diff --git a/examples/basic.css b/examples/basic.css
index 72d825b07..f13f99b98 100644
--- a/examples/basic.css
+++ b/examples/basic.css
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 App > View {
   layout: dock;
-  docks: side=left/1 header=top footer=bottom;
+  docks: side=left/1;
 }
 
 #sidebar {
@@ -16,24 +16,21 @@ App > View {
 #sidebar.-active {
   offset-x: 0;
   transition: offset 400ms in_out_cubic;
-  text: on red;
 }
 
 #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/_border.py b/src/textual/_border.py
index 8395bd3d2..f81d1e23c 100644
--- a/src/textual/_border.py
+++ b/src/textual/_border.py
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ class Border:
         renderable: RenderableType,
         edge_styles: tuple[EdgeStyle, EdgeStyle, EdgeStyle, EdgeStyle],
         outline: bool = False,
+        style: StyleType = "",
     ):
         self.renderable = renderable
         self.edge_styles = edge_styles
         self.outline = outline
+        self.style = style
 
         (
             (top, top_style),
@@ -75,7 +77,13 @@ class Border:
         self, console: "Console", options: "ConsoleOptions"
     ) -> "RenderResult":
         top, right, bottom, left = self._sides
+        style = console.get_style(self.style)
         top_style, right_style, bottom_style, left_style = self._styles
+        if style:
+            top_style = style + top_style
+            right_style = style + right_style
+            bottom_style = style + bottom_style
+            left_style = style + left_style
         BOX = BORDER_STYLES
 
         has_left = left != "none"
diff --git a/src/textual/_linux_driver.py b/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
index 4010a4c38..7b846a9df 100644
--- a/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
+++ b/src/textual/_linux_driver.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class LinuxDriver(Driver):
         write("\x1b[?1015h")  # SET_VT200_HIGHLIGHT_MOUSE
         write("\x1b[?1006h")  # SET_SGR_EXT_MODE_MOUSE
 
-        # write("\x1b[?1007h")
-        # self.console.file.flush()
+        write("\x1b[?1007h")
+        self.console.file.flush()
 
         # Note: E.g. lxterminal understands 1000h, but not the urxvt or sgr
         #       extensions.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class LinuxDriver(Driver):
         write("\x1b[?1003l")  #
         write("\x1b[?1015l")
         write("\x1b[?1006l")
-        # self.console.file.flush()
+        self.console.file.flush()
 
     def start_application_mode(self):
 
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index 74f1c7455..297c1fb15 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ class App(DOMNode):
         asyncio.run(run_app())
 
     async def _on_css_change(self) -> None:
-        self.log("CSS changed")
-        self.log("css_file", self.css_file)
+
         if self.css_file is not None:
             stylesheet = Stylesheet()
             try:
@@ -235,11 +234,10 @@ class App(DOMNode):
                 self.log(error)
                 self.console.bell()
             else:
-                self.log("reseting stylesheet")
                 self.reset_styles()
                 self.stylesheet = stylesheet
                 self.stylesheet.update(self)
-                self.refresh(layout=True)
+                self.view.refresh(layout=True)
 
     def mount(self, *anon_widgets: Widget, **widgets: Widget) -> None:
         self.register(self.view, *anon_widgets, **widgets)
diff --git a/src/textual/dom.py b/src/textual/dom.py
index 68160d65e..9477d1679 100644
--- a/src/textual/dom.py
+++ b/src/textual/dom.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Any, cast, Iterable, Iterator, TYPE_CHECKING
 from rich.highlighter import ReprHighlighter
 import rich.repr
 from rich.pretty import Pretty
+from rich.style import Style
 from rich.tree import Tree
 
 from .css.styles import Styles
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
     @property
     def parent(self) -> DOMNode:
         if self._parent is None:
-            raise NoParent(f"{self._parent} has no parent")
+            raise NoParent(f"{self} has no parent")
         assert isinstance(self._parent, DOMNode)
         return self._parent
 
@@ -121,6 +122,19 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
             node = node.parent
         return tuple(reversed(indexes))
 
+    @property
+    def text_style(self) -> Style:
+        """Get the text style (added to parent style).
+
+        Returns:
+            Style: Rich Style object.
+        """
+        return (
+            self.parent.text_style + self.styles.text
+            if self.has_parent
+            else self.styles.text
+        )
+
     @property
     def tree(self) -> Tree:
         highlighter = ReprHighlighter()
@@ -141,7 +155,7 @@ class DOMNode(MessagePump):
         for node in self.walk_children():
             node.styles = Styles(node=node)
             if isinstance(node, Widget):
-                node.clear_render_cache()
+                # node.clear_render_cache()
                 node._repaint_required = True
                 node._layout_required = True
 
diff --git a/src/textual/widget.py b/src/textual/widget.py
index f87a44f68..424f51265 100644
--- a/src/textual/widget.py
+++ b/src/textual/widget.py
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, name: str | None = None, id: str | None = None) -> None:
-        if name is None:
-            class_name = self.__class__.__name__
-            Widget._counts.setdefault(class_name, 0)
-            Widget._counts[class_name] += 1
-            _count = self._counts[class_name]
-            name = f"{class_name}{_count}"
+        # if name is None:
+        #     class_name = self.__class__.__name__
+        #     Widget._counts.setdefault(class_name, 0)
+        #     Widget._counts[class_name] += 1
+        #     _count = self._counts[class_name]
+        #     name = f"{class_name}{_count}"
 
         self._size = Size(0, 0)
         self._repaint_required = False
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
 
     def __rich_repr__(self) -> rich.repr.Result:
         yield "id", self.id, None
-        yield "name", self.name
+        if self.name:
+            yield "name", self.name
+        if self.classes:
+            yield "classes", self.classes
 
     def __rich__(self) -> RenderableType:
         renderable = self.render_styled()
@@ -138,20 +141,27 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         renderable = self.render()
         styles = self.styles
 
+        parent_text_style = self.parent.text_style
+        text_style = styles.text
+        renderable_text_style = parent_text_style + text_style
+        if renderable_text_style:
+            renderable = Styled(renderable, renderable_text_style)
+
         if styles.has_padding:
-            renderable = Padding(renderable, styles.padding)
+            renderable = Padding(
+                renderable, styles.padding, style=renderable_text_style
+            )
 
         if styles.has_border:
-            renderable = Border(renderable, styles.border)
+            renderable = Border(renderable, styles.border, style=renderable_text_style)
 
         if styles.has_margin:
-            renderable = Padding(renderable, styles.margin)
+            renderable = Padding(renderable, styles.margin, style=parent_text_style)
 
         if styles.has_outline:
-            renderable = Border(renderable, styles.outline, outline=True)
-
-        if styles.text:
-            renderable = Styled(renderable, styles.text)
+            renderable = Border(
+                renderable, styles.outline, outline=True, style=parent_text_style
+            )
 
         return renderable
 
@@ -263,6 +273,7 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
         elif repaint:
             self.clear_render_cache()
             self._repaint_required = True
+        self.log("refresh", repaint, layout)
         self.post_message_no_wait(events.Null(self))
 
     def render(self) -> RenderableType: