diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index 325b0bb8f..c13730056 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -113,10 +113,14 @@ draw_screen_default_visual(xcb_screen_t *s)
  * \param width width
  * \param height height
  * \param dw Drawable object to store in draw_context_t
+ * \param fg Foreground color.
+ * \param bg Background color.
  * \return draw context ref
  */
 draw_context_t *
-draw_context_new(xcb_connection_t *conn, int phys_screen, int width, int height, xcb_drawable_t dw)
+draw_context_new(xcb_connection_t *conn, int phys_screen,
+                 int width, int height, xcb_drawable_t dw,
+                 xcolor_t fg, xcolor_t bg)
 {
     draw_context_t *d = p_new(draw_context_t, 1);
     xcb_screen_t *s = xcb_aux_get_screen(conn, phys_screen);
@@ -131,6 +135,8 @@ draw_context_new(xcb_connection_t *conn, int phys_screen, int width, int height,
     d->surface = cairo_xcb_surface_create(conn, dw, d->visual, width, height);
     d->cr = cairo_create(d->surface);
     d->layout = pango_cairo_create_layout(d->cr);
+    d->fg = fg;
+    d->bg = bg;
 
     return d;
 };
@@ -286,7 +292,7 @@ draw_text_markup_expand(draw_parser_data_t *data,
  */
 void
 draw_text(draw_context_t *ctx, font_t *font,
-          xcolor_t *fg, area_t area, const char *text)
+          area_t area, const char *text)
 {
     int x, y;
     ssize_t len, olen;
@@ -361,10 +367,10 @@ draw_text(draw_context_t *ctx, font_t *font,
     cairo_move_to(ctx->cr, x, y);
 
     cairo_set_source_rgba(ctx->cr,
-                          fg->red / 65535.0,
-                          fg->green / 65535.0,
-                          fg->blue / 65535.0,
-                          fg->alpha / 65535.0);
+                          ctx->fg.red / 65535.0,
+                          ctx->fg.green / 65535.0,
+                          ctx->fg.blue / 65535.0,
+                          ctx->fg.alpha / 65535.0);
     pango_cairo_update_layout(ctx->cr, ctx->layout);
     pango_cairo_show_layout(ctx->cr, ctx->layout);
 
diff --git a/common/draw.h b/common/draw.h
index 805c54ae7..edf46f44e 100644
--- a/common/draw.h
+++ b/common/draw.h
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ typedef struct
     cairo_t *cr;
     cairo_surface_t *surface;
     PangoLayout *layout;
+    xcolor_t fg;
+    xcolor_t bg;
 } draw_context_t;
 
-draw_context_t *draw_context_new(xcb_connection_t *, int, int, int, xcb_drawable_t);
+draw_context_t *draw_context_new(xcb_connection_t *, int, int, int, xcb_drawable_t, xcolor_t, xcolor_t);
 /** Delete a draw context
  * \param ctx draw_context_t to delete
  */
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ draw_context_delete(draw_context_t **ctx)
 font_t *draw_font_new(xcb_connection_t *, int, const char *);
 void draw_font_delete(font_t **);
 
-void draw_text(draw_context_t *, font_t *, xcolor_t *, area_t, const char *);
+void draw_text(draw_context_t *, font_t *, area_t, const char *);
 void draw_rectangle(draw_context_t *, area_t, float, bool, xcolor_t);
 void draw_rectangle_gradient(draw_context_t *, area_t, float, bool, area_t, xcolor_t *, xcolor_t *, xcolor_t *);
 
diff --git a/mouse.c b/mouse.c
index 938099faa..aca78b950 100644
--- a/mouse.c
+++ b/mouse.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ mouse_resizebar_draw(draw_context_t *ctx,
     snprintf(size, sizeof(size), "<text align=\"center\"/>%dx%d+%d+%d",
              geometry.x, geometry.y, geometry.width, geometry.height);
     draw_rectangle(ctx, draw_geometry, 1.0, true, globalconf.colors.bg);
-    draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font, &globalconf.colors.fg, draw_geometry, size);
+    draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font, draw_geometry, size);
     simplewindow_move(sw,
                       geometry.x + ((2 * border + geometry.width) - sw->geometry.width) / 2,
                       geometry.y + ((2 * border + geometry.height) - sw->geometry.height) / 2);
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@ mouse_resizebar_new(int phys_screen, int border, area_t geometry,
 
     *ctx = draw_context_new(globalconf.connection, sw->phys_screen,
                             sw->geometry.width, sw->geometry.height,
-                            sw->drawable);
+                            sw->drawable,
+                            globalconf.colors.fg,
+                            globalconf.colors.bg);
 
     xcb_map_window(globalconf.connection, sw->window);
     mouse_resizebar_draw(*ctx, sw, geometry, border);
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 5cc6cafb1..bd06cb020 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@ statusbar_draw(statusbar_t *statusbar)
 
     for(w = statusbar->widgets; w; w = w->next)
         if(w->widget->isvisible && w->widget->align == AlignLeft)
-            left += w->widget->draw(w, statusbar, left, (left + right));
+            left += w->widget->draw(statusbar->ctx, statusbar->screen, w, statusbar->width, statusbar->height, left, (left + right), statusbar);
 
     /* renders right widget from last to first */
     for(w = *widget_node_list_last(&statusbar->widgets); w; w = w->prev)
         if(w->widget->isvisible && w->widget->align == AlignRight)
-            right += w->widget->draw(w, statusbar, right, (left + right));
+            right += w->widget->draw(statusbar->ctx, statusbar->screen, w, statusbar->width, statusbar->height, right, (left + right), statusbar);
 
     for(w = statusbar->widgets; w; w = w->next)
         if(w->widget->isvisible && w->widget->align == AlignFlex)
-            left += w->widget->draw(w, statusbar, left, (left + right));
+            left += w->widget->draw(statusbar->ctx, statusbar->screen, w, statusbar->width, statusbar->height, left, (left + right), statusbar);
 
     switch(statusbar->position)
     {
@@ -280,7 +280,9 @@ statusbar_position_update(statusbar_t *statusbar, position_t position)
                                           statusbar->phys_screen,
                                           statusbar->width,
                                           statusbar->height,
-                                          dw);
+                                          dw,
+                                          statusbar->colors.fg,
+                                          statusbar->colors.bg);
         break;
       default:
         if(statusbar->width <= 0)
@@ -292,7 +294,9 @@ statusbar_position_update(statusbar_t *statusbar, position_t position)
                                           statusbar->phys_screen,
                                           statusbar->width,
                                           statusbar->height,
-                                          statusbar->sw->drawable);
+                                          statusbar->sw->drawable,
+                                          statusbar->colors.fg,
+                                          statusbar->colors.bg);
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 874bee1cd..0ff164a56 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct widget_t
     /** widget_t name */
     char *name;
     /** Draw function */
-    int (*draw)(widget_node_t *, statusbar_t *, int, int);
+    int (*draw)(draw_context_t *, int, widget_node_t *, int, int, int, int, void *);
     /** Update function */
     widget_tell_status_t (*tell)(widget_t *, const char *, const char *);
     /** ButtonPressedEvent handler */
diff --git a/titlebar.c b/titlebar.c
index 6b3c9ca45..2fe931eeb 100644
--- a/titlebar.c
+++ b/titlebar.c
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ titlebar_draw(client_t *c)
         ctx = draw_context_new(globalconf.connection, c->titlebar_sw->phys_screen,
                                c->titlebar_sw->geometry.height,
                                c->titlebar_sw->geometry.width,
-                               dw);
+                               dw,
+                               globalconf.colors.fg,
+                               globalconf.colors.bg);
         geometry.width = c->titlebar_sw->geometry.height;
         geometry.height = c->titlebar_sw->geometry.width;
         break;
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ titlebar_draw(client_t *c)
         ctx = draw_context_new(globalconf.connection, c->titlebar_sw->phys_screen,
                                c->titlebar_sw->geometry.width,
                                c->titlebar_sw->geometry.height,
-                               c->titlebar_sw->drawable);
+                               c->titlebar_sw->drawable,
+                               globalconf.colors.fg,
+                               globalconf.colors.bg);
         geometry = c->titlebar_sw->geometry;
         break;
     }
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ titlebar_draw(client_t *c)
     text = titlebar_text(c);
     geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
     draw_rectangle(ctx, geometry, 1.0, true, globalconf.colors.bg);
-    draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font, &globalconf.colors.fg, geometry, text);
+    draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font, geometry, text);
     p_delete(&text);
 
     switch(c->titlebar.position)
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index 64f10358e..1bdd19969 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ typedef struct
     char **data_title;                  /** Data title of the data sections */
     float *max;                         /** Represents a full graph */
     int width;                          /** Width of the widget */
-    float height;                       /** Height of graph (0.0-1.0; 1.0 = height of statusbar) */
+    float height;                       /** Height of graph (0.0-1.0; 1.0 = height of bar) */
     int box_height;                     /** Height of the innerbox in pixels */
     int size;                           /** Size of lines-array (also innerbox-lenght) */
     xcolor_t bg;                        /** Background color */
@@ -162,28 +162,31 @@ graph_data_add(Data *d, const char *new_data_title)
 }
 
 static int
-graph_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
-           int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
+graph_draw(draw_context_t *ctx,
+           int screen __attribute__ ((unused)),
+           widget_node_t *w,
+           int width, int height, int offset,
+           int used __attribute__ ((unused)),
+           void *p __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     int margin_top;
     int z, y, x, tmp, cur_index, test_index;
     Data *d = w->widget->data;
     area_t rectangle, pattern_area;
-    draw_context_t *ctx = statusbar->ctx;
 
     if(!d->data_items)
         return 0;
 
-    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(statusbar->width,
+    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(width,
                                         d->width, offset,
                                         w->widget->align);
     w->area.y = 0;
 
     /* box = the graph inside the rectangle */
     if(!(d->box_height))
-        d->box_height = (int) (statusbar->height * d->height + 0.5) - 2;
+        d->box_height = (int) (height * d->height + 0.5) - 2;
 
-    margin_top = (int)((statusbar->height - (d->box_height + 2)) / 2 + 0.5) + w->area.y;
+    margin_top = (int)((height - (d->box_height + 2)) / 2 + 0.5) + w->area.y;
 
     /* draw background */
     rectangle.x = w->area.x + 1;
@@ -349,7 +352,7 @@ graph_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
     draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0, false, d->bordercolor);
 
     w->area.width = d->width;
-    w->area.height = statusbar->height;
+    w->area.height = height;
     return w->area.width;
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/iconbox.c b/widgets/iconbox.c
index 491c4fa59..6ba09b0d4 100644
--- a/widgets/iconbox.c
+++ b/widgets/iconbox.c
@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ typedef struct
 } Data;
 
 static int
-iconbox_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
-             int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
+iconbox_draw(draw_context_t *ctx, int screen __attribute__ ((unused)),
+             widget_node_t *w,
+             int width, int height, int offset,
+             int used __attribute__ ((unused)),
+             void *p __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     Data *d = w->widget->data;
     area_t area = draw_get_image_size(d->image);
@@ -40,24 +43,24 @@ iconbox_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
         return (w->area.width = 0);
 
     if(d->resize)
-        w->area.width = ((double) statusbar->height / area.height) * area.width;
+        w->area.width = ((double) height / area.height) * area.width;
     else
         w->area.width = area.width;
 
-    if(w->area.width > statusbar->width - used)
+    if(w->area.width > width - used)
         return (w->area.width = 0);
 
-    w->area.height = statusbar->height;
+    w->area.height = height;
 
-    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(statusbar->width,
+    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(width,
                                         w->area.width,
                                         offset,
                                         w->widget->align);
 
     w->area.y = 0;
 
