diff --git a/cmd/wm/client.c b/cmd/wm/client.c
index 80936e55..fb48077c 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/client.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/client.c
@@ -232,10 +232,12 @@ void
 draw_client(Client *c)
 {
 	BlitzDraw d = { 0 };
+	Frame *f;
 
 	if(!c->frame.size)
 		return; /* might not have been attached atm */
 
+	f = c->frame.data[c->sel];
 	d.drawable = c->framewin;
 	d.font = blitzfont;
 	d.gc = c->gc;
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ draw_client(Client *c)
 
 	/* draw border */
 	if(def.border) {
-		d.rect = c->frame.data[c->sel]->rect;
+		d.rect = f->rect;
 		d.rect.x = d.rect.y = 0;
 		d.notch = &c->rect;
 		blitz_drawlabel(dpy, &d);
@@ -259,14 +261,12 @@ draw_client(Client *c)
 	d.notch = nil;
 
 	/* max mode bar */
-	if(c->frame.data[c->sel]->area->mode == Colmax) {
+	if(f->area->mode == Colmax) {
 		unsigned long tmp = d.color.fg;
 		char buf[256];
 		d.color.fg = d.color.bg;
 		d.color.bg = tmp;
-		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d/%d",
-				idx_of_frame(c->frame.data[c->sel]) + 1,
-				c->frame.data[c->sel]->area->frame.size);
+		snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d/%d", idx_of_frame(f) + 1, f->area->frame.size);
 		d.align = CENTER;
 		d.rect.width = d.rect.height + blitz_textwidth(dpy, &blitzfont, buf);
 		d.data = buf;
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ draw_client(Client *c)
 
 	/* title bar */
 	d.align = WEST;
-	d.rect.width = c->frame.data[c->sel]->rect.width - d.rect.x;
+	d.rect.width = f->rect.width - d.rect.x;
 	d.data = c->name;
 	blitz_drawlabel(dpy, &d);
 	blitz_drawborder(dpy, &d);
diff --git a/cmd/wm/mouse.c b/cmd/wm/mouse.c
index 079ef19e..1ae81298 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/mouse.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/mouse.c
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ do_mouse_move(Client *c)
 	int snaph = (rect.height * def.snap) / 1000;
 	unsigned int num;
 	unsigned int dmask;
-	XRectangle *rects = rects_of_view(c->frame.data[c->sel]->area->view,
-			idx_of_area(c->frame.data[c->sel]->area) == 0, &num);
-	XRectangle frect = c->frame.data[c->sel]->rect;
+	Frame *f = c->frame.data[c->sel];
+	XRectangle *rects = rects_of_view(f->area->view, idx_of_area(f->area) == 0, &num);
+	XRectangle frect = f->rect;
 	XPoint pt;
 
 	XQueryPointer(dpy, c->framewin, &dummy, &dummy, &i, &i, &wex, &wey, &dmask);
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ do_mouse_move(Client *c)
 		case ButtonRelease:
 			if(!first) {
 				draw_pseudo_border(&frect);
-				if(idx_of_area(c->frame.data[c->sel]->area))
+				if(idx_of_area(f->area))
 					resize_column(c, &frect, &pt);
 				else
 					resize_client(c, &frect, False);
@@ -451,9 +451,9 @@ do_mouse_resize(Client *c, BlitzAlign align)
 	int snaph = (rect.height * def.snap) / 1000;
 	unsigned int dmask;
 	unsigned int num;
-	XRectangle *rects = rects_of_view(c->frame.data[c->sel]->area->view,
-			idx_of_area(c->frame.data[c->sel]->area) == 0, &num);
-	XRectangle frect = c->frame.data[c->sel]->rect;
+	Frame *f = c->frame.data[c->sel];
+	XRectangle *rects = rects_of_view(f->area->view, idx_of_area(f->area) == 0, &num);
+	XRectangle frect = f->rect;
 	XRectangle origin = frect;
 
 	XQueryPointer(dpy, c->framewin, &dummy, &dummy, &i, &i, &ox, &oy, &dmask);
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ do_mouse_resize(Client *c, BlitzAlign align)
 				draw_pseudo_border(&frect);
 				pt.x = px;
 				pt.y = py;
-				if(idx_of_area(c->frame.data[c->sel]->area))
+				if(idx_of_area(f->area))
 					resize_column(c, &frect, &pt);
 				else
 					resize_client(c, &frect, False);
diff --git a/cmd/wm/view.c b/cmd/wm/view.c
index 4c44f372..12ced944 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/view.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/view.c
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ create_view(char *name)
 void
 destroy_view(View *v)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "destroy_view: %s\n", v->name);
 	while(v->area.size)
 		destroy_area(v->area.data[0]);
 
@@ -66,16 +65,12 @@ update_frame_selectors(View *v)
 {
 	unsigned int i, j;
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", "---------------- update_frame_selectors ----------------");
 	/* select correct frames of clients */
 	for(i = 0; i < client.size; i++) {
 		Client *c = client.data[i];
 		for(j = 0; j < c->frame.size; j++)
 			if(c->frame.data[j]->area->view == v) {
-				Frame *f = c->frame.data[j];
 				c->sel = j;
-				fprintf(stderr, "%d is frame for view '%s' with %d %d %d %d\n",
-						j, v->name, f->rect.x, f->rect.y, f->rect.width, f->rect.height);
 				break;
 			}
 	}
@@ -92,17 +87,12 @@ focus_view(View *v)
 
 	update_frame_selectors(v);
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", "--------------- focus_view -------------------");
 	/* gives all(!) clients proper geometry (for use of different tags) */
 	if((c = sel_client_of_view(v)))
 		focus_client(c, True);
 	for(i = 0; i < client.size; i++)
 		if(client.data[i]->frame.size) {
 			Frame *f = client.data[i]->frame.data[client.data[i]->sel];
-			fprintf(stderr, "focus_view '%s': frame '%s (%s) %d/#%d' %d %d %d %d\n",
-					f->area->view->name, f->client->name, f->client->tags,
-					f->client->sel, f->client->frame.size,
-					f->rect.x, f->rect.y, f->rect.width, f->rect.height);
 			if(f->area->view == v) {
 				XMoveWindow(dpy, client.data[i]->framewin, f->rect.x, f->rect.y);
 				if(client.data[i]->frame.size > 1)
@@ -229,9 +219,6 @@ attach_to_view(View *v, Client *c)
 
 	c->revert = nil;
 
-	if(is_of_view(v, c))
-		return;
-
 	if(c->trans || c->floating
 		|| (c->rect.width == rect.width && c->rect.height == rect.height))
 		a = v->area.data[0];
@@ -382,12 +369,11 @@ update_views()
 	for(i = 0; i < client.size; i++)
 		update_client_views(client.data[i]);
 
+	/* *-tag size isse occures in the next loop */
 	for(i = 0; i < client.size; i++) {
 		Client *c = client.data[i];
 		for(j = 0; j < view.size; j++) {
-			if(strchr(c->tags, '*'))
-				attach_to_view(view.data[j], c);
-			else if(is_view_of(c, view.data[j])) {
+			if(is_view_of(c, view.data[j]) || strchr(c->tags, '*')) {
 				if(!is_of_view(view.data[j], c))
 					attach_to_view(view.data[j], c);
 			}
@@ -401,13 +387,15 @@ update_views()
 	for(i = 0; i < view.size; i++) {
 		Bool only_wildcards = True;
 		for(j = 0; j < client.size; j++) {
+			Client *c = client.data[i];
 			if(is_view_of(client.data[j], view.data[i]))
-			only_wildcards = False;
+				if(!strchr(c->tags, '*'))
+					only_wildcards = False;
 		}
 		if(only_wildcards && view.size > 1) {
 			for(j = 0; j < client.size; j++) {
 				if(is_of_view(view.data[i], client.data[j]))
-				detach_from_view(view.data[i], client.data[j]);
+					detach_from_view(view.data[i], client.data[j]);
 			}
 		}
 	}