diff --git a/bar.lua b/bar.lua
index 427f873..c2dc086 100644
--- a/bar.lua
+++ b/bar.lua
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ local beautiful = require( "beautiful"        )
 local cairo     = require( "lgi"              ).cairo
 local awful     = require( "awful"            )
 local util      = require( "awful.util"       )
+local fkey      = require( "radical.widgets.fkey" )
 local button    = require( "awful.button"     )
 local checkbox  = require( "radical.widgets.checkbox" )
 local item_style   = require( "radical.item_style.arrow_alt" )
+local vertical = require( "radical.layout.vertical" )
 
 local capi,module = { mouse = mouse , screen = screen, keygrabber = keygrabber },{}
 
@@ -75,7 +77,22 @@ local function setup_drawable(data)
   data.draw = internal.margin.draw
 end
 
-local function create_item(item,data)
+-- Use all the space, let "align_fit" compute the right size
+local function textbox_fit(box,w,h)
+  return w,h
+end
+
+-- Force the width or compute the minimum space
+local function align_fit(box,w,h)
+  if box._item.width then return box._item.width - box._data.item_style.margins.LEFT - box._data.item_style.margins.RIGHT,h end
+  local lw = box.first:fit(w,h)
+  local cw = wibox.widget.textbox.fit(box.second,w,h)
+  local lr = box.third:fit(w,h)
+  return lw+cw+lr,h
+end
+
+-- Create the actual widget
+local function create_item(item,data,args)
   -- Background
   local bg = wibox.widget.background()
 
@@ -87,21 +104,54 @@ local function create_item(item,data)
   m:set_top   ( data.item_style.margins.TOP    )
   m:set_bottom( data.item_style.margins.BOTTOM )
 
-  -- Layout
+  -- Layout (left)
   local layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
   bg:set_widget(m)
-  m:set_widget(layout)
 
-  -- Content
-  if item.icon then
-    local icon = wibox.widget.imagebox()
-    icon:set_image(item.icon)
-    layout:add(icon)
+  -- Layout (right)
+  local right = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
+
+  -- F keys
+  vertical:setup_fkey(item,data)
+  if data.fkeys_prefix == true then
+    layout:add(fkey(data,item))
+    m:set_left  ( 0 )
   end
+
+  -- Icon
+  layout:add(vertical:setup_icon(item,data))
+
+  -- Prefix
+  if args.prefix_widget then
+    layout:add(args.prefix_widget)
+  end
+
+  -- Text
   local tb = wibox.widget.textbox()
-  layout:add(tb)
+  tb.fit = textbox_fit
   item.widget = bg
-  tb:set_text("bob")
+  tb:set_text(item.text)
+
+  -- Checkbox
+  local ck = vertical:setup_checked(item,data)
+  if ck then
+    right:add(ck)
+  end
+
+  -- Suffix
+  if args.suffix_widget then
+    right:add(args.suffix_widget)
+  end
+
+  -- Layout (align)
+  local align = wibox.layout.align.horizontal()
+  align:set_middle( tb     )
+  align:set_left  ( layout )
+  align:set_right ( right  )
+  m:set_widget    ( align  )
+  align._item = item
+  align._data = data
+  align.fit   = align_fit
 
   -- Tooltip
   item.widget:set_tooltip(item.tooltip)
@@ -116,7 +166,7 @@ end
 local function setup_item(data,item,args)
 
   -- Add widgets
-  data._internal.layout:add(create_item(item,data))
+  data._internal.layout:add(create_item(item,data,args))
   item.widget:connect_signal("mouse::enter", function() item.selected = true end)
   item.widget:connect_signal("mouse::leave", function() item.selected = false end)
 
