diff --git a/backends/x/window.go b/backends/x/window.go
index f1921da..0602007 100644
--- a/backends/x/window.go
+++ b/backends/x/window.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (window *Window) resizeChildToFit () {
 	window.skipChildDrawCallback = true
 	if child, ok := window.child.(tomo.Flexible); ok {
 		minimumHeight := child.MinimumHeightFor(window.metrics.width)
-		_, minimumWidth := child.MinimumSize()
+		minimumWidth, _ := child.MinimumSize()
 		
 			
 		icccm.WmNormalHintsSet (
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ func (window *Window) childDrawCallback (region tomo.Canvas) {
 }
 
 func (window *Window) childMinimumSizeChangeCallback (width, height int) {
+	println("x thinks:",width, height)
 	icccm.WmNormalHintsSet (
 		window.backend.connection,
 		window.xWindow.Id,
diff --git a/layouts/vertical.go b/layouts/vertical.go
index 84c05fd..46614da 100644
--- a/layouts/vertical.go
+++ b/layouts/vertical.go
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func (layout Vertical) MinimumSize (
 		width  += theme.Padding() * 2
 		height += theme.Padding() * 2
 	}
+	println(width, height)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ func (layout Vertical) MinimumHeightFor (
 ) {
 	if layout.Pad {
 		width -= theme.Padding() * 2
+		height += theme.Padding() * 2
 	}
 	
 	for index, entry := range entries {
@@ -127,9 +129,5 @@ func (layout Vertical) MinimumHeightFor (
 			height += theme.Padding()
 		}
 	}
-
-	if layout.Pad {
-		height += theme.Padding() * 2
-	}
 	return
 }