Added simple command line option parsing to uzbl_tabbed.py
[uzbl-mobile] / uzbl.c
diff --git a/uzbl.c b/uzbl.c
index 0871fcc..11162bb 100644 (file)
--- a/uzbl.c
+++ b/uzbl.c
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#include <sys/uio.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "uzbl.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
 Uzbl uzbl;
 
 /* commandline arguments (set initial values for the state variables) */
-const 
+const
 GOptionEntry entries[] =
 {
-    { "uri",     'u', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &uzbl.state.uri,
-        "Uri to load at startup (equivalent to 'set uri = URI')", "URI" },
-    { "verbose", 'v', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,   &uzbl.state.verbose,
+    { "uri",      'u', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &uzbl.state.uri,
+        "Uri to load at startup (equivalent to 'uzbl <uri>' or 'set uri = URI' after uzbl has launched)", "URI" },
+    { "verbose",  'v', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE,   &uzbl.state.verbose,
         "Whether to print all messages or just errors.", NULL },
-    { "name",    'n', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &uzbl.state.instance_name, 
+    { "name",     'n', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &uzbl.state.instance_name,
         "Name of the current instance (defaults to Xorg window id)", "NAME" },
-    { "config",  'c', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &uzbl.state.config_file,   
-        "Config file (this is pretty much equivalent to uzbl < FILE )", "FILE" },
-    { "socket",  's', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT, &uzbl.state.socket_id,   
+    { "config",   'c', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &uzbl.state.config_file,
+        "Path to config file or '-' for stdin", "FILE" },
+    { "socket",   's', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_INT, &uzbl.state.socket_id,
         "Socket ID", "SOCKET" },
+    { "geometry", 'g', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &uzbl.gui.geometry,
+        "Set window geometry (format: WIDTHxHEIGHT+-X+-Y)", "GEOMETRY" },
+    { "version",  'V', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_NONE, &uzbl.behave.print_version,
+        "Print the version and exit", NULL },
     { NULL,      0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL }
 };
 
@@ -83,79 +90,104 @@ typedef const struct {
     void **ptr;
     int type;
     int dump;
+    int writeable;
     void (*func)(void);
 } uzbl_cmdprop;
 
 enum {TYPE_INT, TYPE_STR, TYPE_FLOAT};
 
-/* an abbreviation to help keep the table's width humane */
-#define PTR(var, t, d, fun) { .ptr = (void*)&(var), .type = TYPE_##t, .dump = d, .func = fun }
+/* abbreviations to help keep the table's width humane */
+#define PTR_V(var, t, d, fun) { .ptr = (void*)&(var), .type = TYPE_##t, .dump = d, .writeable = 1, .func = fun }
+#define PTR_C(var, t,    fun) { .ptr = (void*)&(var), .type = TYPE_##t, .dump = 0, .writeable = 0, .func = fun }
 
