diff --git a/Sources/SwiftUISupportLayout/Anchoring.swift b/Sources/SwiftUISupportLayout/Anchoring.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b8874a1f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/SwiftUISupportLayout/Anchoring.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import SwiftUI
+
+#if DEBUG
+// still in development
+
+#Preview("Using Aligment guide") {
+
+  Rectangle()
+    .frame(width: 50, height: 50)
+    .anchoring {
+      Circle()
+        .fill(.blue)
+    }
+    .background(Color.purple)
+}
+
+extension View {
+
+  internal func anchoring(@ViewBuilder content: () -> some View) -> some View {
+    overlay(alignment: .topTrailing) {
+      content()
+        .alignmentGuide(.top) { d in
+          d[.top] + d.height / 2
+        }
+        .alignmentGuide(.trailing) { d in
+          d[.trailing] - d.width / 2
+        }
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Sources/SwiftUISupportLayout/RelativeView.swift b/Sources/SwiftUISupportLayout/RelativeView.swift
index 97d2db8c66..a72583c804 100644
--- a/Sources/SwiftUISupportLayout/RelativeView.swift
+++ b/Sources/SwiftUISupportLayout/RelativeView.swift
@@ -1,169 +1,143 @@
 import SwiftUI
 
-public enum RelativeHorizontalPosition {
-  case left
-  case center
-  case right
-}
-
-public enum RelativeVerticalPosition {
-  case top
-  case center
-  case bottom
-}
-
-/// A container view that places the content in the specified position.
-/// A useful case will be placing the content on the corner of the parent view.
-@available(*, deprecated, message: "Use modifier instead")
-public struct RelativeView<Content: View>: View {
-
-  public let content: Content
-  public let vertical: RelativeVerticalPosition
-  public let horizontal: RelativeHorizontalPosition
-
-  public init(
-    vertical: RelativeVerticalPosition,
-    horizontal: RelativeHorizontalPosition,
-    @ViewBuilder content: () -> Content
-  ) {
-    self.vertical = vertical
-    self.horizontal = horizontal
-    self.content = content()
-  }
-
-  public var body: some View {
-
-    let horizontalContent: some View = HStack {
-      switch horizontal {
-      case .left:
-        content
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
-      case .center:
-        content
-      case .right:
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
-        content
-      }
-    }
-
-    VStack {
-      switch vertical {
-      case .top:
-        horizontalContent
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
-      case .center:
-        horizontalContent
-      case .bottom:
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
-        horizontalContent
-      }
-    }
-
-  }
-}
-
-/// like align-self
-public struct RelativeLayoutModifier: ViewModifier {
+/// deprecated
+public struct RelativeLayoutModifier {
 
   public enum HorizontalPosition {
     case leading
+    @available(*, unavailable)
     case center
     case trailing
   }
 
   public enum VerticalPosition {
     case top
+    @available(*, unavailable)
     case center
     case bottom
   }
 
-  public let vertical: VerticalPosition
-  public let horizontal: HorizontalPosition
+}
 
-  public init(
-    vertical: VerticalPosition,
-    horizontal: HorizontalPosition
-  ) {
-    self.vertical = vertical
-    self.horizontal = horizontal
-  }
+extension View {
 
