diff --git a/bin/altaria/xorg.zsh b/bin/altaria/xorg.zsh
index db0c177..6885eaf 100644
--- a/bin/altaria/xorg.zsh
+++ b/bin/altaria/xorg.zsh
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ XRANDR_SET() {
 
 	##########################################
 
-	scwrypts desktop/xrandr/disconnect-all
+	scwrypts desktop xrandr disconnect all
 
 	xrandr ${XRANDR_ARGS[@]} 
 
 	sleep 1
 
-	scwrypts desktop/screen-blank      -- $SCREEN_BLANK
-	scwrypts desktop/i3/set-background -- $BACKGROUND
-	scwrypts desktop/play-sound        -- $SOUND_EFFECT
+	scwrypts desktop screen blank      -- $SCREEN_BLANK
+	scwrypts desktop i3 set background -- $BACKGROUND
+	$DOTWRYN/bin/polybar
+	scwrypts desktop play sound        -- $SOUND_EFFECT
 }
diff --git a/bin/bg-apps/apps b/bin/bg-apps/apps
index 07fee2e..0f71024 100755
--- a/bin/bg-apps/apps
+++ b/bin/bg-apps/apps
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 
 tmux new -d -s apps -n 'foreman' 'htop' \; \
-	split-window -d -t apps:foreman "while true; do clear; ${0:a:h}/apps; echo 'Keeping apps fresh...'; sleep 30; done" \
+	split-window -d -t apps:foreman "clear; echo 'Keeping apps fresh...'; while true; do sleep 30; done" \
 	2>/dev/null
 
 for APP in $(ls ${0:a:h} | grep -v 'apps')
 do
+	echo "looking for $APP"
 	tmux list-windows -t apps: | awk '{print $2;}' | grep -q $APP \
 		|| tmux new-window -dn $APP -t apps: "${0:a:h}/$APP"
 done
diff --git a/bin/i3-utils b/bin/i3-utils
index eaf8a3f..7627b9c 100755
--- a/bin/i3-utils
+++ b/bin/i3-utils
@@ -1,31 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 source "$HOME/.config/wryn/env.zsh"
 case $1 in
-	#next ) scwrypts desktop/media -- next ;;
-	#prev ) scwrypts desktop/media -- prev ;;
-	#play ) scwrypts desktop/media -- play ;;
 
-	volumeup   ) scwrypts desktop/pulseaudio -- sink up ;;
-	volumedown ) scwrypts desktop/pulseaudio -- sink down ;;
-	volumemute ) scwrypts desktop/pulseaudio -- sink mute ;;
-	micmute    ) scwrypts desktop/pulseaudio -- source mute ;;
+	#next ) scwrypts desktop media -- next ;;
+	#prev ) scwrypts desktop media -- prev ;;
+	#play ) scwrypts desktop media -- play ;;
 
-	backlightup   ) scwrypts desktop/backlight -- up ;;
-	backlightdown ) scwrypts desktop/backlight -- down ;;
+	volumeup   ) scwrypts desktop pulseaudio -- sink up ;;
+	volumedown ) scwrypts desktop pulseaudio -- sink down ;;
+	volumemute ) scwrypts desktop pulseaudio -- sink mute ;;
+	micmute    ) scwrypts desktop pulseaudio -- source mute ;;
 
-	lock ) scwrypts desktop/i3/lock -- ;;
+	backlightup   ) scwrypts desktop backlight -- up ;;
+	backlightdown ) scwrypts desktop backlight -- down ;;
 
-	bgrandomize ) scwrypts desktop/i3/set-background -- random ;;
+	lock ) scwrypts desktop lock i3 -- ;;
 
-	alternateterm ) scwrypts desktop/kitty-alternate-theme -- ;;
+	bgrandomize ) scwrypts desktop set i3 background -- random ;;
 
-	logout ) scwrypts desktop/i3/logout -- ;;
+	logout ) scwrypts desktop i3 logout -- ;;
 
 	launch )
 		local PROGRAM
 		local ARGS=()
 		case $2 in
-			messages ) PROGRAM=android-messages-desktop ;;
+			messages ) PROGRAM=slack ARGS+=(-c Slack --has-statusbar-icon) ;;
 			voice    ) PROGRAM=google-voice-desktop ;;
 			ytmusic  ) PROGRAM=youtubemusic-nativefier ;;
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ case $1 in
 
 			*        ) PROGRAM=$2 ;;
 		esac
-		scwrypts i3/launch-or-show -- $PROGRAM ${ARGS[@]}
+		scwrypts i3 launch or show -- $PROGRAM ${ARGS[@]}
 		;;
 
