diff --git a/chrootInstall.sh b/chrootInstall.sh
index 2a122e3..f171cfe 100755
--- a/chrootInstall.sh
+++ b/chrootInstall.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ userpassword=${args[6]}
 timezone=${args[7]}
 swap=${args[8]}
 intel_vaapi_driver=${args[9]}
+res_x=${args[10]}
+res_y_half=${args[11]}
 
 # configuring locale and clock Settings
 echo 'en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8' > /etc/locale.gen
@@ -114,28 +116,30 @@ chmod 755 /home/"$username"/{.config,.local/share}
 
 ## KDE Plasma
 if [ "$formfactor" == 1 ] || [ "$formfactor" == 2 ] || [ "$formfactor" == 3 ]; then
-    pacman -S plasma-desktop plasma-wayland-session plasma-wayland-protocols kscreen kwallet-pam kdeplasma-addons spectacle gwenview plasma-nm plasma-pa breeze-gtk kde-gtk-config kio-extras khotkeys kwalletmanager yakuake ark kate bluedevil dolphin qt5-imageformats pipewire pipewire-pulse pipewire-jack pipewire-alsa wireplumber wayland-protocols polkit bluez-openrc --needed --noconfirm
+    pacman -S plasma-desktop plasma-wayland-session plasma-wayland-protocols kscreen kwallet-pam kdeplasma-addons spectacle gwenview plasma-nm plasma-pa breeze-gtk kde-gtk-config kio-extras khotkeys kwalletmanager ark kate bluedevil dolphin qt5-imageformats pipewire pipewire-pulse pipewire-jack pipewire-alsa wireplumber wayland-protocols polkit bluez-openrc --needed --noconfirm
+    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/programs/konquake/konquake.sh -o /usr/local/bin/konquake
     curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/pam-login -o /etc/pam.d/login
     mkdir -p /home/"$username"/.local/share/konsole
     curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/konsole-profile -o /home/"$username"/.local/share/konsole/Custom.profile
     curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/konsolerc -o /home/"$username"/.config/konsolerc
     curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/kwinrc -o /home/"$username"/.config/kwinrc
-    chown -R "$username":users /home/"$username"/.config/kwinrc /home/"$username"/.config/konsolerc /home/"$username"/.local/share/konsole
+    curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc -o /home/"$username"/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
+    echo -e "[PlasmaRunnerManager]\nmigrated=true\n\n[Plugins]\nbaloosearchEnabled=false" > /home/"$username"/.config/krunnerrc
+    echo -e "[Basic Settings]\nIndexing-Enabled=false" > /home/"$username"/.config/baloofilerc
+    echo -e "[General]\nloginMode=emptySession" > /home/"$username"/.config/ksmserverrc
+    echo -e "[1]\nDescription=konquake\nnoborder=true\nnoborderrule=2\nplacement=6\nplacementrule=2\nsize=3840,1080\nsizerule=3\ntitle=konquake session\ntitlematch=2\ntypes=1\nwmclass=konsole org.kde.konsole\nwmclasscomplete=true\nwmclassmatch=1\n\n[2]\nDescription=konsole\nsize=$res_x,$res_y_half\nsizerule=3\ntypes=1\nwmclass=konsole org.kde.konsole\nwmclasscomplete=true\nwmclassmatch=1\n\n[General]\ncount=2\nrules=1,2" > /home/"$username"/.config/kwinrulesrc
+    chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/konquake
+    chown -R "$username":users /home/"$username"/.config/kwinrc /home/"$username"/.config/konsolerc /home/"$username"/.local/share/konsole /home/"$username"/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc /home/"$username"/.config/krunnerrc /home/"$username"/.config/baloofilerc /home/"$username"/.config/ksmserverrc /home/"$username"/.config/kwinrulesrc
 fi
 
 mkdir /home/"$username"/.config/autostart
-echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nCategories=Qt;KDE;System;TerminalEmulator;\nComment=A drop-down terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology.\nDBusActivatable=true\nExec=yakuake\nGenericName=Drop-down Terminal\nIcon=yakuake\nName=Yakuake\nTerminal=false\nType=Application\nX-DBUS-ServiceName=org.kde.yakuake\nX-DBUS-StartupType=Unique\nX-KDE-StartupNotify=false" > /home/"$username"/.config/autostart/org.kde.yakuake.desktop
 echo -e "[Desktop Entry]\nExec=/usr/local/bin/pipewire-start.sh\nIcon=\nName=pipewire-start\nPath=\nTerminal=False\nType=Application" > /home/"$username"/.config/autostart/pipewire.desktop
-echo -e "[PlasmaRunnerManager]\nmigrated=true\n\n[Plugins]\nbaloosearchEnabled=false" > /home/"$username"/.config/krunnerrc
-echo -e "[Basic Settings]\nIndexing-Enabled=false" > /home/"$username"/.config/baloofilerc
-echo -e "[General]\nloginMode=emptySession" > /home/"$username"/.config/ksmserverrc
-curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/config-files/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc -o /home/"$username"/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/programs/powerset/powerset.sh -o /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/programs/pipewire-start/pipewire-start.sh -o /usr/local/bin/pipewire-start.sh
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/programs/zsh-histclean/histclean -o /usr/local/bin/histclean
 echo -e "#!/bin/sh\nfstrim -Av &" > /etc/local.d/trim.start
 chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/powerset.sh /usr/local/bin/pipewire-start.sh /usr/local/bin/histclean /etc/local.d/trim.start
-chown -R "$username":users /home/"$username"/.config/autostart /home/"$username"/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc /home/"$username"/.config/krunnerrc /home/"$username"/.config/baloofilerc /home/"$username"/.config/ksmserverrc
+chown -R "$username":users /home/"$username"/.config/autostart /home/"$username"/.config/krunnerrc /home/"$username"/.config/baloofilerc /home/"$username"/.config/ksmserverrc
 
