diff --git a/bar/bar.c b/bar/bar.c
index 50f1b6f..8c7b684 100644
--- a/bar/bar.c
+++ b/bar/bar.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ begin_expose_mods(const struct section *s)
         if (e != NULL)
             e->destroy(e);
         s->exps[i] = module_begin_expose(m);
-        assert(s->exps[i]->width >= 0);
+        assert(s->exps[i]->width >= 0 && s->exps[i]->height >= 0);
     }
 }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
              bar->width_with_border - bar->border.left_width - bar->border.right_width,
              bar->border.bottom_width},
         });
-/**
+
     pixman_region32_t clip;
     pixman_region32_init_rect(
         &clip,
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
          bar->top_margin - bar->bottom_margin -
          bar->border.top_width - bar->border.bottom_width));
     pixman_image_set_clip_region32(pix, &clip);
-    pixman_region32_fini(&clip);*/
+    pixman_region32_fini(&clip);
 
     int left_width, center_width, right_width;
     calculate_widths(bar, &left_width, &center_width, &right_width);
@@ -325,8 +325,7 @@ expose(const struct bar *_bar)
 static void
 refresh(const struct bar *bar)
 {
-    struct private *b = bar->private;
-    bar_recalc_size(b);
+    const struct private *b = bar->private;
     b->backend.iface->refresh(bar);
 }
 
diff --git a/bar/wayland.c b/bar/wayland.c
index e480d4b..e025a8a 100644
--- a/bar/wayland.c
+++ b/bar/wayland.c
@@ -1043,28 +1043,12 @@ update_size(struct wayland_backend *backend)
         return true;
 
     backend->scale = scale;
-
-    // TODO: Somehow set up width and height properly
-    // I need to read more to understand how bar->width and bar->height are used
-    zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_size(
-        backend->layer_surface,
-        (bar->width_with_border % scale + bar->width_with_border) / scale,
-        (bar->height_with_border % scale + bar->height_with_border) / scale
-    );
-
-    /* Trigger a 'configure' event, after which we'll have the width */
-    wl_surface_commit(backend->surface);
-    wl_display_roundtrip(backend->display);
-
+    
     if (backend->width == -1 || backend->height == -1) {
         LOG_ERR("failed to get panel size");
         return false;
     }
 
-    LOG_INFO("backend size: %dx%d", backend->width, backend->height);
-    bar->width = backend->width;
-    bar->height = backend->height;
-
     if (bar->location & (BAR_TOP | BAR_BOTTOM)) {
         zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_exclusive_zone(
             backend->layer_surface,
@@ -1089,12 +1073,20 @@ update_size(struct wayland_backend *backend)
         bar->border.left_margin / scale
         );
     
+    zwlr_layer_surface_v1_set_size(
+        backend->layer_surface,
+        (bar->width_with_border % scale + bar->width_with_border) / scale,
+        (bar->height_with_border % scale + bar->height_with_border) / scale
+    );
+
+    /* Trigger a 'configure' event, after which we'll have the width */
     wl_surface_commit(backend->surface);
-    // TODO: Figure out why not setting width & height
-    // make the bar fail to appear.  Don't want to have to do this
+    wl_display_roundtrip(backend->display);
     bar->width_with_border = backend->width;
     bar->height_with_border = backend->height;
 
+    
+
     /* Reload buffers */
     if (backend->next_buffer != NULL)
         backend->next_buffer->busy = false;
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 2df0b19..679b106 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ particle_simple_list_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
     static struct particle *(*particle_list_new)(
         struct particle *common,
         struct particle *particles[], size_t count,
-        int left_spacing, int right_spacing) = NULL;
+        bool vertical, int left_spacing, int right_spacing) = NULL;
 
     if (particle_list_new == NULL) {
         const struct plugin *plug = plugin_load("list", PLUGIN_PARTICLE);
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ particle_simple_list_from_config(const struct yml_node *node,
         0, 0, NULL, fcft_clone(inherited.font), inherited.font_shaping,
         inherited.foreground, NULL);
 
-    return particle_list_new(common, parts, count, 0, 2);
+    return particle_list_new(common, parts, count, false, 0, 2);
 }
 
 struct particle *
diff --git a/particle.c b/particle.c
index edcce7a..60176f8 100644
--- a/particle.c
+++ b/particle.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ exposable_render_deco(const struct exposable *exposable,
                       pixman_image_t *pix, int x, int y)
 {
     const struct deco *deco = exposable->particle->deco;
+    
     if (deco != NULL)
         deco->expose(deco, pix, x, y, exposable->width, exposable->height);
 
diff --git a/particles/string.c b/particles/string.c
index c13f968..2ca44e7 100644
--- a/particles/string.c
+++ b/particles/string.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ struct text_run_cache {
     uint64_t hash;
     struct fcft_text_run *run;
     int width;
-    int height;
     bool in_use;
 };
 
@@ -217,10 +216,9 @@ instantiate(const struct particle *particle, const struct tag_set *tags)
             font, chars, wtext, FCFT_SUBPIXEL_NONE);
 
         if (run != NULL) {
-            int w = 0, h = 0;
+            int w = 0;
             for (size_t i = 0; i < run->count; i++) {
                 w += run->glyphs[i]->advance.x;
-                h += run->glyphs[i]->advance.y;
             }
 
             ssize_t cache_idx = -1;
@@ -246,7 +244,6 @@ instantiate(const struct particle *particle, const struct tag_set *tags)
             p->cache[cache_idx].hash = hash;
             p->cache[cache_idx].run = run;
             p->cache[cache_idx].width = w;
-            p->cache[cache_idx].height = h;
             p->cache[cache_idx].in_use = true;
 
             e->cache_idx = cache_idx;