diff --git a/keybinds.h b/keybinds.h
index e851ba5..e996b6b 100644
--- a/keybinds.h
+++ b/keybinds.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static Key normkeys[] = {
     { 0,                            XK_minus,     setimgsize,      {.i = -10 } },
     { SHIFT,                        XK_equal,     setimgsize,      {.i = +100 } },
     { SHIFT,                        XK_minus,     setimgsize,      {.i = -100 } },
+    { SHIFT,                        XK_t,         toggleimage,     {0} },
 	{ 0,                            XK_k,         move,            {.i = 1  } },
 	{ 0,                            XK_j,         move,            {.i = 2  } },
 	{ 0,                            XK_h,         move,            {.i = 3  } },
diff --git a/libs/argv.c b/libs/argv.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c95ab5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/argv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+void
+readargs(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    int i = 0;
+
+    XrmInitialize();
+
+    for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+        /* xrdb first as it overrides other options */
+		if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-xrdb"))   /* xresources */
+			xresources = 1;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nxrdb"))   /* no xresources */
+			xresources = 0;
+    }
+
+    if (xresources) {
+        load_xresources();
+    }
+
+    if (casesensitive) {
+        fstrncmp = strncmp;
+        fstrstr = strstr;
+    }
+
+	/* these options take no arguments */
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-v")) {      /* prints version information */
+			puts("spmenu-"VERSION);
+			exit(0);
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-it")) { /* image: top */
+			imageposition = 0;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ib")) { /* image: bottom */
+			imageposition = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ic")) { /* image: center */
+			imageposition = 2;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-itc")) { /* image: top center */
+			imageposition = 3;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-b")) { /* appears at the bottom of the screen */
+			menuposition = 0;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-t")) { /* appears at the top of the screen */
+			menuposition = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nm")) { /* normal mode */
+			mode = 0;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-im")) { /* insert mode */
+			mode = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-c")) {  /* appears at the center of the screen */
+		    centered = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-f")) {   /* grabs keyboard before reading stdin */
+			fast = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-rw")) {  /* relative width */
+			accuratewidth = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nrw")) {   /* no relative width */
+			accuratewidth = 0;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-xrdb"))   /* xresources */
+			xresources = 1;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nxrdb"))   /* no xresources */
+			xresources = 0;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-F"))   /* fuzzy matching */
+		     fuzzy = 0;
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-s")) { /* case-sensitive item matching */
+			fstrncmp = strncmp;
+			fstrstr = strstr;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-i")) { /* case-sensitive item matching, for compatibility reasons */
+		    fstrncmp = strncasecmp;
+		    fstrstr = cistrstr;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-gc")) { /* generate image cache */
+            generatecache = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-wm")) { /* display as managed wm window */
+				managed = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-na")) { /* disable alpha */
+				alpha = 0;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-a")) { /* alpha */
+				alpha = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-cp")) { /* color prompt */
+                colorprompt = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ncp")) { /* no color prompt */
+                colorprompt = 0;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-tp")) { /*  allow the user to type */
+                type = 1;
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nt")) { /*  don't allow the user to type */
+                type = 0;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-P")) {  /* is the input a password */
+				passwd = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-hmc")) {   /* hide match count */
+				hidematchcount = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-smc")) {  /* don't hide match count */
+				hidematchcount = 0;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-hm")) {   /* hide mode indicator */
+				hidemode = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sm")) {  /* don't hide mode indicator */
+				hidemode = 0;
+        } else if (i + 1 == argc)
+			usage();
+
+		/* these options take one argument */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-g")) {   /* number of columns in grid */
+			columns = atoi(argv[++i]);
+			if (lines == 0) lines = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-l")) { /* number of lines in grid */
+			lines = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-h")) { /* minimum height of one menu line */
+	        clineheight += atoi(argv[++i]);
+			if (columns == 0) columns = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-lp")) {
+		    menupaddingv = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-hp")) {
+		    menupaddingh = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ig")) {
+		    imagegaps = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-la")) {
+		    leftarrow = argv[++i];
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ra")) {
+		    rightarrow = argv[++i];
+		} else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-m")) /* monitor */
+			mon = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-bw")) { /* border width */
+            bordercentered = 0;
+		    borderwidth = atoi(argv[++i]);
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-H")) /* hist file location */
+			histfile = argv[++i];
+	    else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-x"))   /* window x offset */
+			dmx = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-y"))   /* window y offset (from bottom up if -b) */
+			dmy = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-z"))   /* make spmenu this wide */
+			dmw = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-p"))   /* adds prompt to left of input field */
+			prompt = argv[++i];
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-fn"))  /* font or font set */
+			strcpy(font, argv[++i]); /* font[0] = argv[++i]; */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nmt"))  /* normal mode text */
+			strcpy(normtext, argv[++i]);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-imt")) {  /* insert mode text */
+			strcpy(instext, argv[++i]);
+
+        /* dmenu compatibility options */
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nb")) {  /* normal background color */
+			colors[SchemeItemNorm][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeMenu][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeInput][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemePrompt][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nf")) {  /* normal foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeItemNorm][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeMenu][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeInput][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemePrompt][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sb")) {  /* selected background color */
