diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index f03af4da..6ad65887 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ Resolves #
 <!--
 A clear and concise description of the rationale of the changes, to help our reviewers understand your intent and why it is necessary.
 
-If it already been detailed in the associated issue, please skip this section.
+If it has already been detailed in the associated issue, please skip this section.
 -->
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/modal.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/modal.lua
index 7d19f87a..7af64c98 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/modal.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/modal.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ end
 function Modal:children_redraw()
 	local elements = {}
 	for _, child in ipairs(self._children) do
-		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ya.redraw_with(child[1]:new(self._area)))
+		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ui.redraw(child[1]:new(self._area)))
 	end
 	return elements
 end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/parent.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/parent.lua
index 34fe8bf0..9e7c0130 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/parent.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/parent.lua
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ function Parent:redraw()
 		}
 	end
 
-	return {
-		ui.List(items):area(self._area),
-	}
+	return ui.List(items):area(self._area)
 end
 
 -- Mouse events
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/progress.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/progress.lua
index 18042460..a50ed6b6 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/progress.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/progress.lua
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ function Progress:redraw()
 	end
 
 	local left = progress.total - progress.succ
-	return {
-		gauge
-			:percent(percent)
-			:label(ui.Span(string.format("%3d%%, %d left", percent, left)):style(th.status.progress_label)),
-	}
+	return gauge
+		:percent(percent)
+		:label(ui.Span(string.format("%3d%%, %d left", percent, left)):style(th.status.progress_label))
 end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/rail.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/rail.lua
index fdfdad62..ec79af70 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/rail.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/rail.lua
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function Rail:reflow() return {} end
 function Rail:redraw()
 	local elements = self._base or {}
 	for _, child in ipairs(self._children) do
-		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ya.redraw_with(child))
+		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ui.redraw(child))
 	end
 	return elements
 end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/root.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/root.lua
index 5667dd01..f7055f3f 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/root.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/root.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function Root:layout()
 		:direction(ui.Layout.VERTICAL)
 		:constraints({
 			ui.Constraint.Length(1),
-			ui.Constraint.Length(#cx.tabs > 1 and 1 or 0),
+			ui.Constraint.Length(Tabs.height()),
 			ui.Constraint.Fill(1),
 			ui.Constraint.Length(1),
 		})
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ end
 function Root:redraw()
 	local elements = self._base or {}
 	for _, child in ipairs(self._children) do
-		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ya.redraw_with(child))
+		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ui.redraw(child))
 	end
 	return elements
 end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua
index 8a1b3f89..4dfa2aff 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/status.lua
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ function Status:redraw()
 		ui.Text(""):area(self._area):style(th.status.overall),
 		ui.Line(left):area(self._area),
 		ui.Line(right):area(self._area):align(ui.Line.RIGHT),
-		table.unpack(ya.redraw_with(Progress:new(self._area, right_width))),
+		table.unpack(ui.redraw(Progress:new(self._area, right_width))),
 	}
 end
 
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tab.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tab.lua
index 575aea02..6dbd1ca0 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tab.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tab.lua
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ end
 function Tab:redraw()
 	local elements = self._base or {}
 	for _, child in ipairs(self._children) do
-		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ya.redraw_with(child))
+		elements = ya.list_merge(elements, ui.redraw(child))
 	end
 	return elements
 end
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tabs.lua b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tabs.lua
index 8ae7b08e..6329556e 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tabs.lua
+++ b/yazi-plugin/preset/components/tabs.lua
@@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ function Tabs:redraw()
 	end
 
 	lines[#lines + 1] = ui.Line(th.tabs.sep_outer.close):fg(th.tabs.inactive.bg)
-	return { ui.Line(lines):area(self._area) }
+	return ui.Line(lines):area(self._area)
 end
 
+function Tabs.height() return #cx.tabs > 1 and 1 or 0 end
+
 function Tabs:inner_width()
 	local si, so = th.tabs.sep_inner, th.tabs.sep_outer
 	return math.max(0, self._area.w - ui.Line({ si.open, si.close, so.open, so.close }):width())
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
index 9b3d0a55..b2bd2e22 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/elements.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{AnyUserData, IntoLua, Lua, Table, Value};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, IntoLua, Lua, Value};
 use tracing::error;
 
 use super::Renderable;
@@ -25,25 +25,35 @@ pub fn compose(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 			b"Text" => super::Text::compose(lua)?,
 
 			b"width" => super::Utils::width(lua)?,
+			b"redraw" => super::Utils::redraw(lua)?,
 			_ => return Ok(Value::Nil),
 		}
 		.into_lua(lua)
 	})
 }
 
