fix: dwm border fix by adding in alpha to opaque patch

feat: st now has alpha and ligatures

.config/suckless/st/Makefile

@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@ X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 PKG_CONFIG = pkg-config
 
 # includes and libs
-INCS = $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11 fontconfig freetype2) # -I$(X11INC)
+INCS = $(shell pkg-config --cflags x11 fontconfig freetype2 harfbuzz) # -I$(X11INC)
 LIBS = -L$(X11LIB) -lm -lrt -lX11 -lutil -lXft \
        `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs fontconfig` \
-       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs freetype2`
+       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags freetype2` \
+       `$(PKG_CONFIG) --libs harfbuzz`
 
 # flags
 STCPPFLAGS = -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=600
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ STLDFLAGS = $(LIBS) $(LDFLAGS)
 # compiler and linker
 CC = gcc
 
-SRC = st.c x.c
+SRC = st.c x.c hb.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
 all: st
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ all: st
 
 st.o: config.h st.h win.h
 x.o: arg.h config.h st.h win.h
+hb.o: st.h
 
 $(OBJ): config.h
 

.config/suckless/st/config.h

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static int bellvolume = 0;
 char *termname = "st-256color";
 unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
+float alpha = 0.8;
+
 static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* 8 normal colors */
 	"#343f44", // black

.config/suckless/st/hb.c

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <math.h>
+#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+#include <X11/cursorfont.h>
+#include <hb.h>
+#include <hb-ft.h>
+
+#include "st.h"
+#include "hb.h"
+
+#define FEATURE(c1,c2,c3,c4) { .tag = HB_TAG(c1,c2,c3,c4), .value = 1, .start = HB_FEATURE_GLOBAL_START, .end = HB_FEATURE_GLOBAL_END }
+#define BUFFER_STEP 256
+
+hb_font_t *hbfindfont(XftFont *match);
+
+typedef struct {
+	XftFont *match;
+	hb_font_t *font;
+} HbFontMatch;
+
+typedef struct {
+	size_t capacity;
+	HbFontMatch *fonts;
+} HbFontCache;
+
+static HbFontCache hbfontcache = { 0, NULL };
+
+typedef struct {
+	size_t capacity;
+	Rune *runes;
+} RuneBuffer;
+
+static RuneBuffer hbrunebuffer = { 0, NULL };
+
+/*
+ * Poplulate the array with a list of font features, wrapped in FEATURE macro,
+ * e. g.
+ * FEATURE('c', 'a', 'l', 't'), FEATURE('d', 'l', 'i', 'g')
+ */
+hb_feature_t features[] = { };
+
+void
+hbunloadfonts()
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < hbfontcache.capacity; i++) {
+		hb_font_destroy(hbfontcache.fonts[i].font);
+		XftUnlockFace(hbfontcache.fonts[i].match);
+	}
+
+	if (hbfontcache.fonts != NULL) {
+		free(hbfontcache.fonts);
+		hbfontcache.fonts = NULL;
+	}
+	hbfontcache.capacity = 0;
+}
+
+hb_font_t *
+hbfindfont(XftFont *match)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < hbfontcache.capacity; i++) {
+		if (hbfontcache.fonts[i].match == match)
+			return hbfontcache.fonts[i].font;
+	}
+
+	/* Font not found in cache, caching it now. */
+	hbfontcache.fonts = realloc(hbfontcache.fonts, sizeof(HbFontMatch) * (hbfontcache.capacity + 1));
+	FT_Face face = XftLockFace(match);
+	hb_font_t *font = hb_ft_font_create(face, NULL);
+	if (font == NULL)
+		die("Failed to load Harfbuzz font.");
+
+	hbfontcache.fonts[hbfontcache.capacity].match = match;
+	hbfontcache.fonts[hbfontcache.capacity].font = font;
+	hbfontcache.capacity += 1;
+
+	return font;
+}
+
+void hbtransform(HbTransformData *data, XftFont *xfont, const Glyph *glyphs, int start, int length) {
+	ushort mode = USHRT_MAX;
+	unsigned int glyph_count;
+	int rune_idx, glyph_idx, end = start + length;
+
+	hb_font_t *font = hbfindfont(xfont);
+	if (font == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	hb_buffer_t *buffer = hb_buffer_create();
+	hb_buffer_set_direction(buffer, HB_DIRECTION_LTR);
+	hb_buffer_set_cluster_level(buffer, HB_BUFFER_CLUSTER_LEVEL_MONOTONE_CHARACTERS);
+
+	/* Resize the buffer if required length is larger. */
+	if (hbrunebuffer.capacity < length) {
+		hbrunebuffer.capacity = (length / BUFFER_STEP + 1) * BUFFER_STEP;
+		hbrunebuffer.runes = realloc(hbrunebuffer.runes, hbrunebuffer.capacity * sizeof(Rune));
+	}
+
+	/* Fill buffer with codepoints. */
+	for (rune_idx = 0, glyph_idx = start; glyph_idx < end; glyph_idx++, rune_idx++) {
+		hbrunebuffer.runes[rune_idx] = glyphs[glyph_idx].u;
+		mode = glyphs[glyph_idx].mode;
+		if (mode & ATTR_WDUMMY)
+			hbrunebuffer.runes[rune_idx] = 0x0020;
+	}
+	hb_buffer_add_codepoints(buffer, hbrunebuffer.runes, length, 0, length);
+
+	/* Shape the segment. */
+	hb_shape(font, buffer, features, sizeof(features)/sizeof(hb_feature_t));
+
+	/* Get new glyph info. */
+	hb_glyph_info_t *info = hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos(buffer, &glyph_count);
+	hb_glyph_position_t *pos = hb_buffer_get_glyph_positions(buffer, &glyph_count);
+
+	/* Fill the output. */
+	data->buffer = buffer;
+	data->glyphs = info;
+	data->positions = pos;
+	data->count = glyph_count;
+}
+
+void hbcleanup(HbTransformData *data) {
+	hb_buffer_destroy(data->buffer);
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(HbTransformData));
+}

.config/suckless/st/hb.h

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
+#include <hb.h>
+#include <hb-ft.h>
+
+typedef struct {
+	hb_buffer_t *buffer;
+	hb_glyph_info_t *glyphs;
+	hb_glyph_position_t *positions;
+	unsigned int count;
+} HbTransformData;
+
+void hbunloadfonts();
+void hbtransform(HbTransformData *, XftFont *, const Glyph *, int, int);
+void hbcleanup(HbTransformData *);

