diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3148752..7481f2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -203,6 +203,8 @@ Multiple items can have multiple sets of options.
 | disable_submenu_icon| Do not show the submenu icon (arrow)               | boolean                       |
 | margins             | Read/Write table (left,right,top and bottom)       | dynamic table                 |
 | visible_row_count   | Number of visible items -(#max-(#total-#filtered)) | number                        |
+| default_item_margins| Default margins for items ({left=1,right=1...})    | array of direction            |
+| default_margins     | Default margins for the menu ({left=1,right=1...}) | array of direction            |
 
 ###Item options
 
diff --git a/bar.lua b/bar.lua
index 7956170..470478d 100644
--- a/bar.lua
+++ b/bar.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ local checkbox   = require( "radical.widgets.checkbox"     )
 local item_style = require( "radical.item.style.arrow_single" )
 -- local vertical   = require( "radical.layout.vertical"      )
 local item_layout= require( "radical.item.layout.horizontal" )
+local margins2   = require("radical.margins"               )
 
 local capi,module = { mouse = mouse , screen = screen, keygrabber = keygrabber },{}
 
@@ -47,11 +48,11 @@ local function setup_drawable(data)
   local internal = data._internal
   local private_data = internal.private_data
 
-  internal.layout = internal.layout_func or wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
-internal.layout._draw = internal.layout.draw
-internal.layout.draw = bg_draw
-internal.layout._data  = data
-  
+  internal.layout       = internal.layout_func or wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
+  internal.layout._draw = internal.layout.draw
+  internal.layout.draw  = bg_draw
+  internal.layout._data = data
+
   --Getters
   data.get_x         = function() return 0                                            end
   data.get_y         = function() return 0                                            end
@@ -59,7 +60,16 @@ internal.layout._data  = data
   data.get_height    = function() return beautiful.default_height                     end
   data.get_visible   = function() return true                                         end
   data.get_direction = function() return "left"                                       end
-  data.get_margins   = function() return {left=0,right=0,top=0,bottom=0}              end
+
+  -- Setup the margins
+  local m = wibox.layout.margin()
+  m:set_widget(internal.layout)
+  internal.margin = m
+  local mrgns = margins2(m,data.default_margins or {})
+  data._internal.mrgns = mrgns
+  data.get_margins = function()
+    return data._internal.mrgns or {}
+  end
 
   -- This widget do not use wibox, so setup correct widget interface
   data.fit = internal.layout
@@ -163,7 +173,7 @@ local function new(args)
 --     ret._internal.layout:connect_signal("widget::updated",function()
 --       ret:emit_signal("widget::updated")
 --     end)
-    return ret,ret._internal.layout
+    return ret,ret._internal.margin
 end
 
 function module.flex(args)
@@ -172,7 +182,7 @@ function module.flex(args)
   args.internal.layout_func = wibox.layout.flex.horizontal()
   local data = new(args)
   data._internal.text_fit = function(self,width,height) return width,height end
-  return data
+  return data,data._internal.margin
 end
 
 return setmetatable(module, { __call = function(_, ...) return new(...) end })
diff --git a/base.lua b/base.lua
index e4ddef3..3ffec35 100644
--- a/base.lua
+++ b/base.lua
@@ -290,14 +290,8 @@ local function new(args)
       -- Default settings
       bg              = args.bg or beautiful.menu_bg_normal or beautiful.bg_normal or "#000000",
       fg              = args.fg or beautiful.menu_fg_normal or beautiful.fg_normal or "#ffffff",
---       bg_focus        = args.bg_focus or beautiful.menu_bg_focus or beautiful.bg_focus or "#ffffff",
---       fg_focus        = args.fg_focus or beautiful.menu_fg_focus or beautiful.fg_focus or "#000000",
---       bg_alternate    = args.bg_alternate or beautiful.menu_bg_alternate or beautiful.bg_alternate or beautiful.bg_normal,
---       bg_highlight    = args.bg_highlight or beautiful.menu_bg_highlight or beautiful.bg_highlight or beautiful.bg_normal,
       bg_header       = args.bg_header    or beautiful.menu_bg_header or beautiful.fg_normal,
       bg_prefix       = args.bg_prefix    or nil,
---       bg_hover        = args.bg_hover     or nil,
---       fg_hover        = args.fg_hover     or nil,
       border_color    = args.border_color or beautiful.menu_border_color or beautiful.border_color or "#333333",
       border_width    = args.border_width or beautiful.menu_border_width or beautiful.border_width or 3,
       separator_color = args.separator_color or beautiful.menu_separator_color or args.border_color or beautiful.menu_border_color or beautiful.border_color or "#333333",
@@ -338,7 +332,9 @@ local function new(args)
       select_on       = args.select_on or module.event.HOVER,
       overlay         = args.overlay or nil,
       opacity         = args.opacity or beautiful.menu_opacity or 1,
-      icon_transformation = args.icon_transformation or nil,
+      default_margins = args.default_margins or {},
+      default_item_margins  = args.default_item_margins or {},
+      icon_transformation   = args.icon_transformation or nil,
       filter_underlay_style = args.filter_underlay_style or nil,
       filter_underlay_color = args.filter_underlay_color,
       filter_placeholder    = args.filter_placeholder or "",
diff --git a/context.lua b/context.lua
index 8c7cbe3..448f53d 100644
--- a/context.lua
+++ b/context.lua
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ local function set_position(self)
       ret={x=parent.x-self.width,y=parent.y+(self.parent_item.y)}
     else
       local margins = self.margins
-      ret={x=parent.x+parent.width,y=parent.y+(self.parent_item.y)-(margins and self.margins.top or self.style.margins.TOP)}
+      ret={x=parent.x+parent.width,y=parent.y+(self.parent_item.y)-(margins and self.margins.top or data.default_margins.top or self.style.margins.TOP)}
 
