diff --git a/_example/barchart.go b/_example/barchart.go
index 867627c..9f7784e 100644
--- a/_example/barchart.go
+++ b/_example/barchart.go
@@ -9,14 +9,11 @@ package main
 import "github.com/gizak/termui"
 
 func main() {
-	err := termui.Init()
-	if err != nil {
+	if termui.Init() != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	defer termui.Close()
 
-	//termui.UseTheme("helloworld")
-
 	bc := termui.NewBarChart()
 	data := []int{3, 2, 5, 3, 9, 5, 3, 2, 5, 8, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 5, 7, 5, 3, 2, 6, 7, 4, 6, 3, 6, 7, 8, 3, 6, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 4, 8, 5, 9, 4, 3, 6, 5, 3, 6}
 	bclabels := []string{"S0", "S1", "S2", "S3", "S4", "S5"}
diff --git a/_example/dashboard.go b/_example/dashboard.go
index c14bb44..1cdd68a 100644
--- a/_example/dashboard.go
+++ b/_example/dashboard.go
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ package main
 import ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 import "math"
 
-import "time"
-
 func main() {
-	err := ui.Init()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ui.Init(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	defer ui.Close()
@@ -22,14 +19,14 @@ func main() {
 	p.Height = 3
 	p.Width = 50
 	p.TextFgColor = ui.ColorWhite
-	p.Border.Label = "Text Box"
-	p.Border.FgColor = ui.ColorCyan
+	p.BorderLabel = "Text Box"
+	p.BorderFg = ui.ColorCyan
 
 	strs := []string{"[0] gizak/termui", "[1] editbox.go", "[2] iterrupt.go", "[3] keyboard.go", "[4] output.go", "[5] random_out.go", "[6] dashboard.go", "[7] nsf/termbox-go"}
 	list := ui.NewList()
 	list.Items = strs
 	list.ItemFgColor = ui.ColorYellow
-	list.Border.Label = "List"
+	list.BorderLabel = "List"
 	list.Height = 7
 	list.Width = 25
 	list.Y = 4
@@ -39,10 +36,10 @@ func main() {
 	g.Width = 50
 	g.Height = 3
 	g.Y = 11
-	g.Border.Label = "Gauge"
+	g.BorderLabel = "Gauge"
 	g.BarColor = ui.ColorRed
-	g.Border.FgColor = ui.ColorWhite
-	g.Border.LabelFgColor = ui.ColorCyan
+	g.BorderFg = ui.ColorWhite
+	g.BorderLabelFg = ui.ColorCyan
 
 	spark := ui.Sparkline{}
 	spark.Height = 1
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ func main() {
 	sp := ui.NewSparklines(spark, spark1)
 	sp.Width = 25
 	sp.Height = 7
-	sp.Border.Label = "Sparkline"
+	sp.BorderLabel = "Sparkline"
 	sp.Y = 4
 	sp.X = 25
 
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 	})()
 
 	lc := ui.NewLineChart()
-	lc.Border.Label = "dot-mode Line Chart"
+	lc.BorderLabel = "dot-mode Line Chart"
 	lc.Data = sinps
 	lc.Width = 50
 	lc.Height = 11
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ func main() {
 	bc := ui.NewBarChart()
 	bcdata := []int{3, 2, 5, 3, 9, 5, 3, 2, 5, 8, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 5, 7, 5, 3, 2, 6, 7, 4, 6, 3, 6, 7, 8, 3, 6, 4, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 4, 8, 5, 9, 4, 3, 6, 5, 3, 6}
 	bclabels := []string{"S0", "S1", "S2", "S3", "S4", "S5"}
-	bc.Border.Label = "Bar Chart"
+	bc.BorderLabel = "Bar Chart"
 	bc.Width = 26
 	bc.Height = 10
 	bc.X = 51
@@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ func main() {
 	bc.NumColor = ui.ColorBlack
 
 	lc1 := ui.NewLineChart()
-	lc1.Border.Label = "braille-mode Line Chart"
+	lc1.BorderLabel = "braille-mode Line Chart"
 	lc1.Data = sinps
 	lc1.Width = 26
 	lc1.Height = 11
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ func main() {
 	lc1.LineColor = ui.ColorYellow | ui.AttrBold
 
