diff --git a/themes/unity/theme.lua b/themes/unity/theme.lua
index 5c52b11..4c6ed68 100644
--- a/themes/unity/theme.lua
+++ b/themes/unity/theme.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ theme.unitybar_width = dpi(60)
 theme.unitybar_bg = "#0D0D0966"
 theme.unitybar_border_width = 1
 theme.unitybar_border_color = "#26262666"
-theme.unitybar_inner_margin = 5
+theme.unitybar_inner_margin = 3
 local bsize = theme.unitybar_width - (theme.unitybar_inner_margin*2)
 
 theme.tasklist_button_shape_border_width = dpi(1)
diff --git a/themes/unity_simplified/theme.lua b/themes/unity_simplified/theme.lua
index 7a521d1..7bc92f8 100644
--- a/themes/unity_simplified/theme.lua
+++ b/themes/unity_simplified/theme.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ theme.unitybar_width = dpi(60)
 theme.unitybar_bg = "#0D0D0966"
 theme.unitybar_border_width = 1
 theme.unitybar_border_color = "#26262666"
-theme.unitybar_inner_margin = 5
+theme.unitybar_inner_margin = 3
 local bsize = theme.unitybar_width - (theme.unitybar_inner_margin*2)
 
 theme.tasklist_button_shape_border_width = dpi(1)
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ theme.tasklist_button_shape_border_color = {
     from = {bsize/2,0},
     to = {bsize/2,bsize},
     stops = { 
-        { 0 , "#FFFFFF66"},
-        { 1, "#43434366"},
+        { 0 , "#FFFFFF33"},
+        { 1, "#43434333"},
     }    
 }
 
@@ -56,24 +56,24 @@ theme.launcher_button_shape_border_color = theme.tasklist_button_shape_border_co
 
 theme.tasklist_bg_focus = {
     type = "linear",
-    from = {bsize/2,0*bsize},
-    to = {bsize/2,1*bsize},
+    from = {bsize/2,-0.125*bsize},
+    to = {bsize/2,1.125*bsize},
     stops = { 
-        { 0 , "#FFFFFFBB"},
-        { 0.3, "#E9542055"},
-        { 0.6, "#E9542055"},
-        { 1, "#FFFFFF44"}
+        { 0 , "#FFFFFF99"},
+        { 0.3, "#E9542066"},
+        { 0.6, "#E9542066"},
+        { 1, "#FFFFFF22"}
     }    
 }
 
 theme.tasklist_bg_normal = {
     type = "linear",
-    from = {bsize/2,0*bsize},
+    from = {bsize/2,-0.125*bsize},
     to = {bsize/2,1*bsize},
     stops = { 
-        { 0 , "#FFFFFF55"},
+        { 0 , "#FFFFFF66"},
         { 0.5, "#33333333"},
-        { 1, "#FFFFFF22"}
+        { 1, "#FFFFFF11"}
     }    
 }
 
@@ -85,24 +85,24 @@ theme.launcher_container_spacing = 5
 
 theme.launcher_button_bg_focus = {
     type = "linear",
-    from = {bsize/2,0*bsize},
-    to = {bsize/2,1*bsize},
+    from = {bsize/2,-0.125*bsize},
+    to = {bsize/2,1.125*bsize},
     stops = { 
-        { 0 , "#FFFFFFBB"},
-        { 0.3, "#E9542055"},
-        { 0.6, "#E9542055"},
-        { 1, "#FFFFFF44"}
+        { 0 , "#FFFFFF99"},
+        { 0.3, "#E9542066"},
+        { 0.6, "#E9542066"},
+        { 1, "#FFFFFF22"}
     }    
 }
 
 theme.launcher_button_bg_normal = {
     type = "linear",
-    from = {bsize/2,0*bsize},
+    from = {bsize/2,-0.125*bsize},
     to = {bsize/2,1*bsize},
     stops = { 
-        { 0 , "#FFFFFF55"},
+        { 0 , "#FFFFFF66"},
         { 0.5, "#33333333"},
-        { 1, "#FFFFFF22"}
+        { 1, "#FFFFFF11"}
     }    
 }
 -- overriding the default one when