diff --git a/cmd/wmii/column.c b/cmd/wmii/column.c
index e8ce3a0e..27d87cbb 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/column.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/column.c
@@ -316,9 +316,8 @@ static void
 column_squeeze(Area *a) {
 	static Vector_ptr fvec; 
 	WinHints h;
-	Frame **fp;
 	Frame *f;
-	int surplus, osurplus, dy;
+	int surplus, osurplus, dy, i;
 
 	fvec.n = 0;
 	for(f=a->frame; f; f=f->anext)
@@ -327,13 +326,13 @@ column_squeeze(Area *a) {
 			f->r = sizehint(&h, f->r);
 			vector_ppush(&fvec, f);
 		}
-	fp = (Frame**)fvec.ary;
-	qsort(fp, fvec.n, sizeof *fp, comp_frame);
 
 	surplus = column_surplus(a);
 	for(osurplus=0; surplus != osurplus;) {
 		osurplus = surplus;
-		for(; f=*fp; fp++) {
+		qsort(fvec.ary, fvec.n, sizeof *fvec.ary, comp_frame);
+		for(i=0; i < fvec.n; i++) {
+			f=fvec.ary[i];
 			dy = foo(f);
 			if(dy > surplus)
 				break;
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/frame.c b/cmd/wmii/frame.c
index 0702add6..c64b5e2c 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/frame.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/frame.c
@@ -365,7 +365,9 @@ frame_resize(Frame *f, Rectangle r) {
 	if(f->area->floating)
 		f->collapsed = false;
 
-	fr = frame_hints(f, r, get_sticky(f->r, r));
+	fr = r;
+	if(def.incmode != IIgnore)
+		fr = frame_hints(f, r, get_sticky(f->r, r));
 	if(f->area->floating && !c->strut)
 		fr = constrain(fr);
 
@@ -381,8 +383,10 @@ frame_resize(Frame *f, Rectangle r) {
 		ewmh_updatestate(c);
 
 	fr.max.x = max(fr.max.x, fr.min.x + 2*labelh(def.font));
+	/*
 	if(f->collapsed)
 		fr.max.y = fr.min.y + labelh(def.font);
+	*/
 
 	cr = frame_rect2client(c, fr, f->area->floating);
 	if(f->area->floating)
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/mouse.c b/cmd/wmii/mouse.c
index a505d3d9..2f69a71d 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/mouse.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/mouse.c
@@ -452,40 +452,116 @@ mouse_resize(Client *c, Align align) {
 	ungrabpointer();
 }
 
+static int
+pushstack_down(Frame *f, int y) {
+	int ret;
+	int dh, dy;
+
+	if(f == nil)
+		return 0;;
+	ret = 0;
+	dy = y - f->colr.min.y;
+	if(dy < 0)
+		return 0;
+	if(!f->collapsed) {
+		dh = Dy(f->colr) - labelh(def.font);
+		if(dy <= dh) {
+			f->colr.min.y += dy;
+			return dy;
+		}else {
+			f->collapsed = true;
+			f->colr.min.y += dh;
+			ret = dh;
+			dy -= dh;
+		}
+	}
+	dy = pushstack_down(f->anext, f->colr.max.y + dy);
+	f->colr.min.y += dy;
+	f->colr.max.y += dy;
+	return ret + dy;
+}
+
+static int
+pushstack_up(Frame *f, int y) {
+	int ret;
+	int dh, dy;
+
+	if(f == nil)
+		return 0;
+	ret = 0;
+	dy = f->colr.max.y - y;
+	if(dy < 0)
+		return 0;
+	if(!f->collapsed) {
+		dh = Dy(f->colr) - labelh(def.font);
+		if(dy <= dh) {
+			f->colr.max.y -= dy;
+			return dy;
+		}else {
+			f->collapsed = true;
+			f->colr.max.y -= dh;
+			ret = dh;
+			dy -= dh;
+		}
+	}
+	dy = pushstack_up(f->aprev, f->colr.min.y - dy);
+	f->colr.min.y -= dy;
+	f->colr.max.y -= dy;
+	return ret + dy;
+}
+
 static void
 mouse_tempvertresize(Area *a, Point p) {
-	Frame *fa, *fb;
+	Frame *fa, *fb, *f;
 	Window *cwin;
 	Rectangle r;
-	int dy, incmode;
+	Point pt;
+	int incmode, nabove, nbelow;
+
+	if(a->mode != Coldefault)
+		return;
 
 	for(fa=a->frame; fa; fa=fa->anext)
 		if(p.y < fa->r.max.y + labelh(def.font)/2)
 			break;
 	if(!(fa && fa->anext))
 		return;
-	for(fb=fa->anext; fb->anext; fb=fb->anext)
-		if(!fb->collapsed) break;
+	fb = fa->anext;
+	nabove=0;
+	nbelow=0;
+	for(f=fa; f; f=f->aprev)
+		nabove++;
+	for(f=fa->anext; f; f=f->anext)
+		nbelow++;
 
 	incmode = def.incmode;
-	def.incmode = IShow;
+	def.incmode = IIgnore;
 	column_arrange(a, false);
 
-	dy = fb->colr.min.y - fa->colr.max.y;
-
 	r.min.x = p.x;
 	r.max.x = p.x + 1;
-	r.min.y = fa->r.min.y + labelh(def.font);
-	r.max.y = a->r.max.y - dy;
+	r.min.y = a->r.min.y + labelh(def.font) * nabove;
+	r.max.y = a->r.max.y - labelh(def.font) * nbelow;
 	cwin = constraintwin(r);
 
 	if(!grabpointer(&scr.root, cwin, cursor[CurDVArrow], MouseMask))
 		goto done;
 
-	while(readmotion(&p)) {
-		fa->colr.max.y = p.y;
-		fb->colr.min.y = p.y + dy;
-		column_arrange(a, false);
+	for(f=a->frame; f; f=f->anext)
+		f->colr_old = f->colr;
+
+	while(readmotion(&pt)) {
+		for(f=a->frame; f; f=f->anext) {
+			f->collapsed = false;
+			f->colr = f->colr_old;
+		}
+		if(pt.y > p.y)
+			pushstack_down(fb, pt.y);
+		else
+			pushstack_up(fa, pt.y);
+		fa->colr.max.y = pt.y;
+		fb->colr.min.y = pt.y;
+		column_frob(a);
 	}
 
 done: