commit 462218a997dc7c37f972e1a0bcf73d96548f8999
parent 25a158327d3d12d3eba052f202278ffa0d5539d5
Author: lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
Date:   Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:51:31 +0100
Add basic image support; add more options to grid
Diffstat:
40 files changed, 941 insertions(+), 319 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ EXTRA_OBJ = $(EXTRA_OBJ_$(USE_PANGO))
 EXTRA_CFLAGS = $(SANITIZE_FLAGS_$(SANITIZE)) $(DEV_CFLAGS_$(DEV)) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS_$(USE_PANGO))
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS = $(SANITIZE_FLAGS_$(SANITIZE)) $(DEV_LDFLAGS_$(DEV)) $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS_$(USE_PANGO))
 
-LTK_CFLAGS = $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -DUSE_PANGO=$(USE_PANGO) -DDEV=$(DEV) -DMEMDEBUG=$(MEMDEBUG) -std=c99 `pkg-config --cflags x11 fontconfig xext xcursor` -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L
-LTK_LDFLAGS = $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) -lm `pkg-config --libs x11 fontconfig xext xcursor`
+LTK_CFLAGS = $(EXTRA_CFLAGS) -DUSE_PANGO=$(USE_PANGO) -DDEV=$(DEV) -DMEMDEBUG=$(MEMDEBUG) -std=c99 `pkg-config --cflags x11 fontconfig xext xcursor imlib2` -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L
+LTK_LDFLAGS = $(EXTRA_LDFLAGS) -lm `pkg-config --libs x11 fontconfig xext xcursor imlib2`
 
 OBJ = \
 	src/strtonum.o \
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ OBJ = \
 	src/txtbuf.o \
 	src/ctrlsel.o \
 	src/cmd.o \
+	src/image.o \
+	src/image_widget.o \
 	$(EXTRA_OBJ)
 
 # Note: This could be improved so a change in a header only causes the .c files
@@ -103,16 +105,21 @@ HDR = \
 	src/clipboard.h \
 	src/txtbuf.h \
 	src/ctrlsel.h \
-	src/cmd.h
+	src/cmd.h \
+	src/image.h \
+	src/image_widget.h
 
-all: src/ltkd src/ltkc
+all: src/ltkd src/ltkc src/ltkc_img
 
 src/ltkd: $(OBJ)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LTK_LDFLAGS)
 
-src/ltkc: src/ltkc.o src/util.o src/memory.o
+src/ltkc: src/ltkc.o src/util.o src/memory.o src/txtbuf.o
 	$(CC) -o $@ src/ltkc.o src/util.o src/memory.o src/txtbuf.o $(LTK_LDFLAGS)
 
+src/ltkc_img: src/ltkc_img.o
+	$(CC) -o $@ src/ltkc_img.o $(LTK_LDFLAGS)
+
 $(OBJ) : $(HDR)
 
 .c.o:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ Note: I know the default theme is butt-ugly at the moment. It is mainly
 to test things, not to look pretty.
 
 Note: Read 'socket_format.txt' for some documentation and open problems.
+
+Note: The image support currently requires at least Imlib2 version 1.10.0.
+I might add compatibility support for older versions at some point.
diff --git a/src/.gitignore b/src/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ltkd
 ltkc
+ltkc_img
 *.o
 *.core
diff --git a/src/box.c b/src/box.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+/* FIXME: implement other sticky options now supported by grid */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -36,8 +38,7 @@ static ltk_box *ltk_box_create(ltk_window *window, const char *id, ltk_orientati
 static void ltk_box_destroy(ltk_widget *self, int shallow);
 static void ltk_recalculate_box(ltk_widget *self);
 static void ltk_box_child_size_change(ltk_widget *self, ltk_widget *widget);
-/* FIXME: Why is sticky unsigned short? */
-static int ltk_box_add(ltk_window *window, ltk_widget *widget, ltk_box *box, unsigned short sticky, ltk_error *err);
+static int ltk_box_add(ltk_window *window, ltk_widget *widget, ltk_box *box, ltk_sticky_mask sticky, ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_box_remove(ltk_widget *widget, ltk_widget *self, ltk_error *err);
 /* static int ltk_box_clear(ltk_window *window, ltk_box *box, int shallow, ltk_error *err); */
 static void ltk_box_scroll(ltk_widget *self);
@@ -90,26 +91,26 @@ static struct ltk_widget_vtable vtable = {
 static int ltk_box_cmd_add(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_box *box,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_box_cmd_remove(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_box *box,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 /*
 static int ltk_box_cmd_clear
     ltk_window *window,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 */
 static int ltk_box_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_box *box,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ static void
 ltk_box_draw(ltk_widget *self, ltk_surface *s, int x, int y, ltk_rect clip) {
 	ltk_box *box = (ltk_box *)self;
 	ltk_widget *ptr;
+	/* FIXME: clip out scrollbar */
 	ltk_rect real_clip = ltk_rect_intersect((ltk_rect){0, 0, self->lrect.w, self->lrect.h}, clip);
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < box->num_widgets; i++) {
 		ptr = box->widgets[i];
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ ltk_box_destroy(ltk_widget *self, int shallow) {
 /* FIXME: The widget positions are set with the old scrollbar->cur_pos, before the
    virtual_size is set - this can cause problems when a widget changes its size
    (in the scrolled direction) when resized. */
+/* FIXME: avoid complete recalculation when just scrolling (only position updated) */
 static void
 ltk_recalculate_box(ltk_widget *self) {
 	ltk_box *box = (ltk_box *)self;
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ ltk_box_child_size_change(ltk_widget *self, ltk_widget *widget) {
 }
 
 static int
-ltk_box_add(ltk_window *window, ltk_widget *widget, ltk_box *box, unsigned short sticky, ltk_error *err) {
+ltk_box_add(ltk_window *window, ltk_widget *widget, ltk_box *box, ltk_sticky_mask sticky, ltk_error *err) {
 	if (widget->parent) {
 		err->type = ERR_WIDGET_IN_CONTAINER;
 		return 1;
@@ -495,7 +498,7 @@ static int
 ltk_box_cmd_add(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_box *box,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -516,7 +519,7 @@ static int
 ltk_box_cmd_remove(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_box *box,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -536,7 +539,7 @@ static int
 ltk_box_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_box *box_unneeded,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)box_unneeded;
@@ -561,7 +564,7 @@ ltk_box_cmd_create(
 
 static struct box_cmd {
 	char *name;
-	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_box *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_box *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 	int needs_all;
 } box_cmds[] = {
         {"add", <k_box_cmd_add, 0},
diff --git a/src/box.h b/src/box.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 /* FIXME: include everything here */
 /* Requires the following includes: "scrollbar.h", "rect.h", "widget.h", "ltk.h" */
 
+#include "cmd.h"
 #include "err.h"
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -33,6 +34,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	ltk_orientation orient;
 } ltk_box;
 
-int ltk_box_cmd(ltk_window *window, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *);
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_box_cmd)
 
 #endif /* _LTK_BOX_H_ */
diff --git a/src/button.c b/src/button.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int
 ltk_button_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_button *button_unneeded,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)button_unneeded;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ ltk_button_cmd_create(
 
 static struct button_cmd {
 	char *name;
-	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_button *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_button *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 	int needs_all;
 } button_cmds[] = {
 	{"create", <k_button_cmd_create, 1},
diff --git a/src/button.h b/src/button.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 /* Requires the following includes: <X11/Xlib.h>, "rect.h", "widget.h", "ltk.h", "color.h", "text.h" */
 
+#include "cmd.h"
 #include "err.h"
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -31,11 +32,6 @@ int ltk_button_ini_handler(ltk_window *window, const char *prop, const char *val
 int ltk_button_fill_theme_defaults(ltk_window *window);
 void ltk_button_uninitialize_theme(ltk_window *window);
 
-int ltk_button_cmd(
-    ltk_window *window,
-    char **tokens,
-    size_t num_tokens,
-    ltk_error *
-);
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_button_cmd)
 
