diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 178cb9c1..94962458 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "test": "npm run dist && PRODUCTION=1 node ./dist/tests.js --repitition-time 50 --production",
     "test-exhaustive": "npm run lint && npm run dist && node ./dist/tests.js --repitition-time 10000",
     "dist": "rm -rf dist examples/build && rollup -c",
+    "serve-examples": "concurrently 'npm run watch' 'serve examples'",
     "watch": "rollup -wc",
     "lint": "standard && tsc",
     "docs": "rm -rf docs; jsdoc --configure ./.jsdoc.json --verbose --readme ./README.v13.md --package ./package.json || true",
diff --git a/src/structs/AbstractItem.js b/src/structs/AbstractItem.js
index d37e35b3..bcdbbe22 100644
--- a/src/structs/AbstractItem.js
+++ b/src/structs/AbstractItem.js
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ import * as maplib from 'lib0/map.js'
 import * as set from 'lib0/set.js'
 import * as binary from 'lib0/binary.js'
 
+/**
+ * @param {AbstractItem} left
+ * @param {AbstractItem} right
+ * @return {boolean} If true, right is removed from the linked list and should be discarded
+ */
+export const mergeItemWith = (left, right) => {
+  if (compareIDs(right.origin, left.lastId) && left.right === right && compareIDs(left.rightOrigin, right.rightOrigin)) {
+    left.right = right.right
+    if (left.right !== null) {
+      left.right.left = left
+    }
+    return true
+  }
+  return false
+}
+
 /**
  * Split leftItem into two items
  * @param {Transaction} transaction
@@ -376,22 +392,6 @@ export class AbstractItem extends AbstractStruct {
     throw new Error('unimplemented')
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @param {AbstractItem} right
-   * @return {boolean}
-   *
-   * @private
-   */
-  mergeWith (right) {
-    if (compareIDs(right.origin, this.lastId) && this.right === right && compareIDs(this.rightOrigin, right.rightOrigin)) {
-      this.right = right.right
-      if (this.right !== null) {
-        this.right.left = this
-      }
-      return true
-    }
-    return false
-  }
   /**
    * Mark this Item as deleted.
    *
diff --git a/src/structs/ItemDeleted.js b/src/structs/ItemDeleted.js
index 3b4f753f..a683c6c7 100644
--- a/src/structs/ItemDeleted.js
+++ b/src/structs/ItemDeleted.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   GC,
   splitItem,
   addToDeleteSet,
+  mergeItemWith,
   Y, StructStore, Transaction, ID, AbstractType // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export class ItemDeleted extends AbstractItem {
    * @return {boolean}
    */
   mergeWith (right) {
-    if (super.mergeWith(right)) {
+    if (mergeItemWith(this, right)) {
       this._len += right._len
       return true
     }
diff --git a/src/structs/ItemJSON.js b/src/structs/ItemJSON.js
index 42d8e656..1b69a90e 100644
--- a/src/structs/ItemJSON.js
+++ b/src/structs/ItemJSON.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   splitItem,
   changeItemRefOffset,
   GC,
+  mergeItemWith,
   Transaction, StructStore, Y, ID, AbstractType // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export class ItemJSON extends AbstractItem {
    * @return {boolean}
    */
   mergeWith (right) {
-    if (super.mergeWith(right)) {
+    if (mergeItemWith(this, right)) {
       this.content = this.content.concat(right.content)
       return true
     }
diff --git a/src/structs/ItemString.js b/src/structs/ItemString.js
index de683ba0..8409c9f7 100644
--- a/src/structs/ItemString.js
+++ b/src/structs/ItemString.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   splitItem,
   changeItemRefOffset,
   GC,
+  mergeItemWith,
   Transaction, StructStore, Y, ID, AbstractType // eslint-disable-line
 } from '../internals.js'
 
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export class ItemString extends AbstractItem {
    * @return {boolean}
    */
   mergeWith (right) {
-    if (super.mergeWith(right)) {
+    if (mergeItemWith(this, right)) {
       this.string += right.string
       return true
     }
diff --git a/src/types/YText.js b/src/types/YText.js
index f6f1a8d5..22c8d6bd 100644
--- a/src/types/YText.js
+++ b/src/types/YText.js
@@ -657,10 +657,6 @@ export class YText extends AbstractType {
     callTypeObservers(this, transaction, new YTextEvent(this, transaction))
   }
 
-  toDom () {
-    return document.createTextNode(this.toString())
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns the unformatted string representation of this YText type.
    *
@@ -682,40 +678,6 @@ export class YText extends AbstractType {
     return str
   }
 
-  toDomString () {
-    // @ts-ignore
-    return this.toDelta().map(delta => {
-      const nestedNodes = []
-      for (let nodeName in delta.attributes) {
-        const attrs = []
-        for (let key in delta.attributes[nodeName]) {
-          attrs.push({ key, value: delta.attributes[nodeName][key] })
-        }
-        // sort attributes to get a unique order
-        attrs.sort((a, b) => a.key < b.key ? -1 : 1)
-        nestedNodes.push({ nodeName, attrs })
-      }
-      // sort node order to get a unique order
-      nestedNodes.sort((a, b) => a.nodeName < b.nodeName ? -1 : 1)
-      // now convert to dom string
-      let str = ''
-      for (let i = 0; i < nestedNodes.length; i++) {
-        const node = nestedNodes[i]
-        str += `<${node.nodeName}`
-        for (let j = 0; j < node.attrs.length; j++) {
-          const attr = node.attrs[i]
-          str += ` ${attr.key}="${attr.value}"`
-        }
-        str += '>'
-      }
-      str += delta.insert
-      for (let i = nestedNodes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-        str += `</${nestedNodes[i].nodeName}>`
-      }
-      return str
-    })
-  }
-
   /**
    * Apply a {@link Delta} on this shared YText type.
    *
diff --git a/src/types/YXmlText.js b/src/types/YXmlText.js
index 09612251..7ec2c728 100644
--- a/src/types/YXmlText.js
+++ b/src/types/YXmlText.js
@@ -31,6 +31,41 @@ export class YXmlText extends YText {
     }
     return dom
   }
+
+  toDomString () {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    return this.toDelta().map(delta => {
+      const nestedNodes = []
+      for (let nodeName in delta.attributes) {
+        const attrs = []
+        for (let key in delta.attributes[nodeName]) {
+          attrs.push({ key, value: delta.attributes[nodeName][key] })
+        }
+        // sort attributes to get a unique order
+        attrs.sort((a, b) => a.key < b.key ? -1 : 1)
+        nestedNodes.push({ nodeName, attrs })
+      }
+      // sort node order to get a unique order
+      nestedNodes.sort((a, b) => a.nodeName < b.nodeName ? -1 : 1)
+      // now convert to dom string
+      let str = ''
+      for (let i = 0; i < nestedNodes.length; i++) {
+        const node = nestedNodes[i]
+        str += `<${node.nodeName}`
+        for (let j = 0; j < node.attrs.length; j++) {
+          const attr = node.attrs[i]
+          str += ` ${attr.key}="${attr.value}"`
+        }
+        str += '>'
+      }
+      str += delta.insert
+      for (let i = nestedNodes.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        str += `</${nestedNodes[i].nodeName}>`
+      }
+      return str
+    }).join('')
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param {encoding.Encoder} encoder
    *
diff --git a/src/utils/cursor.js b/src/utils/cursor.js
index cbd318ed..75f7aaad 100644
--- a/src/utils/cursor.js
+++ b/src/utils/cursor.js
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ export const createAbsolutePositionFromCursor = (cursor, y) => {
     if (tname !== null) {
       type = y.get(tname)
     } else if (typeID !== null) {
+      if (getState(store, typeID.client) <= typeID.clock) {
+        // type does not exist yet
+        return null
+      }
       const struct = getItemType(store, typeID)
       if (struct instanceof ItemType) {
         type = struct.type