 const struct {
     char *name;
     uzbl_cmdprop cp;
 } var_name_to_ptr[] = {
-/*    variable name         pointer to variable in code          type  dump callback function    */
-/*  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-    { "uri",                 PTR(uzbl.state.uri,                  STR,  1,   cmd_load_uri)},
-    { "verbose",             PTR(uzbl.state.verbose,              INT,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "mode",                PTR(uzbl.behave.mode,                INT,  0,   NULL)},
-    { "inject_html",         PTR(uzbl.behave.inject_html,         STR,  0,   cmd_inject_html)},
-    { "base_url",            PTR(uzbl.behave.base_url,            STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "html_endmarker",      PTR(uzbl.behave.html_endmarker,      STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "html_mode_timeout",   PTR(uzbl.behave.html_timeout,        INT,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "status_message",      PTR(uzbl.gui.sbar.msg,               STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "show_status",         PTR(uzbl.behave.show_status,         INT,  1,   cmd_set_status)},
-    { "status_top",          PTR(uzbl.behave.status_top,          INT,  1,   move_statusbar)},
-    { "status_format",       PTR(uzbl.behave.status_format,       STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "status_pbar_done",    PTR(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_s,        STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "status_pbar_pending", PTR(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_u,        STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "status_pbar_width",   PTR(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_w,        INT,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "status_background",   PTR(uzbl.behave.status_background,   STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "insert_indicator",    PTR(uzbl.behave.insert_indicator,    STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "command_indicator",   PTR(uzbl.behave.cmd_indicator,       STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "title_format_long",   PTR(uzbl.behave.title_format_long,   STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "title_format_short",  PTR(uzbl.behave.title_format_short,  STR,  1,   update_title)},
-    { "icon",                PTR(uzbl.gui.icon,                   STR,  1,   set_icon)},
-    { "insert_mode",         PTR(uzbl.behave.insert_mode,         INT,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "always_insert_mode",  PTR(uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode,  INT,  1,   cmd_always_insert_mode)},
-    { "reset_command_mode",  PTR(uzbl.behave.reset_command_mode,  INT,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "modkey",              PTR(uzbl.behave.modkey,              STR,  1,   cmd_modkey)},
-    { "load_finish_handler", PTR(uzbl.behave.load_finish_handler, STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "load_start_handler",  PTR(uzbl.behave.load_start_handler,  STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "load_commit_handler", PTR(uzbl.behave.load_commit_handler, STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "history_handler",     PTR(uzbl.behave.history_handler,     STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "download_handler",    PTR(uzbl.behave.download_handler,    STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "cookie_handler",      PTR(uzbl.behave.cookie_handler,      STR,  1,   cmd_cookie_handler)},
-    { "fifo_dir",            PTR(uzbl.behave.fifo_dir,            STR,  1,   cmd_fifo_dir)},
-    { "socket_dir",          PTR(uzbl.behave.socket_dir,          STR,  1,   cmd_socket_dir)},
-    { "http_debug",          PTR(uzbl.behave.http_debug,          INT,  1,   cmd_http_debug)},
-    { "shell_cmd",           PTR(uzbl.behave.shell_cmd,           STR,  1,   NULL)},
-    { "proxy_url",           PTR(uzbl.net.proxy_url,              STR,  1,   set_proxy_url)},
-    { "max_conns",           PTR(uzbl.net.max_conns,              INT,  1,   cmd_max_conns)},
-    { "max_conns_host",      PTR(uzbl.net.max_conns_host,         INT,  1,   cmd_max_conns_host)},
-    { "useragent",           PTR(uzbl.net.useragent,              STR,  1,   cmd_useragent)},
+/*    variable name         pointer to variable in code            type  dump callback function    */
+/*  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+    { "uri",                    PTR_V(uzbl.state.uri,                     STR,  1,   cmd_load_uri)},
+    { "verbose",                PTR_V(uzbl.state.verbose,                 INT,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "mode",                   PTR_V(uzbl.behave.mode,                   INT,  0,   NULL)},
+    { "inject_html",            PTR_V(uzbl.behave.inject_html,            STR,  0,   cmd_inject_html)},
+    { "base_url",               PTR_V(uzbl.behave.base_url,               STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "html_endmarker",         PTR_V(uzbl.behave.html_endmarker,         STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "html_mode_timeout",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.html_timeout,           INT,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "keycmd",                 PTR_V(uzbl.state.keycmd,                  STR,  1,   set_keycmd)},
+    { "status_message",         PTR_V(uzbl.gui.sbar.msg,                  STR,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "show_status",            PTR_V(uzbl.behave.show_status,            INT,  1,   cmd_set_status)},
+    { "status_top",             PTR_V(uzbl.behave.status_top,             INT,  1,   move_statusbar)},
+    { "status_format",          PTR_V(uzbl.behave.status_format,          STR,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "status_pbar_done",       PTR_V(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_s,           STR,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "status_pbar_pending",    PTR_V(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_u,           STR,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "status_pbar_width",      PTR_V(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_w,           INT,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "status_background",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.status_background,      STR,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "insert_indicator",       PTR_V(uzbl.behave.insert_indicator,       STR,  1,   update_indicator)},
+    { "command_indicator",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.cmd_indicator,          STR,  1,   update_indicator)},
+    { "title_format_long",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.title_format_long,      STR,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "title_format_short",     PTR_V(uzbl.behave.title_format_short,     STR,  1,   update_title)},
+    { "icon",                   PTR_V(uzbl.gui.icon,                      STR,  1,   set_icon)},
+    { "insert_mode",            PTR_V(uzbl.behave.insert_mode,            INT,  1,   set_mode_indicator)},
+    { "always_insert_mode",     PTR_V(uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode,     INT,  1,   cmd_always_insert_mode)},
+    { "reset_command_mode",     PTR_V(uzbl.behave.reset_command_mode,     INT,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "modkey",                 PTR_V(uzbl.behave.modkey,                 STR,  1,   cmd_modkey)},
+    { "load_finish_handler",    PTR_V(uzbl.behave.load_finish_handler,    STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "load_start_handler",     PTR_V(uzbl.behave.load_start_handler,     STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "load_commit_handler",    PTR_V(uzbl.behave.load_commit_handler,    STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "history_handler",        PTR_V(uzbl.behave.history_handler,        STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "download_handler",       PTR_V(uzbl.behave.download_handler,       STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "cookie_handler",         PTR_V(uzbl.behave.cookie_handler,         STR,  1,   cmd_cookie_handler)},
+    { "new_window",             PTR_V(uzbl.behave.new_window,             STR,  1,   cmd_new_window)},
+    { "fifo_dir",               PTR_V(uzbl.behave.fifo_dir,               STR,  1,   cmd_fifo_dir)},
+    { "socket_dir",             PTR_V(uzbl.behave.socket_dir,             STR,  1,   cmd_socket_dir)},
+    { "http_debug",             PTR_V(uzbl.behave.http_debug,             INT,  1,   cmd_http_debug)},
+    { "shell_cmd",              PTR_V(uzbl.behave.shell_cmd,              STR,  1,   NULL)},
+    { "proxy_url",              PTR_V(uzbl.net.proxy_url,                 STR,  1,   set_proxy_url)},
+    { "max_conns",              PTR_V(uzbl.net.max_conns,                 INT,  1,   cmd_max_conns)},
+    { "max_conns_host",         PTR_V(uzbl.net.max_conns_host,            INT,  1,   cmd_max_conns_host)},
+    { "useragent",              PTR_V(uzbl.net.useragent,                 STR,  1,   cmd_useragent)},
+
     /* exported WebKitWebSettings properties */
-    { "zoom_level",          PTR(uzbl.behave.zoom_level,          FLOAT,1,   cmd_zoom_level)},
-    { "font_size",           PTR(uzbl.behave.font_size,           INT,  1,   cmd_font_size)},
-    { "monospace_size",      PTR(uzbl.behave.monospace_size,      INT,  1,   cmd_font_size)},
-    { "minimum_font_size",   PTR(uzbl.behave.minimum_font_size,   INT,  1,   cmd_minimum_font_size)},
-    { "disable_plugins",     PTR(uzbl.behave.disable_plugins,     INT,  1,   cmd_disable_plugins)},
-    { "disable_scripts",     PTR(uzbl.behave.disable_scripts,     INT,  1,   cmd_disable_scripts)},
-    { "autoload_images",     PTR(uzbl.behave.autoload_img,        INT,  1,   cmd_autoload_img)},
-    { "autoshrink_images",   PTR(uzbl.behave.autoshrink_img,      INT,  1,   cmd_autoshrink_img)},
-    { "enable_spellcheck",   PTR(uzbl.behave.enable_spellcheck,   INT,  1,   cmd_enable_spellcheck)},
-    { "enable_private",      PTR(uzbl.behave.enable_private,      INT,  1,   cmd_enable_private)},
-    { "print_backgrounds",   PTR(uzbl.behave.print_bg,            INT,  1,   cmd_print_bg)},
-    { "stylesheet_uri",      PTR(uzbl.behave.style_uri,           STR,  1,   cmd_style_uri)},
-    { "resizable_text_areas",PTR(uzbl.behave.resizable_txt,       INT,  1,   cmd_resizable_txt)},
-    { "default_encoding",    PTR(uzbl.behave.default_encoding,    STR,  1,   cmd_default_encoding)},
-    { "enforce_96_dpi",      PTR(uzbl.behave.enforce_96dpi,       INT,  1,   cmd_enforce_96dpi)},
-    { "caret_browsing",      PTR(uzbl.behave.caret_browsing,      INT,  1,   cmd_caret_browsing)},
-
-    { NULL,                  {.ptr = NULL, .type = TYPE_INT, .dump = 0, .func = NULL}}
+    { "zoom_level",             PTR_V(uzbl.behave.zoom_level,             FLOAT,1,   cmd_zoom_level)},
+    { "font_size",              PTR_V(uzbl.behave.font_size,              INT,  1,   cmd_font_size)},
+    { "default_font_family",    PTR_V(uzbl.behave.default_font_family,    STR,  1,   cmd_default_font_family)},
+    { "monospace_font_family",  PTR_V(uzbl.behave.monospace_font_family,  STR,  1,   cmd_monospace_font_family)},
+    { "cursive_font_family",    PTR_V(uzbl.behave.cursive_font_family,    STR,  1,   cmd_cursive_font_family)},
+    { "sans_serif_font_family", PTR_V(uzbl.behave.sans_serif_font_family, STR,  1,   cmd_sans_serif_font_family)},
+    { "serif_font_family",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.serif_font_family,      STR,  1,   cmd_serif_font_family)},
+    { "fantasy_font_family",    PTR_V(uzbl.behave.fantasy_font_family,    STR,  1,   cmd_fantasy_font_family)},
+    { "monospace_size",         PTR_V(uzbl.behave.monospace_size,         INT,  1,   cmd_font_size)},
+    { "minimum_font_size",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.minimum_font_size,      INT,  1,   cmd_minimum_font_size)},
+    { "disable_plugins",        PTR_V(uzbl.behave.disable_plugins,        INT,  1,   cmd_disable_plugins)},
+    { "disable_scripts",        PTR_V(uzbl.behave.disable_scripts,        INT,  1,   cmd_disable_scripts)},
+    { "autoload_images",        PTR_V(uzbl.behave.autoload_img,           INT,  1,   cmd_autoload_img)},
+    { "autoshrink_images",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.autoshrink_img,         INT,  1,   cmd_autoshrink_img)},
+    { "enable_spellcheck",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.enable_spellcheck,      INT,  1,   cmd_enable_spellcheck)},
+    { "enable_private",         PTR_V(uzbl.behave.enable_private,         INT,  1,   cmd_enable_private)},
+    { "print_backgrounds",      PTR_V(uzbl.behave.print_bg,               INT,  1,   cmd_print_bg)},
+    { "stylesheet_uri",         PTR_V(uzbl.behave.style_uri,              STR,  1,   cmd_style_uri)},
+    { "resizable_text_areas",   PTR_V(uzbl.behave.resizable_txt,          INT,  1,   cmd_resizable_txt)},
+    { "default_encoding",       PTR_V(uzbl.behave.default_encoding,       STR,  1,   cmd_default_encoding)},
+    { "enforce_96_dpi",         PTR_V(uzbl.behave.enforce_96dpi,          INT,  1,   cmd_enforce_96dpi)},
+    { "caret_browsing",         PTR_V(uzbl.behave.caret_browsing,         INT,  1,   cmd_caret_browsing)},
+
+  /* constants (not dumpable or writeable) */
+    { "WEBKIT_MAJOR",           PTR_C(uzbl.info.webkit_major,             INT,       NULL)},
+    { "WEBKIT_MINOR",           PTR_C(uzbl.info.webkit_minor,             INT,       NULL)},
+    { "WEBKIT_MICRO",           PTR_C(uzbl.info.webkit_micro,             INT,       NULL)},
+    { "ARCH_UZBL",              PTR_C(uzbl.info.arch,                     STR,       NULL)},
+    { "COMMIT",                 PTR_C(uzbl.info.commit,                   STR,       NULL)},
+    { "LOAD_PROGRESS",          PTR_C(uzbl.gui.sbar.load_progress,        INT,       NULL)},
+    { "LOAD_PROGRESSBAR",       PTR_C(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_bar,         STR,       NULL)},
+    { "TITLE",                  PTR_C(uzbl.gui.main_title,                STR,       NULL)},
+    { "SELECTED_URI",           PTR_C(uzbl.state.selected_url,            STR,       NULL)},
+    { "MODE",                   PTR_C(uzbl.gui.sbar.mode_indicator,       STR,       NULL)},
+    { "NAME",                   PTR_C(uzbl.state.instance_name,           STR,       NULL)},
+
+    { NULL,                     {.ptr = NULL, .type = TYPE_INT, .dump = 0, .writeable = 0, .func = NULL}}
 }, *n2v_p = var_name_to_ptr;
 
+
 const struct {
     char *key;
     guint mask;
@@ -191,7 +223,7 @@ make_var_to_name_hash() {
 }
 
 /* --- UTILITY FUNCTIONS --- */
-enum {EXP_ERR, EXP_SIMPLE_VAR, EXP_BRACED_VAR, EXP_EXPR, EXP_JS};
+enum {EXP_ERR, EXP_SIMPLE_VAR, EXP_BRACED_VAR, EXP_EXPR, EXP_JS, EXP_ESCAPE};
 guint
 get_exp_type(gchar *s) {
     /* variables */
@@ -201,13 +233,15 @@ get_exp_type(gchar *s) {
         return EXP_BRACED_VAR;
     else if(*(s+1) == '<')
         return EXP_JS;
+    else if(*(s+1) == '[')
+        return EXP_ESCAPE;
     else
         return EXP_SIMPLE_VAR;
 
 return EXP_ERR;
 }
 
-/* 
+/*
  * recurse == 1: don't expand '@(command)@'
  * recurse == 2: don't expand '@<java script>@'
  */
@@ -219,7 +253,7 @@ expand(char *s, guint recurse) {
     char *end_simple_var = "^°!\"§$%&/()=?'`'+~*'#-.:,;@<>| \\{}[]¹²³¼½";
     char str_end[2];
     char ret[4096];
-    char *vend;
+    char *vend = NULL;
     GError *err = NULL;
     gchar *cmd_stdout = NULL;
     gchar *mycmd = NULL;
@@ -239,60 +273,61 @@ expand(char *s, guint recurse) {
 
