diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index f5fd2ae..fb960b6 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (c *Container) Expand() {
 
 	curWidgets = c.widgets
 	c.widgets = widgets.NewExpanded(c.ShortID(), c.ShortName())
-	c.widgets.Render()
+	c.widgets.Render(0, 0)
 	c.widgets = curWidgets
 }
 
diff --git a/grid.go b/grid.go
index e052487..a526233 100644
--- a/grid.go
+++ b/grid.go
@@ -8,23 +8,27 @@ import (
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
+var cGrid = &widgets.CompactGrid{}
+
 func maxRows() int {
-	return ui.TermHeight() - widgets.CompactHeader.Height - ui.Body.Y
+	return ui.TermHeight() - 2 - cGrid.Y
 }
 
 type Grid struct {
-	cursorID   string // id of currently selected container
-	cmap       *ContainerMap
-	containers Containers // sorted slice of containers
-	header     *widgets.CTopHeader
+	cursorID    string // id of currently selected container
+	cmap        *ContainerMap
+	containers  Containers // sorted slice of containers
+	header      *widgets.CTopHeader
+	fieldHeader *widgets.CompactHeader
 }
 
 func NewGrid() *Grid {
 	cmap := NewContainerMap()
 	g := &Grid{
-		cmap:       cmap,
-		containers: cmap.All(),
-		header:     widgets.NewCTopHeader(),
+		cmap:        cmap,
+		containers:  cmap.All(),
+		header:      widgets.NewCTopHeader(),
+		fieldHeader: widgets.NewCompactHeader(),
 	}
 	return g
 }
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ func (g *Grid) cursorUp() {
 	g.cursorID = next.id
 	next.widgets.Highlight()
 
-	ui.Render(ui.Body)
+	ui.Render(cGrid)
 }
 
 func (g *Grid) cursorDown() {
@@ -78,69 +82,50 @@ func (g *Grid) cursorDown() {
 	active.widgets.UnHighlight()
 	g.cursorID = next.id
 	next.widgets.Highlight()
-	ui.Render(ui.Body)
+	ui.Render(cGrid)
 }
 
 func (g *Grid) redrawRows() {
 	// reinit body rows
-	ui.Body.Rows = []*ui.Row{}
+	cGrid.Rows = []widgets.ContainerWidgets{}
 	ui.Clear()
 
 	// build layout
+	y := 1
 	if config.GetSwitchVal("enableHeader") {
-		ui.Body.Y = g.header.Height()
 		g.header.SetCount(len(g.containers))
 		g.header.SetFilter(config.GetVal("filterStr"))
 		g.header.Render()
-	} else {
-		ui.Body.Y = 0
+		y += g.header.Height()
 	}
 
-	ui.Body.AddRows(widgets.CompactHeader)
-
 	var cursorVisible bool
 	max := maxRows()
+	y += 2 // for field header
 	for n, c := range g.containers.Filter() {
 		if n >= max {
 			break
 		}
+		cGrid.Rows = append(cGrid.Rows, c.widgets)
 		if c.id == g.cursorID {
 			cursorVisible = true
 		}
-		ui.Body.AddRows(c.widgets.Row())
 	}
+	cGrid.SetY(y)
+	cGrid.SetWidth(ui.TermWidth())
+
+	//log.Infof("rows: %d", len(cGrid.Rows))
+	//log.Infof("Width: %d", cGrid.Width)
+	//log.Infof("Height: %d", cGrid.Height)
+	//log.Infof("X: %d", cGrid.X)
+	//log.Infof("Y: %d", cGrid.Y)
 
