diff --git a/home/common/gui.nix b/home/common/gui.nix
index 0eaedb6..16fe0b8 100644
--- a/home/common/gui.nix
+++ b/home/common/gui.nix
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
     };
     # profiles = {};
     package = pkgs.wrapMpv (pkgs.mpv-unwrapped.override {
+      # webp support
       ffmpeg_5 = pkgs.ffmpeg_5-full;
     }) {
       scripts =
@@ -284,7 +285,8 @@
     # cli tools
     imagemagick ffmpeg_5-full
     # fonts
-    noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk noto-fonts-emoji
+    noto-fonts noto-fonts-cjk-sans noto-fonts-cjk-serif
+    noto-fonts-emoji noto-fonts-extra
     (nerdfonts.override { fonts = [ "NerdFontsSymbolsOnly" ]; })
     # might check out some day (tm)
     # nyxt qutebrowser
diff --git a/home/common/i3-sway.nix b/home/common/i3-sway.nix
index c7ba4c2..ee61d28 100644
--- a/home/common/i3-sway.nix
+++ b/home/common/i3-sway.nix
@@ -310,12 +310,16 @@ in
       export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=sway
       export XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=sway
       # TODO: set to sdl3 compat when SDL3 releases
-      export SDL_DYNAMIC_API=${pkgs.SDL2.out}/lib/libSDL2.so
+      # this is for steam games, I set the launch options to:
+      # `SDL_DYNAMIC_API=$SDL2_DYNAMIC_API %command%`
+      # Steam itself doesn't work with SDL_DYNAMIC_API set, so it's
+      # a bad idea to set SDL_DYNAMIC_API globally
+      export SDL2_DYNAMIC_API=${pkgs.SDL2.out}/lib/libSDL2.so
     '';
   };
   services.swayidle = let swaylock-start = builtins.toString (with pkgs; writeScript "swaylock-start" ''
     #! ${bash}/bin/bash
-    ${procps}/bin/pgrep -fx ${swaylock}/bin/swaylock || (${swaylock}/bin/swaylock && ${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg "output * dpms on")
+    ${procps}/bin/pgrep -fx "${swaylock}/bin/swaylock -f" || ${swaylock}/bin/swaylock -f
   ''); in {
     enable = config.wayland.windowManager.sway.enable;
     events = [
@@ -326,14 +330,8 @@ in
       { timeout = 300; 
         command = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg \"output * dpms off\"";
         resumeCommand = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg \"output * dpms on\""; }
-      { timeout = 598; 
-        command = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg \"output * dpms on\""; }
       { timeout = 600;
-        command = swaylock-start;
-        resumeCommand = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg \"output * dpms on\""; }
-      { timeout = 602; 
-        command = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg \"output * dpms off\"";
-        resumeCommand = "${pkgs.sway}/bin/swaymsg \"output * dpms on\""; }
+        command = swaylock-start; }
     ];
   };
   programs.swaylock.settings = rec {
diff --git a/home/common/vim.nix b/home/common/vim.nix
index 251e76c..64ed59f 100644
--- a/home/common/vim.nix
+++ b/home/common/vim.nix
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             vim.keymap.set('n', 'gd', vim.lsp.buf.definition, bufopts)
             vim.keymap.set('n', 'K', vim.lsp.buf.hover, bufopts)
             vim.keymap.set('n', 'gi', vim.lsp.buf.implementation, bufopts)
-            vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-k>', vim.lsp.buf.signature_help, bufopts)
+            vim.keymap.set('n', '<C-h>', vim.lsp.buf.signature_help, bufopts)
             vim.keymap.set('n', '<space>wa', vim.lsp.buf.add_workspace_folder, bufopts)
             vim.keymap.set('n', '<space>wr', vim.lsp.buf.remove_workspace_folder, bufopts)
             vim.keymap.set('n', '<space>wl', function()
diff --git a/home/common/waybar.css b/home/common/waybar.css
index 6e001fa..1f8ac3b 100644
--- a/home/common/waybar.css
+++ b/home/common/waybar.css
@@ -55,15 +55,18 @@ window#waybar.hidden {
 }
 
 #clock,
-#cpu,
-#memory,
-#wireplumber,
 #battery,
-#language,
 #tray {
   padding: 0 8px;
 }
 
+#memory,
+#cpu,
+#wireplumber,
+#language {
+  padding: 0 3px;
+}
+
 #mode,
 #workspaces,
 #workspaces button
@@ -75,8 +78,8 @@ window#waybar.hidden {
 }
 
 #window {
-  padding: 0 3px;
-  margin: 3px 2px;
+  padding: 0 0;
+  margin: 3px 0;
   background-color: transparent;
   color: @fg;
 }
diff --git a/home/common/waybar.nix b/home/common/waybar.nix
index 76fa197..b5e2235 100644
--- a/home/common/waybar.nix
+++ b/home/common/waybar.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
       src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
         owner = "chayleaf";
         repo = "Waybar";
-        rev = "44984a3990d347af50c09d8492bf3853cd361b96";
-        sha256 = "sha256-aiMvzB/uMaaQreCQ2T2nl4qFYW0DzMnvknvmdbGhF2c=";
+        rev = "8c3a5d8044b9de7de445c76b22443939a6870dc4";
+        sha256 = "sha256-4dRsR6D2KYa3eLojTNAS6UZNnle78yeNbSH2XwjcwlU=";
       };
     });
     settings = [{
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         tooltip = true;
         format = "{player_icon} {dynamic}";
         format-paused = "{status_icon} {dynamic}";
-        interval = 10;
+        interval = 1;
         # tooltip-format = "{dynamic}";
         album-len = 32;
         artist-len = 32;
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@
       modules-right = [ "memory" "cpu" "tray" "wireplumber" "clock" "sway/language" ];
       cpu = {
         # format = "{usage}% ";
-        format = " {icon0}{icon1}{icon2}{icon3}{icon4}{icon5}{icon6}{icon7}{icon8}{icon9}{icon10}{icon11}{icon12}{icon13}{icon14}{icon15}";
+        format = "{icon0}{icon1}{icon2}{icon3}{icon4}{icon5}{icon6}{icon7}{icon8}{icon9}{icon10}{icon11}{icon12}{icon13}{icon14}{icon15}";
         format-icons = ["▁" "▂" "▃" "▄" "▅" "▆" "▇" "█"];
         tooltip = false;
       };
       memory = {
-        format = " {used}G";
+        format = "{used}G";
         tooltip = false;
       };
       tray = {
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@
         spacing = 5;
       };
       wireplumber = {
-        format = "{icon} {volume}%";
+        format = "{volume}%";
         format-muted = "ﱝ";
-        format-icons = ["奄" "奔" "墳"];
         tooltip = false;
       };
       clock = {
@@ -98,6 +97,8 @@
       };
       "sway/language" = {
         tooltip = false;
+        # make sure it isn't pushed away when other modules get too big
+        min-length = 2;
       };
     }];
     style = ./waybar.css;