Initial commit by me.

9 files changed, 457 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e83b0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+*.o
+*.out
+*.orig
+*.rej
+dmenu
+stest
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1edb647..cfff3e4 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 /* Default settings; can be overriden by command line. */
 
 static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
+static int centered = 0;                    /* -c option; centers dmenu on screen */
+static int min_width = 500;                    /* minimum width when centered */
 /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
 static const char *fonts[] = {
 	"monospace:size=10"
@@ -21,3 +23,6 @@ static unsigned int lines      = 0;
  * for example: " /?\"&[]"
  */
 static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
+
+/* Size of the window border */
+static unsigned int border_width = 0;
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a78f993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
+/* Default settings; can be overriden by command line. */
+
+static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
+/* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
+static const char *fonts[] = {
+	"monospace:size=10"
+};
+static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the left of input field */
+static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
+	/*     fg         bg       */
+	[SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
+	[SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
+	[SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
+};
+/* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
+static unsigned int lines      = 16;
+
+/*
+ * Characters not considered part of a word while deleting words
+ * for example: " /?\"&[]"
+ */
+static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
+
+static int centered = 1;
+static int min_width = 1024;
+static int border_width = 5;
diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
index 323f93c..c036baa 100644
--- a/dmenu.1
+++ b/dmenu.1
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ which lists programs in the user's $PATH and runs the result in their $SHELL.
 .B \-b
 dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.
 .TP
+.B \-c
+dmenu appears centered on the screen.
+.TP
 .B \-f
 dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin if not reading from a tty. This
 is faster, but will lock up X until stdin reaches end\-of\-file.
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 40f93e0..203fcdc 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
 #endif
 #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+#include <X11/Xresource.h>
 
 #include "drw.h"
 #include "util.h"
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ static XIC xic;
 static Drw *drw;
 static Clr *scheme[SchemeLast];
 
+/* Temporary arrays to allow overriding xresources values */
+static char *colortemp[4];
+static char *tempfonts;
+
 #include "config.h"
 
 static int (*fstrncmp)(const char *, const char *, size_t) = strncmp;
@@ -95,6 +100,15 @@ calcoffsets(void)
 			break;
 }
 
+static int
+max_textw(void)
+{
+	int len = 0;
+	for (struct item *item = items; item && item->text; item++)
+		len = MAX(TEXTW(item->text), len);
+	return len;
+}
+
 static void
 cleanup(void)
 {
@@ -402,10 +416,10 @@ keypress(XKeyEvent *ev)
 			goto draw;
 		case XK_g: ksym = XK_Home;  break;
 		case XK_G: ksym = XK_End;   break;
-		case XK_h: ksym = XK_Up;    break;
-		case XK_j: ksym = XK_Next;  break;
-		case XK_k: ksym = XK_Prior; break;
-		case XK_l: ksym = XK_Down;  break;
+		case XK_h: ksym = XK_Prior;    break;
+		case XK_j: ksym = XK_Down;  break;
+		case XK_k: ksym = XK_Up; break;
+		case XK_l: ksym = XK_Next;  break;
 		default:
 			return;
 		}
@@ -626,8 +640,13 @@ setup(void)
 	int a, di, n, area = 0;
 #endif
 	/* init appearance */
-	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++)
-		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[j], 2);
+	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++) {
+		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, (const char**)colors[j], 2);
+	}
+	for (j = 0; j < SchemeOut; ++j) {
+		for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
+			free(colors[j][i]);
+	}
 
 	clip = XInternAtom(dpy, "CLIPBOARD",   False);
 	utf8 = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
@@ -636,6 +655,7 @@ setup(void)
 	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
 	lines = MAX(lines, 0);
 	mh = (lines + 1) * bh;
+	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
 #ifdef XINERAMA
 	i = 0;
 	if (parentwin == root && (info = XineramaQueryScreens(dpy, &n))) {
@@ -662,9 +682,16 @@ setup(void)
 				if (INTERSECT(x, y, 1, 1, info[i]) != 0)
 					break;
 
-		x = info[i].x_org;
-		y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? 0 : info[i].height - mh);
-		mw = info[i].width;
+		if (centered) {
+			mw = MIN(MAX(max_textw() + promptw, min_width), info[i].width);
+			x = info[i].x_org + ((info[i].width  - mw) / 2);
+			y = info[i].y_org + ((info[i].height - mh) / 2);
+		} else {
+			x = info[i].x_org;
+			y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? 0 : info[i].height - mh);
+			mw = info[i].width;
+		}
+
 		XFree(info);
 	} else
 #endif
@@ -672,11 +699,17 @@ setup(void)
 		if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, parentwin, &wa))
 			die("could not get embedding window attributes: 0x%lx",
 			    parentwin);
-		x = 0;
-		y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
-		mw = wa.width;
+
+		if (centered) {
+			mw = MIN(MAX(max_textw() + promptw, min_width), wa.width);
+			x = (wa.width  - mw) / 2;
+			y = (wa.height - mh) / 2;
+		} else {
+			x = 0;
+			y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
+			mw = wa.width;
+		}
 	}
-	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
 	inputw = mw / 3; /* input width: ~33% of monitor width */
 	match();
 
