diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 65de969..408c2eb 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+v9 - October 2020
+=================
+
+* Split the drawing area in several layers (performance)
+* Start a new line with "Shift + Enter" (text tool)
+
 v8.1 - October 2020
 ===================
 
diff --git a/area.js b/area.js
index 4eb284b..380da2f 100644
--- a/area.js
+++ b/area.js
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ const Menu = Me.imports.menu;
 const _ = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']).gettext;
 const pgettext = imports.gettext.domain(Me.metadata['gettext-domain']).pgettext;
 
-const CAIRO_DEBUG_EXTENDS = false;
-const SVG_DEBUG_EXTENDS = false;
 const MOTION_TIME = 1; // ms, time accuracy for free drawing, max is about 33 ms. The lower it is, the smoother the drawing is.
 const TEXT_CURSOR_TIME = 600; // ms
 const ELEMENT_GRABBER_TIME = 80; // ms, default is about 16 ms
@@ -83,12 +81,47 @@ const getColorFromString = function(string, fallback) {
     return color;
 };
 
-// DrawingArea is the widget in which we draw, thanks to Cairo.
-// It creates and manages a DrawingElement for each "brushstroke".
+// Drawing layers are the proper drawing area widgets (painted thanks to Cairo).
+const DrawingLayer = new Lang.Class({
+    Name: `${UUID}-DrawingLayer`,
+    Extends: St.DrawingArea,
+
+    _init: function(repaintFunction, getHasImageFunction) {
+        this._repaint = repaintFunction;
+        this._getHasImage = getHasImageFunction || (() => false);
+        this.parent();
+    },
+    
+    // Bind the size of layers and layer container.
+    vfunc_parent_set: function() {
+        this.clear_constraints();
+        
+        if (this.get_parent())
+            this.add_constraint(new Clutter.BindConstraint({ coordinate: Clutter.BindCoordinate.SIZE, source: this.get_parent() }));
+    },
+    
+    vfunc_repaint: function() {
+        let cr = this.get_context();
+        
+        try {
+            this._repaint(cr);
+        } catch(e) {
+            logError(e, "An error occured while painting");
+        }
+        
+        cr.$dispose();
+        if (this._getHasImage())
+            System.gc();
+    }
+});
+
+// Darwing area is a container that manages drawing elements and drawing layers.
+// There is a drawing element for each "brushstroke".
+// There is a separated layer for the current element so only the current element is redisplayed when drawing.
 // It handles pointer/mouse/(touch?) events and some keyboard events.
 var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
     Name: `${UUID}-DrawingArea`,
-    Extends: St.DrawingArea,
+    Extends: St.Widget,
     Signals: { 'show-osd': { param_types: [Gio.Icon.$gtype, GObject.TYPE_STRING, GObject.TYPE_STRING, GObject.TYPE_DOUBLE, GObject.TYPE_BOOLEAN] },
                'update-action-mode': {},
                'leave-drawing-mode': {} },
@@ -98,6 +131,18 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         this.monitor = monitor;
         this.helper = helper;
         
+        this.layerContainer = new St.Widget({ width: monitor.width, height: monitor.height });
+        this.add_child(this.layerContainer);
+        this.add_child(this.helper);
+        
+        this.backLayer = new DrawingLayer(this._repaintBack.bind(this), this._getHasImageBack.bind(this));
+        this.layerContainer.add_child(this.backLayer);
+        this.foreLayer = new DrawingLayer(this._repaintFore.bind(this), this._getHasImageFore.bind(this));
+        this.layerContainer.add_child(this.foreLayer);
+        this.gridLayer = new DrawingLayer(this._repaintGrid.bind(this));
+        this.gridLayer.hide();
+        this.layerContainer.add_child(this.gridLayer);
+        
         this.elements = [];
         this.undoneElements = [];
         this.currentElement = null;
@@ -113,7 +158,6 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         this.currentLineCap = Cairo.LineCap.ROUND;
         this.currentFillRule = Cairo.FillRule.WINDING;
         this.isSquareArea = false;
-        this.hasGrid = false;
         this.hasBackground = false;
         this.textHasCursor = false;
         this.dashedLine = false;
@@ -225,25 +269,6 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         return this._fontFamilies;
     },
     
-    vfunc_repaint: function() {
-        let cr = this.get_context();
-        
-        try {
-            this._repaint(cr);
-        } catch(e) {
-            logError(e, "An error occured while painting");
-        }
-        
-        cr.$dispose();
-        if (this.elements.some(element => element.shape == Shapes.IMAGE) || this.currentElement && this.currentElement.shape == Shapes.IMAGE)
-            System.gc();
-    },
-    
-    _redisplay: function() {
-        // force area to emit 'repaint'
-        this.queue_repaint();
-    },
-    
     _onDrawingSettingsChanged: function() {
         this.palettes = Me.drawingSettings.get_value('palettes').deep_unpack();
         if (!this.colors) {
@@ -284,12 +309,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         }
     },
     
-    _repaint: function(cr) {
-        if (CAIRO_DEBUG_EXTENDS) {
-            cr.scale(0.5, 0.5);
-            cr.translate(this.monitor.width, this.monitor.height);
-        }
-        
+    _repaintBack: function(cr) {
         for (let i = 0; i < this.elements.length; i++) {
             cr.save();
             
@@ -309,41 +329,72 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
             cr.restore();
         }
         
-        if (this.currentElement) {
-            cr.save();
+        if (this.currentElement && this.currentElement.eraser) {
             this.currentElement.buildCairo(cr, { showTextCursor: this.textHasCursor,
                                                  showTextRectangle: this.currentElement.shape != Shapes.TEXT || !this.isWriting,
                                                  dummyStroke: this.currentElement.fill && this.currentElement.line.lineWidth == 0 });
-            
             cr.stroke();
-            cr.restore();
         }
+    },
+    
+    _repaintFore: function(cr) {
+        if (!this.currentElement || this.currentElement.eraser)
+            return;
         
-        if (this.reactive && this.hasGrid) {
-            cr.save();
-            Clutter.cairo_set_source_color(cr, this.gridColor);
-            
-            let [gridX, gridY] = [0, 0];
-            while (gridX < this.monitor.width / 2) {
-                cr.setLineWidth((gridX / this.gridLineSpacing) % 5 ? this.gridLineWidth / 2 : this.gridLineWidth);
-                cr.moveTo(this.monitor.width / 2 + gridX, 0);
-                cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width / 2 + gridX, this.monitor.height);
-                cr.moveTo(this.monitor.width / 2 - gridX, 0);
-                cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width / 2 - gridX, this.monitor.height);
-                gridX += this.gridLineSpacing;
-                cr.stroke();
-            }
-            while (gridY < this.monitor.height / 2) {
-                cr.setLineWidth((gridY / this.gridLineSpacing) % 5 ? this.gridLineWidth / 2 : this.gridLineWidth);
-                cr.moveTo(0, this.monitor.height / 2 + gridY);
-                cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width, this.monitor.height / 2 + gridY);
-                cr.moveTo(0, this.monitor.height / 2 - gridY);
-                cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width, this.monitor.height / 2 - gridY);
-                gridY += this.gridLineSpacing;
-                cr.stroke();
-            }
-            cr.restore();
+        this.currentElement.buildCairo(cr, { showTextCursor: this.textHasCursor,
+                                             showTextRectangle: this.currentElement.shape != Shapes.TEXT || !this.isWriting,
+                                             dummyStroke: this.currentElement.fill && this.currentElement.line.lineWidth == 0 });
+        cr.stroke();
+    },
+    
+    _repaintGrid: function(cr) {
+        if (!this.reactive)
+            return;
+        
+        Clutter.cairo_set_source_color(cr, this.gridColor);
+        
+        let [gridX, gridY] = [0, 0];
+        while (gridX < this.monitor.width / 2) {
+            cr.setLineWidth((gridX / this.gridLineSpacing) % 5 ? this.gridLineWidth / 2 : this.gridLineWidth);
+            cr.moveTo(this.monitor.width / 2 + gridX, 0);
+            cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width / 2 + gridX, this.monitor.height);
+            cr.moveTo(this.monitor.width / 2 - gridX, 0);
+            cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width / 2 - gridX, this.monitor.height);
+            gridX += this.gridLineSpacing;
+            cr.stroke();
         }
+        while (gridY < this.monitor.height / 2) {
+            cr.setLineWidth((gridY / this.gridLineSpacing) % 5 ? this.gridLineWidth / 2 : this.gridLineWidth);
+            cr.moveTo(0, this.monitor.height / 2 + gridY);
+            cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width, this.monitor.height / 2 + gridY);
+            cr.moveTo(0, this.monitor.height / 2 - gridY);
+            cr.lineTo(this.monitor.width, this.monitor.height / 2 - gridY);
+            gridY += this.gridLineSpacing;
+            cr.stroke();
+        }
+    },
+    
+    _getHasImageBack: function() {
+        return this.elements.some(element => element.shape == Shapes.IMAGE);
+    },
+    
+    _getHasImageFore: function() {
+        return this.currentElement && this.currentElement.shape == Shapes.IMAGE || false;
+    },
+    
+    _redisplay: function() {
+        // force area to emit 'repaint'
+        this.backLayer.queue_repaint();
+        this.foreLayer.queue_repaint();
+        if (this.hasGrid)
+            this.gridLayer.queue_repaint();
+    },
+    
+    _transformStagePoint: function(x, y) {
+        if (!this.layerContainer.get_allocation_box().contains(x, y))
+            return [false, 0, 0];
+        
+        return this.layerContainer.transform_stage_point(x, y);
     },
     
     _onButtonPressed: function(actor, event) {
@@ -479,7 +530,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
             this.elementGrabberTimestamp = event.get_time();
             
             let coords = event.get_coords();
-            let [s, x, y] = this.transform_stage_point(coords[0], coords[1]);
+            let [s, x, y] = this._transformStagePoint(coords[0], coords[1]);
             if (!s)
                 return;
             
@@ -499,7 +550,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
     },
     
     _startTransforming: function(stageX, stageY, controlPressed, duplicate) {
-        let [success, startX, startY] = this.transform_stage_point(stageX, stageY);
+        let [success, startX, startY] = this._transformStagePoint(stageX, stageY);
         
         if (!success)
             return;
@@ -549,7 +600,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
                 return;
             
             let coords = event.get_coords();
-            let [s, x, y] = this.transform_stage_point(coords[0], coords[1]);
+            let [s, x, y] = this._transformStagePoint(coords[0], coords[1]);
             if (!s)
                 return;
             let controlPressed = event.has_control_modifier();
@@ -605,8 +656,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
     },
     
     _startDrawing: function(stageX, stageY, shiftPressed) {
-        let [success, startX, startY] = this.transform_stage_point(stageX, stageY);
-        
+        let [success, startX, startY] = this._transformStagePoint(stageX, stageY);
         if (!success)
             return;
         
@@ -665,9 +715,10 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
                 return;
             
             let coords = event.get_coords();
-            let [s, x, y] = this.transform_stage_point(coords[0], coords[1]);
+            let [s, x, y] = this._transformStagePoint(coords[0], coords[1]);
             if (!s)
                 return;
+            
             let controlPressed = event.has_control_modifier();
             this._updateDrawing(x, y, controlPressed);
             
@@ -682,7 +733,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
                     if (!success)
                         return GLib.SOURCE_CONTINUE;
                     
-                    let [s, x, y] = this.transform_stage_point(coords.x, coords.y);
+                    let [s, x, y] = this._transformStagePoint(coords.x, coords.y);
                     if (!s)
                         return GLib.SOURCE_CONTINUE;
                     
@@ -703,7 +754,10 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         
         this.currentElement.updateDrawing(x, y, controlPressed);
         
-        this._redisplay();
+        if (this.currentElement.eraser)
+            this._redisplay();
+        else
+            this.foreLayer.queue_repaint();
         this.updatePointerCursor(controlPressed);
     },
     
@@ -748,15 +802,15 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         this.currentElement.text = '';
         this.currentElement.cursorPosition = 0;
         // Translators: %s is a key label
-        this.emit('show-osd', Files.Icons.TOOL_TEXT, _("Type your text and press <i>%s</i>")
-                                                     .format(Gtk.accelerator_get_label(Clutter.KEY_Escape, 0)), "", -1, true);
+        this.emit('show-osd', Files.Icons.TOOL_TEXT, _("Press <i>%s</i>\nto start a new line")
+                                                     .format(Gtk.accelerator_get_label(Clutter.KEY_Return, 1)), "", -1, true);
         this._updateTextCursorTimeout();
         this.textHasCursor = true;
         this._redisplay();
         
         // Do not hide and do not set opacity to 0 because ibusCandidatePopup need a mapped text entry to init correctly its position.
         this.textEntry = new St.Entry({ opacity: 1, x: stageX + x, y: stageY + y });
-        this.get_parent().insert_child_below(this.textEntry, this);
+        this.insert_child_below(this.textEntry, null);
         this.textEntry.grab_key_focus();
         this.updateActionMode();
         this.updatePointerCursor();
@@ -766,7 +820,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         if (ibusCandidatePopup) {
             this.ibusHandler = ibusCandidatePopup.connect('notify::visible', () => {
                 if (ibusCandidatePopup.visible) {
-                    this.get_parent().set_child_above_sibling(this.textEntry, this);
+                    this.set_child_above_sibling(this.textEntry, null);
                     this.textEntry.opacity = 255;
                 }
             });
@@ -774,9 +828,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         }
         
         this.textEntry.clutterText.connect('activate', (clutterText) => {
-            let startNewLine = true;
-            this._stopWriting(startNewLine);
-            clutterText.text = "";
+            this._stopWriting();
         });
         
         this.textEntry.clutterText.connect('text-changed', (clutterText) => {
@@ -790,8 +842,16 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         
         this.textEntry.clutterText.connect('key-press-event', (clutterText, event) => {
             if (event.get_key_symbol() == Clutter.KEY_Escape) {
+                this.currentElement.text = "";
                 this._stopWriting();
                 return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
+            } else if (event.has_shift_modifier() &&
+                       (event.get_key_symbol() == Clutter.KEY_Return ||
+                        event.get_key_symbol() == Clutter.KEY_KP_Enter)) {
+                let startNewLine = true;
+                this._stopWriting(startNewLine);
+                clutterText.text = "";
+                return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
             }
             
             // 'cursor-changed' signal is not emitted if the text entry is not visible.
@@ -884,8 +944,12 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
     // A priori there is nothing to stop, except transformations, if there is no current element.
     // 'force' argument is passed when leaving drawing mode to ensure all is clean, as a workaround for possible bugs.
     _stopAll: function(force) {
-        if (this.grabbedElement)
+        if (this.grabbedElement) {
             this._stopTransforming();
+            this.grabbedElement = null;
+            this.grabbedElementLocked = null;
+            this.updatePointerCursor();
+        }
             
         if (!this.currentElement && !force)
             return;
@@ -948,24 +1012,28 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
     
     toggleBackground: function() {
         this.hasBackground = !this.hasBackground;
-        this.get_parent().set_background_color(this.hasBackground ? this.areaBackgroundColor : null);
+        this.set_background_color(this.hasBackground ? this.areaBackgroundColor : null);
+    },
+    
+    get hasGrid() {
+        return this.gridLayer.visible;
     },
     
     toggleGrid: function() {
-        this.hasGrid = !this.hasGrid;
-        this._redisplay();
+        // The grid layer is repainted when the visibility changes.
+        this.gridLayer.visible = !this.gridLayer.visible;
     },
     
     toggleSquareArea: function() {
         this.isSquareArea = !this.isSquareArea;
         if (this.isSquareArea) {
-            this.set_position((this.monitor.width - this.squareAreaSize) / 2, (this.monitor.height - this.squareAreaSize) / 2);
-            this.set_size(this.squareAreaSize, this.squareAreaSize);
-            this.add_style_class_name('draw-on-your-screen-square-area');
+            this.layerContainer.set_position((this.monitor.width - this.squareAreaSize) / 2, (this.monitor.height - this.squareAreaSize) / 2);
+            this.layerContainer.set_size(this.squareAreaSize, this.squareAreaSize);
+            this.layerContainer.add_style_class_name('draw-on-your-screen-square-area');
         } else {
-            this.set_position(0, 0);
-            this.set_size(this.monitor.width, this.monitor.height);
-            this.remove_style_class_name('draw-on-your-screen-square-area');
+            this.layerContainer.set_position(0, 0);
+            this.layerContainer.set_size(this.monitor.width, this.monitor.height);
+            this.layerContainer.remove_style_class_name('draw-on-your-screen-square-area');
         }
     },
     
@@ -1215,7 +1283,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         this.buttonPressedHandler = this.connect('button-press-event', this._onButtonPressed.bind(this));
         this.keyboardPopupMenuHandler = this.connect('popup-menu', this._onKeyboardPopupMenu.bind(this));
         this.scrollHandler = this.connect('scroll-event', this._onScroll.bind(this));
-        this.get_parent().set_background_color(this.reactive && this.hasBackground ? this.areaBackgroundColor : null);
+        this.set_background_color(this.reactive && this.hasBackground ? this.areaBackgroundColor : null);
     },
     
     leaveDrawingMode: function(save, erase) {
@@ -1242,7 +1310,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
             this.erase();
         
