diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 0f9609d..969b195 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ you can manually run `tic -sx st.info`.
 
 ## I would like to have utmp and/or scroll functionality by default
 
-You can add the absolute patch of both programs in your config.h
-file. You only have to modify the value of utmp and scroll variables.
+You can add the absolute path of both programs in your config.h file. You only
+have to modify the value of utmp and scroll variables.
 
 
 ## Why doesn't the Del key work in some programs?
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index d80eb47..3cbf420 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT/X Consortium License
 
-© 2014-2020 Hiltjo Posthuma <hiltjo at codemadness dot org>
+© 2014-2022 Hiltjo Posthuma <hiltjo at codemadness dot org>
 © 2018 Devin J. Pohly <djpohly at gmail dot com>
 © 2014-2017 Quentin Rameau <quinq at fifth dot space>
 © 2009-2012 Aurélien APTEL <aurelien dot aptel at gmail dot com>
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 7ba1b79..1f2fe9d 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
 	"#cccccc",
 	"#555555",
-	"black",
-	"gray90",
+	"gray90", /* default foreground colour */
+	"black", /* default background colour */
 };
 
 
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
  * Default colors (colorname index)
  * foreground, background, cursor, reverse cursor
  */
-unsigned int defaultfg = 259;
-unsigned int defaultbg = 258;
-static unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
+unsigned int defaultfg = 258;
+unsigned int defaultbg = 259;
+unsigned int defaultcs = 256;
 static unsigned int defaultrcs = 257;
 
 /*
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index aaa54ff..0114bad 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # st version
-VERSION = 0.8.4
+VERSION = 0.8.5
 
 # Customize below to fit your system
 
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 73adad4..5e311dc 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -196,18 +196,18 @@ static void tputc(Rune);
 static void treset(void);
 static void tscrollup(int, int, int);
 static void tscrolldown(int, int, int);
-static void tsetattr(int *, int);
-static void tsetchar(Rune, Glyph *, int, int);
+static void tsetattr(const int *, int);
+static void tsetchar(Rune, const Glyph *, int, int);
 static void tsetdirt(int, int);
 static void tsetscroll(int, int);
 static void tswapscreen(void);
-static void tsetmode(int, int, int *, int);
+static void tsetmode(int, int, const int *, int);
 static int twrite(const char *, int, int);
 static void tfulldirt(void);
 static void tcontrolcode(uchar );
 static void tdectest(char );
 static void tdefutf8(char);
-static int32_t tdefcolor(int *, int *, int);
+static int32_t tdefcolor(const int *, int *, int);
 static void tdeftran(char);
 static void tstrsequence(uchar);
 
@@ -236,10 +236,10 @@ static int iofd = 1;
 static int cmdfd;
 static pid_t pid;
 
-static uchar utfbyte[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {0x80,    0, 0xC0, 0xE0, 0xF0};
-static uchar utfmask[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {0xC0, 0x80, 0xE0, 0xF0, 0xF8};
-static Rune utfmin[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {       0,    0,  0x80,  0x800,  0x10000};
-static Rune utfmax[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {0x10FFFF, 0x7F, 0x7FF, 0xFFFF, 0x10FFFF};
+static const uchar utfbyte[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {0x80,    0, 0xC0, 0xE0, 0xF0};
+static const uchar utfmask[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {0xC0, 0x80, 0xE0, 0xF0, 0xF8};
+static const Rune utfmin[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {       0,    0,  0x80,  0x800,  0x10000};
+static const Rune utfmax[UTF_SIZ + 1] = {0x10FFFF, 0x7F, 0x7FF, 0xFFFF, 0x10FFFF};
 
 ssize_t
 xwrite(int fd, const char *s, size_t len)
@@ -279,12 +279,14 @@ xrealloc(void *p, size_t len)
 }
 
 char *
-xstrdup(char *s)
+xstrdup(const char *s)
 {
-	if ((s = strdup(s)) == NULL)
+	char *p;
+
+	if ((p = strdup(s)) == NULL)
 		die("strdup: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 
-	return s;
+	return p;
 }
 
 size_t
@@ -528,7 +530,7 @@ selsnap(int *x, int *y, int direction)
 {
 	int newx, newy, xt, yt;
 	int delim, prevdelim;
-	Glyph *gp, *prevgp;
+	const Glyph *gp, *prevgp;
 
 	switch (sel.snap) {
 	case SNAP_WORD:
@@ -601,7 +603,7 @@ getsel(void)
 {
 	char *str, *ptr;
 	int y, bufsize, lastx, linelen;
-	Glyph *gp, *last;
+	const Glyph *gp, *last;
 
 	if (sel.ob.x == -1)
 		return NULL;
@@ -768,7 +770,7 @@ stty(char **args)
 }
 
 int
-ttynew(char *line, char *cmd, char *out, char **args)
+ttynew(const char *line, char *cmd, const char *out, char **args)
 {
 	int m, s;
 
@@ -801,14 +803,15 @@ ttynew(char *line, char *cmd, char *out, char **args)
 		break;
 	case 0:
 		close(iofd);
+		close(m);
 		setsid(); /* create a new process group */
 		dup2(s, 0);
 		dup2(s, 1);
 		dup2(s, 2);
 		if (ioctl(s, TIOCSCTTY, NULL) < 0)
 			die("ioctl TIOCSCTTY failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-		close(s);
-		close(m);
+		if (s > 2)
+			close(s);
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
 		if (pledge("stdio getpw proc exec", NULL) == -1)
 			die("pledge\n");
@@ -1285,9 +1288,9 @@ tmoveto(int x, int y)
 }
 
 void
-tsetchar(Rune u, Glyph *attr, int x, int y)
+tsetchar(Rune u, const Glyph *attr, int x, int y)
 {
-	static char *vt100_0[62] = { /* 0x41 - 0x7e */
+	static const char *vt100_0[62] = { /* 0x41 - 0x7e */
 		"↑", "↓", "→", "←", "█", "▚", "☃", /* A - G */
 		0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* H - O */
 		0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* P - W */
@@ -1402,7 +1405,7 @@ tdeleteline(int n)
 }
 
 int32_t
-tdefcolor(int *attr, int *npar, int l)
+tdefcolor(const int *attr, int *npar, int l)
 {
 	int32_t idx = -1;
 	uint r, g, b;
@@ -1452,7 +1455,7 @@ tdefcolor(int *attr, int *npar, int l)
 }
 
 void
-tsetattr(int *attr, int l)
+tsetattr(const int *attr, int l)
 {
 	int i;
 	int32_t idx;
@@ -1593,9 +1596,9 @@ tsetscroll(int t, int b)
 }
 
 void
-tsetmode(int priv, int set, int *args, int narg)
+tsetmode(int priv, int set, const int *args, int narg)
 {
-	int alt, *lim;
+	int alt; const int *lim;
 
 	for (lim = args + narg; args < lim; ++args) {
 		if (priv) {
@@ -1964,6 +1967,42 @@ csireset(void)
 	memset(&csiescseq, 0, sizeof(csiescseq));
 }
 
