--- dwm.c
+++ dwm.c
@@ -1556,8 +1548,7 @@ setup(void)
 	sw = DisplayWidth(dpy, screen);
 	sh = DisplayHeight(dpy, screen);
 	root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
-	xinitvisual();
-	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, sw, sh, visual, depth, cmap);
+	drw = drw_create(dpy, screen, root, sw, sh);
 	drw_load_fonts(drw, fonts, LENGTH(fonts));
 	if (!drw->fontcount)
 		die("no fonts could be loaded.\n");
@@ -1581,12 +1572,12 @@ setup(void)
 	cursor[CurResize] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_sizing);
 	cursor[CurMove] = drw_cur_create(drw, XC_fleur);
 	/* init appearance */
-	scheme[SchemeNorm].border = drw_clr_create(drw, normbordercolor, borderalpha);
-	scheme[SchemeNorm].bg = drw_clr_create(drw, normbgcolor, baralpha);
-	scheme[SchemeNorm].fg = drw_clr_create(drw, normfgcolor, OPAQUE);
-	scheme[SchemeSel].border = drw_clr_create(drw, selbordercolor, borderalpha);
-	scheme[SchemeSel].bg = drw_clr_create(drw, selbgcolor, baralpha);
-	scheme[SchemeSel].fg = drw_clr_create(drw, selfgcolor, OPAQUE);
+	scheme[SchemeNorm].border = drw_clr_create(drw, normbordercolor);
+	scheme[SchemeNorm].bg = drw_clr_create(drw, normbgcolor);
+	scheme[SchemeNorm].fg = drw_clr_create(drw, normfgcolor);
+	scheme[SchemeSel].border = drw_clr_create(drw, selbordercolor);
+	scheme[SchemeSel].bg = drw_clr_create(drw, selbgcolor);
+	scheme[SchemeSel].fg = drw_clr_create(drw, selfgcolor);
 	/* init bars */
 	updatebars();
 	updatestatus();
@@ -1799,17 +1790,15 @@ updatebars(void)
 	Monitor *m;
 	XSetWindowAttributes wa = {
 		.override_redirect = True,
-		.background_pixel = 0,
-		.border_pixel = 0,
-		.colormap = cmap,
+		.background_pixmap = ParentRelative,
 		.event_mask = ButtonPressMask|ExposureMask
 	};
 	for (m = mons; m; m = m->next) {
 		if (m->barwin)
 			continue;
-		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh, 0, depth,
-		                          InputOutput, visual,
-		                          CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixel|CWBorderPixel|CWColormap|CWEventMask, &wa);
+		m->barwin = XCreateWindow(dpy, root, m->wx, m->by, m->ww, bh, 0, DefaultDepth(dpy, screen),
+		                          CopyFromParent, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen),
+		                          CWOverrideRedirect|CWBackPixmap|CWEventMask, &wa);
 		XDefineCursor(dpy, m->barwin, cursor[CurNormal]->cursor);
 		XMapRaised(dpy, m->barwin);
 	}