diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/area.c
--- a/cmd/wm/area.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/area.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ create_area(View *v, Area *pos, unsigned
 	a->view = v;
 	a->id = id++;
 	a->rect = screen->rect;
-	a->rect.height = screen->rect.height - screen->brect.height;
+	if(def.bar)
+		a->rect.height = screen->rect.height - screen->brect.height;
+	else
+		a->rect.height = screen->rect.height;
 	a->mode = def.colmode;
 	a->rect.width = w;
 	a->frame = nil;
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/bar.c
--- a/cmd/wm/bar.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/bar.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ resize_bar(WMScreen *s)
 	s->brect.y = s->rect.height - s->brect.height;
 	XMoveResizeWindow(blz.dpy, s->barwin, s->brect.x, s->brect.y, s->brect.width, s->brect.height);
 	XSync(blz.dpy, False);
-	draw_bar(s);
+	if(def.bar)
+		draw_bar(s);
 
 	for(v=view; v; v=v->next)
 		arrange_view(v);
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/client.c
--- a/cmd/wm/client.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/client.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ create_client(Window w, XWindowAttribute
 	Client **t, *c = (Client *) cext_emallocz(sizeof(Client));
 	XSetWindowAttributes fwa;
 	long msize;
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, barh;
 	static unsigned int id = 1;
 
 	c->id = id++;
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ create_client(Window w, XWindowAttribute
 		SubstructureRedirectMask | SubstructureNotifyMask | ExposureMask
 		| ButtonPressMask | PointerMotionMask | ButtonReleaseMask | KeyPressMask;
 
+	barh = def.framebars ? blitz_labelh(&def.font) : 0;
 	c->framewin = XCreateWindow(blz.dpy, blz.root, c->rect.x, c->rect.y,
 			c->rect.width + 2 * def.border,
-			c->rect.height + def.border + blitz_labelh(&def.font), 0,
+			c->rect.height + def.border + barh, 0,
 			DefaultDepth(blz.dpy, blz.screen), CopyFromParent,
 			DefaultVisual(blz.dpy, blz.screen),
 			CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask, &fwa);
@@ -312,12 +313,13 @@ gravitate_client(Client *c, Bool invert)
 	case NorthWestGravity:
 	case NorthGravity:
 	case NorthEastGravity:
-		dy = blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		if(def.framebars)
+			dy = blitz_labelh(&def.font);
 		break;
 	case EastGravity:
 	case CenterGravity:
 	case WestGravity:
-		dy = -(c->rect.height / 2) + blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		dy = -(c->rect.height / 2) + def.framebars ? blitz_labelh(&def.font) : 0;
 		break;
 	case SouthEastGravity:
 	case SouthGravity:
@@ -436,7 +438,11 @@ match_sizehints(Client *c, XRectangle *r
 {
 	XSizeHints *s = &c->size;
 	unsigned int dx = 2 * def.border;
-	unsigned int dy = def.border + blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+	unsigned int dy;
+	if(def.framebars)
+		dy = def.border + blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+	else
+		dy = 2 * def.border;
 	unsigned int hdiff, wdiff;
 
 	if(floating && (s->flags & PMinSize)) {
@@ -520,13 +526,15 @@ resize_client(Client *c, XRectangle *r, 
 	if((f->area->mode != Colstack) || (f->area->sel == f))
 		match_sizehints(c, &c->sel->rect, floating, stickycorner);
 
-	max_height = screen->rect.height - blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+	max_height = screen->rect.height;
+	if(def.framebars)
+		max_height -= blitz_labelh(&def.font);
 	if(!ignore_xcall) {
 		if(floating) {
 			if((c->rect.width == screen->rect.width) &&
 			   (c->rect.height == screen->rect.height)) {
 				f->rect.x = -def.border;
-				f->rect.y = -blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+				f->rect.y = def.framebars ? -blitz_labelh(&def.font) : -def.border;
 			}else{
 				if(f->rect.height > max_height)
 					f->rect.height = max_height;
@@ -551,10 +559,13 @@ resize_client(Client *c, XRectangle *r, 
 	}
 
 	c->rect.x = def.border;
-	c->rect.y = blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+	c->rect.y = def.framebars ? blitz_labelh(&def.font) : def.border;
 	if((f->area->sel == f) || (f->area->mode != Colstack)) {
 		c->rect.width = f->rect.width - 2 * def.border;
-		c->rect.height = f->rect.height - def.border - blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		if(def.framebars)
+			c->rect.height = f->rect.height - def.border - blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		else
+			c->rect.height = f->rect.height - 2 * def.border;
 	}
 	if(!ignore_xcall) {
 		XMoveResizeWindow(blz.dpy, c->win, c->rect.x, c->rect.y,
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/event.c
--- a/cmd/wm/event.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/event.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -151,17 +151,19 @@ configurerequest(XEvent *e)
 				frect=&c->sel->revert;
 
 			if(c->rect.width >= screen->rect.width && c->rect.height >= screen->rect.height) {
-				frect->y = wc.y = -blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+				frect->y = wc.y = def.framebars ? -blitz_labelh(&def.font) : -def.border;
 				frect->x = wc.x = -def.border;
 			}
 			else {
-				frect->y = wc.y = c->rect.y - blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+				frect->y = wc.y = c->rect.y - def.framebars ? blitz_labelh(&def.font): def.border;
 				frect->x = wc.x = c->rect.x - def.border;
 			}
 			frect->width = wc.width = c->rect.width + 2 * def.border;
-			frect->height = wc.height = c->rect.height + def.border
-				+ blitz_labelh(&def.font);
-			wc.border_width = 1;
+			if(def.framebars)
+				frect->height = wc.height = c->rect.height + def.border
+					+ blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+			else
+				frect->height = wc.height = c->rect.height + 2 * def.border;
 			wc.sibling = None;
 			wc.stack_mode = ev->detail;
 			if(c->sel->area->view != screen->sel)
@@ -180,9 +182,15 @@ configurerequest(XEvent *e)
 
 	if(c && c->frame) {
 		wc.x = def.border;
-		wc.y = blitz_labelh(&def.font);
 		wc.width = c->sel->rect.width - 2 * def.border;
-		wc.height = c->sel->rect.height - def.border - blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		if(def.framebars) {
+			wc.y = blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+			wc.height = c->sel->rect.height - def.border - blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		}
+		else {
+			wc.y = def.border;
+			wc.height = c->sel->rect.height - 2 * def.border;
+		}
 	}
 
 	wc.border_width = 0;
@@ -245,8 +253,10 @@ expose(XEvent *e)
 	static Frame *f;
 
 	if(ev->count == 0) {
-		if(ev->window == screen->barwin)
-			draw_bar(screen);
+		if(ev->window == screen->barwin) {
+			if(def.bar)
+				draw_bar(screen);
+		}
 		else if((f = frame_of_win(ev->window)) && f->view == screen->sel)
 			draw_frame(f);
 	}
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/frame.c
--- a/cmd/wm/frame.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/frame.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ create_frame(Client *c, View *v)
 	else{
 		f->revert = f->rect = c->rect;
 		f->revert.width = f->rect.width += 2 * def.border;
-		f->revert.height = f->rect.height += def.border + blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		if(def.framebars)
+			f->revert.height = f->rect.height += def.border + blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		else
+			f->revert.height = f->rect.height += 2 * def.border;
 	}
 	f->collapsed = False;
 
@@ -104,26 +107,28 @@ draw_frame(Frame *f)
 	if(def.border) {
 		f->tile.rect = f->rect;
 		f->tile.rect.x = f->tile.rect.y = 0;
+		blitz_draw_tile(&f->tile);
 	}
 
-	f->grabbox.rect = f->tile.rect;
-	f->grabbox.rect.height = blitz_labelh(&def.font);
-	f->grabbox.rect.width = def.font.height;
+	if(def.framebars) {
+		f->grabbox.rect = f->tile.rect;
+		f->grabbox.rect.height = blitz_labelh(&def.font);
+		f->grabbox.rect.width = def.font.height;
+	
+		f->titlebar.rect = f->grabbox.rect;
+		f->titlebar.rect.x = f->grabbox.rect.x + f->grabbox.rect.width;
+		f->titlebar.rect.width = f->rect.width / 2;
+	
+		/* tag bar */
+		f->tagbar.rect = f->grabbox.rect;
+		f->tagbar.rect.x = f->titlebar.rect.x + f->titlebar.rect.width;
+		f->tagbar.rect.width =
+			f->rect.width - (f->grabbox.rect.width + f->titlebar.rect.width);
+		blitz_draw_tile(&f->grabbox);
+		blitz_draw_input(&f->tagbar);
+		blitz_draw_label(&f->titlebar, f->client->name);
+	}
 
-	f->titlebar.rect = f->grabbox.rect;
-	f->titlebar.rect.x = f->grabbox.rect.x + f->grabbox.rect.width;
-	f->titlebar.rect.width = f->rect.width / 2;
-
-	/* tag bar */
-	f->tagbar.rect = f->grabbox.rect;
-	f->tagbar.rect.x = f->titlebar.rect.x + f->titlebar.rect.width;
-	f->tagbar.rect.width =
-		f->rect.width - (f->grabbox.rect.width + f->titlebar.rect.width);
-
-	blitz_draw_tile(&f->tile);
-	blitz_draw_tile(&f->grabbox);
-	blitz_draw_input(&f->tagbar);
-	blitz_draw_label(&f->titlebar, f->client->name);
 	XCopyArea(blz.dpy, pmap, f->client->framewin, f->client->gc,
 			0, 0, f->rect.width, f->rect.height, 0, 0);
 	XSync(blz.dpy, False);
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/fs.c
--- a/cmd/wm/fs.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/fs.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ message_root(char *message)
 		def.mod = mod;
 		if(view)
 			restack_view(screen->sel);
+	}else if(!strncmp(message, "framebars ", 10)) {
+		message += 10;
+		if(*message == '0')
+			def.framebars = 0;
+		else
+			def.framebars = 1;
 	}else
 		return Ebadcmd;
 