+void
+osc4_color_response(int num)
+{
+	int n;
+	char buf[32];
+	unsigned char r, g, b;
+
+	if (xgetcolor(num, &r, &g, &b)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "erresc: failed to fetch osc4 color %d\n", num);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	n = snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "\033]4;%d;rgb:%02x%02x/%02x%02x/%02x%02x\007",
+		     num, r, r, g, g, b, b);
+
+	ttywrite(buf, n, 1);
+}
+
+void
+osc_color_response(int index, int num)
+{
+	int n;
+	char buf[32];
+	unsigned char r, g, b;
+
+	if (xgetcolor(index, &r, &g, &b)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "erresc: failed to fetch osc color %d\n", index);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	n = snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "\033]%d;rgb:%02x%02x/%02x%02x/%02x%02x\007",
+		     num, r, r, g, g, b, b);
+
+	ttywrite(buf, n, 1);
+}
+
 void
 strhandle(void)
 {
@@ -2002,14 +2041,56 @@ strhandle(void)
 				}
 			}
 			return;
+		case 10:
+			if (narg < 2)
+				break;
+
+			p = strescseq.args[1];
+
+			if (!strcmp(p, "?"))
+				osc_color_response(defaultfg, 10);
+			else if (xsetcolorname(defaultfg, p))
+				fprintf(stderr, "erresc: invalid foreground color: %s\n", p);
+			else
+				tfulldirt();
+			return;
+		case 11:
+			if (narg < 2)
+				break;
+
+			p = strescseq.args[1];
+
+			if (!strcmp(p, "?"))
+				osc_color_response(defaultbg, 11);
+			else if (xsetcolorname(defaultbg, p))
+				fprintf(stderr, "erresc: invalid background color: %s\n", p);
+			else
+				tfulldirt();
+			return;
+		case 12:
+			if (narg < 2)
+				break;
+
+			p = strescseq.args[1];
+
+			if (!strcmp(p, "?"))
+				osc_color_response(defaultcs, 12);
+			else if (xsetcolorname(defaultcs, p))
+				fprintf(stderr, "erresc: invalid cursor color: %s\n", p);
+			else
+				tfulldirt();
+			return;
 		case 4: /* color set */
 			if (narg < 3)
 				break;
 			p = strescseq.args[2];
 			/* FALLTHROUGH */
-		case 104: /* color reset, here p = NULL */
+		case 104: /* color reset */
 			j = (narg > 1) ? atoi(strescseq.args[1]) : -1;
-			if (xsetcolorname(j, p)) {
+
+			if (p && !strcmp(p, "?"))
+				osc4_color_response(j);
+			else if (xsetcolorname(j, p)) {
 				if (par == 104 && narg <= 1)
 					return; /* color reset without parameter */
 				fprintf(stderr, "erresc: invalid color j=%d, p=%s\n",
@@ -2019,7 +2100,7 @@ strhandle(void)
 				 * TODO if defaultbg color is changed, borders
 				 * are dirty
 				 */
-				redraw();
+				tfulldirt();
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -2198,7 +2279,7 @@ void
 tdumpline(int n)
 {
 	char buf[UTF_SIZ];
-	Glyph *bp, *end;
+	const Glyph *bp, *end;
 
 	bp = &term.line[n][0];
 	end = &bp[MIN(tlinelen(n), term.col) - 1];
@@ -2604,6 +2685,10 @@ tputc(Rune u)
 	if (width == 2) {
 		gp->mode |= ATTR_WIDE;
 		if (term.c.x+1 < term.col) {
+			if (gp[1].mode == ATTR_WIDE && term.c.x+2 < term.col) {
+				gp[2].u = ' ';
+				gp[2].mode &= ~ATTR_WDUMMY;
+			}
 			gp[1].u = '\0';
 			gp[1].mode = ATTR_WDUMMY;
 		}
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index 7f175ee..8849800 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void tnew(int, int);
 void tresize(int, int);
 void tsetdirtattr(int);
 void ttyhangup(void);
-int ttynew(char *, char *, char *, char **);
+int ttynew(const char *, char *, const char *, char **);
 size_t ttyread(void);
 void ttyresize(int, int);
 void ttywrite(const char *, size_t, int);
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ size_t utf8encode(Rune, char *);
 
 void *xmalloc(size_t);
 void *xrealloc(void *, size_t);
-char *xstrdup(char *);
+char *xstrdup(const char *);
+
+int xgetcolor(int x, unsigned char *r, unsigned char *g, unsigned char *b);
 
 int isboxdraw(Rune);
 ushort boxdrawindex(const Glyph *);
@@ -146,3 +148,4 @@ extern int disablebold;
 extern int disableitalic;
 extern int disableroman;
 extern unsigned int max_bold_weight_infelicity;
+extern unsigned int defaultcs;
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 830cada..91c3f10 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ enum undercurl_slope_type {
 /* X modifiers */
 #define XK_ANY_MOD    UINT_MAX
 #define XK_NO_MOD     0
-#define XK_SWITCH_MOD (1<<13)
+#define XK_SWITCH_MOD (1<<13|1<<14)
 
 /* function definitions used in config.h */
 static void clipcopy(const Arg *);
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static void xresize(int, int);
 static void xhints(void);
 static int xloadcolor(int, const char *, Color *);
 static int xloadfont(Font *, FcPattern *);
-static void xloadfonts(char *, double);
+static void xloadfonts(const char *, double);
 static int xloadsparefont(FcPattern *, int);
 static void xloadsparefonts(void);
 static void xunloadfont(Font *);
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static char *opt_line  = NULL;
 static char *opt_name  = NULL;
 static char *opt_title = NULL;
 
