diff --git a/awesome-menu.c b/awesome-menu.c
index a457b00d5..73de7979f 100644
--- a/awesome-menu.c
+++ b/awesome-menu.c
@@ -83,14 +83,12 @@ typedef struct
     SimpleWindow *sw;
     /** The draw contet */
     DrawCtx *ctx;
-    /** Font to use */
-    XftFont *font;
     /** Colors */
     struct
     {
-        colors_ctx_t normal;
-        colors_ctx_t focus;
-    } colors;
+        style_t normal;
+        style_t focus;
+    } styles;
     /** Numlock mask */
     unsigned int numlockmask;
     /** The text */
@@ -120,10 +118,8 @@ static int
 config_parse(const char *confpatharg, const char *menu_title, Area *geometry)
 {
     int ret, i;
-    char *confpath, *opt;
-    cfg_t *cfg, *cfg_menu = NULL, *cfg_screen, *cfg_general,
-          *cfg_colors, *cfg_menu_colors = NULL;
-    colors_ctx_t colors_normal, colors_focus;
+    char *confpath;
+    cfg_t *cfg, *cfg_menu = NULL, *cfg_screen = NULL, *cfg_styles, *cfg_menu_styles = NULL;
 
     if(!confpatharg)
         confpath = config_file();
@@ -147,47 +143,13 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg, const char *menu_title, Area *geometry)
 
     if(menu_title && !(cfg_menu = cfg_gettsec(cfg, "menu", menu_title)))
         warn("no definition for menu %s in configuration file: using default\n", menu_title);
-
+        
     /* get global screen section */
-    if(!(cfg_screen = cfg_getsec(cfg, "screen")))
-        eprint("parsing configuration file failed, no screen section found\n");
-
-    /* get colors and general section */
-    if(cfg_menu)
-        cfg_menu_colors = cfg_getsec(cfg_menu, "colors");
-    cfg_general = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "general");
-    cfg_colors = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "colors");
-
-    /* Colors */
-
-    /* Grab default colors */
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                         cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "normal"),
-                         &colors_normal, NULL);
-
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                         cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "normal"),
-                         &colors_normal, NULL);
-
-    /* Now grab menu colors if any */
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                         cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "normal"),
-                         &globalconf.colors.normal, &colors_normal);
-
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                         cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "focus"),
-                         &globalconf.colors.focus, &colors_focus);
-
-    /* font */
-    if(!cfg_menu || !(opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_menu, "font")))
-        opt = cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "font");
-
-    globalconf.font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display,
-                                      DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                                      opt);
+    cfg_screen = cfg_getsec(cfg, "screen");
 
     if(cfg_menu)
     {
+        cfg_menu_styles = cfg_getsec(cfg_menu, "styles");
         if((i = cfg_getint(cfg_menu, "x")) != (int) 0xffffffff)
            geometry->x = i;
         if((i = cfg_getint(cfg_menu, "y")) != (int) 0xffffffff)
@@ -198,6 +160,34 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg, const char *menu_title, Area *geometry)
            geometry->height = i;
     }
 
+    if(cfg_screen
+       && (cfg_styles = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "styles")))
+    {
+        /* Grab default styles */
+        draw_style_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
+                        cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "normal"),
+                        &globalconf.styles.normal, NULL);
+    
+        draw_style_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
+                        cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "focus"),
+                        &globalconf.styles.focus, &globalconf.styles.normal);
+    }
+
+    /* Now grab menu styles if any */
+    if(cfg_menu_styles)
+    {
+        draw_style_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
+                        cfg_getsec(cfg_menu_styles, "normal"),
+                        &globalconf.styles.normal, NULL);
+
+        draw_style_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
+                        cfg_getsec(cfg_menu_styles, "focus"),
+                        &globalconf.styles.focus, &globalconf.styles.normal);
+    }
+
+    if(!globalconf.styles.normal.font)
+        eprint("no default font available\n");
+
     p_delete(&confpath);
 
     return ret;
@@ -368,19 +358,6 @@ compute_match(const char *word)
 /* Why not? */
 #define MARGIN 10
 
-static void
-draw_item(item_t *item, Area geometry)
-{
-    if(item == globalconf.item_selected)
-        draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
-                  MARGIN / 2, globalconf.font, item->data,
-                  globalconf.colors.focus);
-    else
-        draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
-                  MARGIN / 2, globalconf.font, item->data,
-                  globalconf.colors.normal);
-}
-
 static void
 redraw(void)
 {
@@ -388,6 +365,7 @@ redraw(void)
     Area geometry = { 0, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL };
     Bool selected_item_is_drawn = False;
     int len, prompt_len, x_of_previous_item;
+    style_t style;
 
     geometry.width = globalconf.sw->geometry.width;
     geometry.height = globalconf.sw->geometry.height;
@@ -395,19 +373,17 @@ redraw(void)
     if(a_strlen(globalconf.prompt))
     {
         draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
-                  MARGIN, globalconf.font, globalconf.prompt,
-                  globalconf.colors.focus);
+                  MARGIN, globalconf.prompt, globalconf.styles.focus);
 
-        len = MARGIN * 2 + draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.font, globalconf.prompt);
+        len = MARGIN * 2 + draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.styles.focus.font, globalconf.prompt);
         geometry.x += len;
         geometry.width -= len;
     }
 
     draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
-              MARGIN, globalconf.font, globalconf.text,
-              globalconf.colors.normal);
+              MARGIN, globalconf.text, globalconf.styles.normal);
 