@@ -684,9 +717,11 @@ setup(void)
 	swa.override_redirect = True;
 	swa.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
 	swa.event_mask = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | VisibilityChangeMask;
-	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, y, mw, mh, 0,
+	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, y, mw, mh, border_width,
 	                    CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
 	                    CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixel | CWEventMask, &swa);
+	if (border_width)
+		XSetWindowBorder(dpy, win, scheme[SchemeSel][ColBg].pixel);
 	XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
 
 
@@ -719,6 +754,41 @@ usage(void)
 	    "             [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-w windowid]");
 }
 
+void
+readxresources(void) {
+	XrmInitialize();
+
+	char* xrm;
+	if ((xrm = XResourceManagerString(drw->dpy))) {
+		char *type;
+		XrmDatabase xdb = XrmGetStringDatabase(xrm);
+		XrmValue xval;
+
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.font", "*", &type, &xval))
+			fonts[0] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			fonts[0] = strdup(fonts[0]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.background", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.foreground", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selbackground", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColBg]);
+		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selforeground", "*", &type, &xval))
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
+		else
+			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColFg]);
+
+		XrmDestroyDatabase(xdb);
+	}
+}
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -734,6 +804,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			topbar = 0;
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-f"))   /* grabs keyboard before reading stdin */
 			fast = 1;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-c"))   /* centers dmenu on screen */
+			centered = 1;
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-i")) { /* case-insensitive item matching */
 			fstrncmp = strncasecmp;
 			fstrstr = cistrstr;
@@ -747,17 +819,19 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-p"))   /* adds prompt to left of input field */
 			prompt = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-fn"))  /* font or font set */
-			fonts[0] = argv[++i];
+			tempfonts = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nb"))  /* normal background color */
-			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+			colortemp[0] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nf"))  /* normal foreground color */
-			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+			colortemp[1] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sb"))  /* selected background color */
-			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+			colortemp[2] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sf"))  /* selected foreground color */
-			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+			colortemp[3] = argv[++i];
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
 			embed = argv[++i];
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-bw"))
+			border_width = atoi(argv[++i]); /* border width */
 		else
 			usage();
 
