diff --git a/include/widgets/listview.h b/include/widgets/listview.h
index f20cf18a..cdefaa51 100644
--- a/include/widgets/listview.h
+++ b/include/widgets/listview.h
@@ -75,15 +75,6 @@ void listview_set_selected ( listview *lv, unsigned int selected );
  */
 unsigned int listview_get_selected ( listview *lv );
 
-/**
- * @param lv The listview handle
- *
- * Get the desired height of the listview widget.
- *
- * @returns the desired height.
- */
-unsigned int listview_get_desired_height ( listview *lv );
-
 /**
  * @param lv The listview handle
  *
diff --git a/include/widgets/textbox.h b/include/widgets/textbox.h
index b445f28c..15d2ef5d 100644
--- a/include/widgets/textbox.h
+++ b/include/widgets/textbox.h
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ int textbox_get_font_width ( const textbox *tb );
  * @returns the width of a character in pixels.
  */
 double textbox_get_estimated_char_width ( void );
+double textbox_get_estimated_char_height ( void  );
 
 /**
  * @param tb Handle to the textbox
@@ -217,13 +218,14 @@ void textbox_delete ( textbox *tb, int pos, int dlen );
  * TODO remove for #widget_resize and #widget_move
  */
 void textbox_moveresize ( textbox *tb, int x, int y, int w, int h );
+
 /**
  * @param tb Handle to the textbox
  * Get the (estimated) with of a character, can be used to calculate window width.
  *
  * @returns the estimated width of a character.
  */
-int textbox_get_estimated_char_height ( const textbox *tb, int eh );
+int textbox_get_estimated_height ( const textbox *tb, int eh );
 /**
  * @param p The new default PangoContext
  *
diff --git a/source/widgets/listview.c b/source/widgets/listview.c
index 7bfd47d0..210f6f0e 100644
--- a/source/widgets/listview.c
+++ b/source/widgets/listview.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ struct _listview
     void                        *mouse_activated_data;
 };
 
+static int listview_get_desired_height ( widget *wid );
+
 static void listview_free ( widget *wid )
 {
     listview *lv = (listview *) wid;
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ listview *listview_create ( const char *name, listview_update_callback cb, void
     //
     char *tb_name = g_strjoin (".", lv->widget.name,"element", NULL);
     textbox *tb = textbox_create ( tb_name, 0, NORMAL, "" );
-    lv->element_height = textbox_get_estimated_char_height (tb, lv->eh);
+    lv->element_height = textbox_get_estimated_height (tb, lv->eh);
     g_free(tb_name);
 
     lv->callback = cb;
@@ -452,8 +454,9 @@ void listview_nav_page_next ( listview *lv )
     widget_queue_redraw ( WIDGET ( lv ) );
 }
 
-unsigned int listview_get_desired_height ( listview *lv )
+static int listview_get_desired_height ( widget *wid )
 {
+    listview *lv = (listview *)wid;
     if ( lv == NULL  || lv->widget.enabled == FALSE ) {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/source/widgets/textbox.c b/source/widgets/textbox.c
index 87d90767..778b9a41 100644
--- a/source/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/source/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -757,13 +757,27 @@ int textbox_get_font_width ( const textbox *tb )
     return width;
 }
 
-double textbox_get_estimated_char_width ( void )
+static double char_height = -1;
+double textbox_get_estimated_char_height ( void )
 {
-    int width = pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width ( p_metrics );
-    return ( width ) / (double) PANGO_SCALE;
+    if ( char_height < 0 ){
+        int height = pango_font_metrics_get_ascent ( p_metrics ) + pango_font_metrics_get_descent ( p_metrics );
+        char_height = ( height ) / (double) PANGO_SCALE;
+    }
+    return char_height;
 }
 
-int textbox_get_estimated_char_height ( const textbox *tb, int eh )
+static double char_width = -1;
+double textbox_get_estimated_char_width ( void )
+{
+    if ( char_width < 0 ){
+        int width = pango_font_metrics_get_approximate_char_width ( p_metrics );
+        char_width = ( width ) / (double) PANGO_SCALE;
+    }
+    return char_width;
+}
+
+int textbox_get_estimated_height ( const textbox *tb, int eh )
 {
     int height = pango_font_metrics_get_ascent ( p_metrics ) + pango_font_metrics_get_descent ( p_metrics );
     return ( eh*height ) / PANGO_SCALE + widget_padding_get_padding_height ( WIDGET ( tb ) );
diff --git a/source/widgets/widget.c b/source/widgets/widget.c
index 81ed45f1..77c4cf2e 100644
--- a/source/widgets/widget.c
+++ b/source/widgets/widget.c
@@ -212,32 +212,32 @@ void widget_set_name ( widget *wid, const char *name )
 }
 
 // External
-double textbox_get_estimated_char_width ( void );
+double textbox_get_estimated_char_height ( void );
 int widget_padding_get_left ( const widget *wid )
 {
     if ( wid->pad.left.type == PW_EM ){
-        return wid->pad.left.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_width();
+        return wid->pad.left.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_height();
     }
     return wid->pad.left.distance;
 }
 int widget_padding_get_right ( const widget *wid )
 {
     if ( wid->pad.right.type == PW_EM ){
-        return wid->pad.right.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_width();
+        return wid->pad.right.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_height();
     }
     return wid->pad.right.distance;
 }
 int widget_padding_get_top ( const widget *wid )
 {
     if ( wid->pad.top.type == PW_EM ){
-        return wid->pad.top.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_width();
+        return wid->pad.top.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_height();
     }
     return wid->pad.top.distance;
 }
 int widget_padding_get_bottom ( const widget *wid )
 {
     if ( wid->pad.bottom.type == PW_EM ){
-        return wid->pad.bottom.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_width();
+        return wid->pad.bottom.distance*textbox_get_estimated_char_height();
     }
     return wid->pad.bottom.distance;
 }