-    len = MARGIN * 2 + MAX(draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.font, globalconf.text),
+    len = MARGIN * 2 + MAX(draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.styles.normal.font, globalconf.text),
                            geometry.width / 20);
     geometry.x += len;
     geometry.width -= len;
@@ -416,7 +392,8 @@ redraw(void)
     for(item = globalconf.items; item && geometry.width > 0; item = item->next)
         if(item->match)
         {
-            len = MARGIN + draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.font, item->data);
+            style = item == globalconf.item_selected ? globalconf.styles.focus : globalconf.styles.normal;
+            len = MARGIN + draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, style.font, item->data);
             if(item == globalconf.item_selected)
             {
                 if(len > geometry.width)
@@ -424,7 +401,8 @@ redraw(void)
                 else
                     selected_item_is_drawn = True;
             }
-            draw_item(item, geometry);
+            draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
+                      MARGIN / 2, item->data, style);
             geometry.x += len;
             geometry.width -= len;
         }
@@ -437,25 +415,27 @@ redraw(void)
         for(item = globalconf.item_selected; item; item = item_list_prev(&globalconf.items, item))
             if(item->match)
             {
+                style = item == globalconf.item_selected ? globalconf.styles.focus : globalconf.styles.normal;
                 x_of_previous_item = geometry.x;
-                geometry.width = MARGIN + draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, globalconf.font, item->data);
+                geometry.width = MARGIN + draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, style.font, item->data);
                 geometry.x -= geometry.width;
 
                 if(geometry.x < prompt_len)
                     break;
 
-                draw_item(item, geometry);
+                draw_text(globalconf.ctx, geometry, AlignLeft,
+                          MARGIN / 2, item->data, style);
             }
 
         if(item)
         {
             geometry.x = prompt_len;
             geometry.width = x_of_previous_item - prompt_len;
-            draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.colors.normal.bg);
+            draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.styles.normal.bg);
         }
     }
     else if(geometry.width)
-        draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.colors.normal.bg);
+        draw_rectangle(globalconf.ctx, geometry, True, globalconf.styles.normal.bg);
 
     simplewindow_refresh_drawable(globalconf.sw, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display));
     XSync(globalconf.display, False);
@@ -651,7 +631,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     /* Init the geometry */
     if(!geometry.height)
-        geometry.height = globalconf.font->height * 1.5;
+        geometry.height = 1.5 * MAX(globalconf.styles.normal.font->height,
+                                    globalconf.styles.focus.font->height);
 
     si = screensinfo_new(disp);
     if(si->xinerama_is_active)
diff --git a/awesome-message.c b/awesome-message.c
index dc82c2daf..caa88fec4 100644
--- a/awesome-message.c
+++ b/awesome-message.c
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ typedef struct
 {
     /** Display ref */
     Display *display;
-    /** Font to use */
-    XftFont *font;
-    /** Colors */
-    colors_ctx_t colors;
+    /** Style */
+    style_t style;
 } AwesomeMsgConf;
 
 static AwesomeMsgConf globalconf;
@@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
 {
     int ret;
     char *confpath;
-    cfg_t *cfg, *cfg_screen, *cfg_general, *cfg_colors;
+    cfg_t *cfg, *cfg_screen;
 
     if(!confpatharg)
         confpath = config_file();
@@ -92,23 +90,19 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
         return ret;
 
     /* get global screen section */
+    /* XXX need to get the screen according to coords */
     cfg_screen = cfg_getsec(cfg, "screen");
 
     if(!cfg_screen)
         eprint("parsing configuration file failed, no screen section found\n");
 
-    /* get colors and general section */
-    cfg_general = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "general");
-    cfg_colors = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "colors");
+    /* style */
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
+                    cfg_getsec(cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "styles"), "normal"),
+                    &globalconf.style, NULL);
 
-    /* colors */
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                             cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "normal"),
-                             &globalconf.colors, NULL);
-
-    /* font */
-    globalconf.font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display, DefaultScreen(globalconf.display),
-                                      cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "font"));
+    if(!globalconf.style.font)
+        eprint("no default font available\n");
 
     p_delete(&confpath);
 
@@ -175,8 +169,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if((ret = config_parse(configfile)))
         return ret;
 
-    geometry.width = draw_textwidth(disp, globalconf.font, argv[optind]);
-    geometry.height = globalconf.font->height * 1.5;
+    geometry.width = draw_textwidth(disp, globalconf.style.font, argv[optind]);
+    geometry.height = globalconf.style.font->height * 1.5;
 
     if(argc - optind >= 2)
     {
@@ -185,7 +179,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
             eprint("invalid image\n");
         else
             geometry.width += icon_geometry.width
-                * ((double) globalconf.font->height / (double) icon_geometry.height);
+                * ((double) globalconf.style.font->height / (double) icon_geometry.height);
     }
 
     sw = simplewindow_new(disp, DefaultScreen(disp),
@@ -197,14 +191,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
                            geometry.width, geometry.height, sw->drawable);
 
     geometry.x = geometry.y = 0;
-    draw_text(ctx, geometry, AlignRight,
-              0, globalconf.font, argv[optind],
-              globalconf.colors);
+    draw_text(ctx, geometry, AlignRight, 0,argv[optind], globalconf.style);
 