                 switch(etype) {
                     case EXP_SIMPLE_VAR:
-                        if( (vend = strpbrk(s, end_simple_var)) ||
-                            (vend = strchr(s, '\0')) ) {
-                            strncpy(ret, s, vend-s);
-                            ret[vend-s] = '\0';
-                        }
+                        vend = strpbrk(s, end_simple_var);
+                        if(!vend) vend = strchr(s, '\0');
                         break;
                     case EXP_BRACED_VAR:
                         s++; upto = '}';
-                        if( (vend = strchr(s, upto)) ||
-                            (vend = strchr(s, '\0')) ) {
-                            strncpy(ret, s, vend-s);
-                            ret[vend-s] = '\0';
-                        }
+                        vend = strchr(s, upto);
+                        if(!vend) vend = strchr(s, '\0');
                         break;
                     case EXP_EXPR:
                         s++;
                         strcpy(str_end, ")@");
                         str_end[2] = '\0';
-                        if( (vend = strstr(s, str_end)) ||
-                            (vend = strchr(s, '\0')) ) {
-                            strncpy(ret, s, vend-s);
-                            ret[vend-s] = '\0';
-                        }
+                        vend = strstr(s, str_end);
+                        if(!vend) vend = strchr(s, '\0');
                         break;
-                    case EXP_JS: 
+                    case EXP_JS:
                         s++;
                         strcpy(str_end, ">@");
                         str_end[2] = '\0';
-                        if( (vend = strstr(s, str_end)) ||
-                            (vend = strchr(s, '\0')) ) {
-                            strncpy(ret, s, vend-s);
-                            ret[vend-s] = '\0';
-                        }
+                        vend = strstr(s, str_end);
+                        if(!vend) vend = strchr(s, '\0');
+                        break;
+                    case EXP_ESCAPE:
+                        s++;
+                        strcpy(str_end, "]@");
+                        str_end[2] = '\0';
+                        vend = strstr(s, str_end);
+                        if(!vend) vend = strchr(s, '\0');
                         break;
                 }
 
-                if(etype == EXP_SIMPLE_VAR || 
+                if(vend) {
+                    strncpy(ret, s, vend-s);
+                    ret[vend-s] = '\0';
+                }
+
+                if(etype == EXP_SIMPLE_VAR ||
                    etype == EXP_BRACED_VAR) {
                     if( (c = g_hash_table_lookup(uzbl.comm.proto_var, ret)) ) {
-                        if(c->type == TYPE_STR)
+                        if(c->type == TYPE_STR && *c->ptr != NULL) {
                             g_string_append(buf, (gchar *)*c->ptr);
-                        else if(c->type == TYPE_INT) {
+                        } else if(c->type == TYPE_INT) {
                             g_string_append_printf(buf, "%d", (int)*c->ptr);
                         }
                         else if(c->type == TYPE_FLOAT) {
                             g_string_append_printf(buf, "%f", *(float *)c->ptr);
                         }
                     }
+
                     if(etype == EXP_SIMPLE_VAR)
                         s = vend;
                     else
                         s = vend+1;
                 }
-                else if(recurse != 1 && 
+                else if(recurse != 1 &&
                         etype == EXP_EXPR) {
                     mycmd = expand(ret, 1);
                     g_spawn_command_line_sync(mycmd, &cmd_stdout, NULL, NULL, &err);
@@ -303,12 +338,17 @@ expand(char *s, guint recurse) {
                         g_error_free (err);
                     }
                     else if (*cmd_stdout) {
+                        int len = strlen(cmd_stdout);
+
+                        if(cmd_stdout[len-1] == '\n')
+                            cmd_stdout[--len] = 0; /* strip trailing newline */
+
                         g_string_append(buf, cmd_stdout);
                         g_free(cmd_stdout);
                     }
                     s = vend+2;
                 }
-                else if(recurse != 2 && 
+                else if(recurse != 2 &&
                         etype == EXP_JS) {
                     mycmd = expand(ret, 2);
                     eval_js(uzbl.gui.web_view, mycmd, js_ret);
@@ -321,6 +361,16 @@ expand(char *s, guint recurse) {
                     }
                     s = vend+2;
                 }
+                else if(etype == EXP_ESCAPE) {
+                    mycmd = expand(ret, 0);
+                    char *escaped = g_markup_escape_text(mycmd, strlen(mycmd));
+
+                    g_string_append(buf, escaped);
+
+                    g_free(escaped);
+                    g_free(mycmd);
+                    s = vend+2;
+                }
                 break;
 
             default:
@@ -366,9 +416,9 @@ read_file_by_line (gchar *path) {
     gsize len;
     GArray *lines = g_array_new(TRUE, FALSE, sizeof(gchar*));
     int i = 0;
-    
+
     chan = g_io_channel_new_file(path, "r", NULL);
-    
+
     if (chan) {
         while (g_io_channel_read_line(chan, &readbuf, &len, NULL, NULL) == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL) {
             const gchar* val = g_strdup (readbuf);
@@ -376,21 +426,21 @@ read_file_by_line (gchar *path) {
             g_free (readbuf);
             i ++;
         }
-        
+
         g_io_channel_unref (chan);
     } else {
         fprintf(stderr, "File '%s' not be read.\n", path);
     }
-    
+
     return lines;
 }
 
-gchar* 
+gchar*
 parseenv (char* string) {
     extern char** environ;
     gchar* tmpstr = NULL;
     int i = 0;
-    
+
 
     while (environ[i] != NULL) {
         gchar** env = g_strsplit (environ[i], "=", 2);
@@ -433,13 +483,12 @@ clean_up(void) {
         unlink (uzbl.comm.socket_path);
 
     g_free(uzbl.state.executable_path);
-    g_string_free(uzbl.state.keycmd, TRUE);
+    g_free(uzbl.state.keycmd);
     g_hash_table_destroy(uzbl.bindings);
     g_hash_table_destroy(uzbl.behave.commands);
-    g_scanner_destroy(uzbl.scan);
 }
 
-/* used for html_mode_timeout 
+/* used for html_mode_timeout
  * be sure to extend this function to use
  * more timers if needed in other places
 */
@@ -489,8 +538,8 @@ new_window_cb (WebKitWebView *web_view, WebKitWebFrame *frame, WebKitNetworkRequ
     const gchar* uri = webkit_network_request_get_uri (request);
     if (uzbl.state.verbose)
         printf("New window requested -> %s \n", uri);
-    new_window_load_uri(uri);
-    return (FALSE);
+    webkit_web_policy_decision_use(policy_decision);
+    return TRUE;
 }
 
 gboolean
@@ -589,6 +638,20 @@ scroll_horz(WebKitWebView* page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
 }
 
 void
+cmd_set_geometry() {
+    if(!gtk_window_parse_geometry(GTK_WINDOW(uzbl.gui.main_window), uzbl.gui.geometry)) {
+        if(uzbl.state.verbose)
+            printf("Error in geometry string: %s\n", uzbl.gui.geometry);
+    }
+    /* update geometry var with the actual geometry
+       this is necessary as some WMs don't seem to honour
+       the above setting and we don't want to end up with
+       wrong geometry information
+    */
+    retrieve_geometry();
+}
+
+void
 cmd_set_status() {
     if (!uzbl.behave.show_status) {
         gtk_widget_hide(uzbl.gui.mainbar);
@@ -603,7 +666,7 @@ toggle_zoom_type (WebKitWebView* page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
     (void)page;
     (void)argv;
     (void)result;
+
     webkit_web_view_set_full_content_zoom (page, !webkit_web_view_get_full_content_zoom (page));
 }
 
@@ -652,6 +715,10 @@ progress_change_cb (WebKitWebView* page, gint progress, gpointer data) {
     (void) page;
     (void) data;
     uzbl.gui.sbar.load_progress = progress;
+
+    g_free(uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_bar);
+    uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_bar = build_progressbar_ascii(uzbl.gui.sbar.load_progress);
+
     update_title();
 }
 
@@ -664,13 +731,18 @@ load_finish_cb (WebKitWebView* page, WebKitWebFrame* frame, gpointer data) {
         run_handler(uzbl.behave.load_finish_handler, "");
 }
 
+void clear_keycmd() {
+  g_free(uzbl.state.keycmd);
+  uzbl.state.keycmd = g_strdup("");
+}
+
 void
 load_start_cb (WebKitWebView* page, WebKitWebFrame* frame, gpointer data) {
     (void) page;
     (void) frame;
     (void) data;
     uzbl.gui.sbar.load_progress = 0;
-    g_string_truncate(uzbl.state.keycmd, 0); // don't need old commands to remain on new page?
+    clear_keycmd(); // don't need old commands to remain on new page?
     if (uzbl.behave.load_start_handler)
         run_handler(uzbl.behave.load_start_handler, "");
 }
@@ -683,7 +755,7 @@ load_commit_cb (WebKitWebView* page, WebKitWebFrame* frame, gpointer data) {
     GString* newuri = g_string_new (webkit_web_frame_get_uri (frame));
     uzbl.state.uri = g_string_free (newuri, FALSE);
     if (uzbl.behave.reset_command_mode && uzbl.behave.insert_mode) {
-        uzbl.behave.insert_mode = uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode;
+        set_insert_mode(uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode);
         update_title();
     }
     if (uzbl.behave.load_commit_handler)
@@ -700,15 +772,13 @@ destroy_cb (GtkWidget* widget, gpointer data) {
 void
 log_history_cb () {
    if (uzbl.behave.history_handler) {
-       GTimeVal the_time;
-       gchar *date;
-       
-       g_get_current_time(&the_time);
-       /* no need to wrap this string with quotes since it contains no spaces.
-          format is like: 2009-06-26T20:02:05.262864Z */
-       date = g_time_val_to_iso8601(&the_time);
+       time_t rawtime;
+       struct tm * timeinfo;
+       char date [80];
+       time ( &rawtime );
+       timeinfo = localtime ( &rawtime );
+       strftime (date, 80, "\"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S\"", timeinfo);
        run_handler(uzbl.behave.history_handler, date);
-       g_free(date);
    }
 }
 
@@ -747,8 +817,8 @@ struct {char *key; CommandInfo value;} cmdlist[] =
     { "sync_spawn",         {spawn_sync, 0}                }, // needed for cookie handler
     { "sh",                 {spawn_sh, 0}                  },
     { "sync_sh",            {spawn_sh_sync, 0}             }, // needed for cookie handler
+    { "talk_to_socket",     {talk_to_socket, 0}            },
     { "exit",               {close_uzbl, 0}                },
-    { "quit",               {close_uzbl, 0}                },
     { "search",             {search_forward_text, TRUE}    },
     { "search_reverse",     {search_reverse_text, TRUE}    },
     { "dehilight",          {dehilight, 0}                 },
@@ -842,17 +912,41 @@ act_dump_config() {
 }
 
 void
+set_keycmd() {
+    run_keycmd(FALSE);
+    update_title();
+}
+
+void
+set_mode_indicator() {
+    uzbl.gui.sbar.mode_indicator = (uzbl.behave.insert_mode ?
+        uzbl.behave.insert_indicator : uzbl.behave.cmd_indicator);
+}
+
+void
+update_indicator() {
+  set_mode_indicator();
+  update_title();
+}
+
+void
+set_insert_mode(gboolean mode) {
+    uzbl.behave.insert_mode = mode;
+    set_mode_indicator();
+}
+
+void
 toggle_insert_mode(WebKitWebView *page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
     (void) page; (void) result;
 
     if (argv_idx(argv, 0)) {
         if (strcmp (argv_idx(argv, 0), "0") == 0) {
-            uzbl.behave.insert_mode = FALSE;
+            set_insert_mode(FALSE);
         } else {
-            uzbl.behave.insert_mode = TRUE;
+            set_insert_mode(TRUE);
         }
     } else {
-        uzbl.behave.insert_mode = ! uzbl.behave.insert_mode;
+        set_insert_mode( !uzbl.behave.insert_mode );
     }
 
     update_title();
@@ -885,7 +979,7 @@ js_run_command (JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef function, JSObjectRef thisObject,
     (void) function;
     (void) thisObject;
     (void) exception;
-    
+
     JSStringRef js_result_string;
     GString *result = g_string_new("");
 
@@ -923,7 +1017,7 @@ js_init() {
 }
 
 
-void 
+void
 eval_js(WebKitWebView * web_view, gchar *script, GString *result) {
     WebKitWebFrame *frame;
     JSGlobalContextRef context;
@@ -934,20 +1028,20 @@ eval_js(WebKitWebView * web_view, gchar *script, GString *result) {
     JSValueRef js_result;
     JSStringRef js_result_string;
     size_t js_result_size;
-    
+
     js_init();
 
     frame = webkit_web_view_get_main_frame(WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW(web_view));
     context = webkit_web_frame_get_global_context(frame);
     globalobject = JSContextGetGlobalObject(context);
-    
+
     /* uzbl javascript namespace */
     var_name = JSStringCreateWithUTF8CString("Uzbl");
     JSObjectSetProperty(context, globalobject, var_name,
-                        JSObjectMake(context, uzbl.js.classref, NULL),  
+                        JSObjectMake(context, uzbl.js.classref, NULL),
                         kJSClassAttributeNone, NULL);
-    
-    /* evaluate the script and get return value*/ 
+
+    /* evaluate the script and get return value*/
     js_script = JSStringCreateWithUTF8CString(script);
     js_result = JSEvaluateScript(context, js_script, globalobject, NULL, 0, NULL);
     if (js_result && !JSValueIsUndefined(context, js_result)) {
@@ -995,7 +1089,7 @@ run_external_js (WebKitWebView * web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
             i ++;
             g_free (line);
         }
-        
+
         if (uzbl.state.verbose)
             printf ("External JavaScript file %s loaded\n", argv_idx(argv, 0));
 
@@ -1019,7 +1113,7 @@ search_text (WebKitWebView *page, GArray *argv, const gboolean forward) {
             uzbl.state.searchtx = g_strdup(argv_idx(argv, 0));
         }
     }
-    
+
     if (uzbl.state.searchtx) {
         if (uzbl.state.verbose)
             printf ("Searching: %s\n", uzbl.state.searchtx);
@@ -1049,6 +1143,12 @@ dehilight (WebKitWebView *page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
 
 void
 new_window_load_uri (const gchar * uri) {
+    if (uzbl.behave.new_window) {
+        GString *s = g_string_new ("");
+        g_string_printf(s, "'%s'", uri);
+        run_handler(uzbl.behave.new_window, s->str);
+        return;
+    }
     GString* to_execute = g_string_new ("");
     g_string_append_printf (to_execute, "%s --uri '%s'", uzbl.state.executable_path, uri);
     int i;
@@ -1071,7 +1171,7 @@ chain (WebKitWebView *page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
     (void) page; (void) result;
     gchar *a = NULL;
     gchar **parts = NULL;
-    guint i = 0;    
+    guint i = 0;
     while ((a = argv_idx(argv, i++))) {
         parts = g_strsplit (a, " ", 2);
         if (parts[0])
@@ -1085,7 +1185,7 @@ keycmd (WebKitWebView *page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
     (void)page;
     (void)argv;
     (void)result;
-    g_string_assign(uzbl.state.keycmd, argv_idx(argv, 0));
+    uzbl.state.keycmd = g_strdup(argv_idx(argv, 0));
     run_keycmd(FALSE);
     update_title();
 }
@@ -1095,7 +1195,7 @@ keycmd_nl (WebKitWebView *page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
     (void)page;
     (void)argv;
     (void)result;
-    g_string_assign(uzbl.state.keycmd, argv_idx(argv, 0));
+    uzbl.state.keycmd = g_strdup(argv_idx(argv, 0));
     run_keycmd(TRUE);
     update_title();
 }
@@ -1106,9 +1206,10 @@ keycmd_bs (WebKitWebView *page, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
     (void)page;
     (void)argv;
     (void)result;
-    prev = g_utf8_find_prev_char(uzbl.state.keycmd->str, uzbl.state.keycmd->str + uzbl.state.keycmd->len);
+    int len = strlen(uzbl.state.keycmd);
+    prev = g_utf8_find_prev_char(uzbl.state.keycmd, uzbl.state.keycmd + len);
     if (prev)
-      g_string_truncate(uzbl.state.keycmd, prev - uzbl.state.keycmd->str);
+      uzbl.state.keycmd[prev - uzbl.state.keycmd] = '\0';
     update_title();
 }
 
