diff --git a/include/gwin/gwin.h b/include/gwin/gwin.h
index 9d3d1dbc..ded401d0 100644
--- a/include/gwin/gwin.h
+++ b/include/gwin/gwin.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ typedef struct GWindowObject {
 	#endif
 	const struct gwinVMT	*vmt;				// @< The VMT for this GWIN
 	GDisplay *				display;			// @< The display this window is on.
-	coord_t					x, y;				// @< Screen relative position
+	coord_t					x, y;				// @< Position relative to parent
 	coord_t					width, height;		// @< Dimensions of this window
 	color_t					color, bgcolor;		// @< The current drawing colors
 	uint16_t				flags;				// @< Window flags (the meaning is private to the GWIN class)
@@ -336,17 +336,6 @@ extern "C" {
 	 */
 	bool_t gwinGetEnabled(GHandle gh);
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief	Get absolute coordinates of a window
-	 *
-	 * @param[in] gh		The window
-	 * @param[out] x		The absolut x coordinate
-	 * @param[out] y		The absolut y coordinate
-	 *
-	 * @api
-	 */
-	void gwinGetAbsoluteCoordinates(GHandle gh, coord_t *x, coord_t *y);
-
 	/**
 	 * @brief	Move a window
 	 *
diff --git a/src/gwin/checkbox.c b/src/gwin/checkbox.c
index 4e487196..13730d50 100644
--- a/src/gwin/checkbox.c
+++ b/src/gwin/checkbox.c
@@ -153,52 +153,44 @@ static const GColorSet *getDrawColors(GWidgetObject *gw) {
 
 void gwinCheckboxDraw_CheckOnLeft(GWidgetObject *gw, void *param) {
 	#define gcw			((GCheckboxObject *)gw)
-	coord_t				ld, df, abs_x, abs_y;
+	coord_t				ld, df;
 	const GColorSet *	pcol;
 	(void)				param;
 
-	if (gw->g.vmt != (gwinVMT *)&checkboxVMT)
-		return;
-
-	gwinGetAbsoluteCoordinates((GHandle)gw, &abs_x, &abs_y);
-
+	if (gw->g.vmt != (gwinVMT *)&checkboxVMT) return;
 	pcol = getDrawColors(gw);
 
 	ld = gw->g.width < gw->g.height ? gw->g.width : gw->g.height;
-	gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, abs_x+1, abs_y+1, ld, ld-2, gw->pstyle->background);
-	gdispGDrawBox(gw->g.display, abs_x, abs_y, ld, ld, pcol->edge);
+	gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, gw->g.x+1, gw->g.y+1, ld, ld-2, gw->pstyle->background);
+	gdispGDrawBox(gw->g.display, gw->g.x, gw->g.y, ld, ld, pcol->edge);
 
 	df = ld < 4 ? 1 : 2;
 	if (gw->g.flags & GCHECKBOX_FLG_CHECKED)
-		gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, abs_x+df, abs_y+df, ld-2*df, ld-2*df, pcol->fill);
+		gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, gw->g.x+df, gw->g.y+df, ld-2*df, ld-2*df, pcol->fill);
 
-	gdispGFillStringBox(gw->g.display, abs_x+ld+1, abs_y, gw->g.width-ld-1, gw->g.height, gw->text, gw->g.font, pcol->text, gw->pstyle->background, justifyLeft);
+	gdispGFillStringBox(gw->g.display, gw->g.x+ld+1, gw->g.y, gw->g.width-ld-1, gw->g.height, gw->text, gw->g.font, pcol->text, gw->pstyle->background, justifyLeft);
 	#undef gcw
 }
 
 void gwinCheckboxDraw_CheckOnRight(GWidgetObject *gw, void *param) {
 	#define gcw			((GCheckboxObject *)gw)
-	coord_t				ep, ld, df, abs_x, abs_y;
+	coord_t				ep, ld, df;
 	const GColorSet *	pcol;
 	(void)				param;
 
-	if (gw->g.vmt != (gwinVMT *)&checkboxVMT)
-		return;
-
-	gwinGetAbsoluteCoordinates((GHandle)gw, &abs_x, &abs_y);
-
+	if (gw->g.vmt != (gwinVMT *)&checkboxVMT) return;
 	pcol = getDrawColors(gw);
 
 	ld = gw->g.width < gw->g.height ? gw->g.width : gw->g.height;
 	ep = gw->g.width-ld-1;
-	gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, abs_x+ep-1, abs_y+1, ld, ld-2, gw->pstyle->background);
-	gdispGDrawBox(gw->g.display, abs_x+ep, abs_y, ld, ld, pcol->edge);
+	gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, gw->g.x+ep-1, gw->g.y+1, ld, ld-2, gw->pstyle->background);
+	gdispGDrawBox(gw->g.display, gw->g.x+ep, gw->g.y, ld, ld, pcol->edge);
 
 	df = ld < 4 ? 1 : 2;
 	if (gw->g.flags & GCHECKBOX_FLG_CHECKED)
-		gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, abs_x+ep+df, abs_y+df, ld-2*df, ld-2*df, pcol->fill);
+		gdispGFillArea(gw->g.display, gw->g.x+ep+df, gw->g.y+df, ld-2*df, ld-2*df, pcol->fill);
 
-	gdispGFillStringBox(gw->g.display, abs_x, abs_y, ep-1, gw->g.height, gw->text, gw->g.font, pcol->text, gw->pstyle->background, justifyRight);
+	gdispGFillStringBox(gw->g.display, gw->g.x, gw->g.y, ep-1, gw->g.height, gw->text, gw->g.font, pcol->text, gw->pstyle->background, justifyRight);
 	#undef gcw
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gwin/gwin.c b/src/gwin/gwin.c
index 27f893a8..79a52a62 100644
--- a/src/gwin/gwin.c
+++ b/src/gwin/gwin.c
@@ -274,22 +274,6 @@ bool_t gwinGetEnabled(GHandle gh) {
 	#endif
 }
 
-void gwinGetAbsoluteCoordinates(GHandle gh, coord_t *x, coord_t *y) {
-	#if GWIN_NEED_HIERARCHY
-		GHandle tmp;
-
-		// sum up all relative coordinates up to the root parent
-		for (*x = 0, *y = 0, tmp = gh; tmp; tmp = tmp->parent) {
-			*x += tmp->x;
-			*y += tmp->y;
-		}
-
-	#else
-		*x = gh->x;
-		*y = gh->y;
-	#endif
-}
-
 void gwinMove(GHandle gh, coord_t x, coord_t y) {
 	_gwm_redim(gh, x, y, gh->width, gh->height);
 }
@@ -335,14 +319,14 @@ void gwinRedraw(GHandle gh) {
 			parent->child = child;
 		}
 
-		#if GDISP_NEED_CLIP
-			gdispGSetClip(child->display, child->x, child->y, child->width, child->height);
-		#endif	
-		gdispGFillArea(child->display, child->x, child->y, child->width, child->height, child->bgcolor);
-		#if GDISP_NEED_CLIP
-			gdispGUnsetClip(child->display);
-		#endif
+		// clear the area of the current child position as it will be moved
+		gwinClear(child);
 
+		// window coordinates until now are relative, make them absolute now.
+		child->x += parent->x;
+		child->y += parent->y;
+
+		// redraw the window
 		gwinClear(parent);
 		gwinRedraw(parent);
 	}