     if(icon_geometry.width > 0 && icon_geometry.height > 0)
-        draw_image(ctx, 0, (geometry.height / 2) - (globalconf.font->height / 2),
-                   globalconf.font->height,
-                   argv[optind + 1]);
+        draw_image(ctx, 0, (geometry.height / 2) - (globalconf.style.font->height / 2),
+                   globalconf.style.font->height, argv[optind + 1]);
 
     p_delete(&ctx);
 
diff --git a/awesomerc.5.txt b/awesomerc.5.txt
index 701629d3c..1af42c91c 100644
--- a/awesomerc.5.txt
+++ b/awesomerc.5.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ are described here.
 screen
 ~~~~~~
 This is the global section for a physical screen. It must have a title with screen number,
-starting at 0. It contains several subsections, which are *general*, *tags*, *layouts*, *colors*,
+starting at 0. It contains several subsections, which are *general*, *tags*, *layouts*, *styles*,
 *padding* and *statusbar*.
 
 general
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@ Layout is a section which define a layout. It has a title which is the algorithm
 image::
     Set the image path used to describe this layouts, useful in layoutinfo widget.
 
-colors
+styles
 ^^^^^^
-Colors is a section containing the colors parameters which is composed of a normal, focus and urgent
+Styles is a section containing the style parameters which is composed of a normal, focus and urgent
 subsection each ones containing:
 
+font::
+    The font to use.
 fg::
     Set the foreground color.
 bg::
@@ -382,12 +384,8 @@ This widget shows a list of running windows.
 
 *mouse*::
     Set mouse bindings.
-*font*::
-    Font to use.
-*bg*::
-    Background color.
-*colors*::
-    Colors section with a focus and normal subsection.
+*styles*::
+    Style section with a focus and normal subsection.
 *text_align*::
     Text alignement.
 *show_icons*::
@@ -409,8 +407,8 @@ This widget shows a text.
     Font to use.
 *width*::
     Set width.
-*colors*::
-    Colors section with a focus and normal subsection.
+*styles*::
+    Styles section with a focus and normal subsection.
 *text*::
     Text to change.
 *text_align*::
@@ -538,7 +536,9 @@ Note: when there is no whitespace, quotes are optional.
 <uicb-arg>      -> prog, 3... (argument to a uicb function, where required)
 <uicb-cmd>      -> spawn, exec, client_tag... (see UICB FUNCTIONS above)
 <{.., ...}>     -> list of available options
-<color section> -> a section with fg, bg, border, shadow and shadow_offset options.
+<style section> -> a section with font, fg, bg, border, shadow and shadow_offset options.
+                   { font = <font> fg = <color> bg = <color> border = <color>
+                     shadow = <color> shadow_offset = <integer> }
 
 [MULTI] means, you can use an item multiple times.
 
@@ -577,11 +577,11 @@ screen <integer> [MULTI]
                  spiral,tile,tileleft,
 		 tilebottom,tiletop}> { image = <image> } [MULTI]
     }
-    colors
+    styles
     {
-        normal { <color section> }
-        focus { <color section> }
-        urgent { <color section> }
+        normal { <style section> }
+        focus { <style section> }
+        urgent { <style section> }
     }
     padding
     {
@@ -628,10 +628,10 @@ screen <integer> [MULTI]
         }
         tasklist <identifier>
         {
-            colors
+            styles
             {
-                normal { <color section> }
-                focus { <color section> }
+                normal { <style section> }
+                focus { <style section> }
             }
             font = <font>
             show_icons = <boolean>
@@ -646,10 +646,8 @@ screen <integer> [MULTI]
         }
         textbox <identifier> [MULTI]
         {
+            style { <style section> }
             text = <string>
-            bg = <color>
-            fg = <color>
-            font = <font>
             width = <integer>
             text_align = <{center,left,right}>
             x = <integer> y = <integer>
diff --git a/awesomerc.in b/awesomerc.in
index d0c5e414d..bfa2d0f60 100644
--- a/awesomerc.in
+++ b/awesomerc.in
@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
 screen 0
 {
-    general
+    styles
     {
-        colors
+        normal
         {
-            normal
-            {
-                fg = "#eeeeee"
-                bg = "#111111"
-                border = "#6666ff"
-            }
-            focus
-            {
-                fg = "#ffffff"
-                bg = "#6666ff"
-                border = "#6666ff"
-            }
-            urgent
-            {
-                fg = "#ffffff"
-                bg = "#ff0000"
-            }
-         }
-    }
+            font = "vera-10"
+            fg = "#eeeeee"
+            bg = "#111111"
+            border = "#6666ff"
+        }
+        focus
+        {
+            fg = "#ffffff"
+            bg = "#6666ff"
+            border = "#6666ff"
+        }
+        urgent
+        {
+            fg = "#ffffff"
+            bg = "#ff0000"
+        }
+     }
     tags
     {
         tag one { }
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 71d330e65..191f2e706 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ client_unfocus(Client *c)
     if(globalconf.screens[c->screen].opacity_unfocused != -1)
         window_settrans(c->win, globalconf.screens[c->screen].opacity_unfocused);
     XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, c->win,
-                     globalconf.screens[c->screen].colors.normal.border.pixel);
+                     globalconf.screens[c->screen].styles.normal.border.pixel);
     widget_invalidate_cache(c->screen, WIDGET_CACHE_CLIENTS);
     focus_add_client(NULL);
 }
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ client_focus(Client *c, int screen, Bool raise)
         if(globalconf.screens[c->screen].opacity_unfocused != -1)
             window_settrans(c->win, -1);
         XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, c->win,
-                         globalconf.screens[screen].colors.focus.border.pixel);
+                         globalconf.screens[screen].styles.focus.border.pixel);
         XSetInputFocus(globalconf.display, c->win, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
         if(raise)
         {
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ client_manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, int screen)
     /* Set windows borders */
     wc.border_width = c->border;
     XConfigureWindow(globalconf.display, w, CWBorderWidth, &wc);
-    XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, w, globalconf.screens[screen].colors.normal.border.pixel);
+    XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, w,
+                     globalconf.screens[screen].styles.normal.border.pixel);