         this.closeMenu();
-        this.get_parent().set_background_color(null);
+        this.set_background_color(null);
         Files.Images.reset();
         if (save)
             this.savePersistent();
@@ -1273,7 +1341,7 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         };
         
         let getImageSvgContent = () => {
-            return `<svg viewBox="0 0 ${this.width} ${this.height}" ${prefixes}>${elementsContent}\n</svg>`;
+            return `<svg viewBox="0 0 ${this.layerContainer.width} ${this.layerContainer.height}" ${prefixes}>${elementsContent}\n</svg>`;
         };
         
         return [getGiconSvgContent, getImageSvgContent];
@@ -1285,23 +1353,15 @@ var DrawingArea = new Lang.Class({
         let prefixes = 'xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"';
         if (this.elements.some(element => element.shape == Shapes.IMAGE))
             prefixes += ' xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"';
-        let content = `<svg viewBox="0 0 ${this.width} ${this.height}" ${prefixes}>`;
-        if (SVG_DEBUG_EXTENDS)
-            content = `<svg viewBox="${-this.width} ${-this.height} ${2 * this.width} ${2 * this.height}" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">`;
+        let content = `<svg viewBox="0 0 ${this.layerContainer.width} ${this.layerContainer.height}" ${prefixes}>`;
         let backgroundColorString = this.hasBackground ? String(this.areaBackgroundColor) : 'transparent';
-        if (backgroundColorString != 'transparent') {
+        if (backgroundColorString != 'transparent')
             content += `\n  <rect id="background" width="100%" height="100%" fill="${backgroundColorString}"/>`;
-        }
-        if (SVG_DEBUG_EXTENDS) {
-            content += `\n  <line stroke="black" x1="0" y1="${-this.height}" x2="0" y2="${this.height}"/>`;
-            content += `\n  <line stroke="black" x1="${-this.width}" y1="0" x2="${this.width}" y2="0"/>`;
-        }
         this.elements.forEach(element => content += element.buildSVG(backgroundColorString));
         content += "\n</svg>";
         
         if (Files.saveSvg(content)) {
-            // pass the parent (bgContainer) to Flashspot because coords of this are relative
-            let flashspot = new Screenshot.Flashspot(this.get_parent());
+            let flashspot = new Screenshot.Flashspot(this);
             flashspot.fire();
             if (global.play_theme_sound) {
                 global.play_theme_sound(0, 'screen-capture', "Save as SVG", null);
diff --git a/elements.js b/elements.js
index 2bbcaeb..5890187 100644
--- a/elements.js
+++ b/elements.js
@@ -577,11 +577,12 @@ const _DrawingElement = new Lang.Class({
     },
     
     stopTransformation: function() {
+        this.showSymmetryElement = false;
+        
         // Clean transformations
         let transformation = this.lastTransformation;
-        
-        if (transformation.type == Transformations.REFLECTION || transformation.type == Transformations.INVERSION)
-            this.showSymmetryElement = false;
+        if (!transformation)
+            return;
         
         if (transformation.type == Transformations.REFLECTION &&
                 getNearness([transformation.startX, transformation.startY], [transformation.endX, transformation.endY], MIN_REFLECTION_LINE_LENGTH) ||
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index a6d2744..3240084 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ const AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
     
     onDesktopSettingChanged: function() {
         if (this.onDesktop)
-            this.areas.forEach(area => area.get_parent().show());
+            this.areas.forEach(area => area.show());
         else
-            this.areas.forEach(area => area.get_parent().hide());
+            this.areas.forEach(area => area.hide());
     },
     
     onPersistentOverRestartsSettingChanged: function() {
@@ -167,19 +167,15 @@ const AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
         
         for (let i = 0; i < this.monitors.length; i++) {
             let monitor = this.monitors[i];
-            let container = new St.Widget({ name: 'drawOnYourSreenContainer' + i });
             let helper = new Helper.DrawingHelper({ name: 'drawOnYourSreenHelper' + i }, monitor);
             let loadPersistent = i == Main.layoutManager.primaryIndex && this.persistentOverRestarts;
             let area = new Area.DrawingArea({ name: 'drawOnYourSreenArea' + i }, monitor, helper, loadPersistent);
-            container.add_child(area);
-            container.add_child(helper);
             
-            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.insert_child_above(container, Main.layoutManager._bgManagers[i].backgroundActor);
+            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.insert_child_above(area, Main.layoutManager._bgManagers[i].backgroundActor);
             if (!this.onDesktop)
-                container.hide();
+                area.hide();
             
