diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 3f10d5e0..3f57b0d3 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ BUGS
 
 4.0
 * Opaque managed moves. I know I've argued against it, but it may be doable.
+* Clicking layout boxes should do useful things.
+* Collapse/uncollapse frames with the keyboard.
+* Open modes (to replace colmodes).
 * Resizable managed area. Maybe. Struts seem to do everything this might.
 * New dmenu, with real cursor; snarfable.
 
diff --git a/cmd/wmii.sh.sh b/cmd/wmii.sh.sh
index 2293ffd9..04c29b6c 100755
--- a/cmd/wmii.sh.sh
+++ b/cmd/wmii.sh.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Event Key
 !
 	eval "cat <<!
 $(sed "$_sed" | sed '/^[ 	]/s/\([$`]\)/\\\1/g')
+!
 "
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/Makefile b/cmd/wmii/Makefile
index 42c20aca..e54ec9a7 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/wmii/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ HFILES=	dat.h fns.h
 LIB =	${LIBIXP}
 LDFLAGS += -lm ${LIBX11} -lXext -lXrandr ${LIBICONV} -lregexp9 -lbio -lfmt -lutf
 CFLAGS += ${INCX11} ${INCICONV} -DVERSION=\"${VERSION}\" \
-	  -DIXP_NEEDAPI=86
+	  -DIXP_NEEDAPI=97
 OBJ =	area	\
 	bar	\
 	client	\
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/area.c b/cmd/wmii/area.c
index d28dcea8..464f7ea6 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/area.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/area.c
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ area_create(View *v, Area *pos, uint w) {
 	a = emallocz(sizeof *a);
 	a->view = v;
 	a->id = id++;
-	a->mode = def.colmode;
+	if(v->area)
+		a->mode = def.colmode;
+	else
+		a->mode = Coldefault;
 	a->frame = nil;
 	a->sel = nil;
 
@@ -245,8 +248,11 @@ area_focus(Area *a) {
 	if(!a->floating)
 		v->selcol = area_idx(a);
 
-	if((old_a) && (a->floating != old_a->floating))
+	if((old_a) && (a->floating != old_a->floating)) {
 		v->revert = old_a;
+		if(v->area->max)
+			view_update(v);
+	}
 
 	if(v != screen->sel)
 		return;
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/client.c b/cmd/wmii/client.c
index 4593f1b5..c95898f8 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/client.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/client.c
@@ -469,8 +469,6 @@ focus(Client *c, bool user) {
 void
 client_focus(Client *c) {
 	/* Round trip. */
-	static long id;
-	long _id;
 
 	if(c && c->group)
 		c->group->client = c;
@@ -478,9 +476,8 @@ client_focus(Client *c) {
 	sync();
 	flushevents(FocusChangeMask, true);
 
-	_id = id++ % 99;
-	Dprint(DFocus, "client_focus([%C]%s) %ld\n", c, clientname(c), _id);
-	Dprint(DFocus, "\t%02d [%C]%s\n\t=> [%C]%s\n", _id,
+	Dprint(DFocus, "client_focus([%C]%s)\n", c, clientname(c));
+	Dprint(DFocus, "\t[%C]%s\n\t=> [%C]%s\n",
 			screen->focus, clientname(screen->focus),
 			c, clientname(c));
 	if(screen->focus != c) {
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/column.c b/cmd/wmii/column.c
index 437a869c..fb68b4ab 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/column.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/column.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ stack_info(Frame *f, Frame **firstp, int *dyp, int *nframep) {
 
 	nframe = 0;
 	dy = 0;
-	first = nil;
+	first = f;
 	for(ft=f; ft && ft->collapsed; ft=ft->anext)
 		;
 	if(ft && ft != f) {
@@ -513,7 +513,9 @@ column_scale(Area *a) {
 		f->colr.max.x = a->r.max.x;
 		if(!f->collapsed)
 			f->colr.max.y += ((float)f->dy / dy) * surplus;
-		assert(f->collapsed ? Dy(f->r) >= 0 : dy > 0);
+		if(btassert("6 full", !(f->collapsed ? Dy(f->r) >= 0 : dy > 0)))
+			warning("Something's fucked: %s:%d:%s()",
+				__FILE__, __LINE__, __func__);
 		frame_resize(f, f->colr);
 	}
 
@@ -527,6 +529,8 @@ column_arrange(Area *a, bool dirty) {
 	Frame *f;
 	View *v;
 
+	if(a->floating)
+		float_arrange(a);
 	if(a->floating || !a->frame)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/event.c b/cmd/wmii/event.c
index 3c25455e..69cfb362 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/event.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/event.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ keypress(XKeyEvent *ev) {
 	xtime = ev->time;
 	ev->state &= valid_mask;
 	if(ev->window == scr.root.w)
-		kpress(scr.root.w, ev->state, (KeyCode) ev->keycode);
+		kpress(scr.root.w, ev->state, (KeyCode)ev->keycode);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ static void
 mapnotify(XMapEvent *ev) {
 	Window *w;
 
+	ignoreenter = ev->serial;
 	if((w = findwin(ev->window))) 
 		handle(w, map, ev);
 }
@@ -333,6 +334,7 @@ static void
 unmapnotify(XUnmapEvent *ev) {
 	Window *w;
 
+	ignoreenter = ev->serial;
 	if((w = findwin(ev->window)) && (ev->event == w->parent->w)) {
 		w->mapped = false;
 		if(ev->send_event || w->unmapped-- == 0)
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/ewmh.c b/cmd/wmii/ewmh.c
index a773df20..d023c8e0 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/ewmh.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/ewmh.c
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 Window *ewmhwin;
 
+static void	ewmh_getwinstate(Client*);
+static void	ewmh_setstate(Client*, Atom, int);
+
 #define Net(x) ("_NET_" x)
 #define	Action(x) ("_NET_WM_ACTION_" x)
 #define	State(x) ("_NET_WM_STATE_" x)
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ ewmh_initclient(Client *c) {
 	changeprop_long(&c->w, Net("WM_ALLOWED_ACTIONS"), "ATOM",
 		allowed, nelem(allowed));
 	ewmh_getwintype(c);
+	ewmh_getwinstate(c);
 	ewmh_getstrut(c);
 	ewmh_updateclientlist();
 }
@@ -237,6 +241,18 @@ ewmh_getwintype(Client *c) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+ewmh_getwinstate(Client *c) {
+	ulong *vals;
+	long n;
+
+	n = getprop_ulong(&c->w, Net("WM_STATE"), "ATOM",
+		0L, &vals, 16);
+	while(--n >= 0)
+		ewmh_setstate(c, vals[n], On);
+	free(vals);
+}
+
 long
 ewmh_protocols(Window *w) {
 	static Prop props[] = {
@@ -297,6 +313,20 @@ ewmh_getstrut(Client *c) {
 	view_update(screen->sel);
 }
 
