diff -up dwm-5.8.2/dwm.c dwm-5.8.2-wired/dwm.c
--- dwm-5.8.2/dwm.c	2010-06-04 06:39:15.000000000 -0400
+++ dwm-5.8.2-wired/dwm.c	2012-06-01 22:58:02.000000000 -0400
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned long sel[ColLast];
 	Drawable drawable;
 	GC gc;
+	GC invert_gc;
 	struct {
 		int ascent;
 		int descent;
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ static void drawbar(Monitor *m);
 static void drawbars(void);
 static void drawsquare(Bool filled, Bool empty, Bool invert, unsigned long col[ColLast]);
 static void drawtext(const char *text, unsigned long col[ColLast], Bool invert);
+static void draw_outline(int x, int y, int w, int h, int bw);
 static void enternotify(XEvent *e);
 static void expose(XEvent *e);
 static void focus(Client *c);
@@ -489,6 +491,7 @@ cleanup(void) {
 	XUngrabKey(dpy, AnyKey, AnyModifier, root);
 	XFreePixmap(dpy, dc.drawable);
 	XFreeGC(dpy, dc.gc);
+	XFreeGC(dpy, dc.invert_gc);
 	XFreeCursor(dpy, cursor[CurNormal]);
 	XFreeCursor(dpy, cursor[CurResize]);
 	XFreeCursor(dpy, cursor[CurMove]);
@@ -787,6 +790,11 @@ drawtext(const char *text, unsigned long
 	else
 		XDrawString(dpy, dc.drawable, dc.gc, x, y, buf, len);
 }
+void draw_outline(int x, int y, int w, int h, int bw) {
+	XDrawRectangle(dpy, root, dc.invert_gc,
+		x-bw, y-bw,
+		w+2*bw-1, h+2*bw-1);
+}
 
 void
 enternotify(XEvent *e) {
@@ -1194,7 +1202,7 @@ monocle(Monitor *m) {
 
 void
 movemouse(const Arg *arg) {
-	int x, y, ocx, ocy, nx, ny;
+	int x, y, ocx, ocy, nx, ny, first;
 	Client *c;
 	Monitor *m;
 	XEvent ev;
@@ -1202,13 +1210,14 @@ movemouse(const Arg *arg) {
 	if(!(c = selmon->sel))
 		return;
 	restack(selmon);
-	ocx = c->x;
-	ocy = c->y;
+	nx = ocx = c->x;
+	ny = ocy = c->y;
 	if(XGrabPointer(dpy, root, False, MOUSEMASK, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync,
 	None, cursor[CurMove], CurrentTime) != GrabSuccess)
 		return;
 	if(!getrootptr(&x, &y))
 		return;
+	first=1;
 	do {
 		XMaskEvent(dpy, MOUSEMASK|ExposureMask|SubstructureRedirectMask, &ev);
 		switch (ev.type) {
@@ -1218,6 +1227,10 @@ movemouse(const Arg *arg) {
 			handler[ev.type](&ev);
 			break;
 		case MotionNotify:
+			if (!first) {
+				draw_outline(nx, ny, c->w, c->h, c->bw); /* clear */
+				XUngrabServer(dpy);
+			}
 			nx = ocx + (ev.xmotion.x - x);
 			ny = ocy + (ev.xmotion.y - y);
 			if(snap && nx >= selmon->wx && nx <= selmon->wx + selmon->ww
@@ -1234,11 +1247,20 @@ movemouse(const Arg *arg) {
 				&& (abs(nx - c->x) > snap || abs(ny - c->y) > snap))
 					togglefloating(NULL);
 			}
-			if(!selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange || c->isfloating)
-				resize(c, nx, ny, c->w, c->h, True);
+			if(!selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange || c->isfloating) {
+				if (!first) XSync(dpy, False);
+				XGrabServer(dpy);
+				draw_outline(nx, ny, c->w, c->h, c->bw);
+				first=0;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	} while(ev.type != ButtonRelease);
+	if (!first) {
+		draw_outline(nx, ny, c->w, c->h, c->bw); /* clear */
+		XUngrabServer(dpy);
+		if (nx != ocx || ny != ocy) resize(c, nx, ny, c->w, c->h, True);
+	}
 	XUngrabPointer(dpy, CurrentTime);
 	if((m = ptrtomon(c->x + c->w / 2, c->y + c->h / 2)) != selmon) {
 		sendmon(c, m);
@@ -1357,7 +1379,7 @@ resizeclient(Client *c, int x, int y, in
 
