simplified several portions of code through replacing rect structs with x,y,h,w counterparts (much more readable)
/*
* (C)opyright MMVI Anselm R. Garbe <garbeam at gmail dot com>
* See LICENSE file for license details.
*/
#define FONT "-*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-iso10646-*"
#define BGCOLOR "#666699"
#define FGCOLOR "#ffffff"
#define BORDERCOLOR "#9999CC"
#define STATUSDELAY 10 /* seconds */