diff --git a/examples/basic.css b/examples/basic.css
index f13f99b98..d3dae65cb 100644
--- a/examples/basic.css
+++ b/examples/basic.css
@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
+/* CSS file for basic.py */
+
 App > View {
-  layout: dock;
   docks: side=left/1;
 }
 
 #sidebar {
-  text: bold #09312e on #3caea3;
+  text: #09312e on #3caea3;
   dock: side;
   width: 30;
-  height: 1fr;
-  border-right: outer #09312e;
   offset-x: -100%;
-  transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
+  transition: offset 500ms in_out_cubic;
+  border-right: outer #09312e;
 }
 
 #sidebar.-active {
   offset-x: 0;
-  transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
 }
 
 #header {
-  text: on #173f5f;
-
+  text: white on #173f5f;
   height: 3;
-  border: hkey white;
-}
-
-#footer {
-  height: 3;
-  border-top: hkey #0f2b41;
-  text: #3a3009 on #f6d55c;
+  border: hkey;
 }
 
 #content {
-  text: bold on #20639b;
+  text: white on #20639b;
+  border-bottom: hkey #0f2b41;
+}
+
+#footer {
+  text: #3a3009 on #f6d55c;
+  height: 3;
 }
diff --git a/examples/example.css b/examples/example.css
index 9f5dc0507..2ccd53034 100644
--- a/examples/example.css
+++ b/examples/example.css
@@ -1,13 +1,28 @@
 App > View {
   layout: dock;
-  docks: side=left/1 header=top footer=bottom;
+  docks: side=left/1;
+}
+
+#header {
+  text: on #173f5f;
+  height: 3;
+  border: hkey white;
+}
+
+#content {
+  text: on #20639b;
+}
+
+#footer {
+  height: 3;
+  border-top: hkey #0f2b41;
+  text: #3a3009 on #f6d55c;
 }
 
 #sidebar {
-  text: bold #09312e on #3caea3;
+  text: #09312e on #3caea3;
   dock: side;
   width: 30;
-  height: 1fr;
   border-right: outer #09312e;
   offset-x: -100%;
   transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
@@ -17,22 +32,3 @@ App > View {
   offset-x: 0;
   transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
 }
-
-#header {
-  text: on #173f5f;
-  dock: header;
-  height: 3;
-  border: hkey white;
-}
-
-#footer {
-  dock: header;
-  height: 3;
-  border-top: hkey #0f2b41;
-  text: #3a3009 on #f6d55c;
-}
-
-#content {
-  dock: header;
-  text: bold on #20639b;
-}
diff --git a/src/textual/_linux_driver.py b/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
index 7b846a9df..393629888 100644
--- a/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
+++ b/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class LinuxDriver(Driver):
         write("\x1b[?1015h")  # SET_VT200_HIGHLIGHT_MOUSE
         write("\x1b[?1006h")  # SET_SGR_EXT_MODE_MOUSE
 
-        write("\x1b[?1007h")
+        # write("\x1b[?1007h")
         self.console.file.flush()
 
         # Note: E.g. lxterminal understands 1000h, but not the urxvt or sgr
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class LinuxDriver(Driver):
 
         self.console.show_cursor(False)
         self.console.file.write("\033[?1003h\n")
-
+        self.console.file.flush()
         self._key_thread = Thread(
             target=self.run_input_thread, args=(asyncio.get_event_loop(),)
         )
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class LinuxDriver(Driver):
 
         self.console.set_alt_screen(False)
         self.console.show_cursor(True)
+        self.console.file.flush()
 
     def run_input_thread(self, loop) -> None:
         try: