diff --git a/src/demo/unicodeblocks.c b/src/demo/unicodeblocks.c
index 1cd9af744..7356737c5 100644
--- a/src/demo/unicodeblocks.c
+++ b/src/demo/unicodeblocks.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ pbar_make(struct notcurses* nc, int row){
   int dimx, dimy;
   struct ncplane* std = notcurses_stddim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
   struct ncplane_options nopts = {
-    .y = row < 0 ? 2 : row,
-    .x = row < 0 ? 2 : NCALIGN_CENTER,
+    .y = row < 0 ? 4 : row,
+    .x = row < 0 ? 1 : NCALIGN_CENTER,
     .rows = row < 0 ? dimy - 5 : 1,
     .cols = row < 0 ? 1 : dimx - 20,
     .name = "pbar",
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ int unicodeblocks_demo(struct notcurses* nc){
     if(ncplane_set_fg_rgb8(n, 0x40, 0xc0, 0x40)){
       return -1;
     }
-    if(ncplane_cursor_move_yx(n, 6 + BLOCKSIZE / CHUNKSIZE, 0)){
+    if(ncplane_cursor_move_yx(n, 6 + BLOCKSIZE / CHUNKSIZE, 3)){
       return -1;
     }
-    if(ncplane_printf(n, "%*.*s", maxx, maxx, "") <= 0){
+    if(ncplane_printf(n, "%*.*s", maxx - 6, maxx - 6, "") <= 0){
       return -1;
     }
     if(ncplane_printf_aligned(n, 6 + BLOCKSIZE / CHUNKSIZE, NCALIGN_CENTER, "%s", description) <= 0){
diff --git a/src/lib/progbar.c b/src/lib/progbar.c
index a9ed270d2..7833944ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/progbar.c
+++ b/src/lib/progbar.c
@@ -27,23 +27,30 @@ progbar_redraw(ncprogbar* n){
   int dimy, dimx;
   ncplane_dim_yx(ncprogbar_plane(n), &dimy, &dimx);
   const bool horizontal = dimx > dimy;
-  int delt, range;
+  int range, delt;
   if(horizontal){
     range = dimx;
     delt = -1;
   }else{
     range = dimy;
-    delt = 1;
+    delt = -1;
   }
+  ncplane_set_channels(ncprogbar_plane(n), n->channels);
   double progress = n->progress * range;
   if(n->retrograde){
     progress = range - progress;
     delt *= -1;
   }
-  ncplane_set_channels(ncprogbar_plane(n), n->channels);
+//fprintf(stderr, "progress: %g range: %d delt: %d\n", progress, range, delt);
   while(progress > 0 && progress < range){
-    if(ncplane_putegc_yx(ncprogbar_plane(n), 0, progress, "█", NULL) <= 0){
-      return -1;
+    if(horizontal){
+      if(ncplane_putegc_yx(ncprogbar_plane(n), 0, progress, "█", NULL) <= 0){
+        return -1;
+      }
+    }else{
+      if(ncplane_putegc_yx(ncprogbar_plane(n), range - progress, 0, "█", NULL) <= 0){
+        return -1;
+      }
     }
     progress += delt;
   }
@@ -51,6 +58,7 @@ progbar_redraw(ncprogbar* n){
 }
 
 int ncprogbar_set_progress(ncprogbar* n, double p){
+//fprintf(stderr, "PROGRESS: %g\n", p);
   if(p < 0 || p > 1){
     logerror(ncplane_notcurses(ncprogbar_plane(n)), "Invalid progress %g\n", p);
     return -1;
diff --git a/src/poc/progbar.c b/src/poc/progbar.c
index 40125443d..6b05cb0fb 100644
--- a/src/poc/progbar.c
+++ b/src/poc/progbar.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ts_to_ns(const struct timespec* ts){
   return ts->tv_sec * 1000000000 + ts->tv_nsec;
 }
 
-static const uint64_t delay = 10000000000ull;
+static const uint64_t delay = 2 * 1000000000ull;
 
 static int
 pbar_fill(struct notcurses* nc, struct ncprogbar* pbar){
@@ -25,6 +25,43 @@ pbar_fill(struct notcurses* nc, struct ncprogbar* pbar){
   return 0;
 }
 
+static struct ncprogbar*
+hbar_make(struct notcurses* nc, uint64_t flags){
+  int dimy, dimx;
+  struct ncplane* std = notcurses_stddim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
+  struct ncplane_options nopts = {
+    .y = 1,
+    .x = NCALIGN_CENTER,
+    .rows = dimy - 4,
+    .cols = 1,
+    .name = "pbar",
+    .flags = NCPLANE_OPTION_HORALIGNED,
+  };
+  struct ncplane* pbar = ncplane_create(std, &nopts);
+  if(pbar == NULL){
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  int posy, posx, pdimy, pdimx;
+  ncplane_yx(pbar, &posy, &posx);
+  ncplane_dim_yx(pbar, &pdimy, &pdimx);
+  ncplane_cursor_move_yx(std, posy - 1, posx - 1);
+  uint64_t channels = 0;
+  channels_set_fg_rgb8(&channels, 0, 0xde, 0xde);
+  if(ncplane_rounded_box(std, 0, channels, posy + pdimy, posx + pdimx, 0)){
+    ncplane_destroy(pbar);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  struct ncprogbar_options popts = {
+    .flags = flags,
+  };
+  channels_set_fg_rgb8(&popts.channels, 0x80, 0x22, 0x22);
+  struct ncprogbar* ncp = ncprogbar_create(pbar, &popts);
+  if(ncp == NULL){
+    return NULL;
+  }
+  return ncp;
+}
+
 static struct ncprogbar*
 pbar_make(struct notcurses* nc, uint64_t flags){
   int dimy, dimx;
@@ -86,6 +123,19 @@ int main(void){
     notcurses_stop(nc);
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
+  ncprogbar_destroy(ncp);
+  ncp = hbar_make(nc, NCPROGBAR_OPTION_RETROGRADE);
+  if(pbar_fill(nc, ncp)){
+    notcurses_stop(nc);
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  ncprogbar_destroy(ncp);
+  ncp = hbar_make(nc, 0);
+  if(pbar_fill(nc, ncp)){
+    notcurses_stop(nc);
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+  ncprogbar_destroy(ncp);
   notcurses_stop(nc);
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }