diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index fdc9003..5041b2b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ E_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS) -Lsrc
 E_LIBS = $(LIBS) -lMw
 
 L_OBJS = src/ds.o src/core.o src/default.o src/draw.o src/lowlevel.o src/font.o
-L_OBJS += src/window.o src/button.o src/opengl.o
+L_OBJS += src/window.o src/button.o src/opengl.o src/frame.o
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),NetBSD)
 CFLAGS += -I/usr/X11R7/include -I/usr/pkg/include
diff --git a/examples/example.c b/examples/example.c
index 8f4c25f..f17ebfa 100644
--- a/examples/example.c
+++ b/examples/example.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* $Id$ */
-
 #include <Mw/Milsko.h>
 
 MwWidget window, button, button2, button3, button4;
diff --git a/examples/opengl.c b/examples/opengl.c
index e15fb57..fa7a283 100644
--- a/examples/opengl.c
+++ b/examples/opengl.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* $Id$ */
-
 #include <Mw/Milsko.h>
 
 #include <GL/gl.h>
diff --git a/examples/rotate.c b/examples/rotate.c
index 6bbd06c..49097c1 100644
--- a/examples/rotate.c
+++ b/examples/rotate.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* $Id$ */
 /* this demo does not work well on windows */
-
 #include <Mw/Milsko.h>
 
 #include <math.h>
diff --git a/include/Mw/Draw.h b/include/Mw/Draw.h
index 79c7f88..ff018b2 100644
--- a/include/Mw/Draw.h
+++ b/include/Mw/Draw.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ MWDECL MwLLColor MwParseColor(MwWidget handle, const char* text);
 
 MWDECL void MwDrawRect(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color);
 MWDECL void MwDrawFrame(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert);
+MWDECL void MwDrawFrameEx(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert, int border);
 MWDECL void MwDrawText(MwWidget handle, MwPoint* point, const char* text, MwLLColor color);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/include/Mw/Frame.h b/include/Mw/Frame.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e635b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/Mw/Frame.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+#ifndef __MW_FRAME_H__
+#define __MW_FRAME_H__
+
+#include <Mw/MachDep.h>
+#include <Mw/TypeDefs.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+MWDECL MwClass MwFrameClass;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/Mw/Milsko.h b/include/Mw/Milsko.h
index be88652..6be505e 100644
--- a/include/Mw/Milsko.h
+++ b/include/Mw/Milsko.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <Mw/Window.h>
 #include <Mw/Button.h>
+#include <Mw/Frame.h>
 #include <Mw/OpenGL.h>
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index 8269149..1598cb1 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -61,49 +61,54 @@ void MwDrawRect(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color) {
 }
 
 void MwDrawFrame(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert) {
+	const int border = 2;
+
+	MwDrawFrameEx(handle, rect, color, invert, border);
+}
+
+void MwDrawFrameEx(MwWidget handle, MwRect* rect, MwLLColor color, int invert, int border) {
 	MwPoint	  p[6];
 	const int diff	  = 128;
-	const int border  = 2;
 	MwLLColor darker  = MwLLAllocColor(handle->lowlevel, color->red - diff, color->green - diff, color->blue - diff);
 	MwLLColor lighter = MwLLAllocColor(handle->lowlevel, color->red + diff, color->green + diff, color->blue + diff);
 
-	p[0].x = 0;
-	p[0].y = 0;
+	p[0].x = rect->x;
+	p[0].y = rect->y;
 
-	p[1].x = 0 + rect->width;
-	p[1].y = 0;
+	p[1].x = rect->x + rect->width;
+	p[1].y = rect->y;
 
-	p[2].x = 0 + rect->width - border;
-	p[2].y = 0 + border;
+	p[2].x = rect->x + rect->width - border;
+	p[2].y = rect->y + border;
 
-	p[3].x = 0 + border;
-	p[3].y = 0 + border;
+	p[3].x = rect->x + border;
+	p[3].y = rect->y + border;
 
-	p[4].x = 0 + border;
-	p[4].y = 0 + rect->height - border;
+	p[4].x = rect->x + border;
+	p[4].y = rect->y + rect->height - border;
 
-	p[5].x = 0;
-	p[5].y = 0 + rect->height;
+	p[5].x = rect->x;
+	p[5].y = rect->y + rect->height;
 
 	MwLLPolygon(handle->lowlevel, p, 6, invert ? darker : lighter);
 
-	p[0].x = 0 + rect->width;
-	p[0].y = 0;
+	p[0].x = rect->x + rect->width;
+	p[0].y = rect->y;
 
-	p[1].x = 0 + rect->width - border;
-	p[1].y = 0 + border;
+	p[1].x = rect->x + rect->width - border;
+	p[1].y = rect->y + border;
 
-	p[2].x = 0 + rect->width - border;
-	p[2].y = 0 + rect->height - border;
+	p[2].x = rect->x + rect->width - border;
+	p[2].y = rect->y + rect->height - border;
 
-	p[3].x = 0 + border;
-	p[3].y = 0 + rect->height - border;
+	p[3].x = rect->x + border;
+	p[3].y = rect->y + rect->height - border;
 
-	p[4].x = 0;
-	p[4].y = 0 + rect->height;
+	p[4].x = rect->x;
+	p[4].y = rect->y + rect->height;
 
-	p[5].x = 0 + rect->width;
-	p[5].y = 0 + rect->height;
+	p[5].x = rect->x + rect->width;
+	p[5].y = rect->y + rect->height;
 
 	MwLLPolygon(handle->lowlevel, p, 6, invert ? lighter : darker);
 
@@ -137,6 +142,6 @@ void MwDrawText(MwWidget handle, MwPoint* point, const char* text, MwLLColor col
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		sx += 8 * sc;
+		sx += fw * sc;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/frame.c b/src/frame.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fc1889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frame.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+#include <Mw/Milsko.h>
+
+static void create(MwWidget handle) {
+	MwSetDefault(handle);
+}
+
+static void draw(MwWidget handle) {
+	MwRect	  r;
+	MwLLColor base = MwParseColor(handle, MwGetText(handle, MwNbackground));
+
+	r.x	 = 0;
+	r.y	 = 0;
+	r.width	 = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNwidth);
+	r.height = MwGetInteger(handle, MwNheight);
+
+	MwDrawFrameEx(handle, &r, base, 1, 1);
+	MwDrawFrameEx(handle, &r, base, 0, 1);
+	MwDrawRect(handle, &r, base);
+
+	MwLLFreeColor(base);
+}
+
+MwClassRec MwFrameClassRec = {
+    create, /* create */
+    NULL,   /* destroy */
+    draw,   /* draw */
+    NULL    /* click */
+};
+MwClass MwFrameClass = &MwFrameClassRec;