diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs
index 1563d392..29bf154b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/effect_controls.rs
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.effect.{}.twirl", g.uid), tw, &g.name);
         let rename_id = egui::Id::new(("ec-rename", g.uid));
         let editing: Option<String> = ctx.data(|d| d.get_temp(rename_id));
-        let reset = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(r.max.x - 96.0, r.min.y + 4.0), vec2(40.0, 18.0));
+        let reset = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(r.max.x - 96.0, r.center().y - 9.0), vec2(40.0, 18.0));
         if let Some(mut value) = editing.as_ref().cloned() {
             let name_rect = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(tw.max.x + 6.0, r.min.y + 2.0), pos2(reset.min.x - 6.0, r.max.y - 2.0));
             let response = ui.put(name_rect, egui::TextEdit::singleline(&mut value).id(rename_id.with("field")).font(Tokens::semibold(12.0)));
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
             actions.push(("effect.reset".into(), json!({"layer": layer.id.0, "effect": g.uid})));
         }
         // About…: the effect's name and category (AE's About dialog).
-        let about = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(r.max.x - 50.0, r.min.y + 4.0), vec2(44.0, 18.0));
+        let about = Rect::from_min_size(pos2(r.max.x - 50.0, r.center().y - 9.0), vec2(44.0, 18.0));
         let aresp = ui.interact(about, egui::Id::new(("ec-about", g.uid)), Sense::click());
         bp.text(about.center(), Align2::CENTER_CENTER, crate::i18n::tr("About..."), Tokens::ui(11.5), if aresp.hovered() { t.hot_text } else { t.text_dim });
         app.auto.add(&format!("effectControls.effect.{}.about", g.uid), about, "About");
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
index fd93b991..465971a4 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/project.rs
@@ -673,11 +673,14 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
                 let cell = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(x0 + 27.0, r.min.y + 1.0), pos2((x0 + 33.0 + g.size().x).min(name_clip.max.x), r.max.y - 1.0));
                 lp.with_clip_rect(name_clip.expand2(vec2(3.0, 0.0))).rect_filled(cell, 0.0, Color32::from_rgb(0xa6, 0xa6, 0xa6));
             }
-            lp.with_clip_rect(name_clip).text(
+            // Long names end in "…" before the label column instead of being cut mid-glyph.
+            widgets::text_fit(
+                &lp.with_clip_rect(name_clip),
                 pos2(x0 + 30.0, r.center().y),
                 Align2::LEFT_CENTER,
                 &it.name,
                 Tokens::ui(12.0),
+                name_clip.max.x - (x0 + 30.0) - 2.0,
                 if selected { Color32::from_gray(0x16) } else { t.text },
             );
         }
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
index 535a8dc2..4f7bb40e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/timeline.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,25 @@ pub(crate) fn bar_color(label: Color32, selected: bool) -> Color32 {
     Color32::from_rgb(mix(label.r()), mix(label.g()), mix(label.b()))
 }
 
+/// How far a layer bar's trim zones reach past its ends and into it, in points. After Effects'
+/// zones straddle each end, so the pointer needn't land inside the bar.
+const TRIM_OUTSIDE: f32 = 4.0;
+const TRIM_INSIDE: f32 = 5.0;
+
+/// A layer bar's body (drag to move) and its In/Out trim zones. Short bars keep their middle
+/// third as body; a bar too short for that is all trim zones (the Out one on top).
+fn trim_zones(bar: Rect) -> (Rect, Rect, Rect) {
+    let inside = TRIM_INSIDE.min(bar.width() / 3.0).max(0.0);
+    let in_r = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(bar.min.x - TRIM_OUTSIDE, bar.min.y), pos2(bar.min.x + inside, bar.max.y));
+    let out_r = Rect::from_min_max(pos2(bar.max.x - inside, bar.min.y), pos2(bar.max.x + TRIM_OUTSIDE, bar.max.y));
+    (bar.shrink2(vec2(inside, 0.0)), in_r, out_r)
+}
+
+/// The trim cursor over a layer bar's ends: the horizontal resize arrow.