@@ -1139,212 +1240,6 @@ build_progressbar_ascii(int percent) {
 
    return g_string_free(bar, FALSE);
 }
-
-void
-setup_scanner() {
-     const GScannerConfig scan_config = {
-             (
-              "\t\r\n"
-             )            /* cset_skip_characters */,
-             (
-              G_CSET_a_2_z
-              "_#"
-              G_CSET_A_2_Z
-             )            /* cset_identifier_first */,
-             (
-              G_CSET_a_2_z
-              "_0123456789"
-              G_CSET_A_2_Z
-              G_CSET_LATINS
-              G_CSET_LATINC
-             )            /* cset_identifier_nth */,
-             ( "" )    /* cpair_comment_single */,
-
-             TRUE         /* case_sensitive */,
-
-             FALSE        /* skip_comment_multi */,
-             FALSE        /* skip_comment_single */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_comment_multi */,
-             TRUE         /* scan_identifier */,
-             TRUE         /* scan_identifier_1char */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_identifier_NULL */,
-             TRUE         /* scan_symbols */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_binary */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_octal */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_float */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_hex */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_hex_dollar */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_string_sq */,
-             FALSE        /* scan_string_dq */,
-             TRUE         /* numbers_2_int */,
-             FALSE        /* int_2_float */,
-             FALSE        /* identifier_2_string */,
-             FALSE        /* char_2_token */,
-             FALSE        /* symbol_2_token */,
-             TRUE         /* scope_0_fallback */,
-             FALSE,
-             TRUE
-     };
-
-     uzbl.scan = g_scanner_new(&scan_config);
-     while(symp->symbol_name) {
-         g_scanner_scope_add_symbol(uzbl.scan, 0,
-                         symp->symbol_name,
-                         GINT_TO_POINTER(symp->symbol_token));
-         symp++;
-     }
-}
-
-gchar *
-expand_template(const char *template, gboolean escape_markup) {
-     if(!template) return NULL;
-
-     GTokenType token = G_TOKEN_NONE;
-     GString *ret = g_string_new("");
-     char *buf=NULL;
-     int sym;
-
-     g_scanner_input_text(uzbl.scan, template, strlen(template));
-     while(!g_scanner_eof(uzbl.scan) && token != G_TOKEN_LAST) {
-         token = g_scanner_get_next_token(uzbl.scan);
-
-         if(token == G_TOKEN_SYMBOL) {
-             sym = GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_scanner_cur_value(uzbl.scan).v_symbol);
-             switch(sym) {
-                 case SYM_URI:
-                     if(escape_markup) {
-                         buf = uzbl.state.uri ?
-                             g_markup_printf_escaped("%s", uzbl.state.uri) : g_strdup("");
-                         g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                         g_free(buf);
-                     }
-                     else
-                         g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.uri ?
-                                 uzbl.state.uri : g_strdup(""));
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_LOADPRGS:
-                     buf = itos(uzbl.gui.sbar.load_progress);
-                     g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                     g_free(buf);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_LOADPRGSBAR:
-                     buf = build_progressbar_ascii(uzbl.gui.sbar.load_progress);
-                     g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                     g_free(buf);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_TITLE:
-                     if(escape_markup) {
-                         buf = uzbl.gui.main_title ?
-                             g_markup_printf_escaped("%s", uzbl.gui.main_title) : g_strdup("");
-                         g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                         g_free(buf);
-                     }
-                     else
-                         g_string_append(ret, uzbl.gui.main_title ?
-                                 uzbl.gui.main_title : "");
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_SELECTED_URI:
-                     if(escape_markup) {
-                         buf = uzbl.state.selected_url ?
-                             g_markup_printf_escaped("%s", uzbl.state.selected_url) : g_strdup("");
-                         g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                         g_free(buf);
-                     }
-                     else
-                         g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.selected_url ?
-                                 uzbl.state.selected_url : "");
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_NAME:
-                     buf = itos(uzbl.xwin);
-                     g_string_append(ret,
-                             uzbl.state.instance_name ? uzbl.state.instance_name : buf);
-                     g_free(buf);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_KEYCMD:
-                     if(escape_markup) {
-                         buf = uzbl.state.keycmd->str ?
-                             g_markup_printf_escaped("%s", uzbl.state.keycmd->str) : g_strdup("");
-                         g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                         g_free(buf);
-                     }
-                     else
-                         g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.keycmd->str ?
-                                 uzbl.state.keycmd->str : "");
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_MODE:
-                     g_string_append(ret,
-                             uzbl.behave.insert_mode ?
-                             uzbl.behave.insert_indicator : uzbl.behave.cmd_indicator);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_MSG:
-                     g_string_append(ret,
-                             uzbl.gui.sbar.msg ? uzbl.gui.sbar.msg : "");
-                     break;
-                     /* useragent syms */
-                 case SYM_WK_MAJ:
-                     buf = itos(WEBKIT_MAJOR_VERSION);
-                     g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                     g_free(buf);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_WK_MIN:
-                     buf = itos(WEBKIT_MINOR_VERSION);
-                     g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                     g_free(buf);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_WK_MIC:
-                     buf = itos(WEBKIT_MICRO_VERSION);
-                     g_string_append(ret, buf);
-                     g_free(buf);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_SYSNAME:
-                     g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.unameinfo.sysname);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_NODENAME:
-                     g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.unameinfo.nodename);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_KERNREL:
-                     g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.unameinfo.release);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_KERNVER:
-                     g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.unameinfo.version);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_ARCHSYS:
-                     g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.unameinfo.machine);
-                     break;
-                 case SYM_ARCHUZBL:
-                     g_string_append(ret, ARCH);
-                     break;
-#ifdef _GNU_SOURCE
-                 case SYM_DOMAINNAME:
-                     g_string_append(ret, uzbl.state.unameinfo.domainname);
-                     break;
-#endif
-                 case SYM_COMMIT:
-                     g_string_append(ret, COMMIT);
-                     break;
-                 default:
-                     break;
-             }
-         }
-         else if(token == G_TOKEN_INT) {
-             g_string_append_printf(ret, "%lu", g_scanner_cur_value(uzbl.scan).v_int);
-         }
-         else if(token == G_TOKEN_IDENTIFIER) {
-             g_string_append(ret, (gchar *)g_scanner_cur_value(uzbl.scan).v_identifier);
-         }
-         else if(token == G_TOKEN_CHAR) {
-             g_string_append_c(ret, (gchar)g_scanner_cur_value(uzbl.scan).v_char);
-         }
-         else if(token == G_TOKEN_ERROR) {
-             g_scanner_error(uzbl.scan, "Token error in template ('%s') at line %d, column %d.", 
-                                        template, 
-                                        g_scanner_cur_line(uzbl.scan), 
-                                        g_scanner_cur_position(uzbl.scan));
-         }
-     }
-
-     return g_string_free(ret, FALSE);
-}
 /* --End Statusbar functions-- */
 
 void
@@ -1359,7 +1254,7 @@ run_command (const gchar *command, const guint npre, const gchar **args,
              const gboolean sync, char **output_stdout) {
    //command <uzbl conf> <uzbl pid> <uzbl win id> <uzbl fifo file> <uzbl socket file> [args]
     GError *err = NULL;
-    
+
     GArray *a = g_array_new (TRUE, FALSE, sizeof(gchar*));
     gchar *pid = itos(getpid());
     gchar *xwin = itos(uzbl.xwin);
@@ -1377,11 +1272,11 @@ run_command (const gchar *command, const guint npre, const gchar **args,
 
     for (i = npre; i < g_strv_length((gchar**)args); i++)
         sharg_append(a, args[i]);
-    
+
     gboolean result;
     if (sync) {
         if (*output_stdout) *output_stdout = strfree(*output_stdout);
-        
+
         result = g_spawn_sync(NULL, (gchar **)a->data, NULL, G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH,
                               NULL, NULL, output_stdout, NULL, NULL, &err);
     } else result = g_spawn_async(NULL, (gchar **)a->data, NULL, G_SPAWN_SEARCH_PATH,
@@ -1416,7 +1311,7 @@ split_quoted(const gchar* src, const gboolean unquote) {
     /* split on unquoted space, return array of strings;
        remove a layer of quotes and backslashes if unquote */
     if (!src) return NULL;
-    
+
     gboolean dq = FALSE;
     gboolean sq = FALSE;
     GArray *a = g_array_new (TRUE, FALSE, sizeof(gchar*));
@@ -1459,7 +1354,7 @@ spawn(WebKitWebView *web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
 void
 spawn_sync(WebKitWebView *web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
     (void)web_view; (void)result;
-    
+
     if (argv_idx(argv, 0))
         run_command(argv_idx(argv, 0), 0, ((const gchar **) (argv->data + sizeof(gchar*))),
                     TRUE, &uzbl.comm.sync_stdout);
@@ -1472,7 +1367,7 @@ spawn_sh(WebKitWebView *web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
         g_printerr ("spawn_sh: shell_cmd is not set!\n");
         return;
     }
-    
+
     guint i;
     gchar *spacer = g_strdup("");
     g_array_insert_val(argv, 1, spacer);
@@ -1493,7 +1388,7 @@ spawn_sh_sync(WebKitWebView *web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
         g_printerr ("spawn_sh_sync: shell_cmd is not set!\n");
         return;
     }
-    
+
     guint i;
     gchar *spacer = g_strdup("");
     g_array_insert_val(argv, 1, spacer);
@@ -1501,7 +1396,7 @@ spawn_sh_sync(WebKitWebView *web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
 
     for (i = 1; i < g_strv_length(cmd); i++)
         g_array_prepend_val(argv, cmd[i]);
-         
+
     if (cmd) run_command(cmd[0], g_strv_length(cmd) + 1, (const gchar **) argv->data,
                          TRUE, &uzbl.comm.sync_stdout);
     g_free (spacer);
@@ -1509,6 +1404,118 @@ spawn_sh_sync(WebKitWebView *web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
 }
 
 void
+talk_to_socket(WebKitWebView *web_view, GArray *argv, GString *result) {
+    (void)web_view; (void)result;
+
+    int fd, len;
+    struct sockaddr_un sa;
+    char* sockpath;
+    ssize_t ret;
+    struct pollfd pfd;
+    struct iovec* iov;
+    guint i;
+
+    if(uzbl.comm.sync_stdout) uzbl.comm.sync_stdout = strfree(uzbl.comm.sync_stdout);
+
+    /* This function could be optimised by storing a hash table of socket paths
+       and associated connected file descriptors rather than closing and
+       re-opening for every call. Also we could launch a script if socket connect
+       fails. */
+
+    /* First element argv[0] is path to socket. Following elements are tokens to
+       write to the socket. We write them as a single packet with each token
+       separated by an ASCII nul (\0). */
+    if(argv->len < 2) {
+        g_printerr("talk_to_socket called with only %d args (need at least two).\n",
+            (int)argv->len);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* copy socket path, null terminate result */
+    sockpath = g_array_index(argv, char*, 0);
+    g_strlcpy(sa.sun_path, sockpath, sizeof(sa.sun_path));
+    sa.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+
+    /* create socket file descriptor and connect it to path */
+    fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_SEQPACKET, 0);
+    if(fd == -1) {
+        g_printerr("talk_to_socket: creating socket failed (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+        return;
+    }
+    if(connect(fd, (struct sockaddr*)&sa, sizeof(sa))) {
+        g_printerr("talk_to_socket: connect failed (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+        close(fd);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* build request vector */
+    iov = g_malloc(sizeof(struct iovec) * (argv->len - 1));
+    if(!iov) {
+        g_printerr("talk_to_socket: unable to allocated memory for token vector\n");
+        close(fd);
+        return;
+    }
+    for(i = 1; i < argv->len; ++i) {
+        iov[i - 1].iov_base = g_array_index(argv, char*, i);
+        iov[i - 1].iov_len = strlen(iov[i - 1].iov_base) + 1; /* string plus \0 */
+    }
+
+    /* write request */
+    ret = writev(fd, iov, argv->len - 1);
+    g_free(iov);
+    if(ret == -1) {
+        g_printerr("talk_to_socket: write failed (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+        close(fd);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* wait for a response, with a 500ms timeout */
+    pfd.fd = fd;
+    pfd.events = POLLIN;
+    while(1) {
+        ret = poll(&pfd, 1, 500);
+        if(ret == 1) break;
+        if(ret == 0) errno = ETIMEDOUT;
+        if(errno == EINTR) continue;
+        g_printerr("talk_to_socket: poll failed while waiting for input (%s)\n",
+            strerror(errno));
+        close(fd);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* get length of response */
+    if(ioctl(fd, FIONREAD, &len) == -1) {
+        g_printerr("talk_to_socket: cannot find daemon response length, "
+            "ioctl failed (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+        close(fd);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    /* if there is a response, read it */
+    if(len) {
+        uzbl.comm.sync_stdout = g_malloc(len + 1);
+        if(!uzbl.comm.sync_stdout) {
+            g_printerr("talk_to_socket: failed to allocate %d bytes\n", len);
+            close(fd);
+            return;
+        }
+        uzbl.comm.sync_stdout[len] = 0; /* ensure result is null terminated */
+
+        ret = read(fd, uzbl.comm.sync_stdout, len);
+        if(ret == -1) {
+            g_printerr("talk_to_socket: failed to read from socket (%s)\n",
+                strerror(errno));
+            close(fd);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* clean up */
+    close(fd);
+    return;
+}
+
+void
 parse_command(const char *cmd, const char *param, GString *result) {
     CommandInfo *c;
 
