diff --git a/data/layout.xml b/data/layout.xml
index a016aa6..88d8d73 100644
--- a/data/layout.xml
+++ b/data/layout.xml
@@ -1785,6 +1785,7 @@ Here's a list of what's available in this release.
       
       </node>
       <!-- status bar -->
+      <border height="10" color="0 0 0 .6" mouse-capture="true"/>
       <!--<border height="30" width="100%" color=".15" border-color=".3" dir="row" pad="0 0 0 10" align="center">
         --><!--<text-input width="100" height="100%" color=".3"/>--><!--
         <text text="Status Bar: nothing to show here."/>
diff --git a/src/app_layout.cpp b/src/app_layout.cpp
index 4c236ba..90adf32 100644
--- a/src/app_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/app_layout.cpp
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ void App::init_menu_experimental()
                         if (visible(floating_presets.get()))
                             return;
                         auto fpanel = floatings_container->add_child<NodePanelFloating>();
+                        fpanel->SetHeight(300);
                         fpanel->SetMinHeight(300);
                         if (!floating_presets)
                         {
@@ -810,6 +811,7 @@ void App::init_menu_experimental()
                         if (visible(floating_color.get()))
                             return;
                         auto fpanel = floatings_container->add_child<NodePanelFloating>();
+                        fpanel->SetHeight(300);
                         fpanel->SetMinHeight(300);
                         if (!floating_color)
                         {
@@ -833,7 +835,7 @@ void App::init_menu_experimental()
                         if (visible(floating_picker.get()))
                             return;
                         auto fpanel = floatings_container->add_child<NodePanelFloating>();
-                        fpanel->SetHeight(YGUndefined);
+                        fpanel->SetHeight(300);
                         fpanel->SetWidth(300);
                         if (!floating_picker)
                         {
@@ -870,6 +872,7 @@ void App::init_menu_experimental()
                             return;
                         auto fpanel = floatings_container->add_child<NodePanelFloating>();
                         fpanel->SetMinHeight(100);
+                        fpanel->SetHeight(300);
                         fpanel->m_container->add_child(layers);
                         layers->SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeRelative);
                         layers->SetPosition(0, 0);
@@ -885,6 +888,7 @@ void App::init_menu_experimental()
                             return;
                         auto fpanel = floatings_container->add_child<NodePanelFloating>();
                         fpanel->m_container->add_child(stroke);
+                        fpanel->SetHeight(300);
                         stroke->SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeRelative);
                         stroke->SetPosition(0, 0);
 
@@ -896,6 +900,7 @@ void App::init_menu_experimental()
                             return;
                         auto fpanel = floatings_container->add_child<NodePanelFloating>();
                         fpanel->m_container->add_child(grid);
+                        fpanel->SetHeight(300);
                         grid->SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeRelative);
                         grid->SetPosition(0, 0);
                         grid->SetWidthP(100);
diff --git a/src/canvas_modes.cpp b/src/canvas_modes.cpp
index d8a6a68..cbbaacf 100644
--- a/src/canvas_modes.cpp
+++ b/src/canvas_modes.cpp
@@ -242,8 +242,11 @@ void CanvasModePen::on_Draw(const glm::mat4& ortho, const glm::mat4& proj, const
                 tip_color = glm::vec4(s.col, s.flow);
             }
         }
-        ShaderManager::u_int(kShaderUniform::DrawOutline, glm::min(tip_scale.x, tip_scale.y) < 20 || m_resizing ? false : m_draw_outline);
-        ShaderManager::u_vec4(kShaderUniform::Col, tip_color);
+        glm::u8vec4 pixel;
+        glReadPixels(pos.x, App::I.height - pos.y - 1, 1, 1, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, &pixel);
+        bool outline = glm::min(tip_scale.x, tip_scale.y) < 20 || m_resizing ? false : m_draw_outline;
+        ShaderManager::u_int(kShaderUniform::DrawOutline, outline);
+        ShaderManager::u_vec4(kShaderUniform::Col, outline ? glm::vec4(1.f - glm::vec3(pixel) / 255.f, 1.f) : tip_color);
         ShaderManager::u_mat4(kShaderUniform::MVP,
             glm::scale(glm::vec3(1, -1, 1)) *
             ortho *
diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index 0f1c5e9..5f190ce 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ kEventResult Node::on_event(Event* e)
     }
 
     bool skip_children = false;
+
+    // skip mouse events if outside
+    if (e->m_cat == kEventCategory::MouseEvent)
+    {
+        MouseEvent* me = static_cast<MouseEvent*>(e);
+        skip_children |= m_mouse_inside && !point_in_rect(me->m_pos, m_clip);
+    }
+
     skip_children |= (e->m_cat == kEventCategory::MouseEvent || e->m_cat == kEventCategory::GestureEvent) &&
         (m_mouse_captured) && (root()->current_mouse_capture == this) && m_capture_children; // <-- THIS IS WRONG "!m_capture_children" is correct, but it breaks everything if changed
 
diff --git a/src/node_panel_floating.cpp b/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
index 2f62577..de26dc0 100644
--- a/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
+++ b/src/node_panel_floating.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ kEventResult NodePanelFloating::handle_event(Event* e)
             m_outline->SetPositioning(YGPositionTypeAbsolute);
             m_outline->SetPosition(m_pos);
             m_outline->SetSize(GetSize());
-            m_outline->m_color = { 0, 0, 0, 0.1 };
+            m_outline->m_color = { 0, 0, 0, 0.25 };
             m_outline->m_thinkness = 1;
             m_drop_placeholder = std::make_shared<NodeBorder>();
             m_drop_placeholder->SetSize(350, 10);