 #endif /* LTK_BUTTON_H */
diff --git a/src/cmd.c b/src/cmd.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 int
 ltk_parse_cmd(
-    ltk_window *window, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens,
+    ltk_window *window, ltk_cmd_token *tokens, size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo *parseinfo, size_t num_arg, ltk_error *err) {
 	const char *errstr = NULL;
 	if (num_tokens > num_arg || (num_tokens < num_arg && !parseinfo[num_tokens].optional)) {
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@ ltk_parse_cmd(
 	}
 	size_t i = 0;
 	for (; i < num_tokens; i++) {
+		if (parseinfo[i].type != CMDARG_DATA && tokens[i].contains_nul) {
+			err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+			err->arg = i;
+			goto error;
+		}
 		switch (parseinfo[i].type) {
 		case CMDARG_INT:
-			parseinfo[i].val.i = ltk_strtonum(tokens[i], parseinfo[i].min, parseinfo[i].max, &errstr);
+			parseinfo[i].val.i = ltk_strtonum(tokens[i].text, parseinfo[i].min, parseinfo[i].max, &errstr);
 			if (errstr) {
 				err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 				err->arg = i;
@@ -28,20 +33,29 @@ ltk_parse_cmd(
 			break;
 		case CMDARG_STICKY:
 			parseinfo[i].val.sticky = LTK_STICKY_NONE;
-			for (const char *c = tokens[i]; *c != '\0'; c++) {
+			for (const char *c = tokens[i].text; *c != '\0'; c++) {
 				switch (*c) {
-				case 'n':
+				case 't':
 					parseinfo[i].val.sticky |= LTK_STICKY_TOP;
 					break;
-				case 's':
+				case 'b':
 					parseinfo[i].val.sticky |= LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM;
 					break;
-				case 'e':
+				case 'r':
 					parseinfo[i].val.sticky |= LTK_STICKY_RIGHT;
 					break;
-				case 'w':
+				case 'l':
 					parseinfo[i].val.sticky |= LTK_STICKY_LEFT;
 					break;
+				case 'w':
+					parseinfo[i].val.sticky |= LTK_STICKY_SHRINK_WIDTH;
+					break;
+				case 'h':
+					parseinfo[i].val.sticky |= LTK_STICKY_SHRINK_HEIGHT;
+					break;
+				case 'p':
+					parseinfo[i].val.sticky |= LTK_STICKY_PRESERVE_ASPECT_RATIO;
+					break;
 				default:
 					err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 					err->arg = i;
@@ -51,7 +65,7 @@ ltk_parse_cmd(
 			parseinfo[i].initialized = 1;
 			break;
 		case CMDARG_WIDGET:
-			parseinfo[i].val.widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[i], parseinfo[i].widget_type, err);
+			parseinfo[i].val.widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[i].text, parseinfo[i].widget_type, err);
 			if (!parseinfo[i].val.widget) {
 				err->arg = i;
 				goto error;
@@ -59,11 +73,16 @@ ltk_parse_cmd(
 			parseinfo[i].initialized = 1;
 			break;
 		case CMDARG_STRING:
-			parseinfo[i].val.str = tokens[i];
+			parseinfo[i].val.str = tokens[i].text;
+			parseinfo[i].initialized = 1;
+			break;
+		case CMDARG_DATA:
+			parseinfo[i].val.data = tokens[i].text;
 			parseinfo[i].initialized = 1;
+			parseinfo[i].len = tokens[i].len;
 			break;
 		case CMDARG_COLOR:
-			if (ltk_color_create(window->renderdata, tokens[i], &parseinfo[i].val.color)) {
+			if (ltk_color_create(window->renderdata, tokens[i].text, &parseinfo[i].val.color)) {
 				/* FIXME: this could fail even if the argument is fine */
 				err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 				err->arg = i;
@@ -72,9 +91,9 @@ ltk_parse_cmd(
 			parseinfo[i].initialized = 1;
 			break;
 		case CMDARG_BOOL:
-			if (strcmp(tokens[i], "true") == 0) {
+			if (strcmp(tokens[i].text, "true") == 0) {
 				parseinfo[i].val.b = 1;
-			} else if (strcmp(tokens[i], "false") == 0) {
+			} else if (strcmp(tokens[i].text, "false") == 0) {
 				parseinfo[i].val.b = 0;
 			} else {
 				err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
@@ -84,9 +103,9 @@ ltk_parse_cmd(
 			parseinfo[i].initialized = 1;
 			break;
 		case CMDARG_ORIENTATION:
-			if (strcmp(tokens[i], "horizontal") == 0) {
+			if (strcmp(tokens[i].text, "horizontal") == 0) {
 				parseinfo[i].val.orient = LTK_HORIZONTAL;
-			} else if (strcmp(tokens[i], "vertical") == 0) {
+			} else if (strcmp(tokens[i].text, "vertical") == 0) {
 				parseinfo[i].val.orient = LTK_VERTICAL;
 			} else {
 				err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
@@ -97,7 +116,7 @@ ltk_parse_cmd(
 			break;
 		case CMDARG_BORDERSIDES:
 			parseinfo[i].val.border = LTK_BORDER_NONE;
-			for (const char *c = tokens[i]; *c != '\0'; c++) {
+			for (const char *c = tokens[i].text; *c != '\0'; c++) {
 				switch (*c) {
 				case 't':
 					parseinfo[i].val.border |= LTK_BORDER_TOP;
diff --git a/src/cmd.h b/src/cmd.h
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 typedef enum {
 	CMDARG_IGNORE,
-	CMDARG_STRING,
+	CMDARG_STRING, /* nul-terminated string */
+	CMDARG_DATA,   /* also char*, but may contain nul */
 	CMDARG_COLOR,
 	CMDARG_INT,
 	CMDARG_BOOL,
@@ -21,9 +22,10 @@ typedef enum {
 typedef struct {
 	ltk_cmdarg_datatype type;
 	/* Note: Bool and int are both integers, but they are
-	   separate just to make it a bit clearer */
+	   separate just to make it a bit clearer (same goes for str/data) */
 	union {
 		char *str;
+		char *data;
 		ltk_color color;
 		int i;
 		int b;
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct {
 		ltk_orientation orient;
 		ltk_widget *widget;
 	} val;
+	size_t len; /* only for data */
 	int min, max; /* only for integers */ /* FIXME: which integer type is sensible here? */
 	ltk_widget_type widget_type; /* only for widgets */
 	int optional;
@@ -40,7 +43,14 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* Returns 1 on error, 0 on success */
 /* All optional arguments must be in one block at the end */
-int ltk_parse_cmd(ltk_window *window, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo *parseinfo, size_t num_arg, ltk_error *err);
+int ltk_parse_cmd(
+    ltk_window *window, ltk_cmd_token *tokens, size_t num_tokens,
+    ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo *parseinfo, size_t num_arg, ltk_error *err
+);
+
+#define GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(func_name)									\
+int func_name(ltk_window *window, ltk_cmd_token *tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err);
+
 
 #define GEN_CMD_HELPERS(func_name, widget_type, widget_typename, array_name, entry_type)			\
 /* FIXME: maybe just get rid of this and rely on array already being sorted? */					\
@@ -63,7 +73,7 @@ array_name##_sort_helper(const void *entry1v, const void *entry2v) {						\
 int														\
 func_name(													\
     ltk_window *window,												\
-    char **tokens,												\
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,											\
     size_t num_tokens,												\
     ltk_error *err) {												\
 	if (num_tokens < 3) {											\
@@ -78,8 +88,17 @@ func_name(													\
 		    sizeof(array_name[0]), &array_name##_sort_helper);						\
 		array_name##_sorted = 1;									\
 	}													\
+	if (tokens[1].contains_nul) {										\
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;								\
+		err->arg = 1;											\
+		return 1;											\
+	} else if (tokens[2].contains_nul) {									\
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;								\
+		err->arg = 2;											\
+		return 1;											\
+	}													\
 	entry_type *e = bsearch(										\
-	    tokens[2], array_name, LENGTH(array_name),								\
+	    tokens[2].text, array_name, LENGTH(array_name),							\
 	    sizeof(array_name[0]), &array_name##_search_helper							\
 	);													\
 	if (!e) {												\
@@ -90,7 +109,7 @@ func_name(													\
 	if (e->needs_all) {											\
 		return e->func(window, NULL, tokens, num_tokens, err);						\
 	} else {												\
-		widget_typename *widget = (widget_typename *)ltk_get_widget(tokens[1], widget_type, err);	\
+		widget_typename *widget = (widget_typename *)ltk_get_widget(tokens[1].text, widget_type, err);	\
 		if (!widget) {											\
 			err->arg = 1;										\
 			return 1;										\
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
@@ -673,10 +673,11 @@ ltk_config_parsefile(
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* FIXME: update this */
 const char *default_config = "[general]\n"
 "explicit-focus = true\n"
 "all-activatable = true\n"
-"[key-binding]\n"
+"[key-binding:widget]\n"
 "bind-keypress move-next sym tab\n"
 "bind-keypress move-prev sym tab mods shift\n"
 "bind-keypress move-next text n\n"
diff --git a/src/entry.c b/src/entry.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 /* FIXME: cursors jump weirdly with bidi text
    (need to support strong/weak cursors in pango backend) */
 /* FIXME: set imspot - needs to be standardized so widgets don't all do their own thing */
+/* FIXME: some sort of width setting (setting a pixel width would be kind of ugly) */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ static int
 ltk_entry_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_entry *entry_unneeded,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)entry_unneeded;
@@ -817,7 +818,7 @@ ltk_entry_cmd_create(
 
 static struct entry_cmd {
 	char *name;
-	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_entry *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_entry *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 	int needs_all;
 } entry_cmds[] = {
 	{"create", <k_entry_cmd_create, 1},
diff --git a/src/entry.h b/src/entry.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 /* Requires the following includes: <X11/Xlib.h>, "rect.h", "widget.h", "ltk.h", "color.h", "text.h" */
 
+#include "cmd.h"
 #include "err.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -44,11 +45,6 @@ int ltk_entry_register_keypress(const char *func_name, size_t func_len, ltk_keyp
 int ltk_entry_register_keyrelease(const char *func_name, size_t func_len, ltk_keyrelease_binding b);
 void ltk_entry_cleanup(void);
 
-int ltk_entry_cmd(
-    ltk_window *window,
-    char **tokens,
-    size_t num_tokens,
-    ltk_error *
-);
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_entry_cmd)
 
 #endif /* LTK_ENTRY_H */
diff --git a/src/err.c b/src/err.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ static const char *errtable[] = {
 	"Invalid widget id",
 	"Invalid widget type",
 	"Invalid command",
+	"Unknown error",
 	"Menu is not submenu",
 	"Menu entry already contains submenu",
 	"Invalid grid position",
diff --git a/src/err.h b/src/err.h
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ typedef enum {
 	ERR_INVALID_WIDGET_ID = 7,
 	ERR_INVALID_WIDGET_TYPE = 8,
 	ERR_INVALID_COMMAND = 9,
+	ERR_UNKNOWN = 10,
 	/* widget specific */
-	ERR_MENU_NOT_SUBMENU = 10,
-	ERR_MENU_ENTRY_CONTAINS_SUBMENU = 11,
-	ERR_GRID_INVALID_POSITION = 12,
-	ERR_INVALID_SEQNUM = 13,
+	ERR_MENU_NOT_SUBMENU = 11,
+	ERR_MENU_ENTRY_CONTAINS_SUBMENU = 12,
+	ERR_GRID_INVALID_POSITION = 13,
+	ERR_INVALID_SEQNUM = 14,
 } ltk_errtype;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/src/grid.c b/src/grid.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* FIXME: sometimes, resizing doesn't work properly when running test.sh */
+
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2016-2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
  *
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ static void ltk_grid_destroy(ltk_widget *self, int shallow);
 static void ltk_recalculate_grid(ltk_widget *self);
 static void ltk_grid_child_size_change(ltk_widget *self, ltk_widget *widget);
 static int ltk_grid_add(ltk_window *window, ltk_widget *widget, ltk_grid *grid,
-    int row, int column, int row_span, int column_span, unsigned short sticky, ltk_error *err);
+    int row, int column, int row_span, int column_span, ltk_sticky_mask sticky, ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_grid_ungrid(ltk_widget *widget, ltk_widget *self, ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_grid_find_nearest_column(ltk_grid *grid, int x);
 static int ltk_grid_find_nearest_row(ltk_grid *grid, int y);
@@ -97,31 +98,31 @@ static struct ltk_widget_vtable vtable = {
 static int ltk_grid_cmd_add(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_grid_cmd_ungrid(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_grid_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_grid_cmd_set_row_weight(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 static int ltk_grid_cmd_set_column_weight(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err);
 
@@ -146,7 +147,12 @@ ltk_grid_draw(ltk_widget *self, ltk_surface *s, int x, int y, ltk_rect clip) {
 		if (!grid->widget_grid[i])
 			continue;
 		ltk_widget *ptr = grid->widget_grid[i];
-		ptr->vtable->draw(ptr, s, x + ptr->lrect.x, y + ptr->lrect.y, ltk_rect_relative(ptr->lrect, real_clip));
+		int max_w = grid->column_pos[ptr->column + ptr->column_span] - grid->column_pos[ptr->column];
+		int max_h = grid->row_pos[ptr->row + ptr->row_span] - grid->row_pos[ptr->row];
+		ltk_rect r = ltk_rect_intersect(
+		    (ltk_rect){grid->column_pos[ptr->column], grid->row_pos[ptr->row], max_w, max_h}, real_clip
+		);
+		ptr->vtable->draw(ptr, s, x + ptr->lrect.x, y + ptr->lrect.y, ltk_rect_relative(ptr->lrect, r));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -239,6 +245,7 @@ ltk_recalculate_grid(ltk_widget *self) {
 			width_static += grid->column_widths[i];
 		}
 	}
+	/* FIXME: what should be done when static height or width is larger than grid? */
 	if (total_row_weight > 0) {
 		height_unit = (float) (grid->widget.lrect.h - height_static) / (float) total_row_weight;
 	}
@@ -270,13 +277,33 @@ ltk_recalculate_grid(ltk_widget *self) {
 				continue;
 			/*orig_width = ptr->lrect.w;
 			orig_height = ptr->lrect.h;*/
+			ptr->lrect.w = ptr->ideal_w;
+			ptr->lrect.h = ptr->ideal_h;
 			end_row = i + ptr->row_span;
 			end_column = j + ptr->column_span;
-			if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_LEFT && ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_RIGHT) {
-				ptr->lrect.w = grid->column_pos[end_column] - grid->column_pos[j];
-			}
-			if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_TOP && ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM) {
-				ptr->lrect.h = grid->row_pos[end_row] - grid->row_pos[i];
+			int max_w = grid->column_pos[end_column] - grid->column_pos[j];
+			int max_h = grid->row_pos[end_row] - grid->row_pos[i];
+			int stretch_width = (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_LEFT) && (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_RIGHT);
+			int shrink_width = (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_SHRINK_WIDTH) && ptr->lrect.w > max_w;
+			int stretch_height = (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_TOP) && (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM);
+			int shrink_height = (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_SHRINK_HEIGHT) && ptr->lrect.h > max_h;
+			if (stretch_width || shrink_width)
+				ptr->lrect.w = max_w;
+			if (stretch_height || shrink_height)
+				ptr->lrect.h = max_h;
+			if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_PRESERVE_ASPECT_RATIO) {
+				if (!stretch_width && !shrink_width) {
+					ptr->lrect.w = (int)(((double)ptr->lrect.h / ptr->ideal_h) * ptr->ideal_w);
+				} else if (!stretch_height && !shrink_height) {
+					ptr->lrect.h = (int)(((double)ptr->lrect.w / ptr->ideal_w) * ptr->ideal_h);
+				} else {
+					double scale_w = (double)ptr->lrect.w / ptr->ideal_w;
+					double scale_h = (double)ptr->lrect.h / ptr->ideal_h;
+					if (scale_w * ptr->ideal_h > ptr->lrect.h)
+						ptr->lrect.w = (int)(scale_h * ptr->ideal_w);
+					else if (scale_h * ptr->ideal_w > ptr->lrect.w)
+						ptr->lrect.h = (int)(scale_w * ptr->ideal_h);
+				}
 			}
 			/* FIXME: Figure out a better system for this - it would be nice to make it more
 			   efficient by not doing anything if nothing changed, but that doesn't work when
@@ -289,22 +316,27 @@ ltk_recalculate_grid(ltk_widget *self) {
 			/*if (orig_width != ptr->lrect.w || orig_height != ptr->lrect.h)*/
 				ltk_widget_resize(ptr);
 
-			if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_RIGHT) {
+			/* the "default" case needs to come first because the widget may be stretched
+			   with aspect ratio preserving, and in that case it should still be centered */
+			if (stretch_width || !(ptr->sticky & (LTK_STICKY_RIGHT|LTK_STICKY_LEFT))) {
+				ptr->lrect.x = grid->column_pos[j] + (grid->column_pos[end_column] - grid->column_pos[j] - ptr->lrect.w) / 2;
+			} else if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_RIGHT) {
 				ptr->lrect.x = grid->column_pos[end_column] - ptr->lrect.w;
 			} else if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_LEFT) {
 				ptr->lrect.x = grid->column_pos[j];
-			} else {
-				ptr->lrect.x = grid->column_pos[j] + ((grid->column_pos[end_column] - grid->column_pos[j]) / 2 - ptr->lrect.w / 2);
 			}
 
-			if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM) {
+			if (stretch_height || !(ptr->sticky & (LTK_STICKY_TOP|LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM))) {
+				ptr->lrect.y = grid->row_pos[i] + (grid->row_pos[end_row] - grid->row_pos[i] - ptr->lrect.h) / 2;
+			} else if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM) {
 				ptr->lrect.y = grid->row_pos[end_row] - ptr->lrect.h;
 			} else if (ptr->sticky & LTK_STICKY_TOP) {
 				ptr->lrect.y = grid->row_pos[i];
-			} else {
-				ptr->lrect.y = grid->row_pos[i] + ((grid->row_pos[end_row] - grid->row_pos[i]) / 2 - ptr->lrect.h / 2);
 			}
+			/* intersect both with the grid rect and with the rect of the covered cells since there may be
+			   weird cases where the layout doesn't work properly and the cells are partially outside the grid */
 			ptr->crect = ltk_rect_intersect((ltk_rect){0, 0, self->crect.w, self->crect.h}, ptr->lrect);
+			ptr->crect = ltk_rect_intersect((ltk_rect){grid->column_pos[j], grid->row_pos[i], max_w, max_h}, ptr->crect);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -341,7 +373,7 @@ ltk_grid_child_size_change(ltk_widget *self, ltk_widget *widget) {
 /* FIXME: Check if widget already exists at position */
 static int
 ltk_grid_add(ltk_window *window, ltk_widget *widget, ltk_grid *grid,
-    int row, int column, int row_span, int column_span, unsigned short sticky, ltk_error *err) {
+    int row, int column, int row_span, int column_span, ltk_sticky_mask sticky, ltk_error *err) {
 	if (widget->parent) {
 		err->type = ERR_WIDGET_IN_CONTAINER;
 		return 1;
@@ -543,7 +575,7 @@ static int
 ltk_grid_cmd_add(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -574,7 +606,7 @@ static int
 ltk_grid_cmd_ungrid(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -595,7 +627,7 @@ static int
 ltk_grid_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid_unneeded,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)grid_unneeded;
@@ -625,7 +657,7 @@ static int
 ltk_grid_cmd_set_row_weight(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -647,7 +679,7 @@ static int
 ltk_grid_cmd_set_column_weight(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_grid *grid,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -663,7 +695,7 @@ ltk_grid_cmd_set_column_weight(
 
 static struct grid_cmd {
 	char *name;
-	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_grid *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_grid *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 	int needs_all;
 } grid_cmds[] = {
 	{"add", <k_grid_cmd_add, 0},
diff --git a/src/grid.h b/src/grid.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 /* Requires the following includes: "rect.h", "widget.h", "ltk.h" */
 
+#include "cmd.h"
 #include "err.h"
 
 /*
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@
  */
 typedef struct {
 	ltk_widget widget;
-	int rows;
-	int columns;
 	ltk_widget **widget_grid;
 	int *row_heights;
 	int *column_widths;
@@ -35,8 +34,10 @@ typedef struct {
 	int *column_weights;
 	int *row_pos;
 	int *column_pos;
+	int rows;
+	int columns;
 } ltk_grid;
 
-int ltk_grid_cmd(ltk_window *window, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err);
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_grid_cmd)
 
