diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b76a0cc..6123311 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ options:
 %.o: %.c
 	${CC} -c $< -o $@ ${CFLAGS}
 
-dwm.o: dwm/layouts.c dwm/swallow.c dwm/systray.c
+dwm.o: dwm/handlers.c dwm/layouts.c dwm/swallow.c dwm/systray.c
 ${OBJ}: atoms.h drw.h config.def.h config.mk helpers.h layouts.h settings.h spawn.h tags.h util.h
 
 polytreewm: ${OBJ}
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 50ef035..9cfbbc8 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ struct Pertag {
 
 /* function implementations */
 
+#include "dwm/handlers.c"
 #include "dwm/layouts.c"
 #include "dwm/swallow.c"
 #include "dwm/systray.c"
@@ -522,54 +523,6 @@ attachstack(Client *c)
 	c->mon->stack = c;
 }
 
-void
-buttonpress(XEvent *e)
-{
-	unsigned int i, x, click, occ = 0;
-	Arg arg = {0};
-	Client *c;
-	Monitor *m;
-	XButtonPressedEvent *ev = &e->xbutton;
-
-	click = ClkRootWin;
-	/* focus monitor if necessary */
-	if ((m = wintomon(ev->window)) && m != selmon
-		&& (settings_get_focus_on_wheel() || (ev->button != Button4 && ev->button != Button5))) {
-		unfocus(selmon->sel, 1);
-		selmon = m;
-		focus(NULL);
-	}
-	if (ev->window == selmon->barwin) {
-		i = x = 0;
-		for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
-			occ |= c->tags == 255 ? 0 : c->tags;
-		do {
-			/* do not reserve space for vacant tags */
-			if (!(occ & 1 << i || m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i || tags_get(i)->has_custom_name))
-				continue;
-			x += TEXTW(tags_get(i)->name.cstr);
-		} while (ev->x >= x && ++i < TAGS_COUNT);
-		if (i < TAGS_COUNT) {
-			click = ClkTagBar;
-			arg.ui = 1 << i;
-		} else if (ev->x < x + blw)
-			click = ClkLtSymbol;
-		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - (int)TEXTW(stext) - getsystraywidth())
-			click = ClkStatusText;
-		else
-			click = ClkWinTitle;
-	} else if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
-		if (settings_get_focus_on_wheel() || (ev->button != Button4 && ev->button != Button5))
-			focus(c);
-		XAllowEvents(dpy, ReplayPointer, CurrentTime);
-		click = ClkClientWin;
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(buttons); i++)
-		if (click == buttons[i].click && buttons[i].func && buttons[i].button == ev->button
-		&& CLEANMASK(buttons[i].mask) == CLEANMASK(ev->state))
-			buttons[i].func(click == ClkTagBar && buttons[i].arg.i == 0 ? &arg : &buttons[i].arg);
-}
-
 void configborder(const Arg *const arg)
 {
 	if (arg == NULL) return;
@@ -648,85 +601,6 @@ cleanupmon(Monitor *mon)
 	free(mon);
 }
 
-void
-clientmessage(XEvent *e)
-{
-	XWindowAttributes wa;
-	XSetWindowAttributes swa;
-	XClientMessageEvent *cme = &e->xclient;
-	Client *c = wintoclient(cme->window);
-
-	if (showsystray && cme->window == systray->win && cme->message_type == atoms->netatom[NetSystemTrayOP]) {
-		/* add systray icons */
-		if (cme->data.l[1] == SYSTEM_TRAY_REQUEST_DOCK) {
-			if (!(c = (Client *)calloc(1, sizeof(Client))))
-				die("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", sizeof(Client));
-			if (!(c->win = cme->data.l[2])) {
-				free(c);
-				return;
-			}
-			c->mon = selmon;
-			c->next = systray->icons;
-			systray->icons = c;
-			if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, c->win, &wa)) {
-				/* use sane defaults */
-				wa.width = bh;
-				wa.height = bh;
-				wa.border_width = 0;
-			}
-			c->x = c->oldx = c->y = c->oldy = 0;
-			c->w = c->oldw = wa.width;
-			c->h = c->oldh = wa.height;
-			c->oldbw = wa.border_width;
-			c->bw = 0;
-			c->isfloating = True;
-			/* reuse tags field as mapped status */
-			c->tags = 1;
-			updatesizehints(c);
-			updatesystrayicongeom(c, wa.width, wa.height);
-			XAddToSaveSet(dpy, c->win);
-			XSelectInput(dpy, c->win, StructureNotifyMask | PropertyChangeMask | ResizeRedirectMask);
-			XReparentWindow(dpy, c->win, systray->win, 0, 0);
-			/* use parents background color */
-			swa.background_pixel  = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
-			XChangeWindowAttributes(dpy, c->win, CWBackPixel, &swa);
-			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_NOTIFY, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
-			/* FIXME not sure if I have to send these events, too */
-			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_FOCUS_IN, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
-			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
-			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_MODALITY_ON, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
-			XSync(dpy, False);
-			resizebarwin(selmon);
-			updatesystray();
-			setclientstate(c, NormalState);
-		}
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (!c) return;
-
-	if (cme->message_type == atoms->netatom[NetWMState]) {
-		if (
-			cme->data.l[1] == atoms->netatom[NetWMFullscreen]
-			||
-			cme->data.l[2] == atoms->netatom[NetWMFullscreen]
-		) {
-			setfullscreen(
-				c,
-				(
-					cme->data.l[0] == 1 /* _NET_WM_STATE_ADD    */
-					||
-					cme->data.l[0] == 2 /* _NET_WM_STATE_TOGGLE */
-				)
-			);
-		}
-	} else if (cme->message_type == atoms->netatom[NetActiveWindow]) {
-		if (c != selmon->sel && !c->isurgent) {
-			seturgent(c, 1);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 void
 configure(Client *c)
 {
@@ -746,82 +620,6 @@ configure(Client *c)
 	XSendEvent(dpy, c->win, False, StructureNotifyMask, (XEvent *)&ce);
 }
 
-void
-configurenotify(XEvent *e)
-{
-	Monitor *m;
-	XConfigureEvent *ev = &e->xconfigure;
-	int dirty;
-
-	/* TODO: updategeom handling sucks, needs to be simplified */
-	if (ev->window == root) {
-		dirty = (sw != ev->width || sh != ev->height);
-		sw = ev->width;
-		sh = ev->height;
-		if (updategeom() || dirty) {
-			drw_resize(drw, sw, bh);
-			updatebars();
-			for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
-				resizebarwin(m);
-			}
-			focus(NULL);
-			arrange(NULL);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-void
-configurerequest(XEvent *e)
-{
-	Client *c;
-	Monitor *m;
-	XConfigureRequestEvent *ev = &e->xconfigurerequest;
-	XWindowChanges wc;
-
-	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
-		if (ev->value_mask & CWBorderWidth)
-			c->bw = ev->border_width;
-		else if (c->isfloating || !selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange) {
-			m = c->mon;
-			if (ev->value_mask & CWX) {
-				c->oldx = c->x;
-				c->x = m->mx + ev->x;
-			}
-			if (ev->value_mask & CWY) {
-				c->oldy = c->y;
-				c->y = m->my + ev->y;
-			}
-			if (ev->value_mask & CWWidth) {
-				c->oldw = c->w;
-				c->w = ev->width;
-			}
-			if (ev->value_mask & CWHeight) {
-				c->oldh = c->h;
-				c->h = ev->height;
-			}
-			if ((c->x + c->w) > m->mx + m->mw && c->isfloating)
-				c->x = m->mx + (m->mw / 2 - WIDTH(c) / 2); /* center in x direction */
-			if ((c->y + c->h) > m->my + m->mh && c->isfloating)
-				c->y = m->my + (m->mh / 2 - HEIGHT(c) / 2); /* center in y direction */
-			if ((ev->value_mask & (CWX|CWY)) && !(ev->value_mask & (CWWidth|CWHeight)))
-				configure(c);
-			if (ISVISIBLE(c))
-				XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, c->win, c->x, c->y, c->w, c->h);
-		} else
-			configure(c);
-	} else {
-		wc.x = ev->x;
-		wc.y = ev->y;
-		wc.width = ev->width;
-		wc.height = ev->height;
-		wc.border_width = ev->border_width;
-		wc.sibling = ev->above;
-		wc.stack_mode = ev->detail;
-		XConfigureWindow(dpy, ev->window, ev->value_mask, &wc);
-	}
-	XSync(dpy, False);
-}
-
 Monitor *
 createmon(void)
 {
@@ -862,24 +660,6 @@ createmon(void)
 	return m;
 }
 
-void
-destroynotify(XEvent *e)
-{
-	XDestroyWindowEvent *const ev = &e->xdestroywindow;
-
-	Client *c;
-
-	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
-		unmanage(c, 1);
-	} else if ((c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
-		removesystrayicon(c);
-		resizebarwin(selmon);
-		updatesystray();
-	} else if ((c = swallowingclient(ev->window))) {
-		unmanage(c->swallowing, 1);
-	}
-}
-
 void
 detach(Client *c)
 {
@@ -979,19 +759,6 @@ drawbars(void)
 		drawbar(m);
 }
 
-void
-expose(XEvent *e)
-{
-	Monitor *m;
-	XExposeEvent *ev = &e->xexpose;
-
-	if (ev->count == 0 && (m = wintomon(ev->window))) {
-		drawbar(m);
-		if (m == selmon)
-			updatesystray();
-	}
-}
-
 void
 focus(Client *c)
 {
@@ -1017,16 +784,6 @@ focus(Client *c)
 	drawbars();
 }
 
-/* there are some broken focus acquiring clients needing extra handling */
-void
-focusin(XEvent *e)
-{
-	XFocusChangeEvent *ev = &e->xfocus;
-
-	if (selmon->sel && ev->window != selmon->sel->win)
-		setfocus(selmon->sel);
-}
-
 void
 focusmon(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1232,22 +989,6 @@ isuniquegeom(XineramaScreenInfo *unique, size_t n, XineramaScreenInfo *info)
 }
 #endif /* XINERAMA */
 
-void
-keypress(XEvent *e)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-	KeySym keysym;
-	XKeyEvent *ev;
-
-	ev = &e->xkey;
-	keysym = XKeycodeToKeysym(dpy, (KeyCode)ev->keycode, 0);
-	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(keys); i++)
-		if (keysym == keys[i].keysym
-		&& CLEANMASK(keys[i].mod) == CLEANMASK(ev->state)
-		&& keys[i].func)
-			keys[i].func(&(keys[i].arg));
-}
-
 void
 killclient(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1388,36 +1129,6 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	focus(NULL);
 }
 
-void
-mappingnotify(XEvent *e)
-{
-	XMappingEvent *ev = &e->xmapping;
-
-	XRefreshKeyboardMapping(ev);
-	if (ev->request == MappingKeyboard)
-		grabkeys();
-}
-
-void
-maprequest(XEvent *e)
-{
-	static XWindowAttributes wa;
-	XMapRequestEvent *ev = &e->xmaprequest;
-	Client *i;
-	if ((i = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
-		sendevent(i->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE, 0, systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
-		resizebarwin(selmon);
-		updatesystray();
-	}
-
-	if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, ev->window, &wa))
-		return;
-	if (wa.override_redirect)
-		return;
-	if (!wintoclient(ev->window))
-		manage(ev->window, &wa);
-}
-
 void
 movemouse(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1594,53 +1305,6 @@ pop(Client *c)
 	arrange(c->mon);
 }
 
-void
-propertynotify(XEvent *e)
-{
-	Client *c;
-	Window trans;
-	XPropertyEvent *ev = &e->xproperty;
-
-	if ((c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
-		if (ev->atom == XA_WM_NORMAL_HINTS) {
-			updatesizehints(c);
-			updatesystrayicongeom(c, c->w, c->h);
-		}
-		else
-			updatesystrayiconstate(c, ev);
-		resizebarwin(selmon);
-		updatesystray();
-	}
-	if ((ev->window == root) && (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME))
-		updatestatus();
-	else if (ev->state == PropertyDelete)
-		return; /* ignore */
-	else if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
-		switch(ev->atom) {
-		default: break;
-		case XA_WM_TRANSIENT_FOR:
-			if (!c->isfloating && (XGetTransientForHint(dpy, c->win, &trans)) &&
-				(c->isfloating = (wintoclient(trans)) != NULL))
-				arrange(c->mon);
-			break;
-		case XA_WM_NORMAL_HINTS:
-			updatesizehints(c);
-			break;
-		case XA_WM_HINTS:
-			updatewmhints(c);
-			drawbars();
-			break;
-		}
-		if (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME || ev->atom == atoms->netatom[NetWMName]) {
-			updatetitle(c);
-			if (c == c->mon->sel)
-				drawbar(c->mon);
-		}
-		if (ev->atom == atoms->netatom[NetWMWindowType])
-			updatewindowtype(c);
-	}
-}
-
 void
 quit(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1783,19 +1447,6 @@ resizemouse(const Arg *arg)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-resizerequest(XEvent *e)
-{
-	XResizeRequestEvent *ev = &e->xresizerequest;
-	Client *i;
-
-	if ((i = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
-		updatesystrayicongeom(i, ev->width, ev->height);
-		resizebarwin(selmon);
-		updatesystray();
-	}
-}
-
 void
 restack(Monitor *m)
 {
@@ -2316,26 +1967,6 @@ unmanage(Client *c, int destroyed)
 	}
 }
 
