src/con.c

@@ -1411,17 +1411,6 @@ Con *con_descend_direction(Con *con, direction_t direction) {
  *
  */
 Rect con_border_style_rect(Con *con) {
-    Con *cur = con;
-    while (cur->floating < 2 && cur) {
-        Con *par = cur->parent;
-        if (con_num_children(par) == 1)
-            if (par->type == CT_WORKSPACE)
-                return (Rect){0, 0, 0, 0};
-            else
-                cur = par;
-        else
-            break;
-    }
     adjacent_t borders_to_hide = ADJ_NONE;
     int border_width = con->current_border_width;
     DLOG("The border width for con is set to: %d\n", con->current_border_width);

src/render.c

@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ static void render_con_dockarea(Con *con, Con *child, render_params *p);
  * Returns the height for the decorations
  */
 int render_deco_height(void) {
-    return config.font.height + 2;
+    int deco_height = config.font.height + 4;
+    if (config.font.height & 0x01)
+        ++deco_height;
+    return deco_height;
 }
 
 /*