-pub fn render_once<F>(widgets: Table, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer, trans: F)
+pub fn render_once<F>(value: Value, buf: &mut ratatui::buffer::Buffer, trans: F)
 where
 	F: Fn(yazi_config::popup::Position) -> ratatui::layout::Rect + Copy,
 {
-	for widget in widgets.sequence_values::<AnyUserData>() {
-		let Ok(widget) = widget else {
-			error!("Failed to convert to renderable UserData: {}", widget.unwrap_err());
-			continue;
-		};
+	match value {
+		Value::Table(tbl) => {
+			for widget in tbl.sequence_values::<AnyUserData>() {
+				let Ok(widget) = widget else {
+					error!("Failed to convert to renderable UserData: {}", widget.unwrap_err());
+					continue;
+				};
 
-		match Renderable::try_from(widget) {
+				match Renderable::try_from(widget) {
+					Ok(w) => w.render(buf, trans),
+					Err(e) => error!("{e}"),
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		Value::UserData(ud) => match Renderable::try_from(ud) {
 			Ok(w) => w.render(buf, trans),
 			Err(e) => error!("{e}"),
-		}
+		},
+		_ => error!("Expected a renderable UserData, or a table of them, got: {value:?}"),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/utils.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/utils.rs
index 27dc5beb..2e15ef0a 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/elements/utils.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/elements/utils.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-use mlua::{ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, Value};
+use mlua::{ExternalError, IntoLua, Lua, ObjectLike, Table, Value};
+use tracing::error;
 use unicode_width::UnicodeWidthStr;
+use yazi_config::LAYOUT;
 
 use super::{Line, Span};
 
@@ -32,4 +34,33 @@ impl Utils {
 
 		f.into_lua(lua)
 	}
+
+	pub(super) fn redraw(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
+		let f = lua.create_function(|lua, c: Table| {
+			let id: mlua::String = c.get("_id")?;
+
+			let mut layout = LAYOUT.get();
+			match id.as_bytes().as_ref() {
+				b"current" => layout.current = *c.raw_get::<crate::elements::Rect>("_area")?,
+				b"preview" => layout.preview = *c.raw_get::<crate::elements::Rect>("_area")?,
+				b"progress" => layout.progress = *c.raw_get::<crate::elements::Rect>("_area")?,
+				_ => {}
+			}
+
+			LAYOUT.set(layout);
+			match c.call_method::<Value>("redraw", ())? {
+				Value::Table(tbl) => Ok(tbl),
+				Value::UserData(ud) => lua.create_sequence_from([ud]),
+				_ => {
+					error!(
+						"Failed to `redraw()` the `{}` component: expected a table or UserData",
+						id.display(),
+					);
+					lua.create_table()
+				}
+			}
+		})?;
+
+		f.into_lua(lua)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/call.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/call.rs
index 8afdd93a..4712c95f 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/call.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/call.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use mlua::{Function, Lua, ObjectLike, Table};
-use tracing::error;
-use yazi_config::LAYOUT;
+use mlua::{Function, Lua, Table};
 use yazi_dds::Sendable;
 use yazi_macro::{emit, render};
 use yazi_shared::{Layer, event::Cmd};
@@ -15,29 +13,6 @@ impl Utils {
 		})
 	}
 
-	pub(super) fn redraw_with(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Function> {
-		lua.create_function(|lua, c: Table| {
-			let id: mlua::String = c.get("_id")?;
-
-			let mut layout = LAYOUT.get();
-			match id.as_bytes().as_ref() {
-				b"current" => layout.current = *c.raw_get::<crate::elements::Rect>("_area")?,
-				b"preview" => layout.preview = *c.raw_get::<crate::elements::Rect>("_area")?,
-				b"progress" => layout.progress = *c.raw_get::<crate::elements::Rect>("_area")?,
-				_ => {}
-			}
-
-			LAYOUT.set(layout);
-			match c.call_method::<Table>("redraw", ()) {
-				Err(e) => {
-					error!("Failed to `redraw()` the `{}` component:\n{e}", id.display());
-					lua.create_table()
-				}
-				ok => ok,
-			}
-		})
-	}
-
 	pub(super) fn emit(lua: &Lua) -> mlua::Result<Function> {
 		lua.create_function(|_, (name, args): (mlua::String, Table)| {
 			let mut cmd = Cmd::new_or(&name.to_str()?, Layer::Mgr)?;
diff --git a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/utils.rs b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/utils.rs
index 2f0984b3..44b139ea 100644
--- a/yazi-plugin/src/utils/utils.rs
+++ b/yazi-plugin/src/utils/utils.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pub fn compose(lua: &Lua, isolate: bool) -> mlua::Result<Value> {
 
 			// Call
 			b"render" => Utils::render(lua)?,
-			b"redraw_with" => Utils::redraw_with(lua)?,
 			b"emit" => Utils::emit(lua)?,
 			b"app_emit" => Utils::app_emit(lua)?,
 			b"mgr_emit" => Utils::mgr_emit(lua)?,