@@ -315,6 +321,7 @@ read_root_ctl()
 	i += snprintf(&buffer[i], (BUFFER_SIZE - i), "font %s\n", def.font.fontstr);
 	i += snprintf(&buffer[i], (BUFFER_SIZE - i), "grabmod %s\n", def.grabmod);
 	i += snprintf(&buffer[i], (BUFFER_SIZE - i), "border %d\n", def.border);
+	i += snprintf(&buffer[i], (BUFFER_SIZE - i), "framebars %d\n", def.framebars);
 	return buffer;
 }
 
@@ -826,7 +833,8 @@ fs_remove(P9Req *r) {
 		return respond(r, Enoperm);
 	case FsFBar:
 		destroy_bar(f->next->bar_p, f->bar);
-		draw_bar(screen);
+		if(def.bar)
+			draw_bar(screen);
 		respond(r, nil);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -865,7 +873,8 @@ fs_clunk(P9Req *r) {
 		while(i > 0 && buf[i - 1] == '\n')
 			buf[--i] = '\0';
 		cext_strlcpy(f->bar->text, buf, sizeof(f->bar->text));
-		draw_bar(screen);
+		if(def.bar)
+			draw_bar(screen);
 		break;
 	case FsFEvent:
 		for(fl=&pending_event_fids; *fl; fl=&(*fl)->next)
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/view.c
--- a/cmd/wm/view.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/view.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -263,7 +263,10 @@ arrange_view(View *v)
 	for(a=v->area->next; a; a=a->next) {
 		a->rect.x = xoff;
 		a->rect.y = 0;
-		a->rect.height = screen->rect.height - screen->brect.height;
+		if(def.bar)
+			a->rect.height = screen->rect.height - screen->brect.height;
+		else
+			a->rect.height = screen->rect.height;
 		xoff += a->rect.width;
 		arrange_column(a, False);
 	}
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/wm.c
--- a/cmd/wm/wm.c	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/wm.c	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ static void
 static void
 usage()
 {
-	fputs("usage: wmiiwm -a <address> [-r <wmiirc>] [-v]\n", stderr);
+	fputs("usage: wmiiwm -a <address> [-r <wmiirc>] [-v] [-b]\n", stderr);
+	fputs("	-v:	display version\n", stderr);
+	fputs("	-b:	disable bar\n", stderr);
 	exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct passwd *passwd;
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
 
+	def.bar = 1;
 	/* command line args */
 	for(i = 1; (i < argc) && (argv[i][0] == '-'); i++) {
 		switch (argv[i][1]) {
@@ -221,6 +224,9 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				address = argv[++i];
 			else
 				usage();
+			break;
+		case 'b':
+			def.bar = 0;
 			break;
 		case 'r':
 			if(i + 1 < argc)
@@ -324,6 +330,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	def.keyssz = 0;
 	def.font.fontstr = cext_estrdup(BLITZ_FONT);
 	def.border = 2;
+	def.framebars = 1;
 	def.colmode = Coldefault;
 	cext_strlcpy(def.selcolor.colstr, BLITZ_SELCOLORS, sizeof(def.selcolor.colstr));
 	blitz_loadcolor(&blz, &def.selcolor);
@@ -387,8 +394,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		s->bbrush.font = &def.font;
 		s->bbrush.border = True;
 
-		draw_bar(s);
-		XMapRaised(blz.dpy, s->barwin);
+		if(def.bar) {
+			draw_bar(s);
+			XMapRaised(blz.dpy, s->barwin);
+		}
 	}
 
 	screen = &screens[0];
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/wm.h
--- a/cmd/wm/wm.h	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/wm.h	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ struct {
 	char grabmod[5];
 	unsigned long mod;
 	int colmode;
+	int framebars;
+	int bar;
 } def;
 
 struct WMScreen {
diff -r 0be0474bce7a cmd/wm/wmiiwm.1
--- a/cmd/wm/wmiiwm.1	Sun Jul 16 15:35:40 2006 +0200
+++ b/cmd/wm/wmiiwm.1	Fri Jul 28 13:29:57 2006 +0200
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ wmiiwm \- window manager improved 2 (cor
 .B \-a
 .I <address>
 .RB [ \-c ]
+.RB [ \-b ]
 .RB [ \-v ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ 0.
 .TP
 .B \-v
 Prints version information to stdout, then exits.
+.TP
+.B \-b
+Disables bar.
 .SS Terminology
 .TP 2
 Display