diff -Naur dwmbase/config.def.h dwmfork/config.def.h
--- dwmbase/config.def.h	2015-11-08 22:39:37.000000000 +0000
+++ dwmfork/config.def.h	2018-07-05 12:49:21.896327474 +0000
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static const int showbar            = 1;        /* 0 means no bar */
 static const int topbar             = 1;        /* 0 means bottom bar */
-
+static const int bargapsize         = 27;
 /* tagging */
 static const char *tags[] = { "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" };
 
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 	/* modifier                     key        function        argument */
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_p,      spawn,          {.v = dmenucmd } },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_Return, spawn,          {.v = termcmd } },
-	{ MODKEY,                       XK_b,      togglebar,      {0} },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_j,      focusstack,     {.i = +1 } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_k,      focusstack,     {.i = -1 } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_i,      incnmaster,     {.i = +1 } },
diff -Naur dwmbase/dwm.c dwmfork/dwm.c
--- dwmbase/dwm.c	2015-11-08 22:39:37.000000000 +0000
+++ dwmfork/dwm.c	2018-07-05 16:31:35.240036189 +0000
@@ -162,10 +162,7 @@
 static void detach(Client *c);
 static void detachstack(Client *c);
 static Monitor *dirtomon(int dir);
-static void drawbar(Monitor *m);
-static void drawbars(void);
 static void enternotify(XEvent *e);
-static void expose(XEvent *e);
 static void focus(Client *c);
 static void focusin(XEvent *e);
 static void focusmon(const Arg *arg);
@@ -209,7 +206,6 @@
 static void tag(const Arg *arg);
 static void tagmon(const Arg *arg);
 static void tile(Monitor *);
-static void togglebar(const Arg *arg);
 static void togglefloating(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggletag(const Arg *arg);
 static void toggleview(const Arg *arg);
@@ -218,11 +214,9 @@
 static void unmapnotify(XEvent *e);
 static int updategeom(void);
 static void updatebarpos(Monitor *m);
-static void updatebars(void);
 static void updateclientlist(void);
 static void updatenumlockmask(void);
 static void updatesizehints(Client *c);
-static void updatestatus(void);
 static void updatewindowtype(Client *c);
 static void updatetitle(Client *c);
 static void updatewmhints(Client *c);
@@ -249,7 +243,6 @@
 	[ConfigureNotify] = configurenotify,
 	[DestroyNotify] = destroynotify,
 	[EnterNotify] = enternotify,
-	[Expose] = expose,
 	[FocusIn] = focusin,
 	[KeyPress] = keypress,
 	[MappingNotify] = mappingnotify,
@@ -574,8 +567,7 @@
 		sw = ev->width;
 		sh = ev->height;
 		if (updategeom() || dirty) {
-			drw_resize(drw, sw, bh);
-			updatebars();
+			drw_resize(drw, sw, bh);	
 			for (m = mons; m; m = m->next)
 				XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, m->barwin, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh);
 			focus(NULL);
@@ -702,67 +694,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-drawbar(Monitor *m)
-{
-	int x, xx, w, dx;
-	unsigned int i, occ = 0, urg = 0;
-	Client *c;
-
-	dx = (drw->fonts[0]->ascent + drw->fonts[0]->descent + 2) / 4;
-
-	for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next) {
-		occ |= c->tags;
-		if (c->isurgent)
-			urg |= c->tags;
-	}
-	x = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(tags); i++) {
-		w = TEXTW(tags[i]);
-		drw_setscheme(drw, m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i ? &scheme[SchemeSel] : 
&scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, tags[i], urg & 1 << i);
-		drw_rect(drw, x + 1, 1, dx, dx, m == selmon && selmon->sel && selmon->sel->tags & 1 
<< i,
-		           occ & 1 << i, urg & 1 << i);
-		x += w;
-	}
-	w = blw = TEXTW(m->ltsymbol);
-	drw_setscheme(drw, &scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, m->ltsymbol, 0);
-	x += w;
-	xx = x;
-	if (m == selmon) { /* status is only drawn on selected monitor */
-		w = TEXTW(stext);
-		x = m->ww - w;
-		if (x < xx) {
-			x = xx;
-			w = m->ww - xx;
-		}
-		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, stext, 0);
-	} else
-		x = m->ww;
-	if ((w = x - xx) > bh) {
-		x = xx;
-		if (m->sel) {
-			drw_setscheme(drw, m == selmon ? &scheme[SchemeSel] : &scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-			drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, m->sel->name, 0);
-			drw_rect(drw, x + 1, 1, dx, dx, m->sel->isfixed, m->sel->isfloating, 0);
-		} else {
-			drw_setscheme(drw, &scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-			drw_rect(drw, x, 0, w, bh, 1, 0, 1);
-		}
-	}
-	drw_map(drw, m->barwin, 0, 0, m->ww, bh);
-}
-
-void
-drawbars(void)
-{
-	Monitor *m;
-
-	for (m = mons; m; m = m->next)
-		drawbar(m);
-}
-
-void
 enternotify(XEvent *e)
 {
 	Client *c;
@@ -781,15 +712,6 @@
 	focus(c);
 }
 
-void
-expose(XEvent *e)
-{
-	Monitor *m;
-	XExposeEvent *ev = &e->xexpose;
-
-	if (ev->count == 0 && (m = wintomon(ev->window)))
-		drawbar(m);
-}
 
 void
 focus(Client *c)
@@ -813,8 +735,7 @@
 		XSetInputFocus(dpy, root, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
 		XDeleteProperty(dpy, root, netatom[NetActiveWindow]);
 	}
-	selmon->sel = c;
-	drawbars();
+	selmon->sel = c;	
 }
 
 /* there are some broken focus acquiring clients */
@@ -1171,7 +1092,6 @@
 		XMaskEvent(dpy, MOUSEMASK|ExposureMask|SubstructureRedirectMask, &ev);
 		switch(ev.type) {
 		case ConfigureRequest:
-		case Expose:
 		case MapRequest:
 			handler[ev.type](&ev);
 			break;
@@ -1232,9 +1152,7 @@
 	Window trans;
 	XPropertyEvent *ev = &e->xproperty;
 
-	if ((ev->window == root) && (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME))
-		updatestatus();
-	else if (ev->state == PropertyDelete)
+	if (ev->state == PropertyDelete)
 		return; /* ignore */
 	else if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
 		switch(ev->atom) {
@@ -1249,14 +1167,10 @@
 			break;
 		case XA_WM_HINTS:
 			updatewmhints(c);
-			drawbars();
 			break;
 		}
-		if (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME || ev->atom == netatom[NetWMName]) {
+		if (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME || ev->atom == netatom[NetWMName])
 			updatetitle(c);
-			if (c == c->mon->sel)
-				drawbar(c->mon);
-		}
 		if (ev->atom == netatom[NetWMWindowType])
 			updatewindowtype(c);
 	}
@@ -1328,7 +1242,6 @@
 		XMaskEvent(dpy, MOUSEMASK|ExposureMask|SubstructureRedirectMask, &ev);
 		switch(ev.type) {
 		case ConfigureRequest:
-		case Expose:
 		case MapRequest:
 			handler[ev.type](&ev);
 			break;
@@ -1368,7 +1281,6 @@
 	XEvent ev;
 	XWindowChanges wc;
 
-	drawbar(m);
 	if (!m->sel)
 		return;
 	if (m->sel->isfloating || !m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange)
@@ -1524,8 +1436,6 @@
 	strncpy(selmon->ltsymbol, selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->symbol, sizeof selmon->ltsymbol);
 	if (selmon->sel)
 		arrange(selmon);
-	else
-		drawbar(selmon);
 }
 
 /* arg > 1.0 will set mfact absolutly */
@@ -1586,9 +1496,6 @@
 	scheme[SchemeSel].border = drw_clr_create(drw, selbordercolor);
 	scheme[SchemeSel].bg = drw_clr_create(drw, selbgcolor);
 	scheme[SchemeSel].fg = drw_clr_create(drw, selfgcolor);
-	/* init bars */
-	updatebars();
-	updatestatus();
 	/* EWMH support per view */
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, root, netatom[NetSupported], XA_ATOM, 32,
 			PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) netatom, NetLast);
@@ -1690,15 +1597,6 @@
 }
 
 void
-togglebar(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	selmon->showbar = !selmon->showbar;
-	updatebarpos(selmon);
-	XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, selmon->barwin, selmon->wx, selmon->by, selmon->ww, bh);
-	arrange(selmon);
-}
-
-void
 togglefloating(const Arg *arg)
 {
 	if (!selmon->sel)
@@ -1793,36 +1691,16 @@
 }
 
 void
-updatebars(void)
-{
-	Monitor *m;
-	XSetWindowAttributes wa = {
-		.override_redirect = True,
-		.background_pixmap = ParentRelative,
-		.event_mask = ButtonPressMask|ExposureMask
-	};
-	for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
-		if (m->barwin)
-			continue;
-		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, 
screen),
-		                          CopyFromParent, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
-		                          CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixmap|CWEventMask, &wa);
-		XDefineCursor(dpy, m->barwin, cursor[CurNormal]->cursor);
-		XMapRaised(dpy, m->barwin);
-	}
-}
-
-void
 updatebarpos(Monitor *m)
 {
 	m->wy = m->my;
 	m->wh = m->mh;
 	if (m->showbar) {
-		m->wh -= bh;
+		m->wh -= bargapsize;
 		m->by = m->topbar ? m->wy : m->wy + m->wh;
-		m->wy = m->topbar ? m->wy + bh : m->wy;
+		m->wy = m->topbar ? m->wy + bargapsize : m->wy;
 	} else
-		m->by = -bh;
+		m->by = -bargapsize;
 }
 
 void
@@ -1989,13 +1867,6 @@
 		strcpy(c->name, broken);
 }
 
-void
-updatestatus(void)
-{
-	if (!gettextprop(root, XA_WM_NAME, stext, sizeof(stext)))
-		strcpy(stext, "dwm-"VERSION);
-	drawbar(selmon);
-}
 
 void
 updatewindowtype(Client *c)