 # asus g14 2020 configuration
 if [ "$formfactor" == 1 ]; then
diff --git a/config-files/konsolerc b/config-files/konsolerc
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 21e3b2c..1b0a42b
--- a/config-files/konsolerc
+++ b/config-files/konsolerc
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ DefaultProfile=Custom.profile
 
 [General]
 ConfigVersion=1
+
+[MainWindow]
+MenuBar=Disabled
+State=AAAA/wAAAAD9AAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPwCAAAAAvsAAAAiAFEAdQBpAGMAawBDAG8AbQBtAGEAbgBkAHMARABvAGMAawAAAAAA/////wAAAXIA////+wAAABwAUwBTAEgATQBhAG4AYQBnAGUAcgBEAG8AYwBrAAAAAAD/////AAABEQD///8AAAOPAAAB1AAAAAQAAAAEAAAACAAAAAj8AAAAAQAAAAIAAAACAAAAFgBtAGEAaQBuAFQAbwBvAGwAQgBhAHIAAAAAAP////8AAAAAAAAAAAAAABwAcwBlAHMAcwBpAG8AbgBUAG8AbwBsAGIAYQByAAAAAAD/////AAAAAAAAAAA=
+ToolBarsMovable=Disabled
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f30eb17..d06667e 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 loadkeys us
 echo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo rwinkhart\'s artix install script
-echo last updated december 07, 2023 \(rev. H\)
+echo last updated december 19, 2023 \(rev. A\)
 echo ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo You will be asked some questions before installation.
 echo -e "----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
@@ -35,12 +35,20 @@ read -r -p "timezone: " timezone
 # start hardware detection
 pacman -Sy bc --noconfirm
 threadsminusone=$(echo "$(lscpu | grep 'CPU(s):' | awk 'FNR == 1 {print $2;}') - 1" | bc)
+
 gpu=$(lspci | grep 'VGA compatible controller:' | awk 'FNR == 1 {print $5;}')
 if ! ([ "$gpu" == 'NVIDIA' ] || [ "$gpu" == 'Intel' ]); then
     gpu=AMD
 fi
+
 ram=$(echo "$(< /proc/meminfo)" | grep 'MemTotal:' | awk '{print $2;}'); ram=$(echo "$ram / 1000000" | bc)
+
 interfaces=(/sys/class/net/*)
+
+res_detect=$(</sys/class/graphics/fb0/modes)
+res_detect="${res_detect:2:${#res_detect}-5}"
+res_x=$(printf "$res_detect" | cut -d 'x' -f1)
+res_y_half=$(echo "$(echo "$res_detect" | cut -d 'x' -f2) / 2" | bc)
 # stop hardware detection
 
 # start conditional questions
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ for int in "${interfaces[@]}"; do
 done
 
 # create array of variables to pass to part 2
-var_export=($formfactor $threadsminusone $gpu $boot $disk0 $username $userpassword $timezone $swap $intel_vaapi_driver)
+var_export=($formfactor $threadsminusone $gpu $boot $disk0 $username $userpassword $timezone $swap $intel_vaapi_driver $res_x $res_y_half)
 
 # download and initiate part 2
 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rwinkhart/artix-install-script/main/chrootInstall.sh -o /mnt/chrootInstall.sh
diff --git a/programs/konquake/konquake.sh b/programs/konquake/konquake.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2f9a9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/konquake/konquake.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# set KONQUAKE_ID and KONQUAKE_STATUS
+[ -f /tmp/konquakerc ] && . /tmp/konquakerc || { KONQUAKE_ID=1; KONQUAKE_STATUS=1; }
+
+# if KONQUAKE_ID is associated with konsole
+if [ "$(ps -p $KONQUAKE_ID -o comm=)" = 'konsole' ]; then
+    # toggle konsole window
+    if [ $KONQUAKE_STATUS -eq 0 ]; then
+        # set custom window title (to match window rule)
+        dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.kde.konsole-$KONQUAKE_ID /konsole/MainWindow_1 org.qtproject.Qt.QWidget.setWindowTitle string:konquake\ session
+        # show konsole window
+        dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.kde.konsole-$KONQUAKE_ID /konsole/MainWindow_1 org.qtproject.Qt.QWidget.show
+        KONQUAKE_STATUS=1
+    else
+        # hide konsole window
+        dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.kde.konsole-$KONQUAKE_ID /konsole/MainWindow_1 org.qtproject.Qt.QWidget.hide
+        KONQUAKE_STATUS=0
+    fi
+else
+    konsole -e zsh -c "printf $'\033]30;'konquake\ session$'\007' && exec zsh" &
+    # update KONQUAKE_ID for newest konsole instance
+    KONQUAKE_ID=$!
+    sleep .2
+    # hide konsole window
+    dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.kde.konsole-$KONQUAKE_ID /konsole/MainWindow_1 org.qtproject.Qt.QWidget.hide
+    # show konsole window
+    dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.kde.konsole-$KONQUAKE_ID /konsole/MainWindow_1 org.qtproject.Qt.QWidget.show
+fi
+
+# update /tmp/konquakerc with status information
+printf "export KONQUAKE_ID=$KONQUAKE_ID\nexport KONQUAKE_STATUS=$KONQUAKE_STATUS" > /tmp/konquakerc