@@ -773,8 +847,23 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		die("could not get embedding window attributes: 0x%lx",
 		    parentwin);
 	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, wa.width, wa.height);
-	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
+	readxresources();
+	/* Now we check whether to override xresources with commandline parameters */
+	if ( tempfonts )
+	   fonts[0] = strdup(tempfonts);
+	if ( colortemp[0])
+	   colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(colortemp[0]);
+	if ( colortemp[1])
+	   colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(colortemp[1]);
+	if ( colortemp[2])
+	   colors[SchemeSel][ColBg]  = strdup(colortemp[2]);
+	if ( colortemp[3])
+	   colors[SchemeSel][ColFg]  = strdup(colortemp[3]);
+
+	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, (const char**)fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
+
+	free(fonts[0]);
 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
diff --git a/patches/dmenu-border-20230512-0fe460d.diff b/patches/dmenu-border-20230512-0fe460d.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7a5971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/dmenu-border-20230512-0fe460d.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 1edb647..dd3eb31 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ static unsigned int lines      = 0;
+  * for example: " /?\"&[]"
+  */
+ static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
++
++/* Size of the window border */
++static unsigned int border_width = 0;
+diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
+index 27b7a30..7c130fc 100644
+--- a/dmenu.c
++++ b/dmenu.c
+@@ -684,9 +684,11 @@ setup(void)
+ 	swa.override_redirect = True;
+ 	swa.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
+ 	swa.event_mask = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | VisibilityChangeMask;
+-	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, y, mw, mh, 0,
++	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, x, y, mw, mh, border_width,
+ 	                    CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
+ 	                    CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixel | CWEventMask, &swa);
++	if (border_width)
++		XSetWindowBorder(dpy, win, scheme[SchemeSel][ColBg].pixel);
+ 	XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
+
+
+@@ -757,6 +759,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
+ 			embed = argv[++i];
++		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-bw"))
++			border_width = atoi(argv[++i]); /* border width */
+ 		else
+ 			usage();
diff --git a/patches/dmenu-center-20200111-8cd37e1.diff b/patches/dmenu-center-20200111-8cd37e1.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af249a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/dmenu-center-20200111-8cd37e1.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+From 8cd37e1ab9e7cb025224aeb3543f1a5be8bceb93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nihal Jere <nihal@nihaljere.xyz>
+Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 21:16:08 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] center patch now has adjustable minimum width
+
+---
+ config.def.h |  2 ++
+ dmenu.1      |  3 +++
+ dmenu.c      | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
+ 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 1edb647..88ef264 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
+ /* Default settings; can be overriden by command line. */
+ 
+ static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
++static int centered = 0;                    /* -c option; centers dmenu on screen */
++static int min_width = 500;                    /* minimum width when centered */
+ /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
+ static const char *fonts[] = {
+ 	"monospace:size=10"
+diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
+index 323f93c..c036baa 100644
+--- a/dmenu.1
++++ b/dmenu.1
+@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ which lists programs in the user's $PATH and runs the result in their $SHELL.
+ .B \-b
+ dmenu appears at the bottom of the screen.
+ .TP
++.B \-c
++dmenu appears centered on the screen.
++.TP
+ .B \-f
+ dmenu grabs the keyboard before reading stdin if not reading from a tty. This
+ is faster, but will lock up X until stdin reaches end\-of\-file.
+diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
+index 65f25ce..041c7f8 100644
+--- a/dmenu.c
++++ b/dmenu.c
+@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ calcoffsets(void)
+ 			break;
+ }
+ 
++static int
++max_textw(void)
++{
++	int len = 0;
++	for (struct item *item = items; item && item->text; item++)
++		len = MAX(TEXTW(item->text), len);
++	return len;
++}
++
+ static void
+ cleanup(void)
+ {
+@@ -611,6 +620,7 @@ setup(void)
+ 	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
+ 	lines = MAX(lines, 0);
+ 	mh = (lines + 1) * bh;
++	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
+ #ifdef XINERAMA
+ 	i = 0;
+ 	if (parentwin == root && (info = XineramaQueryScreens(dpy, &n))) {
+@@ -637,9 +647,16 @@ setup(void)
+ 				if (INTERSECT(x, y, 1, 1, info[i]))
+ 					break;
+ 
+-		x = info[i].x_org;
+-		y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? 0 : info[i].height - mh);
+-		mw = info[i].width;
++		if (centered) {
++			mw = MIN(MAX(max_textw() + promptw, min_width), info[i].width);
++			x = info[i].x_org + ((info[i].width  - mw) / 2);
++			y = info[i].y_org + ((info[i].height - mh) / 2);
++		} else {
++			x = info[i].x_org;
++			y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? 0 : info[i].height - mh);
++			mw = info[i].width;
++		}
++
+ 		XFree(info);
+ 	} else
+ #endif
+@@ -647,11 +664,17 @@ setup(void)
+ 		if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, parentwin, &wa))
+ 			die("could not get embedding window attributes: 0x%lx",
+ 			    parentwin);
+-		x = 0;
+-		y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
+-		mw = wa.width;
++
++		if (centered) {
++			mw = MIN(MAX(max_textw() + promptw, min_width), wa.width);
++			x = (wa.width  - mw) / 2;
++			y = (wa.height - mh) / 2;
++		} else {
++			x = 0;
++			y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
++			mw = wa.width;
++		}
+ 	}
+-	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
+ 	inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
+ 	match();
+ 
+@@ -709,6 +732,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 			topbar = 0;