-void
-unmapnotify(XEvent *e)
-{
-	Client *c;
-	XUnmapEvent *ev = &e->xunmap;
-
-	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
-		if (ev->send_event)
-			setclientstate(c, WithdrawnState);
-		else
-			unmanage(c, 0);
-	}
-	else if ((c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
-		/* KLUDGE! sometimes icons occasionally unmap their windows, but do
-		 * _not_ destroy them. We map those windows back */
-		XMapRaised(dpy, c->win);
-		updatesystray();
-	}
-}
-
 void
 updatebars(void)
 {
diff --git a/dwm/handlers.c b/dwm/handlers.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f09d5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dwm/handlers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,369 @@
+void
+buttonpress(XEvent *e)
+{
+	unsigned int i, x, click, occ = 0;
+	Arg arg = {0};
+	Client *c;
+	Monitor *m;
+	XButtonPressedEvent *ev = &e->xbutton;
+
+	click = ClkRootWin;
+	/* focus monitor if necessary */
+	if ((m = wintomon(ev->window)) && m != selmon
+		&& (settings_get_focus_on_wheel() || (ev->button != Button4 && ev->button != Button5))) {
+		unfocus(selmon->sel, 1);
+		selmon = m;
+		focus(NULL);
+	}
+	if (ev->window == selmon->barwin) {
+		i = x = 0;
+		for (c = m->clients; c; c = c->next)
+			occ |= c->tags == 255 ? 0 : c->tags;
+		do {
+			/* do not reserve space for vacant tags */
+			if (!(occ & 1 << i || m->tagset[m->seltags] & 1 << i || tags_get(i)->has_custom_name))
+				continue;
+			x += TEXTW(tags_get(i)->name.cstr);
+		} while (ev->x >= x && ++i < TAGS_COUNT);
+		if (i < TAGS_COUNT) {
+			click = ClkTagBar;
+			arg.ui = 1 << i;
+		} else if (ev->x < x + blw)
+			click = ClkLtSymbol;
+		else if (ev->x > selmon->ww - (int)TEXTW(stext) - getsystraywidth())
+			click = ClkStatusText;
+		else
+			click = ClkWinTitle;
+	} else if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
+		if (settings_get_focus_on_wheel() || (ev->button != Button4 && ev->button != Button5))
+			focus(c);
+		XAllowEvents(dpy, ReplayPointer, CurrentTime);
+		click = ClkClientWin;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(buttons); i++)
+		if (click == buttons[i].click && buttons[i].func && buttons[i].button == ev->button
+		&& CLEANMASK(buttons[i].mask) == CLEANMASK(ev->state))
+			buttons[i].func(click == ClkTagBar && buttons[i].arg.i == 0 ? &arg : &buttons[i].arg);
+}
+
+void
+clientmessage(XEvent *e)
+{
+	XWindowAttributes wa;
+	XSetWindowAttributes swa;
+	XClientMessageEvent *cme = &e->xclient;
+	Client *c = wintoclient(cme->window);
+
+	if (showsystray && cme->window == systray->win && cme->message_type == atoms->netatom[NetSystemTrayOP]) {
+		/* add systray icons */
+		if (cme->data.l[1] == SYSTEM_TRAY_REQUEST_DOCK) {
+			if (!(c = (Client *)calloc(1, sizeof(Client))))
+				die("fatal: could not malloc() %u bytes\n", sizeof(Client));
+			if (!(c->win = cme->data.l[2])) {
+				free(c);
+				return;
+			}
+			c->mon = selmon;
+			c->next = systray->icons;
+			systray->icons = c;
+			if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, c->win, &wa)) {
+				/* use sane defaults */
+				wa.width = bh;
+				wa.height = bh;
+				wa.border_width = 0;
+			}
+			c->x = c->oldx = c->y = c->oldy = 0;
+			c->w = c->oldw = wa.width;
+			c->h = c->oldh = wa.height;
+			c->oldbw = wa.border_width;
+			c->bw = 0;
+			c->isfloating = True;
+			/* reuse tags field as mapped status */
+			c->tags = 1;
+			updatesizehints(c);
+			updatesystrayicongeom(c, wa.width, wa.height);
+			XAddToSaveSet(dpy, c->win);
+			XSelectInput(dpy, c->win, StructureNotifyMask | PropertyChangeMask | ResizeRedirectMask);
+			XReparentWindow(dpy, c->win, systray->win, 0, 0);
+			/* use parents background color */