 	p1 := ui.NewPar("Hey!\nI am a borderless block!")
-	p1.HasBorder = false
+	p1.Border = false
 	p1.Width = 26
 	p1.Height = 2
 	p1.TextFgColor = ui.ColorMagenta
@@ -126,23 +123,12 @@ func main() {
 		bc.Data = bcdata[t/2%10:]
 		ui.Render(p, list, g, sp, lc, bc, lc1, p1)
 	}
-
-	evt := ui.EventCh()
-
-	i := 0
-	for {
-		select {
-		case e := <-evt:
-			if e.Type == ui.EventKey && e.Ch == 'q' {
-				return
-			}
-		default:
-			draw(i)
-			i++
-			if i == 102 {
-				return
-			}
-			time.Sleep(time.Second / 2)
-		}
-	}
+	ui.Handle("/sys/kbd/q", func(ui.Event) {
+		ui.StopLoop()
+	})
+	ui.Handle("/timer/1s", func(e ui.Event) {
+		t := e.Data.(ui.EvtTimer)
+		draw(int(t.Count))
+	})
+	ui.Loop()
 }
diff --git a/_example/grid.go b/_example/grid.go
index 4912141..0c97ab9 100644
--- a/_example/grid.go
+++ b/_example/grid.go
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 package main
 
 import ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
+
 import "math"
-import "time"
 
 func main() {
-	err := ui.Init()
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := ui.Init(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	defer ui.Close()
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ func main() {
 		return ps
 	})()
 
-	ui.UseTheme("helloworld")
-
 	spark := ui.Sparkline{}
 	spark.Height = 8
 	spdata := sinpsint
@@ -44,10 +41,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	sp := ui.NewSparklines(spark)
 	sp.Height = 11
-	sp.Border.Label = "Sparkline"
+	sp.BorderLabel = "Sparkline"
 
 	lc := ui.NewLineChart()
-	lc.Border.Label = "braille-mode Line Chart"
+	lc.BorderLabel = "braille-mode Line Chart"
 	lc.Data = sinps
 	lc.Height = 11
 	lc.AxesColor = ui.ColorWhite
@@ -56,15 +53,16 @@ func main() {
 	gs := make([]*ui.Gauge, 3)
 	for i := range gs {
 		gs[i] = ui.NewGauge()
+		//gs[i].LabelAlign = ui.AlignCenter
 		gs[i].Height = 2
-		gs[i].HasBorder = false
+		gs[i].Border = false
 		gs[i].Percent = i * 10
 		gs[i].PaddingBottom = 1
 		gs[i].BarColor = ui.ColorRed
 	}
 
 	ls := ui.NewList()
-	ls.HasBorder = false
+	ls.Border = false
 	ls.Items = []string{
 		"[1] Downloading File 1",
 		"", // == \newline
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	par := ui.NewPar("<> This row has 3 columns\n<- Widgets can be stacked up like left side\n<- Stacked widgets are treated as a single widget")
 	par.Height = 5
-	par.Border.Label = "Demonstration"
+	par.BorderLabel = "Demonstration"
 
 	// build layout
 	ui.Body.AddRows(
@@ -91,44 +89,33 @@ func main() {
 	// calculate layout
 	ui.Body.Align()
 
-	done := make(chan bool)
-	redraw := make(chan bool)
-
-	update := func() {
-		for i := 0; i < 103; i++ {
-			for _, g := range gs {
-				g.Percent = (g.Percent + 3) % 100
-			}
-
-			sp.Lines[0].Data = spdata[:100+i]
-			lc.Data = sinps[2*i:]
-
-			time.Sleep(time.Second / 2)
-			redraw <- true
-		}
-		done <- true
-	}
-
-	evt := ui.EventCh()
-
 	ui.Render(ui.Body)
-	go update()
 
