diff --git a/modules/client_topmenu/topmenu.otui b/modules/client_topmenu/topmenu.otui
index c75b654f..835117d7 100644
--- a/modules/client_topmenu/topmenu.otui
+++ b/modules/client_topmenu/topmenu.otui
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ TopPanel
     anchors.top: parent.top
     anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
     anchors.left: prev.right
-    anchors.right: next.left
     visible: false
 
   TopMenuButtonsPanel
diff --git a/modules/core_lib/widgets/uisplitter.lua b/modules/core_lib/widgets/uisplitter.lua
index 871b980c..e1b90ac5 100644
--- a/modules/core_lib/widgets/uisplitter.lua
+++ b/modules/core_lib/widgets/uisplitter.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ end
 
 function UISplitter:onHoverChange(hovered)
   if hovered then
+    if g_ui.getDraggingWidget() then return end
     if self:getWidth() > self:getHeight() then
       Mouse.setVerticalCursor()
       self.vertical = true
@@ -16,13 +17,15 @@ function UISplitter:onHoverChange(hovered)
       Mouse.setHorizontalCursor()
       self.vertical = false
     end
+    self.hovering = true
     if not self:isPressed() then
       Effects.fadeIn(self)
     end
   else
-    if not self:isPressed() then
+    if not self:isPressed() and self.hovering then
       Mouse.restoreCursor()
       Effects.fadeOut(self)
+      self.hovering = false
     end
   end
 end
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ function UISplitter:onMouseRelease(mousePos, mouseButton)
   if not self:isHovered() then
     Mouse.restoreCursor()
     Effects.fadeOut(self)
+    self.hovering = false
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/modules/game/images/miniwindow.png b/modules/game/images/miniwindow.png
index d3123826..fa291936 100644
Binary files a/modules/game/images/miniwindow.png and b/modules/game/images/miniwindow.png differ
diff --git a/modules/game/images/miniwindowbuttons.png b/modules/game/images/miniwindowbuttons.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..890d194c
Binary files /dev/null and b/modules/game/images/miniwindowbuttons.png differ
diff --git a/modules/game/styles/miniwindow.otui b/modules/game/styles/miniwindow.otui
index dcb6f5fb..344920e1 100644
--- a/modules/game/styles/miniwindow.otui
+++ b/modules/game/styles/miniwindow.otui
@@ -19,14 +19,45 @@ MiniWindow < UIMiniWindow
     height: 24
     image-border-bottom: 1
 
+  UIButton
+    id: closeButton
+    anchors.top: parent.top
+    anchors.right: parent.right
+    margin-top: 5
+    margin-right: 5
+    size: 14 14
+    image-source: /game/images/miniwindowbuttons.png
+    image-clip: 14 0 14 14
+
+    $hover:
+      image-clip: 14 14 14 14
+
+    $pressed:
+      image-clip: 14 28 14 14
+
+  UIButton
+    id: minimizeButton
+    anchors.top: closeButton.top
+    anchors.right: closeButton.left
+    margin-right: 3
+    size: 14 14
+    image-source: /game/images/miniwindowbuttons.png
+    image-clip: 0 0 14 14
+
+    $hover:
+      image-clip: 0 14 14 14
+
+    $pressed:
+      image-clip: 0 28 14 14
+
   ResizeBorder
     id: bottomResizeBorder
     anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
     anchors.left: parent.left
     anchors.right: parent.right
-    height: 2
-    margin-bottom: 1
+    height: 1
     minimum: 70
+    background: #ffffff88
 
   VerticalScrollBar
     id: miniwindowScrollBar
@@ -37,7 +68,6 @@ MiniWindow < UIMiniWindow
     margin-top: 22
     margin-right: 2
     margin-bottom: 2
-    fade-effect: false
 
 MiniWindowContents < ScrollablePanel
   anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/modules/game/uiminiwindow.lua b/modules/game/uiminiwindow.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 1293a0d2..00000000
--- a/modules/game/uiminiwindow.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-UIMiniWindow = extends(UIWindow)
-
-function UIMiniWindow.create()
-  local miniwindow = UIMiniWindow.internalCreate()
-  return miniwindow
-end
-
-function UIMiniWindow:onDragEnter(mousePos)
-  local parent = self:getParent()
-  if not parent then return false end
-
-  if parent:getClassName() == 'UIMiniWindowContainer' then
-    local containerParent = parent:getParent()
-    parent:removeChild(self)
-    containerParent:addChild(self)
-  end
-
-  local oldPos = self:getPosition()
-  self.movingReference = { x = mousePos.x - oldPos.x, y = mousePos.y - oldPos.y }
-  self:setPosition(oldPos)
-  return true
-end
-
-function UIMiniWindow:onDragLeave(droppedWidget, mousePos)
-  -- TODO: drop on other interfaces
-end
-
-function UIMiniWindow:onFocusChange(focused)
-  -- miniwindows only raises when its outside MiniWindowContainers
-  if not focused then return end
-  local parent = self:getParent()
-  if parent and parent:getClassName() ~= 'UIMiniWindowContainer' then
-    self:raise()
-  end
-end
-
diff --git a/modules/game/widgets/uiminiwindow.lua b/modules/game/widgets/uiminiwindow.lua
index 1293a0d2..10af00e7 100644
--- a/modules/game/widgets/uiminiwindow.lua
+++ b/modules/game/widgets/uiminiwindow.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ UIMiniWindow = extends(UIWindow)
 
 function UIMiniWindow.create()
   local miniwindow = UIMiniWindow.internalCreate()
+  miniwindow:setFocusable(false)
   return miniwindow
 end
 
diff --git a/src/framework/application.cpp b/src/framework/application.cpp
index ec979dab..4df647e7 100644
--- a/src/framework/application.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/application.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void Application::run()
     if(!m_initialized)
         return;
 
-    ticks_t lastPollTicks = g_clock.updateTicks();
+    //ticks_t lastPollTicks = g_clock.updateTicks();
     m_stopping = false;
     m_running = true;
 
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ void Application::run()
 
         // poll events every POLL_CYCLE_DELAY
         // this delay exists to avoid massive polling thus increasing framerate
-        if(g_clock.ticksElapsed(lastPollTicks) >= m_pollCycleDelay) {
+        //if(g_clock.ticksElapsed(lastPollTicks) >= m_pollCycleDelay) {
             poll();
-            lastPollTicks = g_clock.ticks();
-        }
+        //    lastPollTicks = g_clock.ticks();
+        //}
 
         if(m_appFlags & Fw::AppEnableGraphics && g_window.isVisible()) {
             g_graphics.beginRender();
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ void Application::poll()
     }
 
     Connection::poll();
+    //g_eventDispatcher.poll(true);
     g_eventDispatcher.poll();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.cpp b/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.cpp
index 31386e67..c649f07c 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void EventDispatcher::flush()
         m_scheduledEventList.pop();
 }
 
-void EventDispatcher::poll()
+void EventDispatcher::poll(bool allEvents)
 {
     while(!m_scheduledEventList.empty()) {
         ScheduledEventPtr scheduledEvent = m_scheduledEventList.top();
@@ -45,12 +45,16 @@ void EventDispatcher::poll()
         scheduledEvent->execute();
     }
 
-    m_pollEventsSize = m_eventList.size();
-    for(int i=0;i<m_pollEventsSize;++i) {
-        EventPtr event = m_eventList.front();
-        m_eventList.pop_front();
-        event->execute();
-    }
+    do {
+        m_pollEventsSize = m_eventList.size();
+        if(m_pollEventsSize == 0)
+            break;
+        for(int i=0;i<m_pollEventsSize;++i) {
+            EventPtr event = m_eventList.front();
+            m_eventList.pop_front();
+            event->execute();
+        }
+    } while(allEvents);
 }
 
 ScheduledEventPtr EventDispatcher::scheduleEvent(const SimpleCallback& callback, int delay)
diff --git a/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.h b/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.h
index 28aafe6f..a571fd29 100644
--- a/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.h
+++ b/src/framework/core/eventdispatcher.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class EventDispatcher
 {
 public:
     void flush();
-    void poll();
+    void poll(bool allEvents = false);
 
     EventPtr addEvent(const SimpleCallback& callback, bool pushFront = false);
     ScheduledEventPtr scheduleEvent(const SimpleCallback& callback, int delay);
diff --git a/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp b/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp
index 0d1759e5..f58da236 100644
--- a/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/graphics/graphics.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ void Graphics::init()
 #endif
 
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 
     m_emptyTexture = TexturePtr(new Texture);
 
@@ -112,6 +111,16 @@ void Graphics::beginRender()
 
 void Graphics::endRender()
 {
+    /*
+    // this is a simple blur effect
+    static Timer timer;
+    if(timer.ticksElapsed() >= 20) {
+        glAccum(GL_MULT, 0.8);
+        glAccum(GL_ACCUM, 0.2);
+        timer.restart();
+    }
+    glAccum(GL_RETURN, 1);
+    */
 }
 
 void Graphics::beginClipping(const Rect& clipRect)
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ void Graphics::beginClipping(const Rect& clipRect)
     glColorMask(0, 0, 0, 0);
     g_painter.drawFilledRect(clipRect);
 
-    // set stencil buffer for clippig
+    // set stencil buffer for clipping
     glColorMask(1, 1, 1, 1);
     glStencilFunc(GL_EQUAL, 1, 1);
     glStencilOp(GL_KEEP, GL_KEEP, GL_KEEP);
diff --git a/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp b/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
index 40a6f0f9..f498591d 100644
--- a/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/platform/win32window.cpp
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ void WIN32Window::internalChooseGLVisual()
                                          0,                          // Reserved
                                          0, 0, 0 };                  // Layer Masks Ignored
 
+    pixelFormat = ChoosePixelFormat(m_deviceContext, &pfd);
     if(!pixelFormat)
         logFatal("Could not find a suitable pixel format");
 
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp
index 4a2fa6f7..bad1adcd 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ void UIAnchorLayout::removeWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget)
     removeAnchors(widget);
 }
 
-void UIAnchorLayout::updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget, UIAnchorGroup& anchorGroup)
+bool UIAnchorLayout::updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget, UIAnchorGroup& anchorGroup)
 {
     UIWidgetPtr parentWidget = getParentWidget();
     if(!parentWidget)
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     Rect newRect = widget->getRect();
     bool verticalMoved = false;
@@ -214,12 +214,17 @@ void UIAnchorLayout::updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget, UIAnchorGroup& anch
         }
     }
 
-    widget->setRect(newRect);
+    bool changed = false;
+    if(widget->setRect(newRect))
+        changed = true;
     anchorGroup.setUpdated(true);
+    return changed;
 }
 
-void UIAnchorLayout::internalUpdate()
+bool UIAnchorLayout::internalUpdate()
 {
+    bool changed = false;
+
     // reset all anchors groups update state
     for(auto& it : m_anchorsGroups) {
         UIAnchorGroup& anchorGroup = it.second;
@@ -230,7 +235,11 @@ void UIAnchorLayout::internalUpdate()
     for(auto& it : m_anchorsGroups) {
         const UIWidgetPtr& widget = it.first;
         UIAnchorGroup& anchorGroup = it.second;
-        if(!anchorGroup.isUpdated())
-            updateWidget(widget, anchorGroup);
+        if(!anchorGroup.isUpdated()) {
+            if(updateWidget(widget, anchorGroup))
+                changed = true;
+        }
     }
+
+    return changed;
 }
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.h b/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.h
index 20197567..1e644686 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uianchorlayout.h
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ public:
     UIAnchorLayoutPtr asUIAnchorLayout() { return std::static_pointer_cast<UIAnchorLayout>(shared_from_this()); }
 
 protected:
-    void internalUpdate();
+    bool internalUpdate();
 
 private:
-    void updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget, UIAnchorGroup& anchorGroup);
+    bool updateWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget, UIAnchorGroup& anchorGroup);
     std::map<UIWidgetPtr, UIAnchorGroup> m_anchorsGroups;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.cpp
index 57f91be7..02c915cf 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.cpp
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ void UIGridLayout::addWidget(const UIWidgetPtr& widget)
     update();
 }
 
-void UIGridLayout::internalUpdate()
+bool UIGridLayout::internalUpdate()
 {
+    bool changed = false;
     UIWidgetPtr parentWidget = getParentWidget();
     UIWidgetList widgets = parentWidget->getChildren();
 
@@ -80,12 +81,15 @@ void UIGridLayout::internalUpdate()
         Point virtualPos = Point(column * (m_cellSize.width() + m_cellSpacing), line * (m_cellSize.height() + m_cellSpacing));
         Point pos = topLeft + virtualPos;
 
-        widget->setRect(Rect(pos, m_cellSize));
+        if(widget->setRect(Rect(pos, m_cellSize)))
+            changed = true;
 
         index++;
 
         if(index >= m_numColumns * m_numLines)
             break;
     }
+
+    return changed;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.h b/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.h
index 51534399..a8d6f523 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uigridlayout.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     virtual UIGridLayoutPtr asUIGridLayout() { return nullptr; }
 
 protected:
-    void internalUpdate();
+    bool internalUpdate();
 
 private:
     Size m_cellSize;
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.cpp
index 3462758b..22bba0e6 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.cpp
@@ -35,16 +35,17 @@ void UIHorizontalLayout::applyStyle(const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode)
     }
 }
 
-void UIHorizontalLayout::internalUpdate()
+bool UIHorizontalLayout::internalUpdate()
 {
     UIWidgetPtr parentWidget = getParentWidget();
     if(!parentWidget)
-        return;
+        return false;
     UIWidgetList widgets = parentWidget->getChildren();
 
     if(m_alignRight)
         std::reverse(widgets.begin(), widgets.end());
 
+    bool changed = false;
     Rect clippingRect = parentWidget->getClippingRect();
     Point pos = (m_alignRight) ? clippingRect.topRight() : clippingRect.topLeft();
     int prefferedWidth = 0;
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ void UIHorizontalLayout::internalUpdate()
             pos.y = clippingRect.top() + (clippingRect.height() - size.height())/2;
         }
 
-        widget->setRect(Rect(pos - parentWidget->getVirtualOffset(), size));
+        if(widget->setRect(Rect(pos - parentWidget->getVirtualOffset(), size)))
+            changed = true;
 
         gap = (m_alignRight) ? -widget->getMarginLeft() : (widget->getWidth() + widget->getMarginRight());
         gap += m_spacing;
@@ -87,4 +89,6 @@ void UIHorizontalLayout::internalUpdate()
             parentWidget->setWidth(prefferedWidth);
         });
     }
+
+    return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.h b/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.h
index f0826530..90fb2548 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uihorizontallayout.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     UIHorizontalLayoutPtr asUIHorizontalLayout() { return std::static_pointer_cast<UIHorizontalLayout>(shared_from_this()); }
 
 protected:
-    void internalUpdate();
+    bool internalUpdate();
 
     Boolean<false> m_alignRight;
 };
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uilayout.cpp
index c55b2dc0..cc42b4ac 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uilayout.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void UILayout::update()
     m_updating = true;
     internalUpdate();
     if(UIWidgetPtr parentWidget = getParentWidget())
-        parentWidget->onLayoutUpdate();
+            parentWidget->onLayoutUpdate();
     m_updating = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.h b/src/framework/ui/uilayout.h
index 28baf1d8..5960018b 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uilayout.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uilayout.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     virtual UIGridLayoutPtr asUIGridLayout() { return nullptr; }
 
 protected:
-    virtual void internalUpdate() = 0;
+    virtual bool internalUpdate() = 0;
 
     Boolean<false> m_updateDisabled;
     Boolean<false> m_updating;
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.cpp
index 3cec4460..48808259 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ void UIVerticalLayout::applyStyle(const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode)
     }
 }
 
-void UIVerticalLayout::internalUpdate()
+bool UIVerticalLayout::internalUpdate()
 {
+    bool changed = false;
+
     UIWidgetPtr parentWidget = getParentWidget();
     if(!parentWidget)
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     UIWidgetList widgets = parentWidget->getChildren();
 
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ void UIVerticalLayout::internalUpdate()
             pos.x = clippingRect.left() + (clippingRect.width() - size.width())/2;
         }
 
-        widget->setRect(Rect(pos - parentWidget->getVirtualOffset(), size));
+        if(widget->setRect(Rect(pos - parentWidget->getVirtualOffset(), size)))
+            changed = true;
 
         gap = (m_alignBottom) ? -widget->getMarginTop() : (widget->getHeight() + widget->getMarginBottom());
         gap += m_spacing;
@@ -87,4 +90,6 @@ void UIVerticalLayout::internalUpdate()
             parentWidget->setHeight(prefferedHeight);
         });
     }
+
+    return changed;
 }
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.h b/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.h
index ceeb4e39..33445b7f 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiverticallayout.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     UIVerticalLayoutPtr asUIVerticalLayout() { return std::static_pointer_cast<UIVerticalLayout>(shared_from_this()); }
 
 protected:
-    void internalUpdate();
+    bool internalUpdate();
 
     Boolean<false> m_alignBottom;
 };
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
index 87d88515..1f19361f 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.cpp
@@ -726,16 +726,16 @@ void UIWidget::setLayout(const UILayoutPtr& layout)
     m_layout = layout;
 }
 
-void UIWidget::setRect(const Rect& rect)
+bool UIWidget::setRect(const Rect& rect)
 {
     if(rect.width() > 8192 || rect.height() > 8192) {
         logError("attempt to set huge rect size (", rect,") for ", m_id);
-        return;
+        return false;
     }
     // only update if the rect really changed
     Rect oldRect = m_rect;
     if(rect == oldRect)
-        return;
+        return false;
 
     m_rect = rect;
 
@@ -752,6 +752,8 @@ void UIWidget::setRect(const Rect& rect)
         });
         m_updateEventScheduled = true;
     }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
 void UIWidget::setStyle(const std::string& styleName)
@@ -978,6 +980,9 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::getChildById(const std::string& childId)
 
 UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::getChildByPos(const Point& childPos)
 {
+    if(!containsChildPoint(childPos))
+        return nullptr;
+
     for(auto it = m_children.rbegin(); it != m_children.rend(); ++it) {
         const UIWidgetPtr& child = (*it);
         if(child->isExplicitlyVisible() && child->containsPoint(childPos))
@@ -1010,6 +1015,9 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::recursiveGetChildById(const std::string& id)
 
 UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::recursiveGetChildByPos(const Point& childPos)
 {
+    if(!containsChildPoint(childPos))
+        return nullptr;
+
     for(auto it = m_children.rbegin(); it != m_children.rend(); ++it) {
         const UIWidgetPtr& child = (*it);
         if(child->isExplicitlyVisible() && child->containsPoint(childPos)) {
@@ -1026,6 +1034,9 @@ UIWidgetPtr UIWidget::recursiveGetChildByPos(const Point& childPos)
 UIWidgetList UIWidget::recursiveGetChildrenByPos(const Point& childPos)
 {
     UIWidgetList children;
+    if(!containsChildPoint(childPos))
+        return children;
+
     for(auto it = m_children.rbegin(); it != m_children.rend(); ++it) {
         const UIWidgetPtr& child = (*it);
         if(child->isExplicitlyVisible() && child->containsPoint(childPos)) {
@@ -1342,8 +1353,9 @@ bool UIWidget::onMousePress(const Point& mousePos, Fw::MouseButton button)
         m_lastClickPosition = mousePos;
     }
 
-    if(hasLuaField("onMousePress"))
+    if(hasLuaField("onMousePress")) {
         return callLuaField<bool>("onMousePress", mousePos, button);
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
index 530d4706..37a614db 100644
--- a/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
+++ b/src/framework/ui/uiwidget.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
     void setId(const std::string& id);
     void setParent(const UIWidgetPtr& parent);
     void setLayout(const UILayoutPtr& layout);
-    void setRect(const Rect& rect);
+    bool setRect(const Rect& rect);
     void setStyle(const std::string& styleName);
     void setStyleFromNode(const OTMLNodePtr& styleNode);
     void setEnabled(bool enabled);
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ public:
     bool isDestroyed() { return m_destroyed; }
 
     bool hasChildren() { return m_children.size() > 0; }
+    bool containsChildPoint(const Point& point) { return getClippingRect().contains(point); }
     bool containsPoint(const Point& point) { return m_rect.contains(point); }
 
     std::string getId() { return m_id; }