Merge remote branch 'mason/master'

10 files changed, 358 insertions, 317 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ee40f1..ff0306f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # first entries are for gnu make, 2nd for BSD make.  see http://lists.uzbl.org/pipermail/uzbl-dev-uzbl.org/2009-July/000177.html
 
-CFLAGS:=-std=c99 $(shell pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4 gthread-2.0) -ggdb -Wall -W -DARCH="\"$(shell uname -m)\"" -lgthread-2.0 -DCOMMIT="\"$(shell git log | head -n1 | sed "s/.* //")\"" $(CPPFLAGS) -fPIC -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -ggdb3
-CFLAGS!=echo -std=c99 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4 gthread-2.0` -ggdb -Wall -W -DARCH='"\""'`uname -m`'"\""' -lgthread-2.0 -DCOMMIT='"\""'`git log | head -n1 | sed "s/.* //"`'"\""' $(CPPFLAGS) -fPIC -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -ggdb3
+CFLAGS:=-std=c99 $(shell pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4 gthread-2.0) -ggdb -Wall -W -DARCH="\"$(shell uname -m)\"" -lgthread-2.0 -DCOMMIT="\"$(shell git log | head -n1 | sed "s/.* //")\"" $(CPPFLAGS) -fPIC -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
+CFLAGS!=echo -std=c99 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4 gthread-2.0` -ggdb -Wall -W -DARCH='"\""'`uname -m`'"\""' -lgthread-2.0 -DCOMMIT='"\""'`git log | head -n1 | sed "s/.* //"`'"\""' $(CPPFLAGS) -fPIC -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic
 
 LDFLAGS:=$(shell pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4 gthread-2.0) -pthread $(LDFLAGS)
 LDFLAGS!=echo `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 webkit-1.0 libsoup-2.4 gthread-2.0` -pthread $(LDFLAGS)
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ test-dev: uzbl-core
 	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data                    XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config                                        ./uzbl-core --uri http://www.uzbl.org --verbose
 
 test-dev-browser: uzbl-browser
-	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data   XDG_CACHE_HOME=./examples/cache   XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config   PATH="`pwd`:$$PATH" ./examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-cookie-daemon start -nv &
-	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data   XDG_CACHE_HOME=./examples/cache   XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config   PATH="`pwd`:$$PATH" ./examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-event-manager start -nv &
+	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data   XDG_CACHE_HOME=./examples/cache   XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config   PATH="`pwd`:$$PATH" ./examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-cookie-daemon restart -nv &
+	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data   XDG_CACHE_HOME=./examples/cache   XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config   PATH="`pwd`:$$PATH" ./examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-event-manager restart -nav &
 	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data   XDG_CACHE_HOME=./examples/cache   XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config   PATH="`pwd`:`pwd`/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/:$$PATH" ./uzbl-browser --uri http://www.uzbl.org --verbose
 	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data   XDG_CACHE_HOME=./examples/cache   XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config   PATH="`pwd`:$$PATH" ./examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-cookie-daemon stop -v
 	XDG_DATA_HOME=./examples/data   XDG_CACHE_HOME=./examples/cache   XDG_CONFIG_HOME=./examples/config   PATH="`pwd`:$$PATH" ./examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-event-manager stop -v
diff --git a/README b/README
index 348ba5f..23b0f4e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ the java script in @< >@.
 
     print The currently viewed document contains @<document.links.length>@ links
 
+The @<>@ substitution can also load JavaScript from a file, syntax:  @<+filename>@
+
+    print JS return value from file: @<+/path/to/file.js>@
+
 Variable expansion also works within a java script substitution.
 
 
diff --git a/examples/config/uzbl/config b/examples/config/uzbl/config
index 9fda268..69a211c 100644
--- a/examples/config/uzbl/config
+++ b/examples/config/uzbl/config
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set bind           = request BIND
 # request MODE_CONFIG <mode> <key> = <value
 set mode_config    = request MODE_CONFIG
 # request TOGGLE_MODES <mode1> <mode2> ... <moden>
-set toggle_modes   = request TOGGLE_MODES
+set toggle_modes   = event TOGGLE_MODES
 # request ON_EVENT <EVENT_NAME> <command>
 set on_event       = request ON_EVENT
 # request PROGRESS_CONFIG <key> = <value>
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ set shell_cmd      = sh -c
 # Spawn path shortcuts. In spawn the first dir+path match is used in "dir1:dir2:dir3:executable"
 set scripts_dir    = $XDG_DATA_HOME/uzbl:@prefix/share/uzbl/examples/data/uzbl:scripts
 
+# Javascipt helpers.
+set jsh = js var run=Uzbl.run; function get(k){return run("print \\\@"+k)}; function set(k, v) {run("set "+k+" = "+v)};
 
 # === Handlers ===============================================================
 
@@ -43,9 +45,11 @@ set new_window         = sh 'uzbl-browser -u $8' # equivalent to the default beh
 # Load start handlers
 @on_event   LOAD_START     @set_status <span foreground="khaki">wait</span>
 
-# Load commit handler
+# Load commit handlers
 @on_event   LOAD_COMMIT    @set_status <span foreground="green">recv</span>
 @on_event   LOAD_COMMIT    script @scripts_dir/scroll-percentage.js
+# Reset the keycmd on navigation
+@on_event   LOAD_COMMIT    @set_mode
 
 # Load finish handlers
 @on_event   LOAD_FINISH    @set_status <span foreground="gold">done</span>
@@ -63,7 +67,6 @@ set new_window         = sh 'uzbl-browser -u $8' # equivalent to the default beh
 # Misc on_event handlers
 #@on_event  CONFIG_CHANGED print Config changed: %1 = %2
 
-
 # === Behaviour and appearance ===============================================
 
 set show_status       = 1
@@ -137,10 +140,9 @@ set socket_dir        = /tmp
 # otherwise open the selection in the current window
 set load_from_xclip = sh 'echo "uri $(xclip -o)" > $4'
 set open_new_window = sh 'uzbl-browser -u \@SELECTED_URI'
-@bind    <Button2>  = js if("\@SELECTED_URI") { Uzbl.run("\@open_new_window"); } else { Uzbl.run("\\\@load_from_xclip"); }
+@bind    <Button2>  = @jsh if(get("SELECTED_URI")) { run("\@open_new_window"); } else { run("\\\@load_from_xclip"); }
 
