added st-copyout to master

.gitignore

@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ modules.order
 Module.symvers
 Mkfile.old
 dkms.conf
+
+st

Makefile

@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ dist: clean
 install: st
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f st $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	cp -f st-copyout $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-copyout
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1
 	sed "s/VERSION/$(VERSION)/g" < st.1 > $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
 	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
@@ -53,6 +55,8 @@ install: st
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-copyout
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
 
 .PHONY: all options clean dist install uninstall

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# st-0.9.0
+# st
 
 This is my patched version of st. The base version is directly from suckless.org.
 This belongs to my larbs installation script, but does not directly depend on it.
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ It is supposed to work in the environment after the larbs-base-installation.
 
 The list below shows the currently applied patches to the master branch.
 
+- st-alpha-20220206-0.8.5.diff (adds transparency)
 - st-anysize-20220718-baa9357.diff (st leaves no gaps if the height/width doesn't match a multiple of
   character height)
+- st-externalpipe-0.8.4.diff (allows reading and writing st's screen through a pipe)
 - st-ligatures-scrollback-20230105-0.9.diff (scrollback compatible addition of ligatures)
 - st-scrollback-0.8.5.diff (add scrollback functionality)
 
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ The list below shows the currently applied patches to the master branch.
 There are various shortcuts and hotkeys used in this version. Included in my build are the following.
 
 | ModKey | Shift | Key             | Function                                     |
-| ------ | ----- | --------------- | --------------- |
+| ------ | ----- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
 | Alt    |       | Break           | Send break                                   |
 | Alt    |       | Print           | Toggle printer                               |
 | Alt    |       | Print           | Print screen                                 |
@@ -33,14 +35,11 @@ There are various shortcuts and hotkeys used in this version. Included in my bui
 |        |       | MouseScrollDown | Scroll down                                  |
 | Alt    | Shift | u               | Zoom in                                      |
 | Alt    | Shift | i               | Zoom out                                     |
+| Alt    |       | o               | copy output of previous command to clipboard |
 
 ## Installation
 
-To install this package you can run several commands.
-If you want to use st with colored emojis make sure to install `libxft-bgra`
-(`yay -S libxft-bgra` on arch based systems`).
-
 The most basic way is to clone the repository and then invoke make.
 
-- `git clone https://github.com/tiyn/st-0.9.0`
+- `git clone https://github.com/tiyn/st`
 - `make clean install`

config.def.h

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
-static char *font = "Liberation Mono:pixelsize=12:antialias=true:autohint=true";
+static char *font = "mono:pixelsize=16:antialias=true:autohint=true";
 static int borderpx = 2;
 
 /*
@@ -93,35 +93,33 @@ char *termname = "st-256color";
  */
 unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
+/* bg opacity */
+float alpha = 1.0;
+
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* 8 normal colors */
-	"black",
+	"#191919",
-	"red3",
+	"#f44747",
-	"green3",
+	"#608b4e",
-	"yellow3",
+	"#dcdcaa",
-	"blue2",
+	"#569cd6",
-	"magenta3",
+	"#c678dd",
-	"cyan3",
+	"#56b6c2",
-	"gray90",
+	"#d4d4d4",
-
+	"#808080",
-	/* 8 bright colors */
+	"#f44747",
-	"gray50",
+	"#608b4e",
-	"red",
+	"#dcdcaa",
-	"green",
+	"#569cd6",
-	"yellow",
+	"#c678dd",
-	"#5c5cff",
+	"#56b6c2",
-	"magenta",
+	"#d4d4d4",
-	"cyan",
-	"white",
-
 	[255] = 0,
-
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-	"#cccccc",
+	"#191919",   /* 256 -> bg */
-	"#555555",
+	"#d4d4d4",   /* 257 -> fg */
-	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
+	"#a4a4a4", /* 258 -> cursor */
-	"black", /* default background colour */
 };
 
 
@@ -129,10 +127,10 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
  * Default colors (colorname index)
  * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultfg = 258;
+unsigned int defaultfg = 257;
-unsigned int defaultbg = 259;
+unsigned int defaultbg = 256;
-unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
+unsigned int defaultcs = 258;
-static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
+static unsigned int defaultrcs = 0;
 
 /*
  * Default shape of cursor
@@ -176,33 +174,34 @@ static uint forcemousemod = ShiftMask;
  */
 static MouseShortcut mshortcuts[] = {
 	/* mask                 button      function    argument    release */
-	{ XK_ANY_MOD,           Button2, selpaste,       {.i = 0},      1 },
+	{ Button4,              XK_NO_MOD,  "\031" },
-	{ ShiftMask,            Button4, ttysend,        {.s = "\033[5;2~"} },
+	{ Button5,              XK_NO_MOD,  "\005" },
-	{ XK_ANY_MOD,           Button4, ttysend,        {.s = "\031"} },
+        { XK_NO_MOD,            Button4,    kscrollup,  {.i = 1} },
-	{ ShiftMask,            Button5, ttysend,        {.s = "\033[6;2~"} },
+        { XK_NO_MOD,            Button5,    kscrolldown,{.i = 1} },
-	{ XK_ANY_MOD,           Button5, ttysend,        {.s = "\005"} },
 };
 
 /* Internal keyboard shortcuts. */
 #define MODKEY Mod1Mask
 #define TERMMOD (ControlMask|ShiftMask)
 
+static char *copyoutput[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-copyout", "externalpipe", NULL };
+
 static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	/* mask                 keysym          function        argument */
-	{ XK_ANY_MOD,           XK_Break,       sendbreak,      {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,		XK_Break,       sendbreak,      {.i =  0} },
-	{ ControlMask,          XK_Print,       toggleprinter,  {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,		XK_Print,       toggleprinter,  {.i =  0} },
-	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Print,       printscreen,    {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,		XK_Print,       printscreen,    {.i =  0} },
-	{ XK_ANY_MOD,           XK_Print,       printsel,       {.i =  0} },
+	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Insert,      clippaste,      {.i =  0} },
-	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Prior,       zoom,           {.f = +1} },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_c,           clipcopy,       {.i =  0} },
-	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Next,        zoom,           {.f = -1} },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_v,           clippaste,      {.i =  0} },
-	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Home,        zoomreset,      {.f =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_p,           selpaste,       {.i =  0} },
-	{ TERMMOD,              XK_C,           clipcopy,       {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_Num_Lock,    numlock,        {.i =  0} },
-	{ TERMMOD,              XK_V,           clippaste,      {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,	        XK_k,           kscrollup,	{.i =  1} },
-	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Y,           selpaste,       {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,	        XK_j,           kscrolldown,	{.i =  1} },
-	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Insert,      selpaste,       {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY,		XK_U,           zoom,           {.f = +1} },
-	{ TERMMOD,              XK_Num_Lock,    numlock,        {.i =  0} },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,	XK_U,           zoom,           {.f = +1} },
-	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Page_Up,     kscrollup,      {.i = -1} },
+	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,	XK_I,           zoom,           {.f = -1} },
-	{ ShiftMask,            XK_Page_Down,   kscrolldown,    {.i = -1} },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_o,           externalpipe,   {.v = copyoutput } },
 };
 
 /*

config.mk

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ INCS = -I$(X11INC) \
        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags fontconfig` \
        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags freetype2` \
        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags harfbuzz`
-LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lm -lrt -lX11 -lutil -lXft \
+LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lm -lrt -lX11 -lutil -lXft -lXrender\
        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs fontconfig` \
        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs freetype2` \
        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs harfbuzz`

st-alpha-20220206-0.8.5.diff

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
+index 91ab8ca..6af616e 100644
+--- a/config.def.h
++++ b/config.def.h
+@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ char *termname = "st-256color";
+  */
+ unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
+ 
++/* bg opacity */
++float alpha = 0.8;
++
+ /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
+ static const char *colorname[] = {
+ 	/* 8 normal colors */
+diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
+index 4c4c5d5..0114bad 100644
+--- a/config.mk
++++ b/config.mk
+@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config
+ INCS = -I$(X11INC) \
+        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags fontconfig` \
+        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags freetype2`
+-LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lm -lrt -lX11 -lutil -lXft \
++LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lm -lrt -lX11 -lutil -lXft -lXrender\
+        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs fontconfig` \
+        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs freetype2`
+ 
+diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
+index 519b9bd..8bb533d 100644
+--- a/st.h
++++ b/st.h
+@@ -126,3 +126,4 @@ extern unsigned int tabspaces;
+ extern unsigned int defaultfg;
+ extern unsigned int defaultbg;
+ extern unsigned int defaultcs;
++extern float alpha;
+diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
+index 8a16faa..ddf4178 100644
+--- a/x.c
++++ b/x.c
+@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	XSetWindowAttributes attrs;
+ 	int scr;
+ 	int isfixed; /* is fixed geometry? */
++	int depth; /* bit depth */
+ 	int l, t; /* left and top offset */
+ 	int gm; /* geometry mask */
+ } XWindow;
+@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ static char *usedfont = NULL;
+ static double usedfontsize = 0;
+ static double defaultfontsize = 0;
+ 
++static char *opt_alpha = NULL;
+ static char *opt_class = NULL;
+ static char **opt_cmd  = NULL;
+ static char *opt_embed = NULL;
+@@ -736,7 +738,7 @@ xresize(int col, int row)
+ 
+ 	XFreePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.buf);
+ 	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
+-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
++			xw.depth);
+ 	XftDrawChange(xw.draw, xw.buf);
+ 	xclear(0, 0, win.w, win.h);
+ 
+@@ -796,6 +798,13 @@ xloadcols(void)
+ 			else
+ 				die("could not allocate color %d\n", i);
+ 		}
++
++	/* set alpha value of bg color */
++	if (opt_alpha)
++		alpha = strtof(opt_alpha, NULL);
++	dc.col[defaultbg].color.alpha = (unsigned short)(0xffff * alpha);
++	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel &= 0x00FFFFFF;
++	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel |= (unsigned char)(0xff * alpha) << 24;
+ 	loaded = 1;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1118,11 +1127,23 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 	Window parent;
+ 	pid_t thispid = getpid();
+ 	XColor xmousefg, xmousebg;
++	XWindowAttributes attr;
++	XVisualInfo vis;
+ 
+ 	if (!(xw.dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
+ 		die("can't open display\n");
+ 	xw.scr = XDefaultScreen(xw.dpy);
+-	xw.vis = XDefaultVisual(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
++
++	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0)))) {
++		parent = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
++		xw.depth = 32;
++	} else {
++		XGetWindowAttributes(xw.dpy, parent, &attr);
++		xw.depth = attr.depth;
++	}
++
++	XMatchVisualInfo(xw.dpy, xw.scr, xw.depth, TrueColor, &vis);
++	xw.vis = vis.visual;
+ 
+ 	/* font */
+ 	if (!FcInit())
+@@ -1132,7 +1153,7 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 	xloadfonts(usedfont, 0);
+ 
+ 	/* colors */
+-	xw.cmap = XDefaultColormap(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
++	xw.cmap = XCreateColormap(xw.dpy, parent, xw.vis, None);
+ 	xloadcols();
+ 
+ 	/* adjust fixed window geometry */
+@@ -1152,19 +1173,15 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 		| ButtonMotionMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask;
+ 	xw.attrs.colormap = xw.cmap;
+ 
+-	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0))))
+-		parent = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+ 	xw.win = XCreateWindow(xw.dpy, parent, xw.l, xw.t,
+-			win.w, win.h, 0, XDefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr), InputOutput,
++			win.w, win.h, 0, xw.depth, InputOutput,
+ 			xw.vis, CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWBitGravity
+ 			| CWEventMask | CWColormap, &xw.attrs);
+ 
+ 	memset(&gcvalues, 0, sizeof(gcvalues));
+ 	gcvalues.graphics_exposures = False;
+-	dc.gc = XCreateGC(xw.dpy, parent, GCGraphicsExposures,
+-			&gcvalues);
+-	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
+-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
++	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h, xw.depth);
++	dc.gc = XCreateGC(xw.dpy, xw.buf, GCGraphicsExposures, &gcvalues);
+ 	XSetForeground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, dc.col[defaultbg].pixel);
+ 	XFillRectangle(xw.dpy, xw.buf, dc.gc, 0, 0, win.w, win.h);
+ 
+@@ -2019,6 +2036,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	case 'a':
+ 		allowaltscreen = 0;
+ 		break;
++	case 'A':
++		opt_alpha = EARGF(usage());
++		break;
+ 	case 'c':
+ 		opt_class = EARGF(usage());
+ 		break;

