.refresh(layout=True)
 
     def mount(self, *anon_widgets: Widget, **widgets: Widget) -> None:
         self.register(self.view, *anon_widgets, **widgets)
diff --git a/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py b/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
index 5c5a9711a..d56fcbe85 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/_style_properties.py
@@ -259,13 +259,13 @@ class DocksProperty:
         return docks
 
 
-class DockGroupProperty:
+class DockProperty:
     def __get__(self, obj: Styles, objtype: type[Styles] | None = None) -> str:
-        return obj._rule_dock_group or ""
+        return obj._rule_dock or ""
 
     def __set__(self, obj: Styles, spacing: str | None) -> str | None:
         obj.refresh(True)
-        obj._rule_dock_group = spacing
+        obj._rule_dock = spacing
         return spacing
 
 
@@ -279,9 +279,12 @@ class OffsetProperty:
         )
 
     def __set__(
-        self, obj: Styles, offset: tuple[int | str, int | str]
-    ) -> tuple[int | str, int | str]:
+        self, obj: Styles, offset: tuple[int | str, int | str] | ScalarOffset
+    ) -> tuple[int | str, int | str] | ScalarOffset:
         obj.refresh(True)
+        if isinstance(offset, ScalarOffset):
+            setattr(obj, self._internal_name, offset)
+            return offset
         x, y = offset
         scalar_x = (
             Scalar.parse(x, Unit.WIDTH)
diff --git a/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py b/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py
index 6ff8a0d6b..5f93c006e 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/_styles_builder.py
@@ -294,15 +294,15 @@ class StylesBuilder:
         style_definition = " ".join(token.value for token in tokens)
         self.styles.text_style = style_definition
 
-    def process_dock_group(self, name: str, tokens: list[Token]) -> None:
+    def process_dock(self, name: str, tokens: list[Token]) -> None:
 
         if len(tokens) > 1:
             self.error(
                 name,
                 tokens[1],
-                f"unexpected tokens in dock-group declaration",
+                f"unexpected tokens in dock declaration",
             )
-        self.styles._rule_dock_group = tokens[0].value if tokens else ""
+        self.styles._rule_dock = tokens[0].value if tokens else ""
 
     def process_docks(self, name: str, tokens: list[Token]) -> None:
         docks: list[DockGroup] = []
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class StylesBuilder:
                     token,
                     f"unexpected token {token.value!r} in docks declaration",
                 )
-        self.styles._rule_docks = tuple(docks)
+        self.styles._rule_docks = tuple(docks + [DockGroup("_default", "top", 0)])
 
     def process_layer(self, name: str, tokens: list[Token]) -> None:
         if len(tokens) > 1:
diff --git a/src/textual/css/scalar_animation.py b/src/textual/css/scalar_animation.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c39ec2234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/textual/css/scalar_animation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from .. import events
+from ..geometry import Offset
+from .._animator import Animation
+from .scalar import ScalarOffset
+from .._animator import EasingFunction
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..widget import Widget
+    from .styles import Styles
+
+
+class ScalarAnimation(Animation):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        widget: Widget,
+        styles: Styles,
+        start_time: float,
+        attribute: str,
+        value: ScalarOffset,
+        duration: float | None,
+        speed: float | None,
+        easing: EasingFunction,
+    ):
+        assert (
+            speed is not None or duration is not None
+        ), "One of speed or duration required"
+        self.widget = widget
+        self.styles = styles
+        self.start_time = start_time
+        self.attribute = attribute
+        self.final_value = value
+        self.easing = easing
+
+        size = widget.size
+        viewport = widget.app.size
+
+        self.start: Offset = getattr(styles, attribute).resolve(size, viewport)
+        self.destination: Offset = value.resolve(size, viewport)
+
+        if speed is not None:
+            distance = self.start.get_distance_to(self.destination)
+            self.duration = distance / speed
+        else:
+            assert duration is not None, "Duration expected to be non-None"
+            self.duration = duration
+
+    def __call__(self, time: float) -> bool:
+
+        factor = min(1.0, (time - self.start_time) / self.duration)
+        eased_factor = self.easing(factor)
+
+        if eased_factor >= 1:
+            offset = self.final_value
+            setattr(self.styles, self.attribute, self.final_value)
+            return True
+
+        offset = self.start + (self.destination - self.start) * eased_factor
+        current = getattr(self.styles, f"_rule_{self.attribute}")
+        if current != offset:
+            setattr(self.styles, f"{self.attribute}", offset)
+
+        return False
diff --git a/src/textual/css/styles.py b/src/textual/css/styles.py
index c2e20ea2e..d70b89790 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/styles.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/styles.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from ._style_properties import (
     BoxProperty,
     ColorProperty,
     DocksProperty,
-    DockGroupProperty,
+    DockProperty,
     OffsetProperty,
     NameProperty,
     NameListProperty,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Styles:
     _rule_min_width: Scalar | None = None
     _rule_min_height: Scalar | None = None
 