-    draw_image(statusbar->ctx, w->area.x, w->area.y,
-               d->resize ? statusbar->height : 0, d->image);
+    draw_image(ctx, w->area.x, w->area.y,
+               d->resize ? height : 0, d->image);
 
     return w->area.width;
 }
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 49e6f3cce..b9d4069d7 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef struct
     bool vertical;
     /** Number of data_items (bars) */
     int data_items;
-    /** Height 0-1, where 1.0 is height of statusbar */
+    /** Height 0-1, where 1.0 is height of bar */
     float height;
     /** Foreground color */
     xcolor_t *fg;
@@ -120,14 +120,17 @@ progressbar_data_add(Data *d, const char *new_data_title)
 }
 
 static int
-progressbar_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
-                 int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
+progressbar_draw(draw_context_t *ctx,
+                 int screen __attribute__ ((unused)),
+                 widget_node_t *w,
+                 int width, int height, int offset,
+                 int used __attribute__ ((unused)),
+                 void *p __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     /* pb_.. values points to the widget inside a potential border */
     int i, values_ticks, pb_x, pb_y, pb_height, pb_width, pb_progress, pb_offset;
     int unit = 0; /* tick + gap */
     area_t rectangle, pattern_rect;
-    draw_context_t *ctx = statusbar->ctx;
     Data *d = w->widget->data;
 
     if(!d->data_items)
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ progressbar_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
         w->area.width = pb_width + 2 * (d->border_width + d->border_padding);
     }
 
-    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(statusbar->width,
+    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(width,
                                         w->area.width,
                                         offset,
                                         w->widget->align);
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ progressbar_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
     {
         /** \todo maybe prevent to calculate that stuff below over and over again
          * (->use static-values) */
-        pb_height = (int) (statusbar->height * d->height + 0.5)
+        pb_height = (int) (height * d->height + 0.5)
                     - 2 * (d->border_width + d->border_padding);
         if(d->ticks_count && d->ticks_gap)
         {
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ progressbar_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
             pb_height = unit * d->ticks_count - d->ticks_gap;
         }
 
-        pb_y = w->area.y + ((int) (statusbar->height * (1 - d->height)) / 2)
+        pb_y = w->area.y + ((int) (height * (1 - d->height)) / 2)
                + d->border_width + d->border_padding;
 
         for(i = 0; i < d->data_items; i++)
@@ -286,10 +289,10 @@ progressbar_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
     }
     else /* a horizontal progressbar */
     {
-        pb_height = (int) ((statusbar->height * d->height
+        pb_height = (int) ((height * d->height
                     - d->data_items * 2 * (d->border_width + d->border_padding)
                     - (d->gap * (d->data_items - 1))) / d->data_items + 0.5);
-        pb_y = w->area.y + ((int) (statusbar->height * (1 - d->height)) / 2)
+        pb_y = w->area.y + ((int) (height * (1 - d->height)) / 2)
                + d->border_width + d->border_padding;
 
         for(i = 0; i < d->data_items; i++)
@@ -386,7 +389,7 @@ progressbar_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset,
         }
     }
 
-    w->area.height = statusbar->height;
+    w->area.height = height;
     return w->area.width;
 }
 
diff --git a/widgets/taglist.c b/widgets/taglist.c
index 7b488250a..93eb32492 100644
--- a/widgets/taglist.c
+++ b/widgets/taglist.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern awesome_t globalconf;
 typedef struct taglist_drawn_area_t taglist_drawn_area_t;
 struct taglist_drawn_area_t
 {
-    statusbar_t *statusbar;
+    void *object;
     area_t *area;
     taglist_drawn_area_t *next, *prev;
 };
@@ -114,16 +114,15 @@ taglist_text_get(tag_t *tag, taglist_data_t *data)
 }
 
 static int
-taglist_draw(widget_node_t *w,
-             statusbar_t *statusbar,
-             int offset,
-             int used __attribute__ ((unused)))
+taglist_draw(draw_context_t *ctx, int screen, widget_node_t *w,
+             int width, int height, int offset,
+             int used __attribute__ ((unused)),
+             void *object)
 {
     tag_t *tag;
     taglist_data_t *data = w->widget->data;
     client_t *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
-    screen_t *vscreen = &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen];
-    draw_context_t *ctx = statusbar->ctx;
+    screen_t *vscreen = &globalconf.screens[screen];
     int i = 0, prev_width = 0;
     area_t *area, rectangle = { 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL };
     char **text = NULL;
@@ -132,17 +131,15 @@ taglist_draw(widget_node_t *w,
     w->area.width = w->area.y = 0;
 