diff --git a/base.lua b/base.lua
index 835f852..2a1ca70 100644
--- a/base.lua
+++ b/base.lua
@@ -124,15 +124,16 @@ local function add_item(data,args)
     private_data = {
       text       = args.text     or ""                                                                  ,
       height     = args.height   or beautiful.menu_height or 30                                         ,
+      width      = args.width    or nil                                                                 ,
       icon       = args.icon     or nil                                                                 ,
       prefix     = args.prefix   or ""                                                                  ,
       suffix     = args.suffix   or ""                                                                  ,
       bg         = args.bg       or nil                                                                 ,
-      fg         = args.fg       or data.fg       or beautiful.menu_fg_normal or beautiful.fg_normal,
-      fg_focus   = args.fg_focus or data.fg_focus or beautiful.menu_fg_focus  or beautiful.fg_focus ,
-      bg_focus   = args.bg_focus or data.bg_focus or beautiful.menu_bg_focus  or beautiful.bg_focus ,
+      fg         = args.fg       or data.fg       or beautiful.menu_fg_normal or beautiful.fg_normal    ,
+      fg_focus   = args.fg_focus or data.fg_focus or beautiful.menu_fg_focus  or beautiful.fg_focus     ,
+      bg_focus   = args.bg_focus or data.bg_focus or beautiful.menu_bg_focus  or beautiful.bg_focus     ,
       sub_menu_m = (args.sub_menu and type(args.sub_menu) == "table" and args.sub_menu.is_menu) and args.sub_menu or nil,
-      sub_menu_f = (args.sub_menu and type(args.sub_menu) == "function") and args.sub_menu or nil,
+      sub_menu_f = (args.sub_menu and type(args.sub_menu) == "function") and args.sub_menu or nil       ,
       selected   = false,
       checkable  = args.checkable or (args.checked ~= nil) or false,
       checked    = args.checked  or false,
@@ -400,7 +401,7 @@ local function new(args)
   end
 
   function data:remove_key_hook(key)
-      for k,v in pairs(internal.filter_hooks) do
+      for k,v in pairs(internal.filter_hooks or {}) do
           if k.key == key then
               internal.filter_hooks[k] = nil
               break
diff --git a/layout/vertical.lua b/layout/vertical.lua
index d2480be..4be3ce0 100644
--- a/layout/vertical.lua
+++ b/layout/vertical.lua
@@ -94,6 +94,90 @@ local function cache_pixmap(item)
   end
 end
 
+function module:setup_fkey(item,data)
+  item._internal.set_map.f_key = function(value)
+    item._internal.has_changed = true
+    item._internal.f_key = value
+    data:remove_key_hook("F"..value)
+    data:add_key_hook({}, "F"..value      , "press", function()
+      item.button1()
+      data.visible = false
+    end)
+  end
+  item._internal.get_map.f_key = function() return item._internal.f_key end
+end
+
+function module:setup_checked(item,data)
+  if item.checkable then
+    item._internal.get_map.checked = function()
+      if type(item._private_data.checked) == "function" then
+        return item._private_data.checked()
+      else
+        return item._private_data.checked
+      end
+    end
+    local ck = wibox.widget.imagebox()
+    ck:set_image(item.checked and checkbox.checked() or checkbox.unchecked())
+    item._internal.set_map.checked = function (value)
+      item._private_data.checked = value
+      ck:set_image(item.checked and checkbox.checked() or checkbox.unchecked())
+      item._internal.has_changed = true
+    end
+    return ck
+  end
+end
+
+function module:setup_icon(item,data)
+  local icon = wibox.widget.imagebox()
+  icon.fit = function(...)
+    local w,h = wibox.widget.imagebox.fit(...)
+    return w+3,h
+  end
+  if item.icon then
+    icon:set_image(item.icon)
+  end
+
+  item._internal.set_map.icon = function (value)
+    icon:set_image(value)
+  end
+  return icon
+end
+
+function module:setup_text(item,data)
+  local text_w = wibox.widget.textbox()
+
+  text_w.draw = function(self,w, cr, width, height)
+    if item.underlay then
+      paint_underlay(data,item,cr,width,height)
+    end
+    wibox.widget.textbox.draw(self,w, cr, width, height)
+  end
+  text_w.fit = function(self,width,height) return width,height end
+
+  item._internal.set_map.text = function (value)
+    if data.disable_markup then
+      text_w:set_text(value)
+    else
+      text_w:set_markup(value)
+    end
+    if data.auto_resize then
+      local fit_w,fit_h = wibox.widget.textbox.fit(text_w,9999,9999)
+      local is_largest = item == data._internal.largest_item_w
+      item._internal.has_changed = true
+      if not data._internal.largest_item_w_v or data._internal.largest_item_w_v < fit_w then
+        data._internal.largest_item_w = item
+        data._internal.largest_item_w_v = fit_w
+      end
+      --TODO find new largest is item is smaller
+  --     if data._internal.largest_item_h_v < fit_h then
+  --       data._internal.largest_item_h =item
+  --       data._internal.largest_item_h_v = fit_h
+  --     end
+    end
+  end
+  item._internal.set_map.text(item._private_data.text)
+  return text_w
+end
 
