diff --git a/extra/math/geometry/geometry.factor b/extra/math/geometry/geometry.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f70864aba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/math/geometry/geometry.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+IN: math.geometry
+
+GENERIC: width  ( object -- width )
+GENERIC: height ( object -- width )
+
+GENERIC# set-x! 1 ( object x -- object )
+GENERIC# set-y! 1 ( object y -- object )
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/math/geometry/rect/rect.factor b/extra/math/geometry/rect/rect.factor
index 51f42c22ca..d5b83e2715 100644
--- a/extra/math/geometry/rect/rect.factor
+++ b/extra/math/geometry/rect/rect.factor
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 
-USING: kernel arrays math.vectors ;
+USING: kernel arrays sequences math.vectors math.geometry accessors ;
 
 IN: math.geometry.rect
 
-TUPLE: rect { loc initial: { 0 0 } } { dim initial: { 0 0 } } ;
+TUPLE: rect loc dim ;
 
-: <zero-rect> ( -- rect ) rect new ;
+: init-rect ( rect -- rect ) { 0 0 } clone >>loc { 0 0 } clone >>dim ;
 
-C: <rect> rect
+: <rect> ( loc dim -- rect ) rect boa ;
+
+: <zero-rect> ( -- rect ) rect new init-rect ;
 
 M: array rect-loc ;
 
@@ -40,3 +42,8 @@ M: array rect-dim drop { 0 0 } ;
 : rect-union ( rect1 rect2 -- newrect )
     (rect-union) <extent-rect> ;
 
+M: rect width  ( rect -- width  ) dim>> first  ;
+M: rect height ( rect -- height ) dim>> second ;
+
+M: rect set-x! ( rect x -- rect ) over loc>> set-first  ;
+M: rect set-y! ( rect y -- rect ) over loc>> set-second ;
diff --git a/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor b/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor
index 0c2caebb3d..328d6eb749 100755
--- a/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/gadgets/gadgets.factor
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ M: gadget model-changed 2drop ;
 
 : nth-gadget ( n gadget -- child ) children>> nth ;
 
-: new-gadget ( class -- gadget )
-    new
-        { 0 1 } >>orientation
-        t >>visible?
-        { f f } >>graft-state ; inline
+: init-gadget ( gadget -- gadget )
+  init-rect
+  { 0 1 } >>orientation
+  t       >>visible?
+  { f f } >>graft-state ; inline
+
+: new-gadget ( class -- gadget ) new init-gadget ; inline
 
 : <gadget> ( -- gadget )
     gadget new-gadget ;