diff --git a/ui/decredmaterial/votebar.go b/ui/decredmaterial/votebar.go
index e49fe2fd5..0345d978d 100644
--- a/ui/decredmaterial/votebar.go
+++ b/ui/decredmaterial/votebar.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/planetdecred/godcr/ui/values"
 )
 
+// VoteBar widget implements voting stat for proposals.
+// VoteBar shows the range/percentage of the yes votes and no votes against the total required.
 type VoteBar struct {
 	yesVotes           float32
 	noVotes            float32
@@ -100,7 +102,8 @@ func (v *VoteBar) Layout(gtx C) D {
 	yesWidth := (progressBarWidth / 100) * yesVotes
 	noWidth := (progressBarWidth / 100) * noVotes
 
-	shader := func(width float32, color color.NRGBA, layer int) layout.Dimensions {
+	// progressScale represent the different progress bar layers
+	progressScale := func(width float32, color color.NRGBA, layer int) layout.Dimensions {
 		maxHeight := unit.Dp(8)
 		rW, rN = 0, 0
 		if layer == 2 {
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ func (v *VoteBar) Layout(gtx C) D {
 
 	return layout.Stack{Alignment: layout.W}.Layout(gtx,
 		layout.Stacked(func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
-			return shader(progressBarWidth, v.bgColor, 1)
+			return progressScale(progressBarWidth, v.bgColor, 1)
 		}),
 		layout.Stacked(func(gtx layout.Context) layout.Dimensions {
 			return layout.Flex{}.Layout(gtx,
@@ -143,13 +146,13 @@ func (v *VoteBar) Layout(gtx C) D {
 					if yesWidth == 0 {
 						return D{}
 					}
-					return shader(yesWidth, v.yesColor, 2)
+					return progressScale(yesWidth, v.yesColor, 2)
 				}),
 				layout.Rigid(func(gtx C) D {
 					if noWidth == 0 {
 						return D{}
 					}
-					return shader(noWidth, v.noColor, 3)
+					return progressScale(noWidth, v.noColor, 3)
 				}),
 			)
 		}),
diff --git a/ui/proposal_details_page.go b/ui/proposal_details_page.go
index 283873910..7e6e78ff4 100644
--- a/ui/proposal_details_page.go
+++ b/ui/proposal_details_page.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
-	"os/exec"
-	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
 	"gioui.org/layout"
@@ -79,37 +77,19 @@ func (pg *proposalDetails) handle() {
 	for token := range pg.proposalItems {
 		for location, clickable := range pg.proposalItems[token].clickables {
 			if clickable.Clicked() {
-				pg.goToURL(location)
+				goToURL(location)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	for pg.viewInPoliteiaBtn.Clicked() {
 		proposal := *pg.selectedProposal
-		pg.goToURL("https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/" + proposal.Token)
+		goToURL("https://proposals.decred.org/proposals/" + proposal.Token)
 	}
 
 	for pg.viewInGithubBtn.Clicked() {
 		proposal := *pg.selectedProposal
-		pg.goToURL("https://github.com/decred-proposals/mainnet/tree/master/" + proposal.Token)
-	}
-}
-
-func (pg *proposalDetails) goToURL(url string) {
-	var err error
-
-	switch runtime.GOOS {
-	case "linux":
-		err = exec.Command("xdg-open", url).Start()
-	case "windows":
-		err = exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url).Start()
-	case "darwin":
-		err = exec.Command("open", url).Start()
-	default:
-		err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform")
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error(err)
+		goToURL("https://github.com/decred-proposals/mainnet/tree/master/" + proposal.Token)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/proposals_page.go b/ui/proposals_page.go
index daacd4c0f..9bad876f7 100644
--- a/ui/proposals_page.go
+++ b/ui/proposals_page.go
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ func (pg *proposalsPage) layoutProposalVoteBar(gtx C, proposalItem proposalItem)
 	passPercentage := float32(proposalItem.proposal.PassPercentage)
 	eligibleTickets := float32(proposalItem.proposal.EligibleTickets)
 
-	return proposalItem.voteBar.SetParams(yes, no, eligibleTickets, quorumPercent, passPercentage).LayoutWithLegend(gtx)
+	return proposalItem.voteBar.SetParams(yes, no, eligibleTickets, quorumPercent, passPercentage).Layout(gtx)
 }
 
 func (pg *proposalsPage) layoutProposalsList(gtx C) D {
diff --git a/ui/util.go b/ui/util.go
index 049bcbc85..b948a1138 100644
--- a/ui/util.go
+++ b/ui/util.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ package ui
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -94,3 +96,21 @@ func breakBalance(p *message.Printer, balance string) (b1, b2 string) {
 	b2 = " " + b2
 	return
 }
+
+func goToURL(url string) {
+	var err error
+
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "linux":
+		err = exec.Command("xdg-open", url).Start()
+	case "windows":
+		err = exec.Command("rundll32", "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler", url).Start()
+	case "darwin":
+		err = exec.Command("open", url).Start()
+	default:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported platform")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err)
+	}
+}