.config/suckless/st/patches/st-alpha-20240814-a0274bc.diff

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
+index d73152b..f32fd6c 100644
+--- a/x.c
++++ b/x.c
+@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	XSetWindowAttributes attrs;
+ 	int scr;
+ 	int isfixed; /* is fixed geometry? */
++	int depth; /* bit depth */
+ 	int l, t; /* left and top offset */
+ 	int gm; /* geometry mask */
+ } XWindow;
+@@ -752,7 +753,7 @@ xresize(int col, int row)
+ 
+ 	XFreePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.buf);
+ 	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
+-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
++			xw.depth);
+ 	XftDrawChange(xw.draw, xw.buf);
+ 	xclear(0, 0, win.w, win.h);
+ 
+@@ -812,6 +813,10 @@ xloadcols(void)
+ 			else
+ 				die("could not allocate color %d\n", i);
+ 		}
++
++	dc.col[defaultbg].color.alpha = (unsigned short)(0xffff * alpha);
++	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel &= 0x00FFFFFF;
++	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel |= (unsigned char)(0xff * alpha) << 24;
+ 	loaded = 1;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -842,6 +847,12 @@ xsetcolorname(int x, const char *name)
+ 	XftColorFree(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, &dc.col[x]);
+ 	dc.col[x] = ncolor;
+ 
++	if (x == defaultbg) {
++		dc.col[defaultbg].color.alpha = (unsigned short)(0xffff * alpha);
++		dc.col[defaultbg].pixel &= 0x00FFFFFF;
++		dc.col[defaultbg].pixel |= (unsigned char)(0xff * alpha) << 24;
++	}
++
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1134,11 +1145,25 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 	Window parent, root;
+ 	pid_t thispid = getpid();
+ 	XColor xmousefg, xmousebg;
++	XWindowAttributes attr;
++	XVisualInfo vis;
+ 
+ 	if (!(xw.dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
+ 		die("can't open display\n");
+ 	xw.scr = XDefaultScreen(xw.dpy);
+-	xw.vis = XDefaultVisual(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
++
++	root = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
++	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0))))
++		parent = root;
++
++	if (XMatchVisualInfo(xw.dpy, xw.scr, 32, TrueColor, &vis) != 0) {
++		xw.vis = vis.visual;
++		xw.depth = vis.depth;
++	} else {
++		XGetWindowAttributes(xw.dpy, parent, &attr);
++		xw.vis = attr.visual;
++		xw.depth = attr.depth;
++	}
+ 
+ 	/* font */
+ 	if (!FcInit())
+@@ -1148,7 +1173,7 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 	xloadfonts(usedfont, 0);
+ 
+ 	/* colors */
+-	xw.cmap = XDefaultColormap(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
++	xw.cmap = XCreateColormap(xw.dpy, parent, xw.vis, None);
+ 	xloadcols();
+ 
+ 	/* adjust fixed window geometry */
+@@ -1168,11 +1193,8 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 		| ButtonMotionMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask;
+ 	xw.attrs.colormap = xw.cmap;
+ 
+-	root = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+-	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0))))
+-		parent = root;
+-	xw.win = XCreateWindow(xw.dpy, root, xw.l, xw.t,
+-			win.w, win.h, 0, XDefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr), InputOutput,
++	xw.win = XCreateWindow(xw.dpy, parent, xw.l, xw.t,
++			win.w, win.h, 0, xw.depth, InputOutput,
+ 			xw.vis, CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWBitGravity
+ 			| CWEventMask | CWColormap, &xw.attrs);
+ 	if (parent != root)
+@@ -1183,7 +1205,7 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 	dc.gc = XCreateGC(xw.dpy, xw.win, GCGraphicsExposures,
+ 			&gcvalues);
+ 	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
+-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
++			xw.depth);
+ 	XSetForeground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, dc.col[defaultbg].pixel);
+ 	XFillRectangle(xw.dpy, xw.buf, dc.gc, 0, 0, win.w, win.h);

