diff --git a/athmos.py b/athmos.py
index b79f11d..30e1c4c 100755
--- a/athmos.py
+++ b/athmos.py
@@ -12,22 +12,31 @@ class Athmos:
         self.filenames = []
         self.screen = screen
         self.show_list = True
-        self.surface = pygame.Surface((self.screen.get_width()/3, self.get_display_count()*40), pygame.SRCALPHA)
+        self.surface = pygame.Surface((0,0), pygame.SRCALPHA)
+
+    def set_filenames(self,filenames):
+        self.filenames = filenames
+        self.surface = pygame.Surface(
+            (self.screen.get_width()*2/3, self.get_display_count()*40),
+            pygame.SRCALPHA)
 
     def get_display_count(self):
         return min(MAX_COUNT, len(self.filenames))
 
     def update(self):
+        self.surface.fill("black")
         if self.show_list:
             for i in range(self.get_display_count()):
                 text = self.filenames[(i-self.index-math.floor(self.get_display_count()/2))%len(self.filenames)]
-                # opacity = math.floor(i * 2 * 255 / MAX_COUNT if i < MAX_COUNT/2 else 255 - i * 2 * 255 / MAX_COUNT)
                 if i == math.floor(self.get_display_count()/2):
                     text_surface = font_helvetica16.render(text, False, "black", color_primary_light)
                 else:
                     text_surface = font_helvetica16.render(text, False, color_primary_light)
-                # name.set_alpha(opacity)
+                    opacity = math.floor((i+1) * 2 * 255 / MAX_COUNT
+                                         if i < MAX_COUNT/2
+                                         else (MAX_COUNT-i) * 2 * 255 / MAX_COUNT)
+                    text_surface.set_alpha(opacity)
                 self.surface.blit(text_surface, ((0, self.surface.get_height()/self.get_display_count()*i)))
 
-        self.screen.blit(self.surface, ((self.screen.get_width() - self.surface.get_width())/2,
+        self.screen.blit(self.surface, (self.screen.get_width()/3,
                          (self.screen.get_height() - self.surface.get_height())/2))
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index dea300f..28e7754 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class GuiMain:
         self.athmos.index = index
 
     def set_athmo_filenames(self, filenames):
-        self.athmos.filenames = filenames
+        self.athmos.set_filenames(filenames)
 
     def update(self):
         if self.running: