diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2fa60d4..5a8f21a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ options:
 	@echo CC $<
 	@${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} $<
 
-${OBJ}: dmenu.h config.h config.mk
-
-config.h:
-	@echo creating $@ from config.default.h
-	@cp config.default.h $@
+${OBJ}: dmenu.h config.mk
 
 dmenu: ${OBJ}
 	@echo LD $@
diff --git a/config.arg.h b/config.arg.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b99a2c..0000000
--- a/config.arg.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * (C)opyright MMVI Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam at gmail dot com>
- * See LICENSE file for license details.
- */
-
-#define FONT			"-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-12-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*"
-#define SELBGCOLOR		"#333366"
-#define SELFGCOLOR		"#eeeeee"
-#define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333333"
-#define NORMFGCOLOR		"#dddddd"
-#define STDIN_TIMEOUT		3 /* seconds */
diff --git a/config.default.h b/config.default.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bae3a1..0000000
--- a/config.default.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * (C)opyright MMVI Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam at gmail dot com>
- * See LICENSE file for license details.
- */
-
-#define FONT			"fixed"
-#define SELBGCOLOR		"#666699"
-#define SELFGCOLOR		"#eeeeee"
-#define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333366"
-#define NORMFGCOLOR		"#cccccc"
-#define STDIN_TIMEOUT		3 /* seconds */
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 3af05bd..8440322 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # dmenu version
-VERSION = 1.0
+VERSION = 1.1
 
 # Customize below to fit your system
 
diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
index 7495ef3..cfe16b4 100644
--- a/dmenu.1
+++ b/dmenu.1
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 dmenu \- dynamic menu
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B dmenu
+.RB [ \-font <name> ]
+.RB [ \-normbg <color> ]
+.RB [ \-normfg <color> ]
+.RB [ \-selbg <color> ]
+.RB [ \-selfg <color> ]
+.RB [ \-t <seconds> ]
 .RB [ \-v ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .SS Overview
@@ -12,6 +18,24 @@ It manages huge amounts (up to 10.000 and more) of user defined menu items
 efficiently.
 .SS Options
 .TP
+.B \-font <name>
+defines the font.
+.TP
+.B \-normbg <color>
+defines the normal background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
+.TP
+.B \-normfg <color>
+defines the normal foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
+.TP
+.B \-selbg <color>
+defines the selected background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
+.TP
+.B \-selfg <color>
+defines the selected foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
+.TP
+.B \-t <seconds>
+defines the seconds to wait for standard input, before exiting (default is 3).
+.TP
 .B \-v
 prints version information to standard output, then exits.
 .SH USAGE
@@ -52,8 +76,5 @@ Remove enough characters from the input field to change its filtering effect.
 .TP
 .B Control-u
 Remove all characters from the input field.
-.SH CUSTOMIZATION
-dmenu is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
-code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR dwm (1)
diff --git a/dmenu.h b/dmenu.h
index eed5689..d4065d2 100644
--- a/dmenu.h
+++ b/dmenu.h
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
  * See LICENSE file for license details.
  */
 
-#include "config.h"
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xlocale.h>
 
+#define FONT			"fixed"
+#define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333366"
+#define NORMFGCOLOR		"#cccccc"
+#define SELBGCOLOR		"#666699"
+#define SELFGCOLOR		"#eeeeee"
 #define SPACE		30 /* px */
 
 /* color */
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 170a3e0..27b28af 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -283,19 +283,41 @@ DC dc = {0};
 
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+	char *font = FONT;
 	char *maxname;
+	char *normbg = NORMBGCOLOR;
+	char *normfg = NORMFGCOLOR;
+	char *selbg = SELBGCOLOR;
+	char *selfg = SELFGCOLOR;
 	fd_set rd;
+	int i;
 	struct timeval timeout;
-	Item *i;
+	Item *itm;
 	XEvent ev;
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa;
 
-	if(argc == 2 && !strncmp("-v", argv[1], 3)) {
-		fputs("dmenu-"VERSION", (C)opyright MMVI Anselm R. Garbe\n", stdout);
-		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-	}
-	else if(argc != 1)
-		eprint("usage: dmenu [-v]\n");
+	timeout.tv_usec = 0;
+	timeout.tv_sec = 3;
+	/* command line args */
+	for(i = 1; i < argc; i++)
+		if(!strncmp(argv[i], "-font", 6))
+			font = argv[++i];
+		else if(!strncmp(argv[i], "-normbg", 8))
+			normbg = argv[++i];
+		else if(!strncmp(argv[i], "-normfg", 8))
+			normfg = argv[++i];
+		else if(!strncmp(argv[i], "-selbg", 7))
+			selbg = argv[++i];
+		else if(!strncmp(argv[i], "-selfg", 7))
+			selfg = argv[++i];
+		else if(!strncmp(argv[i], "-t", 3))
+			timeout.tv_sec = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else if(!strncmp(argv[i], "-v", 3)) {
+			fputs("dmenu-"VERSION", (C)opyright MMVI Anselm R. Garbe\n", stdout);
+			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+		}
+		else
+			eprint("usage: dmenu [-font <name>] [-{norm,sel}{bg,fg} <color>] [-t <seconds>] [-v]\n", stdout);
 
 	dpy = XOpenDisplay(0);
 	if(!dpy)
@@ -312,8 +334,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			 GrabModeAsync, CurrentTime) != GrabSuccess)
 		usleep(1000);
 
-	timeout.tv_usec = 0;
-	timeout.tv_sec = STDIN_TIMEOUT;
 	FD_ZERO(&rd);
 	FD_SET(STDIN_FILENO, &rd);
 	if(select(ConnectionNumber(dpy) + 1, &rd, NULL, NULL, &timeout) < 1)
@@ -321,11 +341,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	maxname = readstdin();
 
 	/* style */
-	dc.sel[ColBG] = getcolor(SELBGCOLOR);
-	dc.sel[ColFG] = getcolor(SELFGCOLOR);
-	dc.norm[ColBG] = getcolor(NORMBGCOLOR);
-	dc.norm[ColFG] = getcolor(NORMFGCOLOR);
-	setfont(FONT);
+	dc.sel[ColBG] = getcolor(selbg);
+	dc.sel[ColFG] = getcolor(selfg);
+	dc.norm[ColBG] = getcolor(normbg);
+	dc.norm[ColFG] = getcolor(normfg);
+	setfont(font);
 
 	wa.override_redirect = 1;
 	wa.background_pixmap = ParentRelative;
@@ -373,10 +393,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	}
 
 	while(allitems) {
-		i = allitems->next;
+		itm = allitems->next;
 		free(allitems->text);
 		free(allitems);
-		allitems = i;
+		allitems = itm;
 	}
 	if(dc.font.set)
 		XFreeFontSet(dpy, dc.font.set);