diff --git a/Timeline.C b/Timeline.C
index f2d07bb..27c9398 100644
--- a/Timeline.C
+++ b/Timeline.C
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ Timeline::draw ( void )
         draw_child( *hscroll );
         draw_child( *vscroll );
 
-//        redraw_overlay();
+        redraw_overlay();
         return;
     }
 
@@ -392,23 +392,34 @@ Timeline::draw ( void )
 void
 Timeline::draw_overlay ( void )
 {
+    fl_color( FL_BLUE );
+    fl_line_style( FL_DOT, 4 );
 
-    // TODO: draw selection rectangle here!
+    fl_rect( _selection.x, _selection.y, _selection.w, _selection.h );
 
+    fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 0 );
 
-/*     fl_color( FL_BLUE ); */
-/*     fl_line_style( FL_DOT, 4 ); */
+}
 
-/*     fl_rect( 300, 400, 200, 300 ); */
+// #include "Track_Widget.H"
 
-/*     fl_line_style( FL_SOLID, 0 ); */
+/** select all widgets in inside rectangle /r/ */
+void
+Timeline::select( const Rectangle &r )
+{
+    for ( int i = tracks->children(); i-- ; )
+    {
+        Track_Header *t = (Track_Header*)tracks->child( i );
 
+        if ( t->y() >= r.y && t->y() + t->h() <= r.y + r.h )
+            t->track()->select_range( r.x, r.w );
+    }
 }
 
-
 int
 Timeline::handle ( int m )
 {
+    static Drag *drag = NULL;
 
     switch ( m )
     {
@@ -418,43 +429,57 @@ Timeline::handle ( int m )
             {
                 case FL_Delete:
                 {
-
-/*                     for ( int i = tracks->children(); i--; ) */
-/*                     { */
-/*                         Track_Header *t = (Track_Header*)tracks->child( i ); */
-
-/*                         t->track()->remove_selected(); */
-/*                     } */
-
                     Track_Widget::delete_selected();
 
                     return 1;
-
                 }
-
             }
-        }
-
-/*         case FL_MOUSEWHEEL: */
-/*         { */
 
-/* //            vscroll->deactivate(); */
+            return 0;
+        }
+        default:
+        {
+            int r = Fl_Overlay_Window::handle( m );
 
-/*             int r = Fl_Overlay_Window::handle( m ); */
+            if ( r )
+                return r;
 
-/* /\*             vscroll->activate(); *\/ */
+            const int X = Fl::event_x();
+            const int Y = Fl::event_y();
 
-/*             if ( r ) */
-/*                 return r; */
+            switch ( m )
+            {
+                case FL_PUSH:
+                {
+                    drag = new Drag( X - x(), Y - y() );
+                    _selection.x = drag->x;
+                    _selection.y = drag->y;
+                    break;
+                }
+                case FL_DRAG:
+                {
+                    _selection.w = X - drag->x;
+                    _selection.h = Y - drag->y;
+                    break;
+                }
+                case FL_RELEASE:
+                {
+                    delete drag;
+                    drag = NULL;
 
-/* /\*             if ( hscroll->handle( m ) ) *\/ */
-/* /\*                 return 1; *\/ */
+                    select( _selection );
 
-/* /\*             return vscroll->handle( m ); *\/ */
+                    _selection.w = _selection.h = 0;
+                    break;
+                }
+                default:
+                    return 0;
+                    break;
+            }
 
-/*         } */
-        default:
-            return Fl_Overlay_Window::handle( m );
+            redraw_overlay();
+            return 1;
+        }
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/Timeline.H b/Timeline.H
index 7c23633..b5881e9 100644
--- a/Timeline.H
+++ b/Timeline.H
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ class Time_Track;
 #include <list>
 using std::list;
 
+
+struct Rectangle
+{
+    int x;
+    int y;
+    int w;
+    int h;
+
+    Rectangle ( ) : x( 0 ), y( 0 ), w( 0 ), h( 0 ) {}
+    Rectangle ( int X, int Y, int W, int H ) : x( X ), y( Y ), w( W ), h( H ) {}
+};
+
 struct Timeline : public Fl_Overlay_Window
 {
 
@@ -57,6 +69,8 @@ struct Timeline : public Fl_Overlay_Window
     int _old_xposition;
     int _old_yposition;
 
+    Rectangle _selection;
+
     bool _enable_measure_lines;
 
     enum snap_flags_e {
@@ -117,4 +131,6 @@ struct Timeline : public Fl_Overlay_Window
     void draw_overlay ( void );
     int handle ( int m );
 
+    void select( const Rectangle &r );
+
 };
diff --git a/Track.C b/Track.C
index edc0a9d..139c0f8 100644
--- a/Track.C
+++ b/Track.C
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Track::remove_selected ( void )
 Track_Widget *
 Track::event_widget ( void )
 {
-    int ets = timeline->xoffset + timeline->x_to_ts( Fl::event_x() - x() );
+    nframes_t ets = timeline->xoffset + timeline->x_to_ts( Fl::event_x() - x() );
     for ( list <Track_Widget *>::const_reverse_iterator r = _widgets.rbegin();  r != _widgets.rend(); r++ )
         if ( ets > (*r)->offset() && ets < (*r)->offset() + (*r)->length() )
             return (*r);
@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ Track::event_widget ( void )
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void
+Track::select_range ( int X, int W )
+{
+    nframes_t sts = timeline->xoffset + timeline->x_to_ts( X - x() );
+    nframes_t ets = sts + timeline->x_to_ts( W );
+
+    for ( list <Track_Widget *>::const_reverse_iterator r = _widgets.rbegin();  r != _widgets.rend(); r++ )
+        if ( ! ( (*r)->offset() > ets || (*r)->offset() + (*r)->length() < sts ) )
+            (*r)->select();
+}
+
 void
 Track::add ( Track_Widget *r )
 {
diff --git a/Track.H b/Track.H
index d49e65b..dccbe61 100644
--- a/Track.H
+++ b/Track.H
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ public:
     void remove ( Track_Widget *r );
     void add ( Track_Widget *r );
 
+    void select_range ( int X, int W );
+
     void remove_selected ( void );
 
     const list <Track_Widget *> widgets ( void ) const { return _widgets; }
diff --git a/Track_Widget.H b/Track_Widget.H
index 8bd54b3..9de4525 100644
--- a/Track_Widget.H
+++ b/Track_Widget.H
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 using namespace std;
 
+struct Drag
+{
+    /* mouse coords at start of drag */
+    int x;
+    int y;
+    int state;
+
+    Drag( int X, int Y ) : x( X ), y( Y ) { state = 0; }
+};
+
 /* Base class for virtual widget on a track */
 class Track_Widget : public Loggable
 {
@@ -45,15 +55,6 @@ protected:
     Fl_Color _color;                                            /* color of waveform */
     Fl_Color _box_color;                                        /* color of background (box) */
 
-    struct Drag
-    {
-        /* mouse coords at start of drag */
-        int x;
-        int y;
-        int state;
-
-        Drag( int X, int Y ) : x( X ), y( Y ) { state = 0; }
-    };
 
     Drag *_drag;
 
@@ -84,12 +85,18 @@ public:
 
     void select ( void )
         {
+            if ( selected() )
+                return;
+
             _selection.push_back( this );
+
+            redraw();
         }
 
     void deselect ( void )
         {
             _selection.remove( this );
+            redraw();
         }