diff --git a/dotfiles/config/i3/config b/dotfiles/config/i3/config
index e71506d..165a56e 100644
--- a/dotfiles/config/i3/config
+++ b/dotfiles/config/i3/config
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
 # Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
 # finds out, if available)
 bar {
-        status_command i3status
+        status_command bash -c "i3status -c <(~/.config/i3status/build_config.sh)"
 }
 
 # Cycle through workspaces like cinnamon
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@ exec --no-startup-id xset r rate 200 20
 exec --no-startup-id ~/bin/autostart.py
 
 # customize windows
+for_window [window_role="pop-up"] floating enable
+for_window [window_role="bubble"] floating enable
+for_window [window_role="task_dialog"] floating enable
+for_window [window_role="Preferences"] floating enable
+for_window [window_type="dialog"] floating enable
+for_window [window_type="menu"] floating enable
+
 for_window [class="^google-chrome$"] border pixel
 for_window [class="^Google-chrome-beta$"] border pixel
 for_window [class="^burp-StartBurp$" title="^(?!Burp Suite)"] floating enable
diff --git a/dotfiles/config/i3status/build_config.sh b/dotfiles/config/i3status/build_config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f0e1e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles/config/i3status/build_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function general {
+  cat <<-EOF
+		general {
+			colors = true
+			interval = 5
+		}
+	EOF
+}
+
+function disks {
+	local DISKS=(/ /home)
+	local d
+	local used
+	for d in ${DISKS[@]} ; do
+		local dev=`df $d | tail -1 | awk '{print $1}'`
+		if [[ *$dev* == $used ]] ; then
+			continue
+		fi
+		local size=`df $d | tail -1 | awk '{print $2}'`
+		if [ $size -eq 0 ] ; then
+			continue
+		fi
+		used="${used} ${dev}"
+		cat <<-EOF
+			disk "${d}" {
+				format = "${d} %avail"
+			}
+			order += "disk ${d}"
+		EOF
+	done
+}
+
+function wireless {
+	which iwconfig >/dev/null || return
+	iwconfig 2>&1 | grep . | grep -vq 'no wireless extensions' || return
+	cat <<-EOF
+		wireless _first_ {
+			format_up = "W: (%quality %essid) %ip"
+			format_down = "W: down"
+		}
+		order += "wireless _first_"
+	EOF
+}
+
+function wired {
+	cat <<-EOF
+		ethernet _first_ {
+			format_up = "E: %ip"
+			format_down = "E: down"
+		}
+		order += "ethernet _first_"
+	EOF
+}
+
+function ipv6 {
+	echo "order += \"ipv6\""
+}
+
+function load {
+	cat <<-EOF
+		load {
+			format = "%1min %5min"
+		}
+		order += "load"
+	EOF
+}
+
+function now {
+	cat <<-EOF
+		tztime local {
+			format = "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"
+		}
+		order += "tztime local"
+	EOF
+}
+
+function battery {
+	local bat
+	shopt -s nullglob
+	for bat in /sys/class/power_supply/BAT* ; do
+		local bid=${bat##*BAT}
+		cat <<-EOF
+			battery ${bid} {
+				low_threshold = 15
+				threshold_type = time
+				status_chr = "↑ CHR"
+				status_bat = "↓ BAT"
+				status_unk = "? UNK"
+				status_full = "FULL"
+				format = "%status %remaining (%emptytime %consumption)"
+				path = "/sys/class/power_supply/BAT%{bid}/uevent"
+			}
+			order += "battery ${bid}"
+		EOF
+	done
+}
+
+general
+disks
+wireless
+wired
+ipv6
+load
+battery
+now
+
+# vim:set noexpandtab