diff --git a/bzGraflow.js b/bzGraflow.js
index eb698b4..cf60522 100644
--- a/bzGraflow.js
+++ b/bzGraflow.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         }
 
         // Now load styles (once)
-        if(!BZgraflow._loadedNodeStyles.has(url)) { 
+        if(!BZgraflow._loadedNodeStyles.has(url) || this.attributes.isolated) { 
             const styles = doc.querySelectorAll('style')
             styles.forEach(styleEl => {
                 const style = document.createElement('style')
@@ -151,39 +151,65 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
     }
 
     zoomIn(id){
-        console.log('==============================>ZOOM IN:', id)
-        const node = this.stagedNodes[id]
-        const nodeBB = node.getBoundingClientRect()
-        const parentBB = this.nodesContainer.getBoundingClientRect()
-        const sx = parentBB.width / nodeBB.width
-        const sy = parentBB.height / nodeBB.height
-        const tx = parentBB.left - nodeBB.left + this.nodesContainer.scrollLeft // TODO Should have a meth to accumulate scrolls in ancestors
-        const ty = parentBB.top  - nodeBB.top  + this.nodesContainer.scrollTop // TODO Should have a meth to accumulate scrolls in ancestors
-        node.style.setProperty('--tx', tx + 'px')
-        node.style.setProperty('--ty', ty + 'px')
-        node.style.setProperty('--sx', sx)
-        node.style.setProperty('--sy', sy)
-        node.style.zIndex = '9999'
-        node.classList.add('scaler')
-        Promise.all(node.getAnimations().map(a => a.finished)).then((transitions) => {
-const testEl = document.createElement('bz-graflow')
-testEl.setAttribute('flow', '/app/assets/json/bzGraflow/testFlowEic.json')
-testEl.setAttribute('tension', '60')
-testEl.classList.add('eic')
+        const nodeEl = this.stagedNodes[id]
+        if(!nodeEl) return
 
-            this.Invade(this, testEl)
-            node.classList.remove('scaler')
+        // Create the child graflow first, place it above (foreground) the current graflow,
+        // scaled down so it fits exactly inside the clicked node, then animate it to full size.
+        const nodeBB = nodeEl.getBoundingClientRect()
+        const parentBB = this.getBoundingClientRect()
+
+        const flowNode = this.flow?.nodes?.find(n => n.id === id)
+        const flowUrl = flowNode?.subflow 
+
+        const childEl = document.createElement('bz-graflow')
+        childEl.setAttribute('flow', flowUrl)
+        childEl.setAttribute('tension', this.getBZAttribute('tension') || '60')
+        childEl.style.zIndex = '9999'
+
+        // Put the child in the exact same viewport rect as the parent (fixed overlay)
+        this.Invade(this, childEl, { hideOld:false })
+
+        // Initial transform so the full-size child "fits" inside the node
+        const sx0 = nodeBB.width / parentBB.width
+        const sy0 = nodeBB.height / parentBB.height
+        const tx0 = nodeBB.left - parentBB.left
+        const ty0 = nodeBB.top  - parentBB.top
+
+        // Inline "scaler" (shadow styles don't apply to the child element)
+        childEl.style.transformOrigin = 'top left'
+        childEl.style.willChange = 'transform'
+        childEl.style.transition = 'transform 300ms ease-in-out'
+        childEl.style.transform = 'translate(var(--tx, 0px), var(--ty, 0px)) scale(var(--sx, 1), var(--sy, 1))'
+        childEl.style.setProperty('--tx', tx0 + 'px')
+        childEl.style.setProperty('--ty', ty0 + 'px')
+        childEl.style.setProperty('--sx', sx0)
+        childEl.style.setProperty('--sy', sy0)
+
+        // Force style flush, then animate back to identity (full parent size)
+        childEl.getBoundingClientRect()
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+            childEl.style.setProperty('--tx', '0px')
+            childEl.style.setProperty('--ty', '0px')
+            childEl.style.setProperty('--sx', 1)
+            childEl.style.setProperty('--sy', 1)
         })
+
+        childEl.addEventListener('transitionend', (e) => {
+            if(e.propertyName !== 'transform') return
+            this.style.visibility = 'hidden'
+        }, { once:true })
     }
 
-    Invade(oldEl, newEl){
+    Invade(oldEl, newEl, { hideOld=true } = {}){
         const r = oldEl.getBoundingClientRect()
-        oldEl.style.visibility = 'hidden'
+        if(hideOld) oldEl.style.visibility = 'hidden'
         newEl.style.position = 'fixed'
         newEl.style.left = r.left + 'px'
         newEl.style.top  = r.top  + 'px'
         newEl.style.width  = r.width + 'px'
         newEl.style.height = r.height + 'px'
+        newEl.style.display = 'block'
         oldEl.parentNode.appendChild(newEl)
     }
 
@@ -389,21 +415,40 @@ testEl.classList.add('eic')
             layerWidths.push(totWidth)
         }
         
