diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/grid.go b/cwidgets/compact/grid.go
index ec03f77..f90bc67 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/grid.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/grid.go
@@ -21,17 +21,30 @@ func NewCompactGrid() *CompactGrid {
 }
 
 func (cg *CompactGrid) Align() {
-	// Update y recursively
-	cg.header.SetY(cg.Y)
+	// update header y pos
+	if cg.header.Y != cg.Y {
+		cg.header.SetY(cg.Y)
+	}
+
+	// update row y pos recursively
 	y := cg.Y + 1
 	for _, r := range cg.Rows {
-		r.SetY(y)
+		if r.Y != y {
+			r.SetY(y)
+		}
 		y += r.Height
 	}
-	// Update width recursively
-	cg.header.SetWidth(cg.Width)
+
+	// update header width
+	if cg.header.Width != cg.Width {
+		cg.header.SetWidth(cg.Width)
+	}
+
+	// update row width recursively
 	for _, r := range cg.Rows {
-		r.SetWidth(cg.Width)
+		if r.Width != cg.Width {
+			r.SetWidth(cg.Width)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/header.go b/cwidgets/compact/header.go
index 9a739f5..324322f 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/header.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/header.go
@@ -5,28 +5,26 @@ import (
 )
 
 type CompactHeader struct {
-	pars   []*ui.Par
 	X, Y   int
 	Width  int
 	Height int
+	pars   []*ui.Par
 }
 
 func NewCompactHeader() *CompactHeader {
 	fields := []string{"", "NAME", "CID", "CPU", "MEM", "NET RX/TX"}
 	header := &CompactHeader{}
 	for _, f := range fields {
-		header.pars = append(header.pars, slimHeaderPar(f))
+		header.pars = append(header.pars, headerPar(f))
 	}
 	return header
 }
 
 func (c *CompactHeader) SetWidth(w int) {
-	if w == c.Width {
-		return
-	}
 	x := 1
 	autoWidth := calcWidth(w, 5)
 	for n, col := range c.pars {
+		// set status column to static width
 		if n == 0 {
 			col.SetX(x)
 			col.SetWidth(statusWidth)
@@ -41,9 +39,6 @@ func (c *CompactHeader) SetWidth(w int) {
 }
 
 func (c *CompactHeader) SetY(y int) {
-	if y == c.Y {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, p := range c.pars {
 		p.SetY(y)
 	}
@@ -57,3 +52,12 @@ func (c *CompactHeader) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
 	}
 	return buf
 }
+
+func headerPar(s string) *ui.Par {
+	p := ui.NewPar(s)
+	p.Y = 2
+	p.Height = 2
+	p.Width = 20
+	p.Border = false
+	return p
+}
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/main.go b/cwidgets/compact/main.go
index c45712a..cadf9d6 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/main.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package compact
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/cwidgets"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/logging"
 	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/metrics"
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
@@ -12,10 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 var log = logging.Init()
 
-const (
-	colSpacing = 1
-)
-
 type Compact struct {
 	Status *Status
 	Name   *TextCol
@@ -66,21 +58,7 @@ func (row *Compact) Reset() {
 	row.Net.Reset()
 }
 
-func (row *Compact) all() []ui.GridBufferer {
-	return []ui.GridBufferer{
-		row.Status,
-		row.Name,
-		row.Cid,
-		row.Cpu,
-		row.Memory,
-		row.Net,
-	}
-}
-
 func (row *Compact) SetY(y int) {
-	if y == row.Y {
-		return
-	}
 	for _, col := range row.all() {
 		col.SetY(y)
 	}
@@ -88,12 +66,10 @@ func (row *Compact) SetY(y int) {
 }
 
 func (row *Compact) SetWidth(width int) {
-	if row.Width == width {
-		return
-	}
 	x := 1
 	autoWidth := calcWidth(width, 5)
 	for n, col := range row.all() {
+		// set status column to static width
 		if n == 0 {
 			col.SetX(x)
 			col.SetWidth(statusWidth)
@@ -120,28 +96,13 @@ func (row *Compact) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
 	return buf
 }
 
-func (row *Compact) SetNet(rx int64, tx int64) {
-	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(rx), cwidgets.ByteFormat(tx))
-	row.Net.Set(label)
-}
-
-func (row *Compact) SetCPU(val int) {
-	row.Cpu.BarColor = colorScale(val)
-	row.Cpu.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s%%", strconv.Itoa(val))
-	if val < 5 {
-		val = 5
-		row.Cpu.BarColor = ui.ColorBlack
+func (row *Compact) all() []ui.GridBufferer {
+	return []ui.GridBufferer{
+		row.Status,
+		row.Name,
+		row.Cid,
+		row.Cpu,
+		row.Memory,
+		row.Net,
 	}
-	row.Cpu.Percent = val
-}
-
-func (row *Compact) SetMem(val int64, limit int64, percent int) {
-	row.Memory.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(val), cwidgets.ByteFormat(limit))
-	if percent < 5 {
-		percent = 5
-		row.Memory.BarColor = ui.ColorBlack
-	} else {
-		row.Memory.BarColor = ui.ColorGreen
-	}
-	row.Memory.Percent = percent
 }
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/setters.go b/cwidgets/compact/setters.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc2eb0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/setters.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package compact
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/cwidgets"
+	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
+)
+
+func (row *Compact) SetNet(rx int64, tx int64) {
+	label := fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(rx), cwidgets.ByteFormat(tx))
+	row.Net.Set(label)
+}
+
+func (row *Compact) SetCPU(val int) {
+	row.Cpu.BarColor = colorScale(val)
+	row.Cpu.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s%%", strconv.Itoa(val))
+	if val < 5 {
+		val = 5
+		row.Cpu.BarColor = ui.ColorBlack
+	}
+	row.Cpu.Percent = val
+}
+
+func (row *Compact) SetMem(val int64, limit int64, percent int) {
+	row.Memory.Label = fmt.Sprintf("%s / %s", cwidgets.ByteFormat(val), cwidgets.ByteFormat(limit))
+	if percent < 5 {
+		percent = 5
+		row.Memory.BarColor = ui.ColorBlack
+	} else {
+		row.Memory.BarColor = ui.ColorGreen
+	}
+	row.Memory.Percent = percent
+}
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/status.go b/cwidgets/compact/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e83ceab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package compact
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
+)
+
+const (
+	mark        = string('\u25C9')
+	vBar        = string('\u25AE')
+	statusWidth = 3
+)
+
+// Status indicator
+type Status struct {
+	*ui.Par
+}
+
+func NewStatus() *Status {
+	p := ui.NewPar(mark)
+	p.Border = false
+	p.Height = 1
+	p.Width = statusWidth
+	return &Status{p}
+}
+
+func (s *Status) Set(val string) {
+	// defaults
+	text := mark
+	color := ui.ColorDefault
+
+	switch val {
+	case "running":
+		color = ui.ColorGreen
+	case "exited":
+		color = ui.ColorRed
+	case "paused":
+		text = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", vBar, vBar)
+	}
+
+	s.Text = text
+	s.TextFgColor = color
+}
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/text.go b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
index 84064f9..4f4c651 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/text.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/text.go
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
 package compact
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
-const (
-	mark        = string('\u25C9')
-	vBar        = string('\u25AE')
-	statusWidth = 3
-)
-
 type TextCol struct {
 	*ui.Par
 }
@@ -41,33 +33,3 @@ func (w *TextCol) Reset() {
 func (w *TextCol) Set(s string) {
 	w.Text = s
 }
-
-type Status struct {
-	*ui.Par
-}
-
-func NewStatus() *Status {
-	p := ui.NewPar(mark)
-	p.Border = false
-	p.Height = 1
-	p.Width = statusWidth
-	return &Status{p}
-}
-
-func (s *Status) Set(val string) {
-	// defaults
-	text := mark
-	color := ui.ColorDefault
-
-	switch val {
-	case "running":
-		color = ui.ColorGreen
-	case "exited":
-		color = ui.ColorRed
-	case "paused":
-		text = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", vBar, vBar)
-	}
-
-	s.Text = text
-	s.TextFgColor = color
-}
diff --git a/cwidgets/compact/util.go b/cwidgets/compact/util.go
index b7f10aa..356b9a0 100644
--- a/cwidgets/compact/util.go
+++ b/cwidgets/compact/util.go
@@ -7,21 +7,14 @@ import (
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
+const colSpacing = 1
+
 // Calculate per-column width, given total width and number of items
 func calcWidth(width, items int) int {
 	spacing := colSpacing * items
 	return (width - statusWidth - spacing) / items
 }
 
-func slimHeaderPar(s string) *ui.Par {
-	p := ui.NewPar(s)
-	p.Y = 2
-	p.Height = 2
-	p.Width = 20
-	p.Border = false
-	return p
-}
-
 func centerParText(p *ui.Par) {
 	var text string
 	var padding string