       --Handle when the menu doesn't fit in the srceen horizontally
       if ret.x+self.width > src_geo.x + src_geo.width then
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ local function set_position(self)
 
       -- Handle when the menu doesn't fit on the screen vertically
       if ret.y+self.height > src_geo.y + src_geo.height then
-       ret.y = ret.y - self.height + self.item_height + 2*(margins and self.margins.top or self.style.margins.TOP)
+       ret.y = ret.y - self.height + self.item_height + 2*(margins and self.margins.top or data.default_margins.top or self.style.margins.TOP)
       end
     end
   elseif parent then
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ local function setup_drawable(data)
   data.get_margins   = function()
     if not internal._margins then
       local ret = {
-        left   = data.border_width+(data.style.margins.LEFT   or 0),
-        right  = data.border_width+(data.style.margins.RIGHT  or 0),
-        top    = data.border_width+(data.style.margins.TOP    or 0),
-        bottom = data.border_width+(data.style.margins.BOTTOM or 0),
+        left   = data.border_width+(data.default_margins.left   or data.style.margins.LEFT   or 0),
+        right  = data.border_width+(data.default_margins.right  or data.style.margins.RIGHT  or 0),
+        top    = data.border_width+(data.default_margins.top    or data.style.margins.TOP    or 0),
+        bottom = data.border_width+(data.default_margins.bottom or data.style.margins.BOTTOM or 0),
       }
       local m = margins2(internal.margin,ret)
       rawset(m,"_reset",m.reset)
diff --git a/impl/alttab/init.lua b/impl/alttab/init.lua
index 8264222..d6c387d 100644
--- a/impl/alttab/init.lua
+++ b/impl/alttab/init.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ local capi = { client = client, mouse = mouse, screen = screen}
 
 local module,pause_monitoring = {},false
 
+-- Using viewonly to change tag will create an unwanted
+-- focus event in the awful stack. While this module does
+-- not use it, it try to be a good citizen and avoid corrupting
+-- it.
+local lock_history = false
+local function awful_client_history_add(c)
+  if not lock_history then
+    client2.focus.history.add(c)
+  end
+end
+
 -- Keep its own history instead of using awful.client.focus.history
 local focusIdx,focusTable = 1,setmetatable({}, { __mode = 'v' })
 local focusTag = setmetatable({}, { __mode = 'v' })
@@ -89,7 +100,7 @@ local function reload_highlight(i)
     end
     tag_list.highlight(hl)
 
-    i._internal.border_color_back = i.client.border_color
+    i._internal.border_color_back = i._internal.border_color_back or i.client.border_color
     i.client.border_color = beautiful.bg_urgent
   elseif i._internal.border_color_back then
     i.client.border_color = i._internal.border_color_back
@@ -138,20 +149,26 @@ local function new(args)
 
