diff --git a/DarkUI/Controls/DarkComboBox.cs b/DarkUI/Controls/DarkComboBox.cs
index 8e480de..6a3ee51 100644
--- a/DarkUI/Controls/DarkComboBox.cs
+++ b/DarkUI/Controls/DarkComboBox.cs
@@ -88,18 +88,18 @@ namespace DarkUI.Controls
                     
                 using (var b = new SolidBrush(textColor))
                 {
-                    var textOffsetX = 2;
-                    var textOffsetY = 2;
+                    var padding = 2;
 
-                    var modRect = new Rectangle(rect.Left + textOffsetX,
-                        rect.Top + textOffsetY,
-                        rect.Width - textOffsetX,
-                        rect.Height - textOffsetY);
+                    var modRect = new Rectangle(rect.Left + padding,
+                        rect.Top + padding,
+                        rect.Width - (padding * 2),
+                        rect.Height - (padding * 2));
 
                     var stringFormat = new StringFormat
                     {
                         LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center,
                         Alignment = StringAlignment.Near,
+                        FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoWrap,
                         Trimming = StringTrimming.EllipsisCharacter
                     };
 
@@ -140,18 +140,18 @@ namespace DarkUI.Controls
 
             using (var b = new SolidBrush(textColor))
             {
-                var textOffsetX = 2;
-                var textOffsetY = 2;
+                var padding = 2;
 
-                var modRect = new Rectangle(rect.Left + textOffsetX,
-                                            rect.Top + textOffsetY, 
-                                            rect.Width - textOffsetX,
-                                            rect.Height - textOffsetY);
+                var modRect = new Rectangle(rect.Left + padding,
+                                            rect.Top + padding, 
+                                            rect.Width - icon.Width - (Consts.Padding / 2) - (padding * 2),
+                                            rect.Height - (padding * 2));
 
                 var stringFormat = new StringFormat
                 {
                     LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center,
                     Alignment = StringAlignment.Near,
+                    FormatFlags = StringFormatFlags.NoWrap,
                     Trimming = StringTrimming.EllipsisCharacter
                 };
 
diff --git a/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.Designer.cs b/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.Designer.cs
index 6b319df..7a44f4a 100644
--- a/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.Designer.cs
+++ b/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.Designer.cs
@@ -178,23 +178,18 @@ namespace Example
             // 
             // darkComboBox1
             // 
-            this.darkComboBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(((int)(((byte)(49)))), ((int)(((byte)(51)))), ((int)(((byte)(53)))));
             this.darkComboBox1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
             this.darkComboBox1.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.DrawMode.OwnerDrawVariable;
-            this.darkComboBox1.DropDownStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
-            this.darkComboBox1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
-            this.darkComboBox1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Gainsboro;
             this.darkComboBox1.FormattingEnabled = true;
             this.darkComboBox1.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
             "Item 1",
             "Item 2",
-            "Item 3",
+            "This is a really long item in the collection to check out how text is clipped",
             "Item 4"});
             this.darkComboBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 26);
             this.darkComboBox1.Name = "darkComboBox1";
             this.darkComboBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 24);
             this.darkComboBox1.TabIndex = 17;
-            this.darkComboBox1.Text = "Item 1";
             // 
             // darkTitle4
             // 
diff --git a/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.resx b/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.resx
index 8a7b1de..16202c3 100644
--- a/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.resx
+++ b/Example/Forms/Dialogs/DialogControls.resx
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@
     <value>System.Resources.ResXResourceWriter, System.Windows.Forms, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </resheader>
   <assembly alias="System.Drawing" name="System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" />
-  <data name="darkComboBox1.ButtonIcon" type="System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
-    <value>
-        iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAkAAAAFCAYAAACXU8ZrAAAAIGNIUk0AAHolAACAgwAA+f8AAIDpAAB1
-        MAAA6mAAADqYAAAXb5JfxUYAAAAJcEhZcwAADsQAAA7EAZUrDhsAAAAvSURBVBhXY4iJiflPCDP8//8f
-        r0KQPFgRLoUwObgiEMamAIRRFIEwuoL///8zAAC5cW+geGnZqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==
-</value>
-  </data>
   <data name="$this.Icon" type="System.Drawing.Icon, System.Drawing" mimetype="application/x-microsoft.net.object.bytearray.base64">
     <value>
         AAABAAEAECAAAAEAIAA8AQAAFgAAAIlQTkcNChoKAAAADUlIRFIAAAAQAAAAEAgGAAAAH/P/YQAAAAFz