+static void
+ewmh_setstate(Client *c, Atom state, int action) {
+
+	Dprint(DEwmh, "\tSTATE = %A\n", state);
+	if(state == 0)
+		return;
+
+	if(state == STATE("FULLSCREEN"))
+		fullscreen(c, action);
+	else
+	if(state == STATE("DEMANDS_ATTENTION"))
+		client_seturgent(c, action, UrgClient);
+}
+
 int
 ewmh_clientmessage(XClientMessageEvent *e) {
 	Client *c;
@@ -328,16 +358,8 @@ ewmh_clientmessage(XClientMessageEvent *e) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 		Dprint(DEwmh, "\tAction: %s\n", TOGGLE(action));
-		for(i = 1; i <= 2; i++) {
-			if(l[i] == 0)
-				break;
-			Dprint(DEwmh, "\tl[%d] = %A\n", i, l[i]);
-			if(l[i] == STATE("FULLSCREEN"))
-				fullscreen(c, action);
-			else
-			if(l[i] == STATE("DEMANDS_ATTENTION"))
-				client_seturgent(c, action, UrgClient);
-		}
+		ewmh_setstate(c, l[1], action);
+		ewmh_setstate(c, l[2], action);
 		return 1;
 	}else
 	if(msg == NET("ACTIVE_WINDOW")) {
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/float.c b/cmd/wmii/float.c
index 0305ace2..0695b47b 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/float.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/float.c
@@ -59,6 +59,30 @@ float_resizeframe(Frame *f, Rectangle r) {
 		frame_resize(f, r);
 }
 
+void
+float_arrange(Area *a) {
+	Frame *f;
+
+	assert(a->floating);
+
+	switch(a->mode) {
+	case Coldefault:
+		for(f=a->frame; f; f=f->anext)
+			f->collapsed = false;
+		break;
+	case Colstack:
+		for(f=a->frame; f; f=f->anext)
+			f->collapsed = (f != a->sel);
+		break;
+	default:
+		die("not reached");
+		break;
+	}
+	for(f=a->frame; f; f=f->anext)
+		f->r = f->floatr;
+	view_update(a->view);
+}
+
 static void
 rect_push(Vector_rect *vec, Rectangle r) {
 	Rectangle *rp;
@@ -163,6 +187,6 @@ float_placeframe(Frame *f) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	f->r = rectsetorigin(f->r, p);
+	f->floatr = rectsetorigin(f->r, p);
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/fns.h b/cmd/wmii/fns.h
index fa8eb2bb..c2c5cb34 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/fns.h
+++ b/cmd/wmii/fns.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ void	ewmh_updateview(void);
 void	ewmh_updateviews(void);
 
 /* float.c */
+void	float_arrange(Area*);
 void	float_attach(Area*, Frame*);
 void	float_detach(Frame*);
 void	float_resizeframe(Frame*, Rectangle);
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/frame.c b/cmd/wmii/frame.c
index 8af111c0..2b3fdf5b 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/frame.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/frame.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ enter_event(Window *w, XCrossingEvent *e) {
 		       f->client, f->client->name, ignoreenter == e->serial ? " (ignored)" : "");
 		if(e->detail != NotifyInferior)
 		if(e->serial != ignoreenter && (f->area->floating || !f->collapsed))
+		if(!(c->w.ewmh.type & TypeSplash))
 			focus(f->client, false);
 	}
 	mouse_checkresize(f, Pt(e->x, e->y), false);
@@ -296,26 +297,30 @@ frame_gethints(Frame *f) {
 	return h;
 }
 
+#define ADJ(PE, ME) \
+	if(c->fullscreen)                            \
+		return r;                            \
+                                                     \
+	if(!floating) {                              \
+		r.min.x PE 1;                        \
+		r.min.y PE labelh(def.font);         \
+		r.max.x ME 1;                        \
+		r.max.y ME 1;                        \
+	}else {                                      \
+		if(!c->borderless) {                 \
+			r.min.x PE def.border;       \
+			r.max.x ME def.border;       \
+			r.max.y ME def.border;       \
+		}                                    \
+		if(!c->titleless)                    \
+			r.min.y PE labelh(def.font); \
+	}                                            \
+
 Rectangle
 frame_rect2client(Client *c, Rectangle r, bool floating) {
 
-	if(c->fullscreen)
-		return r;
+	ADJ(+=, -=)
 
-	if(!floating) {
-		r.min.x += 1;
-		r.min.y += labelh(def.font);
-		r.max.x -= 1;
-		r.max.y -= 1;
-	}else {
-		if(!c->borderless) {
-			r.min.x += def.border;
-			r.max.x -= def.border;
-			r.max.y -= def.border;
-		}
-		if(!c->titleless)
-			r.min.y += labelh(def.font);
-	}
 	r.max.x = max(r.max.x, r.min.x+1);
 	r.max.y = max(r.max.y, r.min.y+1);
 	return r;
@@ -324,26 +329,13 @@ frame_rect2client(Client *c, Rectangle r, bool floating) {
 Rectangle
 frame_client2rect(Client *c, Rectangle r, bool floating) {
 
-	if(c->fullscreen)
-		return r;
+	ADJ(-=, +=)
 
-	if(!floating) {
-		r.min.x -= 1;
-		r.min.y -= labelh(def.font);
-		r.max.x += 1;
-		r.max.y += 1;
-	}else {
-		if(!c->borderless) {
-			r.min.x -= def.border;
-			r.max.x += def.border;
-			r.max.y += def.border;
-		}
-		if(!c->titleless)
-			r.min.y -= labelh(def.font);
-	}
 	return r;
 }
 
+#undef ADJ
+
 void
 frame_resize(Frame *f, Rectangle r) {
 	Client *c;
@@ -364,8 +356,10 @@ frame_resize(Frame *f, Rectangle r) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
 	if(f->area->floating)
 		f->collapsed = false;
+	*/
 
 	fr = frame_hints(f, r, get_sticky(f->r, r));
 	if(f->area->floating && !c->strut)
@@ -398,7 +392,7 @@ frame_resize(Frame *f, Rectangle r) {
 	}
 	f->crect = rectsubpt(cr, f->r.min);
 
-	if(f->area->floating)
+	if(f->area->floating && !f->collapsed)
 		f->floatr = f->r;
 }
 
@@ -458,7 +452,7 @@ frame_draw(Frame *f) {
 	f->titlebar = insetrect(r, 3);
 	f->titlebar.max.y += 3;
 
-	/* Odd focus. Ulselected, with keyboard focus. */
+	/* Odd focus. Unselected, with keyboard focus. */
 	/* Draw a border just inside the titlebar. */
 	if(c != selclient() && c == screen->focus) {
 		border(img, insetrect(r, 1), 1, def.normcolor.bg);
@@ -481,7 +475,7 @@ frame_draw(Frame *f) {
 		border(img, insetrect(r, -1), 1, def.normcolor.bg);
 
 	/* Draw a border on borderless+titleless selected apps. */
-	if(c->borderless && c->titleless && c == selclient())
+	if(f->area->floating && c->borderless && c->titleless && c == selclient())
 		setborder(c->framewin, def.border, def.focuscolor.border);
 	else
 		setborder(c->framewin, 0, 0);
@@ -626,6 +620,8 @@ frame_focus(Frame *f) {
 		return;
 
 	move_focus(old_f, f);
+	if(a->floating)
+		float_arrange(a);
 	client_focus(f->client);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/fs.c b/cmd/wmii/fs.c
index b68b630c..ca392ac3 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/fs.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/fs.c
@@ -8,75 +8,22 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "fns.h"
 
-
-/* Datatypes: */
-typedef struct Dirtab Dirtab;
-typedef struct FileId FileId;
-typedef struct PLink PLink;
-typedef struct Pending Pending;
-typedef struct RLink RLink;
-typedef struct Queue Queue;
-
-struct PLink {
-	PLink*		next;
-	PLink*		prev;
-	IxpFid*		fid;
-	Queue*		queue;
-	Pending*	pending;
+typedef union IxpFileIdU IxpFileIdU;
+union IxpFileIdU {
+	Bar*		bar;
+	Bar**		bar_p;
+	CTuple*		col;
+	Client*		client;
+	Ruleset*	rule;
+	View*		view;
+	char*		buf;
+	void*		ref;
 };
 
-struct RLink {
-	RLink*		next;
-	RLink*		prev;
-	Ixp9Req*	req;
-};
+#include <ixp_srvutil.h>
 
-struct Pending {
-	RLink	req;
-	PLink	fids;
-};
-
-struct Queue {
-	Queue*	link;
-	char*	dat;
-	long	len;
-};
-
-static Pending	events;
-static Pending	pdebug[NDebugOpt];
-
-struct Dirtab {
-	char*	name;
-	uchar	qtype;
-	uint	type;
-	uint	perm;
-	uint	flags;
-};
-
-struct FileId {
-	FileId*	next;
-	union {
-		Bar*		bar;
-		Bar**		bar_p;
-		CTuple*		col;
-		Client*		client;
-		PLink*		p;
-		Ruleset*	rule;
-		View*		view;
-		char*		buf;
-		void*		ref;
-	} p;
-	bool	pending;
-	uint	id;
-	uint	index;
-	Dirtab	tab;
-	ushort	nref;
-	uchar	volatil;
-};
-
-enum {
-	FLHide = 1,
-};
+static IxpPending	events;
+static IxpPending	pdebug[NDebugOpt];
 
 /* Constants */
 enum {	/* Dirs */
@@ -115,8 +62,6 @@ static char
 
 /* Global Vars */
 /***************/
-FileId *free_fileid;
-
 Ixp9Srv p9srv = {
 	.open=	fs_open,
 	.walk=	fs_walk,
@@ -134,7 +79,7 @@ Ixp9Srv p9srv = {
 /* ad-hoc file tree. Empty names ("") indicate dynamic entries to be filled
  * in by lookup_file 
  */
-static Dirtab
+static IxpDirtab
 dirtab_root[]=	 {{".",		QTDIR,		FsRoot,		0500|DMDIR },
 		  {"rbar",	QTDIR,		FsDBars,	0700|DMDIR },
 		  {"lbar",	QTDIR,		FsDBars,	0700|DMDIR },
@@ -169,7 +114,7 @@ dirtab_tag[]=	 {{".",		QTDIR,		FsDTag,		0500|DMDIR },
 		  {"ctl",	QTAPPEND,	FsFTctl,	0600|DMAPPEND },
 		  {"index",	QTFILE,		FsFTindex,	0400 },
 		  {nil}};
-static Dirtab* dirtab[] = {
+static IxpDirtab* dirtab[] = {
 	[FsRoot] = dirtab_root,
 	[FsDBars] = dirtab_bars,
 	[FsDClients] = dirtab_clients,
@@ -178,238 +123,8 @@ static Dirtab* dirtab[] = {
 	[FsDTags] = dirtab_tags,
 	[FsDTag] = dirtab_tag,
 };
-
-/* Utility Functions */
-static FileId *
-get_file(void) {
-	FileId *temp;
-	if(!free_fileid) {
-		uint i = 15;
-		temp = emallocz(i * sizeof *temp);
-		for(; i; i--) {
-			temp->next = free_fileid;
-			free_fileid = temp++;
-		}
-	}
-	temp = free_fileid;
-	free_fileid = temp->next;
-	temp->volatil = 0;
-	temp->nref = 1;
-	temp->next = nil;
-	temp->pending = false;
-	return temp;
-}
-
-static void
-free_file(FileId *f) {
-	if(--f->nref)
-		return;
-	free(f->tab.name);
-	f->next = free_fileid;
-	free_fileid = f;
-}
-
-/* Increase the reference counts of the FileId list */
-static void
-clone_files(FileId *f) {
-	for(; f; f=f->next)
-		assert(f->nref++);
-}
-
-/* This should be moved to libixp */
-static void
-write_buf(Ixp9Req *r, char *buf, uint len) {
-	if(r->ifcall.offset >= len)
-		return;
-
-	len -= r->ifcall.offset;
-	if(len > r->ifcall.count)
-		len = r->ifcall.count;
-	r->ofcall.data = emalloc(len);
-	memcpy(r->ofcall.data, buf + r->ifcall.offset, len);
-	r->ofcall.count = len;
-}
-
-/* This should be moved to libixp */
-static void
-write_to_buf(Ixp9Req *r, char **buf, uint *len, uint max) {
-	FileId *f;
-	char *p;
-	uint offset, count;
-
-	f = r->fid->aux;
-
-	offset = r->ifcall.offset;
-	if(f->tab.perm & DMAPPEND)
-		offset = *len;
-
-	if(offset > *len || r->ifcall.count == 0) {
-		r->ofcall.count = 0;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	count = r->ifcall.count;
-	if(max && (offset + count > max))
-		count = max - offset;
-
-	*len = offset + count;
-	if(max == 0)
-		*buf = erealloc(*buf, *len + 1);
-	p = *buf;
-
-	memcpy(p+offset, r->ifcall.data, count);
-	r->ofcall.count = count;
-	p[offset+count] = '\0';
-}
-
-/* This should be moved to libixp */
-static void
-data_to_cstring(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	char *p;
-	uint i;
-
-	i = r->ifcall.count;
-	p = r->ifcall.data;
-	if(p[i - 1] == '\n')
-		i--;
-
-	r->ifcall.data = toutf8n(p, i);
-	assert(r->ifcall.data);
-	free(p);
-}
-
 typedef char* (*MsgFunc)(void*, IxpMsg*);
 
