diff --git a/wms_clock.sh b/wms_clock.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a8b1454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wms_clock.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. $HOME/.config/wms/wms_var 
+
+FONT=$(cat .Xresources | grep XTerm.faceName | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+
+xclock -d -brief -fg "#$AC" -bg "#$BC" -face "$FONT:bold:size=70"
diff --git a/wms_launcher.sh b/wms_launcher.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c0fb4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wms_launcher.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. $HOME/.config/wms/wms_var
+
+$TERMINAL -name 'xlauncher' -g $GEOMETRY -bg "#$BC" -e bash -c 'cmd=$(compgen -c | sort -u | grep -v fzf | fzf --bind 'ctrl-e:print-query' --no-sort); setsid -f $cmd'
diff --git a/wms_menu.sh b/wms_menu.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..68a4f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wms_menu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. $HOME/.config/wms/wms_var
+
+$TERMINAL  -name "xmenu" -g $GEOMETRY -bg "#$BC" -e "fzf --bind 'ctrl-e:print-query' --no-sort $* < /proc/$$/fd/0 > /proc/$$/fd/1"
diff --git a/wms_mimic.sh b/wms_mimic.sh
index d33563c..37c4918 100755
--- a/wms_mimic.sh
+++ b/wms_mimic.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ NC="3"                               # number of colors to extract
 
 # color extractor
 colext() {
-    convert $TARGET -colors $NC -depth 6 -format '%c' histogram:info:- | awk -v RS="" '{print $11,$7,$3}' | tr -d '#'
+    convert $TARGET -colors $NC -depth 6 -format '%c' -alpha off histogram:info:- | awk -v RS="" '{print $11,$7,$3}' | tr -d '#'
 }
 
 # if the image file exists, extract the colors and store them temporarily
diff --git a/wms_term.sh b/wms_term.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3a8cb2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wms_term.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+. $HOME/.config/wms/wms_var
+
+xterm -bc -ti -vt340 -bg "#$BC"
diff --git a/wms_value.sh b/wms_value.sh
index a3c4ee3..9732ac6 100755
--- a/wms_value.sh
+++ b/wms_value.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ WMSVAR="/tmp/wms_var"    # variable temporary file
 usage() {
     cat<<EOF
 usage:
-wms_revalue.sh [ -b, -B, -g, -G, -m, -M, -w, -W]
+wms_revalue.sh [ -b, -B, -d, -g, -G, -m, -M, -w, -W]
 -b) minimize borderwidth
 -B) maximize borderwidth
+-d) load default
 -g) minimize gaps
 -G) maximize
 -m) minimize tiling master area
@@ -92,6 +93,9 @@ if [ -n "$FLAG" ]; then
 	-B)    # increase border width
 	    border_inc
 	    ;;
+	-d)    # load defaults
+	    cp $HOME/.config/wms/wms_var /tmp/wms_var
+	    ;;
 	-g)    # decrease gaps
 	    gap_dec
 	    ;;