--- a/.elisp/settings/40.modes.el
+++ b/.elisp/settings/40.modes.el
@@ -72,3 +72,5 @@ point."
 (add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'af-python-mode-hook)
 
 (add-hook 'compilation-mode-hook '(lambda () (local-set-key "g" 'recompile)))
+
+(column-number-mode)

--- a/.elisp/settings/50.preferences.el
+++ b/.elisp/settings/50.preferences.el
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
         (background-color . "black")
         )
       )
+
+;; tell ipython we have a dark background
+(setq py-python-command-args (quote ("-i")))
+
 ; always highlight matching paren
 (show-paren-mode 1)
 
@@ -70,3 +74,8 @@
 
 ;; use y or n instead of yes or no
 (fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)
+
+;; customized theme faces
+(custom-set-faces
+ '(magit-diff-add ((t (:foreground "DarkGreen"))) 'now)
+ '(magit-item-highlight ((t (:background "grey19"))) 'now))

--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ syntax:re
 ^\.(?!bashrc$|best_unicode|elisp|emacs$|gitconfig$|hg|inputrc$|ipython|irbrc$|pdbrc\.py$|python|screenrc$|shell\.d|vim|zfun|zsh)
 
 # above RE fails to exclude viminfo
-\.viminfo
+^\.viminfo$
 ^\.hg\.
-\.ipython/db
+^\.ipython/db$
+^\.python-eggs$
 
 # above RE fails to exclude history or machine-specific files
 ^\..*(?=history|machine).*

--- a/.shell.d/50.vcs_functions.sh
+++ b/.shell.d/50.vcs_functions.sh
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function vcs_current_branch() {
 }
 
 function git_next_unmerged_file() {
-  git status | grep unmerged | head -n 1 | sed 's/.*:   //'
+  git status | egrep '(unmerged|both modified)' | head -n 1 | sed 's/.*:   //'
 }
 alias git-next-unmerged-file=git_next_unmerged_file
 

--- a/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
+++ b/.xmonad/xmonad.hs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import XMonad
 
 import XMonad
+import XMonad.Hooks.ManageDocks
 import XMonad.Layout
 import XMonad.Layout.Column
 import XMonad.Layout.LayoutBuilder
 import XMonad.Util.EZConfig
+import XMonad.Util.Run(spawnPipe)
 
 myLayout = augie2 ||| augie1 ||| Full
   where augie2 = ((layoutN 2 (relBox 0 0 1 0.75) (Just $ relBox 0 0 1 1) $ (Tall 1 0.03 0.75))
@@ -14,10 +16,12 @@ myLayout = augie2 ||| augie1 ||| Full
 
 
 main :: IO ()
-main = xmonad $ defaultConfig
+main = do
+     xmobar <- spawnPipe "xmobar"
+     xmonad $ defaultConfig
        { terminal = "urxvt -sr -bg Black -fg White"
        , modMask = mod4Mask
-       , layoutHook = myLayout
+       , layoutHook = avoidStruts myLayout
        } `additionalKeys` [
          ((mod4Mask, xK_a), spawn "gnome-screensaver-command --lock")
          ]

--- a/unixSoft/bin/opendiff-w
+++ b/unixSoft/bin/opendiff-w
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-opendiff "$@" | cat
+opendiff "$@" | cat || exit 1