+			swa.background_pixel  = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
+			XChangeWindowAttributes(dpy, c->win, CWBackPixel, &swa);
+			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_NOTIFY, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+			/* FIXME not sure if I have to send these events, too */
+			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_FOCUS_IN, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+			sendevent(c->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_MODALITY_ON, 0 , systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+			XSync(dpy, False);
+			resizebarwin(selmon);
+			updatesystray();
+			setclientstate(c, NormalState);
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!c) return;
+
+	if (cme->message_type == atoms->netatom[NetWMState]) {
+		if (
+			cme->data.l[1] == atoms->netatom[NetWMFullscreen]
+			||
+			cme->data.l[2] == atoms->netatom[NetWMFullscreen]
+		) {
+			setfullscreen(
+				c,
+				(
+					cme->data.l[0] == 1 /* _NET_WM_STATE_ADD    */
+					||
+					cme->data.l[0] == 2 /* _NET_WM_STATE_TOGGLE */
+				)
+			);
+		}
+	} else if (cme->message_type == atoms->netatom[NetActiveWindow]) {
+		if (c != selmon->sel && !c->isurgent) {
+			seturgent(c, 1);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void
+configurerequest(XEvent *e)
+{
+	Client *c;
+	Monitor *m;
+	XConfigureRequestEvent *ev = &e->xconfigurerequest;
+	XWindowChanges wc;
+
+	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
+		if (ev->value_mask & CWBorderWidth)
+			c->bw = ev->border_width;
+		else if (c->isfloating || !selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange) {
+			m = c->mon;
+			if (ev->value_mask & CWX) {
+				c->oldx = c->x;
+				c->x = m->mx + ev->x;
+			}
+			if (ev->value_mask & CWY) {
+				c->oldy = c->y;
+				c->y = m->my + ev->y;
+			}
+			if (ev->value_mask & CWWidth) {
+				c->oldw = c->w;
+				c->w = ev->width;
+			}
+			if (ev->value_mask & CWHeight) {
+				c->oldh = c->h;
+				c->h = ev->height;
+			}
+			if ((c->x + c->w) > m->mx + m->mw && c->isfloating)
+				c->x = m->mx + (m->mw / 2 - WIDTH(c) / 2); /* center in x direction */
+			if ((c->y + c->h) > m->my + m->mh && c->isfloating)
+				c->y = m->my + (m->mh / 2 - HEIGHT(c) / 2); /* center in y direction */
+			if ((ev->value_mask & (CWX|CWY)) && !(ev->value_mask & (CWWidth|CWHeight)))
+				configure(c);
+			if (ISVISIBLE(c))
+				XMoveResizeWindow(dpy, c->win, c->x, c->y, c->w, c->h);
+		} else
+			configure(c);
+	} else {
+		wc.x = ev->x;
+		wc.y = ev->y;
+		wc.width = ev->width;
+		wc.height = ev->height;
+		wc.border_width = ev->border_width;
+		wc.sibling = ev->above;
+		wc.stack_mode = ev->detail;
+		XConfigureWindow(dpy, ev->window, ev->value_mask, &wc);
+	}
+	XSync(dpy, False);
+}
+
+void
+configurenotify(XEvent *e)
+{
+	Monitor *m;
+	XConfigureEvent *ev = &e->xconfigure;
+	int dirty;
+
+	/* TODO: updategeom handling sucks, needs to be simplified */
+	if (ev->window == root) {
+		dirty = (sw != ev->width || sh != ev->height);
+		sw = ev->width;
+		sh = ev->height;
+		if (updategeom() || dirty) {
+			drw_resize(drw, sw, bh);
+			updatebars();
+			for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
+				resizebarwin(m);
+			}
+			focus(NULL);
+			arrange(NULL);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void
+destroynotify(XEvent *e)
+{
+	XDestroyWindowEvent *const ev = &e->xdestroywindow;
+
+	Client *c;
+
+	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
+		unmanage(c, 1);
+	} else if ((c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		removesystrayicon(c);
+		resizebarwin(selmon);
+		updatesystray();
+	} else if ((c = swallowingclient(ev->window))) {
+		unmanage(c->swallowing, 1);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+expose(XEvent *e)
+{
+	Monitor *m;
+	XExposeEvent *ev = &e->xexpose;
+
+	if (ev->count == 0 && (m = wintomon(ev->window))) {
+		drawbar(m);
+		if (m == selmon)
+			updatesystray();
+	}
+}
+
+/* there are some broken focus acquiring clients needing extra handling */
+void
+focusin(XEvent *e)
+{
+	XFocusChangeEvent *ev = &e->xfocus;
+
+	if (selmon->sel && ev->window != selmon->sel->win)
+		setfocus(selmon->sel);
+}
+
+void
+keypress(XEvent *e)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	KeySym keysym;
+	XKeyEvent *ev;
+
+	ev = &e->xkey;
+	keysym = XKeycodeToKeysym(dpy, (KeyCode)ev->keycode, 0);
+	for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(keys); i++)
+		if (keysym == keys[i].keysym
+		&& CLEANMASK(keys[i].mod) == CLEANMASK(ev->state)
+		&& keys[i].func)
+			keys[i].func(&(keys[i].arg));
+}
+
+void
+mappingnotify(XEvent *e)
+{
+	XMappingEvent *ev = &e->xmapping;
+
+	XRefreshKeyboardMapping(ev);
+	if (ev->request == MappingKeyboard)
+		grabkeys();
+}
+
+void
+maprequest(XEvent *e)
+{
+	static XWindowAttributes wa;
+	XMapRequestEvent *ev = &e->xmaprequest;
+	Client *i;
+	if ((i = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		sendevent(i->win, atoms->netatom[Xembed], StructureNotifyMask, CurrentTime, XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE, 0, systray->win, XEMBED_EMBEDDED_VERSION);
+		resizebarwin(selmon);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+
+	if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, ev->window, &wa))
+		return;
+	if (wa.override_redirect)
+		return;
+	if (!wintoclient(ev->window))
+		manage(ev->window, &wa);
+}
+
+void
+propertynotify(XEvent *e)
+{
+	Client *c;
+	Window trans;
+	XPropertyEvent *ev = &e->xproperty;
+
+	if ((c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		if (ev->atom == XA_WM_NORMAL_HINTS) {
+			updatesizehints(c);
+			updatesystrayicongeom(c, c->w, c->h);
+		}
+		else
+			updatesystrayiconstate(c, ev);
+		resizebarwin(selmon);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+	if ((ev->window == root) && (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME))
+		updatestatus();
+	else if (ev->state == PropertyDelete)
+		return; /* ignore */
+	else if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
+		switch(ev->atom) {
+		default: break;
+		case XA_WM_TRANSIENT_FOR:
+			if (!c->isfloating && (XGetTransientForHint(dpy, c->win, &trans)) &&
+				(c->isfloating = (wintoclient(trans)) != NULL))
+				arrange(c->mon);
+			break;
+		case XA_WM_NORMAL_HINTS:
+			updatesizehints(c);
+			break;
+		case XA_WM_HINTS:
+			updatewmhints(c);
+			drawbars();
+			break;
+		}
+		if (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME || ev->atom == atoms->netatom[NetWMName]) {
+			updatetitle(c);
+			if (c == c->mon->sel)
+				drawbar(c->mon);
+		}
+		if (ev->atom == atoms->netatom[NetWMWindowType])
+			updatewindowtype(c);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+resizerequest(XEvent *e)
+{
+	XResizeRequestEvent *ev = &e->xresizerequest;
+	Client *i;
+
+	if ((i = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		updatesystrayicongeom(i, ev->width, ev->height);
+		resizebarwin(selmon);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+}
+
+void
+unmapnotify(XEvent *e)
+{
+	Client *c;
+	XUnmapEvent *ev = &e->xunmap;
+
+	if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {
+		if (ev->send_event)
+			setclientstate(c, WithdrawnState);
+		else
+			unmanage(c, 0);
+	}
+	else if ((c = wintosystrayicon(ev->window))) {
+		/* KLUDGE! sometimes icons occasionally unmap their windows, but do
+		 * _not_ destroy them. We map those windows back */
+		XMapRaised(dpy, c->win);
+		updatesystray();
+	}
+}