@@ -1579,10 +1586,9 @@ cmd_load_uri() {
     g_array_free (a, TRUE);
 }
 
-void 
+void
 cmd_always_insert_mode() {
-    uzbl.behave.insert_mode =
-        uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode ?  TRUE : FALSE;
+    set_insert_mode(uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode);
     update_title();
 }
 
@@ -1621,7 +1627,7 @@ cmd_font_size() {
     if (uzbl.behave.font_size > 0) {
         g_object_set (G_OBJECT(ws), "default-font-size", uzbl.behave.font_size, NULL);
     }
-    
+
     if (uzbl.behave.monospace_size > 0) {
         g_object_set (G_OBJECT(ws), "default-monospace-font-size",
                       uzbl.behave.monospace_size, NULL);
@@ -1632,13 +1638,49 @@ cmd_font_size() {
 }
 
 void
+cmd_default_font_family() {
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "default-font-family",
+            uzbl.behave.default_font_family, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+cmd_monospace_font_family() {
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "monospace-font-family",
+            uzbl.behave.monospace_font_family, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+cmd_sans_serif_font_family() {
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "sans_serif-font-family",
+            uzbl.behave.sans_serif_font_family, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+cmd_serif_font_family() {
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "serif-font-family",
+            uzbl.behave.serif_font_family, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+cmd_cursive_font_family() {
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "cursive-font-family",
+            uzbl.behave.cursive_font_family, NULL);
+}
+
+void
+cmd_fantasy_font_family() {
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "fantasy-font-family",
+            uzbl.behave.fantasy_font_family, NULL);
+}
+
+void
 cmd_zoom_level() {
     webkit_web_view_set_zoom_level (uzbl.gui.web_view, uzbl.behave.zoom_level);
 }
 
 void
 cmd_disable_plugins() {
-    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "enable-plugins", 
+    g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "enable-plugins",
             !uzbl.behave.disable_plugins, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -1685,31 +1727,31 @@ cmd_print_bg() {
             uzbl.behave.print_bg, NULL);
 }
 
-void 
+void
 cmd_style_uri() {
     g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "user-stylesheet-uri",
             uzbl.behave.style_uri, NULL);
 }
 
-void 
+void
 cmd_resizable_txt() {
     g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "resizable-text-areas",
             uzbl.behave.resizable_txt, NULL);
 }
 
-void 
+void
 cmd_default_encoding() {
     g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "default-encoding",
             uzbl.behave.default_encoding, NULL);
 }
 
-void 
+void
 cmd_enforce_96dpi() {
     g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "enforce-96-dpi",
             uzbl.behave.enforce_96dpi, NULL);
 }
 
-void 
+void
 cmd_caret_browsing() {
     g_object_set (G_OBJECT(view_settings()), "enable-caret-browsing",
             uzbl.behave.caret_browsing, NULL);
@@ -1729,6 +1771,19 @@ cmd_cookie_handler() {
 }
 
 void
+cmd_new_window() {
+    gchar **split = g_strsplit(uzbl.behave.new_window, " ", 2);
+    /* pitfall: doesn't handle chain actions; must the sync_ action manually */
+    if ((g_strcmp0(split[0], "sh") == 0) ||
+        (g_strcmp0(split[0], "spawn") == 0)) {
+        g_free (uzbl.behave.new_window);
+        uzbl.behave.new_window =
+            g_strdup_printf("%s %s", split[0], split[1]);
+    }
+    g_strfreev (split);
+}
+
+void
 cmd_fifo_dir() {
     uzbl.behave.fifo_dir = init_fifo(uzbl.behave.fifo_dir);
 }
@@ -1754,7 +1809,7 @@ cmd_modkey() {
     buf = g_utf8_strup(uzbl.behave.modkey, -1);
     uzbl.behave.modmask = 0;
 
-    if(uzbl.behave.modkey) 
+    if(uzbl.behave.modkey)
         g_free(uzbl.behave.modkey);
     uzbl.behave.modkey = buf;
 
@@ -1770,11 +1825,8 @@ cmd_useragent() {
         g_free (uzbl.net.useragent);
         uzbl.net.useragent = NULL;
     } else {
-        gchar *ua = expand_template(uzbl.net.useragent, FALSE);
-        if (ua)
-            g_object_set(G_OBJECT(uzbl.net.soup_session), SOUP_SESSION_USER_AGENT, ua, NULL);
-        g_free(uzbl.net.useragent);
-        uzbl.net.useragent = ua;
+        g_object_set(G_OBJECT(uzbl.net.soup_session), SOUP_SESSION_USER_AGENT,
+            uzbl.net.useragent, NULL);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1806,6 +1858,8 @@ set_var_value(gchar *name, gchar *val) {
     char *buf = NULL;
 
     if( (c = g_hash_table_lookup(uzbl.comm.proto_var, name)) ) {
+        if(!c->writeable) return FALSE;
+
         /* check for the variable type */
         if (c->type == TYPE_STR) {
             buf = expand(val, 0);
@@ -1884,21 +1938,16 @@ parse_cmd_line(const char *ctl_line, GString *result) {
 
 gchar*
 build_stream_name(int type, const gchar* dir) {
-    char *xwin_str = NULL;
     State *s = &uzbl.state;
     gchar *str = NULL;
 
-    xwin_str = itos((int)uzbl.xwin);
     if (type == FIFO) {
         str = g_strdup_printf
-            ("%s/uzbl_fifo_%s", dir,
-             s->instance_name ? s->instance_name : xwin_str);
+            ("%s/uzbl_fifo_%s", dir, s->instance_name);
     } else if (type == SOCKET) {
         str = g_strdup_printf
-            ("%s/uzbl_socket_%s", dir,
-             s->instance_name ? s->instance_name : xwin_str );
+            ("%s/uzbl_socket_%s", dir, s->instance_name);
     }
-    g_free(xwin_str);
     return str;
 }
 
@@ -1930,6 +1979,13 @@ control_fifo(GIOChannel *gio, GIOCondition condition) {
 
 gchar*
 init_fifo(gchar *dir) { /* return dir or, on error, free dir and return NULL */
+    if (uzbl.comm.fifo_path) { /* get rid of the old fifo if one exists */
+        if (unlink(uzbl.comm.fifo_path) == -1)
+            g_warning ("Fifo: Can't unlink old fifo at %s\n", uzbl.comm.fifo_path);
+        g_free(uzbl.comm.fifo_path);
+        uzbl.comm.fifo_path = NULL;
+    }
+
     GIOChannel *chan = NULL;
     GError *error = NULL;
     gchar *path = build_stream_name(FIFO, dir);
@@ -2000,7 +2056,7 @@ control_socket(GIOChannel *chan) {
 
     clientsock = accept (g_io_channel_unix_get_fd(chan),
                          (struct sockaddr *) &remote, &t);
-    
+
     if ((clientchan = g_io_channel_unix_new(clientsock))) {
         g_io_add_watch(clientchan, G_IO_IN|G_IO_HUP,
                        (GIOFunc) control_client_socket, clientchan);
@@ -2101,26 +2157,28 @@ update_title (void) {
 
     if (b->show_status) {
         if (b->title_format_short) {
-            parsed = expand_template(b->title_format_short, FALSE);
+            parsed = expand(b->title_format_short, 0);
             if (uzbl.gui.main_window)
                 gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW(uzbl.gui.main_window), parsed);
             g_free(parsed);
         }
         if (b->status_format) {
-            parsed = expand_template(b->status_format, TRUE);
+            parsed = expand(b->status_format, 0);
             gtk_label_set_markup(GTK_LABEL(uzbl.gui.mainbar_label), parsed);
             g_free(parsed);
         }
         if (b->status_background) {
             GdkColor color;
             gdk_color_parse (b->status_background, &color);
-            //labels and hboxes do not draw their own background.  applying this on the window is ok as we the statusbar is the only affected widget.  (if not, we could also use GtkEventBox)
+            //labels and hboxes do not draw their own background. applying this on the vbox/main_window is ok as the statusbar is the only affected widget. (if not, we could also use GtkEventBox)
             if (uzbl.gui.main_window)
                 gtk_widget_modify_bg (uzbl.gui.main_window, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &color);
+            else if (uzbl.gui.plug)
+                gtk_widget_modify_bg (GTK_WIDGET(uzbl.gui.plug), GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &color);
         }
     } else {
         if (b->title_format_long) {
-            parsed = expand_template(b->title_format_long, FALSE);
+            parsed = expand(b->title_format_long, 0);
             if (uzbl.gui.main_window)
                 gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW(uzbl.gui.main_window), parsed);
             g_free(parsed);
@@ -2129,28 +2187,48 @@ update_title (void) {
 }
 
 gboolean
+configure_event_cb(GtkWidget* window, GdkEventConfigure* event) {
+    (void) window;
+    (void) event;
+
+    retrieve_geometry();
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+gboolean
 key_press_cb (GtkWidget* window, GdkEventKey* event)
 {
     //TRUE to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event. FALSE to propagate the event further.
 