+fn trim_cursor(ctx: &egui::Context) {
+    ctx.set_cursor_icon(egui::CursorIcon::ResizeHorizontal);
+}
+
 /// Darken part `r` of a layer bar and stripe it diagonally in its label colour (where the layer
 /// runs past its source). Only the visible part is drawn.
 fn stripes(p: &egui::Painter, r: Rect, label: Color32) {
@@ -1668,7 +1687,11 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
         pr.line_segment([pos2(x, ruler.max.y - 10.0), pos2(x, ruler.max.y)], Stroke::new(1.0, t.tl_ruler_tick));
         let fno = (s / fd).round() as i64;
         let label = ruler_label(fno, fps_i, &app.session.project.settings);
-        pr.text(pos2(x + 3.0, ruler.max.y - 16.0), Align2::LEFT_CENTER, label, Tokens::ui(10.0), t.tl_ruler_text);
+        // A label that would run under the marker bin is left out rather than cut to a stray digit.
+        let g = pr.layout_no_wrap(label, Tokens::ui(10.0), t.tl_ruler_text);
+        if x + 3.0 + g.size().x <= bin.min.x {
+            pr.galley(pos2(x + 3.0, ruler.max.y - 16.0 - g.size().y / 2.0), g, t.tl_ruler_text);
+        }
         for k in 1..5 {
             let xx = tm.x(s + secs_per_label * k as f64 / 5.0);
             pr.line_segment([pos2(xx, ruler.max.y - 4.0), pos2(xx, ruler.max.y)], Stroke::new(1.0, t.tl_ruler_tick.gamma_multiply(0.6)));
@@ -2217,8 +2240,12 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
                                 continue;
                             }
                             let gresp = ui
-                                .interact(gr, egui::Id::new(("ghost", side, layer.id.0)), Sense::drag())
+                                .interact(gr, egui::Id::new(("ghost", side, layer.id.0)), Sense::click_and_drag())
                                 .on_hover_text(crate::i18n::tr("Drag to slip the source"));
+                            // Outside the bar it is empty track area: a plain click deselects.
+                            if gresp.clicked() && !ui.input(|i| i.modifiers.shift || i.modifiers.command) {
+                                actions.push(("layer.select".into(), json!({"layers": []})));
+                            }
                             app.auto.add(&format!("timeline.layer.{}.source{}", layer.id.0, side), gr, "Slip");
                             if gresp.hovered() || gresp.dragged() {
                                 ctx.set_cursor_icon(egui::CursorIcon::ResizeHorizontal);
@@ -2245,16 +2272,14 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
                     }
                     app.auto.add(&format!("timeline.layer.{}.bar", layer.id.0), bar, &layer.name);
                     // Interactions: move body, trim edges.
-                    let edge_w = 6.0;
-                    let body = ui.interact(bar.shrink2(vec2(edge_w, 0.0)), egui::Id::new(("bar", layer.id.0)), Sense::click_and_drag());
-                    let (in_r, out_r) =
-                        (Rect::from_min_max(bar.min, pos2(bar.min.x + edge_w, bar.max.y)), Rect::from_min_max(pos2(bar.max.x - edge_w, bar.min.y), bar.max));
+                    let (body_r, in_r, out_r) = trim_zones(bar);
+                    let body = ui.interact(body_r, egui::Id::new(("bar", layer.id.0)), Sense::click_and_drag());
                     let lin = ui.interact(in_r, egui::Id::new(("bar-in", layer.id.0)), Sense::drag());
                     let lout = ui.interact(out_r, egui::Id::new(("bar-out", layer.id.0)), Sense::drag());
                     app.auto.add(&format!("timeline.layer.{}.bar.in", layer.id.0), in_r, "Trim In");
                     app.auto.add(&format!("timeline.layer.{}.bar.out", layer.id.0), out_r, "Trim Out");
                     if lin.hovered() || lout.hovered() || lin.dragged() || lout.dragged() {
-                        ctx.set_cursor_icon(egui::CursorIcon::ResizeHorizontal);
+                        trim_cursor(&ctx);
                     }
                     if body.double_clicked()
                         && let Some(a) = double_click_action(layer)
@@ -3012,14 +3037,11 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
     if graph_on {
         super::graph::show(app, ui, &gp, &comp, &ectx, tm, Rect::from_min_max(pos2(graph_x0, rows_rect.min.y), rows_rect.max), &mut actions);
     }
-    // Empty-area click in the graph: deselect keys (below the last row, the layers too, as in
-    // After Effects); drag: box-select keys.
-    if empty.clicked() {
-        actions.push(("keys.select".into(), json!({"keys": []})));
-        let below = empty.interact_pointer_pos().is_some_and(|p| hit_rows.iter().all(|(r, _)| p.y > r.max.y));
-        if below && !ui.input(|i| i.modifiers.shift || i.modifiers.command) {
-            actions.push(("layer.select".into(), json!({"layers": []})));
-        }
+    // A plain click on empty track area (beside a layer's bar, on a property row's empty span or
+    // below the last row) deselects the layers and their keys and properties, as in After
+    // Effects; Shift / Cmd keep the selection. Drag: box-select keys.
+    if empty.clicked() && !ui.input(|i| i.modifiers.shift || i.modifiers.command) {
+        actions.push(("layer.select".into(), json!({"layers": []})));
     }
     if let (true, Some(origin), Some(cur)) =
         (empty.dragged(), empty.interact_pointer_pos().and_then(|_| ctx.input(|i| i.pointer.press_origin())), empty.interact_pointer_pos())
@@ -3147,7 +3169,13 @@ pub fn show(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, rect: Rect) {
                 }
             }
         }
-        actions.push(("keys.select".into(), json!({"keys": keys, "add": ui.input(|i| i.modifiers.shift), "selectProperties": true})));
+        let mods = ui.input(|i| i.modifiers);
+        if keys.is_empty() && !(mods.shift || mods.command) {
+            // A marquee that catches nothing leaves nothing selected (layers included).
+            actions.push(("layer.select".into(), json!({"layers": []})));
+        } else {
+            actions.push(("keys.select".into(), json!({"keys": keys, "add": mods.shift, "selectProperties": true})));
+        }
     }
 
     // CTI.
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_text.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_text.rs
index f4604f2e..57b34b29 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_text.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/panels/viewer_text.rs
@@ -118,12 +118,23 @@ fn edited(app: &EffectcraftApp, ectx: &EvalCtx, lid: LayerId) -> Option<Edited>
     Some(Edited { layer, doc, lay, m, inv, carets })
 }
 
-/// The topmost text layer whose text is under screen point `s`.
-fn text_layer_at(app: &EffectcraftApp, ectx: &EvalCtx, map: &ViewerMap, s: Pos2) -> Option<Edited> {
-    super::viewer::selectable_layers(ectx.comp, ectx.time)
+/// Type-tool clicks prefer a selected text layer, as viewer dragging does (#230).
+/// Double-clicks retain topmost picking. Both use the same visibility/lock/time/solo filter.
+fn text_layer_at(app: &EffectcraftApp, ectx: &EvalCtx, map: &ViewerMap, s: Pos2, prefer_selected: bool) -> Option<Edited> {
+    let mut topmost = None;
+    for e in super::viewer::selectable_layers(ectx.comp, ectx.time)
         .filter(|l| matches!(l.source, LayerSource::Text))
         .filter_map(|l| edited(app, ectx, l.id))
-        .find(|e| e.contains(map, s))
+        .filter(|e| e.contains(map, s))
+    {
+        if !prefer_selected || app.session.state.selected_layers.contains(&e.layer.id) {
+            return Some(e);
+        }
+        if topmost.is_none() {
+            topmost = Some(e);
+        }
+    }
+    topmost
 }
 
 fn exec(app: &mut EffectcraftApp, id: &str, p: Value) -> Option<Value> {
@@ -223,7 +234,7 @@ pub fn hook(
             }
         }
         if !handled && type_tool {
-            if let Some(e) = text_layer_at(app, ectx, map, pos) {
+            if let Some(e) = text_layer_at(app, ectx, map, pos, true) {
                 let ci = e.hit(map, pos);
                 exec(app, "text.edit", json!({"layer": e.layer.id.0, "caret": ci}));
                 drag = Some(Drag::Select { layer: e.layer.id });
@@ -325,7 +336,7 @@ pub fn hook(
                 owns = true;
             }
             _ if !matches!(tool, Tool::Hand | Tool::Zoom) && !tool.is_pen() && !type_tool => {
-                if let Some(e) = text_layer_at(app, ectx, map, p) {
+                if let Some(e) = text_layer_at(app, ectx, map, p, false) {
                     exec(app, "text.edit", json!({"layer": e.layer.id.0}));
                     ui.memory_mut(|m| m.request_focus(focus_id()));
                     owns = true;
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_text_edit.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_text_edit.rs
