diff --git a/Timeline/Loggable.C b/Timeline/Loggable.C
index 762ab5a..9bc006a 100644
--- a/Timeline/Loggable.C
+++ b/Timeline/Loggable.C
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ parse_alist( const char *s )
 
                 char *pair = (char*)malloc( l + 1 );
 
+                if ( c[ strlen( c ) - 1 ] == ' ' )
+                    --l;
+
                 strncpy( pair, c, l );
 
                 pair[ l ] = '\0';
@@ -119,9 +122,8 @@ parse_alist( const char *s )
                 if  ( *v == '"' )
                 {
 //                    v++;
-                    v[ strlen( v ) - 2 ] = '\0';
+                    v[ strlen( v ) - 1 ] = '\0';
                     memmove( v, v + 1, strlen( v ) + 1 );
-
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Region.C b/Timeline/Region.C
index 8fced44..55777b8 100644
--- a/Timeline/Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Region.C
@@ -221,9 +221,6 @@ Region::trim ( enum trim_e t, int X )
     }
 }
 
-/* convert a screen x coord into an offset into the region */
-#define x_to_offset( X ) ( timeline->x_to_ts( scroll_x() + ( (X) - _track->x() ) ) - _r->offset )
-
 int
 Region::handle ( int m )
 {
diff --git a/Timeline/Ruler_Point.H b/Timeline/Ruler_Point.H
index 2480c26..f542593 100644
--- a/Timeline/Ruler_Point.H
+++ b/Timeline/Ruler_Point.H
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ protected:
 
     Ruler_Point ( )
         {
-
         }
 
 public:
@@ -74,8 +73,10 @@ public:
     /* for loggable */
     LOG_CREATE_FUNC( Ruler_Point );
 
-    Ruler_Point ( nframes_t when, const char *name )
+    Ruler_Point ( Sequence *track, nframes_t when, const char *name )
         {
+            _track = track;
+
             _r->offset = when;
 
             _label = strdup( name );
diff --git a/Timeline/Ruler_Sequence.H b/Timeline/Ruler_Sequence.H
index f26e75a..5119210 100644
--- a/Timeline/Ruler_Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Ruler_Sequence.H
@@ -38,6 +38,30 @@ public:
         {
             Sequence::draw();
             timeline->draw_measure_BBT( x(), y(), w(), h(), FL_WHITE );
+        }
 
+    int handle ( int m )
+        {
+
+            if ( Sequence::handle( m ) )
+                return 1;
+
+            switch ( m )
+            {
+                case FL_PUSH:
+                {
+                    if ( Fl::event_button1() )
+                    {
+                        add( new Ruler_Point( this, x_to_offset( Fl::event_x() ), "mark" ) );
+                        redraw();
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                default:
+                    break;
+
+            }
+
+            return 0;
         }
 };
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence.C b/Timeline/Sequence.C
index 31505f0..831c7c3 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence.C
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ Sequence::~Sequence (  )
 //    log_destroy();
 }
 
+nframes_t
+Sequence::x_to_offset ( int X )
+{
+    return timeline->xoffset + timeline->x_to_ts( X - x() );
+}
+
 void
 Sequence::sort ( void )
 {
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence.H b/Timeline/Sequence.H
index 9eb7f82..4572cdc 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence.H
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 #include <list>
 
-// using namespace std;
-
 class Track;
 class Sequence_Widget;
 
@@ -97,6 +95,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~Sequence (  );
 
+    nframes_t x_to_offset ( int X );
+
     const char * name ( void ) const { return _name; }
     void name ( const char *s )
         {
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
index 1dd842b..34fc7ab 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.H
@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@ public:
     void start ( nframes_t v ) { _r->start = v; }
     nframes_t start ( void ) const { return _r->start; }
 
+    /** convert a screen x coord into an offset into the region */
+    nframes_t x_to_offset ( int X )
+        {
+            return timeline->x_to_ts( scroll_x() + ( X - _track->x() ) ) - _r->offset;
+        }
 
     int active_r ( void ) const { return _track->active_r(); }
     virtual nframes_t length ( void ) const { return _r->end - _r->start; }
diff --git a/Timeline/Timeline.C b/Timeline/Timeline.C
index a39c050..83bcc40 100644
--- a/Timeline/Timeline.C
+++ b/Timeline/Timeline.C
@@ -492,9 +492,6 @@ Timeline::draw ( void )
 
     if ( damage() & FL_DAMAGE_CHILD )
     {
-//        draw_box( box(), 0, 0, w(), h(), color() );
-
-//        fl_push_clip( rulers->x(), rulers->y(), rulers->w() - vscroll->w(), rulers->h() );
         fl_push_clip( rulers->x(), rulers->y(), rulers->w(), rulers->h() );
         update_child( *rulers );
         fl_pop_clip();
diff --git a/Timeline/main.C b/Timeline/main.C
index bee06f9..c8a138e 100644
--- a/Timeline/main.C
+++ b/Timeline/main.C
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "Timeline.H"
 #include "Tempo_Sequence.H"
 #include "Time_Sequence.H"
+#include "Ruler_Sequence.H"
 #include "Control_Sequence.H"
 
 #include "Transport.H"
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ main ( int argc, char **argv )
     LOG_REGISTER_CREATE( Region );
     LOG_REGISTER_CREATE( Time_Point );
     LOG_REGISTER_CREATE( Tempo_Point );
+    LOG_REGISTER_CREATE( Ruler_Point );
     LOG_REGISTER_CREATE( Control_Point );
     LOG_REGISTER_CREATE( Track );
     LOG_REGISTER_CREATE( Audio_Sequence );