diff --git a/demos/events/index.html b/demos/events/index.html
index 719205ab..ec715351 100644
--- a/demos/events/index.html
+++ b/demos/events/index.html
@@ -57,16 +57,12 @@
         }
   
         observe('object:modified');
-        observe('object:moved');
-        observe('object:scaled');
+        observe('object:moving');
         observe('object:selected');
         
+        observe('before:selection:cleared');
         observe('selection:cleared');
-        
-        observe('group:modified');
-        observe('group:selected');
-        observe('before:group:destroyed');
-        observe('after:group:destroyed');
+        observe('selection:created');
         
         // observe('after:render');
         observe('mouse:up');
diff --git a/dist/all.js b/dist/all.js
index 05561a57..fd386c65 100644
--- a/dist/all.js
+++ b/dist/all.js
@@ -4385,7 +4385,6 @@ fabric.util.getElementOffset = getElementOffset;
             target = transform.target;
 
         if (target._scaling) {
-          this.fire('object:scaled', { target: target });
           target._scaling = false;
         }
 
@@ -4407,10 +4406,6 @@ fabric.util.getElementOffset = getElementOffset;
       }
       var activeGroup = this.getActiveGroup();
       if (activeGroup) {
-        if (this.stateful && activeGroup.hasStateChanged() &&
-            activeGroup.containsPoint(this.getPointer(e))) {
-          this.fire('group:modified', { target: activeGroup });
-        }
         activeGroup.setObjectsCoords();
         activeGroup.set('isMoving', false);
         this._setCursor('default');
@@ -4524,17 +4519,14 @@ fabric.util.getElementOffset = getElementOffset;
      * @return {fabric.Canvas} thisArg
      */
     deactivateAllWithDispatch: function () {
-      var activeGroup = this.getActiveGroup();
-      if (activeGroup) {
-        this.fire('before:group:destroyed', {
-          target: activeGroup
-        });
+      var activeObject = this.getActiveGroup() || this.getActiveObject();
+      if (activeObject) {
+        this.fire('before:selection:cleared', { target: activeObject });
       }
       this.deactivateAll();
-      if (activeGroup) {
-        this.fire('after:group:destroyed');
+      if (activeObject) {
+        this.fire('selection:cleared');
       }
-      this.fire('selection:cleared');
       return this;
     },
 
@@ -4595,7 +4587,7 @@ fabric.util.getElementOffset = getElementOffset;
         else {
           activeGroup.add(target);
         }
-        this.fire('group:selected', { target: activeGroup });
+        this.fire('selection:created', { target: activeGroup });
         activeGroup.setActive(true);
       }
       else {
@@ -4768,7 +4760,7 @@ fabric.util.getElementOffset = getElementOffset;
         else {
           this._translateObject(x, y);
 
-          this.fire('object:moved', {
+          this.fire('object:moving', {
             target: this._currentTransform.target
           });
         }
@@ -4957,7 +4949,7 @@ fabric.util.getElementOffset = getElementOffset;
         var group = new fabric.Group(group);
         this.setActiveGroup(group);
         group.saveCoords();
-        this.fire('group:selected', { target: group });
+        this.fire('selection:created', { target: group });
       }
 
       this.renderAll();
diff --git a/lib/aligning_guidelines.js b/lib/aligning_guidelines.js
index 05e56d19..05a3a0fa 100644
--- a/lib/aligning_guidelines.js
+++ b/lib/aligning_guidelines.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function initAligningGuidelines(canvas) {
   var verticalLines = [ ],
       horizontalLines = [ ];
   
-  canvas.observe('object:moved', function(e) {
+  canvas.observe('object:moving', function(e) {
     
     var activeObject = e.memo.target,
         canvasObjects = canvas.getObjects(),
diff --git a/lib/centering_guidelines.js b/lib/centering_guidelines.js
index 8963bec3..13a26565 100644
--- a/lib/centering_guidelines.js
+++ b/lib/centering_guidelines.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function initCenteringGuidelines(canvas) {
       isInVerticalCenter,
       isInHorizontalCenter;
   
-  canvas.observe('object:moved', function(e) {
+  canvas.observe('object:moving', function(e) {
     object = e.memo.target;
     
     isInVerticalCenter = object.get('left') in canvasWidthCenterMap,
diff --git a/src/canvas.class.js b/src/canvas.class.js
index c9173cf0..6ca7a174 100644
--- a/src/canvas.class.js
+++ b/src/canvas.class.js
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@
             target = transform.target;
             
         if (target._scaling) {
-          this.fire('object:scaled', { target: target });
           target._scaling = false;
         }
         
@@ -536,10 +535,6 @@
       }
       var activeGroup = this.getActiveGroup();
       if (activeGroup) {
-        if (this.stateful && activeGroup.hasStateChanged() && 
-            activeGroup.containsPoint(this.getPointer(e))) {
-          this.fire('group:modified', { target: activeGroup });
-        }
         activeGroup.setObjectsCoords();
         activeGroup.set('isMoving', false);
         this._setCursor('default');
@@ -661,17 +656,14 @@
      * @return {fabric.Canvas} thisArg
      */
     deactivateAllWithDispatch: function () {
-      var activeGroup = this.getActiveGroup();
-      if (activeGroup) {
-        this.fire('before:group:destroyed', {
-          target: activeGroup
-        });
+      var activeObject = this.getActiveGroup() || this.getActiveObject();
+      if (activeObject) {
+        this.fire('before:selection:cleared', { target: activeObject });
       }
       this.deactivateAll();
-      if (activeGroup) {
-        this.fire('after:group:destroyed');
+      if (activeObject) {
+        this.fire('selection:cleared');
       }
-      this.fire('selection:cleared');
       return this;
     },
     
@@ -735,7 +727,7 @@
         else {
           activeGroup.add(target);
         }
-        this.fire('group:selected', { target: activeGroup });
+        this.fire('selection:created', { target: activeGroup });
         activeGroup.setActive(true);
       }
       else {
@@ -928,7 +920,7 @@
         else {
           this._translateObject(x, y);
           
-          this.fire('object:moved', {
+          this.fire('object:moving', {
             target: this._currentTransform.target
           });
         }
@@ -1120,7 +1112,7 @@
         var group = new fabric.Group(group);
         this.setActiveGroup(group);
         group.saveCoords();
-        this.fire('group:selected', { target: group });
+        this.fire('selection:created', { target: group });
       }
       
       this.renderAll();