 # Edit HTML forms in external editor
-#
 set external_editor = gvim
 #set external_editor = xterm -e vim
 @bind    E         = script @scripts_dir/extedit.js
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ set default_mode = command
 # Changing mode method via set.
 @bind I = @set_mode insert
 
-# Or toggle between modes by rasing request events.
+# Or toggle between modes by rasing the toggle event.
 set toggle_cmd_ins = @toggle_modes command insert
 
 @bind i        = @toggle_cmd_ins
diff --git a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/bind.py b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/bind.py
index 3169b15..9702434 100644
--- a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/bind.py
+++ b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/bind.py
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ And it is also possible to execute a function on activation:
 
 import sys
 import re
+import pprint
 
 # Export these functions to uzbl.<name>
 __export__ = ['bind', 'del_bind', 'del_bind_by_glob', 'get_binds']
 
 # Hold the bind dicts for each uzbl instance.
 UZBLS = {}
-DEFAULTS = {'binds': [], 'depth': 0, 'stack': [], 'args': [], 'last_mode': ''}
+DEFAULTS = {'binds': [], 'depth': 0, 'stack': [], 'args': [],
+    'last_mode': '', 'after': None}
 
 # Commonly used regular expressions.
 starts_with_mod = re.compile('^<([A-Z][A-Za-z0-9-_]*)>')
@@ -27,6 +29,10 @@ find_prompts = re.compile('<([^:>]*):(\"[^\"]*\"|\'[^\']*\'|[^>]*)>').split
 ON_EXEC, HAS_ARGS, MOD_CMD, GLOB, MORE = range(5)
 
 
+class ArgumentError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 def ismodbind(glob):
     '''Return True if the glob specifies a modbind.'''
 
@@ -74,21 +80,11 @@ def get_binds(uzbl):
     return get_bind_dict(uzbl)['binds']
 
 
-def get_stack_depth(uzbl):
-    '''Return the stack for the uzbl instance.'''
-
-    return get_bind_dict(uzbl)['depth']
-
-
-def get_filtered_binds(uzbl):
+def get_filtered_binds(uzbl, bd):
     '''Return the bind list for the uzbl instance or return the filtered
     bind list thats on the current stack.'''
 
-    bind_dict = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
-    if bind_dict['depth']:
-        return list(bind_dict['stack'])
-
-    return list(bind_dict['binds'])
+    return bd['stack'] if bd['depth'] else bd['binds']
 
 
 def del_bind(uzbl, bind):
@@ -220,6 +216,20 @@ class Bind(object):
         return self._repr_cache
 
 
+def expand(cmd, args):
+    '''Replaces "%s %1 %2 %3..." with "<all args> <arg 0> <arg 1>...".'''
+
+    if '%s' in cmd:
+        cmd = cmd.replace('%s', ' '.join(map(unicode, args)))
+
+    for (index, arg) in enumerate(args):
+        index += 1
+        if '%%%d' % index in cmd:
+            cmd = cmd.replace('%%%d' % index, unicode(arg))
+
+    return cmd
+
+
 def exec_bind(uzbl, bind, *args, **kargs):
     '''Execute bind objects.'''
 
@@ -236,14 +246,7 @@ def exec_bind(uzbl, bind, *args, **kargs):
 
     commands = []
     for cmd in bind.commands:
-        if '%s' in cmd:
-            if len(args) > 1:
-                for arg in args:
-                    cmd = cmd.replace('%s', arg, 1)
-
-            elif len(args) == 1:
-                cmd = cmd.replace('%s', args[0])
-
+        cmd = expand(cmd, args)
         uzbl.send(cmd)
 
 
@@ -283,43 +286,51 @@ def mode_changed(uzbl, mode):
         clear_stack(uzbl)
 
 
-def clear_stack(uzbl):
+def clear_stack(uzbl, bd=None):
     '''Clear everything related to stacked binds.'''
 
-    bind_dict = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
-    bind_dict['stack'] = []
-    bind_dict['depth'] = 0
-    bind_dict['args'] = []
-    if bind_dict['last_mode']:
-        uzbl.set_mode(bind_dict['last_mode'])
-        bind_dict['last_mode'] = ''
+    if bd is None:
+        bd = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
+
+    bd['stack'] = []
+    bd['depth'] = 0
+    bd['args'] = []
+    bd['after'] = None
+    if bd['last_mode']:
+        mode, bd['last_mode'] = bd['last_mode'], ''
+        uzbl.set_mode(mode)
 
-    uzbl.set('keycmd_prompt', force=False)
+    uzbl.set('keycmd_prompt')
 
 
-def stack_bind(uzbl, bind, args, depth):
+def stack_bind(uzbl, bind, args, depth, bd):
     '''Increment the stack depth in the bind dict, generate filtered bind
     list for stack mode and set keycmd prompt.'''
 
-    bind_dict = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
-    if bind_dict['depth'] != depth:
-        if bind not in bind_dict['stack']:
-            bind_dict['stack'].append(bind)
+    if bd['depth'] != depth:
+        if bind not in bd['stack']:
+            bd['stack'].append(bind)
 
         return
 
     if uzbl.get_mode() != 'stack':
-        bind_dict['last_mode'] = uzbl.get_mode()
+        bd['last_mode'] = uzbl.get_mode()
         uzbl.set_mode('stack')
 
-    globalcmds = [cmd for cmd in bind_dict['binds'] if cmd.is_global]
-    bind_dict['stack'] = [bind,] + globalcmds
-    bind_dict['args'] += args
-    bind_dict['depth'] = depth + 1
+    globalcmds = [cmd for cmd in bd['binds'] if cmd.is_global]
+    bd['stack'] = [bind,] + globalcmds
+    bd['args'] += args
+    bd['depth'] = depth + 1
+    bd['after'] = bind.prompts[depth]
+
 
-    uzbl.send('event BIND_STACK_LEVEL %d' % bind_dict['depth'])
+def after_bind(uzbl, bd):
+    '''Check if there are afte-actions to perform.'''
 
-    (prompt, set) = bind.prompts[depth]
+    if bd['after'] is None:
+        return
+
+    (prompt, set), bd['after'] = bd['after'], None
     if prompt:
         uzbl.set('keycmd_prompt', '%s:' % prompt)
 
@@ -332,9 +343,11 @@ def stack_bind(uzbl, bind, args, depth):
     else:
         uzbl.clear_keycmd()
 
+    uzbl.send('event BIND_STACK_LEVEL %d' % bd['depth'])
+
+
+def match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet, bd):
 
-def match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet):
-    bind_dict = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
     (on_exec, has_args, mod_cmd, glob, more) = bind[depth]
 
     held = keylet.held
@@ -363,62 +376,74 @@ def match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet):
         return True
 
     elif more:
-        stack_bind(uzbl, bind, args, depth)
+        stack_bind(uzbl, bind, args, depth, bd)
         return False
 
-    args = bind_dict['args'] + args
+    args = bd['args'] + args
     exec_bind(uzbl, bind, *args)
     uzbl.set_mode()
     if not has_args:
-        clear_stack(uzbl)
+        clear_stack(uzbl, bd)
         uzbl.clear_current()
 
     return True
 
 
 def keycmd_update(uzbl, keylet):
-    depth = get_stack_depth(uzbl)
-    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl):
+    bd = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
+    depth = bd['depth']
+    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl, bd):
         t = bind[depth]
         if t[MOD_CMD] or t[ON_EXEC]:
             continue
 
-        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet):
+        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet, bd):
             return
 
+    after_bind(uzbl, bd)
+
 
 def keycmd_exec(uzbl, keylet):
-    depth = get_stack_depth(uzbl)
-    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl):
+    bd = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
+    depth = bd['depth']
+    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl, bd):
         t = bind[depth]
         if t[MOD_CMD] or not t[ON_EXEC]:
             continue
 
-        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet):
+        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet, bd):
             return uzbl.clear_keycmd()
 
+    after_bind(uzbl, bd)
+
 
 def modcmd_update(uzbl, keylet):
-    depth = get_stack_depth(uzbl)
-    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl):
+    bd = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
+    depth = bd['depth']
+    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl, bd):
         t = bind[depth]
         if not t[MOD_CMD] or t[ON_EXEC]:
             continue
 
-        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet):
+        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet, bd):
             return
 
+    after_bind(uzbl, bd)
+
 
 def modcmd_exec(uzbl, keylet):
-    depth = get_stack_depth(uzbl)
-    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl):
+    bd = get_bind_dict(uzbl)
+    depth = bd['depth']
+    for bind in get_filtered_binds(uzbl, bd):
         t = bind[depth]
         if not t[MOD_CMD] or not t[ON_EXEC]:
             continue
 
-        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet):
+        if match_and_exec(uzbl, bind, depth, keylet, bd):
             return uzbl.clear_modcmd()
 
+    after_bind(uzbl, bd)
+
 
 def init(uzbl):
     connects = {'BIND': parse_bind_event,
diff --git a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/completion.py b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/completion.py
index 42e7e17..770f310 100644
--- a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/completion.py
+++ b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/completion.py
@@ -194,5 +194,5 @@ def init(uzbl):
     # And connect the dicts event handlers to the handler stack.
     uzbl.connect_dict(connects)
 
-    for event in ['STOP_COMPLETION', 'KEYCMD_EXEC', 'KEYCMD_CLEAR']:
+    for event in ['STOP_COMPLETION', 'KEYCMD_EXEC', 'KEYCMD_CLEARED']:
         uzbl.connect(event, stop_completion)
diff --git a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/config.py b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/config.py
index 47b59f9..b43161b 100644
--- a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/config.py
+++ b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/config.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import types
 
 __export__ = ['set', 'get_config']
 
-_VALIDSETKEY = re.compile("^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$").match
-_TYPECONVERT = {'int': int, 'float': float, 'str': unicode}
+VALIDKEY = re.compile("^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$").match
+TYPECONVERT = {'int': int, 'float': float, 'str': unicode}
 
 UZBLS = {}
 
@@ -15,14 +15,7 @@ def escape(value):
     return unicode(value)
 
 
-def get_config(uzbl):
-    if uzbl not in UZBLS:
-        add_instance(uzbl)
-
-    return UZBLS[uzbl]
-
-
-def set(uzbl, key, value='', force=True):
+def set(uzbl, key, value='', config=None, force=False):
     '''Sends a: "set key = value" command to the uzbl instance. If force is
     False then only send a set command if the values aren't equal.'''
 
@@ -32,7 +25,7 @@ def set(uzbl, key, value='', force=True):
     else:
         value = unicode(value)
 
-    if not _VALIDSETKEY(key):
+    if not VALIDKEY(key):
         raise KeyError("%r" % key)
 
     value = escape(value)
@@ -40,13 +33,25 @@ def set(uzbl, key, value='', force=True):
         value = value.replace("\n", "\\n")
 
     if not force:
-        config = get_config(uzbl)
+        if config is None:
+            config = get_config(uzbl)
+
         if key in config and config[key] == value:
             return
 
     uzbl.send('set %s = %s' % (key, value))
 
 
+class ConfigDict(dict):
+    def __init__(self, uzbl):
+        self._uzbl = uzbl
+
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        '''Makes "config[key] = value" a wrapper for the set function.'''
+
+        set(self._uzbl, key, value, config=self)
+
+
 def add_instance(uzbl, *args):
     UZBLS[uzbl] = ConfigDict(uzbl)
 
@@ -63,22 +68,12 @@ def get_config(uzbl):
     return UZBLS[uzbl]
 
 
-class ConfigDict(dict):
-    def __init__(self, uzbl):
-        self._uzbl = uzbl
-
-    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        '''Makes "config[key] = value" a wrapper for the set function.'''
-
-        set(self._uzbl, key, value, force=False)
-
-
 def variable_set(uzbl, args):
     config = get_config(uzbl)
 
     key, type, value = list(args.split(' ', 2) + ['',])[:3]
     old = config[key] if key in config else None
-    value = _TYPECONVERT[type](value)
+    value = TYPECONVERT[type](value)
 
     dict.__setitem__(config, key, value)
 
diff --git a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/keycmd.py b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/keycmd.py
index 4c88fd8..af6beff 100644
--- a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/keycmd.py
+++ b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/keycmd.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Keylet(object):
     def __init__(self):
         # Modcmd tracking
         self.held = set()
+        self.ignored = set()
         self.modcmd = ''
         self.is_modcmd = False
 
@@ -82,15 +83,18 @@ class Keylet(object):
         results in a modkey addition. Return that addition and remove all
         modkeys that created it.'''
 
-        already_added = self.held & set(self.additions.keys())
-        for key in already_added:
-            if modkey in self.additions[key]:
+        # Intersection of (held list + modkey) and additions.
+        added = (self.held | set([modkey])) & set(self.additions.keys())
+        for key in added:
+            if key == modkey or modkey in self.additions[key]:
+                self.held -= self.additions[key]
                 return key
 
-        modkeys = set(list(self.held) + [modkey,])
+        # Held list + ignored list + modkey.
+        modkeys = self.held | self.ignored | set([modkey])
         for (key, value) in self.additions.items():
             if modkeys.issuperset(value):
-                self.held = modkeys ^ value
+                self.held -= value
                 return key
 
         return modkey
@@ -256,11 +260,8 @@ def clear_keycmd(uzbl):
     k.keycmd = ''
     k.cursor = 0
     k._repr_cache = False
-    config = uzbl.get_config()
-    if 'keycmd' not in config or config['keycmd']:
-        uzbl.set('keycmd')
-
-    uzbl.event('KEYCMD_CLEAR')
+    uzbl.set('keycmd')
+    uzbl.event('KEYCMD_CLEARED')
 
 
 def clear_modcmd(uzbl, clear_held=False):
@@ -271,13 +272,11 @@ def clear_modcmd(uzbl, clear_held=False):
     k.is_modcmd = False
     k._repr_cache = False
     if clear_held:
+        k.ignored = set()
         k.held = set()
 
-    config = uzbl.get_config()
-    if 'modcmd' not in config or config['modcmd']:
-        uzbl.set('modcmd')
-
-    uzbl.event('MODCMD_CLEAR')
+    uzbl.set('modcmd')
+    uzbl.event('MODCMD_CLEARED')
 
 
 def clear_current(uzbl):
@@ -314,22 +313,25 @@ def update_event(uzbl, k, execute=True):
     if 'modcmd_updates' not in config or config['modcmd_updates'] == '1':
         new_modcmd = k.get_modcmd()
         if not new_modcmd:
-            uzbl.set('modcmd')
+            uzbl.set('modcmd', config=config)
 
         elif new_modcmd == modcmd:
-            uzbl.set('modcmd', "<span> %s </span>" % uzbl_escape(new_modcmd))
+            uzbl.set('modcmd', '<span> %s </span>' % uzbl_escape(new_modcmd),
+                config=config)
 
     if 'keycmd_events' in config and config['keycmd_events'] != '1':
         return
 
-    keycmd = k.get_keycmd()
-    if not keycmd:
-        return uzbl.set('keycmd')
+    new_keycmd = k.get_keycmd()
+    if not new_keycmd:
+        uzbl.set('keycmd', config=config)
 
-    # Generate the pango markup for the cursor in the keycmd.
-    curchar = keycmd[k.cursor] if k.cursor < len(keycmd) else ' '
-    chunks = [keycmd[:k.cursor], curchar, keycmd[k.cursor+1:]]
-    uzbl.set('keycmd', KEYCMD_FORMAT % tuple(map(uzbl_escape, chunks)))
+    elif new_keycmd == keycmd:
+        # Generate the pango markup for the cursor in the keycmd.
+        curchar = keycmd[k.cursor] if k.cursor < len(keycmd) else ' '
+        chunks = [keycmd[:k.cursor], curchar, keycmd[k.cursor+1:]]
+        value = KEYCMD_FORMAT % tuple(map(uzbl_escape, chunks))
+        uzbl.set('keycmd', value, config=config)
 
 
 def inject_str(str, index, inj):
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ def inject_str(str, index, inj):
     return "%s%s%s" % (str[:index], inj, str[index:])
 
 
-def get_keylet_and_key(uzbl, key):
+def get_keylet_and_key(uzbl, key, add=True):
     '''Return the keylet and apply any transformations to the key as defined
     by the modmapping or modkey addition rules. Return None if the key is
     ignored.'''
@@ -349,6 +351,14 @@ def get_keylet_and_key(uzbl, key):
         return (keylet, key)
 
     modkey = "<%s>" % key.strip("<>")
+
+    if keylet.key_ignored(modkey):
+        if add:
+            keylet.ignored.add(modkey)
+
+        elif modkey in keylet.ignored:
+            keylet.ignored.remove(modkey)
+
     modkey = keylet.find_addition(modkey)
 
     if keylet.key_ignored(modkey):
@@ -380,9 +390,7 @@ def key_press(uzbl, key):
         if 'keycmd_events' in config and config['keycmd_events'] != '1':
             k.keycmd = ''
             k.cursor = 0
-            if config['keycmd']:
-                uzbl.set('keycmd')
-
+            uzbl.set('keycmd', config=config)
             return
 
         k.keycmd = inject_str(k.keycmd, k.cursor, key)
@@ -408,9 +416,7 @@ def key_release(uzbl, key):
     3. Check if any modkey is held, if so set modcmd mode.
     4. Update the keycmd uzbl variable if anything changed.'''
 
-    (k, key) = get_keylet_and_key(uzbl, key.strip())
-    if not key:
-        return
+    (k, key) = get_keylet_and_key(uzbl, key.strip(), add=False)
 
     if key in k.held:
         if k.is_modcmd:
diff --git a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/mode.py b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/mode.py
index 52b104a..f85d999 100644
--- a/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/mode.py
+++ b/examples/data/uzbl/plugins/mode.py
@@ -58,16 +58,13 @@ def get_mode(uzbl):
 def mode_changed(uzbl, mode):
     '''The mode has just been changed, now set the per-mode config.'''
 
