diff --git a/examples/basic/box.c b/examples/basic/box.c
index 0c138a0..adbba79 100644
--- a/examples/basic/box.c
+++ b/examples/basic/box.c
@@ -26,20 +26,21 @@ int main() {
 
 	box = MwVaCreateWidget(MwBoxClass, "box", window, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 			       MwNpadding, 10,
+			       MwNspacing, 10,
 			       NULL);
 
 	box2 = MwVaCreateWidget(MwBoxClass, "box2", box, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				MwNpadding, 10,
+				MwNspacing, 10,
 				MwNorientation, MwVERTICAL,
 				NULL);
 
 	box3 = MwVaCreateWidget(MwBoxClass, "box3", box, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				MwNpadding, 10,
+				MwNspacing, 10,
 				MwNorientation, MwVERTICAL,
 				NULL);
 
 	box4 = MwVaCreateWidget(MwBoxClass, "box4", box, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-				MwNpadding, 10,
+				MwNspacing, 10,
 				MwNorientation, MwVERTICAL,
 				MwNfixedSize, 40,
 				NULL);
diff --git a/include/Mw/StringDefs.h b/include/Mw/StringDefs.h
index 8ed73f6..d4e96a7 100644
--- a/include/Mw/StringDefs.h
+++ b/include/Mw/StringDefs.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #define MwNfillArea "IfillArea"
 #define MwNratio "Iratio"
 #define MwNfixedSize "IfixedSize"
-#define MwNouterPadding "IouterPadding"
+#define MwNspacing "Ispacing"
 
 #define MwNtitle "Stitle"
 #define MwNtext "Stext"
diff --git a/milsko.xml b/milsko.xml
index 28a8134..6b92938 100644
--- a/milsko.xml
+++ b/milsko.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 		<integer name="borderWidth" />
 		<integer name="ratio" />
 		<integer name="fixedSize" />
-		<integer name="outerPadding" />
+		<integer name="spacing" />
 
 		<string name="title" />
 		<string name="text" />
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@
 		<widget name="Box">
 			<properties>
 				<property name="orientation" />
+				<property name="spacing" />
 				<property name="padding" />
-				<property name="outerPadding" />
 			</properties>
 		</widget>
 		<widget name="Button">
diff --git a/src/widget/box.c b/src/widget/box.c
index 0789a1b..4526d7e 100644
--- a/src/widget/box.c
+++ b/src/widget/box.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ static int create(MwWidget handle) {
 	MwSetDefault(handle);
 
 	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNorientation, MwHORIZONTAL);
+	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNspacing, 0);
 	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNpadding, 0);
-	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNouterPadding, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ static void layout(MwWidget handle) {
 	int i;
 	int sum	  = 0;
 	int horiz = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNorientation) == MwHORIZONTAL ? 1 : 0;
-	int sz	  = MwGetInteger(handle, horiz ? MwNwidth : MwNheight) - MwGetInteger(handle, MwNouterPadding) * 2;
-	int fsz	  = MwGetInteger(handle, horiz ? MwNheight : MwNwidth) - MwGetInteger(handle, MwNouterPadding) * 2;
-	int sk	  = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNouterPadding);
+	int sz	  = MwGetInteger(handle, horiz ? MwNwidth : MwNheight) - MwGetInteger(handle, MwNpadding) * 2;
+	int fsz	  = MwGetInteger(handle, horiz ? MwNheight : MwNwidth) - MwGetInteger(handle, MwNpadding) * 2;
+	int sk	  = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNpadding);
 
 	for(i = 0; i < arrlen(handle->children); i++) {
 		int n = MwGetInteger(handle->children[i], MwNratio);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void layout(MwWidget handle) {
 		if(n == MwDEFAULT) n = 1;
 
 		if(s != MwDEFAULT) {
-			sz -= s + ((i != (arrlen(handle->children) - 1)) ? MwGetInteger(handle, MwNpadding) : 0);
+			sz -= s + ((i != (arrlen(handle->children) - 1)) ? MwGetInteger(handle, MwNspacing) : 0);
 		} else {
 			sum += n;
 		}
@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ static void layout(MwWidget handle) {
 		} else {
 			wsz = sz * n / sum;
 		}
-		wsz -= ((i != (arrlen(handle->children) - 1)) ? MwGetInteger(handle, MwNpadding) : 0);
+		wsz -= ((i != (arrlen(handle->children) - 1)) ? MwGetInteger(handle, MwNspacing) : 0);
 
 		MwVaApply(handle->children[i],
-			  horiz ? MwNx : MwNy, sk,				      /* this is what gets changed */
-			  horiz ? MwNy : MwNx, MwGetInteger(handle, MwNouterPadding), /* fixed between widgets */
-			  horiz ? MwNwidth : MwNheight, wsz,			      /* this is what gets changed */
-			  horiz ? MwNheight : MwNwidth, fsz,			      /* fixed between widgets */
+			  horiz ? MwNx : MwNy, sk,				 /* this is what gets changed */
+			  horiz ? MwNy : MwNx, MwGetInteger(handle, MwNpadding), /* fixed between widgets */
+			  horiz ? MwNwidth : MwNheight, wsz,			 /* this is what gets changed */
+			  horiz ? MwNheight : MwNwidth, fsz,			 /* fixed between widgets */
 			  NULL);
-		sk += wsz + ((i != (arrlen(handle->children) - 1)) ? MwGetInteger(handle, MwNpadding) : 0);
+		sk += wsz + ((i != (arrlen(handle->children) - 1)) ? MwGetInteger(handle, MwNspacing) : 0);
 	}
 }