st-copyout

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Using external pipe with st, give a dmenu prompt of recent commands,
+# allowing the user to copy the output of one.
+# xclip required for this script.
+# By Jaywalker and Luke
+tmpfile=$(mktemp /tmp/st-cmd-output.XXXXXX)
+trap 'rm "$tmpfile"' 0 1 15
+sed -n "w $tmpfile"
+sed -i 's/\x0//g' "$tmpfile"
+ps1="$(grep "\S" "$tmpfile" | tail -n 1 | sed 's/^\s*//' | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+chosen="$(grep -F "$ps1" "$tmpfile" | sed '$ d' | tac | dmenu -p "Copy which command's output?" -i -l 10 | sed 's/[^^]/[&]/g; s/\^/\\^/g')"
+eps1="$(echo "$ps1" | sed 's/[^^]/[&]/g; s/\^/\\^/g')"
+awk "/^$chosen$/{p=1;print;next} p&&/$eps1/{p=0};p" "$tmpfile" | xclip -selection clipboard

st-externalpipe-0.8.4.diff

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
+index 76b7e0d..0e9a614 100644
+--- a/st.c
++++ b/st.c
+@@ -723,8 +723,14 @@ sigchld(int a)
+ 	if ((p = waitpid(pid, &stat, WNOHANG)) < 0)
+ 		die("waiting for pid %hd failed: %s\n", pid, strerror(errno));
+ 
+-	if (pid != p)
++	if (pid != p) {
++		if (p == 0 && wait(&stat) < 0)
++			die("wait: %s\n", strerror(errno));
++
++		/* reinstall sigchld handler */
++		signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld);
+ 		return;
++	}
+ 
+ 	if (WIFEXITED(stat) && WEXITSTATUS(stat))
+ 		die("child exited with status %d\n", WEXITSTATUS(stat));
+@@ -1926,6 +1932,59 @@ strparse(void)
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
++void
++externalpipe(const Arg *arg)
++{
++	int to[2];
++	char buf[UTF_SIZ];
++	void (*oldsigpipe)(int);
++	Glyph *bp, *end;
++	int lastpos, n, newline;
++
++	if (pipe(to) == -1)
++		return;
++
++	switch (fork()) {
++	case -1:
++		close(to[0]);
++		close(to[1]);
++		return;
++	case 0:
++		dup2(to[0], STDIN_FILENO);
++		close(to[0]);
++		close(to[1]);
++		execvp(((char **)arg->v)[0], (char **)arg->v);
++		fprintf(stderr, "st: execvp %s\n", ((char **)arg->v)[0]);
++		perror("failed");
++		exit(0);
++	}
++
++	close(to[0]);
++	/* ignore sigpipe for now, in case child exists early */
++	oldsigpipe = signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
++	newline = 0;
++	for (n = 0; n < term.row; n++) {
++		bp = term.line[n];
++		lastpos = MIN(tlinelen(n) + 1, term.col) - 1;
++		if (lastpos < 0)
++			break;
++		end = &bp[lastpos + 1];
++		for (; bp < end; ++bp)
++			if (xwrite(to[1], buf, utf8encode(bp->u, buf)) < 0)
++				break;
++		if ((newline = term.line[n][lastpos].mode & ATTR_WRAP))
++			continue;
++		if (xwrite(to[1], "\n", 1) < 0)
++			break;
++		newline = 0;
++	}
++	if (newline)
++		(void)xwrite(to[1], "\n", 1);
++	close(to[1]);
++	/* restore */
++	signal(SIGPIPE, oldsigpipe);
++}
++
+ void
+ strdump(void)
+ {
+diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
+index 3d351b6..392b64e 100644
+--- a/st.h
++++ b/st.h
+@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ void die(const char *, ...);
+ void redraw(void);
+ void draw(void);
+ 
++void externalpipe(const Arg *);
+ void printscreen(const Arg *);
+ void printsel(const Arg *);
+ void sendbreak(const Arg *);

st.c

@@ -725,8 +725,14 @@ sigchld(int a)
 	if ((p = waitpid(pid, &stat, WNOHANG)) < 0)
 		die("waiting for pid %hd failed: %s\n", pid, strerror(errno));
 
-	if (pid != p)
+	if (pid != p) {
+		if (p == 0 && wait(&stat) < 0)
+			die("wait: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+
+		/* reinstall sigchld handler */
+		signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	if (WIFEXITED(stat) && WEXITSTATUS(stat))
 		die("child exited with status %d\n", WEXITSTATUS(stat));
@@ -2043,6 +2049,59 @@ strparse(void)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+externalpipe(const Arg *arg)
+{
+	int to[2];
+	char buf[UTF_SIZ];
+	void (*oldsigpipe)(int);
+	Glyph *bp, *end;
+	int lastpos, n, newline;
+
+	if (pipe(to) == -1)
+		return;
+
+	switch (fork()) {
+	case -1:
+		close(to[0]);
+		close(to[1]);
+		return;
+	case 0:
+		dup2(to[0], STDIN_FILENO);
+		close(to[0]);
+		close(to[1]);
+		execvp(((char **)arg->v)[0], (char **)arg->v);
+		fprintf(stderr, "st: execvp %s\n", ((char **)arg->v)[0]);
+		perror("failed");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	close(to[0]);
+	/* ignore sigpipe for now, in case child exists early */
+	oldsigpipe = signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	newline = 0;
+	for (n = 0; n < term.row; n++) {
+		bp = term.line[n];
+		lastpos = MIN(tlinelen(n) + 1, term.col) - 1;
+		if (lastpos < 0)
+			break;
+		end = &bp[lastpos + 1];
+		for (; bp < end; ++bp)
+			if (xwrite(to[1], buf, utf8encode(bp->u, buf)) < 0)
+				break;
+		if ((newline = term.line[n][lastpos].mode & ATTR_WRAP))
+			continue;
+		if (xwrite(to[1], "\n", 1) < 0)
+			break;
+		newline = 0;
+	}
+	if (newline)
+		(void)xwrite(to[1], "\n", 1);
+	close(to[1]);
+	/* restore */
+	signal(SIGPIPE, oldsigpipe);
+}
+
 void
 strdump(void)
 {

st.h

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ void draw(void);
 
 void kscrolldown(const Arg *);
 void kscrollup(const Arg *);
+void externalpipe(const Arg *);
 void printscreen(const Arg *);
 void printsel(const Arg *);
 void sendbreak(const Arg *);
@@ -127,3 +128,4 @@ extern unsigned int tabspaces;
 extern unsigned int defaultfg;
 extern unsigned int defaultbg;
 extern unsigned int defaultcs;
+extern float alpha;

x.c

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	XSetWindowAttributes attrs;
 	int scr;
 	int isfixed; /* is fixed geometry? */
+	int depth; /* bit depth */
 	int l, t; /* left and top offset */
 	int gm; /* geometry mask */
 } XWindow;
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ static char *usedfont = NULL;
 static double usedfontsize = 0;
 static double defaultfontsize = 0;
 