-	for {
-		select {
-		case e := <-evt:
-			if e.Type == ui.EventKey && e.Ch == 'q' {
-				return
-			}
-			if e.Type == ui.EventResize {
-				ui.Body.Width = ui.TermWidth()
-				ui.Body.Align()
-				go func() { redraw <- true }()
-			}
-		case <-done:
+	ui.Handle("/sys/kbd/q", func(ui.Event) {
+		ui.StopLoop()
+	})
+	ui.Handle("/timer/1s", func(e ui.Event) {
+		t := e.Data.(ui.EvtTimer)
+		i := t.Count
+		if i > 103 {
+			ui.StopLoop()
 			return
-		case <-redraw:
-			ui.Render(ui.Body)
 		}
-	}
+
+		for _, g := range gs {
+			g.Percent = (g.Percent + 3) % 100
+		}
+
+		sp.Lines[0].Data = spdata[:100+i]
+		lc.Data = sinps[2*i:]
+		ui.Render(ui.Body)
+	})
+
+	ui.Handle("/sys/wnd/resize", func(e ui.Event) {
+		ui.Body.Width = ui.TermWidth()
+		ui.Body.Align()
+		ui.Render(ui.Body)
+	})
+
+	ui.Loop()
 }
diff --git a/buffer.go b/buffer.go
index 3cc562f..6eabc02 100644
--- a/buffer.go
+++ b/buffer.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func NewCell(ch rune, fg, bg Attribute) Cell {
 }
 
 // Merge merges bs Buffers onto b
-func (b Buffer) Merge(bs ...Buffer) {
+func (b *Buffer) Merge(bs ...Buffer) {
 	for _, buf := range bs {
 		for p, v := range buf.CellMap {
 			b.Set(p.X, p.Y, v)
diff --git a/buffer_test.go b/buffer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fbf812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package termui
+
+import (
+	"image"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestBufferUnion(t *testing.T) {
+	b0 := NewBuffer()
+	b1 := NewBuffer()
+
+	b1.Area.Max.X = 100
+	b1.Area.Max.Y = 100
+	b0.Area.Max.X = 50
+	b0.Merge(b1)
+	if b0.Area.Max.X != 100 {
+		t.Errorf("Buffer.Merge unions Area failed: should:%v, actual %v,%v", image.Rect(0, 0, 50, 0).Union(image.Rect(0, 0, 100, 100)), b1.Area, b0.Area)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/canvas_test.go b/canvas_test.go
index 55cc14e..a955587 100644
--- a/canvas_test.go
+++ b/canvas_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build ignore
+
 package termui
 
 import (
diff --git a/gauge.go b/gauge.go
index 4a9f66f..5816d05 100644
--- a/gauge.go
+++ b/gauge.go
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ func (g *Gauge) Buffer() Buffer {
 		pos = (g.innerArea.Dx() - strWidth(s)) / 2
 
 	case AlignRight:
-		pos = g.innerArea.Dx() - strWidth(s)
+		pos = g.innerArea.Dx() - strWidth(s) - 1
 	}
+	pos += g.innerArea.Min.X
 
 	for i, v := range rs {
 		c := Cell{
diff --git a/grid.go b/grid.go
index dfacc38..264b760 100644
--- a/grid.go
+++ b/grid.go
@@ -276,4 +276,4 @@ func (g Grid) Buffer() Buffer {
 	return buf
 }
 
-var Body = NewGrid()
+var Body *Grid
diff --git a/render.go b/render.go
index b64a18d..57415ad 100644
--- a/render.go
+++ b/render.go
@@ -24,13 +24,20 @@ func Init() error {
 
 	sysEvtChs = make([]chan Event, 0)
 	go hookTermboxEvt()
+
 	renderJobs = make(chan []Bufferer)
 	go func() {
 		for bs := range renderJobs {
-			Render(bs...)
+			render(bs...)
 		}
 	}()
 
+	Body = NewGrid()
+	Body.X = 0
+	Body.Y = 0
+	Body.BgColor = ThemeAttr("bg")
+	Body.Width = TermWidth()
+
 	DefaultEvtStream.Init()
 	DefaultEvtStream.Merge("termbox", NewSysEvtCh())
 	DefaultEvtStream.Merge("timer", NewTimerCh(time.Second))
@@ -67,7 +74,7 @@ func TermHeight() int {
 
 // Render renders all Bufferer in the given order from left to right,
 // right could overlap on left ones.
-func Render(bs ...Bufferer) {
+func render(bs ...Bufferer) {
 	// set tm bg
 	tm.Clear(tm.ColorDefault, toTmAttr(ThemeAttr("bg")))
 	for _, b := range bs {
@@ -85,6 +92,6 @@ func Render(bs ...Bufferer) {
 
 var renderJobs chan []Bufferer
 
-func SendBufferToRender(bs ...Bufferer) {
+func Render(bs ...Bufferer) {
 	go func() { renderJobs <- bs }()
 }