diff --git a/packages/tui/examples/tui_buttons.rs b/packages/tui/examples/tui_buttons.rs
index bd9f3da13..852dd1d94 100644
--- a/packages/tui/examples/tui_buttons.rs
+++ b/packages/tui/examples/tui_buttons.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ fn Button(cx: Scope<ButtonProps>) -> Element {
 
     cx.render(rsx! {
         div{
-            width: "20px",
-            height: "5px",
+            width: "100%",
+            height: "100%",
             background_color: "{color}",
             tabindex: "{cx.props.layer}",
             onkeydown: |e| {
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ fn app(cx: Scope) -> Element {
                             if (x + y) % 2 == 0{
                                 rsx!{
                                     div{
-                                        width: "20px",
-                                        height: "5px",
+                                        width: "100%",
+                                        height: "100%",
                                         background_color: "rgb(100, 100, 100)",
                                     }
                                 }
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/layout.rs b/packages/tui/src/layout.rs
index 54513268f..1e14f159c 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/layout.rs
+++ b/packages/tui/src/layout.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
-use dioxus_core::*;
 use dioxus_native_core::layout_attributes::apply_layout_attributes;
 use dioxus_native_core::node::OwnedAttributeView;
 use dioxus_native_core::node_ref::{AttributeMask, NodeMask, NodeView};
@@ -98,12 +97,6 @@ impl ChildDepState for TaffyLayout {
                 }
             }
 
-            // the root node fills the entire area
-            if node.id() == Some(ElementId(0)) {
-                apply_layout_attributes("width", "100%", &mut style);
-                apply_layout_attributes("height", "100%", &mut style);
-            }
-
             // Set all direct nodes as our children
             let mut child_layout = vec![];
             for (l,) in children {
diff --git a/packages/tui/src/lib.rs b/packages/tui/src/lib.rs
index 8b35ac54c..e3ac36ba6 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -152,14 +152,24 @@ fn render_vdom(
                         let width = dims.width;
                         let height = dims.height;
                         let root_node = rdom[NodeId(0)].state.layout.node.unwrap();
-
-                        taffy
+                        
+                        // the root node fills the entire area
+                        
+                        let mut style=*taffy.style(root_node).unwrap();
+                        style.size=Size {
+                            width: Dimension::Points(width as f32),
+                            height: Dimension::Points(height  as f32),
+                        };
+                        taffy.set_style(root_node, style).unwrap();
+                        
+                        let size =Size {
+                            width: AvailableSpace::Definite(width  as f32),
+                            height: AvailableSpace::Definite(height as f32),
+                        };
+                            taffy
                             .compute_layout(
                                 root_node,
-                                Size {
-                                    width: AvailableSpace::Definite((width - 1) as f32),
-                                    height: AvailableSpace::Definite((height - 1) as f32),
-                                },
+                                size
                             )
                             .unwrap();
                     }