-static char*
-message(Ixp9Req *r, MsgFunc fn) {
-	char *err, *s, *p, c;
-	FileId *f;
-	IxpMsg m;
-
-	f = r->fid->aux;
-
-	data_to_cstring(r);
-	s = r->ifcall.data;
-
-	err = nil;
-	c = *s;
-	while(c != '\0') {
-		while(*s == '\n')
-			s++;
-		p = s;
-		while(*p != '\0' && *p != '\n')
-			p++;
-		c = *p;
-		*p = '\0';
-
-		m = ixp_message(s, p-s, 0);
-		s = fn(f->p.ref, &m);
-		if(s)
-			err = s;
-		s = p + 1;
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-
-/* FIXME: Move to external lib */
-static void
-pending_respond(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f;
-	PLink *p;
-	RLink *rl;
-	Queue *q;
-
-	f = r->fid->aux;
-	p = f->p.p;
-	assert(f->pending);
-	if(p->queue) {
-		q = p->queue;
-		p->queue = q->link;
-		r->ofcall.data = q->dat;
-		r->ofcall.count = q->len;
-		if(r->aux) {
-			rl = r->aux;
-			rl->next->prev = rl->prev;
-			rl->prev->next = rl->next;
-			free(rl);
-		}
-		respond(r, nil);
-		free(q);
-	}else {
-		rl = emallocz(sizeof *rl);
-		rl->req = r;
-		rl->next = &p->pending->req;
-		rl->prev = rl->next->prev;
-		rl->next->prev = rl;
-		rl->prev->next = rl;
-		r->aux = rl;
-	}
-}
-
-static void
-pending_write(Pending *p, char *dat, long n) {
-	RLink rl;
-	Queue **qp, *q;
-	PLink *pp;
-	RLink *rp;
-
-	if(n == 0)
-		return;
-
-	if(p->req.next == nil) {
-		p->req.next = &p->req;
-		p->req.prev = &p->req;
-		p->fids.prev = &p->fids;
-		p->fids.next = &p->fids;
-	}
-
-	for(pp=p->fids.next; pp != &p->fids; pp=pp->next) {
-		for(qp=&pp->queue; *qp; qp=&qp[0]->link)
-			;
-		q = emallocz(sizeof *q);
-		q->dat = emalloc(n);
-		memcpy(q->dat, dat, n);
-		q->len = n;
-		*qp = q;
-	}
-	rl.next = &rl;
-	rl.prev = &rl;
-	if(p->req.next != &p->req) {
-		rl.next = p->req.next;
-		rl.prev = p->req.prev;
-		p->req.prev = &p->req;
-		p->req.next = &p->req;
-	}
-	rl.prev->next = &rl;
-	rl.next->prev = &rl;
-	while((rp = rl.next) != &rl)
-		pending_respond(rp->req);
-}
-
-static void
-pending_pushfid(Pending *p, IxpFid *f) {
-	PLink *pl;
-	FileId *fi;
-
-	if(p->req.next == nil) {
-		p->req.next = &p->req;
-		p->req.prev = &p->req;
-		p->fids.prev = &p->fids;
-		p->fids.next = &p->fids;
-	}
-
-	fi = f->aux;
-	pl = emallocz(sizeof *pl);
-	pl->fid = f;
-	pl->pending = p;
-	pl->next = &p->fids;
-	pl->prev = pl->next->prev;
-	pl->next->prev = pl;
-	pl->prev->next = pl;
-	fi->pending = true;
-	fi->p.p = pl;
-}
-
 void
 event(const char *format, ...) {
 	va_list ap;
@@ -418,10 +133,11 @@ event(const char *format, ...) {
 	vsnprint(buffer, sizeof buffer, format, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
-	pending_write(&events, buffer, strlen(buffer));
+	ixp_pending_write(&events, buffer, strlen(buffer));
 }
 
 static int dflags;
+
 bool
 setdebug(int flag) {
 	dflags = flag;
@@ -474,11 +190,13 @@ dwrite(int flag, void *buf, int n, bool always) {
 	if(debugfile&flag)
 	for(i=0; i < nelem(pdebug); i++)
 		if(flag & (1<<i))
-			pending_write(pdebug+i, buf, n);
+			ixp_pending_write(pdebug+i, buf, n);
 }
 
+static uint	fs_size(IxpFileId*);
+
 static void
-dostat(Stat *s, uint len, FileId *f) {
+dostat(Stat *s, IxpFileId *f) {
 	s->type = 0;
 	s->dev = 0;
 	s->qid.path = QID(f->tab.type, f->id);
@@ -486,8 +204,8 @@ dostat(Stat *s, uint len, FileId *f) {
 	s->qid.type = f->tab.qtype;
 	s->mode = f->tab.perm;
 	s->atime = time(nil);
-	s->mtime = time(nil);
-	s->length = len;
+	s->mtime = s->atime;
+	s->length = fs_size(f);;
 	s->name = f->tab.name;
 	s->uid = user;
 	s->gid = user;
@@ -496,11 +214,11 @@ dostat(Stat *s, uint len, FileId *f) {
 
 /* All lookups and directory organization should be performed through
  * lookup_file, mostly through the dirtabs[] tree. */
-static FileId *
-lookup_file(FileId *parent, char *name)
+static IxpFileId*
+lookup_file(IxpFileId *parent, char *name)
 {
-	FileId *ret, *file, **last;
-	Dirtab *dir;
+	IxpFileId *ret, *file, **last;
+	IxpDirtab *dir;
 	Client *c;
 	View *v;
 	Bar *b;
@@ -515,7 +233,7 @@ lookup_file(FileId *parent, char *name)
 	ret = nil;
 	for(; dir->name; dir++) {
 #		define push_file(nam) \
-			file = get_file();  \
+			file = ixp_srv_getfile();  \
 			*last = file;       \
 			last = &file->next; \
 			file->tab = *dir;   \
@@ -602,6 +320,7 @@ lookup_file(FileId *parent, char *name)
 					file->p.bar_p = &screen[0].bar[BLeft];
 				else
 					file->p.bar_p = &screen[0].bar[BRight];
+				file->id = (int)(uintptr_t)file->p.bar_p;
 				break;
 			case FsFColRules:
 				file->p.rule = &def.colrules;
@@ -621,92 +340,29 @@ LastItem:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static bool
-verify_file(FileId *f) {
-	FileId *nf;
-	int ret;
-
-	if(!f->next)
-		return true;
-
-	ret = false;
-	if(verify_file(f->next)) {
-		nf = lookup_file(f->next, f->tab.name);
-		if(nf) {
-			if(!nf->volatil || nf->p.ref == f->p.ref)
-				ret = true;
-			free_file(nf);
-		}
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* Service Functions */
 void
 fs_attach(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f = get_file();
+	IxpFileId *f;
+
+	f = ixp_srv_getfile();
 	f->tab = dirtab[FsRoot][0];
 	f->tab.name = estrdup("/");
-	f->p.ref = nil;
 	r->fid->aux = f;
 	r->fid->qid.type = f->tab.qtype;
 	r->fid->qid.path = QID(f->tab.type, 0);
-	r->ofcall.qid = r->fid->qid;
+	r->ofcall.rattach.qid = r->fid->qid;
 	respond(r, nil);
 }
 
 void
 fs_walk(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f, *nf;
-	int i;
 
-	f = r->fid->aux;
-	clone_files(f);
-	for(i=0; i < r->ifcall.nwname; i++) {
-		if(!strcmp(r->ifcall.wname[i], "..")) {
-			if(f->next) {
-				nf=f;
-				f=f->next;
-				free_file(nf);
-			}
-		}else{
-			nf = lookup_file(f, r->ifcall.wname[i]);
-			if(!nf)
-				break;
-			assert(!nf->next);
-			if(strcmp(r->ifcall.wname[i], ".")) {
-				nf->next = f;
-				f = nf;
-			}
-		}
-		r->ofcall.wqid[i].type = f->tab.qtype;
-		r->ofcall.wqid[i].path = QID(f->tab.type, f->id);
-	}
-	/* There should be a way to do this on freefid() */
-	if(i < r->ifcall.nwname) {
-		while((nf = f)) {
-			f=f->next;
-			free_file(nf);
-		}
-		respond(r, Enofile);
-		return;
-	}
-	/* Remove refs for r->fid if no new fid */
-	if(r->ifcall.fid == r->ifcall.newfid) {
-		nf = r->fid->aux;
-		r->fid->aux = f;
-		while((f = nf)) {
-			nf = nf->next;
-			free_file(f);
-		}
-	}else
-		r->newfid->aux = f;
-	r->ofcall.nwqid = i;
-	respond(r, nil);
+	ixp_srv_walkandclone(r, lookup_file);
 }
 
 static uint
-fs_size(FileId *f) {
+fs_size(IxpFileId *f) {
 	switch(f->tab.type) {
 	default:
 		return 0;
@@ -730,128 +386,99 @@ fs_stat(Ixp9Req *r) {
 	Stat s;
 	int size;
 	char *buf;
-	FileId *f;
+	IxpFileId *f;
 	
 	f = r->fid->aux;
 
-	if(!verify_file(f)) {
+	if(!ixp_srv_verifyfile(f, lookup_file)) {
 		respond(r, Enofile);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	dostat(&s, fs_size(f), f);
-	r->ofcall.nstat = size = ixp_sizeof_stat(&s);
+	dostat(&s, f);
+	size = ixp_sizeof_stat(&s);
+	r->ofcall.rstat.nstat = size;
 	buf = emallocz(size);
 
 	m = ixp_message(buf, size, MsgPack);
 	ixp_pstat(&m, &s);
 
-	r->ofcall.stat = (uchar*)m.data;
+	r->ofcall.rstat.stat = (uchar*)m.data;
 	respond(r, nil);
 }
 
 void
 fs_read(Ixp9Req *r) {
 	char *buf;
-	FileId *f, *tf;
-	int n, offset;
-	ulong size;
+	IxpFileId *f;
+	int n;
 
 	f = r->fid->aux;
 
-	if(!verify_file(f)) {
+	if(!ixp_srv_verifyfile(f, lookup_file)) {
 		respond(r, Enofile);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if(f->tab.perm & DMDIR && f->tab.perm & 0400) {
-		Stat s;
-		IxpMsg m;
-
-		size = r->ifcall.count;
-		if(size > r->fid->iounit)
-			size = r->fid->iounit;
-		buf = emallocz(size);
-		m = ixp_message(buf, size, MsgPack);
-
-		tf = f = lookup_file(f, nil);
-		/* Note: f->tab.name == "." so we skip it */
-		offset = 0;
-		for(f=f->next; f; f=f->next) {
-			dostat(&s, fs_size(f), f);
-			n = ixp_sizeof_stat(&s);
-			if(offset >= r->ifcall.offset) {
-				if(size < n)
-					break;
-				ixp_pstat(&m, &s);
-				size -= n;
-			}
-			offset += n;
-		}
-		while((f = tf)) {
-			tf=tf->next;
-			free_file(f);
-		}
-		r->ofcall.count = m.pos - m.data;
-		r->ofcall.data = m.data;
-		respond(r, nil);
+		ixp_srv_readdir(r, lookup_file, dostat);
 		return;
 	}
 	else{
 		if(f->pending) {
-			pending_respond(r);
+			ixp_pending_respond(r);
 			return;
 		}
 		switch(f->tab.type) {
 		case FsFprops:
-			write_buf(r, f->p.client->props, strlen(f->p.client->props));
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, f->p.client->props, strlen(f->p.client->props));
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFColRules:
 		case FsFTagRules:
-			write_buf(r, f->p.rule->string, f->p.rule->size);
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, f->p.rule->string, f->p.rule->size);
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFKeys:
-			write_buf(r, def.keys, def.keyssz);
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, def.keys, def.keyssz);
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFCtags:
-			write_buf(r, f->p.client->tags, strlen(f->p.client->tags));
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, f->p.client->tags, strlen(f->p.client->tags));
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFClabel:
-			write_buf(r, f->p.client->name, strlen(f->p.client->name));
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, f->p.client->name, strlen(f->p.client->name));
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFBar:
-			write_buf(r, f->p.bar->buf, strlen(f->p.bar->buf));
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, f->p.bar->buf, strlen(f->p.bar->buf));
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFRctl:
 			buf = readctl_root();
-			write_buf(r, buf, strlen(buf));
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, buf, strlen(buf));
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFCctl:
-			if(r->ifcall.offset) {
+			if(r->ifcall.io.offset) {
 				respond(r, nil);
 				return;
 			}
-			r->ofcall.data = smprint("%C", f->p.client);
-			r->ofcall.count = strlen(r->ofcall.data); /* will die if nil */
+			r->ofcall.io.data = smprint("%C", f->p.client);
+			r->ofcall.io.count = strlen(r->ofcall.io.data); /* will die if nil */
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFTindex:
 			buf = view_index(f->p.view);
 			n = strlen(buf);
-			write_buf(r, buf, n);
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, buf, n);
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		case FsFTctl:
 			buf = readctl_view(f->p.view);
 			n = strlen(buf);
-			write_buf(r, buf, n);
+			ixp_srv_readbuf(r, buf, n);
 			respond(r, nil);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -865,18 +492,19 @@ fs_read(Ixp9Req *r) {
 
 void
 fs_write(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f;
+	MsgFunc mf;
+	IxpFileId *f;
 	char *errstr;
 	char *p;
 	uint i;
 
-	if(r->ifcall.count == 0) {
+	if(r->ifcall.io.count == 0) {
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	}
 	f = r->fid->aux;
 