 	screenshot )
diff --git a/bin/polybar b/bin/polybar
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..41cde6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/polybar
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+command -v polybar || return 0
+
+killall -q polybar
+
+while pgrep -x polybar &>/dev/null; do sleep 0.1; done
+
+polybar i3 &
diff --git a/colorschemes/active.main b/colorschemes/active.main
deleted file mode 120000
index bda895c..0000000
--- a/colorschemes/active.main
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/home/w0ryn/.wryn/colorschemes/main.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty b/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty
deleted file mode 100644
index 48f2efd..0000000
--- a/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
-[colors.cursor]
-cursor = '0xE0D0FF'
-
-[colors.primary]
-background = '0x000505'
-foreground = '0xCFC2E9'
-
-[colors.normal]
-black   = '0x000505'
-red     = '0xC80064'
-green   = '0x00C864'
-yellow  = '0x6400C8'
-blue    = '0x007D96'
-magenta = '0x9600FA'
-cyan    = '0x00FAC8'
-white   = '0x7E707E'
-
-[colors.bright]
-black   = '0x424253'
-red     = '0x640032'
-green   = '0x006432'
-yellow  = '0x320064'
-blue    = '0x00324B'
-magenta = '0x640096'
-cyan    = '0x009664'
-white   = '0xC0B0C0'
diff --git a/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty.yml b/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 597f9bc..0000000
--- a/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
----   # yamllint disable rule:colons
-# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
-colors:
-  primary:
-    background: '0x000505'
-    foreground: '0xCFC2E9'
-  cursor:
-    cursor: '0xE0D0FF'
-  normal:
-    black:   '0x000505'
-    red:     '0xC80064'
-    green:   '0x00C864'
-    yellow:  '0x6400C8'
-    blue:    '0x007D96'
-    magenta: '0x9600FA'
-    cyan:    '0x00FAC8'
-    white:   '0x7E707E'
-  bright:
-    black:   '0x424253'
-    red:     '0x640032'
-    green:   '0x006432'
-    yellow:  '0x320064'
-    blue:    '0x00324B'
-    magenta: '0x640096'
-    cyan:    '0x009664'
-    white:   '0xC0B0C0'
diff --git a/colorschemes/active.main.getty b/colorschemes/active.main.getty
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d3c0a4..0000000
--- a/colorschemes/active.main.getty
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# source this file to apply colorscheme to linux getty
-[[ "$TERM" =~ ^linux$ ]] || return 0
-
-/bin/echo -e " ]P0000505 ]P1C80064 ]P200C864 ]P36400C8 ]P4007D96 ]P59600FA ]P600FAC8 ]P7CFC2E9 ]P8640032 ]P9006432 ]PA320064 ]PB00324B ]PC640096 ]PD009664 ]PE7E707E ]PFC0B0C0 "
-[ ! $NO_CLEAR ] && clear
-return 0
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/alacritty.toml b/colorschemes/active/alacritty.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..122b18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/alacritty.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : main
+[colors.cursor]
+cursor = '0xeeddff'
+
+[colors.primary]
+background = '0x000505'
+foreground = '0xd0f0f0'
+
+[colors.normal]
+black   = '0x000505'
+red     = '0xc80064'
+green   = '0x11bb98'
+yellow  = '0x6911aa'
+blue    = '0x2262bb'
+magenta = '0x9922dd'
+cyan    = '0x22ccba'
+white   = '0xd0f0f0'
+
+[colors.bright]
+black   = '0x424253'
+red     = '0xff44ff'
+green   = '0x44dddd'
+yellow  = '0xaa44ff'
+blue    = '0x229df6'
+magenta = '0xdd88ff'
+cyan    = '0x88ffff'
+white   = '0x7e707e'
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/alacritty.yaml b/colorschemes/active/alacritty.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca1d07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/alacritty.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---   # yamllint disable rule:colons
+# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : main
+colors:
+  primary:
+    background: '0x000505'
+    foreground: '0xd0f0f0'
+  cursor:
+    cursor: '0xeeddff'
+  normal:
+    black:   '0x000505'
+    red:     '0xc80064'
+    green:   '0x11bb98'
+    yellow:  '0x6911aa'
+    blue:    '0x2262bb'
+    magenta: '0x9922dd'
+    cyan:    '0x22ccba'
+    white:   '0xd0f0f0'
+  bright:
+    black:   '0x424253'
+    red:     '0xff44ff'
+    green:   '0x44dddd'
+    yellow:  '0xaa44ff'
+    blue:    '0x229df6'
+    magenta: '0xdd88ff'
+    cyan:    '0x88ffff'
+    white:   '0x7e707e'
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/default.yaml b/colorschemes/active/default.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0484ad3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/default.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+---   # yamllint disable rule:colons
+ansi:
+  red:
+    regular: .material.base.error
+    bright:  .material.error.200
+
+  green:
+    regular: .material.base.secondary
+    bright:  .material.secondary.200
+
+  yellow:
+    regular: .material.base.primary
+    bright:  .material.primary.200
+
+  gray:
+    black:   '#000505'
+    regular: '#424253'
+    bright:  '#7e707e'
+    white:   '#d0f0f0'
+
+
+background: .ansi.gray.black
+foreground: .ansi.gray.white
+
+selection:
+  background: .material.base.primary
+  foreground: .material.base.foreground.primary
+
+cursor: .material.primary.50
+
+material:
+  base:
+    primary:   .material.primary.500
+    secondary: .material.secondary.500
+    error:     .material.error.500
+    foreground:
+      primary:   .material.foreground.primary.500
+      secondary: .material.foreground.secondary.500
+      error:     .material.foreground.error.500
+
+  foreground:
+    primary:
+      50: .ansi.gray.black
+      100: .ansi.gray.black
+      200: .ansi.gray.black
+      300: .ansi.gray.black
+      400: .ansi.gray.black
+      500: .ansi.gray.white
+      600: .ansi.gray.white
+      700: .ansi.gray.white
+      800: .ansi.gray.white
+      900: .ansi.gray.white
+    secondary:
+      50: .ansi.gray.black
+      100: .ansi.gray.black
+      200: .ansi.gray.black
+      300: .ansi.gray.black
+      400: .ansi.gray.black
+      500: .ansi.gray.white
+      600: .ansi.gray.white
+      700: .ansi.gray.white
+      800: .ansi.gray.white
+      900: .ansi.gray.white
+    error:
+      50: .ansi.gray.black
+      100: .ansi.gray.black
+      200: .ansi.gray.black
+      300: .ansi.gray.black
+      400: .ansi.gray.black
+      500: .ansi.gray.white
+      600: .ansi.gray.white
+      700: .ansi.gray.white
+      800: .ansi.gray.white
+      900: .ansi.gray.white
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/getty.sh b/colorschemes/active/getty.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7666bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/getty.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : main
+#
+# source this file to apply colorscheme to linux getty
+#
+[[ "$TERM" =~ ^linux$ ]] || return 0
+/bin/echo -e " ]P0000505 ]P1c80064 ]P211bb98 ]P36911aa ]P42262bb ]P59922dd ]P622ccba ]P7d0f0f0 ]P8ff44ff ]P944dddd ]PAaa44ff ]PB229df6 ]PCdd88ff ]PD88ffff ]PEd0f0f0 ]PF7e707e "
+[ ! $NO_CLEAR ] && clear
+return 0
+ sed $d
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/kitty.conf b/colorschemes/active/kitty.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..634caf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/kitty.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : main
+color0 #000505
+color1 #c80064
+color2 #11bb98
+color3 #6911aa
+color4 #2262bb
+color5 #9922dd
+color6 #22ccba
+color7 #d0f0f0
+color8 #424253
+color9 #ff44ff
+color10 #44dddd
+color11 #aa44ff
+color12 #229df6
+color13 #dd88ff
+color14 #88ffff
+color15 #7e707e
+cursor #eeddff
+background #000505
+foreground #d0f0f0
+selection_background #
+selection_foreground #
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/polybar.ini b/colorschemes/active/polybar.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7c4360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/polybar.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : main
+[colors]
+background     = #000505
+background-alt = #6911aa
+foreground     = #d0f0f0
+primary        = #6911aa
+secondary      = #11bb98
+alert          = #c80064
+disabled       = #424253
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/rofi.rasi b/colorschemes/active/rofi.rasi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a925c77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/rofi.rasi
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+ * theme : main
+ **/
+
+*{
+	background:     #000505;
+	foreground:     #d0f0f0;
+	background-alt: #9922dd;
+	selected:       #000505;
+	active:         #6911aa;
+	urgent:         #c80064;
+}
diff --git a/colorschemes/active/source.yaml b/colorschemes/active/source.yaml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..760cb56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/active/source.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/home/w0ryn/.wryn/colorschemes/main.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/colorschemes/main.conf b/colorschemes/main.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 28ea9bc..0000000
--- a/colorschemes/main.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-background           #000505
-foreground           #cfc2e9
-selection_background #01b282
-selection_foreground #441580
-cursor               #e0d0ff
-
-color0               #000505
-color8               #424253
-
-color1               #c80064
-color9               #640032
-
-color2               #00c864
-color10              #006432
-
-color3               #6400c8
-color11              #320064
-
-color4               #007d96
-color12              #00324b
-
-color5               #9600fa
-color13              #640096
-
-color6               #00fac8
-color14              #009664
-
-color7               #7e707e
-color15              #c0b0c0
diff --git a/colorschemes/main.yaml b/colorschemes/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b538a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+---   # yamllint disable rule:colons
+ansi:
+  blue:
+    regular: '#2262bb'
+    bright:  '#229df6'
+
+  magenta:
+    regular: .material.primary.300
+    bright:  .material.primary.100
+
+  cyan:
+    regular: .material.secondary.300
+    bright:  .material.secondary.100
+
+material:
+  base:
+    secondary: .material.secondary.400
+    foreground:
+      secondary: .material.foreground.secondary.400
+
+  primary:  # replaces ANSI yellow
+    50:  '#eeddff'
+    100: '#dd88ff'
+    200: '#aa44ff'
+    300: '#9922dd'
+    400: '#8811cc'
+    500: '#6911aa'
+    600: '#490099'
+    700: '#420069'
+    800: '#220069'
+    900: '#110029'
+
+  secondary:  # replaces ANSI green
+    50:  '#ddffff'
+    100: '#88ffff'
+    200: '#44dddd'
+    300: '#22ccba'
+    400: '#11bb98'
+    500: '#00aa79'
+    600: '#009949'
+    700: '#006942'
+    800: '#006922'
+    900: '#001129'
+
+  error:  # replaces ANSI red
+    50:  '#ffddff'
+    100: '#ff88ff'
+    200: '#ff44ff'
+    300: '#ee22ba'
+    400: '#dd1198'
+    500: '#c80064'
+    600: '#990049'
+    700: '#790032'
+    800: '#690022'
+    900: '#290011'
+
+  foreground:
+    secondary:
+      500: .ansi.gray.black
+    error:
+      400: .ansi.gray.white
diff --git a/colorschemes/sanity.conf b/colorschemes/sanity.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d736f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colorschemes/sanity.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+background           #000000
+foreground           #ffffff
+selection_background #999999
+selection_foreground #333333
+cursor               #ffffff
+
+color0               #000000
+color8               #333333
+
+color1               #ff0000
+color9               #990000
+
+color2               #00ff00
+color10              #009900
+
+color3               #ffff00
+color11              #999900
+
+color4               #0000ff
+color12              #000099
+
+color5               #ff00ff
+color13              #990099
+
+color6               #00ffff
+color14              #009999
+
+color7               #ffffff
+color15              #999999
diff --git a/config/git.conf b/config/git.conf
index 7e0c404..d12b565 100644
--- a/config/git.conf
+++ b/config/git.conf
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@
 	serve = !git daemon --verbose --export-all --base-path=.git --reuseaddr --strict-paths .git/
 [init]
 	defaultBranch = main
+[safe]
+	directory = /opt/flutter
diff --git a/config/i3.conf b/config/i3.conf
index 34070be..f216bd3 100644
--- a/config/i3.conf
+++ b/config/i3.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 set $alt Mod1
 set $mod Mod4
-font pango:Monaspace Argon 20
+font pango:Monaspace Argon, pango:Noto Color Emoji, pango:Symbols Nerd Font 16
 
 ################################################################################
 ## Custom Utility ##############################################################
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+o exec --no-startup-id $UTILS launch obs
 
 # Terminal
 bindsym $mod+Return exec i3-sensible-terminal
-bindsym $mod+shift+Return exec --no-startup-id $UTILS alternateterm
 
 # Other
 bindsym $mod+p exec --no-startup-id $UTILS bgrandomize
@@ -78,16 +77,16 @@ bindsym $mod+Shift+f focus parent; fullscreen; focus child
 
 bindsym $mod+BackSpace open
 
-bindsym $mod+1 workspace number "1"; bar mode dock
-bindsym $mod+2 workspace number "2"; bar mode hide
-bindsym $mod+3 workspace number "3"; bar mode dock
-bindsym $mod+4 workspace number "4"; bar mode hide
-bindsym $mod+5 workspace number "5"; bar mode dock
-bindsym $mod+6 workspace number "6"; bar mode hide
-bindsym $mod+7 workspace number "7"; bar mode dock
-bindsym $mod+8 workspace number "8"; bar mode hide
-bindsym $mod+9 workspace number "9"; bar mode dock
-bindsym $mod+0 workspace number "0"; bar mode hide
+bindsym $mod+1 workspace number "1"
+bindsym $mod+2 workspace number "2"
+bindsym $mod+3 workspace number "3"
+bindsym $mod+4 workspace number "4"
+bindsym $mod+5 workspace number "5"
+bindsym $mod+6 workspace number "6"
+bindsym $mod+7 workspace number "7"
+bindsym $mod+8 workspace number "8"
+bindsym $mod+9 workspace number "9"
+bindsym $mod+0 workspace number "0"
 
 bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number "1"
 bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number "2"
@@ -136,11 +135,6 @@ bindsym Control+$alt+Delete exit
 bindsym $mod+Shift+r restart
 bindsym $mod+Shift+c reload
 
