diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c5b83c37..21d08609 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,33 +7,56 @@ example of config/local.lua: https://gist.github.com/actionless/229eef7795915068
 
 ![Screenshot](http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2014/213/7/0/monovedek_set_____by_actionless-d7sr317.png "Screenshot")
 
-### Keyboard widget appearance (with different themes)
+### Widget popups
 
-#### Monovedek theme with transparency and blur:
+##### CPU (with transparency and blur)
+![cpu_tb](http://i.imgur.com/JlRkAIm.png "cpu_tb")
+
+##### CPU
+![cpu](http://i.imgur.com/4G94o8i.png "cpu")
+
+##### Memory
+![mem](http://i.imgur.com/cg4dq17.png "mem")
+
+##### Systray toggle
+![st](http://i.imgur.com/Q4KjyfP.png "st")
+
+##### Calendar (taken from Lain widgetkit)
+![cal](http://i.imgur.com/pB5n12b.png "cal")
+
+##### Music (supports mpd, cmus, clementine, spotify)
+![music](http://i.imgur.com/W7ur5SQ.png "music")
+
+
+
+### Hotkey- and other widgets appearance (with different themes)
+
+##### Monovedek theme with transparency and blur:
 
 ![hotkeys_monovedek](http://i.imgur.com/auQdZC5.png "hotkeys_monovedek")
 
-#### Monovedek theme without transparency and blur:
+##### Monovedek theme without transparency and blur:
 
 ![hotkeys_monovedek](http://i.imgur.com/ygsVm7E.png "hotkeys_monovedek")
 
-#### "LCARS modern" theme without transparency and blur:
+##### "LCARS modern" theme without transparency and blur:
 
 ![hotkeys_lm](http://i.imgur.com/t6XRD7m.png "hotkeys_lm")
 
-#### "LCARS xresources" with "jwr_dark" xresources theme without transparency and blur:
+##### "LCARS xresources" with "jwr_dark" xresources theme without transparency and blur:
 
-![hotkeys_xjwr](http://i.imgur.com/y4o3vY0.png "hotkeys_xjwr")
+![hotkeys_xjwr](http://i.imgur.com/y4o3vY0.png "hotkeys_xjw
+r")
 
-#### "Pokemon Light" theme without transparency and blur:
+##### "Pokemon Light" theme without transparency and blur:
 
 ![hotkeys_pokemon_light](http://i.imgur.com/hgijuIo.png "hotkeys_pokemon_light")
 
-#### "Pokemon Dark" theme without transparency and blur:
+##### "Pokemon Dark" theme without transparency and blur:
 
 ![pokemon_dark](http://i.imgur.com/BWnzpfh.png?1 "pokemon_dark")
 
-#### "Gnome Noble Dark" theme without transparency and blur:
+##### "Gnome Noble Dark" theme without transparency and blur:
 
 ![hotkeys_noble_dark](http://i.imgur.com/XfpBqrV.png "hotkeys_noble_dark")
 
diff --git a/actionless/helpers.lua b/actionless/helpers.lua
index a1cc877f..3ac83844 100644
--- a/actionless/helpers.lua
+++ b/actionless/helpers.lua
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ helpers.font = string.match(beautiful.get().font or "monospace 8", "([%a, ]+) %d
 helpers.dir    = debug.getinfo(1, 'S').source:match[[^@(.*/).*$]]
 helpers.scripts_dir = helpers.dir .. 'scripts/'
 
-helpers.mono_preset = { font=beautiful.get().notification_monofont,
-			opacity=beautiful.get().notification_opacity }
+helpers.mono_preset = function()
+  return {
+    font=beautiful.get().notification_monofont,
+    opacity=beautiful.get().notification_opacity
+  }
+end
 
