3 files changed, 4 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Container.java b/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Container.java
index f12a15d..79e0c45 100644
--- a/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Container.java
+++ b/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Container.java
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ public class Container extends Element
         }
     }
 
-    @Override public void taint()
+    public void taintChildren()
     {
-        super.taint();
         if (children != null)
             children.forEach( c -> c.taint() );
     }
diff --git a/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Element.java b/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Element.java
index 5df6587..13b1d42 100644
--- a/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Element.java
+++ b/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Element.java
@@ -21,15 +21,9 @@ public abstract class Element implements Drawable, Paddable, Positionable, Touch
     protected Rectangle rect;           // outer drawing coordinates
     protected float x, y;               // given position
     protected boolean tainted;          // geometry must be computed
-    public boolean taintParent;         // propagate tainted state up the tree
 
     protected Element()
     {
-        this(false);
-    }
-
-    protected Element(boolean taintParent)
-    {
         this.blocked = false;
         this.visible = true;
         this.padding = 0;
@@ -38,8 +32,7 @@ public abstract class Element implements Drawable, Paddable, Positionable, Touch
         this.alignment = alignment.RELATIVE;
         this.rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 0, 0);
         this.x = this.y = 0;
-        this.tainted = true;
-        this.taintParent = taintParent;
+        taint();
     }
 
     @Override public final float getX()         { return rect.x; }
@@ -81,7 +74,7 @@ public abstract class Element implements Drawable, Paddable, Positionable, Touch
     public void taint()
     {
         this.tainted = true;
-        if (parent != null && taintParent) parent.taint();
+        if (parent != null) parent.taint();
     }
 
     @Override public void setPosition(float x, float y, float w, float h)
diff --git a/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Root.java b/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Root.java
index c3ad0c3..dfa8e04 100644
--- a/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Root.java
+++ b/core/src/ch/asynk/gdx/boardgame/ui/Root.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class Root extends Container
     public void resize(float x, float y, float width, float height)
     {
         setPosition(x, y, width, height);
-        taint();
+        taintChildren();
     }
 
     public Element touched()