diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a18c0d2..7b4c48a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FLTK_LIBS := `fltk-config --ldflags`
 JACK_LIBS := `pkg-config --libs jack`
 SNDFILE_LIBS := `pkg-config --libs sndfile`
 
-CXXFLAGS := -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -ggdb -Wall -O0 -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
+CXXFLAGS := -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" -ggdb -Wextra -Wno-missing-field-initializers -O0 -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
 
 all: makedepend FL Timeline Mixer
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Annotation_Point.H b/Timeline/Annotation_Point.H
index c60ee62..b674754 100644
--- a/Timeline/Annotation_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Annotation_Point.H
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ public:
             log_create();
         }
 
-    Annotation_Point ( const Annotation_Point &rhs )
+    Annotation_Point ( const Annotation_Point &rhs ) : Sequence_Point( rhs )
         {
-            _r->start = rhs._r->start;
-            _label = strdup( rhs._label );
+            log_create();
         }
 
     ~Annotation_Point ( )
diff --git a/Timeline/Annotation_Region.C b/Timeline/Annotation_Region.C
index 243e619..e3f34fa 100644
--- a/Timeline/Annotation_Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Annotation_Region.C
@@ -62,12 +62,11 @@ Annotation_Region::Annotation_Region ( Sequence *sequence, nframes_t when, const
     log_create();
 }
 
-Annotation_Region::Annotation_Region ( const Annotation_Region &rhs )
+Annotation_Region::Annotation_Region ( const Annotation_Region &rhs ) : Sequence_Region( rhs )
 {
-    _r->start = rhs._r->start;
-    _r->length = rhs._r->length;
-
     _label = strdup( rhs._label );
+
+    log_create();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Annotation_Region.H b/Timeline/Annotation_Region.H
index 0197c9d..1ad9975 100644
--- a/Timeline/Annotation_Region.H
+++ b/Timeline/Annotation_Region.H
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ protected:
             _label = NULL;
         }
 
+    Annotation_Region ( const Annotation_Region &rhs );
+
 public:
 
     /* for loggable */
@@ -56,7 +58,6 @@ public:
     SEQUENCE_WIDGET_CLONE_FUNC( Annotation_Region );
 
     Annotation_Region ( Sequence *track, nframes_t when, const char *name );
-    Annotation_Region ( const Annotation_Region &rhs );
     virtual ~Annotation_Region ( );
 
     void draw_box ( void );
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Region.C b/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
index 8bddddd..8cc0ac7 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ Audio_Region::init ( void )
 }
 
 /* copy constructor */
-Audio_Region::Audio_Region ( const Audio_Region & rhs )
+Audio_Region::Audio_Region ( const Audio_Region & rhs ) : Sequence_Region( rhs )
 {
-    *((Sequence_Region*)this) = (Sequence_Region &)rhs;
+//    *((Sequence_Region*)this) = (Sequence_Region &)rhs;
 
     _clip      = rhs._clip;
     _scale     = rhs._scale;
diff --git a/Timeline/Control_Point.C b/Timeline/Control_Point.C
index a9572c4..757a537 100644
--- a/Timeline/Control_Point.C
+++ b/Timeline/Control_Point.C
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ Control_Point::Control_Point ( Sequence *t, nframes_t when, float y )
     log_create();
 }
 
-Control_Point::Control_Point ( const Control_Point &rhs )
+Control_Point::Control_Point ( const Control_Point &rhs ) : Sequence_Point( rhs )
 {
-    _r->start = rhs._r->start;
     _y = rhs._y;
+
+    log_create();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/Timeline/Control_Point.H b/Timeline/Control_Point.H
index 1816543..2eff4eb 100644
--- a/Timeline/Control_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Control_Point.H
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ protected:
     virtual void get ( Log_Entry &e ) const;
     virtual void set ( Log_Entry &e );
 
+    Control_Point ( const Control_Point &rhs );
+
 public:
 
 
@@ -44,7 +46,6 @@ public:
     SEQUENCE_WIDGET_CLONE_FUNC( Control_Point );
 
     Control_Point ( Sequence *t, nframes_t when, float y );
-    Control_Point ( const Control_Point &rhs );
 
     ~Control_Point ( )
         {
diff --git a/Timeline/Loggable.H b/Timeline/Loggable.H
index 80c1f58..c6e8fee 100644
--- a/Timeline/Loggable.H
+++ b/Timeline/Loggable.H
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ protected:
     void log_create  ( void ) const;
     void log_destroy ( void ) const;
 
