diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index c86daa3..5d67380 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  *
  * font: see http://freedesktop.org/software/fontconfig/fontconfig-user.html
  */
-static char *font = "mono:pixelsize=12:antialias=true:autohint=true";
-static char *font2[] = { "NotoColorEmoji:pixelsize=10:antialias=true:autohint=true" };
+static char *font = "monospace:pixelsize=32:antialias=true:autohint=true";
+static char *font2[] = { "monospace:pixelsize=32:antialias=true:autohint=true" };
 static int borderpx = 2;
 
 /*
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ static MouseShortcut mshortcuts[] = {
 static char *openurlcmd[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-urlhandler -o", "externalpipe", NULL };
 static char *copyurlcmd[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-urlhandler -c", "externalpipe", NULL };
 static char *copyoutput[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-copyout", "externalpipe", NULL };
+static char *copyemailcmd[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-emailhandler", "externalpipe", NULL };
+static char *weechat[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-weechatlinks", "externalpipe", NULL };
+
 
 static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	/* mask                 keysym          function        argument */
@@ -280,9 +283,11 @@ static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	{ TERMMOD,              XK_J,           zoom,           {.f = -1} },
 	{ TERMMOD,              XK_U,           zoom,           {.f = +2} },
 	{ TERMMOD,              XK_D,           zoom,           {.f = -2} },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_Return,      newterm,        {.i =  0} },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_l,           externalpipe,   {.v = openurlcmd } },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_y,           externalpipe,   {.v = copyurlcmd } },
 	{ MODKEY,               XK_o,           externalpipe,   {.v = copyoutput } },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_x,           externalpipe,   {.v = weechat} },
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 0f4593e..6887d9a 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include "st.h"
 #include "win.h"
 
+extern char *argv0;
+
 #if   defined(__linux)
  #include <pty.h>
 #elif defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } STREscape;
 
 static void execsh(char *, char **);
+static int chdir_by_pid(pid_t pid);
 static void stty(char **);
 static void sigchld(int);
 static void ttywriteraw(const char *, size_t);
@@ -831,6 +834,7 @@ ttynew(const char *line, char *cmd, const char *out, char **args)
 		if (pledge("stdio rpath tty proc", NULL) == -1)
 			die("pledge\n");
 #endif
+		fcntl(m, F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC);
 		close(s);
 		cmdfd = m;
 		signal(SIGCHLD, sigchld);
@@ -1082,6 +1086,38 @@ tswapscreen(void)
 	tfulldirt();
 }
 
+void
+newterm(const Arg* a)
+{
+	int res;
+	switch (fork()) {
+	case -1:
+		die("fork failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+		break;
+	case 0:
+		switch (fork()) {
+		case -1:
+			die("fork failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+			break;
+		case 0:
+			chdir_by_pid(pid);
+			execlp("/proc/self/exe", argv0, NULL);
+			exit(1);
+			break;
+		default:
+			exit(0);
+		}
+	default:
+		wait(NULL);
+	}
+}
+
+static int chdir_by_pid(pid_t pid) {
+	char buf[32];
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, "/proc/%ld/cwd", (long)pid);
+	return chdir(buf);
+}
+
 void
 kscrolldown(const Arg* a)
 {
diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
index 60d973a..507b862 100644
--- a/st.h
+++ b/st.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ void externalpipe(const Arg *);
 void kscrolldown(const Arg *);
 void kscrollup(const Arg *);
 
+void newterm(const Arg *);
 void printscreen(const Arg *);
 void printsel(const Arg *);
 void sendbreak(const Arg *);
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 36e156a..4678729 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ xloadcolor(int i, const char *name, Color *ncolor)
 void
 xloadalpha(void)
 {
-	float const usedAlpha = focused ? alpha : alphaUnfocus;
+	float const usedAlpha = alpha;
 	if (opt_alpha) alpha = strtof(opt_alpha, NULL);
 	dc.col[defaultbg].color.alpha = (unsigned short)(0xffff * usedAlpha);
 	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel &= 0x00FFFFFF;