index d3be6a44..d147529b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_text_edit.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_text_edit.rs
@@ -464,3 +464,109 @@ fn timeline_double_click_on_a_text_layer_edits_its_text() {
         assert_eq!(layer_doc(&h.state().session, LayerId(lid)).unwrap().text, "gamma", "typing replaced the text ({target})");
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn duplicated_text_boxes_both_remain_editable() {
+    let mut a = app();
+    let original = a
+        .session
+        .execute("layer.newText", json!({"text": "alpha beta", "size": 40, "position": [40, 100], "justify": "left", "box": [40, 60, 250, 100]}))
+        .unwrap()["layer"]
+        .as_u64()
+        .unwrap();
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).with_step_dt(1.0 / 60.0).build_eframe(move |_| a);
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    h.state_mut().ui.focused = PanelKind::Composition;
+    key(&mut h, Key::D, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    let duplicate = h.state().session.state.selected_layers[0].0;
+    assert_ne!(original, duplicate);
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("prop.set", json!({"layer": duplicate, "path": "transform/position", "value": [465, 110]})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    for (layer, x, text) in [(original, 80.0, "original edited"), (duplicate, 380.0, "duplicate edited")] {
+        h.run_steps(40);
+        let comp = rect(&h, "viewer.comp");
+        let k = comp.width() / 640.0;
+        let p = comp.min + egui::vec2(x * k, 85.0 * k);
+        click(&mut h, p, Modifiers::NONE);
+        click(&mut h, p, Modifiers::NONE);
+        assert_eq!(edited(&h).0, layer);
+        type_text(&mut h, text);
+        key(&mut h, Key::Escape, Modifiers::NONE);
+        assert_eq!(layer_doc(&h.state().session, LayerId(layer)).unwrap().text, text);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn overlapping_duplicate_text_remains_editable_by_double_click_and_selected_type_tool() {
+    let mut a = app();
+    let original = a.session.execute("layer.newText", json!({"text": "alpha beta", "size": 40, "box": [40, 60, 250, 100]})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).with_step_dt(1.0 / 60.0).build_eframe(move |_| a);
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    h.state_mut().ui.focused = PanelKind::Composition;
+    key(&mut h, Key::D, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    let duplicate = h.state().session.state.selected_layers[0].0;
+    assert_ne!(original, duplicate);
+    let comp = rect(&h, "viewer.comp");
+    let p = comp.min + egui::vec2(80.0, 85.0) * (comp.width() / 640.0);
+    click(&mut h, p, Modifiers::NONE);
+    click(&mut h, p, Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert_eq!(edited(&h).0, duplicate, "double-click edits the topmost overlapping copy");
+    type_text(&mut h, "copy edited");
+    assert_eq!(edited(&h).1, "copy edited");
+    key(&mut h, Key::Z, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    assert_eq!(edited(&h).1, "alpha beta", "undo restores the duplicate's text");
+    key(&mut h, Key::Escape, Modifiers::NONE);
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": [original]})).unwrap();
+    h.state_mut().ui.focused = PanelKind::Composition;
+    key(&mut h, Key::T, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    h.run_steps(40);
+    click(&mut h, p, Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert_eq!(edited(&h).0, original, "the Type tool must honor the explicitly selected overlapping text layer");
+    key(&mut h, Key::A, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    type_text(&mut h, "original edited");
+    assert_eq!(edited(&h).1, "original edited");
+    assert_eq!(layer_doc(&h.state().session, LayerId(duplicate)).unwrap().text, "alpha beta", "editing the original leaves the duplicate unchanged");
+    key(&mut h, Key::Z, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    assert_eq!(edited(&h).1, "alpha beta");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn type_tool_selected_text_preference_skips_ineligible_layers_and_falls_back_to_topmost() {
+    for exclusion in ["hidden", "locked", "inactive", "unsoloed", "outside", "unselected"] {
+        let mut a = app();