-# for use after any command which should refresh the statusbar
-set $refresh_statusbar killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
-bar {
-        status_command i3status
-}
 
 # i3-gaps settings
 for_window [class="^.*"] border pixel 4
@@ -195,3 +189,18 @@ client.focused_inactive $INACTIVE_BORDER $INACTIVE_BACKGROUND $INACTIVE_TEXT $IN
 client.unfocused $UNFOCUSED_BORDER $UNFOCUSED_BACKGROUND $UNFOCUSED_TEXT $UNFOCUSED_INDICATOR $UNFOCUSED_CHILD_BORDER
 client.urgent $URGENT_BORDER $URGENT_BACKGROUND $URGENT_TEXT $URGENT_INDICATOR $URGENT_CHILD_BORDER
 client.placeholder $PLACEHOLDER_BORDER $PLACEHOLDER_BACKGROUND $PLACEHOLDER_TEXT $PLACEHOLDER_INDICATOR $PLACEHOLDER_CHILD_BORDER
+
+#####################################################################
+### Legacy Defaults #################################################
+#####################################################################
+
+# These settings are system-specific and are removed by
+# 'scwrypts generate i3 config' I've left them in place so my
+# defaults are in place on machines which still use the symlinked
+# version of this config file rather than the generated one.
+
+# for use after any command which should refresh the statusbar
+set $refresh_statusbar killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
+bar {
+        status_command i3status
+}
diff --git a/config/i3.config.yaml b/config/i3.config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f0c7d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/i3.config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---  # used by scwrypts i3 generate config (override at ~/.config/i3/local.yaml)
+font:
+  size: 14
+  family: >-
+    pango:Monaspace Argon,
+    pango:Noto Color Emoji,
+    pango:Symbols Nerd Font,
+    FontAwesome
+
+application-launcher: >-
+  dmenu_run -c -l 5 -fn 'DejaVuSansMono Nerd Font-25'
+
+gaps:
+  inner: 0
+  outer: 0
+
+i3configs:
+  - |-
+    # for use after any command which should refresh the statusbar
+    set $refresh_statusbar killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
+    bar {
+            status_command i3status
+    }
+  # - exec_always --no-startup-id $DOTWRYN/bin/polybar &
+  - exec --no-startup-id i3-msg workspace 1
diff --git a/config/polybar.ini b/config/polybar.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e0f291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/polybar.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+include-file = $DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active/polybar.ini
+
+[settings]
+screenchange-reload = true
+pseudo-transparency = true
+
+[bar/i3]
+bottom = true
+width = 100%
+height = 24pt
+radius = 0
+
+; dpi = 96
+
+background = ${colors.background}
+foreground = ${colors.foreground}
+
+line-size = 4pt
+border-size = 0pt
+border-color = #{colors.background}
+padding-left = 1
+padding-right = 1
+module-margin = 0
+
+separator = "  "
+separator-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+
+font-0 = Monaspace Krypton:style=Bold
+font-1 = Noto Color Emoji:style=Regular
+font-2 = Symbols Nerd Font:style=Regular
+font-3 = DejaVu Sans:style=Bold
+font-4 = Font Awesome 6 Free
+
+
+cursor-click = pointer
+cursor-scroll = ns-resize
+
+enable-ipc = true
+
+#####################################################################
+### modules-left ####################################################
+#####################################################################
+
+[bar/i3]
+modules-left = xworkspaces 
+
+[module/xworkspaces]
+type = internal/xworkspaces
+
+label-active = %name%
+label-active-background = ${colors.background-alt}
+label-active-padding = 1
+
+label-occupied = %name%
+label-occupied-padding = 1
+
+label-urgent = %name%
+label-urgent-background = ${colors.alert}
+label-urgent-padding = 1
+
+#####################################################################
+### modules-center ##################################################
+#####################################################################
+
+[bar/i3]
+modules-center = tray
+
+[module/tray]
+type = internal/tray
+
+format-margin = 8pt
+tray-spacing = 8pt
+
+#####################################################################
+### modules-right ###################################################
+#####################################################################
+
+[bar/i3]
+modules-right = fs memory cpu wlan eth datetime backlight battery
+
+[module/fs]
+type = internal/fs
+
+interval = 17
+mount-0 = /
+spacing = 0
+label-mounted = ""
+label-unmounted = ""
+warn-percentage = 83
+format-warn = <label-warn>
+label-warn = "%free% remaining on disk (%percentage_used%% full)"
+label-warn-foreground = ${colors.alert}
+
+[module/memory]
+type = internal/memory
+interval = 2
+label = ""
+warn-percentage = 73
+format-warn = <label-warn>
+label-warn = RAM%percentage_used:2%%
+label-warn-foreground = ${colors.alert}
+
+[module/cpu]
+type = internal/cpu
+interval = 3
+label = ""
+warn-percentage = 79
+format-warn = <label-warn>
+label-warn = CPU%percentage:2%%
+label-warn-foreground = ${colors.alert}
+
+[network-base]
+type = internal/network
+interval = 31
+format-connected = <label-connected>
+format-disconnected = <label-disconnected>
+label-disconnected = (%ifname%:⊘)
+label-disconnected-foreground = ${colors.disabled}
+label-connected = %ifname%/%local_ip%
+label-connected-foreground = ${colors.secondary}
+
+[module/wlan]
+inherit = network-base
+interface-type = wireless
+
+[module/eth]
+inherit = network-base
+interface-type = wired
+
+[module/datetime]
+type = custom/script
+label-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
+interval = 0.5
+exec = echo $(date +"%A %B %d, %Y : %I:%M:%S-%P") $(TZ=UTC date +"{%H:%M-UTC}")
+
+[module/backlight]
+type = internal/backlight
+format = <bar>
+
+[module/battery]
+type = internal/battery
+
+interval = 13
+format-charging    = <bar-capacity>
+format-discharging = <bar-capacity>
+format-full        = <bar-capacity>
+format-low         = <bar-capacity> <label-low>
+low-at = 10
+label-low = ⚠
+label-low-foreground = ${colors.alert}
diff --git a/config/rofi.theme.rasi b/config/rofi.theme.rasi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c43c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rofi.theme.rasi
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Author : Aditya Shakya (adi1090x)
+ * Github : @adi1090x
+ * 
+ * Rofi Theme File
+ * Rofi Version: 1.7.3
+ **/
+
+/*****----- Configuration -----*****/
+configuration {
+	modi:                       "drun";
+    show-icons:                 true;
+    display-drun:               "💻";
+    display-run:                "☕";
+    display-filebrowser:        "📂";
+    display-window:             "🪟";
+	drun-display-format:        "{name} [<span weight='light' size='small'><i>({generic})</i></span>]";
+	window-format:              "{w} · {c} · {t}";
+}
+
+/*****----- Global Properties -----*****/
+
+@import "../colorschemes/active/rofi"
+
+* {
+    border-colour:               var(selected);
+    handle-colour:               var(selected);
+    background-colour:           var(background);
+    foreground-colour:           var(foreground);
+    alternate-background:        var(background-alt);
+    normal-background:           var(background);
+    normal-foreground:           var(foreground);
+    urgent-background:           var(urgent);
+    urgent-foreground:           var(background);
+    active-background:           var(active);
+    active-foreground:           var(background);
+    selected-normal-background:  var(selected);
+    selected-normal-foreground:  var(background);
+    selected-urgent-background:  var(active);
+    selected-urgent-foreground:  var(background);
+    selected-active-background:  var(urgent);
+    selected-active-foreground:  var(background);
+    alternate-normal-background: var(background);
+    alternate-normal-foreground: var(foreground);
+    alternate-urgent-background: var(urgent);
+    alternate-urgent-foreground: var(background);
+    alternate-active-background: var(active);
+    alternate-active-foreground: var(background);
+}
+
+/*****----- Main Window -----*****/
+window {
+    /* properties for window widget */
+    transparency:                "real";
+    location:                    center;
+    anchor:                      center;
+    fullscreen:                  false;
+    width:                       800px;
+    x-offset:                    0px;
+    y-offset:                    0px;
+
+    /* properties for all widgets */
+    enabled:                     true;
+    margin:                      0px;
+    padding:                     0px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    cursor:                      "default";
+    background-color:            @background-colour;
+}
+
+/*****----- Main Box -----*****/
+mainbox {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    spacing:                     10px;
+    margin:                      0px;
+    padding:                     16px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px 0px 0px 0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            transparent;
+    children:                    [ "inputbar", "listview" ];
+}
+
+/*****----- Inputbar -----*****/
+inputbar {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    spacing:                     10px;
+    margin:                      0px;
+    padding:                     0px 0px 10px 10px;
+    border:                      0px;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            @background-colour;
+    text-color:                  @foreground-colour;
+    children:                    [ "prompt", "entry" ];
+}
+
+prompt {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    background-color:            inherit;
+    text-color:                  inherit;
+}
+textbox-prompt-colon {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    expand:                      false;
+    str:                         "::";
+    background-color:            inherit;
+    text-color:                  inherit;
+}
+entry {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    background-color:            inherit;
+    text-color:                  inherit;
+    cursor:                      text;
+    placeholder:                 "";
+    placeholder-color:           inherit;
+}
+
+/*****----- Listview -----*****/
+listview {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    columns:                     1;
+    lines:                       12;
+    cycle:                       true;
+    dynamic:                     true;
+    scrollbar:                   false;
+    layout:                      vertical;
+    reverse:                     false;
+    fixed-height:                true;
+    fixed-columns:               true;
+    
+    spacing:                     0px;
+    margin:                      0px;
+    padding:                     0px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            transparent;
+    text-color:                  @foreground-colour;
+    cursor:                      "default";
+}
+scrollbar {
+    handle-width:                5px ;
+    handle-color:                @handle-colour;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    background-color:            @alternate-background;
+}
+
+/*****----- Elements -----*****/
+element {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    spacing:                     10px;
+    margin:                      0px;
+    padding:                     5px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            transparent;
+    text-color:                  @foreground-colour;
+    cursor:                      pointer;
+}
+element normal.normal {
+    background-color:            var(normal-background);
+    text-color:                  var(normal-foreground);
+}
+element normal.urgent {
+    background-color:            var(urgent-background);
+    text-color:                  var(urgent-foreground);
+}
+element normal.active {
+    background-color:            var(active-background);
+    text-color:                  var(active-foreground);
+}
+element selected.normal {
+    background-color:            var(alternate-background);
+    text-color:                  var(foreground-colour);
+}
+element selected.urgent {
+    background-color:            var(selected-urgent-background);
+    text-color:                  var(selected-urgent-foreground);
+}
+element selected.active {
+    background-color:            var(selected-active-background);
+    text-color:                  var(selected-active-foreground);
+}
+element alternate.normal {
+    background-color:            var(alternate-normal-background);
+    text-color:                  var(alternate-normal-foreground);
+}
+element alternate.urgent {
+    background-color:            var(alternate-urgent-background);
+    text-color:                  var(alternate-urgent-foreground);
+}
+element alternate.active {
+    background-color:            var(alternate-active-background);
+    text-color:                  var(alternate-active-foreground);
+}
+element-icon {
+    background-color:            transparent;
+    text-color:                  inherit;
+    size:                        24px;
+    cursor:                      inherit;
+}
+element-text {
+    background-color:            transparent;
+    text-color:                  inherit;
+    highlight:                   inherit;
+    cursor:                      inherit;
+    vertical-align:              0.5;
+    horizontal-align:            0.0;
+}
+
+/*****----- Mode Switcher -----*****/
+mode-switcher{
+    enabled:                     true;
+    spacing:                     10px;
+    margin:                      0px;
+    padding:                     0px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            transparent;
+    text-color:                  @foreground-colour;
+}
+button {
+    padding:                     10px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            @alternate-background;
+    text-color:                  inherit;
+    cursor:                      pointer;
+}
+button selected {
+    background-color:            var(selected-normal-background);
+    text-color:                  var(selected-normal-foreground);
+}
+
+/*****----- Message -----*****/
+message {
+    enabled:                     true;
+    margin:                      0px;
+    padding:                     0px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px 0px 0px 0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            transparent;
+    text-color:                  @foreground-colour;
+}
+textbox {
+    padding:                     10px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            @alternate-background;
+    text-color:                  @foreground-colour;
+    vertical-align:              0.5;
+    horizontal-align:            0.0;
+    highlight:                   none;
+    placeholder-color:           @foreground-colour;
+    blink:                       true;
+    markup:                      true;
+}
+error-message {
+    padding:                     10px;
+    border:                      0px solid;
+    border-radius:               0px;
+    border-color:                @border-colour;
+    background-color:            @background-colour;
+    text-color:                  @foreground-colour;
+}
diff --git a/config/scwrypts/dotfiles.zsh b/config/scwrypts/dotfiles.zsh
index 8d03430..0e5ae13 100644
--- a/config/scwrypts/dotfiles.zsh
+++ b/config/scwrypts/dotfiles.zsh
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ SYMLINKS="
 # fully qualified path                       ~/.config/THE-REST
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 $DOTWRYN/bin/i3-utils                             i3/utils
-$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active.main                 kitty/theme.conf
-$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty       alacritty/theme.toml
-$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active.main.alacritty.yml   alacritty/theme.yml
-$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active.main.getty           wryn/tty-colorscheme
+$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active/kitty.conf           kitty/theme.conf
+$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active/alacritty.toml       alacritty/theme.toml
+$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active/alacritty.yaml       alacritty/theme.yml
+$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active/getty.sh             wryn/tty-colorscheme
 $DOTWRYN/config/alacritty.toml                    alacritty/alacritty.toml
 $DOTWRYN/config/alacritty.yaml                    alacritty/alacritty.yml
 $DOTWRYN/config/bat.conf                          bat/config
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ $DOTWRYN/config/code-activator.conf               code-activator-zsh/settings.zs
 $DOTWRYN/config/compton.conf                      compton/compton.conf
 $DOTWRYN/config/git.conf                          git/config
 $DOTWRYN/config/htop.conf                         htop/htoprc
-$DOTWRYN/config/i3.conf                           i3/config
 $DOTWRYN/config/i3status.conf                     i3status/config
 $DOTWRYN/config/kitty.conf                        kitty/kitty.conf
 $DOTWRYN/config/mssqlcli.conf                     mssqlci/config
 $DOTWRYN/config/pgcli.conf                        pgcli/config
+$DOTWRYN/config/polybar.ini                       polybar/config.ini
 $DOTWRYN/config/pylint.conf                       pylintrc
 $DOTWRYN/config/ripgrep.conf                      ripgrep/config
 $DOTWRYN/config/scwrypts/config.zsh               scwrypts/config.zsh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ $DOTWRYN/config/scwrypts/vundle.zsh               scwrypts/vundle.zsh
 $DOTWRYN/config/tmux.conf                         tmux/tmux.conf
 $DOTWRYN/config/xcompose.conf                     X11/xcompose
 $DOTWRYN/config/xconfig.conf                      X11/xconfig
-$DOTWRYN/config/xinitrc.i3                        X11/xinitrc
 $DOTWRYN/config/xinitrc.i3                        ../.xinitrc
+$DOTWRYN/config/xinitrc.i3                        X11/xinitrc
 $DOTWRYN/bin/scwrypts                             ../.local/bin/scwrypts
 $DOTWRYN/bin/vim                                  ../.local/bin/vim
 $DOTWRYN/bin/$(hostnamectl --static)              ../.$(hostnamectl --static)
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/colorscheme/set-theme b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/colorscheme/set-theme
index c36efb1..d84d0d7 100755
--- a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/colorscheme/set-theme
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/colorscheme/set-theme
@@ -1,7 +1,56 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
 use desktop/colorscheme --group dotwryn
+use desktop/xorg/i3 --group dotwryn
+#####################################################################
+
+USAGE__options+="
+	-t, --theme          one of the available color themes
+	-l, --list-themes    show available color themes and exit
+
+	--only   only set the theme for a specific terminal/application
+	         ($COLORSCHEME__SUPPORTED_CONFIG_TYPES)
+"
+
+USAGE__args+='
+	\$1   shorthand for "--theme \$1"
+'
+
+USAGE__description+='
+	Generates source-controlled config files for the selected theme.
+	By default, generates all possible config types to provide a
+	consistent, system-wide theme.
+
+	Due to complexities with i3wm colorscheme management, it is not
+	possible to update i3wm colorscheme files when using the "--only"
+	flag.
+'
+
+
 #####################################################################
 