   currentMenu:add_key_hook({}, "Tab", "press", select_next)
   currentMenu:add_key_hook({}, "Shift_L", "press", function()
-    currentMenu._current_item.checked = not currentMenu._current_item.checked
-    client2.toggletag (t, currentMenu._current_item.client)
-    reload_underlay(currentMenu._current_item.client,currentMenu._current_item)
+    local item = currentMenu._current_item
+    item.checked = not item.checked
+    local c = item.client
+    client2.toggletag (t, c)
+    reload_underlay(c,item)
     if not auto_release then
-      reload_highlight(currentMenu._current_item)
+      reload_highlight(item)
+    end
+    if item._internal.border_color_back then
+      c.border_color = item._internal.border_color_back
     end
     return true
   end)
   currentMenu:add_key_hook({}, "Control_L", "press", function()
-    currentMenu._current_item.checked = not currentMenu._current_item.checked
-    client2.movetotag(t, currentMenu._current_item.client)
-    reload_underlay(currentMenu._current_item.client,currentMenu._current_item)
+    local item = currentMenu._current_item
+    item.checked = not item.checked
+    client2.movetotag(t, item.client)
+    reload_underlay(item.client,item)
     if not auto_release then
-      reload_highlight(currentMenu._current_item)
+      reload_highlight(item)
     end
     return true
   end)
@@ -181,7 +198,9 @@ local function new(args)
       button1       = function(a,b,c,d,no_hide)
         local t = focusTag[v] or v:tags()[1]
         if t and t.selected == false and not util.table.hasitem(v:tags(),tag.selected(v.screen)) then
+          lock_history = true
           tag.viewonly(t)
+          lock_history = false
         end
         capi.client.focus = v
         v:raise()
@@ -229,5 +248,9 @@ function module.altTabBack(args)
   new({leap = -1,auto_release = (args or {}).auto_release})
 end
 
+-- Sometime need to lock .add
+capi.client.disconnect_signal("focus", client2.focus.history.add)
+capi.client.connect_signal("focus", awful_client_history_add)
+
 return setmetatable(module, { __call = function(_, ...) return new(...) end })
 -- kate: space-indent on; indent-width 2; replace-tabs on;
diff --git a/impl/taglist/init.lua b/impl/taglist/init.lua
index 532c62a..b84a143 100644
--- a/impl/taglist/init.lua
+++ b/impl/taglist/init.lua
@@ -228,12 +228,15 @@ local function new(s)
   local track = tracker(s)
 
   local args = {
-    item_style = beautiful.taglist_theme or radical.item.style.arrow_prefix,
+    item_style = beautiful.taglist_item_style or radical.item.style.arrow_prefix,
+    style      = beautiful.taglist_style,
     select_on  = radical.base.event.NEVER,
     fg         = beautiful.taglist_fg or beautiful.fg_normal,
     bg         = beautiful.taglist_bg or beautiful.bg_normal,
     bg_focus   = beautiful.taglist_bg_selected,
     fg_focus   = beautiful.taglist_fg_selected,
+    default_item_margins = beautiful.taglist_default_item_margins,
+    default_margins      = beautiful.taglist_default_margins                                            ,
 --     fkeys_prefix = true,
   }
   for k,v in ipairs {"hover","used","urgent","cloned","changed","highlight"} do
diff --git a/impl/taglist/tracker.lua b/impl/taglist/tracker.lua
index 943647e..0ca1b5e 100644
--- a/impl/taglist/tracker.lua
+++ b/impl/taglist/tracker.lua
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ local function new(s)
   if not init then
     capi.tag.connect_signal("property::screen"   , reload )
     capi.tag.connect_signal("property::activated", reload )
+    capi.tag.connect_signal("property::index"    , reload )
   end
 
   tracker.reload = function()
diff --git a/impl/tasklist/init.lua b/impl/tasklist/init.lua
index cebba1f..07a5f44 100644
--- a/impl/tasklist/init.lua
+++ b/impl/tasklist/init.lua
@@ -241,12 +241,16 @@ end
 
 local function new(screen)
   local args = {
-    select_on=radical.base.event.NEVER,
-    disable_markup = true,
-    fg       = beautiful.tasklist_fg or beautiful.fg_normal,
-    bg       = beautiful.tasklist_bg or beautiful.bg_normal,
-    underlay_style = beautiful.tasklist_underlay_style or radical.widgets.underlay.draw_arrow,
-    icon_transformation = beautiful.tasklist_icon_transformation
+    select_on            = radical.base.event.NEVER                                                      ,
+    disable_markup       = true                                                                          ,
+    fg                   = beautiful.tasklist_fg                   or beautiful.fg_normal                ,
+    bg                   = beautiful.tasklist_bg                   or beautiful.bg_normal                ,
+    underlay_style       = beautiful.tasklist_underlay_style       or radical.widgets.underlay.draw_arrow,
+    icon_transformation  = beautiful.tasklist_icon_transformation                                        ,
+    default_item_margins = beautiful.tasklist_default_item_margins                                       ,
+    default_margins      = beautiful.tasklist_default_margins                                            ,
+    item_style           = beautiful.tasklist_item_style                                                 ,
+    style                = beautiful.tasklist_style                                                      ,
   }
   for k,v in ipairs {"hover","urgent","minimized","focus"} do
     args["bg_"..v] = beautiful["tasklist_bg_"..v]
diff --git a/item/layout/centerred.lua b/item/layout/centerred.lua
index 7500fc1..14b93f4 100644
--- a/item/layout/centerred.lua
+++ b/item/layout/centerred.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ local cairo      = require( "lgi"          ).cairo
 local wibox      = require( "wibox"        )
 local checkbox   = require( "radical.widgets.checkbox" )
 local fkey       = require( "radical.widgets.fkey"         )
+local util       = require( "awful.util"              )
 local horizontal = require( "radical.item.layout.horizontal" )
 local margins2   = require("radical.margins")
 
