diff --git a/examples/run.hpp b/examples/run.hpp
index 4dc8330..b85dd0c 100644
--- a/examples/run.hpp
+++ b/examples/run.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void run_example(std::function<void (W*, core::Font*, int, int)> setup, int w=3,
                 __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 
         const core::Size size_init {854, 480};
-        auto* font     {new core::Font(core::Font::find("Monospace"), 24)};
+        auto* font     {new core::Font(core::Font::find("Monospace"), 16)};
         auto* win      {SDL_CreateWindow("basic_widgets example",
                 SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED,
                 size_init.w, size_init.h,
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void run_example(std::function<void (W*, core::Font*, int, int)> setup, int w=3,
                 layout->handle_event(ev);
             }
 
-            renderer->draw_color({25, 25, 25, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE});
+            renderer->draw_color({50, 60, 70, SDL_ALPHA_OPAQUE});
             renderer->clear();
 
             layout->render();
diff --git a/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp b/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp
index 960624e..d247b6d 100644
--- a/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp
+++ b/inc/basic_widgets/core/renderer.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace bwidgets::core
             Renderer*     draw_lines(const std::vector<SDL_Point>);
             Renderer*     draw_point(const SDL_Point&);
             Renderer*     draw_points(const std::vector<SDL_Point>);
-            Renderer*     draw_rect(const SDL_Rect&);
+            Renderer*     draw_rect(const SDL_Rect*);
             Renderer*     draw_rects(const std::vector<SDL_Rect>);
             Renderer*     fill_rect(const SDL_Rect*);
             Renderer*     fill_rects(const std::vector<SDL_Rect>);
@@ -52,28 +52,27 @@ namespace bwidgets::core
             SDL_Rect      viewport();
             Renderer*     viewport(const SDL_Rect*);
 
-            inline Renderer* copy(Texture* t, const SDL_Rect* src, const SDL_Rect& dst)
-            {
+            inline Renderer* copy(Texture* t, const SDL_Rect* src, const SDL_Rect& dst) {
                 auto d = dst;
                 return copy(t, src, &d);
             }
-            inline Renderer* copy(Texture* t, const SDL_Rect& src, const SDL_Rect* dst)
-            {
+            inline Renderer* copy(Texture* t, const SDL_Rect& src, const SDL_Rect* dst) {
                 auto s = src;
                 return copy(t, &s, dst);
             }
-            inline Renderer* copy(Texture* t, const SDL_Rect& src, const SDL_Rect& dst)
-            {
+            inline Renderer* copy(Texture* t, const SDL_Rect& src, const SDL_Rect& dst) {
                 auto s = src, d = dst;
                 return copy(t, &s, &d);
             }
-            inline Renderer* fill_rect(const SDL_Rect& r)
-            {
+            inline Renderer* draw_rect(const SDL_Rect& r) {
+                auto rect = r;
+                return draw_rect(&rect);
+            }
+            inline Renderer* fill_rect(const SDL_Rect& r) {
                 auto rect = r;
                 return fill_rect(&rect);
             }
-            inline Renderer* viewport(const SDL_Rect& vp)
-            {
+            inline Renderer* viewport(const SDL_Rect& vp) {
                 auto v = vp;
                 return viewport(&v);
             }
diff --git a/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/input.hpp b/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/input.hpp
index 0bf0555..bedb7bf 100644
--- a/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/input.hpp
+++ b/inc/basic_widgets/w/base/input.hpp
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ namespace bwidgets::widget
                             (uint8_t)(color_border.g / (i + 1)),
                             (uint8_t)(color_border.b / (i+ 1)),
                             color_border.a
-                            })->draw_rect({
+                            })
+                    ->draw_rect({
                                 _widget_area.x + i,
                                 _widget_area.y + i,
                                 _widget_area.w - 2 * i,
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ namespace bwidgets::widget
                     _font->text_size(
                             std::string(input_min_width, input_width_unit)
                             ).w + 2 * _border_width,
-                    _font->height + 2 * _border_width
+                    _font->line_skip + 4 * _border_width // _why_ 4 and not 2?…
                 };
             }
 
diff --git a/src/core/renderer.cpp b/src/core/renderer.cpp
index b152572..6a3e33d 100644
--- a/src/core/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/renderer.cpp
@@ -109,10 +109,9 @@ core::Renderer* core::Renderer::draw_points(const std::vector<SDL_Point> pts)
     return this;
 }
 
-core::Renderer* core::Renderer::draw_rect(const SDL_Rect& r)
+core::Renderer* core::Renderer::draw_rect(const SDL_Rect* r)
 {
-    const SDL_Rect rect = r;
-    SDLError::success_or_throw(SDL_RenderDrawRect(c_pod, &rect),
+    SDLError::success_or_throw(SDL_RenderDrawRect(c_pod, r),
             __FILE__, __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 
     return this;
diff --git a/src/w/base/widget.cpp b/src/w/base/widget.cpp
index fccbdb2..e572df2 100644
--- a/src/w/base/widget.cpp
+++ b/src/w/base/widget.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,8 @@ widget::Widget* widget::Widget::render()
         return this;
 
 #ifndef _NDEBUG
-    _renderer->viewport(nullptr)
-        ->draw_color({0, 255, 0, SDL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT})
-        ->draw_rect({
-                _viewport.x - 1, _viewport.y - 1,
-                _viewport.w + 2, _viewport.h + 2
-                });
+    _renderer->draw_color({0, 255, 0, SDL_ALPHA_TRANSPARENT})
+        ->draw_rect(nullptr);
 #endif
 
     _renderer->viewport(_viewport);