+        let mut ids = vec![];
+        for _ in 0..2 {
+            ids.push(
+                a.session.execute("layer.newText", json!({"text": "alpha beta", "size": 40, "box": [40, 60, 250, 100]})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap(),
+            );
+        }
+        let original = ids[0];
+        let topmost = ids[1];
+        match exclusion {
+            "hidden" | "locked" => {
+                let switch = if exclusion == "hidden" { "video" } else { "locked" };
+                a.session.execute("layer.setSwitch", json!({"layers": [original], "switch": switch, "value": exclusion == "locked"})).unwrap();
+            }
+            "inactive" => {
+                let cid = a.session.active_comp_id().unwrap();
+                std::sync::Arc::make_mut(&mut a.session.project).comp_mut(cid).unwrap().layer_mut(LayerId(original)).unwrap().out_point =
+                    effectcraft_engine::time::Tick::ZERO;
+            }
+            "unsoloed" => {
+                a.session.execute("layer.setSwitch", json!({"layers": [topmost], "switch": "solo", "value": true})).unwrap();
+            }
+            "outside" => {
+                a.session.execute("prop.set", json!({"layer": original, "path": "transform/position", "value": [500, 300]})).unwrap();
+            }
+            _ => {}
+        }
+        a.session.state.selected_layers = if exclusion == "unselected" { vec![] } else { vec![LayerId(original)] };
+        a.ui.tool = effectcraft_ui_egui::state::Tool::Type;
+        let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(egui::vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).with_step_dt(1.0 / 60.0).build_eframe(move |_| a);
+        h.run_steps(3);
+        let comp = rect(&h, "viewer.comp");
+        let p = comp.min + egui::vec2(80.0, 85.0) * (comp.width() / 640.0);
+        click(&mut h, p, Modifiers::NONE);
+        assert_eq!(edited(&h).0, topmost, "{exclusion} selected text must not override the eligible hit");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_timeline_trim.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_timeline_trim.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d66bf5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_timeline_trim.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+//! Trimming layers in the Timeline as in After Effects: the pointer over either end of a layer
+//! bar (a few points inside it or just outside) shows the trim cursor, and dragging that end
+//! moves the layer's In or Out point.
+use effectcraft_engine::Session;
+use effectcraft_engine::project::LayerId;
+use effectcraft_ui_egui::EffectcraftApp;
+use egui::{CursorIcon, Event, Modifiers, Pos2, pos2, vec2};
+use egui_kittest::Harness;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+/// A 10 s comp at 30 fps with a solid trimmed to 2–6 s and a 20 s precomp trimmed to 3–7 s (its
+/// source runs past both ends, so the slip zones sit right beside its bar's ends).
+fn harness() -> (Harness<'static, EffectcraftApp>, u64, u64) {
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Inner", "width": 320, "height": 180, "frameRate": 30, "duration": 20})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "Main", "width": 320, "height": 180, "frameRate": 30, "duration": 10})).unwrap();
+    let solid = s.execute("layer.newSolid", json!({"name": "Plate", "color": "#406080"})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.timing", json!({"layers": [solid], "in": 2.0, "out": 6.0})).unwrap();
+    let pre = s.execute("layer.addItem", json!({"item": "Inner"})).unwrap()["layer"].as_u64().unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.timing", json!({"layers": [pre], "in": 3.0, "out": 7.0})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": []})).unwrap();
+    let app = EffectcraftApp::new(s);
+    let mut h = Harness::builder().with_size(vec2(1600.0, 1000.0)).build_eframe(|_| app);
+    h.run_steps(4);
+    (h, solid, pre)
+}
+
+fn bar(h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, layer: u64) -> egui::Rect {
+    let e = h.state().auto.find(&format!("timeline.layer.{layer}.bar")).expect("layer bar").clone();
+    egui::Rect::from_min_size(pos2(e.rect[0], e.rect[1]), vec2(e.rect[2], e.rect[3]))
+}
+
+/// The cursor shown with the pointer resting at `p`.