-            container.set_position(monitor.x, monitor.y);
-            container.set_size(monitor.width, monitor.height);
+            area.set_position(monitor.x, monitor.y);
             area.set_size(monitor.width, monitor.height);
             area.leaveDrawingHandler = area.connect('leave-drawing-mode', this.toggleDrawing.bind(this));
             area.updateActionModeHandler = area.connect('update-action-mode', this.updateActionMode.bind(this));
@@ -333,25 +329,24 @@ const AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
         }
     },
     
-    toggleContainer: function() {
+    toggleArea: function() {
         if (!this.activeArea)
             return;
         
-        let activeContainer = this.activeArea.get_parent();
         let activeIndex = this.areas.indexOf(this.activeArea);
         
-        if (activeContainer.get_parent() == Main.uiGroup) {
+        if (this.activeArea.get_parent() == Main.uiGroup) {
             Main.uiGroup.set_child_at_index(Main.layoutManager.keyboardBox, this.oldKeyboardIndex);
-            Main.uiGroup.remove_actor(activeContainer);
-            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.insert_child_above(activeContainer, Main.layoutManager._bgManagers[activeIndex].backgroundActor);
+            Main.uiGroup.remove_actor(this.activeArea);
+            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.insert_child_above(this.activeArea, Main.layoutManager._bgManagers[activeIndex].backgroundActor);
             if (!this.onDesktop)
-                activeContainer.hide();
+                this.activeArea.hide();
         } else {
-            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.remove_actor(activeContainer);
-            Main.uiGroup.add_child(activeContainer);
+            Main.layoutManager._backgroundGroup.remove_actor(this.activeArea);
+            Main.uiGroup.add_child(this.activeArea);
             // move the keyboard above the area to make it available with text entries
             this.oldKeyboardIndex = Main.uiGroup.get_children().indexOf(Main.layoutManager.keyboardBox);
-            Main.uiGroup.set_child_above_sibling(Main.layoutManager.keyboardBox, activeContainer);
+            Main.uiGroup.set_child_above_sibling(Main.layoutManager.keyboardBox, this.activeArea);
         }
     },
     
@@ -397,23 +392,24 @@ const AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
             
             if (Main._findModal(this.activeArea) != -1)
                 this.toggleModal();
-            this.toggleContainer();
+            this.toggleArea();
             this.activeArea = null;
         } else {
             // avoid to deal with Meta changes (global.display/global.screen)
             let currentIndex = Main.layoutManager.monitors.indexOf(Main.layoutManager.currentMonitor);
             this.activeArea = this.areas[currentIndex];
-            this.toggleContainer();
+            this.toggleArea();
             if (!this.toggleModal()) {
-                this.toggleContainer();
+                this.toggleArea();
                 this.activeArea = null;
                 return;
             }
             
             this.activeArea.enterDrawingMode();
             this.osdDisabled = Me.settings.get_boolean('osd-disabled');
+            // <span size="medium"> is a clutter/mutter 3.38 bug workaround: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/issues/1467
             // Translators: %s is a key label
-            let label = "<small>" + _("Press <i>%s</i> for help").format(this.activeArea.helper.helpKeyLabel) + "</small>\n\n" + _("Entering drawing mode");
+            let label = `<small>${_("Press <i>%s</i> for help").format(this.activeArea.helper.helpKeyLabel)}</small>\n\n<span size="medium">${_("Entering drawing mode")}</span>`;
             this.showOsd(null, Files.Icons.ENTER, label, null, null, true);
         }
         
@@ -517,9 +513,7 @@ const AreaManager = new Lang.Class({
             area.disconnect(area.leaveDrawingHandler);
             area.disconnect(area.updateActionModeHandler);
             area.disconnect(area.showOsdHandler);
-            let container = area.get_parent();
-            container.get_parent().remove_actor(container);
-            container.destroy();
+            area.destroy();
         }
         this.areas = [];
     },
diff --git a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
index 5e87946..5de5eaf 100644
--- a/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
+++ b/locale/draw-on-your-screen.pot
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #. Translators: %s is a key label
 #, javascript-format
-msgid "Type your text and press <i>%s</i>"
+msgid "Press <i>%s</i>\nto start a new line"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. Translators: It is displayed in an OSD notification to ask the user to start picking, so it should use the imperative mood.
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 7846d9c..e620616 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@
         "3.36",
         "3.38"
     ],
-    "version": 8.1
+    "version": 9
 }