diff --git a/THEMES.md b/THEMES.md
index 98f057ae2..30a5db44c 100644
--- a/THEMES.md
+++ b/THEMES.md
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ Can be created as an extra.
 	- Path to a truetype font (.ttf).
 * `fontSize` - type: FLOAT.
 	- Size of the font as a percentage of screen height (e.g. for a value of `0.1`, the text's height would be 10% of the screen height).
-* `center` - type: BOOLEAN.
-	- True to center, false to left-align.
+* `alignment` - type: STRING.
+	- Valid values are "left", "center", or "right".  Controls alignment on the X axis.  "center" will also align vertically.
 
 #### textlist
 
diff --git a/src/ThemeData.cpp b/src/ThemeData.cpp
index c958d7bd1..3594d5f1e 100644
--- a/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ std::map< std::string, ElementMapType > ThemeData::sElementMap = boost::assign::
 		("color", COLOR)
 		("fontPath", PATH)
 		("fontSize", FLOAT)
-		("center", BOOLEAN)))
+		("alignment", STRING)))
 	("textlist", makeMap(boost::assign::map_list_of
 		("pos", NORMALIZED_PAIR)
 		("size", NORMALIZED_PAIR)
diff --git a/src/components/ComponentList.cpp b/src/components/ComponentList.cpp
index e0068f5b0..24e52d852 100644
--- a/src/components/ComponentList.cpp
+++ b/src/components/ComponentList.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,22 @@ void ComponentList::render(const Eigen::Affine3f& parentTrans)
 	trans.translate(Eigen::Vector3f(0, -round(mCameraOffset), 0));
 
 	// draw our entries
-	renderChildren(trans);
+	std::vector<GuiComponent*> drawAfterCursor;
+	bool drawAll;
+	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < mEntries.size(); i++)
+	{
+		auto& entry = mEntries.at(i);
+		drawAll = !mFocused || i != mCursor;
+		for(auto it = entry.data.elements.begin(); it != entry.data.elements.end(); it++)
+		{
+			if(drawAll || it->invert_when_selected)
+			{
+				it->component->render(trans);
+			}else{
+				drawAfterCursor.push_back(it->component.get());
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	// custom rendering
 	Renderer::setMatrix(trans);
@@ -172,6 +187,13 @@ void ComponentList::render(const Eigen::Affine3f& parentTrans)
 		// hack to draw 2px dark on left/right of the bar
 		Renderer::drawRect(0.0f, mSelectorBarOffset, 2.0f, selectedRowHeight, 0x878787FF);
 		Renderer::drawRect(mSize.x() - 2.0f, mSelectorBarOffset, 2.0f, selectedRowHeight, 0x878787FF);
+
+		for(auto it = drawAfterCursor.begin(); it != drawAfterCursor.end(); it++)
+			(*it)->render(trans);
+		
+		// reset matrix if one of these components changed it
+		if(drawAfterCursor.size())
+			Renderer::setMatrix(trans);
 	}
 
 	// draw separators
diff --git a/src/components/ComponentList.h b/src/components/ComponentList.h
index c7596bb51..049e89776 100644
--- a/src/components/ComponentList.h
+++ b/src/components/ComponentList.h
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
 
 struct ComponentListElement
 {
-	ComponentListElement(const std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent>& cmp = nullptr, bool resize_w = true) : component(cmp), resize_width(resize_w) { };
+	ComponentListElement(const std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent>& cmp = nullptr, bool resize_w = true, bool inv = true)
+		: component(cmp), resize_width(resize_w), invert_when_selected(inv) { };
 
 	std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent> component;
 	bool resize_width;
+	bool invert_when_selected;
 };
 
 struct ComponentListRow
@@ -21,9 +23,9 @@ struct ComponentListRow
 	// the rightmost element in the currently selected row.
 	std::function<bool(InputConfig*, Input)> input_handler;
 	
