diff --git a/dlanguilib.visualdproj b/dlanguilib.visualdproj
index e36b0deb..116e67b3 100644
--- a/dlanguilib.visualdproj
+++ b/dlanguilib.visualdproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <verbose>0</verbose>
   <vtls>0</vtls>
   <symdebug>1</symdebug>
-  <optimize>1</optimize>
+  <optimize>0</optimize>
   <cpu>0</cpu>
   <isX86_64>0</isX86_64>
   <isLinux>0</isLinux>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   <noboundscheck>0</noboundscheck>
   <useSwitchError>0</useSwitchError>
   <useUnitTests>0</useUnitTests>
-  <useInline>1</useInline>
+  <useInline>0</useInline>
   <release>0</release>
   <preservePaths>0</preservePaths>
   <warnings>0</warnings>
diff --git a/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj b/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj
index a058304d..cba3de88 100644
--- a/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj
+++ b/examples/example1/example1.visualdproj
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <verbose>0</verbose>
   <vtls>0</vtls>
   <symdebug>1</symdebug>
-  <optimize>1</optimize>
+  <optimize>0</optimize>
   <cpu>0</cpu>
   <isX86_64>0</isX86_64>
   <isLinux>0</isLinux>
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   <useIn>0</useIn>
   <useOut>0</useOut>
   <useArrayBounds>0</useArrayBounds>
-  <noboundscheck>1</noboundscheck>
+  <noboundscheck>0</noboundscheck>
   <useSwitchError>0</useSwitchError>
   <useUnitTests>0</useUnitTests>
   <useInline>0</useInline>
diff --git a/examples/example1/res/btn_default_small.xml b/examples/example1/res/btn_default_small.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ad26807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/example1/res/btn_default_small.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  android:constantSize="true"
+  android:dither="false"
+  android:variablePadding="false" >
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_normal_disable_focused"
+    android:state_enabled="false" />
+    android:state_focused="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_normal_disable"
+    android:state_focused="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_pressed"
+    android:state_pressed="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_selected"
+    android:state_selected="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_normal_hover"
+    android:state_hovered="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_normal" />
+</selector>
diff --git a/examples/example1/res/btn_default_small_transparent.xml b/examples/example1/res/btn_default_small_transparent.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f38acbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/example1/res/btn_default_small_transparent.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+  android:constantSize="true"
+  android:dither="false"
+  android:variablePadding="false" >
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_normal_disable_focused"
+    android:state_enabled="false" />
+    android:state_focused="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_normal_disable"
+    android:state_focused="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_pressed"
+    android:state_pressed="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_selected"
+    android:state_selected="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="btn_default_small_normal_hover"
+    android:state_hovered="true" />
+  <item
+    android:drawable="@null" />
+</selector>
diff --git a/src/dlangui/core/types.d b/src/dlangui/core/types.d
index de72071c..5dde1419 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/core/types.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/core/types.d
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ struct Rect {
         top += dy;
         bottom += dy;
     }
+    /// for all fields, sets this.field to rc.field if rc.field > this.field
+    void setMax(Rect rc) {
+        if (left < rc.left)
+            left = rc.left;
+        if (right < rc.right)
+            right = rc.right;
+        if (top < rc.top)
+            top = rc.top;
+        if (bottom < rc.bottom)
+            bottom = rc.bottom;
+    }
     @property int width() { return right - left; }
     @property int height() { return bottom - top; }
     this(int x0, int y0, int x1, int y1) {
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d
index 6609d819..1697e5f3 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/resources.d
@@ -235,14 +235,19 @@ class StateDrawable : Drawable {
             return (stateMask & state) == stateValue;
         }
     }
+    // list of states
     protected StateItem[] _stateList;
+    // max paddings for all states
+    protected Rect _paddings;
+    // max drawable size for all states
+    protected Point _size;
 
     void addState(uint stateMask, uint stateValue, string resourceId) {
         StateItem item;
         item.stateMask = stateMask;
         item.stateValue = stateValue;
         item.drawable = drawableCache.get(resourceId);
-        _stateList ~= item;
+        itemAdded(item);
     }
 