 #endif /* LTK_GRID_H */
diff --git a/src/image.c b/src/image.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <Imlib2.h>
+
+#include "ltk.h"
+#include "image.h"
+#include "memory.h"
+#include "graphics.h"
+#include "xlib_shared.h"
+
+struct ltk_image {
+	Imlib_Image img;
+};
+
+void
+ltk_image_init(ltk_renderdata *data, size_t cache_bytes) {
+	/* FIXME: overflow */
+	imlib_set_cache_size((int)cache_bytes);
+	imlib_set_color_usage(128);
+	imlib_context_set_blend(0);
+	imlib_context_set_dither(1);
+	imlib_context_set_display(data->dpy);
+	imlib_context_set_visual(data->vis);
+	imlib_context_set_colormap(data->cm);
+}
+
+ltk_image *
+ltk_image_create_from_mem(const char *path, const char *data, size_t sz) {
+	Imlib_Image img = imlib_load_image_mem(path, data, sz);
+	if (!img)
+		return NULL;
+	ltk_image *image = ltk_malloc(sizeof(ltk_image));
+	image->img = img;
+	return image;
+}
+
+ltk_image *
+ltk_image_create_cropped_scaled(
+    ltk_image *image, int src_x, int src_y,
+    int src_w, int src_h, int dst_w, int dst_h) {
+	imlib_context_set_image(image->img);
+	/* FIXME: check since when supported */
+	Imlib_Image img = imlib_create_cropped_scaled_image(
+	    src_x, src_y, src_w, src_h, dst_w, dst_h
+	);
+	if (!img)
+		return NULL;
+	ltk_image *new_image = ltk_malloc(sizeof(ltk_image));
+	new_image->img = img;
+	return new_image;
+}
+
+void
+ltk_image_draw(ltk_image *image, ltk_surface *draw_surf, int x, int y) {
+	imlib_context_set_image(image->img);
+	imlib_context_set_drawable(ltk_surface_get_drawable(draw_surf));
+	imlib_render_image_on_drawable(x, y);
+}
+
+void
+ltk_image_draw_scaled(
+    ltk_image *image, ltk_surface *draw_surf,
+    int x, int y, int w, int h) {
+	imlib_context_set_image(image->img);
+	imlib_context_set_drawable(ltk_surface_get_drawable(draw_surf));
+	imlib_render_image_on_drawable_at_size(x, y, w, h);
+}
+
+void
+ltk_image_draw_cropped_scaled(
+    ltk_image *image, ltk_surface *draw_surf,
+    int src_x, int src_y, int src_w, int src_h,
+    int dst_x, int dst_y, int dst_w, int dst_h) {
+	imlib_context_set_image(image->img);
+	imlib_context_set_drawable(ltk_surface_get_drawable(draw_surf));
+	imlib_render_image_part_on_drawable_at_size(
+	    src_x, src_y, src_w, src_h, dst_x, dst_y, dst_w, dst_h
+	);
+}
+
+int
+ltk_image_get_width(ltk_image *image) {
+	imlib_context_set_image(image->img);
+	return imlib_image_get_width();
+}
+
+int
+ltk_image_get_height(ltk_image *image) {
+	imlib_context_set_image(image->img);
+	return imlib_image_get_height();
+}
+
+void
+ltk_image_destroy(ltk_image *image) {
+	imlib_context_set_image(image->img);
+	imlib_free_image();
+	ltk_free(image);
+}
diff --git a/src/image.h b/src/image.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef LTK_IMAGE_H
+#define LTK_IMAGE_H
+
+/* FIXME: Files including this need to include ltk.h because that's
+   currently where the typedef for ltk_surface is. That's really ugly. */
+#include "graphics.h"
+
+typedef struct ltk_image ltk_image;
+
+void ltk_image_init(ltk_renderdata *data, size_t cache_bytes);
+/* path is only used to guess file type */
+/* data is not taken over! */
+ltk_image *ltk_image_create_from_mem(const char *path, const char *data, size_t sz);
+ltk_image *ltk_image_create_cropped_scaled(
+    ltk_image *image, int src_x, int src_y,
+    int src_w, int src_h, int dst_w, int dst_h
+);
+void ltk_image_draw(ltk_image *image, ltk_surface *draw_surf, int x, int y);
+void ltk_image_draw_scaled(
+    ltk_image *image, ltk_surface *draw_surf,
+    int x, int y, int w, int h
+);
+void ltk_image_draw_cropped_scaled(
+    ltk_image *image, ltk_surface *draw_surf,
+    int src_x, int src_y, int src_w, int src_h,
+    int dst_x, int dst_y, int dst_w, int dst_h
+);
+int ltk_image_get_width(ltk_image *image);
+int ltk_image_get_height(ltk_image *image);
+void ltk_image_destroy(ltk_image *image);
+
+#endif /* LTK_IMAGE_H */
diff --git a/src/image_widget.c b/src/image_widget.c
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#include "event.h"
+#include "memory.h"
+#include "color.h"
+#include "rect.h"
+#include "widget.h"
+#include "ltk.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "image_widget.h"
+#include "graphics.h"
+#include "cmd.h"
+
+/* FIXME: add padding, etc. */
+
+static void ltk_image_widget_draw(
+    ltk_widget *self, ltk_surface *draw_surf, int x, int y, ltk_rect clip
+);
+static ltk_image_widget *ltk_image_widget_create(
+    ltk_window *window, const char *id, const char *path, const char *data, size_t len
+);
+static void ltk_image_widget_destroy(ltk_widget *self, int shallow);
+
+static struct ltk_widget_vtable vtable = {
+	.draw = <k_image_widget_draw,
+	.destroy = <k_image_widget_destroy,
+	.hide = NULL,
+	.resize = NULL,
+	.change_state = NULL,
+	.child_size_change = NULL,
+	.remove_child = NULL,
+	.get_child_at_pos = NULL,
+	.key_press = NULL,
+	.key_release = NULL,
+	.mouse_press = NULL,
+	.mouse_release = NULL,
+	.motion_notify = NULL,
+	.mouse_leave = NULL,
+	.mouse_enter = NULL,
+	.type = LTK_WIDGET_IMAGE,
+	.flags = LTK_NEEDS_REDRAW | LTK_ACTIVATABLE_SPECIAL,
+};
+
+static void
+ltk_image_widget_draw(ltk_widget *self, ltk_surface *draw_surf, int x, int y, ltk_rect clip) {
+	ltk_image_widget *img = (ltk_image_widget *)self;
+	ltk_rect lrect = self->lrect;
+	ltk_rect clip_final = ltk_rect_intersect(clip, (ltk_rect){0, 0, lrect.w, lrect.h});
+	if (clip_final.w <= 0 || clip_final.h <= 0)
+		return;
+	/* FIXME: maybe replace with integer operations */
+	double scalex = self->ideal_w / (double)lrect.w;
+	double scaley = self->ideal_h / (double)lrect.h;
+	int src_x = (int)(clip_final.x * scalex);
+	int src_y = (int)(clip_final.y * scaley);
+	int src_w = (int)(clip_final.w * scalex);
+	int src_h = (int)(clip_final.h * scaley);
+	ltk_image_draw_cropped_scaled(
+	    img->img, draw_surf, src_x, src_y, src_w, src_h,
+	    x + clip_final.x, y + clip_final.y, clip_final.w, clip_final.h
+	);
+}
+
+static ltk_image_widget *
+ltk_image_widget_create(ltk_window *window, const char *id, const char *path, const char *data, size_t len) {
+	ltk_image_widget *img = ltk_malloc(sizeof(ltk_image_widget));
+	img->img = ltk_image_create_from_mem(path, data, len);
+	if (!img->img)
+		return NULL;
+	int w = ltk_image_get_width(img->img);
+	int h = ltk_image_get_height(img->img);
+	ltk_fill_widget_defaults(&img->widget, id, window, &vtable, w, h);
+	img->widget.ideal_w = w;
+	img->widget.ideal_h = h;
+
+	return img;
+}
+
+static void
+ltk_image_widget_destroy(ltk_widget *self, int shallow) {
+	(void)shallow;
+	ltk_image_widget *img = (ltk_image_widget *)self;
+	if (!img) {
+		ltk_warn("Tried to destroy NULL image widget.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	ltk_image_destroy(img->img);
+	ltk_free(img);
+}
+
+/* image <image id> create <filename> <data> */
+static int
+ltk_image_widget_cmd_create(
+    ltk_window *window,
+    ltk_image_widget *img_unneeded,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
+    size_t num_tokens,
+    ltk_error *err) {
+	(void)img_unneeded;
+	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
+		{.type = CMDARG_IGNORE, .optional = 0},
+		{.type = CMDARG_STRING, .optional = 0},
+		{.type = CMDARG_IGNORE, .optional = 0},
+		{.type = CMDARG_STRING, .optional = 0},
+		{.type = CMDARG_DATA, .optional = 0},
+	};
+	if (ltk_parse_cmd(window, tokens, num_tokens, cmd, LENGTH(cmd), err))
+		return 1;
+	if (!ltk_widget_id_free(cmd[1].val.str)) {
+		err->type = ERR_WIDGET_ID_IN_USE;
+		err->arg = 1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	ltk_image_widget *img = ltk_image_widget_create(window, cmd[1].val.str, cmd[3].val.str, cmd[4].val.data, cmd[4].len);
+	if (!img) {
+		/* FIXME: more sensible error name */
+		err->type = ERR_UNKNOWN;
+		err->arg = -1;
+		return 1;
+	}
+	ltk_set_widget((ltk_widget *)img, cmd[1].val.str);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct image_widget_cmd {
+	char *name;
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_image_widget *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int needs_all;
+} image_widget_cmds[] = {
+	{"create", <k_image_widget_cmd_create, 1},
+};
+
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS(ltk_image_widget_cmd, LTK_WIDGET_IMAGE, ltk_image_widget, image_widget_cmds, struct image_widget_cmd)
diff --git a/src/image_widget.h b/src/image_widget.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef LTK_IMAGE_WIDGET_H
+#define LTK_IMAGE_WIDGET_H
+
+#include "cmd.h"
+#include "err.h"
+#include "image.h"
+
+typedef struct {
+	ltk_widget widget;
+	ltk_image *img;
+} ltk_image_widget;
+
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_image_widget_cmd)
+
+#endif /* LTK_IMAGE_WIDGET_H */
diff --git a/src/label.c b/src/label.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ ltk_label_create(ltk_window *window, const char *id, char *text) {
 	label->tl = ltk_text_line_create(window->text_context, font_size, text, 0, -1);
 	int text_w, text_h;
 	ltk_text_line_get_size(label->tl, &text_w, &text_h);
+	/* FIXME: what was I even thinking here? label->widget.ideal_{w,h} isn't even initialized here */
 	ltk_fill_widget_defaults(&label->widget, id, window, &vtable, label->widget.ideal_w, label->widget.ideal_h);
 	label->widget.ideal_w = text_w + theme.pad * 2;
 	label->widget.ideal_h = text_h + theme.pad * 2;
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ static int
 ltk_label_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_label *label_unneeded,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)label_unneeded;
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ ltk_label_cmd_create(
 
 static struct label_cmd {
 	char *name;
-	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_label *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_label *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 	int needs_all;
 } label_cmds[] = {
 	{"create", <k_label_cmd_create, 1},
diff --git a/src/label.h b/src/label.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 /* Requires the following includes: <X11/Xlib.h>, "rect.h", "widget.h", "ltk.h", "color.h", "text.h" */
 
+#include "cmd.h"
 #include "err.h"
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -31,11 +32,6 @@ int ltk_label_ini_handler(ltk_window *window, const char *prop, const char *valu
 int ltk_label_fill_theme_defaults(ltk_window *window);
 void ltk_label_uninitialize_theme(ltk_window *window);
 
-int ltk_label_cmd(
-    ltk_window *window,
-    char **tokens,
-    size_t num_tokens,
-    ltk_error *err
-);
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_label_cmd)
 
 #endif /* LTK_LABEL_H */
diff --git a/src/ltk.h b/src/ltk.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -18,8 +18,15 @@
 #define _LTK_H_
 
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include "proto_types.h"
 
+typedef struct {
+	char *text;
+	size_t len;
+	int contains_nul;
+} ltk_cmd_token;
+
 typedef enum {
 	LTK_EVENT_RESIZE = 1 << 0,
 	LTK_EVENT_BUTTON = 1 << 1,
diff --git a/src/ltkc.c b/src/ltkc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include "util.h"
 #include "memory.h"
+#include "macros.h"
 
 #define BLK_SIZE 128
 char tmp_buf[BLK_SIZE];
@@ -47,16 +48,18 @@ static int sockfd = -1;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	char num[12];
+	int bs = 0;
 	int last_newline = 1;
+	int in_str = 0;
 	uint32_t seq = 0;
-	int maxrfd, maxwfd;
+	int maxfd;
 	int infd = fileno(stdin);
 	int outfd = fileno(stdout);
 	struct sockaddr_un un;
 	fd_set rfds, wfds, rallfds, wallfds;
-	struct timeval tv, tv_master;
-	tv_master.tv_sec = 0;
-	tv_master.tv_usec = 20000;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	tv.tv_sec = 0;
+	tv.tv_usec = 20000;
 	size_t path_size;
 
 	if (argc != 2) {
@@ -90,6 +93,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		perror("Socket error");
 		return -2;
 	}
+	if (set_nonblock(sockfd)) {
+		(void)fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set socket to non-blocking mode.\n");
+		return 1;
+	} else if (set_nonblock(infd)) {
+		(void)fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set stdin to non-blocking mode.\n");
+		return 1;
+	} else if (set_nonblock(outfd)) {
+		(void)fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set stdout to non-blocking mode.\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
 
 	io_buffers.in_buffer = ltk_malloc(BLK_SIZE);
 	io_buffers.in_alloc = BLK_SIZE;
@@ -104,105 +117,129 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	FD_SET(infd, &rallfds);
 	FD_SET(sockfd, &wallfds);
 	FD_SET(outfd, &wallfds);
-	maxrfd = sockfd > infd ? sockfd : infd;
-	maxwfd = sockfd > outfd ? sockfd : outfd;
+	maxfd = sockfd > infd ? sockfd : infd;
+	if (maxfd < outfd)
+		maxfd = outfd;
+
+	struct timespec now, elapsed, last, sleep_time;
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &last);
+	sleep_time.tv_sec = 0;
 
 	while (1) {
-		if (!FD_ISSET(infd, &rallfds) &&
-		    !FD_ISSET(sockfd, &rallfds) &&
-		    io_buffers.in_len == 0 &&
-		    io_buffers.out_len == 0)
+		if (!FD_ISSET(sockfd, &rallfds) && io_buffers.out_len == 0)
 			break;
 		rfds = rallfds;
 		wfds = wallfds;
-		/* Separate this because the writing fds are *usually* always ready,
-		   leading to the loop looping way too fast */
-		tv = tv_master;
-		select(maxrfd + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
-		/* value of tv doesn't really matter anymore here because the
-		   necessary framerate-limiting delay is already done */
-		select(maxwfd + 1, NULL, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
+		select(maxfd + 1, &rfds, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
 
