diff --git a/apps/de/bspwm/config b/apps/de/bspwm/config
index 8deecdc..d314295 100755
--- a/apps/de/bspwm/config
+++ b/apps/de/bspwm/config
@@ -1,28 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-export WINDOW_GAP=0
-NUM_DESKTOPS=10
-DESKTOPS=$(seq "$NUM_DESKTOPS")
-
+NUM_DESKTOPS="$(xrq bspwm.num_desktops)"
+REVERSE_DESKTOP_ORDERING="$(xrq bspwm.reverse_desktop_ordering)"
 BSPWM_MONITORS=$(bspc query -M | tac)
 MONITOR_COUNT=$(<<< "$BSPWM_MONITORS" wc -w | awk '{ printf $1 }')
 PER_MONITOR=$((NUM_DESKTOPS / MONITOR_COUNT))
-REVERSE_DESKTOP_ORDERING=${REVERSE_DESKTOP_ORDERING:-0}
+DESKTOPS=$(seq "$NUM_DESKTOPS")
 
-. maybe_source_env_file bspwm
-
-bspc config normal_border_color       "$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*background:\s*//p')"
-bspc config focused_border_color      "$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*color0\?4:\s*//p')"
-bspc config active_border_color       "$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*color0\?4:\s*//p')"
-bspc config presel_feedback_color     "$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*color0\?4:\s*//p')"
-bspc config border_width              "$BORDER_WIDTH"
-bspc config split_ratio               0.5
+bspc config normal_border_color       "$(xrq bspwm.normal_border_color)"
+bspc config focused_border_color      "$(xrq bspwm.focused_border_color)"
+bspc config active_border_color       "$(xrq bspwm.active_border_color)"
+bspc config presel_feedback_color     "$(xrq bspwm.presel_feedback_color)"
+bspc config border_width              "$(xrq bspwm.border_width)"
+bspc config split_ratio               "$(xrq bspwm.split_ratio)"
+bspc config window_gap                "$(xrq bspwm.window_gap)"
 bspc config borderless_monocle        true
 bspc config gapless_monocle           true
 bspc config pointer_modifier			    "mod4"
 bspc config remove_unplugged_monitors true
 bspc config remove_disabled_monitors  true
-bspc config window_gap                "$WINDOW_GAP"
 
 bspc rule -a "*" split_dir=right
 
diff --git a/apps/de/polybar/config b/apps/de/polybar/config
index 0ece15a..48a0cfb 100644
--- a/apps/de/polybar/config
+++ b/apps/de/polybar/config
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ time = ${colors.foreground}
 ; ########################### ;
 
 [bar/lytedev]
-monitor = ${env:BAR_MONITOR:HDMI-1}
-width = ${env:BAR_WIDTH:HDMI-1}
-height = ${env:BAR_HEIGHT:30}
-offset-x = ${env:POS_X:30}
-offset-y = ${env:POS_Y:30}
+monitor = ${xrdb:polybar.display_monitor:HDMI-1}
+width = ${xrdb:polybar.width:100%-200}
+height = ${xrdb:polybar.height:40}
+offset-x = ${xrdb:polybar.offset_x:30}
+offset-y = ${xrdb:polybar.offset_y:30}
 radius = 0.0
 fixed-center = true
-bottom = ${env:BAR_BOTTOM:true}
+bottom = ${xrdb:polybar.bottom_of_display:true}
 dpi = ${xrdb:dpi:92}
 
 background = ${colors.background}
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ padding-right = 2
 module-margin-left = 1
 module-margin-right = 1
 
-font-0 = ${env:BAR_FONT_DECLARATION}
-font-1 = ${env:BAR_ICON_FONT_DECLARATION}
+font-0 = ${xrdb:polybar.primary_font}
+font-1 = ${xrdb:polybar.secondary_font}
 
 modules-left = bspwm
 modules-center = date
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ override-redirect = true
 type = internal/fs
 interval = 25
 
-mount-0 = ${env:BAR_FS_VOLUME:/}
+mount-0 = ${xrdb:polybar.storage_volume:/}
 
 format = <label-mounted>
 label-mounted = %free%
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ label = 
 bar-width = 5
 bar-indicator = |
 bar-indicator-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
-bar-indicator-font = 0
+bar-indicator-font = 1
 bar-fill = ─
 ; bar-fill = -
-bar-fill-font = 0
+bar-fill-font = 1
 bar-fill-foreground = ${colors.bar-bg}
 bar-empty = ─
 ; bar-empty = -
-bar-empty-font = 0
+bar-empty-font = 1
 bar-empty-foreground = ${colors.bar-bg}
 