-	if(!verify_file(f)) {
+	if(!ixp_srv_verifyfile(f, lookup_file)) {
 		respond(r, Enofile);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -884,55 +512,54 @@ fs_write(Ixp9Req *r) {
 	switch(f->tab.type) {
 	case FsFColRules:
 	case FsFTagRules:
-		write_to_buf(r, &f->p.rule->string, &f->p.rule->size, 0);
+		ixp_srv_writebuf(r, &f->p.rule->string, &f->p.rule->size, 0);
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	case FsFKeys:
-		write_to_buf(r, &def.keys, &def.keyssz, 0);
+		ixp_srv_writebuf(r, &def.keys, &def.keyssz, 0);
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	case FsFClabel:
-		data_to_cstring(r);
-		utfecpy(f->p.client->name, f->p.client->name+sizeof(client->name), r->ifcall.data);
+		ixp_srv_data2cstring(r);
+		utfecpy(f->p.client->name, f->p.client->name+sizeof(client->name), r->ifcall.io.data);
 		frame_draw(f->p.client->sel);
 		update_class(f->p.client);
-		r->ofcall.count = r->ifcall.count;
+		r->ofcall.io.count = r->ifcall.io.count;
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	case FsFCtags:
-		data_to_cstring(r);
-		apply_tags(f->p.client, r->ifcall.data);
-		r->ofcall.count = r->ifcall.count;
+		ixp_srv_data2cstring(r);
+		apply_tags(f->p.client, r->ifcall.io.data);
+		r->ofcall.io.count = r->ifcall.io.count;
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	case FsFBar:
 		i = strlen(f->p.bar->buf);
 		p = f->p.bar->buf;
-		write_to_buf(r, &p, &i, 279);
-		r->ofcall.count = i - r->ifcall.offset;
+		ixp_srv_writebuf(r, &p, &i, 279);
+		r->ofcall.io.count = i - r->ifcall.io.offset;
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	case FsFCctl:
-		errstr = message(r, (MsgFunc)message_client);
-		r->ofcall.count = r->ifcall.count;
-		respond(r, errstr);
-		return;
+		mf = (MsgFunc)message_client;
+		goto msg;
 	case FsFTctl:
-		errstr = message(r, (MsgFunc)message_view);
-		r->ofcall.count = r->ifcall.count;
-		respond(r, errstr);
-		return;
+		mf = (MsgFunc)message_view;
+		goto msg;
 	case FsFRctl:
-		errstr = message(r, (MsgFunc)message_root);
-		r->ofcall.count = r->ifcall.count;
+		mf = (MsgFunc)message_root;
+		goto msg;
+	msg:
+		errstr = ixp_srv_writectl(r, mf);
+		r->ofcall.io.count = r->ifcall.io.count;
 		respond(r, errstr);
 		return;
 	case FsFEvent:
-		if(r->ifcall.data[r->ifcall.count-1] == '\n')
-			event("%.*s", (int)r->ifcall.count, r->ifcall.data);
+		if(r->ifcall.io.data[r->ifcall.io.count-1] == '\n')
+			event("%.*s", (int)r->ifcall.io.count, r->ifcall.io.data);
 		else
-			event("%.*s\n", (int)r->ifcall.count, r->ifcall.data);
-		r->ofcall.count = r->ifcall.count;
+			event("%.*s\n", (int)r->ifcall.io.count, r->ifcall.io.data);
+		r->ofcall.io.count = r->ifcall.io.count;
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -945,46 +572,37 @@ fs_write(Ixp9Req *r) {
 
 void
 fs_open(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f;
+	IxpFileId *f;
 	
 	f = r->fid->aux;
 
-	if(!verify_file(f)) {
+	if(!ixp_srv_verifyfile(f, lookup_file)) {
 		respond(r, Enofile);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	switch(f->tab.type) {
 	case FsFEvent:
-		pending_pushfid(&events, r->fid);
+		ixp_pending_pushfid(&events, r->fid);
 		break;
 	case FsFDebug:
-		pending_pushfid(pdebug+f->id, r->fid);
+		ixp_pending_pushfid(pdebug+f->id, r->fid);
 		debugfile |= 1<<f->id;
 		break;
 	}
-	if((r->ifcall.mode&3) == OEXEC) {
+
+	if((r->ifcall.topen.mode&3) == OEXEC
+	|| (r->ifcall.topen.mode&3) != OREAD && !(f->tab.perm & 0200)
+	|| (r->ifcall.topen.mode&3) != OWRITE && !(f->tab.perm & 0400)
+	|| (r->ifcall.topen.mode & ~(3|OAPPEND|OTRUNC)))
 		respond(r, Enoperm);
-		return;
-	}
-	if((r->ifcall.mode&3) != OREAD && !(f->tab.perm & 0200)) {
-		respond(r, Enoperm);
-		return;
-	}
-	if((r->ifcall.mode&3) != OWRITE && !(f->tab.perm & 0400)) {
-		respond(r, Enoperm);
-		return;
-	}
-	if((r->ifcall.mode&~(3|OAPPEND|OTRUNC))) {
-		respond(r, Enoperm);
-		return;
-	}
-	respond(r, nil);
+	else
+		respond(r, nil);
 }
 
 void
 fs_create(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f;
+	IxpFileId *f;
 	
 	f = r->fid->aux;
 
@@ -993,18 +611,18 @@ fs_create(Ixp9Req *r) {
 		respond(r, Enoperm);
 		return;
 	case FsDBars:
-		if(!strlen(r->ifcall.name)) {
+		if(!strlen(r->ifcall.tcreate.name)) {
 			respond(r, Ebadvalue);
 			return;
 		}
-		bar_create(f->p.bar_p, r->ifcall.name);
-		f = lookup_file(f, r->ifcall.name);
+		bar_create(f->p.bar_p, r->ifcall.tcreate.name);
+		f = lookup_file(f, r->ifcall.tcreate.name);
 		if(!f) {
 			respond(r, Enofile);
 			return;
 		}
-		r->ofcall.qid.type = f->tab.qtype;
-		r->ofcall.qid.path = QID(f->tab.type, f->id);
+		r->ofcall.ropen.qid.type = f->tab.qtype;
+		r->ofcall.ropen.qid.path = QID(f->tab.type, f->id);
 		f->next = r->fid->aux;
 		r->fid->aux = f;
 		respond(r, nil);
@@ -1014,9 +632,10 @@ fs_create(Ixp9Req *r) {
 
 void
 fs_remove(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f = r->fid->aux;
-
-	if(!verify_file(f)) {
+	IxpFileId *f;
+	
+	f = r->fid->aux;
+	if(!ixp_srv_verifyfile(f, lookup_file)) {
 		respond(r, Enofile);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1036,36 +655,22 @@ fs_remove(Ixp9Req *r) {
 
 void
 fs_clunk(Ixp9Req *r) {
-	FileId *f;
-	PLink *pl;
-	Queue *qu;
+	IxpFileId *f;
 	char *p, *q;
 	IxpMsg m;
 	