 MAIN() {
-	SET_THEME $@
+	local ARGS=() UPDATE_I3_CONFIG=true
+
+	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+	do
+		case $1 in
+			--only )
+				ARGS+=($1)
+				UPDATE_I3_CONFIG=false
+				;;
+
+			* ) ARGS+=($1) ;;
+		esac
+		shift 1
+	done
+
+	SET_THEME ${ARGS[@]} \
+		|| ERROR 'failed to set theme (see above)' \
+		|| return 1
+
+	[[ $UPDATE_I3_CONFIG =~ true ]] || return 0
+
+	I3__GENERATE_CUSTOM_CONFIG \
+		|| ERROR 'failed to update i3 config (see above)' \
+		|| return 1
 }
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/backlight b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/backlight
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/backlight
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/backlight
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/create-local-font-override b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/create-local-font-override
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/create-local-font-override
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/create-local-font-override
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/generate-config b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/generate-config
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c56091e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/generate-config
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/zsh
+use desktop/xorg/i3 --group dotwryn
+
+#####################################################################
+
+I3__GENERATE_CUSTOM_CONFIG__USAGE
+
+MAIN() {
+	I3__GENERATE_CUSTOM_CONFIG
+}
+
+#####################################################################
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/launch-or-show b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/launch-or-show
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/launch-or-show
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/launch-or-show
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/lock b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/lock
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/lock
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/lock
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/logout b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/logout
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/logout
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/logout
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/set-background b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/set-background
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/i3/set-background
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/i3/set-background
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/screen-blank b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/screen-blank
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/screen-blank
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/screen-blank
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xrandr/disconnect-all b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/xrandr/disconnect-all
similarity index 76%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xrandr/disconnect-all
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/xrandr/disconnect-all
index 72298f7..ddbb1fc 100755
--- a/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xrandr/disconnect-all
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/desktop/xorg/xrandr/disconnect-all
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/zsh
-use desktop/xrandr --group dotwryn
+use desktop/xorg/xrandr --group dotwryn
 #####################################################################
 