 ; ########################### ;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ label-foreground = ${colors.memory}
 
 [module/wifi]
 type = internal/network
-interface = ${env:BAR_WIFI_INTERFACE}
+interface = ${xrdb:polybar.wireless_interface}
 interval = 10.0
 
 ;format-connected = <ramp-signal> <label-connected>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ ramp-signal-4 = 
 
 [module/eth]
 type = internal/network
-interface = ${env:BAR_ETH_INTERFACE}
+interface = ${xrdb:polybar.ethernet_interface}
 interval = 10.0
 
 format-connected-prefix = " "
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@ bar-volume-foreground-5 = ${colors.bar-bg}
 bar-volume-foreground-6 = ${colors.bar-bg}
 bar-volume-gradient = false
 bar-volume-indicator = |
-bar-volume-indicator-font = 0
+bar-volume-indicator-font = 1
 bar-volume-fill = ─
-bar-volume-fill-font = 0
+bar-volume-fill-font = 1
 bar-volume-empty = ─
-bar-volume-empty-font = 0
+bar-volume-empty-font = 1
 bar-volume-empty-foreground = ${colors.icon}
 
 ; ######################### ;
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ compositing-border = source
 ; ######################### ;
 
 [global/wm]
-margin-top = ${env:WINDOW_GAP:0}
-margin-bottom = ${env:WINDOW_GAP:0}
+margin-top = ${xrdb:polybar.margin:0}
+margin-bottom = ${xrdb:polybar.margin:0}
 
 [module/microphone]
 type = custom/script
diff --git a/apps/de/polybar/run b/apps/de/polybar/run
index 7561ad4..d384a80 100755
--- a/apps/de/polybar/run
+++ b/apps/de/polybar/run
@@ -1,62 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-export BAR_MONITOR="$(polybar --list-monitors | tail -n 1 | sed -n 's/^\s*\(.*\):.*$/\1/p')"
-# export BAR_MONITOR="$(polybar --list-monitors | tail -n 2 | head -n 1 | sed -n 's/^\s*\(.*\):.*$/\1/p')"
-export BAR_HEIGHT=40
-export BAR_ON_TOP=0
-export BAR_SIDE_MARGIN=0
+height="$(xrq polybar.height)"
+margin="$(xrq polybar.margin)"
+yoffset="$(xrq polybar.offset_y)"
+eheight="$((height + margin + yoffset))"
+bar_monitor="$(xrq polybar.display_monitor)"
 
-export BAR_FONT="${BAR_FONT:-$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*font:\s*xft:\([^:]*\)\:.*$/\1/p' | head -n 1)}"
-export BAR_ICON_FONT="${BAR_ICON_FONT:-"Font Awesome 5 Free"}"
-export BAR_FONT_SIZE="${BAR_FONT_SIZE:-$(xrdb -query | sed -ne 's/.*font:\s*xft:[^-,]*\=\([0-9]*\).*$/\1/p' | head -n 1)}"
-export BAR_ICON_FONT_SIZE="${BAR_ICON_FONT_SIZE:-$((BAR_FONT_SIZE))}"
-
-export GAP=$(bspc wm -d | grep -Po '(windowGap.*?,)' | grep -Po '\-?\d*' | head -n 1)
-
-if [ "$GAP" -lt 0 ]; then
-	GAP=0
+# TODO: if bspwm is the active window manager
+if has_command bspc; then
+	if [ ! "$(xrq polybar.bottom_of_display)" = "true" ]; then
+		bspc config -m "${bar_monitor}" top_padding "$eheight"
+		bspc config -m "${bar_monitor}" bottom_padding "0"
+	else
+		bspc config -m "${bar_monitor}" top_padding "0"
+		bspc config -m "${bar_monitor}" bottom_padding "$eheight"
+	fi
 fi
 
