diff --git a/apps/go.mod b/apps/go.mod
index aae0c35b..dc3194e6 100644
--- a/apps/go.mod
+++ b/apps/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module gioui.org/apps
 go 1.13
 
 require (
-	gioui.org/ui v0.0.0-20190924170607-ce9bcee62baa
+	gioui.org/ui v0.0.0-20190924183214-2f878fe154d1
 	github.com/google/go-github/v24 v24.0.1
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190627132806-fd42eb6b336f
 	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190703141733-d6a02ce849c9
diff --git a/apps/go.sum b/apps/go.sum
index 5a952f83..8f11573d 100644
--- a/apps/go.sum
+++ b/apps/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cloud.google.com/go v0.34.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
-gioui.org/ui v0.0.0-20190924170607-ce9bcee62baa h1:UnTUUkrSJzS9bncaNAf6AhjBfrdSz/0q/nFq5AgPw2U=
-gioui.org/ui v0.0.0-20190924170607-ce9bcee62baa/go.mod h1:PssKPKlqVIeyaed+0w492Xc2NgX5M3n6oZKOAj5rxoE=
+gioui.org/ui v0.0.0-20190924183214-2f878fe154d1 h1:9R7EDPuwyF9dFfGLC6vZ9mL86eYIGlEBwzkHHo0/Ze0=
+gioui.org/ui v0.0.0-20190924183214-2f878fe154d1/go.mod h1:PssKPKlqVIeyaed+0w492Xc2NgX5M3n6oZKOAj5rxoE=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0 h1:P3YflyNX/ehuJFLhxviNdFxQPkGK5cDcApsge1SqnvM=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
diff --git a/apps/gophers/ui.go b/apps/gophers/ui.go
index d509c0e8..8bb77a2f 100644
--- a/apps/gophers/ui.go
+++ b/apps/gophers/ui.go
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ func (u *UI) layoutTimings(c ui.Config, q input.Queue, ops *ui.Ops, ctx *layout.
 	runtime.ReadMemStats(&mstats)
 	mallocs := mstats.Mallocs - u.lastMallocs
 	u.lastMallocs = mstats.Mallocs
-	al := layout.Align{Alignment: layout.NE}
-	al.Layout(ops, ctx, func() {
+	layout.Align(layout.NE).Layout(ops, ctx, func() {
 		layout.Inset{Top: ui.Dp(16)}.Layout(c, ops, ctx, func() {
 			txt := fmt.Sprintf("m: %d %s", mallocs, u.profile.Timings)
 			text.Label{Material: theme.text, Face: u.face(fonts.mono, 10), Text: txt}.Layout(ops, ctx)
@@ -261,8 +260,7 @@ func (up *userPage) commit(c ui.Config, ops *ui.Ops, ctx *layout.Context, index
 func (u *UI) layoutUsers(c ui.Config, q input.Queue, ops *ui.Ops, ctx *layout.Context) {
 	st := (&layout.Stack{}).Init(ops, ctx)
 	c2 := st.Rigid(func() {
-		al := layout.Align{Alignment: layout.SE}
-		al.Layout(ops, ctx, func() {
+		layout.Align(layout.SE).Layout(ops, ctx, func() {
 			in := layout.UniformInset(ui.Dp(16))
 			in.Layout(c, ops, ctx, func() {
 				u.fab.Layout(c, q, ops, ctx)
@@ -370,11 +368,9 @@ func (u *UI) user(c ui.Config, ops *ui.Ops, ctx *layout.Context, index int) {
 					})
 					c2 := f.Flexible(1, func() {
 						ctx.Constraints.Width.Min = ctx.Constraints.Width.Max
-						al := layout.Align{Alignment: layout.E}
-						in := layout.Inset{Left: ui.Dp(2)}
-						lbl := text.Label{Material: theme.text, Face: u.face(fonts.regular, 10), Text: "3 hours ago"}
-						al.Layout(ops, ctx, func() {
-							in.Layout(c, ops, ctx, func() {
+						layout.Align(layout.E).Layout(ops, ctx, func() {
+							layout.Inset{Left: ui.Dp(2)}.Layout(c, ops, ctx, func() {
+								lbl := text.Label{Material: theme.text, Face: u.face(fonts.regular, 10), Text: "3 hours ago"}
 								lbl.Layout(ops, ctx)
 							})
 						})