diff --git a/src/panel.c b/src/panel.c
index 5c5ab6a..ee53167 100644
--- a/src/panel.c
+++ b/src/panel.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void init_panel()
 		p->area.panel = p;
 		p->area.on_screen = 1;
 		p->area.resize = 1;
-		p->area.size_mode = SIZE_BY_CONTENT;
+		p->area.size_mode = SIZE_BY_LAYOUT;
 		p->area._resize = resize_panel;
 		p->g_taskbar.area.parent = p;
 		p->g_taskbar.area.panel = p;
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index ee0006d..7f202bf 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ void *server_get_property (Window win, Atom at, Atom type, int *num_results)
 
 	result = XGetWindowProperty(server.dsp, win, at, 0, 0x7fffffff, False, type, &type_ret, &format_ret, &nitems_ret, &bafter_ret, &prop_value);
 
-	/* Send back resultcount */
-	if (num_results) *num_results = nitems_ret;
+	// Send back resultcount
+	// it look some version of gcc doesn't do the cast. so we force it.
+	if (num_results) *num_results = (int)nitems_ret;
 
 	if (result == Success && prop_value) return prop_value;
 	else return 0;
diff --git a/src/taskbar/task.c b/src/taskbar/task.c
index a096af3..921f067 100644
--- a/src/taskbar/task.c
+++ b/src/taskbar/task.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void get_icon (Task *tsk)
 	}
 
 	data = server_get_property (tsk->win, server.atom._NET_WM_ICON, XA_CARDINAL, &i);
-	if (data && i) {
+	if (data) {
 		// get ARGB icon
 		int w, h;
 		long *tmp_data;
diff --git a/src/util/area.c b/src/util/area.c
index 62adbf0..dd50c9e 100644
--- a/src/util/area.c
+++ b/src/util/area.c
@@ -31,25 +31,38 @@
 #include "panel.h"
 
 
-/*
-// TODO : layering & drawing loop
-1) browse tree and resize SIZE_BY_CONTENT node
-	- children node are resized before its parent
-	- if 'size' changed then 'resize = 1' on the parent
-2) browse tree and resize SIZE_BY_LAYOUT node
-	- parent node is resized before its children
-	- if 'size' changed then 'resize = 1' on childs with SIZE_BY_LAYOUT
-3) calculate posx of all objects
-4) redraw needed objects
-*/
+/************************************************************
+ * Layering & drawing loop of tint2
+ * 
+ * Areas in tint2 are similar to widgets in a GUI. 
+ * Areas (task, clock, systray, taskbar,...) are nodes in a tree.
+ * The position of each Area is defined by parent's position and brothers on the left.
+ * 
+ * !!! This design is experimental and not yet complete !!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ * 
+ * 1) browse tree and resize SIZE_BY_CONTENT node
+ * 	- children node are resized before its parent
+ * 	- if 'size' changed then 'resize = 1' on the parent
+ * 2) browse tree and resize SIZE_BY_LAYOUT node
+ * 	- parent node is resized before its children
+ * 	- if 'size' changed then 'resize = 1' on childs with SIZE_BY_LAYOUT
+ * 3) calculate posx of all objects
+ * 	- parent's position is calculated before children's position
+ * 4) redraw needed objects
+ ************************************************************/
+
+void size_by_content (Area *a);
+void size_by_layout (Area *a);
+
 
 void refresh (Area *a)
 {
 	// don't draw and resize hide objects
 	if (!a->on_screen) return;
 
-	size(a);
-	//size_by_content(a);
+	//size(a);
+	size_by_content(a);
+	size_by_layout(a);
 
 	// don't draw transparent objects (without foreground and without background)
 	if (a->redraw) {
@@ -93,7 +106,7 @@ void size (Area *a)
 	}
 }
 
-// browse tree and resize SIZE_BY_CONTENT node
+
 void size_by_content (Area *a)
 {
 	// children node are resized before its parent
@@ -106,27 +119,32 @@ void size_by_content (Area *a)
 		a->resize = 0;
 
 		// if 'size' changed then 'resize = 1' on the parent
-		a->_resize(a);
-		((Area*)a->parent)->resize = 1;
+		if (a->_resize) {
+			a->_resize(a);
+			((Area*)a->parent)->resize = 1;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 
-// browse tree and resize SIZE_BY_LAYOUT node
 void size_by_layout (Area *a)
 {
 	// parent node is resized before its children
-
 	// calculate current area's size
+	GSList *l;
 	if (a->resize && a->size_mode == SIZE_BY_LAYOUT) {
 		a->resize = 0;
 
-		// if 'size' changed then 'resize = 1' on the parent
-		//if (a->_resize(a)) 
-			//a->parent->resize = 1;
+		// if 'size' changed then 'resize = 1' on childs with SIZE_BY_LAYOUT
+		if (a->_resize) {
+			a->_resize(a);
+			for (l = a->list; l ; l = l->next) {
+				if (((Area*)l->data)->size_mode == SIZE_BY_LAYOUT)
+					((Area*)l->data)->resize = 1;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	GSList *l;
 	for (l = a->list; l ; l = l->next)
 		size_by_layout(l->data);	
 }