-  public func body(content: Content) -> some View {
-    let horizontalContent: some View = HStack {
+  /**
+   * Lays out the view and positions it within the layout bounds according to vertical and horizontal positional specifiers.
+   *  Can position the child at any of the 4 corners, or the middle of any of the 4 edges, as well as the center - similar to "9-part" image areas.
+   */
+  @available(*, deprecated, message: "use relative(alignment: )")
+  public func relative(
+    vertical: RelativeLayoutModifier.VerticalPosition,
+    horizontal: RelativeLayoutModifier.HorizontalPosition
+  ) -> some View {
+            
+    return self.relative(alignment: .init(
+      horizontal: {
+        switch horizontal {
+        case .center:
+          return .center
+        case .leading:
+          return .leading
+        case .trailing:
+          return .trailing
+        }
+      }(),
+      vertical: {
+        switch vertical {
+        case .center:
+          return .center
+        case .top:
+          return .top
+        case .bottom:
+          return .bottom
+        }        
+      }()
+    )
+    )    
+  }
+  
+  @available(*, deprecated, message: "use relative(alignment: )")
+  public func relative(
+    horizontal: RelativeLayoutModifier.HorizontalPosition
+  ) -> some View {
+    
+    return self.relative(horizontalAlignment: {
       switch horizontal {
-      case .leading:
-        content
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
       case .center:
-        content
+        return .center
+      case .leading:
+        return .leading
       case .trailing:
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
-        content
+        return .trailing
       }
-    }
-
-    VStack {
+    }()
+    )    
+  }
+  
+  @available(*, deprecated, message: "use relative(alignment: )")
+  public func relative(
+    vertical: RelativeLayoutModifier.VerticalPosition
+  ) -> some View {
+    
+    return self.relative(verticalAlignment: {
       switch vertical {
-      case .top:
-        horizontalContent
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
       case .center:
-        horizontalContent
+        return .center
+      case .top:
+        return .top
       case .bottom:
-        Spacer(minLength: 0)
-        horizontalContent
-      }
-    }
+        return .bottom
+      }        
+    }()                         
+    )    
   }
-
-}
-
-extension View {
-
-  /**
-   * Lays out the view and positions it within the layout bounds according to vertical and horizontal positional specifiers.
-   *  Can position the child at any of the 4 corners, or the middle of any of the 4 edges, as well as the center - similar to "9-part" image areas.
-   */
+  
   public func relative(
-    vertical: RelativeLayoutModifier.VerticalPosition = .center,
-    horizontal: RelativeLayoutModifier.HorizontalPosition = .center
-  ) -> some View {
-    self.modifier(RelativeLayoutModifier(vertical: vertical, horizontal: horizontal))
+    alignment: Alignment
+  ) -> some View {           
+    self.frame(
+      maxWidth: .infinity,
+      maxHeight: .infinity,
+      alignment: alignment
+    )
   }
-
+  
+  public func relative(
+    horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment
+  ) -> some View {           
+    self.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .init(horizontal: horizontalAlignment, vertical: .center))
+  }
+  
+  public func relative(
+    verticalAlignment: VerticalAlignment
+  ) -> some View {    
+    self.frame(maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .init(horizontal: .center, vertical: verticalAlignment))
+  }
+  
+  public func relative(
+    horizontalAlignment: HorizontalAlignment,
+    verticalAlignment: VerticalAlignment
+  ) -> some View {    
+    self.frame(
+      maxWidth: .infinity,
+      maxHeight: .infinity,
+      alignment: .init(horizontal: horizontalAlignment, vertical: verticalAlignment)
+    )
+  }
+  
 }
 
-enum Preview_AnchorView: PreviewProvider {
-
-  static var previews: some View {
+#Preview {
+  HStack(alignment: .top) {
+    
     Rectangle()
-      .frame(width: 50, height: 50)
-      .overlay(
-        RelativeView(vertical: .top, horizontal: .right) {
-          Circle()
-            .foregroundColor(.red)
-            .frame(width: 20, height: 20)
-        }
-        .offset(x: 10, y: -10)
-      )
-
+      .frame(width: 100, height: 100)
+    
     Rectangle()
       .frame(width: 50, height: 50)
-      .overlay(
-        Circle()
-          .foregroundColor(.red)
-          .frame(width: 20, height: 20)
-          .relative(vertical: .top, horizontal: .trailing)
-          .offset(x: 10, y: -10)
-      )
-
-    HStack {
-      Text("A")
-      Text("B")
-      Text("C")
-    }
-    .environment(\.layoutDirection, .rightToLeft)
-
-  }
+      .foregroundColor(.red)
+      .relative(verticalAlignment: .center)
 
+  }    
+  .background(Color.green)
 }