diff --git a/src/netxs/desktopio/console.hpp b/src/netxs/desktopio/console.hpp
index 8cba37f0bf..9e666b54b2 100644
--- a/src/netxs/desktopio/console.hpp
+++ b/src/netxs/desktopio/console.hpp
@@ -591,13 +591,19 @@ namespace netxs::ui
             X(mouse_btn_6  , "left+right combo" ) \
             X(last_event   , "event"            )
 
-            #define X(a, b) a,
-            enum prop { prop_list count };
-            #undef X
+            enum prop
+            {
+                #define X(a, b) a,
+                prop_list
+                #undef X
+            };
 
-            #define X(a, b) b,
-            text description[prop::count] = { prop_list };
-            #undef X
+            static constexpr auto description = std::to_array(
+            {
+                #define X(a, b) b##sv,
+                prop_list
+                #undef X
+            });
             #undef prop_list
 
             base& boss;
@@ -621,7 +627,7 @@ namespace netxs::ui
 
             void shadow()
             {
-                for (auto i = 0; i < prop::count; i++)
+                for (auto i = 0; i < description.size(); i++)
                 {
                     status[i].ease();
                 }
@@ -643,7 +649,6 @@ namespace netxs::ui
             {
                 shadow();
                 status[prop::last_event].set(stress) = "size";
-
                 status[prop::win_size].set(stress) =
                     std::to_string(new_size.x) + " x " +
                     std::to_string(new_size.y);
@@ -673,6 +678,7 @@ namespace netxs::ui
                     utf::format(track.totals) + " bytes";
 
                 track.number++;
+                status.reindex();
                 canvas.output(status);
             }
             void stop()
diff --git a/src/netxs/desktopio/richtext.hpp b/src/netxs/desktopio/richtext.hpp
index 814b42a311..2b1ba6dc15 100644
--- a/src/netxs/desktopio/richtext.hpp
+++ b/src/netxs/desktopio/richtext.hpp
@@ -2444,13 +2444,12 @@ namespace netxs::ui
         X(menu_white, "Light menu color")              \
         X(menu_black, "Dark menu color")
 
-        #define X(a, b) a,
-        enum prop { prop_list count };
-        #undef X
-
-        //#define X(a, b) b,
-        //text description[prop::count] = { prop_list };
-        //#undef X
+        enum prop
+        {
+            #define X(a, b) a,
+            prop_list
+            #undef X
+        };
         #undef prop_list
 
         prop active  = prop::brighter;