diff --git a/bin/mb-brightness b/bin/mb-brightness
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..94b99ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/mb-brightness
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+## mb-brightness - control brightness on Mabox
+
+CARD=$(ls /sys/class/backlight | head -n 1)
+
+inc() {
+[[ "$CARD" == *"intel_"* ]] && 	xbacklight -inc 10 || light -A 5
+}
+
+dec() {
+[[ "$CARD" == *"intel_"* ]] &&	xbacklight -dec 10 || light -U 5
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	inc)inc;;
+	dec)dec;;
+esac
diff --git a/bin/obxml b/bin/obxml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5e869c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/obxml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# helper script for editing Openbox rc.xml config file
+
+nspace="http://openbox.org/3.4/rc"
+rcxml="$HOME/.config/openbox/rc.xml"
+reconf=0
+
+sel(){
+xml sel -N a="$nspace" -t -v ${1} "$rcxml"
+}
+
+set(){
+xml ed -L -N a="$nspace" -u ${1} -v ${2} "$rcxml"
+reconf=1
+}
+
+switch_desk(){
+case "$1" in
+	on)
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:mouse/a:context[@name="Root"]/a:mousebind[@action="Click"][@button="Up"]/a:action/a:to' previous
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:mouse/a:context[@name="Root"]/a:mousebind[@action="Click"][@button="Down"]/a:action/a:to' next
+	;;
+	off)
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:mouse/a:context[@name="Root"]/a:mousebind[@action="Click"][@button="Up"]/a:action/a:to' none
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:mouse/a:context[@name="Root"]/a:mousebind[@action="Click"][@button="Down"]/a:action/a:to' none
+	;;
+esac
+
+}
+
+show_desk(){
+case "$1" in
+	on)
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:mouse/a:context[@name="Root"]/a:mousebind[@action="Press"][@button="Left"]/a:action/@name' ToggleShowDesktop
+	;;
+	off)
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:mouse/a:context[@name="Root"]/a:mousebind[@action="Press"][@button="Left"]/a:action/@name' none
+	;;
+esac
+}
+focus_follow_mouse(){
+case "$1" in
+	on)
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:focus/a:followMouse' yes
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:focus/a:raiseOnFocus' yes
+	;;
+	off)
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:focus/a:followMouse' no
+	set '/a:openbox_config/a:focus/a:raiseOnFocus' no
+	;;
+esac
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+sel)sel "$2";;
+set)set "$2" "$3";;
+switch_desk)switch_desk "$2";;
+show_desk)show_desk "$2";;
+focus_follow_mouse)focus_follow_mouse "$2";;
+
+esac
+
+[[ "$reconf" = "1" ]] && openbox --reconfigure
diff --git a/bin/wpg-mabox b/bin/wpg-mabox
deleted file mode 100755
index e7387fb..0000000
--- a/bin/wpg-mabox
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-reload-gtk
-
-killall conky
-
-sleep 1
-wallp="$(< "${HOME}/.cache/wal/wal")"
-cp "$HOME/.config/wpg/samples/${wallp##*/}_wal_sample.png" "$HOME/.config/conky/images/colors-colorize.png"
-nitrogen --set-scaled ${wallp} --save
-
-mb-conky-session --autostart
-#echo ${wallp##*/}
-