diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Region.C b/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
index 2915ead..45ab957 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Region.C
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <FL/Fl_Menu_Item.H>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-
 #include "Sequence.H"
 #include "Audio_Region.H"
 #include "Timeline.H"
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ Audio_Region::handle ( int m )
 
     int ret;
 
-    if ( Sequence_Region::handle( m ) )
+    if ( m != FL_RELEASE && Sequence_Region::handle( m ) )
         return 1;
 
     Logger _log( this );
@@ -361,6 +360,8 @@ Audio_Region::handle ( int m )
 
             copied = false;
 
+            sequence()->handle_widget_change( _r->start, _r->length );
+
             return 1;
         }
         case FL_DRAG:
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
index b9b1cb4..ca62b01 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.C
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "Track.H"
 
 #include "Engine/Audio_File.H" // for ::from_file()
+#include "Transport.H" // for locate()
 
 Audio_Sequence::Audio_Sequence ( Track *track ) : Sequence( track )
 {
@@ -116,6 +117,18 @@ deurlify ( char *url )
 }
 
 
+void
+Audio_Sequence::handle_widget_change ( nframes_t start, nframes_t length )
+{
+    /* a region has changed. we may need to rebuffer... */
+
+    /* trigger rebuffer */
+    /* FIXME: we really only need to rebuffer *this* sequence! */
+    /* FIXME: how does this fit into the selection? */
+    if ( start > transport->frame || start + length > transport->frame )
+        transport->locate( transport->frame );
+}
+
 void
 Audio_Sequence::draw ( void )
 {
diff --git a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H
index 4e25350..4b8eb88 100644
--- a/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Audio_Sequence.H
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ protected:
         }
 
 
+    void handle_widget_change ( nframes_t start, nframes_t length );
+
 public:
 
     LOG_CREATE_FUNC( Audio_Sequence );
diff --git a/Timeline/Loggable.H b/Timeline/Loggable.H
index b4ac22b..e961281 100644
--- a/Timeline/Loggable.H
+++ b/Timeline/Loggable.H
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ protected:
 
     void log_start ( void );
     void log_end ( void );
+
     void log_create  ( void ) const;
     void log_destroy ( void ) const;
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence.H b/Timeline/Sequence.H
index cb5d067..d488399 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence.H
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence.H
@@ -60,8 +60,14 @@ protected:
     std::list <Sequence_Widget *> _widgets;
     Sequence_Widget *event_widget ( void );
 
+
 public:
 
+    /* child classes should implement this if they need to take
+     special action when a widget is changed/moved/resized. /start/
+     and /length/ define the affected region */
+    virtual void handle_widget_change ( nframes_t start, nframes_t length ) { (void)(start + length); }
+
     /* welcome to C++ */
     LOG_NAME_FUNC( Sequence );
 
diff --git a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.C b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.C
index 8dcd433..7489c55 100644
--- a/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.C
+++ b/Timeline/Sequence_Widget.C
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ Sequence_Widget::end_drag ( void )
 
     timeline->unlock();
 
-    /* TODO: perhaps trigger rebuffer here? */
-
     delete _r;
     _r = &_range;