diff --git a/include/components/builder.hpp b/include/components/builder.hpp
index 965d6666..fce6d359 100644
--- a/include/components/builder.hpp
+++ b/include/components/builder.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class builder {
   void node(string str, bool add_space = false);
   void node(string str, int font_index, bool add_space = false);
   void node(const label_t& label, bool add_space = false);
+  void node_repeat(string str, size_t n, bool add_space = false);
+  void node_repeat(const label_t& label, size_t n, bool add_space = false);
   void offset(int pixels = 0);
   void space(int width = DEFAULT_SPACING);
   void remove_trailing_space(int width = DEFAULT_SPACING);
diff --git a/src/components/builder.cpp b/src/components/builder.cpp
index 3af97d78..4050d4c7 100644
--- a/src/components/builder.cpp
+++ b/src/components/builder.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void builder::node(string str, bool add_space) {
       s.erase(0, 5);
 
     } else if ((n = s.find("%{T")) == 0 && (m = s.find('}')) != string::npos) {
-      font(std::atoi(s.substr(n + 3, m - 3).c_str()));
+      font(atoi(s.substr(n + 3, m - 3).c_str()));
       s.erase(n, m + 1);
 
     } else if ((n = s.find("%{U-}")) == 0) {
@@ -251,6 +251,30 @@ void builder::node(const label_t& label, bool add_space) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Repeat text string n times
+ */
+void builder::node_repeat(string str, size_t n, bool add_space) {
+  string text;
+  while (n--) {
+    text += str;
+  }
+  node(text, add_space);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Repeat label contents n times
+ */
+void builder::node_repeat(const label_t& label, size_t n, bool add_space) {
+  string text;
+  while (n--) {
+    text += label->get();
+  }
+  label_t tmp{new label_t::element_type{text}};
+  tmp->replace_defined_values(label);
+  node(tmp, add_space);
+}
+
 /**
  * Insert tag that will offset the contents by given pixels
  */
@@ -296,6 +320,9 @@ void builder::remove_trailing_space(int width) {
  * Insert tag to alter the current font index
  */
 void builder::font(int index) {
+  if (index == 0) {
+    return;
+  }
   m_fontindex = index;
   tag_open(syntaxtag::T, to_string(index));
 }
@@ -356,7 +383,7 @@ void builder::color(string color) {
 void builder::color_alpha(string alpha) {
   string val{foreground_hex()};
 
-  if (alpha.find('#') == std::string::npos) {
+  if (alpha.find('#') == string::npos) {
     alpha = "#" + alpha;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/drawtypes/label.cpp b/src/drawtypes/label.cpp
index 2982e461..b5edf264 100644
--- a/src/drawtypes/label.cpp
+++ b/src/drawtypes/label.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,19 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     if (!label->m_overline.empty()) {
       m_overline = label->m_overline;
     }
+    if (label->m_font != 0) {
+      m_font = label->m_font;
+    }
+    if (label->m_padding != 0) {
+      m_padding = label->m_padding;
+    }
+    if (label->m_margin != 0) {
+      m_margin = label->m_margin;
+    }
+    if (label->m_maxlen != 0) {
+      m_maxlen = label->m_maxlen;
+      m_ellipsis = label->m_ellipsis;
+    }
   }
 
   void label::copy_undefined(const label_t& label) {
diff --git a/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp b/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp
index 54aab378..45b430b1 100644
--- a/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp
+++ b/src/drawtypes/progressbar.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ namespace drawtypes {
     output = string_util::replace_all(output, "%indicator%", m_builder->flush());
 
     // Output empty icons
-    while (empty_width--) {
-      m_builder->node(m_empty);
-    }
+    m_builder->node_repeat(m_empty, empty_width);
     output = string_util::replace_all(output, "%empty%", m_builder->flush());
 
     return output;
@@ -68,23 +66,19 @@ namespace drawtypes {
 
   void progressbar::fill(unsigned int perc, unsigned int fill_width) {
     if (m_colors.empty()) {
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < fill_width; i++) {
-        m_builder->node(m_fill);
-      }
+      m_builder->node_repeat(m_fill, fill_width);
     } else if (m_gradient) {
       size_t color = 0;
       for (size_t i = 0; i < fill_width; i++) {
         if (i % m_colorstep == 0 && color < m_colors.size()) {
           m_fill->m_foreground = m_colors[color++];
         }
-        m_builder->node(m_fill);
+        m_builder->node(m_fill->get());
       }
     } else {
       size_t color = math_util::percentage_to_value<size_t>(perc, m_colors.size() - 1);
       m_fill->m_foreground = m_colors[color];
-      for (size_t i = 0; i < fill_width; i++) {
-        m_builder->node(m_fill);
-      }
+      m_builder->node_repeat(m_fill, fill_width);
     }
   }