-static int oldbutton = 3; /* button event on startup: 3 = release */
+static uint buttons; /* bit field of pressed buttons */
 
 char*
 getusedfont()
@@ -393,59 +393,68 @@ mousesel(XEvent *e, int done)
 void
 mousereport(XEvent *e)
 {
-	int len, x = evcol(e), y = evrow(e),
-	    button = e->xbutton.button, state = e->xbutton.state;
+	int len, btn, code;
+	int x = evcol(e), y = evrow(e);
+	int state = e->xbutton.state;
 	char buf[40];
 	static int ox, oy;
 
-	/* from urxvt */
-	if (e->xbutton.type == MotionNotify) {
+	if (e->type == MotionNotify) {
 		if (x == ox && y == oy)
 			return;
 		if (!IS_SET(MODE_MOUSEMOTION) && !IS_SET(MODE_MOUSEMANY))
 			return;
-		/* MOUSE_MOTION: no reporting if no button is pressed */
-		if (IS_SET(MODE_MOUSEMOTION) && oldbutton == 3)
+		/* MODE_MOUSEMOTION: no reporting if no button is pressed */
+		if (IS_SET(MODE_MOUSEMOTION) && buttons == 0)
 			return;
-
-		button = oldbutton + 32;
-		ox = x;
-		oy = y;
+		/* Set btn to lowest-numbered pressed button, or 12 if no
+		 * buttons are pressed. */
+		for (btn = 1; btn <= 11 && !(buttons & (1<<(btn-1))); btn++)
+			;
+		code = 32;
 	} else {
-		if (!IS_SET(MODE_MOUSESGR) && e->xbutton.type == ButtonRelease) {
-			button = 3;
-		} else {
-			button -= Button1;
-			if (button >= 3)
-				button += 64 - 3;
-		}
-		if (e->xbutton.type == ButtonPress) {
-			oldbutton = button;
-			ox = x;
-			oy = y;
-		} else if (e->xbutton.type == ButtonRelease) {
-			oldbutton = 3;
+		btn = e->xbutton.button;
+		/* Only buttons 1 through 11 can be encoded */
+		if (btn < 1 || btn > 11)
+			return;
+		if (e->type == ButtonRelease) {
 			/* MODE_MOUSEX10: no button release reporting */
 			if (IS_SET(MODE_MOUSEX10))
 				return;
-			if (button == 64 || button == 65)
+			/* Don't send release events for the scroll wheel */
+			if (btn == 4 || btn == 5)
 				return;
 		}
+		code = 0;
 	}
 
+	ox = x;
+	oy = y;
+
+	/* Encode btn into code. If no button is pressed for a motion event in
+	 * MODE_MOUSEMANY, then encode it as a release. */
+	if ((!IS_SET(MODE_MOUSESGR) && e->type == ButtonRelease) || btn == 12)
+		code += 3;
+	else if (btn >= 8)
+		code += 128 + btn - 8;
+	else if (btn >= 4)
+		code += 64 + btn - 4;
+	else
+		code += btn - 1;
+
 	if (!IS_SET(MODE_MOUSEX10)) {
-		button += ((state & ShiftMask  ) ? 4  : 0)
-			+ ((state & Mod4Mask   ) ? 8  : 0)
-			+ ((state & ControlMask) ? 16 : 0);
+		code += ((state & ShiftMask  ) ?  4 : 0)
+		      + ((state & Mod1Mask   ) ?  8 : 0) /* meta key: alt */
+		      + ((state & ControlMask) ? 16 : 0);
 	}
 
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_MOUSESGR)) {
 		len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\033[<%d;%d;%d%c",
-				button, x+1, y+1,
-				e->xbutton.type == ButtonRelease ? 'm' : 'M');
+				code, x+1, y+1,
+				e->type == ButtonRelease ? 'm' : 'M');
 	} else if (x < 223 && y < 223) {
 		len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\033[M%c%c%c",
-				32+button, 32+x+1, 32+y+1);
+				32+code, 32+x+1, 32+y+1);
 	} else {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -489,9 +498,13 @@ mouseaction(XEvent *e, uint release)
 void
 bpress(XEvent *e)
 {
+	int btn = e->xbutton.button;
 	struct timespec now;
 	int snap;
 
+	if (1 <= btn && btn <= 11)
+		buttons |= 1 << (btn-1);
+
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_MOUSE) && !(e->xbutton.state & forcemousemod)) {
 		mousereport(e);
 		return;
@@ -500,7 +513,7 @@ bpress(XEvent *e)
 	if (mouseaction(e, 0))
 		return;
 