+fn cursor_at(h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, p: Pos2) -> CursorIcon {
+    h.event(Event::PointerMoved(p));
+    h.run_steps(3);
+    h.output().platform_output.cursor_icon
+}
+
+/// (in, out, start) of `layer` in seconds.
+fn timing(h: &Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, layer: u64) -> (f64, f64, f64) {
+    let comp = h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap();
+    let l = comp.layer(LayerId(layer)).unwrap();
+    (l.in_point.seconds(), l.out_point.seconds(), l.start_time.seconds())
+}
+
+fn drag(h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, from: Pos2, to: Pos2) {
+    h.event(Event::PointerMoved(from));
+    h.step();
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: from, button: egui::PointerButton::Primary, pressed: true, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.step();
+    for k in 1..=10 {
+        h.event(Event::PointerMoved(from + (to - from) * (k as f32 / 10.0)));
+        h.step();
+    }
+    h.event(Event::PointerButton { pos: to, button: egui::PointerButton::Primary, pressed: false, modifiers: Modifiers::NONE });
+    h.run_steps(3);
+}
+
+/// Both ends of every bar show the trim cursor, just inside and just outside the end; the middle
+/// doesn't. The same holds for a selected layer, a twirled-open layer and a short bar.
+fn assert_trim_cursor_at_ends(h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, layer: u64, case: &str) {
+    let b = bar(h, layer);
+    let y = b.center().y;
+    for (what, x) in [("in, outside", b.min.x - 3.0), ("in, inside", b.min.x + 2.0), ("out, inside", b.max.x - 2.0), ("out, outside", b.max.x + 3.0)] {
+        assert_eq!(cursor_at(h, pos2(x, y)), CursorIcon::ResizeHorizontal, "{case}: layer {layer} {what} (bar {b:?})");
+    }
+    if b.width() > 40.0 {
+        assert_ne!(cursor_at(h, b.center()), CursorIcon::ResizeHorizontal, "{case}: the middle of the bar moves, it doesn't trim");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn bar_ends_show_the_trim_cursor() {
+    let (mut h, solid, pre) = harness();
+    assert_trim_cursor_at_ends(&mut h, solid, "unselected solid");
+    assert_trim_cursor_at_ends(&mut h, pre, "precomp with slip zones beside its ends");
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": [solid]})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_trim_cursor_at_ends(&mut h, solid, "selected");
+    h.state_mut().ui.timeline.open_layers.insert(solid);
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_trim_cursor_at_ends(&mut h, solid, "twirled open");
+    assert_trim_cursor_at_ends(&mut h, pre, "below a twirled-open layer");
+    // Three frames long: still trims from both ends.
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.timing", json!({"layers": [solid], "in": 2.0, "out": 2.1})).unwrap();
+    h.run_steps(2);
+    assert_trim_cursor_at_ends(&mut h, solid, "short bar");
+}
+
+/// The trim zones show the horizontal resize cursor; the bar body doesn't.
+#[test]
+fn trim_zones_show_the_resize_cursor() {
+    let (mut h, solid, _) = harness();
+    let b = bar(&h, solid);
+    assert_eq!(cursor_at(&mut h, pos2(b.max.x, b.center().y)), CursorIcon::ResizeHorizontal);
+    assert_ne!(cursor_at(&mut h, b.center()), CursorIcon::ResizeHorizontal, "trim cursor leaked onto the bar body");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn dragging_bar_ends_trims_in_and_out() {
+    let (mut h, solid, pre) = harness();
+    let b = bar(&h, solid);
+    let pps = b.width() as f64 / 4.0;
+    let y = b.center().y;
+    // Out end, grabbed just inside, one second to the left.
+    drag(&mut h, pos2(b.max.x - 2.0, y), pos2(b.max.x - 2.0 - pps as f32, y));
+    let (i, o, s) = timing(&h, solid);
+    assert!((i - 2.0).abs() < 1e-6 && (o - 5.0).abs() < 1.5 / 30.0 && s.abs() < 1e-6, "out trimmed to ~5 s: in {i} out {o} start {s}");
+    // In end, grabbed just inside, one second to the right.