-export BAR_BOTTOM="false"
-export BAR_VERTICAL_MARGIN=0
-export POS_Y=0
-
-. maybe_source_env_file polybar
-
-export MONITOR_WIDTH=$(xrandr | grep "^$BAR_MONITOR " | grep -Po ' \d+' | head -n 1)
-
-export BAR_FONT_DECLARATION="${BAR_FONT}:pixelsize=${BAR_FONT_SIZE};1"
-export BAR_ICON_FONT_DECLARATION="${BAR_ICON_FONT}:style=Solid:pixelsize=${BAR_ICON_FONT_SIZE};1"
-export BAR_ICON_FONT_2_DECLARATION="${BAR_ICON_FONT_2}:style=Regular:pixelsize=${BAR_ICON_FONT_SIZE};1"
-
-export BAR_WIDTH=$((MONITOR_WIDTH - GAP - GAP - BAR_SIDE_MARGIN - BAR_SIDE_MARGIN))
-export POS_X=$((GAP + BAR_SIDE_MARGIN))
-
-export EHEIGHT=$((BAR_HEIGHT + GAP + BAR_VERTICAL_MARGIN))
-
-# if we just want the variables set here, pass an argument
-if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
-	return
-fi
-
-if [ "$BAR_ON_TOP" -eq 1 ]; then
-	export BAR_BOTTOM="false"
-	export POS_Y="$GAP"
-	bspc config -m "${BAR_MONITOR}" top_padding "$EHEIGHT"
-	bspc config -m "${BAR_MONITOR}" bottom_padding "0"
-else
-	export BAR_BOTTOM="true"
-	export POS_Y="$GAP"
-	bspc config -m "${BAR_MONITOR}" top_padding "0"
-	bspc config -m "${BAR_MONITOR}" bottom_padding "$EHEIGHT"
-fi
-
-# bspc
-
-echo "Monitor: $BAR_MONITOR"
-echo "Bottom?: $BAR_BOTTOM"
-echo "Dimensions: $POS_X $POS_Y $BAR_WIDTH $BAR_HEIGHT"
-echo "EHeight: $EHEIGHT"
-echo "Margin: $BAR_SIDE_MARGIN"
-
 polybar lytedev
diff --git a/apps/de/x/loadresources b/apps/de/x/loadresources
index f5d849d..3b68550 100755
--- a/apps/de/x/loadresources
+++ b/apps/de/x/loadresources
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ xqm() {
 
 xqm "/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources"
 xqm "$HOME/.Xresources"
+xqm "$HOME/.Xresources.colors"
 xqm "$DOTFILES_PATH/bin/lib/colors/xresources"
 xqm "$ENV_PATH/x/resources"
 
diff --git a/apps/de/x/resources b/apps/de/x/resources
index aadb9ae..a599459 100755
--- a/apps/de/x/resources
+++ b/apps/de/x/resources
@@ -1,24 +1,32 @@
-## Some of my favorite font setups...
-## *font: xft:Monaco for Powerline-9
-## *boldFont: xft:Monaco for Powerline-9
-## *letterSpace: -1
+! font
+#define mono_font iosevka-lyte
+#define mono_font_size 14
+#define mono_font_letterspace 0
+#define bold_mono_font iosevka-lyte Semibold
+#define icon_font Font Awesome 5 Free
+#define emoji_font Noto Emoji
+#define font_fallback_stack xft:icon_font,xft:FreeSans
 
-## *font: xft:artwiz lemon-8
-## *boldFont: xft:artwiz lemon-8
-## *letterSpace: 0
+! window spacing
+#define window_padding 24
+#define window_border 5
+#define window_margin 0
 
-## *font: xft:xos4 Terminuss Powerline-8
-## *boldFont: xft:xos4 Terminuss Powerline-8
-## *letterSpace: 0
+! dpi
+#define base_dpi 92
 
-*.font: xft:Iosevka Term:pixelsize=14,xft:Noto Emoji,xft:Font Awesome 5 Free:pixelsize=14,xft:FreeSans:pixelsize=14
-*.boldFont: xft:Iosevka Term Bold:pixelsize=14,xft:Noto Emoji,xft:Font Awesome 5 Free:pixelsize=14,xft:FreeSans:pixelsize=14
+! alternatives
+!#define mono_font scientifica
+!#define mono_font_size 11
+!#define mono_font curie
+!#define mono_font_size 10
 
-*.letterSpace: 0
-## URxvt.transparent: true
-## URxvt.shading: 70
+! font
+*.font: xft:mono_font:pixelsize=mono_font_size,xft:emoji_font,font_fallback_stack
+*.boldFont: xft:bold_mono_font:pixelsize=mono_font_size
+*.letterSpace: mono_font_letterspace
 
