From f4c01c434aa05d03b76a425f641b7408fdc29eef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pythonic64 <pythonic64@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:29:36 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] LargeApp: Fixed padding property for XHoverButton.

---
 examples/large_app.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/large_app.py b/examples/large_app.py
index 854e601..0c81a5a 100644
--- a/examples/large_app.py
+++ b/examples/large_app.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     normal_color: 0, 0, 0, 0
     size_hint_y: None
     height: '30dp'
-    padding_x: '10dp'
+    padding: '10dp', 0
 
 
 <IconButton>:
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def _get_background_color(self):
 class XHoverButton(HoverButton):
 
     def on_hovered(self, button, hovered):
-        self.padding_x = '20dp' if hovered else '10dp'
+        self.padding = ('20dp', 0) if hovered else ('10dp', 0)
 
 
 class HoverLabel(HoverBehavior, ButtonBehavior, Label):

From aca83db6b7a4355414c8dc3118031ec8fa704c76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pythonic64 <pythonic64@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:31:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] SimpleApp: Removed background_color property.

---
 examples/simple_app.py | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/simple_app.py b/examples/simple_app.py
index 7b34883..d882c13 100644
--- a/examples/simple_app.py
+++ b/examples/simple_app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from kivy.app import App
 from kivy.lang import Builder
-from kivy.properties import ColorProperty
 from kivy.uix.label import Label
 
 from kivy_garden.hover import HoverBehavior, HoverManager
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@
 <RootWidget>:
     canvas.before:
         Color:
-            rgba: self.background_color
+            rgba: [0, 0.5, 0, 1] if self.hovered else [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 1]
         Rectangle:
             pos: self.pos
             size: self.size
@@ -18,15 +17,16 @@
 
 class RootWidget(HoverBehavior, Label):
 
-    background_color = ColorProperty('darkgreen')
-
     def on_hover_enter(self, me):
+        super().on_hover_enter(me)
         self.text = f'Enter: {me.pos}'
 
     def on_hover_update(self, me):
+        super().on_hover_update(me)
         self.text = f'Update: {me.pos}'
 
     def on_hover_leave(self, me):
+        super().on_hover_leave(me)
         self.text = f'Leave: {me.pos}'