.config/suckless/st/patches/st-ligatures-alpha-scrollback-0.9.2.diff

@@ -0,0 +1,592 @@
+diff --git a/hb.c b/hb.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..99412c8
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/hb.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <stdio.h>
++#include <math.h>
++#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
++#include <X11/cursorfont.h>
++#include <hb.h>
++#include <hb-ft.h>
++
++#include "st.h"
++#include "hb.h"
++
++#define FEATURE(c1,c2,c3,c4) { .tag = HB_TAG(c1,c2,c3,c4), .value = 1, .start = HB_FEATURE_GLOBAL_START, .end = HB_FEATURE_GLOBAL_END }
++#define BUFFER_STEP 256
++
++hb_font_t *hbfindfont(XftFont *match);
++
++typedef struct {
++	XftFont *match;
++	hb_font_t *font;
++} HbFontMatch;
++
++typedef struct {
++	size_t capacity;
++	HbFontMatch *fonts;
++} HbFontCache;
++
++static HbFontCache hbfontcache = { 0, NULL };
++
++typedef struct {
++	size_t capacity;
++	Rune *runes;
++} RuneBuffer;
++
++static RuneBuffer hbrunebuffer = { 0, NULL };
++
++/*
++ * Poplulate the array with a list of font features, wrapped in FEATURE macro,
++ * e. g.
++ * FEATURE('c', 'a', 'l', 't'), FEATURE('d', 'l', 'i', 'g')
++ */
++hb_feature_t features[] = { };
++
++void
++hbunloadfonts()
++{
++	for (int i = 0; i < hbfontcache.capacity; i++) {
++		hb_font_destroy(hbfontcache.fonts[i].font);
++		XftUnlockFace(hbfontcache.fonts[i].match);
++	}
++
++	if (hbfontcache.fonts != NULL) {
++		free(hbfontcache.fonts);
++		hbfontcache.fonts = NULL;
++	}
++	hbfontcache.capacity = 0;
++}
++
++hb_font_t *
++hbfindfont(XftFont *match)
++{
++	for (int i = 0; i < hbfontcache.capacity; i++) {
++		if (hbfontcache.fonts[i].match == match)
++			return hbfontcache.fonts[i].font;
++	}
++
++	/* Font not found in cache, caching it now. */
++	hbfontcache.fonts = realloc(hbfontcache.fonts, sizeof(HbFontMatch) * (hbfontcache.capacity + 1));
++	FT_Face face = XftLockFace(match);
++	hb_font_t *font = hb_ft_font_create(face, NULL);
++	if (font == NULL)
++		die("Failed to load Harfbuzz font.");
++
++	hbfontcache.fonts[hbfontcache.capacity].match = match;
++	hbfontcache.fonts[hbfontcache.capacity].font = font;
++	hbfontcache.capacity += 1;
++
++	return font;
++}
++
++void hbtransform(HbTransformData *data, XftFont *xfont, const Glyph *glyphs, int start, int length) {
++	ushort mode = USHRT_MAX;
++	unsigned int glyph_count;
++	int rune_idx, glyph_idx, end = start + length;
++
++	hb_font_t *font = hbfindfont(xfont);
++	if (font == NULL)
++		return;
++
++	hb_buffer_t *buffer = hb_buffer_create();
++	hb_buffer_set_direction(buffer, HB_DIRECTION_LTR);
++	hb_buffer_set_cluster_level(buffer, HB_BUFFER_CLUSTER_LEVEL_MONOTONE_CHARACTERS);
++
++	/* Resize the buffer if required length is larger. */
++	if (hbrunebuffer.capacity < length) {
++		hbrunebuffer.capacity = (length / BUFFER_STEP + 1) * BUFFER_STEP;
++		hbrunebuffer.runes = realloc(hbrunebuffer.runes, hbrunebuffer.capacity * sizeof(Rune));
++	}
++
++	/* Fill buffer with codepoints. */
++	for (rune_idx = 0, glyph_idx = start; glyph_idx < end; glyph_idx++, rune_idx++) {
++		hbrunebuffer.runes[rune_idx] = glyphs[glyph_idx].u;
++		mode = glyphs[glyph_idx].mode;
++		if (mode & ATTR_WDUMMY)
++			hbrunebuffer.runes[rune_idx] = 0x0020;
++	}
++	hb_buffer_add_codepoints(buffer, hbrunebuffer.runes, length, 0, length);
++
++	/* Shape the segment. */
++	hb_shape(font, buffer, features, sizeof(features)/sizeof(hb_feature_t));
++
++	/* Get new glyph info. */
++	hb_glyph_info_t *info = hb_buffer_get_glyph_infos(buffer, &glyph_count);
++	hb_glyph_position_t *pos = hb_buffer_get_glyph_positions(buffer, &glyph_count);
++
++	/* Fill the output. */
++	data->buffer = buffer;
++	data->glyphs = info;
++	data->positions = pos;
++	data->count = glyph_count;
++}
++
++void hbcleanup(HbTransformData *data) {
++	hb_buffer_destroy(data->buffer);
++	memset(data, 0, sizeof(HbTransformData));
++}
+diff --git a/hb.h b/hb.h
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..3b0ef44
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/hb.h
+@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
++#include <X11/Xft/Xft.h>
++#include <hb.h>
++#include <hb-ft.h>
++
++typedef struct {
++	hb_buffer_t *buffer;
++	hb_glyph_info_t *glyphs;
++	hb_glyph_position_t *positions;
++	unsigned int count;
++} HbTransformData;
++
++void hbunloadfonts();
++void hbtransform(HbTransformData *, XftFont *, const Glyph *, int, int);
++void hbcleanup(HbTransformData *);
+diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
+index 2478942..bba90d3 100644
+--- a/st.c
++++ b/st.c
+@@ -2729,9 +2729,10 @@ draw(void)
+ 
+ 	drawregion(0, 0, term.col, term.row);
+ 	if (term.scr == 0)
+ 		xdrawcursor(cx, term.c.y, term.line[term.c.y][cx],
+-				term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx]);
++				term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx],
++				term.line[term.ocy], term.col);
+ 	term.ocx = cx;
+ 	term.ocy = term.c.y;
+ 	xfinishdraw();
+ 	if (ocx != term.ocx || ocy != term.ocy)
+diff --git a/st.h b/st.h
+index 78762a2..01eea49 100644
+--- a/st.h
++++ b/st.h
+@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
+ #define BETWEEN(x, a, b)	((a) <= (x) && (x) <= (b))
+ #define DIVCEIL(n, d)		(((n) + ((d) - 1)) / (d))
+ #define DEFAULT(a, b)		(a) = (a) ? (a) : (b)
+ #define LIMIT(x, a, b)		(x) = (x) < (a) ? (a) : (x) > (b) ? (b) : (x)
+-#define ATTRCMP(a, b)		((a).mode != (b).mode || (a).fg != (b).fg || \
++#define ATTRCMP(a, b)		(((a).mode & (~ATTR_WRAP)) != ((b).mode & (~ATTR_WRAP)) || \
++				(a).fg != (b).fg || \
+ 				(a).bg != (b).bg)
+ #define TIMEDIFF(t1, t2)	((t1.tv_sec-t2.tv_sec)*1000 + \
+ 				(t1.tv_nsec-t2.tv_nsec)/1E6)
+ #define MODBIT(x, set, bit)	((set) ? ((x) |= (bit)) : ((x) &= ~(bit)))
+diff --git a/win.h b/win.h
+index 6de960d..94679e4 100644
+--- a/win.h
++++ b/win.h
+@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ enum win_mode {
+ };
+ 
+ void xbell(void);
+ void xclipcopy(void);
+-void xdrawcursor(int, int, Glyph, int, int, Glyph);
++void xdrawcursor(int, int, Glyph, int, int, Glyph, Line, int);
+ void xdrawline(Line, int, int, int);
+ void xfinishdraw(void);
+ void xloadcols(void);
+ int xsetcolorname(int, const char *);
+diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
+index 1e12ac8..b0819ac 100644
+--- a/x.c
++++ b/x.c
+@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
+ char *argv0;
+ #include "arg.h"
+ #include "st.h"
+ #include "win.h"
++#include "hb.h"
+ 
+ /* types used in config.h */
+ typedef struct {
+ 	uint mod;
+@@ -141,10 +142,11 @@ typedef struct {
+ 	GC gc;
+ } DC;
+ 
+ static inline ushort sixd_to_16bit(int);
++static void xresetfontsettings(ushort mode, Font **font, int *frcflags);
+ static int xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *, const Glyph *, int, int, int);
+-static void xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *, Glyph, int, int, int);
++static void xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *, Glyph, int, int, int, int);
+ static void xdrawglyph(Glyph, int, int);
+ static void xclear(int, int, int, int);
+ static int xgeommasktogravity(int);
+ static int ximopen(Display *);
+@@ -758,9 +760,9 @@ xresize(int col, int row)
+ 	XftDrawChange(xw.draw, xw.buf);
+ 	xclear(0, 0, win.w, win.h);
+ 
+ 	/* resize to new width */
+-	xw.specbuf = xrealloc(xw.specbuf, col * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec));
++	xw.specbuf = xrealloc(xw.specbuf, col * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec) * 4);
+ }
+ 
+ ushort
+ sixd_to_16bit(int x)
+@@ -1070,8 +1072,11 @@ xunloadfont(Font *f)
+ 
+ void
+ xunloadfonts(void)
+ {
++	/* Clear Harfbuzz font cache. */
++	hbunloadfonts();
++
+ 	/* Free the loaded fonts in the font cache.  */
+ 	while (frclen > 0)
+ 		XftFontClose(xw.dpy, frc[--frclen].font);
+ 
+@@ -1201,9 +1206,9 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 	XSetForeground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, dc.col[defaultbg].pixel);
+ 	XFillRectangle(xw.dpy, xw.buf, dc.gc, 0, 0, win.w, win.h);
+ 
+ 	/* font spec buffer */
+-	xw.specbuf = xmalloc(cols * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec));
++	xw.specbuf = xmalloc(cols * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec) * 4);
+ 
+ 	/* Xft rendering context */
+ 	xw.draw = XftDrawCreate(xw.dpy, xw.buf, xw.vis, xw.cmap);
+ 
+@@ -1255,144 +1260,155 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
+ 	if (xsel.xtarget == None)
+ 		xsel.xtarget = XA_STRING;
+ }
+ 
++void
++xresetfontsettings(ushort mode, Font **font, int *frcflags)
++{
++	*font = &dc.font;
++	if ((mode & ATTR_ITALIC) && (mode & ATTR_BOLD)) {
++		*font = &dc.ibfont;
++		*frcflags = FRC_ITALICBOLD;
++	} else if (mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
++		*font = &dc.ifont;
++		*frcflags = FRC_ITALIC;
++	} else if (mode & ATTR_BOLD) {
++		*font = &dc.bfont;
++		*frcflags = FRC_BOLD;
++	}
++}
++
+ int
+ xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, const Glyph *glyphs, int len, int x, int y)
+ {
+ 	float winx = borderpx + x * win.cw, winy = borderpx + y * win.ch, xp, yp;
+-	ushort mode, prevmode = USHRT_MAX;
++	ushort mode = glyphs[0].mode & ~ATTR_WRAP;
+ 	Font *font = &dc.font;
+ 	int frcflags = FRC_NORMAL;
+-	float runewidth = win.cw;
++	float runewidth = win.cw * ((glyphs[0].mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2.0f : 1.0f);
+ 	Rune rune;
+ 	FT_UInt glyphidx;
+ 	FcResult fcres;
+ 	FcPattern *fcpattern, *fontpattern;
+ 	FcFontSet *fcsets[] = { NULL };
+ 	FcCharSet *fccharset;
+-	int i, f, numspecs = 0;
++	int f, code_idx, numspecs = 0;
++	float cluster_xp = xp, cluster_yp = yp;
++	HbTransformData shaped = { 0 };
+ 
+-	for (i = 0, xp = winx, yp = winy + font->ascent; i < len; ++i) {
+-		/* Fetch rune and mode for current glyph. */
+-		rune = glyphs[i].u;
+-		mode = glyphs[i].mode;
++	/* Initial values. */
++	xresetfontsettings(mode, &font, &frcflags);
+ 
+-		/* Skip dummy wide-character spacing. */
+-		if (mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
++	/* Shape the segment. */
++	hbtransform(&shaped, font->match, glyphs, 0, len);
++	xp = winx; yp = winy + font->ascent;
++	cluster_xp = xp; cluster_yp = yp;
++
++	for (code_idx = 0; code_idx < shaped.count; code_idx++) {
++		int idx = shaped.glyphs[code_idx].cluster;
++
++		if (glyphs[idx].mode & ATTR_WDUMMY)
+ 			continue;
+ 
+-		/* Determine font for glyph if different from previous glyph. */
+-		if (prevmode != mode) {
+-			prevmode = mode;
+-			font = &dc.font;
+-			frcflags = FRC_NORMAL;
+-			runewidth = win.cw * ((mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2.0f : 1.0f);
+-			if ((mode & ATTR_ITALIC) && (mode & ATTR_BOLD)) {
+-				font = &dc.ibfont;
+-				frcflags = FRC_ITALICBOLD;
+-			} else if (mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
+-				font = &dc.ifont;
+-				frcflags = FRC_ITALIC;
+-			} else if (mode & ATTR_BOLD) {
+-				font = &dc.bfont;
+-				frcflags = FRC_BOLD;
+-			}
+-			yp = winy + font->ascent;
++		/* Advance the drawing cursor if we've moved to a new cluster */
++		if (code_idx > 0 && idx != shaped.glyphs[code_idx - 1].cluster) {
++			xp += runewidth;
++			cluster_xp = xp;
++			cluster_yp = yp;
+ 		}
+ 
+-		/* Lookup character index with default font. */
+-		glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, font->match, rune);
+-		if (glyphidx) {
++		if (shaped.glyphs[code_idx].codepoint != 0) {
++			/* If symbol is found, put it into the specs. */
+ 			specs[numspecs].font = font->match;
+-			specs[numspecs].glyph = glyphidx;
+-			specs[numspecs].x = (short)xp;
+-			specs[numspecs].y = (short)yp;
+-			xp += runewidth;
++			specs[numspecs].glyph = shaped.glyphs[code_idx].codepoint;
++			specs[numspecs].x = cluster_xp + (short)(shaped.positions[code_idx].x_offset / 64.);
++			specs[numspecs].y = cluster_yp - (short)(shaped.positions[code_idx].y_offset / 64.);
++			cluster_xp += shaped.positions[code_idx].x_advance / 64.;
++			cluster_yp += shaped.positions[code_idx].y_advance / 64.;
+ 			numspecs++;
+-			continue;
+-		}
+-
+-		/* Fallback on font cache, search the font cache for match. */
+-		for (f = 0; f < frclen; f++) {
+-			glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[f].font, rune);
+-			/* Everything correct. */
+-			if (glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags)
+-				break;
+-			/* We got a default font for a not found glyph. */
+-			if (!glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags
+-					&& frc[f].unicodep == rune) {
+-				break;
++		} else {
++			/* If it's not found, try to fetch it through the font cache. */
++			rune = glyphs[idx].u;
++			for (f = 0; f < frclen; f++) {
++				glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[f].font, rune);
++				/* Everything correct. */
++				if (glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags)
++					break;
++				/* We got a default font for a not found glyph. */
