diff --git a/demos/meters.cpp b/demos/meters.cpp
index e23b6b9..56ee58a 100644
--- a/demos/meters.cpp
+++ b/demos/meters.cpp
@@ -15,29 +15,22 @@ struct TestMeters {
 
   void init() {
     $gui.position(0, 0, 1280, 720);
-    $gui.layout(
-        "[*%(300,100)meter1|_|_|*%(100,400)vert1|*%(100,400)vert2|*%(100,400)vert3]"
-        "[*%(300,100)meter2|_|_|_|_|_]"
-        "[*%(300,100)meter3|_|_|_|_|_]"
-        "[*%(300,100)meter4|_|_|_|_|_]");
+    $gui.layout("[meter1][=meter2][meter3][meter4]");
 
     for(auto& [name, cell] : $gui.cells()) {
       auto gui_id = $gui.entity(name);
 
-      $gui.set<guecs::Rectangle>(gui_id, {guecs::THEME.PADDING, {120, 25, 25, 255}});
-
-      if(name.starts_with("meter")) {
-        $gui.set<guecs::Meter>(gui_id, {1.0f, guecs::THEME.DARK_LIGHT, guecs::THEME.PADDING});
-      } else {
-        $gui.set<guecs::Meter>(gui_id, {1.0f, guecs::THEME.DARK_LIGHT, guecs::THEME.PADDING, true});
-      }
-
+      $gui.set<guecs::Rectangle>(gui_id, {4, {0, 255, 0, 255}});
+      $gui.set<guecs::Meter>(gui_id, {1.0f, {255, 0, 0, 255}, 4});
       $gui.set<guecs::Effect>(gui_id, {});
       $gui.set<guecs::Text>(gui_id, {guecs::to_wstring(name)});
       $gui.set<guecs::Clickable>(gui_id, {
           [&, gui_id, name](auto) {
             auto& meter = $gui.get<guecs::Meter>(gui_id);
-            meter.update_percent(1.0f);
+            meter.update_percent(meter.percent - 0.1f);
+            if(meter.percent < 0.0f) {
+              meter.percent = 1.0f;
+            }
           }
       });
     }
@@ -92,14 +85,6 @@ int main() {
         }
       }
 
-      gui.$gui.query<guecs::Meter>([](auto ent, auto& meter) {
-          if(meter.percent <= 0.0f) {
-            meter.update_percent(1.0f);
-          } else {
-            meter.update_percent(meter.percent - (0.01f * float(ent)));
-          }
-      });
-
       gui.update();
       gui.render(window);
       window.display();
diff --git a/include/guecs/sfml/components.hpp b/include/guecs/sfml/components.hpp
index ad30a45..86f59f8 100644
--- a/include/guecs/sfml/components.hpp
+++ b/include/guecs/sfml/components.hpp
@@ -70,12 +70,9 @@ namespace guecs {
     float percent = 1.0f;
     sf::Color color = THEME.BG_COLOR_DARK;
     int padding = THEME.PADDING;
-    bool vertical = false;
     Rectangle bar{padding, color};
     // this is set automatically if a Rectangle is configured for the cell
     Rectangle backing_rect{padding, color};
-    size_t $cell_x = 0;
-    size_t $cell_y = 0;
     size_t $cell_w = 0;
     size_t $cell_h = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp b/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp
index 07f188e..c437b36 100644
--- a/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp
+++ b/src/guecs/sfml/components.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ namespace guecs {
   }
 
   void Meter::init(lel::Cell& cell) {
-    $cell_x = cell.x;
-    $cell_y = cell.y;
     $cell_w = cell.w;
     $cell_h = cell.h;
     bar.init(cell);
@@ -127,15 +125,8 @@ namespace guecs {
 
   void Meter::update_percent(float pct) {
     percent = pct;
-    if(vertical) {
-      float level = std::clamp(percent, 0.0f, 1.0f) * float($cell_h);
-      sf::Vector2f size{float($cell_w) - padding * 2, std::max(level, 0.0f) - padding};
-      bar.shape->setSize(size);
-      bar.shape->setPosition({float($cell_x + padding), float($cell_y) + (float($cell_h) - size.y)});
-    } else {
-      float level = std::clamp(percent, 0.0f, 1.0f) * float($cell_w);
-      bar.shape->setSize({std::max(level, 0.0f) - padding * 2, float($cell_h) - padding * 2});
-    }
+    float level = std::clamp(percent, 0.0f, 1.0f) * float($cell_w);
+    bar.shape->setSize({std::max(level, 0.0f) - padding * 2, float($cell_h) - padding * 2});
   }
 
   void Sound::play(bool hover) {