     /* Lookup for our taglist_drawn_area.
-     * This will be used to store area where we draw tag list for each
-     * statusbar.
-     */
-    for(tda = data->drawn_area; tda && tda->statusbar != statusbar; tda = tda->next);
+     * This will be used to store area where we draw tag list for each object.  */
+    for(tda = data->drawn_area; tda && tda->object != object; tda = tda->next);
 
-    /* Oh, we did not find a drawn area for our statusbar. First time? */
+    /* Oh, we did not find a drawn area for our object. First time? */
     if(!tda)
     {
-        /** \todo delete this when the widget is removed from the statusbar */
+        /** \todo delete this when the widget is removed from the object */
         tda = p_new(taglist_drawn_area_t, 1);
-        tda->statusbar = statusbar;
+        tda->object = object;
         taglist_drawn_area_list_push(&data->drawn_area, tda);
     }
 
@@ -162,7 +159,7 @@ taglist_draw(widget_node_t *w,
     }
 
     /* Now that we have widget width we can compute widget x coordinate */
-    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(statusbar->width, w->area.width,
+    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(width, w->area.width,
                                         offset, w->widget->align); 
 
     for(area = tda->area, tag = vscreen->tags, i = 0;
@@ -174,7 +171,7 @@ taglist_draw(widget_node_t *w,
 
         area->x = w->area.x + prev_width;
         prev_width += area->width;
-        draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font, &statusbar->colors.fg, *area, text[i]);
+        draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font, *area, text[i]);
         p_delete(&text[i]);
 
         if(tag_isoccupied(tag))
@@ -183,13 +180,13 @@ taglist_draw(widget_node_t *w,
             rectangle.x = area->x;
             rectangle.y = area->y;
             draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, 1.0,
-                           sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), statusbar->colors.fg);
+                           sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), ctx->fg);
         }
     }
 
     p_delete(&text);
 
-    w->area.height = statusbar->height;
+    w->area.height = height;
     return w->area.width;
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ taglist_button_press(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar,
     tag_t *tag;
 
     /* Find the good drawn area list */
-    for(tda = data->drawn_area; tda && tda->statusbar != statusbar; tda = tda->next);
+    for(tda = data->drawn_area; tda && tda->object != statusbar; tda = tda->next);
     area = tda->area;
 
     for(b = w->widget->buttons; b; b = b->next)
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index b25a208a0..dad9f07a9 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ tasklist_isvisible(client_t *c, int screen, showclient_t show)
 }
 
 static int
-tasklist_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset, int used)
+tasklist_draw(draw_context_t *ctx, int screen,
+              widget_node_t *w, int width, int height,
+              int offset, int used, void *p __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     client_t *c;
     Data *d = w->widget->data;
@@ -72,27 +74,27 @@ tasklist_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset, int used)
     int n = 0, i = 0, box_width = 0, icon_width = 0, box_width_rest = 0;
     NetWMIcon *icon;
 
-    if(used >= statusbar->width)
+    if(used >= width)
         return (w->area.width = 0);
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
-        if(tasklist_isvisible(c, statusbar->screen, d->show))
+        if(tasklist_isvisible(c, screen, d->show))
             n++;
 
     if(!n)
         return (w->area.width = 0);
 
-    box_width = (statusbar->width - used) / n;
+    box_width = (width - used) / n;
     /* compute how many pixel we left empty */
-    box_width_rest = (statusbar->width - used) % n;
+    box_width_rest = (width - used) % n;
 
-    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(statusbar->width,
+    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(width,
                                         0, offset, w->widget->align);
 
     w->area.y = 0;
 
     for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
-        if(tasklist_isvisible(c, statusbar->screen, d->show))
+        if(tasklist_isvisible(c, screen, d->show))
         {
             icon_width = 0;
 