+		/* FIXME: make all this buffer handling a bit more intelligent */
 		if (FD_ISSET(sockfd, &rfds)) {
-			ltk_grow_string(&io_buffers.out_buffer,
-					&io_buffers.out_alloc,
-					io_buffers.out_len + BLK_SIZE);
-			int nread = read(sockfd,
-					 io_buffers.out_buffer + io_buffers.out_len,
-					 BLK_SIZE);
-			if (nread < 0) {
-				return 2;
-			} else if (nread == 0) {
-				FD_CLR(sockfd, &rallfds);
-				FD_CLR(sockfd, &wallfds);
-			} else {
-				io_buffers.out_len += nread;
+			while (1) {
+				ltk_grow_string(&io_buffers.out_buffer,
+						&io_buffers.out_alloc,
+						io_buffers.out_len + BLK_SIZE);
+				int nread = read(sockfd,
+						 io_buffers.out_buffer + io_buffers.out_len,
+						 BLK_SIZE);
+				if (nread < 0) {
+					/* FIXME: distinguish errors */
+					break;
+				} else if (nread == 0) {
+					FD_CLR(sockfd, &rallfds);
+					FD_CLR(sockfd, &wallfds);
+					break;
+				} else {
+					io_buffers.out_len += nread;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (FD_ISSET(infd, &rfds)) {
-			int nread = read(infd, tmp_buf, BLK_SIZE);
-			if (nread < 0) {
-				return 2;
-			} else if (nread == 0) {
-				FD_CLR(infd, &rallfds);
-			} else {
-				for (int i = 0; i < nread; i++) {
-					if (last_newline) {
-						int numlen = snprintf(num, sizeof(num), "%"PRIu32" ", seq);
-						if (numlen < 0 || (unsigned)numlen >= sizeof(num))
-							ltk_fatal("There's a bug in the universe.\n");
-						ltk_grow_string(
-						    &io_buffers.in_buffer,
-						    &io_buffers.in_alloc,
-						    io_buffers.in_len + numlen
-						);
-						memcpy(io_buffers.in_buffer + io_buffers.in_len, num, numlen);
-						io_buffers.in_len += numlen;
-						last_newline = 0;
-						seq++;
-					}
-					if (tmp_buf[i] == '\n')
-						last_newline = 1;
-					if (io_buffers.in_len == io_buffers.in_alloc) {
-						ltk_grow_string(
-						    &io_buffers.in_buffer,
-						    &io_buffers.in_alloc,
-						    io_buffers.in_len + 1
-						);
+			while (1) {
+				int nread = read(infd, tmp_buf, BLK_SIZE);
+				if (nread < 0) {
+					break;
+				} else if (nread == 0) {
+					FD_CLR(infd, &rallfds);
+					break;
+				} else {
+					for (int i = 0; i < nread; i++) {
+						if (last_newline) {
+							int numlen = snprintf(num, sizeof(num), "%"PRIu32" ", seq);
+							if (numlen < 0 || (unsigned)numlen >= sizeof(num))
+								ltk_fatal("There's a bug in the universe.\n");
+							ltk_grow_string(
+							    &io_buffers.in_buffer,
+							    &io_buffers.in_alloc,
+							    io_buffers.in_len + numlen
+							);
+							memcpy(io_buffers.in_buffer + io_buffers.in_len, num, numlen);
+							io_buffers.in_len += numlen;
+							last_newline = 0;
+							seq++;
+						}
+						if (tmp_buf[i] == '\\') {
+							bs++;
+							bs %= 2;
+						} else if (tmp_buf[i] == '"' && !bs) {
+							in_str = !in_str;
+						} else if (tmp_buf[i] == '\n' && !in_str) {
+							last_newline = 1;
+						} else {
+							bs = 0;
+						}
+						if (io_buffers.in_len == io_buffers.in_alloc) {
+							ltk_grow_string(
+							    &io_buffers.in_buffer,
+							    &io_buffers.in_alloc,
+							    io_buffers.in_len + 1
+							);
+						}
+						io_buffers.in_buffer[io_buffers.in_len++] = tmp_buf[i];
 					}
-					io_buffers.in_buffer[io_buffers.in_len++] = tmp_buf[i];
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (FD_ISSET(sockfd, &wfds)) {
-			int maxwrite = BLK_SIZE > io_buffers.in_len ?
-				       io_buffers.in_len : BLK_SIZE;
-			int nwritten = write(sockfd, io_buffers.in_buffer, maxwrite);
-			if (nwritten < 0) {
-				return 2;
-			} else {
-				memmove(io_buffers.in_buffer,
-					io_buffers.in_buffer + nwritten,
-					io_buffers.in_len - nwritten);
-				io_buffers.in_len -= nwritten;
+			while (io_buffers.in_len > 0) {
+				int maxwrite = BLK_SIZE > io_buffers.in_len ?
+					       io_buffers.in_len : BLK_SIZE;
+				int nwritten = write(sockfd, io_buffers.in_buffer, maxwrite);
+				if (nwritten <= 0) {
+					break;
+				} else {
+					memmove(io_buffers.in_buffer,
+						io_buffers.in_buffer + nwritten,
+						io_buffers.in_len - nwritten);
+					io_buffers.in_len -= nwritten;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		if (FD_ISSET(outfd, &wfds)) {
-			int maxwrite = BLK_SIZE > io_buffers.out_len ?
-				       io_buffers.out_len : BLK_SIZE;
-			int nwritten = write(outfd, io_buffers.out_buffer, maxwrite);
-			if (nwritten < 0) {
-				return 2;
-			} else {
-				memmove(io_buffers.out_buffer,
-					io_buffers.out_buffer + nwritten,
-					io_buffers.out_len - nwritten);
-				io_buffers.out_len -= nwritten;
+			while (io_buffers.out_len > 0) {
+				int maxwrite = BLK_SIZE > io_buffers.out_len ?
+					       io_buffers.out_len : BLK_SIZE;
+				int nwritten = write(outfd, io_buffers.out_buffer, maxwrite);
+				if (nwritten <= 0) {
+					break;
+				} else {
+					memmove(io_buffers.out_buffer,
+						io_buffers.out_buffer + nwritten,
+						io_buffers.out_len - nwritten);
+					io_buffers.out_len -= nwritten;
+				}
 			}
 		}
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+		ltk_timespecsub(&now, &last, &elapsed);
+		/* FIXME: configure framerate */
+		if (elapsed.tv_sec == 0 && elapsed.tv_nsec < 20000000LL) {
+			sleep_time.tv_nsec = 20000000LL - elapsed.tv_nsec;
+			nanosleep(&sleep_time, NULL);
+		}
+		last = now;
 	}
 
 	ltk_cleanup();
diff --git a/src/ltkc_img.c b/src/ltkc_img.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* This is just a temporary hack to preprocess an image for sending it to
+   ltkd. The nicer way for this would be to have a special case for the
+   "image create" command in ltkc, but I was too lazy to implement that
+   right now. */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+	(void)argc;
+	(void)argv;
+	int c;
+	while ((c = getchar()) != EOF) {
+		switch (c) {
+		case '\\':
+			fputs("\\\\", stdout);
+			break;
+		case '"':
+			fputs("\\\"", stdout);
+			break;
+		default:
+			putchar(c);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/ltkd.c b/src/ltkd.c
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-/* FIXME: backslashes should be parsed properly! */
 /* FIXME: Figure out how to properly print window id */
 /* FIXME: error checking in tokenizer (is this necessary?) */
-/* FIXME: parsing doesn't work properly with bs? */
 /* FIXME: strip whitespace at end of lines in socket format */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2018, 2020-2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -60,6 +58,8 @@
 #include "scrollbar.h"
 #include "box.h"
 #include "menu.h"
+#include "image.h"
+#include "image_widget.h"
 #include "macros.h"
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -70,11 +70,13 @@
 #define WRITE_BLK_SIZE 128
 
 struct token_list {
-	char **tokens;
+	ltk_cmd_token *tokens;
+	/* FIXME: size_t everywhere */
 	int num_tokens;
 	int num_alloc;
 };
 
+/* FIXME: switch to size_t */
 static struct ltk_sock_info {
 	int fd;                    /* file descriptor for socket connection */
 	int event_mask;            /* events to send to socket */
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ static int push_token(struct token_list *tl, char *token);
 static int read_sock(struct ltk_sock_info *sock);
 static int write_sock(struct ltk_sock_info *sock);
 static int tokenize_command(struct ltk_sock_info *sock);
-static int ltk_set_root_widget_cmd(ltk_window *window, char **tokens, int num_tokens, ltk_error *err);
+static int ltk_set_root_widget_cmd(ltk_window *window, ltk_cmd_token *tokens, int num_tokens, ltk_error *err);
 static int process_commands(ltk_window *window, int client);
 static int add_client(int fd);
 static int listen_sock(const char *sock_path);
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int (*register_keypress)(const char *, size_t, ltk_keypress_binding);
 	int (*register_keyrelease)(const char *, size_t, ltk_keyrelease_binding);
 	void (*cleanup)(void);
-	int (*cmd)(ltk_window *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*cmd)(ltk_window *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 } ltk_widget_funcs;
 
 /* FIXME: use binary search when searching for the widget */
@@ -212,6 +214,16 @@ ltk_widget_funcs widget_funcs[] = {
 		.cmd = <k_label_cmd
 	},
 	{
+		.name = "image",
+		.ini_handler = NULL,
+		.fill_theme_defaults = NULL,
+		.uninitialize_theme = NULL,
+		.register_keypress = NULL,
+		.register_keyrelease = NULL,
+		.cleanup = NULL,
+		.cmd = <k_image_widget_cmd
+	},
+	{
 		.name = "menu",
 		.ini_handler = <k_menu_ini_handler,
 		.fill_theme_defaults = <k_menu_fill_theme_defaults,
@@ -346,6 +358,9 @@ static struct {
 	int listenfd;
 } sock_state;
 
+/* FIXME: this is extremely dangerous right now because pretty much any command
+   can be executed, so for instance the widget that caused the lock could also
+   be destroyed, causing issues when this function returns */
 int
 ltk_handle_lock_client(ltk_window *window, int client) {
 	if (client < 0 || client >= MAX_SOCK_CONNS || sockets[client].fd == -1)
@@ -356,24 +371,30 @@ ltk_handle_lock_client(ltk_window *window, int client) {
 	FD_ZERO(&wallfds);
 	FD_SET(clifd, &rallfds);
 	FD_SET(clifd, &wallfds);
-	int rretval, wretval;
-	struct timeval tv, tv_master;
-	tv_master.tv_sec = 0;
-	tv_master.tv_usec = 20000;
+	int retval;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	tv.tv_sec = 0;
+	tv.tv_usec = 0;
+	struct timespec now, elapsed, last, sleep_time;
+	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &last);
+	sleep_time.tv_sec = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		rfds = rallfds;
 		wfds = wallfds;
-		/* separate these because the writing fds are usually
-		   always ready for writing */
-		tv = tv_master;
-		rretval = select(clifd + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
-		/* value of tv doesn't really matter anymore here because the
-		   necessary framerate-limiting delay is already done */
-		wretval = select(clifd + 1, NULL, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
-
-		if (rretval > 0 || ((sockets[client].write_cur != sockets[client].write_len) && wretval > 0)) {
+		retval = select(clifd + 1, &rfds, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
+
+		if (retval > 0) {
 			if (FD_ISSET(clifd, &rfds)) {
-				if (read_sock(&sockets[client]) == 0) {
+				int ret;
+				while ((ret = read_sock(&sockets[client])) == 1) {
+					int pret;
+					if ((pret = process_commands(window, client)) == 1)
+						return 1;
+					else if (pret == -1)
+						return 0;
+				}
+				/* FIXME: maybe also return on read error? or would that be dangerous? */
+				if (ret == 0) {
 					FD_CLR(clifd, &sock_state.rallfds);
 					FD_CLR(clifd, &sock_state.wallfds);
 					ltk_widget_remove_client(client);
@@ -390,18 +411,21 @@ ltk_handle_lock_client(ltk_window *window, int client) {
 						break;
 					}
 					return 0;
-				} else {
-					int ret;
-					if ((ret = process_commands(window, client)) == 1)
-						return 1;
-					else if (ret == -1)
-						return 0;
 				}
 			}
 			if (FD_ISSET(clifd, &wfds)) {
+				/* FIXME: call in loop like above */
 				write_sock(&sockets[client]);
 			}
 		}
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+		ltk_timespecsub(&now, &last, &elapsed);
+		/* FIXME: configure framerate */
+		if (elapsed.tv_sec == 0 && elapsed.tv_nsec < 20000000LL) {
+			sleep_time.tv_nsec = 20000000LL - elapsed.tv_nsec;
+			nanosleep(&sleep_time, NULL);
+		}
+		last = now;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -410,12 +434,11 @@ static int
 ltk_mainloop(ltk_window *window) {
 	ltk_event event;
 	fd_set rfds, wfds;
-	int rretval, wretval;
+	int retval;
 	int clifd;
-	struct timeval tv, tv_master;
-	tv_master.tv_sec = 0;
-	/* FIXME: configure this number */
-	tv_master.tv_usec = 20000;
+	struct timeval tv;
+	tv.tv_sec = 0;
+	tv.tv_usec = 0;
 
