diff --git a/examples/prototype.rs b/examples/prototype.rs
index c9660dc..6a4e682 100644
--- a/examples/prototype.rs
+++ b/examples/prototype.rs
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ impl Iterator for SinSignal {
     }
 }
 
-struct App {
+struct App<'a> {
     name: String,
-    items: Vec<String>,
+    items: Vec<&'a str>,
+    items2: Vec<&'a str>,
     selected: usize,
     show_chart: bool,
     progress: u16,
@@ -112,7 +113,11 @@ fn main() {
 
     let mut app = App {
         name: String::from("Test app"),
-        items: ["1", "2", "3"].into_iter().map(|e| String::from(*e)).collect(),
+        items: vec!["Item1", "Item2", "Item3", "Item4", "Item5", "Item6", "Item7", "Item8",
+                    "Item9", "Item10"],
+        items2: vec!["Event1", "Event2", "Event3", "Event4", "Event5", "Event6", "Event7",
+                     "Event8", "Event9", "Event10", "Event11", "Event12", "Event13", "Event14",
+                     "Event15", "Event16", "Event17"],
         selected: 0,
         show_chart: true,
         progress: 0,
@@ -197,6 +202,8 @@ fn main() {
                 if app.selected >= app.items.len() {
                     app.selected = 0;
                 }
+                let i = app.items2.pop().unwrap();
+                app.items2.insert(0, i);
                 app.color_index += 1;
                 if app.color_index >= app.colors.len() {
                     app.color_index = 0;
@@ -214,7 +221,7 @@ fn draw(t: &mut Terminal, app: &App) {
     Group::default()
         .direction(Direction::Vertical)
         .alignment(Alignment::Left)
-        .chunks(&[Size::Fixed(7), Size::Min(5), Size::Fixed(3)])
+        .chunks(&[Size::Fixed(7), Size::Min(5), Size::Fixed(5)])
         .render(t, &size, |t, chunks| {
             Block::default().borders(border::ALL).title("Graphs").render(&chunks[0], t);
             Group::default()
@@ -244,9 +251,27 @@ fn draw(t: &mut Terminal, app: &App) {
                 .alignment(Alignment::Left)
                 .chunks(&sizes)
                 .render(t, &chunks[1], |t, chunks| {
-                    List::default()
-                        .block(Block::default().borders(border::ALL).title("List"))
-                        .render(&chunks[0], t);
+                    Group::default()
+                        .direction(Direction::Vertical)
+                        .chunks(&[Size::Min(20), Size::Max(40)])
+                        .render(t, &chunks[0], |t, chunks| {
+                            Group::default()
+                                .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
+                                .chunks(&[Size::Max(20), Size::Min(0)])
+                                .render(t, &chunks[0], |t, chunks| {
+                                    List::default()
+                                        .block(Block::default().borders(border::ALL).title("List"))
+                                        .items(&app.items)
+                                        .select(app.selected)
+                                        .selection_color(Color::LightYellow)
+                                        .selection_symbol(">")
+                                        .render(&chunks[0], t);
+                                    List::default()
+                                        .block(Block::default().borders(border::ALL).title("List"))
+                                        .items(&app.items2)
+                                        .render(&chunks[1], t);
+                                })
+                        });
                     if app.show_chart {
                         Chart::default()
                             .block(Block::default().title("Chart"))
diff --git a/src/widgets/list.rs b/src/widgets/list.rs
index 55af651..0b14151 100644
--- a/src/widgets/list.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/list.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::cmp::min;
 
+use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
+
 use buffer::Buffer;
 use widgets::{Widget, Block};
 use layout::Rect;
@@ -8,7 +10,11 @@ use style::Color;
 pub struct List<'a> {
     block: Option<Block<'a>>,
     selected: usize,
-    items: Vec<(&'a str, Color, Color)>,
+    selection_symbol: Option<&'a str>,
+    selection_color: Color,
+    text_color: Color,
+    bg: Color,
+    items: &'a [&'a str],
 }
 
 impl<'a> Default for List<'a> {
@@ -16,7 +22,11 @@ impl<'a> Default for List<'a> {
         List {
             block: None,
             selected: 0,
-            items: Vec::new(),
+            selection_symbol: None,
+            selection_color: Color::Reset,
+            text_color: Color::Reset,
+            bg: Color::Reset,
+            items: &[],
         }
     }
 }
@@ -27,15 +37,39 @@ impl<'a> List<'a> {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn items(&'a mut self, items: &[(&'a str, Color, Color)]) -> &mut List<'a> {
-        self.items = items.to_vec();
+    pub fn items(&'a mut self, items: &'a [&'a str]) -> &mut List<'a> {
+        self.items = items;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn text_color(&'a mut self, text_color: Color) -> &mut List<'a> {
+        self.text_color = text_color;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn bg(&'a mut self, bg: Color) -> &mut List<'a> {
+        self.bg = bg;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn selection_symbol(&'a mut self, selection_symbol: &'a str) -> &mut List<'a> {
+        self.selection_symbol = Some(selection_symbol);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn selection_color(&'a mut self, selection_color: Color) -> &mut List<'a> {
+        self.selection_color = selection_color;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn select(&'a mut self, index: usize) -> &'a mut List<'a> {
+        self.selected = index;
         self
     }
 }
 
 impl<'a> Widget<'a> for List<'a> {
     fn buffer(&'a self, area: &Rect) -> Buffer<'a> {
-
         let (mut buf, list_area) = match self.block {
             Some(ref b) => (b.buffer(area), b.inner(*area)),
             None => (Buffer::empty(*area), *area),
@@ -49,10 +83,26 @@ impl<'a> Widget<'a> for List<'a> {
         } else {
             0
         };
+        let x = match self.selection_symbol {
+            Some(s) => (s.width() + 2) as u16,
+            None => 1,
+        };
         for i in 0..bound {
             let index = i + offset;
-            let (item, fg, bg) = self.items[index];
-            buf.set_string(1, 1 + i as u16, item, fg, bg);
+            let item = self.items[index];
+            let color = if index == self.selected {
+                self.selection_color
+            } else {
+                self.text_color
+            };
+            buf.set_string(x, 1 + i as u16, item, color, self.bg);
+        }
+        if let Some(s) = self.selection_symbol {
+            buf.set_string(1,
+                           (1 + self.selected - offset) as u16,
+                           s,
+                           self.selection_color,
+                           self.bg);
         }
         buf
     }