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ tasklist_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset, int used)
                 /* draw a background for icons */
                 area.x = w->area.x + box_width * i;
                 area.y = w->area.y;
-                area.height = statusbar->height;
+                area.height = height;
                 area.width = box_width;
 
                 if(c->icon_path)
@@ -118,24 +120,24 @@ tasklist_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset, int used)
                     area = draw_get_image_size(c->icon_path);
                     if(area.width > 0 && area.height > 0)
                     {
-                        icon_width = ((double) statusbar->height / (double) area.height) * area.width;
-                        draw_image(statusbar->ctx,
+                        icon_width = ((double) height / (double) area.height) * area.width;
+                        draw_image(ctx,
                                    w->area.x + box_width * i,
                                    w->area.y,
-                                   statusbar->height,
+                                   height,
                                    c->icon_path);
                     }
                 }
 
                 if(!icon_width && (icon = ewmh_get_window_icon(c->win)))
                 {
-                    icon_width = ((double) statusbar->height / (double) icon->height)
+                    icon_width = ((double) height / (double) icon->height)
                         * icon->width;
-                    draw_image_from_argb_data(statusbar->ctx,
+                    draw_image_from_argb_data(ctx,
                                               w->area.x + box_width * i,
                                               w->area.y,
                                               icon->width, icon->height,
-                                              statusbar->height, icon->image);
+                                              height, icon->image);
                     p_delete(&icon->image);
                     p_delete(&icon);
                 }
@@ -144,28 +146,27 @@ tasklist_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset, int used)
             area.x = w->area.x + icon_width + box_width * i;
             area.y = w->area.y;
             area.width = box_width - icon_width;
-            area.height = statusbar->height;
+            area.height = height;
 
             /* if we're on last elem, it has the last pixels left */
             if(i == n - 1)
                 area.width += box_width_rest;
 
-            draw_text(statusbar->ctx, globalconf.font,
-                      &statusbar->colors.fg,
+            draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font,
                       area, text);
 
             p_delete(&text);
 
             if(c->isfloating || c->ismax)
-                draw_circle(statusbar->ctx, w->area.x + icon_width + box_width * i,
+                draw_circle(ctx, w->area.x + icon_width + box_width * i,
                             w->area.y,
                             (globalconf.font->height + 2) / 4,
-                            c->ismax, statusbar->colors.fg);
+                            c->ismax, ctx->fg);
             i++;
         }
 
-    w->area.width = statusbar->width - used;
-    w->area.height = statusbar->height;
+    w->area.width = width - used;
+    w->area.height = height;
 
     return w->area.width;
 }
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index e77000038..220fadcf1 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -34,30 +34,32 @@ typedef struct
 } Data;
 
 static int
-textbox_draw(widget_node_t *w, statusbar_t *statusbar, int offset, int used)
+textbox_draw(draw_context_t *ctx, int screen __attribute__ ((unused)),
+             widget_node_t *w,
+             int width, int height, int offset, int used,
+             void *p __attribute__ ((unused)))
 {
     Data *d = w->widget->data;
 
     if(d->width)
         w->area.width = d->width;
     else if(w->widget->align == AlignFlex)
-        w->area.width = statusbar->width - used;
+        w->area.width = width - used;
     else
-        w->area.width = MIN(draw_text_extents(statusbar->ctx->connection,
-                                              statusbar->ctx->phys_screen,
+        w->area.width = MIN(draw_text_extents(ctx->connection,
+                                              ctx->phys_screen,
                                               globalconf.font, d->text).width,
-                            statusbar->width - used);
+                            width - used);
 
-    w->area.height = statusbar->height;
+    w->area.height = height;
 
-    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(statusbar->width,
+    w->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(width,
                                         w->area.width,
                                         offset,
                                         w->widget->align);
     w->area.y = 0;
 
-    draw_text(statusbar->ctx, globalconf.font,
-              &statusbar->colors.fg,
+    draw_text(ctx, globalconf.font,
               w->area, d->text);
 
     return w->area.width;