diff --git a/context.lua b/context.lua
index 32f13ad..06ffe71 100644
--- a/context.lua
+++ b/context.lua
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ local function setup_drawable(data)
   internal.w.ontop = true
   internal.margin:set_widget(internal.layout)
   internal.w:set_widget(internal.margin)
+  internal.w:set_fg(data.fg)
 
   --Getters
   get_map.wibox     = function() return internal.w end
diff --git a/item_style/basic.lua b/item_style/basic.lua
index 89876d7..4d32572 100644
--- a/item_style/basic.lua
+++ b/item_style/basic.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ local function draw(data,item,is_focussed,is_pressed)
   if is_focussed then
     item.widget:set_bg(data.bg_focus)
   else
-      item.widget:set_bg(data.bg)
+      item.widget:set_bg(nil)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/layout/vertical.lua b/layout/vertical.lua
index b0d9637..cc0bc33 100644
--- a/layout/vertical.lua
+++ b/layout/vertical.lua
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ local function new(data)
     if not data.visible then return 1,1 end
     local result,r2 = wibox.layout.fixed.fit(a1,99999,99999)
     local total = data._total_item_height
+    print("salut",compute_geo(data))
     return compute_geo(data)
   end
   real_l.add = function(real_l,item)
diff --git a/style/arrow.lua b/style/arrow.lua
index 940c84c..2efbd8d 100644
--- a/style/arrow.lua
+++ b/style/arrow.lua
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ end
 
 local function set_direction(data,direction)
   local geometry = (direction == "left" or direction == "right") and {width = data.wibox.height, height = data.wibox.width} or {height = data.wibox.height, width = data.wibox.width}
-  local top_clip_surface        = do_gen_menu_top(data,geometry.width,geometry.height,10,data.border_width,{bg=beautiful.fg_normal or "#0000ff",fg=beautiful.bg_normal or "#00ffff"})
+  local top_clip_surface        = do_gen_menu_top(data,geometry.width,geometry.height,10,data.border_width,{bg=beautiful.fg_normal or "#0000ff",fg=data.bg or "#00ffff"})
   local top_bounding_surface    = do_gen_menu_top(data,geometry.width,geometry.height,10,0,{bg="#00000000",fg="#ffffffff"})
 
   local arr_margin,angle,mar_func = (data.arrow_type == base.arrow_type.NONE) and 0 or 13,0