 	if !cursorVisible {
 		g.cursorReset()
 	}
 
-	ui.Body.Align()
-	resizeIndicator()
-	ui.Render(ui.Body)
-
-	// dump aligned widget positions and sizes
-	//for i, w := range ui.Body.Rows[1].Cols {
-	//log.Infof("w%v: x=%v y=%v w=%v h=%v", i, w.X, w.Y, w.Width, w.Height)
-	//}
-
-}
-
-// override Align()'d size for indicator column
-func resizeIndicator() {
-	xShift := 1
-	toWidth := 3
-	for _, r := range ui.Body.Rows {
-		wDiff := r.Cols[0].Width - (toWidth + xShift)
-		// set indicator x, width
-		r.Cols[0].SetX(xShift)
-		r.Cols[0].SetWidth(toWidth)
-
-		// shift remainder of columns left by wDiff
-		for _, c := range r.Cols[1:] {
-			c.SetX(c.X - wDiff)
-			c.SetWidth(c.Width - wDiff)
-		}
-	}
+	ui.Render(g.fieldHeader)
+	ui.Render(cGrid)
 }
 
 func (g *Grid) ExpandView() {
@@ -164,6 +149,7 @@ func Display(g *Grid) bool {
 	var menu func()
 	var expand bool
 
+	cGrid.SetWidth(ui.TermWidth())
 	ui.DefaultEvtStream.Hook(logEvent)
 
 	// initial draw
@@ -214,8 +200,8 @@ func Display(g *Grid) bool {
 
 	ui.Handle("/sys/wnd/resize", func(e ui.Event) {
 		g.header.Align()
-		ui.Body.Width = ui.TermWidth()
-		log.Infof("resize: width=%v max-rows=%v", ui.Body.Width, maxRows())
+		cGrid.SetWidth(ui.TermWidth())
+		log.Infof("resize: width=%v max-rows=%v", cGrid.Width, maxRows())
 		g.redrawRows()
 	})
 
diff --git a/widgets/compact.go b/widgets/compact.go
index e2ff9a6..15c8801 100644
--- a/widgets/compact.go
+++ b/widgets/compact.go
@@ -4,34 +4,83 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/bcicen/ctop/logging"
 	ui "github.com/gizak/termui"
 )
 
+var log = logging.Init()
+
 const (
 	mark = string('\u25C9')
 	vBar = string('\u25AE')
 )
 
+type CompactGrid struct {
+	ui.GridBufferer
+	Rows   []ContainerWidgets
+	X, Y   int
+	Width  int
+	Height int
+}
+
+func (c CompactGrid) SetX(x int) { c.X = x }
+func (c CompactGrid) SetY(y int) {
+	c.Y = y
+	for n, r := range c.Rows {
+		log.Infof("row %d: y=%d", n, c.Y+n)
+		r.SetY(c.Y + n)
+	}
+}
+func (c CompactGrid) GetHeight() int { return len(c.Rows) }
+func (c CompactGrid) SetWidth(w int) {
+	c.Width = w
+	for _, r := range c.Rows {
+		r.SetWidth(w)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c CompactGrid) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
+	buf := ui.NewBuffer()
+	for _, r := range c.Rows {
+		buf.Merge(r.Buffer())
+	}
+	return buf
+}
+
 type ContainerWidgets interface {
-	Row() *ui.Row
-	Render()
+	Render(int, int)
 	Reset()
+	Buffer() ui.Buffer
 	Highlight()
 	UnHighlight()
+	SetY(int)
+	SetWidth(int)
 	SetStatus(string)
 	SetCPU(int)
 	SetNet(int64, int64)
 	SetMem(int64, int64, int)
 }
 
-var CompactHeader = ui.NewRow(
-	ui.NewCol(1, 0, slimHeaderPar("")),
-	ui.NewCol(2, 0, slimHeaderPar("NAME")),
-	ui.NewCol(2, 0, slimHeaderPar("CID")),
-	ui.NewCol(2, 0, slimHeaderPar("CPU")),
-	ui.NewCol(2, 0, slimHeaderPar("MEM")),
-	ui.NewCol(2, 0, slimHeaderPar("NET RX/TX")),
-)
+type CompactHeader struct {
+	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))
+	}
+	return header
+}
+
+func (c *CompactHeader) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
+	buf := ui.NewBuffer()
+	for _, p := range c.pars {
+		buf.Merge(p.Buffer())
+	}
+	return buf
+}
 
 type Compact struct {
 	Status *ui.Par
@@ -40,7 +89,6 @@ type Compact struct {
 	Name   *ui.Par
 	Cpu    *ui.Gauge
 	Memory *ui.Gauge
-	row    *ui.Row
 }
 
 func NewCompact(id, name, status string) *Compact {
@@ -59,21 +107,56 @@ func (w *Compact) Reset() {
 	w.Net = slimPar("-")
 	w.Cpu = slimGauge()
 	w.Memory = slimGauge()
-	w.row = ui.NewRow(
-		ui.NewCol(1, 0, w.Status),
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Name),
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Cid),
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Cpu),
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Memory),
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Net),
-	)
 }
 
-func (w *Compact) Render() {
+func (w *Compact) all() []ui.GridBufferer {
+	return []ui.GridBufferer{
+		w.Status,
+		w.Name,
+		w.Cid,
+		w.Cpu,
+		w.Memory,
+		w.Net,
+	}
 }
 
-func (w *Compact) Row() *ui.Row {
-	return w.row
+func (w *Compact) SetY(y int) {
+	for _, col := range w.all() {
+		col.SetY(y)
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *Compact) SetWidth(width int) {
+	x := 1
+	statusWidth := 3
+	autoWidth := (width - statusWidth) / 5
+	log.Infof("autowidth: %d", autoWidth)
+	for n, col := range w.all() {
+		if n == 0 {
+			col.SetX(x)
+			col.SetWidth(statusWidth)
+			x += statusWidth
+			continue
+		}
+		col.SetX(x)
+		col.SetWidth(autoWidth)
+		x += autoWidth
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *Compact) Render(y, rowWidth int) {}
+
+func (w *Compact) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
+	buf := ui.NewBuffer()
+
+	buf.Merge(w.Status.Buffer())
+	buf.Merge(w.Name.Buffer())
+	buf.Merge(w.Cid.Buffer())
+	buf.Merge(w.Cpu.Buffer())
+	buf.Merge(w.Memory.Buffer())
+	buf.Merge(w.Net.Buffer())
+
+	return buf
 }
 
 func (w *Compact) Highlight() {
@@ -149,6 +232,7 @@ func centerParText(p *ui.Par) {
 
 func slimHeaderPar(s string) *ui.Par {
 	p := slimPar(s)
+	p.Y = 2
 	p.Height = 2
 	return p
 }
diff --git a/widgets/expanded.go b/widgets/expanded.go
index 5584589..4f474a6 100644
--- a/widgets/expanded.go
+++ b/widgets/expanded.go
@@ -33,10 +33,18 @@ func NewInfo(id, name string) *ui.Table {
 	return p
 }
 
-func (w *Expanded) Reset() {
+func (w *Expanded) Buffer() ui.Buffer {
+	return ui.NewBuffer()
 }
 
-func (w *Expanded) Render() {
+func (w *Expanded) Reset()               {}
+func (w *Expanded) SetY(_ int)           {}
+func (w *Expanded) SetWidth(_ int)       {}
+func (w *Expanded) Highlight()           {}
+func (w *Expanded) UnHighlight()         {}
+func (w *Expanded) SetStatus(val string) {}
+
+func (w *Expanded) Render(_, _ int) {
 	ui.Render(w.Info, w.Cpu, w.Mem, w.Net)
 	ui.Handle("/timer/1s", func(ui.Event) {
 		ui.Render(w.Info, w.Cpu, w.Mem, w.Net)
@@ -47,23 +55,6 @@ func (w *Expanded) Render() {
 	ui.Loop()
 }
 
-func (w *Expanded) Row() *ui.Row {
-	return ui.NewRow(
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Cpu),
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Mem),
-		ui.NewCol(2, 0, w.Net),
-	)
-}
-
-func (w *Expanded) Highlight() {
-}
-
-func (w *Expanded) UnHighlight() {
-}
-
-func (w *Expanded) SetStatus(val string) {
-}
-
 func (w *Expanded) SetCPU(val int) {
 	w.Cpu.Update(val)
 }