     void addState(uint stateMask, uint stateValue, DrawableRef drawable) {
@@ -250,7 +255,18 @@ class StateDrawable : Drawable {
         item.stateMask = stateMask;
         item.stateValue = stateValue;
         item.drawable = drawable;
+        itemAdded(item);
+    }
+
+    private void itemAdded(ref StateItem item) {
         _stateList ~= item;
+        if (!item.drawable.isNull) {
+            if (_size.x < item.drawable.width)
+                _size.x = item.drawable.width;
+            if (_size.y < item.drawable.height)
+                _size.y = item.drawable.height;
+            _paddings.setMax(item.drawable.padding);
+        }
     }
 
     bool load(Element element) {
@@ -296,19 +312,20 @@ class StateDrawable : Drawable {
     override void drawTo(DrawBuf buf, Rect rc, uint state = 0, int tilex0 = 0, int tiley0 = 0) {
         foreach(ref item; _stateList)
             if (item.matchState(state)) {
-                item.drawable.drawTo(buf, rc, state, tilex0, tiley0);
+                if (!item.drawable.isNull)
+                    item.drawable.drawTo(buf, rc, state, tilex0, tiley0);
                 return;
             }
     }
 
     @property override int width() {
-        return (_stateList.length > 0) ? _stateList[0].drawable.width : 0;
+        return _size.x;
     }
     @property override int height() {
-        return (_stateList.length > 0) ? _stateList[0].drawable.height : 0;
+        return _size.y;
     }
     @property override Rect padding() { 
-        return (_stateList.length > 0) ? _stateList[0].drawable.padding : Rect(0,0,0,0);
+        return _paddings;
     }
 }
 
@@ -498,7 +515,10 @@ class DrawableCache {
     string[] _resourcePaths;
     string[string] _idToFileMap;
     DrawableCacheItem[string] _idToDrawableMap;
+    DrawableRef _nullDrawable;
     ref DrawableRef get(string id) {
+        if (id.equal("@null"))
+            return _nullDrawable;
         if (id in _idToDrawableMap)
             return _idToDrawableMap[id].drawable;
         string resourceId = id;
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/controls.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/controls.d
index ef5c85d6..13ad4a61 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/controls.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/controls.d
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class ImageWidget : Widget {
             sz.x = img.width;
             sz.y = img.height;
             applyAlign(rc, sz);
-            img.drawTo(buf, rc);
+            img.drawTo(buf, rc, state);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
index 7d51c8b9..99097585 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ class Style {
 		if (state == 0)
 			return this;
         //Log.d("forState ", state, " styleId=", _id, " substates=", _substates.length);
-		if (parentStyle !is null && _substates.length == 0) //id is null && 
+		if (parentStyle !is null && _substates.length == 0 && parentStyle._substates.length > 0) //id is null && 
 			return parentStyle.forState(state);
 		foreach(item; _substates) {
 			if ((item._stateMask & state) == item._stateValue)
@@ -584,6 +584,11 @@ class Theme : Style {
 		return this;
 	}
 	
