diff --git a/src/DrawingProgram/Layers/DrawingProgramLayerManager.cpp b/src/DrawingProgram/Layers/DrawingProgramLayerManager.cpp
index 6b2fed6..7194055 100644
--- a/src/DrawingProgram/Layers/DrawingProgramLayerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/DrawingProgram/Layers/DrawingProgramLayerManager.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ std::vector<CanvasComponentContainer::ObjInfoIterator> DrawingProgramLayerManage
             throw std::runtime_error("[DrawingProgramLayerManager::add_many_components_to_layer_being_edited] No layer selected!");
         auto toRet = editLayerPtr->get_layer().components->insert_ordered_list_and_send_create(editLayerPtr->get_layer().components, newObjs);
         add_undo_place_components(editingLayer.lock().get(), toRet);
+        return toRet;
     }
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.cpp b/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.cpp
index ca2b200..22c9fd7 100644
--- a/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.cpp
+++ b/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ bool GUIManager::radio_button_field(const char* id, std::string_view name, bool
 bool GUIManager::input_color_component_255(const char* id, float* val, const std::function<void(SelectionHelper&)>& elemUpdate) {
     push_id(id);
     bool isUpdating = insert_element<TextBox<float>>()->update(*io, val,
-        [&](std::string_view str) {
+        [&](const std::string& str) {
             int roundTo255;
             std::stringstream ss;
             ss << str;
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ bool GUIManager::input_scalar(const char* id, uint8_t* val, uint8_t min, uint8_t
     bool isUpdating = false;
     push_id(id);
     isUpdating = insert_element<TextBox<uint8_t>>()->update(*io, val, 
-        [&](std::string_view a) {
+        [&](const std::string& a) {
             if(a.empty())
                 return min;
             uint32_t toRet;
diff --git a/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.hpp b/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.hpp
index 6b22929..abe8fe2 100644
--- a/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.hpp
+++ b/src/GUIStuff/GUIManager.hpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class GUIManager {
             return toRet;
         }
         
-        template <typename T> bool input_generic(const char* id, T* val, const std::function<std::optional<T>(std::string_view)>& fromStr, const std::function<std::string(const T&)>& toStr, bool singleLine, bool updateEveryEdit, const std::function<void(SelectionHelper&)>& elemUpdate = nullptr) {
+        template <typename T> bool input_generic(const char* id, T* val, const std::function<std::optional<T>(const std::string&)>& fromStr, const std::function<std::string(const T&)>& toStr, bool singleLine, bool updateEveryEdit, const std::function<void(SelectionHelper&)>& elemUpdate = nullptr) {
             bool isUpdating = false;
             push_id(id);
             isUpdating = insert_element<TextBox<T>>()->update(*io, val, fromStr, toStr, singleLine, updateEveryEdit, elemUpdate);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class GUIManager {
 
         template <typename T> bool input_scalar(const char* id, T* val, T min, T max, int decimalPrecision = 0, const std::function<void(SelectionHelper&)>& elemUpdate = nullptr) {
             return input_generic<T>(id, val, 
-                [&](std::string_view a) {
+                [&](const std::string& a) {
                     if(a.empty())
                         return min;
                     T toRet;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class GUIManager {
 
         template <typename T> bool input_color_hex(const char* id, T* val, bool selectAlpha, const std::function<void(SelectionHelper&)>& elemUpdate = nullptr) {
             return input_generic<T>(id, val, 
-                [&](std::string_view str) {
+                [&](const std::string& str) {
                     T def = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f};
                     unsigned startIndex = 0;
                     if(str.empty())