diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d824598..26d4d1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ Motion::Layout.new do |layout|
   layout.horizontal "|-margin-[action]-margin-|"
 end
 ```
+### Layout Options
+
+Check Motion::Layout::OPTIONS for available options. The default layout options is 0, which is same as [NSLayoutConstraint constraintsWithVisualFormat:options:mertics:views:]. Check [document](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/DOCUMENTATION/AppKit/Reference/NSLayoutConstraint_Class/NSLayoutConstraint/NSLayoutConstraint.html#//apple_ref/occ/clm/NSLayoutConstraint/constraintsWithVisualFormat:options:metrics:views:) for meaning of each options.
+
+``` ruby
+Motion::Layout.new do |layout|
+  ...
+  layout.vertical "[version]-|"
+  layout.horizontal "[version]-5-[version_number]-|", :baseline
+end
+```
 
 ## TODO
 
diff --git a/example/Rakefile b/example/Rakefile
index 129a145..914dbe6 100644
--- a/example/Rakefile
+++ b/example/Rakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 $:.unshift("/Library/RubyMotion/lib")
-require 'motion/project'
+require 'motion/project/template/ios'
 
 require 'bundler'
 Bundler.setup
diff --git a/example/app/timer_controller.rb b/example/app/timer_controller.rb
index 3282c14..bf67f34 100644
--- a/example/app/timer_controller.rb
+++ b/example/app/timer_controller.rb
@@ -37,13 +37,29 @@ def viewDidLoad
     @action.setTitle('Stop', forState:UIControlStateSelected)
     @action.addTarget(self, action:'actionTapped', forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside)
 
+    @version = UILabel.new
+    @version.font = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(10)
+    @version.text = 'version'
+    @version.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentRight
+    @version.textColor = UIColor.whiteColor
+    @version.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor
+
+    @versionNumber = UILabel.new
+    @versionNumber.font = UIFont.systemFontOfSize(19)
+    @versionNumber.text = '0.1.0'
+    @versionNumber.textAlignment = UITextAlignmentRight
+    @versionNumber.textColor = UIColor.whiteColor
+    @versionNumber.backgroundColor = UIColor.clearColor
+
     Motion::Layout.new do |layout|
       layout.view view
-      layout.subviews "state" => @state, "action" => @action
+      layout.subviews "state" => @state, "action" => @action, "version" => @version, "version_number" => @versionNumber
       layout.metrics "top" => 200, "margin" => 20, "height" => 40
       layout.vertical "|-top-[state(==height)]-margin-[action(==height)]"
+      layout.vertical "[version]|"
       layout.horizontal "|-margin-[state]-margin-|"
       layout.horizontal "|-margin-[action]-margin-|"
+      layout.horizontal "[version]-5-[version_number]|", :baseline
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/motion-layout/layout.rb b/lib/motion-layout/layout.rb
index f3ccf25..c61f112 100644
--- a/lib/motion-layout/layout.rb
+++ b/lib/motion-layout/layout.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 module Motion
   class Layout
+    OPTIONS = {
+      none: 0,
+      left: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllLeft,
+      right: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllRight,
+      top: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllTop,
+      bottom: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllBottom,
+      leading: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllLeading,
+      trailing: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllTrailing,
+      centerx: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllCenterX,
+      centery: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllCenterY,
+      baseline: NSLayoutFormatAlignAllBaseline,
+      leading_to_trailing: NSLayoutFormatDirectionLeadingToTrailing,
+      left_to_right: NSLayoutFormatDirectionLeftToRight,
+      right_to_left: NSLayoutFormatDirectionRightToLeft
+    }
     def initialize(&block)
       @verticals   = []
       @horizontals = []
@@ -21,18 +36,33 @@ def view(view)
       @view = view
     end
 
-    def horizontal(horizontal)
-      @horizontals << horizontal
+    def horizontal(horizontal, *options)
+      options = [:none] if options.empty?
+      @horizontals << [horizontal, resolve_options(options)]
     end
 
-    def vertical(vertical)
-      @verticals << vertical
+    def vertical(vertical, *options)
+      options = [:none] if options.empty?
+      @verticals << [vertical, resolve_options(options)]
     end
 
     private
 
+    def resolve_options(opt)
+      opt.inject(0) do |m,x|
+        if x.kind_of?(Numeric)
+          m | x.to_i
+        elsif o = OPTIONS[x.to_s.downcase.to_sym]
+          m | o
+        else
+          raise "invalid opt: #{x.to_s.downcase}"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     def strain
       @subviews.values.each do |subview|
+        next if @view == subview # you wouldn't believe the mess it would create
         subview.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         @view.addSubview(subview) unless subview.superview
       end
@@ -40,11 +70,11 @@ def strain
       views = @subviews.merge("superview" => @view)
 
       constraints = []
-      constraints += @verticals.map do |vertical|
-        NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("V:#{vertical}", options:NSLayoutFormatAlignAllCenterX, metrics:@metrics, views:views)
+      constraints += @verticals.map do |vertical, options|
+        NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("V:#{vertical}", options:options, metrics:@metrics, views:views)
       end
-      constraints += @horizontals.map do |horizontal|
-        NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("H:#{horizontal}", options:NSLayoutFormatAlignAllCenterY, metrics:@metrics, views:views)
+      constraints += @horizontals.map do |horizontal, options|
+        NSLayoutConstraint.constraintsWithVisualFormat("H:#{horizontal}", options:options, metrics:@metrics, views:views)
       end
 
       @view.addConstraints(constraints.flatten)