-	if (e->xbutton.button == Button1) {
+	if (btn == Button1) {
 		/*
 		 * If the user clicks below predefined timeouts specific
 		 * snapping behaviour is exposed.
@@ -715,6 +728,11 @@ xsetsel(char *str)
 void
 brelease(XEvent *e)
 {
+	int btn = e->xbutton.button;
+
+	if (1 <= btn && btn <= 11)
+		buttons &= ~(1 << (btn-1));
+
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_MOUSE) && !(e->xbutton.state & forcemousemod)) {
 		mousereport(e);
 		return;
@@ -722,7 +740,7 @@ brelease(XEvent *e)
 
 	if (mouseaction(e, 1))
 		return;
-	if (e->xbutton.button == Button1)
+	if (btn == Button1)
 		mousesel(e, 1);
 }
 
@@ -856,6 +874,19 @@ xloadcols(void)
 	loaded = 1;
 }
 
+int
+xgetcolor(int x, unsigned char *r, unsigned char *g, unsigned char *b)
+{
+	if (!BETWEEN(x, 0, dc.collen))
+		return 1;
+
+	*r = dc.col[x].color.red >> 8;
+	*g = dc.col[x].color.green >> 8;
+	*b = dc.col[x].color.blue >> 8;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int
 xsetcolorname(int x, const char *name)
 {
@@ -1012,7 +1043,7 @@ xloadfont(Font *f, FcPattern *pattern)
 }
 
 void
-xloadfonts(char *fontstr, double fontsize)
+xloadfonts(const char *fontstr, double fontsize)
 {
 	FcPattern *pattern;
 	double fontval;
@@ -1020,7 +1051,7 @@ xloadfonts(char *fontstr, double fontsize)
 	if (fontstr[0] == '-')
 		pattern = XftXlfdParse(fontstr, False, False);
 	else
-		pattern = FcNameParse((FcChar8 *)fontstr);
+		pattern = FcNameParse((const FcChar8 *)fontstr);
 
 	if (!pattern)
 		die("can't open font %s\n", fontstr);
@@ -2068,7 +2099,7 @@ xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, i
 	if (base.mode & ATTR_UNDERLINE) {
 		// Underline
 		if (base.ustyle != 3) {
-			XftDrawRect(xw.draw, fg, winx, winy + win.cyo + dc.font.ascent + 1, width, 1);
+			XftDrawRect(xw.draw, fg, winx, winy + win.cyo + dc.font.ascent * chscale + 1, width, 1);
 		// Undercurl
 		} else if (base.ustyle == 3) {
 			const int widthThreshold = undercurl_thickness_threshold;				// +1 width every widthThreshold px of font
@@ -2101,8 +2132,8 @@ xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, i
 
 	/* Render strikethrough. */
 	if (base.mode & ATTR_STRUCK) {
-		XftDrawRect(xw.draw, fg, winx, winy + win.cyo + 2 * dc.font.ascent / 3,
- 				width, 1);
+		XftDrawRect(xw.draw, fg, winx, winy + win.cyo + 2 * dc.font.ascent * chscale / 3,
+			    width, 1);
 	}
 
 	/* Reset clip to none. */
@@ -2229,8 +2260,9 @@ xseticontitle(char *p)
 	XTextProperty prop;
 	DEFAULT(p, opt_title);
 
-	Xutf8TextListToTextProperty(xw.dpy, &p, 1, XUTF8StringStyle,
-			&prop);
+	if (Xutf8TextListToTextProperty(xw.dpy, &p, 1, XUTF8StringStyle,
+	                                &prop) != Success)
+		return;
 	XSetWMIconName(xw.dpy, xw.win, &prop);
 	XSetTextProperty(xw.dpy, xw.win, &prop, xw.netwmiconname);
 	XFree(prop.value);
@@ -2242,8 +2274,9 @@ xsettitle(char *p)
 	XTextProperty prop;
 	DEFAULT(p, opt_title);
 
-	Xutf8TextListToTextProperty(xw.dpy, &p, 1, XUTF8StringStyle,
-			&prop);
+	if (Xutf8TextListToTextProperty(xw.dpy, &p, 1, XUTF8StringStyle,
+	                                &prop) != Success)
+		return;
 	XSetWMName(xw.dpy, xw.win, &prop);
 	XSetTextProperty(xw.dpy, xw.win, &prop, xw.netwmname);
 	XFree(prop.value);