     /* propagates border_width, if size doesn't change */
     window_configure(c->win, c->geometry, c->border);
 
diff --git a/common/configopts.c b/common/configopts.c
index 9030e0f8c..a0107674a 100644
--- a/common/configopts.c
+++ b/common/configopts.c
@@ -76,27 +76,27 @@ cfg_opt_t general_opts[] =
     CFG_BOOL((char *) "sloppy_focus_raise", cfg_false, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_BOOL((char *) "new_become_master", cfg_true, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_BOOL((char *) "new_get_focus", cfg_true, CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_STR((char *) "font", (char *) "vera-10", CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_INT((char *) "opacity_unfocused", -1, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "floating_placement", (char *) "smart", CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_FLOAT((char *) "mwfact_lower_limit", 0.1, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_FLOAT((char *) "mwfact_upper_limit", 0.9, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
 };
-cfg_opt_t colors_opts[] =
+cfg_opt_t style_opts[] =
 {
     CFG_STR((char *) "border", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "bg", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "fg", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "shadow", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_INT((char *) "shadow_offset", 0, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_STR((char *) "font", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
 };
-cfg_opt_t screen_colors_opts[] =
+cfg_opt_t styles_opts[] =
 {
-    CFG_SEC((char *) "normal", colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_SEC((char *) "focus", colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_SEC((char *) "urgent", colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "normal", style_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "focus", style_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "urgent", style_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
 };
 cfg_opt_t mouse_taglist_opts[] =
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ cfg_opt_t widget_textbox_opts[] =
     CFG_STR((char *) "text", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "font", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "text_align", (char *) "center", CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_SEC((char *) "colors", colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "style", style_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
 };
 cfg_opt_t widget_tasklist_opts[] =
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ cfg_opt_t widget_tasklist_opts[] =
     CFG_INT((char *) "x", 0xffffffff, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_INT((char *) "y", 0xffffffff, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "mouse", mouse_generic_opts, CFGF_MULTI),
-    CFG_SEC((char *) "colors", screen_colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "styles", styles_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "font", (char *) NULL, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "text_align", (char *) "left", CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "show", (char *) "tags", CFGF_NONE),
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ cfg_opt_t screen_opts[] =
     CFG_SEC((char *) "general", general_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "statusbar", statusbar_opts, CFGF_TITLE | CFGF_MULTI | CFGF_NO_TITLE_DUPES),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "tags", tags_opts, CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_SEC((char *) "colors", screen_colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "styles", styles_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "layouts", layouts_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_SEC((char *) "padding", padding_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ cfg_opt_t menu_opts[] =
     CFG_INT((char *) "y", 0xffffffff, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_INT((char *) "x", 0xffffffff, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_STR((char *) "font", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_SEC((char *) "colors", screen_colors_opts, CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_SEC((char *) "styles", styles_opts, CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
 };
 cfg_opt_t awesome_opts[] =
diff --git a/common/draw.c b/common/draw.c
index 080dcae3c..fe937eaad 100644
--- a/common/draw.c
+++ b/common/draw.c
@@ -130,15 +130,15 @@ draw_text(DrawCtx *ctx,
           Area area,
           Alignment align,
           int padding,
-          XftFont *font, char *text,
-          colors_ctx_t colors_ctx)
+          char *text,
+          style_t style)
 {
     int nw = 0, x, y;
     ssize_t len, olen;
     char *buf = NULL, *utf8 = NULL;
     cairo_font_face_t *font_face;
 
-    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, colors_ctx.bg);
+    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, style.bg);
 
     if(!(len = olen = a_strlen(text)))
         return;
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ draw_text(DrawCtx *ctx,
         buf = a_strdup(text);
 
     /* check that the text is not too long */
-    while(len && (nw = (draw_textwidth(ctx->display, font, buf)) + padding * 2) > area.width)
+    while(len && (nw = (draw_textwidth(ctx->display, style.font, buf)) + padding * 2) > area.width)
     {
         len--;
         /* we can't blindly null the char, we need to check if it's not part of
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ draw_text(DrawCtx *ctx,
             buf[len - 3] = '.';
     }
 
-    font_face = cairo_ft_font_face_create_for_pattern(font->pattern);
+    font_face = cairo_ft_font_face_create_for_pattern(style.font->pattern);
     cairo_set_font_face(ctx->cr, font_face);
-    cairo_set_font_size(ctx->cr, font->height);
+    cairo_set_font_size(ctx->cr, style.font->height);
 
     x = area.x + padding;
-    y = area.y + font->ascent + (ctx->height - font->height) / 2;
+    y = area.y + style.font->ascent + (ctx->height - style.font->height) / 2;
 
     switch(align)
     {
@@ -194,20 +194,20 @@ draw_text(DrawCtx *ctx,
         break;
     }
 
-    if(colors_ctx.shadow_offset > 0)
+    if(style.shadow_offset > 0)
     {
         cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr,
-                             colors_ctx.shadow.red / 65535.0,
-                             colors_ctx.shadow.green / 65535.0,
-                             colors_ctx.shadow.blue / 65535.0);
-        cairo_move_to(ctx->cr, x + colors_ctx.shadow_offset, y + colors_ctx.shadow_offset);
