diff -ur dmenu/config.def.h dmenu-5.0/config.def.h
--- config.def.h	2023-01-29 08:31:33.511621352 +0200
+++ config.def.h	2023-01-29 08:28:23.978883803 +0200
@@ -2,22 +2,29 @@
 /* Default settings; can be overriden by command line. */
 
 static int topbar = 1;                      /* -b  option; if 0, dmenu appears at bottom     */
+static int colorprompt = 1;                /* -p  option; if 1, prompt uses SchemeSel, otherwise SchemeNorm */
 /* -fn option overrides fonts[0]; default X11 font or font set */
 static const char *fonts[] = {
-	"monospace:size=10"
+	"Terminus:size=9"
 };
 static const char *prompt      = NULL;      /* -p  option; prompt to the left of input field */
 static const char *colors[SchemeLast][2] = {
 	/*     fg         bg       */
-	[SchemeNorm] = { "#bbbbbb", "#222222" },
-	[SchemeSel] = { "#eeeeee", "#005577" },
-	[SchemeOut] = { "#000000", "#00ffff" },
+	[SchemeNorm] = { "#666666", "#1f2024" },
+	[SchemeSel] = { "#f8f9f8", "#1f2024" },
+	[SchemeOut] = { "#1f2024", "#f8f9f8" },
 };
 /* -l option; if nonzero, dmenu uses vertical list with given number of lines */
-static unsigned int lines      = 0;
+static unsigned int lines      = 25;
+/* -h option; minimum height of a menu line */
+static unsigned int lineheight = 0;
+static unsigned int min_lineheight = 25;
 
 /*
  * Characters not considered part of a word while deleting words
  * for example: " /?\"&[]"
  */
 static const char worddelimiters[] = " ";
+
+/* Size of the window border */
+static const unsigned int border_width = 1;
diff -ur dmenu.1 dmenu.1
--- dmenu.1	2023-01-29 08:31:33.514954676 +0200
+++ dmenu.1	2023-01-29 08:28:23.978883803 +0200
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 .RB [ \-bfiv ]
 .RB [ \-l
 .IR lines ]
+.RB [ \-h
+.IR height ]
 .RB [ \-m
 .IR monitor ]
 .RB [ \-p
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@
 .BI \-l " lines"
 dmenu lists items vertically, with the given number of lines.
 .TP
+.BI \-h " height"
+dmenu uses a menu line of at least 'height' pixels tall, but no less than 8.
+.TP
 .BI \-m " monitor"
 dmenu is displayed on the monitor number supplied. Monitor numbers are starting
 from 0.
diff -ur dmenu.c dmenu.c
--- dmenu.c	2023-01-29 08:33:33.948073615 +0200
+++ dmenu.c	2023-01-29 08:28:23.978883803 +0200
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@
 			break;
 }
 
+static int
+max_textw(void)
+{
+	int len = 0;
+	for (struct item *item = items; item && item->text; item++)
+		len = MAX(TEXTW(item->text), len);
+	return len;
+}
+
 static void
 cleanup(void)
 {
@@ -131,13 +140,14 @@
 {
 	unsigned int curpos;
 	struct item *item;
-	int x = 0, y = 0, w;
+	int x = 0, y = 0, fh = drw->fonts->h, w;
 
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 	drw_rect(drw, 0, 0, mw, mh, 1, 1);
 
 	if (prompt && *prompt) {
-		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeSel]);
+		if (colorprompt)
+			drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeSel]);
 		x = drw_text(drw, x, 0, promptw, bh, lrpad / 2, prompt, 0);
 	}
 	/* draw input field */
@@ -148,13 +158,13 @@
 	curpos = TEXTW(text) - TEXTW(&text[cursor]);
 	if ((curpos += lrpad / 2 - 1) < w) {
 		drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
-		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2, 2, bh - 4, 1, 0);
+		drw_rect(drw, x + curpos, 2 + (bh - fh) / 2, 2, fh - 4, 1, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (lines > 0) {
 		/* draw vertical list */
 		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right)
-			drawitem(item, x, y += bh, mw - x);
+			drawitem(item, 0, y += bh, mw - x);
 	} else if (matches) {
 		/* draw horizontal list */
 		x += inputw;
@@ -609,8 +619,10 @@
 
 	/* calculate menu geometry */
 	bh = drw->fonts->h + 2;
+	bh = MAX(bh,lineheight);	/* make a menu line AT LEAST 'lineheight' tall */
 	lines = MAX(lines, 0);
 	mh = (lines + 1) * bh;
+	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
 #ifdef XINERAMA
 	i = 0;
 	if (parentwin == root && (info = XineramaQueryScreens(dpy, &n))) {
@@ -637,9 +649,9 @@
 				if (INTERSECT(x, y, 1, 1, info[i]))
 					break;
 
-		x = info[i].x_org;
-		y = info[i].y_org + (topbar ? 0 : info[i].height - mh);
-		mw = info[i].width;
+		mw = MIN(MAX(max_textw() + promptw, 100), info[i].width);
+		x = info[i].x_org + ((info[i].width  - mw) / 2);
+		y = info[i].y_org + ((info[i].height - mh) / 2);
 		XFree(info);
 	} else
 #endif
@@ -647,11 +659,10 @@
 		if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, parentwin, &wa))
 			die("could not get embedding window attributes: 0x%lx",
 			    parentwin);
-		x = 0;
-		y = topbar ? 0 : wa.height - mh;
-		mw = wa.width;
+		mw = MIN(MAX(max_textw() + promptw, 100), wa.width);
+		x = (wa.width  - mw) / 2;
+		y = (wa.height - mh) / 2;
 	}
-	promptw = (prompt && *prompt) ? TEXTW(prompt) - lrpad / 4 : 0;
 	inputw = MIN(inputw, mw/3);
 	match();
 
@@ -659,9 +670,10 @@
 	swa.override_redirect = True;
 	swa.background_pixel = scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBg].pixel;
 	swa.event_mask = ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | VisibilityChangeMask;
-	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, parentwin, x, y, mw, mh, 0,
+	win = XCreateWindow(dpy, parentwin, x, y, mw, mh, border_width,
 	                    CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent, CopyFromParent,
 	                    CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixel | CWEventMask, &swa);
+	XSetWindowBorder(dpy, win, scheme[SchemeOut][ColBg].pixel);
 	XSetClassHint(dpy, win, &ch);
 
 
@@ -689,7 +701,7 @@
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	fputs("usage: dmenu [-bfiv] [-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m monitor]\n"
+	fputs("usage: dmenu [-bfiv] [-l lines] [-h height] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m monitor]\n"
 	      "             [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-w windowid]\n", stderr);
 	exit(1);
 }
@@ -717,6 +729,10 @@
 		/* these options take one argument */
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-l"))   /* number of lines in vertical list */
 			lines = atoi(argv[++i]);
+		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-h")) { /* minimum height of one menu line */
+			lineheight = atoi(argv[++i]);
+			lineheight = MAX(lineheight, min_lineheight);
+		}
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-m"))
 			mon = atoi(argv[++i]);
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-p"))   /* adds prompt to left of input field */