 MAIN() {
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme.module.zsh
deleted file mode 100644
index c2323ef..0000000
--- a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme.module.zsh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,291 +0,0 @@
-#####################################################################
-
-DEPENDENCIES+=(awk sed tr)
-REQUIRED_ENV+=()
-
-#####################################################################
-
-_COLORSCHEME_DIR="$DOTWRYN/colorschemes"
-
-ACTIVE_THEME_NAME='main'
-ACTIVE_THEME="$_COLORSCHEME_DIR/active.$ACTIVE_THEME_NAME"
-
-GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX() {
-	[ ! $USAGE ] && USAGE="
-		usage: ...args... [...options...]
-
-		options:
-		  -h, --help   show this dialogue and exit
-
-		args:
-		  \$1 [0-15]       gets the indicated color by ANSI color number
-		     background   gets the background color
-		     foreground   gets the foreground color
-		     cursor       gets the cursor color
-		     all          sets all theme variables (returns nothing)
-	"
-
-	local ARGS=()
-	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
-	do
-		case $1 in
-			-h | --help ) USAGE; return 0;;
-
-			all ) ARGS=(all); break ;;
-
-			* ) ARGS+=($1) ;;
-		esac
-		shift 1
-	done
-
-	[[ ${#ARGS[@]} -gt 0 ]] || ERROR 'must provide at least one color lookup'
-
-	CHECK_ERRORS || return 1
-
-	##########################################
-
-	local PATTERN
-
-	for A in ${ARGS[@]}
-	do
-		case $A in
-			all )
-				FOREGROUND=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX foreground)
-				BACKGROUND=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX background)
-
-				CURSOR=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX cursor)
-
-				BLACK=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX   0)
-				RED=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX     1)
-				GREEN=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX   2)
-				YELLOW=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX  3)
-				BLUE=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX    4)
-				MAGENTA=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX 5)
-				CYAN=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX    6)
-				WHITE=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX   7)
-
-				BRIGHT_BLACK=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX   8 )
-				BRIGHT_RED=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX     9 )
-				BRIGHT_GREEN=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX   10)
-				BRIGHT_YELLOW=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX  11)
-				BRIGHT_BLUE=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX    12)
-				BRIGHT_MAGENTA=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX 13)
-				BRIGHT_CYAN=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX    14)
-				BRIGHT_WHITE=$(GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX   15)
-
-				return 0
-				;;
-
-			foreground | background | cursor ) PATTERN="^$A " ;;
-
-			* ) : \
-				&& [ $A ] && [[ $A -le 15 ]] && [[ $A -ge 0  ]] \
-					|| { ERROR 'must provide ANSI color number 0-15'; return 1; }
-
-				PATTERN="^color$A "
-				;;
-		esac
-
-		grep "$PATTERN" "$ACTIVE_THEME" \
-			| awk '{print $2}' \
-			| sed 's/ //g; s/#//g' \
-			| tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' \
-			;
-	done
-}
-
-SET_THEME() {
-	[ ! $USAGE ] && USAGE="
-		usage: [...options...]
-
-		options:
-		  -t, --theme          one of the available color themes
-		  -l, --list-themes    show available color themes and exit
-
-		  --only   only set the theme for a specific terminal (alacritty kitty tty)
-
-		  -h, --help   show this dialogue and exit
-
-		generate all source-controlled theme files then link them to the
-		appropriate local theme file to immediately update terminal themes
-	"
-	local SOURCE_THEME EMULATOR
-	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
-	do
-		case $1 in
-			-t | --theme        ) THEME_NAME=$2; shift 1 ;;
-
-			-l | --list-themes ) _LIST_THEMES; return 0 ;;
-
-			--only )
-				EMULATOR=$2; shift 1
-				command -v _SET_THEME__$EMULATOR >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-					|| ERROR "terminal emulator '$EMULATOR' not supported"
-				;;
-
-			-h | --help ) USAGE; return 0 ;;
-
-			* ) ERROR "unknown argument '$1'"
-		esac
-		shift 1
-	done
-
-	CHECK_ERRORS || return 1
-
-	##########################################
-
-	[ $THEME_NAME ] || THEME_NAME=$(_LIST_THEMES | FZF 'select a theme')
-	[ $THEME_NAME ] || ABORT
-
-	local THEME="$_COLORSCHEME_DIR/$THEME_NAME.conf"
-	[ -f "$THEME" ] || FAIL 1 "no such theme '$THEME_NAME'"
-
-
-	##########################################
-
-	STATUS "updating theme $ACTIVE_THEME_NAME" \
-		&& ln -sf "$THEME" "$ACTIVE_THEME" \
-		&& SUCCESS "theme $ACTIVE_THEME_NAME set to '$THEME_NAME'" \
-		|| FAIL 2 "unable to set theme $ACTIVE_THEME_NAME to '$THEME_NAME'"
-
-	local EMULATORS=(alacritty kitty getty)
-	[ $EMULATOR ] && EMULATORS=($EMULATOR)
-
-	GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX all
-	for EMULATOR in ${EMULATORS[@]}
-	do
-		STATUS "updating $EMULATOR theme to use $ACTIVE_THEME_NAME" \
-			&& _GENERATE_THEME__$EMULATOR \
-			&& _SET_THEME__$EMULATOR \
-			&& SUCCESS "emulator $EMULATOR successfully set to $ACTIVE_THEME_NAME" \
-			|| ERROR "error setting theme $ACTIVE_THEME_NAME for $EMULATOR"
-
-		[[ $EMULATOR =~ ^getty$ ]] && [[ $TERM =~ ^linux$ ]] && {
-			STATUS 'loading getty theme now' \
-				&& NO_CLEAR=1 source "$ACTIVE_THEME.getty" \
-				&& SUCCESS 'getty theme loaded' \
-				|| ERROR 'getty theme loading error (see above)'
-			}
-	done
-
-	CHECK_ERRORS --no-usage
-}
-
-#####################################################################
-
-_LIST_THEMES() {
-	ls "$_COLORSCHEME_DIR" | grep '.conf$' | sed 's/.conf$//'
-}
-
-#####################################################################
-
-_GENERATE_THEME__alacritty() {
-	STATUS "generating $ACTIVE_THEME_NAME.alacritty"
-	echo "# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
-[colors.cursor]
-cursor = '0x$CURSOR'
-
-[colors.primary]
-background = '0x$BACKGROUND'
-foreground = '0x$FOREGROUND'
-
-[colors.normal]
-black   = '0x$BLACK'
-red     = '0x$RED'
-green   = '0x$GREEN'
-yellow  = '0x$YELLOW'
-blue    = '0x$BLUE'
-magenta = '0x$MAGENTA'
-cyan    = '0x$CYAN'
-white   = '0x$WHITE'
-
-[colors.bright]
-black   = '0x$BRIGHT_BLACK'
-red     = '0x$BRIGHT_RED'
-green   = '0x$BRIGHT_GREEN'
-yellow  = '0x$BRIGHT_YELLOW'
-blue    = '0x$BRIGHT_BLUE'
-magenta = '0x$BRIGHT_MAGENTA'
-cyan    = '0x$BRIGHT_CYAN'
-white   = '0x$BRIGHT_WHITE'
-" | sed '$d' > "$ACTIVE_THEME.alacritty"
-
-	# backwards yaml compatibility
-	echo "---   # yamllint disable rule:colons
-# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
-colors:
-  primary:
-    background: '0x$BACKGROUND'
-    foreground: '0x$FOREGROUND'
-  cursor:
-    cursor: '0x$CURSOR'
-  normal:
-    black:   '0x$BLACK'
-    red:     '0x$RED'
-    green:   '0x$GREEN'
-    yellow:  '0x$YELLOW'
-    blue:    '0x$BLUE'
-    magenta: '0x$MAGENTA'
-    cyan:    '0x$CYAN'
-    white:   '0x$WHITE'
-  bright:
-    black:   '0x$BRIGHT_BLACK'
-    red:     '0x$BRIGHT_RED'
-    green:   '0x$BRIGHT_GREEN'
-    yellow:  '0x$BRIGHT_YELLOW'
-    blue:    '0x$BRIGHT_BLUE'
-    magenta: '0x$BRIGHT_MAGENTA'
-    cyan:    '0x$BRIGHT_CYAN'
-    white:   '0x$BRIGHT_WHITE'
-" | sed '$d' > "$ACTIVE_THEME.alacritty.yml"
-}
-
-_SET_THEME__alacritty() {
-	ln -sf "$ACTIVE_THEME.alacritty"      "$HOME/.config/alacritty/theme.toml"
-	ln -sf "$ACTIVE_THEME.alacritty.yml"  "$HOME/.config/alacritty/theme.yml"  # backwards yaml compatibility
-}
-
-#####################################################################
-
-_GENERATE_THEME__kitty() {
-	return 0  # existing theme is compatible with kitty
-}
-
-_SET_THEME__kitty() {
-	local LOCAL_THEME="$HOME/.config/kitty/theme.conf"
-	ln -sf "$ACTIVE_THEME" "$LOCAL_THEME"
-}
-
-#####################################################################
-
-_GENERATE_THEME__getty() {
-	echo "#!/bin/sh
-# source this file to apply colorscheme to linux getty
-[[ \"\$TERM\" =~ ^linux$ ]] || return 0
-
-/bin/echo -e \" \
-\\e]P0$BACKGROUND \
-\\e]P1$RED \
-\\e]P2$GREEN \
-\\e]P3$YELLOW \
-\\e]P4$BLUE \
-\\e]P5$MAGENTA \
-\\e]P6$CYAN \
-\\e]P7$FOREGROUND \
-\\e]P8$BRIGHT_RED \
-\\e]P9$BRIGHT_GREEN \
-\\e]PA$BRIGHT_YELLOW \
-\\e]PB$BRIGHT_BLUE \
-\\e]PC$BRIGHT_MAGENTA \
-\\e]PD$BRIGHT_CYAN \
-\\e]PE$WHITE \
-\\e]PF$BRIGHT_WHITE \
-\"
-[ ! \$NO_CLEAR ] && clear
-return 0" > "$ACTIVE_THEME.getty"
-}
-
-_SET_THEME__getty() {
-	local LOCAL_THEME="$HOME/.config/wryn/tty-colorscheme"
-	ln -sf "$ACTIVE_THEME.getty" "$LOCAL_THEME"
-}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/alacritty.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/alacritty.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c54975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/alacritty.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+_COLORSCHEME_FILE__alacritty_toml="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/alacritty.toml"
+_COLORSCHEME_FILE__alacritty_yaml="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/alacritty.yaml"
+
+_GENERATE_THEME__alacritty() {
+	echo "# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : $THEME_NAME
+[colors.cursor]
+cursor = '0x$CURSOR'
+
+[colors.primary]
+background = '0x$BACKGROUND'
+foreground = '0x$FOREGROUND'
+
+[colors.normal]
+black   = '0x$BLACK'
+red     = '0x$RED'
+green   = '0x$GREEN'
+yellow  = '0x$YELLOW'
+blue    = '0x$BLUE'
+magenta = '0x$MAGENTA'
+cyan    = '0x$CYAN'
+white   = '0x$WHITE'
+
+[colors.bright]
+black   = '0x$BRIGHT_BLACK'
+red     = '0x$BRIGHT_RED'
+green   = '0x$BRIGHT_GREEN'
+yellow  = '0x$BRIGHT_YELLOW'
+blue    = '0x$BRIGHT_BLUE'
+magenta = '0x$BRIGHT_MAGENTA'
+cyan    = '0x$BRIGHT_CYAN'
+white   = '0x$BRIGHT_WHITE'
+" | sed '$d' > "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__alacritty_toml"
+
+	# backwards yaml compatibility
+	echo "---   # yamllint disable rule:colons
+# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : $THEME_NAME
+colors:
+  primary:
+    background: '0x$BACKGROUND'
+    foreground: '0x$FOREGROUND'
+  cursor:
+    cursor: '0x$CURSOR'
+  normal:
+    black:   '0x$BLACK'
+    red:     '0x$RED'
+    green:   '0x$GREEN'
+    yellow:  '0x$YELLOW'
+    blue:    '0x$BLUE'
+    magenta: '0x$MAGENTA'
+    cyan:    '0x$CYAN'
+    white:   '0x$WHITE'
+  bright:
+    black:   '0x$BRIGHT_BLACK'
+    red:     '0x$BRIGHT_RED'
+    green:   '0x$BRIGHT_GREEN'
+    yellow:  '0x$BRIGHT_YELLOW'
+    blue:    '0x$BRIGHT_BLUE'
+    magenta: '0x$BRIGHT_MAGENTA'
+    cyan:    '0x$BRIGHT_CYAN'
+    white:   '0x$BRIGHT_WHITE'
+" | sed '$d' > "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__alacritty_yaml"
+}
+
+_SET_THEME__alacritty() {
+	ln -sf "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__alacritty_toml" "$HOME/.config/alacritty/theme.toml"
+	ln -sf "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__alacritty_yaml" "$HOME/.config/alacritty/theme.yml"
+}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/colorscheme.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/colorscheme.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50e311b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/colorscheme.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+#####################################################################
+
+_COLORSCHEME_DIR="$DOTWRYN/colorschemes"
+
+ACTIVE_THEME_PATH="$_COLORSCHEME_DIR/active"
+ACTIVE_THEME_SOURCE="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/source.yaml"
+
+use desktop/colorscheme/alacritty --group dotwryn
+use desktop/colorscheme/getty --group dotwryn
+use desktop/colorscheme/kitty --group dotwryn
+use desktop/colorscheme/polybar --group dotwryn
+use desktop/colorscheme/rofi --group dotwryn
+
+COLORSCHEME__SUPPORTED_CONFIG_TYPES=($(typeset -f + | sed -n 's/^_GENERATE_THEME__//p'))
+
+DEFAULT_MATERIAL_REFERENCES="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/default.yaml"
+
+DEPENDENCIES+=(sed yq)
+
+#####################################################################
+
+MAX_LOOKUP_RECURSION=10
+GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX() {
+	[ ! $USAGE ] && USAGE="
+		usage: ...args... [...options...]
+
+		options:
+		  -t, --theme          get the colorscheme value for the indicated theme source
+		  -l, --list-themes    show available color themes and exit
+
+		args:
+		  An ordered list of colorscheme lookup terms. The first term is preferred, and
+		  subsequent lookup terms are used as fallback.
+
+		  Some special terms are allowed (typically for compatibility); however,
+		  these should be simple yq queries from the 'colorscheme/\$THEME_NAME.yaml'
+		     (e.g. '.ansi.red.bright')
+
+		  Special terms:
+		    [0-15]        : lookup by ANSI color number
+			compatibility : foreground | background | cursor | selection_foreground | selection_background
+	"
+
+	local THEME_NAME='current active theme'
+	local THEME_SOURCE="$ACTIVE_THEME_SOURCE"
+	local ARGS=()
+	local LOOKUPS=()
+	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+	do
+		case $1 in
+			-t | --theme )
+				THEME_NAME=$2; shift 1
+				THEME_SOURCE="$_COLORSCHEME_DIR/$THEME_NAME.yaml"
+				[ -f "$THEME_SOURCE" ] \
+					|| ERROR "no such theme '$THEME_NAME' exists"
+				;;
+
+			-l | --list-themes ) _LIST_THEMES; return 0 ;;
+
+			[0-9] | 1[0-5] ) LOOKUPS+=($(_GET_YAML_LOOKUP_FOR_ANSI_COLOR $1)) ;;
+
+			foreground           ) LOOKUPS+=(.foreground           .ansi.gray.black) ;;
+			background           ) LOOKUPS+=(.background           .ansi.gray.white) ;;
+			cursor               ) LOOKUPS+=(.cursor               .ansi.gray.white) ;;
+			selection_foreground ) LOOKUPS+=(.selection.foreground .background     ) ;;
+			selection_background ) LOOKUPS+=(.selection.background .foreground     ) ;;
+
+			* ) LOOKUPS+=("$1") ;;
+		esac
+		shift 1
+	done
+
+	[[ ${#LOOKUPS[@]} -gt 0 ]] \
+		|| ERROR 'must provide at least one color lookup'
+
+	CHECK_ERRORS --no-fail || return 1
+
+	##########################################
+
+	local LOOKUP VALUE
+	local I INIT
+	for LOOKUP in ${LOOKUPS[@]}
+	do
+		I=0 INIT=$LOOKUP
+		while true
+		do
+			((I+=1))
+			VALUE=$(YQ eval-all '. as $item ireduce ({}; . * $item)' "$DEFAULT_MATERIAL_REFERENCES" "$THEME_SOURCE" | YQ -r $LOOKUP)
+			DEBUG "looking up $LOOKUP : $VALUE"
+			case $VALUE in
+				.* ) LOOKUP=$VALUE ;;
+				* ) break ;;
+			esac
+			[[ $I -ge $MAX_LOOKUP_RECURSION ]] && {
+				VALUE=null
+				WARNING "max recursive depth reached for '$INIT'"
+				break
+			}
+		done
+
+		[[ $VALUE =~ null ]] && continue
+		[[ $VALUE =~ ^$   ]] && continue
+		break
+	done
+
+	[[ $VALUE =~ null ]] && {
+		ERROR "color lookup error for '$LOOKUPS'"
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	echo $VALUE | sed 's/^#//'
+}
+
+SET_THEME() {
+	[ ! $USAGE ] && USAGE="
+		usage: [...options...]
+
+		options:
+		  -t, --theme          one of the available color themes
+		  -l, --list-themes    show available color themes and exit
+
+		  --only   only set the theme for a specific terminal/application
+                   ($COLORSCHEME__SUPPORTED_CONFIG_TYPES)
+
+		  -h, --help   show this dialogue and exit
+
+		args:
+		  \$1   shorthand for '--theme \$1'
+
+		generate all source-controlled theme files then link them to the
+		appropriate local theme file to immediately update terminal themes
+
+		Note : 'i3wm colorscheme' configuration is supported but must be performed
+		       through the 'desktop/xorg/i3 --group dotwryn' module due to
+			   some odd complexity
+	"
+	local THEME_NAME CONFIG_TYPE
+	local UPDATE_ACTIVE_THEME=true
+	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+	do
+		case $1 in
+			-t | --theme       ) THEME_NAME=$2; shift 1 ;;
+			-l | --list-themes ) _LIST_THEMES; return 0 ;;
+
+			--only )
+				UPDATE_ACTIVE_THEME=false
+				CONFIG_TYPE=$2; shift 1
+				command -v _SET_THEME__$CONFIG_TYPE >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+					|| ERROR "configuration for '$CONFIG_TYPE' not supported"
+				;;
+
+			-h | --help ) USAGE; return 0 ;;
+
+			* ) [ ! $THEME_NAME ] \
+					&& THEME_NAME=$1 \
+					|| ERROR "unknown argument '$1'" \
