diff --git a/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/components/src/list_view.rs b/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/components/src/list_view.rs
index 0b6949cd31e..1c64a501e32 100644
--- a/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/components/src/list_view.rs
+++ b/gui/src/rust/ensogl/lib/components/src/list_view.rs
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ impl Model {
         let visible_entries = Self::visible_entries(view,self.entries.entry_count());
         let padding_px      = self.padding();
         let padding         = 2.0 * padding_px + SHAPE_PADDING;
-        // FIXME: Why this + 2.0*padding_px is needed here? It was added to make bottom padding but should rather not be needed.
-        let padding         = Vector2(padding, padding + 2.0*padding_px);
+        let padding         = Vector2(padding, padding);
         let shadow          = Vector2(2.0 * SHADOW_PX,  2.0 * SHADOW_PX);
         self.entries.set_position_x(-view.size.x / 2.0);
         self.background.size.set(view.size + padding + shadow);
diff --git a/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/code_editor.rs b/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/code_editor.rs
index 8a90a620910..b02ac8e1aae 100644
--- a/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/code_editor.rs
+++ b/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/code_editor.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 
 use enso_frp as frp;
 use ensogl::application;
-use ensogl::application::{Application, shortcut};
+use ensogl::application::Application;
+use ensogl::application::shortcut;
 use ensogl::display;
+use ensogl::display::shape::StyleWatchFrp;
 use ensogl::DEPRECATED_Animation;
 use ensogl_text as text;
 
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ impl View {
     /// Create Code Editor component.
     pub fn new(app:&Application) -> Self {
         let scene           = app.display.scene();
+        let styles          = StyleWatchFrp::new(&app.display.scene().style_sheet);
         let frp             = Frp::new();
         let network         = &frp.network;
         let model           = app.new_view::<text::Area>();
@@ -104,6 +107,9 @@ impl View {
                 Vector2(x,y)
             });
             eval position ((pos) model.set_position_xy(*pos));
+
+            let color = styles.get_color(ensogl_theme::code::syntax::base);
+            eval color ((color) model.set_default_color(color));
         }
 
         Self{model,frp}
diff --git a/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/searcher.rs b/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/searcher.rs
index 056153ca6e9..4597b6a4d7b 100644
--- a/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/searcher.rs
+++ b/gui/src/rust/ide/view/src/searcher.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ pub const SEARCHER_WIDTH:f32 = 480.0;
 /// Height of searcher panel in pixels.
 ///
 /// Because we don't implement clipping yet, the best UX is when searcher height is almost multiple
-/// of entry height.
-pub const SEARCHER_HEIGHT:f32 = 179.5;
+/// of entry height + padding.
+pub const SEARCHER_HEIGHT:f32 = 184.5;
 
 const ACTION_LIST_GAP     : f32 = 180.0;
 const LIST_DOC_GAP        : f32 = 15.0;