+        // Temporary "virtual" links used only during autoPlace() to let reorderLayers()
+        // reason about placeholder nodes as if they were part of the original long-link.
+        // This prevents bogus swaps caused by missing port info on placeholders.
+        this._virtualLinks = new Map()
+
         // If any long-links, create placeholders for skipped layers
         this.flow.longLinks = this.findLongLinks(this.flow.links)
-        for(const link of this.flow.longLinks){
-            for(const layerIdx of link.skippedLayers){ 
+        for(const llink of this.flow.longLinks){
+            let fakeParent = llink.link.from[0]
+            for(const layerIdx of llink.skippedLayers){ 
                 const nid = `longLinkPlaceHolder_${crypto.randomUUID()}`
                 layers[layerIdx].push(nid)
-                link.interNodes.push(nid)
+                llink.interNodes.push(nid)
+                // Placeholders are added after initial index computation; give them an index
+                // so reorderLayers() can take them into account (otherwise they default to base=0).
+                indexes[nid] = { base: layers[layerIdx].length - 1, ports: {} }
+                // Virtual link: treat placeholder as receiving the same "from port" as the original long-link.
+                // (Child port doesn't matter for placeholders since they have no ports.)
+                this._virtualLinks.set(`${fakeParent}__${nid}`, {
+                    from: [fakeParent, llink.link.from[1]],
+                    to:   [nid,       llink.link.to[1]],
+                })
+                parents[nid] = [fakeParent]
+                fakeParent = nid
             }
         }
 
         // Reorder layers to avoid crossings thanks to indexes
         this.reorderLayers(layers, parents, indexes, orientation)
+        delete this._virtualLinks
 
         // Finally place everything
         if(orientation=='horizontal'){
+            const fakeNodeHeight = 10
             let x = gapx
             for(const [idx, layer] of layers.entries()){
                 let wMax = this.getMaxWidth(layer)
@@ -414,14 +459,15 @@ testEl.classList.add('eic')
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
                         y +=  gapy + bb.height
                     } else {
-                        this.addFakeNode(nid, x, y, wMax*0.75, 10)
+                        this.addFakeNode(nid, x, y, wMax*0.75, fakeNodeHeight)
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
-                        y +=  gapy + 10 //TODO
+                        y +=  gapy + fakeNodeHeight 
                     }
                 }
                 x += wMax + gapx
             }
         } else if(orientation=='vertical'){
+            const fakeNodeWidth = 10
             let y = gapy
             for(const [idx, layer] of layers.entries()){
                 let hMax = this.getMaxHeight(layer)
@@ -432,9 +478,9 @@ testEl.classList.add('eic')
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
                         x +=  gapx + bb.width
                     } else {
-                        this.addFakeNode(nid, x, y, 10, hMax*0.75)
+                        this.addFakeNode(nid, x, y, fakeNodeWidth, hMax*0.75)
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
-                        x +=  gapx + 10 //TODO
+                        x +=  gapx + fakeNodeWidth 
                     }
                 }
                 y += hMax + gapy
@@ -461,12 +507,11 @@ testEl.classList.add('eic')
     computePortOffsets(nid, orientation = 'horizontal'){
         const node = this.stagedNodes[nid]
         if(!node || !node.ports) return({})
-        const axis = (orientation === 'vertical') ? 'x' : 'y'
         const nodeRect = node.getBoundingClientRect()
         const ports = Object.entries(node.ports)
             .map(([pid, p]) => {
                 const r = p.el.getBoundingClientRect()
-                const pos = (axis === 'x')
+                const pos = (orientation == 'vertical')
                     ? (r.left + (r.width / 2) - nodeRect.left)
                     : (r.top  + (r.height / 2) - nodeRect.top)
                 return({ pid, pos })
@@ -498,12 +543,10 @@ testEl.classList.add('eic')
             const toSwap = []
             for(let i=0; i<layer.length; i++){
                 const nid1 = layer[i]
-                if(nid1.startsWith('longLinkPlaceHolder_')) continue
                 // some parents can be in far layers, but at least one is in the prev layer (by definition of layer)
                 const pnid1 = parents[nid1].find((nid => layers[lidx-1].includes(nid)))
                 for(let j=i+1; j<layer.length; j++){
                     const nid2 = layer[j]
-                    if(nid2.startsWith('longLinkPlaceHolder_')) continue
                     const pnid2 = parents[nid2].find((nid => layers[lidx-1].includes(nid)))
                     const link1 = (pnid1) ? this.getLink(pnid1, nid1) : null
                     const link2 = (pnid2) ? this.getLink(pnid2, nid2) : null
@@ -511,12 +554,18 @@ testEl.classList.add('eic')
                     const p2 = adjIndex(pnid2, link2?.from?.[1])
                     const c1 = adjIndex(nid1,  link1?.to?.[1])
                     const c2 = adjIndex(nid2,  link2?.to?.[1])
+
                     if(((p1 - p2) * (c1 - c2)) < 0) { // crossing (now refined by per-port ordering)
                         toSwap.push([i, j])
                     }
                 }
             }
             swap(layer, toSwap)
+            // Keep bases in sync with the new order so later layers use the updated positions
+            for(const [idx, nid] of layer.entries()){
+                if(!indexes[nid]) indexes[nid] = { base: idx, ports: {} }
+                else indexes[nid].base = idx
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -561,7 +610,11 @@ testEl.classList.add('eic')
 
     
     getLink(nid1, nid2){
-        return(this.flow.links.find(item => ((item.from[0]==nid1) && (item.to[0]==nid2))))
+        const real = this.flow.links.find(item => ((item.from[0]==nid1) && (item.to[0]==nid2)))
+        if(real) return(real)
+        const v = this._virtualLinks?.get(`${nid1}__${nid2}`)
+        if(v) return(v)
+        return(null)
     }
 
     buildGraphStructures(nodes, links, includeLinkIndexes = false) {