-    _rule_dock_group: str | None = None
+    _rule_dock: str | None = None
     _rule_docks: tuple[DockGroup, ...] | None = None
 
     _rule_layers: tuple[str, ...] | None = None
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Styles:
     min_width = ScalarProperty(percent_unit=Unit.WIDTH)
     min_height = ScalarProperty(percent_unit=Unit.HEIGHT)
 
-    dock_group = DockGroupProperty()
+    dock = DockProperty()
     docks = DocksProperty()
 
     layer = NameProperty()
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ class Styles:
     transitions = TransitionsProperty()
 
     ANIMATABLE = {
-        "offset-x",
-        "offset-y",
         "offset",
         "padding",
         "margin",
@@ -192,6 +190,8 @@ class Styles:
     def refresh(self, layout: bool = False) -> None:
         self._repaint_required = True
         self._layout_required = layout
+        # if self.node is not None:
+        #     self.node.post_message_no_wait(events.Null(self.node))
 
     def check_refresh(self) -> tuple[bool, bool]:
         result = (self._repaint_required, self._layout_required)
@@ -252,25 +252,19 @@ class Styles:
                 current = getattr(styles, f"_rule_{key}")
                 if current == value:
                     continue
-                log(key, "=", value)
                 if is_animatable(key):
-                    log("animatable", key)
                     transition = styles.get_transition(key)
-                    log("transition", transition)
                     if transition is None:
                         setattr(styles, f"_rule_{key}", value)
                     else:
                         duration, easing, delay = transition
-                        log("ANIMATING")
                         self.node.app.animator.animate(
                             styles, key, value, duration=duration, easing=easing
                         )
                 else:
-                    log("not animatable")
                     setattr(styles, f"_rule_{key}", value)
-
         if self.node is not None:
-            self.node.post_message_no_wait(events.Null(self.node))
+            self.node.on_style_change()
 
     def __rich_repr__(self) -> rich.repr.Result:
         for rule_name, internal_rule_name in zip(RULE_NAMES, INTERNAL_RULE_NAMES):
@@ -362,8 +356,8 @@ class Styles:
         if self.offset:
             x, y = self.offset
             append_declaration("offset", f"{x} {y}")
-        if self._rule_dock_group:
-            append_declaration("dock-group", self._rule_dock_group)
+        if self._rule_dock:
+            append_declaration("dock-group", self._rule_dock)
         if self._rule_docks:
             append_declaration(
                 "docks",
@@ -416,7 +410,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     styles.outline_right = ("solid", "red")
     styles.docks = "foo bar"
     styles.text_style = "italic"
-    styles.dock_group = "bar"
+    styles.dock = "bar"
     styles.layers = "foo bar"
 
     from rich import inspect, print
diff --git a/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py b/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py
index d5db397f4..fb7dda99f 100644
--- a/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py
+++ b/src/textual/css/stylesheet.py
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ class Stylesheet:
             (name, max(specificity_rules, key=get_first_item)[1])
             for name, specificity_rules in rule_attributes.items()
         ]
-
         node.styles.apply_rules(node_rules)
 
     def update(self, root: DOMNode) -> None:
diff --git a/src/textual/dom.py b/src/textual/dom.py
index 2c461f7cc..68160d65e 100644
--- a/src/textual/dom.py
+++ b/src/textual/dom.py
@@ -139,9 +139,14 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
         from .widget import Widget
 
         for node in self.walk_children():
-            # node.styles = Styles()
+            node.styles = Styles(node=node)
             if isinstance(node, Widget):
                 node.clear_render_cache()
+                node._repaint_required = True
+                node._layout_required = True
+
+    def on_style_change(self) -> None:
+        pass
 
     def add_child(self, node: DOMNode) -> None:
         self.children._append(node)
diff --git a/src/textual/layout_map.py b/src/textual/layout_map.py
index 97b3997e4..e5e1a6260 100644
--- a/src/textual/layout_map.py
+++ b/src/textual/layout_map.py
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ class LayoutMap:
 
         layout_offset = Offset(0, 0)
         if widget.styles.has_offset:
-            log("r", region, "c", clip.size)
             layout_offset = widget.styles.offset.resolve(region.size, clip.size)
-            log("layout_offset", layout_offset)
 
         self.widgets[widget] = RenderRegion(region + layout_offset, order, clip)
 
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ class LayoutMap:
                     self.add_widget(
                         sub_widget,
                         sub_region + region.origin - scroll,
-                        sub_widget.z,
+                        sub_widget.z + (z,),
                         sub_clip,
                     )
             view.virtual_size = total_region.size
diff --git a/src/textual/layouts/dock.py b/src/textual/layouts/dock.py
index 4edf0f684..2f49ec460 100644
--- a/src/textual/layouts/dock.py
+++ b/src/textual/layouts/dock.py
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ class DockLayout(Layout):
         for child in view.children:
             assert isinstance(child, Widget)
             if child.visible:
-                groups[child.styles.dock_group].append(child)
+                groups[child.styles.dock].append(child)
         docks: list[Dock] = []
         append_dock = docks.append
         for name, edge, z in view.styles.docks:
             append_dock(Dock(edge, groups[name], z))
         return docks
 
-    def get_widgets(self, view: View) -> Iterable[DOMNode]:
+    def get_widgets(self, view: View) -> Iterable[Widget]:
         for dock in self.get_docks(view):
             yield from dock.widgets
 
diff --git a/src/textual/view.py b/src/textual/view.py
index 935ab5210..2b32be09d 100644
--- a/src/textual/view.py
+++ b/src/textual/view.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ class LayoutProperty:
 class View(Widget):
 
     STYLES = """
-        docks: main=top
+        docks: main=top;
+
     """
 
     def __init__(self, name: str | None = None, id: str | None = None) -> None:
@@ -120,7 +121,6 @@ class View(Widget):
         if cached_size == size and cached_scroll == scroll:
             return arrangement
         arrangement = list(self._layout.arrange(self, size, scroll))
-        self.log(arrangement)
         self._cached_arrangement = (size, scroll, arrangement)
         return arrangement
 
diff --git a/src/textual/widget.py b/src/textual/widget.py
index f7aa5dc11..f87a44f68 100644
--- a/src/textual/widget.py
+++ b/src/textual/widget.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
     can_focus: bool = False
 
     STYLES = """
-    dock-group: main;
+    dock: _default;
     """
 
     def __init__(self, name: str | None = None, id: str | None = None) -> None:
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         )
         return gutter
 
+    def on_style_change(self) -> None:
+        self.clear_render_cache()
+
     def _update_size(self, size: Size) -> None:
         self._size = size
 
@@ -286,14 +289,12 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
     async def on_idle(self, event: events.Idle) -> None:
         repaint, layout = self.styles.check_refresh()
         if layout or self.check_layout():
-            self.log("layout required")
-            self.render_cache = None
+            # self.render_cache = None
             self.reset_check_repaint()
             self.reset_check_layout()
             await self.emit(Layout(self))
         elif repaint or self.check_repaint():
-            self.log("repaint required")
-            self.render_cache = None
+            # self.render_cache = None
             self.reset_check_repaint()
             await self.emit(Update(self, self))