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-f"))   /* grabs keyboard before reading stdin */
+ 			fast = 1;
++		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-c"))   /* centers dmenu on screen */
++			centered = 1;
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-i")) { /* case-insensitive item matching */
+ 			fstrncmp = strncasecmp;
+ 			fstrstr = cistrstr;
+-- 
+2.24.1
+
diff --git a/patches/dmenu-fix-vertical-nav.diff b/patches/dmenu-fix-vertical-nav.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..323870a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/dmenu-fix-vertical-nav.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+*** dmenu.c	2023-11-25 22:27:02.258247350 -0500
+--- dmenu2.c	2023-11-25 22:28:50.393973846 -0500
+*************** keypress(XKeyEvent *ev)
+*** 416,425 ****
+  			goto draw;
+  		case XK_g: ksym = XK_Home;  break;
+  		case XK_G: ksym = XK_End;   break;
+! 		case XK_h: ksym = XK_Up;    break;
+! 		case XK_j: ksym = XK_Next;  break;
+! 		case XK_k: ksym = XK_Prior; break;
+! 		case XK_l: ksym = XK_Down;  break;
+  		default:
+  			return;
+  		}
+--- 416,425 ----
+  			goto draw;
+  		case XK_g: ksym = XK_Home;  break;
+  		case XK_G: ksym = XK_End;   break;
+! 		case XK_h: ksym = XK_Prior;    break;
+! 		case XK_j: ksym = XK_Down;  break;
+! 		case XK_k: ksym = XK_Up; break;
+! 		case XK_l: ksym = XK_Next;  break;
+  		default:
+  			return;
+  		}
diff --git a/patches/dmenu-xresources-4.9.diff b/patches/dmenu-xresources-4.9.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..267fb0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/dmenu-xresources-4.9.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+diff '--color=auto' -up ../dmenu-4.9/dmenu.c ./dmenu.c
+--- ../dmenu-4.9/dmenu.c	2019-02-02 13:55:02.000000000 +0100
++++ ./dmenu.c	2020-05-24 00:27:58.038586112 +0200
+@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
+ #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>
+ #endif
+ #include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
++#include <X11/Xresource.h>
+
+ #include "drw.h"
+ #include "util.h"
+@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ static XIC xic;
+ static Drw *drw;
+ static Clr *scheme[SchemeLast];
+
++/* Temporary arrays to allow overriding xresources values */
++static char *colortemp[4];
++static char *tempfonts;
++
+ #include "config.h"
+
+ static int (*fstrncmp)(const char *, const char *, size_t) = strncmp;
+@@ -596,8 +601,13 @@ setup(void)
+ 	int a, di, n, area = 0;
+ #endif
+ 	/* init appearance */
+-	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++)
+-		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, colors[j], 2);
++	for (j = 0; j < SchemeLast; j++) {
++		scheme[j] = drw_scm_create(drw, (const char**)colors[j], 2);
++	}
++	for (j = 0; j < SchemeOut; ++j) {
++		for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
++			free(colors[j][i]);
++	}
+
+ 	clip = XInternAtom(dpy, "CLIPBOARD",   False);
+ 	utf8 = XInternAtom(dpy, "UTF8_STRING", False);
+@@ -687,6 +697,41 @@ usage(void)
+ 	exit(1);
+ }
+
++void
++readxresources(void) {
++	XrmInitialize();
++
++	char* xrm;
++	if ((xrm = XResourceManagerString(drw->dpy))) {
++		char *type;
++		XrmDatabase xdb = XrmGetStringDatabase(xrm);
++		XrmValue xval;
++
++		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.font", "*", &type, &xval))
++			fonts[0] = strdup(xval.addr);
++		else
++			fonts[0] = strdup(fonts[0]);
++		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.background", "*", &type, &xval))
++			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
++		else
++			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg]);
++		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.foreground", "*", &type, &xval))
++			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
++		else
++			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg]);
++		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selbackground", "*", &type, &xval))
++			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(xval.addr);
++		else
++			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColBg]);
++		if (XrmGetResource(xdb, "dmenu.selforeground", "*", &type, &xval))
++			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(xval.addr);
++		else
++			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = strdup(colors[SchemeSel][ColFg]);
++
++		XrmDestroyDatabase(xdb);
++	}
++}
++
+ int
+ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ {
+@@ -715,15 +760,15 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-p"))   /* adds prompt to left of input field */
+ 			prompt = argv[++i];
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-fn"))  /* font or font set */
+-			fonts[0] = argv[++i];
++			tempfonts = argv[++i];
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nb"))  /* normal background color */
+-			colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = argv[++i];
++			colortemp[0] = argv[++i];
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nf"))  /* normal foreground color */
+-			colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = argv[++i];
++			colortemp[1] = argv[++i];
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sb"))  /* selected background color */
+-			colors[SchemeSel][ColBg] = argv[++i];
++			colortemp[2] = argv[++i];
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sf"))  /* selected foreground color */
+-			colors[SchemeSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
++			colortemp[3] = argv[++i];
+ 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
+ 			embed = argv[++i];
+ 		else
+@@ -743,8 +788,23 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 		die("could not get embedding window attributes: 0x%lx",
+ 		    parentwin);
+ 	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, wa.width, wa.height);
+-	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
++	readxresources();
++	/* Now we check whether to override xresources with commandline parameters */
++	if ( tempfonts )
++	   fonts[0] = strdup(tempfonts);
++	if ( colortemp[0])
++	   colors[SchemeNorm][ColBg] = strdup(colortemp[0]);
++	if ( colortemp[1])
++	   colors[SchemeNorm][ColFg] = strdup(colortemp[1]);
++	if ( colortemp[2])
++	   colors[SchemeSel][ColBg]  = strdup(colortemp[2]);
++	if ( colortemp[3])
++	   colors[SchemeSel][ColFg]  = strdup(colortemp[3]);
++
++	if (!drw_fontset_create(drw, (const char**)fonts, LENGTH(fonts)))
+ 		die("no fonts could be loaded.");
++
++	free(fonts[0]);
+ 	lrpad = drw->fonts->h;
+
+ #ifdef __OpenBSD__