diff --git a/sh/bashrc b/sh/bashrc
index 0f47252..0de0961 100644
--- a/sh/bashrc
+++ b/sh/bashrc
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ export DOTFILES_PATH=$HOME/.dotfiles
 BASE16_SHELL="$DOTFILES_PATH/colors/shell"
 [[ -s "$BASE16_SHELL" ]] && source "$BASE16_SHELL"
 
+# disable ctrl-s terminal freeze
+stty -ixon
+
 # filesystem aliases
 alias lx='ls -lXB' # order by filetype
 alias lk='ls -lSr' # order by filesize reversed
diff --git a/wm/extras/bar/formatter.bash b/wm/extras/bar/formatter.bash
index 96e9007..3bbe06e 100755
--- a/wm/extras/bar/formatter.bash
+++ b/wm/extras/bar/formatter.bash
@@ -10,58 +10,23 @@ else
   ul="o"
 fi
 
+export $MODULE_MATCH=
+export $MODULE_CALLBACK=
+export $MODULE_DATA=
+
+register_bar_module() {
+  :
+}
+export -f register_bar_module
+
+source "$DOTFILES_PATH/wm/extras/bar/modules/*-bm.bash"
+
 while read -r line; do
-  case $line in
-    # bspwm
-    W*)
-      wm_info=""
-      IFS=':' # this is some magic variable... you need it
-      set -- ${line#?}
-      while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-        item=$1
-        name=${item#?}
-        cname="$name"
-        case $item in
-          M*)
-            # active monitor
-            # do nothing
-            ;;
-          m*)
-            # inactive monitor
-            # do nothing
-            ;;
-          O*)
-            # focused occupied desktop
-            wm_info="${wm_info} %{F$COLOR_HIGHLIGHT}%{U$COLOR_HIGHLIGHT}%{+${ul}}${cname}%{-${ul}}%{U-}%{F-}"
-            ;;
-          F*)
-            # focused free desktop
-            wm_info="${wm_info} %{F$COLOR_DARK}%{U$COLOR_DARK}%{+${ul}}${cname}%{-${ul}}%{U-}%{F-}"
-            ;;
-          U*)
-            # focused occupied desktop
-            wm_info="${wm_info} %{F$COLOR_URGENT}%{U$COLOR_URGENT}%{+${ul}}${cname}%{-${ul}}%{U-}%{F-}"
-            ;;
-          o*)
-            # occupied desktop
-            wm_info="${wm_info} %{F$COLOR_FOREGROUND}${cname}%{F-}"
-            ;;
-          f*)
-            # free desktop
-            wm_info="${wm_info} %{F$COLOR_DARK}${cname}%{F-}"
-            ;;
-          u*)
-            # urgent desktop
-            wm_info="${wm_info} %{F$COLOR_URGENT}${cname}%{F-}"
-            ;;
-          L*)
-            # layout
-            ;;
-        esac
-        shift
-      done
-      ;;
-  esac
-  printf " %s \n" "%{T1}What up, bar? %{c}${wm_info} %{r}Clock here or something"
+  content=
+  for i in $MODULE_MATCH; do
+    content=$content$i
+  done
+
+  printf " %s \n" "$content"
 done
 
diff --git a/wm/extras/bar/modules/bspwm-bm.bash b/wm/extras/bar/modules/bspwm-bm.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/wm/extras/bar/modules/clock-bm.bash b/wm/extras/bar/modules/clock-bm.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/wm/extras/bar/modules/example.bash b/wm/extras/bar/modules/example.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29