+			colors[SchemeItemSel][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeMenu][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeInput][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemePrompt][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sf")) {  /* selected foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeItemSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeMenu][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemeInput][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+            colors[SchemePrompt][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-is")) { /* image size */
+            char buf[255];
+            memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+            memcpy(buf, argv[++i], sizeof(buf)-1);
+
+            if(sscanf(buf, "%dx%d", &imagewidth, &imageheight) == 1)
+                imageheight = imagewidth;
+
+        /* spmenu colors */
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nif")) { /* normal item foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeItemNorm][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nib")) { /* normal item background color */
+			colors[SchemeItemNorm][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sif")) { /* selected item foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeItemSel][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sib")) { /* selected item background color */
+			colors[SchemeItemSel][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-mbg")) { /* menu color */
+			colors[SchemeMenu][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-pfg")) { /* prompt fg color */
+			colors[SchemePrompt][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-pbg")) { /* prompt bg color */
+			colors[SchemePrompt][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-ifg")) { /* input fg color */
+			colors[SchemeInput][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-pfg")) { /* input bg color */
+			colors[SchemeInput][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-shf")) { /* selected highlight foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeSelHighlight][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-shf")) { /* selected highlight foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeSelHighlight][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nhf")) {  /* normal highlight foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeNormHighlight][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-shb")) { /* selected highlight foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeSelHighlight][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nhb")) { /* normal highlight foreground color */
+			colors[SchemeNormHighlight][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nbg")) { /* numbgcolor */
+			colors[SchemeNumber][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-nfg")) { /* numfgcolor */
+			colors[SchemeNumber][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-mbg")) { /* mode */
+			colors[SchemeMode][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-mfg")) { /* mode */
+			colors[SchemeMode][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-laf")) { /* left arrow fg */
+			colors[SchemeLArrow][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-raf")) { /* right arrow fg */
+			colors[SchemeRArrow][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-lab")) { /* left arrow bg */
+			colors[SchemeLArrow][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-rab")) { /* right arrow bg */
+			colors[SchemeRArrow][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+        } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-bc")) { /* border */
+			colors[SchemeBorder][ColBg] = argv[++i];
+        }
+
+        /* sgr colors */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr0")) textcolors[0] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 0 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr1")) textcolors[1] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 1 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr2")) textcolors[2] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 2 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr3")) textcolors[3] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 3 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr4")) textcolors[4] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 4 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr5")) textcolors[5] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 5 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr6")) textcolors[6] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 6 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr7")) textcolors[7] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 7 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr8")) textcolors[8] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 8 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr9")) textcolors[9] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 9 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr10")) textcolors[10] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 10 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr11")) textcolors[11] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 11 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr12")) textcolors[12] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 12 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr13")) textcolors[13] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 13 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr14")) textcolors[14] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 14 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-sgr15")) textcolors[15] = argv[++i]; /* sgr color 15 */
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-cc"))  /* caret color */
+			colors[SchemeCaret][ColFg] = argv[++i];
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-w"))   /* embedding window id */
+			embed = argv[++i];
+    	else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-n"))   /* preselected item */
+		    preselected = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else
+			usage();
+}
diff --git a/libs/argv.h b/libs/argv.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..04afc46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/argv.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+static void readargs(int argc, char *argv[]);
diff --git a/spmenu.c b/spmenu.c
index 403510c..c22570a 100644
--- a/spmenu.c
+++ b/spmenu.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static void quit(const Arg *arg);
 static void complete(const Arg *arg);
 static void savehistory(char *input);
 static void setimgsize(const Arg *arg);
+static void toggleimage(const Arg *arg);
 
 static void drawmenu(void);
 static void calcoffsets(void);
@@ -202,9 +203,9 @@ static int longestedge = 0; /* longest edge */
 void
 setimgsize(const Arg *arg)
 {
-#if !USEIMAGE
+    #if !USEIMAGE
     return;
-#endif
+    #endif
 
     cleanupimg();
 
@@ -218,6 +219,20 @@ setimgsize(const Arg *arg)
     drawimage();
 }
 
+void
+toggleimage(const Arg *arg)
+{
+    #if !USEIMAGE
+    return
+    #endif
+
+    hideimage = !hideimage;
+
+    drawmenu();
+
+    if (!hideimage) drawimage();
+}
+
 void
 appenditem(struct item *item, struct item **list, struct item **last)
 {