+    /* leaf subclasses *must* call log_create() at the end of their copy contructors */
+    Loggable ( const Loggable &rhs )
+        {
+            /* FIXME: get a real id here!!! */
+            _id = 0;
+        }
+
 public:
 
 //    virtual const char *class_name ( void ) const = 0;
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Point.C b/Timeline/Sequence_Point.C
index 7f56763..1b1e052 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Point.C
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Point.C
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ Sequence_Point::get ( Log_Entry &e ) const
 void
 Sequence_Point::set ( Log_Entry &e )
 {
-    Sequence_Widget::set( e );
-
     for ( int i = 0; i < e.size(); ++i )
     {
         const char *s, *v;
@@ -42,6 +40,8 @@ Sequence_Point::set ( Log_Entry &e )
         }
 
     }
+
+    Sequence_Widget::set( e );
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Point.H b/Timeline/Sequence_Point.H
index 444681a..69f1466 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Point.H
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ protected:
     void get ( Log_Entry &e ) const;
     void set ( Log_Entry &e );
 
+    Sequence_Point ( const Sequence_Point &rhs ) : Sequence_Widget( rhs )
+        {
+            if ( _label )
+                _label = strdup( rhs._label );
+        }
+
 public:
 
     const char *name ( void ) const { return _label; }
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Region.H b/Timeline/Sequence_Region.H
index 53ad89a..d5a49ac 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Region.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Region.H
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ protected:
 
         }
 
+    Sequence_Region ( const Sequence_Region &rhs ) : Sequence_Widget( rhs )
+        {
+
+        }
+
 public:
 
     LOG_NAME_FUNC( Region );
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
index 8d05710..0946dfe 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ class Sequence_Widget : public Loggable
 
     static Fl_Color _selection_color;
 
-    /* can't have this */
-    Sequence_Widget ( const Sequence_Widget &rhs );
 
 protected:
 
@@ -82,6 +80,20 @@ protected:
     virtual void get ( Log_Entry &e ) const;
     virtual void set ( Log_Entry &e );
 
+    /* careful with this, it doesn't journal */
+    Sequence_Widget ( const Sequence_Widget &rhs ) : Loggable( rhs )
+        {
+            _drag = NULL;
+
+            _sequence = rhs._sequence;
+
+            _range = rhs._range;
+            _r = &_range;
+
+            _color = rhs._color;
+            _box_color = rhs._box_color;
+        };
+
 public:
 
     Sequence_Widget ( )
diff --git a/Timeline/Tempo_Point.C b/Timeline/Tempo_Point.C
index be9d6ca..a9348a4 100644
--- a/Timeline/Tempo_Point.C
+++ b/Timeline/Tempo_Point.C
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 void
 Tempo_Point::get ( Log_Entry &e ) const
 {
-    Sequence_Point::get( e );
+//    Sequence_Point::get( e );
 
+    e.add( ":start", start() );
     e.add( ":tempo", _tempo );
 }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H b/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H
index 556018d..b11dac0 100644
--- a/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Tempo_Point.H
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ public:
 
     ~Tempo_Point ( );
 
-    Tempo_Point ( const Tempo_Point &rhs )
+    Tempo_Point ( const Tempo_Point &rhs ) : Sequence_Point( rhs )
         {
-            _r->offset = rhs._r->offset;
             _tempo = rhs._tempo;
+
+            log_create();
         }
 
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Time_Point.C b/Timeline/Time_Point.C
index 1fb2629..7686b15 100644
--- a/Timeline/Time_Point.C
+++ b/Timeline/Time_Point.C
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 void
 Time_Point::get ( Log_Entry &e ) const
 {
+//    Sequence_Point::get( e );
 
-    Sequence_Point::get( e );
-
+    e.add( ":start", start() );
     e.add( ":beats_per_bar", _time.beats_per_bar );
     e.add( ":beat_type",     _time.beat_type     );
 }
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ Time_Point::Time_Point ( nframes_t when, int bpb, int note ) : _time( bpb, note
     log_create();
 }
 
-Time_Point::Time_Point ( const Time_Point &rhs )
+Time_Point::Time_Point ( const Time_Point &rhs ) : Sequence_Point( rhs )
 {
-    _r->offset = rhs._r->offset;
     _time = rhs._time;
+
+    log_create();
 }