     (void) window;
 
-    if (event->type != GDK_KEY_PRESS || event->keyval == GDK_Page_Up || event->keyval == GDK_Page_Down
-        || event->keyval == GDK_Up || event->keyval == GDK_Down || event->keyval == GDK_Left || event->keyval == GDK_Right || event->keyval == GDK_Shift_L || event->keyval == GDK_Shift_R)
+    if (event->type   != GDK_KEY_PRESS ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Page_Up   ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Page_Down ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Up        ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Down      ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Left      ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Right     ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Shift_L   ||
+        event->keyval == GDK_Shift_R)
         return FALSE;
 
     /* turn off insert mode (if always_insert_mode is not used) */
     if (uzbl.behave.insert_mode && (event->keyval == GDK_Escape)) {
-        uzbl.behave.insert_mode = uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode;
+        set_insert_mode(uzbl.behave.always_insert_mode);
         update_title();
         return TRUE;
     }
 
-    if (uzbl.behave.insert_mode && (((event->state & uzbl.behave.modmask) != uzbl.behave.modmask) || (!uzbl.behave.modmask)))
+    if (uzbl.behave.insert_mode &&
+        ( ((event->state & uzbl.behave.modmask) != uzbl.behave.modmask) ||
+          (!uzbl.behave.modmask)
+        )
+       )
         return FALSE;
 
     if (event->keyval == GDK_Escape) {
-        g_string_truncate(uzbl.state.keycmd, 0);
+        clear_keycmd();
         update_title();
         dehilight(uzbl.gui.web_view, NULL, NULL);
         return TRUE;
@@ -2165,7 +2243,9 @@ key_press_cb (GtkWidget* window, GdkEventKey* event)
             str = gtk_clipboard_wait_for_text (gtk_clipboard_get (GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD));
         }
         if (str) {
-            g_string_append (uzbl.state.keycmd, str);
+            GString* keycmd = g_string_new(uzbl.state.keycmd);
+            g_string_append (keycmd, str);
+            uzbl.state.keycmd = g_string_free(keycmd, FALSE);
             update_title ();
             g_free (str);
         }
@@ -2178,7 +2258,11 @@ key_press_cb (GtkWidget* window, GdkEventKey* event)
     gboolean key_ret = FALSE;
     if ((event->keyval == GDK_Return) || (event->keyval == GDK_KP_Enter))
         key_ret = TRUE;
-    if (!key_ret) g_string_append(uzbl.state.keycmd, event->string);
+    if (!key_ret) {
+        GString* keycmd = g_string_new(uzbl.state.keycmd);
+        g_string_append(keycmd, event->string);
+        uzbl.state.keycmd = g_string_free(keycmd, FALSE);
+    }
 
     run_keycmd(key_ret);
     update_title();
@@ -2190,8 +2274,8 @@ void
 run_keycmd(const gboolean key_ret) {
     /* run the keycmd immediately if it isn't incremental and doesn't take args */
     Action *act;
-    if ((act = g_hash_table_lookup(uzbl.bindings, uzbl.state.keycmd->str))) {
-        g_string_truncate(uzbl.state.keycmd, 0);
+    if ((act = g_hash_table_lookup(uzbl.bindings, uzbl.state.keycmd))) {
+        clear_keycmd();
         parse_command(act->name, act->param, NULL);
         return;
     }
@@ -2200,8 +2284,9 @@ run_keycmd(const gboolean key_ret) {
     GString* short_keys = g_string_new ("");
     GString* short_keys_inc = g_string_new ("");
     guint i;
-    for (i=0; i<(uzbl.state.keycmd->len); i++) {
-        g_string_append_c(short_keys, uzbl.state.keycmd->str[i]);
+    guint len = strlen(uzbl.state.keycmd);
+    for (i=0; i<len; i++) {
+        g_string_append_c(short_keys, uzbl.state.keycmd[i]);
         g_string_assign(short_keys_inc, short_keys->str);
         g_string_append_c(short_keys, '_');
         g_string_append_c(short_keys_inc, '*');
@@ -2209,15 +2294,15 @@ run_keycmd(const gboolean key_ret) {
         if (key_ret && (act = g_hash_table_lookup(uzbl.bindings, short_keys->str))) {
             /* run normal cmds only if return was pressed */
             exec_paramcmd(act, i);
-            g_string_truncate(uzbl.state.keycmd, 0);
+            clear_keycmd();
             break;
         } else if ((act = g_hash_table_lookup(uzbl.bindings, short_keys_inc->str))) {
             if (key_ret)  /* just quit the incremental command on return */
-                g_string_truncate(uzbl.state.keycmd, 0);
+                clear_keycmd();
             else exec_paramcmd(act, i); /* otherwise execute the incremental */
             break;
         }
-        
+
         g_string_truncate(short_keys, short_keys->len - 1);
     }
     g_string_free (short_keys, TRUE);
@@ -2226,7 +2311,7 @@ run_keycmd(const gboolean key_ret) {
 
 void
 exec_paramcmd(const Action *act, const guint i) {
-    GString *parampart = g_string_new (uzbl.state.keycmd->str);
+    GString *parampart = g_string_new (uzbl.state.keycmd);
     GString *actionname = g_string_new ("");
     GString *actionparam = g_string_new ("");
     g_string_erase (parampart, 0, i+1);
@@ -2241,16 +2326,11 @@ exec_paramcmd(const Action *act, const guint i) {
 }
 
 
-GtkWidget*
+void
 create_browser () {
     GUI *g = &uzbl.gui;
 
-    GtkWidget* scrolled_window = gtk_scrolled_window_new (NULL, NULL);
-    //main_window_ref = g_object_ref(scrolled_window);
-    gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy (GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (scrolled_window), GTK_POLICY_NEVER, GTK_POLICY_NEVER); //todo: some sort of display of position/total length. like what emacs does
-
     g->web_view = WEBKIT_WEB_VIEW (webkit_web_view_new ());
-    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (scrolled_window), GTK_WIDGET (g->web_view));
 
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (g->web_view), "notify::title", G_CALLBACK (title_change_cb), NULL);
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (g->web_view), "load-progress-changed", G_CALLBACK (progress_change_cb), g->web_view);
@@ -2263,8 +2343,6 @@ create_browser () {
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (g->web_view), "download-requested", G_CALLBACK (download_cb), g->web_view);
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (g->web_view), "create-web-view", G_CALLBACK (create_web_view_cb), g->web_view);
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (g->web_view), "mime-type-policy-decision-requested", G_CALLBACK (mime_policy_cb), g->web_view);
-
-    return scrolled_window;
 }
 
 GtkWidget*
@@ -2293,11 +2371,12 @@ create_window () {
     gtk_widget_set_name (window, "Uzbl browser");
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (window), "destroy", G_CALLBACK (destroy_cb), NULL);
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (window), "key-press-event", G_CALLBACK (key_press_cb), NULL);
+    g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (window), "configure-event", G_CALLBACK (configure_event_cb), NULL);
 
     return window;
 }
 
-GtkPlug* 
+GtkPlug*
 create_plug () {
     GtkPlug* plug = GTK_PLUG (gtk_plug_new (uzbl.state.socket_id));
     g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (plug), "destroy", G_CALLBACK (destroy_cb), NULL);
@@ -2330,7 +2409,8 @@ inject_handler_args(const gchar *actname, const gchar *origargs, const gchar *ne
     if ((g_strcmp0(actname, "spawn") == 0) ||
         (g_strcmp0(actname, "sh") == 0) ||
         (g_strcmp0(actname, "sync_spawn") == 0) ||
-        (g_strcmp0(actname, "sync_sh") == 0)) {
+        (g_strcmp0(actname, "sync_sh") == 0) ||
+        (g_strcmp0(actname, "talk_to_socket") == 0)) {
         guint i;
         GString *a = g_string_new("");
         gchar **spawnparts = split_quoted(origargs, FALSE);
@@ -2371,7 +2451,7 @@ run_handler (const gchar *act, const gchar *args) {
     if (g_strcmp0(parts[0], "chain") == 0) {
         GString *newargs = g_string_new("");
         gchar **chainparts = split_quoted(parts[1], FALSE);
-        
+
         /* for every argument in the chain, inject the handler args
            and make sure the new parts are wrapped in quotes */
         gchar **cp = chainparts;
@@ -2379,7 +2459,7 @@ run_handler (const gchar *act, const gchar *args) {
         gchar *quotless = NULL;
         gchar **spliced_quotless = NULL; // sigh -_-;
         gchar **inpart = NULL;
-        
+
         while (*cp) {
             if ((**cp == '\'') || (**cp == '\"')) { /* strip old quotes */
                 quot = **cp;
@@ -2389,7 +2469,7 @@ run_handler (const gchar *act, const gchar *args) {
             spliced_quotless = g_strsplit(quotless, " ", 2);
             inpart = inject_handler_args(spliced_quotless[0], spliced_quotless[1], args);
             g_strfreev(spliced_quotless);
-            
+
             g_string_append_printf(newargs, " %c%s %s%c", quot, inpart[0], inpart[1], quot);
             g_free(quotless);
             g_strfreev(inpart);
@@ -2399,7 +2479,7 @@ run_handler (const gchar *act, const gchar *args) {
         parse_command(parts[0], &(newargs->str[1]), NULL);
         g_string_free(newargs, TRUE);
         g_strfreev(chainparts);
-        
+
     } else {
         gchar **inparts = inject_handler_args(parts[0], parts[1], args);
         parse_command(inparts[0], inparts[1], NULL);
@@ -2471,7 +2551,7 @@ find_xdg_file (int xdg_type, char* filename) {
             temporary_file = g_strconcat (temporary_string, filename, NULL);
         }
     }
-    
+
     //g_free (temporary_string); - segfaults.
 