+                             style.shadow.red / 65535.0,
+                             style.shadow.green / 65535.0,
+                             style.shadow.blue / 65535.0);
+        cairo_move_to(ctx->cr, x + style.shadow_offset, y + style.shadow_offset);
         cairo_show_text(ctx->cr, buf);
     }
 
     cairo_set_source_rgb(ctx->cr,
-                         colors_ctx.fg.red / 65535.0,
-                         colors_ctx.fg.green / 65535.0,
-                         colors_ctx.fg.blue / 65535.0);
+                         style.fg.red / 65535.0,
+                         style.fg.green / 65535.0,
+                         style.fg.blue / 65535.0);
     cairo_move_to(ctx->cr, x, y);
     cairo_show_text(ctx->cr, buf);
 
@@ -671,22 +671,33 @@ draw_color_new(Display *disp, int phys_screen, const char *colstr, XColor *color
 }
 
 void
-draw_colors_ctx_init(Display *disp, int phys_screen, cfg_t *cfg_colors,
-                     colors_ctx_t *c, colors_ctx_t *m)
+draw_style_init(Display *disp, int phys_screen, cfg_t *cfg,
+                style_t *c, style_t *m)
 {
+    char *buf;
+
     if(m)
         *c = *m;
 
-    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
-                   cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "fg"), &c->fg);
-    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
-                   cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "bg"), &c->bg);
-    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
-                   cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "border"), &c->border);
-    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
-                   cfg_getstr(cfg_colors, "shadow"), &c->shadow);
+    if(!cfg)
+        return;
 
-    c->shadow_offset = cfg_getint(cfg_colors, "shadow_offset");
+    if((buf = cfg_getstr(cfg, "font")))
+        c->font = XftFontOpenName(disp, phys_screen, buf);
+
+    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
+                   cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg"), &c->fg);
+
+    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
+                       cfg_getstr(cfg, "bg"), &c->bg);
+
+    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
+                      cfg_getstr(cfg, "border"), &c->border);
+
+    draw_color_new(disp, phys_screen,
+                      cfg_getstr(cfg, "shadow"), &c->shadow);
+
+    c->shadow_offset = cfg_getint(cfg, "shadow_offset");
 }
 
 /** Remove a area from a list of them,
diff --git a/common/draw.h b/common/draw.h
index c5a3320cc..ce1d75ff8 100644
--- a/common/draw.h
+++ b/common/draw.h
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ typedef struct
     XColor border;
     /** Shadow offset */
     int shadow_offset;
-} colors_ctx_t;
+    /** Font */
+    XftFont *font;
+} style_t;
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ typedef struct
 DrawCtx *draw_context_new(Display *, int, int, int, Drawable);
 void draw_context_delete(DrawCtx *);
 
-void draw_text(DrawCtx *, Area, Alignment, int, XftFont *, char *, colors_ctx_t);
+void draw_text(DrawCtx *, Area, Alignment, int, char *, style_t);
 void draw_rectangle(DrawCtx *, Area, Bool, XColor);
 void draw_rectangle_gradient(DrawCtx *, Area, Bool, Area, XColor *, XColor *, XColor *);
 
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ Drawable draw_rotate(DrawCtx *, int, double, int, int);
 unsigned short draw_textwidth(Display *, XftFont *, char *);
 Alignment draw_get_align(const char *);
 Bool draw_color_new(Display *, int, const char *, XColor *);
-void draw_colors_ctx_init(Display *, int, cfg_t *, colors_ctx_t *, colors_ctx_t *);
+void draw_style_init(Display *, int, cfg_t *, style_t *, style_t *);
 
 void area_list_remove(Area **, Area *);
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 18d13ecb6..369f42190 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     Layout *layout = NULL;
     Tag *tag = NULL;
     Statusbar *statusbar = NULL;
-    cfg_t *cfg_general, *cfg_colors, *cfg_screen, *cfg_tags,
+    cfg_t *cfg_general, *cfg_styles, *cfg_screen, *cfg_tags,
           *cfg_layouts, *cfg_padding, *cfgsectmp,
-          *cfg_colors_normal, *cfg_colors_focus, *cfg_colors_urgent;
+          *cfg_styles_normal, *cfg_styles_focus, *cfg_styles_urgent;
     VirtScreen *virtscreen = &globalconf.screens[screen];
     int i, phys_screen = get_phys_screen(screen);
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
 
     /* get screen specific sections */
     cfg_tags = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "tags");
-    cfg_colors = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "colors");
+    cfg_styles = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "styles");
     cfg_general = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "general");
     cfg_layouts = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "layouts");
     cfg_padding = cfg_getsec(cfg_screen, "padding");
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     virtscreen->new_become_master = cfg_getbool(cfg_general, "new_become_master");
     virtscreen->new_get_focus = cfg_getbool(cfg_general, "new_get_focus");
     virtscreen->opacity_unfocused = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "opacity_unfocused");
-    virtscreen->font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display,
-                                       phys_screen,
-                                       cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "font"));
     virtscreen->floating_placement =
         name_func_lookup(cfg_getstr(cfg_general, "floating_placement"),
                                     FloatingPlacementList);
@@ -353,29 +350,28 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
         virtscreen->floating_placement = FloatingPlacementList[0].func;
     }
 
-    if(!virtscreen->font)
-        eprint("cannot init font\n");
-
     /* Colors */
-    if(!cfg_colors)
+    if(!cfg_styles)
         eprint("no colors section found");
 
-    if(!(cfg_colors_normal = cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "normal")))
-       eprint("no normal colors section found");
-    if(!(cfg_colors_focus = cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "focus")))
-       eprint("no focus colors section found");
-    if(!(cfg_colors_urgent = cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "urgent")))
-       eprint("no urgent colors section found");
+    if(!(cfg_styles_normal = cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "normal")))
+       eprint("no normal colors section found\n");
+    if(!(cfg_styles_focus = cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "focus")))
+       eprint("no focus colors section found\n");