-	inline void addElement(const std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent>& component, bool resize_width)
+	inline void addElement(const std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent>& component, bool resize_width, bool invert_when_selected = true)
 	{
-		elements.push_back(ComponentListElement(component, resize_width));
+		elements.push_back(ComponentListElement(component, resize_width, invert_when_selected));
 	}
 
 	// Utility method for making an input handler for "when the users presses A on this, do func."
diff --git a/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp b/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp
index 390807c85..47a86b534 100644
--- a/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/components/DateTimeComponent.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 
 DateTimeComponent::DateTimeComponent(Window* window, DisplayMode dispMode) : GuiComponent(window), 
 	mEditing(false), mEditIndex(0), mDisplayMode(dispMode), mRelativeUpdateAccumulator(0), 
-	mColor(0x000000FF)
+	mColor(0x777777FF), mFont(Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL, FONT_PATH_LIGHT))
 {
-	mSize << 64, (float)getFont()->getHeight();
+	mSize << 64, getFont()->getHeight();
 	updateTextCache();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/MenuComponent.cpp b/src/components/MenuComponent.cpp
index 010fd7b4b..b6cd3a731 100644
--- a/src/components/MenuComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/components/MenuComponent.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ MenuComponent::MenuComponent(Window* window, const char* title) : GuiComponent(w
 	mBackground.setImagePath(":/frame.png");
 
 	// set up title which will never change
-	mTitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(title), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_LARGE), 0x555555FF, true);
+	mTitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(title), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_LARGE), 0x555555FF, TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	mGrid.setEntry(mTitle, Vector2i(0, 0), false);
 
 	// set up list which will never change (externally, anyway)
diff --git a/src/components/MenuComponent.h b/src/components/MenuComponent.h
index 52e5bae24..7c23672fe 100644
--- a/src/components/MenuComponent.h
+++ b/src/components/MenuComponent.h
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ public:
 
 	inline void addRow(const ComponentListRow& row, bool setCursorHere = false) { mList->addRow(row, setCursorHere); updateSize(); }
 
-	inline void addWithLabel(const std::string& label, const std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent>& comp, bool setCursorHere = false)
+	inline void addWithLabel(const std::string& label, const std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent>& comp, bool setCursorHere = false, bool invert_when_selected = true)
 	{
 		ComponentListRow row;
-		row.addElement(std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(label), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM), 0x777777FF), true);
-		row.addElement(comp, false);
+		row.addElement(std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(label), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM), 0x777777FF), TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
+		row.addElement(comp, false, invert_when_selected);
 		addRow(row, setCursorHere);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/components/OptionListComponent.h b/src/components/OptionListComponent.h
index ee95eaf60..9d5cec1c7 100644
--- a/src/components/OptionListComponent.h
+++ b/src/components/OptionListComponent.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public:
 		auto font = Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM, FONT_PATH_LIGHT);
 		mText.setFont(font);
 		mText.setColor(0x777777FF);
-		mText.setCentered(true);
+		mText.setAlignment(TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 		addChild(&mText);
 
 		if(mMultiSelect)
diff --git a/src/components/TextComponent.cpp b/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
index cd997a66a..b2ca17845 100644
--- a/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/components/TextComponent.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 #include "../Util.h"
 
 TextComponent::TextComponent(Window* window) : GuiComponent(window), 
-	mFont(Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM)), mColor(0x000000FF), mAutoCalcExtent(true, true), mCentered(false)
+	mFont(Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM)), mColor(0x000000FF), mAutoCalcExtent(true, true), mAlignment(ALIGN_LEFT)
 {
 }
 
-TextComponent::TextComponent(Window* window, const std::string& text, const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font, unsigned int color, bool center,
+TextComponent::TextComponent(Window* window, const std::string& text, const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font, unsigned int color, Alignment align,
 	Eigen::Vector3f pos, Eigen::Vector2f size) : GuiComponent(window), 
-	mFont(NULL), mColor(0x000000FF), mAutoCalcExtent(true, true), mCentered(center)
+	mFont(NULL), mColor(0x000000FF), mAutoCalcExtent(true, true), mAlignment(align)
 {
 	setFont(font);
 	setColor(color);
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ void TextComponent::setText(const std::string& text)
 	onTextChanged();
 }
 