     if (file_exists (temporary_file)) {
@@ -2488,7 +2568,7 @@ settings_init () {
     for (i = 0; default_config[i].command != NULL; i++) {
         parse_cmd_line(default_config[i].command, NULL);
     }
-    
+
     if (g_strcmp0(s->config_file, "-") == 0) {
         s->config_file = NULL;
         create_stdin();
@@ -2526,7 +2606,7 @@ void handle_cookies (SoupSession *session, SoupMessage *msg, gpointer user_data)
     soup_message_add_header_handler(msg, "got-headers", "Set-Cookie", G_CALLBACK(save_cookies), NULL);
     GString *s = g_string_new ("");
     SoupURI * soup_uri = soup_message_get_uri(msg);
-    g_string_printf(s, "GET '%s' '%s'", soup_uri->host, soup_uri->path);
+    g_string_printf(s, "GET '%s' '%s' '%s'", soup_uri->scheme, soup_uri->host, soup_uri->path);
     run_handler(uzbl.behave.cookie_handler, s->str);
 
     if(uzbl.comm.sync_stdout && strcmp (uzbl.comm.sync_stdout, "") != 0) {
@@ -2536,7 +2616,7 @@ void handle_cookies (SoupSession *session, SoupMessage *msg, gpointer user_data)
     }
     if (uzbl.comm.sync_stdout)
         uzbl.comm.sync_stdout = strfree(uzbl.comm.sync_stdout);
-        
+
     g_string_free(s, TRUE);
 }
 
@@ -2549,7 +2629,7 @@ save_cookies (SoupMessage *msg, gpointer user_data){
         cookie = soup_cookie_to_set_cookie_header(ck->data);
         SoupURI * soup_uri = soup_message_get_uri(msg);
         GString *s = g_string_new ("");
-        g_string_printf(s, "PUT '%s' '%s' '%s'", soup_uri->host, soup_uri->path, cookie);
+        g_string_printf(s, "PUT '%s' '%s' '%s' '%s'", soup_uri->scheme, soup_uri->host, soup_uri->path, cookie);
         run_handler(uzbl.behave.cookie_handler, s->str);
         g_free (cookie);
         g_string_free(s, TRUE);
@@ -2680,31 +2760,47 @@ dump_config() {
     g_hash_table_foreach(uzbl.bindings, dump_key_hash, NULL);
 }
 
-#ifndef UZBL_LIBRARY
-/** -- MAIN -- **/
-int
-main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
+void
+retrieve_geometry() {
+    int w, h, x, y;
+    GString *buf = g_string_new("");
+
+    gtk_window_get_size(GTK_WINDOW(uzbl.gui.main_window), &w, &h);
+    gtk_window_get_position(GTK_WINDOW(uzbl.gui.main_window), &x, &y);
+
+    g_string_printf(buf, "%dx%d+%d+%d", w, h, x, y);
+
+    if(uzbl.gui.geometry)
+        g_free(uzbl.gui.geometry);
+    uzbl.gui.geometry = g_string_free(buf, FALSE);
+}
+
+/* set up gtk, gobject, variable defaults and other things that tests and other
+ * external applications need to do anyhow */
+void
+initialize(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (!g_thread_supported ())
         g_thread_init (NULL);
     uzbl.state.executable_path = g_strdup(argv[0]);
     uzbl.state.selected_url = NULL;
     uzbl.state.searchtx = NULL;
 
-    GOptionContext* context = g_option_context_new ("- some stuff here maybe someday");
+    GOptionContext* context = g_option_context_new ("[ uri ] - load a uri by default");
     g_option_context_add_main_entries (context, entries, NULL);
     g_option_context_add_group (context, gtk_get_option_group (TRUE));
     g_option_context_parse (context, &argc, &argv, NULL);
     g_option_context_free(context);
-    
-    gchar *uri_override = (uzbl.state.uri ? g_strdup(uzbl.state.uri) : NULL);
-    gboolean verbose_override = uzbl.state.verbose;
+
+    if (uzbl.behave.print_version) {
+        printf("Commit: %s\n", COMMIT);
+        exit(0);
+    }
 
     /* initialize hash table */
     uzbl.bindings = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal, g_free, free_action);
 
     uzbl.net.soup_session = webkit_get_default_session();
-    uzbl.state.keycmd = g_string_new("");
+    uzbl.state.keycmd = g_strdup("");
 
     if(setup_signal(SIGTERM, catch_sigterm) == SIG_ERR)
         fprintf(stderr, "uzbl: error hooking SIGTERM\n");
@@ -2713,11 +2809,7 @@ main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if(setup_signal(SIGALRM, catch_alrm) == SIG_ERR)
         fprintf(stderr, "uzbl: error hooking SIGALARM\n");
 
-
-    if(uname(&uzbl.state.unameinfo) == -1)
-        g_printerr("Can't retrieve unameinfo.  Your useragent might appear wrong.\n");
-
-    uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_s = g_strdup("=");
+    uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_s = g_strdup("="); //TODO: move these to config.h
     uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_u = g_strdup("·");
     uzbl.gui.sbar.progress_w = 10;
 
@@ -2731,13 +2823,36 @@ main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
     uzbl.behave.insert_indicator = g_strdup("I");
     uzbl.behave.cmd_indicator    = g_strdup("C");
 
-    setup_scanner();
+    uzbl.info.webkit_major = WEBKIT_MAJOR_VERSION;
+    uzbl.info.webkit_minor = WEBKIT_MINOR_VERSION;
+    uzbl.info.webkit_micro = WEBKIT_MICRO_VERSION;
+    uzbl.info.arch         = ARCH;
+    uzbl.info.commit       = COMMIT;
+
     commands_hash ();
     make_var_to_name_hash();
 
+    create_browser();
+}
+
+#ifndef UZBL_LIBRARY
+/** -- MAIN -- **/
+int
+main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    initialize(argc, argv);
+
+    gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
+
+    uzbl.gui.scrolled_win = gtk_scrolled_window_new (NULL, NULL);
+    //main_window_ref = g_object_ref(scrolled_window);
+    gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy (GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (uzbl.gui.scrolled_win),
+        GTK_POLICY_NEVER, GTK_POLICY_NEVER); //todo: some sort of display of position/total length. like what emacs does
+
+    gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (uzbl.gui.scrolled_win),
+        GTK_WIDGET (uzbl.gui.web_view));
+
     uzbl.gui.vbox = gtk_vbox_new (FALSE, 0);
 
-    uzbl.gui.scrolled_win = create_browser();
     create_mainbar();
 
     /* initial packing */
@@ -2755,6 +2870,9 @@ main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
         uzbl.xwin = GDK_WINDOW_XID (GTK_WIDGET (uzbl.gui.main_window)->window);
     }
 
+    if(!uzbl.state.instance_name)
+        uzbl.state.instance_name = itos((int)uzbl.xwin);
+
     gtk_widget_grab_focus (GTK_WIDGET (uzbl.gui.web_view));
 
     if (uzbl.state.verbose) {
@@ -2773,7 +2891,21 @@ main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
     uzbl.gui.bar_h = gtk_range_get_adjustment((GtkRange*) uzbl.gui.scbar_h);
     gtk_widget_set_scroll_adjustments ((GtkWidget*) uzbl.gui.web_view, uzbl.gui.bar_h, uzbl.gui.bar_v);
 
+    /* Check uzbl is in window mode before getting/setting geometry */
+    if (uzbl.gui.main_window) {
+        if(uzbl.gui.geometry)
+            cmd_set_geometry();
+        else
+            retrieve_geometry();
+    }
+
+    gchar *uri_override = (uzbl.state.uri ? g_strdup(uzbl.state.uri) : NULL);
+    if (argc > 1 && !uzbl.state.uri)
+        uri_override = g_strdup(argv[1]);
+    gboolean verbose_override = uzbl.state.verbose;
+
     settings_init ();
+    set_insert_mode(FALSE);
 
     if (!uzbl.behave.show_status)
         gtk_widget_hide(uzbl.gui.mainbar);
@@ -2785,7 +2917,7 @@ main (int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
     if (verbose_override > uzbl.state.verbose)
         uzbl.state.verbose = verbose_override;
-    
+
     if (uri_override) {
         set_var_value("uri", uri_override);
         g_free(uri_override);