 void
 resizemouse(const Arg *arg) {
-	int ocx, ocy;
+	int ocx, ocy, ocw, och, first;
 	int nw, nh;
 	Client *c;
 	Monitor *m;
@@ -1368,10 +1390,13 @@ resizemouse(const Arg *arg) {
 	restack(selmon);
 	ocx = c->x;
 	ocy = c->y;
+	ocw = nw = c->w;
+	och = nh = c->h;
 	if(XGrabPointer(dpy, root, False, MOUSEMASK, GrabModeAsync, GrabModeAsync,
 	                None, cursor[CurResize], CurrentTime) != GrabSuccess)
 		return;
 	XWarpPointer(dpy, None, c->win, 0, 0, 0, 0, c->w + c->bw - 1, c->h + c->bw - 1);
+	first=1;
 	do {
 		XMaskEvent(dpy, MOUSEMASK|ExposureMask|SubstructureRedirectMask, &ev);
 		switch(ev.type) {
@@ -1381,6 +1406,10 @@ resizemouse(const Arg *arg) {
 			handler[ev.type](&ev);
 			break;
 		case MotionNotify:
+			if (!first) {
+				draw_outline(c->x, c->y, nw, nh, c->bw); /* clear */
+				XUngrabServer(dpy);
+			}
 			nw = MAX(ev.xmotion.x - ocx - 2 * c->bw + 1, 1);
 			nh = MAX(ev.xmotion.y - ocy - 2 * c->bw + 1, 1);
 			if(snap && nw >= selmon->wx && nw <= selmon->wx + selmon->ww
@@ -1390,11 +1419,20 @@ resizemouse(const Arg *arg) {
 				&& (abs(nw - c->w) > snap || abs(nh - c->h) > snap))
 					togglefloating(NULL);
 			}
-			if(!selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange || c->isfloating)
-				resize(c, c->x, c->y, nw, nh, True);
+			if(!selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange || c->isfloating) {
+				if (!first) XSync(dpy, False);
+				XGrabServer(dpy);
+				draw_outline(c->x, c->y, nw, nh, c->bw);
+				first=0;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	} while(ev.type != ButtonRelease);
+	if (!first) {
+		draw_outline(c->x, c->y, nw, nh, c->bw); /* clear */
+		XUngrabServer(dpy);
+		if (nw != ocw || nh != och) resize(c, c->x, c->y, nw, nh, True);
+	}
 	XWarpPointer(dpy, None, c->win, 0, 0, 0, 0, c->w + c->bw - 1, c->h + c->bw - 1);
 	XUngrabPointer(dpy, CurrentTime);
 	while(XCheckMaskEvent(dpy, EnterWindowMask, &ev));
@@ -1519,6 +1557,7 @@ setmfact(const Arg *arg) {
 void
 setup(void) {
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
+	XGCValues gv;
 
 	/* clean up any zombies immediately */
 	sigchld(0);
@@ -1552,6 +1591,12 @@ setup(void) {
 	dc.sel[ColFG] = getcolor(selfgcolor);
 	dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, root, DisplayWidth(dpy, screen), bh, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen));
 	dc.gc = XCreateGC(dpy, root, 0, NULL);
+
+	gv.function = GXinvert;
+	gv.subwindow_mode = IncludeInferiors;
+	gv.line_width = 1;  /* opt_bw */
+	dc.invert_gc = XCreateGC(dpy, root, GCFunction | GCSubwindowMode | GCLineWidth, &gv);
+
 	XSetLineAttributes(dpy, dc.gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
 	if(!dc.font.set)
 		XSetFont(dpy, dc.gc, dc.font.xfont->fid);