-## rxvt-unicode configuration
+! rxvt-unicode
 URxvt.termName: rxvt-unicode
 URxvt.scrollBar: false
 URxvt.cursorUnderline: true
@@ -27,7 +35,7 @@ URxvt.intensityStyles: true
 URxvt.utf8: 1
 URxvt.scaleHeight: 1
 URxvt.depth: 32
-URxvt.internalBorder: 24
+URxvt.internalBorder: window_padding
 URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,matcher,resize-font
 URxvt.keysym.M-Escape: perl:keyboard-select:activate
 URxvt.resize-font.smaller: C-Down
@@ -36,18 +44,50 @@ URxvt.url-launcher: /usr/bin/xdg-open
 URxvt.matcher.button: 1
 URxvt.iso14755: False
 
-## Other Xorg configuration
+! misc
 Xcursor.theme: human
 
-## DPI config
-dpi: 92
-.dpi: 92
-*dpi: 92
-Xft.dpi: 92
+! dpi
+dpi: base_dpi
+.dpi: base_dpi
+*dpi: base_dpi
+Xft.dpi: base_dpi
 
+! font rendering
+! TODO: is this still relevant?
 *autohint: 0
 *lcdfilter: lcddefault
 *hintstyle: hintfull
 *hinting: 1
 *antialias: 1
 *rgba: rgb
+
+! bspwm
+bspwm.window_gap: window_margin
+bspwm.border_width: window_border
+bspwm.num_desktops: 10
+bspwm.reverse_desktop_ordering: 0
+bspwm.split_ratio: 0.5
+
+! polybar
+polybar.primary_font: xft:mono_font:pixelsize=mono_font_size
+polybar.secondary_font: xft:icon_font:pixelsize=mono_font_size
+polybar.display_monitor: HDMI-1
+polybar.bottom_of_display: true
+polybar.margin: window_margin
+polybar.storage_volume: /
+polybar.ethernet_interface: eth0
+polybar.wireless_interface: wan0
+polybar.width: 100%:-100
+polybar.height: 40
+! if you have a margin value, be sure to include that in your offsets
+polybar.offset_x: 50
+polybar.offset_y: 0
+
+! rofi
+rofi.font: mono_font mono_font_size
+rofi.padding: window_padding
+rofi.bw: window_border
+rofi.color-enabled: true
+rofi.monitor: -4
+rofi.width: 600
diff --git a/apps/neovim/bindings.vim b/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
index a2c8b11..c07d76d 100644
--- a/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
+++ b/apps/neovim/bindings.vim
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ nnoremap <leader><leader>t :vsplit term://$SHELL<CR><C-\><C-n>:vertical resize 1
 " nnoremap <C-S-T> :vsplit term://$SHELL<CR><C-\><C-n>:vertical resize 120<CR>i
 nnoremap <C-y> :vsplit term://$SHELL<CR><C-\><C-n>:vertical resize 120<CR>i
 
-" close the terminal
+" close
 tnoremap <C-w> <C-\><C-n>:q!<CR>
 tnoremap <leader>w <C-\><C-n>:q!<CR>
-tnoremap <C-n> <C-\><C-n>
+
+" normal mode
 tnoremap <C-[> <C-\><C-n>
 
 " moving between terminal splits
@@ -117,6 +118,10 @@ nnoremap <C-b> :Buffers<CR>
 " launch fzf for open buffers (files)
 nnoremap <leader>l :Buffers<CR>
 
+if has("nvim")
+  au FileType fzf tnoremap <Esc> <C-c><C-c>
+endif
+
 " switch to previous buffer
 nnoremap <leader>h :b#<CR>
 