+					;
+		esac
+		shift 1
+	done
+
+	CHECK_ERRORS --no-fail || return 1
+
+	##########################################
+
+	[ $THEME_NAME ] || THEME_NAME=$(_LIST_THEMES | FZF 'select a theme')
+	[ $THEME_NAME ] || ABORT
+
+	local SOURCE_THEME="$_COLORSCHEME_DIR/$THEME_NAME.yaml"
+	[ -f "$SOURCE_THEME" ] \
+		|| ERROR "no such theme '$THEME_NAME'" \
+		|| return 1
+
+	##########################################
+
+	[[ $UPDATE_ACTIVE_THEME =~ true ]] && {
+		mkdir -p "$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH" &>/dev/null
+		STATUS "updating active theme" \
+			&& ln -sf "$SOURCE_THEME" "$ACTIVE_THEME_SOURCE" \
+			&& SUCCESS "active theme set to '$THEME_NAME'" \
+			|| ERROR "unable to set active theme to '$THEME_NAME'" \
+			|| return 2
+	}
+
+	local CONFIG_TYPES=()
+	[ $CONFIG_TYPE ] \
+		&& CONFIG_TYPES=($CONFIG_TYPE) \
+		|| CONFIG_TYPES=($COLORSCHEME__SUPPORTED_CONFIG_TYPES) \
+		;
+
+	_GET_HEX() { GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX --theme $THEME_NAME $@; }
+	# allow simple ANSI-color reference
+	local          BLACK=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.gray.black     )
+	local   BRIGHT_BLACK=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.gray.regular   )
+	local            RED=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.red.regular    )
+	local     BRIGHT_RED=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.red.bright     )
+	local          GREEN=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.green.regular  )
+	local   BRIGHT_GREEN=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.green.bright   )
+	local         YELLOW=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.yellow.regular )
+	local  BRIGHT_YELLOW=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.yellow.bright  )
+	local           BLUE=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.blue.regular   )
+	local    BRIGHT_BLUE=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.blue.bright    )
+	local        MAGENTA=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.magenta.regular)
+	local BRIGHT_MAGENTA=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.magenta.bright )
+	local           CYAN=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.cyan.regular   )
+	local    BRIGHT_CYAN=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.cyan.bright    )
+	local          WHITE=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.gray.white     )
+	local   BRIGHT_WHITE=$(_GET_HEX .ansi.gray.bright    )
+	local     FOREGROUND=$(_GET_HEX .foreground          )
+	local     BACKGROUND=$(_GET_HEX .background          )
+	local         CURSOR=$(_GET_HEX .cursor              )
+
+	for CONFIG_TYPE in ${CONFIG_TYPES[@]}
+	do
+		STATUS "updating $CONFIG_TYPE theme" \
+			&& _GENERATE_THEME__$CONFIG_TYPE \
+			&& _SET_THEME__$CONFIG_TYPE \
+			&& SUCCESS "emulator $CONFIG_TYPE successfully updated to $THEME_NAME" \
+			|| ERROR "error setting theme $THEME_NAME for $CONFIG_TYPE"
+
+		[[ $CONFIG_TYPE =~ ^getty$ ]] && [[ $TERM =~ ^linux$ ]] && {
+			STATUS 'loading getty theme now' \
+				&& NO_CLEAR=1 source "$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/getty.sh" \
+				&& SUCCESS 'getty theme loaded' \
+				|| ERROR 'getty theme loading error (see above)'
+			}
+	done
+
+	CHECK_ERRORS --no-usage
+}
+
+#####################################################################
+
+_LIST_THEMES() {
+	ls "$_COLORSCHEME_DIR" | sed -n 's/.yaml$//p'
+}
+
+_GET_YAML_LOOKUP_FOR_ANSI_COLOR() {
+	echo "
+0: .ansi.gray.black
+1: .ansi.red.regular
+2: .ansi.green.regular
+3: .ansi.yellow.regular
+4: .ansi.blue.regular
+5: .ansi.magenta.regular
+6: .ansi.cyan.regular
+7: .ansi.gray.white
+8: .ansi.gray.regular
+9: .ansi.red.bright
+10: .ansi.green.bright
+11: .ansi.yellow.bright
+12: .ansi.blue.bright
+13: .ansi.magenta.bright
+14: .ansi.cyan.bright
+15: .ansi.gray.bright
+" | YQ -r ".$1"
+}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/getty.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/getty.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c380888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/getty.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+_COLORSCHEME_FILE__getty="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/getty.sh"
+
+_GENERATE_THEME__getty() {
+	echo "#!/bin/sh
+# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : $THEME_NAME
+#
+# source this file to apply colorscheme to linux getty
+#
+[[ \"\$TERM\" =~ ^linux$ ]] || return 0
+/bin/echo -e \" \
+\\e]P0$BACKGROUND \
+\\e]P1$RED \
+\\e]P2$GREEN \
+\\e]P3$YELLOW \
+\\e]P4$BLUE \
+\\e]P5$MAGENTA \
+\\e]P6$CYAN \
+\\e]P7$FOREGROUND \
+\\e]P8$BRIGHT_RED \
+\\e]P9$BRIGHT_GREEN \
+\\e]PA$BRIGHT_YELLOW \
+\\e]PB$BRIGHT_BLUE \
+\\e]PC$BRIGHT_MAGENTA \
+\\e]PD$BRIGHT_CYAN \
+\\e]PE$WHITE \
+\\e]PF$BRIGHT_WHITE \
+\"
+[ ! \$NO_CLEAR ] && clear
+return 0
+" sed '$d' > "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__getty"
+}
+
+_SET_THEME__getty() {
+	ln -sf "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__getty" "$HOME/.config/wryn/tty-colorscheme"
+}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/kitty.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/kitty.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41314fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/kitty.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+_COLORSCHEME_FILE__kitty="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/kitty.conf"
+
+_GENERATE_THEME__kitty() {
+	echo "# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : $THEME_NAME
+color0 #$BLACK
+color1 #$RED
+color2 #$GREEN
+color3 #$YELLOW
+color4 #$BLUE
+color5 #$MAGENTA
+color6 #$CYAN
+color7 #$WHITE
+color8 #$BRIGHT_BLACK
+color9 #$BRIGHT_RED
+color10 #$BRIGHT_GREEN
+color11 #$BRIGHT_YELLOW
+color12 #$BRIGHT_BLUE
+color13 #$BRIGHT_MAGENTA
+color14 #$BRIGHT_CYAN
+color15 #$BRIGHT_WHITE
+cursor #$CURSOR
+background #$BACKGROUND
+foreground #$FOREGROUND
+selection_background #$SELECTION_BACKGROUND
+selection_foreground #$SELECTION_FOREGROUND
+" | sed '$d' > "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__kitty"
+}
+
+_SET_THEME__kitty() {
+	ln -sf "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__kitty" "$HOME/.config/kitty/theme.conf"
+}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/polybar.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/polybar.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c5a8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/polybar.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+_COLORSCHEME_FILE__polybar="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/polybar.ini"
+
+_GENERATE_THEME__polybar() {
+	echo "# do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+# theme : $THEME_NAME
+[colors]
+background     = #$(_GET_HEX .polybar.background .background)
+background-alt = #$(_GET_HEX .polybar.background-alt .selection.background)
+foreground     = #$(_GET_HEX .polybar.foreground .foreground)
+primary        = #$(_GET_HEX .polybar.primary    .material.base.primary   .ansi.green.regular)
+secondary      = #$(_GET_HEX .polybar.secondary  .material.base.secondary .ansi.blue.regular)
+alert          = #$(_GET_HEX .polybar.alert      .material.base.error     .ansi.red.regular)
+disabled       = #$(_GET_HEX .polybar.disabled   .ansi.gray.regular)
+" | sed '$d' > "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__polybar"
+}
+
+_SET_THEME__polybar() {
+	return 0  # theme is referenced explicitly after generation
+}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/rofi.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/rofi.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83cc30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/colorscheme/rofi.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+_COLORSCHEME_FILE__rofi="$ACTIVE_THEME_PATH/rofi.rasi"
+
+_GENERATE_THEME__rofi() {
+	echo "/**
+ * do not edit; generated by scwrypts
+ * theme : $THEME_NAME
+ **/
+
+*{
+	background:     #$(_GET_HEX .rofi.background      .background);
+	foreground:     #$(_GET_HEX .rofi.foreground      .foreground);