+    if(!(cfg_styles_urgent = cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "urgent")))
+       eprint("no urgent colors section found\n");
 
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                         cfg_colors_normal, &virtscreen->colors.normal, NULL);
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                         cfg_colors_focus, &virtscreen->colors.focus, NULL);
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                         cfg_colors_urgent, &virtscreen->colors.urgent, NULL);
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+                    cfg_styles_normal, &virtscreen->styles.normal, NULL);
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+                    cfg_styles_focus, &virtscreen->styles.focus, &virtscreen->styles.normal);
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+                    cfg_styles_urgent, &virtscreen->styles.urgent, &virtscreen->styles.normal);
+
+    if(!virtscreen->styles.normal.font)
+        eprint("no font available\n");
 
     /* Statusbar */
-
     statusbar_list_init(&virtscreen->statusbar);
     for(i = cfg_size(cfg_screen, "statusbar") - 1; i >= 0; i--)
     {
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 325d691fc..b422bfc69 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ statusbar_draw(Statusbar *statusbar)
     rectangle.width = statusbar->width;
     rectangle.height = statusbar->height;
     draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, True,
-                   globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.bg);
+                   globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.bg);
 
     for(widget = statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
         if (widget->alignment == AlignLeft)
@@ -166,17 +166,11 @@ statusbar_display(Statusbar *statusbar)
 void
 statusbar_preinit(Statusbar *statusbar)
 {
-    Widget *widget;
-
     if(statusbar->height <= 0)
-    {
-        /* 1.5 as default factor, it fits nice but no one know why */
-        statusbar->height = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].font->height * 1.5;
-
-        for(widget = statusbar->widgets; widget; widget = widget->next)
-            if(widget->font)
-                statusbar->height = MAX(statusbar->height, widget->font->height * 1.5);
-    }
+        /* 1.5 as default factor, it fits nice but no one knows why */
+        statusbar->height = 1.5 * MAX(globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.font->height,
+                                      MAX(globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.focus.font->height,
+                                          globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.urgent.font->height));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 2b0861912..8d084a5a1 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@ struct Widget
     Area area;
     /** Buttons bindings */
     Button *buttons;
-    /** Font */
-    XftFont *font;
     /** Cache */
     struct
     {
@@ -285,10 +283,10 @@ typedef struct
     /** Colors */
     struct
     {
-        colors_ctx_t normal;
-        colors_ctx_t focus;
-        colors_ctx_t urgent;
-    } colors;
+        style_t normal;
+        style_t focus;
+        style_t urgent;
+    } styles;
     /** Transparency of unfocused clients */
     int opacity_unfocused;
     /** Tag list */
@@ -299,8 +297,6 @@ typedef struct
     Statusbar *statusbar;
     /** Padding */
     Padding padding;
-    /** Font */
-    XftFont *font;
 } VirtScreen;
 
 /** Main configuration structure */
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index a28733b1d..48b185141 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ graph_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &tmp_color);
         else
-            tmp_color = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
+            tmp_color = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.fg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_center")))
         {
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ graph_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     if((color = cfg_getstr(config, "bg")))
         draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bg);
     else
-        d->bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.bg;
+        d->bg = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.bg;
 
     if((color = cfg_getstr(config, "bordercolor")))
         draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor);
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 793514add..7682ab13f 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ progressbar_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->fg[i]);
         else
-            d->fg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
+            d->fg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.fg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "fg_center")))
         {
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ progressbar_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "bg")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bg[i]);
         else
-            d->bg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal.fg;
+            d->bg[i] = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal.bg;
 
         if((color = cfg_getstr(cfg, "bordercolor")))
             draw_color_new(globalconf.display, phys_screen, color, &d->bordercolor[i]);
diff --git a/widgets/taglist.c b/widgets/taglist.c
index 693f29017..93c4d0f4c 100644
--- a/widgets/taglist.c
+++ b/widgets/taglist.c
@@ -68,16 +68,19 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
     Client *sel = globalconf.focus->client;
     VirtScreen vscreen = globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen];
     int w = 0, flagsize;
-    colors_ctx_t colors;
+    style_t style;
     Area area;
 
-    flagsize = (vscreen.font->height + 2) / 3;
+    flagsize = (vscreen.styles.normal.font->height + 2) / 3;
 
     widget->area.width = 0;
 
     for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
-        widget->area.width += draw_textwidth(ctx->display, vscreen.font, tag->name)
-            + vscreen.font->height;
+    {
+        style = tag->selected ? vscreen.styles.focus : vscreen.styles.normal;
+        widget->area.width += draw_textwidth(ctx->display, style.font, tag->name)
+            + style.font->height;
+    }
 
     if(!widget->user_supplied_x)
         widget->area.x = widget_calculate_offset(widget->statusbar->width,
@@ -91,23 +94,22 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
     widget->area.width = 0;
     for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next)
     {
