diff --git a/core/spinner_menu_view.js b/core/spinner_menu_view.js
index 7c38b195..f4517807 100644
--- a/core/spinner_menu_view.js
+++ b/core/spinner_menu_view.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 /* jslint node: true */
 'use strict';
 
-const MenuView      = require('./menu_view.js').MenuView;
-const ansi          = require('./ansi_term.js');
-const strUtil       = require('./string_util.js');
+const MenuView          = require('./menu_view.js').MenuView;
+const ansi              = require('./ansi_term.js');
+const strUtil           = require('./string_util.js');
+const { pipeToAnsi }    = require('./color_codes.js');
+const formatString      = require('./string_format');
 
 const util          = require('util');
 const assert        = require('assert');
@@ -36,40 +38,47 @@ function SpinnerMenuView(options) {
         this.emit('index update', this.focusedItemIndex);
     };
 
-    this.drawItem = function() {
-        var item = self.items[this.focusedItemIndex];
+    this.drawItem = function(index) {
+        const item = this.items[index];
         if(!item) {
             return;
         }
 
-        this.client.term.write(ansi.goto(this.position.row, this.position.col));
-        this.client.term.write(self.hasFocus ? self.getFocusSGR() : self.getSGR());
+        const cached = this.getRenderCacheItem(index, this.hasFocus);
+        if(cached) {
+            return this.client.term.write(`${ansi.goto(this.position.row, this.position.col)}${cached}`);
+        }
 
-        var text = strUtil.stylizeString(item.text, item.focused ? self.focusTextStyle : self.textStyle);
+        let text;
+        let sgr;
+        if(this.complexItems) {
+            text    = pipeToAnsi(formatString(this.hasFocus && this.focusItemFormat ? this.focusItemFormat : this.itemFormat, item));
+            sgr     = this.focusItemFormat ? '' : (this.hasFocus ? this.getFocusSGR() : self.getSGR());
+        } else {
+            text    = strUtil.stylizeString(item.text, this.hasFocus ? self.focusTextStyle : self.textStyle);
+            sgr     = this.hasFocus ? this.getFocusSGR() : this.getSGR();
+        }
 
-        self.client.term.write(
-            strUtil.pad(text, this.dimens.width + 1, this.fillChar, this.justify));
-    };
+        text = `${sgr}${strUtil.pad(text, this.dimens.width, this.fillChar, this.justify)}`;
+        this.client.term.write(`${ansi.goto(this.position.row, this.position.col)}${text}`);
+        this.setRenderCacheItem(index, text, this.hasFocus);
+   }
 }
 
 util.inherits(SpinnerMenuView, MenuView);
 
 SpinnerMenuView.prototype.redraw = function() {
     SpinnerMenuView.super_.prototype.redraw.call(this);
-
-    //this.cachePositions();
     this.drawItem(this.focusedItemIndex);
 };
 
 SpinnerMenuView.prototype.setFocus = function(focused) {
     SpinnerMenuView.super_.prototype.setFocus.call(this, focused);
-
     this.redraw();
 };
 
 SpinnerMenuView.prototype.setFocusItemIndex = function(index) {
     SpinnerMenuView.super_.prototype.setFocusItemIndex.call(this, index);   //  sets this.focusedItemIndex
-
     this.updateSelection(); //  will redraw
 };
 
@@ -103,16 +112,3 @@ SpinnerMenuView.prototype.getData = function() {
     const item = this.getItem(this.focusedItemIndex);
     return _.isString(item.data) ? item.data : this.focusedItemIndex;
 };
-
-SpinnerMenuView.prototype.setItems = function(items) {
-    SpinnerMenuView.super_.prototype.setItems.call(this, items);
-
-    var longest = 0;
-    for(var i = 0; i < this.items.length; ++i) {
-        if(longest < this.items[i].text.length) {
-            longest = this.items[i].text.length;
-        }
-    }
-
-    this.dimens.width = longest;
-};
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