diff --git a/.config/xiate/config.ini b/.config/xiate/config.ini
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+[Options]
+login_shell = true
+bold_is_bright = false
+fonts = DejaVu Sans Mono 9
+scrollback_lines = -1
+link_regex = [a-z]+://[[:graph:]]+
+link_handler = xiate-link-handler
+history_handler = xiate-history-handler
+cursor_blink_mode = VTE_CURSOR_BLINK_ON
+cursor_shape = VTE_CURSOR_SHAPE_IBEAM
+
+[Colors]
+cursor = #00FF00
+cursor_foreground = #000000
+bold = NULL
+
+# terminal colors
+foreground     = #D9D4CF
+background     = #000000
+dark_black     = #232323
+dark_red       = #FF000F
+dark_green     = #8CE10B
+dark_yellow    = #FFB900
+dark_blue      = #008DF8
+dark_magenta   = #6D43A6
+dark_cyan      = #00D8EB
+dark_white     = #FFFFFF
+bright_black   = #444444
+bright_red     = #FF2740
+bright_green   = #ABE15B
+bright_yellow  = #FFD242
+bright_blue    = #4FB4FF
+bright_magenta = #9A5FEB
+bright_cyan    = #67FFF0
+bright_white   = #FFFFFF
+
+
+[Controls]
+# right mouse button handles links
+button_link = 3
+
+# The names are the same as those in the `gdk/gdkkeysyms.h` header file
+# but without the leading "GDK_KEY_". (For lower case, use something
+# like "i" for "GDK_KEY_i".) All of these hotkeys have to be invoked as
+# Ctrl+$key, so using upper case letters makes it Ctrl+Shift+$key.
+key_copy_to_clipboard = C
+key_paste_from_clipboard = V
+key_handle_history = H
+key_next_font = N
+key_previous_font = P
+key_zoom_in = I
+key_zoom_out = O
+key_zoom_reset = R