-        w = draw_textwidth(ctx->display, vscreen.font, tag->name) + vscreen.font->height;
         if(tag->selected)
-            colors = vscreen.colors.focus;
+            style = vscreen.styles.focus;
         else if(isurgent(tag))
-            colors = vscreen.colors.urgent;
+            style = vscreen.styles.urgent;
         else
-            colors = vscreen.colors.normal;
+            style = vscreen.styles.normal;
+        w = draw_textwidth(ctx->display, style.font, tag->name) + style.font->height;
         area.x = widget->area.x + widget->area.width;
         area.y = widget->area.y;
         area.width = w;
         area.height = widget->statusbar->height;
         draw_text(ctx, area,
                   AlignCenter,
-                  vscreen.font->height / 2,
-                  vscreen.font,
+                  style.font->height / 2,
                   tag->name,
-                  colors);
+                  style);
 
         if(isoccupied(tag))
         {
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ taglist_draw(Widget *widget,
                                flagsize,
                                flagsize,
                                NULL, NULL };
-            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), colors.fg);
+            draw_rectangle(ctx, rectangle, sel && is_client_tagged(sel, tag), style.fg);
         }
         widget->area.width += w;
     }
@@ -133,17 +135,27 @@ taglist_button_press(Widget *widget, XButtonPressedEvent *ev)
     Tag *tag;
     char buf[4];
     int prev_width = 0, width = 0, i = 1;
+    style_t style;
 
     for(b = widget->buttons; b; b = b->next)
         if(ev->button == b->button && CLEANMASK(ev->state) == b->mod && b->func)
+        {
+            /* XXX this should be in a function */
+            if(tag->selected)
+                style = vscreen.styles.focus;
+            else if(isurgent(tag))
+                style = vscreen.styles.urgent;
+            else
+                style = vscreen.styles.normal;
+
             switch(widget->statusbar->position)
             {
               case Top:
               case Bottom:
                 for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next, i++)
                 {
-                    width = draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, vscreen.font, tag->name)
-                        + vscreen.font->height;
+                    width = draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, style.font, tag->name)
+                        + style.font->height;
                     if(ev->x >= widget->area.x + prev_width
                        && ev->x < widget->area.x + prev_width + width)
                     {
@@ -157,7 +169,7 @@ taglist_button_press(Widget *widget, XButtonPressedEvent *ev)
               case Right:
                 for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next, i++)
                 {
-                    width = draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, vscreen.font, tag->name) + vscreen.font->height;
+                    width = draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, style.font, tag->name) + style.font->height;
                     if(ev->y >= widget->area.x + prev_width
                        && ev->y < widget->area.x + prev_width + width)
                     {
@@ -171,7 +183,7 @@ taglist_button_press(Widget *widget, XButtonPressedEvent *ev)
               default:
                 for(tag = vscreen.tags; tag; tag = tag->next, i++)
                 {
-                    width = draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, vscreen.font, tag->name) + vscreen.font->height;
+                    width = draw_textwidth(globalconf.display, style.font, tag->name) + style.font->height;
                     if(widget->statusbar->width - ev->y >= widget->area.x + prev_width
                        && widget->statusbar->width - ev->y < widget->area.x + prev_width + width)
                     {
@@ -183,6 +195,7 @@ taglist_button_press(Widget *widget, XButtonPressedEvent *ev)
                 }
                 break;
             }
+        }
 }
 
 Widget *
diff --git a/widgets/tasklist.c b/widgets/tasklist.c
index d72dcdad1..df9652659 100644
--- a/widgets/tasklist.c
+++ b/widgets/tasklist.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ typedef struct
     Alignment align;
     struct
     {
-        colors_ctx_t normal;
-        colors_ctx_t focus;
-    } colors;
+        style_t normal;
+        style_t focus;
+    } styles;
 } Data;
 
 static inline Bool
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
     Client *sel = focus_get_current_client(widget->statusbar->screen);
     Rule *r;
     Area area;
+    style_t style;
     int n = 0, i = 0, box_width = 0, icon_width = 0, box_width_rest = 0;
     NetWMIcon *icon;
 
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
         {
             icon_width = 0;
 
+            style = sel == c ? d->styles.focus : d->styles.normal;
+
             if(d->show_icons)
             {
                 /* draw a background for icons */
@@ -121,10 +124,8 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
                 area.y = widget->area.y;
                 area.height = widget->statusbar->height;
                 area.width = box_width;
-                if(sel == c)
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, d->colors.focus.bg);
-                else
-                    draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, d->colors.normal.bg);
+
+                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, True, style.fg);
 
                 if((r = rule_matching_client(c)) && r->icon)
                 {
@@ -163,28 +164,23 @@ tasklist_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
             if(i == n - 1)
                 area.width += box_width_rest;
 
-            if(sel == c)
-                draw_text(ctx, area, d->align,
-                          widget->font->height / 2, widget->font, c->name,
-                          d->colors.focus);
-            else
-                draw_text(ctx, area, d->align,
-                          widget->font->height / 2, widget->font, c->name,
-                          d->colors.normal);
+            draw_text(ctx, area, d->align,
+                      style.font->height / 2, c->name,
+                      style);
 
             if(c == globalconf.scratch.client)
             {
                 area.x = widget->area.x + icon_width + box_width * i;
                 area.y = widget->area.y;
-                area.width = (widget->font->height + 2) / 3;
-                area.height = (widget->font->height + 2) / 3;
-                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, c->isfloating, d->colors.normal.fg);