 -- {{{ Modules loader
 
diff --git a/actionless/string.lua b/actionless/string.lua
index 2efc4000..a3afae26 100644
--- a/actionless/string.lua
+++ b/actionless/string.lua
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function string_helpers.max_length(unicode_string, max_length)
     return unicode_string
   end
   local result = ''
-  local counter = 0
+  local counter = 1
   for uchar in string.gmatch(unicode_string, '([%z\1-\127\194-\244][\128-\191]*)') do
       result = result .. uchar
       counter = counter + 1
diff --git a/actionless/widgets/calendar.lua b/actionless/widgets/calendar.lua
index 56fb5a87..ffc0a999 100644
--- a/actionless/widgets/calendar.lua
+++ b/actionless/widgets/calendar.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ local beautiful = require("beautiful")
 local naughty = require("naughty")
 
 local helpers = require('actionless.helpers')
-local mono_preset = helpers.mono_preset
+local mono_preset = helpers.mono_preset()
 
 
 -- Calendar notification
diff --git a/actionless/widgets/cpu.lua b/actionless/widgets/cpu.lua
index f2763c99..04bc7156 100644
--- a/actionless/widgets/cpu.lua
+++ b/actionless/widgets/cpu.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ local helpers = require("actionless.helpers")
 local parse = require("actionless.parse")
 local newtimer = helpers.newtimer
 local font = helpers.font
-local mono_preset = helpers.mono_preset
+local mono_preset = helpers.mono_preset()
 local common_widget = require("actionless.widgets.common").widget
 
 
diff --git a/actionless/widgets/manage_client.lua b/actionless/widgets/manage_client.lua
index f64084da..fa15dd08 100644
--- a/actionless/widgets/manage_client.lua
+++ b/actionless/widgets/manage_client.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ local common	= require("actionless.widgets.common")
 local helpers	= require("actionless.helpers")
 local newtimer	= helpers.newtimer
 local font		= helpers.font
-local mono_preset = helpers.mono_preset
+local mono_preset = helpers.mono_preset()
 
 
 local manage_client = {}
diff --git a/actionless/widgets/mem.lua b/actionless/widgets/mem.lua
index 106c4380..698e367a 100644
--- a/actionless/widgets/mem.lua
+++ b/actionless/widgets/mem.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ local parse        = require("actionless.parse")
 local common_widget= require("actionless.widgets.common").widget
 local newtimer     = helpers.newtimer
 local font         = helpers.font
-local mono_preset  = helpers.mono_preset
+local mono_preset  = helpers.mono_preset()
 
 -- Memory usage (ignoring caches)
 local mem = {
diff --git a/actionless/widgets/music/backends/spotify.lua b/actionless/widgets/music/backends/spotify.lua
index 1dc50a88..3937ba06 100644
--- a/actionless/widgets/music/backends/spotify.lua
+++ b/actionless/widgets/music/backends/spotify.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ local awful = require("awful")
 
 local async = require("actionless.async")
 local h_table = require("actionless.table")
+local h_string = require("actionless.string")
 local parse = require("actionless.parse")
 
 -- @TODO: change to native dbus implementation instead of calling qdbus
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ function spotify.parse_metadata(result_string, parse_status_callback)
       cover_url='artUrl'
     }
   )
+  player_status.date = h_string.max_length(player_status.date, 4)
   player_status.file = 'spotify stream'
   h_table.merge(spotify.player_status, player_status)
   parse_status_callback(spotify.player_status)
diff --git a/actionless/widgets/netctl.lua b/actionless/widgets/netctl.lua
index 5201d6cc..f07d0282 100644
--- a/actionless/widgets/netctl.lua
+++ b/actionless/widgets/netctl.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local helpers		= require("actionless.helpers")
 local newtimer		= helpers.newtimer
 local font		= helpers.font
 local beautiful		 = require("beautiful")
-local mono_preset	= helpers.mono_preset
+local mono_preset	= helpers.mono_preset()
 local common_widget	= require("actionless.widgets.common").widget
 local markup		= require("actionless.markup")
 local parse		= require("actionless.parse")
diff --git a/themes/pokemon_light/pattern1.jpg b/themes/pokemon_light/pattern1.jpg
deleted file mode 100644
index 478ea464..00000000
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