diff --git a/lib/widget.js b/lib/widget.js
index d9ab158..e6058cd 100644
--- a/lib/widget.js
+++ b/lib/widget.js
@@ -1962,12 +1962,12 @@ Box.prototype._getShrinkBox = function(xi, xl, yi, yl) {
     return { xi: xi, xl: xi, yi: yi, yl: yi };
   }
 
-  var i, el, mxi = 0, mxl = 0, myi = 0, myl = 0;
+  var i, el, ret, mxi = 0, mxl = 0, myi = 0, myl = 0;
 
   for (i = 0; i < this.children.length; i++) {
     el = this.children[i];
 
-    var ret = el.render(true);
+    ret = el.render(true);
     if (!ret) continue;
 
     if (ret.xi < mxi) mxi = ret.xi;
@@ -1976,31 +1976,25 @@ Box.prototype._getShrinkBox = function(xi, xl, yi, yl) {
     if (ret.yl > myl) myl = ret.yl;
   }
 
-  var xll = xl, yll = yl;
-
-  if (this.options.left == null && this.options.right != null) {
-    if (this.options.width == null) xi = xl - (mxl - mxi);
-  } else {
-    if (this.options.width == null) xl = mxl;
+  if (this.options.width == null
+      && (this.options.left == null
+      || this.options.right == null)) {
+    if (this.options.left == null && this.options.right != null) {
+      xi = xl - (mxl - mxi);
+    } else {
+      xl = mxl;
+    }
   }
 
-  if (this.options.top == null && this.options.bottom != null) {
-    if (this.options.height == null) yi = yl - (myl - myi);
-  } else {
-    if (this.options.height == null) yl = myl;
-  }
-
-  // Recenter shrunken elements.
-  if (xl < xll && this.options.left === 'center') {
-    xll = (xll - xl) / 2 | 0;
-    xi += xll;
-    xl += xll;
-  }
-
-  if (yl < yll && this.options.top === 'center') {
-    yll = (yll - yl) / 2 | 0;
-    yi += yll;
-    yl += yll;
+  if (this.options.height == null
+      && (this.options.top == null
+      || this.options.bottom == null)
+      && this.childBase == null) {
+    if (this.options.top == null && this.options.bottom != null) {
+      yi = yl - (myl - myi);
+    } else {
+      yl = myl;
+    }
   }
 
   return { xi: xi, xl: xl, yi: yi, yl: yl };
@@ -2009,9 +2003,7 @@ Box.prototype._getShrinkBox = function(xi, xl, yi, yl) {
 Box.prototype._getShrinkContent = function(xi, xl, yi, yl, content) {
   var hw = this._getShrinkSize(content)
     , h = hw.height
-    , w = hw.width
-    , xll = xl
-    , yll = yl;
+    , w = hw.width;
 
   if (this.options.width == null
       && (this.options.left == null
@@ -2034,26 +2026,16 @@ Box.prototype._getShrinkContent = function(xi, xl, yi, yl, content) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Recenter shrunken elements.
-  if (xl < xll && this.options.left === 'center') {
-    xll = (xll - xl) / 2 | 0;
-    xi += xll;
-    xl += xll;
-  }
-
-  if (yl < yll && this.options.top === 'center') {
-    yll = (yll - yl) / 2 | 0;
-    yi += yll;
-    yl += yll;
-  }
-
   return { xi: xi, xl: xl, yi: yi, yl: yl };
 };
 
 Box.prototype._getShrink = function(xi, xl, yi, yl, content) {
   var shrinkBox = this._getShrinkBox(xi, xl, yi, yl)
-    , shrinkContent = this._getShrinkContent(xi, xl, yi, yl, content);
+    , shrinkContent = this._getShrinkContent(xi, xl, yi, yl, content)
+    , xll = xl
+    , yll = yl;
 
+  // Figure out which one is bigger and use it.
   if (shrinkBox.xl - shrinkBox.xi > shrinkContent.xl - shrinkContent.xi) {
     xi = shrinkBox.xi;
     xl = shrinkBox.xl;
@@ -2070,17 +2052,39 @@ Box.prototype._getShrink = function(xi, xl, yi, yl, content) {
     yl = shrinkContent.yl;
   }
 
-  // Add padding if we're shrinking.
-  if (this.padding) {
-    if (this.options.left == null && this.options.right != null) {
-      if (this.options.width == null) xi -= this.padding * 2;
-    } else {
-      if (this.options.width == null) xl += this.padding * 2;
+  // Recenter shrunken elements.
+  if (xl < xll && this.options.left === 'center') {
+    xll = (xll - xl) / 2 | 0;
+    xi += xll;
+    xl += xll;
+  }
+
+  if (yl < yll && this.options.top === 'center') {
+    yll = (yll - yl) / 2 | 0;
+    yi += yll;
+    yl += yll;
+  }
+
+  // Add padding, doesn't seem to be necessary.
+  if (0 && this.padding) {
+    if (this.options.width == null
+        && (this.options.left == null
+        || this.options.right == null)) {
+      if (this.options.left == null && this.options.right != null) {
+        xi -= this.padding * 2;
+      } else {
+        xl += this.padding * 2;
+      }
     }
-    if (this.options.top == null && this.options.bottom != null) {
-      if (this.options.height == null) yi -= this.padding * 2;
-    } else {
-      if (this.options.height == null) yl += this.padding * 2;
+    if (this.options.height == null
+        && (this.options.top == null
+        || this.options.bottom == null)
+        && this.childBase == null) {
+      if (this.options.top == null && this.options.bottom != null) {
+        yi -= this.padding * 2;
+      } else {
+        yl += this.padding * 2;
+      }
     }
   }