diff --git a/alternative_wmiircs/python/wmiirc.py b/alternative_wmiircs/python/wmiirc.py
index fb677022..a33ff015 100644
--- a/alternative_wmiircs/python/wmiirc.py
+++ b/alternative_wmiircs/python/wmiirc.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ wmii['grabmod'] = keys.defs['mod']
 wmii['border'] = 2
 
 def setbackground(color):
-    call('xsetroot', '-solid', color)
+    call('xsetroot', '-solid', color, background=True)
 setbackground(background)
 
 terminal = 'wmiir', 'setsid', '@TERMINAL@'
diff --git a/doc/mkfile b/doc/mkfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fffbd5ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/mkfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+MKSHELL=rc
+
+TARG = wmii.pdf
+SRC = ${TARG:%.pdf=%.tex}
+TEX = xelatex
+
+default:V: all
+all:V: $TARG
+
+# mk doesn't recognize nested `{}
+deps = `{ ash -c 'dep() { echo $1; for f in $(9 sed -n "s/.*\\include{([^}]+)}.*/\1.tex/p; s/.*\\input (.*)/\1.tex/p" $1); do dep $f; done; }; dep $SRC' }
+# `
+$TARG: $deps
+
+junk = aux idx ilg ind log toc out
+CLEAN = ${TARG:%.pdf=%}
+CLEAN = ${junk:%=$CLEAN.%} ${deps:%.tex=%.aux}
+clean:V:
+	rm -f $CLEAN
+
+%.pdf: %.tex mkfile
+	flag x +
+	if (~ $MAINFONT '')
+		fn tex { builtin $TEX $stem.tex }
+	if not
+		fn tex { builtin $TEX '\def\mainfont{'$"MAINFONT'}\input{'$stem.tex'}' }
+	
+	tex
+	makeindex $stem
+	tex
+	rm -f $stem.out 2>/dev/null
+
+# vim:se ft=make:
diff --git a/doc/wmii.tex b/doc/wmii.tex
index 64edf358..dd594301 100644
--- a/doc/wmii.tex
+++ b/doc/wmii.tex
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@
 \makeindex
 \let\primary=\textbf
 
-\setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text, Numbers=OldStyle]{Palatino LT Std}
+\ifx\mainfont\undefined
+  \def\mainfont{Palatino LT Std}
+\fi
+
+\setmainfont[Mapping=tex-text, Numbers=OldStyle]\mainfont
 \def\lining{\addfontfeature{Numbers=Lining}}
 
 \let\primary=\textbf