+                area.width = (style.font->height + 2) / 3;
+                area.height = (style.font->height + 2) / 3;
+                draw_rectangle(ctx, area, c->isfloating, style.fg);
             }
             else if(c->isfloating || c->ismax)
                 draw_circle(ctx, widget->area.x + icon_width + box_width * i,
                             widget->area.y,
-                            (widget->font->height + 2) / 4,
-                            c->ismax, d->colors.normal.fg);
+                            (style.font->height + 2) / 4,
+                            c->ismax, style.fg);
             i++;
         }
 
@@ -268,7 +264,7 @@ tasklist_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     Widget *w;
     Data *d;
     char *buf;
-    cfg_t *cfg_colors;
+    cfg_t *cfg_styles;
     int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen);
 
     w = p_new(Widget, 1);
@@ -278,17 +274,17 @@ tasklist_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     w->alignment = AlignFlex;
     w->data = d = p_new(Data, 1);
 
-    cfg_colors = cfg_getsec(config, "colors");
+    cfg_styles = cfg_getsec(config, "styles");
 
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                         cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "normal"),
-                         &d->colors.normal,
-                         &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal);
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+                    cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "normal"),
+                    &d->styles.normal,
+                    &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal);
 
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                         cfg_getsec(cfg_colors, "focus"),
-                         &d->colors.focus,
-                         &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.focus);
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+                    cfg_getsec(cfg_styles, "focus"),
+                    &d->styles.focus,
+                    &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.focus);
 
     d->align = draw_get_align(cfg_getstr(config, "text_align"));
     d->show_icons = cfg_getbool(config, "show_icons");
@@ -301,12 +297,6 @@ tasklist_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
     else
         d->show = ShowFocus;
 
-    if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "font")))
-        w->font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display, get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen), buf);
-
-    if(!w->font)
-        w->font = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].font;
-
     /* Set cache property */
     w->cache.flags = WIDGET_CACHE_CLIENTS;
 
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index da2fa872f..5a85a553a 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ typedef struct
     char *text;
     int width;
     Alignment align;
-    colors_ctx_t colors;
+    style_t style;
 } Data;
 
 static int
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ textbox_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
     else if(widget->alignment == AlignFlex)
         widget->area.width = widget->statusbar->width - used;
     else
-        widget->area.width = MIN(draw_textwidth(ctx->display, widget->font, d->text),
+        widget->area.width = MIN(draw_textwidth(ctx->display, d->style.font, d->text),
                                  widget->statusbar->width - used);
 
     widget->area.height = widget->statusbar->height;
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ textbox_draw(Widget *widget, DrawCtx *ctx, int offset, int used)
     if(!widget->user_supplied_y)
         widget->area.y = 0;
 
-    draw_text(ctx, widget->area, d->align, 0, widget->font, d->text, d->colors);
+    draw_text(ctx, widget->area, d->align, 0, d->text, d->style);
 
     return widget->area.width;
 }
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ textbox_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
     else if(!command)
         return WIDGET_ERROR_NOVALUE;
     else if(!a_strcmp(property, "fg"))
-        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->colors.fg))
+        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->style.fg))
             return WIDGET_NOERROR;
         else
             return WIDGET_ERROR_FORMAT_COLOR;
     else if(!a_strcmp(property, "bg"))
-        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->colors.bg))
+        if(draw_color_new(globalconf.display, widget->statusbar->screen, command, &d->style.bg))
             return WIDGET_NOERROR;
         else
             return WIDGET_ERROR_FORMAT_COLOR;
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ textbox_tell(Widget *widget, char *property, char *command)
         if((newfont = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display,
                                       get_phys_screen(widget->statusbar->screen), command)))
         {
-            if(widget->font != globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen].font)
-                XftFontClose(globalconf.display, widget->font);
-            widget->font = newfont;
+            if(d->style.font != globalconf.screens[widget->statusbar->screen].styles.normal.font)
+                XftFontClose(globalconf.display, d->style.font);
+            d->style.font = newfont;
         }
         else
             return WIDGET_ERROR_FORMAT_FONT;
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ textbox_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
 {
     Widget *w;
     Data *d;
-    char *buf;
     int phys_screen = get_phys_screen(statusbar->screen);
 
     w = p_new(Widget, 1);
@@ -124,20 +123,14 @@ textbox_new(Statusbar *statusbar, cfg_t *config)
 
     w->data = d = p_new(Data, 1);
 
-    draw_colors_ctx_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
-                         cfg_getsec(config, "colors"),
-                         &d->colors,
-                         &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].colors.normal);
+    draw_style_init(globalconf.display, phys_screen,
+                   cfg_getsec(config, "style"),
+                   &d->style,
+                   &globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].styles.normal);
 
     d->width = cfg_getint(config, "width");
     d->align = draw_get_align(cfg_getstr(config, "text_align"));
 
-    if((buf = cfg_getstr(config, "font")))
-        w->font = XftFontOpenName(globalconf.display, phys_screen, buf);
-
-    if(!w->font)
-        w->font = globalconf.screens[statusbar->screen].font;
-
     d->text = a_strdup(cfg_getstr(config, "text"));
 
     return w;