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ local function create_item(item,data,args)
 
   -- Margins
   local m = wibox.layout.margin(la)
-  local mrgns = margins2(m,data.item_style.margins)
+  local mrgns = margins2(m,util.table.join(data.item_style.margins,data.default_item_margins))
   item.get_margins = function()
     return mrgns
   end
diff --git a/item/layout/horizontal.lua b/item/layout/horizontal.lua
index 3da461b..701ec41 100644
--- a/item/layout/horizontal.lua
+++ b/item/layout/horizontal.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local checkbox  = require( "radical.widgets.checkbox"  )
 local fkey      = require( "radical.widgets.fkey"      )
 local underlay  = require( "radical.widgets.underlay"  )
 local theme     = require( "radical.theme"             )
+local util      = require( "awful.util"                )
 local margins2  = require("radical.margins")
 
 local module = {}
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ end
 
 -- Force the width or compute the minimum space
 local function align_fit(box,w,h)
+  local mar = util.table.join(box._data.item_style.margins,box._data.default_item_margins)
   if box._item.width then return box._item.width - box._data.item_style.margins.LEFT - box._data.item_style.margins.RIGHT,h end
   return box.first:fit(w,h)+wibox.widget.textbox.fit(box.second,w,h)+box.third:fit(w,h),h
 end
@@ -173,7 +175,8 @@ local function create_item(item,data,args)
 
   -- Margins
   local m = wibox.layout.margin(la)
-  local mrgns = margins2(m,(item.item_style or data.item_style).margins)
+--   print("LA",data.default_item_margins.TOP)
+  local mrgns = margins2(m,util.table.join((item.item_style or data.item_style).margins,data.default_item_margins))
   item.get_margins = function()
     return mrgns
   end
diff --git a/item/layout/icon.lua b/item/layout/icon.lua
index f972365..37dcf8a 100644
--- a/item/layout/icon.lua
+++ b/item/layout/icon.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ local wibox      = require( "wibox"        )
 local checkbox   = require( "radical.widgets.checkbox" )
 local fkey       = require( "radical.widgets.fkey"         )
 local horizontal = require( "radical.item.layout.horizontal" )
+local util       = require( "awful.util"                )
 local margins2   = require("radical.margins")
 
 local module = {}
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ local function create_item(item,data,args)
   --Create the main item layout
   local l,la,lr = wibox.layout.fixed.vertical(),wibox.layout.align.vertical(),wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
   local m = wibox.layout.margin(la)
-  local mrgns = margins2(m,data.item_style.margins)
+  local mrgns = margins2(m,util.table.join(data.item_style.margins,data.default_item_margins))
   item.get_margins = function()
     return mrgns
   end
diff --git a/item/style/rounded.lua b/item/style/rounded.lua
index a50a51a..4c66396 100644
--- a/item/style/rounded.lua
+++ b/item/style/rounded.lua
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ local function gen(width,height,bg_color,border_color)
 end
 
 local function widget_draw(self, w, cr, width, height)
-  
+
   local state = self._item.state or {}
   local current_state = state._current_key or ""
   if not state_cache[current_state] then
diff --git a/margins.lua b/margins.lua
index edda7ce..1c7126d 100644
--- a/margins.lua
+++ b/margins.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ local function reset_margins(margins)
 end
 
 local function new(widget,defaults)
-  local mt = setmetatable({defaults=awful.util.table.join(defaults,{}),widget=widget,reset=reset_margins,
+  local mt = nil
+  mt = setmetatable({defaults=awful.util.table.join(defaults,{}),widget=widget,reset=reset_margins,
     merge = function(values)
     if values.left then
       widget:set_left(values.left)
@@ -34,18 +35,19 @@ local function new(widget,defaults)
     end
   end
   },{__newindex = function(tab, key,value)
+    key = key:lower()
     if key == "widget" then
       rawset(tab,"widget",value)
       reset_margins(tab)
     elseif widget then
       widget["set_"..key](widget,value)
     else --TODO can't do this
-      defaults[key] = value
+      mt.defaults[key] = value
     end
   end
   ,__index=function(table,key)
     local w = rawget(table,"widget")
-    return w and w[key] or 0 --widget["get_"..key](widget)
+    return w and w[key] or defaults[key] --widget["get_"..key](widget)
   end})
 
   reset_margins(mt)