diff --git a/bin/app-launcher b/bin/app-launcher
index ca31cc6..3057004 100755
--- a/bin/app-launcher
+++ b/bin/app-launcher
@@ -1,30 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
-. "$DOTFILES_PATH/apps/de/polybar/run" --just-vars
-
-LAUNCHER_FONT="$BAR_FONT"
-LAUNCHER_FONT_SIZE="$BAR_FONT_SIZE"
-HIGHLIGHT_COLOR="$(xrq color4)"
-HIGHLIGHT_FOREGROUND_COLOR="$(xrq background)"
-BACKGROUND_COLOR=$(xrq background)
-FOREGROUND_COLOR=$(xrq foreground)
-GAP=$(xrq internalBorder)
-
-. maybe_source_env_file app-launcher
-
-rofi \
-	-combi-modi run,window \
-	-show combi \
-	-modi combi \
-	-font "$LAUNCHER_FONT $LAUNCHER_FONT_SIZE" \
-	-padding $GAP \
-	-bw "$BORDER_WIDTH" \
-	-color-enabled \
-	-color-window "$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$FOREGROUND_COLOR","$BACKGROUND_COLOR" \
-	-color-normal "$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$FOREGROUND_COLOR","$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_FOREGROUND_COLOR" \
-	-color-normal "$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$FOREGROUND_COLOR","$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_FOREGROUND_COLOR" \
-	-color-active "$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$FOREGROUND_COLOR","$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_FOREGROUND_COLOR" \
-	-color-urgent "$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$FOREGROUND_COLOR","$BACKGROUND_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_COLOR","$HIGHLIGHT_FOREGROUND_COLOR" \
-	-monitor -4 \
-	-width 600 \
-	"$@"
+rofi -combi-modi run,window -show combi -modi combi "$@"
diff --git a/bin/lib/colors/xresources b/bin/lib/colors/xresources
index 45d6593..8ea3328 100644
--- a/bin/lib/colors/xresources
+++ b/bin/lib/colors/xresources
@@ -39,3 +39,14 @@
 *color13:      base06
 *color14:      base0F
 *color15:      base07
+
+rofi.color-window: base00,base0D,base05,base00
+rofi.color-normal: base00,base05,base00,base0D,base00
+rofi.color-normal: base00,base05,base00,base0D,base00
+rofi.color-active: base00,base05,base00,base0D,base00
+rofi.color-urgent: base00,base05,base00,base0D,base00
+
+bspwm.normal_border_color: base00
+bspwm.focused_border_color: base0D
+bspwm.active_border_color: base0D
+bspwm.presel_feedback_color: base0D
diff --git a/env/desktop/bspwm b/env/desktop/bspwm
deleted file mode 100755
index 0cf4f40..0000000
--- a/env/desktop/bspwm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# TODO: this doesn't quite work all the time
-export REVERSE_DESKTOP_ORDERING=1
diff --git a/env/desktop/x/resources b/env/desktop/x/resources
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index dedd736..758ffac
--- a/env/desktop/x/resources
+++ b/env/desktop/x/resources
@@ -1,16 +1,2 @@
-## *.font: xft:scientifica:size=11
-## *.faceName: xft:scientifica:size=11
-## URxvt.font: xft:scientifica:size=11
-## URxvt.faceName: xft:scientifica:size=11
-
-*.font: xft:Iosevka Term:pixelsize=14,xft:Noto Emoji,xft:Font Awesome 5 Free:pixelsize=14,xft:FreeSans:pixelsize=14
-*.boldFont: xft:Iosevka Term Semibold:pixelsize=14
-
-## *.font: xft:curie:pixelsize=10,xft:Noto Emoji,xft:Font Awesome 5 Free,xft:FreeSans
-## *.boldFont: xft:curie:pixelsize=10,xft:Noto Emoji,xft:Font Awesome 5 Free,xft:FreeSans
-
-## *.font: xft:scientifica:size=11
-## *.faceName: xft:scientifica:size=11
-## URxvt.font: xft:scientifica:size=11
-## URxvt.faceName: xft:scientifica:size=11
-
+bspwm.reverse_desktop_ordering: 1
+polybar.display_monitor: DisplayPort-0
diff --git a/env/laptop/polybar b/env/laptop/polybar
deleted file mode 100755
index 7c46a11..0000000
--- a/env/laptop/polybar
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-export BAR_SIDE_MARGIN=0
-export BAR_HEIGHT=80
-
-[[ -v OVERRIDE_BAR_MONITOR ]] && export BAR_MONITOR="$OVERRIDE_BAR_MONITOR"
-[[ -v OVERRIDE_BAR_HEIGHT ]] && export BAR_HEIGHT="$OVERRIDE_BAR_HEIGHT"
-
-return 0
diff --git a/env/laptop/x/lodpi-resources b/env/laptop/x/lodpi-resources
index 6ff83c5..daf4635 100755
--- a/env/laptop/x/lodpi-resources
+++ b/env/laptop/x/lodpi-resources
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ dpi: 92
 .dpi: 92
 *dpi: 92
 Xft.dpi: 92
+
+polybar.display_monitor: DP1
diff --git a/env/laptop/x/resources b/env/laptop/x/resources
index 4ab0276..285fe99 100755
--- a/env/laptop/x/resources
+++ b/env/laptop/x/resources
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@ dpi: 190
 .dpi: 190
 *dpi: 190
 Xft.dpi: 190
+
+polybar.height: 80
+polybar.display_monitor: eDP1