+static char *opt_alpha = NULL;
 static char *opt_class = NULL;
 static char **opt_cmd  = NULL;
 static char *opt_embed = NULL;
@@ -758,7 +760,7 @@ xresize(int col, int row)
 
 	XFreePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.buf);
 	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
+			xw.depth);
 	XftDrawChange(xw.draw, xw.buf);
 	xclear(0, 0, win.w, win.h);
 
@@ -818,6 +820,13 @@ xloadcols(void)
 			else
 				die("could not allocate color %d\n", i);
 		}
+
+	/* set alpha value of bg color */
+	if (opt_alpha)
+		alpha = strtof(opt_alpha, NULL);
+	dc.col[defaultbg].color.alpha = (unsigned short)(0xffff * alpha);
+	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel &= 0x00FFFFFF;
+	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel |= (unsigned char)(0xff * alpha) << 24;
 	loaded = 1;
 }
 
@@ -1143,11 +1152,23 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 	Window parent;
 	pid_t thispid = getpid();
 	XColor xmousefg, xmousebg;
+	XWindowAttributes attr;
+	XVisualInfo vis;
 
 	if (!(xw.dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
 		die("can't open display\n");
 	xw.scr = XDefaultScreen(xw.dpy);
-	xw.vis = XDefaultVisual(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+
+	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0)))) {
+		parent = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+		xw.depth = 32;
+	} else {
+		XGetWindowAttributes(xw.dpy, parent, &attr);
+		xw.depth = attr.depth;
+	}
+
+	XMatchVisualInfo(xw.dpy, xw.scr, xw.depth, TrueColor, &vis);
+	xw.vis = vis.visual;
 
 	/* font */
 	if (!FcInit())
@@ -1157,7 +1178,7 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 	xloadfonts(usedfont, 0);
 
 	/* colors */
-	xw.cmap = XDefaultColormap(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+	xw.cmap = XCreateColormap(xw.dpy, parent, xw.vis, None);
 	xloadcols();
 
 	/* adjust fixed window geometry */
@@ -1177,19 +1198,15 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 		| ButtonMotionMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask;
 	xw.attrs.colormap = xw.cmap;
 
-	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0))))
-		parent = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
 	xw.win = XCreateWindow(xw.dpy, parent, xw.l, xw.t,
-			win.w, win.h, 0, XDefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr), InputOutput,
+			win.w, win.h, 0, xw.depth, InputOutput,
 			xw.vis, CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWBitGravity
 			| CWEventMask | CWColormap, &xw.attrs);
 
 	memset(&gcvalues, 0, sizeof(gcvalues));
 	gcvalues.graphics_exposures = False;
-	dc.gc = XCreateGC(xw.dpy, parent, GCGraphicsExposures,
+	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h, xw.depth);
-			&gcvalues);
+	dc.gc = XCreateGC(xw.dpy, xw.buf, GCGraphicsExposures, &gcvalues);
-	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
 	XSetForeground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, dc.col[defaultbg].pixel);
 	XFillRectangle(xw.dpy, xw.buf, dc.gc, 0, 0, win.w, win.h);
 
@@ -2093,6 +2110,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	case 'a':
 		allowaltscreen = 0;
 		break;
+	case 'A':
+		opt_alpha = EARGF(usage());
+		break;
 	case 'c':
 		opt_class = EARGF(usage());
 		break;