 	f = r->fid->aux;
-	if(!verify_file(f)) {
+	if(!ixp_srv_verifyfile(f, lookup_file)) {
 		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if(f->pending) {
 		/* Should probably be in freefid */
-		pl = f->p.p;
-		pl->prev->next = pl->next;
-		pl->next->prev = pl->prev;
-		while((qu = pl->queue)) {
-			pl->queue = qu->link;
-			free(qu->dat);
-			free(qu);
-		};
-		switch(f->tab.type) {
-		case FsFDebug:
-			if(pl->pending->fids.next == &pl->pending->fids)
+		if(ixp_pending_clunk(r)) {
+			if(f->tab.type == FsFDebug)
 				debugfile &= ~(1<<f->id);
-			break;
 		}
-		free(pl);
-		respond(r, nil);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1085,8 +690,7 @@ fs_clunk(Ixp9Req *r) {
 		update_keys();
 		break;
 	case FsFBar:
-		p = toutf8(f->p.bar->buf);
-		
+		p = f->p.bar->buf;
 		m = ixp_message(p, strlen(p), 0);
 		msg_parsecolors(&m, &f->p.bar->col);
 
@@ -1097,8 +701,6 @@ fs_clunk(Ixp9Req *r) {
 		q = f->p.bar->text;
 		utflcpy(q, (char*)m.pos, sizeof ((Bar*)0)->text);
 
-		free(p);
-
 		bar_draw(screen);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -1108,31 +710,25 @@ fs_clunk(Ixp9Req *r) {
 void
 fs_flush(Ixp9Req *r) {
 	Ixp9Req *or;
-	FileId *f;
-	RLink *rl;
+	IxpFileId *f;
 
 	or = r->oldreq;
 	f = or->fid->aux;
-	if(f->pending) {
-		rl = or->aux;
-		if(rl) {
-			rl->prev->next = rl->next;
-			rl->next->prev = rl->prev;
-			free(rl);
-		}
-	}
+	if(f->pending)
+		ixp_pending_flush(r);
+	/* else die() ? */
 	respond(r->oldreq, Einterrupted);
 	respond(r, nil);
 }
 
 void
 fs_freefid(Fid *f) {
-	FileId *id, *tid;
+	IxpFileId *id, *tid;
 
 	tid = f->aux;
 	while((id = tid)) {
 		tid = id->next;
-		free_file(id);
+		ixp_srv_freefile(id);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/key.c b/cmd/wmii/key.c
index 80b647148..0272355c 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/key.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/key.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ name2key(const char *name) {
 	return nil;
 }
 
-static Key *
+static Key*
 getkey(const char *name) {
 	char buf[128];
 	char *seq[8];
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/main.c b/cmd/wmii/main.c
index 0b291efb..ab53613b 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/main.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/main.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ extern int fmtevent(Fmt*);
 	ixp_listen(&srv, ConnectionNumber(display), nil, check_x_event, closedisplay);
 
 	def.border = 1;
-	def.colmode = Coldefault;
+	def.colmode = Colstack;
 	def.font = loadfont(FONT);
 	def.incmode = ISqueeze;
 
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/message.c b/cmd/wmii/message.c
index 3ea55edd..4682d160 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/message.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/message.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static char
 	Ebadvalue[] = "bad value",
 	Ebadusage[] = "bad usage";
 
-/* Edit |sort   Edit s/"([^"]+)"/L\1/g   Edit |tr 'a-z' 'A-Z' */
+/* Edit |sort Edit |sed 's/"([^"]+)"/L\1/g' | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z' */
 enum {
 	LFULLSCREEN,
 	LURGENT,
@@ -501,6 +501,41 @@ message_root(void *p, IxpMsg *m) {
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void
+printdebug(int mask) {
+	int i, j;
+
+	for(i=0, j=0; i < nelem(debugtab); i++)
+		if(mask & (1<<i)) {
+			if(j++ > 0) bufprint(" ");
+			bufprint("%s", debugtab[i]);
+		}
+}
+
+char*
+readctl_root(void) {
+	bufclear();
+	bufprint("bar on %s\n", barpostab[screen->barpos]);
+	bufprint("border %d\n", def.border);
+	if(debugflag) {
+		bufprint("debug ");
+		printdebug(debugflag);
+		bufprint("\n");
+	}
+	if(debugfile) {
+		bufprint("debugfile ");
+		printdebug(debugfile);
+		bufprint("\n");
+	}
+	bufprint("focuscolors %s\n", def.focuscolor.colstr);
+	bufprint("font %s\n", def.font->name);
+	bufprint("grabmod %s\n", def.grabmod);
+	bufprint("incmode %s\n", incmodetab[screen->barpos]);
+	bufprint("normcolors %s\n", def.normcolor.colstr);
+	bufprint("view %s\n", screen->sel->name);
+	return buffer;
+}
+
 char*
 message_view(View *v, IxpMsg *m) {
 	Area *a;
@@ -555,7 +590,7 @@ message_view(View *v, IxpMsg *m) {
 	case LCOLMODE:
 		s = msg_getword(m);
 		a = strarea(v, s);
-		if(a == nil || a->floating)
+		if(a == nil) /* || a->floating) */
 			return Ebadvalue;
 
 		s = msg_getword(m);
@@ -583,6 +618,29 @@ message_view(View *v, IxpMsg *m) {
 	/* not reached */
 }
 
+char*
+readctl_view(View *v) {
+	Area *a;
+	uint i;
+
+	bufclear();
+	bufprint("%s\n", v->name);
+
+	/* select <area>[ <frame>] */
+	bufprint("select %a", v->sel);
+	if(v->sel->sel)
+		bufprint(" %d", frame_idx(v->sel->sel));
+	bufprint("\n");
+
+	/* select client <client> */
+	if(v->sel->sel)
+		bufprint("select client %C\n", v->sel->sel->client);
+
+	for(a = v->area->next, i = 1; a; a = a->next, i++)
+		bufprint("colmode %d %s\n", i, column_getmode(a));
+	return buffer;
+}
+
 static char*
 msg_debug(IxpMsg *m) {
 	char *opt;
@@ -1027,65 +1085,6 @@ msg_sendframe(Frame *f, int sym, bool swap) {
 	return nil;
 }
 
-static void
-printdebug(int mask) {
-	int i, j;
-
-	for(i=0, j=0; i < nelem(debugtab); i++)
-		if(mask & (1<<i)) {
-			if(j++ > 0)
-				bufprint(" ");
-			bufprint("%s", debugtab[i]);
-		}
-}
-
-char*
-readctl_root(void) {
-	bufclear();
-	bufprint("bar on %s\n", barpostab[screen->barpos]);
-	bufprint("border %d\n", def.border);
-	if(debugflag) {
-		bufprint("debug ");
-		printdebug(debugflag);
-		bufprint("\n");
-	}
-	if(debugfile) {
-		bufprint("debugfile ");
-		printdebug(debugfile);
-		bufprint("\n");
-	}
-	bufprint("focuscolors %s\n", def.focuscolor.colstr);
-	bufprint("font %s\n", def.font->name);
-	bufprint("grabmod %s\n", def.grabmod);
-	bufprint("incmode %s\n", incmodetab[screen->barpos]);
-	bufprint("normcolors %s\n", def.normcolor.colstr);
-	bufprint("view %s\n", screen->sel->name);
-	return buffer;
-}
-
-char*
-readctl_view(View *v) {
-	Area *a;
-	uint i;
-
-	bufclear();
-	bufprint("%s\n", v->name);
-
-	/* select <area>[ <frame>] */
-	bufprint("select %a", v->sel);
-	if(v->sel->sel)
-		bufprint(" %d", frame_idx(v->sel->sel));
-	bufprint("\n");
-
-	/* select client <client> */
-	if(v->sel->sel)
-		bufprint("select client %C\n", v->sel->sel->client);
-
-	for(a = v->area->next, i = 1; a; a = a->next, i++)
-		bufprint("colmode %d %s\n", i, column_getmode(a));
-	return buffer;
-}
-
 void
 warning(const char *fmt, ...) {
 	va_list ap;
diff --git a/cmd/wmii/view.c b/cmd/wmii/view.c
index 216af8e7..addf2f5c 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii/view.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii/view.c
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ view_update(View *v) {
 
 	for(c=client; c; c=c->next) {
 		f = c->sel;
-		if(f && f->view == v)
+		if(f && f->view == v
+		&& !(f->area->max && f->area->floating && f->area != v->sel))
 			client_resize(c, f->r);
 		else {
 			unmap_frame(c);
@@ -304,8 +305,11 @@ view_attach(View *v, Frame *f) {
 	c = f->client;
 
 	a = v->sel;
-	if(client_floats_p(c))
+	if(client_floats_p(c)) {
+		if(v->sel != v->area)
+			v->oldsel = v->sel;
 		a = v->area;
+	}
 	else if((ff = client_groupframe(c, v)))
 		a = ff->area;
 	else if(starting && v->sel->floating)
diff --git a/cmd/wmii9menu.c b/cmd/wmii9menu.c
index 9e6e3b94..c7cdf811 100644
--- a/cmd/wmii9menu.c
+++ b/cmd/wmii9menu.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
  * Heavily modified by Kris Maglione for use with wmii.
  */
 
+#include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/cmd/wmiir.c b/cmd/wmiir.c
index 8673184b..1e59c171 100644
--- a/cmd/wmiir.c
+++ b/cmd/wmiir.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ xawrite(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	if(fid == nil)
 		fatal("Can't open file '%s': %r\n", file);
 
-	nbuf = 0;
+	nbuf = 1;
 	for(i=0; i < argc; i++)
 		nbuf += strlen(argv[i]) + (i > 0);
 	buf = emalloc(nbuf);
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 5dc29384..27eb98c1 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ LIBIXP = $(LIBDIR)/libixp.a
 #LD=pcc
 
 # *BSD
-#LIBICONV = -liconv
+#LIBICONV = -L/usr/local/lib -liconv
 # +Darwin
 #STATIC = # Darwin doesn't like static linking
 #SHARED = -dynamiclib
diff --git a/libwmii_hack/hack.c b/libwmii_hack/hack.c
index b4ff16b2..ce6d0f6a 100644
--- a/libwmii_hack/hack.c
+++ b/libwmii_hack/hack.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ enum {
 	Timeout = 10,
 };
 
-typedef int (*XErrorHandler)(Display*, XErrorEvent*);
-
 static void*	xlib;
 
 static long	lastwin;
diff --git a/mk/hdr.mk b/mk/hdr.mk
index d765a5ff..4d8addc7 100644
--- a/mk/hdr.mk
+++ b/mk/hdr.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ all:
 
 .man1.install:
 	set -e; \
-	man=$(<:$*.man%=%); \
+	man=1; \
 	path="$(MAN)/man$$man/$*.$$man"; \
 	echo INSTALL man $$($(CLEANNAME) "$(BASE)/$*($$man)"); \
 	cp "$<" "$$path"; \
diff --git a/rc/rc.wmii.rc b/rc/rc.wmii.rc
index 3bf59136..1e1069e1 100755
--- a/rc/rc.wmii.rc
+++ b/rc/rc.wmii.rc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn Event-Unresponsive {
 		msg = 'The following client is not responding. What would you like to do?'
 		resp = `{wihack -transient $client \
 				xmessage -nearmouse -buttons Kill,Wait -print \
-				$msg $wi_nl '' `{wmiir read /client/sel/label}}
+				$msg $wi_nl '' `{wmiir read /client/$client/label}}
 		if(~ $resp Kill)
 			wmiir xwrite /client/$client/ctl slay
 	}&}
diff --git a/rc/wmiirc.sh b/rc/wmiirc.sh
index 3548add6..37af29be 100644
--- a/rc/wmiirc.sh
+++ b/rc/wmiirc.sh
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ unset events local_events
 
 # WM Configuration
 wmiir write /ctl <<!
-	view 1
 	font $WMII_FONT
 	focuscolors $WMII_FOCUSCOLORS
 	normcolors $WMII_NORMCOLORS
diff --git a/util/compile b/util/compile
index d87689c0..16fd83f7 100755
--- a/util/compile
+++ b/util/compile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ echo CC $($bin/cleanname ${BASE}$outfile)
 [ -n "$noisycc" ] && echo $CC -o $outfile $CFLAGS $@
 $CC -o $outfile $CFLAGS $@ >$xtmp 2>&1
 status=$?
+[ $? -eq 0 ] || echo $CC -o $outfile $CFLAGS $@ >&2
 
 base=$(echo $BASE | sed 's/,/\\,/g')
 re='\([^[:space:]/]*\..:[0-9]\)'
diff --git a/util/genconfig b/util/genconfig
index 3a872c6a..2287191c 100755
--- a/util/genconfig
+++ b/util/genconfig
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ prompt() {
 	unset val
 	if [ -z "$def" -o -n "$force" ]; then
 		echo "$@"
-		read -p "$var[$def]$(equals) " val
+		echo -n "$var[$def]$(equals) " 
+		read val
 		echo
 	fi
 
diff --git a/util/link b/util/link
index a3ab6f94..7c11fc4a 100755
--- a/util/link
+++ b/util/link
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ echo LD "$($bin/cleanname ${BASE}$outfile)"
 [ -n "$noisycc" ] && echo $LD -o $outfile $ofiles $LDFLAGS $args
 $LD -o $outfile $ofiles $LDFLAGS $args >$xtmp 2>&1
 status=$?
+[ $? -eq 0 ] || $LD -o $outfile $ofiles $LDFLAGS $args >&2
 
 sed 's/.*: In function `[^:]*: *//' $xtmp | egrep . | 
 egrep -v 'is almost always misused|is dangerous, better use|in statically linked applications requires at runtime'