Index: mods/starlit/user.lua
==================================================================
--- mods/starlit/user.lua
+++ mods/starlit/user.lua
@@ -541,11 +541,11 @@
 						local xc = (idx*48 + 400)*ofs
 						if l.elt and next(del) then
 							l.elt:update('offset', {x=xc, y=1})
 						else
 							local tex = leds[l.kind].icon:blit(hudAdjustBacklight(leds[l.kind].bg))
-							if tx then tex = tex:transform(tx) end
+							if tx then tex = lib.image(tex:render()):transform(tx) end
 							if not l.elt then
 								l.elt = self:attachImage {
 									tex = tex:render();
 									align = {x=ofs, y=-1};
 									pos = {x=.5, y=1};

Index: mods/vtlib/image.lua
==================================================================
--- mods/vtlib/image.lua
+++ mods/vtlib/image.lua
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
 				str = string.format('[combine:%sx%s', self.w, self.h)
 				for _,i in pairs(self.atop) do
 					str = str .. string.format(':%s,%s=(%s)', i.at.x, i.at.y, i.img:render())
 				end
 			else
+				for _,i in pairs(self.atop) do
+					str = '(' .. i.img:render() .. ')^' .. str
+				end
 				if str ~= '' then
 					str = str .. '('
 					bracket = true
 				end
-				for _,i in pairs(self.atop) do
-					str = '(' .. i.img:render() .. ')^' .. str
-				end
 				str = str .. self.string
 			end
 			for _,e in pairs(self.fx) do
 				str = str .. '^[' .. e
 				-- be sure to escape ones that take arguments
@@ -122,13 +122,15 @@
 		end;
 
 		glow = function(self,color) return self:blit(self:multiply(color)) end;
 	};
 
-	construct = function(file, w, h) return {
-		string = file;
-		atop = {};
-		fx = {};
-		combine = w and h and true or nil;
-	} end;
+	construct = function(file, w, h)
+		return {
+			string = file;
+			atop = {};
+			fx = {};
+			combine = w and h and true or nil;
+		}
+	end;
 }
 return image