 	FD_ZERO(&sock_state.rallfds);
 	FD_ZERO(&sock_state.wallfds);
@@ -434,10 +457,10 @@ ltk_mainloop(ltk_window *window) {
 	/* FIXME: make time management smarter - maybe always figure out how long
 	   it will take until the next timer is due and then sleep if no other events
 	   are happening */
-	struct timespec now, elapsed, last;
+	struct timespec now, elapsed, last, lasttimer, sleep_time;
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &last);
-
-	/* FIXME: framerate limiting for draw */
+	lasttimer = last;
+	sleep_time.tv_sec = 0;
 
 	/* initialize keyboard mapping */
 	ltk_generate_keyboard_event(window->renderdata, &event);
@@ -473,17 +496,11 @@ ltk_mainloop(ltk_window *window) {
 		}
 		rfds = sock_state.rallfds;
 		wfds = sock_state.wallfds;
-		/* separate these because the writing fds are usually
-		   always ready for writing */
-		tv = tv_master;
-		rretval = select(sock_state.maxfd + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv);
-		/* value of tv doesn't really matter anymore here because the
-		   necessary framerate-limiting delay is already done */
-		wretval = select(sock_state.maxfd + 1, NULL, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
+		retval = select(sock_state.maxfd + 1, &rfds, &wfds, NULL, &tv);
 		while (!ltk_next_event(window->renderdata, window->clipboard, window->cur_kbd, &event))
 			ltk_handle_event(window, &event);
 
-		if (rretval > 0 || (sock_write_available && wretval > 0)) {
+		if (retval > 0) {
 			if (FD_ISSET(sock_state.listenfd, &rfds)) {
 				if ((clifd = accept_sock(sock_state.listenfd)) < 0) {
 					/* FIXME: Just log this! */
@@ -502,11 +519,23 @@ ltk_mainloop(ltk_window *window) {
 				if ((clifd = sockets[i].fd) < 0)
 					continue;
 				if (FD_ISSET(clifd, &rfds)) {
-					if (read_sock(&sockets[i]) == 0) {
+					/* FIXME: better error handling - this assumes error
+					   is always because read would block */
+					/* FIXME: maybe maximum number of iterations here to
+					   avoid choking on a lot of data? although such a
+					   large amount of data would probably cause other
+					   problems anyways */
+					/* or maybe measure time and break after max time? */
+					int ret;
+					while ((ret = read_sock(&sockets[i])) == 1) {
+						process_commands(window, i);
+					}
+					if (ret == 0) {
 						ltk_widget_remove_client(i);
 						FD_CLR(clifd, &sock_state.rallfds);
 						FD_CLR(clifd, &sock_state.wallfds);
 						sockets[i].fd = -1;
+						/* FIXME: what to do on error? */
 						close(clifd);
 						int newmaxsocket = -1;
 						for (int j = 0; j <= maxsocket; j++) {
@@ -518,18 +547,23 @@ ltk_mainloop(ltk_window *window) {
 							ltk_quit(window);
 							break;
 						}
-					} else {
-						process_commands(window, i);
 					}
 				}
+				/* FIXME: maybe ignore SIGPIPE signal - then don't call FD_CLR
+				   for wallfds above but rather when write fails with EPIPE */
+				/* -> this would possibly allow data to be written still in the
+				   hypothetical scenario that only the writing end of the socket
+				   is closed (and ltkd wouldn't crash if only the reading end is
+				   closed) */
 				if (FD_ISSET(clifd, &wfds)) {
+					/* FIXME: also call in loop like reading above */
 					write_sock(&sockets[i]);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
-		ltk_timespecsub(&now, &last, &elapsed);
+		ltk_timespecsub(&now, &lasttimer, &elapsed);
 		/* Note: it should be safe to give the same pointer as the first and
 		   last argument, as long as ltk_timespecsub/add isn't changed incompatibly */
 		size_t i = 0;
@@ -539,7 +573,7 @@ ltk_mainloop(ltk_window *window) {
 			    (timers[i].remaining.tv_sec == 0 && timers[i].remaining.tv_nsec == 0)) {
 				timers[i].callback(timers[i].data);
 				if (timers[i].repeat.tv_sec == 0 && timers[i].repeat.tv_nsec == 0) {
-					/* remove timers because it has no repeat */
+					/* remove timer because it has no repeat */
 					memmove(timers + i, timers + i + 1, sizeof(ltk_timer) * (timers_num - i - 1));
 				} else {
 					ltk_timespecadd(&timers[i].remaining, &timers[i].repeat, &timers[i].remaining);
@@ -549,13 +583,22 @@ ltk_mainloop(ltk_window *window) {
 				i++;
 			}
 		}
-		last = now;
+		lasttimer = now;
 
 		if (window->dirty_rect.w != 0 && window->dirty_rect.h != 0) {
 			ltk_redraw_window(window);
 			window->dirty_rect.w = 0;
 			window->dirty_rect.h = 0;
 		}
+
+		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+		ltk_timespecsub(&now, &last, &elapsed);
+		/* FIXME: configure framerate */
+		if (elapsed.tv_sec == 0 && elapsed.tv_nsec < 20000000LL) {
+			sleep_time.tv_nsec = 20000000LL - elapsed.tv_nsec;
+			nanosleep(&sleep_time, NULL);
+		}
+		last = now;
 	}
 
 	ltk_cleanup();
@@ -704,7 +747,7 @@ ltk_log_msg(const char *mode, const char *format, va_list args) {
 static int
 ltk_set_root_widget_cmd(
     ltk_window *window,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     int num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_widget *widget;
@@ -712,8 +755,12 @@ ltk_set_root_widget_cmd(
 		err->type = ERR_INVALID_NUMBER_OF_ARGUMENTS;
 		err->arg = -1;
 		return 1;
+	} else if (tokens[1].contains_nul) {
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+		err->arg = 1;
+		return 1;
 	}
-	widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[1], LTK_WIDGET_ANY, err);
+	widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[1].text, LTK_WIDGET_ANY, err);
 	if (!widget) {
 		err->arg = 1;
 		return 1;
@@ -1167,6 +1214,9 @@ ltk_create_window(const char *title, int x, int y, unsigned int w, unsigned int 
 	int tw, th;
 	ltk_text_line_get_size(tmp, &tw, &th);
 	ltk_text_line_destroy(tmp);
+	/* FIXME: cache doesn't really make any sense right now anyways
+	   since images are only loaded from memory */
+	ltk_image_init(window->renderdata, 0);
 
 	return window;
 }
@@ -1342,12 +1392,14 @@ push_token(struct token_list *tl, char *token) {
 	if (tl->num_tokens >= tl->num_alloc) {
 		new_size = (tl->num_alloc * 2) > (tl->num_tokens + 1) ?
 			   (tl->num_alloc * 2) : (tl->num_tokens + 1);
-		char **new = ltk_realloc(tl->tokens, new_size * sizeof(char *));
+		ltk_cmd_token *new = ltk_reallocarray(tl->tokens, new_size, sizeof(ltk_cmd_token));
 		if (!new) return -1;
 		tl->tokens = new;
 		tl->num_alloc = new_size;
 	}
-	tl->tokens[tl->num_tokens++] = token;
+	tl->tokens[tl->num_tokens].text = token;
+	tl->tokens[tl->num_tokens].len = 0;
+	tl->tokens[tl->num_tokens++].contains_nul = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1434,6 +1486,11 @@ accept_sock(int listenfd) {
 	if ((clifd = accept(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *)&un, &len)) < 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}
+	if (set_nonblock(clifd)) {
+		/* FIXME: what could even be done if close fails? */
+		close(clifd);
+		return -1;
+	}
 
 	return clifd;
 }
@@ -1452,7 +1509,7 @@ read_sock(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
 	   afterthought and really needs to be cleaned up */
 	if (sock->read != old) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < sock->tokens.num_tokens; i++) {
-			sock->tokens.tokens[i] = sock->read + (sock->tokens.tokens[i] - old);
+			sock->tokens.tokens[i].text = sock->read + (sock->tokens.tokens[i].text - old);
 		}
 	}
 	nread = read(sock->fd, sock->read + sock->read_len, READ_BLK_SIZE);
@@ -1467,7 +1524,7 @@ read_sock(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
    Returns -1 on error, 0 otherwise. */
 static int
 write_sock(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
-	if (!sock->write_len)
+	if (sock->write_len == sock->write_cur)
 		return 0;
 	int write_len = WRITE_BLK_SIZE > sock->write_len - sock->write_cur ?
 			sock->write_len - sock->write_cur : WRITE_BLK_SIZE;
@@ -1495,6 +1552,7 @@ write_sock(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
 
 static void
 move_write_pos(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
+	/* FIXME: also resize if too large */
 	if (sock->write_cur > 0) {
 		memmove(sock->to_write, sock->to_write + sock->write_cur,
 		        sock->write_len - sock->write_cur);
@@ -1564,12 +1622,17 @@ ltk_queue_sock_write_fmt(int client, const char *fmt, ...) {
 static int
 tokenize_command(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
 	for (; sock->read_cur < sock->read_len; sock->read_cur++) {
+		/* FIXME: strip extra whitespace? Or maybe just have a "hard" protocol where it always has to be one space. */
 		if (!sock->in_token) {
 			push_token(&sock->tokens, sock->read + sock->read_cur - sock->offset);
 			sock->in_token = 1;
 		}
 		if (sock->read[sock->read_cur] == '\\') {
 			sock->bs++;
+			if (sock->bs / 2)
+				sock->offset++;
+			else
+				sock->tokens.tokens[sock->tokens.num_tokens - 1].len++;
 			sock->bs %= 2;
 			sock->read[sock->read_cur-sock->offset] = '\\';
 		} else if (sock->read[sock->read_cur] == '\n' && !sock->in_str) {
@@ -1577,6 +1640,7 @@ tokenize_command(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
 			sock->read_cur++;
 			sock->offset = 0;
 			sock->in_token = 0;
+			sock->bs = 0;
 			return 0;
 		} else if (sock->read[sock->read_cur] == '"') {
 			sock->offset++;
@@ -1589,8 +1653,13 @@ tokenize_command(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
 		} else if (sock->read[sock->read_cur] == ' ' && !sock->in_str) {
 			sock->read[sock->read_cur-sock->offset] = '\0';
 			sock->in_token = !sock->in_token;
+			sock->bs = 0;
 		} else {
 			sock->read[sock->read_cur-sock->offset] = sock->read[sock->read_cur];
+			/* FIXME: assert that num_tokens > 0 */
+			sock->tokens.tokens[sock->tokens.num_tokens - 1].len++;
+			if (sock->read[sock->read_cur] == '\0')
+				sock->tokens.tokens[sock->tokens.num_tokens - 1].contains_nul = 1;
 			sock->bs = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1602,42 +1671,61 @@ tokenize_command(struct ltk_sock_info *sock) {
 /* FIXME: this is really ugly and inefficient right now - it will be replaced with something
    more generic at some point (or maybe just with a binary protocol?) */
 static int
-handle_mask_command(int client, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err) {
+handle_mask_command(int client, ltk_cmd_token *tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err) {
 	if (num_tokens != 4 && num_tokens != 5) {
 		err->type = ERR_INVALID_NUMBER_OF_ARGUMENTS;
 		err->arg = -1;
 		return 1;
 	}
+	/* FIXME: make this nicer */
+	/* -> use generic cmd handling like the widgets */
+	if (tokens[1].contains_nul) {
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+		err->arg = 1;
+		return 1;
+	} else if (tokens[2].contains_nul) {
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+		err->arg = 2;
+		return 1;
+	} else if (tokens[3].contains_nul) {
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+		err->arg = 3;
+		return 1;
+	} else if (num_tokens == 5 && tokens[4].contains_nul) {
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+		err->arg = 4;
+		return 1;
+	}
 	uint32_t mask = 0;
 	int lock = 0;
 	int special = 0;
-	ltk_widget *widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[1], LTK_WIDGET_ANY, err);
+	ltk_widget *widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[1].text, LTK_WIDGET_ANY, err);
 	if (!widget) {
 		err->arg = 1;
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (!strcmp(tokens[2], "widget")) {
-		if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "mousepress")) {
+	if (!strcmp(tokens[2].text, "widget")) {
+		if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "mousepress")) {
 			mask = LTK_PEVENTMASK_MOUSEPRESS;
-		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "mouserelease")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "mouserelease")) {
 			mask = LTK_PEVENTMASK_MOUSERELEASE;
-		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "mousemotion")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "mousemotion")) {
 			mask = LTK_PEVENTMASK_MOUSEMOTION;
-		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "configure")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "configure")) {
 			mask = LTK_PEVENTMASK_CONFIGURE;
-		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "statechange")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "statechange")) {
 			mask = LTK_PEVENTMASK_STATECHANGE;
-		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "none")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "none")) {
 			mask = LTK_PEVENTMASK_NONE;
 		} else {
 			err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 			err->arg = 3;
 			return 1;
 		}
-	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[2], "menuentry")) {
-		if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "press")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[2].text, "menuentry")) {
+		if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "press")) {
 			mask = LTK_PWEVENTMASK_MENUENTRY_PRESS;
-		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "none")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "none")) {
 			mask = LTK_PWEVENTMASK_MENUENTRY_NONE;
 		} else {
 			err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
@@ -1645,10 +1733,10 @@ handle_mask_command(int client, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err
 			return 1;
 		}
 		special = 1;
-	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[2], "button")) {
-		if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "press")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[2].text, "button")) {
+		if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "press")) {
 			mask = LTK_PWEVENTMASK_BUTTON_PRESS;
-		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3], "none")) {
+		} else if (!strcmp(tokens[3].text, "none")) {
 			mask = LTK_PWEVENTMASK_BUTTON_NONE;
 		} else {
 			err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
@@ -1662,7 +1750,7 @@ handle_mask_command(int client, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (num_tokens == 5) {
-		if (!strcmp(tokens[4], "lock")) {
+		if (!strcmp(tokens[4].text, "lock")) {
 			lock = 1;
 		} else {
 			err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
@@ -1671,7 +1759,7 @@ handle_mask_command(int client, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(tokens[0], "mask-add")) {
+	if (!strcmp(tokens[0].text, "mask-add")) {
 		if (lock) {
 			if (special)
 				ltk_widget_add_to_event_lwmask(widget, client, mask);
@@ -1683,7 +1771,7 @@ handle_mask_command(int client, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err
 			else
 				ltk_widget_add_to_event_mask(widget, client, mask);
 		}
-	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[0], "mask-set")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[0].text, "mask-set")) {
 		if (lock) {
 			if (special)
 				ltk_widget_set_event_lwmask(widget, client, mask);
@@ -1695,7 +1783,7 @@ handle_mask_command(int client, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err
 			else
 				ltk_widget_set_event_mask(widget, client, mask);
 		}
-	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[0], "mask-remove")) {
+	} else if (!strcmp(tokens[0].text, "mask-remove")) {
 		if (lock) {
 			if (special)
 				ltk_widget_remove_from_event_lwmask(widget, client, mask);
@@ -1723,7 +1811,7 @@ process_commands(ltk_window *window, int client) {
 	if (client < 0 || client >= MAX_SOCK_CONNS || sockets[client].fd == -1)
 		return 0;
 	struct ltk_sock_info *sock = &sockets[client];
-	char **tokens;
+	ltk_cmd_token *tokens;
 	int num_tokens;
 	ltk_error errdetail = {ERR_NONE, -1};
 	int err;
@@ -1731,7 +1819,9 @@ process_commands(ltk_window *window, int client) {
 	int last = 0;
 	uint32_t seq;
 	const char *errstr;
+	int contains_nul = 0;
 	while (!tokenize_command(sock)) {
+		contains_nul = 0;
 		err = 0;
 		tokens = sock->tokens.tokens;
 		num_tokens = sock->tokens.num_tokens;
@@ -1740,43 +1830,48 @@ process_commands(ltk_window *window, int client) {
 			errdetail.arg = -1;
 			err = 1;
 		} else {
-			seq = (uint32_t)ltk_strtonum(tokens[0], 0, UINT32_MAX, &errstr);
+			contains_nul = tokens[0].contains_nul;
+			seq = (uint32_t)ltk_strtonum(tokens[0].text, 0, UINT32_MAX, &errstr);
 			tokens++;
 			num_tokens--;
-			if (errstr) {
+			if (errstr || contains_nul) {
 				errdetail.type = ERR_INVALID_SEQNUM;
 				errdetail.arg = -1;
 				err = 1;
 				seq = sock->last_seq;
-			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0], "set-root-widget") == 0) {
+			} else if (tokens[0].contains_nul) {
+				errdetail.type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+				errdetail.arg = 0;
+				err = 1;
+				seq = sock->last_seq;
+			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0].text, "set-root-widget") == 0) {
 				err = ltk_set_root_widget_cmd(window, tokens, num_tokens, &errdetail);
-			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0], "quit") == 0) {
+			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0].text, "quit") == 0) {
 				ltk_quit(window);
 				last = 1;
-			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0], "destroy") == 0) {
+			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0].text, "destroy") == 0) {
 				err = ltk_widget_destroy_cmd(window, tokens, num_tokens, &errdetail);
-			} else if (strncmp(tokens[0], "mask", 4) == 0) {
+			} else if (strncmp(tokens[0].text, "mask", 4) == 0) {
 				err = handle_mask_command(client, tokens, num_tokens, &errdetail);
-			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0], "event-unlock") == 0) {
+			} else if (strcmp(tokens[0].text, "event-unlock") == 0) {
 				if (num_tokens != 2) {
 					errdetail.type = ERR_INVALID_NUMBER_OF_ARGUMENTS;
 					errdetail.arg = -1;
 					err = 1;
-				} else if (strcmp(tokens[1], "true") == 0) {
+				} else if (!tokens[1].contains_nul && strcmp(tokens[1].text, "true") == 0) {
 					retval = 1;
-				} else if (strcmp(tokens[1], "false") == 0) {
+				} else if (!tokens[1].contains_nul && strcmp(tokens[1].text, "false") == 0) {
 					retval = -1;
 				} else {
 					err = 1;
 					errdetail.type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
-					errdetail.arg = -1;
 					errdetail.arg = 1;
 				}
 				last = 1;
 			} else {
 				int found = 0;
 				for (size_t i = 0; i < LENGTH(widget_funcs); i++) {
-					if (widget_funcs[i].cmd && !strcmp(tokens[0], widget_funcs[i].name)) {
+					if (widget_funcs[i].cmd && !strcmp(tokens[0].text, widget_funcs[i].name)) {
 						err = widget_funcs[i].cmd(window, tokens, num_tokens, &errdetail);
 						found = 1;
 					}
@@ -1802,12 +1897,12 @@ process_commands(ltk_window *window, int client) {
 		if (last)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (sock->tokens.num_tokens > 0 && sock->tokens.tokens[0] != sock->read) {
-		memmove(sock->read, sock->tokens.tokens[0], sock->read + sock->read_len - sock->tokens.tokens[0]);
-		ptrdiff_t offset = sock->tokens.tokens[0] - sock->read;
+	if (sock->tokens.num_tokens > 0 && sock->tokens.tokens[0].text != sock->read) {
+		memmove(sock->read, sock->tokens.tokens[0].text, sock->read + sock->read_len - sock->tokens.tokens[0].text);
+		ptrdiff_t offset = sock->tokens.tokens[0].text - sock->read;
 		/* Hmm, seems a bit ugly... */
 		for (int i = 0; i < sock->tokens.num_tokens; i++) {
-			sock->tokens.tokens[i] -= offset;
+			sock->tokens.tokens[i].text -= offset;
 		}
 		sock->read_len -= offset;
 		sock->read_cur -= offset;
diff --git a/src/macros.h b/src/macros.h
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define _MACROS_H_
 
 /* stolen from OpenBSD */
+/* Note: some code calls these macros with the same first and last
+   argument, so it is important that that doesn't cause bad behavior. */
 #define ltk_timespecadd(tsp, usp, vsp)                                  \
 	do {                                                            \
 		(vsp)->tv_sec = (tsp)->tv_sec + (usp)->tv_sec;          \
diff --git a/src/menu.c b/src/menu.c
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menu_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menu *menu_unneeded,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)menu_unneeded;
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menu_cmd_insert_entry(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menu *menu,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menu_cmd_add_entry(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menu *menu,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menu_cmd_remove_entry_index(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menu *menu,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menu_cmd_remove_entry_id(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menu *menu,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menu_cmd_remove_all_entries(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menu *menu,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)window;
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menuentry_cmd_create(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menuentry *e_unneeded,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)e_unneeded;
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menuentry_cmd_attach_submenu(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menuentry *e,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	ltk_cmdarg_parseinfo cmd[] = {
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ static int
 ltk_menuentry_cmd_detach_submenu(
     ltk_window *window,
     ltk_menuentry *e,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)window;
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ ltk_menuentry_cmd_detach_submenu(
 
 static struct menu_cmd {
 	char *name;
-	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_menu *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_menu *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 	int needs_all;
 } menu_cmds[] = {
 	{"add-entry", <k_menu_cmd_add_entry, 0},
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ static struct menu_cmd {
 
 static struct menuentry_cmd {
 	char *name;
-	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_menuentry *, char **, size_t, ltk_error *);
+	int (*func)(ltk_window *, ltk_menuentry *, ltk_cmd_token *, size_t, ltk_error *);
 	int needs_all;
 } menuentry_cmds[] = {
 	{"attach-submenu", <k_menuentry_cmd_attach_submenu, 0},
diff --git a/src/menu.h b/src/menu.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef LTK_MENU_H
 #define LTK_MENU_H
 
+#include "cmd.h"
 #include "ltk.h"
 #include "text.h"
 #include "widget.h"
@@ -69,18 +70,7 @@ int ltk_submenuentry_ini_handler(ltk_window *window, const char *prop, const cha
 int ltk_submenuentry_fill_theme_defaults(ltk_window *window);
 void ltk_submenuentry_uninitialize_theme(ltk_window *window);
 
-int ltk_menu_cmd(
-	ltk_window *window,
-	char **tokens,
-	size_t num_tokens,
-	ltk_error *err
-);
-
-int ltk_menuentry_cmd(
-	ltk_window *window,
-	char **tokens,
-	size_t num_tokens,
-	ltk_error *err
-);
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_menu_cmd)
+GEN_CMD_HELPERS_PROTO(ltk_menuentry_cmd)
 
 #endif /* LTK_MENU_H */
diff --git a/src/proto_types.h b/src/proto_types.h
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 #ifndef LTK_PROTO_TYPES_H
 #define LTK_PROTO_TYPES_H
 
-#define LTK_WIDGET_UNKNOWN   0
-#define LTK_WIDGET_ANY       1
-#define LTK_WIDGET_GRID      2
-#define LTK_WIDGET_BUTTON    3
-#define LTK_WIDGET_LABEL     4
-#define LTK_WIDGET_BOX       5
-#define LTK_WIDGET_MENU      6
-#define LTK_WIDGET_MENUENTRY 7
-#define LTK_WIDGET_ENTRY     8
-#define LTK_NUM_WIDGETS      9
+#define LTK_WIDGET_UNKNOWN       0
+#define LTK_WIDGET_ANY           1
+#define LTK_WIDGET_GRID          2
+#define LTK_WIDGET_BUTTON        3
+#define LTK_WIDGET_LABEL         4
+#define LTK_WIDGET_BOX           5
+#define LTK_WIDGET_MENU          6
+#define LTK_WIDGET_MENUENTRY     7
+#define LTK_WIDGET_ENTRY         8
+#define LTK_WIDGET_IMAGE         9
+#define LTK_NUM_WIDGETS          10
 
 #define LTK_WIDGETMASK_UNKNOWN    (UINT32_C(1) << LTK_WIDGET_UNKNOWN)
 #define LTK_WIDGETMASK_ANY        (UINT32_C(0xFFFF))
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 #define LTK_WIDGETMASK_MENU       (UINT32_C(1) << LTK_WIDGET_MENU)
 #define LTK_WIDGETMASK_MENUENTRY  (UINT32_C(1) << LTK_WIDGET_MENUENTRY)
 #define LTK_WIDGETMASK_ENTRY      (UINT32_C(1) << LTK_WIDGET_ENTRY)
+#define LTK_WIDGETMASK_IMAGE      (UINT32_C(1) << LTK_WIDGET_IMAGE)
 
 /* P == protocol; W == widget */
 
diff --git a/src/text_pango.c b/src/text_pango.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ ltk_text_line_create(ltk_text_context *ctx, uint16_t font_size, char *text, int 
 		tl->text = ltk_strdup(text);
 	tl->len = strlen(tl->text);
 	tl->font_size = font_size;
+	/* FIXME: does this ever return NULL? */
 	tl->layout = pango_layout_new(ctx->context);
 
 	PangoFontDescription *desc = pango_font_description_from_string(ctx->default_font);
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <pwd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -409,3 +410,13 @@ next_utf8(char *text, size_t len, size_t index) {
 		i++;
 	return i;
 }
+
+int
+set_nonblock(int fd) {
+	int flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFL, 0);
+	if (flags == -1)
+		return -1;
+	if (fcntl(fd, F_SETFL, flags | O_NONBLOCK))
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ int str_array_equal(const char *terminated, const char *array, size_t len);
 size_t prev_utf8(char *text, size_t index);
 size_t next_utf8(char *text, size_t len, size_t index);
 
+int set_nonblock(int fd);
+
 #define LENGTH(X) (sizeof(X) / sizeof(X[0]))
 
 #endif /* _LTK_UTIL_H_ */
diff --git a/src/widget.c b/src/widget.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ ltk_widget_destroy(ltk_widget *widget, int shallow, ltk_error *err) {
 int
 ltk_widget_destroy_cmd(
     ltk_window *window,
-    char **tokens,
+    ltk_cmd_token *tokens,
     size_t num_tokens,
     ltk_error *err) {
 	(void)window;
@@ -1311,10 +1311,19 @@ ltk_widget_destroy_cmd(
 		err->arg = -1;
 		return 1;
 	}
+	if (tokens[1].contains_nul) {
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+		err->arg = 1;
+		return 1;
+	} else if (num_tokens == 3 && tokens[2].contains_nul) {
+		err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+		err->arg = 2;
+		return 1;
+	}
 	if (num_tokens == 3) {
-		if (strcmp(tokens[2], "deep") == 0) {
+		if (strcmp(tokens[2].text, "deep") == 0) {
 			shallow = 0;
-		} else if (strcmp(tokens[2], "shallow") == 0) {
+		} else if (strcmp(tokens[2].text, "shallow") == 0) {
 			shallow = 1;
 		} else {
 			err->type = ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
@@ -1322,7 +1331,7 @@ ltk_widget_destroy_cmd(
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
-	ltk_widget *widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[1], LTK_WIDGET_ANY, err);
+	ltk_widget *widget = ltk_get_widget(tokens[1].text, LTK_WIDGET_ANY, err);
 	if (!widget) {
 		err->arg = 1;
 		return 1;
diff --git a/src/widget.h b/src/widget.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, 2022 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023 lumidify <nobody@lumidify.org>
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ typedef enum {
 	LTK_STICKY_LEFT = 1 << 0,
 	LTK_STICKY_RIGHT = 1 << 1,
 	LTK_STICKY_TOP = 1 << 2,
-	LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM = 1 << 3
+	LTK_STICKY_BOTTOM = 1 << 3,
+	LTK_STICKY_SHRINK_WIDTH = 1 << 4,
+	LTK_STICKY_SHRINK_HEIGHT = 1 << 5,
+	LTK_STICKY_PRESERVE_ASPECT_RATIO = 1 << 6,
 } ltk_sticky_mask;
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ struct ltk_widget_vtable {
 
 void ltk_widget_hide(ltk_widget *widget);
 int ltk_widget_destroy(ltk_widget *widget, int shallow, ltk_error *err);
-int ltk_widget_destroy_cmd(struct ltk_window *window, char **tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err);
+int ltk_widget_destroy_cmd(struct ltk_window *window, ltk_cmd_token *tokens, size_t num_tokens, ltk_error *err);
 void ltk_fill_widget_defaults(ltk_widget *widget, const char *id, struct ltk_window *window,
     struct ltk_widget_vtable *vtable, int w, int h);
 void ltk_widget_change_state(ltk_widget *widget, ltk_widget_state old_state);
diff --git a/test.gui b/test.gui
@@ -5,23 +5,23 @@ grid grd1 set-column-weight 0 1
 grid grd1 set-column-weight 1 1
 set-root-widget grd1
 box box1 create vertical
-grid grd1 add box1 0 0 1 1 nsew
+grid grd1 add box1 0 0 1 1 lrtb
 button btn1 create "I'm a button!"
 button btn2 create "I'm also a button!"
 button btn3 create "I'm another boring button."
-box box1 add btn1 ew
-box box1 add btn2 e
+box box1 add btn1 lr
+box box1 add btn2 r
 box box1 add btn3
 box box2 create vertical
-grid grd1 add box2 1 0 1 1 nsew
+grid grd1 add box2 1 0 1 1 lrtb
 button btn4 create "2 I'm a button!"
 button btn5 create "2 I'm also a button!"
 button btn6 create "2 I'm another boring button."
-box box2 add btn4 ew
-box box2 add btn5 e
+box box2 add btn4 lr
+box box2 add btn5 r
 box box2 add btn6
 button btn7 create "Button 7"
 button btn8 create "Button 8"
-grid grd1 add btn7 0 1 1 1 nsew
-grid grd1 add btn8 1 1 1 1 ew
+grid grd1 add btn7 0 1 1 1 lrtb
+grid grd1 add btn8 1 1 1 1 lr
 mask-add btn1 button press
diff --git a/test2.gui b/test2.gui
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ menuentry entry14 attach-submenu submenu2
 submenu submenu3 create
 menu submenu3 add-entry entry16
 menuentry entry15 attach-submenu submenu3
-grid grd1 add menu1 0 0 1 1 ew
+grid grd1 add menu1 0 0 1 1 lr
 mask-add entry10 menuentry press
diff --git a/test3.gui b/test3.gui
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ grid grd1 add btn2 1 0 1 1
 grid grd1 add btn3 2 0 1 1
 mask-add btn1 button press
 entry entry1 create "Hi"
-grid grd1 add entry1 3 0 1 1 ew
+grid grd1 add entry1 3 0 1 1 w
diff --git a/test3.sh b/test3.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ do
 		echo "quit"
 		;;
 	*)
-		printf "%s\n" "$cmd" >&2
+		printf "client1: %s\n" "$cmd" >&2
 		;;
 	esac
 done | ./src/ltkc $ltk_id
diff --git a/testimg.sh b/testimg.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+export LTKDIR="`pwd`/.ltk"
+ltk_id=`./src/ltkd -t "Cool Window"`
+#if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+#	echo "Unable to start ltkd." >&2
+#	exit 1
+#fi
+
+{ printf "grid grd1 create 2 1\ngrid grd1 set-row-weight 0 1\ngrid grd1 set-row-weight 1 1\ngrid grd1 set-column-weight 0 1\nset-root-widget grd1\nimage img1 create test.png \""; ./src/ltkc_img < ~/test.png; printf "\"\ngrid grd1 add img1 1 0 1 1 lrp\n"; } |./src/ltkc $ltk_id | while read cmd
+do
+	printf "%s\n" "$cmd" >&2
+done | ./src/ltkc $ltk_id