diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/BalancedSorter.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/BalancedSorter.js
index e1f371b6..9249e3ab 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/BalancedSorter.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/BalancedSorter.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter = new Class({
         // Compute the center of the branch ...
         var totalPHeight = 0;
         var totalNHeight = 0;
-        //TODO(gb): optimize using filter
+
         heights.forEach(function(elem) {
             if (elem.order % 2 == 0) {
                 totalPHeight += elem.height;
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter = new Class({
         });
         var psum = totalPHeight/2;
         var nsum = totalNHeight/2;
-        var totalDifference = totalPHeight - totalNHeight;
         var ysum = 0;
 
         // Calculate the offsets ...
@@ -149,10 +148,6 @@ mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter = new Class({
                 ysum = nsum;
             }
 
-//            console.log("node {id: " + heights[i].id + ", order: " + heights[i].order + ", psum: " + psum + ", nsum: " + nsum + "}");        //TODO(gb): Remove trace!!!
-//            console.log("totalPHeight: " + totalPHeight + ", totalNHeight: " + totalNHeight);        //TODO(gb): Remove trace!!!
-            console.log("node {id: " + heights[i].id + ", totalDifference: " + totalDifference + ", direction: " + direction + "}");        //TODO(gb): Remove trace!!!
-
             var yOffset = ysum + heights[i].height/2;
             var xOffset = direction * (node.getSize().width + mindplot.nlayout.SymetricSorter.INTERNODE_HORIZONTAL_PADDING);
 
@@ -161,7 +156,6 @@ mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter = new Class({
 
             result[heights[i].id] = {x:xOffset,y:yOffset};
         }
-        console.log("----------------------\n");        //TODO(gb): Remove trace!!!
         return result;
     },
 
@@ -170,6 +164,5 @@ mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter = new Class({
     }
 });
 
-mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter.INTERNODE_VERTICAL_PADDING = 5;
+mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter.INTERNODE_VERTICAL_PADDING = 10;
 mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter.INTERNODE_HORIZONTAL_PADDING = 5;
-mindplot.nlayout.BalancedSorter.INITIAL_HEIGHT = 100;
diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/SymetricSorter.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/SymetricSorter.js
index c83fa946..63f59f12 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/SymetricSorter.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/SymetricSorter.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ mindplot.nlayout.SymetricSorter = new Class({
 
         // Compute heights ...
         var heights = children.map(function(child) {
-            return {id:child.getId(),height:this._computeChildrenHeight(treeSet, child)};
+            return {id:child.getId(), position: child.getPosition(), height: this._computeChildrenHeight(treeSet, child)};
         }, this);
 
 
@@ -148,18 +148,24 @@ mindplot.nlayout.SymetricSorter = new Class({
         for (var i = 0; i < heights.length; i++) {
             ysum = ysum - heights[i].height;
 
+            var parent = treeSet.getParent(treeSet.find(heights[i].id));
+            var direction = parent.getPosition().x > 0 ? 1 : -1;
+
             var yOffset = ysum + heights[i].height/2;
-            var xOffset = node.getSize().width + mindplot.nlayout.SymetricSorter.INTERNODE_HORIZONTAL_PADDING;
+            var xOffset = direction * (node.getSize().width + mindplot.nlayout.SymetricSorter.INTERNODE_HORIZONTAL_PADDING);
 
             $assert(!isNaN(xOffset), "xOffset can not be null");
             $assert(!isNaN(yOffset), "yOffset can not be null");
 
             result[heights[i].id] = {x:xOffset,y:yOffset};
-
         }
         return result;
     },
 
+    _getRootNode: function(treeSet) {
+        var roots = treeSet.getTreeRoots();
+    },
+
     toString:function() {
         return "Symmetric Sorter";
     }
diff --git a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/TestSuite.js b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/TestSuite.js
index 60ed9218..2ab80bba 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/TestSuite.js
+++ b/mindplot/src/main/javascript/nlayout/TestSuite.js
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@
 mindplot.nlayout.TestSuite = new Class({
     Extends: mindplot.nlayout.ChildrenSorterStrategy,
     initialize:function() {
-//        this.testAligned();
-//        this.testSymmetry();
+        this.testAligned();
+        this.testSymmetry();
         this.testBalanced();
-//        this.testGrid();
-//        this.testEvents();
-//        this.testEventsComplex();
-//        this.testDisconnect();
-//        this.testReconnect();
-//        this.testRemoveNode();
-//        this.testFreePosition();
+        this.testGrid();
+        this.testEvents();
+        this.testEventsComplex();
+        this.testDisconnect();
+        this.testReconnect();
+        this.testRemoveNode();
+        this.testFreePosition();
     },
 
     testAligned: function() {
@@ -98,12 +98,10 @@ mindplot.nlayout.TestSuite = new Class({
     },
 
     testBalanced: function() {
-//        var size = {width:80, height:30};
-        var size = {width:25, height:25};
-        var plotsize = {width: 400, height:280};
+        var size = {width:80, height:30};
+        var plotsize = {width: 800, height:400};
         var position = {x:0, y:0};
-//        var manager = new mindplot.nlayout.LayoutManager(0, {width:120, height:40});
-        var manager = new mindplot.nlayout.LayoutManager(0, size);
+        var manager = new mindplot.nlayout.LayoutManager(0, {width:120, height:40});
 
         manager.addNode(1, size, position);
         manager.connectNode(0, 1, 0);
@@ -134,6 +132,24 @@ mindplot.nlayout.TestSuite = new Class({
         manager.connectNode(0, 6, 5);
         manager.layout();
         manager.plot("testBalanced6", plotsize);
+
+        manager.addNode(7, size, position);
+        manager.addNode(8, size, position);
+        manager.addNode(9, size, position);
+        manager.connectNode(3, 7, 0)
+        manager.connectNode(7, 8, 0)
+        manager.connectNode(7, 9, 1);
+        manager.layout();
+        manager.plot("testBalanced7", plotsize);
+
+        manager.addNode(10, size, position);
+        manager.addNode(11, size, position);
+        manager.addNode(12, size, position);
+        manager.connectNode(6, 10, 0)
+        manager.connectNode(10, 11, 0)
+        manager.connectNode(10, 12, 1);
+        manager.layout();
+        manager.plot("testBalanced8", plotsize);
     },
 
     testGrid: function() {
diff --git a/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html b/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html
index e0fc5a73..26652ff8 100644
--- a/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html
+++ b/mindplot/src/test/javascript/static/layout.html
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 <div id="testBalanced4" class="col"></div>
 <div id="testBalanced5" class="col"></div>
 <div id="testBalanced6" class="col last"></div>
+<div id="testBalanced7" class="col"></div>
+<div id="testBalanced8" class="col last"></div>
 
 <h2>testEvents:</h2>
 <div id="testEvents1" class="col"></div>