++				if (!glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags
++						&& frc[f].unicodep == rune) {
++					break;
++				}
+ 			}
+-		}
+ 
+-		/* Nothing was found. Use fontconfig to find matching font. */
+-		if (f >= frclen) {
+-			if (!font->set)
+-				font->set = FcFontSort(0, font->pattern,
+-				                       1, 0, &fcres);
+-			fcsets[0] = font->set;
+-
+-			/*
+-			 * Nothing was found in the cache. Now use
+-			 * some dozen of Fontconfig calls to get the
+-			 * font for one single character.
+-			 *
+-			 * Xft and fontconfig are design failures.
+-			 */
+-			fcpattern = FcPatternDuplicate(font->pattern);
+-			fccharset = FcCharSetCreate();
+-
+-			FcCharSetAddChar(fccharset, rune);
+-			FcPatternAddCharSet(fcpattern, FC_CHARSET,
+-					fccharset);
+-			FcPatternAddBool(fcpattern, FC_SCALABLE, 1);
+-
+-			FcConfigSubstitute(0, fcpattern,
+-					FcMatchPattern);
+-			FcDefaultSubstitute(fcpattern);
+-
+-			fontpattern = FcFontSetMatch(0, fcsets, 1,
+-					fcpattern, &fcres);
+-
+-			/* Allocate memory for the new cache entry. */
+-			if (frclen >= frccap) {
+-				frccap += 16;
+-				frc = xrealloc(frc, frccap * sizeof(Fontcache));
++			/* Nothing was found. Use fontconfig to find matching font. */
++			if (f >= frclen) {
++				if (!font->set)
++					font->set = FcFontSort(0, font->pattern,
++							       1, 0, &fcres);
++				fcsets[0] = font->set;
++
++				/*
++				 * Nothing was found in the cache. Now use
++				 * some dozen of Fontconfig calls to get the
++				 * font for one single character.
++				 *
++				 * Xft and fontconfig are design failures.
++				 */
++				fcpattern = FcPatternDuplicate(font->pattern);
++				fccharset = FcCharSetCreate();
++
++				FcCharSetAddChar(fccharset, rune);
++				FcPatternAddCharSet(fcpattern, FC_CHARSET,
++						fccharset);
++				FcPatternAddBool(fcpattern, FC_SCALABLE, 1);
++
++				FcConfigSubstitute(0, fcpattern,
++						FcMatchPattern);
++				FcDefaultSubstitute(fcpattern);
++
++				fontpattern = FcFontSetMatch(0, fcsets, 1,
++						fcpattern, &fcres);
++
++				/* Allocate memory for the new cache entry. */
++				if (frclen >= frccap) {
++					frccap += 16;
++					frc = xrealloc(frc, frccap * sizeof(Fontcache));
++				}
++
++				frc[frclen].font = XftFontOpenPattern(xw.dpy,
++						fontpattern);
++				if (!frc[frclen].font)
++					die("XftFontOpenPattern failed seeking fallback font: %s\n",
++						strerror(errno));
++				frc[frclen].flags = frcflags;
++				frc[frclen].unicodep = rune;
++
++				glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[frclen].font, rune);
++
++				f = frclen;
++				frclen++;
++
++				FcPatternDestroy(fcpattern);
++				FcCharSetDestroy(fccharset);
+ 			}
+ 
+-			frc[frclen].font = XftFontOpenPattern(xw.dpy,
+-					fontpattern);
+-			if (!frc[frclen].font)
+-				die("XftFontOpenPattern failed seeking fallback font: %s\n",
+-					strerror(errno));
+-			frc[frclen].flags = frcflags;
+-			frc[frclen].unicodep = rune;
+-
+-			glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[frclen].font, rune);
+-
+-			f = frclen;
+-			frclen++;
+-
+-			FcPatternDestroy(fcpattern);
+-			FcCharSetDestroy(fccharset);
++			specs[numspecs].font = frc[f].font;
++			specs[numspecs].glyph = glyphidx;
++			specs[numspecs].x = (short)xp;
++			specs[numspecs].y = (short)yp;
++			numspecs++;
+ 		}
+-
+-		specs[numspecs].font = frc[f].font;
+-		specs[numspecs].glyph = glyphidx;
+-		specs[numspecs].x = (short)xp;
+-		specs[numspecs].y = (short)yp;
+-		xp += runewidth;
+-		numspecs++;
+ 	}
+ 
++	/* Cleanup and get ready for next segment. */
++	hbcleanup(&shaped);
+ 	return numspecs;
+ }
+ 
+ void
+-xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, int y)
++xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, int y, int charlen)
+ {
+-	int charlen = len * ((base.mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2 : 1);
+ 	int winx = borderpx + x * win.cw, winy = borderpx + y * win.ch,
+ 	    width = charlen * win.cw;
+ 	Color *fg, *bg, *temp, revfg, revbg, truefg, truebg;
+ 	XRenderColor colfg, colbg;
+@@ -1526,23 +1542,26 @@ xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, i
+ void
+ xdrawglyph(Glyph g, int x, int y)
+ {
+ 	int numspecs;
+-	XftGlyphFontSpec spec;
++	XftGlyphFontSpec *specs = xw.specbuf;
+ 
+-	numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(&spec, &g, 1, x, y);
+-	xdrawglyphfontspecs(&spec, g, numspecs, x, y);
++	numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &g, 1, x, y);
++	xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, g, numspecs, x, y, (g.mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2 : 1);
+ }
+ 
+ void
+-xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og)
++xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og, Line line, int len)
+ {
+ 	Color drawcol;
+ 
+ 	/* remove the old cursor */
+ 	if (selected(ox, oy))
+ 		og.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
+-	xdrawglyph(og, ox, oy);
++
++	/* Redraw the line where cursor was previously.
++	 * It will restore the ligatures broken by the cursor. */
++	xdrawline(line, 0, oy, len);
+ 
+ 	if (IS_SET(MODE_HIDE))
+ 		return;
+ 
+@@ -1674,30 +1693,30 @@ xdrawline(Line line, int x1, int y1, int x2)
+ 	int i, x, ox, numspecs;
+ 	Glyph base, new;
+ 	XftGlyphFontSpec *specs = xw.specbuf;
+ 
+-	numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &line[x1], x2 - x1, x1, y1);
+ 	i = ox = 0;
+-	for (x = x1; x < x2 && i < numspecs; x++) {
++	for (x = x1; x < x2; x++) {
+ 		new = line[x];
+ 		if (new.mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
+ 			continue;
+ 		if (selected(x, y1))
+ 			new.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
+-		if (i > 0 && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
+-			xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1);
+-			specs += i;
+-			numspecs -= i;
++		if ((i > 0) && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
++			numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &line[ox], x - ox, ox, y1);
++			xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, numspecs, ox, y1, x - ox);
+ 			i = 0;
+ 		}
+ 		if (i == 0) {
+ 			ox = x;
+ 			base = new;
+ 		}
+ 		i++;
+ 	}
+-	if (i > 0)
+-		xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1);
++	if (i > 0) {
++		numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &line[ox], x2 - ox, ox, y1);
++		xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, numspecs, ox, y1, x2 - ox);
++	}
+ }
+ 
+ void
+ xfinishdraw(void)
+
+

