diff --git a/appIcons.js b/appIcons.js
index 44cdd3e..7abdb4e 100644
--- a/appIcons.js
+++ b/appIcons.js
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@ var ShowAppsIconWrapper = new Lang.Class({
         /* the variable equivalent to toggleButton has a different name in the appIcon class
         (actor): duplicate reference to easily reuse appIcon methods */
         this.actor = this.realShowAppsIcon.toggleButton;
+        this.actor.name = 'show-apps-btn';
 
         // Re-use appIcon methods
         this._removeMenuTimeout = AppDisplay.AppIcon.prototype._removeMenuTimeout;
@@ -1475,6 +1476,13 @@ var ShowAppsIconWrapper = new Lang.Class({
             customIconPath = this._dtpSettings.get_string('show-apps-icon-file');
             this.realShowAppsIcon.icon._createIconTexture(this.realShowAppsIcon.icon.iconSize);
         });
+
+        this._dtpSettings.connect('changed::appicon-padding', () => this.setShowAppsPadding());
+        this.setShowAppsPadding();
+    },
+
+    setShowAppsPadding: function() {
+        this.actor.set_style('padding:' + (this._dtpSettings.get_int('appicon-padding') + 2) + 'px;');
     },
 
     popupMenu: function() {
diff --git a/panel.js b/panel.js
index b59b9bd..868bb9b 100644
--- a/panel.js
+++ b/panel.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ const Me = imports.misc.extensionUtils.getCurrentExtension();
 const Clutter = imports.gi.Clutter;
 const Config = imports.misc.config;
 const Gtk = imports.gi.Gtk;
+const Gi = imports._gi;
 const Utils = Me.imports.utils;
 const Taskbar = Me.imports.taskbar;
 const PanelStyle = Me.imports.panelStyle;
@@ -123,17 +124,26 @@ var dtpPanelWrapper = new Lang.Class({
                 this.oldRightBoxAllocate(box, flags);
         });
 
-        this._panelConnectId = this.panel.actor.connect('allocate', Lang.bind(this, function(actor,box,flags){this._allocate(actor,box,flags);}));
+        if (this.panel.vfunc_allocate) {
+            this._panelConnectId = 0;
+            this._oldAllocate = this.panel.__proto__.vfunc_allocate;
+            this.panel.__proto__[Gi.hook_up_vfunc_symbol]('allocate', (box, flags) => {
+                //panel inherits from St.Widget, invoke its parent allocation
+                St.Widget.prototype.vfunc_allocate.call(this.panel, box, flags);
+                this._allocate(null, box, flags);
+            }); 
+        } else {
+            this._panelConnectId = this.panel.actor.connect('allocate', (actor,box,flags) => this._allocate(actor,box,flags));
+        }
+
         if(this.appMenu)
             this.panel._leftBox.remove_child(this.appMenu.container);
+
         this.taskbar = new Taskbar.taskbar(this._dtpSettings, this);
         Main.overview.dashIconSize = this.taskbar.iconSize;
 
         this.container.insert_child_at_index( this.taskbar.actor, 2 );
         
-        this._oldLeftBoxStyle = this.panel._leftBox.get_style();
-        this._oldCenterBoxStyle = this.panel._centerBox.get_style();
-        this._oldRightBoxStyle = this.panel._rightBox.get_style();
         this._setActivitiesButtonVisible(this._dtpSettings.get_boolean('show-activities-button'));
         this._setAppmenuVisible(this._dtpSettings.get_boolean('show-appmenu'));
         this._setClockLocation(this._dtpSettings.get_string('location-clock'));
@@ -265,7 +275,12 @@ var dtpPanelWrapper = new Lang.Class({
         if(this.appMenu)
             this.panel._leftBox.add_child(this.appMenu.container);
         this.taskbar.destroy();
-        this.panel.actor.disconnect(this._panelConnectId);
+
+        if (this._panelConnectId) {
+            this.panel.actor.disconnect(this._panelConnectId);
+        } else if (this._oldAllocate) {
+            this.panel.__proto__[Gi.hook_up_vfunc_symbol]('allocate', this._oldAllocate);
+        }
 
         if (this.startIntellihideId) {
             Mainloop.source_remove(this.startIntellihideId);
diff --git a/panelManager.js b/panelManager.js
index ae0fac4..0f501c0 100644
--- a/panelManager.js
+++ b/panelManager.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function newPopupOpen(animate) {
     } 
     
     this._boxPointer.setPosition(this.sourceActor, this._arrowAlignment);
-    this._boxPointer.show(animate);
+    (this._boxPointer.open || this._boxPointer.show).call(this._boxPointer, animate);
 
     this.actor.raise_top();
 
diff --git a/stylesheet.css b/stylesheet.css
index fe3db8d..af91b98 100644
--- a/stylesheet.css
+++ b/stylesheet.css
@@ -24,12 +24,18 @@
 #dashtopanelScrollview .app-well-app .overview-icon {
 	border-radius: 0;
 	border: none;
+	padding: 2px;
 }
 
 #dashtopanelScrollview .app-well-app .overview-label {
 	padding-right: 8px;
 }
 
+#show-apps-btn, #show-apps-btn .overview-icon {
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: 0;
+}
+
 #dashtopanelScrollview .app-well-app:hover .overview-icon,
 #dashtopanelScrollview .app-well-app:focus .overview-icon {
 	background: none;
diff --git a/taskbar.js b/taskbar.js
index 789c55e..fdf814c 100644
--- a/taskbar.js
+++ b/taskbar.js
@@ -628,12 +628,12 @@ var taskbar = new Lang.Class({
         });
     },
 
-    _getTaskbarIcons: function() {
+    _getTaskbarIcons: function(includeAnimated) {
         return this._box.get_children().filter(function(actor) {
             return actor.child &&
                    actor.child._delegate &&
                    actor.child._delegate.icon &&
-                   !actor.animatingOut;
+                   (includeAnimated || !actor.animatingOut);
         });
     },
 
@@ -887,12 +887,8 @@ var taskbar = new Lang.Class({
 
     // Reset the displayed apps icon to mantain the correct order
     resetAppIcons : function() {
-        
-        let children = this._box.get_children().filter(function(actor) {
-            return actor.child &&
-                actor.child._delegate &&
-                actor.child._delegate.icon;
-        });
+        let children = this._getTaskbarIcons(true);
+
         for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
             let item = children[i];
             item.destroy();
diff --git a/windowPreview.js b/windowPreview.js
index 1470f8e..de73446 100644
--- a/windowPreview.js
+++ b/windowPreview.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ var thumbnailPreviewMenu = new Lang.Class({
             this._activeMenuItem.setActive(false);
 
         if (this._boxPointer.actor.visible) {
-            this._boxPointer.hide(animate, Lang.bind(this, function() {
+            (this._boxPointer.close || this._boxPointer.hide).call(this._boxPointer, animate, Lang.bind(this, function() {
                 this.emit('menu-closed', this);
             }));
         }