 function module:setup_item(data,item,args)
   --Create the background
@@ -130,16 +214,11 @@ function module:setup_item(data,item,args)
   m:set_right ( data.item_style.margins.RIGHT  )
   m:set_top   ( data.item_style.margins.TOP    )
   m:set_bottom( data.item_style.margins.BOTTOM )
-  local text_w = wibox.widget.textbox()
 
-  text_w.draw = function(self,w, cr, width, height)
-    if item.underlay then
-      paint_underlay(data,item,cr,width,height)
-    end
-    wibox.widget.textbox.draw(self,w, cr, width, height)
-  end
-  text_w.fit = function(self,width,height) return width,height end
+  -- Text
+  local text_w = module:setup_text(item,data)
 
+  -- Background
   item._private_data._fit = wibox.widget.background.fit
   m.fit = function(...)
     if not data.visible or (item.visible == false or item._filter_out == true or item._hidden == true) then
@@ -148,24 +227,21 @@ function module:setup_item(data,item,args)
     return data._internal.layout.item_fit(data,item,...)
   end
 
+  -- F keys
   if data.fkeys_prefix == true then
     l:add(fkey(data,item))
     m:set_left  ( 0 )
   end
 
+  -- Prefix
   if args.prefix_widget then
     l:add(args.prefix_widget)
   end
 
-  local icon = wibox.widget.imagebox()
-  icon.fit = function(...)
-    local w,h = wibox.widget.imagebox.fit(...)
-    return w+3,h
-  end
-  if args.icon then
-    icon:set_image(args.icon)
-  end
+  -- Icon
+  local icon = module:setup_icon(item,data)
   l:add(icon)
+
   if item._private_data.sub_menu_f or item._private_data.sub_menu_m then
     local subArrow  = wibox.widget.imagebox() --TODO, make global
     subArrow.fit = function(box, w, h) return subArrow._image:get_width(),item.height end
@@ -176,26 +252,19 @@ function module:setup_item(data,item,args)
       return wibox.widget.background.fit(box,w,h)
     end
   end
-  if item.checkable then
-    item._internal.get_map.checked = function()
-      if type(item._private_data.checked) == "function" then
-        return item._private_data.checked()
-      else
-        return item._private_data.checked
-      end
-    end
-    local ck = wibox.widget.imagebox()
-    ck:set_image(item.checked and checkbox.checked() or checkbox.unchecked())
+
+  -- Checkbox
+  local ck = module:setup_checked(item,data)
+  if ck then
     lr:add(ck)
-    item._internal.set_map.checked = function (value)
-      item._private_data.checked = value
-      ck:set_image(item.checked and checkbox.checked() or checkbox.unchecked())
-      item._internal.has_changed = true
-    end
   end
+
+  -- Suffix
   if args.suffix_widget then
     lr:add(args.suffix_widget)
   end
+
+  -- Layout
   la:set_left(l)
   la:set_middle(text_w)
   la:set_right(lr)
@@ -203,45 +272,14 @@ function module:setup_item(data,item,args)
   local fit_w,fit_h = data._internal.layout:fit()
   data.width = fit_w
   data.height = fit_h
-  data.style(data)
-  item._internal.set_map.text = function (value)
-    if data.disable_markup then
-      text_w:set_text(value)
-    else
-      text_w:set_markup(value)
-    end
-    if data.auto_resize then
-      local fit_w,fit_h = wibox.widget.textbox.fit(text_w,9999,9999)
-      local is_largest = item == data._internal.largest_item_w
-      item._internal.has_changed = true
-      if not data._internal.largest_item_w_v or data._internal.largest_item_w_v < fit_w then
-        data._internal.largest_item_w = item
-        data._internal.largest_item_w_v = fit_w
-      end
-      --TODO find new largest is item is smaller
-  --     if data._internal.largest_item_h_v < fit_h then
-  --       data._internal.largest_item_h =item
-  --       data._internal.largest_item_h_v = fit_h
-  --     end
-    end
+  if data.style then
+    data.style(data)
   end
 