+    let b = bar(&h, solid);
+    drag(&mut h, pos2(b.min.x + 2.0, y), pos2(b.min.x + 2.0 + pps as f32, y));
+    let (i, o2, s) = timing(&h, solid);
+    assert!((i - 3.0).abs() < 1.5 / 30.0 && (o2 - o).abs() < 1e-6 && s.abs() < 1e-6, "in trimmed to ~3 s: in {i} out {o2} start {s}");
+    // The precomp's Out end grabbed just outside the bar (over its slip zone) extends it.
+    let b = bar(&h, pre);
+    let y = b.center().y;
+    drag(&mut h, pos2(b.max.x + 3.0, y), pos2(b.max.x + 3.0 + pps as f32, y));
+    let (i, o, s) = timing(&h, pre);
+    assert!((i - 3.0).abs() < 1e-6 && (o - 8.0).abs() < 1.5 / 30.0 && s.abs() < 1e-6, "out extended to ~8 s, not slipped: in {i} out {o} start {s}");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs
index 831d04bb..6e264dd3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/ui_workflow_selection.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,50 @@ fn timeline_empty_outline_marquee_selects_layers() {
     drag(&mut h, pos2(area.min.x + 210.0, last.max.y + 25.0), pos2(area.min.x + 215.0, top.min.y + 2.0), Modifiers::NONE);
     assert_eq!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers, ids);
 }
+/// A plain click on empty track area (beside a layer's bar or below the last layer) deselects
+/// the layers, as in After Effects; Shift / Cmd keep the selection, a click on a bar selects
+/// its layer and a key marquee that catches nothing leaves nothing selected.
+#[test]
+fn timeline_click_on_empty_track_area_deselects_layers() {
+    let mut h = harness();
+    let ids: Vec<LayerId> = h.state().session.active_comp().unwrap().layers.iter().map(|l| l.id).collect();
+    let select = |h: &mut Harness<'_, EffectcraftApp>, layers: &[LayerId]| {
+        let layers: Vec<u64> = layers.iter().map(|l| l.0).collect();
+        h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.select", json!({"layers": layers})).unwrap();
+        h.run_steps(2);
+    };
+    h.state_mut().session.execute("layer.timing", json!({"layers": [ids[1].0], "in": 1.5, "out": 2.5})).unwrap();
+    select(&mut h, &ids[..2]);
+    let bar = rect(&h, &format!("timeline.layer.{}.bar", ids[1].0));
+    let before = pos2(bar.min.x - 30.0, bar.center().y);
+    let after = pos2(bar.max.x + 30.0, bar.center().y);
+    click(&mut h, before, Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers.is_empty(), "a click beside the bar deselects");
+    click(&mut h, bar.center(), Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers, vec![ids[1]], "a click on the bar selects its layer");
+    click(&mut h, after, Modifiers::SHIFT);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers, vec![ids[1]], "Shift-click on empty keeps the selection");
+    click(&mut h, after, Modifiers::COMMAND);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers, vec![ids[1]], "Cmd-click on empty keeps the selection");
+    click(&mut h, after, Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers.is_empty());
+    // Below the last layer, in the track area and in the outline.
+    let last = rect(&h, &format!("timeline.layer.{}.bar", ids[3].0));
+    select(&mut h, &ids);
+    click(&mut h, pos2(last.center().x, last.max.y + 30.0), Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers.is_empty(), "a click below the last layer deselects");
+    let outline = rect(&h, "timeline.layerMarquee");
+    select(&mut h, &ids);
+    click(&mut h, pos2(outline.min.x + 210.0, last.max.y + 30.0), Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers.is_empty(), "so does one below the layers in the outline");
+    // A key marquee over empty track area that catches nothing.
+    select(&mut h, &ids[1..2]);
+    drag(&mut h, after, pos2(after.x + 60.0, after.y + 4.0), Modifiers::NONE);
+    assert!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers.is_empty(), "an empty marquee leaves nothing selected");
+    select(&mut h, &ids[1..2]);
+    drag(&mut h, after, pos2(after.x + 60.0, after.y + 4.0), Modifiers::SHIFT);
+    assert_eq!(h.state().session.state.selected_layers, vec![ids[1]], "a Shift marquee keeps the selection");
+}
 #[test]
 fn project_clear_deletes_items_and_undo_restores_them() {
     let mut h = harness();