-void TextComponent::setCentered(bool center)
-{
-	mCentered = center;
-}
-
 void TextComponent::render(const Eigen::Affine3f& parentTrans)
 {
 	Eigen::Affine3f trans = roundMatrix(parentTrans * getTransform());
@@ -78,19 +73,28 @@ void TextComponent::render(const Eigen::Affine3f& parentTrans)
 
 	if(mTextCache)
 	{
-		if(mCentered)
-		{
-			const Eigen::Vector2f& textSize = mTextCache->metrics.size;
-			Eigen::Vector3f off((getSize().x() - textSize.x()) / 2, (getSize().y() - textSize.y()) / 2, 0);
-			off = roundVector(off);
+		const Eigen::Vector2f& textSize = mTextCache->metrics.size;
+		Eigen::Vector3f off(0, 0, 0);
 
-			trans.translate(off);
-			Renderer::setMatrix(trans);
-			trans.translate(-off);
-		}else{
-			Renderer::setMatrix(trans);
+		switch(mAlignment)
+		{
+		case ALIGN_LEFT:
+			break;
+
+		case ALIGN_CENTER:
+			off << (getSize().x() - textSize.x()) / 2, (getSize().y() - textSize.y()) / 2, 0;
+			break;
+
+		case ALIGN_RIGHT:
+			off << (getSize().x() - textSize.x()), 0, 0;
+			break;
 		}
 
+		off = roundVector(off);
+		trans.translate(off);
+		Renderer::setMatrix(trans);
+		trans.translate(-off);
+
 		mFont->renderTextCache(mTextCache.get());
 	}
 
@@ -171,8 +175,18 @@ void TextComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme, const st
 	if(properties & COLOR && elem->has("color"))
 		setColor(elem->get<unsigned int>("color"));
 
-	if(properties & ALIGNMENT && elem->has("center"))
-		setCentered(elem->get<bool>("center"));
+	if(properties & ALIGNMENT && elem->has("alignment"))
+	{
+		std::string str = elem->get<std::string>("alignment");
+		if(str == "left")
+			setAlignment(ALIGN_LEFT);
+		else if(str == "center")
+			setAlignment(ALIGN_CENTER);
+		else if(str == "ALIGN_RIGHT")
+			setAlignment(ALIGN_RIGHT);
+		else
+			LOG(LogError) << "Unknown text alignment string: " << str;
+	}
 
 	if(properties & TEXT && elem->has("text"))
 		setText(elem->get<std::string>("text"));
diff --git a/src/components/TextComponent.h b/src/components/TextComponent.h
index e3039a2a1..36d825c1b 100644
--- a/src/components/TextComponent.h
+++ b/src/components/TextComponent.h
@@ -14,15 +14,22 @@ class ThemeData;
 class TextComponent : public GuiComponent
 {
 public:
+	enum Alignment
+	{
+		ALIGN_LEFT,
+		ALIGN_CENTER, // centers both horizontally and vertically
+		ALIGN_RIGHT
+	};
+
 	TextComponent(Window* window);
-	TextComponent(Window* window, const std::string& text, const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font, unsigned int color = 0x000000FF, bool center = false,
+	TextComponent(Window* window, const std::string& text, const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font, unsigned int color = 0x000000FF, Alignment align = ALIGN_LEFT,
 		Eigen::Vector3f pos = Eigen::Vector3f::Zero(), Eigen::Vector2f size = Eigen::Vector2f::Zero());
 
 	void setFont(const std::shared_ptr<Font>& font);
 	void onSizeChanged() override;
 	void setText(const std::string& text);
 	void setColor(unsigned int color);
-	void setCentered(bool center); // Will horizontally center text.  Default is false.
+	inline void setAlignment(Alignment align) { mAlignment = align; }
 
 	void render(const Eigen::Affine3f& parentTrans) override;
 
@@ -47,7 +54,7 @@ private:
 	Eigen::Matrix<bool, 1, 2> mAutoCalcExtent;
 	std::string mText;
 	std::shared_ptr<TextCache> mTextCache;
-	bool mCentered;
+	Alignment mAlignment;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiFastSelect.cpp b/src/guis/GuiFastSelect.cpp
index cecf73cfc..d5a36e8a6 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiFastSelect.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiFastSelect.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ GuiFastSelect::GuiFastSelect(Window* window, IGameListView* gamelist) : GuiCompo
 	addChild(&mBackground);
 
 	mLetterText.setSize(mSize.x(), mSize.y() * 0.75f);
-	mLetterText.setCentered(true);
+	mLetterText.setAlignment(TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	mLetterText.applyTheme(theme, "fastSelect", "letter", FONT_PATH | COLOR);
 	// TODO - set font size
 	addChild(&mLetterText);
 
 	mSortText.setPosition(0, mSize.y() * 0.75f);
 	mSortText.setSize(mSize.x(), mSize.y() * 0.25f);
-	mSortText.setCentered(true);
+	mSortText.setAlignment(TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	mSortText.applyTheme(theme, "fastSelect", "subtext", FONT_PATH | COLOR);
 	// TODO - set font size
 	addChild(&mSortText);
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiGameScraper.cpp b/src/guis/GuiGameScraper.cpp
index 422e3dbd9..cc84870a3 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiGameScraper.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiGameScraper.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GuiGameScraper::GuiGameScraper(Window* window, ScraperSearchParams params, std::
 	addChild(&mGrid);
 
 	// header
-	mHeader = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, getCleanFileName(mSearchParams.game->getName()), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_LARGE), 0x777777FF, true);
+	mHeader = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, getCleanFileName(mSearchParams.game->getName()), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_LARGE), 0x777777FF, TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	mGrid.setEntry(mHeader, Eigen::Vector2i(0, 0), false, true);
 
 	// ScraperSearchComponent
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp b/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp
index 83b83939c..47f9f1b4f 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiMetaDataEd.cpp
@@ -31,35 +31,39 @@ GuiMetaDataEd::GuiMetaDataEd(Window* window, MetaDataList* md, const std::vector
 
 		// create ed and add it (and any related components) to mMenu
 		// ed's value will be set below
+		ComponentListRow row;
+		auto lbl = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(iter->key), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL), 0x777777FF);
+		row.addElement(lbl, true); // label
+
 		switch(iter->type)
 		{
 		case MD_RATING:
 			{
 				ed = std::make_shared<RatingComponent>(window);
-				mMenu.addWithLabel(iter->key, ed);
+				ed->setSize(0, lbl->getSize().y());
+				row.addElement(ed, false, false);
+				mMenu.addRow(row);
 				break;
 			}
 		case MD_DATE:
 			{
 				ed = std::make_shared<DateTimeComponent>(window);
-				mMenu.addWithLabel(iter->key, ed);
+				row.addElement(ed, false);
+				mMenu.addRow(row);
 				break;
 			}
 		case MD_TIME:
 			{
 				ed = std::make_shared<DateTimeComponent>(window, DateTimeComponent::DISP_RELATIVE_TO_NOW);
-				mMenu.addWithLabel(iter->key, ed);
+				row.addElement(ed, false);
+				mMenu.addRow(row);
 				break;
 			}
 		case MD_MULTILINE_STRING:
 		default:
 			{
 				// MD_STRING
-				ComponentListRow row;
-				auto lbl = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, iter->key, Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL), 0x777777FF);
-				row.addElement(lbl, true); // label
-
-				ed = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(window, "", Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL, FONT_PATH_LIGHT), 0x777777FF);
+				ed = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(window, "", Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL, FONT_PATH_LIGHT), 0x777777FF, TextComponent::ALIGN_RIGHT);
 				row.addElement(ed, true);
 				
 				auto bracket = std::make_shared<ImageComponent>(mWindow);
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiMsgBox.cpp b/src/guis/GuiMsgBox.cpp
index da58c6c5f..5f59a9d0b 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiMsgBox.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiMsgBox.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ GuiMsgBox::GuiMsgBox(Window* window, const std::string& text,
 	float width = Renderer::getScreenWidth() * 0.6f; // max width
 	float minWidth = Renderer::getScreenWidth() * 0.3f; // minimum width
 
-	mMsg = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, text, Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM), 0x777777FF, true);
+	mMsg = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, text, Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM), 0x777777FF, TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	
 	// create the buttons
 	mButtons.push_back(std::make_shared<ButtonComponent>(mWindow, name1, name1, std::bind(&GuiMsgBox::deleteMeAndCall, this, func1)));
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiScraperMulti.cpp b/src/guis/GuiScraperMulti.cpp
index 96c766dc3..27cdb2b9c 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiScraperMulti.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiScraperMulti.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ GuiScraperMulti::GuiScraperMulti(Window* window, const std::queue<ScraperSearchP
 	mCurrentGame = 0;
 
 	// set up grid
-	mTitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, "SCRAPING IN PROGRESS", Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL), 0x777777FF, true);
+	mTitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, "SCRAPING IN PROGRESS", Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL), 0x777777FF, TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	mGrid.setEntry(mTitle, Vector2i(0, 0), false, true);
 
-	mSubtitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, "subtitle text", Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL), 0x888888FF, true);
+	mSubtitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, "subtitle text", Font::get(FONT_SIZE_SMALL), 0x888888FF, TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	mGrid.setEntry(mSubtitle, Vector2i(0, 1), false, true);
 
 	mSearchComp = std::make_shared<ScraperSearchComponent>(mWindow, 
diff --git a/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp b/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp
index 1c540cb12..74b076d90 100644
--- a/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp
+++ b/src/guis/GuiTextEditPopup.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ GuiTextEditPopup::GuiTextEditPopup(Window* window, const std::string& title, con
 	addChild(&mBackground);
 	addChild(&mGrid);
 
-	mTitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(title), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM), 0x777777FF, true);
+	mTitle = std::make_shared<TextComponent>(mWindow, strToUpper(title), Font::get(FONT_SIZE_MEDIUM), 0x777777FF, TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 
 	mText = std::make_shared<TextEditComponent>(mWindow);
 	mText->setValue(initValue);
diff --git a/src/views/SystemView.cpp b/src/views/SystemView.cpp
index 8a8bd245e..d01679409 100644
--- a/src/views/SystemView.cpp
+++ b/src/views/SystemView.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void SystemView::populate()
 			text->setText((*it)->getName());
 			text->setSize(logoSize().x(), 0);
 			text->setPosition(0, (logoSize().y() - text->getSize().y()) / 2); // vertically center
-			text->setCentered(true); // horizontally center
+			text->setAlignment(TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 			e.data.logo = std::shared_ptr<GuiComponent>(text);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/views/gamelist/ISimpleGameListView.cpp b/src/views/gamelist/ISimpleGameListView.cpp
index 262954b96..ed1bf29d9 100644
--- a/src/views/gamelist/ISimpleGameListView.cpp
+++ b/src/views/gamelist/ISimpleGameListView.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ISimpleGameListView::ISimpleGameListView(Window* window, FileData* root) : IGame
 	mHeaderText.setText("Logo Text");
 	mHeaderText.setSize(mSize.x(), 0);
 	mHeaderText.setPosition(0, 0);
-	mHeaderText.setCentered(true);
+	mHeaderText.setAlignment(TextComponent::ALIGN_CENTER);
 	
 	mHeaderImage.setResize(0, mSize.y() * 0.185f);
 	mHeaderImage.setOrigin(0.5f, 0.0f);