diff --git a/Audio_Track.C b/Audio_Track.C
index 055ce22..322a54a 100644
--- a/Audio_Track.C
+++ b/Audio_Track.C
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Audio_Track::handle ( int m )
 
 
             if ( ! strcmp( text, "Region" ) )
-                 return 0;
+                return 1;
 
             char *file;
 
diff --git a/Region.C b/Region.C
index eb37a5a..144bfbe 100644
--- a/Region.C
+++ b/Region.C
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ Region::init ( void )
     _end = 0;
     _scale = 1.0f;
     _clip = NULL;
-    _current = false;
 
     _box_color = FL_CYAN;
     _color = FL_BLUE;
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ Region::Region ( const Region & rhs )
     _scale     = rhs._scale;
     _box_color = rhs._box_color;
     _color     = rhs._color;
-    _current   = false;
 
     log_create();
 }
@@ -224,12 +222,10 @@ Region::handle ( int m )
     switch ( m )
     {
         case FL_ENTER:
-            _current = true;
             Track_Widget::handle( m );
             redraw();
             break;
         case FL_LEAVE:
-            _current = false;
             Track_Widget::handle( m );
             redraw();
             break;
@@ -476,7 +472,7 @@ Region::draw ( int X, int Y, int W, int H )
 
     draw_label( _clip->name(), align() );
 
-    if ( _current )
+    if ( current() )
     {
         char pat[40];
 
diff --git a/Region.H b/Region.H
index 78c5146..485a1f7 100644
--- a/Region.H
+++ b/Region.H
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ class Region : public Track_Widget
 
     float _scale;                                               /* amplitude adjustment */
 
-    bool _current;                                              /* region is receiving operations */
-
     static Fl_Boxtype _box;
     static Fl_Color _selection_color;
     static Fl_Color selection_color ( void ) { return _selection_color; }
@@ -153,6 +151,8 @@ protected:
             init();
         }
 
+    bool current ( void ) const { return this == Track::belowmouse(); }
+
 public:
 
     /* for loggable */
diff --git a/Track.C b/Track.C
index c8f3d02..9a99956 100644
--- a/Track.C
+++ b/Track.C
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 
 
 queue <Track_Widget *> Track::_delete_queue;
-Track_Widget *Track::pushed = NULL;
+Track_Widget *Track::_pushed = NULL;
+Track_Widget *Track::_belowmouse = NULL;
 
 void
 Track::sort ( void )
@@ -241,17 +242,14 @@ done:
 int
 Track::handle ( int m )
 {
-//    static Track_Widget *pushed;
-    static Track_Widget *belowmouse;
 
     switch ( m )
     {
         case FL_DND_ENTER:
             printf( "enter\n" );
-            if ( pushed && pushed->track()->class_name() == class_name() )
+            if ( pushed() && pushed()->track()->class_name() == class_name() )
             {
-                printf( "%s -> %s\n", pushed->track()->class_name(), class_name() );
-                add( pushed );
+                add( pushed() );
                 redraw();
             }
         case FL_DND_LEAVE:
@@ -260,11 +258,11 @@ Track::handle ( int m )
         {
             Track_Widget *r = event_widget();
 
-            if ( r != belowmouse )
+            if ( r != belowmouse() )
             {
-                if ( belowmouse )
-                    belowmouse->handle( FL_LEAVE );
-                belowmouse = r;
+                if ( belowmouse() )
+                    belowmouse()->handle( FL_LEAVE );
+                _belowmouse = r;
 
                 if ( r )
                     r->handle( FL_ENTER );
@@ -274,17 +272,17 @@ Track::handle ( int m )
         }
         default:
         {
-            Track_Widget *r = pushed ? pushed : event_widget();
+            Track_Widget *r = pushed() ? pushed() : event_widget();
 
             if ( r )
             {
                 int retval = r->dispatch( m );
 
                 if ( retval && m == FL_PUSH )
-                    pushed = r;
+                    _pushed = r;
 
                 if ( retval && m == FL_RELEASE )
-                    pushed = NULL;
+                    _pushed = NULL;
 
                 Loggable::block_start();
 
@@ -295,12 +293,12 @@ Track::handle ( int m )
                     _delete_queue.pop();
 
 
-                    if ( pushed == t )
-                        pushed = NULL;
-                    if ( belowmouse == t )
+                    if ( pushed() == t )
+                        _pushed = NULL;
+                    if ( belowmouse() == t )
                     {
-                        belowmouse->handle( FL_LEAVE );
-                        belowmouse = NULL;
+                        belowmouse()->handle( FL_LEAVE );
+                        _belowmouse = NULL;
                     }
 
                     delete t;
diff --git a/Track.H b/Track.H
index 2fa6cdb..e479e13 100644
--- a/Track.H
+++ b/Track.H
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ class Track : public Fl_Group, public Loggable
     char *_name;
 
     static queue <Track_Widget *> _delete_queue;
-    static Track_Widget *pushed;
+    static Track_Widget *_pushed;
+    static Track_Widget *_belowmouse;
 
 protected:
 
@@ -101,6 +102,9 @@ public:
             log_destroy();
         }
 
+    static Track_Widget *pushed ( void )  { return _pushed; };
+    static Track_Widget *belowmouse ( void )  { return _belowmouse; };
+
     const char * name ( void ) const { return _name; }
     void name ( char *s ) { if ( _name ) free( _name ); _name = s; }