2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/dinput.c b/dinput.c
index e22bc35..e861afc 100644
--- a/dinput.c
+++ b/dinput.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ drawbar(void)
         dc.y = 0;
         dc.w = mw;
         dc.h = mh;
-        drawtext(&dc, NULL, normcol);
+        drawbox(&dc, normcol);
         /* print prompt? */
         if(prompt) {
                 dc.w = promptw;
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 6fc414c..b460701 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ drawbar(void) {
         dc.y = 0;
         dc.w = mw;
         dc.h = mh;
-        drawtext(&dc, NULL, normcol);
+        drawbox(&dc, normcol);
         dc.h = dc.font.height + 2;
         dc.y = topbar ? 0 : mh - dc.h;
         /* print prompt? */
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ drawbar(void) {
 
 void
 drawmenuh(void) {
+        unsigned long *col;
         Item *i;
 
         dc.x += cmdw;
@@ -164,7 +165,9 @@ drawmenuh(void) {
         dc.x += dc.w;
         for(i = curr; i != next; i = i->right) {
                 dc.w = MIN(textw(&dc, i->text), mw / 3);
-                drawtext(&dc, i->text, (sel == i) ? selcol : normcol);
+                col = (sel == i) ? selcol : normcol;
+                drawbox(&dc, col);
+                drawtext(&dc, i->text, col);
                 dc.x += dc.w;
         }
         dc.w = textw(&dc, ">");