diff --git a/core/output.py b/core/output.py
index 20fae68..2b0ab2e 100644
--- a/core/output.py
+++ b/core/output.py
@@ -38,40 +38,42 @@ class i3(object):
     def stop(self):
         return { 'suffix': '\n]' }
 
-    def __separator(self, widget):
-        if not self._theme.separator():
-            return []
-        return [{
-            'full_text': self._theme.separator(),
-            'color': self._theme.bg(widget),
-            'background': self._theme.bg('previous'),
-            'separator': False,
-            'separator_block_width': self._theme.separator_block_width(),
-            'border_top': self._theme.border_top(),
-            'border_left': self._theme.border_left(),
-            'border_right': self._theme.border_right(),
-            'border_bottom': self._theme.border_bottom(),
-        }]
-
-    def __main(self, module, widget):
-        return [{
-            'full_text': widget.full_text(),
-            'instance': widget.id(),
-            'name': module.id(),
-            'color': self._theme.fg(widget),
-            'background': self._theme.bg(widget),
+    def __common_attributes(self, module, widget):
+        return {
             'separator': self._theme.default_separators(),
             'separator_block_width': self._theme.separator_block_width(),
             'border_top': self._theme.border_top(),
             'border_left': self._theme.border_left(),
             'border_right': self._theme.border_right(),
             'border_bottom': self._theme.border_bottom(),
-        }]
+            'instance': widget.id(),
+            'name': module.id(),
+        }
+
+    def __separator(self, module, widget):
+        if not self._theme.separator():
+            return []
+        attr = self.__common_attributes(module, widget)
+        attr.update({
+            'full_text': self._theme.separator(),
+            'color': self._theme.bg(widget),
+            'background': self._theme.bg('previous'),
+        })
+        return [attr]
+
+    def __main(self, module, widget):
+        attr = self.__common_attributes(module, widget)
+        attr.update({
+            'full_text': widget.full_text(),
+            'color': self._theme.fg(widget),
+            'background': self._theme.bg(widget),
+        })
+        return [attr]
 
     def widgets(self, module):
         widgets = []
         for widget in module.widgets():
-            widgets += self.__separator(widget)
+            widgets += self.__separator(module, widget)
             widgets += self.__main(module, widget)
             core.event.trigger('next-widget')
         return widgets
diff --git a/doc/NOTES.md b/doc/NOTES.md
index 6ff81f6..1ce031e 100644
--- a/doc/NOTES.md
+++ b/doc/NOTES.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 ## Backwards-compatibility
 - aliases
+- icons (prefix/postfix)
 - charts (braille)
 - minimize modules
 - hide modules if not in warning/error state (-a)