+	background-alt: #$(_GET_HEX .rofi.background-alt  .material.primary.300             .selection.background);
+	selected:       #$(_GET_HEX .rofi.selected        .material.foreground.primary.300  .selection.foreground);
+	active:         #$(_GET_HEX .rofi.active          .material.base.primary   .ansi.green.regular);
+	urgent:         #$(_GET_HEX .rofi.urgent          .material.base.error     .ansi.red.regular  );
+}
+" | sed '$d' > "$_COLORSCHEME_FILE__rofi"
+}
+
+_SET_THEME__rofi() {
+	return 0  # theme is referenced explicitly after generation
+}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/xorg/i3.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/xorg/i3.module.zsh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89d3613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/xorg/i3.module.zsh
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+#####################################################################
+
+use desktop/colorscheme --group dotwryn
+
+DEPENDENCIES+=(basename readlink sed yq)
+
+#####################################################################
+
+I3__GENERATE_CUSTOM_CONFIG__USAGE() {
+	USAGE__options+="
+		--safe            preserve old config (or fail if old conf does not exist)
+		--override-file   fully qualified path to the override yaml file (default ~/.config/i3/local.yaml)
+	"
+	
+	USAGE__description+="
+		Since i3wm does not provide a way to load config values dynamically,
+		I run this script to generate colorscheme values and other per-machine
+		overrides.
+	
+		Uses the current, active colorscheme and local overrides specified in
+		~/.config/i3/local.yaml
+	"
+}
+
+#####################################################################
+
+I3__GENERATE_CUSTOM_CONFIG() {
+	local SAFE=false
+	local CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILE="$DOTWRYN/config/i3.config.yaml"
+	local CONFIG_OVERRIDE_FILE="$HOME/.config/i3/local.yaml"
+
+	while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+	do
+		case $1 in
+			--safe ) SAFE=true ;;
+			--override-file )
+				[ -f "$2" ] || ERROR "no file '$2' can be found"
+				CONFIG_OVERRIDE_FILE="$2"
+				;;
+		esac
+	done
+
+	CHECK_ERRORS
+
+	[ -f "$CONFIG_OVERRIDE_FILE" ] || {
+		mkdir -p "$(dirname $CONFIG_OVERRIDE_FILE)"
+		echo '---' > "$CONFIG_OVERRIDE_FILE"
+	}
+
+	local CONFIG="$(YQ eval-all '. as $item ireduce ({}; . * $item)' "$CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILE" "$CONFIG_OVERRIDE_FILE")"
+	[ $CONFIG ] \
+		|| ERROR "unable to retrieve i3 config yaml (see above)" \
+		|| return 1 \
+		;
+
+	GET()   { echo "$CONFIG" | YQ -r $@; }
+	COLOR() { GET_COLORSCHEME_HEX $@;    }
+
+	local I3_CONFIG="$HOME/.config/i3/config"
+	: \
+		&& STATUS "generating configuration" \
+		&& {
+			echo "# i3 config file (v4)"
+			echo "# generated by 'scwrypts generate i3 config' (do not edit directly)"
+			echo "# sources: "
+			echo "#   - i3 config base  : $DOTWRYN/config/i3.conf"
+			echo "#   - custom values   : $CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILE"
+			echo "#   - override values : $CONFIG_OVERRIDE_FILE"
+			} > "$I3_CONFIG.temp" \
+		&& sed "
+				/Legacy Defaults/,\$d
+				/^#/d
+				/^\s*$/d
+				s/\s\+/ /g
+
+				s/^\(font\) .*[0-9]\+$/\1 $(GET .font.family) $(GET .font.size)/
+
+				s^\(bindsym \$mod+space exec --no-startup-id\).*$\1 $(GET .application-launcher)
+
+				s^\([ 	]\+status_command\) .*$\1 $(GET .bar.status)
+				s^\(set \$refresh_statusbar\) .*$\1 $(GET .bar.refresh)
+
+				s/^\(gaps inner\) .*$/\1 $(GET .gaps.inner)/
+				s/^\(gaps outer\) .*$/\1 $(GET .gaps.outer)/
+
+				s/^\(# color settings\).*$/\1 (theme '$(basename $(readlink -f "$DOTWRYN/colorschemes/active/main.conf") | sed 's/\.conf//')')/
+
+				s/\(^set \$FOCUSED_\(BORDER\|BACKGROUND\|CHILD_BORDER\).*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.secondary.500 .ansi.green.bright)/
+				s/\(^set \$FOCUSED_INDICATOR.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.secondary.700 .ansi.green.regular)/
+				s/\(^set \$FOCUSED_TEXT.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.foreground.secondary.500 .foreground)/
+
+				s/\(^set \$INACTIVE_\(BORDER\|BACKGROUND\|CHILD_BORDER\).*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.primary.500 .ansi.blue.bright)/
+				s/\(^set \$INACTIVE_INDICATOR.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.primary.600 .ansi.blue.regular)/
+				s/\(^set \$INACTIVE_TEXT.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.foreground.primary.500 .foreground)/
+
+				s/\(^set \$UNFOCUSED_\(BORDER\|BACKGROUND\|CHILD_BORDER\).*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.primary.700 .ansi.yellow.bright)/
+				s/\(^set \$UNFOCUSED_INDICATOR.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.primary.900 .ansi.yellow.regular)/
+				s/\(^set \$UNFOCUSED_TEXT.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.foreground.primary.700 .foreground)/
+
+				s/\(^set \$URGENT_\(BORDER\|BACKGROUND\|CHILD_BORDER\).*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.error.500 .ansi.red.bright)/
+				s/\(^set \$URGENT_INDICATOR.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.error.700 .ansi.red.regular)/
+				s/\(^set \$URGENT_TEXT.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.foreground.error.500 .foreground)/
+
+				s/\(^set \$PLACEHOLDER_\(BORDER\|BACKGROUND\|CHILD_BORDER\).*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.primary.300 .ansi.cyan.bright)/
+				s/\(^set \$PLACEHOLDER_INDICATOR.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.primary.100 .ansi.cyan.regular)/
+				s/\(^set \$PLACEHOLDER_TEXT.*#\).*/\1$(COLOR .material.foreground.primary.300 .foreground)/
+			" "$DOTWRYN/config/i3.conf" > "$I3_CONFIG.temp2" \
+		&& grep "^font " "$I3_CONFIG.temp2" >> "$I3_CONFIG.temp" \
+		&& grep "^set " "$I3_CONFIG.temp2" >> "$I3_CONFIG.temp" \
+		&& grep "^bindsym " "$I3_CONFIG.temp2" | sort -u >> "$I3_CONFIG.temp" \
+		&& grep -v "^\(bindsym\|set\|font\) " "$I3_CONFIG.temp2" >> "$I3_CONFIG.temp" \
+		&& { GET '.i3configs[]' 2>/dev/null >> "$I3_CONFIG.temp"; true }\
+		&& rm "$I3_CONFIG.temp2" \
+		&& STATUS "validating config" \
+		&& i3 -C -c "$I3_CONFIG.temp" \
+		|| ERROR "unable to produce config, or produced an invalid config (see above or '$I3_CONFIG.temp')" \
+		|| return 1
+
+	[[ $SAFE =~ true ]] && [ -f "$I3_CONFIG" ] && {
+		local BACKUP_FILE BACKUP_FILE_BASE="$I3_CONFIG.bak"
+		for x in {0..99}
+		do
+			BACKUP_FILE="$BACKUP_FILE_BASE.$x"
+			[ ! -f "$BACKUP_FILE" ] && break
+		done
+
+		mv "$I3_CONFIG" "$BACKUP_FILE" && {
+			SUCCESS "saved old config to '$BACKUP_FILE'"
+		} || {
+			WARNING 'failed to preserve old config'
+			yN 'any existing config will be overwritten; continue?'
+		}
+	}
+
+	: \
+		&& mv "$I3_CONFIG.temp" "$I3_CONFIG" \
+		&& SUCCESS "successfully generated i3 config" \
+		|| ERROR "something went wrong when moving config (check '$(dirname $I3_CONFIG)')" \
+		|| return 1 \
+		;
+
+	: \
+		&& pgrep i3 &>/dev/null \
+		&& i3-msg restart &>/dev/null  \
+		&& STATUS 'reloaded config for current session' \
+		;
+
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/xrandr.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/xorg/xrandr.module.zsh
similarity index 100%
rename from scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/xrandr.module.zsh
rename to scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/desktop/xorg/xrandr.module.zsh
diff --git a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/media/audio.module.zsh b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/media/audio.module.zsh
index 10b903b..3576489 100644
--- a/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/media/audio.module.zsh
+++ b/scwrypts/dotwryn/lib/media/audio.module.zsh
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #####################################################################
 
-DEPENDENCIES+=(
-	canberra-gtk-play
-)
-REQUIRED_ENV+=()
-
 use desktop/notify --group dotwryn
 
+DEPENDENCIES+=(canberra-gtk-play)
+REQUIRED_ENV+=()
+
 #####################################################################
 
 MEDIA__PLAY_SFX() {