-  item._internal.set_map.f_key = function(value)
-    item._internal.has_changed = true
-    item._internal.f_key = value
-    data:remove_key_hook("F"..value)
-    data:add_key_hook({}, "F"..value      , "press", function()
-      item.button1()
-      data.visible = false
-    end)
-  end
-  item._internal.get_map.f_key = function() return item._internal.f_key end
-
-  item._internal.set_map.icon = function (value)
-    icon:set_image(value)
-  end
-  item._internal.set_map.text(item._private_data.text)
+  -- F keys
+  module:setup_fkey(item,data)
 
+  -- Enable scrollbar if necessary
   if data._internal.scroll_w and data.rowcount > data.max_items then
     data._internal.scroll_w.visible = true
     data._internal.scroll_w["up"]:emit_signal("widget::updated")
diff --git a/widgets/fkey.lua b/widgets/fkey.lua
index 32350df..cff809f 100644
--- a/widgets/fkey.lua
+++ b/widgets/fkey.lua
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ local module = {}
 
 local keys = {}
 
-local pango_l,pango_crx,max_width,m_h = nil,nil,0,0
-local function create_pango()
+local pango_l,pango_crx,max_width = nil,nil,0
+local function create_pango(height)
   local padding = beautiful.menu_height/5
   pango_crx = pangocairo.font_map_get_default():create_context()
   pango_l = pango.Layout.new(pango_crx)
   local desc = pango.FontDescription()
   desc:set_family("Verdana")
   desc:set_weight(pango.Weight.BOLD)
-  desc:set_size((m_h-padding*2) * pango.SCALE)
+  desc:set_size((height-padding*2) * pango.SCALE)
   pango_l:set_font_description(desc)
   pango_l.text = "F88"
-  max_width = pango_l:get_pixel_extents().width + m_h + 4
+  max_width = pango_l:get_pixel_extents().width + height + 4
 end
 
 local function new(data,item)
@@ -30,19 +30,17 @@ local function new(data,item)
   local padding = beautiful.menu_height/5
   pref.draw = function(self,w, cr, width, height)
     local key = item._internal.f_key
-    if m_h == 0 then
-      m_h = height
+    if not keys[height]  then
       pref:emit_signal("widget::updated")
-      create_pango()
-      keys = {}
+      create_pango(height)
+      keys[height] = {}
     end
-    if key and key > 12 and keys[0] then
-      cr:set_source_surface(keys[0])
+    if key and key > 12 and keys[height][0] then
+      cr:set_source_surface(keys[height][0])
       cr:paint()
-    elseif not keys[key] then
+    elseif not keys[height] or not keys[height][key] then
       if not pango_l then
-        m_h = height
-        create_pango()
+        create_pango(height)
       end
       local img = cairo.ImageSurface(cairo.Format.ARGB32, max_width,beautiful.menu_height)
       local cr2 = cairo.Context(img)
@@ -59,16 +57,16 @@ local function new(data,item)
       pango_l.text = text
       cr2:show_layout(pango_l)
       if key > 12 then
-        keys[0] = img
+        keys[height][0] = img
       else
-        keys[key] = img
+        keys[height][key] = img
       end
     end
-    if key and key > 12 and keys[0] then
-      cr:set_source_surface(keys[0])
+    if key and key > 12 and keys[height][0] then
+      cr:set_source_surface(keys[height][0])
       cr:paint()
     else
-      cr:set_source_surface(keys[key])
+      cr:set_source_surface(keys[height][key])
       cr:paint()
     end
   end