diff --git a/dotscape b/dotscape
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diff --git a/fcore/quad-tree.sml b/fcore/quad-tree.sml
index 55ac445..c7efdb9 100644
--- a/fcore/quad-tree.sml
+++ b/fcore/quad-tree.sml
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ struct
       of
         SOME (newItem as {y = newY, ey = newEy, data = newData, ...}) =>
           if prevY = newY andalso newEy = prevEy andalso prevData = newData then
+            (* Y side has same edge, so is mergeable, and data is also same *)
             getLeftmostX (rootSize, rootTree, newItem)
           else
             prevX
@@ -386,4 +387,98 @@ struct
             prevEx
       | NONE => prevEx
     end
+
+  fun getTopmostY (rootSize, rootTree, prevItem) =
+    let
+      val {x = prevX, y = prevY, ex = prevEx, ey = prevEy, data = prevData} =
+        prevItem
+    in
+      case
+        getItemWithDataAt (prevX, prevY - 1, 0, 0, rootSize, rootTree, prevData)
+      of
+        SOME (newItem as {x = newX, ex = newEx, data = newData, ...}) =>
+          if prevX = newX andalso prevEx = newEx andalso prevData = newData then
+            (* X side has same edge and data is also same, so mergeable *)
+            getTopmostY (rootSize, rootTree, newItem)
+          else
+            prevY
+      | NONE => prevY
+    end
+
+  fun getBottomY (rootSize, rootTree, prevItem) =
+    let
+      val {x = prevX, y = prevY, ex = prevEx, ey = prevEy, data = prevData} =
+        prevItem
+    in
+      case
+        getItemWithDataAt
+          (prevX, prevEy + 1, 0, 0, rootSize, rootTree, prevData)
+      of
+        SOME (newItem as {x = newX, ex = newEx, data = newData, ...}) =>
+          if prevX = newX andalso prevEx = newEx andalso prevData = newData then
+            (* X side has same edge and data is also same, so mergeable *)
+            getBottomY (rootSize, rootTree, newItem)
+          else
+            prevEy
+      | NONE => prevEy
+    end
+
+  datatype merge_dir =
+    HORIZONTAL of {left: int, right: int}
+  | VERTICAL of {up: int, down: int}
+  | NO_MERGE
+
+  fun getHorizontal (ox, oex, leftX, rightX) =
+    let
+      val left = if leftX < ox then ox - 1 else ox
+      val right = if rightX > oex then oex + 1 else oex
+    in
+      HORIZONTAL {left = left, right = right}
+    end
+
+  fun getVertical (oy, oey, upY, bottomY) =
+    let
+      val up = if upY < oy then oy - 1 else oy
+      val down = if bottomY > oey then oey + 1 else oey
+    in
+      VERTICAL {up = up, down = down}
+    end
+
+  fun getMergeDir (rootSize, rootTree, item) =
+    let
+      val {x = ox, y = oy, ex = oex, ey = oey, data} = item
+
+      val leftX = getLeftmostX (rootSize, rootTree, item)
+      val rightX = getRightmostX (rootSize, rootTree, item)
+      val upY = getTopmostY (rootSize, rootTree, item)
+      val bottomY = getBottomY (rootSize, rootTree, item)
+
+      val xChanged = leftX <> ox orelse rightX <> oex
+      val yChanged = upY <> oy orelse bottomY <> oey
+    in
+      if xChanged andalso yChanged then
+        let
+          val diffX = abs (rightX - leftX)
+          val diffY = abs (bottomY - upY)
+        in
+          if diffX > diffY then getHorizontal (ox, oex, leftX, rightX)
+          else getVertical (oy, oey, upY, bottomY)
+        end
+      else if xChanged then
+        getHorizontal (ox, oex, leftX, rightX)
+      else if yChanged then
+        getVertical (oy, oey, upY, bottomY)
+      else
+        NO_MERGE
+    end
+
+  fun mergeHorizontal (item, newX, newEx) =
+    let val {y, ey, data, x = _, ex = _} = item
+    in {x = newX, ex = newEx, y = y, ey = ey, data = data}
+    end
+
+  fun mergeVertical (item, newY, newEy) =
+    let val {x, ex, data, y = _, ey = _} = item
+    in {y = newY, ey = newEy, x = x, ex = ex, data = data}
+    end
 end