diff --git a/amd/src/simpleline.js b/amd/src/simpleline.js
index 168035a..c5e375d 100644
--- a/amd/src/simpleline.js
+++ b/amd/src/simpleline.js
@@ -27,6 +27,38 @@ const specsCopy = (to, from) => {
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get the position of an element relative to another
+ * @param {HTMLElement} el The element whose position to determine
+ * @param {HTMLElement} reference Relative to this element
+ * @returns 
+ */
+const getElementPosition = (el, reference) => {
+    if(!el || !(el instanceof HTMLElement)){
+        // Always return 0,0 if the element is invalid
+        return {x: 0, y: 0};
+    }
+
+    if (!reference || !(reference instanceof HTMLElement)){
+        // Take the document body as reference if the reference is invalud
+        reference = document.querySelector("body");
+    }
+
+    if( el.offsetParent === reference){
+        // easily done if the reference element is also the offsetParent.. 
+        return {x: el.offsetLeft, y: el.offsetTop};
+    } else {
+        const elR = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+        const refR = reference.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        return {x: elR.left - refR.left, 
+                y: elR.top - refR.top};
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+
 /**
  * Check if an element is a containing element and can thus be a parent for absolute positioning
  * Which is the cas if the element has
@@ -86,6 +118,7 @@ export class SimpleLine {
             }
         } else {
             console.error("Start element not string or dom element",start);
+            return;
         }
 
         // Validate end element
@@ -100,43 +133,85 @@ export class SimpleLine {
             }
         } else {
             console.error("End element not string or dom element",start);
+            return;
         }
 
-        // Validate or determine container
-        if(this.specs.container){
-            if(this.specs.container instanceof HTMLElement){
-                this.container = this.specs.container;
-            }
-            else if (typeof this.specs.container === 'string' || this.specs.container instanceof String) {
-                this.container = document.querySelector(this.specs.container);
-                if(!(this.container instanceof HTMLElement)){
-                    console.warn("Cannot find specified container element:",this.specs.container);
-                    this.specs.container = null;
-                }
-            }
-            else {
-                console.warn("Container specified is not a string or element:",this.specs.container);
-                this.specs.container = null;
-            }
-        }
-        if(!this.specs.container) { // if originally empty, or cleared
-            // find the first parent element of start that has position css attribute set (or body if none has it set)
-            const body = document.querySelector("body");
-            let el = this.start.parentElement;
-            while( el !== body && !isContainingElement(el)){
-                el = el.parentElement;
-            }
-            this.container = el;
-        }
-
-
     }
 
+    getContainer(){
+        // Validate or determine container
+        let container = this.startstart.offsetParent;
+        if(!container) {
+            if(document.getComputedStyle(this.start).position == "fixed"){
+                container = document.querySelector("body");
+            } else {
+                console.error("Start element has no offsetParent. likely ")
+            }
+        }
+        return container;
+    }
+
+    getAnchorPoint(anchor){
+
+        let el = this.start;
+        if(anchor != "start"){
+            anchor = "end";
+            el = this.end;
+        }
+
+        let x, dirX;
+        let y, dirY;
+        // determine start coordinates
+        if(this.specs.anchors[anchor].includes("left")){
+            x = 0;
+            dirX = -1;
+        } else if (this.specs.anchors[anchor].includes("right")) {
+            x = el.offsetWidth -1;
+            dirX = 1;
+        } else { // center
+            x = el.offsetWidth / 2;
+            dirX = 0;
+        } 
+        if(this.specs.anchors[anchor].includes("top")){
+            y = 0;
+            dirY = 1;
+        } else if (this.specs.anchors[anchor].includes("bottom")) {
+            x = el.offsetHeight -1;
+            dirY = -1;
+        } else { // middle
+            x = el.offsetHeight / 2;
+            dirY = 0;
+        } 
+
+        const rotation = Math.atan2(dirX,dirY);
+
+        return { x: x, y: y, rot: rotation};
+    }
+
+
     paintSvg(){
-        const svg = document.createElement("svg");
-        svg.attributes["viewBox"] = "";
-        svg.attributes["width"] = "";
-        svg.attributes["height"] = "";
+        const container = this.getContainer();
+        if (!container) { return; } // Do not create any svg if container is empty
+
+        if(!this.svg || !(this.svg instanceof HTMLElement)){
+            this.svg = document.createElement("svg");
+            container.append(this.svg);
+        }
+
+        // determine proper x, y ,h and w
+
+
+        
+        this.svg.attributes["viewBox"] = `0 0 ${w}, ${h}`;
+        this.svg.attributes["width"] = `${w}px`;
+        this.svg.attributes["height"] = `${h}px`;
+        this.svg.style.position = "absolute";
+        this.svg.style.left = `${x}px`;
+        this.svg.style.top  = `${y}px`;
+
+        // Draw the arrows....
+
+
     }