+	/// find substyle based on widget state (e.g. focused, pressed, ...)
+	override const(Style) forState(uint state) const {
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	void dumpStats() {
 		Log.d("Theme ", _id, ": children:", _children.length, ", substates:", _substates.length, ", mapsize:", _byId.length);
 	}
@@ -610,13 +615,14 @@ Theme createDefaultTheme() {
 	Log.d("Creating default theme");
 	Theme res = new Theme("default");
     res.fontSize(14);
-    Style button = res.createSubstyle("BUTTON").backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_normal").alignment(Align.Center);
+    Style button = res.createSubstyle("BUTTON").backgroundImageId("btn_default_small").alignment(Align.Center);
+    Style buttonTransparent = res.createSubstyle("BUTTON_TRANSPARENT").backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_transparent").alignment(Align.Center);
     Style text = res.createSubstyle("TEXT").margins(Rect(2,2,2,2)).padding(Rect(1,1,1,1));
-    button.createState(State.Enabled | State.Focused, State.Focused).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_normal_disable_focused");
-    button.createState(State.Enabled, 0).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_normal_disable");
-    button.createState(State.Pressed, State.Pressed).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_pressed");
-    button.createState(State.Focused, State.Focused).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_selected");
-    button.createState(State.Hovered, State.Hovered).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_normal_hover");
+    //button.createState(State.Enabled | State.Focused, State.Focused).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_normal_disable_focused");
+    //button.createState(State.Enabled, 0).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_normal_disable");
+    //button.createState(State.Pressed, State.Pressed).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_pressed");
+    //button.createState(State.Focused, State.Focused).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_selected");
+    //button.createState(State.Hovered, State.Hovered).backgroundImageId("btn_default_small_normal_hover");
     res.setCustomDrawable(ATTR_SCROLLBAR_BUTTON_UP, "scrollbar_btn_up");
     res.setCustomDrawable(ATTR_SCROLLBAR_BUTTON_DOWN, "scrollbar_btn_down");
     res.setCustomDrawable(ATTR_SCROLLBAR_BUTTON_LEFT, "scrollbar_btn_left");
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/tabs.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/tabs.d
index d9cedfc9..240ed975 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/tabs.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/tabs.d
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class TabItemWidget : HorizontalLayout {
         _label.styleId = "TAB_UP_BUTTON_TEXT";
         _label.state = State.Parent;
         _closeButton = new ImageButton("CLOSE");
+        _closeButton.styleId = "BUTTON_TRANSPARENT";
         _closeButton.drawableId = "close";
         _closeButton.onClickListener = &onClick;
         if (_enableCloseButton) {
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ class TabControl : WidgetGroup {
         super(ID);
         _items = new TabItemList();
         _moreButton = new ImageButton("MORE", "tab_more");
+        _moreButton.styleId = "BUTTON_TRANSPARENT";
         _moreButton.onClickListener = &onClick;
         _enableCloseButton = true;
         styleId = "TAB_UP";
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ class TabControl : WidgetGroup {
     }
     /// Measure widget according to desired width and height constraints. (Step 1 of two phase layout).
     override void measure(int parentWidth, int parentHeight) { 
+        //Log.d("tabControl.measure enter");
         Rect m = margins;
         Rect p = padding;
         // calc size constraints for children
@@ -257,9 +260,11 @@ class TabControl : WidgetGroup {
             sz.x += tab.measuredWidth;
         }
         measuredContent(parentWidth, parentHeight, sz.x, sz.y);
+        //Log.d("tabControl.measure exit");
     }
     /// Set widget rectangle to specified value and layout widget contents. (Step 2 of two phase layout).
     override void layout(Rect rc) {
+        //Log.d("tabControl.layout enter");
         _needLayout = false;
         if (visibility == Visibility.Gone) {
             return;
@@ -297,9 +302,11 @@ class TabControl : WidgetGroup {
             widget.layout(rc);
             rc.left += w;
         }
+        //Log.d("tabControl.layout exit");
     }
     /// Draw widget at its position to buffer
     override void onDraw(DrawBuf buf) {
+        //Log.d("tabControl.onDraw enter");
         if (visibility != Visibility.Visible)
             return;
         super.onDraw(buf);
@@ -313,6 +320,7 @@ class TabControl : WidgetGroup {
 				continue;
 			item.onDraw(buf);
 		}
+        //Log.d("tabControl.onDraw exit");
     }
 
     protected string _selectedTabId;
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
index 4a519408..58016671 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/widget.d
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class Widget {
 	/// create widget, with optional id
     this(string ID = null) {
 		_id = ID;
+        _state = State.Enabled;
 		//Log.d("Created widget, count = ", ++_instanceCount);
     }
 	~this() {
@@ -413,7 +414,7 @@ class Widget {
         applyMargins(rc);
         DrawableRef bg = stateStyle.backgroundDrawable;
 		if (!bg.isNull) {
-	        bg.drawTo(buf, rc);
+	        bg.drawTo(buf, rc, state);
 		}
 	    applyPadding(rc);
         _needDraw = false;