.config/suckless/st/st.c

@@ -2727,7 +2727,8 @@ draw(void)
 	drawregion(0, 0, term.col, term.row);
 	if (term.scr == 0)
 		xdrawcursor(cx, term.c.y, term.line[term.c.y][cx],
-				term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx]);
+				term.ocx, term.ocy, term.line[term.ocy][term.ocx],
+				term.line[term.ocy], term.col);
 	term.ocx = cx;
 	term.ocy = term.c.y;
 	xfinishdraw();

.config/suckless/st/st.h

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 #define DIVCEIL(n, d)		(((n) + ((d) - 1)) / (d))
 #define DEFAULT(a, b)		(a) = (a) ? (a) : (b)
 #define LIMIT(x, a, b)		(x) = (x) < (a) ? (a) : (x) > (b) ? (b) : (x)
-#define ATTRCMP(a, b)		((a).mode != (b).mode || (a).fg != (b).fg || \
+#define ATTRCMP(a, b)		(((a).mode & (~ATTR_WRAP)) != ((b).mode & (~ATTR_WRAP)) || \
+				(a).fg != (b).fg || \
 				(a).bg != (b).bg)
 #define TIMEDIFF(t1, t2)	((t1.tv_sec-t2.tv_sec)*1000 + \
 				(t1.tv_nsec-t2.tv_nsec)/1E6)

.config/suckless/st/win.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ enum win_mode {
 
 void xbell(void);
 void xclipcopy(void);
-void xdrawcursor(int, int, Glyph, int, int, Glyph);
+void xdrawcursor(int, int, Glyph, int, int, Glyph, Line, int);
 void xdrawline(Line, int, int, int);
 void xfinishdraw(void);
 void xloadcols(void);

.config/suckless/st/x.c

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ char *argv0;
 #include "arg.h"
 #include "st.h"
 #include "win.h"
+#include "hb.h"
 
 /* types used in config.h */
 typedef struct {
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	XSetWindowAttributes attrs;
 	int scr;
 	int isfixed; /* is fixed geometry? */
+	int depth; /* bit depth */
 	int l, t; /* left and top offset */
 	int gm; /* geometry mask */
 } XWindow;
@@ -142,8 +144,9 @@ typedef struct {
 } DC;
 
 static inline ushort sixd_to_16bit(int);
+static void xresetfontsettings(ushort mode, Font **font, int *frcflags);
 static int xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *, const Glyph *, int, int, int);
-static void xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *, Glyph, int, int, int);
+static void xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *, Glyph, int, int, int, int);
 static void xdrawglyph(Glyph, int, int);
 static void xclear(int, int, int, int);
 static int xgeommasktogravity(int);
@@ -756,12 +759,12 @@ xresize(int col, int row)
 
 	XFreePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.buf);
 	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
+			xw.depth);
 	XftDrawChange(xw.draw, xw.buf);
 	xclear(0, 0, win.w, win.h);
 
 	/* resize to new width */
-	xw.specbuf = xrealloc(xw.specbuf, col * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec));
+	xw.specbuf = xrealloc(xw.specbuf, col * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec) * 4);
 }
 
 ushort
@@ -816,6 +819,10 @@ xloadcols(void)
 			else
 				die("could not allocate color %d\n", i);
 		}
+
+	dc.col[defaultbg].color.alpha = (unsigned short)(0xffff * alpha);
+	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel &= 0x00FFFFFF;
+	dc.col[defaultbg].pixel |= (unsigned char)(0xff * alpha) << 24;
 	loaded = 1;
 }
 
@@ -846,6 +853,12 @@ xsetcolorname(int x, const char *name)
 	XftColorFree(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, &dc.col[x]);
 	dc.col[x] = ncolor;
 
+	if (x == defaultbg) {
+		dc.col[defaultbg].color.alpha = (unsigned short)(0xffff * alpha);
+		dc.col[defaultbg].pixel &= 0x00FFFFFF;
+		dc.col[defaultbg].pixel |= (unsigned char)(0xff * alpha) << 24;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1066,6 +1079,9 @@ xunloadfont(Font *f)
 void
 xunloadfonts(void)
 {
+	/* Clear Harfbuzz font cache. */
+	hbunloadfonts();
+
 	/* Free the loaded fonts in the font cache.  */
 	while (frclen > 0)
 		XftFontClose(xw.dpy, frc[--frclen].font);
@@ -1138,11 +1154,25 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 	Window parent, root;
 	pid_t thispid = getpid();
 	XColor xmousefg, xmousebg;
+	XWindowAttributes attr;
+	XVisualInfo vis;
 
 	if (!(xw.dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
 		die("can't open display\n");
 	xw.scr = XDefaultScreen(xw.dpy);
-	xw.vis = XDefaultVisual(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+
+	root = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0))))
+		parent = root;
+
+	if (XMatchVisualInfo(xw.dpy, xw.scr, 32, TrueColor, &vis) != 0) {
+		xw.vis = vis.visual;
+		xw.depth = vis.depth;
+	} else {
+		XGetWindowAttributes(xw.dpy, parent, &attr);
+		xw.vis = attr.visual;
+		xw.depth = attr.depth;
+	}
 
 	/* font */
 	if (!FcInit())
@@ -1152,7 +1182,7 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 	xloadfonts(usedfont, 0);
 
 	/* colors */
-	xw.cmap = XDefaultColormap(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+	xw.cmap = XCreateColormap(xw.dpy, parent, xw.vis, None);
 	xloadcols();
 
 	/* adjust fixed window geometry */
@@ -1172,11 +1202,8 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 		| ButtonMotionMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask;
 	xw.attrs.colormap = xw.cmap;
 
-	root = XRootWindow(xw.dpy, xw.scr);
+	xw.win = XCreateWindow(xw.dpy, parent, xw.l, xw.t,
-	if (!(opt_embed && (parent = strtol(opt_embed, NULL, 0))))
+			win.w, win.h, 0, xw.depth, InputOutput,
-		parent = root;
-	xw.win = XCreateWindow(xw.dpy, root, xw.l, xw.t,
-			win.w, win.h, 0, XDefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr), InputOutput,
 			xw.vis, CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWBitGravity
 			| CWEventMask | CWColormap, &xw.attrs);
 	if (parent != root)
@@ -1187,12 +1214,12 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 	dc.gc = XCreateGC(xw.dpy, xw.win, GCGraphicsExposures,
 			&gcvalues);
 	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
-			DefaultDepth(xw.dpy, xw.scr));
+			xw.depth);
 	XSetForeground(xw.dpy, dc.gc, dc.col[defaultbg].pixel);
 	XFillRectangle(xw.dpy, xw.buf, dc.gc, 0, 0, win.w, win.h);
 
 	/* font spec buffer */
-	xw.specbuf = xmalloc(cols * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec));
+	xw.specbuf = xmalloc(cols * sizeof(GlyphFontSpec) * 4);
 
 	/* Xft rendering context */
 	xw.draw = XftDrawCreate(xw.dpy, xw.buf, xw.vis, xw.cmap);
@@ -1246,142 +1273,153 @@ xinit(int cols, int rows)
 		xsel.xtarget = XA_STRING;
 }
 
-int
+void
-xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, const Glyph *glyphs, int len, int x, int y)
+xresetfontsettings(ushort mode, Font **font, int *frcflags)
 {
-	float winx = win.hborderpx + x * win.cw, winy = win.vborderpx + y * win.ch, xp, yp;
+	*font = &dc.font;
-	ushort mode, prevmode = USHRT_MAX;
+	if ((mode & ATTR_ITALIC) && (mode & ATTR_BOLD)) {
-	Font *font = &dc.font;
+		*font = &dc.ibfont;
-	int frcflags = FRC_NORMAL;
+		*frcflags = FRC_ITALICBOLD;
-	float runewidth = win.cw;
+	} else if (mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
-	Rune rune;
+		*font = &dc.ifont;
-	FT_UInt glyphidx;
+		*frcflags = FRC_ITALIC;
-	FcResult fcres;
+	} else if (mode & ATTR_BOLD) {
-	FcPattern *fcpattern, *fontpattern;
+		*font = &dc.bfont;
-	FcFontSet *fcsets[] = { NULL };
+		*frcflags = FRC_BOLD;
-	FcCharSet *fccharset;
+	}
-	int i, f, numspecs = 0;
+}
 
-	for (i = 0, xp = winx, yp = winy + font->ascent; i < len; ++i) {
+ int
-		/* Fetch rune and mode for current glyph. */
+ xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, const Glyph *glyphs, int len, int x, int y)
-		rune = glyphs[i].u;
+ {
-		mode = glyphs[i].mode;
+ 	float winx = borderpx + x * win.cw, winy = borderpx + y * win.ch, xp, yp;
+	ushort mode = glyphs[0].mode & ~ATTR_WRAP;
+ 	Font *font = &dc.font;
+ 	int frcflags = FRC_NORMAL;
+	float runewidth = win.cw * ((glyphs[0].mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2.0f : 1.0f);
+ 	Rune rune;
+ 	FT_UInt glyphidx;
+ 	FcResult fcres;
+ 	FcPattern *fcpattern, *fontpattern;
+ 	FcFontSet *fcsets[] = { NULL };
+ 	FcCharSet *fccharset;
+	int f, code_idx, numspecs = 0;
+	float cluster_xp = xp, cluster_yp = yp;
+	HbTransformData shaped = { 0 };
  
-		/* Skip dummy wide-character spacing. */
+	/* Initial values. */
-		if (mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
+	xresetfontsettings(mode, &font, &frcflags);
-			continue;
  
-		/* Determine font for glyph if different from previous glyph. */
+	/* Shape the segment. */
-		if (prevmode != mode) {
+	hbtransform(&shaped, font->match, glyphs, 0, len);
-			prevmode = mode;
+	xp = winx; yp = winy + font->ascent;
-			font = &dc.font;
+	cluster_xp = xp; cluster_yp = yp;
-			frcflags = FRC_NORMAL;
-			runewidth = win.cw * ((mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2.0f : 1.0f);
-			if ((mode & ATTR_ITALIC) && (mode & ATTR_BOLD)) {
-				font = &dc.ibfont;
-				frcflags = FRC_ITALICBOLD;
-			} else if (mode & ATTR_ITALIC) {
-				font = &dc.ifont;
-				frcflags = FRC_ITALIC;
-			} else if (mode & ATTR_BOLD) {
-				font = &dc.bfont;
-				frcflags = FRC_BOLD;
-			}
-			yp = winy + font->ascent;
-		}
 
-		/* Lookup character index with default font. */
+	for (code_idx = 0; code_idx < shaped.count; code_idx++) {
-		glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, font->match, rune);
+		int idx = shaped.glyphs[code_idx].cluster;
-		if (glyphidx) {
+
-			specs[numspecs].font = font->match;
+		if (glyphs[idx].mode & ATTR_WDUMMY)
+ 			continue;
+ 
+		/* Advance the drawing cursor if we've moved to a new cluster */
+		if (code_idx > 0 && idx != shaped.glyphs[code_idx - 1].cluster) {
+			xp += runewidth;
+			cluster_xp = xp;
+			cluster_yp = yp;
+ 		}
+ 
+		if (shaped.glyphs[code_idx].codepoint != 0) {
+			/* If symbol is found, put it into the specs. */
+ 			specs[numspecs].font = font->match;
+			specs[numspecs].glyph = shaped.glyphs[code_idx].codepoint;
+			specs[numspecs].x = cluster_xp + (short)(shaped.positions[code_idx].x_offset / 64.);
+			specs[numspecs].y = cluster_yp - (short)(shaped.positions[code_idx].y_offset / 64.);
+			cluster_xp += shaped.positions[code_idx].x_advance / 64.;
+			cluster_yp += shaped.positions[code_idx].y_advance / 64.;
+ 			numspecs++;
+		} else {
+			/* If it's not found, try to fetch it through the font cache. */
+			rune = glyphs[idx].u;
+			for (f = 0; f < frclen; f++) {
+				glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[f].font, rune);
+				/* Everything correct. */
+				if (glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags)
+					break;
+				/* We got a default font for a not found glyph. */
+				if (!glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags
+						&& frc[f].unicodep == rune) {
+					break;
+				}
+ 			}
+ 
+			/* Nothing was found. Use fontconfig to find matching font. */
+			if (f >= frclen) {
+				if (!font->set)
+					font->set = FcFontSort(0, font->pattern,
+							       1, 0, &fcres);
+				fcsets[0] = font->set;
+
+				/*
+				 * Nothing was found in the cache. Now use
+				 * some dozen of Fontconfig calls to get the
+				 * font for one single character.
+				 *
+				 * Xft and fontconfig are design failures.
+				 */
+				fcpattern = FcPatternDuplicate(font->pattern);
+				fccharset = FcCharSetCreate();
+
+				FcCharSetAddChar(fccharset, rune);
+				FcPatternAddCharSet(fcpattern, FC_CHARSET,
+						fccharset);
+				FcPatternAddBool(fcpattern, FC_SCALABLE, 1);
+
+				FcConfigSubstitute(0, fcpattern,
+						FcMatchPattern);
+				FcDefaultSubstitute(fcpattern);
+
+				fontpattern = FcFontSetMatch(0, fcsets, 1,
+						fcpattern, &fcres);
+
+				/* Allocate memory for the new cache entry. */
+				if (frclen >= frccap) {
+					frccap += 16;
+					frc = xrealloc(frc, frccap * sizeof(Fontcache));
+				}
+
+				frc[frclen].font = XftFontOpenPattern(xw.dpy,
+						fontpattern);
+				if (!frc[frclen].font)
+					die("XftFontOpenPattern failed seeking fallback font: %s\n",
+						strerror(errno));
+				frc[frclen].flags = frcflags;
+				frc[frclen].unicodep = rune;
+
+				glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[frclen].font, rune);
+
+				f = frclen;
+				frclen++;
+
+				FcPatternDestroy(fcpattern);
+				FcCharSetDestroy(fccharset);
+ 			}
+ 
+			specs[numspecs].font = frc[f].font;
 			specs[numspecs].glyph = glyphidx;
 			specs[numspecs].x = (short)xp;
 			specs[numspecs].y = (short)yp;
-			xp += runewidth;
 			numspecs++;
-			continue;
+ 		}
-		}
+ 	}
  
-		/* Fallback on font cache, search the font cache for match. */
+	/* Cleanup and get ready for next segment. */
-		for (f = 0; f < frclen; f++) {
+	hbcleanup(&shaped);
-			glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[f].font, rune);
+ 	return numspecs;
-			/* Everything correct. */
+ }
-			if (glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags)
-				break;
-			/* We got a default font for a not found glyph. */
-			if (!glyphidx && frc[f].flags == frcflags
-					&& frc[f].unicodep == rune) {
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		/* Nothing was found. Use fontconfig to find matching font. */
-		if (f >= frclen) {
-			if (!font->set)
-				font->set = FcFontSort(0, font->pattern,
-				                       1, 0, &fcres);
-			fcsets[0] = font->set;
-
-			/*
-			 * Nothing was found in the cache. Now use
-			 * some dozen of Fontconfig calls to get the
-			 * font for one single character.
-			 *
-			 * Xft and fontconfig are design failures.
-			 */
-			fcpattern = FcPatternDuplicate(font->pattern);
-			fccharset = FcCharSetCreate();
-
-			FcCharSetAddChar(fccharset, rune);
-			FcPatternAddCharSet(fcpattern, FC_CHARSET,
-					fccharset);
-			FcPatternAddBool(fcpattern, FC_SCALABLE, 1);
-
-			FcConfigSubstitute(0, fcpattern,
-					FcMatchPattern);
-			FcDefaultSubstitute(fcpattern);
-
-			fontpattern = FcFontSetMatch(0, fcsets, 1,
-					fcpattern, &fcres);
-
-			/* Allocate memory for the new cache entry. */
-			if (frclen >= frccap) {
-				frccap += 16;
-				frc = xrealloc(frc, frccap * sizeof(Fontcache));
-			}
-
-			frc[frclen].font = XftFontOpenPattern(xw.dpy,
-					fontpattern);
-			if (!frc[frclen].font)
-				die("XftFontOpenPattern failed seeking fallback font: %s\n",
-					strerror(errno));
-			frc[frclen].flags = frcflags;
-			frc[frclen].unicodep = rune;
-
-			glyphidx = XftCharIndex(xw.dpy, frc[frclen].font, rune);
-
-			f = frclen;
-			frclen++;
-
-			FcPatternDestroy(fcpattern);
-			FcCharSetDestroy(fccharset);
-		}
-
-		specs[numspecs].font = frc[f].font;
-		specs[numspecs].glyph = glyphidx;
-		specs[numspecs].x = (short)xp;
-		specs[numspecs].y = (short)yp;
-		xp += runewidth;
-		numspecs++;
-	}
-
-	return numspecs;
-}
 
 void
-xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, int y)
+xdrawglyphfontspecs(const XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, Glyph base, int len, int x, int y, int charlen)
 {
-	int charlen = len * ((base.mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2 : 1);
 	int winx = win.hborderpx + x * win.cw, winy = win.vborderpx + y * win.ch,
 	    width = charlen * win.cw;
 	Color *fg, *bg, *temp, revfg, revbg, truefg, truebg;
@@ -1518,21 +1556,24 @@ void
 xdrawglyph(Glyph g, int x, int y)
 {
 	int numspecs;
-	XftGlyphFontSpec spec;
+	XftGlyphFontSpec *specs = xw.specbuf;
 
-	numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(&spec, &g, 1, x, y);
+	numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &g, 1, x, y);
-	xdrawglyphfontspecs(&spec, g, numspecs, x, y);
+	xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, g, numspecs, x, y, (g.mode & ATTR_WIDE) ? 2 : 1);
 }
 
 void
-xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og)
+xdrawcursor(int cx, int cy, Glyph g, int ox, int oy, Glyph og, Line line, int len)
 {
 	Color drawcol;
 
 	/* remove the old cursor */
 	if (selected(ox, oy))
 		og.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
-	xdrawglyph(og, ox, oy);
+
+	/* Redraw the line where cursor was previously.
+	 * It will restore the ligatures broken by the cursor. */
+	xdrawline(line, 0, oy, len);
 
 	if (IS_SET(MODE_HIDE))
 		return;
@@ -1642,18 +1683,16 @@ xdrawline(Line line, int x1, int y1, int x2)
 	Glyph base, new;
 	XftGlyphFontSpec *specs = xw.specbuf;
 
-	numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &line[x1], x2 - x1, x1, y1);
 	i = ox = 0;
-	for (x = x1; x < x2 && i < numspecs; x++) {
+	for (x = x1; x < x2; x++) {
 		new = line[x];
 		if (new.mode == ATTR_WDUMMY)
 			continue;
 		if (selected(x, y1))
 			new.mode ^= ATTR_REVERSE;
-		if (i > 0 && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
+		if ((i > 0) && ATTRCMP(base, new)) {
-			xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1);
+			numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &line[ox], x - ox, ox, y1);
-			specs += i;
+			xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, numspecs, ox, y1, x - ox);
-			numspecs -= i;
 			i = 0;
 		}
 		if (i == 0) {
@@ -1662,8 +1701,10 @@ xdrawline(Line line, int x1, int y1, int x2)
 		}
 		i++;
 	}
-	if (i > 0)
+	if (i > 0) {
-		xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, i, ox, y1);
+		numspecs = xmakeglyphfontspecs(specs, &line[ox], x2 - ox, ox, y1);
+		xdrawglyphfontspecs(specs, base, numspecs, ox, y1, x2 - ox);
+	}
 }
 
 void