-    get_mode_dict(uzbl)['mode'] = mode
+    if get_mode(uzbl) != mode:
+        return
 
     config = uzbl.get_config()
     mode_config = get_mode_config(uzbl, mode)
     for (key, value) in mode_config.items():
-        if key not in config:
-            config[key] = value
-
-        elif config[key] != value:
-            config[key] = value
+        uzbl.set(key, value, config=config)
 
     if 'mode_indicator' not in mode_config:
         config['mode_indicator'] = mode
@@ -96,12 +93,10 @@ def set_mode(uzbl, mode=None):
 
     if 'mode' not in config or config['mode'] != mode:
         config['mode'] = mode
-        return
-
-    elif get_mode(uzbl) == mode:
-        return
 
-    uzbl.event("MODE_CHANGED", mode)
+    elif mode_dict['mode'] != mode:
+        mode_dict['mode'] = mode
+        uzbl.event("MODE_CHANGED", mode)
 
 
 def config_changed(uzbl, key, value):
diff --git a/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-event-manager b/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-event-manager
index 0054ff6..6669282 100755
--- a/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-event-manager
+++ b/examples/data/uzbl/scripts/uzbl-event-manager
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import imp
 import os
 import sys
 import re
-import types
 import socket
 import pprint
 import time
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ from select import select
 from signal import signal, SIGTERM
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from traceback import print_exc
+from functools import partial
 
 
 # ============================================================================
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ DATA_DIR = os.path.join(xdghome('DATA', '.local/share/'), 'uzbl/')
 CACHE_DIR = os.path.join(xdghome('CACHE', '.cache/'), 'uzbl/')
 
 
-# Config dict (NOT the same as the uzbl.config).
-config = {
+# Event manager config dictionary. This is not to be confused with the config
+# dict that tracks variables in the uzbl instance.
+CONFIG = {
     'verbose':         False,
     'daemon_mode':     True,
     'auto_close':      False,
@@ -86,20 +87,25 @@ config = {
 
 
 # Define some globals.
-_SCRIPTNAME = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
-_RE_FINDSPACES = re.compile("\s+")
+SCRIPTNAME = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+FINDSPACES = re.compile("\s+")
+
+
+class ArgumentError(Exception):
+    pass
+
 
 def echo(msg):
     '''Prints only if the verbose flag has been set.'''
 
-    if config['verbose']:
-        sys.stdout.write("%s: %s\n" % (_SCRIPTNAME, msg))
+    if CONFIG['verbose']:
+        sys.stdout.write("%s: %s\n" % (SCRIPTNAME, msg))
 
 
 def error(msg):
     '''Prints error messages to stderr.'''
 
-    sys.stderr.write("%s: error: %s\n" % (_SCRIPTNAME, msg))
+    sys.stderr.write("%s: error: %s\n" % (SCRIPTNAME, msg))
 
 
 def counter():
@@ -111,18 +117,6 @@ def counter():
         yield i
 
 
-def iscallable(obj):
-    '''Return true if the object is callable.'''
-
-    return hasattr(obj, "__call__")
-
-
-def isiterable(obj):
-    '''Return true if you can iterate over the item.'''
-
-    return hasattr(obj, "__iter__")
-
-
 def find_plugins(plugin_dirs):
     '''Find all event manager plugins in the plugin dirs and return a
     dictionary of {'plugin-name.py': '/full/path/to/plugin-name.py', ...}'''
@@ -134,23 +128,26 @@ def find_plugins(plugin_dirs):
         if not os.path.isdir(plugin_dir):
             continue
 
-        for file in os.listdir(plugin_dir):
-            if not file.lower().endswith('.py'):
+        for filename in os.listdir(plugin_dir):
+            if not filename.lower().endswith('.py'):
                 continue
 
-            path = os.path.join(plugin_dir, file)
+            path = os.path.join(plugin_dir, filename)
             if not os.path.isfile(path):
                 continue
 
-            if file not in plugins:
-                plugins[file] = plugin_dir
+            if filename not in plugins:
+                plugins[filename] = plugin_dir
 
     return plugins
 
 
-def load_plugins(plugin_dirs, load=[], ignore=[]):
+def load_plugins(plugin_dirs, load=None, ignore=None):
     '''Load event manager plugins found in the plugin_dirs.'''
 
+    load = [] if load is None else load
+    ignore = [] if ignore is None else ignore
+
     # Find the plugins in the plugin_dirs.
     found = find_plugins(plugin_dirs)
 
@@ -171,11 +168,11 @@ def load_plugins(plugin_dirs, load=[], ignore=[]):
 
     loaded = {}
     # Load all found plugins into the loaded dict.
-    for (filename, dir) in found.items():
+    for (filename, plugin_dir) in found.items():
         name = filename[:-3]
-        info = imp.find_module(name, [dir,])
+        info = imp.find_module(name, [plugin_dir])
         plugin = imp.load_module(name, *info)
-        loaded[(dir, filename)] = plugin
+        loaded[(plugin_dir, filename)] = plugin
 
     return loaded
 
@@ -230,9 +227,9 @@ def make_pid_file(pid_file):
     '''Make pid file at given pid_file location.'''
 
     make_dirs(pid_file)
-    file = open(pid_file, 'w')
-    file.write('%d' % os.getpid())
-    file.close()
+    fileobj = open(pid_file, 'w')
+    fileobj.write('%d' % os.getpid())
+    fileobj.close()
 
 
 def del_pid_file(pid_file):
@@ -246,13 +243,12 @@ def get_pid(pid_file):
     '''Read pid from pid_file.'''
 
     try:
-        file = open(pid_file, 'r')
-        strpid = file.read()
-        file.close()
-        pid = int(strpid.strip())
+        fileobj = open(pid_file, 'r')
+        pid = int(fileobj.read())
+        fileobj.close()
         return pid
 
-    except:
+    except IOError, ValueError:
         print_exc()
         return None
 
@@ -289,16 +285,32 @@ def term_process(pid):
         time.sleep(0.25)
 
 
-def prepender(function, *pre_args):
-    '''Creates a wrapper around a callable object injecting a list of
-    arguments before the called arguments.'''
+def parse_msg(uzbl, msg):
+    '''Parse an incoming msg from a uzbl instance. All non-event messages
+    will be printed here and not be passed to the uzbl instance event
+    handler function.'''
 
-    locals = (function, pre_args)
-    def _prepender(*args, **kargs):
-        (function, pre_args) = locals
-        return function(*(pre_args + args), **kargs)
+    if not msg:
+        return
 
-    return _prepender
+    cmd = FINDSPACES.split(msg, 3)
+    if not cmd or cmd[0] != 'EVENT':
+        # Not an event message.
+        print '---', msg
+        return
+
+    while len(cmd) < 4:
+        cmd.append('')
+
+    event, args = cmd[2], cmd[3]
+    if not event:
+        return
+
+    try:
+        uzbl.event(event, args)
+
+    except:
+        print_exc()
 
 
 class EventHandler(object):
@@ -306,7 +318,7 @@ class EventHandler(object):
     nexthid = counter().next
 
     def __init__(self, event, handler, *args, **kargs):
-        if not iscallable(handler):
+        if not callable(handler):
             raise ArgumentError("EventHandler object requires a callable "
                 "object function for the handler argument not: %r" % handler)
 
@@ -333,7 +345,7 @@ class EventHandler(object):
 class UzblInstance(object):
 
     # Give all plugins access to the main config dict.
-    config = config
+    config = CONFIG
 
     def __init__(self, parent, client_socket):
 
@@ -378,8 +390,8 @@ class UzblInstance(object):
                     raise KeyError("conflicting export: %r" % export)
 
                 obj = getattr(plugin, export)
-                if iscallable(obj):
-                    obj = prepender(obj, self)
+                if callable(obj):
+                    obj = partial(obj, self)
 
                 self._exports[export] = obj
 
@@ -442,7 +454,7 @@ class UzblInstance(object):
                 handlers.remove(handler)
                 return
 
-        echo('unable to find & remove handler with id: %d' % handler.hid)
+        echo('unable to find & remove handler with id: %d' % hid)
 
 
     def remove(self, handler):
@@ -516,7 +528,7 @@ class UzblEventDaemon(dict):
 
         # Register that the event daemon server has started by creating the
         # pid file.
-        make_pid_file(config['pid_file'])
+        make_pid_file(CONFIG['pid_file'])
 
         # Register a function to clean up the socket and pid file on exit.
         atexit.register(self.quit)
@@ -525,15 +537,15 @@ class UzblEventDaemon(dict):
         signal(SIGTERM, lambda signum, stack_frame: sys.exit(1))
 
         # Load plugins, first-build of the plugins may be a costly operation.
-        self['plugins'] = load_plugins(config['plugin_dirs'],
-            config['plugins_load'], config['plugins_ignore'])
+        self['plugins'] = load_plugins(CONFIG['plugin_dirs'],
+            CONFIG['plugins_load'], CONFIG['plugins_ignore'])
 
 
     def _create_server_socket(self):
         '''Create the event manager daemon socket for uzbl instance duplex
         communication.'''
 
-        server_socket = config['server_socket']
+        server_socket = CONFIG['server_socket']
         server_socket = os.path.realpath(os.path.expandvars(server_socket))
         self.socket_location = server_socket
 
@@ -563,11 +575,11 @@ class UzblEventDaemon(dict):
     def run(self):
         '''Main event daemon loop.'''
 
-        if config['daemon_mode']:
+        if CONFIG['daemon_mode']:
             echo('entering daemon mode.')
             daemonize()
             # The pid has changed so update the pid file.
-            make_pid_file(config['pid_file'])
+            make_pid_file(CONFIG['pid_file'])
 
         # Create event daemon socket.
         self._create_server_socket()
@@ -587,18 +599,18 @@ class UzblEventDaemon(dict):
         self.running = True
         while self.running:
 
-            sockets = [self.server_socket,] + self['uzbls'].keys()
+            sockets = [self.server_socket] + self['uzbls'].keys()
 
-            read, _, error = select(sockets, [], sockets, 1)
+            reads, _, errors = select(sockets, [], sockets, 1)
 
-            if self.server_socket in read:
+            if self.server_socket in reads:
                 self.accept_connection()
-                read.remove(self.server_socket)
+                reads.remove(self.server_socket)
 
-            for client in read:
+            for client in reads:
                 self.read_socket(client)
 
-            for client in error:
+            for client in errors:
                 error('Unknown error on socket: %r' % client)
                 self.close_connection(client)
 
@@ -607,55 +619,28 @@ class UzblEventDaemon(dict):
         '''Read data from an instance socket and pass to the uzbl objects
         event handler function.'''
 
+        uzbl = self['uzbls'][client]
         try:
-            uzbl = self['uzbls'][client]
-            try:
-                raw = unicode(client.recv(8192), 'utf-8', 'ignore')
-
-            except:
-                print_exc()
-                raw = None
-
-            if not raw:
-                # Read null byte, close socket.
-                return self.close_connection(client)
-
-            uzbl.buffer += raw
-            msgs = uzbl.buffer.split('\n')
-            uzbl.buffer = msgs.pop()
-
-            for msg in msgs:
-                self.parse_msg(uzbl, msg)
+            raw = unicode(client.recv(8192), 'utf-8', 'ignore')
 
         except:
-            raise
-
-
-    def parse_msg(self, uzbl, msg):
-        '''Parse an incoming msg from a uzbl instance. All non-event messages
-        will be printed here and not be passed to the uzbl instance event
-        handler function.'''
-
-        msg = msg.strip()
-        if not msg:
-            return
-
-        cmd = _RE_FINDSPACES.split(msg, 3)
-        if not cmd or cmd[0] != 'EVENT':
-            # Not an event message.
-            print '---', msg
-            return
+            print_exc()
+            raw = None
 
-        if len(cmd) < 4:
-            cmd.append('')
+        if not raw:
+            # Read null byte, close socket.
+            return self.close_connection(client)
 
-        event, args = cmd[2], cmd[3]
+        uzbl.buffer += raw
+        msgs = uzbl.buffer.split('\n')
+        uzbl.buffer = msgs.pop()
 
-        try:
-            uzbl.event(event, args)
+        for msg in msgs:
+            try:
+                parse_msg(uzbl, msg.strip())
 
-        except:
-            print_exc()
+            except:
+                print_exc()
 
 
     def accept_connection(self):
@@ -679,7 +664,7 @@ class UzblEventDaemon(dict):
         except:
             print_exc()
 
-        if not len(self['uzbls']) and config['auto_close']:
+        if not len(self['uzbls']) and CONFIG['auto_close']:
             echo('auto closing event manager.')
             self.running = False
 
@@ -696,14 +681,14 @@ class UzblEventDaemon(dict):
         echo('unlinking: %r' % self.socket_location)
         self._close_server_socket()
 
-        echo('deleting pid file: %r' % config['pid_file'])
-        del_pid_file(config['pid_file'])
+        echo('deleting pid file: %r' % CONFIG['pid_file'])
+        del_pid_file(CONFIG['pid_file'])
 
 
-def stop():
+def stop_action():
     '''Stop the event manager daemon.'''
 
-    pid_file = config['pid_file']
+    pid_file = CONFIG['pid_file']
     if not os.path.isfile(pid_file):
         return echo('no running daemon found.')
 
@@ -721,10 +706,10 @@ def stop():
     echo('stopped event daemon.')
 
 
-def start():
+def start_action():
     '''Start the event manager daemon.'''
 
-    pid_file = config['pid_file']
+    pid_file = CONFIG['pid_file']
     if os.path.isfile(pid_file):
         echo('found pid file: %r' % pid_file)
         pid = get_pid(pid_file)
@@ -738,126 +723,129 @@ def start():
     UzblEventDaemon().run()
 
 
-def restart():
+def restart_action():
     '''Restart the event manager daemon.'''
 
     echo('restarting event manager daemon.')
-    stop()
-    start()
+    stop_action()
+    start_action()
 
 
-def list_plugins():
+def list_action():
     '''List all the plugins being loaded by the event daemon.'''
 
-    plugins = find_plugins(config['plugin_dirs'])
+    plugins = find_plugins(CONFIG['plugin_dirs'])
     dirs = {}
 
-    for (plugin, dir) in plugins.items():
-        if dir not in dirs:
-            dirs[dir] = []
+    for (plugin, plugin_dir) in plugins.items():
+        if plugin_dir not in dirs:
+            dirs[plugin_dir] = []
 
-        dirs[dir].append(plugin)
+        dirs[plugin_dir].append(plugin)
 
-    for (index, (dir, plugin_list)) in enumerate(sorted(dirs.items())):
+    for (index, (plugin_dir, plugin_list)) in enumerate(sorted(dirs.items())):
         if index:
             print
 
-        print "%s:" % dir
+        print "%s:" % plugin_dir
         for plugin in sorted(plugin_list):
             print "    %s" % plugin
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    usage = "usage: %prog [options] {start|stop|restart|list}"
-    parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
-    parser.add_option('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action="store_true",
+    USAGE = "usage: %prog [options] {start|stop|restart|list}"
+    PARSER = OptionParser(usage=USAGE)
+    PARSER.add_option('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action="store_true",
       help="print verbose output.")
 
-    parser.add_option('-d', '--plugin-dirs', dest='plugin_dirs', action="store",
+    PARSER.add_option('-d', '--plugin-dirs', dest='plugin_dirs', action="store",
       metavar="DIRS", help="Specify plugin directories in the form of "\
       "'dir1:dir2:dir3'.")
 
-    parser.add_option('-l', '--load-plugins', dest="load", action="store",
+    PARSER.add_option('-l', '--load-plugins', dest="load", action="store",
       metavar="PLUGINS", help="comma separated list of plugins to load")
 
-    parser.add_option('-i', '--ignore-plugins', dest="ignore", action="store",
+    PARSER.add_option('-i', '--ignore-plugins', dest="ignore", action="store",
       metavar="PLUGINS", help="comma separated list of plugins to ignore")
 
-    parser.add_option('-p', '--pid-file', dest='pid', action='store',
+    PARSER.add_option('-p', '--pid-file', dest='pid', action='store',
       metavar='FILE', help="specify pid file location")
 
-    parser.add_option('-s', '--server-socket', dest='socket', action='store',
+    PARSER.add_option('-s', '--server-socket', dest='socket', action='store',
       metavar='SOCKET', help="specify the daemon socket location")
 
-    parser.add_option('-n', '--no-daemon', dest="daemon",
+    PARSER.add_option('-n', '--no-daemon', dest="daemon",
       action="store_true", help="don't enter daemon mode.")
 
-    parser.add_option('-a', '--auto-close', dest='autoclose',
+    PARSER.add_option('-a', '--auto-close', dest='autoclose',
       action='store_true', help='auto close after all instances disconnect.')
 
-    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+    (OPTIONS, ARGS) = PARSER.parse_args()
 
-    # init like {start|stop|..} daemon control section.
-    daemon_controls = {'start': start, 'stop': stop, 'restart': restart,
-        'list': list_plugins}
+    # init like {start|stop|..} daemon actions dict.
+    DAEMON_ACTIONS = {'start': start_action, 'stop': stop_action,
+        'restart': restart_action, 'list': list_action}
 
-    if len(args) == 1:
-        action = args[0]
-        if action not in daemon_controls:
-            error('unknown action: %r' % action)
-            sys.exit(1)
+    if not ARGS:
+        ACTION = 'start'
 
-    elif len(args) > 1:
-        error("too many arguments: %r" % args)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    elif len(ARGS) == 1:
+        ACTION = ARGS[0]
+        if ACTION not in DAEMON_ACTIONS:
+            raise ArgumentError("unknown argument: %r" % ACTION)
 
     else:
-        action = 'start'
+        raise ArgumentError("too many arguments: %r" % ARGS)
 
     # parse other flags & options.
-    if options.verbose:
-        config['verbose'] = True
+    if OPTIONS.verbose:
+        CONFIG['verbose'] = True
+
+    if OPTIONS.plugin_dirs:
+        PLUGIN_DIRS = []
+        for DIR in OPTIONS.plugin_dirs.split(':'):
+            if not DIR:
+                continue
+
+            PLUGIN_DIRS.append(os.path.realpath(DIR))
 
-    if options.plugin_dirs:
-        plugin_dirs = map(os.path.realpath, map(str.strip,
-            options.plugin_dirs.split(':')))
-        config['plugin_dirs'] = plugin_dirs
-        echo("plugin search dirs: %r" % plugin_dirs)
+        CONFIG['plugin_dirs'] = PLUGIN_DIRS
+        echo("plugin search dirs: %r" % PLUGIN_DIRS)
 
-    if options.load and options.ignore:
+    if OPTIONS.load and OPTIONS.ignore:
         error("you can't load and ignore at the same time.")
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    elif options.load:
-        plugins_load = config['plugins_load']
-        for plugin in options.load.split(','):
-            if plugin.strip():
-                plugins_load.append(plugin.strip())
+    elif OPTIONS.load:
+        LOAD = CONFIG['plugins_load']
+        for PLUGIN in OPTIONS.load.split(','):
+            if PLUGIN.strip():
+                LOAD.append(PLUGIN.strip())
 
-        echo('only loading plugin(s): %s' % ', '.join(plugins_load))
+        echo('only loading plugin(s): %s' % ', '.join(LOAD))
 
-    elif options.ignore:
-        plugins_ignore = config['plugins_ignore']
-        for plugin in options.ignore.split(','):
-            if plugin.strip():
-                plugins_ignore.append(plugin.strip())
+    elif OPTIONS.ignore:
+        IGNORE = CONFIG['plugins_ignore']
+        for PLUGIN in OPTIONS.ignore.split(','):
+            if PLUGIN.strip():
+                IGNORE.append(PLUGIN.strip())
 
-        echo('ignoring plugin(s): %s' % ', '.join(plugins_ignore))
+        echo('ignoring plugin(s): %s' % ', '.join(IGNORE))
 
-    if options.autoclose:
-        config['auto_close'] = True
+    if OPTIONS.autoclose:
+        CONFIG['auto_close'] = True
         echo('will auto close.')
 
-    if options.pid:
-        config['pid_file'] = os.path.realpath(options.pid)
-        echo("pid file location: %r" % config['pid_file'])
+    if OPTIONS.pid:
+        CONFIG['pid_file'] = os.path.realpath(OPTIONS.pid)
+        echo("pid file location: %r" % CONFIG['pid_file'])
 
-    if options.socket:
-        config['server_socket'] = os.path.realpath(options.socket)
-        echo("daemon socket location: %s" % config['server_socket'])
+    if OPTIONS.socket:
+        CONFIG['server_socket'] = os.path.realpath(OPTIONS.socket)
+        echo("daemon socket location: %s" % CONFIG['server_socket'])
 
-    if options.daemon:
-        config['daemon_mode'] = False
+    if OPTIONS.daemon:
+        CONFIG['daemon_mode'] = False
 
     # Now {start|stop|...}
-    daemon_controls[action]()
+    DAEMON_ACTIONS[ACTION]()
diff --git a/uzbl-core.c b/uzbl-core.c
index f224c60..42e274e 100644
--- a/uzbl-core.c
+++ b/uzbl-core.c
@@ -266,9 +266,16 @@ expand(const char *s, guint recurse) {
                 }
                 else if(recurse != 1 &&
                         etype == EXP_EXPR) {
+
                     mycmd = expand(ret, 1);
-                    g_spawn_command_line_sync(mycmd, &cmd_stdout, NULL, NULL, &err);
+                    gchar *quoted = g_shell_quote(mycmd);
+                    gchar *tmp = g_strdup_printf("%s %s", 
+                            uzbl.behave.shell_cmd?uzbl.behave.shell_cmd:"/bin/sh -c", 
+                            quoted);
+                    g_spawn_command_line_sync(tmp, &cmd_stdout, NULL, NULL, &err);
                     g_free(mycmd);
+                    g_free(quoted);
+                    g_free(tmp);
 
                     if (err) {
                         g_printerr("error on running command: %s\n", err->message);
@@ -287,9 +294,22 @@ expand(const char *s, guint recurse) {
                 }
                 else if(recurse != 2 &&
                         etype == EXP_JS) {
-                    mycmd = expand(ret, 2);
-                    eval_js(uzbl.gui.web_view, mycmd, js_ret);
-                    g_free(mycmd);
+
+                    /* read JS from file */
+                    if(ret[0] == '+') {
+                        GArray *tmp = g_array_new(TRUE, FALSE, sizeof(gchar *));
+                        mycmd = expand(ret+1, 2);
+                        g_array_append_val(tmp, mycmd);
+
+                        run_external_js(uzbl.gui.web_view, tmp, js_ret);
+                        g_array_free(tmp, TRUE);
+                    }
+                    /* JS from string */
+                    else {
+                        mycmd = expand(ret, 2);
+                        eval_js(uzbl.gui.web_view, mycmd, js_ret);
+                        g_free(mycmd);
+                    }
 
                     if(js_ret->str) {
                         g_string_append(buf, js_ret->str);
@@ -374,7 +394,9 @@ read_file_by_line (const gchar *path) {
 
         g_io_channel_unref (chan);
     } else {
-        fprintf(stderr, "File '%s' not be read.\n", path);
+        gchar *tmp = g_strdup_printf("File %s can not be read.", path);
+        send_event(COMMAND_ERROR, tmp, NULL);
+        g_free(tmp);
     }
 
     return lines;
@@ -513,13 +535,17 @@ void
 catch_signal(int s) {
     if(s == SIGTERM ||
        s == SIGINT  ||
-       s == SIGSEGV ||
        s == SIGILL  ||
        s == SIGFPE  ||
        s == SIGQUIT) {
         clean_up();
         exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
+    else if(s == SIGSEGV) {
+        clean_up();
+        fprintf(stderr, "Program aborted, segmentation fault!\nAttempting to clean up...\n");
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
     else if(s == SIGALRM && uzbl.state.event_buffer) {
         g_ptr_array_free(uzbl.state.event_buffer, TRUE);
         uzbl.state.event_buffer = NULL;